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MY EARLY YEARS:
I was born in Malaya to Chinese parents, adopted out at the age of two and
raised (rather strictly, I might add,) in Singapore. I attended Haig Girls'
Primary School and played with paper dolls, hula hoops, five stones, hopscotch
and skipping ropes made with rubber bands.
I completed my English high school education at Raffles Girls Secondary School
with slightly above average results, gaining Distinctions (A's) in English and
English Literature. Pity about the other subjects that I didn't bother to
mention... I sang and did the Twist and Shake to songs by The Beatles, The
Rolling Stones, Cliff Richard, Elvis Presley, etc. (Ah, those were the days...)
On completion of high school, I did a secretarial course but quit when I landed
a position as a librarian in the Civil Service.
After a whirlwind romance and
courtship, I married an Australian in 1969 but three beautiful children later,
I obtained a divorce in 1984.
"A fool never learns..." so they say, as I remarried another Australian the
following year!
I am still married and am now a "with-it" grandma of 5 - three of my own and
two step-grandkids from my son-in-law.
MY FAVOURITES:
Favourite past-time: Fishing, gardening, cooking (mostly Asian cuisine), photography, photo-editing, the Internet and travelling - (not necessarily in that order).
Favourite colour: Various shades of rich red.
Favourite flower: I
love most flowers and grow my very own exotic orchids... ...and fragrant roses.
Favourite fruit: Hard decision here as I love almost all fruit, including durian! Mmmm...
Favourite drink: On a hot day, icy cold Coca-Cola or young coconut juice with heaps of the delicious soft flesh, or I'll settle for fresh pineapple juice, but not the commercially packaged stuff. I am a really cheap date too, as a 'Scotch and Dry' and a 'West Coast Cooler' will see me through a night out on the town. Hot beverage? I am rather partial to cappuccino.
Favourite music: Contemporary "chickin-kickin'" stuff (Country & Western) by Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, et al, and not forgetting the golden oldies, of course.
Favourite clothes: Jeans and t-shirts.
Favourite phrase when exasperated: "Shit in your hat!"
Not so favourite activity: HOUSEWORK!
Family Pet: Had a lovely-natured pooch, a Maltese x Shih Tzu we named 'Mitzu', until her death in Oct 2002, aged almost 16 years.
My Personal Belief: I believe in Fate and Destiny. Everything happens for a reason!
My Purpose in Life: No specific purpose per se, just would like to be a laughter generator.
My humour site (for the broad-minded):
Yahoo Group Ozs-Humor-Haven
Adventures:
My Photo Albums: Here you will
find directories of photos from my various holidays and roadtrips, the orchids
and roses that I grow, family photos and various others.
Oz's Photos
Ayers Rock, Australia
- 2000
Singapore - 2001
USA & British Columbia -
2002
Tanami Desert,
Australia - 2002
Washington
State & Oregon - 2003
Singapore Revisited -
2004
South
Flinders Ranges (S.Aust) & Great Ocean Road (Vic) - 2005
Gippsland (Vic) & Sapphire
Coast (N.S.W.) - Sep 2006
Stockinbingal - Wear The Fox Hat? -
Oct 2006
Tasmania, The Apple Isle
- Nov 2007
Naracoorte & Tantanoola Caves (S. Aust) & Princess Margaret Rose Cave (Vic) - Oct 2008
Tasmania Revisited - 2009
Memorable Events:
Kyneton Ridge
Estate Boutique Winery Wedding - Nina & Dennis
A Touch Of Vegas Wedding -
Deej & Gen
Boxing Day 2005
Cricket At MCG
Home Away From Home
Misadventures:
Baking Boo-Boo
Blonde Asian Moments
Fishing With Worms
How NOT To Roast
Chestnuts!
Newsletters:
Christmas 2005 Newsletter
Christmas 2006 Newsletter
Christmas 2007 Newsletter
Christmas 2008 Newsletter
Christmas 2009 Newsletter
Come into my kitchen: I have been cooking
since the age of 11 and when I moved from Singapore to Australia, I missed the
hawker food so much that I began cooking my own. As I like my recipes to be
original and accompanied by photographs, this page will be continuously
updated. Recipe requests? No problem - just drop me a line in my guestbook!
Welcome to: Oz's Kitchen
My Last Achievement: I have re-designed and
expanded on the simple original homepage created by my daughter,
Selina (Nina), and will enthusiastically add more stuff, knowledge
and time permitting...
My Current Web Project: In between cooking
different dishes as often as I can just so I can take photos for Oz's Kitchen,
much to the delight of my M.O.T.H. (Man Of The House), I am also transferring
data from my personal memory bank onto this website, [courtesy of my son,
Derrick (Deej)], before dementia sets in - my personal recollection
of Growing Up In
Singapore. Do pop in for an interesting read as I recall the
various stages of my growing pains, from a little girl in Singapore to the
grandma that I am today, living happily in Melbourne, Australia. I have added a
few old photographs to this section.
Well, that's about it in a nutshell. I do hope you will enjoy your visit.
Latest update: "Tasmania Revisited - 2009" Adventure, "Waterfalls - Australia" & "Junee River Cave" in Oz's Photos
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