Jacynth in Penang

This is where we try (again) to pick up from where we left off... so all three of us were in Penang (2 months ago?)...

... where Jacynth had her first taste of BANANA (from the skin)! They've been really, really expensive in Perth, so we have not bought any for her...

We spent lots of time eating and eating with Jacynth's grandma and grandpa...

And Jacynth found ways of entertaining herself at her grandparent's home...

We managed to pay a visit to Kevin's grandparent's graves/memorials...

Jacynth had her first taste of Penang hawker fare!

Of course, the main reason for our trip back to Malaysia - we welcome a new member into the Koay family!

Jacynth with her God-grandparents...

   

Jacynth with her ku-kong (granduncle) and ku-po (grandaunty)...

Being sick, she was not allowed to run around the compound of the house in the hot and humid weather, but was clearly unhappy to be left in the house.

Having slept through the wedding ceremony and dinner, she woke up for some prawn crackers (yet she wasn't even eating much of her porridge)...

and tried some stunts going through the small gap in between the pillar and the refrigerator. She did not go back to bed until around 1am!

Before we left for KL, we had one last (BIG) round of Penang hawker food,

hung out at Kevin's parents house,

and Jacynth said goodbye to the koi fishes...

Jacynth in Ipoh

Played the piano for the first time, with Ah Koo...

Played with kung kung's CD cover?

Played with Poh Poh's basins and buckets... 

...but that's okay because "What Happens at Grandma's House Stays at Grandma's House"! 

Played with the phone and things around it...

Watched her kids' music video on a big screen...

Dressed like a bee for kiwi fruit... 

Played with cousin Josiah...

...at Ee Poh Chor (great grandaunty)'s house.

Ate at the hawker stall...

Ate in a chinese restaurant...

Ate dim sum...

Then hung out with kung kung before we left for Penang...

The wedding

We were back in Malaysia primarily to attend Kevin's brother's wedding but took the opportunity to...

- meet some old friends

who kindly ta pau-ed lots of yummy food that we have missed

who were willing to let us name any place & time so that they could come and meet us on our terms!

- attend I-Ian and Joanne's wedding

but ended up mostly running after Jacynth...

so finally gave up and took out the video player... 

- meet the gorgeous baby Caylee

whom Jacynth adored!

As for THE wedding, Jacynth had a great time running around and eating at the dinner in KL... 

but was so sick when we were in Penang...

 ... that she slept through both the church ceremony...

and the wedding dinner! We didn't even have a photo of her in that beautiful dress she was wearing... ;(

Homeward Bound?

It has been exactly a month since we finished our tried-to-do-a-lot-of-things-meet-a-lot-of-people-eat-a-lot-of-food-jacynth-fell-so-sick trip. Of course while we were travelling, we hardly had the time to blog, and you can say that it has taken us a month to recover from the trip. We will play catch up from here, so, let's see how it goes.

While Agnes and Jacynth extended the stay to spend some time in Singapore, Kevin was back in Perth earlier...

 ... so Agnes flew back with Jacynth on her own. They slept, watched her kids' music videos, ate, pressed the buttons on the video player, watched the sun set, talked on the phone ("Huh, what? You must be kidding me!"), read the safety information (and Jacynth tried to escape) and explored with the tray/ table.

At last, Agnes and Jacynth arrived home (home is where all the things you need everyday are?) to be greeted by Kevin, a tidy and neat house as well as a Christmas tree and some lights! :D

We are glad to be home and together again!