And the X'mas celebrations continued....

It was dong zhi during the week of x'mas and so, mummy decided that we should all go for a nice family dinner (to celebrate xmas in advance too!).. haha... and we went to this fish head steamboat restaurant just opposite our place.. haha.. =) actually it's just the level above Sheng Siong.. my place is so convenient.. I love supermarkets.. =P

Back to the steamboat... Heard ah qi said that this restaurant is a franchise of a famous fish head steamboat chain.. haha.. I've no idea if that is true.. =P

But since we have always wanted to try it out.. so here we are!

Pipping hot steamboat.. we ordered red promfret steamboat.. no fish head, just the meat =) and ordered a few other side dishes too... yummy~~

Time to dig in!

Delicious soup base, lotsa fish meat, leafy vege, toufu, etc... it's a pretty big pot.. And since the weather's been a little chilly lately, steamboat is defnitely a great idea! =)

Their chicken wings.. surprisingly nice! my dad has finally met a worthy competitor.. that makes almost-the-same-standard of ckn wings.. haha... (side track: I'm actually quite impressed with this shot, iphone camera can focus pretty well.. if you put your heart to it) HAHA! 

Pork ribs too!

eat and eat and eat... =)

See that smile? haha.. told you the food was good! hee...

On x'mas eve itself, we had a mini celebration in office =) It was a half day, how welcoming~ I love no-work days... haha..

Now our tree's got little pressies =) Guess which I got eventually? haha... see that pink bag right at the back? haha.. yes~ I got that during the gift exchange..

Everyone gathered for the feast! haha.. there was alot of food.... and wine.. HAHA!

Making me hungry now~

That's danny, the chicken rice seller.. haha...

Our pretty ice cream log cake from swensens... I'm really hungry now =P haha!

After all the foodies, we played games, drank wine and fooled ard... till it was time to go off! yippeee........ Went off to meet Mr Koh to get all the last minute xmas gifts.. hahha.. I love xmas shopping! but the malls were seriously packed.. I think ppl were all like me, shopping away for last min gifts...

There are sales everywhere!!!! it's tormenting.. to know that I can't get everything I see and want.. HAHA! Soon it was time to meet Huixian, Weiting, Jasmine and Pin Han for our xmas eve dinner~ haha.. stomachs were growling already =P

Huixian and Weiting.. we were at the basement of orchard central.. I love the serenity and deco of the place.. nice~

Mr Koh and I! Hahaha... with our xmas hats from daiso... =) Ho Ho Ho~~~~~

Dinner was at Brotzeit @ 313, but as surroundings were dimly lit, the pictures taken were pretty grainy and dark.. haha..

With the ladies at spinelli.... =) As the theme of our gift exchange was 'playful', Mr Koh and I got games/board games for the lucky ppl who got our gifts.. hee! Jasmine and Pinhan got our gifts again.. same as last yr! haha...

so at least we have some games to entertain ourselves with while we waited for the clock to strike 12 =)

The clock struck 12... and cars on the roads were all sounding their horns in unison.. hahaha.. everyone whipped out their cams.. Merry Xmas!!! =)

Our view was good... haha.. we were above ground level and could see/hear what everyone was doing below.. not as chaotic as I expected.. though there were a few gps of youngsters spraying foam at each other.. heng i'm quite far away from them =P

Haha.. next morning........ It was gift exchange with my family! =) hahaha.. I love this annual family exchange! love to buy gifts for my dearest loved ones...

Look! hahaha.. we've got the tree, the sparkling juice.. and the numerous gifts on the table =) hahaha... We each bought gifts for the person we're supposed to buy for.. and I'll always get every one something too, even though I didnt pick them.. hee... Mummy and Daddy will get an extra gift for their 3 little pigs too =)

This year, Daddy picked me... and got me a car!!!! A green murcielago =) woohoo~~~ zoom zoom... another car to add on to my collection of lambo cars.. haha...

Mummy and Daddy got me sushi small food and a instant noodles coin box... hahaha! I love them all.... From the gifts I received, one could easily tell that food and cars are my greatest loves! =P 

Went for a movie + scrumptious pasta dinner with Mr Koh on xmas day... haha...

