the family blog
(ok, we'll "officially" welcome and introduce Chwee Kimg, Wei Lian's wife, when the pictures are up!)
Meanwhile, here's a note from Mei in Manila
"Btw, most likely a supertyphoon will hit us again on Friday. It seems stronger than Milenyo which hit us on 28 Sept. Estimate 180kph. Pls pray for us."
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Welcome to the family, Chwee Kimg!
one wedding down, another to go !!
The family gathered in KL last weekend for Wei Lian's wedding celebration, and we must say that those wedding pictures
were very good, Wei Lian!! We ALL enjoyed them and we think you did a good job as a "model groom". Hee.
Now - time for the pictures of the family in our finery to be posted - by whoever took pictures!
The family gathered in KL last weekend for Wei Lian's wedding celebration, and we must say that those wedding pictures
were very good, Wei Lian!! We ALL enjoyed them and we think you did a good job as a "model groom". Hee.
Now - time for the pictures of the family in our finery to be posted - by whoever took pictures!
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Puns intended!
hey folks, more posts pls! jokes, cartoons also can. ILynn, update us on your wedding plans! Wei Lian too! SUE - you know what I'm hinting at !
anyway, here are some great puns for the day!
1. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was excellent.
2. A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, "I'll serve you, but don't start anything."
3. Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a salted.
4. A dyslexic man walks into a bra.
5. A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm, and says: "A beer please, and one for the road."
6. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?"
7. "Doc, I can't stop singing 'The Green, Green Grass of Home."
"That sounds like Tom Jones Syndrome."
"Is it common?"
"Well, "It's Not Unusual."
8. Two cows are standing next to each other in a field. Daisy says to Dolly, "I was artificially inseminated this morning." "I don't believe you," says Dolly. "It's true; no bull!" exclaims Daisy.
9. An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing to look at either.
10. Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.
11. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day, but I couldn't find any.
12. A man woke up in a hospital after a serious accident. He shouted, "Doctor, doctor, I can't feel my legs!" The doctor replied, "I know you can't - I've cut off your arms!"
13. I went to a seafood disco last week...and pulled a mussel.
14. What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh.
15. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says, "Dam!"
16. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.
17. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel, and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office, and asked them to disperse. "But why," they asked, as they moved off. "Because," he said, "I can't stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer."
18. A woman has twins, and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt , and is named "Ahmal." The other goes to a family in Spain ; they name him "Juan." Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, "They're twins! If you've seen Juan, you've seen Ahmal."
19. Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him .... (Oh, man, this is so bad, it's good)... A super-calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
20. And finally, there was the person who sent twenty different puns to his/her friends, with the hope that at least ten of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did. :-)
anyway, here are some great puns for the day!
1. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was excellent.
2. A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, "I'll serve you, but don't start anything."
3. Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a salted.
4. A dyslexic man walks into a bra.
5. A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm, and says: "A beer please, and one for the road."
6. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?"
7. "Doc, I can't stop singing 'The Green, Green Grass of Home."
"That sounds like Tom Jones Syndrome."
"Is it common?"
"Well, "It's Not Unusual."
8. Two cows are standing next to each other in a field. Daisy says to Dolly, "I was artificially inseminated this morning." "I don't believe you," says Dolly. "It's true; no bull!" exclaims Daisy.
9. An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing to look at either.
10. Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.
11. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day, but I couldn't find any.
12. A man woke up in a hospital after a serious accident. He shouted, "Doctor, doctor, I can't feel my legs!" The doctor replied, "I know you can't - I've cut off your arms!"
13. I went to a seafood disco last week...and pulled a mussel.
14. What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh.
15. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. The one turns to the other and says, "Dam!"
16. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.
17. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel, and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office, and asked them to disperse. "But why," they asked, as they moved off. "Because," he said, "I can't stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer."
18. A woman has twins, and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt , and is named "Ahmal." The other goes to a family in Spain ; they name him "Juan." Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, "They're twins! If you've seen Juan, you've seen Ahmal."
19. Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him .... (Oh, man, this is so bad, it's good)... A super-calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
20. And finally, there was the person who sent twenty different puns to his/her friends, with the hope that at least ten of the puns would make them laugh. No pun in ten did. :-)
Saturday, November 11, 2006
birkenstock shoes
oh, public service announcement:
those who want to buy more birkenstock sandals and shoes online (20-30% cheaper than in the stores in Singapore or Msia)
should give me their orders before Dec.
Apparently the online shop is going to increase prices by 15-20% by Jan.. so I'll start collecting orders if y'all want.
