Monday, January 01, 2007
First of all, here's wishing everyone a very happy 2007 ahead indeed! I was so inclined to do a pictoral run-through of what transpired over the last year, but then decided otherwise .. it might get too traumatising. This New Year hardly seemed a cause for celebration, unfortunately, since I'm so bogged down with the upcoming exams and all, but hey - I did get some fun!
Starting from post-Xmas:
Yx helping me change the Triops' water - thanks!!!!!!!!!
And my yummy Xmas present! =D This stuff is amazing - it's the nicest-looking CD box ever, and the lid plops open when you depress the front!
And next - what became of the gingerbread house:
XX brought back these tiny gingerbread figurines that looked oh-so-nice with the house
And Dad promptly ate up half the roof later that night, and his furry little accomplice ate a chunk of it too:
Earlier on, the naughty little boy was grouchy and subdued after a bath. "I hate baths!! Why must I have baths??!?"
A little update on the Triops
(Day 21 - !!!!!) They've been really busy laying eggs, and are still moulting every couple of days. I bought some new flake food for the both of them, and they loved it! Met HypoC, Josh and Stan in school the other day (while I was attemping to flee an OSCE session) and muahahahaha ... finally, someone who I can trust with my Triops eggs!! HypoC, got to find a day to pass them to you, then must update your blog about them hor! Here's a photo of Survivor digging the soil and laying eggs.
And one of the most memorable events that marked the end of the year - Nepenthes veitchii finally pitchered! For those of you wondering why I'm so excited about this - this horrid plant has been BARREN for the last four years. FOUR! And all of a sudden, 3 pitchers! It's the only one of its kind locally (being genetically distinct for sure, it is not a tissue cultured plant) and this pitchering event was really exciting.
Next up, a little artistic showcase: Yx's handiwork! Alas, this is but one of the 4 bead thingies that she's been working on. I'm glad she picked up a hobby! For one, it's so nice to have someone quietly around while I'm working hard (read: no more yakking, and none of that "I'm bored!!!" grousing =p ). And, it's so much easier to buy presents for people who do have hobbies, eh? I'm thinking of things like bead books, beads, wires, scissors and such. And perhaps, needles and thread? This is part of a necklace that she made:
~~~ New Year's Eve ~~~
Mom and Dad were out for a private countdown party, while XX and bf were at the club having the same also (Yx and I know enough about the club's countdowns to avoid it like a hundred half-naked axemen chasing us). So, the rest of us decided to troop down to the new house to get ourselves a bbq. What a horror!
First, the instant disposable BBQ pit REFUSED to light up. Yx and I had wonderful times with this stuff in Sentosa, but somehow the set that was bought was either wet or defective, and all we got were 2 or 3 faintly-burning embers. In the end, Yx and I resorted to buying lighter fluid, dousing the charcoal with it and causing mini-explosions that well .. worked in the end. Almost ended up burning the table though, and some of the lighter fluid got onto my shirt too. XX later got bored at the club and joined us. Had a few rounds of mini mahjong! Alas, while they were playing I spent half the time readin GS stuff .. pancreatitis.
The new house has been inspected by the Brownie and has passed (i.e. it's not haunted) - indeed, the garden's now one of his favourite playgrounds. He joined in the NYE festivities too! And proceeded shortly after this shot to bark at people and cats walking past the house.
~~~ New Year's Day ~~~
1 JAN 2007
Happy Anniversary, yx!
I went off tradition this year - I usually cook for the anniversary, but with all the stuff that's been happening, I ended up having a Tiramisu delivered instead. It was great!!
Wenky
2:23 PM
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