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 ;)