christmas eve y'all

my family usually celebrates x'mas eve at my granda's place in kuching. this year, almost everyone was present. liza came back from adelaide, aunty doris' family from kl, aunty linda's family from miri, even diane & her husband took some time out to join us =D only one family couldn't make it, uncle albert's...they had to go back to his wife's longhouse for x'mas this year *.* anywho~ we had a fun time, LOTS OF FOOD!!! turkey was delicious *s'wak club makes good turkey* and lots of fine wine...hehehe

the 'bouquet' looked so beautiful that we didn't dare to use the serviettes

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*courtesy of aunty doris*
trisha stuck her butterfly thing in the middle...hmm

uncle douglas showing off his carving skills...

nenek's bright x'mas tree...full of pressies underneath! ;)

~nenek saying grace~
look at all that satay *drool*

oh yea, the boys had a futsal match organized by the very enthusiastic uncle west *this is the 3rd year* in the afternoon & this is their 'prize giving ceremony' with medals and everything ^.^ the winner was team westlife *?!?!* uncle west, joshua, pat & edwin...hehehe, it was so funny because they gave out medals for 'best physique', top scorer, best goalie, best fairplay & all sorts of other awards so everyone ended up with a medal...

then after dinner everyone helped themselves to booze...HEHEHEH...although a few people did go to church *midnight service* and they boys *this time with unce joe in tow* went to play a few rounds of pool in town....

x'mas tree =D

late post again ;) started on the x'mas tree a few weeks ago *it's actually still a work-in-progress* and usually it's quite fun but this year the atmosphere was quite subdued...probably due to the post-semester fatigue *?!?!?!* chary came over to help & we managed to get most of it done *in between extremely unhealthy snacking n movie marathons :p* so yeah, here are some of the photos i took...

the 9 foot tree up and ready for deco =)
i realize it's a plastic fake tree,
but we have planted 7 real trees around the compound too~

lights are up...hehehe

chary had to use the ladder to get up and twirl the ribbons!
thanx, hon~

muka lelah
*hugs*

my job, to put the baubles & ribbons ^.^

~at the end of the day~

bear in mind that the tree is not fully decorated yet...hehehe, just bought the star today *took me 2 weeks to find the right one!* & will resume decorating *hopefully* tomorrow :)

jean's 21st birthday ^.^

this is a late post but last week was jean's 21st birthday *yay!* & george called us up to join in the celebration...went for a quick dinner at monster tongue before heading out for drinks. all in all, everyone had a fun time *especially, i hope, for jean =D* everyone chipped in for a chocolate cheese cake *drool~* which they put jean&danny's picture as deco....hehehe! came home a lil tipsy, but that was part of the plan *ahem*

questionable 'table' they put our drinks on ;)

distorted x'mas tree...or stump ?.?

my baby!

they boys...

her b'day cake!

wuaa...wishing so hard, eh..

ahem...no idea what that's all about~

at soho

chary, george, mau

paul, ??, danny

with george & jean =D

-GROUP SHOT-

a friend in need is a friend indeed!

so i was out last night with agan & chary...apparently it was agan's 'stag night' ;) hahahaha...coz the mrs n coral are due to arrive in 24hours. went to gary's place 1st, had some mee *courtesy of chary, yum yum* watched some tv...chill~~

headed to ruai apai for some beer & found out that KTK tutup! not sure whether it's permanent or not tho, hehehe...neway, there was boy nik, afif, gary, noel, agan, chary & me *yes, the only girl* place was packed with regulars ^.^ good business ah, uncle? met loadsa peeps there too...hehehe...we continued on with tuak and in between, babi panggang *yum yum! i think we had around 6 plates*

ok, the point of this post is to tell y'all that there are some really great friends left on this planet *rare, but they're there!* agan was totally wasted around 2.30am and chary totally took care of him. rubbing his back, finding water, adjusting seats, you name it, he did it...on the way home, we had to make 3 puke stops and finally reached home at 4am. chary didnt even complain! OMG i'm so impressed...truth to be told, i wouldn't be as patient or kind if i were in the situation...hehehe *hey, i'm being honest*

i'm glad that great friends like that still exist, to make sure their friend is taken care of in time of need *and not abandon them* and i felt really happy knowing that =D

i hope everyone gets a chance to know & love great friends in their lives, i know i appreciate all my gurls who have been there for me through thick & thin *hugs, loves~* and also my chary...hehehe...

peace.

you are a failure
you are a disgrace
you try to be someone else
portraying an image that's not your own
stuck in your hellhole
wishful thinking isn't getting you anywhere

so glad i'm not you.