Our turn to host Christmas this year. So Mary and I were up very early to cook cook cook for the 25 expected guests – our Filipino friends.  We held the party in one of the function rooms in the condo, so we decked it with decorations, we took the Christmas tree down, organised parlour games (yesRead More

Again just too big for one blog, so here goes Part I, and Part II – the sequel will be coming to a blog near you very soon. Where to start …. as Julie Andrews states “Let’s start at the very beginning …….” Almost as if planned we arrived at lunch time at the hotel inRead More

The what a lovely Saturday afternoon. Ollie was asked as Captain to be host at the Eton House School Alumni event. But first – here is Amy showing off my new purchase – a massage chair. This thing is awesome. 14 or so different functions. Not showing here but under Amy’s feet a foot massagerRead More

A lazy morning as we had had such a busy day yesterday, and then poor Daddy has to run around for 90 minutes of football. We won 4-1, a great game. Did I tell you I am currently MVP (most valuable player) ha ha! Maybe someone has been scoring this wrongly, anyways still very proudRead More

A lovely lazy Sunday afternoon with Maricel and the girls to celebrate her birthday.  Bless the girls I also got a surprise birthday present – a photo diary almost of the last 3 years of the fun times we have had, with beautiful comments from them all. Truly a wonderful gift, and so so surprising.Read More

OK I can now update with the FULL Oliver Kennett, winning speech that has now made him Captin. He finally remembered to bring it home – bless! Fingers crossed everyone. Here is Ollie giving his “pitch” to the school as to why he should be voted for by them to be School Captain. Mary andRead More

Yes I am going to create a new blog. Why not. I know I know you think it’s the same same, but hey it’s actually different. Quite amazingly they have changed the seasons in the two domes so the flowers and all are all different now too, so here you go – trip number two to GardensRead More

Who remembers Stingray the kids puppet show. Well here we go imagine the closing song; http://www.televisiontunes.com/Stingray_-_Closing_Titles_-_Aqua_Marina.html “Marina, beautiful Marina, whatever are these strange enchantments whenever you’re near ……….” Here is my little Marina, is it a bird, is it a fish ………???      No eating in the pool please Uncle Darren. What you mean, I’m just smiling.Read More

So it was too big for the blog – too many photos, so here is part deux of the Gardens on the Bay day.     To some carnivores – cool right. Beautiful plants with sticky, sugary liquid inside. Come in fly, have a drink me old son, gotcha stuck, slowly shuts trap door, slowlyRead More