hee.. this came a bit too late... oredi 2daes past xmas liao... =)
had numerous xmas gatherings dis yr n received several gifts too... Dearie n me were telling our little one that nxt yr, he/she can join us liao! hee!
had steamboat dinner wif Cheongling, Weipei & Jovian on 14 Dec, Fri =) wanted to try out the highly recommended steamboat place ("Xian De Lai") by CL, but it was fully booked by the time we reached there... walked around looking for alternative eateries b4 deciding on another steamboat place ("Parklane"). nt bad too... CL oso noted down the tel no. of Xian De Lai so dat she can make reservations next time, which is 28 Dec, gathering cum xmas xchg for PA gers =) as Jo is unable to join us on 28 Dec, she gave us our xmas pressies on 14 Dec, v cute towels shaped into a cake =)
15 Dec noon was another xmas xchg @ our lovenest =) been 3rd yr since we moved in in 2005 =) hee! oso been using the same xmas tree we bot from ikea 4 our xmas gatherings... we had potluck @ ard lunch time. Dearie n me bot a mocha logcake fr Meritus Mandarin n oso ordered 2 pizzas fr Oiishi Pizza; Jieying n Sean got a chicken pie fr DON; Shuling n Alex got sushi; Joyce n Ronghua got fruit tarts; Janice n Ivan got tarts fr Coffeebean; n Michelle got drinks (sparkling juices)... so in all, we had a v full thou sinful lunch =) itz gift xchg 4us gers while the guys jus sat around @ the dining table (lucky can squeeze in 11 ppl!) me got a pregnancy planner fr JY; an electric fragrance dispenser fr SL; a pair of Hush Puppies boxers (which hopefully, me can wear aft giving birth) fr Janice; a set of chopsticks n table cloth fr Joyce; n a cute soft toy bear fr Michelle =) Dearie oso bot USB fragrance thingies as "door gifts" for them =P
evening was another xmas xchg @ May's place... dis time was wif my ex-colligs fr SMRT. itz BBQ... May was v thotful n asked whether any food me cant eat... hee... told her some but asked her nt to wori too much as me wil jus selectively pick the food me can eat =) got a health charm fr Jerlene as a souvenir fr her recent trip n it was a real coincidence too dat we oso picked each other during the gift xchg! me got pink Hello Kitty thermal flask which they said wil cm useful 2me whn feeding our little one =P gennie is oso v helpful upon learning me preggers =) she gave me alot of tips during pregnancy, during confinement, stretch mark cream, milk powder samples, amongst other samples =) thanks! ^.^/~
16 Dec was another xmas xchg, but dis time, it was Dearie wif his sec sch frenz =) we booked a function room @ The Caribbean n bot some titbits (Mamee, potato chips, assorted nuts), drinks (Decaffeinated Root Beer, Coke, 7-Up, Peach Tea) n Chicken (Black Pepper, Honey Baked) ( fr Giant @ Vivocity while Ong Wei bot real food of San Lao, Fried Rice, Chestnut Beancurd... Dearie oso got a Chocolate Mousse logcake fr Meritus Mandarin... there was a promotion by Meritus Mandarin, among other hotels @ MINDEF n Dearie took a sample of the logcake n found it nice, so immediately ordered 2. Onli after ordering did he realise he might b able to get it cheaper if he asked Amelia to order as she is working @ Meritus Mandarin n can get it @ staff rates.. oh well... next yr lor if she is stil working there... For dis gift xchg, Dearie got a Saboteur card game... in return, he received a box of chocolates... sighz... he was saying nxt yr, mebbe shld ban food items as gifts cos dis yr, 3 of them got chocolates as gift items!!!!!
on 25 Dec, Xmas dae itself, we had a mini xmas dinner @ my in-laws'... instead of turkey, we replaced it wif roast duck n char siew (which my in-laws drove out to buy), oso shared marcaroni n cheese, potato salad n coleslaw bot fr Kenny Rogers... MIL oso got me a bottle of apple juice which me n Dearie shared =) after dines was gift xchg... Dearie got me a handphone chain of cute Pooh n frenz trinkets n 4-leaf clover (me thinking of converting it into a keychain cos oredi got 1 Pooh handphone chain on my hp currently) n a cute Chocobu huggie; MIL got me a Pooh bear huggie; MIL & Kristy shared a pair of pearl earrings fr Lee Hwa... me had hinted to Dearie dat me wanna look for pearl earrings, he smsed Kristy n she n MIL got me a gift fr Lee Hwa... felt guilty cos d gift mus b pretty ex! our budget was actualli $50 per gift but d pearl earrings mus b more than $50 lor!! Oops...
4got to add me bot Dearie a Pierre Cardin pen as a xmas gift, it was given to him way b4 xmas n he chose it himself... he had wanted to get a pen which he can put in his shirt pocket n me decided to get it for him as a xmas pressie.
