Christmas Partayyyy at TTR's!

Happy 2013!!! It's a few days into the new year, and I'm still suffering from post-festive withdrawal symptoms.. Christmas is indeed the season to get fat and jolly.. Had so much laughter and fun and feasting the last two weeks, and feeling extremely blessed indeed :)

Been on a sort of social media hiatus (or actually it's just the blog and formspring) because I needed some time to myself the past week! So sorry for the absence, and lack of updates! New year, new start, so I'm back with my first blog post of the year :)))

I have decided that this year, my resolution will be as simple as this: be happy! No deep thoughts and rumination in this entry.. Maybe next? Haha. Also I think most readers enjoy looking at more pictures than text anyway. Tell me if you beg to differ :P

Picture spammage from Christmas Party at TTR's with the TBs... Enjoy!!!

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Pre-food: We were being damn silly, the girls had insane fun playing with all of Joyce's photoshoot accessories haha! Mini scare when Joyce said the air-conditioning didn't want to come on, turned out that this absent minded girl forgot to turn on the main switch LOL. Nancy and Wendy were at my office when we heard the news and started packing up my super messy office for impromptu change of plans (since my office is just in the building behind TTR's) but PHEW, thank God we didn't have to re-locate the party to my office afterall cos my office is utterly disgraceful at this point of time!

The best party food, in my humble opinion, has got to be Dominos! Plus delivery only takes 30 minutes. I LOVE Dominos, from the pizza to the drumlets to the chocolate lava cakeeee! Unfortunately, Dominos was like too busy or something and they weren't taking in delivery orders... thus we resorted to Pizza Hut instead! Ok, not too bad. I love Pizza Hut's drumlets too!

Apart from the pizza, we had cupcakes that HJ specially brought for us, and chocolates from Noi! What a feast.. thoroughly pigged out and enjoyed the food! Diet can wait til all the partying's over. Heh.

A rather #fail attempt at a group shot hahaha

Noi, Nancy, HJ and Joyce!

Fel, Debs, Wendy and myself :D

This Christmas pizza thingy from Pizza Hut was pretty delish! Abit too much cheese in the crust for me, but the other parts were awesome. Love the ham and sausage toppings!

Standard Chicken Supreme haha. And of course we also ordered my must-have Hawaiian!! All pigged out.

So much for being hungry.. We ended up with enough slices left over from the three pizzas to combine into one whole pizza hahahaha :X Which I ended up bringing home (promptly devoured for breakfast the next day) 

Moving on to the exciting part: GIFT EXCHANGE! This year, we upped the stakes, from $20 last year to $30 this year hahahaha which is actually easier I think, cos sometimes it's so hard to get something decent for $20!

Fwah...

Picture with the presents we bought.

Drawing of lots!!!

I swear my present is damn good, and lucky Debs got it!!!

Consisting of an entire makeup set. From mascara, to concealer, to lip balm and mooore!!! LOL. REALLY VERY GOOD! Perfect for Debs cos she said she was running out of makeup! Yay!!! Glad they will be coming into handy!

And what I got!!! Damn awesome!!! Laneige Water Sleeping Pack EX from HJ! Thank youuuu!!!

Joyce's present is pretty awesome as well, a Too-Faced eyeshadow palette from Fel!!! Mad nice!!

Fel got a cute pouch and this adorable cork board stand thingy from Noi!!

Some green tea thingy I dont know what hahahaha from Joyce to HJ!

Nancy and Wendy got each other's presents! Face Shop products and Benefit makeup kit! Nancy, must  use it hor, don't put it to waste!

Urban Decay eyeliners from Debs to Noi~

Me with Debs!

and with HJ :DDDD

I think this year, everyone's very happy with their presents!!! I know I love mine! Wheee!

SPECIAL CARD!!! 

And other little presents from Wendy and Fel! Aww!! I feel so loved!

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These two camwhoring with my new flip screen camera hahaha. 

TIME FOR DESSERTS!!! Omg.. giant box of Krispy Kreme bought by Joyce's model, and the super beautiful cupcakes that were made by HJ's student!

HOW NOT TO GET FAT?

Happily devouring the cupcakes, which were REALLY GOOD! Not too sweet, and had the right amount of icing for me (I dont like cakes with too much icing!)

And of course, everyone's next agenda: SHOPPING. The girls had SO MUCH FUN SHOPPING seriously!!! 一个两个，全部都有狂卖症! Hahahaha.

