tHe wKeNd afteR XmaS

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two days after Xmas, im home on a Sat. arvo...
nothing particular planned today.

it's just me, the telly, DVDs, huge stash of Xmas-y chocies and goodies; have been doing the 'ol K-drama marathon since last night =))) ah it feels gOOOoooood to just nua at home!

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Xmas Eve

the parents and i did one last round of grocery-shopping early wed. morn before returning home where i spent most of the rest of that day in the kitchen.

jie's family came by at 6-ish.

we sat down to dinner at 7-ish.

did the 'ol piccie-taking and gift-opening thingy, then left for the Midnight Mass at 11-ish.

**US**

**Louis boy**

**with the darling who, at two y.o. can't sit still, stand still, hold still for more than 2 seconds before he's running off pretending to be chugging like Thomas the Train :ppp**

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Xmas Day

massive cooking and baking right from the morn.

but it was waaaaaaaaaaay fun!

i LOVE cooking. and baking.

i dun get how some people say they can't cook! like hello???!!! if you can read off a recipe book, YOU CAN COOK! OR BAKE! that's really like the BASIC to start off your 'cooking experience'! just reading and following instructions. after that, you just learn to improve or experiment with ingredients and make them your own! a little less sugar, a little more salt... using multigrains instead of SRF... longans instead of lychees... =PPP you know what i mean doncha'???

okok i digress.

so we spent hours in the kitchen that day... for what?

OUR 'LIL XMAS "PARTY" !!!

the peeps starting coming around 6-ish.

Jaime.

YF.

WL.

Lisa.

Yuan's friends.

Ting's friends.

Jie, gor and the kids.

ha! we managed to fit some 20-odd people in our humble home that night =)))

gosh we had so much food that night...

(ma's) good 'ol curry!!

roast.

c.wings.

pastries.

salads.

soup.

mash.

sushi (yums WL).

buffet staple (courtesy of Lisa), beehoon.

choc fondue (which was a hit!! brilliant idea Jaime!).

THREE different cakes!

brownies

cookies.

jellies in xmas-y colors -- red, white, green.

wine/beer/soft drinks (this one's for the kids).

**randon -- Jaime @ Jenga. oOOooh such concentration!!!**

**randon -- minghao @ Jenga. he was driving that night so if he lost, jeemin (the gf) would have had to drink the poison WL prepared. haha! man, was he stressed!!**

**randon -- WL @ Jenga**

i think Lisa lost that round.

hurhur.

the girls stayed till late.

**first there was 2**

**then there was 4**

**finally... 6!!! my darling Claire decided to join us during piccie-taking. look at that babe pose! haaha!!**

we were waiting to celebrating Lisa's bday (right after Jesus's).

it was fab' having them over.

the parents were happy.

**the girls with US**

the kids were happy though Louis was hungry and moody earlier in the evening.

the girls had fun (i hope).

i had fun.

but damn! my arms still ache now from all the pastry dough rolling and shaping. ha!

hope everyone else had a very, very Happy Xmas!