Jules update
March 7th, 2010
He is running around and learning how to throw balls and tantrums.
Here are a few favourite pictures I took of Jules last weekend at Jie Jie’s.
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Best Friends and Good Friends
February 3rd, 2010
I don’t like using the words “Best Friend” lightly when it comes to describing my friendships.
To date, I’ve only called 3 people my Best friend: My mum, sister and Wayne.
Wayne was and is still my best friend. Though we have broken up, there will always be a special place in my heart for him. I could talk to him days on end about anything and everything under the sun.
Then there are good friends. These are the people in my A-Team, like the Danlis, Nattles, Kimmys (Ma Girlfriends) and Jons (whom I call my best mate just coz he’s aussie).
Speaking of Jon, the last trip down to Perth was extra fabulous because I got to spend a good chunk of quality time with him.
In the past 7 years, we’ve both been through lots of life’s trials and tribulations together, and he has definitely proved his loyalty as a friend. Mate, if you were a girl, you’d definitely be one of my bridesmaids!
He is coming up sometime in April and I just can’t wait to party on up with him.
Do you have a Best friend hierarchy as well?
8 November – part 4
February 1st, 2010
Birthday morning hangovers are not fun, and the only way to recover is a P.S. Cafe brunch with my favourite eggs benedict and skinny latte. Usually that would have been the case, but I don’t know why I decided to go with something different that day. Had major food envy when I saw the eggs benedict on the table next to me.
Next time, just stick to the usual Angela!
And you know what’s one of the best presents I got this year? Watching my nephew Julian walk/run on his own. He is growing up so fast!
8 November – part 3
January 31st, 2010
Picture speaks louder than words. Continuation of my 27th Birthday at Bedrock & Butter! 
Squishy face!
Top left: Me and my friend of 20 years, Danli. (Is it 20 babe? or 21?)
Top right: Readddyyyyyyyyy!
Bottom left: Neighbour, known him since I was a kid too.
Bottom right: My lovely ladies of leisure! Kim and Nat who I have known for yonks too! I love you girls so much xoxo
I remembered what happened just before this picture! HAHAhahha Too funny!
Getting messy now! Lots of 5/10s, sprinklers and kisses!
Thanks for an amazing 27th birthday!
8 November – part 2
January 31st, 2010
On the eve of my actual birthday, I squeezed 20 good friends into the private room at Bedrock for an amazing dinner. Am glad I chose that place in the end.
First class service, food was great, and I had one of the most dramatic candle/sparkler I’ve even seen on a Awfully Chocolate cake.
Wearing my new dress I got through Sloane Elizabeth Robertson.
8 November – part 1
January 29th, 2010
So I’ve been lazy with the posts again. Big weekend of posts ahead! My birthday last November was definitely a memorable one spent with close friends and family.
I had to break it into parts because it was pretty epic (pales in comparison to kimmy’s of course) and just 1 post of photos won’t suffice.
Part 1 was with my lovely ladies Janice, Grace, Joanne and Melody at an Italian restaurant in Pasir Panjang Village.
Thanks girls for all the gifts, cards, wishes and most importantly your company at that wonderful dinner!
Lots of love xoxo
Penang Jamboree support crew
January 16th, 2010
From left: Janice & Grace.
It’s wonderful to see familiar faces at the finishing line cheering you on! Pain and suffering replaced with joy, gladness and sense of accomplishment.
Bali Night 2 – Pool Gymnastics
January 2nd, 2010
Because the boys has too much energy to blow off, they decided to fling each other in the air. The girls succumbed soon after and decided to partake in a bit of Pool gymnastics.
Rounds consisted of the flying (Silver)Fox, Face plant, bromance flings, gf flinging and canon bombs.
Some of these pre-impact pictures really look like they were going to hurt!
Boxing Day
December 26th, 2009
Another meaning to Boxing Day at the Gray residences.
Mummy Vs Daddy
*updated – Didn’t realise it was on private…unlocked it now 
Bali – Day 1
December 25th, 2009
I’m starting to enjoy these spur of the moment trips I make with friends. And I’m so glad I’m in a job now that allows me to travel more this year.
2 months ago, I get Kimmy msn-ing me in a frenzy about cheap flights to Bali on Air Asia.
www.airasia.com >> Select date & destination>> Personal particular>> Submit>> DONE!
In no time at all, about 10 of us were booked on a flight to Bali at the beginning of November. It was just a couple a months back I was in Bali with 2 other friends for some ‘me time’, but this time round it was the complete opposite. This was a time to socialise, have fun, party and emerge back into society with a more confident, happy and steady head on my shoulders.
We all met up at the airport in the arvo to catch our 7pm flight to Bali, and while buying duty free, someone brought up the idea of having a free shot at the Absolut bar. Oh well why not!
so Zileena, Kim, Marisa and me had a shot to kick start one of the best holidays I’ve had all year.
If you were wondering why we were pouting in the bottom few pictures, Kim swore by this lip gloss she got from Boots UK called ‘Mother Pucker’ which makes your lips tingle and plump up!
