time, slow down please.

At times, I find myself feeling like a helpless parent running after my hyperactive toddler and worrying about not being able to keep up with their pace. The little 'toddler' mentioned happens to be Time in my case (for now). In a blink, the September break is nearly over. Despite the slightly traumatic diarrhea + vomiting episode that landed me on a hospital bed with an IV-drip for close to 3 hours at Tan Tock Seng, I've been having such a great time taking things real slow for the past week; catching up with friends, markings, doing laundry, tidying up the room and spending time with ST. It's been amazing but sadly (we're so close to the end of the year so it's actually not that bad la huh), work's starting again tomorrow.

During this one week, I've had the pleasure of eating some worthy calories so I'm just going to share them in here. I am no connoisseur (thank you Chrome's spell-check) and ST says that I can a little pushy sometimes (not the exact words used but something along that line) when it comes to recommendations so please take my words with a pinch of salt and sugar.

Meng Kee Char Kway Teow from Beo Crescent

This is the second visit after my colleague introduced it to me. I really love the crunchy and sinful bits of pork lard (both big and small pieces) that the lady stall-holder uses to fry the CKT with, not to mention the very aromatic (chao-ta) wok-hei. The noodles were generously coated with sweet, dark soya sauce and she was really generous with the cockles too (I ordered the $5 portion to share). If you do not request for the non-spicy version, this plate of CKT can pack quite a fiery punch; evident in the beads of perspiration that formed along ST's forehead. Much as I was happily slurping up the CKT, my lunch/dinner date did not seem to enjoy it as much as I did. I hope he will someday though, with the non-spicy version!

Turkish Eggs ($8) from Penny University

Ended up here on Teachers/Teachers' Day (w.e.f. 2013, it'll now be on the first Friday of September) with some colleagues after a failed attempt to train for an upcoming run at ECP. The place was bustling with diners at 10 a.m. (another customer told us that it's been that crowded since she was at the place at 9); with barely enough room for us to wait around for a table comfortably without getting in the way of the busy servers - we managed to end up at 3 separate tables (6 of us in total) after a slightly agonizing (I exaggerate) wait of 20-30 minutes but were re-seated together again after a group of 6 were done at the longer 'communal' table. 

I ordered an order of the Turkish Eggs; which was basically two poached eggs swimming in a tangy concoction of whipped yoghurt, spicy sauce, smoked chicken (+$1.50) oregano leaves and served with a slice of toasted and chopped-up sourdough bread. This would be something for people with slightly more adventurous taste buds as the sourish blend of yoghurt and runny yolk requires some getting used to. I thought the plain yoghurt was somewhat reminiscent of hollandaise sauce but then again the latter is usually much buttery/creamier and almost never that tangy. I'm glad that I ordered it because I was really curious about its taste, but I think I'll probably be getting something else for brunch the next time round. Anyhow, while we were 'loitering' and waiting for available tables, I spotted some Windowsill pies at the counter; the Grasshopper pies looked fantastic behind the glass display and the coffee (le usual capp) packed quite a robust punch too (opted for an orange-chocolate blend instead of the usual house blend).

Not-so-humble eggs ($6) from The Humble Loaf

Had this on the same day as the Turkish Eggs; imagine my delight (they didn't see it but I was squealing with excitement inside) when one of my darling colleagues invited us to sing karaoke at Teo Heng after brunch at Penny University. Found at the slightly cramped basement of Katong Shopping Centre (couldn't help but be reminded of the film, Ilo Ilo the whole time because of the numerous domestic helper agencies found there), the first thought that struck me first was "What a tiny space!" Having just had 2 poached eggs hours ago, I was slightly fearful of tipping my daily 'cholesterol scale' if I had another 2 more eggs but I went ahead anyway (after my kind colleague offered to share).

Taste aside, I really love the cheeky name of this side. What is it that makes it not so humble? I'm guessing it should be the ham. Apart from the Serrano ham, it is made up of the humblest of ingredients; 2 comforting soft-poached eggs, bits of tangy pickled celery, thin olive slices, lots of chives/spring onions (can't tell the 2 apart sometimes) and generous black pepper seasoning. I hesitated initially when I read "pickled celery" and saw the generous chives/spring onion (I have a strong distaste for raw spring onions) sprinkled on top because those are usually food items that I steer clear of but I'm glad I went ahead to take a slurp. Apart from adding a nice crunch to the dish, I couldn't taste the sharp taste of the abhorred celery (pickling does wonders, it seems) and there was no nasty 'oniony' taste from the suspicious-looking chives/spring onions so I'm guessing they used chives. The ham shavings lent an even more savory touch to the already-savory runny eggs and since I'm someone who usually goes for stronger flavours, this was a Yay. Definitely the kind of dish you'd want to be sopping wholesome bread with.

