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Happy Holidays!

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Happy Holidays to you, your family, friends and neighbors from all of us at Vox.
See you in 2010!

Miruku New Cut

Miruku had a new cut last weekend. Isn't she a lady??♡♡♡

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ミルクにニューカットです。とても令嬢になったでしょう♡♡♡

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8th December was our 2nd anniversary. This year, Kenichi looked for a restaurant that we haven't been before. It was a little petit french restaurant call Ailes d'Ange where food was great. (hmmm... though not for the duck breast which was a bit different from what I expected :p) It was a cold night, but yes, I'm definitely warmed at heart!!♡*.※・＊

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The appetizer and bread was great!! Appetizer was mashed Mackerel backed in tomato paste and cheese!! Wonder if we can make it at home??

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And the prima I had was foie gras with balsamic vinegar fungi sauce which was really really great. Yummy yummy, will like to have one more bite... >.< As for Kenichi, he had veges for his appetiser, and the same foie gras as secondo. As for the secondo, I had grilled fish... (can't remember what fish was though:p) and one more main dish was the duck breast mentioned... As for desert, Kenichi's choice was better than mine... pudding without using milk but condense milk instead. It was very rich and tasty, wonder if we can make that at home too, ha ha ha!!

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12月8日は2年目の結婚記念日です！！♡今年は謙ちゃんがレストラン探し担当でした。こじんまりのフレンチ Ailes d'Angeをenjoyしました！マジで美味しかったです〜（。。。とは言っても、鴨は想像と違うものになってて、ちょっと苦手な調理法で、期待はずれだったけど。。。>.<）でも全体はとても良くて、心まで暖まったよ♡.*＊。

アピタイザーは砕いたサバをトマトペイストとチーズで焼いてあって、とても美味しかったです。家でマネ出来たりするかしら？？:p　私のprimaはめっちゃめっちゃ美味しかった'フォアグラの網焼き　アスパラガス添え　バルサミコ酢風味椎茸ソース'。ファアグラは口の中で溶けてて、幸せでしたよ〜♡謙ちゃんのprimaは野菜の盛り合わせで、secondoはジュディスと同じファアグラでした。

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Secondoは焼き魚でした。。。なんの魚だったっけ？？その後、例の鴨を注文し、デザードは謙ちゃんの方が大正解でした。プリンだけん、ミルクの代わりにコンデンスミルクを使用したそうです。これも家で作れたりするかしら？？

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Happy Holidays from the CHIU's - Dec 2009

iminjoy
Dec 18, 2009
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Chiu Holiday Card 2009

Train track rider

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Dec 8, 2009
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Rodney re-org our living room recently. He transformed his home-office to Kealan's land over night!

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A picture capturing the first glimpse of Kealan's expression on his very first ride......He looks pretty serious, eh!

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Drink drink drink!!

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Dec 8, 2009
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8th Anniversary

iminjoy
Dec 8, 2009
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We don't usually celebrate 'special occasions' because I believe everyday is celebrating life :-)

This year, we decided to take a family trip down to Monterey Bay Aquarium on our 8th anniversary. Time flies when we enjoy living in the moments and counting each and every simple things as blessings.

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We were freezing inside this greenhouse, looking at some duckies swimming in and out of the water....

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This is Kealan's 2nd time and Rodney's 1st time to the Aquarium.

Dinner Tonight!

We had pasta with preserved duck egg & zha cai. This menu was invented by Kenichi's father. Fry minced garlic in olive oil, add in chopped zha cai & preserved egg, stir around for about a min, add in boiled pasta. Add olive oil if pasta sticks together, add salt if not salty enough. Done, easy and fast!! But I know, it takes a great deal of courage to try this receipe. What happens if the taste is too wired??!! For me & Kenichi, we love it❤ :p

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本日の晩ご飯はピータンザーサイパスタです～え？！と思う人がいるかもしれないですが、以外とおいしいですよ。これは謙ちゃんのお父さんが考えたメニューです。みじん切りしたにんにくをオリーブオイルで炒め、いい香りが出たら、ざっと切ったザーサーとピータンを加え、一分ぐらい炒めたら、茹で上がったパスタを加えれば完成。もしパスタがくっ付いてるなら、オリーブオイルを出し、味が薄いようであれば塩を足せばオッケーです。簡単でしょう！でも、さすがに挑戦する勇気が必要ですね。謙ちゃんと私はこのメニューが大好きですが、いかがでしょうか❤

Yes?????

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Miruku (Milk) is 1yr & 3months old now. Isn't she cute❤

ミルクは１才３ヶ月になりました。かわいいでしょう❤

What are you looking at??!!

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Mocha is 1 yr & 5 months old now. Recently, he barks a lot at Miruku... if he goes on like this, we are sure to be kicked out of the spring pool we are planning to go in x'mas...

