wonderful wonderful christmas break~

back in ann arbor~
not a very nice first two days.. am feeling kinda lost in e woods again..
but looking at my photos in singapore and thinking about the wonderful time i had makes me feel better~
am so thankful for the family and frens that nv change.. the familiarity of orchard and e mrt and my lovely room..
yet thankful for e changes that -haf- taken place..=P

now for my promised day by day account of my most well spent days in my dearest hometown~! i luv all of u back there with all my heart~!

i clearly rememeber every detail of my holiday and i wann put it down so i'll nv eva forget it~! *beams*
sit back this is so gonna be a looooong entry~!

24th Dec past midnite~

i saw the most amazing sight on the plane..
and i was totalli breathless~!
i looked out the plane window from my window seat and guess wat i saw??
the galaxy of stars like REALLY right before my eyes.. and just as i was thinking "Oh my, how awesome is that creation? " that God sent a shooting star flying right before my eyes~! =)*jump jump*
i nv saw any shooting star before... this was my first.. *beams*

then i saw the tiny light lighting up singapore.. saw benjamin shears bridge and the lights lining the ECP.. and the HDB blocks were so familiarly singaporean~!! =)

i felt slightly cheated cos i was counting down the minutes to landing time.. and we landed late.. *heh*
but all good things are worth the wait~! cos we finally touched down.. and when i walked out into the luggage clai, area and saw my mommie and daddie and hwying standing there i couldn't help but start tearing from being so overjoyed~! the feeling was so so intense.. i was ESTATIC to be home~
of course.. somewhere in tt crowd was dehan.. thanx for bringing my best fren to the airport~! and for taking such good care of her.. i think ur both v pei and i am so so happy for you both~! *blissfulness*

then.. we headed for prata supper straight away~! yummy.. =)




and i ordered pink bandung to go with it.. i remembered dehan saying "even the drink is pink" *sheepish*
oh wells.. it tastes good wat.. and u can't get it over here.. =P

yups... by e time we got back to home sweet home.. it was abt 3?? *ponders*
went to sleep alittle.. but not much.. cos of jet lag..=P

*~Day 1~* 24th dec, Saturday, Christmas eve:

woke up in the morning and went to ghim moh for breakfast~! ate masala thosai and chee kway.. the standard morning breakfast at gm.. *happily satisfied*

then mommie and daddie brought me down to taka~! =) we walk walked ard taka..


daddie actualli smiling here~! luv u daddie~! we're in front of the taka tree


mommie and me in front of the tree~

mommie bought me another winter coat from mango.. =P 66 dollars.. on big sale..
and its realli cushy and comfy.. i can use it as a quilt or sleeping bag too.. =P

we walked over to paragon where mommie saw a pair of nine west shoes tt she realli liked but din get ( she got it at e isetan private sale on wednesday instead) =P
then we went up to sushi tei to eat sushi lunch~! *beams*

kk after lunch we kinda got pretty tired.. or at least i did. so we went home and i took a little nap.. =P

then at nite mommie and daddie had some gathering at a frens house so i met up with dearest hwying~! at bugis.. =) i luv hwying.. thanx for taking so much time to spend with me and being there for me.. ur the very best and i luv u~!

we exchanged pressies over thai food at bugis. =P


ying and her tomyum soup =P


she painted us matching shirts~! *beams* so sweet


i got us matching handbags~! i luv it~! and i carried it around the whole entire time =P



me and my very bestest loveliest fren who's always there for me...
and so blessed to haf a fren like hwying.. and to haf many others who are still so there for me.. like al dearie~! whose mom thinks i'm her secret boyfren.. haha


kendrew came along to see us for awhile after.. had dessert and swensens after walking thru the bugis street shops =) nice place.. got a cute watch for 5 dollars =P

after that it was ard 11 smth so i took a cab back home.. and wrapped up mommie and daddie's pressies~

remember chatting online to the twins who were in ny while waiting for my parents to get home =P
by this time i think it was already xmas~! and one precious day had passed =)

when mommie and daddie got home we went to open pressies~! =P


mommie in e xmas pressies i got her~! =P
fits just rite


daddie in the michigan dad shirt i got him~! =)

haha wow..
typing so long and its onli the first day~! i think maybe i shd split the days up.. =P haha
oh wells the effects of jet lag-- up at 1.15 am typing blog entry.. wide awake~!


