Just Me and Dan.

The Dearest (in both ways) Gift - From my Dearest Hub 



The Most Loving Gift - From my beloved Daddy



The Most Unexpected Gift - From my expecting (literally) Sis



The Cutest Gift - From my little boy, Gerald



The Most Bizarre Gift - From my naughty colleagues

Not to lose out to

smeowly, here's an entry on my own little humble potluck...:) Invited my close friends Mel, ZC and Gerry for this simple x'mas gathering. Plenty of food was prepared. Here's the menu:
 
1. Seafood sphagetti
2. Mushroom soup (recipe courtesy of Gerald)
3. Salad
4. Melted cheese on Nachos (courtesy of Gerry and ZC)
5. Banana fritters (courtesy of Gerry's maid)
6. Potato meat balls (courtesy of Gerry's maid again)
7. Raspberry cordial soda (recipe courtesy of Charles)
8. Fruit Fondue (courtesy of Mel)
9. Bailey's (courtesy of Mel)

The night was fun and it ended with a game of Cranium (courtesy of Ben)! Oh, special thanks to Dan for cleaning up the house...:)

 

 

I know it's been a long time since I've posted any entries. Was too lazy to actually sit down in front of my computer to start typing in all the long overdue entries. Anyway, here's one on our 3rd Anniversay trip to Phuket. Dan and I decided to splurge a little more on lodging (we usually go budget) and checked ourselves into Blue Marine Spa and Resort at Patong Beach :)

  
It was our first time taking our flight from the Budget Terminal. Cool colurs! :)

 
Our room was pretty! We even have a bathtub! Was so looking forward to soaking in 
with Hub!


The view from pool is simply gorgeous! It's one of those infinity pool that 
just drops off. As if it's merged with the sea and the horizon...Lovely!

  
Pad Thai for you, dear?      I have my own!                    How about my sausage?

What we love about Thailand is simply the authentic variety of Thai food! 
Yummilicious!

  
Dan simply couldn't get enough of the local Mussel Omelette! He had to get a 
second helping...:)

 
Instead of taxis, we mainly moved around Bangkok in their public buses and tuk-tuks.
It was Dan's first time taking the tuk-tuk. Exhilarating!

 Our trip coincides with King Bumibol's 80th Birthday and 
we were fortunate to join in the celebration with the rest of Thailand in Bangkok! 
The streets were all lighted up and everyone was wearing yellow as a symbol of 
respect to their Royal King. It was a breathtaking experience...

Dan finally came back from his training in Tucson, Arizona. Met up together wiith Mel, Gerry and ZC for dinner at Kuishinbo (again) at Suntec on Friday night. Dan lost weight again. Training must be really hard. Food was good as usual. I made sure he had plenty to eat. The night ended with coffee and lotsa chatting at Starbucks. Mel and I even made a deal to go waxing together some day!!! HAHA!

   
Hub, u look skinny!      Yummy! Beef kaminabe!   Tempura and curry!

Bulk of Saturday morning was spent lazing at home and having sex. Hehe! Went shopping in the afternoon and bought so many things. Spent a great deal at HMV and Gramaphone. I bought my Bjork, Hed Kandi Disco, Neyo and Simpsons Season 9 DVD. Dan bought his exercise videos. Bought quite a number of items from Adidas and Fox Men (50% discount store wide!) too. Dan insisted on taking a photo while I'm in the changing room...

    
Quick! Someone's            These are too tight!        I can't see our t-shirts!
coming!

Had dinner at basement of The Cathay. Ate Shilin fried chicken, oyster mee sua and their special rice.
Then we caught The Simpsons Movie at The Cathay. It was HILARIOUS! We even wore our Bossini Simpsons tees to catch the movie!

    
 Wanna try some?             Did you get my Homer?            Let's Dig In!

Took a pic with the Simpsons Couch Gag before we left... Dan bought the Simpsons Movie collectibles from Arizona for me!
I had fun that day!

 
A 6th member of the Simpsons family?     Thank you so much! I love them!

 

The Simpsons movie will be opening this Thurs. But I won't get to catch it this weekend as Dan is away. Will have to wait for him to come back...Oh hurry Dan!
Meanwhile, here's two pics taken at The Cathay.
  
