Ben & Jerry’s has chosen me to be one of their ‘moolets’, ice cream ambassadors. Will be bringing you the latest flavours, events and merchandise before anyone else. Brought my sister down for the small Xmas gathering earlier this week and spend some sister time before i fly off.

As part of Ben & Jerry’s Christmas campaign, for one day only, you can exchange any 4 Ben & Jerry’s pint lids for an exclusive iPhone 4 cover.

Date: 17 December 2010
Time: noon – 9pm
Venue: At any scoop shop. Click here to find their 12 islandwide locations

That’s great and all, but I think the real pull would be this. There are 12 mystery iPhone 4 covers that will released on that day, and if you’re the lucky one to receive it, on the night before Christmas, Ben & Jerry’s will be cycling down to your house
with a specially commissioned Ben & Jerry’s retro-hip, pigeon bicycle that’s yours to keep!

But as a reader of my blog, you get an added advantage.
Leave a comment on my blog telling me why you deserve the customised Ben & Jerry’s bicycle.

Among 16 of us Ben & Jerry’s ambassadors, Ben & Jerry’s will give away a custom bicycle a lucky reader with unique comments on 31 December 2010 (2359hrs).

Blog contest period: 13 – 31 December

Ok I just google translated the post title, so Spanish speakers, if it doesn’t make sense, please let me know. Am hoping to take up Spanish classes soon, hence the little experimentation on the translator.

After 4 year hiatus, Christmas is back again in the Grays. I woke up, was given orders to pick up the thawed turkey and my sister!

Here’s something you may not know: You can buy your Turkey from Cold Storage, and keep it there until you’re ready to take it home. Let them know when you want to cook it, and they will thaw it for you beforehand. For example, our Christmas turkey was about 13 pounds, so the bird has to be taken out 2 days before cooking to completely thaw it ready for cooking.

Fantastic idea!

We usually open our presents in the morning before lunch, this year was no different.

Christmas at the Grays is the same every year:
- I’m the first to stir in the morning, mum is the last to wake up
- Wait till she comes down before Daddy “distributes” the presents. He would choose which presents to give out first and read every written greeting on the wrapper

(My Christmas loot was amazing this year. Best presents being a PADI course and photography how-to book)

- Light lunch by the TV (usually a Holiday movie is on)
- Mum spends the entire day preparing for dinner, she would always let me pipe the whipped cream on the dessert

- Dinner will always consist of salad or prawn cocktail, Turkey w/ home-made stuffing, ham, brussel sprouts, carrots, Christmas pudding with brandy butter or raspberry mouse.
- Dad always pours brandy over the pudding and lights it up (cheap thrill)
- We would pull Christmas crackers, wear silly paper hats and read out bad corny jokes

- Night ends with every jolly and exhausted

This time we had some of my sister’s friends over for a change.

After dinner we all gathered round the telly and played some Ravin Rabbids. Sounds like a fairly quiet Christmas

Sad to think that was going to be our last Christmas at that house

Priya is such a doll. She organised Christmas brunch at The Fullerton for around 15 of us and even bought Santa hats and sprinkled glitter all over the table just to make it look more festive!

Buffet spread was amazing, but I just kept to shellfish, eggs Benedict, dessert and Mimosas.

Lunch was preceded with many rounds of the 5/10 thumb game, and the table getting increasingly jolly. Made friends with the family on the next table and Daddy decided to join the boys for a few rounds too!

(From left to right): Sam, Priya, Kim and Princess (Joel)

(From left to right): Daisy, Adam, H.o.T (House of Trousers), Tony.

And what better way to end the day than drunken bowling at Marina Square after!

Thought it would be a good idea to build a Gingerbread house for a Christmas Party I was invited to, instead of baking my usual Gingerbread men.

Heard about these DIY Gingerbread Houses you can buy from IKEA, and so I took a bus down one day after work and got me self two boxes. One for me, and one for Andre (thinking it would be a great afternoon activity for the kid).

I went to Cold Storage and bought all kinds of candy to decorate the house in: licorice sticks, M&Ms, chocolate covered sunflower seeds, mini-candy canes, coloured icing.

First thing you have to do is “build” the house, using icing at joints to hold everything in place. FAIL FAIL FAIL! Icing in our climate takes forever to harden, and the gingerbread starts to soften in this humidity.

Next Christmas I’ll just stick to making my Gingerbread men. pft!

Pre-Christmas dinner and Wii Rock Band at Duncan’s.

Irene and Mummy Wii-ing on Christmas evening.

Another meaning to Boxing Day at the Gray residences.

Mummy Vs Daddy

*updated – Didn’t realise it was on private…unlocked it now

New video from Pomplamoose! I’m finally starting to feel it….

Loving his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles T-shirt!