fab feb

I wouldn't say the lunar new year flashed by. more like the drudgery of visiting slows things down a little.

reunion dinner was at east coast seafood centre and THAT was a rush. we expected this but telling us that they will serve us on time when all have not arrived was not pleasant, to say the least. a few beers was all it took to get the heat out though. heh.

it was also good that CNY falls so perfectly that we have sat and sun to play around with. parents went to genting so me and dear took the opportunity to ride to malacca for beers, cendol and food. The budget hotel we stayed wasn't fantastic but i'm glad we found another cool looking budget hotel this time round. Will definitely be staying that the next time round. (click on the pics to get them bigger)

a packed jonker street for the new year!

crazy queue for cendol at that "famous" stall

jonker was ridiculously packed - the riceball place also jammed with pple and the pasar malam pple put out their stalls earlier than usual, causing even more jam, so.....

out to paradise seafood for westerns and more hoegaarden and....


Franziskaner wheat beer!!

the setting is set...


for my bratwurst!

Valentine's was a little different this year. got some flowers last year and they cost a bomb, all because of some very efficient marketing of this "special day". So I did the next best thing: boycott!! and went to search the internet on how to make paper roses..hahah..cheapskate!

the kawasaki rose in my hands - i intended to make it into a bouquet, but I dun have paper to wrap the bottom around in...so....

found a heart shaped box that dear gave me some time back...and with the help of some floral foam..voila!

view from the top

all I spent on was the pink paper. my mum had floral arrangement foam, I use my mum's wire hangars for the stems (all cut up of course), red ribbon from ikea for wrapping the stems and a heart shaped box I received from dear a few years back! and I still have spare hangars....

magnificento!