We (meaning my boyfriend and I) had dinner at Vivocity's No Signboard Seafood Restaurant. The woman at the left hand corner happens to the the rather grumpy service personnel in charge of our table. Notice that all the paintings on the wall are of crustaceans and shellfish? The view from Vivocity, overlooking the ferry terminal where 2 ferries were docked. Nice view.
The huge Christmas tree at Vivocity which actually looks rather ugly in the day. It's weird how shops there are starting to cater to the Lunar New Year crowd while the mall still has some Christmas decorations up and about.
The dinner group. We didn't plan to wear red on the same day. Rather I didn't plan it. I had mentioned to him that I was gonna wear that top the night before and the next thing I knew, he was in red too! The next day, I had worn the blue polo tee (that my squad mates had gotten me for my birthday) and when he went home to change that afternoon, he ended up wearing a BLUE shirt. Now who's the copycat? :p
After dinner, we walked around for a bit and then made our way to Mono (first time. Before that, I've never been in a club/ktv before)
My Microbiology professor's notes SUCK. And the topic isn't in the textbook. -.-
And we went out for a belated 3rd Year Anniversary outing/dinner yesterday. We were supposed to go tour about the Biennale 2008 exhibits but due to the road closure for the F1 race, the places were downright inaccessible and some places were effectively shut. So we ended up having a not-so-good lunch at the food court in SUNTEC city, compensating with a fan-freaking-tastic strawberry cheesecake and vanilla ice cream shake at Ben & Jerry's before walking the afternoon away. Traipsing about in SUNTEC city, then Funan the IT Mall (where I got a new backpack for $14 because my 10 year old Outdoor bag is effecitively disintegrating in front of my very eyes, that and PSP pouches for our PSPs - yes we have one each). Settling in TCC for a short drinks break before conquering (semi-conquering) Fort Canning Park. All the while 'playing' a silly game of 'Sport the F1 Enthusiast'. Finally got to try the steak at Hog's Breath and it was great. Not to mention their mudpie was so sinful but definitely worth the calories.
The insect with 'pincers', so says my boyfriend. Except it really doesn't have pincers. The food. Their curly fries are perfect, they stayed crispy throughout the meal. Babyback ribs were wonderfully marinated. The steak was tender, juicy and not to mention the sauce was splendid. Mashed potato was a tad tasteless though. The fries more than made up for it. Mudpie! I swear it's good. Would have been better, to the point of orgasmic, had the mudpie (the cakey thing) been fresh out of the oven. But eat it, with a generous amount of chocolate syrup, a tiny bit of whipped cream and some ice cream, and you'd be in HEAVEN. Worth every cent.
Recess Week is finally here but I'm SWAMPED with work. Actually it doesn't sound like a lot, but it feels like a hell lot.
I need to 1) Start on my family tree(done! Now I just have to transfer it to a nice board) 2) Catch up on my readings which I haven't done in 2 weeks because I have been BURIED in work 3) Study for my Life From & Functions test which is the Thursday after the break The question now would be can I remember what I studied? 4)Study for my Microbiology test which is the Friday after the break 5) Start and hopefully finish my cardio group assignment(it's definitely not done, but I've started)
And then there are social commitments 1) A secondary school friend's surprise birthday bash that is being organised by another secondary school friend on Thursday night 2) Lunch with my university friends on Friday whom despite seeing everyone of them except the one girl who's enjoying life in SWEDEN, the entire group hardly ever gets to meet
Not to mention there are things I WANT TO DO, like 1) Finish watching the final 4 episodes of Boston Legal Season 3 on DVD 2) Watching GREY'S ANATOMY SEASON 4 (HELL YEAH! Before local tv has it!!!) on DVD (thanks Sweetie! Heh, fantastic anniversary present :D )
Yesterday was our 2nd anniversary, I admittedly never gave much thought when we started out as to whether we'd last this long, but we did and I hope we will for a long time to come.
Despite commemorating the occasion in a rather ordinary fashion sans over the top expressions of joy, love etc etc, it was a good day, one that was sweet in its own ordinary manner that may reek of normality to others, but it was special nonetheless.
