fish and fannies on friday

Was on half day today(enforced leave),but came back in the evening to pick up Cheng, Sin and Hasli. We were gonna go to the Kenny Roger's at Suntec to celebrate Sin's birthday. We all ordered the same thing,only with different side dishes.

After our meal we went upstairs to the convention centre to check out the food fair going on there. I remember me and Lyn going to something similar last year. That was why when I was there I SMS'ed her about it. Lyn later joined us with her friend whom she had met earlier. Her friend did not say much to any of us, so Lyn and her scampered off to do their girl stuff. Lyn even shared mushroom with her friend instead of me. *miffed*

Me and Hasli soon went up to the pet show to check out the guppy exhibits (and incidentally all the other 95% of the show).Me not a guppy fanatic so I fail to see the fascination Lyn,Poh and Hasli have. Although I do think guppies are really beautiful I do not have it down to a science like these guys do.What with shape of tails,colourations and parentage. These guys really take guppy keeping seriously...

As for me I wandered around the hall looking at REAL animal stuff. I bought an xmas themed chew toy for Camou in the form of a penguin. I really liked the various live animals. The dogs there were really well groomed and behaved. If only Camou was. The rabbits were cute.So furry and fluffy. Almost looking like white fur balls with long ears. The cats in a cage were great too. I really liked one of the cats I saw. He just sat there and looked around at the weird humans outside his domain. He was still a kitten with all the baby fat and well-roundedness one would expect from a kitten. He just had a look that just made me almost buy him. Thankfully better sense prevailed (read:stinginess).

A while later Poh came along finally after getting jammed at various points leading up Suntec. His journey took over an hour according to his account of it. Lyn joined us even later too.

After doing what we came to do, we then loitered in the atrium a bit before heading for home(or so we thought).

As is the usual practice these days in any shopping area, we were waylaid by 'financial advisers' on the pretense of a lucky dip which lead to a prize which then lead to a 'few moments of your time' and then to a full financial assessment and finally to the agreement to sign up to a savings plan! At least Hasli managed to get away citing his impending marriage and the 'tight financial situation' inherent therein. As for me I finally succumbed to better sense and signed up for the plan which was for my own good. The bad part was Lyn,Poh and Hasli had to wait for me to get it all done. The good part is that I seem to have gotten a date out of it. Or so it seems..Anyway I have not really thought about the ethics side of a financial planner and her client going on dates yet.Or maybe it was all just a ruse to get me to sign up for what she was offering (does not sound as bad as it looks...or is it the other way around?). Anyway it was a good plan which will reap benefits in the long and medium term. Does not matter if the date part does not come to realisation.

After...sent Hasli home.With no goodbye hug or kiss ...I might add...

Tomolo...JB...holiday plaza...