The Mug

My popular Genie Buddy who is also known as Emila author of...or should I say illustrator extraordinire of Emila's Illustrated Blog had a competition recently at her blog and the Genie King won!!! The prize... a beautifully hand painted mug with her cartoon character Norah painted on it with her cat and the litttle dragonflies buzzing away in the background!


As soon as I got home on Friday I opened the much awaited package with a little help from my daughter and wife (who took the pictures).


Here is the parcel and the little one who was so anxious to see what was tucked away inside!

Later that night a mean looking pirate was also sighted nearby trying to get her grubby hands on me mug! hehe

Thanks again Emila
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A Night to Remember...

Well the big day for my other best friend has FINALLY come and gone. It was all what we expected it to be and then some! You can read about it at Nick's Anything Goes! I'm going to put up the pictures and just give my short account of how the weekend went for us.

It started on Saturday morning (well the dress, shoes and shirt buying all started much earlier but I'm not goign to talk about that) and we were all set. The little one was one of three flower girsl and we were so excited for her. (It was her first time we had her practice form the moment we knew.) We had alsop planned to spend the night to at hotel Nikko where the reception was due to be held because I didn't want to miss out on the fun! Especially with the little one's bedtime so that meant a lot of packing.

It didn't help that I'd read in the newspaper the night before that there was a Charity Christmas bazaar being held at the hotel on Sunday (today), so that meant more clothes because there was a little fancy dress thingy for the kids!

Well to make a long story short we got to the church and Sean was happy to see us...I said you look cool and he said "I'm so nervous!" LOL That's life isn't it! The mass went off without a hitch. Wifey and me were the witnesses and I was proud to have been chosen.

After mass we headed to the hotel. We were supposed to rest there but you know how it goes. Daughter had slept in the car on the way there and when wee reached she was raring to go. That was okay because I didn't want to sleep anyway.

There were still lots of things to do. I hooked up with Sean nad helped him run around tying up loose ends. We went to the ballroom to see the arrangements and trust me it looked like a scene out of David Turterra's Party Planner. There was people everywhere and people attending to the music, the decorations, the flowers, the video feed. It was nice to see and be a part of.

Well pretty soon it was time to get ready for dinner and the dreaded speech Nick and I were supposed to present. As usual in Malaysia no one is ever on time so we waited in the suite until the hall filled up. I was hungry! LOL Yet we waited until a little past 8 and then they made a dramatic entrance. Nick and me made sure we got to him first after he had settled down and raised our glasses for our first toast to the happy couple!

Dinner began and the food was excellent. And before we knew it the time to make the speech was upon us. Before we went up unfortunately Patrick Teoh gave an excellent speech that had the crowd in stitches. We got really nervous to the point we forgot to take our glasses up for our speech and toast. We were nervous to say the least and pretty much read from the script which. Let's just say Patrick was a hard act to follow! And buddy the speech was good but the audience was terrible!

After dinner the dancing started. I wanted to dance with the little one but she got sleepy and so off she went to the room with our helper. I really wanted her to be part of this night a little more but it was a good thing I had anticipated this. Sean had his uncle Tony Warren the Malaysian Tom Jones belt out the frist few numbers. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it because he's really good! The dancing began and although DJ was good but the music failed to get the crowd really going as in most Eurasian weddings. The Genie King didn't care because he just wanted to have fun. We lliterally danced the night away as the crowd trickled away. In the end it was just his family and Nick and his family and wifey and me on the floor! Nick wanted to have a slow number but that was not to be. It was dance tunes all the way. (Bud maybe this Christmas I'll have a little dancing like our old days...not enough of that nowadays!) We were tired and soon Nick went home! We didn't do much after that too just talked a little and then went to our rooms.

The next morning we were still a little tired but we got up early because of the little one. We had breakfast and took her to the hotel pool for a little while. She, as usual, loves the water and enjoyed herself. I'm glad we had planned for this. Next we went to the Charity Bazaar and had a good time too just walking around. I didn't find and Santa Claus figures that cried out "buy me" to add to my collection though but did find some Christmas pudding. There was a lot of colorful characters and we took pictures with some of them. They also had a lovely brunch prepared by the hotel and we had grilled bangers anb mash with sauerkraut for a very reasonable price. After polishing off the meal I thought about pictures of it but it was too late,

THen it was time to go home we went to the happy couples suite and hung out a little after checking out and the we all left together. We were really tired and after getting howe we all had a nice long nap!

