Post X'mas Gatherings on 26th & 27th

Had 2 post X'mas gatherings on Boxing Day (26th) & 27th respectively..

1) On Boxing Day
 
Venue: Emerald Hill No. 5 Cocktail Bar
What to eat: Finger food such as chicken wings, mini beef burgers, fish n chips, and peanuts that you can throw the husks on the floor!
What to drink: Happy Hour - what u tink?? Well, I'd a cranberry juice.. haha...spoilsport.

We'd a post X'mas gift exchange in the midst of drinks n laughter. I forgottened to prepare another gift for gift xchange, and only prepared mini gifts for everyone.. so malu. So in the end I let myself out of the gift exchange, and only give them the mini gifts.. Everyone prepared so nice gifts for each other that I feel so paisheh.. Should have prepared better.. But will learn my lesson and make it a better one next year! Xiaoru makes very nice cookies especially the jam cookies. We finished one pack on the very night. Now on the 2nd pack...Thumbs up!

Photo is from keatncandice page. Candice's copyright.

Gifts from The Gang - as they always called themselves

Xiaoru's handmade cookies - Tis is the 1/2 eaten 2nd pack.


2) Post X'mas Gathering with the Sisters on 27th

Venue: Pearl River Cantonese Restaurant @ Suntec Convention Centre
What to eat: Ala-carte buffet of chinese dishes
Activities: Gift exchange and lotsa catchin up to do.

(Sharon came later, and we forgottened to take a complete 5 sisters' group pic, so have to make do with this poor work of combining 2 pics...hee)

Tanlin & Suling's gift exchange:

Meiyan & my gift exchange:

(Yes yes.. I am indeed preparing for pregnancy and baby...haha.. That explains the pregnancy journal and baby's first year that I got for my gifts..hee)

Sharon & Suling's gift exchange:



To end the day, I bought myself a semi-branded bag to use in CNY since I din get the burberry's blue label in the end cuz it was over my budget ... and the other 3 girls followed suit! Hahaha... The shop had a good sale that nite, earning our money, and we 4 have the same bag now! Confirmed will bring the same bag when we meet on CNY... wahaha...


Tis tote bag is in baby pink (only) and immediately caught my attention when I walked pass the shop. The bag is made of calf leather, and initially costs $400+. After using citibank 10% discount and $30 gift tag, I got it at $340!!! I find it quite a nice deal, given that my initial budget for a bag to use in CNY is around this range... So I got it... Maybe can pass the bill to hubby when it comes... hahaha... *evil thots*

Woohoo! Wat a nice ending for our Post X'mas gathering!