6:48 AM
this wk's been reli great! loads of department and project group xmas lunches!! hehe.. great time to get fat and round reli =)
anyway, Stuart put up a huge 6ft tall xmas tree with beautiful decorations in the living room! =)

complete with loads of presents below.. so Christmassy!!!

Stuart stayed home the entire day yest preparing our massive xmas dinner feast!(also coz he's sick..thanks to me). Cara, Sylvia and I were ordered to sit at the table and wait to be served. hoho. I felt like a Queen!!

here's the starter!! (thick slices of smoked salmon, king prawns + mayo + garlic bread!)

and the main course.. Stuart said my serving was the LARGEST. haha. (see how bad my reputation is.. ) anyway, there're loads of turkey meat + cranberry sauce, pig in a blanket (sausage wrapped in fat bacon), yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, carrots, brussel sprouts and roasted sweet potatoes!! it was
AWESOME!!

there was red wine as well.. and Cara baked Minced Pies =) but they're all too stuffed after the massive meaty meal.. so I cleared up the minced pies for her.. hehe.. tog with my Ben & Jerry's Ice cream!! (it's awfully cheap here)
after dinner.. it's presents exchange!!!!
here's my card from Stuart..

basically the card reads.. that the penguin's eaten too much tt he's gonna explode (great description of me eh. heh)
here're my presents from Cara and Sylvia!!

Sylvia bought me Belgium chocolates and Berlin guide book =)
and these are from Cara.. red woolly reindeer shoes to wear at home!

and hot water bottle to hug to bed at night..

i LOVE them!! will come in handy during winter =)
anyway, today's my last day at work for the year!! lalala.. alot of ppl in the office are taking next wk off as well.. so everyone's kind of like in the xmas mood today and wishing everybody else Merry Xmas! lots of hugs and kisses on the cheeks (that's the way they do it here). but obviously guys dun kiss guys. duh.
Merry Merry XMas EVERYBODY!!!!!!! =)
~gone in a moment..