Sunday, August 29, 2010

TWG with Hui

Is it me or is the reception at Orchard MRT Station terribly bad? Met up with Hui at said location and spend around 15minutes trying to contact her.

Browsed around the shops. Looking at prices of winter coats and boots (doubt I will be going anywhere though, continue reading). And finally settled for tea at TWG. I've always wanted to go there. We ordered the most basic tea set after a long wait for seats. Got a recommended black tea, I think some 1874 Assam blend (hardly any calories, yay!) and tucked into scones with cream and jam. Yums. Feel all quaint and Englishy. Could hardly believe that TWG wasn't set up by British people, but rather local Indians. Hmm. Yay! Finally went to a tea cafe. :)

After that trooped down to Singapore Expo with JW and paid $4 for entry into NATAs Fair 2010. Collected as much info as possible on a trip to Japan in late December. Terribly pricy and thus perhaps not a good/right time to go after all. I will figure out some other way to make use of my leave, I guess. Although if anybody wants to go for a holiday in late December, please contact me. :D

Good times

I almost felt like taking leave for the next day on the night of ghost walk. It just felt right, never mind that I was wearing a white dress and wedge heels. But I couldn't because Thursday was right after the event and there was bound to be things to do, clippings to clip and so on and so forth.

Then on Friday night, YL, GP, PH, WY and JL talked for hours on end (From 11pm - 2am. I didn't know guys could talk so much!). A fitting ending for them. Congrats on a completing the job and making memories for the freshmen! Long after all was packed, long after everyone had left...we settled under the dim lights of a closed bar and talked and drank. Even after the Heineken was done and I could tell that the CPs were nodding off, nobody wanted to stop bitching. Like JW (who was sitting behind us waiting for us to finish so that he can drive me back from Sentosa) said, "Your all just wanna talk and talk and talk about the past to make yourselves feel good about yourself". Haha. Perhaps that's true. Perhaps, some semblance of me wanted to live in the past. I'm sure it's a common sentiment. Good luck next year!

Sunday, August 22, 2010

YOG

Because WJ is involved with the YOG preparations, JW and me got tickets for the rehearsal of the YOG opening ceremony - which was an exciting, pyrotechnical affair. So we came, bought our dinner and went to queue up for seats to the rehearsal. Because it was raining before, the YOG officials were quite nice to provide windbreakers and dry our seats. And though it was just the rehearsal, there were still a lot of people. Huge queues formed much earlier before the actual start timings for good seats. Unfortunately because it was just the rehearsal, JW and me didn't get goodie bags. :( I would have liked a Lyo stuff toy - if they were in the goodie bag lah. Heh. I though the performances and the lights and the fireworks were rather good though. Even if lots of people said it was crap on fb. I mean it's a ceremony for youths. We have to stop judging it with our adult eyes. I even thought the first part with the kids - the long cham pas part, was rather cute and quaint and showcased a bit of our colourful language - Singlish.

And then on Friday, it was another MJ session at JW's place with his sister and her friend. :D The next day we went to watch The Last Airbender in 3D. I don't understand why I had to pay more for 3D. Didn't feel the 3D effect much. The Last Airbender wasn't too bad. I wished I bothered to watch the cartoon a bit more last time though.

Let's hope C runs well. WHOOPS!

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Meet ups

This week's been too busy, which is a pity really, because I would have really liked to watch a bit more of the YOG. I secretly want to get a tiny Lyo stuff toy too. Have been camping in the office till 8 or 9 every night cuz of the P launch. Which is why you hardly see me online. I don't feel unhappy though. Cuz at least it's only 8 or 9pm and not 10 or 11pm, like last time. And I get paid reasonably more too. What's good also is that I don't eat dinner in the office, so it's not like I buy fried, unhealthy oily dinners. I had to eat a lot of lunches from my desk though and my constant pick me up is bubble tea - need sugar, honey, floury high to sustain my energy levels. Sometimes I'm scared that even now with lesser clients, it's hard to cope. What will happen if I "migrate" (not that I'm thinking or trying to)? And then, I console myself and say; oh, but that's where interns come in. Which I do not have any now.