The most "un-normal" part of the day lasted 2h30mins and the other 11h30mins where we were in each other's company was, like I mentioned, quintessentially normal. Fantastic (I'm not being sarcastic here).
We started the day in a smelly fashion, no, we were not the smelly ones, but we went to Pasir Ris Park for a nice home-made breakfast by the beach (only we were not so close to the beach because I didn't want to trod on the grass to get to the beach lol). Of course, Pasir Ris Park has a stable where for a fee, visitors can ride on a horse or pony (as long as you don't crush the poor thing). And let me say that horses and ponies aren't the most pleasant smelling of creatures out there. At least their dung aren't very....appetising odours to smell, especially when you're walking past them with the intention to have a nice meal by the beach.
We had to rush back to the car as rain clouds quickly gathered and made it back in the nick of time just as the sky let loose. Dropped by our respective places to clean up and then we went for the "not so normal" part of our day; catching the local play The Campaign to Confer the Public Star Award on JBJ. Now we don't watch artsy stuff very often, the last time we did wasn't even for an artsy event (Chestnuts).
Went down to the Drama Centre, collected our tickets and then zipped off to Bugis Junction for a quick bite at Terra. We eventually made it back for the show just in the nick of time.
The show was good, not in the same league as Chestnuts (I wouldn't really put them together 'cause they're just so inherently different" but kudos to the cast and scriptwriter for a good show with all the not-so-subtle references to our nude-posting NCMP, the political dinosaur etc etc.
Post show, we walked around a little, bought some stuff and then came home to change before meeting his friends for dinner. To cut the whole thing short, we went home after dinner.
See? What a normal day. Great to have nonetheless.
You wouldn't believe what I did, perhaps it wasn't the most horrible of things I could have done, but I said it anyway.
On my way home earlier on, for some strange reason to which I can no longer recall, the boyfriend started saying the punch line of "Man, I Feel Like A Woman". I said it was wrong, 'cause it was and he started singing it in more ridiculous ways till I actually said it. I called him tone deaf.
That wasn't very nice. *Gulp*
Now he knows that he isn't the most fantastic singer around ( and I croak lol) but I guess it was a little insensitive of me to call him tone deaf.
I will never be the sensitive sort of person *shrugs*. It's simply not me. I do a horrible job at trying to be sensitive and empathetic, 'cause I'm just not that sort of person.
Another weird moment today: I was walking around with him and his friends after dinner when one of them suddenly asked me about the upcoming UCLA trip. The first thing that struck me was "They know???"
I don't mind them knowing, I just didn't expect him to tell them so soon. Ok, maybe the news is a little old, but it is still sinking in for me. I finally somewhat decided on which flight to get on, what courses to take, still no room mate in sight but that's perfectly okay.
Heh the weirder thing is that some of my friends don't know yet. Or they had to find out from other people, or from my blog. In fact, I think I only told 4 of them in person, the rest found out from the blog or from my MSN Messenger Nickname. See? I even make a horrible friend. Lol.
but this was very nice to get on Valentine's Day. =)
The big bouquet is still sitting in my room, I wonder how long does it take to wilt though, the later, the better.
It's a huge promotion from last year's 3 roses. Heh. From 3 to 12. My eyes bulged when I saw the size of the bouquet. HUGE!
Ok, I'm in a rush to get to school. I need to see my Philosophy tutor regarding my essay plan.
The Lunar New Year is coming soon, in fact, it's eve is tomorrow, which means the dreadful reunion dinner is looming around the corner. Maybe I'll bring the laptop along so I can get started on my essay.
I went to the library today and did SOME (I mean it, SOME, so it wasn't a lot) research that I thought would be useful for my philosophy essay. Now I have an additional point that I think is plausible and I'm out of space. Working backfired because now I think I have too much and don't have enough space. I need help so I think I'm going to ask my tutor for help tomorrow.
Today, as I hopped off the lorry (I hitched a ride on my mum's company transport), I felt this sudden twinge of pain (definitely not good) that spread around my left ankle. My left ankle doesn't like lorries. So I shouldn't hop off lorries and land on my left ankle. Point taken.
