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 :)