Mummy had booked/ bought 10 tickets (per pax is $25) for the dinner at Elias CC. However, this year, mummy asked darling's parents to come along.
10 pax: darling's parents, darling, me, my brother, ah ma, xiao yi, 2nd ah yi, her husband and her 1st daugther.
Overall, the food is not bad. Rate: 3/5
Had 'ang bao' given by god of fortune and all of us are enjoying ourselves. Dinner ended at nearly 11pm. Afterwhich, we sent darling's parents home and back home.

So coincidence, today is the 3rd day of CNY and is also darling's actual Birthday. Thus, i'm on leave. Never been celebrating with darling for the past 2 years and so i make sure i'll celebrate well with him this year.
I find that it's not a good sign for darling as he need to go Changi General Hospital (CGH) for his checkup on his back on his birthday.
After which, we went to Tampines Mall (TM) for our brunch. Window shopped awhile and went to catch a movie. Feeling uneasy/ uncomfortable as the chairs at GV is so small. Still prefer Cathy seating as it's much more spacious.
Movie: Ink Hearts
Rate: 4/5
Thereafter, we went over to United Square. Actually wanted to give darling a surprise dinner, but too bad i didn't really plan well as he need to go CGH checkup thus all crash.
Nevertheless, i still try my level best to hide. Covering up by lying that i wanna shop there but there's not much thing to shop there at all. Then i act that my leg is pain etc just to take a break there to stalk time as we're there about 1hour plus earlier.
When the clock strike 6pm sharp, i then brought darling over to Yakiniku Daidomon. A japanese resturant for chacoal BBQ.
Got a complimentary 'Yu Sheng' as i called up for reservation and we spent about 3hours there for our dinner.
Back home straight after that as we're too full already and can hardly move anymore.

Woke up late as compared to the past and yet again, we went out without sending mummy down to Tampines.
12.40pm: Darling's ex boss's house @ Bayshore (had steamboat with the annual people, all darling's friends whom i know)
4pm: Darling's ex boss's brother's house @ AMK (play blackjack again)
8.15pm: Grandma's house @ woodlands as arrange with mummy to meet there
9.20pm: Home Sweet Home

This year so weird, no one is at grandma's house on 'Chu Er' aka second day, issit because all have grown up and have own programme???

Woke up by darling after his night shift back home as we need to go for visiting, a pratice for every year. But this year is special as we got our own car and also instead of going to my granny's place at Tampines with mummy and brothers, we went out ourselves.
11.30am: Reach Clementi, looking around for ATM machine (walking rounds at the nearby market) as darling wanna give 'HongBao' to his grandparents, parents and godma
12pm: Darling's grandma's house @ Clementi ('bai nian' with his parents and his godma there as all gather at grandma's house)
2.30pm: Darling's relative's house @ Clementi too (erm, don't know who it is either as never seen them before but uncle is very friendly)
3.15pm: Darling's relative's house @ Telok Blanga (we didn't go up as we need to go my grandma's house @ woodlands)
4pm: Reach woodland
5pm: Had early dinner as i'm too hungry already, haven eat since morning
7pm: Banker of the night for blackjack
10.45pm: Going home, lost about $150

***Moody, lost so much on the first day***

As usual, every year everyone of us in the family will go over to grandma's place for reunion dinner. Every year there will be some new members to join as i getting more and more niece and nephew which means i'm getting older and older already. *haiz, wondering when will i have my own family*
This year we will be having pot luck again and mummy had prepared fried noodles. Both darling and I had a lot of the food till i had upset stomach.
After dinner, had a few rounds of blackjack before we called it a day. Left early at around 7pm as darling is having night watch and he sent us to Causeway Point to take cab before he went for work.

Counting down, another 32min is Chinese New Year 'Chu Yi'. How i wish darling is by my side now. *sobz*

Chinese New Year is coming and on the eve of Chinese New Year darling is on night shift. Thus we decided to bring forward the celebration. We had mini steamboat at home and it did not last us very long cause mummy's appetite is small. Wen did not join us as he's working.

