Non-stop partying the whole of Week 16th!

Monday 22nd dec - after the wedding, build-the-bear xmas/bdae party, surprise party for uncle j, ann & i organise a luncheon for kidos. we went to disney naturally. my 2nd time here and i still find the place small. stick to the pizzas cos i dun find the rest of the food interesting... excited little ones shop alittle at the bookshop while the mums buy grocery. then feel very xianz... very tired of the things i have to face... worried for mum.

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Tuesday 23rd dec - can't wait to chop of my hair! had my long-awaited haircut... couldnt wait till new year! wanted a new look for the new year. after the haircut, nesa and i head for lunch everywhere was crowded! we decided to eat at out of the pan and we got high chair seat near the fountain. pretty cool and nesa was excited. the fountain, the crepes, the dessert was great and of cos sitting in the high seat eating lunch. she asked me how much the lunch cost. for the first time she asked me. when i asked her, she wanted to bring her family here. very filial. then we head back to tpy to meet joyce and got all our ingredients. then we had 3hours baking session. we made our faourite Macadamia nuts, cranberry, white chocolate cupcakes and also dark chocolate orange marmalade cupcakes. i was exhausted after the cupcakes were baked.


to view pictures : http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=55411&l=1978e&id=745787682
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Wednesday 24th dec - woke up very early to decorate the cupcakes for gx to bring to office for his collegues. after gx left i started loading photos and uploading them on facebook. then met up with aunt k and nesa went to novena to do my last minute shopping. then nesa and i ate teabreak while waiting for aunt k to finish her grocery shopping. then we head to aunt o house for the xmas party. the boys were incharge of the party planning this year. they really put in alot of effort to put up a xmas show for the kiddos. i was to help to "control" the kids. it was great! a veyr childlike xmas. aunt o was very nice, she got everyone a gift. i got an extra gift as a thank you gift for planning the past years xmas games. aunt a oso gave the older cousins movie ticket vouchers! aunt a and nesa gave me m&s bathing cream. it was very nice to have a very unique xmas photo this year! a big thank you to the boys who dress up and make the year's xmas different. more xmas pics : http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=55418&l=7c624&id=745787682

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Thursday 25th dec - woke up late and gx bot mcdonalds breakfast. that was our xmas meal. then we laze around and i got to upload all photos to facebook and glad i cleared it! then we prep to head to soh's place for gathering. glad that with the last minute arangement we could meet up and was happy to see mic and agnes too. soh and helen's baby is very cutez with chubby cheeks! we gave the family a doremon doll. mic & agnes gave an elmo to the baby! we had kfc for dinner and played a new board game. then end the meetup with an awfully chocolate rum and cherry cake that M&A bot. also had bens&jerry ice-cream! it was nice to see all of them again.

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Friday 26th dec - met my dear fren who i have seen for almost half a year at the busy orchard! everywhere was crowded as many prob didnt work today! with the boxing sale everywhere... endless stream of people! we ate at DTF. had XLB! then we walk about at taka. head to burberry to check out the sale and i managed to find something for gx for cny. good deal as it was 50% off and then with serena's taka card i had additional 10%. met my aunt and cousin and was happy when T hugged me. serena and i walked around and time really flew! we settled at a new cafe at Wisma for tea. the milkshake we ordered was nice. S had choc while mine's vanilla. then we shared an apple pie that was topped with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream. i like the homemade feel of the apple pie but its alittle sweet for me thou. the decor of the place is quite nice and i enjoyed sitting at the "birdcage" area. check out serena's blog for the update and pics!http://starrfire7.blogspot.com/2008/12/met-up-with-lc.html

we walked on to isetan as i wanted to get some bread for mum but in the end i didnt like the smell of the bread then we walked on to borders and met up with Huiyi and kok leong. its also been a long time since i saw them. caught up abit and i head for the train to go back to mum's place. last meetup with the twins before they leave for shanghai... sis got me a organiser from disney and she too love H&M! she got many clothes from HK! glad that gx like the top. slept... i really need sleep very tired but i am glad to meet up with long time no see friends.

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Saturday 27th dec - messed up the mess at my side of the room and started trashing things and i have more to go... could have finish packing but i napped for almost 2+hrs! then sis popped by with d to save some pics to go print. their "potato" photographer will take 2months to deliver the photos. eager to have some prints sis printed 700 over pics! 500+ from wedding and 200+ from her short trip in hk. then gx and i prep to go over to pat's house for bbq. good to meet up with everyone at the party. each time i meet a mum, i always learn new things! tired as usual once i hit the bed.

