We usually go for a special makan treat for our birthdays. So we choose E&O Hotel Sarkies Corner Sunday hi-tea lunch for 弟弟's celebration. Looks like dinner is more appetising from Xiao Thung's birthday celebration :) Of course, dinner comes with free-flow wine (not sure weekend only or everyday) which is not suitable as I can't drink, and more expensive too. Another lesson I learnt as we took them for Italian theme buffet once for dinner, they had milk before afternoon nap, and they were quite full and hardly ate much food. So lunch is always better for them.
Good thing about lunch, we get to have a good look around the place. Even though my trusty old camera from 2002 is spoilt from various problem (弟弟 poked at the lense and instead of making croaking sound, have to manually pull the lense out now), still manage to take these photo. Although unable to zoom anything now.
Sea view from the garden
One of my fave photos today, my precious children 相亲相爱 and view of our hometown.
The little boy looking macho on a cannon (not sure mock or just old...). The children keep asking how a cannon works in the car later. I just cerita based on what I see in the movies, as if I have been in war before... ("The lookout spotted an enemy... and will say "Enemy incoming" (ala Transformers). The Lieutenant will take a binoculous to look and determine if friend or enemy. If enemy, Lieutenant will order the soldiers to open fire. Soldiers will fill the cannon with dynamites and "BAM" the cannon ball will fly to hit the enemy")
This is outside the patio from Sarkies' Corner. If you dine/lunch outside, it'll be sweltering heat for the day (at least for now) and potentially mosquito bites for the nite.
姐姐 wanted to take photo with the yellow flowers. But she is keeping her distance as she spotted a small bee buzzing around the flowers. She didn't wanna retake even if her eyes not looking at the camera.
I'm taking this photo as I wanted to research antique-styled fan, which would look nice in my future study room. I read a novel that an antique looking fan in the study room looked 写意. However I didn't find any, maybe they are in the hotel rooms. I still remember the row of rooms of this hotel (maybe they changed it to be more stylish now) as I came here for my piano ABRSM exams from age 10 to 18 (argh what a nightmare).
After taking this photo, 弟弟 just stepped out to the water pipe you see here and turned on the water tap. Splash! scared and shocked himself but was laughing away with 姐姐 while we scolded him for messing around.
弟弟 tickle 姐姐.
They requested to take a photo with the CNY flowers. No sight of my fan.
Good thing about lunch, we get to have a good look around the place. Even though my trusty old camera from 2002 is spoilt from various problem (弟弟 poked at the lense and instead of making croaking sound, have to manually pull the lense out now), still manage to take these photo. Although unable to zoom anything now.
Sea view from the garden
One of my fave photos today, my precious children 相亲相爱 and view of our hometown.
The little boy looking macho on a cannon (not sure mock or just old...). The children keep asking how a cannon works in the car later. I just cerita based on what I see in the movies, as if I have been in war before... ("The lookout spotted an enemy... and will say "Enemy incoming" (ala Transformers). The Lieutenant will take a binoculous to look and determine if friend or enemy. If enemy, Lieutenant will order the soldiers to open fire. Soldiers will fill the cannon with dynamites and "BAM" the cannon ball will fly to hit the enemy")
This is outside the patio from Sarkies' Corner. If you dine/lunch outside, it'll be sweltering heat for the day (at least for now) and potentially mosquito bites for the nite.
姐姐 wanted to take photo with the yellow flowers. But she is keeping her distance as she spotted a small bee buzzing around the flowers. She didn't wanna retake even if her eyes not looking at the camera.
This is outside "the Conservatory"
I'm taking this photo as I wanted to research antique-styled fan, which would look nice in my future study room. I read a novel that an antique looking fan in the study room looked 写意. However I didn't find any, maybe they are in the hotel rooms. I still remember the row of rooms of this hotel (maybe they changed it to be more stylish now) as I came here for my piano ABRSM exams from age 10 to 18 (argh what a nightmare).
After taking this photo, 弟弟 just stepped out to the water pipe you see here and turned on the water tap. Splash! scared and shocked himself but was laughing away with 姐姐 while we scolded him for messing around.
My so-called artistic shot of the trees and sky.
There is a slight shower of rain, and the children refused to take any more photos. We went inside to explore the hotel as I still haven't found the antique looking fans. This is near the lift. The children were noisily banging on the "drum" looking decor and kena scold again.
This is an antique old lift, just for display. They were so fascinated when we told them have to 搅 the antique thingy by hand.
There is a slight shower of rain, and the children refused to take any more photos. We went inside to explore the hotel as I still haven't found the antique looking fans. This is near the lift. The children were noisily banging on the "drum" looking decor and kena scold again.
This is an antique old lift, just for display. They were so fascinated when we told them have to 搅 the antique thingy by hand.
弟弟 tickle 姐姐.
They requested to take a photo with the CNY flowers. No sight of my fan.
The restroom is very old looking especially the tiles and even the flush toilet :)
We spent some time looking at the sea. Saw a fish pop up the surface and dive back down again. A crab on the rocks. Some ships in the distance (as I said, lense is spoilt so unable to zoom... boo hoo...)
Now, even as we went through the place twice, we didn't find the gazebo that France Taipei (a wedding photo place) keep promoting. They were about the only ones that were allowed to photograph in E&O for their outdoor shoot at the time 爸爸 and I got married. Where did the gazebo go? I have to come back again to look for it.
Outside again, and no more shower. Hurray, finally take their photo with the flowering tree.
We spent some time looking at the sea. Saw a fish pop up the surface and dive back down again. A crab on the rocks. Some ships in the distance (as I said, lense is spoilt so unable to zoom... boo hoo...)
Now, even as we went through the place twice, we didn't find the gazebo that France Taipei (a wedding photo place) keep promoting. They were about the only ones that were allowed to photograph in E&O for their outdoor shoot at the time 爸爸 and I got married. Where did the gazebo go? I have to come back again to look for it.
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