Loving Life of Basri & Alison

   

This morning I went to office quite early, to give out some Christmas presents for my colleagues. I feel sick this morning, but, I am exciting to look forward today event!!!

This year is my lucky year; I got the 1^st price lucky draw in my department Christmas lunch - a foot massage from Watson! **Alison is dancing happily** I also got few presents from my colleagues, lovely gifts!!!

After the Christmas lunch, I feel so enthusiastic go back home to prepare my rosemary roasted chicken, salmon and salad for tonight Christmas Eve!!! I will take more photo after tonight dinner, this is our first time to prepare roasted chicken. Hahaha… ** finger crossed**

               

Why call aunty gang? Hahaha….. is because 6 of us are married, and besides me, all of them are enjoying parent life, so, that means I’m the youngest girl in the gang. This auntie’s gang gathering organizes every 4 months; this is our 2^nd gathering after August 07. :) This gang of friends all originated from my current company, but, after few years, some of them leaving the company or the team, but, to continue this friendship, we proposed to meet up every 4 – 5 months.

Last time I remembered me and Basri tried the MOF @ Bugis Junction, the food there is very authentic and yummy!!! So, this time I suggested MOF for the gathering venue, surprisingly is Pey Choo also MOF’s fan!!! Others didn’t try before.

The cool thing is everyone of us really make effort to on half day leave to meet up, due to the Christmas season coming, we proposed to have gift exchange section. It really sounds wonderful, gathering, yummy food, gift exchange and chitchat!!!

We have fun from 1:30pm till 4:30pm @ MOF! We like a bird, non-stop talking, and chitchat and laughing, the whole restaurant can hear our sound, but we didn’t care about it. After that, we switch a place and continue chitchat till 6:30pm. Hahaha…. I think when girls get together; they can chat for few hours non-stop. sometime my dad commented that girls’ and chair always has a glue connected them, and they can’t leave once they sit down.

On that day, I received 2 Christmas from Kwai Fun and Janice, these 2 presents are so lovely!!! i totally looking forward the next gathering!!!

           

1st Dec, Pek Fui and John coming to Singapore and staying with us for 4 days 3 nights. Sometime I like friends’ visiting, at least we have time to chitchat and catch-up.

2nd Dec, me and Basri woke up very early that morning, about 5:50am to attend the standard charter marathon event. GOSH! This is the 1st time i wake up so early in this year. The last year was on my wedding day in Indonesia, 4:30am!!!!! Until now I still very impressed with myself that I can make it! J

This is the 1^st year Basri participate the Marathon event, so, definitely we are excited with it! He has trained for sometime. (Calculating….not really, only started last month, I think! J) When we reached the starting point, WOW! Can’t imagine, the place was packed with all the participants, I quite impressed with the organizer and I am proud with my husband participate it. This event is for donation purpose and there are a lot of people coming from different country to participate this event.

Since I’m not taking part this year, I went to city hall start buck to have my hot tea, sandwich and accompanied with my story book and the new IPOD TOUCH. I sit there and I saw a lot of people walk here and there, something interesting happened around, I just enjoyed the observation I have and the atmosphere.

After 1 hour 32 mins, I saw a familiar face walking toward, hehehe… ya. Basri success completed his 1^st 10KM marathon. Not bad!!! After that friends are back from marathon, we gathered together, and then Basri went to buy the DONUS FACTORY’S donut for friends to taste it. I think Allen loved the donut, he can finish 4 donuts!!! J from this event, we know some new friends there, and chitchat together. This event is fun and healthy! I think next year I should participate!!!:)

Side track a bit, recently I quite addicted to FaceBook network (http://www.facebook.com) website! Honestly, I think this website is better than Friendster or Hi5. If you free, try out and checkout my recent news too!!

After back from Canada, a lot of thought inside my mind, good and bad! I don’t have any idea yet. I trying to sort it out as much as I can, after year grow, I can’t just stop in this stage. I am trying to appreciate my current life style, but, I need some improvement, chance will just pass by easily if I don’t grab it. Said is easy, action is difficult. What I can do?