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Sunday 28th dec - lazy sunday. came up with a list of things we need to get for the baby. then we looked thru the newspaper for sales items. wanted to go town to check things out but we ended up being so lazy, didnt want to be in the crowd... we stayed at home and again i napped for a couple of hrs. think i have used up my energy over dec! then woke up to watch dvd with gx. Mummy 3. then we head home for dinner. mum brew me a whole pot of chicken essence. i am a veyr lucky gal cos mum feeds me the most delicious soup and tonics. also my mil is preparing home cook food every monday with nourishing soup. then we head home to park the car then we walked over to get some grocery for our baby! on the list - milk powder, fruits and a packet of chips! yes potato chips are no good... but sometimes we need to indulge and trust me i dun finish the whole pack! i like to keep some for the next few days to savour. gx got hooked on nectarines. we ate some at mum's on friday and then he was off to find some and he was so ready to set his teeth into one once we got home. slept and have been having weird dreams... hope i dream of something nicer...

Week 14th - walk and walk ... walk!

Monday 8th dec... so glad after the busy day out on Sunday comes a monday that i dun have to WORK!!! with the rainy cold day, still i was up early... went early lunch with Gx family. we had hot bak kut teh on a rainy morning. the body felt so warm. after which we head to novena sq. i said i wanted to get juice... it was to get mil to see clothes... i wanted to get her some new clothes for cny as xmas present. she found a suit she liked and gx bought it for her as xmas gift. she plans to wear that lovely suit for my sis wedding.went hope watched no reservations with gx and i love the show. had a long nap and woke up in the night to go eat dinner. lazy day... needed it to restore energy...
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Tuesday 9th dec - felt so letargic back at work... i am starting to feel ... at work... changes... i need to inject new energy... new ideas... new attitude... i am waiting for winter breakkkkkk need it badly. need to recharge. after easa, i went home...
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Wednesday 10th dec - met up with aunt k and nesa and we went to plaza sing... wanted company to check out the maternity shop for legging... ate waffle at gelares then ann came by to join us and i shared with her my tots for this year kiddos present and she was excited and agreed with my plan! glad my xmas presents for the kidos are settled! when i got home, my tummy pulled and felt alittle pain in my baby belly... i hope that our baby is ok... think i could have walked too much!
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Thursday 11th dec - after easa i head down to vivo to meet up with gx. today i forgot my hp... he's now calmer with me forgeting things... but it has been since a while that i did forget my hp! so with a last phone call made in school, i was to wait for gx at WOF shop. he was 30mins late... lucky me ate something while walking around before he came. before meeting him, i managed to get some new stuff for my wardrobe for cny. pretty much done shopping for my cny. went on to check out shirts for gx to wear to my sis wedding. when i sat on the couch infront of the changing room, looking in the mirror i looked so sleepy... tired and i look so round! gx was very sweet with me. we didnt grab dinner, went home to have fruits.
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Friday 12th dec - another busy day after school! met up with ann and we went down to bugis to meet up with nesa and aunt k. had my durian crave settled. went back to the same shop to get my durian pudding. ann ordered the durian rolls. the skin of the rolls are like machi but wished they omitted the dessicated coconut.

we went on to walk to suntec and we booked the place for the kids xmas party. yes we are having a party for the kids as xmas present. they are gog to love it! met up with the boys to grab dinner and with all the places in central filled with people, we cross over to fisherman's wharf. dun like the heat in this non-aircondition place but the food is so good! fried thou and i am glad i made the right choice to just eat all the starters and not order fish and chips... i am still not so much into fish yet. we had fried mushroom, prawns, calamari but i love the fried oysters best... they were big and there were many which is something that i didnt expect. not so sure if i could eat them... its cooked thou. just had one and love it! had some fish from cam and it tasted good. just the heat...

then we were late for our appointment at Paisley and Cream. We were there to try out 6 flavours that thv boys chose. Apple & Cinnamon, Macadamia Nut, Red Velvet-my cousin W was dying to try this... he's very curious what this might be! Caramalized Pear & Chocolate, Peaches & cream and Orange Marmalade.

the boys especially was very critical what cupcake to choose! We pass one cupcake around and gave our verdict. then we go on to the next cupcake. after 6 rounds and we chose 2 for sis' wedding. we were very detailed with the cupcake from the colours of the rose to the kind of piping for the cream. looking forward to see the outcome on sis rom.

this one is for sis and daniel who are both busy preparing for the wedding. A hens nite and bachelor nite without the bride and groom. counting down to the wedding!

MIL's day!

got a cake from emi cakes. expensive but this cake not bad. got loads of nuts in it and chocolate is not bad. Sil got Mil a jewellary box from Florence. Pretty. Roses painted on it.