Random photos! So happyyyyyyyyyy! Went home so sleepy. Ate too much. But it was a good kind of full. Glad for such a wonderful group of friends! ♥

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Outfit! Candy Empire Shorts V2, my FAVOURITE shorts evaaarrrrrr!!! Paired it with the Evelyn Lace Top previously launched from TheVelvetDolls. I can't remember what the new colors are, haha. But hope to launch the shorts soon!!! Mad love lah.

I wish everyone a beautiful 2013! May the year bring about fresh blessings, joy and happiness!

xoxo

Christmas and Gratitude: Dinner at Watami!

Happy weekend all!!!

Christmas christmas christmas... Favorite time of the year cos it's an excuse to meet all my beautiful friends that I'm blessed with. 

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Every time Christmas rolls around, I start to think about how another year has gone past. Reflecting on the year, and how the days have turned into weeks into months. How quickly time passes us by... 

This year, I'm reflecting on gratitude and love.. I'm truly grateful for every good thing that has happened to me and I am extremely thankful because I know I am so loved and in good hands :) Sometimes, I feel amazed with all the blessings in my life. I love my funny family even though they frustrate me at times, I enjoy my work tremendously and find immense pride and satisfaction in it, I have a super loving boyfriend, I am surrounded by so so so many friends I know will always be there for me, I am doing everything I love. I can't think of anything I want to ask for this Christmas, except maybe MORE TIME... So that I can do more things :( I'm so greedy :(

When it comes to friendship.. I'm not someone who goes around making friends easily, which YZ will attest to because he likes to say I'm very anti-social (!!!!) Okay, it can be true sometimes.. :( For those people who don't know me.. many people think I'm standoff-ish and cold, or that I'm an arrogant or proud person. But the truth is, I don't quite know how to talk to people I don't feel comfortable with, and it's easier for me to just not try. Hahahahahaa. 

And well, if you know my personality well enough, you would know that I'm a very candid and straight-forward person, and some people get offended by what I say, without me even trying :( That being said, I can be quite sociable and friendly at times too, especially after I've warmed up to new people! I love spending time with close friends, those that laugh at me, with me, and accept me for who I am :) 

This year, I've grown closer to many wonderful people whom I'm glad have appeared in my life, and that I've gotten the chance to know better, and even more thankful that they have allowed me in theirs, regardless of how insignificant this friendship may be to them.

I'm really a very crap friend.. I don't remember all my friends' birthdays (sometimes i can't even keep track of what date it is today omg) I am often so busy and distracted with work that I don't talk to friends for days or weeks or months! Yet despite all my terrible shortcomings.. I am never short of these God-sent angels around me. Truly truly blessed, I must have accumulated some good karma in my past life :D I sometimes wonder why these people even bother to stick around in my life. But I am so grateful that you all do! Every single one of you. ^^ Thank you...

Been meeting up with so many groups of girlfriends this month, all in the name of merry-making and Christmas! Super love. Gonna try to put up all the photos if possible!

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Dinner at Watami Raffles City!

With my favourite bunch of gossip girls.. Hahaha! Steph was finally back in town, we haven't seen this girl for ONE ENTIRE YEAR! :( Decided on Watami at Raffles City (no way were we going to Orchard.. just waaaay too crowded during Christmas season!) and managed to get seats for the seven of us!

My favourite part of Watami = super super value for money set meals! We shared a set for FOUR amongst seven people. AND DAMN FULL TOO D: Almost did not finish the food!

 

Wendy and Nancy ♥

Drinks that come together with the set. Special mention to the Pineapple Yakult drink!!! Quite tasty.

Amazing amount of food that came in our set for four pax.. I don't see how 4 normal persons can even finish this amount of food. Seriously.

 

Presenting... my special dish LOL that I "cooked" with the tepanyaki pan and all the left-overs that no one wanted to eat... It turned into a very tasty katsu chicken mixed rice dish.. Hahahaha and we even managed to finish most of it in the end! YAY!!!

Good job!!! :D

Drinks session at TCC Citylink Mall after that!

 

Steph bought us a box of matcha mochi!

Checking out the latest gossip via smart phone, and god knows what else. Hahaha.

Nancy, Wendy, Steph and Joyce!

 

Felicia, myself and Debs!

 

Awww nice shot of these three!

We had to take a Christmas Tree picture. Compulsory! Asked a random passerby for help, and it turned out rather lopsided hahah.

Self-shot to the rescue!!! :D

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Here's my wish for everyone this Christmas.. To love and be loved! Stay thankful for every blessing regardless of how little. Merry merry Christmas and have a wonderful one with your loves!!!

xoxo