Xmas Tree @ Maison De Joie 2012

Celebrating CNY soon, but before that, I had a wonderful Xmas last year. December was always a time for gathering, meeting in the name of Xmas & New Year. As usual, we put up our Xmas tree this year on the 1st day of December. I wanted to change to a different theme, but Leecher was strongly against that, citing storage space crisis, haha!

 

 The usual stockings & reindeer decorating the wall.

 

Overkill with the Xmas ornaments on the tree last year, so this year, we used some to decorate the photo corner as well.

Leecher did most of the decoration this year ... since I was busy placing the presents underneath the tree & arranging our newest additions :) Traditionally, the Christmas tree is decorated with edibles such as apples, nuts or dates. An angel or star is placed at the top of the tree, representing the host of angels or the Star of Bethlehem.

Our lil toys guarding the presents! I'm glad we bought these 2 despite the hefty price tag, cuz they're so adorable. Highly popular with our visitors too. 

 

Lighting up the Xmas tree ... like twinkle stars :) 

PicPrints - Beary Xmas

 

Still pretty much in Xmas mood, with all the Xmas posts that I've penned. 

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PicPrints - Ginger-Girl

 

I'm not a fan of gingerbread, but these are too cute to resist! 

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Meals in the House

I've noticed a trend on Facebook & I'm sure that every one of us is guilty of it as well, heehee! When new couples moved into their apartment once renovation is finished, the 1st thing that they will normally post will be their kitchen adventures - of them whipping up simple meals & enjoying it in the comfort of their place :) Leecher is the chef of the kitchen & I've decided to bestow the title to him, since I know that cooking is something that is alien to me. Guess Mummy dearest has to impart all her skills to Leecher then, lol!

Leecher, preparing for our first meal @ the house :) 

  

 Instant noodles! I've tried to cut down on eating instant noodles since it is supposedly bad to health, though I don't deny the fact that it's extremely convenient in curbing your hunger pangs.

Leecher's new creation of harshbrown hamburger, with tuna & eggs, lol!

 
  I decided to have mine separated as individual items.

Riding on his "hamburger" craze, he went on to create tofu hamburger with scrambled eggs for one of our weekend breakfast.

 

A simple meal of 4 dishes for dinner on a Friday night. 

 

Eggs with nuggets for breakfast, using the table map that we bought for the house. 

 

Tuna & eggs with porridge when we wanted something light. 

Parents-in-law came over too and Mummy-in-law whipped out a feast in our small kitchen.

 

Lotus pork rib soup.

 

Prawns ready to be steamed.

 

Ta-dah! Our feast for that night :) 

Housewarming - Family

Held another session for our family, inviting both sides of the family to our humble residence. Housewarming party is normally held approximately 120 days of moving into a new residence, an occasion for the hosts to present their new home to their friends. The term "housewarming" is descended literally from the act of warming a new house, in the days before central heating. Each guest would bring firewood & build fires in all the available fireplaces, offering firewood as a gift. Aside from warming the house, this was also believed to repel evil spirits by creating a protective atmosphere of warmth.

 

Catered food from Chilli Padi, but was disappointed with the quality of food. The otah that came was sour and we had to throw away the whole tray. Even though we catered for 30 pax, the quantity that came were enough for 20 pax - we had to order pizza delivery. I called to complain the very next day & they did some damage control thereafter. However, once bitten, twice shy. Don't think I'll cater from them in the near future.

Mummy dearest secretly placed order for 2 items, to give us as housewarming gifts. Thank you Mummy! The cake even came with a picture that matches the theme of the invite that we sent out to our friends :) Mummy dearest & me do share great telepathy @ times, haha!

Housewarming - Our Friends

To make things easier for us, we decided to have a combined housewarming for friends & colleagues in a single day - morning session for colleagues & afternoon session for friends. It was good to have all the friends over to chill out. Our tiny house suddenly came to life with chatters and whats-not. 

 

So, I sent this invite out to all our friends, informing them of our party :)

Caterer came promptly at 10am to set up the table & food. Kudos to them for their efficiency!

 

All done within 10 mins!

Made a mistake in ordering both rice & noodles & we had to throw away quite a lot of food after tabao, for it was just too much. Nevertheless, the curry chicken was superb!

 

Colin came early with a housewarming gift. 

Nespresso Pixie, much to Leecher's delight! It was a combined gift from some of his colleagues & they bought blue to match the colour of our place. *so thoughtful*

 

The latest offering from the Nespresso family, Pixie is the smallest machine to date, measuring just 111mm across by 235mm. . It's easy to use & most importantly, cleaning is fuss-free.

 

Enjoy gourmet coffee in just 4 simple steps:

1. Put a cup

2. Place a capsule & close the lid

3. Press the button & wait for a few seconds

4. Coffee is ready

There is a wide variety of flavours to choose from as well. 

 

Rinta bought 2 boxes of cupcakes for us - thank you dear! They really do taste good :)  

 

A lovely vase of flowers from his colleague who couldn't make it for the party.

A great Thank You to all our friends who came over to mess up our place, lol! We'll put all the gifts to good use :) Didn't have the time to take pic with everyone though.

PicPrints - Origami

The hubby's 1st attempt @ origami, in the form of an angel-fish.

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