CNY'09 PICs

Hi! My name is Fido and I'm new to the Cheong family!! Ain't I cute?

I'm sooooo jealous....

CNY 2009 Greetings and Video

CNY Greetings to All,



Please see attached video greetings from Taiping as well snippets from reunion dinner held at Soon Lee restaurant.



Dinner Video:



Ok we din't get it right the first time:

Life Down Under

Hi Everyone

We have finally fixed our internet line. Previously it keeps dropping because of our faulty switch board. Anyway we have addressed the problem and also I have finally managed to download photos from my camera btw the camera is fantastic.

Here is some photos of our home here in Blacktown, New South Wales.

We live in a townhouse (Australian term for terrace house) which is in a compound (not guarded) and we have access to an indoor swimming pool which is a little walk away from our front door. We have a little front yard and also a small backyard and on cool mornings it is nice to have breakfast out in the backyard. As you can see Hean Chye has already set up a koi pond out there and I have managed to grow some veges and plants. The little boy playing in the front yard is Oliver (our grandson) who is trying to help por por sweep the garden.

We will be driving up (12 long hours drive!!!! - this is a huge country) to Queensland this Thursday for CNY and also for the 2 grandsons' birthdays. Hope to post more photos of our trip.

Lots of Love

SOngs

HAPPY "NIU" YEAR FROM DOWN UNDER

Hi Everyone

It is a good idea to post email addresses here but I hope there is security of privacy and there will be no spams.

So there are the McCheongs and the SMackies now, so we here from down under will be McOngs or better still SOngs!! Think I prefer SOngs!!

I miss CNY in Taiping so much and it was good just to hear all the joyful chatter the other day over the phone. Chinese New Year is quiet here. On New Year's eve we went to Hean Chye's sister's sis-in-law place for lunch and we made yee sang (photo attached, got the recipe from Amy Beh of Kuali, TheStar the cripsy bits is from fried egg wanton skin and sauce is plum sauce with honey, tasted 100% authentic and better still from scratch). On New Year's day I went for Yum Cha with the two families again but unfortunately HC was working that morning. In the evening HC and I went pak tor and we went to an Indian Restaurant for dinner just the two of us.


For those who have missed my peanut biscuit and pineapple tarts here is a sight of it...heehee...sorry cannot sent the smell and taste....enjoy.

Hugs
SOngs

Contacts Please

Hi All,

There was a consensus to have everyone's email address on this page for correspondences as well as invitation from this blog to facilitate and indentify authors.

Edward

Dear Sam,
Zac is so.....cute. Be warned, he'll be smothered with McCheongs love. I've taken note of the dates of your hols back in M'sia. Pls let me hv your plans in M'sia. Hopefully Unc Mike can organise a family get together at Fraser's Hills? It has got to be one weekend.

McCheongs,What say you??

Cheers,Unc Mike24/1/09 4:27pm.Will be leaving for Tpg for CNY hols in a short while.

Happy New Year from the Smackies hee hee. Scott, Sam, Chris & baby Zac.

We would also like to inform the family that we will be back in Malaysia on the Sat 23rd May with my mum also. Can you please email my mum to let her know about possible weekend to celebrate Por Por's 80th Birthday - also aunty Agnes's wedding celebrations too. We will be in Malaysia from Saturday 23rd May until Sunday 14th June.

Wish we were there - save prawn crackers, love letters and peanut biscuits for me hee hee.

C u all soon

GBU love Sam xxxx