And so ends my tale for today but the adventure continues!

Hope you enjoy the pictures....

The Beast

It started out as a fun night. My girlfriend…later to become my wife, a good friend named Poob and I had tagged along to accompany my best bud on a trip. He had to go to Seremban, which is a small town about 50 kilometers away from the city, to drop someone off for the weekend. It was nothing new and we had done it on many occasions before and this night was not any different….or so we thought.

You see, on the way back from Seremban we decided to sway from our usual route and take an old backroad to get back to the city. We were young and a little foolhardy then always seeking a little adventure to spice up our lackluster lives. That’s when the trouble started.

Firstly the road narrowed to a single lane. Next we came to the area where the grass war taller than the car we were in. I’m talking six or seven feet high at least and I remember thinking to myself that it was like elephant grass that I had seen on TV. Then the bright moonlight night slowly turned dark and foreboding and finally it started to rain lightly. Like in the movies, we thought nothing of all these little things and laughed and joked and sang songs while we continued foolishly on our merry way. I think in the back of our minds we were a little worried individually but there is always strength in numbers to give us false courage, isn’t there!

The trouble began when we reached a clearing and saw in the distance some people having some kind of party. However as we drove closer we saw that the brightly lit place was actually a temple. What in the world was those people doing in the temple in the middle of the night. They seemed to be celebrating and shouting so we drove on however as we neared them they started getting to the car and we saw that they were yelling and crying and somewhat hysterical. We panicked and really got spooked. You always hear of stories where people go missing and human sacrifices and we didn’t want to be part of that now did we. It was raining a little heavier by now and it was really scary. We drove on slowly through the crowd as they beckoned for us to stop.

No way were we going to. No way! It was so strange and weird and we were all worried because they seemed to surround the car and it was getting difficult to drive but we somehow edged out of there. As we drove away we wondered f they were some kind of cult or something and thanked our lucky stars that we got away unseated. Meanwhile, the rain got heavier.

Excited at the events that had just transpired we thankfully continued on our journey. The rain was blinding now! We could hardly see the road and what little we could was covered in mud. So we drove cautiously until we came to a fork in the road. We took the turning on the left and came to a locked gate. We tried to reverse but the tyres spun a bit. We had no choice so we kept trying until we managed to turn the car around.

Then we saw IT!

We were speechless. We remained quiet…I think no one dared say anything or make a wrong move. It was like as if time stood still for we could not hear the noise of the rain anymore or the engine or anyone. We just stared! All I can say was that it was huge. We could not make out IT’s features. What we could see through the blinding rain and the faint glow of the headlights was that it facing us. It had the two hooved feet. A stout bullish body and most fearsome was that it had it had horns on it’s huge head. It was the Beast!

Slowly we regained our composure if you could call it that. We backed up the car up to the old gate. We could not see the road back much as the water was starting to rise from the heavy rain. We started taking again. How were we going to get out of this alive? We really were worried and scared.

Then it dawned on us that the people at the temple might not have been trying to harm us but were trying to warn us not to go further. How stupid we were. It was too late now. We were stuck in the middle of nowhere on a cold dark rainy night and facing our worst nightmare. We thought that we were doomed.

We were not going to go down without a fight though. So we revved up the engine and drove slowly forward. All the time the Beast just stared in our direction. We edged closer. It continued gazing. Suddenly we could see the fork in the road again and we sped right out of there. The beast didn’t move towards us or try to stop us at all. We saw the Beast’s full figure as we drove past. But I will not describe it to you now. Not today not ever I hope.
We rejoiced. We were free we drove on and soon reached civilization again. Vowing never to do this foolish madness ever again. And if you think this is some made up cock and bull story…think again…this is a true account to the best of my memory of what happened to us that fateful night, I kid you not.

PS This is the first time I've told this story in public and I'm only doing it because I REALLY want to win the scary story contest for that cute blue mug down at Marzie's place to commemorate her 100th posting!! Congrats Mariuca! :)

Awards For and Against

Chapter 1
Marzie thinks the Genie King is a Superstar! Isn’t that great…well it is an honor to me! I really don’t know if I am but I’m not going to doubt an expert on the matter. Being a Superstar blogger herself she’s certainly an authority on the subject.

Thank you Genie Princess that was a very pleasant thing to do! I wish I could give this to other bloggers but this is your award to give!

Congratulations to all the other recipients of the Superstar award too!

