Everybody loves me!

I am in SUCH a good mood!!! Never mind that this week has been crazy/hectic and I'm quite beat.. Never mind that I've got one more week to go before my Christmas holidays.. Never mind that my last week happens to be my anaesthetic week i.e. early mornings and late evenings.. Never mind that my exams are in 3 months and I haven't started studying.. Never mind that I'm not getting the peace and quiet I need to rest and start studying.. Never mind that I'm completely broke.. Never mind all that!! Today, I'm just ecstatic because everybody loves me!!! (everybody that counts, that is.. :P)

My family are in Singapore now, having a great family holiday.. I was really bummed that I wasn't able to be there, especially since my WHOLE family is there including my delightful brothers! But.. my mum and dad made that up for me! How? Hehe.. they bought me what I've been greedy for for so long.. a Nintendo DS Lite Console!!!!! Hehe.. These gadget thingies are cheaper in Singapore, of course, but I merely mentioned it and next thing I know, I've got a new toy!!! Hehe..

As if that's not enough.. I was so happy when I heard the news this morning, I phoned WS immediately to share in my joy and guess what he said? He said that he was originally going to buy it for our anniversary present! So sweet, right? I mean, I already have my present from him.. my gorgeous Tiffany's ring.. but he said that it's nicer if I had a present on the day itself! Such a sweetie-pie! WS is so generous like that.. Take for example my Christmas present. When shopping in town last week, JW and I stumbled upon a whole new range of very very gorgeous (but pricey) make-up and skincare products from Benefit and immediately fell in love! So I thought it'd be a good idea to ask WS to buy something for me from there for Christmas and he said yes immediately, no questions asked! It was so fun! And today, I went to get it.. I'm so happy now!!!

Ooh, and yesterday, I got an amazing phone deal with my original phone provider and now, having to pay next-to-nothing for my contract, I'm getting a brand new spanking Sony Ericsson w850i!!!! Neat huh? Ooh, it's the white one as well, so it's ultra-cool!!! I haven't actually got it yet, have to wait til' Tuesday.. so whilst I am super-duper excited, trying not to be too elated just in case I'm disappointed! (But it's so hard not to be ecstatic!)

So tell me now, how can I not be on top of the world with such great news??!!! :) I'm riding the euphoric wave now!!!

It's also Christmas season and I absolutely love Christmas in this country! Although it ain't no white christmas, but when there's Christmas lights everywhere, Christmas carols heard around every corner, the mad rush for Christmas gifts.. sighh.. I love it!!! :) Ooh, I also absolutely love the German Christmas markets they have around here.. How I wish we could've gone when we were in Germany.. too early, apparently.. sighh.. Nevertheless, I'm enjoying every moment of this season and am a total sap for all these kinda things.. but isn't this season for giving absolutely amazing??? :)

Christmas market!!

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This is our town hall, all 'dressed up' with beautiful Xmas lights!

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Photographer's lil' game.. Looks cool huh?

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Look at the madness behind us!

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(Photos thanks to good friend Mohd Nazri, amateur photographer.. see his work here!)

On a completely separate note, I went to watch Chicago, the musical, at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham the other day.. it was really good and I was very impressed! It wasn't like your conventional musical with loads of costume changes and set changes.. This just had the one set and the one set of costumes, so it was very interesting how it played out. Of course, the singing was amazing and in fact, the actress who played Roxie Hart was Jennifer Ellison, who apparently also played Meg in the Phantom of the Opera movie. Cool huh? The dancing was really cool too.. slick and smooth.. very sexy! Having said that, there were a few bits which probably were better in the movie though.. Ah well, can't have it all, can you? Anyhow, I was definitely impressed and would recommend everyone who enjoys a little murder, deceit and deception entwined with song and dance to watch it! Haha.. no no, it's for everyone else too!

Anyhow, I'm so happy today that just thought of sharing it with all of you.. Knowing that so many people love me, I wanna share my love for everybody for Christmas too! So wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a fabulous New Year!! :)

Pas de bourree, pirouette and land!

Friends JW, JT and I went to watch our first ballet the other day, at the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall. We watched 'Swan Lake', performed by the St Petersburg Ballet Theatre. All I can say is.. WOW!!!!!! It was an absolutely fantasticaly incredibly amazing show and I'm so glad that I went! Needless to say, this won't be the last ballet show I watch!

Apart from the fact that it brought fond memories of my early ballet years flooding back to me, everything about the show was nothing short of astounding! Swan Lake is set to Tchaikovsky's luscious and ever-so-famous score, and tells the story of the beautiful Princess Odette-Odille, who was cursed by the evil Rothbart to be a swan. She meets the courageous Prince Siegfried and they fall in love (of course!). Well, I shan't reveal too much about the story, you can go read it up for yourselves, but in this version, it was indeed a very happy ending!

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I was thoroughly impressed with the whole show and did not feel bored or let-down at all! The dancers, every single on of them, including every single member of the corp... it was amazing! They were all perfectly in-sync, coordinated and incredibly graceful! And the men! Although men in tights don't really do anything for me, but these guys were.. wow! Especially the prince! Wow! I mean, it would be every geeky medical student's dream to study anatomy of his legs and arms... and every girl's dream to study his ass! Gosh, his muscles were so toned and well-defined! Of course, the prima ballerina was amazing too.. perfect is all I can say!

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The costumes were lavish, glittering and nothing short of opulent, while and the set was not just grandeur, it was magnanimous! This I'm not exaggerating.. I was thoroughly impressed with all the artwork - the backdrop was so real, with its 3-dimensional effect, and the stage itself was adorned with props that really made it feel like you were right there, amongst them, enjoying the royal ball at the palace and feeling terrified by the evil bird-thing at the enchanted lake. I was totally mesmerized! You can see for yourself in these pictures, they truly looked exactly like that in reality!

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Anyhow, the point is, if any of you have a chance to go watch a ballet, especially by a world-renowned ballet company, go for it! Even if you don't have a dance background, it'll definitely be entertaining and a thorough joy! What an experience!