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And so, a new year begins...

2009 was a pretty awesome year for me. My first year at Monash could not have gone any better I think. I feel so sad at the thought of leaving it next, I mean this year. This year. THIS year. It's finally here. There are times when I think of this coming year, and all the uncertainties that lie ahead and I feel a creeping hollow sensation in my gut.

Then there are other times, when I think of this year - 2010, and all the changes it will bring and that stream of excitement bubbles into a fountain inside my heart.

I have not made any New Year's Resolutions these past few years. I think I don't believe in them anymore. Why should it take a new year for people to change? If you were really serious about it, change can start at anytime, anywhere.

The last new year's resolution I made was a few years back, after a crazy shopping spree in Aussieland (Boxing Day salesssss!), I vowed not to buy any clothes for the next 3 months. And I lasted for 5. I was very proud of myself. ;)

Anyway, here's to a fun-filled 2010 brimming with love, joy, laughter, occasional tears, rewarding experiences and enriching journeys.

Bring on that first year in Aussieland! :D

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The last few weeks of 2009 were awesome. I hope I always feel this contented and happy.

Many thanks to Huey Li for inviting us to Elysium's club opening.

They played good music and we had fun!

With our driver for the night. Thank you Max!


Free flow of beer. ;)



Theme of the night was supposed to be Grecian. I think all of us looked a little too funky to be considered really grecian but hey, we tried!

And I find the concept of Asian gladiators very amusing. :P

On to Maison after that!

While I was on my way to Sr2ScA gathering, the sun was setting and it was so beautiful. The palette of colours that melded together in the sky just took my breath away! Unfortunately, I didn't have much time to snap a picture since I was supposed to be following Adele's car as I didn't know the way to Plaza Pantai. As a result of this picture, I nearly lost sight of Dele's car since two other cars cut in front of me. =/

It was great seeing everyone again. It's been nearly a year since I last saw everyone? Wayyy to long.

This picture was epic. They were all still talking and laughing when I wanted to take the picture but as soon as Ying counted to "3" everyone turned to look at the camera and smile! Always camera ready indeed. :P



Christmas Eve dinner at Alexis, Gardens!

That's two years in a row we've been dining there at Christmas Eve. What can I say? They have good food.

My pretty sister with the table deco.

We ordered dishes from their special Christmas menu.

This was one of our starters- Scallops and peas!

The scallops were huge, succulent and juicy making it ultra yummylicious!

Another Christmas starter - Mango and Chicken Salad in Balsamic Vinegar

Christmas mains - Crabmeat and Seafood Pasta

I totally forgot to take a picture of the other main courses (I told you I'm an epic failure as a food blogger) but I'm pretty sure they included Roast Turkey (which had good stuffing) and Alexis' famed Sarawak laksa.

Christmas Day dinner was spent with the cousins at Unique Seafood before we adjourned to Bar TwentyOne at Bangsar Shopping Center to count down to Min's birthday.

Oh, and Greg is back from Melbourne! :D

The sisters!

Our dessert! Christmas pudding, bananna mango mousse and some melted chocolate thingy that sent me to chocolatey heaven!

The bowls they use are super cute too.



Happy clappy times!

When the clock struck 12, we sang the birthday song and attempted to let Minny blow out the match. It took quite a few attempts, but we managed in the end!

Toasting! Their Long Island Tea is super lethal coz it tastes like lemonade but actually has a lot of alcohol in it. My sister and I both K.O-ed when we reached home after that. But that might also be a result of the combination of super lethal long island tea in addition to all the other drinks we had earlier. =/

Reena's turn at blowing out the match since her birthday was only 3 days away!

With the revolving Christmas tree.

In Greg's words: This is what Santa would look like if he were a Chinese Starfish. Complete with the sepet eyes somemore!

Boxing Day or rather Min's birthday was spent in Pavilion looking for er... my belated birthday present. =S



We had a gastronomic adventure at Cafe Stelle run by Raffles.

Their placemats are cool but very sharp. You can't lean your hands on it otherwise you'll get imprints.

Bread served with yummlicious sides - butter, salsa sauce and pesto.