First evening there and we decided to head out to some beach club. Wasn’t that great so we ended up coming back to the villa to continue the party. More blog posts to follow on our Bali holiday.
Penang Jamboree 2009
December 23rd, 2009
It’s that time of the year where we make our yearly pilgrimage up Penang Hill for the Kayuh Lasak Penang Jamboree. Last year, the organisers took a break. So we were all pretty psyched when we heard it’d be back this year.
Day 1 was spent doing the necessary such as race registration, breakfast shopping and preparing for the big ride on Sunday. It was Jo & Grace’s first time to Penang, so we made sure to cover the famous makan spots around town on Saturday too. That is a separate blog post all together.
Day 2 – Race Day!
5:45am: Wake up, shower, wiggle into cycling shorts, get water bag out of freezer, breakfast, pump tyres, check bike, spray lube, check I have all supplies in bag: spare tubes, tool kit, hand pump, energy gels, happy food.
And we’re all set to go!
We stayed quite close to race central, so it was a 15min warm up cycle to the start point. Met up with the rest of the crew and before you knew it, start horn begun our several hours of torture.
This is the first year I was doing the Penang Jamboree without Wayne, and I did feel anxious knowing there was no one but myself to rely on. For the past couple of Jamborees, it was always comforting to know that he was just a phone call away. This year, I spent most of the ride solo.
It was Me Vs Penang Hill.
As usual, if you don’t manage to get in the front pack, you quickly get bottle-necked at the climbs. What you will see are hundreds of people pushing their bike up 30 degree tarmac climbs with the hope that every hairpin turn would reveal a flatter gradient or downhill section.
Here’s an elevation map from Ming’s bike computer.
At every checkpoint, marshals will give you a little sticker on your race plate to indicate completion of that section. And only if you complete the whole route do you get to be entitled for the grand lucky draw.
A few picturesque highlights of the ride would be at the top of Tiger Hill. There was one point of the ride I just stopped and watched the fog roll in between the hill peaks, nature’s air-con at work.
I finished the race broken and humbled. Clearly my inactivity was showing at my poor performance especially on the climbs. As usual, the hill claimed many victims; riders with cramped legs were sprawled in pools of mud, scattered on the side of the trails like litter. And every now and then, you can hear screams of pain and agony in the distance. Ah, another cramper!
For me, I went home with chaffed inner thighs – friction from my cycling shorts. It’s not pretty and definitely not comfortable especially in the shower when water touches the raw skin.
Again, as I say every year, I’ll be back Penang!
Penang Jamboree 2007
December 16th, 2009
I’m about to post a Penang Jamboree 2009 entry, and realised….. I HAVEN’T POSTED THE ONE I WROTE IN 2007!!!!
Here it goes…please remember this was written in 2007
It’s been one year since the last Penang Jamboree, and I don’t know what possessed me to do it again!
Read more…
Julian turns 1
November 13th, 2009
Can’t believe how time flies, baby Jules turned 1 last month! We had a small birthday party with family and friends at my sister’s place.
Here’s two short clips from last month. First part of the video was during his birthday party with him rocking to Black Eyed Peas. Second part was just a couple of weeks after that when he first started walking/running!!!
So proud!
Oktoberfest 2009
October 22nd, 2009
Went for my first Singapore Oktoberfest 2 weeks back at the Swiss Club. It was so hard to get a ticket, but luckily a few spots opened up a few days before! Lesson learnt, book early next time.
Oktoberfest was a riot! I absolutely loved it! And a lot of it had to do with the company. It was great to see old friends and meet new ones. I’m so glad I brought my DSLR along. Although it was a real pain to carry around, the pictures were well worth it.
Nat, Kim and I had bootcamp earlier in the day, so three of us rocked up pretty late at around 8:30pm. But that’s ok, the party went on till late.
Here’s the low-down. It’s basically a heuuugee tent lined with benches and tables with food stations on either ends of the tent. When you walk in, first things first, go get your beer coupon. It’s much easier just buying a booklet of coupons, because they finish pretty fast
Food-wise I stuck to sausages and pork knuckle with loads of honey mustard (my fav), washed down nicely with a mug (or two…or three) of Erdinger beer. There goes the calories burnt at bootcamp!
I loved how so many people were dressed up for the occasion, guys in their tight shorts+suspenders and girls as frolines! Towards the end of the night, everyone in the tent was dancing on the table tops! It’s amazing how much stress and weight those tables can take, I’m sure they took that into consideration when sourcing for tables
Till next year… Prost!
Jono in Singapore
October 16th, 2009
Jono and Naree were in town last month for their yearly fix. Wish I could have spent a bit more time with that bugger.
Here’s John having his favourite beef kway teow/horfun from Geylang. It’s a yearly pilgramage!
Missing you already! Will plan a trip down under soon mate!
Jules update – October 2009
October 14th, 2009
It’s Jules’ 1st birthday soon!
How time flies. Feels like it was just yesterday he popped out to say hello!
Since then he has learned to rollover, crawl, say mummmumm, papaa, clap his hands, open mineral water bottles.
Read more on the day he was born here
A few pictures of baby Jules throughout the year.
