Monday, December 30, 2024

Joy in December

30th Dec (Mon)

welcoming me back to work are goodies prepped by swb and luv from work pals... 😍😍😍


also received a new homework for the upcoming work year... heng, i'm so 'into' reading now... 😅😅😅


felt displaced at work today cos no timetable,  no form class, no cca, no committee duty... i'm a phantom... 😂😂😂... a good year to take PDL, be in NLC and a(symbol)edge?!?!?!?! 


used this bag that Alvin bought for me from Japan that came with a strap crocheted by Angela as my water bottle + hp + card holder bag when i dont have to bring my barang barangs around school... 



28th Dec (Sat)

3 course set lunch + free flow drinks... 好饱 好饱!!!




primary school mates gathered @ Mama Diam... an eatery so interesting that this was my 4th visit, first with Angela, second for a drink with Mab & Laurice, third with mx...and every visit, a new menu!!! 👍👍👍 



27th Dec (Fri)

Q: Why did the 'si ka zua' cross the road? 

A : To slap me with its tail for not doing my almost daily hamster walk since June... 😅😅😅 

8km for day 1 of walk walk... not bad, hopefully can sustain...


we know we are kakis when i gifted Joyce a MJ tile soap + a box of MJ cards and she gifted me a MJ rubik's cube... 😂😂😂 



26th Dec (Thur)

接小老太婆回家咯 !!! 
stood on me for so long, she left a paw imprint on my left calf... 😂😂😂

帮我照顾小老太婆还买糖给我的 little wifey... 😍😍😍



20th Dec (Fri)

early 冬至 冬至 吃汤圆... 😍😍😍



19th Dec (Thur)

gift exchange with the nies ladies after 1.5 rounds of our favourite game... 

🤶ho🤶ho🤶ho🤶ho🤶ho


i did put more heart & thoughts into this year's xmas gifting after last year's blunder😅😅😅... gifted artsy table clothes to Claire for use @ her art studios, gifted Harry Potter passport cover & luggage tag to Mab, gifted super cute cats / dog handphone straps, 香香 room spray & 旺旺 mahjong soap tiles to Michelle and Laurice and finally cute cute luggage wheel covers + environmental friendly powder shampoo & bath foam for every one!!! 



18th Dec (Wed)

Alfred is back from Japan with luvlies for me... similar vibe to the luvlies Alvin got for me from his Japan trip in Oct... 😍😍😍

while Angela built this super duper cute girl with pearl earrings for me while snowy-sitting @ home sweet home... 


i mega luv my 3As for luving me in cute cute ways!!! 


17th Dec (Tue)

PAM stayca in JB (again)... 吃东西 买东西 吃东西 买东西 and most importantly, massage!!! New foody place explored > Kin Mookata & FuFu Dessert Cafe where i saw a live omega...😍😍😍



14th Dec (Sat)


Thanks Shi Ying, aka atinymaker, for this interesting workshop... 😍😍😍... inspired by her artistic exploration and awed by her creations... 


completed last book of the year... i really no like to read but am doing an okay job at forcing myself to read... all my library books from the last few loans had been extended from the usual 3 weeks to the max 6 weeks... 😅😅😅

a book that explains all my emotions and behaviour in that year... thankful and useful to know that human all handles our grieves in a similar manner... resilience and strength 是熬过来的... 



13th Dec (Fri)

my favourite 老太婆... 好可爱的老太婆...😍😍😍



12th Dec (Thurs)

pom pom 的去, 光光的回来... 😂😂😂




Happi happi hatchday!!!



11th Dec (Wed)

tagged along mab for our first eyebrow embroidery experience... part of aging correction as my right eyebrow started to 掉毛了... 😂😂😂... 
had to endure one week + of 蜡笔小新 eyebrow, hence was in spects for the next few days... 😂😂😂


dessert @ Shaw Foodcourt


9th Dec (Mon)

Marie Kondo-ed for two days... the last round was 4 years ago after the traumatizing Home Improvement Program... was rather surprised that much time was spend re-arranging and neatening up my barangs barangs than the actual decluttering... didnt have much stuff that doesnt spark joy > only managed to pack one bag of my pre-loves for donation, re-gifted these & those and another smaller bag of ling ling long longs to trash... 


booked Suri, my favourite, from Urban Cleaning to help with all the wiping and home sweet home is clean once more... 😍😍😍



7th Dec (Sat)


xmas celebration with & for the residents then after volunteering 后的甜点 with mx at Cafe de Paris, 313... 😍😍😍 





6th Dec (Fri)

Hip Hip Hooray to achieving one year of learning the korean language... no, i still cant speak it, neither do i understand any korean conversation cos they are just too fast for me but i do recognise about 874 words... 😍😍😍  

this was in my revision today and it translates into "There are three bears in a house."