Cheh ee already chope a pair.. I need 3 or more orders to save on shipping. (Orders above $250 then get free shipping).
check out www.footshopping.com
So anyone out there who wants - let me know soon!
those who want to buy more birkenstock sandals and shoes online (20-30% cheaper than in the stores in Singapore or Msia)
should give me their orders before Dec.
Apparently the online shop is going to increase prices by 15-20% by Jan.. so I'll start collecting orders if y'all want.
Cheh ee already chope a pair.. I need 3 or more orders to save on shipping. (Orders above $250 then get free shipping).
check out www.footshopping.com
So anyone out there who wants - let me know soon!
this is a test mail - from blogmailr
Heh, this is yet another new tool
apparently you don't even have to go to the blog and
sign on to post a comment anymore.
can send an email to the blog
this is the site: https://www.blogmailr.com/my/
I'm testing it now, and apparently how it works is i
can list whoever's emails and then y'all can send
emails to the blog.
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Thursday, November 09, 2006
Food in Shantou
Now THIS is the reason why the Tan siblings went to China -to feast! A beef dish
second dish: "ter kha" (pork trotters) 
third dish: oyster omelette, hokkien style
last dish: steamed tofu
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
pix - gulangyou island
I everyday post a few so youwal can have something to look forward to each day! :)
Taking the ferry to gulangyou (or something that sounds like that) island
taking the tram around the island
Taking the ferry to gulangyou (or something that sounds like that) island 
taking the tram around the island 
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
pictures
Arrival in Xiamen (oops, not shantou as mentioned earlier) 
Visiting the Tan Kah Kee mansion in Xiamen 
Monday, November 06, 2006
pictures of the tan siblings in China
There are 30 pictures that I've downloaded to flickr (tag - tan siblings china)
so since there are so many, I've posted a flickr badge on the side of the main page.
It's a bit slow though.. so if y'all want me to go ahead and post like 10 pictures on the blog itself, let me know!
so since there are so many, I've posted a flickr badge on the side of the main page.
It's a bit slow though.. so if y'all want me to go ahead and post like 10 pictures on the blog itself, let me know!
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Changes
Sorry folks - had time to play around a little, so decided that this template is better:
1. dark background makes pictures look better :)
2. i managed to insert a title field.
Next - to create a comment box! (Mathew, all the instructions in the help section are still gibberish to me at this point!)
1. dark background makes pictures look better :)
2. i managed to insert a title field.
Next - to create a comment box! (Mathew, all the instructions in the help section are still gibberish to me at this point!)
Saturday, November 04, 2006
super duper! our family blog is filling up!!
sue & matt and I went to the Parachute Band concert last thurs night... and it was quite good!! (Ling, It's Jackie's fave band)
Check them out at myspace.com/parachutebandmusic. They have 3 signature songs there that you can listen to and also download, from their new integrity hosanna album - all the earth.
I didn't realise that they were behind so many of the songs we sing in church!
I think after your teens, you just don't or can't keep track of so many things anymore.. and one of them are bands.. unless you really like one or two in particular!
sue & matt and I went to the Parachute Band concert last thurs night... and it was quite good!! (Ling, It's Jackie's fave band)
Check them out at myspace.com/parachutebandmusic. They have 3 signature songs there that you can listen to and also download, from their new integrity hosanna album - all the earth.
I didn't realise that they were behind so many of the songs we sing in church!
I think after your teens, you just don't or can't keep track of so many things anymore.. and one of them are bands.. unless you really like one or two in particular!
Friday, November 03, 2006
Sometime aroud when sharon and I lynn were enjoying themselves in the laps of luxury in Sydney yew chen and I were walking for 1 and half hours back to my hotel. Then we realise how big the forbidden city is as we were more or less walking along the outer walls of the forbidden city.
I last went to Beijing in 2001, except for the historical sites, it has changed so much it is beyond recognition. The old grey-yellowish buildings were no longer there..all replaced by spanking modern glass buildings. The "progress" is really amazing and makes KL look like kampung!!
We climbed up the great wall too on a very lovely and sunny day....actually we took the cable car to a stop near the highest point of badaling. Great idea of the driver.. I am sure we would not have made it otherwise.
Contrary to popular belief and my previous experience, food in Beijing is good too. Sharon, the peking duck in Chiu Hwa San is great. As I said, the skin is as good (and less oily) and the meat more tender. You must try it if you visit Beijing again. So much cheaper than Made In China too !!
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
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