christmas 2003

before i start my story... here are some pictures... :)











(left to right)
1. there... for those who wondered who khimmy is... here he is...
2. christmas present #1: from khimmy... a watch :)
3. christmas present #2: from ernest... it actually dances!
4. christmas present #3: from ernest also... a tee-shirt
5. christmas present #4: ernest again! he's so sweet... ultra slut body detergent... haha
6. my new phone for the room! its the antique rotary dial type! soooo retro... and the ringer is freaking loud...
7. my new hanif kureishi book... the 4th one i have... i love his works...
8. my new pair of leather sandals... from bata... very very comfy sole
9. my new scanner!

ok here's how the day went... the night before christmas eve... i was talking with so many people on the phone and online till very late into the night... so slept at around 2am... woke up the next morning.. late... waited for the cheque to clear... and i waited and waited and waited... wanted to go out and get a hamper for my cousin but they were already leaving the office... so change of mind... ok.. the cheque finally cleared at 3pm... and so i went out... supposed to meet khimmy at 5 at raffles city... but tot of having a haircut... but while walking there... i changed my mind...

got to raffles city...walked around window shopping... then ended up buying the world of watches magazine and the hanif kureishi book... and waited and waited... then called khimmy coz the crowd was geting really unbearable there... so he said we should go to novena instead... so i went to novena square... met him there... and he was 1 hour late... as usual... went groceries shopping... bought food for the little party... well i contributed... then we headed back to his place...

the first guests to arrive were chris and his bf... so everyone chipped in to prepare the finger food... i hung arnd till around 8 something and left to meet terrence to go for mass... went to his church but found out that he read the timing wrongly... we were 2 hours early... ha... but we walked down to the portuguese mission church furthur down the street and hopped in for their mass... i realised i have never attended the same church more than once... ha... ok... so we sat down... sung hymns... i tried to follow... during the mass... the altar bois were ringing the bells on the 2nd storey... then while ringing... suddenly a loud bang was heard... it seemed that something fell down from the 2nd floor... but by the grace of God... no one was hurt... talk about a christmas miracle... it was a really nice mass... and i left feeling this joy coming from within... ")

so went back to khimmy's place... the whole bevy of aunties were there already... all watching happy tree friends... the gore seemed to entertain them.. haha... then they exchanged presents... well i onli received presents from ernest coz i guess we knew each other the longest.. haha... yea.. so we all chatted and stuff... opened presents... and they hung arnd till 2am... then left... and i stayed over... slept around 3am after chatting wif khimmy...

woke up arnd 10... went for breakfast wif him... then i went to novena to buy duck for lunch... came home... woke lynn up to watch spongebob christmas special... then we went out to get the scanner, sandals and phone... the phone is such a FUN thing! its sooo retro... and so fun to dial... haha... its a strictly talking and calling phone... since there are no hex or asterix on it... so there.. its right next to my bed now... and the ringer will probably set off a heart attack one day... coz its TOO DAMN LOUD!... will have to find a way to soften it...

finally uploaded all the photos and stuff... and here i am writing all these stuff down... its been a pretty good christmas!