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well... tomorrow we are off to Kuantan... but first we eat!...kekeke!

Julie's dad is in town... so julie decided to take her father to a nice place for chow... we decided on the mustard tree... well because... the ambience is nice... and the food palateable... with some value ones too...


anyways... this would be our 3rd time to the restaurant...

the first time we came was because of the recommendation from PASTOR himself... kaka... imagine that!... he mentioned about this place during one of his sermons or was it an off hand conversation... can't really remember... anyways... he said it had a nice environment and was run by a christian fella... quite obvious by the shop name...

tonight... we ordered, Chicken Piccatta Breaded (chicken breast served with Pasta and tomato concasse) for Hannah, Salmon Pasta cooked in white wine (dressed in rich white cream cheese sauce) for me, and Julie + Father shared a Mustard Tree Platter for 2 (Honey Mustard Lamb 2 piece, White Fish Steak with Grilled Herb, Butter Tiger Prawn)


the value for money award went to Hannah's choice... quite a big portion and nice!...

the service was excellent... but due to quite a big table, which ordered before us... food was a bit slow today... BUT! they gave us a complimentary plate of garlic bread to hold our hunger pangs...

the total bill was rm150++, probably due mostly in part to the "Platter". I fully recommend this place for a nice dinner for 2 or a cosy dinner for family... if u stay off the red meats, the bill wont be too ex too!

and i also urge u to hurry and try as soon as u can... cuz from the website... they are looking to sell off the business!!! go while u still can... hahaha!

p/s: they are closed on sunday's... be warned!

NOTE : AS of 1st April 2007, stated on its site : IT HAS CEASED OPERATIONS... I pray it's just an April Fools Joke, if not... what a loss...

this weekend trip to kuantan... is looking nice... we have confirmed we can claim for accomodations... so we are going to stay in Hyatt Regency Kuantan... :) looks nice eh... the pix...

looks nice from the website... will see how well kept the place is when we arrive...

one of julie's collegues is also following along to check out the town... & julie's father is tagging along just for FUN... (he's retired... so lots of time at hand)

will be looking at housing (prices and size), what's there to do around town... (if it's as bad as we have heard), hopefully schools around and churches too..

and of course what ever time to "sun, beach & relax" & makan-makan all about town...


Hannah will be thrilled to play at the beach...

we shall see how phoebe holds out in the 2.5hr expected drive to Kuantan, she has gotten better since chinese new year... but we'll see... will see...

p/s: looks like our show-of commitment indication deadline has been moved 1 extra month. So we don't have to make a rushed decision... TQ God!

so..... the news is... Julie's business unit in her company is definately moving to kuantan... weather we will follow suit will depend on the renumeration and other factors...

our deadline for a show of committment is mid-April, Final announcement of details & GO-AHEAD in JULY. So the final "question" of the "status" of the TAN family will be known by middle of the year...

fuuh!... need direction man... (*** Help! God! ***)

anyway... for the meantime, before we can make an informed decision... we are going to kuantan to check the town out and her office in kuantan... so this coming 1st April... we will be off to kuantan... under company expense too! wah ha ha...

heard the coffee and durians are good there... also the seafood... :) makan-makan also lah...

from our initial research, kuantan looks to be smaller then Ipoh!, rental at 1/2 KL prices... and overall a sleepy town...

p/s: did i mention... if we go... i've got to look for a job!

p/ss : phoebe's really growing... all kinda chubby and heavy... and her sleep patterns are really getting better, and more playful... hannah's getting jealous nowadays... some serious feelings of neglect i think... must really need to be more nice to them... oh! Phobe's getting dedicated this weekend!

thursday has came and gone... and little to no news has flown by...

the news regarding Julies standing in the company didn't materialize... so we are currently stuck in limbo... hmmm... sounding familiar, seems lots of our fellow christian bro's and sis's are also stuck in limbo... regarding spirituality and life... so nothing really "new" there... hahahaha...

But the good news is... woo hoo! Phoebe and Hannah were little (slightly terror) angels the whole time... no doubt my Mom handled Phobe during the night... but it is certainly a big step forward... no problems at all!!!

Looks like phobe is growing and getting better ... not so much crying... but can sleep longer during the nights... Hannah, well her usual self... will play till she konks off... :)

WELL!!! Julies going to be back tonight! YAY! Hannah's missing her lots already... I guess Phoebe will be happy too in her own way... (i can't see any expressions yet...)

Next month Julie will be going for another week of training... so we shall see then How far Phoebe has grown...

this coming week, Julie's going to be away in singapore for training...

i'll be with phoebe and hannah for 1 whole week! Thank God, my mom's coming down to help... but... OMG... trial by fire man...

eventhough Phoebe has dramatically improved... but yesterday was scary... 1hr of crying while Julie was in choir practice... ughhh... dying... for no apparent reason too... she did finally dozed of after an hour and a half... (3x improvement on my side... as previously i was about to throw her out after 1/2 hour)

so we shall see if i will survive...

will blog any special baby happenings... :)

another trial would be the outcome of julie's job... this thursday... woo hoo! & we will know if any major changes will happen to the tan family...

THE WEEK OF TRIALS!...

sounds like someone's name...

or could be your neighbour...

johari

in short - a test used to find out more of yourself.. and what other think of u... the positive traits... in communication and relationships.

did it this morning for yinsern... so decided to set up one to check on myself...

FEEL FREE to do the test on ME... so I can learn more of myself... It's really simple, just choose 5 or 6 traits you think of me... that's ALL!... and you can set up one for yourself too! for others to fill...

***** FILL MY JOHARI REQUEST! *****

to ignore the test... and just see the results... just follow the link at the bottom(currently not really accurate YET! Cuz it's too new to see any results... got to wait till more people fill it up...)

BUT!

I seriously recommend, please do fill my johari first!...

***** VIEW MY JOHARI RESULTS! *****

chocolate balls... :p

swedish chocolate balls

yummy....

if you ever drop by IKEA... if you are sick of the meatballs (i think buying the frozen ones and cooking them at home tastes better - remember to buy the sauce too), or the crowd too big a mob to fight for space... or the quality seemingly fallen due to bad management... don't forget to try the swedish chocolate balls.... don't... DON'T FORGET TO TRY THEM...


at rm1.75 each... u can just try one for kicks... to test the waters...

u will never regret... believe me...

its super yummy... its a blend of oats, chocolate (cocoa), butter, coffee & coconut shavings...


one leaves you wanting more... two is the most u will take in one go... any more is overindulgence... (to eat more then 2, don't eat it all in one sitting... buy first and eat at intervals... :p hahahaha!)