On Christmas Eve

we never fail to have a whole turkey on christmas eve. all thanks to my dad's friend who has been sending them to my house every year. believe it or not, the turkey tastes awesomely good, best turkey i've ever eaten. goes real well with the sweet jam! mummy's always doing a mini buffet for our christmas meal, simple yet good. we should consider a change for 2011's christmas.

my uncles and aunties came down from KL to spend christmas in singapore. so we played hosts for that weekend by bringing them around the island. i had fun catching up with them. sadly, we won't be seeing them this chinese new year.

the log cake from bakerzin was a mini xmas gift from me to all of them.

somehow christmas is always spent with relatives from my mum's side. :)

Legal Freedom

my dear xiaohan turned 21 on christmas eve, but she had her birthday celebration at copthorne king hotel on the 18th instead. i had lots of fun at her party, nice meeting up with the whole big swiss gang after not seeing them for almost a year. in less than 2 years, there will be more 21st birthday parties coming up. :)

xiaohan had a christmas party theme, hence all the different head gears. thank god for daiso, nice and cheap. we had normal party food and drinks, and were all so full in an hour.

photos and more photos! basically snapped through the night with so many cameras being around us. that alone, occupied so much of our time in the room. the group picture of us on the bed gives me a very gossip girl feel, i like that. haha!

we never fail to gamble during big gatherings. this time we also played drinking games like 007 and 7-up. thank god i'm not too bad at them, i really dislike drinking. haha! finished one bottle of martel real quick. junyang was totally gone before we left to club. love the above picture of us, we all look so happy!

we had a great view from the balcony plus sinting's camera takes so pretty pictures, hence the numerous shots.

everyone left the hotel at different timings to different places, while warren, junyang, cixian, jieying, evonne, and i were the last to leave and we went to zouk. sadly, it was way too packed that we had to head over to rebel to club, leaving junyang there with his friends.

first time at rebel and i really enjoyed myself that night. it would have been better if i was in flats instead of heels, and would have probably stayed longer at the club. music was really good especially towards the end of the night. :) warren had a really busy night since he had to look out for us 4 girls. however, the shepherd got bored in the last hour and went to hunt for preys. leaving his sheep to fend for themselves against those hungry wolves out there.

Cheers to 2011

spent my first day of 2011 with jonathan, joshua and rachel at hatched for brunch. a small eatery selling different ways of cooked eggs, from poached to scrambled. i had eggs benedict, and honestly, it wasn't that good. i guess its because i've tried much better ones, i.e. wild honey.

i had such a great countdown. i couldn't ask for anything better, other than having tickets to the 57th level for fireworks viewing. can you believe that MBS hotel guests are not allowed at the sky park after 10.30pm as it is closed for a private event?! oh well, i had a great view of the fireworks anyways. the 2 night stay at MBS was awesome, what a great way to end off 2010. really enjoyed slacking in the big ass room watching cable and chilling at the sky deck at night. the view from the top is just amazing, one of the best look out points in the world i reckon. will definitely blog about this short getaway soon, pictures!!

though i didn't fulfill most of the plans i had on the 1st of january 2010, last year was a good one. it is probably one of the best years i've had in my 19 years on earth. reason being, i was happy.

despite seeing my family for 1/3 of the year, my relationship with them has just been closer. i really like how my parents trust me, and give me so much freedom to do anything i want. my aussie girlfriends did not only make me love melbourne more, but made me love my life more as i know i'll have these girls with me forever. jon was always there for me anytime and anywhere despite my countless scoldings or complaints. i really doubt i can find another friend like him. school would have been tougher if i didn't have mingde and kimmy. i really appreciate the amount of patience they have with me, and the help i've received from them. last but not least, my secondary school loves that i will never forget. though we hardly meet, but it just feels like the good old days when we do. they never fail to put a smile on my face.

the one and only thing i lacked in 2010 was love. you all know what kind of love it is. the aftermath from the break up wasn't easy. but i'm over it, and all ready to move on. i guess that was one of the reasons why i had so much fun this year, the freedom. of course, that doesn't mean i don't want to get into a relationship. if it feels right, why not?

whatever 2011 has got for me, i just want to be happy.

