New Year's Eve

Today is the last day of 2012. This morning, I was on my way to work when I received 小花's message that she might be late as her train was delayed. I was afraid that the trains would be crowded so I decided to board the train first at Buona Vista and wait for 小花 later. I had a shock when the train doors closed without warning just after I had stepped into the train. Actually 小花's train was just the next one after mine but I waited for about 10-15 minutes before her train arrived.  

Our company allowed us to leave at 2.30pm, but as we had not much mood to work, 小花 and I decided to skip lunch and leave at 1.30pm instead. We decided to go to The Star Vista for lunch and Ms K suggested going to her house after that as it was just nearby. We agreed and decided to have lunch at Watami (again! :P ) first, while Ms K went to shop around as she already had lunch. We waited a while for a table and ordered our food. Glad that it was still good :)

After the meal at Watami, Ms K joined us and we proceeded to BlackBall next door for dessert. It had started to rain heavily so we could not sit at the tables outside as they were not sheltered. There were only 3 tables indoors and all were occupied but luckily most of them were finishing soon so we did not have to wait long for a table. We ordered a BlackBall Signature to share. It was not too sweet and we could taste the yam and sweet potato in the ingredients.

It was still raining heavily after we have finished our dessert so Ms K suggested that we go to her house another time as we would get very wet walking to her house in this heavy rain even though we had umbrellas. Ms K and 小花 then went to NeNe Chicken to buy some extra food for dinner before we left to take the MRT home. However, there seems to be some problems as there were announcements at certain stations saying that train service would be delayed. The train also stopped longer than usual at some stations. Luckily I managed to reach home without any major problems.

ONIS again....

Stayed up to watch Man U's match with West Brom last night. Finally they managed to win and keep a clean sheet at the same time. There were still some nervy moments and I thought the chances that they missed might come back to haunt them towards the end of the match. Luckily Man U managed to hold on and van Persie's goal right at the end was really helpful in calming the nerves.

Only woke up at 12pm today as I continued to play Avalon Code till almost 4am after Man U's match had ended at 1am :P  I think I still felt too bloated from yesterday's non-stop eating to go to bed early. Anyway, most of this season's J-dramas have ended and the new season has not started so had plenty of time to laze around. In the end, I spent most of the time playing Avalon Code again :P

Just the thought of having to go to work tomorrow is already making me feel sianz.... Shall forget about it now and continue playing :)

Gathering

小花 and I were supposed to meet Tulip at Nex at 1pm but she messaged us to say she might be delayed and could only meet us at 2pm. She asked us to have lunch first and will only join us for snacks. So we decided to have our breakfast and watch J-drama at the same time before going out for lunch. We had just finished the show at about 1pm when Tulip called to say that she could come and meet us now. So 小花 and I quickly changed and went to Nex to meet Tulip.

We decided to go to Sushi Tei for lunch. We spent quite some time there chatting and slowly eating the food that we ordered and left only about 4pm. Tulip said she took off her necklace and put in her bag but couldn't find it later. So we accompanied her to buy a new necklace. We then went to buy 2 pieces of cakes before going back to 小花's house.

We exchanged presents before starting to chat and eat again. Tulip brought a packet of lobster-flavored potato chips that she had bought from Bangkok and we shared it. Then we also ate the 2 pieces of cakes that we bought earlier, as well as a mango pudding with longans that 小花 had prepared.

At around 8+, we decided to go for dinner before going home. We decided to eat at Shimbashi Soba. I shared a set meal with 小花 as I knew I could not finish one set myself. After dinner, we went on our separate ways home. I was so bloated and uncomfortable the whole journey home. Should not eat so much in future...

Jack Reacher

Today is finally Friday! After dinner, 小花 and I proceeded to the cinema to watch "Jack Reacher". Ms I had already watched it and recommended it to us. Although there were not many action scenes, it was still an exciting movie and I liked how Jack Reacher investigated and found the real culprit. A good movie :)

After the movie, I went back with 小花 to her home. I will be staying for the night as we had arranged a belated Christmas gathering with Tulip at 小花's house tomorrow. Shall watch J-drama with 小花 before sleeping.

Man U won... just!

Last night I stayed up to watch Man U's match with Newcastle. Horrible defending yet again but Man U still managed to win the match 4-3 at the last minute. It was a good result, especially with Man City losing their match :)

Can hardly keep my eyes open after lunch so I asked 小花 if she wanted to go out and take a break. Just nice she was also feeling sleepy so we went out to have a drink. After our short break, we returned back to office. However, I had nothing much to do so I just did some research for our trip. Shall continue again tomorrow.

Boxing Day

Today is Boxing Day... and I really felt like boxing all those irritating and brainless people at work.

No mood to work these days... Everyday just dragging myself to office and then waiting to knock off. Think I should find something to do during office hours so that time will pass more quickly.

