Sunday, December 21, 2008

It's The Final Countdown! 4 Days to Christmas! 10 Days to 2009!

Looking forward to a better year ahead! This year had been quite a bad year. So things could only get better. And it definitely will.

Went to catch Twilight with a bunch of ex-colleagues. The movie was draggy and kinda sux. A vampire movie? The only action only lasted for a mere 5 minutes or less. The rest of the almost two hours was building up of the main characters, and the love between them. Really not worth watching unless you have extra cash to spend on a boring weekend.

20th December 2008, Saturday

Met up with the GIP people for an early Christmas and gift exchange celebration-cum-gathering. We went to a Chinese restaurant at Novena called Zhou's Kitchen. It was dim sum buffet which costs around $22 per person after taxes. Nothing much to comment on the food. There were 9 of us present: Alan, Hock Seng, Eng Tat, Jiagen, Kim, Nana, Zhenhao, Kaiwei, Wenyao and me. We psychoed Wenyao to join us for this gathering since he was right at Novena Square, with his gf. So we had our gift exchange done by a picking of lots. Alan came up with this gift exchange gathering with a theme called "Heartwarming". Therefore everyone had to get gifts which fit the theme. There were all sorts of gifts. So we opened up each present one by one. Then we took a picture of the sender and the receiver.

1. Kaiwei -> Nana: Coffee Mug
2. Chun Cheng -> Eng Tat: Massage Stick with 3 x 3 Ferrero Rocher
3. Nana -> Jiagen: Pen
4. Hock Seng-> Zhenhao: Chocolates + Candystick
5. Eng Tat-> Hock Seng: Vouchers
6. Alan -> Kaiwei: Chocolates
7. Zhenhao -> Alan: Chocolates + Heart-shaped candles
8. Wenyao initially didn't wanna come.
9. Jiagen -> Kim: Snowflake-shaped salt crystal from Utah
10: Kim -> Chun Cheng: Container Multi-purpose bin in the shape of a monkey

After the meal, we sat around at TCC for some drinks and chatting around until 6+. Then we finally decided to go to Marina Barrage to enjoy the scenery and just chatting around also. It's my second time to Marina Barrage. And it's just a week apart hahaha! Too bad I didn't bring a tripod with me. It was so windy this time. Much windier than the previous week. I managed to take just a few pictures without a tripod.
We then walked around the place and chatting around. Alan and I went to catch the last shuttle bus and proceeded home while I think the rest of them went off to Keppel Bay, another nice place to hang around with friends or loved ones at night.

Save The Best For Last

Song No. 26: HeavenArtiste: DJ Sammy
Comments: Still one of the best dance tracks ever. Did you know that this song is a remake of an original song by Bryan Adams back in 1985? Seriously the first time I heard DJ Sammy's version, I wouldn't have thought that it was a remake of such a slow song. However the upbeat tune that it turned out to be was quite a smash hit. I'd choose to listen to DJ Sammy's version anytime.