The meet was considered short, about 3 hours of non-stop yakking and eating, as Margaret put it, devoured with gusto in between showing off books, charts, stitching in progress, recent purchases and recent finishes including my Mary and a tiny itsy bitsy....... gossips...LOL Shhhh........actually can't remember what it was about...LOL, THE FOOD, thanks to June and for the photos and I confessed, stole from the group's album.
Chicken Sukiyaki 
Edamame and pickles 
Fried Oysters 
Tempura
Beef with Garlic
Teppenyaki and Salmon
Desserts - Doriyaki, Mickey Mouse shape, specially made for June instead of that normal looking round shaped Doriyaki and that's not all, there were plateful of yummies that didn't got snap, LOL .
It was a great get-together, a great stress relieved for me too..LOL and June, thanks so much for the treat, the food so yummy at the so famous Kampachi. It was great to meet everyone, more upclose and personal. 
Thou, we did wrote earlier that this is a ' no gifts' meet, the lunch itself was a treat from June, Margaret brought stamped fabric pieces for us to pick, shown are my selection. She also gave lots of cut ribbons in various colors. Barbara gave the fabric trim card with her sweet coffee dyed ric-rac. (You can check-out the trim card tutorial by Alma here ) and here's my simple gift for everyone, store bought.
Its a brooch that I bought from my trip to Hatyai in October, was a bit concerned that I might not have time to stitch something for everyone for the meet, so I had to make sure that I gave some thoughts for the ladies where possible. The brooch is in the shape of a Loy Krathong's vessel, a Thai water festival offering that was supposed to bring great blessings.
Thou, we did wrote earlier that this is a ' no gifts' meet, the lunch itself was a treat from June, Margaret brought stamped fabric pieces for us to pick, shown are my selection. She also gave lots of cut ribbons in various colors. Barbara gave the fabric trim card with her sweet coffee dyed ric-rac. (You can check-out the trim card tutorial by Alma here ) and here's my simple gift for everyone, store bought.Its a brooch that I bought from my trip to Hatyai in October, was a bit concerned that I might not have time to stitch something for everyone for the meet, so I had to make sure that I gave some thoughts for the ladies where possible. The brooch is in the shape of a Loy Krathong's vessel, a Thai water festival offering that was supposed to bring great blessings. My Giveaway arrived
Am very glad that my package to Cindy who won my giveaway arrived safely and I can now revealed. I did mentioned that besides the jar pincushion, there will be some surprises for the winner, so here's the contents that went away and seriously, Cindy's photos looked a lot better and she made it so much more interesting. Thanks! Cindy.
Am very glad that my package to Cindy who won my giveaway arrived safely and I can now revealed. I did mentioned that besides the jar pincushion, there will be some surprises for the winner, so here's the contents that went away and seriously, Cindy's photos looked a lot better and she made it so much more interesting. Thanks! Cindy.
Am so thrilled that Cindy like everything that I put in for her :D 
Another piece of exciting news !!!
This just came out of the oven!! that was yesterday, but still hot at the time of being photograph, my foursome Christmas Theme RR with NNC is home. My theme Winter cottage and looked what the ladies, Anna, Janet, Margaret had stitched for me .
Excuse me for the folds, the mail man just flew the envelope into my driveway. Can't blame him, the days has been gloomy and we had many days of rain. Yesterday was no exception. Thank you so much ladies for the wonderful houses. For the first time, my RR came home within its time frame.
Thank you for visiting and for your lovely comments, have a great weekend.
Interesting bags, tea cosy, pot holders, patchwork and quilts 
Playful cats, no details of the chart or the fabric but looks like evenweave 32 ct or 40ct.
Toilet Roll paper holder and letter holder with cross stitched design mostly on aida fabrics and some stuffed animals
Painted Fridge magnets
Bags, tote, book covers,coasters, purse
My haul while Diane played the Ennchi game of fishing balloons out from a pool of water and she got 2 out of the maximum 3 trials and she refused to be photograph! 
I have been collecting the boxes intended for finishing that somehow never got around to doing it. Every year, new box design appeared on the market to lure buyer and you'll get a gift bag to hold them; the whole package is often given as a gift to family and friends . We usually stay at home and savor the moon cakes with Chinese tea but this year it coincide with MIL's birthday and so the family had 4 tables of family and friends at the restaurant
The purpose of this festival, in its simplest terms, is to provide a venue for the annual renewal of cosmic power which rejuvenates human life and allows human conflicts to be resolved. 
On October 30th, Mom had an appointment with her Ophthalmologists, to kill the time while waiting for her at the hospital, I took with me some threads and a tape measure and crocheted this in the waiting room. 