I forgot to watch a webcast lecture last Friday so I'm probably watching it on Wednesday. Just so I know, the list of things that HAVE to be completed over my non-existent study break (next week):
1. Study for my Biodiversity CA 2. Study for my Economics CA 3. Complete my Philosophy essay + attach one of my blog posts 4. Study for my Sociology CA 5. Study for my Statistics CA
Anyway, one of my lecturers collapsed 2 weeks ago after my weekly Monday lecture for that class. I didn't know about it till today (the lecture was cancelled last week) when the new lecturer took over and told us. Apparently the first lecturer is stuck in the ICU of a hospital. Sounds bad, kind of makes me wonder what happened. Maybe it's a societal thing, especially so in Singapore, where we are just so morbidly curious about everything. And if it's something bad, the more curious we get about the issue. We are morbid people.
Tomorrow I'm off to the airport (again). This time to send ANOTHER friend off to Australia. Long day tomorrow. At least my lessons are mostly over by the end of tomorrow. All that's left is one statistics lecture on Thursday though I do have to be back on Friday for an hour's worth of talks on summer exchange programmes. I'm keeping my fingers crossed on landing one this coming semester break.
I'm super tired now and it's barely 11pm. My room is a mess. The Lunar New Year is less than 6 days away and I need to clean my room up. My room is frighteningly untidy. I need to find a place to chuck my textbooks. Next time, I'm going to want a monstrous bookshelf that can take all the books I can possibly buy. For now, I'm out of space (my textbooks for the sem are sitting on a spare chair I have). My table is overrun by Eragon (the book) which I haven't started reading.
I find this amusing; I have the bulk of my hair in a ponytail! Lol. I got rid of my at-shoulder-blades length hair May last year and the boyfriend UTTERLY HATED it, along with just about every guy who commented. How long is it going to take before it gets back to being at least shoulder length? The current length is an awkward one because I have a stub for a ponytail. LMBO.
It seems awfully fast. I wasn't expecting January to end so soon and now it's February.
Things happening this month:
14: Valentine's Day 18-20: Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year 17-25: Mid-Semester Break 21-2 March: My sweetie goes back for his In Camp Training =( 27: My Philosophy Paper is due 27: Biodiversity CA 28: Economics CA
I'm feeling lost on how to approach my Philosophy paper. I need help. Anyone here an expert on Socratic Dialogues?
I'm going to be without my Sweetie for 2 weeks this month =(
Anyway, I've been doing considerably less work the last 2 weeks. Mainly because I've lost a good portion of my earlier momentum and I think I ought to find it again so I can get cracking on work. I've also just concluded today that my biodiversity lecture notes are actually quite useless.
I've been going out a fair bit lately, once last week to meet up with some friends, again on Wednesday night to meet up with a couple of junior college classmates and then to send a friend whom I've known since I was 13 (19-13+1 = 7 years of friendship) who has since gone to Adelaide to study medicine. A couple of weeks from now will see an additional 3 friends leaving (2 for Melbourne, 1 for Sydney) to do Horticulture, E-Commerce and Medicine.
I'm envious.. but somehow I think I'd cry if I were them, especially at the airport, at the thought of leaving my sweetie behind. But the prospect of a new life, a new experience in a new culture, that's something worth anticipating for and I hope the 4 of them enjoy their new experiences.
Every time I send someone off at the airport for 3-4 years of life overseas, it reminds me of the time I applied for UK universities (and all 4 unconditional offers and 2 conditional offers , if I recall correctly). Only to not go because the scholarship board decided to be anal and demand for SAT scores when they clearly said that students w/o the SAT were welcomed to apply. It's no secret that I don't like life in a Singaporean university but I'll make the best of what I can in this situation. Maybe that was a blessing in disguise, 'cause I got to stay behind and be with my Sweetie (in case you can't tell, I'm pretty reliant on his encouragement) and that I'll be around when my dogs pass on (I reckon they've got 4 years left if they're lucky). They've been part of my life for 10 years now and it'd be tragic if I weren't around when they leave this world.
