My Christmas week in Paris

(From top left) Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame, Louvre, Opera Garnier, Basilica Sacre Coeur, Eifel Tower from the bottom, Grande Arc, Eifel Tower from atop Montparnasse Tower and Sleeping Beauty's Castle in Disneyland.

It was definitely unplanned...thats how it all began....my trip to Paris to celebrate Christmas with Eric and Liv. It was one whole week...so bare with me as theres heaps of cam whoring moments and lots of stories to share!

Go on to my sister site for the Paris experience...! Photos are not yet described though.

Anyways, i know its a little too late...but Merry Christmas to all!

HAPPY NEW YEAR...good bye 2006, cant wait to see you 2007!!

Oh...and in between yours truly celebrated his 25th year of existence! "Celebrated" is probably overstating it...as the big landmark year was "observed" rather tamely...no party's, no hoo hahs, no cakes, no wishes from brother (WTF!?), just a quiet, reflective affair with me, myself and I.

Thanks for the sweet smses and wishes...it really made my day!!

A birthday posting (belated) will come soon...

Amsterdam high...

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Its DECEMBER

Its December...and whenever this month arrives, boosted by a few really nice Christmas songs it always get me in a nostalgic and reflective mood! It slowly is dawning unto me that i wont be celebrating Christmas at home...sniff

Visiting trips with my family, yummy Christmas food, extended families and friends...yes even Christmas mass back home...am gonna miss it!

My Christmas plans are pretty blurry still...not going to Portugal or Madrid as was supposed to. Most likely i ll be spending my time with Eric in Paris with Liv, who is ending her internship there. Very nice of her to invite us over...

By the way, one of this European Christmas tradition which is completely new to me include a very novel thing called Advent Calendars. As we all know Advent is the Holy Season for Christians to prepare for the celebration of the nativity of Christ...or simply Christmas Season. Now with the Advent Calendar, you have a calendar which consists of 24 windows to mark the days number of days leading up to Christmas. In the windows you ll have little paraphernilias which symbolises Christmas, ie. bells, star, even Santa Clause...

Now my company have a very cool Advent Calendar where the employees can buy for themselves. Its windows are actually filled with DELICIOUS, SEDAP GILER Lindt chocolates designed into this cute Christmas symbols! I got sooo excited when i first saw it...i was wandering couple of months earlier what the heck is this calendar which we need to order! If only i knew...! Our office at one time was filled with 3 box full...sadly some freakin Grinch stole 1 box (or probably more)...

´ A little company promo!

Anyways, i thought it would be a novel gift so i expressed (courtesy of my company) 3 back to my family (they loved it) and 2 boxes to AIESEC Malaysia, hoping that one box would go to the current team and another box would be shared by my old team. Apparently without giving instructions (how silly of me thinking that delivery would take long...!!!), they received the boxes and ATE most of it already! Well...tradition says you have to eat one according to the date!!

The Advent Calendars, sooo cute! Windows as you open it, obviously chocolates were gone!


Sedap giler Lindt chocolates peek a booing! The reason i LOVE this calendar!!!


Nevertheless, me and my office mates probably ate a full year worth of Decembers already!!


Yummy!

Stop AIDS. Keep the promise.

December 1st is World AIDS Day, a day dedicated to raising the awareness of the global AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of the HIV infection. To date, around 40 million people are living with the HIV virus throughout the world, increasing by the thousands every day in every region, and AIDS has killed more than 25 million people, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. Somebody is infected with the deadly HIV virus every 8 seconds, equivalent to 11,000 infections worldwide every day, while another 8,000 infected people die.

Lets take this opportunity, through World AIDS Day and join millions worldwide to unite and fight against HIV and AIDS. Its up to you, me and us to stop the spread of HIV and end the prejudice. This years theme for World AIDS Day is "Stop AIDS, Keep the Promise".