Today is also Shirota's birthday. お誕生日おめでとう! He has a live performance in Osaka today. Poor thing... has to work on his birthday. But hopefully his performance went well and may he continue to sing more songs :)

Merry Christmas!

Today is Christmas Day. Had a surprise when I woke up and saw a festive greetings message from my JC friend whom I have not kept in touch for years. Was happy that she still remembered me :)

Yesterday we exchanged gifts at work but I only opened them today. Received many useful items. Was quite surprised when I opened the present that 小花 gave me as I had also thought of buying the Bags in Bag and Power Bank previously but somehow I just procrastinated :P

I had no plans for today so just stayed at home and watched J-drama. Finally up-to-date on all the shows \^^/

Christmas Eve

Today is Christmas Eve and our company has allowed us to go off at 2.30pm. 小花 and I decided to watch 2 movies since there was time and we did not watch any on Friday. After work, we watched "Wreck-It Ralph" first. It was a nice animation and the movie reminded me of the video games that I used to play when I was younger.

After the show, we went to Carl's Junior for dinner. It has been a long time since we last dined there and both of us ordered the Fish and Chips. It was good and we stayed there for a while to eat and chat before going for our next movie "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey". It was a good show, with lots of exciting and funny scenes throughout. The movie was almost 3 hours long, but we enjoyed ourselves very much. We are already looking forward to the next installation of the show :)

Man U draw :(

Aarrgh!! Can't believe the numerous opportunities that Man U missed and only managed to draw 1-1 with Swansea. It was so frustrating to see them hit the crossbar so many times and being really wasteful the other times. Just hope that they can pull their socks up as there will be many upcoming games over the next 2 weeks and they can't afford to drop any more points if they want to clinch the title.

Sigh... Tomorrow is Monday again... Only good thing is that our company has announced that we can leave at 2.30pm and that Tuesday is Christmas holiday :)

Singapore won!

Singapore lost the 2nd leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup Final against Thailand 1-0, but luckily the 3-1 win on Wednesday helped them win by an aggregate score of 3-2. I thought Singapore's performance in the 2nd leg was not as good and there were lots of heart-stopping moments as Thailand kept attacking. Was really relieved when the final whistle sounded. Anyway, what matters most is the result and Singapore got the trophy for a record 4th time so congratulations to all!

TGIF

Today our company ordered a buffet for lunch. It was from Deli Hub and the food was quite good. However, the ordered portion was not really enough as some of my colleagues who came later to take the food only had fried bee hoon left. This buffet lunch will supposedly be arranged weekly starting from next year onwards. I was rather surprised when I heard about this, but will wait and see how long this will actually last.

Tonight 小花 and I did not go for movies as 小花 was going to attend a birthday party for her niece. As the party was just one station away from mine, we took the train together. I bought Subway home as both my sis were not going home for dinner so my mum did not cook tonight. I decided to order something different and tried the Egg Mayo. Maybe I haven't had Subway for some time but thought that it tasted good :)

It's Thursday!

Today we had lunch at Ichiban Sushi to celebrate Ms K's birthday. Her birthday is actually tomorrow but she will be on leave so we gave her a treat today. I ordered the Ichiban Bento Set again as I still liked the variety of food :)

At around 6.30pm, my mum called me to ask if I would be leaving office soon. She and my father had just visited my relative at SGH so they could come and fetch me home if I was ready. I decided to "abandon" 小花 and left at around 7pm :P  Happy that there's no need to squeeze in the crowded trains :)

AFF Suzuki Cup Final 1st leg

Left office later than usual today :( When I reached home, saw that my family was watching the Singapore vs Thailand soccer match. It was the first leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup final. There was only about 30 minutes left so I watched it while having my dinner. Was happy that we won 3-1. Congratulations to the team!

However, the 2nd leg of the final will be this coming Saturday at a stadium in Thailand. Hopefully our team can also do well there and win the title. Good luck!

Just another Tuesday

Today I was slightly later in leaving the office but still managed to leave by 6.30pm. 小花 even "reminded" me over yahoo to go home early. Again, I checked the bus timings and like yesterday, was lucky that the bus would be arriving soon. I even chose not to board the first bus as it was a single-decked and I knew that the second bus was right behind. Sure enough, there were many seats available and I just happily dozed off until my destination :P

After I reached home, there was still some time before dinner so I went to check if new episodes of J-dramas have been released. However, there seemed to be some problems with the website so I just continued watching those that I have not finished yet. It was not until later that the website was back to normal so I only had time to watch the new episode of "Priceless" but not "Perfect Blue". Shall continue tomorrow :)

Early

Yesterday 小花's face became red and itchy after applying a cream so she went to see a doctor today and got 2 days MC. Since 小花 was not in office, I decided not to wait for anyone and left office just after 6pm. I felt a bit lazy to walk to the MRT station so decided to check on bus timings and saw that service 97 would be arriving soon. I quickly walked to the bus stop and was just in time to catch the bus. There were plenty of available seats as another bus 97 had just left. Glad that I did not make the wrong choice as I did not have to squeeze with many people on the MRT and could sit comfortably all the way to Jurong East interchange :)

Felt rather happy to see that the sky is still blue while walking home. Shall try to leave office on time again tomorrow (^_^)/

Christmas shopping

Today I went out to do some Christmas shopping. Actually I already have in mind what to buy but was just too lazy to go out and shop for the things till the last minute :P Luckily I managed to get all the things that I had thought of :)

Now I have to start wrapping the presents, which I am particularly poor at especially if it is odd-shaped :P Hopefully it will turn out fine...