Oh and yes, I've gotten Krispy Kreme, something we don't have here in Singapore, something Americans and the likes probably take for granted. Jia Xin, who's back from Melbourne for 3 weeks very kindly got my a box of Krispy Kreme. Now I can say that I've tried Krispy Kreme.
It's nice, very sweet but I think the sweetness gets to you after a while and makes you sick. I adored the blueberry doughnut. I think it is absolutely fantabulous. Very nice, subtle blueberry flavour.
Now for some photos:
Krispy Kreme
Is your mouth watering yet?
A group photo with some people I've known since I was 13 (the absence of males can be attributed to the fact that I was in a girls' school)
Woon Ting, Yours Truly, Shu Hui
Zi Ting, me again, Elaine
A group photo of the farewell party minus the girl who's leaving
I see my previous entry has FINALLY prompted YOU to post something.
That was quite a feat *smiles smugly*
Hehehe, so does that mean you'll kill the zombies for me? 'Cause I tried.. and then I got ambushed... and then I died. Bleurgh. Thankfully I didn't save. =P
I didn't know pulling the stupid lever would resurrect the zombies in the coffins, ok?
Bleurgh. I actually managed to get to the stupid priest in the other crypt. Only to die in a zombie ambush in a different crypt, gimme some CREDIT for that. =P
Anyway, I'd take puppies over zombies any day. Hehehehe.
I think my boyfriend is trying to convert me into a Neverwinter Nights 2 fan.
I have to say he almost sold me on the idea, until I saw one thing tonight as I was playing it.
ZOMBIES
BLEURGH
I don't like zombies, not to mention the zombies in the game gives my character diseases which seem to reduce the stats permanently *well walking around doesn't get rid of it, neither do cures nor rests*.
I am a Neverwinter Nights noob, and I DON'T LIKE zombies.
Think he could have at least warned me about them? Now he's going to have to kill all of them for me, or else I'm not going anywhere near that game.
Looks like I'll be spending more time on my readings then (though I'm drastically ahead in my philosophy readings, despite still not getting 80% of things... and close to a week ahead in sociology). I guess there's always time to pull ahead. Maybe I'll just use tomorrow and Friday for revision. Sounds better. Either-or I reckon.
I still haven't found an instructor. Right, that reminds me, I have to study for my final theory test. Bleurgh.
I have a friend whom I've known for the past 7 years who's leaving for Australia tomorrow. I don't even know if I'm sending her off, I'll see. Lol.
Had my first philosophy tutorial today and as usual, I felt like a dumb-dumb. Felt completely ignorant and stupid. Is that what philosophy does to people?
Sociology seems more fun, but it's still puzzling.
I have 2 modules telling me I have to learn in a new way respectively. My brain isn't wired to take on 2 new thinking styles in one semester you know?
This describes my general mood nowadays. I am thankful for the couple of days of respite that I got from it though. However, I think it's coming back again *sigh*. Dreadful Sunday. It's been 3 hours since I came home from my boyfriend's place and I'm already missing him. =(
Christmas is coming around again, but this year there is no anticipation building up from within. Instead I feel jaded. Sigh.
Yesterday I went out with the boyfriend and got him his early Christmas present. Now for all battle game loving geeks out there, I got him Medieval 2, ok? Because he wanted it and I'm bad at buying gifts so I'd rather he tell me what he wanted and I do the job of paying for it.
Ok, 99% of the time I have a sweet, understanding and caring boyfriend. I know that. Then he gets a new game and goes gaga. Like all other boys. In order to let him continue gaga-ing over his new toy, I'm sitting here, at home, in front of my desktop which is FINALLY up and running again (the graphics card self-destructed), feeling awfully jaded. What a great way to spend my Saturday morning. Could have gone with my dad to my aunt's church wedding (the wedding dinner is tomorrow) but I would have fallen asleep there. Right now, as I'm typing this, I bet he's plotting how to get the Papal State's Inquisitor assasinated. Erm IN THE GAME, not in real life, ok? In the GAME, the moment he got his assasin, he started assasinating merchants and diplomats from other factions, none of which were his rivals (all neutral or allies). I am a nice persion and TRIED to DISCOURAGE him, so I didn't goad him on, ok?
