Batu Caves & Genting Highlands with Frances

Rachel met Frances online and they started chatting. Frances wanted to visit Malaysia in Feb, and so they made plans. Frances was here for 5 days (I think). We asked her to spend some time alone in KL for the first two days, take the local tour or something like that. Then on the 3rd day, she came down by bus to meet us(Monday morning). We took her to Malacca and later, to Jeram Toi and the Lake Gardens. She stayed overnight in my house and early the next day we went to KL. Rachel had to work. Frances & I took the bus, met up with my brother and our first tourist stop was Batu Caves.Hmm... they have build a large golden statue since I last visited the place.
There were 272 steps leading to the top and Frances was so much fitter than me. If given a chance, she could walk all 272 steps without stopping, but I had to stop halfway to catch my breath. There were a few shrines in the caves, and monkeys too.

Later we went to Genting Highlands (the only casino in Malaysia), my brother drove us to Gotong Jaya, and we took the cable car up to Genting. The weather was coolish as always. We didn't gamble (good girls.. hehe), but sat on some mild rides in the theme park.

Then later, we came down again by cable car, and went to Central Market in KL, bought some souvenirs. A couple of storekeepers thought Frances was local and I was from Indonesia or Japan. Hmmm.... so different lah.

Colby's Visit to Malaysia

Colby is Min Chee's (overseas) colleague from Texas. He came to Malaysia for business. It's hard to believe that we are older than him. :)
He had 2 weekends free. The first weekend, we took him to Jeram Toi. We always think that Mat Salleh like nature. So we brought him to this water fall place, on the way to Jelebu.

He, being a "Mat Salleh" like to do all those crazy things. When he saw this log hanging like a bridge over the stream, he had to walk on the log to cross the stream.

Later we had dinner in my mother's house. Incidentally it was also during the Chinese New Year celebration.


The next weekend, we went to Port Dickson. We didn't swim. Just play around in the water.


Then later we went to City Park, Seremban 2. Colby tried all the "exercise equipment" there. He was like a kid. :)

Chinese New Year 2007

Mom & Dad's new house.... all dressed up for Chinese New Year.

Christmas 2006

My first gingerbread house. I made the walls and Rachel and Sze-En stick the walls and roof together with icing. Then they decorated it. I was so busy at that time with the Christmas Sharing Program. I made the cakes too. If I remember correctly, 7 cakes.

We had this celebration on the 16th December 2006. It was our birthday, and Voon Fui's (one day earlier). Rajen provided the lamb. The rest are all catered.

My mother had a good time decorating the house. She shifted into this new house on the 18 Nov. What she did was not to put away all the christmas decorations into the store room.

Christmas Sharing Program 2006

This is our 2nd Christmas Sharing Program with the Street People. It was held in the same place - opposite harp key. Every Friday some of our friends will go round and distribute food to the poor. This Christmas (like last year) we wanted to have a celebration for the street people, to meet them and have a meal together and to give them presents. Many of these people are homeless.
Dr Peter, Dr Lionel, Cheng and Cynthia assisted by checking their teeth and giving free medical advice.

Christmas Cookies

Christmas 2006. Everyone was busy baking cookies. Sze-En wanted to help, but we didn't want her to spoil our creation (hehe). So kind Aunty Eunice made some gingerbread dough for her and in no time she happily rolled and cut out some shapes and later placed the cookies into the oven all by herself. Her very own oven, because we didn't want her to mess with grandma's hot and old-fashion oven.

2006-Christmas at Mid Valley

This year's theme was gingerbread house. We brought Ruth and baby Henry along.