Having mixture of feeling now, worried, stress, scare, panick. I don't know, i don't know how to describe.
Will be going straight to JB after work to meet up with papa and mama as we'll be staying there for a night. Time to attend court is early morning 9am.
Update again when back from JB court and darling's birthday chalet at SAF Yacht Club.

***-Praying- Pray hard that we will be able to get back all our money and don't have to pay any single cents more as we're damn broke now.***

Life at work place is getting harder and harder. The one who waited for me for a year, employed me is so hard to please. Ever since i started work here, i began to know him more and i'm so disappointed. Day by day, his true colour come out.
He will employ me is because the new staff who report work, all work less than a month. Unbelievable right? That's why i took up this offer and also at that point of time i need a job as soon as possible.
Now the problem is, everyday once he reached work place, he'll light at least 2 of those incense. The smell is too strong and almost all of us here can't take it, but no one dare to tell him off. I wanted to tell him but i knew myself too well that i can't communicate with him anymore.
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Anyway, will try hard to find a better job and leave here as fast as possible.

Headache!!! Don't know why recently (these 2 days) i keep having headache. =(
Wanted to meet Angie up but since darling is working tonight thus got to wait till tomorrow. But who knows when i told darling the whole incident, he suddenly tell that he's off today. He wanted to give me a surprise, but in the end, i spoil it. *haha*
Re-arrange the meet-up with Angie again. Therefore we went down straight after work and were there slightly earlier then them.
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Wanted to give darling a surprise by buying cake for him as a pre-celebration but he saw it. Did act blur, and the best part is darling also accommodate along. Got him a slice of cappuccino walnut cake and birthday song sang by the live band members.

***This is the first celebration for him, and there are more to come till his actual birthday on the 28 Jan. I'm sure this year i can give him a unforgettable wonderful birthday celebration***

~09.01.2009, Friday~
Recently haven been on good terms with darling. So i dated him out for lunch to Changi Village with me for a chat, and of cos we did eat also.
Supposed to stay back for overtime but never as i'm having gastric pain.

~10.01.2009, Saturday~
Back work for half day as i wanted to accompany darling to Expo for the John Little Sales. Home after work to pick mummy and baby and go down together. Bought some stuff (a memory pillow for darling, baby's cny clothes, mummy's cny clothes, my cny shoe and inner wear etc) there and spend nearly $200.
Western food for dinner at Simpan Bedok, then off we go, back home.
Since the night is still young for both of us, we drove out to Aliwal street for pubbing with 1 of darling's colleague, Alvin. Left after drinking 1 jug beer to Liang Court Party World. Stayed there till about 3am and home sweet home.
***It's only 10 smoke-free days for darling only and he couldn't resist himself anymore and he bought a packet of cigarette. =(***

~11.01.2009, Sunday~
Woke up at around 11am as we need to go grandma's place. Before we went down, we went over to granny's place first at Tampines. Who knows after that something happen to precious. Our precious moved off slow, very slow, and the engine light is lighted up.
Slowly drove the car to the nearby Shell station and check it out but we noticed that we really do not know what had happened. Thus we drove down to our workshop, JackSpeed which also happen to be in Tampines. Too bad, they are not open. Panicking!!! Luckily we found a workshop which is open and had it check.
It's consider big problem, need a long time to get it done. So i got mummy and brothers to go grandma's house by cab and i waited there with darling. Who knows not long after they left, our car is able to move off as usual but is with the light on.
We then left and headed down to grandma's house.
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Home sweet home after dinner.

~12.01.2009, Monday~
Feeling unwell, thus didn't report to work today. Instead, i went to Elias Mall to see doctor for my gastric and got a day MC. Darling took 1 day leave too as we need to bring precious to a workshop in AMK for checkup (the place darling installed the HAC/ orbit).
They replaced a new HAC/ orbit for us as the old one had caused problems. Then we went down to Tampines, to return the tool that the uncle lent to us yesterday. After which, we headed to Rudi, which is located at Boon Lay to order the sausages/ ham etc that we wanted for the BBQ.
In the end, we didn't ordered as they only accept cash whereby we do not have enough. Thus we went off to search for other warehouse which sell food. And, we found it!!! Found a place which sell good quality of beef and pork. Bought total only 2 packets of pork collar, 2 packets of steaks, 3 packets of fish maw, 2 packets of seasoned chicken drum meat and 2 more other packets for the price of nearly $90. I find it expensive but darling say it's still cheaper then outside as what we bought is those good quality food.
Had our lunch taken at IMM and shopped at Daiso (Japanese shop whereby everything is only $2) before we went off.
Feeling so tired, as we travel from places to places since we left home at 9am till 5.45pm then we're home.