モカは１才５ヶ月になりました。最近、良くミルクに向かって吠えています。。。このままだと、クリスマスに行こうとしてる温泉に拒否されそう。。。x.x

Still not good enough... >.<

Last friday, have been pointed out by my father-in-law that I have some funny japanese... If I'm able to conquer this, I'm able to conquer japanese perfectly... Actually, a good friend of mine Nao, said the same phrase from time to time. In the end, there is still a lot more to learn and remember. In order to master one language, I think it will take a whole of a life time to do so!! Or maybe, still not enough. (well, this applies to me only) :p Wonder if I am able to master italian one day...?? which I didn't put any effort on it... :p

As for this blog, in order to let the ones I love to know more about me, I have it written in english and japanese. Both of them is not my mother language though... (wired!!) But I hope those who came to pay me a visit here, will forgive me when I have some funny english and japanese!! And do let me you, so that I can try not to do the same mistakes again! :p

先週の金曜日に、旦那のお父さんにおかしい日本語を指摘されました！！もしこれを直せたら、日本語は完璧だって！！実は、友人のなおにも時々指摘されています。。。結局、一つの言葉をマスターするのは難しいですね。ひょっとして一生かかるかも、もしくは一生でも足りないかも。（あくまでも、ジュディス基準でね^.^）まったく、力を尽くしてなく、勉強も続いていないイタリア語をマスターする日が来るでしょうか？？

このブログは愛する家族や友人を見てもらうために、母国語ではない英語と日本語で書きました。（変だね？？）なので、もし変な英語や日本語があったら、許してね♡指摘の方も待ってます〜。（優しくね）

ちなみに、指摘されたのは、形容詞の後に'の'を付けるべきなのに、ジュディスはいつも漏れてたようです。

例えば：小さいのが→　ジュディスはいつも『小さいが』になってるようです。行けない、行けない。直さなきゃね♡（今、何人か頷いているでしょうね^.^）

Fun & Laughter Hong Kong Trip 3

blueberry
Dec 4, 2009
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Day 3... eat eat eat... deadly full again!!:

This is the 3rd time for Kenichi to come to Hong Kong, so we didn't want to rush time like before, meeting people eating up all famous food in HK. We woke up quite late this morning at around 11:00. And started out at almost 12 noon!! Thought of having hot pot rice at Mong Kok where we saw the day before, but even I forgot that it seems to be available on in the nights. So instead of hot pot rice, ate at HK fast food stores, enjoy some crowded sceneries of HK and headed for dinner with friends, Yammie and Sylvia at Tsim Sha Tsui.

Hotel buffet at Panorama Hotel yummy:p Seems like it is famous for its oysters. Kenichi and I really enjoyed it. (though I'm not a fan of oysters...) In HK, you can enjoy great food in all kinds of categories, but still in an affordable price. But tonight, our friends greet us warmly with this loving dinner! Thank you beauties♥

We are deadly full when we got back to Amy's place. But still 'De De' (my friend with the baby, this is the nickname I call him) insisted in bringing Kenichi out for a bowl of Snake Soup!! Kenichi loved this soup from day one, but for me... No thank you :p I will only take the steamed glutenous rice!!

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三日目。。。またまた死にほど食べました！！：

謙ちゃんにとって3度目の香港ですので、以前と違って、人と会ったり、限った時間内にあれこれを食べたりするではなく。ちょっとゆったりしたコースにしたため、この日11時起きの12時出発にしてしまった！！旺角で釜飯食べようと思ったけど、すっかり香港ライフを忘れた私、なんと釜飯は夜のみの所が多いです。（飲茶みたいに、3時までは基本です。）仕方なく、香港ファストフードを食べ、香港をうろうろした。

夜は友人のYammieとSylviaとパノラマホテルでブフェを食べました。 Panorama Hotel

生カキが有名のようで、謙ちゃんが一気にいろんな国のオイスターを食べれて、満足そうだった。後、謙ちゃんの大好きな生ハムも食べ放題なので、おなかをパンパンに詰め込んだよ！！（ジュディスはオイスターと生ハムのファンじゃないけど、ゆったりした夕飯ができて幸せだったわ♥）香港ではいろんな級な料理も手頃で食べれて、まさしく食の王国です！夕飯をごちそうになっちゃって、ありがとう♡

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Buffet at Panorama Hotel 'Cafe Express'

Grilled Chicken with Orange Sauce

重いおなかを抱えてエミーの家に戻ったら、友達の'デデ’（赤ちゃんのパパで、デデはジュディス付けたあだ名です。）が是非ヘビスープを食べようといきなり夜中の12時を回ったところで、車で迎えに来ました！！ヘビスープは謙ちゃんの好物で、目の前にすると以外と食べれちゃう。。。！ジュディスはヘビスープアウトなので、蒸し餅米ご飯にしたところで、なんど。。。食べれた！！我々のおなかはどうなってるんだとう！