the pretty little things in life*

Sunday, December 28, 2008 Y 12:06 PM

MERRY Christmas!

How was Christmas for everyone? Sure hope it was warm and cozy despite the chilly weather!

Had to work on Christmas eve, without the half day. Total BOOHOO. But all was merry at work and nobody was in the mood to work, seriously. We ordered pizzas and exchanged gifts. Boss gave all of us Capital Land vouchers! Whee! Gonna get a pair of killer heels from C&K! My presents from colleagues and one of the Chairman. We counted down to Christmas together, clinking red wine glasses.

Christmas day was spent with the boy. Seriously, public holidays do not mean anything to us, except another day for us to spend more time together with each other. Slept till late noon due to the late night before for both of us, met the boy for shopping at Peninsula Plaza to get his jersey and headed back for home-cooked dinner.

The weather was exceptionally good yesterday! And off we went for kite-flying! It was only last week that we went to Marina Barrage for picnic and we're back again this week! Kite-flying was really an experience! Need some kinda patience as well but it was real fun and the satisfication just sets in when you see the kite at its highest point, when you can no longer release any more string and you can only feel the string tugging at your fingers. It was both our first time, and I loved it! Woohoo! Our kite is beautiful, with the myraids of colours~ Looks real pretty aganist the backdrop of the clear blue sky.

Short week at work next week! Yippee! I just love year end, with Christmas and New Year. And next week is gonna be full of love and friendship! Great way to end Year 2008, which has been a really good year for me!

xoxo

Wednesday, December 24, 2008 Y 12:49 AM

Basking In The Season Of Love & Joy

Lovely picnic at Marina Barrage last Saturday with my boy! It's really a great place to spend a relaxing afternoon. The vast patch of greenery, the lovely blue sky, and the nice view all around. Seems that it's a very popular place among many others as well. We're definitely going back there again really soon for our next picnic and kite-flying session!

Our dearest whom we simply adore to bits, and brought both of us so much joy. My favourite Eeyore, my favourite Yan Yan strawberry biscuits, and my favourite boy.

Never complete without my honey bunny. His expressions are getting more versatile than mine.

And on Monday, both of us took the day off work to celebrate our anniversary. It was a special day for both of us and I can still remember the exact day one year ago teeheehee. Everything has not changed one bit. We're still us, with the same feelings, or even stronger than before.

Lunch at Swensens. The set lunches are so worth it. Pay for the main course and you get the soup, drink and ice cream as well!

Lunch was followed by movie! We caught Ip Man! I'm crazy over Donnie Yen! And the movie was really good. Full of action, and a tad bit of humour. We were so engrossed with the movie that the Donnie Yen craze continued for the rest of the day after the movie.

Walked around for abit and these cute Precious Moments giant figurines in Christmas settings were too cute to resist!

Guess where we were headed to next? Singapore Flyer!

There was a man-made rainforest at the Flyer which got the boy really excited when he saw all the rocks. So excited that he started climbing them. I have a Spiderman boyfriend lol.

Got into our touristy mood and explored the place. Both our first time at Singapore Flyer! And we agreed it will probably be the last, unless we are going to bring our parents for the next ride hehs.

My boy is an aspiring photographer. Look at his shots. So artsy lol.

I bugged him to take photos with me the whole day teeheehee.

Our flight was at 7.00pm which was a really good time!

The city lights were darn pretty. Breath-taking. It didnt seem like a 30 minutes ride to me. Felt much shorter. But it was an enjoyable ride with the boy.

Dinner was at Shokudo Japanese Food Bazaar. There was quite a long queue when we arrived and had to wait a while to get a seat. The food they served was pretty ok, and both of us had a really gratifying meal. I love the rosti! Yums!

It was a really simple day, more like a simple date. But what matters most is the person beside me. The best that can ever happen to me.

To all my blog readers, have yourself a Merry New Year!

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Y 12:54 AM

Pulau Ubin Adventure.

On a bright and sunny Saturday morning, I woke up early for Mega Mac breakfast with the boyfriend and off we headed to Pulau Ubin for our cycling expedition! Took a ferry at Changi Ferry Terminal and reached after a 10 minutes ride on the bum boat.

Along the way. The sun, the sea, the blue blue skies and the greenery. Everthing looks so serene.

Upon reaching Pulau Ubin, I realised how different it is from Singapore. Pulau Ubin is sooooo...rural. Rented our bicycles and went exploring around the island. It wasn't easy cycling on the island, especially up the slopes. Taxing and tedious! But it served as a good work out and it felt good to be away from the city. The boyfriend bought insect repellent and sweets for me, which worked wonders during the trip.

Chek Jawa, been there and back. Wasn't what I expected and imagned it to be, but still, it provided us with lots of interesting sights.

Made our way back slightly before evening, went home to shower and headed out for dinner again! The sun was so hot that day, so much so that I have disgustingly uneven tan lines now lol. But ever since we came back, it has been raining non-stop since Sunday.

Has been a crazy week for me at work. I'm overloaded with work and very tired. I desperately need a getaway! But I don't foresee it anytime soon in the near future. Sighs.

Only things to look forward to:
Mommy's birthday this coming Sunday!
Happy 1 Year next Monday!
Merry Christmas!
Meeting my girls!
And a very Happy 2009!

I really need to catch some sleep.

Tuesday, December 09, 2008 Y 12:36 AM

This week has been a fruitful week!

Met up with YY, Cuixia and Kaijing at Waraku @ Central for Monday Ladies Night! 50% off total bill! Woohoo~ There was a rather long queue by the time we ended work and arrived at the restaurant. Waited until 8pm before we finally had a seat! And it was a good seat indeed! Look at the scenic view over-looking Clarke Quay!

We ordered loads of food and managed to clear all of them! Can never get enough of the soup and kept asking for re-fill hehs...

Spent a great deal of time catching up until about 10.30pm before we finally felt that it was really time to go home as all of us had to work the next day. Had to take a group shot to mark the end of the day! When will be the next Monday Waraku session, girls? Hehs!

And on Wednesday, it was time to meet up with Lionel after his SMU exams! Headed down to Mint Cafe for dinner and I absolutely love the food there! Ordered Crab Meat Pasta topped with mushrooms and Lionel had Salmon Steak. Yummy! But the Chocolate Truffle for dessert was a major disappointment! Other than that, I highly recommend the main courses! It always feels good to talk to good old Lionel about anything because he simply offers me the best advice.

It was the long weekend and I spent some really quality time with my family and boyfriend! Dinner with the boy on Saturday night at Fish&Co after his basketball tournament in which his team got 3rd place among all the tough competitors! Well done! Whee! It was Fish&Co's 10th year anniversary and they came up with new menus, as well as new promotions which went pretty well.

Headed down to West Coast Mall for dinner and MOF desserts after a magic show in the afternoon along with all the kids. Best thing is, there is no GST or service charge at MOF. All prices that you see on the menu are NETT price!

Went Christmas/CNY shopping around town today! Got myself a few satisfied buys! But the boyfriend and yours truly reckon that this is getting abit unhealthy for us as it has been a long time since we last did any sports together. The last time was cycling at ECP and swimming at Jurong East. Sooooo...we're going cycling again next week! This time round at Pulau Ubin! I hope and wish and pray for sunny weather next weekend!

And, I pampered myself with a new phone! Nokia E71! Am loving it! I love big phones! And what's more, it's in my favourite colour of white!

Has been a cold, rainy day. And I adore rainy days. Cooling weather and great for snuggling in bed! Off to sleep!