haPpy Valentine's Day 2011! - Malacca part 1

Happy Valentine's day to us! Yes 14th and 15th (check our part 2 for 15th, my B'day!) respectively are the lovely dates of February apart from the 5th! =D Just like our 5th year anniversary, I was kinda clueless as to where we were going >.<

(Us with our Mac brekkie!!)

And after brekkie, we set off to Orchard area to take the bus to the secret destination!! *wheeeee* and other then knowing it's somewhere in M'sia, I still haven any idea where the place is at that point in time...

(Us on the bus!)

(What's with the person behind us...>.<)

(And it was clear blue sky that day!Whee~)

We arrived at the destination approx 3-4 hours later...and Tadaaa...here it is! - the new Philea Resort located in Malacca~ *happy*

(At the lobby while waiting for the rooms to be ready since we arrived there earlier~)






(In a buggy cos the resort is quite big and the room is quite a distance from e lobby...though walkable =D)








(Our room! The bathroom has got both a shower area and a bath tub on each side..teehee)

As our stomachs were growling by then, we headed to town by cab for the supposedly famous chicken rice balls! *yippy* only that cab journey took 20 mins and the stall we intended to go was not open that day! *roar* so we settled for another stall which we heard is quite good too~

(Us in the cab~)



(at the chicken rice stall waiting for our food!!)




(Our initial orders which eventually grew in size cos it just wasn't enough for us! =p)



(Us strolling along the streets after our filling lunch!)

After walking for quite time, we decided to head back to the resort Weather that day was scorching hot by the way...=.= but it felt nice having a stroll with Dar down the rows of shops, leisurely~ Anyways, we cabbed back to the resort and guessed what we did when we went back? - SWIM of cos...best to dip in the pool in that hot weather!

(Us all ready to head for a swim!)



(And I lurrrve the man-made waterfall there~somehow it helps in relaxing!)








(More pics on the resort~Lovely isn't it?)

(Read magazine by the pool..then dip in..i like! teehee~)

And then nightfall came...and it was time for our V'day dinner together! Headed back for a shower before we walked over to the restaurant there...they had V'day dinner plans for all in the resort =D It was rather pricey though...

(Some CNY lightings~)




(Us in the restaurant..a rose for me? =D)



(hApPy Valentine's Day to us! <3)






(Our V'day dinner!~)



(Us...glowing in love~)




(And totally love the night view at the pool~)

This sums up our Valentine's Day! Totally enjoyed ourselves that day...and that's not all there is for our stay at Philea Resort..cos there's my birthday as well!! =D Stay tuned!!! But here's thanking Dar for everything on Valentine's Day! May we spend many many more Valentine's Day together! <3<3<3

haPpy 5th Year AnniverSary to us!!! =D

(haPpy 5th yeaR anniVersary to us!!*smooch*)

We had our 5th year anniversary on the 5th February 2011. It happened to coincide with the 3rd day of CNY and thankfully, falls on a Saturday! Dar was the main organiser of the day and had kept the itinerary a secret even to the very day! I_was_clueless~~~~~

Clueless can be a good thing when it was all superbly planned out by Dar! I have to give compliments to Mr Yeo cos his planning skills has really improved compared to 5 years ago =x!

I wasn't feeling at my best the day before, so on the 5th, Dar let me sleep till around noon time before I woke up and got ready! The only clues provided to me up till that afternoon was - bring swim suit, a set of casual wear, the place has water and aircon! Hmm..where would you guess? Oh well...the answer is the brand new Grand Park Orchard Hotel! I would never have guess it right even if you give me a 100 chances :p and I totally love the hotel! Beautiful/Gorgeous is an understatement!!! =D

(The pool and the lobby~)

(I love the mural loads!)






(Other pecktures of the room~)



(Love the see-through bathroom style...separated by a blind! Pop into the bathtub for a bubble bath and watch the TV!)



(Comfy comfy sofa~)



(Tadaaa~short me tall him! =p)




(Dar loves Bella and Bella loves Dar!)

Dar had bought movie tickets beforehand, we first went over to Cineleisure for some laugh in a comedy show , then I went ALT & Paragon for shopping before we finally went for dinner @ Singapore Art Museum's Trattoria Lafiandra. A really cosy and lovely ambience with really delicious tomato-based pasta! *yums*

(Love my dress!)



(Ready to go out!)