Olive Tree Restaurant

This evening I met up with 小花 at Bugis MRT station before proceeding to Hotel Intercontinental. We were meeting up with Tulip to celebrate 小花's belated birthday at Olive Tree Restaurant. We focused mainly on the seafood section first as we were tempted by the lobsters, oysters, mussels, scallops and prawns. The seafood was good, though Tulip felt that it would have been better if the lobsters were warm as we would be able to taste its sweetness more clearly.

I was a bit disappointed that there was only tuna and swordfish sashimi but no salmon sashimi. However, towards the end of the buffet, I saw someone eating salmon sashimi at another table and only realized then that the restaurant would actually replenish different food. Too bad that I was already very full and could not eat anymore.

I think it would have been nicer if there was a greater variety but overall the food was good and we were still satisfied :)

Hotel Transylvania

We had booked tickets for "Hotel Transylvania" for tonight, so after dinner 小花 and I went for the movie. We had chosen this movie over "Hobbit" as previously we had watched the trailer for Hotel Transylvania and felt that it would be funny. The movie did not disappoint us. There were many amusing scenes and we had a good laugh throughout. A great way to end the week :)

Count down

Today Ms S confirmed that she could join 小花, Tulip and I on our Tokyo trip in Jan. Now we just have to cross our fingers that the flight would not be full so that we can get the "free" tickets. We will have to start planning on the places we want to visit soon, since the trip is less than a month away.

Just thinking about the trip makes me feel excited :P Can start to count down liao...

Sleepy...

Today felt especially sleepy. Can hardly keep my eyes open at work. Just started watching the new episode of Perfect Blue but also already dozing off....

Think I better go to bed early tonight. *Yawn*

Cheap air tickets!

Today I happened to see that Jetstar was having a "Take a friend for free" promotion so went to check it out. I tested a few dates in Apr for travel to Osaka and it seemed that there were still seats available so I quickly messaged 小花 about it. 小花 was also excited and after some checking, we just decided to go ahead and do the booking.

The total fare is $886 for 2 pax and I think it is quite cheap. Now we can start planning for both our Tokyo trip in Jan and this Osaka trip in Apr \^^/ Pleased that we have 2 trips to look forward to :D

Bored...

Today was another boring day at work. Many colleagues were still on leave so it was rather quiet in the office. Was not very busy so the time seemed to pass very slowly. Glad that we could all leave office before 7pm.

Shall watch the new episode of Piece and also continue playing Avalon Code for a while before going to bed :)

Man U won!!!

Had only wanted to try some NDS games before going to bed last night but in the end I got addicted to Avalon Code and only slept at almost 4 am :P Think I still enjoy playing games very much :D

Just finished watching the Manchester derby match and I'm so happy that Man U won!!! I had thought that the best that they could do was get a draw but van Persie's goal right at the end was really superb :) Even though their defending from set pieces was still horrible as usual, but it was definitely crucial to have won this match. Hope Man U can continue winning :)

Oink! Oink!

Woke up at 11+ today but still felt rather lethargic. Watched a couple of anime/J-dramas before and after lunch then felt really sleepy so went to have a nap :P Slept for almost 2 hours before waking up to bathe and have dinner. After dinner, I continued watching J-dramas. I felt so restless that I went to search for a couple of NDS games to play. Now I'm going to try out some of the games before going to bed.

Think I'm like a lazy pig today and there goes my Saturday just like that...

Lunch at The Star Vista

Today quite a number of colleagues were on leave and Ms S and Ms I had lunch appointment so only Ms K, Ms D and I were left for lunch. We decided to take the MRT to The Star Vista to try the NeNe Chicken. Just as we were about to reach The Star Vista, Ms S called us and asked where we were. It turned out that the person forgot about the lunch appointment with them so they decided to join us instead.

NeNe Chicken was in the news on Yahoo! recently and the place was not very big so it was a bit crowded. We ordered the Green Onion Chicken and Black Sesame Chicken to share. The taste was quite good and the chicken didn't feel too oily even though it was fried. Ms S and Ms I both ordered the Freaking Hot Chicken. We know that Ms I could take spicy food but even she found it to be too spicy so we were surprised that Ms S finished her portion and said that the spiciness was ok.