Chapter 2
Since it's supposed to be better to give than to receive I’d like to take this opportunity to give out an award that I received from the Genie Princess some time back. I’ve been saving this for a while along with a few others that I’ve been hoarding but shall pass around in due time.

Please come up as your names are called to receive the award…acceptance speeches should be kept to a maximum of five minutes or you’ll be thrown off the stage. LOL

Jackie, Bobo, Ann, Ladyjava and Nihal deserve this...

Chapter 3

Oh wait...Marzie just gave me another award as I was preparing this post...the Shibumi award, which looks pretty! I have been skipping my Japanese lessons and didn't know the meaning of Shibumi so I copied this from Marzie's site 'Shibumi is a Japanese term which used in the following context is a noun. Its meaning refers to a ‘particular aesthetic of simple, subtle, and unobtrusive beauty” which can be applied to almost anything.' Wow one word says a lot doesn't it! Thanks Genie Princess! (Hope I picked up the right award... there were so many there LOL)

And the five people up there (namely Jackie, Bobo, Ann, Ladyjava and Nihal )...are also my recipents of this award...not bad two for one day at First Time Dad!

Chapter 4
Oh well while I'm at it, Mariuca also tagged me on the 5 Things Meme a few days back. And I told her that I'd do it...so I'd better or I might face the wrath of the Genie Princess! hehehe Good thing she tagged me early...because I'm planning on starting a MeMe FrEe MoNtH soon!! Probably in December! Who's with me??? LOL

What is a meme free month? Well I've been getting tagged pretty much every week and sometimes I feel that there are too many tags going around. Unfortunately, one of those tags was started by me and the Genie Princess with the help of our trusty Genie Buddy! Don't get me wrong...I don't think tags are bad but just want to take a little break for a month. This way folks will know not to tag me and if they do I'll only do it later! Of course I may like some so I might do those...okay okay...It's just thought so i have decided on anything yet!

What about you guys? I know you get tagged a lot too and I know some people also don't like doing tags too. What do you think about the idea? Please let me know even if you think it's the dumbest idea ever!

Anyway back to the meme Marzie tagged me with...what was it again...oh the 5 Things Meme...here goes...

5 things found in my room:-

My Wife...err does she count...I guess people don't count right...only things...let me start again...

1) King Size bed anything smaller and I'd fall off LOL
2) Bed for daughter because she doesn't want to sleep in her cot anymore yet sleeps with us!
3) Wardrobe and dressing table
4) A/C
5) Carpet

5 things I’ve always wanted to do:-
1) Go to Europe
2) Open a restaurant called Eddie's Hot Pot!
3) Go to Liverpool and watch a match
4) Tap Dance
5) Be an actor

5 things found in my bag:-
Sorry! I don't carry a bag so I don't have to answer this do I!! Nyah Nyanyah Nya Nyah

5 things found in my wallet:-
1) Money...sometimes
2) Credit cards
3) Daughter's photo
4) Lottery tickets (one can hope)
5) Gym membership

5 things I’m currently into:-
1)My daughter
2) Losing weight
3) Chess with my computer
4) Blogging
5) Liverpool Football Club

Oh dear...now I have to tag five poor unsuspecting sods! LOL Can I have a show of hands please as to who would like to do this meme...okay...you, you...yes you...you in the back is your hand up or is it up your nose...ewww...you in front with the tie on...and lady quit jumping up and down ....I see you! Okay you're all tagged! thank you very much for volunteering! Hope to see your posts up soon! :)

You know what...the five people (Jackie, Bobo, Ann, Ladyjava and Nihal ) up there that I passed the awards to...I'm gonnna tag you with this too...I guess nothing in life comes free LOL

Cheers guys! (Now who's the laziest blogger? hehehe)

Chapter 5

Marzie...

He’s Back!

My old trainer is back! We had our first session on Saturday afternoon. Boy did I wish I was having my afternoon siesta at that time but instead I was hard at work burning calories. Why at such an odd hour? Well due to his commitments and responsibilities after his promotion to a fitness manager he is really strapped for time and restricted in his movement from his center in Subang to my center in PJ.

I made it clear to him that I wanted him to be sure that he could take on the added responsibility…hey I’m high maintenance okay! LOL because I didn’t want him to quit on me halfway…I’ve had enough of that! He said he could! However, it was the timing and location that was a problem now. We reached a compromise and we’ll split the traveling time, one time in PJ (where I live) and one time in Subang (where he’s based). More so because I prefer to train in the morning and that can only be done in Subang, in PJ he can only come in the late afternoon. Yeah, it’s a little complicated but the bottom line is I have no more excuses not to succeed.

