Quick updates!

let me see what i can do with this 30min of internet time left:

been months since i last blogged! have received many complaints about it being untouched already! thing is there were so much travelling in March i just wanted to laze ard when i'm at home. try to work a bit backwards, in no order coz i really cant rem offhand which came first ! :P

Batam trip:

i love this photo taken from my window seat. it's been so long since i've taken a ferry ride.

reached! yay!

Indo Trip:
nothing much. i just kinda like this lamp in the hotel room in bundung.

view from hotel window. the mountains really put me in awe actually. the photo don do justice.

was at this mountain-top cafe in Bundung. so cooling and romantic. if only ling was there..


did the usual radio talkshow in the trip to Medan. how i wish i can hear myself over the radio. hmm the headphone does radiate out something quite sweet lei.. haha..:P do you notice that the DJ's fingers (she's in yellow on extreme left) are very longgg??

argh.. no time no time til next time k!

7 SINS IN BANGKOK

1. wacoal push-up bra (Ma says i need it)
2. wacoal nude bra (i feel i need it)
3. wacoal underwear (i think i need more)
4. foot massage (i require it)
5. bird's nest (i desire it)
6. hair colouring (i just want it)
7. 13 pairs of earrings (i just like it)

You'r on work not holiday Chubby!

Lucky return flight's tomorrow.

See below!

In order to do my CNY post justice, i gotta post this announcement for all to know there's a new post BELOW the V Day blog!

i started working on it on ChuSi but kept on editing and adding on pictures to complete the whole week's activities. Guess blogspot took note of the date i started working on it hence was posted below V Day.

wah for a moment i tot my hard sweat toiled went worthless!!

V Day 2007

Went Tourism Academy @ Sentosa for our V Day lunch. It was PLS' Execution Day (how apt) and we were there to provide moral support! She cooked our Soup...burp..



Not too clear though the glass doors...



..stole this from her blog! she's the left one!


we took the Sentosa Express which has just 4 stations. how exciting.

The very green landscape outside @ Vivocity attracted us lots!

GongXiFaCai ErLingLingQi
it's gonna be long. it's gonna be a picture galore!

Chu Xi

Quite a mad rush for me this year since I only touched down late night on 12 Feb, went office on 13, celebrated V day on 14, painted house with Ling on 15 and therefore left with only 16 and 17 to properly clear my stuff! Very proud of myself though as I cleared and tidied up my cupboard. FINALLY. It was left in the same state for 2 years. (Dajie reminded me that I didn’t bother to clear it last year). And so after 3 hours of relentless effort, here’s what it looks like now!

I’m extremely proud of the 2nd level especially as it carries my most treasured possessions..

..my earrings! Ling bought me the 2 ‘earring holders’ from his Bangkok trip last month. Not enough, can!

Our reunion steamboat dinner foodie goodies. PLS (Pumpkin’s Lil Sis) asked to buy the many many fishballs u cant see clearly here. Siao.

Chu Yi

Ah Ma and Waipo’s house are must-covers. Since 2 years back, we jovially added in Eryi and Wuyi’s house into the ChuYi itinerary. Grudgingly included Dayima’s this year. Woke up especially early coz had an idea for my eye makeup (so vain right) the night before and wanted to give myself sufficient time to finish myself before embarking on the other 3 Princesses. Bleah..

½ Four Big Thousand Gold @ Home

The Four Big Thousand Gold @ Home

The Four Big SiaoTingTong (very siao) Thousand Gold still @ Home
The Four Big SiaoTingTong JinWuEng (very eng) Thousand Gold why still @ Home

With my Nathaniel-lookalike cousin @ Ah Ma’s. He’s so cute can - notice the many angpaos in his pocket?!
Everybody’s favourite model @ Ah Ma’s
These 2 are sisters. Cannot tell hor? @ Ah Ma’s
Cousin Stella @ Ah Ma’s
Had a new program this year @ Ah Ma’s– the CNY Lucky Dip. Everyone contributed 10 bucks towards a lucky draw at the end of the day where the top 3 winners split the total collection. My mummy was the lucky top prize S$150 winner! Gong Xi really Fa Cai!
Mua Family! @ Waipo’s.
The Four Big JinJiaWuEng (really very eng) Thousand Gold @ Waipo’s

ChuEr

The historically busiest day of my CNY has become less hectic after we moved some visits to the first day. It’s officially termed the Food Marathon Day. After the appetizers of traditional CNY goodies at Meiyi’s, we headed to Dajiu’s big house for lunch, then to Sanjiu’s bigger house for Mee Siam/Nasi Lemak/Red Bean Soup teatime and then to Sijiu’s condo for more CNY goodies before ending at Erjiu’s biggest house for dinner. The bathroom scale’s tipping to the right!!
Lil Cousin Stephen on the left is the uncle of Nephew Zhenjie n Kaiteng on the right.
Cousin Yuyun is so cute – we spot the same hairstyle can!
My favourite kid!

