our first attempt ....

~ Louisa was showing me how to chop the spareribs ~

~ professional cook ~

so prof !

*preparing & posing *

oh man ..

its tough to chop especially the bony parts.

usually, i will buy the chopped up spareribs...

save the hassle..

yipee..after struggling with the ribs for 15 mins...

plus 1 more month to home :)

no more need to cook anymore...

can eat out !!!

Andrew is more of a amateur than me :)

he hasn't done any cooking before except cooking instant noodles.

~ his first attempt at making tom yum soup :)
Crying ?...becos of the onions..

put in the fridge before cutting !!

~siaw eng is roped in to help~

Phew... :P

someone saved the soup and andrew's day

Mother's day special ...

Secret flowers from who ?

for the special Mum :)
&

of course

the paparazzi cannot let this news be unreported

Is it our landlord(Vincent)?

OR

any of

them ?

~ slowly opening the evidence~*Happy Siaw Eng *

~ all ladies love to receive flowers, presents and chocolates ~

hint : to all non female

The mystery sender is not found as yet ...

Attention : he is still at large .

Anyone who know of this mystery sender , pls inform the occupants of Scott grove !

Reward is offered for this person who has made this mum so happy...

:( ~ Injury reported~ :(

whose red & swollen foot?

~Poor Joe~

Apparently he is bitten by an ant.

in agony!

where is the first aid box ?

Newsletter-May (posted by Yvette)

This month belongs to me

~ Paparazzi Yvette~

sorri for the late entry ...

busy with sch work & going out ...

but nevertheless its up now...

Janette Daddy & Bro came for visit in Melb

all the way from HK & UK

~ her graduation convocation ~

* pharmacist *

so we decided to bring them to sample

Xinjiang cuisine

~ at Footscray ~

大盘鸡 和 烤肉窜

葱油饼... :) loving it

we r born on the same yr

~haha~

but of course not the same yr ..

janette daddy bought us a gift ..

chocolate for the whole household...

haha..

but me, louisa, janette is on diet..

siaweng is on the mission to finish them all.....

Newsletters - May 2008 (posted by Siaw Eng)

妈妈
别担忧
天堂的路有些挤
有很多同学朋友
我们说
不哭
哪一个人的妈妈都是我们的妈妈
哪一个孩子都是妈妈的孩子
没有我的日子
你把爱给活的孩子吧

mom...

don't worry

the path to heaven is a little bit crowded

but we have a lots of friends and classmates

don't cry

every mom is our mom

every child is our mom's child

those days without us

please give your great love to those children who are still alive...

...

然而，在震灾面前，我们可以看到，政治的考量，价值观的对立被大多数人忘却，他们更加关注和重视的，是与他们流着同样鲜红血液的人类在受苦，在遭到危难。地震的敌人不是中国，不是日本，也不是西方，而是全人类。这种让全人类颤栗的灾难，照亮了每一个人的灵魂。从我们看到的情景，人道主义的光芒压倒了嫉妒的阴暗，不得不说，无论在世界的哪个角落，人民总是最善良的。 　　　　

中国的普通百姓是善良的，世界的人民也一样，在同样善良的人群之间，就算我们有些分歧，又怎能妨碍我们对未来友好相处的信心呢？ 　　　　

或许，这就是沉痛的震灾，带给我们意想不到的礼物。
---天涯 （作者：eversichuan)

五月的Newsletter特派记者是来自新加坡的汇佳，我只是想发一点个人感言，希望她小姑娘见谅。

The assinged reporter in May's Newsletter is Yvette, little lovely girl from Singapore. I hope she could forgive me for this interuption.

我们20ScottGrove住着一家八口，来自马来西亚，新加坡，香港，中国。小Baby则是地道的Aussie。然而流在我们体内的血，却是五百年前同在一片土地生长的祖先们的血！ 我想我用5.12来借题发挥应该没有人会有意见。

We have all together eight members staying in 20ScottGrove. Some of us from Malaysia, Singapore, Hongkong and China. As for baby Ian, he is a real Aussie. However, inside us, we share the same blood of our ancestors who had once lived together on the same piece of land -- China. From this point of view, please be understanding of the heart of mine if I talked about the disaster that just happened in China on the twelth of May, 2008.

从CNN事件到5.12四川大地震，我看到的是一天天成长的中国。--地震给杭州血库带来一个奇特现象：血库由以前的“告急”到“涨库”！连日来，杭州市民纷纷涌向采血点自愿献血；还有贵阳的子民纷纷要求领养遗孤。--这些都是患难里的真情啊！

From the case of CNN to 5.12 Earthquake in Sichuan, I have seen China grows gradually. -- The Earthquake in Hangzhou had created a miracle to the blood bank: the blood bank has been 'urgent need for blood' to 'blood bank overloaded'! Everyday, people in Hangzhou has rushed to donate their blood in hope to rescue their people. Meanwhile, people in Guiyang has requested to adopt the orphans that were survived after the disaster. -- How wonderful and incredible they are!

我们的Louisa和江心也决定领养，今天我把这事告诉了妈妈小组的成员，他们都很难以置信。那种幼吾幼以及人之幼的心，是让人费解的。也只有身为中国同胞的心才会体会到的。看着一个个侥幸存活下来的幼小的生命丧失了父母，哇哇啼哭却朦然未知从此和父母已然是阴阳两隔离。

Our Louisa and Jiangxin also wanted to make adoption. I told their decision to the members of mom bible study group, everyone felt amazed about this. Only us can understand the heart of Louisa and Jiangxin, because we are all Chinese, and because the heart to love other children as our children. Imaging those poor little one, not knowing that they have been separated with their beloved mom and dad, forever... How could we not loving them...How could we not crying for them...

我们的Joe也热血沸腾，今晚会和朋友们聚会商议要如何募款。一颗这么年轻的心却有满腔爱国的心，这是何等难能可贵啊！回想21岁的我，那里知道什么是爱国。

Our Joe, he will gather with his friends tonight to discuss how to go about to make donation to the people that suffered from the disaster. Such a young and naive heart, yet already know how to love his own country. Back in 10 years time, I was still a blur queen, don't even mention about how to love my country.

我们20ScottGrove 的其他成员们，也许5.12 还未触动你们的心，但愿你们也能同我们为身在灾难里的同胞和孤儿祷告，希望上帝能显现祂的大能，赐给他们一颗平静的心和能够坚持的勇气。祈求上帝引领那些无助的灵魂回归天国。。。阿门！

Dear our 20ScottGrove mates, maybe, the disaster on May the twelth has not touched you in any way, I still hope that you could pray with me, at this moment, that God will show His great power to those people who suffered. Pray for a peaceful heart and the courage to sustain. Pray that God could carry those homeless souls in His arm and bring them back to the heaven...Amen！