Today I have uploaded all the Canada photos to the internet, viewing the photos, I miss Canada trip, the trip was fun, cool and the most important and valuable in this trip is I met my best friends, attend her wedding, be her witness, hang out with some friends,  and know some new friends etc.

Here are some photo link, hope you enjoy it, I also have posted to facebook website.

Canada – Calgary

1. Calgary (Part II) (Location: Comlubia Iceburg and Lake Louis) [link]

2. Calgary gathering photo [link]

3. Calgary (Part I)  (Location: Canada Calgary - Rocky Moutain) [link]

4. Calgary Stampede (cowbow event) photo [link]

Canada – Toronto

1. Totonto (Part I) (Location: Niagara Falls) [Photo link]

2. Canada Trip July 07′ - Totonto (Part II) [Photo link]

3. Canada Trip July 07′ - Totonto (Part III) (Location: Toronto City) [Photo link]

Canada – Vancouver

1. Canada Trip July 07′ - Vancouver (Part I) Location: Vancouver city, vitoria park [Photo link]

2. Canada Trip July 07′ - Vancouver (Part II) [Photo link]

3. Canada Trip July 07′ - Vancouver (Part III) [Photo link]

After 2 1/2 weeks trip to Canada, now I back to Singapore! Start my new schedule, new life style and new mission.  Before I post more photos to share with you, meanwhile I just share the slide show and the photos of Looi’s (My best friend cum sister) wedding with you. How about the trip? Me and Basri enjoyed a lot in the trip; the trip was awesome, adventure and cool!!! Share more later.

Slide Show: http://www.nexusv.com/clients/looiken/

Photos Link: http://www.nexusv.com/clients/looiken/gallery.html

This month is a celebration month, a lot of birthday event, wedding event, best friends wedding anniversary etc going on.

Some Wedding quotes to share:

"Love one another, but make it not a bond of love; let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls." Kahlil Gibran
"Love is a deep well from which you may drink often, but into which you fall but once." Ellye Glover
"We cannot do great things; only small things with great love." Mother Teresa

25^th May – Delcie and Yew Seong’s wedding

Some BIRTHDAY quotes to share:
“Your birthday is a special time to celebrate the gift of ‘you’ to the world.”
“The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.”
“If there’s something that you’re dreaming of then may it all come true, because you deserve it all…HAPPY BIRTHDAY.”
“Hope your Birthday gently breezes into your life all the choicest of things and all that your heart holds dear Have A Fun- Filled Day.”

10^th May – My Cousin Siew Ling birthday
13^th  May – My dearest best friend + sis Looi Birthday
15^th May – Janice Lee Birthday
17th May – Lilian and Pauline Lim
20^th May – Sook Feng Birthday
21^st May – Sook Yew Birthday
24^th May – Kean Wei Birthday
25^th May – Koon Keat Birthday
29^th May – Ken Yeung Birthday

 

Some ANNIVERSARY quotes to share:
“A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity.  The order varies for any given year.  ~Paul Sweeney”
“Love is the thing that enables a woman to sing while she mops up the floor after her husband has walked across it in his barn boots.  ~Hoosier Farmer”

13^th May – My dearest best friend + sis Melissa & Eng Hui Anniversary (I hope I remember correctly )

Our wedding photo link: http://tomnjerry.blogsome.com/all-about-basri-alison-wedding/

We would like to thank our family and good friends for sharing this day with us. You have all played a very special role in our lives. From our family to our friends, new and old each of you has touched our lives in some significant way, shaping us as individuals. As we celebrate the joining of our hearts and our souls, we would like to thank you all for your love, support, and friendship over the years and for coming together today on this very special occasion to share in the joy of our wedding dinner on 3^rd Dec 2006 at KL, Malaysia. We would especially like to thank our parents for giving us life, love, and opportunity, and for ALWAYS supporting us wherever our dreams have taken us.

For our guest, thanks for the gift and ang-pow you have given to us.

For my sisters, (Looi and Melissa), thanks for the present and wishes.

For my bridesmaids, the best friends a girl could hope for!

Emcee – Say Nee & Allen

Event organizer – Pek Fui

My ji-mui at reception desk – Chin Syan, Lai San, Lee Szee, Selena

 with Love, Alison & Basri