How time flies... today is already the last day of 2009. Like Christmas eve, we were allowed to leave at 12.45pm if we have finished our work. As our boss invited us to his home in the evening, 小花 and I decided to just go directly from the office to his house instead of going home first.
We went to have lunch at VivoCity before proceeding to the National Geographic store to scout for winter clothing for our trip to Hokkaido. A staff recommended a few and we decided on a pullover that felt really light. We then went to the Winter Time store to purchase a pair of gloves each before going back to office to finish some paperwork.
We left the office at almost 7pm and went to our boss's house. A few of our colleagues and their family were already there and we started eating and chatting together. The whole house was rather lively as there were quite a number of children and they were running round the house playing with each other. It was only until around 11.30pm before I left for home.
On my way home, I saw many people take the MRT that was headed to Harbour Front station. I guess they were going to the countdown party at VivoCity. Some of them even made the effort to dress up, although a few looked a bit weird :P
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas!
Today is Christmas Day so hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!!
A few of my "new" colleagues gave me presents yesterday... so paiseh as I did not prepare any for them as I usually only buy for the same few. Think I'll buy more food stuff when I go to Hokkaido next month to make up for it :P
A few of my "new" colleagues gave me presents yesterday... so paiseh as I did not prepare any for them as I usually only buy for the same few. Think I'll buy more food stuff when I go to Hokkaido next month to make up for it :P
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Christmas Eve
Today is Christmas Eve and we were allowed to leave after 12.45pm if we have finished our work. 小花 and I had planned to have lunch together before going home. However, as 小花 had a lot of work to do, we only managed to leave the office at almost 5pm! We were famished by then and 小花 suggested going to White Dog Cafe (again :P) for lunch-cum-dinner. She said that we should eat Western food so that it would feel more like Christmas :)
As we were having our meal at a rather odd timing, there wasn't many people at the restaurant. Besides ordering a Clam Chowder and Seafood Spaghetti with Spicy Seafood Sauce to share, we decided to also try the Forest Pizza. The Forest Pizza was very tasty as the combination of honey ham, mushrooms and onions was surprisingly good. It may seemed like we ordered too much food, but we were so hungry that we finished all of it :P As usual, we were not disappointed by the taste of the food :)
As we were having our meal at a rather odd timing, there wasn't many people at the restaurant. Besides ordering a Clam Chowder and Seafood Spaghetti with Spicy Seafood Sauce to share, we decided to also try the Forest Pizza. The Forest Pizza was very tasty as the combination of honey ham, mushrooms and onions was surprisingly good. It may seemed like we ordered too much food, but we were so hungry that we finished all of it :P As usual, we were not disappointed by the taste of the food :)
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Avatar
It has been some time when 小花 and I last watched a movie so we decided to go to the subsidized movie event organized by our company tonight. The movie was scheduled at 7pm but as I wanted to buy a last minute Christmas present, I told 小花 that I would go over to VivoCity first and meet her at the cinema later. I thought I would just need 10 mins to grab a box of chocolates at Candy Empire but to my shock, the queue was so long that I decided not to wait. As 小花 had to cover a colleague who was on leave, she could not leave the office on time and we were about 10 mins late for the show. However, as this movie "Avatar" was almost 3 hrs long, we did not miss too much and could still catch the story line.
I think the plot was rather realistic, even though there were some "fantasy" characters. Humans often resort to violence and destruction just to get what they want. In the process, nature is disrupted and harm is often caused to the environment and living beings. I also enjoyed the 3D effects and the scenes in the movie were really beautiful.
After the movie, 小花 helped me select a box of chocolates at Cocoa Trees for a gift. I actually wanted to pay $1 more for the wrapping service but there was a long queue (again!) so I decided not to wait. Think many people were also doing last minute Christmas shopping. We then headed over to McDonalds for dinner before going home.
I think the plot was rather realistic, even though there were some "fantasy" characters. Humans often resort to violence and destruction just to get what they want. In the process, nature is disrupted and harm is often caused to the environment and living beings. I also enjoyed the 3D effects and the scenes in the movie were really beautiful.
After the movie, 小花 helped me select a box of chocolates at Cocoa Trees for a gift. I actually wanted to pay $1 more for the wrapping service but there was a long queue (again!) so I decided not to wait. Think many people were also doing last minute Christmas shopping. We then headed over to McDonalds for dinner before going home.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Shopping for Christmas Presents
This weekend is the last before Christmas Day but I have not finished my Christmas shopping yet... Orz... Decided to go to Plaza Singapura with my family to see if there would be any good gift ideas but was disappointed. In the end, decided to try my luck at VivoCity and managed to settle most of the presents there. I think my greatest "headache" is not knowing what to get as I prefer to buy things that the receiver likes/needs/wants, but I do not have such a good understanding of most of them.