After the meal, we went to Black Ball for dessert. We ordered 2 bowls of BlackBall Signature to share. It was quite good and refreshing and we just sat there and chit chat while we eat. We were all very full when we went back to office.

Today 小花 is still on leave so we did not plan any movies tonight and I went home straight after work.

Zzz...

Going to work feels like a chore these days... So sianz...

Just started watching 1 episode of J-drama but already dozing off... Zzzz... Don't know why but just don't seem to be in the mood to do anything. Think I shall go to bed early today.

Sinful...

Today we met up with Tulip and went to Akashi at Vivocity for lunch. Tomorrow is 小花's birthday but she would be on leave so we were giving her a treat today. 小花 and I ordered the Akashi Bento as usual, as it contained a variety of food including sashimi, tempura and saba.

小花 had 2 Gelateria Italia vouchers that would be expiring tomorrow so she wanted to use them by today. She selected the pistachio and dark chocolate flavours for one cup and mango and berries flavours for another cup. They all taste very good :)

In the evening, Ms I bought a cake from Barcook and we sang a birthday song for 小花. She kept asking us not to be too loud, but some colleagues purposely sang loudly and I think 小花 was a bit embarrassed haha. I had a slice of the chocolate cake even though I was still very full from the lunch :P

It would be 小花's birthday in another few minutes. お誕生日おめでとう!!

Lavender Food Centre

Today I accompanied 小花 to collect her passport at the ICA Building. Ms I gave us a lift there together with Ms M as we would be having lunch together. 小花 had already booked for a time slot in advance so we did not have to wait long before it was her turn.

After collecting the passport, we went to Lavender Food Centre for lunch. We decided to order the famous wanton noodles and were lucky to be there just a bit earlier as a long queue started forming behind us. We also ordered fried carrot cake and popiah to share. We were very satisfied with the food :) Shall try other stalls next time as it was my second time there but I still ordered the same food as the previous time.

Sleepy...

Today our company had organized a buffet dinner as an early celebration for Christmas but before that, there were speeches from our management. However, I felt so sleepy that I didn't really pay attention to what they were saying and even dozed off a few times :P

The food was not bad but they probably didn't cater enough as some dishes were already/almost finished when it was our turn in the queue. Anyway, we just had a quick dinner and then went back to our seats to wrap up our work before going home.

Felt so sleepy the whole of today... Must be due to last night where I still continued playing my DS after shutting down my computer and only slept at almost 2 am :P Better sleep earlier tonight.

ONIS (Oh no it's Sunday)

Stayed up to watch Man U's match at 1.30am again. Why are their matches always so late?! Glad that they won but was rather shocked by their horrific defending. Two of the three goals that they conceded were from corners which should have been defended properly. I just hope that they can improve their defending quickly or they will definitely lose against Man City next week :(

Woke up only at around noon but still felt tired. Continued watching J-dramas but felt a bit sleepy around evening so went to have a short nap before dinner. Sigh... Felt like I wasted the whole day doing nothing and then have to go to work again tomorrow. Hope the week will pass quickly...

Ice-skating

Today I spent the whole afternoon watching J-dramas. In the evening, I went out with my parents to buy some things at JCube. After dinner, I suggested going to the ice-skating rink to have a look as there were posters in the lift saying that tonight will be disco night. I had thought that there may be some performances but actually there were only disco lights being shone and disco music being played. However, we still stayed for a while to watch people ice-skate. There were quite a number of people ice-skating and a number of young children rented the Penguin Skating Aids to learn how to ice-skate. I thought it was very useful for them.


We were rather amused by one of the ice-skaters. The person seemed like he just started learning and his hands were swinging wildly to try to keep himself balanced but still failed and slipped on the ground. We didn't mean to laugh at the man but his actions were just too comical :P  There were also a few skaters who were very good and they looked so graceful and effortless while ice-skating. One of them who looked quite old even skated to the music for a while.

Ice-skating seemed fun so maybe will give it a try some day ;)

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2

There was still some time after work so 小花 and I decided to have dinner before the movie. I suggested O' Coffee Club as it has been a while since our last visit.  Ms M also joined us for dinner. The menu has changed and it seems like there were quite a number of Asian dishes added.

We decided to order the Garlic Prawn Pasta, Seafood Saffron Rice and Baked Shrimp-crusted Salmon. However, the Seafood Saffron Rice was not available so we changed to the Slipper Lobster Linguine instead. After we have finished the main dishes, 小花 asked if we could still share a Muddy Mud Pie and we agreed. We were very satisfied with the meal, with the exception of the slipper lobster which had a weird taste.

