As an adult now, I love Christmas for quite different reasons. Shopping is fantastic! Virtually every shop in town is having some form of a SALE, slashing prices, making all efforts of restrain very futile..
This year's Christmas is quite quiet and simple for us. No fancy or loud parties. Just gatherings with close friends and family. Yesterday after work (boss declared half day off, much to the excitement of us all!), I went to vist my best friend Jessie and her baby Shun. Jess is home to attend her sister's wedding and will only be here till Saturday night. Had to catch her and her baby before they returned to Japan.
Shun is extremely adorable. We had to try quite hard before he would let go of his toy and show off his handsome face to the camera. 
Jess had to step in when Shun started crying....haha! I probably need more practice with kids. And by the way, Happy 6 months Birthday baby Shun!
After an afternoon at Jessie's place, I met Colin for our Christmas eve dinner at Su Korean Cuisine at Far East Plaza. Had previously eaten there with Kat, and we both liked the food, hence I decided to bring Colin here. We ordered the Set Menu for 2 people, which left us really stuffed!
As with most Korean restaurants, this one served an assortment of 8 side dishes, which were all quite yummy. 
While Colin preferred to eat his meat with rice, I preferred to wrap them up with the lettuce leaves provided, adding a small dollop of bean sauce on the meat. Upon biting, the crisp cold lettuce leaves provided some balance to the hot juicy meats, which somehow made me feel less guilty with the indulgent dinner!
The set meal also came with a seafood beef soup, which we topped up to a Ginseng Chicken Soup. The soup had one whole chicken in it, and the chicken was stuffed with glutunous rice. I found the chicken quite tender, but Colin felt the soup a bit bland with not enough ginseng.
Orchard road was crazy crowded last night, and boy were we glad we did not have to drive through it. While Colin navigated our way through Scotts Road, I could not resist snapping a few shots of the Christmas lights! 
Happy Holidays!
Catlin had our company lunch at Senso restaurant at Club Street. 
The party continued after lunch where we adjourned to the bar next to the dining area. That's Angela and I, the organisers of the lunch. All 28 of us got into a big circle with crossed arms to crack the Christmas crackers together, which was really sweet! 
After that was a free flow of drinks, noise, and fun! 
After the gift exchange. That's me, my toilet buddy Hui Zhi, and Anna (I'm her secret santa and got her a La Source foot scrub and cream to pamper her feet as she loves wearing heels!) 
That's me and my secret santa, Marilyn! 
No prizes for guessing what Marilyn got for me. A box of yummylicious chocolates from Candy Empire.
Check out Lionel's happy grin when he saw the Hooters calender which was in his Hooters gift pack! Lionel flipped through the calender at least a dozen times that afternoon! This gift was also one of the most talked about one amongst the boys of the office! 
Cheers to a very happy Christmas! 
We visited the driving range on our first day there. Here's Colin setting up our clubs. Ok. Most of the clubs were his. I had only brought along 1 miserable club to hit a few balls with. Hey, I'm a beginner golfer afterall! 
That's me trying to hit a ball with my no. 7 iron. Notice all those holes on the grass patch? Quite a few were caused by my golf club! Hitting those little white balls was not quite as easy as I thought! Now, I know my attire ain't quite appropriate, but hey, its Malaysia! *grin*
What I didn't count on was the countless mosquito bites I got at the end of the session! I was getting so grouchy I almost swore off golf until Colin told me that you don't usually get so many mosquitoes when playing golf!
Next Stop : Bowling alley (air-conditioned and mossie-free!) We had the entire bowling alley to ourselves, which was really great as we could make as much noise as we fancied and I did not have to worry about embarrassing myself with my lack of ball skills!
No prizes for guessing how my game went!
Here's the score of my best game! 85 points! hahaha! and with plenty of "drain cleaner" shots!
Our bedroom at the resort had a very inviting king sized bed in which I spent a whole lot of time!
Feasting at the Mong Kok Hong Kong Cafe at City Square.
Value-for-money and yummy honey peach and passionfruit drink that was big enough for both of us through dinner and we could even pack the remainder into a normal sized cup for our movie afterward. We caught 2 movies over the 2 days, The Golden Compass (Narnia-like fantasy movie starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig) and 30 days of night (gory movie starring Josh Hartnett and Melissa George). 
Though this was only a short 2-day 1 night getaway, we thoroughly enjoyed every moment and look foward to many more getaways to come! 
As this photo so "subtly" hints, this is my long overdue post about my Hanoi trip in September! My company rewards employees with annual incentive trips, usually spanning across a long weekend (Friday till Sunday). This year, we were given 2 choices, Phuket or Hanoi. Surprisingly (to me), Hanoi won hands down with over 95% votes! I personally would have preferred a trip to Phuket where we can soak up the sun, sand and sea. Instead, we spent 3 days 2 nights in Hanoi, Vietnam. Fortunately, the company of my colleagues far outweighed the destination choice. I'll let the photos speak for themselves. 
The poor prisoners were locked down on one foot (to allow them to turn their bodies) and were packed side by side on the wooden platform. 
We went for a Cyclo-tour which was essentially like a trishaw tour around town. It was quite a refreshing way to see Hanoi.
Bikes are used to transport all kinds of stuff! Apart from families of up to 4, I spotted bikes transporting furniture, and even chickens & pigs! 
Anyone care for a bowl of authentic pho?
Spotted this middle-aged couple by the lake. What a sweet photo.... 
One of the stalls at the night market. Honestly, there was nothing to buy except trinkets and some low quality clothes and accessories. 
Some of the shopaholics! 