After the shopping, I suggested having dinner at White Dog Cafe. Besides me, my family hasn't dined there before. I recommended them the Mango Chicken that 小花 and I usually order, and both my parents and youngest sis decided to order that. My 大妹 ordered the Chicken Leg with Mushroom Sauce while I ordered the Seafood Pasta with Spicy Seafood Sauce. We were all very satisfied with the food :)
After the shopping, I suggested having dinner at White Dog Cafe. Besides me, my family hasn't dined there before. I recommended them the Mango Chicken that 小花 and I usually order, and both my parents and youngest sis decided to order that. My 大妹 ordered the Chicken Leg with Mushroom Sauce while I ordered the Seafood Pasta with Spicy Seafood Sauce. We were all very satisfied with the food :)
Friday, December 18, 2009
Day Off
The past 4 days passed so quickly that it felt just like a blur to me... Think part of the reason was that I didn't have a good rest over the weekend so still seemed to be tired. Took the day off today to clear off the last day of leave that I had to clear for this year. Didn't have anything planned so I ended up sleeping until I was woken up by the doorbell at about 12pm :P
Spent the day just idling in front of the computer, though had to help my colleague check for payments as well due to customers paying at the last minute. Later in the evening, 小花 informed me that our flights to Hokkaido have been reserved. Yay! Finally have something to look forward to in the coming weeks as our trip would be in mid January. We still have more planning to do first but can't wait for the day to arrive sooner \^^/
Spent the day just idling in front of the computer, though had to help my colleague check for payments as well due to customers paying at the last minute. Later in the evening, 小花 informed me that our flights to Hokkaido have been reserved. Yay! Finally have something to look forward to in the coming weeks as our trip would be in mid January. We still have more planning to do first but can't wait for the day to arrive sooner \^^/
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Meetup with friends
Today had a meetup with some of my secondary school friends. We had arranged to meet at PS Cafe at Palais Renaissance at 1.30pm but my friends were late as usual so we ended up meeting at 2pm instead. It was my first time there so was quite surprised that their brunch hours were till 5pm (although last orders were at 3pm). I ordered the Caesar Salad and was shocked that it was such a big bowl (actually it was more like a small basin :P). Luckily most were vegetables so I still managed to finish it. Over the meal, we chatted and updated each other on our current lives for almost 3 hours before going on our separate ways again. I think it was good to have the meetup and catch up with each other at least once a year :)
I was actually on my way to the MRT to go home when I decided to head over to Takashimaya to see if there were any suitable Christmas gifts. However, I walked round for about an hour and a half but couldn't find any. Was beginning to feel a bit tired so gave up and went home instead. Feeling a bit anxious as next week will be the last week to shop for Christmas gifts...
I was actually on my way to the MRT to go home when I decided to head over to Takashimaya to see if there were any suitable Christmas gifts. However, I walked round for about an hour and a half but couldn't find any. Was beginning to feel a bit tired so gave up and went home instead. Feeling a bit anxious as next week will be the last week to shop for Christmas gifts...
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Long Day
Today is a Saturday but could not sleep in as I had to attend a church wedding at Adam Road. The invitation card stated that guests should be seated by 9.45 am so 小花 and I decided to meet at 9.30 am in case we were late. We were waiting for the ceremony to start at around 10 am when I asked 小花 if anyone would notice if we left earlier. I was rather sleepy and was afraid that I would doze off in the middle of the ceremony. Besides, we felt out of place as we were not Christians and we also did not know any one there. In the end, we decided to leave before the ceremony started :P
HC was on her way to the church so we informed her that we would be leaving first. She asked us to wait for her so that she can just drop off her red packet and leave with us. We ended up having "breakfast" at Holland Village but as I already had mine, I only ate some dim sum. Later, HC dropped us off at Bouna Vista MRT station, where we took a train down to Bugis to do some Christmas shopping.
We headed to Sim Lim Square first as I thought of looking around to see if there were any suitable Christmas gifts. I bought an adjustable notebook cooler table for Tulip as she had mentioned that she didn't have a proper table for her notebook. We walked around for some time but our feet were starting to ache as we were not wearing comfortable shoes for walking since we had to attend the church wedding earlier. We went to a nearby KFC to rest our feet before heading over to Iluma shopping mall.
It was my first time there although it had already opened for some time :P We actually just wanted to look around by walking down from the top floor but we ended up spending most of the time in the arcade. We were especially interested in observing people play the UFO catchers as the soft toys were big and cute, and we saw quite a number of people manage to get them. I had seen some tips on playing the UFO catchers previously but have not tried them out yet. Maybe I'll give it a try when I'm in Japan next time as their soft toys seemed more well-stocked :)
Just to refresh my memory, here's an article cum video on UFO catcher techniques, as well as another Youtube video:
After that, we proceeded to Bugis Junction. As our feet were aching again, we decided to have our dinner first. We went to MOF and ordered a Grilled Unagi Onigiri, as well as a Soba set and a Udon set. As it was 小花's birthday month, we were given a complimentary dessert and 小花 chose Hokkaido ice-cream. We were very full from the meal so we walked around Bugis Junction for a while more before heading home. I was so exhausted that I fell asleep in the MRT but luckily did not miss my stop :P
HC was on her way to the church so we informed her that we would be leaving first. She asked us to wait for her so that she can just drop off her red packet and leave with us. We ended up having "breakfast" at Holland Village but as I already had mine, I only ate some dim sum. Later, HC dropped us off at Bouna Vista MRT station, where we took a train down to Bugis to do some Christmas shopping.