About two weeks ago, met up with some CS peeps, Grace, Jane, Charissa and Justin for dinner at Pasta Mania and then milkshakes and sundaes at Macs. :)

Because of  the recent onslaught of work, I haven't been able to meet up with Min, Joyce, etc. :( Maybe in early September after next week's C event, I will be freer.

TGIF though, TGIF!

Sunday, August 15, 2010

SALT

After the long and drawn-out MJ session and a quick nap, JW and me met at Tiong Bahru MRT for the free SAFRA movie, SALT. SALT was alright only. Characters were rather one-dimensional. Or perhaps they were meant to be, since they were secret agents.

I like buying stuff from Pull & Bear. Have been shopping there last Sunday and Monday. Bought two racerbacks. One with pink elephants, another in the colour of shit.

Does anybody know if there is a Tom & Tom at Far East Plaza? I went on National Day, hoping to find a chillout place, but ended up settling at Marmalade Pantry. Again, I chose wrongly. Didn't like what I ordered.

I like watching NDP. Though people say it's kindof lame and sometimes I inevitably fall asleep (due to my late-night mj habit), Kit Chan singing "Home" makes my day. :) Happy Belated 45th Birthday, Singapore! Is it me or did Mr. President not walk around to talk to the GOH? I thought the gesture to shake the participants' hands as he was leaving rather cute though.

Last Friday

Last Friday, I met up with Hui and Thong for Jap food at this new buffet place call Let's Sweets by Sapporo at Bugis Junction. The place served Jap food which included pizzas, curry rice, desserts and other western-influenced Jap items buffet styled and customers can only eat for 70 min. Each table is equipped with an irritating timer which beeps loudly when your time is up and lets you keep track of the time as well. Food was normal, but we love the curry rice, omelette and the chocolate fondue. Each of us paid $18.90++, which is $22. We hated the timer (made Thong rather kancheong. hehs) and I wished they had sashimi. I don't know if I will go back to Let's Sweets but their concept is rather interesting and keeps customers from table hogging. Unless they include more variety in terms of the buffet, I doubt I will just want to settle for comfort Jap food. I WANT SASHIMI!!!

The three of us then tropped down to Starbucks for some coffee and a lot of chit chat. Somehow, we settled on an impromptu mj session at Thong's house. So Hui, Thong, me and JW played MJ at Thong's place for the whole night, till around 10 in the morning. My luck was so bad, I lost everything. Luckily JW won so much, he covered most of my losses. Hehe. Thanks love!

And so began the long weekend. :)

Monday, August 9, 2010

USS

Thursday was my company's retreat. And we went to Universal Studios Singapore. :) My first time there. The rides were fine for the whimp in me. Best to wear dri-fit clothes or clothes that you don't mind getting wet in, cuz there's a Jurassic Park ride that you will get soaked in. Sat on four rides - The Mummy (too short!), Jurassic Park (Awesome but stupid ride camera had to malfunction when we all synchronised our posing), Red Dragon (FUN!) and Shrek 4D (Best! Introduction a bit draggy though).

Watched two shows - WaterWorld (Lame plot but impeccable timing) and MonsterRock (The sound system wasn't clear).

Food at USS was alright lor. Had Western at Mel's Diner. Not very expensive either. $8+ for a meal.

Best part of the retreat was the shopping. My boss kindly sponsored everybody $105 in vouchers each and we all went CRAZY!!! Haha. I saw a lot of reasonably-priced, great-looking notebooks, but I had to remind myself of the pile of notebooks on my table. So I settled for a Puss in Boots cup (with Puss in Boots looking at you through endearing kitty eyes) and a USS tee for JW, a USS tee for me, a Shrek pen and a Gingy (that's the Shrek gingerbread man) head cushion. They were selling Gingy stuff toys for $13.90 only (same price that you can buy a damn chio Shrek notebook btw), but as usual I had to remind myself that I already have a million dusty stuff toys. :( Haha. Actually their gift shops are quite reasonably priced in terms of themepark gift shops and as compared to Disneyland lah.

