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Xian's leaving for Aussie today.
We are gonna miss Rosey...the thorn among the roses(somehow he's always the only guy with a bunch of girls...)He had his last breakfast with the Breakfast Gang yesterday.The gang:-

Me(half cut off),Chrys,Rosey Xian and SzeHaw..

Elaine joined us yesterday;she nearly didn't make it because she switched off her mobile and didn't get my message the night before,but she joined us just as we were sitting down to 'apam' and 'tosai'.After breakfast,a gambling stint in my house(with playing cards and coins from my jar..nothing Las Vegas) and a room invasion at Sze Haw's.Then Xian and Chrys ditched us for ang pau harvesting (just kidding..it was a house visitation).

From left:Rosey Xian,Chrys,SzeHaw,Elaine and Me.

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Rosey,if you're reading this...
All the best with your studies there,have fun,don't fight with the kangaroos and take care.Just don't come back all un-Rosey like.

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!!!!
(I know its over..but the wish looks good on the page..hehe)

A new (Chinese) year..
My dad's zodiac this year,so you can guess how old he is.My zodiac is the snake by the way (random fact about me..). As promised,I will blog about my Chinese New Year. So,put your finger on that mouse and scroll down:-

Buddy,the total cutie!!!

Chinese New Year's Eve means we had a family dinner the same night.The dinner was held at Pakeeza.Yes,INDIAN food.Not the same,old,boring 8-course dinner in an overcrowded Chinese restaurant where they seat you next to the toilet,the food served in platters piled to rival the Great Wall of China and the waiters all act like they can't wait for you to finish your food and get going so that they can let in the next bunch of diners. We planned to bring our muffins and jellies for dessert,But everyone was full after the dinner so we had to save them for tomorrow instead,when everyone comes to our grandparents' house for the day.

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Chor Yat..

Gathered in our grandparents,clasping hands and wishing everyone.Here's my stock of usual wishes:-
"Gong Hei Fatt Choy"
"San Tai Kin Hong"
"Pou Pou Gou Seng"
"Lin Lin Te Kum Leng"
"Sing Yat Te Hoi Sam"

I regret to say that I'm not very fluent in my mother tongue..We spent half the day there eating,drinking,playing cards(no gambling) and drinking(no alcohol).My family left for Klang to visit my mother's side of the family.I didn't take many pictures because I always end up as baby-sitter to my young cousins...but to give you a general idea:-

(if you're wondering about the plate with the hotdog,
its the result of PlayDough and entertaining my little cousin...)

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The four days I spent there were basically for visiting my relatives.managed a trip to Megamall where I did manage to pick up a new book and the pair of black heels which I've been hankering after since last year.

Psst!!Tell me what you think about what I did to pictures using my new photo editor.

YOONG TAGGED ME!!!!

People...I am too lazy to blog about CNY on a day-to-day basis.
Therefore I shall wait until the festivities are over before filling up the pages..

Guess what is the first thing I saw on the table this morning??

Another unexpected surprise...

TANGERINES!!!

(trying to be a pro photographer)

Spot the hidden Mickey???

YESTERDAY NIGHT,
Went to Xian's surprise(NOT) farewell party. According to Xian we all gave him many "hints" about his party (Hmph,I was one step ahead OK.I knew he would find out eventually and didn't bother hiding it from him..so there!) I got a bit grouchy because I was told it would start right after Youth;so I assumed it was 6 p.m. and told my parents I'd be back by 9p.m. (first time driving alone at night...they were worried). Well,my assumption was wrong. Ended up going first to Qi Vin's house to let him bath(and for Sze Haw to collect stuff) and kill time.

Got a bit confused finding Xian's house (my sense of direction is bad and I can get lost in Ipoh...I admit it) and no thanks to Qi Vin who was so HELPFUL when I was picking my way there. Didn't do much at the party;just sat around talking and stealing food from the plates (we were supposed to wait for all the food to arrive before starting but we were hungry). We left early and I found my way home without any incident (I'm so proud of me!!).