(Trattoria Lafiandra)





(Us with our yummy dinner~)

After dinner, we went back to hotel to have a bath before we watched the Newcastle vs Arsenal match! It was a truly awesome match! Really enjoyed it alot!! Though it was a draw match, but both Dar and me agreed that it was a great game played by Dar's beloved Newcastle! =D We strolled over to No.5 Emerald Hill the game...and I really love the breeze along the quiet Orchard rd at pass midnight! Staying in the middle of Orchard rd feels really awesome with all the shopping malls and chill-out sessions just few steps away!

(Us @ No.5!)

(Yummy wings, beer and nicey peanuts!! <3)

*bUrPs* With the yummy wings, beer and nicey peanuts, that more or less summed up our anniversary! I really feel this 5 year mark is like a level-ling-up pit-stop. We've gone through much - happy and sad moments, many breaking points but salvaged moments as well!~ For us now, I feel we have grown recently. I'm thankful for everything, for having Dar with me! I cherish him and I know he cherish me as well. And I believe it is this mutual feeling we have that will continue to bind us together! I love you Mr. Collin Yeo! *smooch* <3<3<3

Preview of where we'll be for V'day and my B'dae! :)

(Guess where?)

Alright to be honest, I have no idea where this is as well! :p Just like what you have from me...this is also my only hint received from Dar! Hahax...*Excited!*

Will update again soon when I'm back! Till then, haPpy Valentine's Day to all tomorrow and advanced hApPy BiRthday to me!!! *loves* <3<3<3

Pleasant Surprise!

(Extended 5th year anniversary surprise!<3)

Just on this past Monday (7th Feb 2010), I went back to office after the CNY holidays and my sweet 5th year Anniversary weekend...going all out to do a mad rush for the January month-end tasks that was delayed for 2 days due to the CNY.

And it was in the afternoon, when I was in the midst of my mad-rush, a colleague led a uncle into the office and told me to accept a bouquet of lovely flowers - called "Pure Bliss". This is really totally unexpected. I don't remember when was the last time I received flowers from Dar for he was always termed "the practical" one...and flowers to him, isn't really that practical...so when I received the flowers and saw the card that came along with it, I was really touched...to be exact, I was more touched by the words written in the card! *Love you Dar and thank you so much for the surprise!*

(The lovely bouquet of lilies~)



(Me with the flowers *beams*)

The flowers are still sitting in my office, giving me calming scents through my month-end. This extended 5th year Anniversary surprise really cheered me up alot! I shall blog about our 5th year anniversary celebration over the weekend soon! Meanwhile...hope everyone had a wonderful 人日today! (^.^)

HapPy 2011! hApPy Chinese New Year to all!

(HaPpy Rabbit 2011!!)

Wishing all both haPpy 2011 and haPpy Chinese New year! 恭喜发财, 财源滚滚来!!

It's the Chinese New year season now and I'm really lovin' it! Apart from all the angbaos, there's of cos, all the yummy food and most importantly, the getting together with my family and friends~

The month of February is also a really eventful month for me - Chinese New Year, Dar and my 5th year anniversary with Dar, Valentine's Day and my Birthday! *Yippie!*

And now that the first big event of February is here, I'm enjoying it all very very much! It's now officially the 2nd day of CNY at 128am...and both the chinese new year eve and the 1st day of CNY has been awesome! My family had reunion dinner with my SIL's family with loads of yummilicious chinese traditional food on CNY eve.

(Here's Dar and me on 1st day of CNY!!)

On 1st day of CNY, it was the usual brunch with my family, before Dar came to pick me up to go over to his grandma's plc to bai nian! Came back home at around 4pm plus with my auntie coming over to my house for visiting. Night time Dar had dinner with my family and then rested before Dar, me, my brother & SIL, together with my SIL's brother & gf-to-be all went for a late night movie - "Homecoming" at Nex.

Just got back home from movies and I'm already excited about tomorrow! Will be going to my bestie April's house for visiting before going out with Dar's family to MBS cos Dar's mummy has yet to go there. (^^)

This Saturday (Chu san i.e. 3rd day of CNY) will be Dar and my 5th year anniversary!! Dar has yet to tell me the plans for the day but I'm already so looking forward to spending more time with Dar! *beams*

How has your CNY been so far? I hope all is well and that you're taking this time to really spend time with your family! Till my next update, here's wishing you prosperity and happiness in this 2011! *HUAT AHHHH!!!*