Steak with nephew#1

 

Nephew #1 was back in Singapore (he's studying in Australia) and we went out for everyone's fave - steak!

Really trying to use up my mismatched alphas in a creative way... (can you tell? *LOL*)

Could not find the right numbered stickers so just went in with my acrylic paint markers.

And yes, now nephew#1 also loves to take food photos. He got it from his aunt. *winks*

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Day out - Turkish food for dinner

 

Last Saturday we finally went to attend a Sephora event followed by some lovely Turkish food for dinner. It's been hard to attend Sephora events of late because we now have another kid in the house. Nephew #3 has moved in to stay with us, less than a year after nephew#1 moved back home (he's now in Melbourne). Nephew #1 stayed with us for 6 years. I'm not one to air out family's dirty laundry...I can only say not all parents are good parents. 

Anyway, the folks were excited to have Turkish food for dinner (not currently a cuisine in my cooking repertoire..*winks*). They each chose their own plate while my sister and I shared a mixed grill plate for 2 (pictured) It was pretty good. :)

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Long day out with the folks

 

It's been a while since I last did a scrapbook layout. This one was last month's long day out with the folks.

We headed into town where mum and sister went for their facials while dad and I went for art supply replenishments (aka he enjoyed his coffee while I went shopping) and attend a Sephora event (aka he went as my Plus One so that I could get another goodie bag). *LOL*

We managed to get some pics of the folks with these fairly realistic cardboard displays depicting rural village life back when they were kids. 

After a quick lunch, we stopped by the hospital to visit grandma. Her bed sores caused a blood infection (she's still in hospital but the infection has cleared...just need to deal with the wounds as they cannot risk operation on a 98 year old).

Then we went shopping for some household fixture replacements and then dropped to check out my uncle's new place. Takeout at my uncles' place and then we headed home. It was a long day out. The upside was that I didn't have to cook and clean up for 2 meals! *high fives all around*

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The one about our Batam vacation #1

 

So we went to Batam, an Indonesian island about 90 minutes away by ferry, for a quick getaway during a three-day weekend back in March.

And I finally printed out the photos and worked on the layouts. *winks*

It was a short vacation but a much-needed getaway.

Just a fun layout using lots of scrap bits and packaging materials.

Happy weekend friends!

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Papa Yam's birthday 2024

 

This year we had a simple celebration for Papa Yam's birthday. Home-cooked lunch and a store-bought cake.

He really likes this mango cake...can you tell from his face? *LOL*

Then we went out for Thai food for dinner. :)

Not quite sure about this layout. Had this patterned paper for a while and was never really inspired to use it. I tried repeating some elements like the sticker and the washi tape and the brads to provide a little cohesiveness across the photos. 

I love that it is quite different from my usual style but I still managed to incorporate fun elements. :)

Happy week ahead friends!

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Wednesday's lunch...on a layout

 

Haven't scrapbooked my homecooking recently...so here is Wednesday's lunch!

Keeping things simple for 3 people..just 2 dishes.

Pan-roasted chicken breast...

Stir-fried veggies...yep, we eat a rainbow of veggies! 

Happy weekend friends!:)

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When cousins hang out

 

So I finally printed out these photos from May 2022's gathering and got them documented on a scrapbook page.*triumphant music plays in the background*

I love how mum and her sister + cousins are just giggling away at an inside job oblivious to my camera clicking away. *winks*

Now that I am printing larger photos, it is a tad more challenging to fit them on a single 12x12 page. Since I really want to focus on my mum and aunties' faces, I just overlapped the photos so that I have more space to embellish. :)

Quite a fun page eh? *LOL*

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Another day out - for a MAC event

 

Brought the folks out to town last Friday for an early dinner, shopping and a Sephora x MAC event.

Mum had a makeover and she was really pleased with the results - her skin looked really good.

Even dad could tell...he usually doesn't know what's going on. *LOL*

I love that they had an Instax camera at the event....free photos for the layout! :)

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The one on The Modern Kintsugi workshop

 

So the other day, I signed up for this mother and daughter event organised by Sephora and Cle de Peau in celebration of Mother's Day. I usually will "park" dad at a shopping mall for the duration of the workshop but this time, it was held at an industrial building and not a mall. But the organizers were kind enough to let him join in the workshop as well. :)

Basically, we get broken pieces of pottery which we get to put back together with gold (epoxy mixed with fine metallic powder). The art symbolises putting back the broken pieces in our lives - instead of hiding the cracks, we show off their beauty by covering them with gold. 

The whole experience was quite therapeutic...and we got some lovely door gifts too - a box of macarons, an eye cream sample and a travel-sized lip palette...not too bad for a "free" event. 

Happy weekend friends! :)

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2024's birthday layout

 

This year's birthday was just a simple one...as my uncle passed away the day before and it seemed inappropriate to even celebrate.

The bestie sent me a cake so we took some photos at home before going out for a quick lunch. My sister also treated me to my first (and currently, only) movie of the year Kungfu Panda. 

Anyway, this was one of the fastest layouts ever. The birthday collage piece was taken directly from happy birthday mail packaging and added to the layout as the main decorative element. *LOL*

In case you were wondering, it was a salted caramel cheesecake.:)

Happy week ahead friends! 

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