one for 2011

hey all!!! still remember me?? i know i've been gone for so long. i guess i was just having too much fun during the holidays. teehee!! im slowly trying to go back on track and back to my regular routine so pardon the long absence here.

i haven't been taking photos of my outfits even though i've accumulated a lot of new things over the holidays; some were given to me as gifts and some, i got during boxing day. hopefully, i'll be able to share them with you soon!

for now, im keeping this update post short and sweet and leaving you with some photos from our new year festivities here in the city!

btw, some people were asking me where i got the french macaroons from (previous post). if you live in winnipeg, you can have them made to order from "the french way". it's a cafe & catering place in academy.

cakes and karaoke!

last night, i went out again with a couple of my girlfriends for dinner, dessert and late night karaoke! first stop was at dessert sinsations. i ordered grilled tuna taco and share a white chocolate candy cane cheesecake with one of my friends.

my friend got kung pao salad and their homemade caramel latte. as for desserts, the rest ordered a mango cheesecake and the chocolate brownie cheesecake both of which were also so so delicious!

afterwards, we headed to muz, a karaoke place by corydon for some major singing! hahahaha!

Comment of the Day: Chandra / Modern Day Charm

I have those tights! I love how you paired them! Bravo!

awesome!! :D it's been awhile since i wore those tights.. they've been hiding in my closet! hahaha! :D gonna try to wear them again soon!

one weekend, three parties!

wow.. is it just me or have your weekends started getting so jampacked with parties, activities and/or last minute xmas shopping? just this weekend, i attended a friend's bday dinner at moxie's downtown.

saturday night, one of my nephews celebrated his 2nd bday so my family and relatives got together for the event. afterwards, i was invited to another house party to celebrate my friend's bday. since i was so full already, all i ended up doing there was getting some drinks! hahaha!

sunday night was no rest day either. a few weeks back, arianne invited me as her plus one in their annual company christmas party. so we went for dinner at her supervisor's place and then headed to the christmas social by confusion corner.

and ooohh!! another outfit post!! i only got to take photos of the ensemble i wore last sunday and it's also a repeat look, but who cares right? hahaha! it's been awhile since i wore this dress anyways.

outfit: sirens bodysuit, voom by joy han dress, payless tights, aldo wedges

they're starting early this year..

and by my title, i meant holiday parties!!!
last night my girlfriends and i got together for some early dinner and drinking. it was quite awesome that a lot of us ended up attending since it was so rare for us working girls to have time off all at the same time.

we ate at earl's by polo park and even though we waited quite a bit for our food, it was worth it! some of us ordered pasta, steak and burgers. i ordered their cajun blackened chicken which was incredibly tasty. plus, i was craving for something with a lychee taste, so i got their lychee geisha martini.

also, after dinner, my friends and i went for some photo session at the washrooms. it's just so so pretty inside! hahahaha! we can't resist not taking photos with the good interiors and lighting. (forgive the sucky grainy outfit photo though. didn't realize it turned out that way..)

outfit: holt renfrew shirt, f21 jeans, zara wedges, talula beanie, vintage coat, matt&nat purse

we headed to my friend's apartment to spend the rest of the night exchanging gifts, drinking vodka and watching a movie. of course, we had to take loads of photos by the christmas tree. besides, this was our early christmas get together anyways.. teehee!

catching up with old friends...

during the boy's last 2 days here in the city, he decided to meet up with some old university friends. he visited the campus on wednesday and i followed him there after work. it was also a good thing that our student group had their monthly meeting so we were able to catch up with old and new members.

old batch (can you spot me?)

new batch

on thursday, he got most of our friends together for a small party at his place since it was his last night before going back to calgary. it was so nice to see everyone again. some of these people, i really haven't seen and talked to for the longest time.

ladies

gentlemen (battery dying)

this was us in 2009

it's so weird now since everyone's doing their own thing. it felt kind of surreal just to catch up and realize that some of us (like myself) have working lives already; the younger ones have changed their career paths in terms of the courses they're taking or the universities they're attending. within a span of 5-10 months, it seems as if everyone has gotten more mature and has taken a lot more 'life' responsibilities. but at the same time, everyone is still the same old crazy person that he/she is. aaaahhhhhh... we're getting old.

hiatus mode, please..

so there are a couple of things that i've been wanting to share with everyone, but i was holding it off until the perfect time. as i mentioned in my previous blog post, i just got a new camera to replace my broken one. and i was able to put it into good use over the weekend.

first of all, my boyfriend's brother celebrated his 21st bday last saturday night and it was one heck of a party! major booze night, i was the only girl amidst his guys friends and major boy banter (think: green jokes!). hahahaha!

i was testing out my camera too so forgive the inconsistent composition and lighting. what do you think of how the images turned out? i'm still trying to figure out the best mode for the images since some of them really turn too white/blue/bright.

second, the boy and i celebrated our 3rd year anniversary last saturday too!!! i can't believe our relationship has been that old!!! i still love him way too much, teehee!!

and last but certainly not the least, the boy is here in the city!!!!! i have known that he was visiting since last week but i've been trying to keep it to myself the whole time since he didn't want people to know (and some of our friends here read my blog so i didn't want to divulge it).

he came here last saturday midnight and i spent the night at his place. spent sunday afternoon with my family and also accompanied him around the city since he wanted to see if things have changed here.

the next few days will be totally jammed up. i'll be working during the day and spending time with him after work so if im lucky enough to have time to post anything here, then i will. but i can't promise any regular posting for now. plus, im still going to calgary this friday too. the boy and i are spending thanksgiving long weekend there.

soooo... that's about 10 days of pure hecticness: plans of meeting up with old university friends, packing up for my long weekend vacation, dinner dates and whatnots with the boy and preparing our plans for thanksgiving. aaahhhh... yes, im going in some sort of hiatus mode to spend time with him.. see you when i see you!

a wedding reception

last saturday night, i was able to attend a wedding reception of a family friend of ours. it was a wonderful night filled with good food, endless dancing, camwhoring and of course love love love (it's a wedding for crying out loud, hahaha!)

newly wed couple!

the overall theme of the venue was very classic and glamorous with red-black-white colors all over the hall. it was really beautiful! after some welcome greetings and prayers, dinner was served.

menu, program & entourage

table number and centerpiece

white wine please?

bread & butter

caesar salad

chicken kiev with steamed veggies

raspberry mousse cake

after dinner, they even opened a candy section area so of course i just had to grab a couple of gobstoppers and mars bars; then posed in the lobby for the event wall photo before i headed to the dance floor!

CANDY STATION!

outfit's just a redo of my previous post's

wow.. a handful of photos there, eh?

as i've mentioned, the next few days will be a bit hectic for me but i can't wait for it to end since im really looking to something amazing this weekend. aaahhhhh!!! plus, i'm announcing the winner of my giveaway so Don't Forget to Enter my CSN Stores Giveaway!

Comment of the Day: sharonlei

Isn't getting mail great?!... especially when it's not bills!? hee hee. You look great hun.

aaahh yes, that is so true... which reminds me, i need to pay bills this week! hahaha!