Holiday! Holiday!

Don't think it's worth mentioning but just so you know, I'm having a pretty eventful schedule for the next two weeks or so. :D

I'm off to catch a flight to Indonesia later this afternoon and will be back in 5 days. Thereafter, I'll be back in office for 6 short days before I head off again on a new adventure in Hawaii!! Woohoo! Will take lots of pictures and blog about the adventures soon!

Be good while I'm gone.

Super Scribbler Award

This is long overdue but I want to say a huge THANKS to my real bloggy friend, John aka The Poopie Head - he has presented me with the Superior Scribbler Award! Like every other bloggers out there, we turn to the world of blogging to pen our thoughts and experiences in life and share them with others who gives a hoot. So to actually be presented with a kind gesture such as this, it is a total surprise to me. I'm glad that my humble writing is deemed interesting and humorous to some.

Of course, with most blog awards, the Superior Scribbler Award came with criteria like these:

• Each Superior Scribbler must in turn pass this award on to 5 deserving Bloggy Friends.
• Each Superior Scribbler must link to the author & the name of the blog from whom he/she has received The Award.
• Each Superior Scribbler must display The Award on his/her blog, and link to This Post, which explains The Award.
• Each Blogger who wins The Superior Scribbler Award must visit this post and add his/her name to the Mr. Linky List. That way, we'll be able to keep up-to-date on everyone who receives This Prestigious Honor.

I have made some real good friends through the world of blogging. It's really hard for me to choose just 5 bloggers whom I can pass this award along to. Well, anyway, here are my picks.

1. Stuff in My Brain - I know John has already received this award but I'm making him as one of my top 5 picks. He is my first real bloggy friend and his posts are always filled with humor, warmth, love and amazing writings about his favorite cause. Look out for posts about his niece! Priceless!
2. Sarah Does Japan - Another real bloggy friend who is funny and lovable. Her experiences as an expatriate living in Japan are definitely worth reading. You won't be disappointed.
3. Bee Creative - Kym blogs about anything under the sun. Plus, she is a T-shirt ninja designer by night. You just got to love her bubbly attitude.
4. Everyday Musings - Livvy is just too sweet to be true. Her writings about the people, places and things she loves will make you keep going back to her blog for more. Check out her etsy shop! She has beautiful stuff there!
5. My Wooden Heart - Kim dreams of becoming a professional musician/entertainer. Follow her adventures as she finally settled down in LA - a step closer to her big dream.

I'm going to bend the rules of the award a tiny bit by asking readers to check out these following blogs too.

1. Novelista Barista
2. My Suitcase Heart
3. I watch monkeys for a living
4. Here. There. Everywhere.

Alrighty. Till next time. Have a great weekend, everyone!

no tricks, just treats

As much as we would love to go all out for Halloween this year, we decided to go for a more subdued approach and have a BBQ dinner with close friends (plus one kid - friend's nephew) instead. The weather was perfect. Not too warm, not rainy either. FYI, it often rains here towards the end of the year. So we were keeping our fingers crossed that the nice weather stayed that way for the rest of the day. No such luck.  It started to pour in the evening and we had no other choice but to cancel the BBQ plan and cook in the house instead. This tiny change in plans did not dampen our spirit though as you can see from the pictures below.

We stuffed ourselves silly with all kinds of food from the yummy lamb chops/chicken/sausages to tasteful pasta salad to creamy potato gratin to cheesy mushroom sandwiches to fattening pizzas to sweet pumpkin pie and lots more. I can somehow imagine how a stuffed turkey feels like now. 

After much laughing, groaning from eating too much and zoning out, we finally dumped our lazy bums in front of the TV and watched some horror shows while sipping hot mint tea to keep ourselves awake till 1am. All in all, it was a wonderful and sugar-free evening - that is if you don't count in my sweet pumpkin pie & the cool pink drink. 

Lots of food + awesome company with loved ones = contentment. 

I have a friend.....

named Herwin. We were having our usual chat over MSN when I asked him what would he say if he was asked to describe me in one paragraph. Initially, he said he's not sure and that he is a man of few words. However, after a minute or two, I got a surprise when he wrote this back....

erny is someone who has the uncanny sense of making people laugh without even intending to do so. she prides herself in her superb coffee appreciation and aspires to be either a doctor or a spacecadet for life.

Is he great or what?? That simple yet funny paragraph is so perfect that I decided to put it up on my "About Me" page.

That's him on the left!
This picture was taken about 6 years ago when we used to work together...and he is as goofy as ever.

Oh wow. 6 years...I didn't realize we have been friends for that long till now. Time flies when you are having fun!