2 more days to go, just 2 more days and i'll be able to have a good rest on weekend.
Been telling darling i wanna make golden coin "bak kua" for him since last sat but i never. So today after work, we went to Tampines 201 to get a pair of monthly contact lens for me first (had promise darling this will be the last pair of it that i wear) before we headed to Giant. Didn't really followed actually the ingredient in the list as some of it is out of stock.
Back home took dinner, rest awhile and start doing the golden coin. Due to time consuming, after we're done with mixing, we directly put in the oven, turn on to the higgest temperature to cook it.
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Done!!! About 2 hours later, it is done. Didn't do much as what we've prepared cos we wanted to tried it out.

Today is darling's daddy's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE!!!
Knocking off at nearly 6pm as i was late for 30mins today (reach office only at 9am). So after work, darling came to pick me up and off we go straight down back to his place. Pick his parents and sister up to have dinner at nearby restaurant, G7 (newly open). This outlet of the G7 is so different from the one we know in Geylang. It's way too class on this outlet already, even the prices on the menu is way too expensive.
Didn't took any photo as i forgot to bring camera along. Anyway had Thai style fish, Thai style chicken, house famous "toufu", longevity noodles, fried pig intestine, cereal prawn, 1 chilli crab and 1 salted egg crab for total of 7 people (darling's daddy, mummy, sister, brother, sister-in-law, him and i) and it cost $230. Issit cheap? -wondering-
Had birthday cut by uncle before we ended the celebration. Oh, the celebration is for uncle and darling's brother for his belated birthday dinner.
Sent his parents and sister home before we ended our day.

***I'm starting to love all these family gathering, especially with darling's family as this will bring our bond closer and closer.***

Feeling very pissed off by J. I got shouted by J on the first working day of the year for nothing. He wanted us to have team work among ourselves but when i helped P to do receiving, he red-eye. J happened to saw that my DO have the receiving chop and sign and he burst into anger.
Thus we had meeting on this issue. After J shouted at all of us (whole BKK team), he looked at me and said that i'm brainless.
J: Serena, do you know what you're doing anot? Why are you doing your job blindly when the receiving ask you to do so. Supplier documents should not be chopped and sign before everything is complete. Are you brainless?
Me: -silent- Cos deep in my heart i'm thinking, since they're so busy already and they did check before they pass it to me for follow up, it shouldn't be a problem. Even if they had chopped and sign, so what, it's not my signature either.
J: -challenging everyone- My door is always open, you guys feel free to go if you want to.
Me: -thinking/ telling myself- J should be the one to go, he don't suit to be a manager.

Conclusion: Being a manager shouldn't shout, scream and say vulagarities in front of staff. Instead should talk nicely, be soft to staff when things go wrong and lastly be patient. So as to earn the respect from staff and people will not hate him.
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Anyway am not feeling well the whole day. Feel that my stomach is so blotted, like alot of air inside. Although i've pending job to do, i knocked off at 5.30mp sharp. Once home, i feel good again. Had dinner and watched last episode of The Little Nonya.
Ok, time for beauty sleep. Nights!!!

Boring Sunday!!! Darling is working and no one is at home. Stayed home for the whole day except for going to Elias Mall to buy 4D.
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Night time, went out to Court after darling came back to get ourselves a mini 2-in-1 wok and a fan. Both of them cost me nearly $80.
After which had dinner at Elias Mall and a bottle of beer to go along.

We need to attend COURT in JB on 16.01.2009, 9am.
As our chalet was booked on 16.01.2009-18.01.2009, crashed with the COURT timing, hence we need to check out the latest check-in time.