Just to entertain myself, I shall go on a CSI frenzy.
And I need to lose weight. Lots and lots of weight.
Thank you for all the effort you put into making today great. And yes, if I were to rate it like in the SIMS 2, it'd be a dream date, complete with the after-date bouquet of roses . The past year has been nothing short of glorious and magnificent. You've been understanding, thoughtful, lovely and supportive on so many levels. You've made me persevere when I thought it wasn't possible, kept me on track when I wanted to veer off so badly, made me laugh when I was feeling so miserable and stressed out, made me feel so safe and secure when I felt everything was going all wrong. You were there through my ups and downs, to remind me of what a worrywart I am and to remind me that things will work out on their own, to teach me how to be a better person. You're truly wonderful, did you know that? Did I ever tell you that? There's something about you that brightens up my day and makes me feel better just knowing that you're here with me. I don't know what I did right to deserve someone like you but I'm glad I did it anyway. I couldn't possibly say this to you in person without choking and tearing so I'm going to tell you in words, because it's the best medium for me to organise my thoughts and feelings and convey them to you. You're great, you're wonderful, I love you and you're the best thing that's happened to me. I don't know how many times I can say this to you but every time I do, know that I mean every bit, every ounce of it.
The day start off simply enough, went over to his place, got my gift =). Clay Aiken's A Thousand Different Ways. We spent the next hour listening to ALL the songs on the disc and then went out to get lunch for his family and then he surprises me with a bouquet of flowers. 3 pink daisies. He remembers my favourite flower =). We then head over to Plaza Singapura where we proceed to book tickets for the movie Singapore Dreaming before having our lunch at a Japanese restaurant. Pretty decent food I think. Walked around for quite some time before going in for the movie.
The movie was good, by local standards. It's about a struggling, working class family trying to make things right. An elderly couple who sends their only son to the US for further studies, only for their son to return without graduating. An elder daughter who's jealous of how she's always overlooked by her parents, of how her brother gets everything she can only dream of. A son-in-law who's struggling at this new job, to feel adequate in his own family, to match up to his wife. A girlfriend who's too naive and believes too much in her boyfriend, enough for her to dump her life savings on his education abroad, hoping for him to marry her while he obviously has no intention to do so. A wife who spends too much time talking about herbal tea and taking care of her family, never thinking for herself. A husband who keeps a secret family beyond his legitimate family. Their lives seem to be on the upswing when the elderly gentleman strikes the lottery and they seem to be able to afford everything they could possibly ever want. Disaster strikes soon after when the old man dies and everything turns topsy turvy and things go from bad to worse. Old feuds, jealousy, bad ties all come back to haunt the characters. The ending is satisfying beyond words, where the undeserved get their just desserts and the unappreciated get their due rewards. Great movie, the queer thing is that the greatest lesson there is to learn about the movie comes not from a Singaporean character, but a Chinese national working as a beer girl trying to make ends meet and pursue her dreams. Keeping in mind that this is a local production, this movie deserves 4 stars out of 5.
After the movie, it was time for a 'light' dinner. We went to the glasshouse next to Park Mall where Fish & Co is located. We shared a Seafood Platter for One and a Squid Calamari. Dinner was good, there was a live band playing tonight and the band played lots of love songs. The food was decent, the singing pretty good and we had a nice time just enjoying each other's company. A nice walk through Istana Park then ensued, before we headed off to meet his friends and then we went home. So here I am, sitting here, typing this as I listen to my new CD.
I had a great day today and I'm looking forward to many more of such days. In fact, every day with you feels like this. It's just something about you. Thank you for everything you've done for me in the past year, and since we met.
Well then, I guess I'll be seeing you tomorrow =). I'll see you soon sweetie =)
I'm a 3rd year student in what is probably the largest autonomous university in Singapore majoring in a Science-related subject (well it sorta IS SCIENCE). I'm known to be introverted, sarcastic (at times), funny when I rant (which isn't a good thing lol) and somewhat of a loner. I miss LA and would move there in a heartbeat :(
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