Reminded me of this scene in my first favourite korean drama, Full House, that i watched back in 2005... 
i remembered the year so clearly because i remembered rushing home from double-o to catch the re-telecast at 3.30am on Sunday morning... 被电视机控制的年代... 😂😂😂

i know how to sing this song now!!!... heee 



5th Dec (Thur)

breakfast at Cafe De Muse after mummy's review @ nsc 


then to Pameran Poskad @ Ion to show some friendship support to Sylvia... =D



3rd Dec (Tue)

fyp mates gathered at sbcd korean tofu house @ suntec


1st Dec (Sun)

belated hatchday date for and with Lene... lunch was a simple ramen affair as i insisted that we needed to save tummy space for the unlimited ice-cream @ a super pink and super ulu Museum of Ice Cream 


we can celebrate our 30th year friendship next month lo 😍😍😍 


my favourite was this mango & raspberry sorbet ... just realised it's in a 💩 shape... 😂😂😂



lene had 3.5 while i had 7 servings of ice-cream... 吃到肚子痛... 😅😅😅

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Chuas & 司马s @ Port Dickson

the Chuas set off from woodlands at 8am and reached Lexis Hibiscus @ Port Dickson 1.5 hours ahead of check-in time and 2 hours before the 司马s arrived... heng, they could check-in early... 😍😍😍


蔡小宝 managed to join us on this family holiday after missing out on last year's one @ Sentosa while 蔡二宝, together with 蔡小wifey, was on doggies' duty cos both no more leave for the year... grateful to have them looked after ong ong & snowy but would rather they both joined us... 



蔡妈咪 had mac porridge cos no appetite... motion sickness and had puked on the way due to long screen time in the long car journey... 😣😣😣



approx S$285 / night... can sleep 4 pax very comfortably... 

couple bag with joyce, one of our 战利品s from our Japan trip back in 2007... i 'found' mine during my latest marie kondo-ing while joyce has been using hers to house her MJ chips... she is indeed sima-wu-lv...😂😂😂



dinner for 10 @ Team Park restaurant... economical but meh



chits & chats with joyce in our private pool before an early night for all of us... 😴😴😴


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last to wake up but first to be out of the room


to bring mummy for a morning walk walk to a hearty & yummy breakfast...


then to the beach to look for activities to entertain ourselves for the day...  




蔡三宝 wasnt feeling too optimal so we left her on 蔡妈咪's duty... 

thanks 蔡小wifey for preparing this sweet activity to keep 蔡妈咪 entertained 


xmas or halloween gingerbread men seh??? 😂😂😂



while the rest of us went out for adventure @ Uncle Wong Happy Farm




we took their value package @ 110rm (S$33.50) / pax which include a 45 minute atv ride in exciting terrain + 15 minutes kayak / duckie paddle boat + 10 minutes drift kart... super duper worth it!!!








超好玩 !!!赞 !!!



random stop for durian for us and mangosteens for 蔡妈咪 just because we saw a 'fruit store' along the road on our drive in search for lunch... 😂😂😂


msia mac fried chicken is nice!!! 


bonus track : random convo captured on video



then back to the beach @ Lexis Hibiscus for water sport!!!... super hot on our walk over but great cloudy weather during the inflatable rides (60rm)... 😎😎😎





Thanks Ai Ling for all the videos!!! A whole afternoon of fun fun fun @ Port Dickson and YES, i'm luving it @ Hibiscus!!! 



dinner at the in-house jap restaurant then two rounds of our favourite games... 






the chuas headed for home while the 司马s headed for JB for another  2D1N of eat, shop & massage... 😍😍😍


so yummy we 'cleaned' the plates!!!




stocked up for the new school term @ Giant... 😍😍😍


finally @ Seven Oaks, a cafe we drove by ten thousand times but didnt dare to try cos of its 'atas' exterior until now... very pretty interior and yummy pastries @ reasonable price!!!