A Sickly But Adventurous & Fun-Filled Weekend!

My weekends usually starts on Wednesday nites, after my private Art class at Kovan, since that's the last class I arrange for the week. :P This is so that at least I have 4 days to prepare & work on Knotty Bicsie, & also for the other household chores.

Didn't sleep well on on Wed nite, blocked nose & sore throat :(

Thursday. Met up with Adrian & Siew Eng for breakfast at Toast Box @Plaza Singapura, had an encounter a super ultra blurrr cashier! Lucky for her, she got this cheerful vibrant smile on her face all the time that u somehow won't hold it against her no matter how silly & blur she is! Anyway, the customer before me was also one kind la!

Took a slow walk towards Orchard, bought 2 tops fr a shop at HMV. All their stuffs are fr Japan & Nepal. Very cool stuff, I really like them, though the prices are a bit steep. I'm $91.80 poorer when I stepped outa the shop :( Came across another interesting shop & bought a really cute toy for Edward for Valentine's Day. It's a self-fix toy. It's concept of tin toy, but using heavier paper & the robot is actually movable! I'm sure Edward will LOVE this toy! He had so much fun with the various toys I've gotten for him so far. & this is the most interesting, I must say!

Think I've spent enough on shopping for this week! Felt a bit hungey, so went over to Crystal Jade Express @Wisma, where I'm suppose to meet Roslyn. I was right. She just sounded rude over the phone, but she's actually quite a nice lady. She's left some knitted booties with me to seel at MAAD. She hasn't been working since her knee operation & she's been knitting at home. Hopefully I'll be able to help sell off all her booties :)

After a short meeting with Rosyln & a quick lunch, I went over to Kelture to do something, which I've been wanting to do since end of last year... have a dramatic change in my hairstyle! hehe... stepped in at about 1.30pm. By the time I left, it was already 7.10pm!!! To make the whole process more agonizing, my nose was runny throughout! Nearly got buttock cramp! hehe... but I LOVE the effect! It's totally wild & different! & the best part, I'll NEVER have a bad hair day, nor do I need to ever comb my hair! hehe... coz this new look is meant to be wild & messy. hehe....

Went back to Mum's for dinner to wait for Dar to pick me up after work. Sis giggled at my new look, said "not used to it". Mum says it suits me. Finally, verdict from the most important person - Dar-Dar. His 1st reaction when he saw me was laughter! HNG!!! What did that mean?!?! But he finally said that he's VERY HAPPY to see me excited about life & go all out to try new things again, & he thinks my new look suits me & makes me more lively! Yay...!!! :D

Friday. Dar-Dar reported to Kranji Camp for reservist. A dread, but at least a good chance to take a break from his tiring Civil engineering job, which he gotta work OT almost everyday. Kept our fingers crossed for the 1-day recall to end much earlier than expected. & just as we wished, it sure did! Dar-Dar got home by 12.30pm!!!! Yippee...!!! We can spend a Friday afternoon together! It's really 1 of those rare occasion for us to be able to spend a good whole 1/2 day together, since the beginning of 2007!

Went to Dar's new found favourite eating place - Vivo City's Suchi Tei. Yes, indulgence again! Was already full with, yet greedily ordered a potato curry (yummy!) & ended up over-eating :P went for a movie, Babel. Nothing fantastic, but an interesting show, though i feel it's a little cliche. But was sneezing almost throught the show :P I pity people sitiing around me :P & guess what? MORE FOOD after movie! :P This is indeed an ultimate indulgence!

Went to the Korean Charcoal BBQ Restaurant at West Coast Road, directly opposite Har Par Villa. Run by Korean boss & managers, & with Korean chefs, the korean food there is really authentic. Haven't been there for a while & Dar really LOVE the Korean food there. We ordered a Ginseng Chicken Soup & 2 grills (pork collar & chicken).

You won't believe this. One young waitress brought us our grill with this very familiar cheerful smile... I couldn't help stealing a glance at her name tag. I NEED to ask her, "You work at Toast Box too, right?" "Oh god, yes I do!" was her response! haha....!!! it was the same BLURRR cashier at Plaza Singapura Toast Box who's grilling our pork collar! It was hilarious... Had a nice chat with her. Very nice young girl, waiting for her O Level results.