There's another xmas xchg tmr wif my ex-colligs n frenz fr PA... oso steamboat dinner n CL is gonna book a table for 6 @ Xian De Lai... hope can eat there dis time! =)
had numerous xmas gatherings dis yr n received several gifts too... Dearie n me were telling our little one that nxt yr, he/she can join us liao! hee!
had steamboat dinner wif Cheongling, Weipei & Jovian on 14 Dec, Fri =) wanted to try out the highly recommended steamboat place ("Xian De Lai") by CL, but it was fully booked by the time we reached there... walked around looking for alternative eateries b4 deciding on another steamboat place ("Parklane"). nt bad too... CL oso noted down the tel no. of Xian De Lai so dat she can make reservations next time, which is 28 Dec, gathering cum xmas xchg for PA gers =) as Jo is unable to join us on 28 Dec, she gave us our xmas pressies on 14 Dec, v cute towels shaped into a cake =)
15 Dec noon was another xmas xchg @ our lovenest =) been 3rd yr since we moved in in 2005 =) hee! oso been using the same xmas tree we bot from ikea 4 our xmas gatherings... we had potluck @ ard lunch time. Dearie n me bot a mocha logcake fr Meritus Mandarin n oso ordered 2 pizzas fr Oiishi Pizza; Jieying n Sean got a chicken pie fr DON; Shuling n Alex got sushi; Joyce n Ronghua got fruit tarts; Janice n Ivan got tarts fr Coffeebean; n Michelle got drinks (sparkling juices)... so in all, we had a v full thou sinful lunch =) itz gift xchg 4us gers while the guys jus sat around @ the dining table (lucky can squeeze in 11 ppl!) me got a pregnancy planner fr JY; an electric fragrance dispenser fr SL; a pair of Hush Puppies boxers (which hopefully, me can wear aft giving birth) fr Janice; a set of chopsticks n table cloth fr Joyce; n a cute soft toy bear fr Michelle =) Dearie oso bot USB fragrance thingies as "door gifts" for them =P
evening was another xmas xchg @ May's place... dis time was wif my ex-colligs fr SMRT. itz BBQ... May was v thotful n asked whether any food me cant eat... hee... told her some but asked her nt to wori too much as me wil jus selectively pick the food me can eat =) got a health charm fr Jerlene as a souvenir fr her recent trip n it was a real coincidence too dat we oso picked each other during the gift xchg! me got pink Hello Kitty thermal flask which they said wil cm useful 2me whn feeding our little one =P gennie is oso v helpful upon learning me preggers =) she gave me alot of tips during pregnancy, during confinement, stretch mark cream, milk powder samples, amongst other samples =) thanks! ^.^/~
16 Dec was another xmas xchg, but dis time, it was Dearie wif his sec sch frenz =) we booked a function room @ The Caribbean n bot some titbits (Mamee, potato chips, assorted nuts), drinks (Decaffeinated Root Beer, Coke, 7-Up, Peach Tea) n Chicken (Black Pepper, Honey Baked) ( fr Giant @ Vivocity while Ong Wei bot real food of San Lao, Fried Rice, Chestnut Beancurd... Dearie oso got a Chocolate Mousse logcake fr Meritus Mandarin... there was a promotion by Meritus Mandarin, among other hotels @ MINDEF n Dearie took a sample of the logcake n found it nice, so immediately ordered 2. Onli after ordering did he realise he might b able to get it cheaper if he asked Amelia to order as she is working @ Meritus Mandarin n can get it @ staff rates.. oh well... next yr lor if she is stil working there... For dis gift xchg, Dearie got a Saboteur card game... in return, he received a box of chocolates... sighz... he was saying nxt yr, mebbe shld ban food items as gifts cos dis yr, 3 of them got chocolates as gift items!!!!!
on 25 Dec, Xmas dae itself, we had a mini xmas dinner @ my in-laws'... instead of turkey, we replaced it wif roast duck n char siew (which my in-laws drove out to buy), oso shared marcaroni n cheese, potato salad n coleslaw bot fr Kenny Rogers... MIL oso got me a bottle of apple juice which me n Dearie shared =) after dines was gift xchg... Dearie got me a handphone chain of cute Pooh n frenz trinkets n 4-leaf clover (me thinking of converting it into a keychain cos oredi got 1 Pooh handphone chain on my hp currently) n a cute Chocobu huggie; MIL got me a Pooh bear huggie; MIL & Kristy shared a pair of pearl earrings fr Lee Hwa... me had hinted to Dearie dat me wanna look for pearl earrings, he smsed Kristy n she n MIL got me a gift fr Lee Hwa... felt guilty cos d gift mus b pretty ex! our budget was actualli $50 per gift but d pearl earrings mus b more than $50 lor!! Oops...
4got to add me bot Dearie a Pierre Cardin pen as a xmas gift, it was given to him way b4 xmas n he chose it himself... he had wanted to get a pen which he can put in his shirt pocket n me decided to get it for him as a xmas pressie.
There's another xmas xchg tmr wif my ex-colligs n frenz fr PA... oso steamboat dinner n CL is gonna book a table for 6 @ Xian De Lai... hope can eat there dis time! =)