We headed to Sim Lim Square first as I thought of looking around to see if there were any suitable Christmas gifts. I bought an adjustable notebook cooler table for Tulip as she had mentioned that she didn't have a proper table for her notebook. We walked around for some time but our feet were starting to ache as we were not wearing comfortable shoes for walking since we had to attend the church wedding earlier. We went to a nearby KFC to rest our feet before heading over to Iluma shopping mall.
It was my first time there although it had already opened for some time :P We actually just wanted to look around by walking down from the top floor but we ended up spending most of the time in the arcade. We were especially interested in observing people play the UFO catchers as the soft toys were big and cute, and we saw quite a number of people manage to get them. I had seen some tips on playing the UFO catchers previously but have not tried them out yet. Maybe I'll give it a try when I'm in Japan next time as their soft toys seemed more well-stocked :)
Just to refresh my memory, here's an article cum video on UFO catcher techniques, as well as another Youtube video:
After that, we proceeded to Bugis Junction. As our feet were aching again, we decided to have our dinner first. We went to MOF and ordered a Grilled Unagi Onigiri, as well as a Soba set and a Udon set. As it was 小花's birthday month, we were given a complimentary dessert and 小花 chose Hokkaido ice-cream. We were very full from the meal so we walked around Bugis Junction for a while more before heading home. I was so exhausted that I fell asleep in the MRT but luckily did not miss my stop :P
Friday, December 11, 2009
Wedding Dinner
Today I attended my cousin's wedding dinner at Furama Hotel. Not sure if 2009 is a very good year for marriages as so many people seem to have gotten married this year. As today is Friday, I wore my usual t-shirt and jeans to work and asked my parents to bring me a change of clothes when they fetched me from work.
When we reached the dinner venue, we were told that we would be seating at Table 17, together with my 5th Uncle's family. However, we saw some unfamiliar faces sitting at Table 17 when we entered the ballroom so we went out to confirm our table number again. It turned out that there were duplicate table numbers so we were allocated another table instead.
The dinner only started at around 9.30pm and finished at about 11.30pm. I sent an sms to 小花 to ask what she will be wearing to attend a church wedding of our colleague tomorrow morning. I was shocked to learn that she was still in the office clearing paperwork, as the new colleague replacing 雪人 needs more time to be familiar with the work. Poor 小花...
When we reached the dinner venue, we were told that we would be seating at Table 17, together with my 5th Uncle's family. However, we saw some unfamiliar faces sitting at Table 17 when we entered the ballroom so we went out to confirm our table number again. It turned out that there were duplicate table numbers so we were allocated another table instead.
The dinner only started at around 9.30pm and finished at about 11.30pm. I sent an sms to 小花 to ask what she will be wearing to attend a church wedding of our colleague tomorrow morning. I was shocked to learn that she was still in the office clearing paperwork, as the new colleague replacing 雪人 needs more time to be familiar with the work. Poor 小花...
Monday, December 7, 2009
Happy Belated Birthday to 小花
Yesterday was 小花's birthday. Had actually planned to celebrate during lunch last Friday, but we had a farewell lunch for 雪人 that day so decided to change it to today instead. 小花 had a craving for the food at White Dog Cafe so we headed there for lunch.
The place was not very crowded so we got a table easily. We ordered a White Dog platter, Mango Chicken and Seafood Pasta with spicy seafood sauce to share. We have not tried the Seafood Pasta before and were pleased that it turned out very tasty :) All the portions were also quite large so we ended up very full. After finishing the dishes, Tulip and 小花 went to the counter and selected a Warm Choco cake with vanilla ice-cream for dessert. Luckily the ice-cream was not too milky for 小花's taste or I would have to finish it myself since Tulip can't take too much lactose. Overall, we were satisfied with the food.
The place was not very crowded so we got a table easily. We ordered a White Dog platter, Mango Chicken and Seafood Pasta with spicy seafood sauce to share. We have not tried the Seafood Pasta before and were pleased that it turned out very tasty :) All the portions were also quite large so we ended up very full. After finishing the dishes, Tulip and 小花 went to the counter and selected a Warm Choco cake with vanilla ice-cream for dessert. Luckily the ice-cream was not too milky for 小花's taste or I would have to finish it myself since Tulip can't take too much lactose. Overall, we were satisfied with the food.
Friday, December 4, 2009
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
The second installation of the Twilight series has finally arrived. 小花 and I have been waiting for this since we watched the first part last year, so we bought tickets for the movie tonight. However, after watching this second part, I think I still enjoyed the first story more, as it was more focused on the development of relationship between Bella and Edward, and the fights between the vampires seemed more exciting. Nevertheless, I believe I would continue watching the next 2 parts as I'm still quite keen to know whether Bella would become a vampire and how the story would develop :)
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