ChuSan

Went Meijiu’s house for the first time after his housewarming SIX years ago (!!!). Funny we have the thought every year that he’s not in Singapore (his wife’s a Malaysian, you see). Turns out that he works on a ‘alternate year’ schedule. Last year Malaysia, this year Singapore.

Everyone else then came MY place. Our Open House was from 11am to 4pm. Some overstretched and we only got to close shop at 6pm this year. So hungry by then!

CNY for us’ not concluded until the Curry Fish Head Feast at Siyi’s. It serves as the most appropriate end to the annual family gatherings. Feasting starts from 12pm. All’s free to come anytime after that. Note to choose the time strategically to avoid a long queue as the curry is a cook-on-arrival. As my house and Siyi’s in close proximity, people choose between the option of eating @ Siyi’s before visiting mine or vice versa. Siyizhang’s famous dish really leaves many to savour and more to crave for the next CNY to come!

ChuSi

Only for people like me who gets to enjoy the San, Si, Wu and Liu! Woke up with a sense of loss as the past few days have been REALLY hectic! So, went to Mac-breakfast with PLS We played ZhongJiMiMa (loosely translated into Extreme Code) and voila! Finished up every single piece of our meals for the first time in many many.. days.. months.. years!!

Our pained expressions before we swallowed the last pieces of pancake! Yay!!

Went to visit Flo at night with Suami. She was so 'lucky' to kenna appendicitis on CNY Eve! Was discharged only on Monday and yes, missed the whole CNY this year. so poor thing hor. Oh we realised we are all sporting short hair now!! wah..

Sundae is so adorable lor!!! She was just like a fluffy toy so cute! jumping up and down so hyperactive! i'm gonna visit Flo more often!

Tried the Choco liquor Flo bought on her graduation trip back to Melbourne. woah, strong! i shld try using it for my tiramisu..

still thinking bt whether to buy this kahlua from Flo for my tiramisu. hmm.

ChuWu

The Four Big Thousand Gold lunched at Ichiban Sushi @ Hougang Mall. Big Thousand Gold (BTG) paid. woohoo. then grocery shopping at NTUC for tml's dinner. Hm what else. Ok I shall work. Sleep a bit. Work. Sleep a bit. Work. Sleep a bit….

Played MINI mahjong later at night. the tiles so small can! and our backs were aching so much can!

ChuLiu

Had K Lunch with mummy,daddy n sisters. Sang a hearty 3 hours! Pity Pumpkin was in school and couldnt join us.

Guess who sang the song by Chen Xiao Chun??

?! so hip can!!

we sneaked in a bowl of taosuan n some loveletters.. hee..

caught!

At night, The Gang popped by for the annual dinner too!

Steamboat Alfresco style! (imagine a balcony la!) think we all moved too soon after the shutter was pressed. (missing in photo: ken dear)

ChuQi

There was a Lang-sai at our house. it's an annual invitation. Cousin Terence belongs to this langsai troupe..

amateurs vs semi-professional

some siaotingtong partakes in babysitting..(haha)

Had dinner at King Kong's place. We din fancy the thought of vising King Kong but PLS and i thought bu chi bai bu chi. We gotta have dinner anyway. hehe.

O n i realised (albeit too too late) tt i can simply catch Hana Kimi on youtube! there was so much catching up to do i ended up sleeping real early at 5am..

ChuBa

The thought of resuming work tml is kinda spirit-dousing. notable moments of the day:

1. early morning Mac breakfast courtesy of Shawn (no pics coz was practically sleepwalking when Shawn ding-donged)
2. the annual TiiGong baibai preparations. (no pics coz so 'lucky' some small piece of plastic in the phone port for downloading dropped off and my comp has no bluetooth function as an alternative. grr. gotta bring it down to the service centre tml already.= )