Coz it was xmas, I ordered something which I always wanted to order, but didnt coz I find it too extravagant to have at pasta mania.. haha.. =P Crayfish pasta!!! but then... it was disappointing... hahaha...

Boxing day dinner was much much much better................ yum yum.. sushi teh *woots* hahaha!

Counting down to 2011.... Goodness, time flies! hahaha... 2010 had been a great year for me... let's hope that the coming year will be even better! *cheers my friends*

X'mas dinner with my 18/03 babes!

Another X'mas dinner with my dearest 18/03 babes! =) haha.. this time round, we met at this Italian restaurant at triple one @ somerset.. haha.. if i remember the name correctly, it's called Italiannies =)

This interior of the restaurant pretty much resembles the restaurant that I went to with Aijia, Fanny and Angie some time back.. it's called wild honey by the way.. haha.. Dim lights, wooden tables and chairs.. nice~ hidden away from the hustle and bustle of the main orchard road.. it's nicely tucked in a corner, perfect for a cosy gathering with my girlies =)

I had this super yummy red apple fruit shake =) it's super nice! with all the apple goodness blended in.. it doesnt contain any milk products (though it's called a shake), and every sip is like a bite into an apple! i'm not kidding, I give it 4 out of 5 stars! haha..

Qian ru, Li ying and Lifang~

While we waited for the food to arrive, we started to take some pictures.. haha.. to remember our little girlie gatherings.. =) talking abt work, new places to eat, life, and everything under the sun.... except studies.. haha.. schooling life really seemed quite far away already.. HAHA! off our radar...

Me, Huijun and Seetoh

After a really long wait (we seriously are not happy with the waiting time).. haha.. but well, it was compensated with the delicious food that was served... or maybe it tasted good coz we were famished! =P

My classic cabonara... creamy~ haha.. but nice! =) Sprinkled with generous bits of salty bacon.. I know this will require rounds of jogs to burn off.. HAHA!

Ended our dinner with this complimentary choc indulgence dessert.. haha.. sinfully delicious!!!! another 10 rounds to go... =P but all worth it..

After food, it's time for the gift exchange! =)

me with all the pressies... haha! wondering which is mine...

Which in the end, I got seetoh's gift! =) a lovely agnes b bracelet... haha.. I love it~ Thanks babe!!

We slowly made our way back after dinner + gift exchange... and realised we forgot to take a group shot! haha.. so we bothered a passer-by to help us with the picture...

which made me wonder why he took this shot for us.. must be he don't know how to use the camera function.. HAHA! anyhow clicked the shutter =P

Finally, a more decent picture...

Merry X'mas my dear girls! *hugs*

Aijia & Fanny Birthday celebration + X'mas exchange!

I know I'm very back dated in blogging, but first and foremost, I would like to wish everyone a Merry X'mas! =) haha.. Hope it had been a wonderful xmas for everyone.. and of coz it's gonna be the end of 2010 soon, and it's time to welcome the new year!

Let me try to finish all my xmas posts - gatherings with my lovely babes before the new year creeps in.. HAHA!

First, I met Fanny, Aijia and Angie for a nice and cosy brunch at Wild Honey~ It's located at the very high class mandarin gallery (yes, I got lost while trying to find this restaurant).. HAHA! it's such a pretty place I must say... and I'm such a suagu.. my girlfriends seem to know so many nice restaurants... I've been in the cave for too long =P

We 4 girls met for a nice brunch to:

1) celebrate Aijia's birthday (belated one)

2) celebrate Fanny's birthday (advanced one)

3) xmas exchange! hahaha...

Pretty aijia with the pretty birthday gift..... hee! I'm beginning to like cath kidston man... I foresee it will soon become another 'Le Sportsac Tokidoki addiction' for me... hahaha! I hope not...

Next, we present Fanny with her lovely Guess Necklace.. goes perfect with her dressing that day.. totally ready for xmas! haha..