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TODAY,
Met up with Louisa in JJ. I LOVE her new hairstyle!!!The original plan was to have brunch and chill;but ended up with a brief stop at Tesco (failed lava lamp hunt) and then headed to JJ.Lunched at Secret Recipe and halfway through,Louisa caught two of her friends walking by and got them to buy us tickets for Meet the Spartans.Spontaneous yes???
Everything seemed to be turning out to be a great outing,BUT,Louisa's phone got stolen. YES, S-T-O-L-E-N.This is what happened.After clearing the plates of blueberry cheesecake(me),black pepper chicken(me),Irish lamb stew(Louisa) and a chocolate milkshake(shared);we paid and left the table.

Two minutes later,Louisa went,"Damn!!I left my phone there!!" and we rushed back.The waiter was still clearing our table when we got back there. I won't go into details,but after complaining to the manager there,making the staff turn out their pockets and some noise at the counter with a couple of guards,the phone wasn't found and we had to make a police report at the Sg. Senam police station after watching the movie(couldn't waste the tickets).

So people:-

KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN WHEN IT COMES TO
YOUR BELONGINGS

It wasn't a very good end to our day out. I hope the b*****d who stole her phone will get what he deserves.(We sent this threatening message to her phone saying the phone had GPS and stuff but he didn't buy it obviously) Still,it was great to see Louisa again.

Louisa fell in love with my lil' devil.
Don't ask..

Hmm...
There are some things I did over the week which I didn't highlight:-

MONDAY (28/1/08)
Went out with Sze Haw,Chrys and Xian(ROSE-y) for breakfast.

For more details,go check out Chrys' blog and Sze Haw's blog.

Xian(in boxers),me(the CAREFUL driver) and Chrys

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FRIDAY (1/2/08)

Went out with Esther Hoh to watch Sweeny Todd:The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.Bavanee and Stephanie got dragged along last minute. (oops) There were less than 10 people in the movie theater(including a couple who obviously thought they were alone there...).

Anyway,the movie was so SO SO SO horribly suspenseful and BLOODY!!!!Its a musical by the way..I expected dark,goth-y scenes since it's directed by Tim Burton(have you watched Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride??).
BUT,when you're sitting in a freezing cold cinema watching a depressed guy with eyeliner holding a sharp,glinting knife and singing away while fluttering the blade near people's throat...and you don't know whether he's gonna slit the throat or just shave the beard....

When a celebration is approaching..
I sometimes feel like picking up a remote-control and fast-forward until the actual event.
You see,I don't really enjoy the preparations.
I'm lazy.

My mum has been in the mood to decorate the house. I didn't have the heart to deny her (actually,I didn't have a choice...) so I've been obligingly helpful (I think). So far,I've helped her choke a few bamboo plants with mini decorations,hung up some little peach lights (only to discover they weren't working anymore,so had to take them down again),position some lanterns (not easy,I assure you),and gone hunting the malls for CNY plants.

She wants these curly bamboos to put in a tall vase:-

BUT the ones that were for sale in JJ were "too tall".Then,she nearly settled for the tiered bamboos that were in neat rows there:-
UNTIL I pointed out the nice arrangement camouflaged some of the already rotten branches.(I said it really loudly too..oops) I think the sales assistant was calling down curses on me.

A few days ago,she came back with my favourite CNY plant:

PUSSY WILLOWS!!!!

At first they all looked like this...dark-brown branches with dark-brown buds.Pretty boring looking.So I started peeling away the dark-brown skin...

I got a bit carried away peeling the skin.When I was done..the branches looked like it blossomed in 20 minutes!!!I've heard people saying that the buds on the branches look like small cats,that's why it's called pussy-willow.But it looked more like teeny white hamsters to me.Haha...
Some of the buds fell off when my mum was arranging them in the vase..I started picking them up to throw when my mum had this brilliant idea:-

'Lets glue those buds back on the branches with Uhu glue!!!No one will notice.'