World War Z

Met up with 小花 at Vivocity to watch movie. As our show was at 7.30, we did not have time to have dinner before the show so we went to buy sushi from Giant. Not sure why but the queues at the cashiers were all quite long and we had to wait for some time before it was our turn. It caused us to be late for our movie by about 10 mins.

We were watching "World War Z". Even though we missed the beginning of the show, we could still catch up on the story. It was quite exciting and I was startled by the loud sound effects on a couple of occasions. Overall it was a nice show and it focused more on the process of finding a cure rather than the zombies, which was a bit different from other zombie shows.

Tai Seng

Today I accompanied Ms L to Tai Seng. Her laptop kept shutting down by itself so she wanted to send it to the service center for repairs since it was still under warranty. We had lunch at the nearby coffeeshop after leaving the laptop at the service center. After lunch, we took the MRT back to office. I felt so sleepy that I dozed off on the journey back :p

Hailstones!

Today my parents were driving home from work when they saw that Jurong Town Hall road was closed due to numerous fallen trees on the road. It was only later that they heard that there was a big storm earlier and it even rained hailstones! Heard news that some people's window panes were also shattered from the hailstones.

What is happening to the weather?! Will it ever snow in Singapore one day?

Comparison

Last Friday I took a photo from the window of my office as it was really hazy. Today it was quite clear so I took another photo from about the same angle to do a comparison. What a great difference!!!

Back to normal

On Friday the PSI reading reached 400 so it was rather surprising that the haze situation improved so quickly over the weekend just because of a change in direction of the wind. Today was almost back to normal levels, though it was still rather hot. 

Hopefully the wind will not change direction back too quickly...

Locked in!

I had actually planned to go to City Square Mall today to continue with my sideline. However, due to the haze, the school was closed so I could only go next week. So I just stayed at home and continued playing Neopets. The haze has improved a bit but it was still very hot and I could still smell the burning smell in the air so I decided to on the aircon in my room after breakfast.

When it was almost lunch time, my sis came over to my room to ask what I wanted to eat as she would be going to buy from the coffeeshop downstairs. I asked her to help me buy a packet of chicken rice. Then, my sis wanted to open my room door to go out but found that the door was stuck! We tried turning the door knob but the door would not open at all. We shouted for my youngest sis to try to open from outside but she also could not open it. She said it felt like we had locked the door from inside, so I gave her the key to my room door and asked her to try again. However, she still failed to open the door :(

I even tried to search on the internet on how to open a stucked door and saw a YouTube video teaching how to remove the door knob. I asked my youngest sis to pass me a small screwdriver and proceeded to try. Managed to remove the "cover" of the door knob but couldn't figure out how to remove the whole thing. Just then, my sis' boyfriend came and asked us to stand clear of the door. He threw himself at the door and finally managed to break it open after a few tries. Miraculously, the door was still intact and only the lock was spoilt.

First time being locked in my own room... How "exciting"...

Dad's birthday

Today not watching movie with 小花 as it is my dad's birthday and we are celebrating with him. As JEM only opened recently, we decided to go there and have dinner at Ichiban Boshi. There was a long queue and even though my parents and sisters started queuing first, it was still not our turn yet when I reached. Luckily, we only had to wait a while more for a table.

The menu has much more variety to choose from as compared to Ichiban Sushi. We decided to order a different set each and also a grilled ika to share. My mum loved the grilled ika as it was very tender and delicious. I ordered the grilled mackerel set and the fish meat was really thick and juicy. We were all very full and satisfied after the meal.

After dinner, we walked around the mall before going home. The mall was big so we only managed to cover a small portion of it as it was getting late. Shall visit again next time.

N95 mask

The PSI reading crossed 300 today and is now in the hazardous range. Our company gave each of us one N95 mask. I jokingly commented since we only have one mask each, was it for us to go home and we would not have to come to work tomorrow?

Haha... just my wishful thinking... :P

Lunch at Ng Ah Sio Bak Kut Teh

Today the haze was still bad but we decided to have lunch at Ng Ah Sio Bak Kut Teh in Katong as it was air-conditioned and the PSI reading in the East was slightly lower. We also decided to have this as a belated birthday treat for Ms M.

We ordered a bowl of Bak Kut Teh each and a few other dishes to share. The soup was quite pepperish but the meat was rather tough and difficult to chew. Think the food at the Rangoon branch seems better...

Still hazy

It was still very hazy today :(  Luckily we had our weekly free lunch today so did not have to go outside and breathe the unhealthy air. The weather was also very hot and made me feel irritable. Hope the haze will go away soon...

Haze

Today is Ms M's birthday. We actually planned to have a birthday lunch celebration for her but Ms I was on MC today so we decided to postpone it.

The weather was really bad today. It was very hazy and there was a burning smell in the air. I think the PSI reading was over 100, which is not healthy. I felt very lethargic today, partly because of the weather and partly because of not having enough sleep. Decided to leave office slightly before 6pm to go home and rest. However, the MRT was so crowded and I had to wait for a few trains before I could squeeze in at Buona Vista and Jurong East, which caused me to be in a bad mood :K

Hot...

Today woke up at about 10am feeling very hot, even though the fan was blowing directly at me. Wanted to go back to sleep but it was really hot and it made me feel irritated. Decided to get out of bed and switch on the air-con after breakfast. Spent the whole day in my air-con room playing Neopets :P Wonder how long this hot weather will last...