My sister's latte came with these little sticks of brown and white sugar. So adorable!

Banger and mash.

The sausages were really good. I don't know how to explain it but the meat tasted really er... fresh? Not the processed meat flavour that lousy sausages sometimes possess.

Plus, the mash was super smooth too!

The salad that came with my sister's Healthy Set (includes dessert, coffee/tea and a main course)

I thought it was so-so. Nothing to shout about.

Butternut Squash Soup that was superb! Just the right amount of flavour and creamy-ness.

Pesto Linguine. This dish was absolutely delightful coz it the pesto flavour really came through.

Raspberry sorbet with peaches.

Typical kind of dessert.

After we settled my birthday pressie, we had Godiva for tea!

Pistacchio macaroon with a layer of Godiva choclate in the middle is heaven! My sisters and I are a wee bit obsessed with macaroons lately. Blame Delicious Ingredients for that!

Macaroon being washed down by our super yummylicious chocolate drinks- Dark Chocolate Decadence and Chocolate Raspberry.

That's all for now folks! I leave thee with a picture of me wearing all the funky headgear courtesy of my sister. Happy New Year once again and since Christmas last for 12 days, Merry Christmas too!

I Wish You'd Catch My Eye.

Currently listening to- Painting by Chagall by The Weepies

We had a joint celebration/ shopping outing for Kit Mun and Ka-Yee's birthdays who are just a day apart a few weeks ago.

This is Kit Mun looking all supermodel-ey with her oversized sunnies holding part of Ka-Yee's pressie.

Finally, Ka-Yee arrives to claim her birthday pressie.

Woman, I'm so glad you managed to make it that day. We hardly ever get to see you man! :(

And it seems like she likes her gift! :D

Operation Get Ka-Yee To Wear More Dresses is sucessful!

I also realized that I have not introduced Delicious under Gastronomic Adventures yet which is travesty since that's one of my favourite food joints.

Anyway, this is my all time favourite Watermelon and Lychee Blast. I almost always order this when I am there. It's usually that or their Frosty Lemon Tea.

Both drinks are very refreshing and are best served on a super scorchingly hot day!

This is another one of my favourites - Duck Confit Spaghettini

It tastes a bit like aglio oglio, only more yummylicious! The sun dried tomatoes add that extra flavour and the duck is always marinated to perfection.

Lately, my sisters and I have also been addicted to their Pesto, which is also extremely scrumptious. Another must try though we didn't order it that day.

Vietnamese Chicken Salad

This was Ka-Yee's choice and it turned out better than expected I must say! (coz I usually order their Caesar which is pretty standard)
It is however, a dish for peanut lovers only since the dressing is peanut sauce. (I'm a peanut sauce lover as you can see)
Ann didn't like it coz she doesn't like peanuts. :(
Loved the presentation though. The thinly sliced zucchinis are so cute!


Mun's favourite - Spaghetti Carbonara

A pretty standard dish I would say. Their sauce is rich and creamy (as the best carbonaras should be even though the original ones aren't creamy at all =.=), making this dish super filling. I advise sharing for this one if you want to avoid filling jelak!


In my opinion, this is the best dish is Delicious - Shoestring fries with Aeoli

It sounds deceptively simple but it tastes superb! I'm sure you're probably going: "You go ALL the way to Delicious to eat fries?!"

But trust me on this one. Delicious makes the best shoestring fries ever! They are usually crispy at all the right places and coupled with their to-die-for aeoli, I'm in carbohydrate heaven. :D

And the best news is, their amazing aeoli is now for sale at Delicious Ingredients at only RM10! We already have to two little pots sitting in our fridge. Hehe. And aeoli has replaced chilli sauce at the dinner table. Fattening, but in my sister's words: you only live once and we're ALL going to die anyway! Lol XD

Good food, good company and good ambience. What else can you ask for?



All the Ssaps minus Ieka. :(


One more before we hit Telawi for some retail therapy!

Oh, we made Ka-Yee try her dress first though, just to make sure it fit properly.

Doesn't she look stunningly gorgeous in it? ;)

My college ssaps are the awesomest bunch ever. I love you guys!

Moving on girls, bazaar this weekend on? :P