Christmas celebrations

Times flies and before I know it, 7 years have passed and we now have a cheeky little boy to celebrate every anniversary with. 

As if he knew that something was special , he was able to sit through the dinner as he savoured the bean soup with bread , his first ever Burrata cheese and delicious French fries while we polished off the 1.1kg wagyu F1 bone in ribeye. Sinful & Delicious. 



Christmas Day was spent watching Annie, eating desserts (rainbow cake and chewy juniors) and the adults having some spicy roasted fish ...湘菜..our latest craze..


Boxing Day was spent at the cosy Seasons Bistro where we have our Stellez Vine yearly wine dinner. 

Saturday morning , we went to an indoor playground with our neighbour/friends and it was good as 



Saturday was the day that I went to my first Jay Chou concert , and it was already quite a while since I went to a music concert so it was quite an experience especially at the new stadium, with all the purple neon lights. It was a nice stadium I think just that I couldn't quite see the actual stage and had to look at the big screen throughout. 
As we sang along to most of the older songs, I realised that 14 years have passed since we got to know Jay and how time has really flown passed.

On Sunday , we went to Ethan's baby shower and after that to polo club to have some coffee. Cayen was quite delighted to see some horses albeit they were all in the stables but that's certainly a nice place to chill, especially if you want to achieve the "80s" feel in the middle of the city .. 

As we celebrate the festivities, I also feel quite sad that another plane has gone missing. Not sure what's the real issue with all the missing planes this year, terrorist attacks in Sydney but one thing's for sure .. Time flies to start with and we really can't expect that we have the next 10-20 years to do what we want to do. Life is unpredictable so let's spend time with those who are the closest to heart and live in the present. 

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