the long awaited trip back home

After close to a year of being away from home, I finally got to go back to sunny ol' Singapore for 3 weeks. It had been almost a year since I last went back, and the last time I had only four days in Singapore, so this trip was met with much anticipation and excitement.

Time spent with family and friends was pure bliss. Every moment was treasured and savoured and it felt like I had never been away! The bonds are still strong and the chatter aplenty. The only regret I have I guess is not being able to spend even more time with those lovelies.

Being back also made me realise how much I missed everything at home. It feels familiar yet new, with all the fancy skyscrapers, new malls, restaurants and clubs that have popped up. Which is annoying in a way because I keep making my way to restaurants that I recall are at a certain place but as luck would have it, are no longer there. grr!

The new malls are fancy and a bit cold I feel. Doesn't seem to have the warmth and comfort that the other malls have. Maybe it's just because I am unfamiliar with it. Oh wells.

Anyhoo, enough of the boring bits. On to what I did in singy!

Met up with the girlies for Christmas celebration with the girlies at Shiryn's crib. The theme for the party was hawaiian and there was a best/worst dressed competition! Ate, drank, played games, caught up till the wee hours of the morning. All in all, was a very good night catching up with everyone and seeing them after so long.

had lunch with the aunts and thr grandparents. saddened to hear that my grandma had not only undergone an operation several months back but also fell and broke her arm! thankfully all is good now. :)

then went shopping and about town with mummy

went mambo-ing with the girls

and then had a new year PJ party with the girlies! more happy times!

the food theme for the night was "what would you want to have for your last meal" so everyone brought different things. mine was white and black carrot cake :)

us in our PJs

fitting into the theme

I had meant to stay on but I had a friend's bachelor party that night as well so had to leave the girls early. went to Butter Factory to meet michelle and co. Don't have most of the pictures from that night yet though, so all you see is michelle and me. haha

and then darling wei came to town!! which began the whirlwind 2 wks of weifer time. :D

and then lead on to Hong Kong... which will be elaborated in another post.

Happy working days

Just finished my second day of work for the year. It's really starting to build up and I'm really afraid of going away now. There's gonna be lots more to do and I feel so bad not being around to help. Eeps


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grey skies

i shall not weep nor shed a tear.

Christmas is in the air

Having our company Christmas party today.. Wonder who my kris Kringle is!


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The lure of the big apple

Been looking at some travel information on NYC, been wanting to go there for the longest time but haven't yet found the time and budget to do it.

And from what I see, these two would definitely be on my to-do list! Woot woot!

Gossip Girl Sites Tour

Experience a day in the life of Manhattan's elite on the Gossip Girl TV Sites tour! Enter the playground of the privileged prep school teens on a brand new tour of more than 30 Gossip Girl Sites that were used on the hit TV series.

Follow the path of Serena, Blair, Chuck, Dan, Vanessa and Nate on this three hour guided bus tour that goes to locations that were used in filming the hit TV series. Discover behind the scenes information and little known facts about the cast and crew of Gossip Girl from local New York City actors and actresses who are the guides on this exciting tour.

* Visit the hotel, home to the Bass and Van der Woodsen families, where so many of the scenes from Gossip Girl take place

* Be "spotted" by that most ubiquitous blogger at the Constance Billard School for Girls/St. Jude School for Boys

* See the lavish Fifth Avenue building that Blair Waldorf calls home

* Shop at Henri Bendel where Blair and Serena shop

* Sample a treat from the Humphrey's favorite bakery

* Pass by the movie theater where Serena stood Dan up for their date.

 

Sex and the City Hotspots Tour

Follow in the fancy footsteps of Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda on a 'Sex and the City' tour! You'll conquer New York City and drink where the girls drink, shop where they shop, and gossip where they gossip.

Highlights

* Get inside tips from a local

* Choice of several departures throughout the day

* Comprehensive tour by bus/coach

* Conducted in English

On the Sex and the City Hotspots Tour you'll see more than 40 locations from the famous TV series, including:

* The Pleasure Chest where Charlotte bought her 'rabbit'

* The bakery where Miranda stuffed herself with cupcakes

* Scout - the bar owned by Steve and Aidan

* Go on location to the gallery in SOHO where Charlotte worked

* The furniture store where Aidan designed his tables and chairs

* Stop at a bar used on the show

* Locations from the Sex and the City movie

Bday has started early!

That time of the year has secretly snuck up on me again. Another year has passed, another year of fulfilment and wisdom (I hope!). I have been blessed to have so many wonderful people and things around me and can only thank whoever's out there for taking care of me.

Anyhoo, bdays are also of course, excuses for consumerism. The founder of capitalism must have thought of this excellent idea. Why not get ppl to celebrate their bdays by spending and buying heaps of stuff? Unfortunately I was brought up in a time of capitalism and it cannot hold any more true for me. Hehe. So first up, my bday pressie!!!



Hehe.. That beautiful box..






With my beautiful wallet!! Hehe and it matches perfectly w my coin purse..



courtesy of dearest wei in conjunction w monny, bang n matt from last yr!!

Gotta love that look...