Neopets

Today I had actually planned to go to City Square Mall to do my sideline but as some documents were not ready, I decided to go next week instead. I spent almost the whole day playing Neopets and my hands were getting a bit tired... Anyway, it's only once a year so shall continue playing as much as I can for this event :P

Now You See Me

Today I met up with 小花 at VivoCity after work. We went to Long John Silver's for dinner before going to the cinema. We went to watch "Now You See Me" and it was very entertaining. It was amazing to see how the illusionists pull off the tricks. The ending was also a surprise but I think it was good. We had a good time and enjoyed watching the show :)

Lunch at Madam Kwan's

Today Ms L and I went to VivoCity to have lunch with a few of our ex-colleagues. We decided to try Madam Kwan's which newly opened. As they have not reached, Ms L and I went to queue for seats first. However, they were still not here when it was our turn but we just told the manager that they were already at the carpark. So we were given a table for 6 and Ms L decided to order first as she was hungry.

After taking our orders, the manager asked whether the rest was coming. Otherwise, he would have to change us to a table for 2 as it was lunch time and there was a long queue outside. So I had to keep calling to chase them to reach faster. Luckily, they reached before the manager changed our table. Overall, the food was quite good but it was rather expensive.

After lunch, we went to the nearby 满记 for desserts. Ms M and Ms I joined us after their shopping and lunch appointment respectively. We spent some time chatting before going back to our offices.

Lunch at Curry Times

Today only Ms M and I went for lunch together as the others had appointments. We decided to try the recently opened Curry Times at ARC as they were having a promotion of $3 off their set lunch if we pay by NETS. Both of us decided to have the curry chicken rice set since it is their signature dish. Overall, the taste was not bad and the portion was quite generous. However, it cost about $7 after the discount so I don't think it would be worth eating without the discount. Glad to have given it a try during the promotion :)

Rice dumpling

It will be the Dragon Boat festival tomorrow. We received an email from our admin that our company will be giving us a rice dumpling each to share with our family. When we went to collect the rice dumpling, we were surprised to see that it was actually about 3 times the size of a normal one (looked more like 荷葉飯). I brought mine home and shared it with my family. It was different from the usual ones as there were scallops, salted eggs and 豆沙 in addition to the meat. A bit weird as there were both sweet and salty taste but overall still not bad. 

Lunch at Marina Square

Today we went to Pizza Hut at Marina Square for lunch. We were meeting our ex-colleagues Ms F and Mr T. Ms J was going to meet us too but she had to cover for a colleague on MC so couldn't meet up at the last minute. We ordered the lunch set meals and chatted while we ate. Nice to catch up with them :)

Multi-tasking

Today spent the whole day at home watching J-dramas and playing Neopets again... I have even mastered the art of playing a Neopets game while watching J-dramas at the same time so as to save time, though I think it's not very good for my eyes :P

Sianzzz.. Have to work again tomorrow...

Time flies...

Today spent the whole afternoon at City Square Mall. However, have not finished the work so will have to go back again next week. Met up with my family at IMM for dinner. We went to Ichiban Sushi and ordered the set meals. Had a very full dinner. After dinner, we went to Giant to buy some groceries and daily necessities before going home.

So fast... My Saturday is gone just like that...

No movie

Not watching movie today as 小花 was going to watch Jay Chou's concert tonight. So I went home and continued watching J-dramas and playing Neopets. Cannot sleep too late tonight as I have to go to City Square Mall tomorrow for my sideline.

Lunch at Kushin Bo

Today we went to Kushin Bo at Great World City for lunch. It was a treat that we "asked" from Mr A who was just promoted recently. Ms M was craving for Japanese food so Mr A initially suggested Kuru Kuru Japanese Restaurant at Valley Point. The lunch buffet seems quite worth it at only $28++ per pax. We tried to make a reservation but the restaurant was already full. In the end, we decided on Kushin Bo instead.

There was quite a variety of food but the quality was only average. The buffet was actually $32.90 per pax but if we finished within an hour, it would only be $22.90 per pax. Since there were 6 of us and we don't really eat much, we finished our food and left in an hour to enjoy the discount.

Lunch at Keisuke Tonkotsu King

Today we had lunch at Keisuke Tonkotsu King at Orchid Hotel at Tanjong Pagar with our ex-boss Mr C. There was only 2-3 groups before us but we ended up having to queue for some time as there were very limited seats. Our food was served quite fast though but it was rather hot in the shop and we left shortly after finishing our ramen. We then went to the nearby Tom N Toms Coffee and we chatted while enjoying the air-con and cold drinks. Had a very full lunch...

Candy Crush Saga

Aargh!!! Thought I would be able to pass level 392 of Candy Crush Saga when I still had more than 20 moves left but in the end was still about 7k short of the required score... Orz  It's already rather challenging to hit a square candy with a striped candy 5 times, yet I still have to get 200k points... Have tried so many times but my average score is mostly only about 140k - 160k points :(

Have to try harder... Wish me luck...

Lunch at Soi 19 Thai Wanton Mee

Today Ms I suggested having Soi 19 Thai Wanton Mee for lunch so she drove us there. It was a stall at the coffeeshop at Blk 151 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5. There was a Tze Char stall as well and we saw many people ordering from it. So we decided to only order 3 bowls of Thai Wanton Mee, and also 三捞河粉 and Kang Kong with Cuttlefish to share. The Thai Wanton Mee didn't taste very different from our normal one. The dishes were nice and we had a very full lunch.

Same routine

Today more or less the same routine as yesterday... However, I'm now stuck at Candy Crush Saga level 392 :(  Tried many times but I can't seem to get the required score even though I managed to finish the required order. Aarghh....

The weather is very hot today and it made me feel thirsty. Kept wanting to drink water but my thirst doesn't seem to be quenched after drinking... Hope the weather will be cooler soon...

Busy...

Stayed at home today to catch up on my J-dramas. However, currently there is a month-long event on Neopets so also spent time playing. So busy... Kept alternating between watching J-dramas and playing Neopets... occasionally also played Candy Crush Saga when there are lives available.

And there goes my Saturday...