William and Ginger's Combined Birthday Celebration

The birthday of Ginger, my niece and William, the son of one of our closest friends fall on the same month. Ginger was born a year earlier but she and William became the best of friends.This year, we opted to have a combined celebration since their birthdays are just 2 days apart.

We went to the newly renovated Santa Fe Restaurant. We feasted on pasta, steak, chips and garlic bread.

A Gathering of NIS Faculty and Staff and Their Families

It's the end of school year again for international schools. A colleague of my sister, Geraldine  is leaving NIS for good. She had organized a potluck for NIS  workers  and teachers  whom like her are seeking  new adventures and  greener pastures.

Table was set

A Welcome Dinner to Our New Balinese Friends

It is a tradition among my friends to hold a welcome dinner for our guests visiting the country. On Saturday night, we finally got to meet the adoptive daughters of  Dr. Roxy  who flew in from Bali, Indonesia. We all gathered in his house for the occasion. 


Boiled corn, salad and grilled salmon for dinner.

Birthday Extravaganza

It is not in my sister's nature to celebrate her birthday with lavish gathering but this year, she marked her birthday with a month-long celebrations  starting with a sumptuous feast at Beirut Restaurant on Ploenchit Road.

As usual we had hummus, pita bread, Greek salad, Moussaka, lamb kebab and some dishes I couldn't remember the names. And as expected, they were yummylicious!

Children's Potluck

It was only half past nine when we arrived at church and the kids were all gathered at the gazebo impatiently waiting for us. We could tell they were ecstatic just by how excited they became when our car pulled over. Every one raced to hug and greet us. Even the older ones, not aware of what the commotion was all about , joined in.

After our endearing moments, each kid bragged about the food their parents prepared for the occasion.

Then came lunch. We went to the house of the head of the Children's Ministry Department, unpacked our lunches and said grace before consuming all the food served at the table.

Below are some photos I took during the 3-hour long potluck.

Saying cheese/ jeez first before praying.

Mags Farewell Dinner

I was supposed to go to a cheese seminar at Le Cordon Bleu but I received a text message from a friend who was supposed to go with me saying she couldn't make it. I felt bad. I didn't want to go without her so I went straight home. Just as I was opening the door, my phone rang. It was my sister calling me to say that she and her colleagues had arranged a farewell dinner for a friend who's moving to a new school. She asked me if I wanted to join them. My appointment was cancelled so I said yes. I went to meet them at their school and drove together to the restaurant. The place is called Virgin River along Nawamin Road.

We rented a private room equipped with KTV. We ordered loads of food and ate them with gusto. At the end of the night, I felt much better.


Above is deep-fried fish ; below is cashew nut salad

Hearty Dinner

For many weeks now, we have been making a full use of the grill a friend gave us. A week ago, we invited our adoptive father to join us in our new found hobby- grilling that is. He enjoyed our conversation over the dinner table and liked the food so much. While we were eating he mentioned he had the same grill at home and said why not do it again the following week at his house. He said we didn't have to worry about food. Every thing was on him. We all answered "sure" and said we would bring ice cream.

We got to his house a little past 6. The smell of the salmon filled his house. We got very curious as to how he cooks so we all joined him in the kitchen. I found a few lemon slices on top of the fish. The guy certainly knows what he's doing. He asked us to toss the salad while he cooked the rest of the fish.

The table was all set for dinner.




The salad consisted of cherry tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce and bell pepper. He had many choices of salad dressing. I ate my first serving with French dressing, then Italian with the second.





The salmon fresh from the grill.

The potato was well baked.

We had a great time together.