Oh...where art thou Hub?

 
 Muack! Oops, it's not Hub. It's Homer!              

Decided to change the look of my blog. 
Deleted most of my entries and kept some. 
And brand new blog dedicated to my oh-so-boring life.
So here's Dan and Me...

D Day: 02/12/2005 - 09/12/2005
Destination: Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
Flight: TR328 Tiger Airways

Day 1:
Found ourselves a simple and cosy room long Pham Ngu Lao. US$6 per head. Quite costly compared to BKK but it was ok.
First day was kinda lost. Still trying to find our way around. Traffic was scary. But the people are friendly.

  

Day 2:
Did some exploring around the area with my Rough Guide to Vietnam. Visited Ho Chi Minh Art Museum and a flea market that sells old remnants of the Vietnam War. Amongst them are piles of uniforms, dog tags, helmets, zippos and IDs of American GIs and Viet Cong who were KIA... Couldnt help but think of the huge number of innocent people who were sacrificed...

Day 3:
Bought 4 tickets to a nearby beach, Mui Me, 4 hrs away. Great place. Great beach that stretches 10km. Great friendly people. Great sun, sand and sea!

  

Day 4:
Just lazing and hanging out by the beach. Getting a great tann (and burnt) and jogging along the beach is a really nice feeing... Food there was great. Esp the sea food.

Day 5:
Took a bus back to Ho Chi Minh City. Bus broke down along the way and we were stuck in the midst of a highway...

Day 6:
Back in Ho Chi Minh City. Checked into the same guest house, Ngoc Dang. Visited the Ho Chi Minh City Museum, War Remnants Museum and the Reunification Palace. The War Remnants Museum struck me the most. Pictures and images of the war illustrated the cruelty of US army. Plenty of propaganda and nationalistic feelings around. The cruelty of the war and esp the Americans were magnified in the photos. All the black and white photos were heart wrenching. Which includes the Pulitzer Prize Award photo showing a Vietnamese woman carry her children to safety in the river. Videos of the aftermath of the war was sickening. Videos of deformities in Vietnamese children due to the effects of Dioxin and napalm used by the US army kept running. By the end of the day, I felt nauseated and i have lost my appetite for the day.

 

Day 6:
A trip down to the Cu Chi Tunnel further increased my admiration for the Viet Congs. 25 years of war and over 200km of tunneling was enough to give them a medal for their determination and their loyalty to the country.

 

Day 7:
Did some last minute shopping and flew home.

   

Experiencing the Vietnamese way of live and their culture was an invaluable learning experience for me. Walking through aisles and aisles of war photos filled gallery made me realise that images of the Vietman War were still very fresh in the Vietnamese. Merely 30 years ago since the war ended. A communist poster is erected at every corner of the street. The Vietman Flag flies proudly in every household. Cruelties of US army during the war are 'promoted' in every war museum. Do the Vietmanese still despise the Americans?

" Nearly 3 million Vietnamese were killed and 4 millions  others injured. Over 58,000 American armymen died in the war. Yet, long term consequences have not been completely determined in the Vietnam War. In retrospect, it is not for inciting hatred; but just for learning lessons from history: human beings will not tolerate such a disaster happening again. Neither in Vietnam nor anywhere on our planet."

Now, we think...what's going on in Bagdad now?

Went Sentosa last week on Thurs wif my sch frds. Never like to go on a weekend cos its always so crowded..:( Anyway had lotsa fun there n managed to get a good tann...:) Played abit of volley there cos im not very gd at it n threw some frisbee. Brought my jj there too...Damn troublesome cos he tends to get sand all over his nose, in his mouth n all!! Argh!! No more Sentosa for this naughty boy...:)

Here's me n jj...:) me trying to throw him into the sea cos he's so afraid of the water....muahhahahaha!!

 

Love the first picture alot cos of the clear blue sky!!! Simply adore a clear blue cloudless sky with the sun beating down on me n the sea breeze blowing across my face. Anyway, I'm here laughing my hearts out at my frd whom i've buried deep in the sand...:) n then me acting cute...again...:p