Curries, Noodles, Dim Sum, oh Yum!

We absolutely LOVED hosting the Hiatts in Singapore. I love my sis and her fam, and showing them around was a real pleasure. They came for a month and so we had time for my customary tour packages & more. Singapore is all about food, so we went sightseeing according to our meals. Here's Tom & Asia in Little India eating at Banana Leaf, where you eat with your hands on....Banana leaves of course!


I kinda fell in love with Mila....she's such a wonderful babe!

The kids were troopers about sightseeing in town, esp. when we stopped for ice cream sandwiches in the historic/museum district.


Asia's all grown up now enjoying the double Merlion (the real one and the mini one).


I never get tired of showing our guests around b/c Singapore is such a beautiful city!



It was special to celebrate New Year's Eve together. After we did a countdown party at home with the kids, we tucked them into bed, and went out for Japanese Italian fusion with friends and enjoyed fireworks over the Marina Bay (which is the area to the left of this photo).






Another night we went into Chinatown to see the festive Chinese New Year lights, lanterns and night market. Alma fell in love with ice kachang and loves it as much as I do (maybe even more...).


No Chinatown visit is complete without a stop at Mr Wong's hand-made noodles!



A very special meal together was Dim Sum at my favorite place - Teochew Imperial Cuisine - because we had both sides of the family there. Mateo's parents overlapped with the Hiatts for two days so it was a real family affair, which is what dim sum is all about!