In my time with the trainer who just left I did not lose any weight but I did gain 9 kilos of muscle mass and lost the equivalent fat mass. So you could that that was good. You see that’s another thing that’s different…we never had a weigh in session like before although I kept asking, he kept postponing.

His main flaw was not addressing my main flaw. I needed to be checked on and that’s why I needed a trainer…to monitor my progress not only at the gym but to remind me frequently, to motivate me. Hell if I could have motivated myself I wouldn’t be in this positioning the first place and certainly wouldn’t need a personal trainer, now would I?

The irony is that this guy who left actually trained my favorite trainer. He taught him how to follow up with clients and all. I guess that he just was not focused anymore on “work” but more focused on his new business venture. I hold no grudges but instead wish him well and success in his endeavor.

Now, back to basics!

Not Just a Walk in the Park

We've been meaning to take the little one to the park for quite a while and decided to do so when we woke up early this morning. However, it started to drizzle before we even got to the car...and we thought that our hopes would be dashed.

Anyway, we decided to stick it out. So we first went for a quick little breakfast at our favourite Indian restaurant...we had thosai, apam, roti chanai and vadai with coffee, teh tarik and milo! (alien sounding names for some of you but look it up on Google if you want to know more LOL). Daughter was all upset when we reached there and asked "Where is the playground?" but we said you have to eat first and surprisingly she was okay after that.

By the time we finished our meal the drizzle had subsided and we were all set to go. When we got there we were pleasantly surprised that there was some new features in the park. In addition to the old play set they had a few new additions. It's nice to see our taxes put to good use sometimes.

This is what we did...

As you can see the little one had a ball...in fact in the last picture she looks like she is in a ball!

After that we went home to rest because I had to go to the gym a little later too.

Today I also decided to make curry puffs! Thats a tasty fried treat that is filled with curried meat (usually beef or chicken) and potatoes! It's delicious for tea time or as a snack. Today I've made the filling (beef because its my favourite) and the dough and I can tell from the smell wafting through my room from the kitchen that my helper has started frying the puffs...

Woo Hoo...In a few moments I'll be digging in with a nice hot mug of black coffee by my side (GP and LJ sorry can't share lah). But hold on a second...I didn't forget you guys totally...I'll be leaving my curry puffs for you to enjoy too...I mean some pictures of my curry puffs! hehehe

Talk about live"feed"!!!

Happy Halloween!

Today we had our office Halloween Party. We are encouraged to decorate our offices and even dress ourselves up! Yeah my office is fun...to tell you the truth (not boasting) we usually win the prize for best decorated (both Halloween and Christmas)

I do enjoy decorating the place and coming up with new and exciting ideas. The theme for our office this year was Arabian Nights! One person in our little section could not make it so were were a little short and we didn't decorate much because we were busy too but we still had an Arab Sheikh...which I promptly named Sheikh Yourbooty! hehehe We had Princess Jasmine in a cute pink bellydancing outfit. And we had a visit for the mighty Genie King...err me of course LOL

This is what we looked like! (Turn away now if you have a queasy stomach hehehe)

As you can see it was pretty hard to stand on a real flying carpet...had to keep my balance or I'd have fallen off! Some folks though I was a pirate...and at first I wondered why...hey I don't have a full length mirror in my office okay! (and I didn't want to wander around looking like that either) And don't anyone dare ask me about the earrings, okay?!!!!

I actually assembled my costume myself. Had someone sew it though! I did buy the material (with wifey of course) and bling bling! Would you believe I was actually shopping for earrings and pendants and shiny wrist bands...but the wrist bands are way too small LOL I also got a sword and the only thing I didn't have was a turban...so I tried to make one (as you can see it didn't turn out that great because they are hard to make).

Happy Halloween to all those who enjoy the "spirit" of it! :)

Guess What???

My new trainer is quitting!!! Yes, the trainer I’ve been having trouble with is quitting! He said something about starting his own business and will be leaving in November! The worst part is on the last day I really felt we were making progress and was quite happy until he broke the news.

He asked me who I wanted to replace him and I said that I only want my former trainer, Isaiah, back. In fact he knew that that was what I’d want and he’s already talked to Isaiah. So on Thursday I’m supposed to meet them both to discuss the transition! Woo hoo!