Went down to SAF Yatch Club to check on our inquiry and also to book the BBQing food. Ordering food at their in-house restaurant for BBQing costed $20++ per pax. Althought it's expensive, we had no choice either as no outside food is allow. Thus we booked the food for 10pax, minimum order in order to get the BBQ pit and others BBQing neccessary FOC.
Had our brunch at East Coast Waraku before we went to Ubi Industrial, AutoBax to take a look as i never been there before. Left without buying anything to MacWell. Bought a "pocket" to put our season parking coupon there and left soon after.

Darling's Yakiniku Don

Mine lunch set, Shoyu Ramen and Omayo Don

Macha Float

All for about $30 only. Still i prefer the outlet next to Katong Mall as that is the first and last time that we went there together with my late papa. *Papa till now i still miss you alot, can't forget those days that we spend time together, really really happy*
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Few days ago, i was telling darling i feel like prawning but was rejected. Who knows, after MacWell, he brought me there. There for prawning, was feeling very very very happy. Although now is the recession period, both of us were like spending alot more.
The prices on prawning for 3 hours also went up. Instead of 3 hours for $30, now it cost $32, $2 more. Anyway we had a great time there as we caught alot of prawns. I think at least got 30 prawns for the whole duration of 3 hours.
Back home with our catching and we decided to cook. Therefore darling will cook the prawns and i will cooked some porridge to go along with the prawns.
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After sometime, dinner was done by us. Had drunken prawns, darling's speciality dishes and my vegetables porridge.

Time is running out!!! There's lot of places we wanted to go today, hope all will go smoothly.

Breakfast taken at White Sand. Then we went over to PR central, HDB hub to buy season parking, which costed us $90/ month. After which went over to darling's house as i need to pay darling's daddy money because they help me buy the Loreal skincare products from Thailand. Also watched 3 episode straight of The Little Nonya which i've missed out previously. Since we finished off early and we're abit hungry, we decided to go AMK for the famous crabby. Had ben craving for the butter crabby for very very long time. The funniest thing is, we reached there even before they started the business. No choice, since we wanna cure our craving, we'll have to wait. Waited till 5pm then we can sit down and start ordering.

Our favourite, butter crab (too bad it taste different from the past)

Our past favourite (doubt will crave for it anymore)

Brocolli, Toufu and Scallop

Only had these 2 dishes to go along with a bowl of rice each. Total spend, less then $70 if i not wrong. Then we went to Giant to do some shopping of grocessories before we went back home for The Little Nonya show again.

Meet up with papa and mama at PR park. Had some home-cooked sausages and ham cooked by mama to go along with red wine. First time in my life i start drinking red wine at the time of nearly 3pm.
After finished eating the food, and drinking 2 bottles of wines (of which darling and i drank about only 3/4 bottle), we left. Went over to Elias Mall instead as papa wanna watch "Yi Nam Wang", the 4.30pm show on channel 8.
Within 1 hour only, we had total of 4 beers, a plate of butter squid and a plate of steam squid. Ended before 6pm as both of them need to go for their mahjong session.
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Other then bathing precious, both of us stayed home for the rest of the night.

A brand new day on a brand new year, 2009. Therefore i wish everyone stay healthy and have a smooth sailing journey. Anyway here's my Year 2009 Resolutions:

1) Get our desire flat, ~Puggol area~
2) Officially be Mrs Chew
3) Slim down at least 5kg, but if can the more the better
4) Save more $$$, at least 4digits in bank
5) Continue and complete my studies @ MDIS
6) Spend more time with darling and family
7) Stay home more often
8) Go holidays more frequent
9) Own a Coach/ Gucci bag
10) Be healthy always

So far, i only think of these 10 resolutions, seriously hope i can fulfill all of it or at least half of it.
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Due to the files are too big, thus have already upload into facebook. Below are some of the photos that we've took:

Me & Darling

Me & Ah Zai

Me with Party Mask!!!

Darling with Party Mask!!!

Lastly, Back Home!!!