*~Day 2~* 25th dec, Sunday, Christmas day:

woke up in e morning and got dressed to go church.. daddie came along~! =)


my whole family is pinkish =P


me in front of our new xmas tree~!! it grew bigger.. =P notice the angel's actualli above my head now?? =P haha
heh but yeah the old one was pretty sentimental.. was the same one we used since i was realli small and little.. i think since i was born?? =P

when i went to church and saw everyone again i was again so happy i starting tearing~!!!
i miss those lovely ppl too...
esp my lovely girls who've been so close to me for so long.. dawn, lydia, hannah~!


then after church daddie and mommie brought me to seah street to eat chicken rice~! beams..
haha chicken rice xmas lunch =P
really really yummy~~!





went home to wait for san san jie jie and tua ee and the family to come.. with little elodie~!! =)

me at the front porch of home sweet home with the xmas deco~


elodie and me~!


mama and me~! i luv mama~! =)


me and elodie again~! =P


san san jie jie ( baby's mother) and elodie and me~! =)

i took a nap in the evening cos i was soo jet lagged... then we went out for seafood dinner.. near the canal.. near pandan valley~ =P





*~Day 3~* 26th dec, Monday, Boxing day:

we went to tiong bahru market for breakfast~! yum yum again
had about 6 fishballs and 5 ondeh ondehs.. *guilty* haha
but it was fabulous~!
not forgetting my nice black carrot cake...=P
unfortunately i didn't put my memory card back in my cam tt morning so i couldn't take pics=(

but i went home and got it b4 going back to parkway~!!! i luv parkway~!
haha it changed so so so much~!!! the whols basement is changed~! there's even lim's there.. and i obviously went for my roti boy =P heh too bad jie wasn't there to eat the butter part after i finish the coffee part i like =P

i went to buy handphone cases for my handphone from parkway and the went over to popular to get some stationery too =)

then we went to the hawker centre opposite my old house to eat lunch~! realli nice we ate mee rebus and mee goreng~! =) hwying came along w us too~!
=)


hwying and me at the newly renovated hawker centre


mommie and daddie with the lovely food.. i'm missing it alreadi~!


my darling old house that i will miss so much~! its getting torn down before i next go back to singapore.. i miss the east. =S and i lived in there for soo long since i was 1 and a half~! *sentimental*


stood in my baby pool once again.. where i learned to swim.. where jie used to proudly swim the entire lap in one breath~


the pool area of my house~!
where the birthday parties and the council 22nd farewells were held~!


went to meet up with lydia hannah and dawn for a chat before the boxing day "formal dinner" with the church youth =P at jack's place.. haha
we drank nice coffee at tcc at orchard cinei~! and took a neoprint too =) hehe haven't done tt in a long time..

then we went to meet the rest at somerset.. the guys were realli all in long sleeve shirts and ties~!!! =P
haha was pretty hilarious us trooping into jack's place all formal-ish~ =P




us girls all on one side of the table.. the guys got us all each a rose~!! how sweet~ i haven't gotten any flowers in a long long time.. since dance nite last year perhaps~?? =P heh.

then after a cabbed down to chinatown xen bar~!
i totalli lost it at salsa at e beginning totalli couldn't turn properly~!
but it was nice to be back and to see everyone again
esp jy and melvin and yq and justin and emma~! familiar faces =)
missed dancing soo much~!

yup yup.. so tt was day three~

and its now 1.46 am in e morning.. and i'm -still- not sleepy haha~!

haha okok i shall cont with day 4 tmr yes yes~?? =P hehe
i miss home alreadi~