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had our Christmas Eve training session... was pretty surprised that we broke our turnout records... we had 18+2 today.... plus 2 because of the people from NUS but came much later... 20 on Christmas Eve... this was considering how the regulars like the JoJo Brothers, Lionel and Paul werent around... i'm amazed myself... it was fun... even though the winds let us down... and it started to pour like less than one third into the training... saded... Justin and myself were supposed to pick out the vagabonds... people without Christmas Eve plans... and head down to Orchard to bask in the Christmas spirit... to get sprayed by foam... in the end... it was only the two of us.... he decided it was too scandalous to make good our plans... so he headed home after dropping me at Parkway... and i finally agreed to go to the guy's place for his family dinner... after i whined about not being invited... but apparently his mom asked him to invite me... and he told her i might be busy... WITHOUT asking me... i also scared to go la... even if you dont want me to go... it'll be nice to be asked, no? then his dad asked him again today... so i thought it wouldnt be nice to bluff them that i am busy and be rotting at home instead... and they got 1.5kg Hagen Daaz cake... so i went over... his aunt and uncle were already there... helped out a little in the kitchen with the guy and his maid... while the adults played mahjong with his grandma watching them... his cousin came... and dinner started... which was a nightmare by the way... they noticed my terrible Mandarin... my incorrect chopstick skills... (offered fork and spoon...) and my love for lobster sashimi... it was a lot of food... and a lot of stuff i dont ever eat at home... live prawns that were succulent... sashimi... abalone and broccoli... crabs... oxtail... and other stuff like... chicken wings... kai lan... stirfried lobster... beef... fish... all for the 8 of us... quite a waste really... couldnt finish it all... had Japanese oranges... huge grapes... and other fruits... plus the 1.5kg Hagen Daaz cake... and i think i sound very sua ku... i know they dont eat like that everyday... but wow... for me, it was probably the most extravagant homecooked meal ever... my parents dont believe in these kinda stuff... my mom thinks its better to eat more rather than eat excessively good stuff... so not even an occasional can of abalone... they dont stinge... but its like the logic behind 6 cups of Kopi-O to 1 cup of Starbucks... though my family adore Starbucks pretty much... and even during CNY... there wouldnt be the expensive stuff... maybe the sambal timun that we so adore yet only cook once a year... even though the ingredients are like chilli, pork belachan, and cucumbers... i think depriving yourself of it... makes you want it even more... clams in our hee peow & cabbage soup... my aunt's pong teh and chap chye... steamed fish... steamed prawns... and stuff like the chinese leek... so i dont really have an incessant craving for these i-feel-rich stuff... in fact... they scare me... which is weird... coz i can eat them... and i do like them somewhat... but its like a guilty indulgence... a feeling i cant shake... like the shark's fin soup we were served at Kerwan and Rachel's Ritz Carlton wedding... WHOLE fins... many many... 80+ tables... *blank stare* there was a slight frenzy over the xmas gifts coz it was last minute that i decided to go... i got his parents a box of Famous Amos... coz i only had 15 mins in Parkway to grab something... and on a budget too... so i got macadamia cookies... nuts that i remembered they liked... his aunt manged to conjure up a box of Rochers... the same chocs i was passing around at PA earlier in the day... his grandma managed to come up with something... and scared me to death coz it came in a Dior paperbag... an Elizabeth Arden moisturiser of sorts... the guy gave me a pretty Billabong cap... while i gave him an ugly Puma cap... which happened to be the exact same colour as his favourite/only Nautica one... how dumb of me... and his mother kept apologising for not getting a present for me... promising to make it up to me soon... on the phone even... when i answered his phone coz he was driving me back... which was, like i told her, unnecessary... i'm not the gift-giving sort too... just that with the guy... i thought it would be nice to do a little exchange before we start taking each other for granted... and also because he might be the only one who will give me a present this year... what a start to Christmas... Merry Christmas, everyone... ----Stef stopped rambling at 02:09 --Link to Post |
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