Sometimes last minute things turn out to be the best things.

A mini gathering planned in less than 24 hours beforehand saw us trying to make decisions in an MSN conversation while not getting distracted by the 531634752 things going on everywhere else.

Thanks to a well-connected person, we landed ourselves in a nice little restaurant at the roof top of Orchard Central sampling fine dining Vietnamese dishes. Nuoc’s ambiance was nice and chill. We lounged in the plush chairs and watched as the crowd outside milled about the roof top garden. Haha. Talk about having a good view.

The unofficial theme was Black Christmas and we looked very much like mafia.

Monkey faces were optional. But we came prepared with them anyway.

We wined and dined like royalty; stuffing ourselves silly with humongous burgers and toasted to “Happy Jesus Birth Day” when the clock struck 12 many times over on our different time pieces.

But it was okay. Christmas is THE time to make merry and disregard the cries of your about-to-explode stomach. It is a time to feast, spread joy and of course, give.

Our last minute gift exchange stash turned out to be a pretty HUGE stash. Some braved the last minute shopping crowd to make a lot of wishes come true, while others gave up time and sweat to personalise each and gift.

Last minute things can truly turn out to the best and most exciting things. We chilled out, feasted, pretended to be zombies and had a memorable time despite being plan-less a day before.

Impromptu is our middle name.

Merry Christmas everybody!