i know i'm a bit late but it's better late than never :)

here's how we spent our CNY together this year

the very awesome rachel invited us to her house again.

good food + gambling session + free angpow 

what's there not to like about CNY with the pals :) 

FIRST STOP : COLD STORAGE. 

love grocery shopping although i can't cook. 

we took so much ingredients for our barbeque & steamboat session. 

luv the bacon so much even though it's so fatterning :( 

my dearest darach needs to put on weight..

the girls got promoting van houten raisin chocolates

 while the boys were hard at work :) 

loved this garlic bread with smoked salmon topping :)

lovingly prepared by rachel's dad. 

& the laoban styled bean curd :)

we were so shocked when jason came with a big bag of bean curd from old airport road. 

i have been wanting to try LaoBan's beancurd but the queue is insanely long

what makes it worse is that they only sell them at certain timings and i stay in the west :(

apparently this stall's standard is the closest to LaoBan's . 

i was so happy having satisfied my soya fix. thank you jason !! 

& what's CNY without gambling ?

everyone lost money except irene jun and I :)

aiai was the biggest winner walking away with 11 bucks. 

i won around 8 bucks but poor lyla lost her angpow money from mama :(

thank god we played it small by 50 cents bet. 

 jun had to leave for family dinner so he couldn't join us for our bbq :(

went busy snapping pictures with him before he left . 

& he's still single and readily available as of now... 

& the feasting begins :)

my very first and only steamboat and bbq for CNY. 

if only my family's a tad more spontaneous ..

but it's a blessing in disguise because no steamboat + bbq = no weight gain. 

 

lylayang with her signature pose. 

goofed around with the camera after we had our stomachs filled :)

love this particular spot of rach's crib because it's so comfy 

a picture with the very awesome host :)

wished i had all the time in the world to spend more time with my friends
i had to leave earlier that day because it was grace's 21st at regent hotel.
missed feli jess and vannie who came later because they had lessons before that .
hate to miss out in all the fun boohoo .

can't wait for all the 21st celebrations and gatherings in two weeks time
the only time we get an excuse to cast exam preperations aside.
apart from 21st celebrations, i'm planning a birthday surprise for a speical someone
i'm crossing my fingers that the birthday surprise will be a success.
it's my dear friend's 21st and i really want to make it special for her <3

till then xoxo