After dinner, 小花 and I proceeded to the movie theatre while Ms M went home. The movie was rather funny, which was quite unexpected given the seriousness of the previous parts. I sneezed in the middle of the show when it was quite quiet and I somehow felt it was so funny that I had to stop myself from bursting into laughter. There was kind of a twist at the ending but it was good. Someday I will find time to read the books to have a more detailed understanding of the whole story :)

Farewell gift

Tomorrow will be Ms F's last day at our company. She had prepared a farewell gift for each of us and gave it to us today. It consisted of a Kinder Surprise and a Kinder Happy Hippo, which symbolized her hope that our lives would be full of surprises and that we would be happy. It was just a simple gift but I thought it was very sweet and thoughtful of her. All the best to her in her new company :)

Movie

Today we collected movie tickets for the free screening of Skyfall this Friday that our company has organized. However, our allocated seats were not good as they were in the first few rows. In the end, most of us decided to give away the tickets and not go for the screening, as we felt that it would be torturous on our necks to sit at the front rows for the two and a half hour movie.

小花 and I decided to book tickets for Twilight instead. This will be the last installation of the Twilight series so hope it will be nice. Looking forward to watch it :)

Farewell lunch

Today we went to Star Vista as we were treating a colleague to a farewell lunch. We initially wanted to have lunch at Itacho Sushi but when we arrived, there was a long queue outside the restaurant. So we decided to try other restaurants instead. After walking around, we decided to go to Watami. There was no queue outside so we went in and waited for a table. However, a waitress came and told us that we might have to wait for some time as the tables were all full. We didn't want to wait long so we changed restaurants again. Some one suggested Canton Paradise so we proceeded there. On our way there, we passed by Itacho Sushi and surprisingly there was no more queue so we went there and got a table quickly. So funny that we changed restaurants so many times but still ended up at the one that we initially chosen.

We ordered a few sets and handrolls to share. Food was served rather quickly and there were so many different dishes that our table was filled. It's good to have many people eating together as we could order a variety of food and taste a bit of everything. The food was good and we were all very full :)

Sad that the colleague will be leaving this Friday, but also happy for her that she has found a better job. All the best to her! \^^/

Tired...

Today continued playing Neopets as this is the last day of the games challenge. So sad that there seemed to be a glitch and one of the challenges still showed as incomplete, even though I had already submitted the score. Hopefully it will be sorted out and my scores will be counted.

Spent the night playing and didn't have time to watch my J-dramas again :( Now feel so tired and have to sleep liao... Hope tomorrow won't have panda eyes :P

It's Sunday again...

Spent almost the whole day playing games as there was a games challenge event on Neopets :P Can't imagine that it has already been 12 years since I started playing Neopets and I still have not stopped, although now I only really play during special events.

Sad that I didn't manage to watch much J-dramas. Have to sleep early too as have to go to work early again... Sianz... Hope can come home early to catch up on the new episodes :)

Melt - The World Cafe

Today I met up with 小花 and Tulip at Mandarin Oriental Hotel for dinner at Melt - The World Cafe. They were giving me a belated birthday treat. It was my first time there and thought that the buffet spread was quite good. The food was also nice and was replenished rather quickly. Think this can be an alternative to the Greenhouse buffet that we usually go to.

We had a good time eating and chatting and towards the end of the meal, a waiter presented me with a small birthday cake that 小花 and Tulip had arranged for in advance. We finished the cake even though we were already very full, as Tulip mentioned that there cannot be any leftovers for birthday cakes. Thanks for the treat! \^^/

Rise of the Guardians

Today we left office earlier than usual so had time to go for dinner before the movie. 小花 had a craving for 五香虾饼 at Vivocity's Food Republic so we proceeded there. The standard is still good and we enjoyed the food.

After dinner, we went to collect the movie tickets that we had booked. We still had some time so we walked around before going into the theatre. 小花 was happy that she managed to buy a small Christmas tree that she has been looking for at FrancFranc.

We were actually deciding between Rise of the Guardians or Twilight as both were released this week. In the end, we chose Rise of the Guardians as we felt that Twilight would probably be screened longer. Glad that we did not miss Rise of the Guardians as it was a very entertaining movie. There were many funny scenes and the characters were also very likable. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and it was a good way to de-stress after work :)

Changes

It's finally Thursday... This week seemed especially long, maybe because there has been so many changes at work. Tomorrow still have to go to work early so have to sleep earlier tonight... Sianz... Luckily it's Friday tomorrow so at least have our movie session to look forward to :)

Both my sis were talking about the newly announced 0.7 month variable bonus for civil servants. So jealous as I'm pretty sure our company won't be giving out bonuses this year. Sigh....

Lunch at Marutama Ramen

Today a colleague suggested going to Central to have lunch at Marutama Ramen. We agreed and proceeded there. There was no queue so we got a table easily. I decided on the Marutama Ramen and we also ordered the Yaki Char Siu to share.

Yummy! Having tried so many different ramen, I still prefer Marutama's. The soup is not overly salty and adding the fried garlic makes it even more tasty. I also like the springy ramen and the hard boiled egg but with a soft yolk. Very satisfied with the meal :D

Lunch at Ichiban Sushi

Today we had wanted to go to Local+ for lunch but it was crowded so Ms M suggested going to Ichiban Sushi instead. She was fuming over an unreasonable email sent by another team and wanted to have something good for lunch. So we proceeded to Ichiban Sushi and surprisingly didn't have to wait for long to get a table.

