Christmas gathering

A great gathering as usual! Looking forward the CNY gathering, where the guys will have their annual brotherhood game :)

Wii Sports Resort

Our latest toy and activity for the evening :)

Christmas Eve 2009

Too lazy to cook this year so we bought food instead. The Cold Storage ribs and ham are quite yummy!

Nice group pic.... but missing our 2 other pals in London.

And thanks for the cute present Irene :D

Too lazy to take out the Christmas tree

Have a Jazzy Christmas!

Sipping a glass of champagne at our yearly Jazzy Christmas concert by Jeremy Monteiro :)

Christmas tree at Taka

As usual.... a huge beautiful Christmas tree at Taka :)

Xmas lunch with colleagues

Our 2nd last big meal together...

15 years difference

15 years ago....

Today... 15 years later, at Margaret's wedding...
Don't we all look the same? Kekeke :P :P

Loyang Bungalow - our 3rd year already!

Our 3rd year at the bungalow with the family, and still had as much fun!!

Mona Lisa

Artist assistants stand next to 3,604 cups of coffee which have been made into a giant Mona Lisa in Sydney , Australia . The 3,604 cups of coffee were each filled with different amounts of milk to create the different shades!!

So cool!!!

The "I want to try some day" list

1) Horse-riding - DONE! in Tasmania
2) Take a helicopter ride - DONE! in Tasmania
3) Rappelling
4) Flying Fox
5) Air rifle / shooting a gun
6) Ride in a hot air balloon
7) White water rafting
8) Swim with the dolphins
9) ....

And no... bungee jumping is not on my list and will never be on my list!

Book - Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult

I've always enjoyed Jodi Picoult's books and this was no different. The plot was quite unique and it kept me reading, wanting to find out what happened. But i was really disappointed with the ending as it was so ambiguous, one that lets you draw your own conclusion. I was so frustrated as it did not answer the question. I felt like i wasted my time reading the book as there was no answer at the end.

Tasmania photos!

Finally got all the photos sorted out. Next is to get them developed and organised into an album (Oh yes, we still love having them in hard copies!)

View all the pics at our Picasa web album :)

I want to...

1) Take up cooking, maybe even a cooking course?
2) Read, read, read (have so many books lined up on the book shelf)
3) Take up a short Photoshop course... maybe...
4) Source for more products for Babybeans
5) Go meet friends for lunch
6) Clean up the house, need to tidy up the cupboards
7) Throw away any unwanted stuff that i've accumulated over the years
8) Pull out my Pilates DVD and start Pilates again
9) Exercise
10) ....
11) ....
12) ...

And most importantly, Rest & Relax and just spend some time by myself, for myself!

Will update the list as i go along! Can't wait for 1 Feb 2010 to come (*.^)

Hmm... Ant, I'm sure you have your list as well, do one too!

Book - The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

Had my reservations when i first picked up this book. Expected it to be good but serious like Tuesdays with Morrie.

But I absolutely loved this book! So original and interesting. Thought provoking too. Everybody's lives are linked and everyone's actions affect someone else's lives. This was illustrated so well in the book.

I wonder who i will meet in heaven...?

Oh so desperately missing...

The fresh and juicy fish and chips (although we got a bit sick of them there).
The seafood subway sandwich.
The cool weather (think my hubby misses this more than me!)
The many many many stars at night!
The wallabies, tassie devils and wombats.
The horseback ride!!!
The helicopter ride.
The sound of the waves while sitting outside enjoying a cup of tea.
The lovely scenery.
The beautiful flowers everywhere.
The yummy pies we had for breakfast.
AND spending quality time relaxing with my hubby!

Yes yes yes... photos coming soon!

Book - The Shadow of the Wind

Quite an interesting storyline. Though i was so busy, i took a long time to finish it. But the last bit was exciting and really got me going.

Lunch @ JPot

Christmas Promo at Babybeans

Pretty Flowers at Tasmania