It really wasn't that easy to maintain a proper conversation with Fiona when you have a mic above your head, four cameras pointing at you, lights threatening to blind your vision and 20 other people scrutinising your every word and action but I think the adrenal rush just made the whole deal more enticing.

Fortunately, after warming up with Fiona and the boys we found out that Fiona was almost as nervous as we were at the beginning of the shoot. Having realised that, it simply allowed the atmosphere to be more conducive for frank conversations minus the unnecessary uppity attitude.

 

We started filming since 6am but it wasn't the filming itself that was tiring but more of the waiting that really made me sleepy. I've since lost touch with everyone you see in this picture but you can still see them in here: http://www.lovelight.com.sg/ 

There was a lot of waiting in between shoots so we had a lot of time to chat and get acquainted. But after tediously long bouts of inactivity, I got a little fatigued and lethargic.  

Conned by a friend working for a production house and drawn by the appeal to watch how filming is done, I decided to give it a shot at a this upcoming TV game show they call "Lovelight". This was taken at Embassy in between filming with the rest of the contestants.Disclaimer: I wasn't the one who put those three words in the picture... 

t-shirt?: $35, earrings?: probably less than $20, A night of good clean fun with family and friends?: Infinitely priceless.

We took this picture at Lynn's mother's god son's birthday. And yes, that would actually mean that Lynn has a god brother who's 1 this year. Many exciting games were being played that night but most memorable of all was the "smash the pinata" game. Suspended under an "Exit" sign, the pinata was made of such durable cardboard that no one was able to break it open with the bamboo stick. In fact, after numerous tiring attempts all we could only break was the rope that held up the pinata. I happen to be one of them who did...

She's always been like a little sister to me and well, he's always been my pesky brother. And when these two told me they're together, the first thing that ran through my mind was, if I may put it so bluntly... incest!  

Sometimes they say when people hang out together too often, they start to look alike and dress the same. Their periods may even start to coincide on several occasions I heard. I don't know about you, but these three are beginning to look like sistas to me in here. I think I wanna hang out with Brad Pitt... 

Although we were seven full grown adults, we had to share a table half the size of one of those tables you see at Starbuck's. The table space you see in the picture is in fact 1/3 of it's full size. On a lighter note, it was cozier and easy for picture posing since you don't have to unglamly drag your chair or perform one of those back-breaking leans just to get into the picture. 

That's my baby and I at Wala's on a certain Sunday a few weeks ago. We caught up with Noel, Faye, Jeannie, my brother and Brenda over some sumptuous chicken wings and frosted Heineken.  

Although Nic and Ivy had to leave early coz' of a BBQ they had to attend, Lynn and I had a great time soaking in the atmosphere of fun, dance and merriment. What a way to end an industrious year.

 

And because everyone else was either at MOS, Zouk or home sleeping, that left only Lynn baby, these party animals and I to party all night at Siloso beach with 14,000 other revelers.  

NYE at Sunset Bay. We were fueling our blood streams with as much alcohol as legally plausible to be able to safely say we were going to have a good time at the party that was to come at Siloso beach. That�s Lynn�s hilarious sister, Lydia.

 

This was taken with Lydia at Lynn's relative's place over a Popiah Party. After some lessons from Lynn's aunty, I was fully certified to hand-make my own popiah. The popiah was fantastic. 

Although Hann Sern's busy with work and Adrian's overseas most of the time these days, we still make and find time to hang out and catch up whenever the opportunity arises. 

On Christmas day itself, Lynn and I headed down to Adrian's place for lunch. These pictures were taken in his cinematic room with sound proof walls and the hugest-ass projector screen I've seen in a house. The two gals are daughters of some of his family friends and they came in to join us and test out Lynn's motherhood skills. Guessed she passed with flying colours coz' they kept clinging on to her. 

I always say, "It's not the place that makes the people but the people that makes the place." But this time in here, both the people and place was good. After this, Lynn and I went to check out a yatch party at Keppel Club to end a long night at about 5am.  

And because we love Noel's mum so much for always being such a gracious and hospitable host, we wanted to include her in our pictures as well. She cooks the best baked potato in Simei and that is always the first thing I pick up when I go over to Noel�s place for such BBQs.


 

As I am writing these captions and loading up these pictures, my stomach is beginning to growl because I am so thinking of those sumptuous food we had at these Christmas parties... 

Last stop was Noel's place where I met up with some good people I haven't seen in ages. The fella wearing the black polo shirt in the bottom right picture is our wine connessieur, Timmy, who was giving us tips on wine. He's the dude I mentioned in one of my posts titles, "Aw damn, he beat me to it." 

After too many drinks and too many pictures, I thought I scrap the proverbial "let's pose for pictures" and decided to go candid. By the way, that's Lynn giving her signature expression with her tongue sticking out. I call it the "tongue-teaser". Always teasing with the tongue that�s why...*grin*

 

The taboo word of the night was "drink" and whoever committed the act of using the word would have to undergo a forfeit of drinking. It was really only easy in the beginning until everyone got a bit tipsy later on. I guess I got away easy coz' I was driving.  

After careful thought and consideration, I think I will give the award of "Best Head-Dress of the Evening" to....Leander! He's the one with the reindeer horns and the bottle of tequila.