a walk in the clouds

I drove to Cairnhill and parked.We had planned to meet at 630 at the Heeren. Cheng ,Sin and I walked via the alley to the side of Heeren by Billy Bombers. I messaged her to ask her location and she was just crossing the road to Heeren. I went to the washroom to freshen up and just as I had gotten out when she called. We met by the fountain and then made our way to Orchard Cineleisure as we tried to decide where to have dinner.

She was not very hungry yet but she was willing to eat just a little to 'entertain' me. I decided we go to Pastamania after she ruled out Japanese food. We found ourselves a table and I made the orders. I ordered the chicken and bacon linguine with cream sauce and she had the chicken bolognese. We took our time to eat and had a good chat during.

After dinner we walked around the complex abit. We went to the Sembawang Music store and then tried our luck at the cinema if there was something good to catch. Unfortunately we were rather late and most of the shows had already started. We then took the lift down to ground level and made our way to Heeren. She then helped me to look for the keychain/coin pouch I had been looking for. We tried the Wallet Shop and found them rather pricey there. We then went another floor up and we came across a store selling handmade leather products. I really felt that we could find what I wanted there so we wnet in. Finally we decided on a simple coin pouch and the guy at the shop was kind enough to change the fastener as the original one was a little loose and tended to disengage fairly easily. Made payment for it and we then went downstairs and walked to Paragon.

While there we decided to get out of Orchard as there was nothing to do, we could perhaps have a drink somewhere else, so we walked back to my car and I drove to the Esplanade....

We walked from the Esplanade to Queen Elizabeth's Walk past the place where the old Merlion was and then to the new Merlion. This was my first time walking by this particular route from the Esplanade. I finally realised why lovey-dovey couples frequent Queen Elizabeth's Walk. We managed to find a stone bench to sit and just chatted about work and life. It was truly wonderful getting to know more about her.

After a good chat we walked back by the same way (at my request) and I sent her home. I did make a few premature turns and all but in the end I got her home in one piece.

I then tried to be clever and instead of taking the longer but more well known route home I decided to try my luck by taking a 'short-cut' through the HDB housing estate instead of going by the expressway. I think it added nearly 20 minutes to my travelling time. When I got near home I stopped by the SPC to top up petrol. It was there that I SMSed her to let her know how much I enjoyed the evening.

We continued sms-ing until she finally dozed off into her dream world.

It was an evening well spent. I know now who to call upon for dinner if need be. Next time it is her treat..