Halloween 2008

31 Oct 08. Halloween!!!!

Was very excited about my first halloween in US. Being in a country tat pple are more "on" abt Halloween, we the tai tai community oso must do something to be "on"!

we already had discussions way before halloween, abt gatherings, party, food and costume etc. the tai tais with kids did not come to our party becuz they wanna bring their kids ard all the apt for "treats or tricks".

Juliet and Edwin (yes, my future CS neighbour) was beri nice to organise a halloween party at their apt, which is oso in the same estate as us now.

wow, they really decor their house till spooky...

even the toilet oso got spider dropping down anytime when pple goes in...


there is a skeleton hand on the "treats or tricks" bowl, catching hands tat tries to get the candies..


cowebs everywhere making it more spooky.. if u noticed, there r little spiders on the table oso!


trashbags are not used to throw trash.. but to "blacken" the space...


lights are a beri impt element!


food wise, we had pot luck. i brought my speciality fry chix wings and char siew. when i was abt to leave my home to go juliet's house, saw monkey who just came back from work. he joins us oni when he finish changing. chatted with my ang moh neighbour joe. i must chat more, to improve my engRish. :P


some pics of the food.. ya.. the pumpkins r not edible.. haha






the most interesting part - our costumes!!! its so much cheaper to get the costumes here cuz there r alot of manufacturers. if wanna participate in sg, have to rent the costumes from concourse, cost alot!!!!

i m dressed as a pirate (oni top part lookalike), with the bandana i got from walmart, had thick make up. first time i dun need to worry if my foundation is too thick. first time ever tat i didn't worry i color my face "out of line". haha. drew a fake scar on my face, and bushy eyebrows.

do i look scary enuff?


the scariest of the event, mr vampire aka edwin.


the ladies, including juliet's pet twinkle.


y is my monkey in apron? cuz he buai "on". he was not dressed up. in order to match the theme, he last min put on juliet's apron. extra......



before dinner starts, the kids (brought by the other tai tais) came knocking on the door for "treats or tricks".

some short info abt treats or tricks from wikipedia ---> "Trick-or-treating is a custom for children on Halloween. Children proceed in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as confectionery, or sometimes money, with the question, "Trick or treat?" The "trick" referred to an idle threat to perform mischief on the homeowners or their property if no treat is given."

kiam siap monkey at first dun allow me to buy the chocs. lucky i m smart enuff to buy some to keep at home. the kids knocked on our door when he was at home changing. and we see tat he is happily distributing the candies.... pengz.... he changed from kiam siap monkey to santa claus.



haha, was trying to scare the kids oso..


distributing the chocs...


we had our dinner in the dark. not in secret. but to make the event more spooky, we didn't on the lights and oni rely on the light by the pumpkins and candles. i requested to on for a min becuz i wanted to scoop some curry. haha.. really dark...

juliet even added "eyeballs" to our drinks, which are actually gummies. then they wanted to share ghost stories... haha...

after tat, we played games like pictionary and wii. had fun. by the time we went back is around 12plus am.. hengz, no need mid nite cab cuz its within walking distance. wanted to stay longer but monkey gotta work in the nx morning. too bad.

the weather was so cold when we walked back....