JB Trip in Sep 09

We ventured into JB again to visit Fling sometime back in Sep 09 & headed straight to Gianni's for their value-for-money set meal!

We were disappointed that they didn't serve us with garlic thin crusts :( However, the rest of the dishes saved the day! As usual, nothing but praises for the quality of the food.

This is the reason why their pizza tastes so good!

Miaoli was supposedly to be with us, but she was caught up in her appointment. Don't worry sister, we got a cushion to be your substitute :)

Debating on which movie to watch ....

The start of a 2hr terror. Gosh, till now, I still can't believe that I actually paid for & sat through this movie. Nv going to listen to Leecher's recommendation on any movie again!

After the horrendous movie, we need to go find something cute to look at. If not, our minds will be filled with "prawns"

OMG! Prawns coming back to haunt us!

Fling & Noel took us to this Korean BBQ restaurant for dinner. We even had someone to BBQ the food for us, though I would prefer to experience the joy of BBQ-ing the food myself.

5 filled stomachs & we were all ready to leave the gory images of the "prawns" behind in JB. This post also concludes our JB adventure in 2009; more to come in 2010 (I hope)!

Reminiscing 2009

As I looked back to 2009, it was a year filled with challenges, changes and most importantly, happiness.

:: The most memorable event - The Proposal ::

I was caught by surprise when Leecher proposed during our Bali trip. The tears of happiness rolled in my eyes when he knelt down in front of me, ring in hand. I was touched that he spent 1.5 yrs to research/find the perfect ring, his trips down to the jeweler without my knowledge, getting paranoid that the ring size won't fit my finger.

He even smuggled his props to Bali right under my nose! That sneaky fellow! He managed to execute his master plan by coordinating with the hotel staff via emails/pictures. I love the Wall-E and Eva set up, it's my fave movie of all time! Simple love, that is.

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return"

:: Japan Trip ::

We spent countless weekends researching on this trip ever since we booked our tickets in Aug. 3 months of research for a 16D free-and-easy trip. We even dumped our little travel notebook for Excel spreadsheet. I missed out countless shopping trips/dinner gatherings/sales just for this! When we finally print out our itinerary 2 days before the trip, all was worth it! 14 pages of A3-sized itinerary tucked safely in my bag, we conquered Osaka-Kyoto-Hiroshima-Hakone-Tokyo. Our longest holiday ever :)

:: 4th yr anniversary & step into quarter life ::

25 yrs on planet Earth. Leecher gave me my bdae present way back in Sep, making my wish come true :) He gave me another surprise on my bdae itself - my own personalized calendar for 2010! The other surprise came from my brothers - Ron, Ryan and ZZG messaging me on my bdae, lol. Shows how thoughtful they are :)

:: KL trip with my beloved brothers & sisters ::

The annual trip with my dearest friends. It was a pity Joe can't make it, but he made a guest appearance in JB. 3D2N of eating-chatting-shopping-drinking is pure bliss.

:: Family ::

When I broke news of my proposal to my little brother, I was touched by his reply:
"Jie Jie, if Keith bully you, you must tell me cuz I will protect you and fight for you"

As we bid goodbye to 2009, it's now time to embrace 2010. I hope this year will be another year filled with happiness and may a new chapter of life enfolds :)

"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what your gonna get"

Spoken, for the 1st & last time (hopefully)

I have remained silent for quite a long time since the drama and I think it's time to speak my piece.

No doubt that I do judge (who don't), but this affair is just between you & her. She could be having problems & you just happen to be the knight in shining amour (perhaps in the wrong kind of situation; not the social norm); but what I am pissed off is the lies that went through all it.

The one thing I hate is betrayal of trust from my family & friends. I love my friends and want the best for them. However, they choose to lie about it. To think the parties involved are potential-family-member & friend.

By "accusing" me of being a 3rd party in my current relationship is akin to pointing fingers at your brother's integrity. I wonder if this is his own way of justifying his actions? It could be, in his sense, but not mine.

Please, get this straight into your brain. Whatever happens with you & her is your business. I just realised today that there were quite a couple of posts targeted at me (intentionally/unintentionally). To the person who speak of family, this is what I have to say:

Don't speak loosely of family. When they were there to give you advice, you refused to take it. Now that the problem has been created, don't use the word "family" to attempt to solve it. All the while, this problem has been between me and her. I do not appreciate other people being involved.

