CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR

HAPPY TWO-O-ONE-O, FOLKS!!

Let me start off with my Christmas, though it's kinda yesterday. Have been wanting to blog but seriously too lazy to. My bro, sista-in-law and my lil nephew came on the 23rd. I had a half day work that day, so I went to fetch them at Harbour Front in the afternoon. We went home and took rest. My nephew loves Kim Gary so much that he wanted to have it for dinner. So we headed to Vivocity, and every restaurants were fully packed and we have no choice but to queue. Luckily it didn't take us too long. Dinner was good especially when you have it with your family around :)

On Christmas Eve, we had porridge breakfast at Chinatown. The market was really quiet, many stalls were closed. Unlike usual, is it because of Christmas Eve? Doesn't really make sense I think. Porridge was so-so, I think it was much nicer back then when I was like 8 years old?? The stall has been around for decades!! I brought them to City Square for lunch. The mall looked empty. Has everybody in Singapore gone to Orchard instead?? I believe so.

At night, went to Orchard to feel the Christmas thing going on, really curious of 313 @Somerset, the 3 storeys Forever 21, the Christmas decorations and all. HELL! Red Line train was FULLY PACKED! Stuck inside the train like crazy. Almost couldn't get out when it reached Somerset station. The crowd makes me scared. Thinking back of Christmas Eve many years ago, we almost couldn't get home as much as we wanted to. That was a horror, man! So this time maybe we have become smarter, we don't intend to stay till 12am for the countdown. Walked around to have some pictures taken. I think this year decorations are better than last year, but the Christmas trees are not as good as previous years. Recession, get it?? :D Was impressed with the Christmas tree by Ferrero Rocher. But still, I love the crsytal one by SK Jewelry at Bugis Junction. That's really pretty and impressive!! As usual, the crowd was frightening, we were stuck stuck and stuck all the way from 313 to Takashimaya. The adults are still fine, imagine my lil nephew who had to bear with people butts in front of him. And I guess he couldn't breathe properly. So we decided to go home. It was about 10pm that time.

look at my nephew!! he did it purposely hahaha

On the Christmas Day itself, we had grocery shopping at Bishan as we wanna have steamboat dinner. Pino came by and brought us Bakerzin Tiramisu. Really love it. We had steamboat at our balcony. Thought it would be quite windy at night (as it was the case for the past few weeks), but that night was crap. Maybe due to the steamboat thingy and Indonesian chilli hehe :)

Following days, we spent it by shopping around and they went to Sentosa. My nephew really likes the trip, he's really happy when he gets to ride on Monorail, visited Underwater World and Song of the Sea. Kids are indeed adorable. Simple things make them happy :) They spent the whole day at Sentosa, came home at 11pm. I didn't tag along as I have to do research for my company.

Pino's family came to Singapore as well. This time the whole big family came, his parents, two sisters, their husbands and two nephews. Had dinner with them  the other day. The youngest nephew is so cute.

I sent off my bro and his family yesterday. Back at home looking at the empty house, no laughters from my nephew, the feeling is so bad :( Met up with Pino for dinner though, but this heart is so heavy because long weekend is going to end soon T_T.... No holiday in January :( Arggghhhh.. Back to reality!!! :(