Who says you need a roast turkey to celebrate Christmas?

And I bet no one said anything about being a Christian to celebrate Christmas either.

After all, it's also a 3-day long weekend. That itself calls for a celebration, right?

So instead we chose to forget about what we don't have and make do with what we have.

No roast turkey? No problem.

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We went ahead and got ourselves a yummy roast chicken instead. 

Baked up some cheesy cherry tomatoes and carrots to dress it up. Cooked up some mildly cheesy pasta. Faked up a minestrone. Mixed up some potato salad with fresh lettuce and eggs. Oh oh and somehow managed to also bake up a funny looking yet surprisingly delicious apple bread pudding. And top everything up with an affordable bottle of sparkling juice. *phew* And Waaa Laaaah! Enjoyed a grand feast for under uumm... RM40? 

Now who says it costs a lot to enjoy a delicious 5-course meal?

;-)

Am Feeling Very 'Rich' in Christmas Spirit

*grins*

I may or may not have got all giddy over tying ribbons yesterday night.

I may or may not be a little obsessed.

I don't know and I don't care!

And you know what... these are only half of it!

And and... I'm not even talking about numbers here.

Wee!

Ho! Ho! Ho! Gong Xi Christmas!

Just got home from Kuala Lumpur today
and guess what I got waiting in the mail for me?

A Christmas Card!

Say Woot?!?

A greeting card arrives and you would have thought it would be a Chinese New Year card. I think Cubbie dear has just taken procrastination to the next level. Hahahaha! And apparently said card has gone all wonky after so long. While she insisted that the card sings a very long verse of Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer, all I got was a repetitive two liners. *grins*

I kid you not Cubbie! Pwease Klik Pway. XD

Now now. There's a lot to be done after a four-day trip, loads of cleaning, washing and helping out. Not to mention only one day left to reciprocate before I head for battle on Monday again. Argh.

What's a week worth when you don't see the exact value of it?

Although it's been said many times many ways...

Christmas Day, 10.00am:
Wakey, wakey, round 3 of the morning.
I'm awake but I ain't getting up.

Christmas Day, 11.40am:
Ooo... I was wrong. There's more than just secret puddings! There's tiny mince pies, too! What else are they hiding from me? Yum!

Christmas Day, 1.20pm:
Woot? A typical Chinese lunch. Curry mee. Hahaha.

Christmas Day, 4.30pm:
Getting ready to play dress up for dinner.
Yen-san is getting married! On Christmas!

Christmas Day, 5.45pm:
By golly am I in such a Christmassy mood. =)

Did I go a little overboard here? *grins* Seriously. Ms Mummy came dragging her daughter exclaiming "Santarina... see santarina. Ask santarina jie jie give you present." o_O;; and the kid actually stared so hard that I got a little wary, "Say, I think your daughter is kinda believing it." Went by the night explaining that I'm already off from work and that all gifts were given the night before. LOL. Tonight, 'santarina' is just here for the dinner of her good friend. =)

Christmas Night, 11.00pm:
Another tiring night. Another early morning tomorrow! Oh, and I did promise to posty more the last time. It's a little late but it's still all Christmassy nonetheless, at least till Monday when work comes a calling.

*sings*

Although it's been said many times many ways...
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU!

My Merry Little Christmas Eve

Christmas eve, 8.05pm:
It warms the heart to be greeted by classic Christmas songs right at the gate followed by an aroma of good food as you enter the house and the scene of family members busy at the kitchen. *smiles*

Christmas eve, 8.15pm:
I saw a secret stash of Christmas pudding. Yummy!

Christmas eve, 8.50pm:
Everyone was too stuffed to even touch the pudding. Woot?
Aww... no pudding.

Christmas eve, 9.30pm:
Meh doing the dishes.

Christmas eve, 9.50pm:
Watching Lord of the Rings on TV. I felt awfully tired for some reasons. I knew I wouldn't last the night.

Chritsmas eve, 11.30pm:
All cuddled up with my pillow on the sofa and dozing off. Didn't make it to the end of the movie after all. Got kicked off the sofa by sis, asking me to head off to bed.

Christmas eve, 11.50pm:
Sitting right in front of the computer, stubbornly staying awake with a nagging headache no thanks to the 'sudden awakening' from earlier.

Christmas, 12.50am:
Wireless connection went bonkers and that's when we finally to decide to call it a night.

Merry Christmas!

Another Post on Christmas?!?

Uwaah! Updates have been happening tiny wee bit more often these few days no? Must be the Christmas spirit rubbing on me. Hah! 3 continuous post on Christmas. I say that's a pretty big deal for someone who's not really a Christian nor celebrate Christmas. And here I thought Wrapping Up Christmas brings an end to the whole X'mas Marathon.

But no Siree.
Christmas might be over but the joy of giving still lives on.

For even after Christmas, I received this

A Percussion Frog
At least according to this site, that's what it is called. Though I actually randomly googled for "wooden croaking frog" Heh. It's a gift from the boss. All the way from Bangkok, this little froggy came hopping. Was told to used it while we think for ideas, and boy was the studio "croaking loud" upon receiving the gift.

Why?

Because we got them in various sizes.

It's a wonder how they make these stuff. The biggy froggy was croaking like a big toad while the tiny froggy was croaking in such a high pitch, almost like a cricket.

Today was the second day of croaking and I think we are beginning to annoy the rest of our colleagues already.

But HEY! Frogs are Made for Croaking!

*winks*

Wrapping Up Christmas

Earrings, phone pouch, socks, photo frames, towel, chocolates...

and

a special 3D Christmas Tree Card from Cubbie

make a wonderful Christmas.

Although Christmas Eve was spent in the dark...

...but who cares? It's Christmas! And technology rules. Even in the dark, Christmas songs still play in the background as we chew peanuts through the night.

>O<

I guess, one more last time for 2007.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Wrapping Frenzy

"Got wrapper ah?"

"Yo... yo... yo!" Cik Anai begins a "rapping" frenzy.

That was few days before. Right now. At this moment. Its WRAP! WRAP! WRAP!

Last minute wrapping. Am sitting on the floor. Wrap! Wrap! Wrap! And when I got up. Leg numb. -.-;; Apa ni? Ini sign of tak cukup senaman, tak sihat.

Presents Style 1 - For ADs, Production and Secretary.

Present Style 2 - For the gift wrapping experts, DTPs.

Present Style 3 - For the ladies, Media and Accounts.

Present Style 4 - For some of the guys and Sponge Bob.

Present Style 5 - For the stinky feet and the cool guy.

Presents for Everyone!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

And the Countdown begins!

It's 10 Days away from Christmas, which means it's 17 days away from the new year, which also means it's time for presents and new year resolutions.

Ahh.. the dilemma. *grins*

Gone with "Fikirkan Boleh" and time for some "Silent Night". Song taken from the drama House M.D. with Hugh Laurie aka Dr House playing on the piano. So nice hoh? It's a must watch show! Must watch!

Oh, may January come earlier.

Came in early to work a few Saturdays ago and guess what greeted me as I stepped into the office. *smiles*

After last week, I should probably update this picture with one full with presents.

XD