2359hrs

Listening to: Jimmy Eat World - The Middle


Today was the first time I had a barbeque in the rain. Well, sort of.



We were at East Coast Park to celebrate peggy's birthday! But as we reached the beach, it started to drizzle. Then it poured like mad! Arghhhh.



Thank goodness we had this disposable BBQ pit! It's damn cool lah, $3 for the aluminium tray, charcoal, wire mesh, and this super flammable paper which burns like mad! (y)

kx was involved in a minor incident with a marshmallow: she set it on fire:



She claimed it was an accident... hmmm... =X

Not to be outdone, priscilla decided to perform her fireeating trick:



Kids, do not try this at home. She's a trained professional.



I decided to do the most conventional thing to a marshmallow: eat it lah, lol. Melting a square of Cadbury milk chocolate with a marshmallow: yummy!! (y)(y)



Mr and Mrs Peg + flowers + birthday cake = a very nice photo. :)



The cake was humongous lor, haha. We only finished half of it!



Me and birthday girl! (Yes Peggy your head looks smaller than mine, happy now? :P)



Finally, the all of us at the end of a nice day. :)

1103hrs

Listening to: Wang Lee Hom - Ni He Wo


Looking at the dates of the pix I took yesterday, I realised why December 29 seemed so familiar.

On this day five years ago, I boarded a fastcraft from Changi, exchanged my pink IC for a green one, pledged to "preserve and protect the honour and independence of our country" with my life, and said goodbye to my parents.

How time flies.


Anyways, back to the pix, which are arranged in chronological order so you can see the sky gradually darken.:)



Plate tectonics have caused this shocking scene: the Leaning Tower of Swissotel. :O



Did you know the Cenotaph is a memorial for both world wars? This side is the WWI side.



So we can only exercise in these "Designated Exercise Areas" issit? Got specific days and times somemore. How to become a fitter nation like that? (n)



I love the colour of the sky, and the clouds spread across it. My favourite photo of the day :)



I remember when this bridge was damn secluded and quiet... now it's filled with kids doing stunts on BMXs and, strangely enough, a group of people doing para para moves. :S



Finally, there was this group of bagpipe players at the Esplanade... and this little boy found a very interesting angle to watch the performance, lol. :P

1528hrs

Listening to:



Amy Winehouse - Frank (2004)


The above album is one I seriously recommend. It's quite amazing how a 19-year-old Brit girl sounds like she's been singing in dark, smoky jazz nightclubs for years.

2359hrs

Listening to: The Brilliant Green - Angel


Streats had its farewall party tonight at Central Mall. As with all goodbyes, it was filled with anecdotes, laughter and tears. One by one, the editors, reps, production staff and ops personnel took to the stage to share their experiences with the paper.

Three more days before the end. I wish everyone the very best.

1125hrs

Listening to: Aussie bands on triple j radio


Yesterday evening, I was at Mohd Sultan Road. But not to club of course... (clubbing on Sunday night? Err. =X)



The place is most quiet before dark. But I was on a mission! To eat more fondue, hahaha. This time at the Gallery Hotel.



This is really, really good stuff. Recommended! (y)(y)

 

It was so good, even my notebook couldn't resist! (note: picture not posed in any way!) 

But after eating so much chocolate in three days, I really need a break. Don't really like it all that much, hahaha. :)

1148hrs

Listening to: Coldplay - Trouble




After the excesses of Christmas Eve, I stayed at home yesterday. Some of my cousins came over and we had a very good time. :)

First off to start the day:



Mahjong! My living room resembled a gambling den 'cos we had two tables going on. ;)



I treated everyone to yummy Venezia gelato! Damn it was good...

At dinner time, the ten of us (including my parents) headed down to Chomp Chomp for dinner. Surprisingly, it wasn't as crowded as we thought it would be! Here's a preview of the carnage that would ensue...



Hohoho. It was quite a gastronomic sight to behold. And after we were finally done:



We had consumed: Hokkien mee, carrot cake, stingray, sotong, la la (some shelled thingie), gong gong (another shelled thingie), fried kangkong, BBQ chicken wings, satay bee hoon, dessert and sugarcane juice. Total cost: $121.40. :)

Was back to the mahjong table after dinner, and my cousin Ivan demonstrated how it's possible (or impossible? :P) to multi task:

0959hrs

Listening to: No Doubt - Oi To The World

I'm proud to say that barely six hours after returning home from a predominantly alcohol-driven party, I'm up and none the worse for wear. :)

Was at Jon's place last night... he had invited his JC classmates over in the afternoon and uni friends in the evening. As his childhood friend, I didn't fit into any of the categories haha, but I get on quite well with the VJ people so it was quite OK.

Let's just say that there was a lot of alcohol on display last night:



There's rum, whiskey, beer, vodka, barcardi, tequila and gin. And we finished most of it, hoho :)

Jon had invited his friends' cell group to come carolling... it was quite a nice experience to have people singing Christmas carols right inside the home.



The carollers and their lone adoring fan, hahaha. Okay I'll stop with the fan jokes. =X

Over the course of the night, two friends got drunk and it was not a pretty sight. But Jon had two friends who were damn pro at taking care of the concussed people; they called themselves the "PRT" - Puke Rescue Team, lol.

After seeing drunk people do what drunk people do, most of us didn't feel like drinking anymore! So after one Heineken, four gin tonics, three screwdrivers and other assorted stuff, I stopped. So I wouldn't be like this:



Heheh. And so that's my Christmas Eve for you. More general merriment has been ordered today... stay tuned.