To her: I do appreciate you taking the 1st step previously to explain things. I don't understand what you've been going through, but I do know that you betrayed my trust. That hurts a lot to me. Trust is something that I value a lot and you had to break it. I am not saying that it's your fault (given your situation) but what done cannot be undone. I would want to trust you again, someday, somehow.

JB Trip in Jul 09

Another lazy Sunday afternoon spent in front of the computer; I wonder if this will be my weekly Sunday routine for 2010? With Leecher's laptop @ the service centre, I forsee that I will be arrowed to blog more in the coming weeks :(

Another JB trip in July 09! With my lovely sisters, Fling & Qian.

Settled our lunch at Shun Fa Bak Kut Teh, cuz Qian didn't get to try it previously. Fling went to pack 纸包鸡 as well.

Leecher & Qian spotted with lots of cuttlefish products upon seeing the signboard.

The agenda of the trip: for Leecher to take a dip in Fling's pool. Leecher has been complaining that we deprived him of his chance to swim during our last visit. Thus, to save my ears from unnecessary noise pollution, we decided to grant Leecher's his wish. It was very windy @ Fling's apartment that we could barely open our eyes!

Mahjong session after a good swim. Guess whose winning tiles?

Leecher-with-his-cui-hairdo-and-winning-tiles.

Dinnertime @ Hak Seng, once again. Though I am not a fish person, but I love the sweet and sour fish here! Even the vegetables taste nice. No wonder people keep flocking to this place though the owner has got serious attitude problem. We looked pretty tired after a long day of feasting & activities. You can be assured that there will be more such trips, as we are about to plan our 1st JB trip of 2010 :)

Xmas Gathering with Uni Mates

Kicked off the first of Xmas gatherings the following day after Japan trip @ EK's place.

We adhered to the potluck theme & "magically" conjured the dishes for our Xmas spread :)

• Sushi Platter (EK & Pris)
• Homemade Salad (Leecher)
• Curry Chicken & Bee Hoon (Me)
• Chicken Wings (Yaozu)
• Homemade Sandwiches (MQ)
• Wine (Kenneth)
• Cake (Ray)

As per the theme, all of them have to be dressed in Xmas colours of red, green, silver or gold.

Green Team (EK missing in picture!)

Red Team

They decided to celebrate the Dec babies bdae using Ray's cake :)

The Dec babies!

I took my wish-making very seriously! I hope for ..... *secret*

Time to blow out the candles! The others are dying to eat the cake by now.

Sealing it with a kiss

Before that, the very considerate me volunteered to remove candle wax on the cake. They "blamed" me for it cuz I took a long time to make my wish :(

Keeping up with the tradition for the 2nd year & many years counting!

Boozing the Night away

Headed off to The Bar @ Morton for their lychee martinis & filet mignon sandwiches. When Leecher arrived at 5.06pm, he was denied of a table as the bar was already full! A line was beginning to form @ the bar near the restaurant, where doors opened at 5.30pm.

The divine filet mignon sandwiches; even Leecher likes it too!

Can't wait to sink his teeth into the tender beef.

The potent drinks; I doubt I can ever go for seconds if I don't want to end up looking like a monkey's ass.

Enjoying our drinks amidst the crowd.

A call from EK and we arrived at City Space for another round of booze

Nice view from high above

Cheers to a great 2010 ahead!

Feasting with food buddy p3

The start of a new year marks a new beginning. At footprints, we decided to make a new year resolution: to clear as many backdated posts as possible! (I wonder how long we can keep up with this resolution though, haha) True enough, I am sitting @ home on the 3rd day of 2010 looking through my extremely outdated pictures and diligently posting the pictures into our blog.

The last segment of food feasting with MQ @ Out-Of-The-Pan :) Roped in Leecher too, due to the 1-for-1 offer!

Fling introduced me to this song while KTV-ing in JB & I got MQ to translate it for me. I wonder how is Fling's progress in learning this song?

First, you decide on the fillings followed by the flavours of the crepes. With 1-for-1 offer, it's too good a deal to be missed. We had to stuff ourselves silly with 4 crepes ordered:

• Korean BBQ Pork
• Seafood Jungle
• Peking Duck
• Wok Fried Butter Cream Prawns

If you are interested in reading more about the food review - you may refer to this link :)