I decided to order the Ichiban Bento set as there was a variety of food - salmon sashimi, tempura, saba shioyaki and chawanmushi, and the portion was just right. We also ordered the Mentai Potato Salad to share and ended up very full. Was satisfied with the food and shall visit again soon :)

Miscommunication

Today 小花 and I had a miscommunication. I thought she had to finish up some work so I told her I would compile some data for a report in the meantime. However, she thought that I wanted to send out the report by today so she waited for me while she did other things. It was not until she commented that there are 2 new J-drama episodes to watch tonight that I asked her if she has finished her work. We then realized that we were actually ready to go off and were just waiting for each other. Haha... we were so blur uh... Luckily we were only later than usual by about 30 - 45 minutes.

Sad that another colleague resigned today. Sigh... Wonder how long we can last....

Man U lost :(

Stayed up for the match between Norwich and Man U at 1.30 am. So angry at Man U's listless performance and they were so short of attacking ideas. I thought Norwich was the better team and fully deserved the 3 points.

Even though I slept only at about 4am, I woke up at 11am and got out of bed. Sad that I have to go to work tomorrow so didn't want to waste time, although I only have plans to continue watching J-dramas :P Hope the week passes quickly so that it will be weekend again \^^/

Wedding at Jurong Bird Park

Today is my cousin's wedding. It was held at Jurong Bird Park and we had to reach there at about 10.30 am for the solemnization ceremony. A tram near the entrance brought us to the African Waterfall Aviary and there was some confusion when the staff told us that only about 30 people could attend the ceremony and it was already full. However, we thought it was impossible and still proceeded there and it turned out that there were only 30 chairs but plenty of standing room. The weather was rather hot and sunny and we were perspiring while waiting for the ceremony to start. There was a "performance" whereby a bird would fly to the bride and groom with the rings but I thought the distance seemed too short.

After the ceremony, we walked back to the tram and it took us back to the main entrance. The restaurant was just a short walk away and all of us walked quickly towards it as it was getting really hot. After the cocktail reception, we proceeded to the dining area. We could see lots of flamingos from the window of the restaurant.

There was also a wedding souvenir prepared for each guest. It was either a parrot or penguin plush toy! I thought it was rather special.

Lunch started at about 12.30pm. However, each dish took quite a long time to be served and it was almost 4 pm when we finished the full 8-course! I jokingly told my mum that we don't have to eat dinner liao. In the middle of the lunch, it started raining heavily so it was just as well that the dishes were served slowly since the path from the main entrance to the carpark was not sheltered and most of the guests did not carry umbrellas.

When we reached home, I felt so sleepy that I went to take a nap and only woke up at 7.30pm. It was still drizzling so the weather was cool and nice. I felt refreshed and started watching my J-dramas again :P

Argo

We had booked tickets to watch Argo at 8.10pm. However, as 小花 had some work issues to settle, we left office rather late. Luckily, a colleague was going home and she dropped us off at the bus stop opposite Vivocity, which saved us some travelling time. We rushed to buy some sushi at Giant, then helped my sis buy a moisturizer at Sephora before heading to Golden Village to collect the movie tickets that we had booked. We reached the theatre just in time for the start of the movie.

This movie was quite different from normal rescue hostage plots in that there were no gun-fights but just a great cover-up on the identities. The ending was really nail-biting when the hostages' covers were blown and I was crossing my fingers that the plane would take off in time. Overall, a nice and exciting movie.

Overwhelmed :(

Today spent almost the whole afternoon pulling data for people as everyone kept saying it was urgent. In the end, I had to rush to update my own report and it was sent out late. Then Finance kept calling me and I didn't even bother to pick up the phone as I knew they were chasing me for another report that I am covering for a colleague on leave. And there were soooooo many incoming emails as well. Felt so overwhelmed at that point and I was in a bad mood :(  It was not until later when I have cleared most of my emails and work that my mood became better.

小花 wanted to collect the Tupperware that she ordered yesterday so she wanted to leave office by about 7.10 pm. However, just as I was about to pack up, Ms D came over to ask for some data and we were delayed by 15-20 minutes. In the end, the stallholder has packed up and left for the day. No choice but to go back tomorrow. Hopefully there is still stock for the Tupperware that 小花 wanted.

Aunties

Today after lunch at Local+, we saw a stall selling Tupperware and 小花 was interested so we went to take a look. Spent quite a while there as we looked at the products on display and the stallholder also kept promoting them. The Tupperware were very colorful and seems air-tight so 小花 decided to buy some. However, there was limited stock so she placed an order for collection tomorrow.