Apart from these eggs, we also had a go at the hazelnut-based meringue (tastes better when paired with a nice cup of kopi; it balances out the sweetness imo as some of my other companions who did not order beverages found it slightly saccharine), raspberry pound cake ($2.50) and financier. The pound cake was fluffy and easily one of the nicest pound cakes I've ever had while the financier was moist, strangely addictive and irresistibly priced at $1.50 a piece.

And until the next time work allows for another food rave and rant, that'll be it for now.

Re-Prioritising

Less than 10 entries for the whole of 2013 so far and nothing without so little of a mention of work in (nearly) every single one of them. I used to scoff at people who had problems with their work-life balance but look at who's the one being laughed at now.

It's the continual assessment week right now and that could be the reason why I seem to be having slightly more time on hand for now.

It's been nothing less than awfully quiet in this little online space for the past few months. Thank god my 'offline life' has been much more exciting. Phew.

Saw some of the most amazing underwater sights and creatures up close while blowing bubbles in Moalboal back during the June holidays; definitely significant enough to have hit some kind of milestone in my personal scuba journey.

Breath-stopping to see such a large school/ball of sardines swarming towards me.

The sheer enormity and their wonderful synchrony truly blew me away.

Thanks to Bun's awesome recommendation, ST and I made our ways down to look at this little large fella and his group of friends. I guess I'll remember the experience of being flicked absent-mindedly by his/her tail for a long time to come; it was one of alarm, followed by relief, and finally amusement.

And this pair of mating Mandarins!

Didn't have a clue what I was looking at until I snapped a shot and saw the beautiful colours appear on my camera screen. They are probably smaller than half my palm and were darting into safety of the staghorn corals so quickly whenever the flash came up. Very comical and funny experience.

Apart from the awesome dive trip with ST, I also managed to squeeze in a 2D1N trip to Malacca over the long National Day weekend with the girls. In retrospect, I simply find it hard to believe we'd spent such crazy durations queueing for nearly everything; from entry into JB, to chendol and laksa, and a satay steamboat. 3 hours (or was it 3.5?) just to get a table at the famous satay celup place. Woah. You know they say there's always a first for everything... I believe that's also the last time I'm going to be heading to Malacca during their national holidays. All of us learnt that it's truly a terrible time to visit Malaysia (via land transport) during the Raya holidays. Mad queues aside, I had a good time catching up with our little 'support group'. And to be honest, most of the food that we queued up for were really well worth the ringgit. The only exception was the Peranankan cafe just beside the Peranakan museum around Jonker; I'm not that fussy when it comes to food but that's honestly a place I don't think I'd ever want to go back to; for dining at least.

And voila! That's just a glimpse of my 'offline life'.

I'm feeling slightly accomplished that I'm able to touch a little on my social life instead of solely work (again) this time round. clapforself.jpg.

Until the next entry (who knows when will that be), tata and good day.

weekend in brief

'twas a great weekend to the last official week of lessons.

Caught Company at NLB on Friday evening, thinking that it'd give me a clearer idea
of my take on singlehood, relationships and love... though it sort of ended with me being slightly
more perplexed bout these issues than before. But... since it's really quite pointless to worry
bout these things for now, I'll just let things be what they currently are for now.

Met up with the usual ktowy fellas after the play a random pub in the
Duxton Road cluster to have a few drinks. Ah Ong finally brought his girlfriend to meet
us and we all had a few good laughs over the dice version of Bluff, credits to my non-existent lying *cough* skills. On hindsight, I think it might've been due to the bad fengshui of my seat...
or maybe it was just the alcohol... hmm.

Woke up slightly late and slightly groggy on Saturday morning as a
result of the drinks last night. Jenny gave me a wake-up call that somehow made it feel like
uni mornings all over again; getting all flustered for waking up later than I should. We attended a
brief workshop on coffee appreciation together at Highlander, along Kampong Bahru Road and it
was interesting to learn more about the roasting process of coffee beans, what goes into the roasting of our local kopis, and the main types of beans available out there. We even had a go at making our own latte art for our cappucinos; though it was barista's hands doing most of the work. Met Bun after she renewed her passport and we hopped over to CSHH for a quickie brunch + yet another coffee.
Mmm... tasty patties and salami sandwich indeed.