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i am one. Thirty-one. many thoughts before bdae but had a pretty happy week and can't be happier on my birthday! Exactly at 12mn, i hit enter and was so glad that i managed to wish myself on my own blog at strike of mn. laugh all you want. pretty happy about it actually. then of cos at the strike of mn, gx wished me, he's the 1st. then my mil and fil gave me an angbao. then ser, 1st fren to send me bdae wishes.
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seriuosly i hate waking up early on my bdae and go to work. but ever since in this line i find that its bearable cos the day can be quite fun cos little ones in school get pretty excited over bdaes. especially if they need to keep secrets. they find it fun. the whole day my students jus kept smiling at me wish me, ask me loads of questions. a group of boys even told me that cos i was doing duty at sandpit area, they came to keep me company... sweet cheeky bunch. cos school circulate daily updates, they annouce everybody's bdae. went for breakfast and many collegues wished me and of cos they oso ask the important question. HOW OLD ARE YOU! oso at the same time many frens send me bdae messages. I feel very happy throughout the whole day.


i line the cookies over a nice teddy bear napkin and i ribboned my tcher's huge chocchipcookie. from the parents this year, alison's mum came with this cupcake platter. so sweet. lilac! she pipped the words... HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELSIE... my very own cupcakes! so weird that the children all chose letterings instead of the flowers.

then came the "surprise" my tcher got a project gog the whole week when i was out for breakfast! the class did a video. i was so taken in when i watch it on the class screen... each of them in alphabetical order, had a pic chosen by my teacher, then the children chose their own effect, type in their own name and they record their bdae message for me. as i watch i was controling... they are all so adorable. and they made me tear. esp when one said thank you, i melted and couldn't control. he need alot of one to one attention and sometimes i wonder if he knows i put in effort and yes i know now. my tcher teased me when she saw me tear and i thanked her. my tcher uploaded the video on class web - click on Our Birthday Movie for Ms Elsie. http://pseagle.sas.edu.sg/mmorton/

flowers given by class parents.
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after school, i went for easa... Mr P was out, sick and i work with Ms W for the 1st time. think 15 mins after we start, firealarm sounded! walk the little ones all the way down, false alarm then we all climb 3 floors up. gx was suppose to come get me but he was still in town buying my cake. i rushed for the bus and i made it and lucky me cos it was raining pretty heavily. he pick me up at station and we made our way to The Wine Company @ evans lodge.

we reach there at about 5.15pm and we chose to seat indoors and we made the right decision cos we had the whole room to ourselves for almost throughout our meal. i ordered the tea set that came with a pot of tea. and gx ordered fish & chips. and of cos i ordered what i came for. Chocolate Molten Cake.

told gx not to buy me gift cos he paid for my cakes and paid for some of the bbq food. he was late cos he went to buy my gift. i pretty much was able to guess wallet cos i really need one. he's pretty observant. he even knows when its a new pair of shoes! he asked me to guess the colour and only when i named every colour ...then i think of tiffany blue. pretty excited to see it as i unwrapped and i love it!

he got me Agnes B' wallet! love the colour! my kitchen aid, my key-ring and now a tiffany blue wallet! love it! he' s got pretty good at choosing something i like, he told me this is new season. i went thru the last season and didnt fancy anything. YEAH, new wallet at last!

fish and chips was nice. crispy. would love black malt vinegar but didnt ask for it. my tea set comprise of 3 finger sandwich of cucumber, salmon and egg. 2 mini scones with cream, butter and marmalade. mini cheesecake (not nice for me cos its very light) and a fruit tart - like this better.

its a very simple place but i like the place. we enjoyed the place for ourselves for very long. the others all chose to seat outdoor, the place is sheltered and many of them eating, drinking and smoking.

this is what i came for! the other time with uncle and his associates, they ordered 4 to share and my uncle had one for himself. i had a spoonful and fell in love with it. its one of the better ones i have tried so far. full of chocolate! the other time was biz so never take pics and didnt blog about it cos its better with pics. the other time the ice-cream melted cos weather was hot.

we enjoyed the ice-cream that had fine chopped peanuts sprinkled over it. the scoop was served on a chinese soup spoon. they decorated the ice-cream with white chocolate leave and a ladybug!cutez. love the "hot" chocolate that flows out from the cake! the blueberries were sweet. loved this!


this is the outdoor area which is at the back of the indoor area. i quite like this place but i prefer it when its quiet, not so crowded.

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went to dabao prawn mee form tpy lor 1 and rushed home to eat dinner with mum. aunt s fried the mackerals and mum did the "drunken" prawns.... smelt so good!!! prawns taste so good!

i chose this classical flavour for mum's place. told sis the clue and she's smart straight away guessed blackforest. gx don't really like blackforest but no choice cos its my bdae. mum loved it. there's cherry liquer taste in this cake, esp in the chocolate pieces at the sides and on top of the cake. the fresh cream is not scary! its light. cake is from rive. love their cakes!

fetch my in-laws home then cut my next cake from rive! gx chose the mango cake.

love my wallet! my 2nd agnes b!