Star of the Night

hello everyone, i'm back home from work. delivered stuff to some clients at OCBC, and got to cab back home under the courtesy of chris chew. i love the cab charge card, its perfect for me.

work has been rather alright. making more friends in the office now, and work load has greatly decreased after no further research work has been given to me from my direct supervisor. i guess its not that bad after all. only thing i dread about work is the journey back home. jams.

2 fridays ago cindy celebrated her 20th birthday at her house. her party had a princess theme, hence the cakes and the tiaras that we each got to bring home. the 2 tiered cake is made by cake avenue. the cake is so pretty, i love it. cindy spent so much time and effort trying to get her birthday cake right, and i guess they're paid off. the cupcakes are made by vickii, and she was so nice to lend us her cupcake stand. thanks!

we pretty much spent most of our time singing in her KTV lounge. i didn't know that KTVs are so much fun, given the fact that we guys hardly or never step into one. sang a wide range of songs from hello by lionel richie to lady gaga's poker face. of course, the pitches and timings were all wrong! but who cares, we all had plenty of fun 'screaming'.

the 300+ bucks cake got destroyed within seconds. the cake was so huge that we only managed to finish the top layer. it was a rich mud chocolate cake, very tasty. sadly, the fondant was inedible, as it was way too sweet. trust me on that, i have a very sweet tooth.

got her a red patent cosmetic bag from kate spade. glad that she likes it!

Negative 15 Degrees

we all want a white christmas, don't we? merry christmas everyone!!

club med, hokkaido was one of the best family holiday trip. 6 days and 5 nights of pure relaxation- no stress, no pressure, just nature. club med is the perfect place for a good break from the city. activities for the hotel guests are organized from 8am to 11pm. you do not need your phone or internet, my bb was only used as an alarm clock. i love club med. so much so that i'm considering working in club med for a short 6 months after graduation. my 6 months will just be filled with fun, laughter, peace, and joy. nothing else.

so, there wasn't enough snow on the first 2 days of my trip. spent 2 full days in that club. i guess it is a blessing in disguise, since we were forced to participate in the activities organised for us. such as, magic shows, trekking, baking, ping pong, swimming, and playing jenga. i made plenty of friends during the stay, from the young to the old.

i was always looking forward for the night time programme. i love their 8pm shows put up by the G.O-s in the theatre, always so entertaining. from the mini club performances, to comedies, circuses and michael jackson performances. every night, it is full house.

right after the show, there would be games and dancing sessions at the bar, an open one. a perfect place for chilling out after a day of skiing. the games are not only for children, they have games specially designed for adults as well. dancing for 2 hours isn't easy, especially when you have to follow their moves. i had to get drinks from the bar to take a break. i love how everyone there is so friendly.

thank god for the heavy snowfall. for the next 4 days, we skied every single day. in the morning from 9.30 to 12, and in the afternoon from 1.30 to 4. no opportunity wasted. we had the choice of skiing on ourselves or taking up lessons. i like how they have ski and snowboard lessons provided for everyone, from beginner to advance. plus, the ski instructors are people from Whistler, and the Canadian Ski Team. oh, the snow there is so soft, it instantly melts on your fingers or when it touches your tongue. if we had one more day, i would have gone to explore more courses. gives me another reason to fly back.

only complain? the food there wasn't as good as club med, cherating's. yes, we did have sashimi, ramen, udon, tempura, japanese curry. but the food was more or less the same for those 6 days. sadly, we missed out on the hokkaido crab buffet. yet again, IF we stayed for another day.

alls not that bad, since i managed to eat 2 huge bowls of awesome ramen at the japan airport. that is the best ramen i have ever eaten in the entire world and life. nothing else beats it. my whole mind was filled with japan airport's ramen on the flight there. plus, hokkaido's white chocolate biscuits and ROYCE chocolate makes me a happier girl. :)