Oops.. One more gathering.. The 9th!

The last Christmas gathering for the year 2011, really .. :p

Presents from them, as well as Gina too!~ :)

8th & Last Christmas gathering with my colleagues/ex-colleagues

Phew.. The 8th and the last for Christmas gathering on 26 dec 2011.

With some old, one transferred, some current colleagues.

Oh, and a bb to grace my blessed home too! :)

Prepared authentic Italian pasta, and sweet treats for them. :)

7th Christmas gathering @ Katherine n Patrick house!

Never-ending partying!
This time, @ Katherine and Patrick house on 25 Dec, evening.

7th celebration.. Impressed hor.

:p

Yes, turkey, leg ham, roasted beef, authentic Italian pasta, log cake, tarts, sushi, longan jelly, carrot cake!

Lots of food and Katherine still scare insufficient and thinking of cooking curry! Haa..

Eben Dear and I are the slicer for the day too! Become the "butcher" and "butcher-ress" lor.

We also have Christmas caroling!

So fun. So Christmas feel too. :)

6th Christmas gathering for my family!

6th Christmas celebration on 25 dec at my aunt place.

It's another different Christmas as there's suckling pig!

And it's really yummy!

Oily no doubt, but the crispy and the sweet taste of the oil.. Ooh-la-la....

Didn't manage to stay throughout as need to rush to another Christmas party in the evening.
Thus missed out the cake (i got the same santa cottage for them)
No time to sit and drink with my uncles too (Yes, now i adult, i can sit and drink with them okay? hee.. )
Got him a Johnny Walker (double-black)
Plus a rush to give out presents as well as to hold my yearly lucky dips for the families.

Guess it has become a ritual that if no lucky dip, they feel weird too. Haa.. :)

Looks very very yummlicious right?

He's enjoying his pig tail! haa..

5th Christmas gathering with my in laws!

Food n more food!

N cakes!

Not to mention, presents! :)

My in-laws were over at my place on 24 dec for Christmas celebration.

Two uncles and their family here too!

My mom brought along her friend as well.

Fun night.. Tiring too.

With the re-heating, cooking, slicing, and the cleaning up. :p

to be roasted

The spread!

Turkey, Roast Lamb of Leg, Honey-pork-ribs, Bee hoon (me), curry (mil)
sherperd pie complimentary from May's sil.

Sliced turkey, looks pro? :p

Christmas cake, cute isnt it ?

My mil enjoying the turkey wing...

My sil happy with her present

Presents sew for the two sister-in-laws . :)

Its their favorite character!

4th Christmas Gathering With May (Meyer), Carole (Nick) & Phyllis

4th Christmas Gathering on 23 Dec!

This time, @ May's residence. :)

A very interesting Christmas gathering as its chinese style of celebrating, with Tze Cha!

And chocolate tart in replace of log cake.

Pork knuckle in replace of Turkey!

Porridge in replace of others? :p

But we all enjoy it so much, coz its the company that counts, not the food. :)

And a very embrassed Phyllis, over some misunderstanding

But all is well, coz Carole also same.

Friends for so many years, lots of bickering yet laughter.

"suaning" yet concerns for each other.

We are a bunch of friends that 无所不谈。

Group photo of the ladies + baby in tum!

Guess should be laughing over Carole's "warm" gift.. Haa... 

The famous chocolate tart .. that make Phyllis pissed yet loved. :p

*all photos from May*

Mistletoe!

A small one.
Next year, going get a nice one! :)

Christmas tree, packed! :)

Lots of presents underneath the tree.
And yes, lots of "needles" on the presents too!

Pillows made and hanged.
Now tree don't look so bare. :)

Each of them are customized. With names.

Feel kids sure going received lots of toys, thus I gave something else.
:)
Made with blessings okay?

3rd Christmas gathering with Yee Nar n Weiling!

Yup, 3rd christmas gathering with my dear friends on 17 dec

Again, date fixed way in advance since there's only that few weekends in december. :)
My lovely flowers..

Present from Yee Nar to Me.

Present for Yee Nar from me ..

Present for Weiling from both of us! :)

2nd Christmas gathering with Marie, Shirley n Charmaine!

2nd gathering @ 16 dec 2011
As its a rare moment that Shirley can meet us early (ie. 7plus 8pm and not 10pm)

Hee.
Din take much photos thou, but fun time with them of course. :)