A Season to be Merry

I headed back to Muar for my Christmas break last Friday, 21st Dec. First on the agenda was Willie's wedding on Saturday. It was to be a full day event with fetching-the-bride in the morning, church wedding in the afternoon and dinner at night. However the festivities started slightly earlier on Friday night, as I hopped over to his place soon after I arrived in Muar. A bunch of old school friends were already there and we chatted until we realised it was past midnight and time for the bridegroom to get his rest.

Saturday began early at 7.45am. Here was how it went ...

Willie : "Brothers, keep heart. What's a mouthful of odd tasting spices and a few strands of hair?"

Justin : "Wait, not the whole lenghth of my lower leg! Oooh, I'm regretting this..."

Brothers :"We're still good. The worse is over. Hope it will be lunch soon ..."

Willie : "I have got what I came here for ... luckily her 'chi muis' didn't know about the 'angpows' in my left pocket."

Brothers : "Hey Sigrid, he's yours now, catch!"

Willie : "This is the day that the Lord had made ... "

Willie & Sigrid : "Cheese ... (our cheek muscles are aching so much)"

"Dam dam damdam ... " (ok,maybe not the bridal march...)

Kids of the seventies; one for the road.

Yuletide Getaway

It's just four days to Christmas. My bags are packed, and I am ready to head home tomorrow after work. The presents under the Christmas tree are waiting to be rounded up and bundled into our taxi ride tomorrow. December has been quite hectic inspite it having a holiday feel to it. Work has not let up but at least it is easing off now that our US counterparts are starting their Christmas vacation. A flurry of meet-ups with friends and hunt for christmas gifts also ensured that time passed swiftly. When I am back from my short holidays, it'll be time to prepare for the new year. For now, let's hope it will be a good Christmas; less rain, more merry making.

'Merry Christmas!'

Santa's on his way

Orchard Road has been turned into a fairyland. Small Christmas ornaments are popping up around the office. Christmas CDs, new and old, are given prime spots in Music stores. Friends and colleagues are heading off for vacations. The nights are getting cooler.

Yes, it's December again. The air has a holiday feel to it (no doubt helped by the Christmas Carols replaying in my head). And tonight, we got our tree out from the store and we dressed it up in red, gold and dancing christmas lights, while Josh Groban belts out songs from his latest album Noel.

It's definitely 'Chestnut roasting over an open fire' time again.