Moving onto Jolb's place after, whatever plans we had made for a
barbecue were quickly dashed with the onslaught of a heavy drizzle-turned-downpour.
Thank goodness the weather was the only depressing part of the evening. To ensure that the food didn't go to waste, Jolb's mum deep-fried some of the prepared food and we all had a good chat with her over our processed and sodium-laden dinner. Their warm hospitality made the evening turn out to be such a cosy affair, against the backdrop of a gloomy overcast sky outside the tall glass windows - 是幸福的.

After the rain had subsided, we decided to head to the pool for a dip. No thanks to
the rain, the waters were brrrrrr-eezing (by my standards, they were freezing)... but no matter,
we still managed to waddle in the jacuzzi pool, splash water at one another,
belt out drony out-of-tune ballads and swim a couple of laps as I froze
 my buns off. I can't remember when was the last time I did anything
like that (probably the Bali days a few years back?)
and it was awesome.

Numb fingers, body all stiff and cold, the girls let me take a shower first. I couldn't help
but feel like I was an upright frozen drumstick that was being thawed as the hot, running water from the tap washed over me. Slowly but surely, I felt life returning to my body, starting from the fingertips -
那也是幸福的.

Made it down to ECP on Sunday and I headed out to sea for a quick surf. Body's still
aching from the very short session but I'm glad that the longboard's finally taken care of and I can now move back to the shortboard that I've very ashamedly left at Uncle Richard's workshop for the
longest time ever!

It's the second unofficial day of school holidays so far and I think I've cleared most,
if not all, of the mandatory work I need to complete. It's a couple more days to go before we're
flying to Queensland and yes! I can hardly wait.

Henry, temporary.

Being a closet stickler for ulu places, I had to visit after learning that this cafe had only been set up a few months ago but will only be around till next February. The building where it's located is set to be enbloc-ed for future redevelopment, so most of the other tenants have already vacated the premise. Apart from the handful of residents who have yet to move out from their homes, and just a couple of other operating shops, it was very much void of the usual buzz found elsewhere on our island...

which is exactly what I love about such places.

However, despite the seemingly deserted exterior, it would take only a second to realize that business was rather brisk upon entering the cafe. It's not a big place (at all); all indoor and outdoor (pet-friendly) tables were taken up so we ended up at the bar counter until some other patrons left. 

The folks who were working diligently behind the bar counter to serve us the yummy offerings were really approachable and friendly; the lovely fair lady wasted no time in explaining the difference between black and white coffees when I inquired.

I ordered a cappucino and it came with a cute little morsel of a home-made (I'm assuming here) chocolate cookie; a lovely touch. And while the coffee's been highly-raved, I found it somewhat unpalatable to my unseasoned taste-buds. I thought it tasted a little tangy and ended on a sharp but bitter (is that possible?) note; not a finish that I particularly enjoy. Anyway, I shall try the other variations if I ever drop by again soon; I'm sure my taste-buds will not have too much difficulty finding something they enjoy.

To fill our tummies, we had the Flourless Chocolate Cake, Nutella Banana Panini and a serving of some Savoury Scones.

flourless choc cake - I like how the top-crust cracked and the slice crumbled when we stuck our forks in, its dense texture and the satisfyingly rich chocolatey taste. For cheapskates like me who refuse to pay for another slice, the only gripe we would have is... why so small slice? :(

Okay, just kidding - I really wanted to try something else instead.

nutella banana panini - This homely and comforting combination can hardly (if ever) go wrong. It was a sweet treat that was well-worth the calories; long slices of banana and gooey nutella sandwiched between the warm and toasty chewy bread. Oh and did I mention that they were awfully generous with the nutella spread? We had trouble keeping the nutella from oozing out of the edges of the panini, only to form tiny 'wasted' blobs on the plate - but knowing the glutton that is me, of course no nutella was 'wasted' in the process of devouring this tasty treat.

We had some savoury scones (cheesy and 'chivey') too. Baked-to-order, the crumbly insides of the scones were piping hot when served. Quite a pity that the serving size was rather tiny though. 

The minimalistic set-up of the temporary space consisted of simple plywood bar-tops, naked incandescent bulbs dangling from the ceiling, lovely radio music (YES), and a range of tasteful magazines for customers' reading pleasure. The crowd ranged variedly from families (inclusive of aunties, uncles, fathers and mothers - who'd have thunk they're into such places too) to dating and married couples, bffs, etc.

