You know what I did last weekend?

Monday, June 28, 2010

Like everyone else, I always look forward to a nice pleasant weekend to escape from the painful problems of the world (North Korea's active nuclear weapons program and Gulf Coast oil spill are by far the world's biggest concerns, sigh).

Well, also like everyone else, I always look on the bright side. Life is cruel and full of challenges (sometimes but most of the time is super awesome) but being too negative won't help a thing too, why not live life to its fullest instead?

So we did. A spontaneous BBQ on Saturday and a unplanned picnic at Portland Rose Garden on Sunday ^__________^V

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Chean's assembling our newly bought charcoal BBQ grill.

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Starting a charcoal fire... Wooo Hooo~~

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Chicken wings, hot dogs and sweet corns. I called this M'sian style BBQ; it'll be more prefect if I can eat seafood.

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I was hooked on the awesome HK drama series, ghost writer (蒲松龄). Yup, Chean did all the work. Hehe :D

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No lah, I joined him with champagne after the 9th episode :p

And the next day... P.I.C.N.I.C time!!!

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Camwhoring with Miyaki and his ineffable cuteness.

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Welcome to Portland's Rose Garden.

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Uh huh.. That's me!

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This photo is just showing 1/10 of the rose garden.

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So Shakespearean right? :p

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I bet there is no way of cracking a heartmelting smile like all those beautiful roses.

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Look at Chean, I told you.

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Despite showering ourselves with the super natural rose scent and pampering ourselves with fresh summer breeze, we brought along some homemade dishes to celebrate this lovely evening too~~

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Remember this rattan case?

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Hehe... I simply cooked one, don't laugh k... at least they are edible :p

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Mummy, I want mum mum...

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Okies, Miyaki ❤❤

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Miyaki and his I-want-more look again...

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Strangers and their practices on stage...

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My current favorite from Target ;)

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M.I.Y.A.K.I! No kiss!!!

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Lastly, the family portrait of the day. (Miyaki, please behave!)



Happy-ing,
Bev

26 comments :

choi yen said...

I saw burnt sausage in ur fried noodle :P

Anonymous said...

Such a beautiful garden for picnic! Wish we can do that in M'sia! Ya, sure we can...if we don mind getting heatstroke after that...lol!

U're looking good & feeling good, Bev! Happy for u :)

Yivon said...

Nice life! Oppsss! I saw chinese new paper there, izit?

グロリア said...

My family lives just outside of Portland. We've been to many of the places you've been so it's fun seeing your blog posts! We went to that same exact rose garden with out cousins!My sister and I really would LOVE to see you sometime around Portland! That'd be so awesome! (:

Beverly's Secret said...

Hi mimid3vils,
You're a good observer!!! :p

Hi Anonymous #1,
Thanks! I did picnic in M'sia though, didn't get heatstroke but also kena Denggi :p

Hi Aurora,
Yeah! It's Chinese News Paper, don't be too surprise :)

Hi グロリア,
Glad that you love Portland! Rose Garden is really a lovely place.

Ira said...

Rose Garden looks so beautiful, I hope I can go there one day :p

JiaNi said...

hmm...i tot miyaki only can eat dog food? :p

Bell Ng said...

me too watching ghost writer !! did u watch "谈情说案" ? not bad oo
hehe...fried noodle so little, enough for two or not? XD

tsuey miin said...

the roses are so beautiful!!i like the garden so much ^_^

nice picnic place..happy family~XD

Yvonne said...

Love reading your blog... every time I come in, it gives me something fresh =D and something which I can never see it in M'sia.

So envy your life there in Portland, the place looks peaceful.

Vincent Cho said...

Chean looks serious in assembling BBQ grill. (*thumb up*)

Feeling said...

i saw cherries! i love it! lolz

Wake Up Studio said...

没有大大片那种牛排的??
鬼佬bbq都一定会有的哦??
哈哈哈哈哈

爵士 said...

Hi Beverly,

I know it's not related to your post but I have a question here with me to be posted to you.

May I know your house floor is laminated wood floor of solid wood floor? I like wood floor and I found your house floor looks cozy.

Thanks.

Ah Eva Eva said...

haha i love the very last family portrait of the day! miyaki was so adorable! hahahah!

Jean said...

beautiful garden and happy family!!

JM said...

Wow, it's so enjoyable and wonderful weekend.
The Rose Garden so charming, The BBQ also not bad, so warm~~~~
I prefer people call me Connie instead Pinkster, haha...
Pinkster is just for nickname on the net...haha
Thx

f!fifiona said...

you know when I first saw the charcoal bag..I thought it was Miyaki food!! =DD
and Miyaki's tongue made me and my sister laugh non stop..he's so naughty yet cute!!

Puddingsnow ♥ said...

awesome food, awesome miyaki, awesome field, awesome picnic, awesome feelings
feel good and warm in your picnic's pic XD

Beverly's Secret said...

Hi Ira,
I'm sure you will ;)

Hi Jiani,
Yeah, no human food. But he's good at begging, what to do. It's just a slice of hot dog, should be fine :p

Hi Bell's,
I just finished 谈情说案 yesterday! Like it ;) Btw, Chean's fried noodles wasn't capture in the picture ;)

Hi Sai Ling,
Thanks :) Yeah! It's awesome :)

Hi Yvonne,
Thank you so much. It's peaceful here and everyone is super nice :)

Hi Vincent Cho,
Haha... That's just a BBQ grill anyway :p

Hi Feeling,
Hi 5~~

Hi 北西八地,
We did the American style BBQ in San Frans already, I still prefer M'sian one. Well, I don't eat beef ;)

Hi 爵士,
Thanks. It's S.O.L.I.D :)

Hi Ah Eva Eva,
Thank you! You should get a pup ;)

Hi Jean,
Thanks~~

Hi Connie,
Got it~~ I'll call you Connie next time. Thanks for correcting ^^

Hi f!fifiona,
Haha... Glad that Miyaki makes you & your sis laugh out loud! He's real playful sometimes...

Hi ~蓝*~,
Thank you for your A.W.E.S.O.M.E comment ^^

axiaop said...

i love to read your blog, so warmth.
I asked my friend to read your blog and she in love with your blog too! she told me she love Chean's idea of inviting you to dinner by giving you a invitation card!! so romantic!Hence, she request her bf to do so... and he did it!! is fun and romantic!!

Carrie Tai said...

beautiful garden! Why msia doesnt have such nice place and nice weather for picnic one? :(

Beverly's Secret said...

Hi axiaop,
Thanks for your support! Haha... Good things are meant to be shared :p Glad that Chean's idea ignite the spark in your friend's relationship ^^

Hi Carrie,
Got ah. I did picnic in M'sia before.

axiaop said...

ya right!! good things are meant to be shared!! thats why we love to read your blog!! hehe!
picnic in M'sia garden? never think of it!! the temperature is too high!! I dun think i will picnic under the hot sun!! haha

没人妖 said...

Nice Park!!

yanne teo said...

The rose park is only can be found in Cameron Highlands in Malaysia,I think :D It's really nice !! and I do like the family portrait !! :))