All I Want For Christmas is the Trinity

Not Mariah Carey but if you had a Christmas in your childhood, you'd know this song, "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth, my two front teeth, see my two front teeth!"

No really, there is and was such a song, just that as we grow up, we stop listening to what's important and instead listen to what's popular.

Ok this post isn't going to be a debate about music.

I think one of the interesting thoughts I had about Christmas was that Jesus is the birthday boy who seems to be forever celebrating His 21st birthday(just check out that goaty and smooth skin!) and we church-goers are the people helping to organize and settle all the nitty gritty details of His party every Christmas.

I mean that's what you do when you celebrate a close friend's milestone birthday don't you? You try to help plan and make it as big a success as possible, ain't that right?

And all the guests that are invited to the birthday aren't going to know what to expect and it's our job to help them know who the birthday boy is, what gifts He wants and what kind of cake He likes.

Ok that last bit was irrelevant but I'm pretty sure you don't want to eat a myrrh cake.

Sometimes I wish people see things as plain as that.

A Christmas Errand

Double trip from expo to CA this morning just to get PK's & Sun's gifts to PT, Jacq & MH. Super drained till the point I was even falling asleep while standing in the train! But ultimately, I felt so blessed to be able to help in the giving process to bless Pst. What more a reward can a Christmas Elf ask for?

Typewalking

Even if I don't tweet while walking on the road, I still encounter problems. Today while walking home, I almost stepped on a rat.
A few days back, on a frog.
Dam it's hard to multitask with the iPhone, and I don't want to get critter guts all over my shoe.

MyPhone, iPhone?

After using the iPhone just for a day, I have come up with several preconceived notions about it:

1. Messaging

I find it harder to message now. With the old Nokia keypad, you could message without looking at the screen. Now, I have to look 3 ways if I'm walking across the road while messaging.
It's hardly a consolation that the messaging system is fully touch screen, an added determent from messaging while walking. If its any comfort, the clicking sound from typing on the keypad assures me that letters are coming into being, not words. Well that's of course if my phone isn't in silent mode that is.

2. Social Networking

Lacking the experience in using phones with social media access, this may be sound biased but by far I find iPhone's interface for various social networking medias the most familar and most user-friendly. Of course, we mustn't twit while we walking or someone else will be twitting your obituary (as suggested by YZ, touchwood of course).

3. Body

Being a fully touch screen phone makes it visually and kinetically appealing but not when you're trying to grip it. Add screen protectors to the mix and you've automatically earned the right to whine as much as you want because your iPhone just took a nosedive into your bowl of chicken stew. Now that's not going to score well with the judges. Basically, the iPhone is quite a hassle to hold other than with the entire hand, one of it, and the other? Well basically you either levitate your groceries home or stall that desire to twit till you get home.

Still, its a great companion on the bus. Unless you were trying hard to study SocPsy in the morning bus ride like me.

Mobile Bites

Hello world! This is my very first post from my iPhone, looks like my blog will be more alive starting from this moment on(hopefully).
Still on my way to school and thanks to my mom, I'll be 15 min early haha.
Alright that sounded too much like a tweet. Ok bai.

Christmas Gifts

Ho ho ho the mistletoe, all you can give is a pocketful of snow.
Well with all the jingling and jangling, dancing and prancing, giving and getting, the year's merriest holiday arrives on a one horse open sleigh in officially, 16 days!
That's hardly more than 2 weeks isn't it?

And if you're like me who's rather talented at the art of procrastination, now would be a good time to sit up and think of gift ideas before they quite literally run out of stock.

Working in malls do have its plus sides since you get to be in tuned with all the Christmas chatter going on in all the stores, and even more importantly, discounts.

So where else can you go bargain hunting aside from Bugis Street, this Christmas for gifts?
Here's some ideas that you could consider, do note they may not be suitable for all genders unless perhaps your friend is an adamant bisexual.

1. Sephora
Now this might sound a little off-tangent for guys but make no mistake, if there's something that impresses girls more than anything are guys that know what make-up is made up(of). The french boutique make-up store has just about plenty for all that you need, from eyeliners to make-up brushes, from body wash to scents and perfumes, all things beauty and perhaps to an extent - health related items can be found here.
Pick up a signature Sephora bubble bath for that gift exchange at your office or cgm, I mean the bottle looks nice, especially since it comes with several alluring colors to choose from.


Unknown to most people, Sephora is the only beauty and wellness boutique that I've seen carry the elusive Ed Hardy fragrances. Good for your leaders who are absolute die-hard fans of the famed tattoo brand. They don't come cheap though, be warned. They do come in special gift packs though! *Plus point*



2. Watsons
While I knew that Watsons had always prepared for the season of giving, I never really dipped into the store to find out what was going on.
For one, sweets are delightfully less expensive, so you can grab candy canes and chocolates in bulk which I believe optimistically are not just for yourself. Which reminds me, chocolate I've bought in Switzerland is still in my fridge after a year. O_O
If treats aren't your thing, there are still at least a dozen other things that you could get. For guy friends, I'd recommend waxes from Loreal or Gatsby(Pink Moving Rubber). Perhaps a shaver or two wouldn't hurt? Throw in some shaving cream and fancy wrapping paper skills and you've just got about what the average guy might need to use for 6 months.
For girls, make-up brushes or any other form of beauty/wellness item would do fine. I might save on Ariel's Christmas present by getting her a pack of oil blotters, fabulously things that do nothing but help you produce more oil and waste more money over time.
Well enough ranting let's move on.

*Side Note: I procrastinated this post till 23 Dec. YES.

3. HMV

Well if you haven't noticed already, HMV is actually back in Heeren, yes it is.
With its new pop-up store, you'll be able to get all sorts of different things there, in bite-sizes.
First off, music CDs are really cheap nowadays(with all that rampant piracy going on), they're only about on average $13.90 when on sale? Great for a budget Christmas gift.
Pick up Bruno Mars, Rihanna and even Glee altogether for less than $40!
If music's not your friend's thing(I'm not too sure about the Cheena music selection at HMV though), there's always DVDs of the latest movies!
Hmm, what better a way to combat piracy this Christmas!

I guess that's all I have in mind for this Christmas. Do check my blog soon for my Christmas wishlist heheheh.
*Side note: All 3 stores can be found along Orchard Road.

Wedding Bells

The wedding is finally over!
A happy union of two, so touching it almost brought tears to me.
Pastor Aries was so so funny, with his jokes and all, especially those directed at um, the more demanding one.
ANYWAY, it was really a good experience and I'm so so happy for WH who's finally blissfully married to JQ. (Well I was going to say cast off the shelf but I think that's er, well, it won't exactly elicit the responses I would want.)
Just gives me a glimpse of how mine is going to be like.
*Shivers*
Well my wedding shall be an indie affair, I think that's the way Jacq would want it, after all, Ang Xiang Road? Heh :D