I guess that this solves my problem. Now I don’t have any excuses either! I hope that I get my full momentum back and my weight loss program will be back on track.

In memory of...

A friend of mine has lost a brother today...

and although I did not know Ng Beng Hwee personally, I have followed his struggles as his sister Janice and her family have watched him literally fight to live. In the end, he faught a good fight but God has bigger plans for him in heaven.

"Think not of death as an end but as a new beginning..."

Our prayers and condolences are with Janice and her family.

My Movie and My Mistake Memes

I was just tagged by Lady Java on a double meme. To tell you the truth I'm a little tired of memes right now (memed out) but this one looked like fun so what can I say? LOL The first one is "What Classic Movie" I am and the second one on most common writing mistake we make when blogging. I took the 18 question test becaue I was lazy but it turned out pretty accurate. SO waht movie am I.... taa dahhh!!

What Classic Movie Are You?
personality tests by similarminds.com

I don't own a motorbike and never have but I do love cars with sunroofs and convertibles...Does that count?

Now on to the next meme:

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What is my most common writing mistake?

Instructions:
To play this game, all you must do is explain what your most common writing mistake is. Then, you simply tag five individuals for the meme. Those five people will, in return, tag five more people. Ultimately, readers should see a tapestry of common grammar and spelling mistakes. Therefore, anyone that is feeling ashamed of their errors will feel a bit more confident and secure.

Copy the person and persons names who sent it to you and add your own at the bottom of the list. It really helps build community.

Here's the answers:

Shine with Grace : Mixing the word “from” with “form” all the time
Trinity's most common mistake : I sometimes feel confused to use past tense or present tense when I share my stories.
LadyJava : typing too fast that sometimes I miss words in between
Genie King: I type too fast too...always end up with "tot he"...when it should be "to the"

--- I think we better list down the tapestry here so add your link and answer here---

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Okay here are the people I want to tag...let me know one you've done it so I can add you guys!

BoBo Janice Jean Speed Spiff

Alien Invasion

Okay okay...so the aliens are not invading...but I just liked this picture of this new species of jellyfish that was found in the deep trenches off the Phillipine seaboard. I always love it when they find new and exciting species. AND Tell me honestly...it does look like a Flying Saucer, right?

Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with what I was going to post about!

What I really wanted to post was a little something about my "trainer"! Yes, my new trainer! I haven't been updating you on my exploits at he gym after my last trainer, now have I.

Well that's because my new trainer is different. His training methods are different. His style is different, His concern is different. His motivational methods are different...nil to be exact. His attitude is different. So this took a little getting used to! At first I was still reeling from the loss of my old trainer because of the bond we had so I couldn't really evaluate the new guy fairly. Like I said he's different and that too took getting used to. Besides he's not the most punctual guy but thats not bad.

One day he didn't show up for training at all. I checked around and was told that he did not arrive. When I asked him at our next session he said that we had trained that day. Boing! Duh...I wasn't sure what to think...so I told him that he was not there...and that most of the other trainers also did not see him! Wierdly his recollection was that he had trained me. Usually I'd say something nasty at this point! But because it was fasting I thought that maybe he had passed out...to give him the benefit of the doubt. Afterall he could have said he had a flat tyre and been done with it. He still has no recollection of that period. What do you think? Is he crazy? Or am I crazy to believe him. I don't know...but the fact is that I'm really losing my momentum, nah...I think I have lost the momentum built under the old trainer. Don't get me wrong...his training methods seem okay and he gives a great massage/stretching after our sessions but his motivational skills are lacking. I need that extra push otherwise I would have hired a trainer!

So once again I'm at a crossroads!

BUT This story is also not just about this trainer...it's about someone else too! She helps to train me each day and is a real task master. Firstly she makes me run, then she makes me carry weights, then exercise, then run some more, then carry weights and do push-ups and then makes me jump up and down...and even dance. You're probably wondering what kind of trainer this is...well this is someone I've been wanting to write about for a while.

Yes, it's my little daughter! She is a little fitness nut or it just that 2 year old energy pack that she has. Always on the go and dragging wifey and me to do her little routines. You see when we first started to go to the gym we used to tell her where we were going. Strangely she has her own little exercises which sometimes fit our gym routine! I keep saying to myself that I probably don't need a trainer and just have to spend my time with her and that would be enough! LOL By the way when we ask her what daddy's name is she purposely says Jim (gym)! A regular clown she is!