That afternoon, we talked about how it was possible to understand "the feeling of having one's balls shrunken" (without needing any) as we looked at mind-blowing photographs of people balancing on trapezes high up in the foggy mountains, and learnt that both the atomic bomb and Comic Sans are considered to be in the Top-10 list of Worst Inventions - at least according to a particular magazine.
Oh, and I also managed to my Science scripts marked. Talk about productivity!

the end of something good

After living what seemed like the new Dolce Vita for the longest time, my last vacation as a student finally came to an end two days ago. Looking ahead, I'm quite certain that my next prolonged period of idling won't be here anytime soon. 

And so, I'm feeling quite thankful that I'd been able to busy myself in the past few weeks with lots of catching up (with the same dear old people, of course), checking out ulu cafes, taking long walks around places that I never really got to stopping by previously, etc. Instead of having to meet deadlines or fulfill other academic obligations like we've been doing the entire semester, I was granted the luxury of learning to take things slow. Really slow. 

A slice of Antoinette ($9++) at Antoinette's

I learnt to take sips instead of gulps, nibbles instead of gobbles (of course, my Kindle made it a lot easier to do that), and pictures instead of mere snapshots. I made sure that nothing was too serious for me to fuss over, had plenty of time to mull over some issues in my life and it turned out to be such a wonderful time. 

Milk chocolate mousse cake infused with earl grey, topped with a bubble that oozes of tangy raspberry coulis when burst. The unusual sweet and sour combination worked quite well for me; both flavours balancing each other evenly. 

(I still think the bubble looks like a giant nipple though)

Oh, and this year, I finally learnt how to wrap bak zhangs at Grandma's place.

Wrapping's the easiest part of the entire process; preparation of the ingredients and cooking of the dumplings after they've been wrapped is so much more tedious. With quite a lot of difficulty, I finally managed to make mine decent-looking when tied; Aunt mentioned that the ones I'd wrapped look really tiny, just like the ones Mum used to wrap when she'd first started.

There were a little leftover ingredients so Aunt suggested that I bring them home so that Mum could do some wrapping too. I helped out with the preparation of the ingredients early morning (e.g. cleaning and shelling of salted eggs, chopping of mushroom, garlic and onion) and managed to wrap a few more bak zhangs before scooting off to NIE for a meeting with my practicum supervisor.

I thought my last weekend of the vacation was kind of ruined when I did something regrettable Saturday morning; spent the afternoon kicking myself in bed when I should really have been out windsurfing or making more out of the precious weekend. 

Thankfully, I reminded myself that I have the power to turn things round (it's all in the mind!) and things got so much better in the evening. Post-tuition, I met up with a smaller-than-usual KTOWY (everyone will be coming home soon though :D) at Zhen's for a barbecue dinner. The food items bought and prepared by Zhen and her family were marinated and grilled to BBQ perfection; Boss' meat joystick was a big hit (ok, sounds slightly inappropriate), Ah Long's beancurd tarts were delish, and the bak zhangs I brought were just to make numbers lol. Good food is often paired with awesome company and we had much of both that evening. Boss provided us girls with a breakdown of the different types of guys we're likely to come across (generally) in life and I suppose my favourite's the "gong dua dai" kinda guy - sounds cute, no? Don't judge me for picking a favourite based on what it sounds like please. We played In-Between too, for lack of better games, and my luck was unbelievably horrible. I make a mental note whenever I start cursing or saying swear words (raising self-awareness ahem), and records show that frequency is highest when I meet horrible drivers on the road, followed by times when I drop my sail while windsurfing, and finally, when I play In-Between wtf.

Sunday was great too even though we didn't have the best of winds; I had a really enjoyable time surfing and it's also partly because of the trash-picking that we did before that. 

Ended the evening with a cousin's wedding dinner and here are some snaps:

with Mumsy

YF

and Yihao! Like he mentioned on Facebook, it's been the longest time since the 3 of us took a picture together.

with the 'little melons'.

Mum and Dad :)

Weddings usually leave me going "Awwww... they're going to spend the rest of their lives together now. How sweet is that..." in my mind, but this one made me have cynical thoughts; maybe I've been thinking too much about the impermanence of life, love, and such of late.

And that marks the happy closure of my final vacation as a student.