Great place for families, especially if the kids are above ten and enjoy rides. Not sure if I will go again since one of my favorite places in USS are the gift shops. Haha. And since cuz this time everything was paid (entry cum souvenier buying cum meals - breakfast, lunch, dinner).

Sunday, August 8, 2010

inception

I know I'm late. But I managed to finally catch Inception. 1/2 price cuz of Safra. That explains the wait - I can only use the voucher after a certain period of time.

Inception was good. Long, impactful and action-packed. By the way, I'm so charmed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt's toot young boy appeal. He's the younger version of LeoDicaprio. I think if there was a Titanic remake, Joseph can play LeoDicaprio's role. It's so weird though. The first time I saw him in (500) days of Summer, he didn't strike me as particularly attractive. But now I agree with Hui. He's cute. ;) 

Inception was so long that when the movie ended, I felt as though I woke up from a deep slumber and the rest of the world seemed surreal as I made my way back home.

I don't agree on overanalysing the movie. Just watch and enjoy. I don't get why people have to watch it repeatedly. There is a Sunday Times report on people who watched it more than 5 times. Considering Singapore's ticket prices and Inception's long screen time, these people must be rich or damn free. I think watching it twice is more than enough.

Earl Swensens & Honeymoon Dessert

Met Min on Monday for dinner and a quick catch-up. I do appreciate such occasional meet-ups. Puts a bit more variety to my usual work-life routine.

Went to Earl Swensens at Vivo City - the atas version of Swensens. Had my favorite crayfish pasta (at a more exorbitant price of course, especially if you consider that there is the one for one lunchtime offer at Swensens nowadays). What's different was that Earl Swensens serve their food in servings for two. So Min and I shared the pasta.

Instead of the usual ice cream at Swensens, we headed to Honeymoon Dessert which was one of the many eating places that Fiona recommended in HK. So, I finally got to eat at the Singapore version and it was a must to order Durian pancake to share. Haha. YUMS. I also love the chinchow mixed with red bean and vanilla ice cream that I ordered. Really different from the usual Chinese desserts. :)

In a bid to get rid of our durian breath, we bought UK Licorice candy. YUMS! First time trying and it tasted great and looked very cute as well. Will try a different flavour next time. I just don't like the candy being stuck in my teeth. But the idea of fresh candy instead of the supermarket mints does appeal to me. :) Perhaps I should stuff my mint box with fresh candy. Haha.

Walked around a bit. Checked out Forever 21, Crocs (couldn't find Mary Janes anymore :( ) and PULL & BEAR, where Min chose her pre-birthday present. Haha.

Good catch-up. :)

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Mesmerizing

Is Liu Qian gay? Gosh, it would be sad if he's gay. He's just so mesmerizing. I mean, he's not drop-dead gorgeous or anything. But when he performs magic, he's just so COOL and so STYLO MILO. Sigh... As long as he doesn't take off his clothes and perform at the beach though, I think he doesn't look like he has much of a tan or much of a bod.

Caught his magic show when it came round to Singapore on Saturday. Tix were going from $78 - $158 at the Max Pavilion, Singapore Expo - which is a crappy place to hold any performance, cuz the whole sitting area is not staggered and though there were projection screens, I did not pay $108 to "watch tv" as a fellow audience member remarked. And though it's at Singapore Expo, which may be awfully near your place especially if you stay at Tanah Merah, it doesn't give you any excuse to appear in slippers and shorts to view a performance.

Many of the tricks were repeated. But they were so fabulously stunning it didn't matter. I especially loved how he managed to float a member of the audience in mid-air. :) I hate it when people go deeper into unveiling the techniques behind the magic. It destroys the dream and the illusion. Seriously, go get a life lah.

My dream date now has two criterion - he must be a violinist and an illusionist. Either that, or you're JW.