Beppu Menkan and going to 'bed'

After much ado I finally met up with Rachelle again. We been planning to meet up for quite a while now but something always cropped up on her side at the last minute.

Initially I had planned to pick her from her place and then proceed to dinner. But as I was leaving the office I got the message that she was still at the office. The story was that she had forgotten to take her mobile and had left it in the office. Being that we had planned to meet and her mobile was our sole means of communication, she trekked back to get it. How sweet!

Anyway I got to NUH where I managed to find her after some circling. We drove down to China Square. We had dinner at Beppu Menkan at Far East Square. Food was nice and spicy. Rachelle had ordered hers at the highest level of 'chilliness'; eight chillies. It was quite a sight watching her consume her meal with her face all flushed, teary eyed and nasal discharge and all. I myself had some difficulty with mine as I am still nursing 2 ulcers on my lips and mouth wall although mine was only a 2 chillie rated dish.

After dinner we went to the nearby drink stall to chill out. I must admit they serve a good teh halia. Must bring my teh halia mate,Hasli, there one day. Besides that their other beverages are quite good also. Their Milo Dinosaur comes highly rated. Rachelle ordered an almond tea which tasted quite good. It was one of those cool, windy nights and the stall is located quite near the entrance so ever so often a cool breeze would embrace us. I guess it was the perfect environment to just chill out and have a good chat.What..with the music, the people passing by, the good drinks, the ambient lighting...ahh....must go there again...

After dinner we walked back to the car and I sent her home. Her last words as she left was maybe we could 'go to bed' next time we go out. I know what she meant but I teased her mercilessly afterwards for her enunciation gaff...bwaahaaaa...

tuesday blues

"I did all these cos i feel that it is not fair to waste yr time...Though i too felt that its too heartless..."

Well that is the explanation Joyce gave for her actions. What a crappy reason!! She even acknowledges it was heartless. What a bitch!

" Then what do u think i should do...so that it'll be justified .."

How about for starters: apologising and admitting that you are a dumb ass, selfish, materialistic, inconsiderate and too damn insecure for any commitment?

"I m sorry...Hope u'll have wat u want ..."

Thanks for the apology. In that case I will forget about the other parts above...

I am too nice sometimes for my own good.

movies for 2005

"Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith"

probably the most anticipated movie of my lifetime,barring the totally-not-worth-the-wait The Phantom Menace

'Batman Begin'

should be cool...

'War of the Worlds's'

reunites Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise

'King Kong'

another remake.directed by Peter Jackson no less.

'Elektra'

Ahh...Jennifer Garner...

'Fantastic Four'

another X-Men??

monday with Neev

After work drove down to Orchard to catch a movie with Neeven. She is looking better than ever. Both of us got there earlier than expected as we both sneaked off early from the office.

We bought the tickets for the 7.35 show of Meet The Fockers.

We then walked around the complex looking for dinner. Finally decided to eat at Pastamania. Had a nice dinner and chat.

After dinner we went up to the Sembawang Music Centre to check out some CD's. I was so tempted to grab a handful whilst there.

The movie was great. Neev and I enjoyed it.

After that sent Neeven home.

the end

Sundae

Went for the fourth service at church (4.15 pm). As usual was great. Pastor Prince is really an anointed preacher...

After service I rushed down to the National Stadium to catch the Tiger Cup semi-finals second leg. Got there after half time. It is almost like the teams waited for me to arrive before the fun began. What a match! Singapore was trailing 1-0 at half time. After the break they conceded yet another goal. Now Myanmar had the advantage and all they had to do was hold on till full time. But their chief striker got sent off after a nasty foul and the subsequent second yellow card.

Singapore gets a goal back.

Later on Indra Sahdan was fouled in the penalty box and the offending player was sent off and a penalty awarded to Singapore. In the confusion that ensued, a Myanmar player kicked mud at the referee and the linesmen and was sent off as well!!

Myanmar was down to eight men and Indra took the penalty which crashed into the left post!!!

Full Time

extra time

Meanwhile tensions escalated in the stands and the Myanmar fans got upset. Some jumped over the barricade onto the pitch. Others got into scuffles with the home fans and police and started to throw stuff onto the field,others flungs the rubbish bins around.

After another terrible foul, players got into one anothers faces. A bottle of mineral water was flung from the away bench at one of our players. The referee sourced out the culprit, the reserve keeper, and he was sent to the showers as well.

what an eventful match!!!

How I spent new year's day

yesterday i bought a new cam. If you remember it was one of the things on my do list. After doing all my usual research it came down to the:



Konica Minolta Dimage Z3

and the:



Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20

It was a tough choice as they offered similar functions. The Konica had the advantage price wise but the Panasonic seemed better in most respects. So...I went down to Cathay Photo at Marina and made my purchase. I must say I am most pleased with it as it more often than not captured good pictures as evidenced from the pics I took today.

As for today, I met up with Lisa and we went down to the zoo. The original intention was to eat at the Ben & Jerry's and then hang out till evening as she had a dinner thing to attend. But me being me, we actually went into the zoo since it was hard to resist. Took some pics whilst there which I will duly post on my picture blog for all to see. The thing I like most about my new cam is the optical and digital zoom. Optical zoom is 12x and with digital zoom it comes up to 48x!! As from the pictures it looks like I was in the face of some of the animals (lisa included).

But Lisa had to be at her aunts place at 6, so we had to call off the rest of our walking. So missed all the exhibits from the mountain goats till the big cats. nevermind...it is not like the last time I will be going to the zoo.