Festive Season 2025: How The Accela Team is Celebrating

The Accela team wishes everyone a wonderful festive season in 2025! As we wrap up this year and get ready for the next, we've gathered insights from the team on their most cherished memories from the holiday season and their plans for celebration this year. 

Rocco Ahuja, Corporate Services Manager
What’s your most unique holiday dish?
Classic rack of lamb - it's popular for its impressive presentation, luxurious tenderness, rich flavour, and surprisingly quick cooking time, making it a go-to for holidays because it looks complex but is relatively easy to cook to perfection. It offers a delicious, mild lamb taste with a "melt-in-your-mouth" texture.

What’s your favourite holiday memory?
I shall cherish the memories of celebrating New Year's Eve in Abu Dhabi back in December 2024. It was a pleasure to be part of the lively countdown along the Corniche, an eight-kilometre waterfront which is a top spot for fireworks. The experience showcased the warmth, elegance and hospitality the capital is known for. 

How are you celebrating this year?
I'll be travelling to the beautiful island of Phu Quoc in Vietnam to spend quality time with my sister & her family visiting from the UK.

Vicky Jones, Finance & Administration Coordinator
What’s your most unique holiday dish? 
We usually have a very traditional Christmas Dinner but this year we will be away, so eating out and we are going to try things like Deviled Eggs (with sweet potato & fried chicken filling), Holiday meatballs and Turkey egg rolls.

What’s your favourite holiday memory?
Last year we were lucky to go to Sweden and stay at the Ice Hotel, being in the snow and seeing my children’s faces light up when seeing all the snow and being super cold felt very Christmassy. (I’ve attached a photo of us at the Ice Hotel)

How are you celebrating this year?
We are going on a special family holiday to Walt Disney World in Florida this year, so it will be very different, but we cannot wait to be immersed in all the Christmas atmosphere and festivities.

Jean Ho, Talent & Operations Executive
What’s your most unique holiday dish?
My most unique holiday dish would definitely be my mother’s laksa pasta, a perfect East-meets-West fusion that tastes like home with a twist.

What’s your favourite holiday memory?
My favourite holiday memory has to be spending the season overseas, soaking in all the Christmas vibes, the festive markets, and of course, the cold weather we never get in Singapore.

How are you celebrating this year?
I’m celebrating Christmas this year with a simple family gathering and potluck, followed by a stroll around MBS with my dog, and the malls to enjoy the festive decorations and that magical year-end vibe.

Abigail Lazarus - Senior Communications Executive
What’s your most unique holiday dish?
I’ve got a serious sweet tooth, so my favourite holiday treats (not very unique but still yummy!) are warm chocolate chip cookies and fudgy brownies, fresh from the oven and basically impossible to resist.

What’s your favourite holiday memory?
My favourite holiday memories always involve Christmas movies. I have a long-standing tradition of watching all the new Netflix Christmas releases in the lead-up to the day, then settling back into the classics, e.g. Home Alone 1 and 2, from Christmas Eve straight through to Boxing Day.

How are you celebrating this year?
This year, we're keeping things intimate at home with very close family and friends, all in our best Christmas PJs. I'll be whipping up a festive dinner feast (think juicy Roast Chicken, Honey Mustard Ham, Crab Cakes and a grazing board), sipping on yummy drinks, and playing games well into the night. 

Savitha Raman - Senior Finance and Corporate Services Manager
What’s your most unique holiday dish?
My unique holiday dish this year will be Punugulu. These are South Indian small fried dumpling balls. And my son loves this a lot.

What’s your favourite holiday memory?
My favourite holiday memory is spending time with my family and going shopping with them to decorate the small, quaint Christmas tree that we have at home.

How are you celebrating this year?
We travelled to different places in India this year and had a great time. It was pretty relaxing, too.

Lydia Lee - HR Manager
What’s your most unique holiday dish?
I don't cook well, but my favourite dish so far is this 'roasted turkey brined with spicy tomato sauce' from 21 on Rajah's festive dinner menu - it's unbelievably juicy!!!

What’s your favourite holiday memory?
Just chatting and chilling with friends at someone's place, nothing beats a simple night in.

How are you celebrating this year?
It'll be a simple one this year, some gatherings with loved ones and friends, good food and great conversation!