anyway, the hufflepuff and i celebrated both our birthdays together this year. hers in in Nov, mine in Dec. lucky for us, both our birthdays were on weekends– so we managed to find time to go for respective staycations, planned by the other of us and our respective boyfriends.

the huffle is rather particular about pictures floating about in cyberspace — we have both been unfortunate victims of the stupid SGGIRLS website where other (malicious) people rip photos off our friendster  accounts and post it on this rather salacious website. so, the pictures are not available on facebook– but i will post some of them here!

hufflepuff’s epic birthday weekend!

our room at the fort canning hotel.

it was a lovely room, perfect for a couple’s sexy getaway– a bit difficult for 4 people, who are not in open relationships. open concept bath tubs, frosted glass panes for shower and toilet. eeks. we spent alot of time in the patio, especially when others were taking baths.

pretty huh? we spent such a lovely afternoon under that little day bed (me mostly.. cos that was my designated seat).

we arrived somewhat later than expected (in usual Denn fashion) from a wedding lunch. Denn set up his laptop to work, the huffleboy was in the midst of his exams, so the hufflepuff and i hit the pool (lounging, not swimming) and then proceeded back to soak in our bubble bath.

we were just very determined to use the open concept bathtub, because well, we were paying for it (well, the huffleboy actually paid for it, but you know what i mean). the boys thought it funny that we just managed to fit in there– you cant see it well in this photo, but we were actually rather squished knee-to-knee. the huffleboy dropped peanuts into our bath when we asked for peanuts in the tub– i guess we weren’t specific enough.

the huffleboy and i were the firsts to be ready for dinner. the hufflepuff was still doing her make up, and denn, well.. denn is just slow.

the princess is finally ready to go.

dinner @ gattopardo was great, more for the company than anything else.

back to the room for the birthday cupcakes.

:) entertainment for the rest of the night, was munchkins, where i got my ass whooped by all 3 of them.

that’s my “play to win play to win!” face. not too pleased about being tag-teamed monster bombed.

needed GEP intervention in the end. le sigh.

played till we got hungry, yay for 24 hr conveniences.

in the lift on the way back from NTUC. a bit tension cos they were discussing the logistics of all 4 of us squeezing on a king size bed– this picture is here so i can just add in, the hufflepuff and i are so thankful our boyfs get along. they meet up  without us sometimes.

no pictures of the night squeeze here, its too urm, sardine-y to share.

who’s a happy shiny morning person??

c’s surprise birthday weekend!

another weekend staycation! views from our room! guess where we stayed?

the pan-pacific! :))

everyone gets a kick out of the glass lift, except poor old me, who is scared of heights.

complimentary food, coffee, tea and drinks throughout the day @ the executive floor!

forgot to pack make up, oh well..

dinner at my favourite japanese restaurant, keyaki:

attending sake lecture..

one of the reasons why i absolutely love keyaki, is because it is set in a japanese garden (of sorts). they have a little pavilion outside amidst plants (of japanese variety) and lanterns. a full-of-koi pond, and stepping stones. excellent service by waitstaff. when they heard it was my birthday, they gifted us with cake, fruits and ice-cream (everyone loves matcha ice-cream. but for me what is a japanese dinner without lime sherbet??) and even made special arrangements for me to have mine with dango! oh i like, i like, umm ummm ummmm!

back to the room for spectacular views and movie night.

what wonderful memories the 4 of us will have together. how blessed we are with their friendship!

long post huh, one more picture for the road..

the boys surreptitiously took a picture of where denn would propose in 2 weeks!

art by kurt halsey.

http://www.kurthalsey.com/

art by kurt halsey.

http://www.kurthalsey.com/

If not for anything else, den– we really should juz get a term membership here, unless the club is really in disrepair.

We start our powerboat classes soon! I harbour no hopes of passing the course.

Maybe its the pre-birthday blues. Either that or I’m really really falling sick or really really not getting enough zzz.

:( its raining torrents, here in the east. Poor bronco @ home.

art by kurt halsey.

http://www.kurthalsey.com/

usually, and especially at this time of year, i get filled with this insatiable need to get out of the country, get away, take a break, turn off my phone. i usually do a longgg trip (3 weeks last yr) out of town, usually for work then extended for holiday.

but this yr there is none. my birthday this year will probably be with the huffle-puff couple, and that should be about it. there’s nothing glamourous about being 26. seriously, its a boring age to be.

where did that need for adventure go? where did the zest and exuberance for new sights go?

its probably still there, squished under “things to do”. but i cant seem to access it.all i seem to want to do is stay on, read a good book, listen to some soft music and wait for my eye lids to grow heavy.

busy, and half-way to insanity.

xoxo

ping

art by kurt halsey

http://www.kurthalsey.com

art by kurt halsey.

http://www.kurthalsey.com/

art by kurt halsey.

http://www.kurthalsey.com/