Another Paternal Birthday

Not Babes' dad this time, but Bubs' dad. Mum took him to Citrus (in Ipoh) for a steak. Looks really yummy and medium rareish, just the way I like it too! Happy Birthday Dad from across the miles, here's wishing you good health and prosperity for many, many more years to come!

Bistro Vue

Not many restaurants (well, not many that we can afford anyway) request credit card details when you make a reservation. Bistro Vue does, and charges a $50 cancellation fee per head for a no-show. I find that somewhat annoying, but am willing to let it go if the food is good. And was the food at Bistro Vue good? Yes! Very good in fact, all the way from the steak tartare right down to the chocolate souffle. Although paying $8 for a paper cone of fries (even if they are delicious fries, cooked in goose fat) seems a wee bit excessive...

Hunger vs Pictures

There we were at my brother James' apartment on St Kilda Road, staring intently at a delicious spread of food. The camera was right there next to James, but none of us noticed and dug straight in. Hence the lack of photos in this post. That's right, no photographic evidence of the amazing ikan pepes, bak kut teh or any of the other goodies he prepared. I'll try and remember next time...

Dad and The Twins

Off we went on a daytrip to the Mornington Peninsula, on Day One of CNY which also happened to be Dad's birthday. This was one of the back beaches on the way back. Jack and Mars had walked off into the sunset (well, not really, but you know what I mean) while Mum was trying to decide whether to get her feet wet or not.

The Big Feast

That's right, yet ANOTHER one! But what else would you expect on Chinese New Year's Eve? Although I must say Amanda's photography here isn't of her usual high standards... she must've been dizzy with anticipation. Can't say I blame her, with a humongous spread that included Yee Sang (yup, my first in two years!), roast duck, ngoh hiang, salmon sashimi and a whole lot more! Gong Xi Fa Cai!