Loving Life of Basri & Alison

  [These photos are taken at VIVOCITY, Rooftop]

Yesterday afternoon, me, Basri, Basri’s nephew, and my sister-in-law went to VivoCity at Harbor front. This shopping center is huge and due to these few days a lot of tourist visited Singapore, the shopping center is full of crowd.

VivoCity will be the centerpiece of the entire Singapore Harbor Front Precinct. This shopping center will be the largest retail and lifestyle destination in Singapore. Designed by renowned Japanese architect, Toyo Ito, VivoCity’s unique design incorporates breathtaking open spaces for waterfront alfresco dining and the staging of world-class events and performances in a 1000-seat amphitheatre.

This shopping center is just surrounding by SENTOSA, and the coming casino. I believe, when both mega-casinos will open their doors in 2010, they will employ 35,000 people and will attract roughly 20 percent of all legal casino revenues in Asia. This could lift Singapore’s economic growth by another half of a percentage point. Realtors for retail and office space are already cheering.

When you stand outside the shopping center, you are view the SENTOSA, cruise, casino, park etc. It is a good idea to have such center that centralizes everything. Inside the cinema also have the largest and good cinema. It’s worth to visit if you are a tourist.

[Basri’s nephew]                   [Alison’s friend, Pek Fui]

Due to long weekend

Indonesia – Holiday for 1 week (Hari Raya)

Malaysia – Holiday for 5 days (Hari Deepavali & Hari Raya)

My friend, Pek Fui, bringing her mother came to Singapore to spend the holiday, and also Basri’s nephew also visit from Indonesia. These few days my house packed with all the people visiting, although crowded, but, the atmosphere is good and happy.

Sometime I feel happy and exciting when people visit us at Singapore, so, the house will fill up with many smile and noise. It fun to have this type of sharing, although we are not very good to bring our guest around and try out the good food, due to me and Basri also not really go out frequently while staying in Singapore. **pai-sei**

This holiday weekend is quite busy and enjoyable weekend I have spent. Last Saturday (21^st Oct) was Deepavali day, since I’m was not back to Malaysia. I planned a piano class with my piano teacher, Paul Grosse, in the Saturday afternoon. We sharing the thought of the music knowledge, and plan which exam board I should go for, the session were great! And I found out some technique is not really correct that I was used previously, so, sometime is hard for me to correct it after 20 years of practicing. Actually my next step I want to achieve is to learn how to compose song. Sometime is good to do something that I like, to upgrade myself and feel the inspiration! That is very hard when I want to drag myself from my house, SIMEI to my teacher’s house, ANG MO KIO, it quite far distance actually, especially taking the train, but, it feels good when the achievement hit!

After the music course, I was meeting Basri, Basri’s nephew and my father-in-law. I walked around the city hall shopping center while waiting them,  the shopping center was very crowded, I think is because the long weekend, a lot of tourist came over to Singapore to spend their holiday.

At night was Basri’s friend wedding. (James & Germaine) I met them once in my ROM wedding ceremony. The wedding dinner is very nearby our house, at Changi Expo. The wedding dinner atmosphere was good; very relax music, and feeling comfortable. The couples of course are sweet and fantastic! I met some of Basri’s ex-colleagues, they are friendly and nice to chit-chat, and they are funny too! ~ Alison