The Twinnies' 21st Party with Friends, on the night before the Subaru Challenge!

Subaru Challenge - May the best hand win! A 5 minutes break every 6 hours, outside Ngee Ann City. Car would have made a brilliant beyond brilliant birthday pressie, but nasty water retention in my feet and my sucky knees means lasting 36++ hours before pulling out. Thanks to my awesome family and friends who entertained me throughout! Subaru Challenge 2009 - here I come!

Birthday celebration for November canoeing babies at Holland V! Drinking at Wala Wala next, where I downed my first ever Graveyard and another drink that's somewhat similar to Graveyard. Plus beer. I got intoxicated enough to not be able make out what Wacky was saying when she called to wish me Happy birthday. And I puked :x .

My very first real admin job at ___. I think having my own cube is cool, but a 9-to-5 job in one is not, and I listen to class95 and hear planes fly above all day.

The Twinnies' belated birthday dinner with the Family at CCK, only 'cos the entire weekend before our birthday was spent at Ngee Ann City! The restaurant is located in a park, so there's greenery all around, except that we were there at night so it's blackness all around but food was fab and the Family definitely rocks my socks!

Canon Workshop - where I learnt the basics of DSLR photography, handled a $1000++++ camera and intensified my desire to own a DSLR sooooon!

Canoeists' overnight gathering at Nizam's place in Johor, a cab ride from the causeway. Beautiful place, yummy food, awesome company - what more can I ask for?

My very first remember-able ride in the Singapore-Johor train (Dad says I've taken that train before but I don't remember)! Ticket was cheap and we didn't have to squeeze with the crowd at the causeway immigration. It was hilarious being the ultimate sua kus that we are! Truly an experience!

December 2008

Overnight mj and bridge at Pam's chalet. Darn funny - M actually thought the pair of 眼睛 in a mj combination refers to a pair of 一筒 tiles -___- ! Very speechless!

Canoeing team's AGM-cum-Christmas-Party, where I was made President of the club. Really, it's mostly just more sai kang to deal with.

Overnigt mj with Ky, J and C at C's place. The best mj kakis, the fastest mj game! One round of 东南西北 in 1.5 hours - yayness!! And I won $40++! >.<

Christmas eve with the Canoeists at East Coast Park. Steamboat supper at A's dad seafood stall at East Coast Lagoon Food Centre, before heading to Bedok jetty to count down to Christmas day. Ending off with no-money-mj at my place for C, P and M.

January 2009

Preparation for Singapore Canoe Marathon 2009. 11's my pfd woohooo!

Singapore Canoe Marathon 2009 at Kallang Basin. Though I couldn't paddle in my beloved red ferrari, my dependable yellow toyota + red pfd + darling paddle still served me well and brought me the gold in my T1 event, even though it's the novice category :x .

Post-race celebratory meal at Singapore Flyer's Popeye's. Our team put in a commendable performance, bagging a total of 7 medals (albeit all in the novice category). Finally satisfied my craving for Popeye's mashed potatoes and biscuit!

Post-race craving-satisfying dim sum brunch at Chinatown with the Canoeists. Overnight mj at C's place before this. My my, sooo much food! Got to the stage where I had to eat this(a fried dumpling) or pay the bill, but still 满足!!

Walked around after that, and had dessert at People's Park Complex. Then, we took a ride to Raffles City to get E's pressie, and had Chippy for tea-time snack. Was really a day of food, food and more food; eating, eating and more eating! Ahhh.. Race -> Popeye's -> Dinner at home -> Overnight mj at C's -> Dim Sum -> Dessert+walking around in Chinatown -> Buy pressie and Chippy at Raffles City -> Lifesaving class = my eye ringssssss and bagssssss!! @_@

E's birthday party at the East Coast Park chalet. I bladed from Fort Road with my huge bag and mj tiles, and fell at the entrance of the chalet. Oh yes, we actually mj-ed on the floor, and had McDonald's twice in 6 hours :x !

Post-race craving-satisfying durian feast! 10 people, 12 D24 durians - totally can eat until siao! First durian was ooolala, but when it got to the 5th one, it was like, "Waaa.. Gelard!" Still, it's yet another 满足!

Pubbing with Ky, E, R and K at Boat Quay after that. What people say about durians+drinking=die is all fluff. We ate, we drank and beside the dry throat and the uber heat in our bodies, it was all good!

Okie dokie - now I'm all ready to welcome the year of the Ox! May the feasting and mj begin! :)))