Final practicum's finally started on Monday; things have yet to get busy (very soon though, I'm sure), and I'm really happy to be here - I hope I'm not speaking too soon since it's just the 2nd day so far. It feels wonderful to have my own workstation (finally!) and have superiors acknowledge my presence on the first day of work. Not to mention I have really nice CTs too; one of whom gave me a 'welcome gift' on my first day:

I'm feeling really blessed right now.

To show my appreciation for all that I've been bestowed upon,

I should really stop paying just lip service and start working hard! :)

terrible person, i am

Scenario 1:

This happened sometime back; more than a year ago.

Was playing Kinect with a group of friends at a friend's place when I spotted a woman coming down the stairs. I automatically chirped "Hello Auntie!" in a friendly gesture for having assumed that was his mum. Apart from turning silent, everyone else also turned their gaze to me.
My exuberance quickly turned to awkwardness and embarrassment when I realized my folly.

It was his elder sister. And she's really just 2-3 years older than we are.

I was so embarrassed for insinuating she looked much older than that (it was the dim lights I swear) that I wish I could dig a hole in the ground, jump into it and bury myself.

Apologized profusely afterwards but it probably didn't help to change her terrible impression of me.

Scenario 2:

This happened last Sunday.
Spotted an unfamiliar and rather mature(-looking) lady sitting at the usual gang's bench at ECP; since she kept to herself her iPad most of the time, and no one's actually done any introduction, I did not have any chance to talk to her.
Only realized that she's somehow related to a friend (let's call her X) when I saw them chatting much later on the grass some few steps away from the stone bench.

When X came back to the stone bench (her friend's still sitting on the grass),
out of curiosity and to confirm my guess, I asked her without hesitation, "X, your mum ah?"

To which she smacked me hard on my arms and bum,

"NO IT'S MY FRIEND, AND SHE'S THE SAME AGE AS I AM (i.e. 29)"

Couldn't help but started howling with laughter and gasping in mock-horror.

The people around who caught the conversation started laughing too; though I wasn't too sure if they were laughing at my gungho-ness in asking such questions (without consideration of people's appearance) or the fact that X's friend really resemble a motherly figure.

I'm truly a terrible person. Karma will come my way soon, I'm quite sure of that.

a little slice of Sweden

You must have thought that I'm referring to Ikea in the title.

But neh, it's not Ikea.

After two rounds (was that considered one lol?) of L4D2 with the girlies on Monday, we took a walk down Haji Lane and Arab Street and found a quaint-looking Swedish cafe/bistro called fika at the end of Arab Street (along Beach Road to be more specific).

Liking that cute little moose atop the letter "i"

One of the 2 shopfronts; this one faces Beach Road.

It was tea-time (sorta) and the heat was melting us, so the idea of a nice place to sit down for a cuppa and some cakes/desserts was really enticing. Thought it would be an interesting place to check out since my dining experiences with Swedish cuisine are mostly can only be associated with Ikea.

Since we were still kind of full from our pancakey brunch, we settled for just drinks and cakes.

Ordered 2 cakes to share, and the girlies had 2 pots of tea while I had a capp.
Not too sure if it's self-service but we walked up to the counter to have our orders placed. There wasn't too many people around when we arrived (2-3 other tables were occupied), and I really enjoyed the sort of tranquility that filled the place. The clean-looking walls and furniture contributed somewhat to that peacefulness too. 

Cappucino ($5.50) - a cuppa a day.

This was quite basic, and the first time I'm seeing chocolate syrup being used to decorate a cappucino.

(have been cafe-spotting a fair bit recently hehe)

fika roughly translates to taking a coffe/squash/tea break (with something sweet) with some friends or family, so it was most fitting that we were there at that point in time!

Caramel-something-something cake ($7.90)

Chocolate-something-fudge cake ($7.90)

The cakes are a little on the pricey side (observed that most other cafes price similar cakes/tarts between $5-6) so thank goodness they tasted quite alright. Both cakes were tender and moist, and the chocolate tasted rich. It felt slightly decadent each time I delivered a morsel of cake to my mouth.

elegant-looking plates

shake shake shake

The cafe's white-washed interior and big windows makes it look very clean, bright and inviting; something that I take to be a common feature of Scandinavian interior architectural design
(again, I have to disclaim my knowledge is limited to Ikea showrooms and catalogs).