A picture of us, minus Aijia.. haha.. Cheers to many years of friendship! and the impending xmas... hee =)

Yes, that's my order! grilled chicken sandwich.. hahaha.. with the unbelivably hard bread.. hahaha.. not for the teethless and ppl with brittle teeth... HAHA! I almost broke a few (just kidding).. but you get the idea.. haha.. but the filling was nice~ =)

I look like I'm inside an oven.. such orangey lighting.. haha.. toast me pls!

Aijia with her order... Wild Honey serves mainly brunch items and the portions are soo huge and generous~ You can come with an empty stomach and eat your fill =P

Fanny with her pancakes.. which I kapo alot from.. hahaha... they are so fluffy!!!

After food, we started our gift exchange~ hahaha... We drew lots before xmas and no one knew who would be receiving pressies from who.. haha..

and so, the mystery was revealed... haha.. Fanny gave Aijia a purple bag organiser.. haha.. Aijia's fav colour too! While Aijia bought a gift (still in transhipment then) for Fanny... hahaha.. Fanny had to pose with the vouchers we gave Aijia for the time being.. =P

Angie bought some yummy body lotion from Victoria's secret for me! =) yippee... smells super yummy too! good enough to eat...

And that's Angie, holding on to the 2011 planner I got for her... I realised I like to buy friends planners... =P It's a practical gift, but I'm sure they will be reminded of me when they whip out their planners to make notes... HAHA!

I shall not buy planners for friends next yr *secret vow*.. haha..

Babes, I've not forgotten about our badminton session... HAHA! let's do it soon, maybe some day in 2011... =P

Celebrating Weili's birthday + Polished Divas...

Met the girls 2 Saturdays ago to celebrate Weili's birthday! hahaha.. and it was a party fit for princesses.. coz we were treated to 3 hrs of nail polishing goodness, food, drinks, movie + loads of fun.. haha...

We went to this nail parlour called Polished Divas at Bugis street =)

We all got treated to both manicure and pedicure.. haha.. such a girly activity to indulge in on a Saturday.. not forgetting it was total madness at work the day/night before... So, it was a good chance to relax and recharge~

We got food prepared for us too! =) see Shiling sneaking ard like a mouse.. haha..

We've got free flow juices, crackers, and choc fondue~ haha..

The birthday girl given the royal treatment... haha..

Feli's turn~

and Shiyou... who loves to hide away from the camera lens.. HAHA!

Went for a late dinner after our nails (polish) were almost dry... and headed for the birthday girl's preferred choice: Manhattan Fish Market.. *yummy* 

All in... I chose baby pink instead of something loud, coz I had to meet bosses the following Monday.. haiz.. waste money lo.. If I were still in school, I will ask for the most eye catching colour! haha.. but anyways, I got my toe nails painted silver+pink glitters... whee~ haha.. coz I wear covered shoes to work, I can choose the wildest colour.. =) Since they are tucked away nicely.. haha..

We were extra careful and dainty that night, as we were afraid that our lovely nails would be 'destroyed' if we happen to scratch the nails against something.. I swear we would scream immediately.. esp when it was so nicely done already (and we paid quite abit for it).. haha..

and also, X'mas is coming soon! we need to make sure the paint stays nicely till the 25th dec... =p

Food came.. and Shiyou cleverly demostrated the art of squeezing lemons.. hands/fingers free! well done *applause*

Shiyou, you'd make a good housewife! haha..

Still squeezing the lemon skillfully, while Shiling looked on.. it was amusing.. haha!

Tadah! our feast that night... we ordered the crabby platter (in the middle) and another main dish to share... I don't know why, we didnt order alot, but we can't seem to finish the food.. haha.. If Mr Koh was here, I think we can easily clear the food.. HAHA! maybe girls just don't have a big stomach...

We surrendered and decided to just leave the food and got the bill.. haha.. and to our horror, we realised we werent served the ice cream that was included in the crabby platter promo after walking out of the restaurant! forgetful us.... tsk tsk..

my nails are still doing well now, except for that careless scratch few days ago =P... OPI nail polish is really good.. lasts so much longer than my face shop or other usual brands' nail polish.. haha.. quality comes with a price!