cny @ kampung tombovo

balik kampung we did just like the year before.
so i'll let the pictures tell the story...

i told the boys to stand beside the firecrackers
after it was being hung.
an gave me a worried look & kept his distance
but still wanted to be in the picture.
han,on the other hand, got candid with the lil explosives
& pretended to take a bite of it. that boy!

talented lee brothers at the back of their house
preparing the auspicious & delicious cny lunch.

the kampung style of boiling whole chicken.

arrangement of oranges, pamelo, leafy greens & cans of beer
for the lions to feast on.

host checking on the lions & making sure they finish
the allocated cans of beer!
these fellows must've trained bottomless pits
to be able to consume that much alcohol
& perform afterwards! gosh!

sat through the incredible acrobatic lion dance performance.
it surely transported me back to my childhood days!

great shot lion! thank you for looking my way :o)

now how do you suppose they did this?
the lion is virtually curved into a C!

kampung tombovo's next top model finalists!

gong xi fa cai & happy chap goh meh (9 feb) y'all!

brunei bulletin

we made a brief visit to brunei recently for my cousin's wedding.
it was a short & sweet family getaway,
a nice break from our daily routine.

'is that our airplane?'

hubs having a man-to-boy talk with han.
my guess is that it was more of a discipline talk,
the dos & don'ts.

someone would much rather have his eyes closed
during the take off. poor baby!

the beautiful couple, cheryl & hock hsu.

both came from singapore to celebrate their wedding in brunei.
my cousin cheryl, had the dinner planned earlier
for the benefit of her loved ones & friends.
who would've thought that the week it was to be held
brunei underwent a massive power failure
due to heavy downpour that had most areas flooded
including some main power stations.
their wedding dinner was therefore carried out with only candles,
one on each table.
an unfortunate timing it was for the lovely couple,
nevertheless their big, happy smiles & bright spirits
sparkled through the night!

dark clouds hovered over the power plant.

breakfast with uncle nico at the taurean café.
the boys have their uncle to thank
for showing us around throughout our stay there.

an liking the golf buggy at the empire.

boys just wanna have fun!

i was specifically instructed by an to take this picture.
he wanted the mural as the background.
now they're telling me what to do!

got out of bed early the following day...

...shhh! everyone was still asleep
& mommy sneaked out quietly to...

click! shoot! snap!

i sure had a great morning stroll!

took delight in the gorgeous gardens at the empire.

we lived in the waterfall building & waterfall we got.
you could hear the soothing sound of water from everywhere.
love the exquisite interiors!

got to see the breathtaking sultan omar ali saifuddin mosque on our last day.
wish to go back for a closer view :o)

han not wanting to go home so soon.

an was teased about bringing the rain & flood to brunei, him being noah.
the shot above was however captured without my knowledge of the rainbow til later.

God hath made a promise by putting His bow in the clouds,
a promise He made to noah & a promise He intends to keep!

fin.