The war has ended since I have simmered down. It was barely a fight actually. Cool. Simba initially advised me against the intricate battle, fearing that I would be totally worn out from it but since I insisted, he told me to fight for as long as it takes until they know I'm definitely not a pushover. But he added that no matter how frustrated I am, I am not to blow things out of proportion and allow myself to be vanquished eventually.
For this 2013, I wish more than anything else for Simba's health to be good. I'm very worried about his health as his sudden weight gain and some other symptoms he has now has a striking resemblance to a medical condition. He's gonna be reviewed by a specialist soon and I really hope it doesn't turn out to be something serious. Let's keep him in our prayers alright?
Hope your 2012 xmas was good!
Here to write about my Christmas with friends. :D
We met at Chomp Chomp for dinner and made a few orders that everyone would have if they were there too!
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Kangkong
Took out my new camera to give myself a head start in my photography for the dinner and my guy friends teasingly went wow loudly and instantly. Hard to imagine them singing the same tune but they always did when they are in the teasing mood.
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Fried sotong.
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Omelette.
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Satay.
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We separated ourselves into 2 tables due to the large turnout. Though we usually don't like being separated as being involved in one conversation together will be more fun, but this time it was fine as the guys were palling around; they brought their food to our table sometimes to hear what we were conversing.
Mao Mao was at the table behind us and photobombed the other 3. His expression is so one of a kind!
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Joe helped us with a group photo.
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And then Jun Wen helped; It's always been our friendly boyfriends to help the group leave memoirs.
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They are really good at photobombing. Lol.
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Jun Wen ordered Sambal Sotong from the wrong stall but luckily for him this one wasn't too bad since it incorporated a different flavor (curry)!
After the fulfilling dinner, we decided that Starbucks at myVillage would be a great hangout to practise the art of gift sharing.
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Large candy canes decorated with gold-rimmed draping ribbons stood high at the seating area to give us a bit of christmassy.
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While the others were ordering their caffeine drinks, we were hoping to get a taste of the candy canes.
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Jun Wen and his best friend Joe.
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He was the first to open his gifts since he has got the least to open. Ying, who is always unconditionally thoughtful, bought cute wrappers to hold our presents and tied a small ribbon to make a neck out of them, but unintentionally reminded the guys of the Gardenia bread wrapping.
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Ying bought him a coin purse with a small horse brooch attached to it. Ling and Calvin shared a PS game "Ghost Recon" for him. He was brimming with enthusiasm when he played it that night after he got home.
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Next up was our sister Joe. He happened to open my gift for him in this picture. My wrappers were all from Gift Greetings, a contemporary gift shop which I thought has the best gift wrappers!
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The first thought that came to mind was that he expressed incredulity when he saw the bottle of Body Mist. I didn't know why I had that thought but I could only hope that he would use it. Anyways, the Body Mist is Orange flavoured so he would smell like orange soon, and would be just in time to go for house visiting on the coming Chinese New Year. Bringing mandarin oranges aren't enough anymore, you need to smell like one to get loads of angpao!
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Ultimate present of the day was Joe Boxer for the Joe!
Chocolates, Reebok shorts and handphone cases were his other presents. This time Jun Wen joined in the gift giving and chose his presents for my guy friends. :D
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Like a child anticipating to open his gifts under the Christmas tree, Calvin totes reached his head into the bag!
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The pair of Reebok shorts was similar to the one Jun Wen bought for Joe. :D I really haven't got the slightest idea what to get for Ling's boyfriend until Jun Wen came up with this gift thought. Every guy would need a sports shorts for gymming!
Body Butter and socks were also gifts to prepare him for the gym and post-gym.
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Mao Mao opened his pressies gingerly which was as expected since he was such a gentle boy :) Lol.
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Ling bought him a tool to hold the wine glass or something, omg I couldn't remember no matter how much i tried. :(
I bought the same bottle of body mist for Mao, so joe and him would smell the same from now on.
Jun Wen bought him a towel that has the smoothest texture (I used my unhygienic hands to touch it again and again, good luck to Mao lol). He lingered too long in Isetan trying to choose a towel for Mao that I nearly faint of exhaustion.
Ying bought him a Everlast pencil case I think (can't see too clearly from the picture).
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Bought Shi Xing 3 pairs of boxers lol. The gift inspiration came to me when I recalled that he asked Ying to get a pair of boxers for him from Bangkok so yea Boxers.
He also was given a water bottle, a pair CK socks and an Everlast Tee.
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Ying's presents that come in all colours, shapes and sizes.
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My gift for her was a My Melody purse. I didn't give a second thought of buying it since it's really pretty; not only My Melody was sewn onto it but ornate lace details were decorated all over it.
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For the sake of those who still don't know, Ying has been my colleague for about 11 months now! She is working as a Patient Care Assistant at National Cancer Centre, so she would have lunch with me at least once a week and would bring along her lunch most of the time, making the lunch box a perfect gift. :D
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The present Ying ordered for Ling hasn't arrived and so in order to create an illusion that there was indeed a present, Ying still tied the empty "Gardenia Bread bag" with ribbons but slipped in an apologetic note.
A scarf, a Hello Kitty pencil case and shot glasses were what made up the rest of her presents. :D
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Really like this candid since it showed that friends were indeed paying attention to the others who were opening their presents.
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Got a pink cardigan, necklace and earrings from Ying, Mickey Mouse towels from Calvin, Victoria's secret underwear from Ling and shower gel from Joe.
This year's presents were the best ones for me. Lol. :D
原来，真的是一分钱一分货。I remembered telling PH how comfy the Victoria Secret's underwear felt (lol). Quality of Topshop's and La Senza's is nothing next to it.
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Anyways, since we were at Starbucks, do u often think that coffee choices in Starbucks are so few? That's prolly one of the reasons why I prefer Coffee Bean.. until Bi Er told us that we can ask for customisation of our order. Hazelnut Latte is one such order which smells great and is not on the menu!
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