On the other hand, I was more interested in the neighboring stall that was selling Bathroom Pole Shelf as my father recently changed our bathroom's to a 3M one but it does not seem to hold up well. The one that the stall was selling did not need any installation as the pole would be extended from the floor to the ceiling to prevent it from moving. However, my parents did not seem very keen when I asked them about it after work.

Seems like we are becoming more and more like aunties... Haha ;)

Happy Deepavali!

Woke up at almost 11 am this morning. Actually wanted to wake up later but forced myself to get out of bed at the thought of having to work tomorrow... Didn't want to waste time lazing in bed or else the day would pass very quickly haha...

Anyway, I spent the day watching J-dramas (again!). Think this season I'm watching too many different shows. Almost as soon as I finish an episode or two, then a new one would be updated... I can't seem to finish them all. I'll just take my time to watch then ;)

Today rained quite heavily so the weather feels cool... Hope I will have a nice sleep later :)

Monday blue

Sigh... it's Monday again... Today even more no mood to work (this sentence sounds so Singlish haha) because tomorrow is a public holiday. Actually wanted to take leave today so that can enjoy a long weekend but my usual cover is on holiday so there's no one to cover my work. So sad... :(

Office was also quieter than usual as three colleagues were on leave for their holidays and another on MC. Ahh... even though I just came back from Japan, I feel like going for another holiday again :P

Well, good thing is that there's no need to work tomorrow so can sleep late tonight. Shall continue watching my J-dramas :)

Lazing at home

Woke up at almost 12.30 pm today as I had watched the Aston Villa vs Man U match and only went to bed before 4am. Man U won 3-2 but their defence was terrible once again. They really need to stop conceding goals and putting pressure on themselves.

Spent the whole day lazing at home watching J-dramas and anime :P Managed to catch up on quite a number of dramas but still have a few to go. Shall continue to watch now :)

Happy Birthday to myself! :D

This morning my sis went to buy Subway sandwiches and soya milk from Mr Bean for our breakfast. My father's company had subsidized tickets for the movie "Ah Boys to Men" for today so my father had reserved 5 tickets for our family．Usually I don't watch local productions, especially Jack Neo's, but I just went along since it's supposed to be part of my birthday celebration.

We reached Vivocity at about 12.30 and went to collect the tickets from the organizer. The allocated seats were rather close to the screen (4th row from the front), maybe because we were later than others in getting the tickets. We were also given a voucher each for a box of popcorn, a cup of coke and nachos/hotdog bread, but we were still full from our heavy breakfast so we only redeemed 3 out of 5 vouchers.

The movie was supposed to start at 1pm but only really started at about 1.20pm after the usual advertisements and trailers. The movie was ok and I must admit that I felt a little sad at the beginning when Singapore was under attack. However, the rest of the movie was rather typical of Jack Neo's style, though non-locals would probably not be able to understand all the humor. I was also surprised at the end when I found out that this show was only part 1 of the movie.

After the movie, we went shopping around Vivocity. We then went for early dinner as we only had some popcorns and nachos during the movie. We took some time to decide what to eat and finally settled on Brotzeit as we wanted to try something different. We ordered the Brotzeit Platter to share and chose Roasted Potatoes and Napkin Dumplings as the side dishes. The food was good but we felt a bit 腻 towards the end as it was full of meat.

After dinner, we continued shopping till about 9pm before going home. Managed to buy some clothes so at least the time spent shopping was not wasted :P So my birthday passed just like that and I'm older by a year now *sob* XD

Friday Feasts

小花 wanted to buy some things from Daiso so we went to Vivocity for lunch. We were deciding on what to eat for lunch and I suggested having dim sum at Ban Heng restaurant as some colleagues had commented that the food was not bad. We had some difficulty locating the main entrance of the restaurant as we went up from a lobby that was farther from it.

We actually wanted to have the dim sum buffet but it was only available if there was a minimum of 4 people per table, so we ordered a la carte instead. The food was good and we especially liked the carrot cake that the waitress recommended.

After work, we went to Watami at The Star Vista (again!) for dinner as we received vouchers from our last meal there. This was my third time there in just a short week ;) As usual, we had to queue outside the restaurant for a table... Looks like their business is good.

We ended up ordering almost the same food as last Friday. However, we felt that the Mentai Potato Pizza was not as good as the previous time, probably as there was not as much mentai and the crust was not as crisp. The tempura also seemed to be coated with too much flour, but luckily the sweet potato and pumpkin were sweet. Overall we were still satisfied with the food and we liked the big and juicy grilled squid :D

Lunch treat

Today 小花 and Ms Thin treated me to lunch at Ichiban Sushi \^^/  We ordered a set each and added a Mentai Potato Salad to share. They commented that the Saba fish for my set was rather small as compared to that of Umisushi, but I still ended up very full. 小花 said that she now loves food with Mentai ;)

Man U won the match early this morning and will progress to the next round of the Champions League... Yay! :)　

It's Wednesday!

