Moon rise on 23/5/2011

View from my window, moon rise around midnight.

Took this pix on 23/5/2011 at 12.08am (midnight).

 

I bake a banana prune cake

Last week, I bake a banana prune cake again.

 

After baking for 30 mins, I got a nice round cake, not much breaking.

 

Turn it over to peel off the base and the side of the baking paper, then leave the cake on a plate.

 

This time I spread a soft layer of margarine and then sprinkle some icing sugar on top of the cake.

 

I cut it and put it into a box.

 

Sending this box of cake with love, joy and happiness to you!

 

Enjoy!

 

Vesak Day 2011

Today is Vesak Day, Happy Vesak Day to Everyone!

 

We went to ABC Vesak Day's celebration next to Aljunied MRT.

 

Look! Buddha Maitreya is so Radiant and Auspicious! 

 

Although it was a hot day, but we still continue to circumbulate Buddha Maitreya and turn the Prayer wheel. We then offer lamp to Buddha, offering to animal liberation, offering to 21 Tara etc... we felt happy and purified.

 

May the merits be dedicated to the long life of HH The 14th Dalai Lama, HH The 17th Karmapa, to my Root Guru Drukchen Rinpoche and all Gurus, to all sentient beings, to my mother, my family, to be free of suffering and good health. May the day and night be auspicious accordance to the Dharma!

 

So coincident, I met with my best friend, my buddy, Michelle & family, 真有缘！

 

We went to Airport after that, haha :-)

 

 

 

 

Vesak Day Eve

16/5/2011 - Vesak Day's Eve.

 

We went to 海印古寺 for the 传灯 ceremony. Le Le's Sunday school students were suppose to attend the ceremony, so we went too. It was an auspicious night, not too warm, not too windy and our lamp procession went on smoothly without flame off, Yeah!

 

Check out all the happy faces!

 

Dedicate to all sentient beings, may their life be free from obstacles and may they be healthy.

福慧增长！

 

Rooftop playground

The kids were having fun at the rooftop playground (Lot 1).

 

This is the first time we went there.

 

This time, only my mum and I brought the 2 kids there afte I went for the polling. Yes, it was the actual polling-election day and Beh was busy at the polling centre.

 

(I saw Dr Vivian Balakrishnan and some of the candidates standing at the gate today when I went for my polling).

 

Flower and leaf

乐乐："妹妹有花，我的是叶子，不美的，我不要！"

Retro tiles at my mum's house

Love the retro tiles in my mum's kitchen.

 

My father laid these tiles himself and we had been stepping on these tiles for coming 4 decades...

Lele at 7 of age

Black and white pix.

 

Lele at play at the age of 7.

 

Nice black forest cake for 2 purposes

A nice black forest cake from Cake History for 2 purposes:

 

1) For Mother's Day (because we din managed to get the cake on the actual day)

2) For Papa's birthday (this coming weekend)

 

Today we went for Mother's Day lunch.

 

We treat mum to Clementi Mall for 佛跳墙. We had other food as well. Finally, we got the cake and celebrate it when meimei return from childcare.