The second one with arcylic yarns 
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Tracey, thank you so much from the bottom of my heart, the chart arrived with the button intact, thanks for the extra care taken, I appreciate it alot. It gave me something to smile this morning at work after days of sniffing and coughing.
First Halloween Exchange is a Mail Art with MA friends group, surprisingly, there's only two of us who signed up for this theme. This is for Anastasia P, USA . My apologies to Anastasia, while I already received hers weeks ago, I had delayed mailing mine due to wanting to wait for the new issue of spider postage that was re-scheduled its issuance from the 9th of this month to November instead. Hence, the delayed.
Design Name : Little Miss Witch by Pam Kellog with Jewell effect and gold metallics threads. That Boo pumpkin I stole from the Halloween 2009 magazine
BACK : Candy Corn Border by Judi Utter for Cyber Stitches with some color change while the Bat Motif by Jennifer Mitchel from Cross Stitch & Needlework, September 2009 Issue a collection from their Motif Library .
And a spider that I found on my trip to Cameron Highland clung onto the basket refusing to let go and so it went to the new home. I hope it had not scare my partner, 
I hope to get this done in time.
Little crocheted devils with wings, the white one came home with me :D 
Decorative paper bags
Ami key chains in various shapes - 3 for 100 bath
the lady with her thread and needle 
Hair pieces
Felt made
Coin purses
and I caught sight of their red box, very different from back home and that lady in blue is Jamis
The Morning Street Market
The food stuff 
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Isn't that periuk kera (monkey cup or Nepenthes) stuffed with pulut (glutinous rice)? eatable ?
The highlight of this trip is probably the new floating market in Khlong Hae. Situated about 10 minutes from Hatyai town, the place is line with stalls selling all kinds of Thai food or Thai infusion Food and Thai village products, while the river banks is lined with sampan peddlers offering lots of Thai authentic food.
Ulam and Condiments
The golden Buddha statue, the grounds was still under construction during my last visit, last year. Construction is rather slow, maybe its because the funding is all on donations from well wishes.
There was no chariot then and believed me, I never got to know the name of this wat thou this is my second visit.
The body of Luang Phor Thong, whose physical body shows no sign of decay after passing away in the year 2000, at the age of 93.
Buddha in a row, one for everyday of the week
Maha Kassapa seated under a tree, a Buddha's disciple who was also not cremated.
The goddess temple is on the southern foothill of Hatyai and visible from a distance. It was said that the statue was carved from one piece of Jade and hauled to the top of the hill piece by piece is one of Thailand’s most sacred Buddha statue.
Looks like the stairways to heaven
The dragon tongue on the grounds of the Goddess of Mercy. ' Sitting on the tongue ' pronouce as 'chor lei' in Cantonese brings the meaning or sounds like, luck come .
Main entrance to Chedi Thaimongkhon which was made from all stainless steel tubing 
Bells in a row, bells for every day of the week and bells for every month 
Three headed serpent with its body coiled around the temple grounds, a sign of guarding the temple
The exterior walls with 16 numbers of circular doors( if I recalled correctly). The polka dots on the walls are actually laid with coins, while the interior of the lower ground is design to look like a cubicle with a space for meditation purposes .
Amazingly doorways, although the building is built in a circular , the doors are align from one end to the other, with the main structure pillar that should stood in the centre of the building is somewhat missing or rather invisible. Its an amazing architecture all together !
Concealed in ceramic vases or glass cases are dust remains of monks, placed at the lower center piller which is the main center piller that holds the entire circular stainless steel tubing of the 2 storey pagoda .
A seven days Wishing bowl, one must know the day (not date) of birth to try your luck in tossing a coin into the bowl. I think the bowl is about 10 ft or 12 ft high. This is the center pillar on the upper floor.
another Wishing bowl, but this is the monthly bowl. One need to point the arrow first to your month of birth and rotate the arrow . If the arrows returns to your bowl, it is said that your wish will be fulfilled.
The guide mentioned that this spot offers a spectacular sunset on a good day, apparently the day of my visit is not one ~ sigh
Up, up and away. The massive stainless steel structure making its way to the top
This stairs is a set of steps built between two floors inside the chedi ..going up
going down..this is my bad photography, it did not show the entire size of the opening between the two floors which is a small square that fit only a single person per entry.
at 6pm sharp, Thai time, the pagoda begins to lit
One of the numerous performance by the 'special ladies' with an Egyptian Theme which I find the most extravaganza displayed of costume and backdrop , and they are indeed beautiful . The guide told us that these 'ladies' lived a very pitiful life as they come from hardcore poor families whose parents would sent them, as young boys away to this 'special school' to be trained and polished until its time to be 'show girls' .
The basket of names
Diane made the draw
She pulled out one