Actually wanted to book movie tickets for this Friday but there were no nice shows besides Skyfall, which our company has organized for a free screening on 30 Nov. So we decided to just go for dinner instead.

Before leaving office, I helped 小花 take a few photos for her passport renewal. Usually shops would charge about $10 for 8 passport sized photos, which I think is a waste of money and resource since most people only require 1. After 小花 has emailed me her selected photo, I helped her crop it to the required specifications and changed the background white. Hopefully the photo will not be rejected :)

Man U will be playing Braga in the Champions League later. Hope they will win!

Shoes

This morning my youngest sis was on her way to work when the wedge of her shoes came off. She was so embarrassed but she was already reaching the MRT station, so she just tore away both sides and continued to work.

Ha ha... I can just imagine the scene :D It reminded me of that time when the sole of my sandals gave way, and later even the toe grip came off too. My colleagues and I couldn't stop laughing about it. Guess I was luckier than my sis as I managed to buy another pair of sandals at a shop near our office, while my sis had to wear the shoes with just a thin layer of sole remaining for the whole day :P

Surprise... Early Birthday Present!

Received an early birthday present from 小花 today, though to be more accurate, there are 2 items - a wallet pouch and a bag :)  I was pleasantly surprised when 小花 gave me the present while on our way to work.

小花 was afraid that I would not dare to use the bag due to its striking colour and told me that she could get an exchange at the shop if so. However, I usually don't match the colour of my clothes to my bag so it doesn't really bother me :D

Both items are really useful to me, since my current wallet is giving way soon and I usually change my working bag once a year. Shall use the wallet pouch after my birthday but shall keep the bag for use next year ;)

小花へ　ありがとうございます! I will make full use of them \(^v^)/

There goes my Sunday...

Went to my grandma's house this afternoon with my family. Was actually not very keen on going as I know my grandma will ask me the same question again -- "Do you have a boyfriend?" Sure enough, when I said I don't, she nagged at me saying that I am getting old and should start looking for a boyfriend, especially since I'm the eldest and my younger sisters already have boyfriends.

Sigh... I hate to repeat this conversation over and over again whenever I see my grandma. It really gets on my nerves but all I can do is just smile and nod and say that I will try to look for one. I know that actually my grandma is asking out of concern for me but somehow it just makes me feel irritated with the constant "reminders".

After leaving my grandma's house, we decided to go for dinner. I suggested The Star Vista since my parents have not been there yet and they agreed. We ended up at Watami again :P There was a queue outside but not as long as that on Friday night. However, we felt that the staff were really inexperienced as they kept people waiting with their weird "first come first serve" seating arrangements. They seated 2 people at a table for 4, then left a table for 4 empty and waited for a neighboring table for 4 to finish and settle the bill to combine into a table for 6.

We wanted to order the Mentai Potato Pizza but it was sold out :( So we ordered the Wafu Pizza instead. We also ordered the Ebi Tempura Maki, Kaki Fried, Tako Satsumaage, Tempura Moriawase, Hire Katsu Tamago Toji, Hiroshimafu Okonomiyaki, Ishiyaki Sutamina Don and Watami Tonkotsu Ramen. We were all very full and satisfied with the food.

My youngest sis told me she suddenly remembered that she lent my card reader to her boyfriend... :S Anyway, I'm not in the mood to sort out the photos now so shall leave it to another day.

Started watching a J-drama called "花のズボラ飯" (花的懒人料理) and it was quite entertaining. It also teaches how to cook food that is easy to prepare but delicious at the same time. I think the phrase "ズボラ" suits me since I'm lazy so I decided to add it into my blog name :P

Shall continue watching the J-dramas and there goes my Sunday... *sob*

Catching up on J-dramas

This afternoon, I wanted to try sorting out some photos from the Hokkaido/Tokyo trip but couldn't seem to find my card reader. Asked my sisters but both of them said they didn't take it :( In the end, I gave up looking for it and continued watching my J-Dramas and anime instead :P Still have many episodes to watch as missed quite a number during the trip and most of this season's dramas seem interesting.

Yay! Man U won Arsenal 2-1 but I was a bit annoyed that they didn't keep a clean sheet and let Arsenal score right at the very end. They also wasted a few chances to kill off the game earlier. Hope they can perform better next time...

My new "toy"

Finally! My new PC was delivered to my home this morning :) Here are the specs:

i5 3470 Gigabyte B75M-D3V

G.Skill 4GB DDR3 x 2 

H.I.S 6850 1GB

Seagate 1TB Sata 3 64MB cache

LG 24x DVDRW

Seasonic M12 520w

Sharkoon T28 Blue LED case

Dell U2312HM 23" EIPS monitor

MS Win 7 Home Premium 64bit OEM

Logitech G100 Gaming Keyboard & Mouse

Logitech Z313 Speakers 

 

Total damage = $1416