The beautiful flowers planted all along the roads never fails to draw my attention.
This time the lilac bougainvillea were in full bloom and provided a striking contrast to the deeper green of the various folliage and trees along the sides and dividers of the roads. Singapore is truly a garden city.
That night all of us had dinner together to celebrate Peter's birthay. Sharon and her family were in town so they joined us. It was a simple meal starting off with Peking Duck. That's Stephen's ( my grandson ) favourite. There was also roast chicken, braised pork, taufoo,
a vege dish, longetivity noodles, and brinjal with minced pork. These dishes were simple but tasty.
I was enjoying the food so much that I forgot to take photographs of them before the plates were wiped clean!
The Peking duck was a little different from those we had tried at other restaurants. Here the duck had a delicious aroma and the square pancake skins were soft and tasty. There was little fat under the crispy skin and there was no "ducky" odor. This appetiser whetted our appetites and when the other dishes were served, they were finished in no time.
The cake was a durian cream cake and to durian lovers, it tasted real yummy. However both Stephen and Chloe didn't quite like it as they were not durian eaters. They don't realise what they are missing!
It was a good evening and I could see that Peter was very happy. This is the first time his nephew and niece were together celebrating his birthday. It was also a special day because the date was considered very auspicious, triple nines.....9 Sept ( 9th month) and the year 2009 . According to Sharon, the medical centre where she has her practice, scheduled the day wholly for Caesarian births as
the mothers-to-be wanted their offspring to be born on this auspicious day! I wonder if any baby actually made its appearance on the ninth hour or nine minutes past the ninth hour!
Does this really make a difference in any way, except perhaps enter the Malaysian Book of Records?
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