Showing posts with label family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family. Show all posts

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Family Trip To Alita Ranch In Batu Pahat

I did not know there was a goat ranch near our house in Batu Pahat until I read my brother Ah Yu's blog entry about it last June. So, during the Raya holiday last month, I also wanted to visit Alita ranch at Parit Jabong Darat, Tongkang Pechah, with Ray and my family.

My brother Seng called up the farm and was told that it is open every day. There was not any obvious signboard outside the farm. at the entrance. When we arrived, the Taiwanese person Mr Hsu opened the gate for us to park our cars inside and guided us
to the ranch.

We had to disinfect our shoes first

before climbing upstairs to see

the milking goats

whose origine was either Europe or the US.

My brother Leong's family had already been there previously with the school trip.

Nevertheless, my sister-in-law Li Chia, my nephew Zer Yih and my niece Zer Nin were still excited to see those cute animals again.

After the wonderful experience at a sheep farm in South Korea last year, Mum was very glad to visit this local goat farm.
Our city folk Ray was also enjoying his visit through his eyes as well as his camera lens.

Besides the livestock, the beautiful trees also caught our attention.

Mr Hsu led us

to where the small goats were staying.

Although we had nothing to feed them, they were happy with our presence.

At another corner of the ranch, there was a sac of grass.

Mr Hsu held Yuri's hands to feed a goat. At first he was a bit scared.

Zer Yih was braver. Zer Nin did not even dare to try.

Lastly, the generous ranch owner

opened three bottles to let us taste their different products--goat milk with original flavour, chocolate flavour and goat yogurt.

He also told us about the benefits of goat milk. In return, we bought a few bottles. Now we knew a little more about the goats, the milk and the ranch.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

My Nephew Goes To Kindergarten

Since July, my nephew Yuri puts on his yellow shirt from Mondays to Fridays. At his age, nobody would think that he is supporting Bersih 2.0.

This Monday morning I was in Batu Pahat. So I went to my brother Ah Yu's house. Then we brought his son to the "rally" venue--Dao Ming Kindergarten. It was about 10 minutes' walking distance. Holding Yuri's small hand, I remembered those days I went to kindergarten opposite my house when I was 5 years old.

At 8am, there were not many "participants".

Yuri's bag looked as big as his body. I did not help him to carry it so I had no idea how heavy it was. I was more impressed by another boy who arrived with a trolley bag.

Yuri is in one of the two classes for the four-year-old children. The assistant teacher was already there to welcome him.

I asked for permission to visit the classroom and take pictures. There were crafts everywhere on the walls

and on the floor. The theme was sea. It had never come to my mind that disposable dishes could be turned into crabs or turtles. What creative ideas!

Yuri who loves being in the pool surely enjoys the presence of these sea animals who will not bite or sting him.

There was even a friendly fish calling him by his name in English.

He came out from the classroom to go to the playground. It was much smaller than the one in the park. Nevertheless, he had fun. If his two cousins were around to play together, he might laugh more.

Next, he ran to another place and kept moving around.

Finally, I managed to ask him to sit still next to me at a wooden table for a few minutes. Although he was quite new to the kindergarten, his charisma soon drew two lovely girls to join him.

It was a pity that they were not his cup of tea. He already had someone else who had been showing care to him.

Unfortunately, when Ah Yu and I were leaving, that girl who usually arrived early still did not turn up. So I missed to see the sweetheart who is my nephew's latest motivation to go to kindergarten.

Monday, June 6, 2011

My Blissful Moments Opening Ceremony

Yesterday My Blissful Moments Wedding Accessories Shop was officially opened. The most excited person was of course the boss Kitty Lim

and her boyfriend Wee Yen who were wearing their specially designed aprons.

It was also an occasion for the couple's families to meet up.

Being Ping's siblings, Ah Yu

and I also put on the working uniforms, thinking that we were going to get ready to help promoting the items and serving the customers.

The reality was that as soon as the buffet lunch was ready at 11am, we forgot about our initial plan and followed the first guests to fill our plates with the food that the caterers were promoting and serving.

Those were indeed our blissful moments...

Monday, May 23, 2011

My Blissful Moments Wedding Accessories Shop

Two weeks ago, My Blissful Moments Wedding Accessories Shop was newly opened opposite Tian Teck Vegetarian Food restaurant at Jalan Sulaiman, Batu Pahat.

If you are fortunate enough, you will meet the couple who also appears in the cartoon version on the striking pink billboard

or in the name card they will pass to you. They designed those cute characters themselves.

Otherwise, you will at least see my beloved sister Ping (Kitty Lim) who usually sits at the counter every day from 10am to 8pm except Tuesdays. If you are interested to buy any items from the shop but cannot see the price tags clearly, you may also need to visit her boyfriend Wee Yen's Mata Optical nearby to check your eyesight.

When you enter the corner shop, the red and pink colours will immediately cheer you up.

Whether you are planning a traditional Chinese or a modern wedding,

you will have a variety of choice for dowry, bedsheets, invitation cards, door gifts, etc. If you need any advice, the sweet boss is always there to help you. Besides, My Blissful Moments is working in partnership with Clover Wedding to provide you with one-stop service for your wedding ceremony.

This is not only a place to shop but also an ideal place for couples to express their love in an affectionate manner,

and for guys to negotiate the bride price (betrothal gifts) with their soon-to-be mother-in-law.
When you are in love, these are blissful moments. Don't you agree?

My blissful moments are defined by blessings, long-suffering, inspiration, satisfaction, self-denial, faithfulness and unconditional love.

How about yours?

This coming 5th June will be the grand opening. A buffet will be served from 11am to 2pm. Do come and join our celebration!