A Fantastic 2 Week(end)s...

it's been a while since i last updated on my life... time to do some "reporting" and hopefully some reflecting...

17 March 2006 (Friday)

had dinner with my colleague, Ken... went to this underground food court near to Palais Renaissance... used to go there in the past after clubbing at the now-defunct Venom... we had Mee Goreng, Stay Bee Hoon (with huge half-cooked cockles), Deep Fried Prawn Paste Chicken and Tofu... great food, great company... chatted about a lot of things... kinda enjoyed such small gatherings with people...

after dinner, i decided to drop by Borders to see what's on offer... i especially like their 3-for-2 offers in the past... indeed, Borders did not disappoint me... the 3-for-2 section had quite a good variety... was tempted to buy A Million Pieces, The Constant Gardener and one other book... made my calculations... good savings... BUT... i have not finished my current collection of books... and one of my many new year resolutions for 2006: no new books until exhausting current library at home... of course, i would like to save up lor...

it was home sweet home after that...

18 March 2006 (Saturday)

lazing at home for most of the morning and early afternoon... nice to do nothing serious / important on a Saturday morning... hehe...

met Ken and gang at East Coast Park (ECP) at 3pm for cycling... it must have been ages since i last cycled... but just like most things that we have learned, we never seem to be able to forget how to do it... once i was on the bike, everything was a breeze...

the bike shop near to MacDonalds was good... not only did they charge us the price of six (for seven of us), they also gave us an extension of half an hour... we cycled to the side where Bedok Jetty was... the final stop was the (SAFRA) chalets at the very end... we stopped, rested and took photos... then it was back to return our bikes... along the way, we stopped at Bedok Jetty for more photo-taking... we also passed by a water ski park... automated pulleys to pull you round and round... looks fun...

after a good rest at MacDonalds (with my cold cold Coke), Ken and i went to check out the chalets cos he's planning a gathering in June... the chalet was currently under new management, with the lease expiring in July 2006... after that we had dinner at the hawker centre before meeting N at MacDonalds... i've never walked so much in my life in Singapore, i reckoned...

after that it was time to head home to change for my first Ministry of Sound (MoS) experience...

decided to have some vodka vanilla before leaving the house for MoS... by then i was a little "high"... hehe...

met Kerry and J outside MoS... no queue (as expected)... went in, got our stamp and left for Liang Court MacDonalds... J commented that i was hyper... SY joined us after his movie...

a not-so-pleasant encounter happened... while eating, the cleaning lady in MacDonalds came to our table suddenly... pour out the fries on the tray and threw the holder into the dustbin... we were all shocked at her sudden actions... being the vocal one in the group, i told her off... yet she said that it's easier to eat the fries on the tray instead of in the holder... i gave her the "duh" look and told her (in an angry tone) that it was very rude of her to do that... i didn't wanna kick up a fuss (and my gang wouldn't allow me to anyway)...

my first virgin experience at MoS sucked big time... everything was just so wrong... the music (it was a night of Hed Kandi's music... house... and there was this irritating trumpeter playing the trumpet and the drums for the entire night... the sharpness of the trumpet just couldn't get J and i into the mood)... the 54 room (was stuffy and hot... and the DJ was not even mixing the songs... he simply played them one after another)... the hip-hop room (great music of Beyonce and The Pussycat Dolls... nice "cage"... but the crowd sucked... all the ah bangs and ah diks... Malay words for brothers and sisters)... the Pure room (J was stopped at the entrance because he was not 25 years old... not sure why the strict age limit... it's just a normal room)... the Tunnel (which was closed for the night)...

the only consolation i had was the great company... and thanx to Kerry for showing us around the place... there're simply too many steps in MoS... will tend to trip and fall if one's tipsy... hahahaha...

NO MORE MoS FOR A LONG TIME, i think...

19 March 2006 (Sunday)

reached home at 5am... slept and woke up at 1pm... whole day wasted... luckily i had the foresight to postpone my 3pm tuition to Thursday...

maybe it's time to hang up my dancing shoes for good... the post-clubbing recovery period is getting longer and longer... can't believe i'm writing this... but yes, i am NOT young anymore... ARGHHHHHHHH...

20 to 23 March 2006

nothing much happened this week... busy at work... socially inactive... had a MSN, followed by an SMS, exchange of words and opinions with Jsen... trivial to me, but it meant the world to him... the power of love (and ego and pride and competition)... sigh...

glad that the week was over ever so quickly...

