Sunday, December 26, 2010

Merry Christmas - Part II (The presents!)

Hello all, Happy Boxing Day! 

In Singapore, Boxing day is not an official Public Holiday. However i still wish people Happy Boxing day! =P

Information from HERE:
It explains that.. In Britain, Boxing Day is usually celebrated on the following day after Christmas Day, which is 26 December. However, strictly speaking, Boxing Day is the first weekday after Christmas (see definition in the Oxford English Dictionary)

So why is it called Boxing Day? 
Traditionally, 26 December was the day to open the Christmas Box to share the contents with the poor.

Anyway, now i want to share with you the Christmas presents i received from my friends and colleagues!


This is before some unwrapping of them..


After unwrapping! 
There were chocolates, Christmas cards, sweets, a watch, a keychain.. HAHA~!


And before i forget, a packet of Famous Amos biscuits... yum!

So what did you get for Christmas? =)

Friday, December 24, 2010

Merry Christmas - Part I (Christmas Decorations)

Was at Orchard on Monday.

Lets take a look at the Christmas decorations, this year.


(This is along Ngee Ann City.)



(i personally like this purple coloured Christmas tree. Hee!)


(Me with the Christmas tree,at 313, Somerset.)


(Decorations along Orchard Central.)


(This was taken when i was walking towards Plaza Singapura.)

So did you all go to Orchard to squeeze in the crowd? =P

This year's Christmas eve, i got nothing on.
My friends are either with their boyfriend or girlfriend.

Yup,and so im at home, typing this post.

There's actually a song to express my feelings now.




Next post shall be of presents that i received.


MERRY CHRISTMAS to all my dear friends! =)

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Winter solstice (冬至 dong zhi)

Today is Winter solstice (冬至 dong zhi).

From Wiki, The Winter Solstice Festival or The Extreme of Winter (Chinese and Japanese: 冬至; Korean: 동지; Vietnamese: Đông chí) (Pinyin: Dōng zhì), (Rōmaji: Tōji), (Romaja:Dongji) is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Chinese and other East Asians during the dongzhi solar term on or around December 21 when sunshine is weakest and daylight shortest; i.e., on the first day of the dongzhi solar term.

We celebrate by eating and making of Tangyuan (湯圓, as pronounced in Cantonese; Mandarin Pinyin: Tāng Yuán) or balls of glutinous rice, which symbolize reunion.

So i had mine too! =)


Mum and Grandma said, after eating this, we go one year older..
Oh no!!!! *Screams*

So have you eaten Tang Yuan? =)