Recap - The week before 08

Here's a recap of what I did the week before we entered the 2008 year..I know I'm talking about outdated stories....just some memories sharing here:

1) 24 Dec 2007 - Had our very simple family Christmas eve dinner and birthday celebration for Deb and I (by the way...we are fraternal twins...info for some who don't know yet). This time..all our family members were home and together for Christmas which is great...like Dad from Penang (he works there..probably until he retires), younger sis, Diane Chrissie just finished her KPLI in Perlis and Danny from Tawau (Maktab).

Mom bought us this tinnnnyyyy carrot cheese flavoured birthday cake from some bakery house....looks quite cute but not so yummy though but we appreciate it

See how we appreciate our tiny cake....

And how we appreciate ourselves as sisters....from Deb's reaction..as if something is about to explode

Glad that our Christmas tree is all up with lights....thanks to Danny

My beloved 80+ year old grandma also tried to imitate me

My very own small family

The next day was Christmas...gave Carmen her presents. We stayed home most of the time...nothing so special about Christmas anymore compare to yester years☹...just eat, rest and watched some programmes on tv...sounds boring huh?!
Carmen finally got her own laptop (toy only) so she won't disturb her daddy's real one anymore...we'll see.


2) 30 Dec 2007 - There was a double wedding of my neigbours - Alverina & Peter and Almond & Nancy's (Brother and sister got hitched at the same time). And again...was invited to sing at their church wedding ceremony. I sang Cece Winan's song 'For Always'. I didn't really get to practise that song the night before so I was not quite ready....a former teacher of mine recorded my singing (video here - may be a poor quality recording with some silly/funny faces in it)...and I think I sound awful..but it's ok..I sang for the couples and not for myself...asal ada lah. See..this is what happens when there's lack of vocal practises and my singing has gone 'merosot'...totally. Double congrats to the newlyweds.

Alverina and Peter

Almond and Nancy

With Enya Belle, she was one of the flower girls that day...she was my flower girl at my own wedding in 2003 and she was only about 2 years old and now she's all grown up already.

3) 31 Dec 2007 - Celebrated my nephew Delbert's 1st Birthday. He's so cute and loves to pose for the camera. And again more makan. Before midnight...went to a neighbour's new year open house again but me already too full to stuff food into my mouth just go there to say hi and wish everyone a happy new year.


Delbert blowing his birthday candle

While we were having our prayers before makan...I as usual did not closed my eyes and saw Delbert secretly scooping some cake with his hands into his mouth...I just can't stop myself from giggling quietly.
Mom cooked lots of food as usual..some western and some kampungan style.


Again..we had the 'Lompuka' served..this is somewhat like a tradition(?)...we also had Lompukas during Carmen's 1st bday.

We had another cake..for like new year cake (konon) called Chocolate Indulgence (I think) from Secret Recipe...generously sponsored by Deb...taste like ice-cream cake...very yummy! I guess my younger bro Danny thinks these two sisters are quite vain (sorry sistas)


With neighbours and friends before the new year countdown.

It was already the new year the next day...swimming time for Delbert and Carmen. Unfortunately Carmen was too afraid to jump into the mini swimming pool with Delbert. Carmen just had to see Delbert enjoying the waters from a far.