Got home, Dar made Lemsep for me. All the sneezing made me very weak, especially in the stomach! So I was confused if I were just tired, or hungry! Can't be having more food! so decided to go to bed. It was already 11+pm...

Saturday. FOOD AGAIN!!! :P Now U all know why I'm ALWAYS in this shape! :( Went to Eunos for brunch. Had the famous "Ba Cho Mee" before Dar-Dar drop me at the shoe factory, after which he went for tuition. This new pair is a little broad for size 6, but it sure looks more like actual shoe compared to the previous 2.

After punching holes in the soles of the next 3 pairs at the factory, I took the MRT to Plaza Singapura to get some materials for the Muppets & also some more yarn, which I forgot to get on Thursday when I met Adrian. Took the free SMRT shuttle bus to Chinatown to meet Ayako, Tom & Elaine to get some crystal.

Ayako is really knowledgable when it comes to crystals! She recommended various crystals for Dar & me. I asked to advice me on what to get for my mum too. I got black tourmaline & malacite for Dar-Dar; Blue aquamarine for Mum & Amethyst for myself. Elaine also got herself some crystals. Our purchases entitled us to this Wheel of Fortune at Chinatown Point, which we found out to be a "fraud", for no matter how u turn the wheel, it will somehow reverse & stop at the same spot! The Silver prize, which is a $50 Voucher to some Slimming Program/Facial/Body Massage! Hate vouchers :(

After that, Elaine insisted that it's VERY FAR to walk to Merchant Court from Chinatown Point, so we took ONE STOP of MRT to Clarke Quay! Iyo..! When we got there, the Ellenborough Market Cafe was already quite crowded. There were like 3 pages of reservations! No wonder the last time Dar & I tried to "walk-in" & it was full! Wow, but the food is great indeed! the spread was large too! It was so much, I didn't even have any more space for the Sashimi & chocolate fondue! :( All the food Dar-Dar will LOVE, I'm sure!

Poor Elaine, been having indigestion, vomitted after our Hi-tea. But she's really very nice & sporting! Even though she wasn't feeling too good, she continue to enjoy herself & is a great company. We decided to drop the karaoke since Tom's absolutely NOT keen. So we took a walk alone Clarke Quay & saw many new & interesting things. Like this pub that's furnished like a hospital! Think it was featured on some TV program before.

Then we checked out a new shopping mall - Central. Rather small space, but many small intersting shops. I'm sure I'll come back again. Saw this ice-cream parlour selling Hokkaido Soft Ice Cream. We were so greedy, even though we were still stuffed with our hi-tea earlier on, we bought 3 scoops to share! But it was disppointing... so ordinary... :( though the lychee flavour was quite refreshing.

Finally we arranged to meet Dar-Dar at Vivo City, Pacific Coffee to chill out. Managed to find a nice sofa seat, even though the sofa wasn't too comfy :( Ended up the ladies were engaged in our own gals' talk, while Dar & Tom were discussing about investments & business opportuinities! hehe....

Been having a slight migraine on my right since yesterday afternoon. Think it's all the sneezing, sniffing & also PMS :P gotta pop 2 panadols this morning when Dar went to office. Yes, it's Sunday & he needs to go back to office! We really hope this is temporary since they are moving office over the weekend...

Made porridge on Sunday, since I haven't been feeling well. "Invented" a new dish... I fried egg with the bottled cai xin pickle. & it was yummy! :)

Wow, what an eventful weekend. Life seems to be beginning once again for me! Dar, all these cannot be possible without your support & sacrifice. Thank you! Also my parents, especially Mum, always so supportive & helping me so unconditionally. I know I'm very blessed all my life. I've given up a so-called "stable high income", but my life is surely much richer now, & I'm definitely able to GIVE MORE the the people around me.

Ayako, I know you will be reading this. Just wanna let u know that I'm really glad I met you at MAAD. Even Edward who hardly hang out with you can tell that you are one who treasure friendship a lot, & he also think that I'm very lucky to have met you all, who are such truthful & sincere people. Elaine, Cindy, Ian & Tom, if you are reading this, we (Edward & I) are referring to you too :) Thank u too, my new friends!