The whole family went out for a family lunch today to celebrate my younger sister's birthday. We went to Grand Hyatt Strait's Kitchen. Wanted to go to Carousel at Royal Plaza but it was fully booked when I called last week. It was nice hanging out with my family again. We used to go out to eat a lot as a family given that there's nothing much to do in Singapore; birthdays, Mother's Day, when someone gets a promotion, or a big bonus, and we vary from eating at cheap eateries like coffeeshops to slightly more expensive places like mid range priced restaurants or to the exorbitant hotel buffets (Well, it's exorbitant to me. $45 per pax is expensive I think. Especially when my younger sister eats almost nothing and my niece and nephew don't eat much.) So this time round, my younger sister's bf came along. First time I think he joined us as a family. :) Here are the pics. And of course, when it comes to me, there were like a gazillion photos taken.



Me and my sister, her bf Rizal and my nephew.



Mom and me.



Farhan and Alysha.



My family.



My mom wanted a photo taken with the 2 men. I just put myself into the picture. :)



The women in my family.



My elder sister.



Alysha and me, being spaz. She wins hands down.



The Xmas Tree at Taka.



My $10 dress from Perth. I had it shortened cos I hated the length. It was slightly below my knees so I had it hemmed up about 2 inches.

And this week, I went to school to see my head and my other colleagues and went to my table in the staff room. I have a great seat in the staff room, with my closest friends all around me, I saw all the office people and had a blast gosipping with them, seemed like I never went away, saw some of the potential students I would be teaching and I would be lying if I say they don't make me a little nervous, got to know my depoyment for next year, it's a lot, then got my textbooks for next year. So I'm going to spend the rest of the December trying to plough through all the books and prepare my materials for next year. I don't want to be lost and confused when school starts.

What did I do the rest of the week? I gymmed twice this week, 2 half hr sessions each time so my body is gone after each session and I had my pt sessions too. I almost died!, I met up with Yati on Monday, she's giving birth in a month!, Ee Kia on Tuesday, went for lunch with him and did a major shopping spree together! He's like one of the best shopping partner, I swear. Between both of us, I bought 3 pairs of shoes, 2 bags, 2 tops and he bought a jacket and bermudas., then met Ezzy on Wed for lunch and then went Ikea to get school stuff and materials together and had coffee at the Ikea cafe, then Thursday I spent the whole afternoon pampering myself at the spa. I did a body scrub, massage and wax, and Friday I met up Farah and Maya and chilled out at this Moroccan Bar at Cuppage called Kazbar. Nice place. And yes, I am exhausted cos I haven't had a day of doing nothing. So next week I'll be a little bit more disciplined and try to get some work done.

It's Hari Raya Haji tomorrow so Selamat Hari Raya Haji everyone! Going to visit my aunts tomorrow. Haven't seen them since I got back!