Frannywanny

It's that time of the year again when the moon is at its fullest, Chinese families will give each other boxes of mooncake and relatives and friends gather around the table throwing 6 pieces of dice into a glass bowl to test their luck. Last September 22, it was the 15th day of August in the Lunar Calendar and for all Chinese families in the world, this marks the Mid-Autumn Festival . Next to our birthdays and Christmas, we all look forward to this particular festival as our family gets ready for the annual Mooncake Dice Game. This year, it was I, my sister and Paul's turn to host the much-awaited event. Sharing our luck for winning an overnight stay at Dusit Thani's Presidential Suite , Paul and I invited both families (his and mine) to have dinner and to play the game in the suite. This got everyone excited as we normally would just have it at home. A room meant for Royalty Just a couple of months ago, I swooned and raved about our stay at the Swissotel Stamford ...

Unlike the past months wherein I have successfully managed to write at least 5 entries a week, this month tells a different story. My entries are coming in slower than usual, I hardly have the time to blog much less explore the city for the newest food destinations... this doesn't mean though that Frannywanny is losing her passion for blogging..it's just that at this point in my life...my work and hobby must take a back seat and it's time to focus on that one thing that means the most to me right now... my personal life . Just two weeks ago, Paul and I formally took that big step closer to being a married couple. Nope, we have not tied the knot yet but we're definitely half-way there and literally 74 days away from our BIG day. Following our Fil-Chi traditions, we finally had our Ting Hun . This is the official ceremony wherein our parents formally welcomes us into each other's family. In other words... we're officially and truly ENGAGED ! Check out h...