Bug Attack!

It gave me a fright. I was taking my first step into my room to turn on the lights. Suddenly I felt a sharp pain on my foot and immediately jerked upwards. On came the lights and there it was, a huge beetle about 8 cm long scurring away. The pic on the right isn't doing it justice. It looks so small in a big size NTUC plastic bag.

As I hopped on one leg, I shouted and shouted for help. But no one heard me. So I screamed at the top of my voice for my dad, who then came running up the stairs with a lizard swat. It was hiding in a corner when we found it. My dad proceeded to whack the nuts out of it. Amazingly after about ten whacks ... it was still alive and cricketing away. Eventually we had to use a wooden pole to it. And it took 2 hits before it finally died.

I hope the sting wasn't poisonous . . .

Colours of the Night

Today was a slow day at the office. SAP was down due to the upgrade implementation and so basically there wasn't much to do. Most of my team were on time-off leave. But that means I have more time to tidy up loose ends and of course go meet Meimei for lunch hahaha.

The night was more interesting. It's the 2nd weekend of the Night Festival @ National Museum. The highlight of the night was the lighting display. Our National Museum turned into multi-colour from the projection of the lights.

Pretty good day, especially with the cool weather. Only problem was my constipation . . . It's been a week and still no luck. I bought a packet of prunes on the way home . . . hopefully it'll help.

Anniversary Leave . . . More to Come? Hmmmm

My company has this weird 'benefit', the Annivesary Leave. Not sure what is the attraction of having this benefit, but I guess management must be thinking, "Heh, maybe people will look away that we are trying to cut staff cost, cutting OT pay, cutting other privileges and stay in the company to enjoy their Anniversary Leave!" "Maybe NOT! . . ." Oh well since I'm getting it, I'm using it hahaha.

Meimei and I met early at 9 plus to open our first joint bank account at Standard Chartered. Then it was off to Orchard for karaoke. I sucked at singing . . . seriously. After that we were at Meimei's place for CSI season 8 marathon before we went for dinner at blk 511. We ended the day with another episode and it was time for me to go home.

Pretty good day, if you ignore that it rained the entire day. Just happy I could laze the day away with my baby hehe. Hope I can do this again soon.

Thai & a Bat Night

Went to pick up Meimei for dinner. We settled on Thai Express after deliberating for my entire trip to her office (we were discussing over handphone). We went to the outlet at Serangoon Gardens. As usual, rubbing my Meimei's palm turned out to be a charm. We found a lot just as we entered the carpark.

We had my fav 'Yam Talay Woon Sen', which is seafood salad with glass noodles. The thing I love about this simple dish is that it packs a spicy tingle that just opens up your appetite. I had 'Woon Sen Tom Yum Kang' aka crayfish with red tom yum soup and glass noodles as my main which turned out to be an expensive loser. My meimei had soft shelled crab with rice. Oh yah there was the prawn toast which taste as good as before. Overall, it was a pretty good meal, though a little more expensive on the price to shiokness ratio. Blame it on the measly crayfish haha.

Next we went off to Bishan Junction 8 to catch The Dark Knight. Wow ... this has to be the best Batman movie I've ever seen, what with it's twists and turns. It's so much more than the usual good guy beats off the bad guy, grabs the babe and walks off into the sunset plot. My my ... this Batman has a plot and a good one too. It evokes more feelings than your normal run-of-the-mill superhero movie. I was heaping praises the moment we walked out the theatre. Meimei loved it too, though she was more thrilled at the lead actor Christian Bale than anything else ... Looks like I have a new competitor!

Chilli Padi Nonya Cafe

Been a busy day today. Had a pep talk with one of my staff. My boss seems to be a little irritated by me . . . Don't know why.

As usual our food guru Lao Da brought us to a new makan place. He has such an array of good eateries that we are tempted to make him join us for dinner every week haha.

This week's new spot is at Chilli Padi Nonya Cafe on North Bridge Road opposite Bugis Junction. It's an inconspicuous little restaurant, one I would never have walked in, judging by the decor and settings. It looked like those old restaurants that sell Zhi Char in an air conditioned environment. Anyways we went in on Lao Da's recommendation and well I must say I was glad he brought us there. Their specialty is the nonya buffet which has a good spread. Well it's not The Line or Melt selection of foods but nevertheless for the price of NettSGD14.65 it was well worth the trip there.

I had several helpings and was fully satisfied. Plus Lao Da paid for it hahahaha . . . It's my turn next time! So yeah, it's a good day.

Less Time, More Posts

It seems that with my job promotion, there is lesser time or in fact no more free time during office hours to update my blog. Plus I've always been updating only if there is something significant happening. Seriously though, what we tend to forget are the simple things in life. Which is why from today I'm gonna start writing short posts about my day whenever I can. Doesn't have to be special, maybe just talk about where I had dinner or something to that effect. I'll start off now by describing my day today hehe.

Woke up at 3pm today. Yeah yeah, I was out for a midnight movie (Red Cliff) the night before and only slept at 4am. And that was only because I didn't shower at all. I just slumped into bed and doze off till this afternoon.

Anyways, I lazed around for abit, trying to get my internet connection to work but failed miserably. At 5 I went to the nearby coffeeshop for Bee Hoon Goreng Cina before rushing off to Eu Tong Seng to pick up Meimei from her facial appointment.

Had dinner at her place with her parents and sis. I really need to learn to cook like her mum. Fantastic food! So savoury, so sweet, so so so ... darn good! I should go over for dinner more often hahaha. Well it's not to say dinner at home isn't just as pleasing but well, my mum just cooks in a different way. Teochews are simpler with their cooking.

After that we play majong till midnight. I had desserts before leaving and made it back home half past 12. Showered and resting while I write this post.

Looks like it's easier to keep things simple. I'm not writing more posts just to hit a good count, but I guess I don't wanna forget the simple things in life too. Like today is just as exciting as any other day with special events. Just takes a step back to appreciate the beauty of simple things.

Anniversary

Today is our anniversary. And I only have this to give.

" Once I wish and yearn and lust,

Searching for thee I know I must,

Long has loneliness dull my trust,

To find a love I hope will last.

In midst of paper pens and stands,

There shines this light so bright and grand,

What is this so special my curiousity peak,

Could it be the guide my heart so seek?

An adventure so eagerly I embark,

One Mid-Summer Night is the start,

Determined to preserve and leave my mark,

A passion driven by cupid's dart.

A season pass in the blink of an eye,

So many memories left in my mind,

In hunger happiness and good crys,

Savouring more in our lives.

Our first year this great endeavor,

Many more ages to smooth our edges,

I thank thee for taking part,

A beginning to the end till death do us apart. "

- Pokpok, 04 July 2008

Our First Year

I felt guilty not having done more for our anniversary. I've never been one for celebrations and presents. But I know this is what my meimei wants, so no matter what next year I must!