Another year has passed.

2007 will come to an end in another three days' time. A lot had happened in the past one year. It had been a scary roller coaster ride for me.

God must had been playing a trick on me. He brought me to Heaven in a high speed elevator but pressed the wrong button when he tried to send me back to Earth in the same elevator and I ended up in Hell instead. As if that was not bad enough, he did that a few times before he finally sent me back to Earth.

2007 hasn't been a good year. I really hope 2008 will be a better one.

Christmas 2007 gathering at Daniel's house.

Wei Qi, Ee Hui, Daniel, Jason, Xian Wang and I gathered at Daniel's house last night to celebrate Christmas.

Had dinner with Wei Qi, Daniel and Xian Wang at the tze char stall near Daniel's flat before we went up to his place. The four of us shared a hotplate tofu, a plate of 咕噜肉, a plate of 宫保鸡丁, a plate of cereal prawns and a piece of BBQ stingray. The 宫保鸡丁 was the best out of all the dishes. The others were just so-so. The total bill came up to $48 and we thought that was quite reasonable.

Jason joined us while we were still having dinner and Ee Hui came later when we were in the middle of an UNO stacko game. We sabotaged Ee Hui by asking her to join the game when the UNO stacko tower was about to tumble. HaHa~! We had lots of fun playing UNO stacko and UNO cards into the wee hours.

After playing for a few hours, we decided to watch a movie instead. We watched 881. It was my second time watching that movie but I still enjoyed it because I was watching it with my friends. =)

We exchanged gifts after the movie and I got Ee Hui's gift. It is a white bear in a Christmas hat. Love it! Wei Qi got my gift, which is a novel titled "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" by Mark Haddon.

Daniel, Ee Hui, Jason and Xian Wang played mahjong after the gift exchange, while Wei Qi and I watched TV. Ee Hui was the big winner when they ended the session the next morning. Poor Jason only won the last game and lost all the other games.

Dishevelled Irene and Wei Qi.

We went for breakfast at MacDonald's before we leave for home. Everyone was tired but we still managed to have a good chat over breakfast. Though we enjoyed ourselves at the gathering but we still have to say goodbye. Can only see all these good friends at the next gathering, which may be twelve months later. Till then!

National Treasure: The Book Of Secrets

Watched National Treasure: The Book Of Secrets with Hui Jun at GV Marina last night. Tickets were courtesy of Eng Hwa. It was free seating so we were glad that we went into the theatre early and got ourselves good seats. The latecomers who couldn't find seats they wanted actually resorted to standing. I had one standing beside me and she was munching popcorns the whole time she was there! I kept looking at her but she didn't get my hint. Fortunately, the movie was interesting enough to draw my attention away from her.

Irene and Hui Jun.

The movie lasted for about two hours and ten minutes. It is slightly longer than most movies but it was awesome! It was both hilarious and exciting at the same time. I was actually skeptical about the movie when Hui Jun asked me to watch it with her but I am glad I went, else I would have missed a great movie.

Special thanks to Eng Hwa for the complimentary tickets and to Hui Jun for inviting me to watch it with you. Love you both lots!

Spouse: Unknown

Do you know that citizens of Taiwan have to indicate the name of their spouse on their identity card when they are married? It means that your spouse is now part of your life. That is so cool! It is just like carrying your marriage certificate with you wherever you go! I want to have my name printed on my spouse's identity card and his on mine in future. I wonder if that can be done in Singapore. Hmmm...

Noise Singapore 2007 Extreme Artworks Exhibition Opening

I was invited by Wei Qi, an apprentice in the Art and Design category of Noise Singapore 2007 to attend the Noise Singapore 2007 Extreme Artworks Exhibition Opening @ The Heeren Shops on 7 December 2007, Friday. All the participating apprentices are very outstanding and I saw many interesting artworks.

Wei Zi, Wei Qi and Irene @ The Heeren Shops.

Hmmm... the toilet paper doesn't look clean. On closer look, it is actually...

... name "cards"!

Very cute window display showcasing Teddy bears.

Plastic bags?!

"NO," said the bag, "I am not a plastic bag!" These are actually bags sewn out of old NDP banners to promote recycling of materials. If you like them, you can purchase them at the exhibition.

Black and white photography.

Very cute, right? This is Wei Qi's team's artwork! Don't believe? I have proof!

See? A write-up on my best friend, Wei Qi and her scrapbook. =)

Those who wanna visit the exhibition may do so between 8 December 2007 and 20 December 2007 from 11AM to 8PM @ The Heeren Shops level 5. Admission is free.