C'est la vie~

my Christmas gift from Yuen Men! a cake leveler that helps me slice through my cake evenly! this is the best christmas gift I received this year!! happy!

look how even and leveled it is!! no more ugly cutting! happy!

a neatly cut Chocolate Fudge cake!
packing my cake for Sera and Leona! Seraphina's leaving us for Philadelphia on Friday morning 6am! damn early. Hence, Leona & bf, Derrick & I gota meet at midnite to send Sera off.. a long 4 hours wait for Sera to arrive at airport.. but the chatting and laughing was really effective to keep us awake! =)
Leona & Rafael
nice knowing Rafael the policeman!

finally at 4am Sera arrived at the airport when she said she'll be in airport at 12am to "play around"! haha.. and yeah.. we played Catching with u.. haha!

off she is, in Philadelphia! and here we are, stuck in Singapore. sigh.

Christmas dinner cum 2nd Sis birthday celebration at home on Christmas Eve 06! I cooked up a few dishes for them this year, same as last year.. how time flies!! it was a really merry and memorable nite! full of laughters, jokes and PRESENTS!

the Presentsthe Preparation

the Feast

the Winedidn't know how to cook beans. added anything that I feel may suit it.
Thankfully it turned out really delicious! haha! my hair got a little too messy after the frantic cooking!
why didn't anyone tell me! Cheers!
Bro-in-law got red after only a few mouthful of white wine. haha lousy!

opening her first gift. a strawberry shortcake handbag from 2nd sis
sis with the present given by Derrick & I

my candid bro-in-law put on all his Christmas gifts. even the boxers from my sis!
and the toe socks I got for him! haha! he looked so ridiculous! wendy's mom got her a board of fancy colourful beads for making necklaces, earrings and all kinda rubbish. goodness. why did she chose that present when we had to make those necklaces, earrings and all kinda rubbish for Wendy?! the present became more of a chore for us as Wendy doesn't know how to thread those beads together... everyone started beading, even my poor Daddy, her Grandpa, who dotes on her ever so much and has old-flower-eyes.. hahaha! it was definitely a mistake for getting that present!!
see? everyone in the family's helping to make the necklaces, earrings and all kinda rubbish for wendy...Rachel has her Christmas present too =) but only ONE from her mama.. haha..
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while the rest of my family were busy with beads and threads, Derrick & I escaped to prepare the Christmas Log Cake cum Birthday cake.

Christmas cum Birthday hazelnut log cake Happy Birthday sis!

That's about it! Wonderful Christmas with my family & Derrick. food was good. of course! presents were plentiful. everyone's merry. I simply love Christmas!

at marina square
rachel. ever so blur. hahaha! love pinching her cheeks!!

there's wendy being cheeky, irritating the hell outa my daddy. it rhymes!

and here's Rachel, still, ever so blur... she loves putting her fist into her mouth.

oh gosh! like Leona!!!