We rushed back to the flat from feeding & laser-pointing Spooky at Big's family home, becos we wanted to be there for the annual midnight horn-blasting from the ships anchored off the ECP. Marina Bay counted down with fireworks, MediaCorp counted down with confetti. 15 min after midnight, and STILL no deep foghorns from the ships...what the heck...
Anyway, we spent the long X'mas & New Year weekends at the flat, and apart from all the rushing around from family gatherings to parties' at friends', buying stuff at Ikea, furniture delivery on X'mas Eve & cleaning, it was actually quite fun.
X'mas 2009
We had arranged for 2 furniture deliveries from 3-5pm on 24 Dec becos we were both on half-days. The plan was to meet for lunch and then go back to wait. It ended up me grabbing a burger, and trying to get back before 3pm becos we both got off work late. Fortunately, I made it back in time for the 1st delivery at 3.45pm.
We now have a shoe rack (on the right), which we both hope will hold all our shoes - my middle name isn't Imelda (unlike Val =P) - which is also supposed to serve as a lookout for Spooky when she moves in. And we have a bench which will also hold shoes (on the left). This is supposed to also hold people becos the couch only seats 4 Asian butts of average size. I love the bench. Itz a great lookout for me - when Spooky comes, we can both look out together.
On 26 Dec, after the Ecosystem party at Val's, we headed to Ikea, with the package of Swiss raclette cheese tucked into my new Longchamp Le P
liage bag. We got a step-stool for me becos I have problems reaching anything above the counter-tops...and the most wonderful invention of all - a plastic bag holder!We also finally got a bin for the kitchen. On our last visit to Ikea, we had spotted a rather impressive "Oscar" bin - yes it looks like the one Oscar the 
Grouch on Sesame Street lives in. Big wanted the large version - it stands about slightly under 1 metre. After much discussion, he agreed to get the smaller version (phew).
New Year 2010
We bought a Play Station on New Year's Eve. So New Year's Day was spent fiddling around with it - 
Big played Little Big Planet and downloaded Street Fighter - and drilling. He put up the curtain rod (and the curtains) for the front room, which looks very cheery now if you ignore the huge box which the oven came in. And his bedside shelf.
Big played Little Big Planet and downloaded Street Fighter - and drilling. He put up the curtain rod (and the curtains) for the front room, which looks very cheery now if you ignore the huge box which the oven came in. And his bedside shelf. Apart from the adventure on Arab Street and Gwen's birthday dinner, I spent most of the long New Year weekend either helping around the flat or reading with my feet up.
At the end of it, Big wanted to know if we were going to spend every Sunday with him gaming and me reading with my feet up. Doesn't sound all too bad to me.
Happy New Year from the folks at Pumpkin Patch.
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