24 March 2006 (Friday)

last minute arrangement to meet Kerry for dinner... he wanted to shop for some stuff... and we're getting a gift for Sarah too...

first stop... Robinsons for a wallet with notes clipper (not sure what's the correct term for it)... nothing caught his eyes... mission 1 (temporarily) failed...

next Sembawang Music Centre for Feng Fei Fei's concert album... not in stock... mission 2 (temporarily) failed...

then we went to Gramophone to continue our search for Feng Fei Fei... not in stock too... mission 2 (still temporarily) failed...

Funan Centre for dinner... while shopping, he found his iMic... a mission that was not planned was completed... ironic sia...

after much searching, we finally found Feng Fei Fei at the Sembawang Music Centre in Funan... looked like Funan is his lucky place (though there were some not-so-nice memories lah)... mission 2 FINALLY completed...

dinner was at Delifrance... after that, received calls from my colleague, Ken... as our plans for the night were too fluid... told him to proceed with his own plan...

J called... he's in Heeren... so we decided to head to Heeren to meet him...

we finally completed mission 1 at The Wallet Shop... also bought Sarah's gift there... nice Pierre Cardin wallet... loved it (personally)...

next stop HMV... couldn't resist Mariah Carey's "Don't Forget About Us" single... also saw Delta Goodrem's DVDs... i bought her first album instead, cos it was on sale at $14.95... looked like i was the only one who had heard of Delta Goodrem recently... Kerry and J knew who she was... and i heard her ballad Born To Try over the radio, WKRZ91.3, in the wee hours one night... of all places... hahahaha... WKRZ91.3 was known for their dance tracks... Delta has a good voice, reminded me of Jewel...

after all the shopping, it was time to have a cuppa... ended up in Coffee Club outside California Fitness... chatted, drank and ate... Kerry was sharing with us his song selection for the competition he's taking part in... hilarious... cos he's gonna perform Feng Fei Fei's song... hahahaha...

reached home at 2am... slept at 4am cos i was playing the tennis java game in my SEk750i mobile phone... darn... i was addicted... managed to win a tournament... that's two for the record... a few more to go before i'd be done with the game...

25 March 2006 (Saturday)

woke up at 9am... had breakfast... rested... lazed around... i am really enjoying the lazing arounds on Saturday mornings... hahahaha...

met Ken at ECP for yet another round of cycling... this time we went the other way, heading towards Fort Road roundabout... we decided to rent the bikes for 2 hours... and the kind lady extended for us to 3 hours... phew!! with so much time to spend, we were able to complete both sides of ECP and yet had time to detour to book the chalet... June 10 (XXXX) Saturday... unit number E6...

after 3 hours of cycling, we were both exhausted... Ken had his dinner at MacDonalds while i would be meeting Kerry and Jerry for dinner at Siglap... so nice of them to travel from the West to meet me in the East... and Jerry came to pick me up too... hahahaha...

dinner was at Thai Express... nice deep fried chicken rice... but the service sucks... hahahaha...

then it was off to Secret Recipe for dessert... wanted to do Haagen Dazs but it was packed with people... had a good time catching up with Jerry... he seemed melancholic... a lot of thoughts... reflections... etc... hope he gets out of them soon... prioritise his life... sort things out... and move on from there...

26 March 2006 (Sunday)

met Chris and Sheung for lunch at East Coast Road... nice dumpling place, with great food... then we went blading at ECP... this should be considered my first time, cos the last time i did it was back in 2001 or 2002... had a few falls but they were not unexpected... i've not perspired so much in a long time...

after blading, we had coffee at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaves... that's where the two deafies taught me some basic sign language... learned the alphabets and numbers 1 to 10... also some other vocabulary...

watching them communicate brought the meaning of "eavesdropping" to another level... it was difficult to decipher what they were saying to each other... i was motivated to learn more about sign language... although i knew that besides them, i won't get a chance to practise it...

dinner was at Parkway Parade food court... very crowded on a Sunday evening... did a bit of window-shopping after that... before heading home to have a well-deserved rest...

i knew my body's gonna ached tomorrow... after two consecutive days of sports... but i enjoyed myself thoroughly... can't wait for the next cycling or blading session...

is the weekend over already? but of course... i wish i could start each week with a fruitful weekend before it...

goodnight world... i felt blessed...