She loves to run around the porch and she'll ask us to run with her, or to do jumping jacks or carry her (she loves that) up and down. She also loves to sit on my back and ask me to do push ups. The other day we were watching High School Musical 2 (that show reminded me of the those Hindi dancing films, don't you agree?) and she asked us to join her and dance. She loves dancing whenever they have a musical number. We even managed to record her little 2 and half year old girl dance routine too. Maybe I'll post it one day once I figure out how, that is!

And so the adventure continues!

Simply Magical!

I've just been awarded the Magical Golden Blogger Award!! This is an exclusive award, given only to a few select "MAGICAL GOLDEN" people by the kind and generous Magical Golden Cat and I'm happy to have been selected to receive it! Sorry folks can't pass this one around...it's mine to keep!

Check out my new Awards Plaque which has all my other awards new and old, if you have a moment.

The Community Blogger Award

I have been awarded the Community Blogger Award by my dear friend Ann of A Nice Place in the Sun. I sincerely enjoyed receiving this award because it means that I'm doing something right and am proud that Ann thought of me when presenting this to her deserving bloggers! Thanks Ann!

The community award originated with Cellobella at the Sultana blog, who said, "I wanted the award to say - this is a person who reaches out and makes my blogger community a better one." I think that is so kind and I'm thrilled to be in the position to pass it along as well as be included in the blogroll. Cellobella asks that nominees of this award e-mail her at (cellobella at gmail dot com) so that she can add your nominees to her blogroll.

The Genie King would like to nominate the following people who he thinks deserve this award for their contributions to the blogging community!

NafaSG for really taking the time to help the community!

Jackie for her role in spreading the love via her Candy Canes and much much more!

Emila for her lovely illustrations and generosity!

Mariuca for her kindness and contests that keep people happy and buzzing with excitement !

Janice for her wondrful posts about her family that makes the whole community smile!

Jean for her lovely recipes that keeps us wanting more!

Nick for his great stories that just makes you want to read more!

Eric for making blogging so much fun and exciting with his humor and wit!

Zubli for his dedication to making blogging better for all!

Bobby for all his techno tips and ideas in trying to make us all like him!

Bobo for her truly amusing and quirky blog that is great for everyone!

Barrett for his great deeds in helping people in real life!

Congrats to you all!

A little celebration

Last night we hosted a little BBQ. It was for no real reason but just to celebrate the long holiday we had for Hari Raya. It was also a time to get together with family and friends! It was not unlike the recent BBQ we had at my place to celebrate my other best friends upcoming marraige...sort of like a bachelor night for the bum.

This time though we had no reason but that didn't stop us. I've been really wanting to get the family together for a while but everyone has been busy with work and other commitments. Even my nephews are doing their internships at local hotels right now and were almost unable to make it but thank goodness they got the morning shift yesterday!

Taking a lesson from our previous BBQ I decided to start the fire an hour early. You'd think that it's easy to get a fire going when you have all the right ingredients but alas that was not so. When my good buddy Nick arrived (minus his family who was supposed to come too) the fire was still a little lame...the coals were only smouldering. We put our best impressions of fans and fanned the flames for the longest time until we finally got it good enough to burn meat!

There is something about the outdoors and the open flame and burning raw meat that brings out the caveman in us guys! LOL We started getting the meat cooking right away. We had chicken marinated in yoghurt and spices. Pork marinated four ways black pepper, chili, sweet sauce and also a little tandoori style! Large prawns with lime and spices! Chicken sausages was the last item. We also had some wholemeal garlic bread loaves but they turned out to be a little hard. Wifey conjured up a little salad with some roasted meat inside! As a filler before everything started we also had curry puffs (beef and potato filling) but they were not as spicy as I should have made them. So there was a lot of food. Oh and wifey also wanted some fish...err me is not a fish person especially when it comes to BBQs but you gotta please the wifey sometimes LOL

I got a little worried because my brother, my sister and my favourite cousin (and their families of course) were supposed to come between six to seven but only turned up at seven. So thats when the party really began. In a way it was good because some of the meat was coming off the fire already bu then. So things worked out fine.

We had fun talking about the good old times and exchanging jokes. The kids were playing with something or another and it turned out to be a great night and well worth all the effort. Sometimes you don't need an occasion to have a good get together. The reason of meeting up and sharing a meal with good company is good enough. What do you think?