Not too bad a place to catch up with pals, and I wouldn't mind coming back again to try some of the Swedish mains when I have slightly more money to spare.

pancakes for brunch

Winded up at Peace Centre on Monday with the girlies after an unsuccessful karaoke attempt at Chinatown; we decided to go for some L4D2 (imagine: lots of screaming, dodging, and clueless crazy clicking) instead.

Since it was still early and we've yet to have lunch, I suggested we pop by Strictly Pancakes that's just across the road. They opened for business 2 minutes after we arrived (at 11-ish); we didn't have to wait too long to get a table. A few others were also seen waiting even before the place was opened.

Picture taken from Rongster's mobile uploads.

We settled ourselves comfortably on the second level, and I found myself to really like the laid-back shophouse setting. Placed our orders with the friendly servers and they brought us some pancake accompaniments before our items were ready.

Special butters: rum and raisin (top), garlic herb (bottom)

Orders of savoury pancakes come with a small dish of butter and a vial of maple syrup.

Benedict the Thief ($14) - basically eggs Benedict on pancakes.

Turkey ham is what goes in between the poached eggs and two extra thick pancakes.

Served with some rocket salad in balsamic vinaigrette dressing and Hollandaise sauce on the side.

The pancakes were quite nicely done; fluffy and light... and it was such a joy to cut through them (compared to places that serve eggs Benedict with really tough, crusty toasts).

The eggs were poached well too, with the right amount of yolk oozing out when I used my fork to prod it open. I thought they could be slightly more generous with the seasoning though, but then again, I'm always asking for my food to be saltier.

Snuggle Up ($13) - hotdogs tucked within pancakes and drizzled with maple syrup; served with caramelized onions and a quail's egg on the side.

The hotdog was savoury to my liking, and the onions were quite yummy too.

But at $13, I was really expecting to see more hearty portions.

Atas hotdog also not that expensive right?

 Apples and Cinnamon ($10) - A stack of 3 pancakes with caramelized apples and a scoop of vanilla ice-cream.

At first impression, the girlies thought that the apples were potatoes hur.
Could taste strong hints of cinnamon in it but I thought that the apples could be further caramelized; till slightly crisp from the char. Not too sure if that's achievable though, I am quite the cooking noob.

No fault to find with the ice-cream that was served by the side, it was really quite good.

Enjoyed my meal even though I'm really supposed to be on a carbo sabbatical. 

Really like the idea of pairing pancakes with savoury items though the prices for the savoury pancakes are not exactly that cheap. Business was brisk as the place was quite packed by the time we were done. Wouldn't mind coming back again if I happen to be in the area.

pictures from 2 weeks back

Beginning Wednesday:

Enjoyed TCC's 1-for-1 promotion at Bugis Junction after some walking around with Siao,
before the potluck with the rest of the primary school clique. 

#potluck

Made some pizzas for the potluck dinner at Siao's.

Her family helper prepared the dough and pesto while we rolled out the dough, poked holes in them, spread the pesto and sprinkled toppings generously on them.
That was my virgin pizza-making experience, and I really enjoyed it.

#potluck

Deviled eggs (by yours truly), or what they're supposed to be at least.

Yes, the piping needs some serious working on, I know.

#potluck

Prawns fried with garlic and herbs, courtesy of Jon.

#potluck

Beautiful Mesclun Salad, done by Bin and Lilin. Has got all my favourite vegetables in it! <3

#potluck

Rosti patty with smoked salmon, by Jon again (clap clap)

I just realized I forgot to snap a picture of Shir's yummy sambal fried rice!

#potluck

We played the usual drinking games, and were introduced to more new games by R.

The die is just a farce, we ended coming up with new rules to over-ride the chances which spared the thrower from drinking. And it was a good thing that the enormous bottle of Nutella was hidden from Siao's sight.

On Friday, it was my virgin visit to PLAY!

I believe clubbing's a milestone for us in our 14 years of friendship.

Siao's friend who was really fun to be around.

Saturday:

On the way to Liangliang's 21st party after tutoring, a traffic-light pause on the road.
That's a latest addition to Little Red btw.

At Liangliang's 21st. I felt so old to be around all those young ones gosh.

Monday:

Was less than a minute's drive away from tutee's place at Telok Kurau but got held up for more than 15 minutes because a gigantic construction vehicle was blocking the way. Snapped a shot of this floor-turned-seat mat in the passenger seat beside me, and don't you think it reminds you of the Esplanade too?

Monday:
Meet-up with the girlies at TCC's 1-for-1.

Enjoyed the food, and even more of the company that I had for that evening.