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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Random happenings...

These pictures basically shows what I'm up to the past few days...

This is the Christmas tree at New York Skin Solution. This is the 2nd time where I wasted my trip down to the woodlands civic center branch. I went down and they say I didn't book an appointment! The last time I went, I was late so it isn't really their fault. But this time is really them! The last time I actually saw 2 friends having the counter girl telling the same thing to me," Sorry, out record shows that you didn't book any appointment." What's worse is that I just wait there...wait...wait..wait...30 mins then they tell me this! Basket! I know obviously that they got manpower issues, but they shouldn't just hire anyone off the street who may not even know what's an "appointment", much less taking it down. I was so fuming all the way home from there until I really planning on writing a complaint letter. The whole contend was like 80% in my head already. In the end I just forget it. Is not that I don't dare or think that it would somehow be ignored because I tried it before somewhere else and it works. Don't ask me where though...lol. Secret. Anyway, as I was waiting, I saw damn lots of guys coming in and out. The number of male customers coming to facial really hmmm...kinda surprise me. Furthermore, it's pretty funny to see their 'uneasy' faces as they walk in or out. A facial house is certainly dominated for too long by females that make males' presence relatively a new scene. Ok, I admit I'm partly at fault for their uneasiness. I stared at some of them. My point isn't to make them feel out of place but I'm assessing their skin conditions. I'm thinking, "Is it really that serious that makes them actually step out of their comfort zone to a facial house?" My answer are some yes some no. I'll tell you something funny about a guy visiting in my next post which the post in front of this if you are reading this first before the front one. Haha...

The same day when I borrowed some books to read and trying to enjoy the rest of the evening while calming myself down from the afternoon unhappy event. Then I saw this air ticket stud inside the book. It's an SIA ticket flying from Singapore to Dubai in an economy class. Wao...it must have been a cool place to go. I guess it's a business trip. The name is a female name with a Chinese surname. But the name ended up with some long unpronounceable words. So, I gathered that she's a Singaporean Chinese girl marrying a foreign husband, probably a Dubai millionaire. Haha...did I think too much? There's sometimes lots of funny things you'll find in a library book. This is the most interesting I've ever found. The bulk been, bookmarks and useless book loan receipts.

Another day, I went to coffee bean while reading another borrowed book about a real story about a man suffering from binge eating disorder and his road to recovery in the 1980s. What an irony, I was here eating a sinful 'thousand leaves chocolate' cake while reading about binge eating. Actually the book really is interesting but I'm now still only halfway through it. I'll definitely continue reading. But the cake not not not as nice as it's price leads me to think. This is my first time sitting in a cafe and enjoying reading a book alone. Feels good actually. Do try it yourself.

After reading, Marilyn and me when off to Orchard to walk walk again.

Anyway, one thing I want to say about my handphone camera. Though it's only 2 mega pixel and definitely suck at taking things more than one meter away. But for closer objects, it takes rather clearly and best of all, it's got a great contrasting effects. Making everything looks so nice. These few pictures that follows shows it all.

We like eat at this Whisk restaurant at Wisma or Taka? Pardon my poor memory... Marilyn really look nice in this pic.

I'm smiling, but the Earl Grey Tea really doesn't deserve a smile. It's so so bitter even with the help of some sugar. No wonder they gave a whole glass of sugar along with two cups of tea. Initially, I though is a waste, like how can anyone need so many cubes of sugar. In the end I concluded that it's totally necessary. But I put like 2 cubes only...sugar rush will cause inflammatory effects you know, especially bad for pimple prone victims like me.

The smoked salmon salad I ordered. Salmon slices are really only those you see on top. There's totally nothing you can find within the salad. But it tasted as nice as those I ate at International Family Buffet. Just that the previous one comes in unlimited supply and you can have it filled your whole stomach if your face is thick enough to pass by the chef standing behind the salmons whenever you go for new servings. Haha...

Marilyn ordered her roasted chicken salad. She said it tasted nicer and nicer as you continue to eat. Which means it tastes weird at first. Haha...it's like $15 plus, of course you got to learn to love it.

yea, the glass of sugar cubes.

The beautiful Christmas tree behind making up of cute little colorful bears says that its high voltage plus dangerous and warn us not to touch it. Oooh scary man...it's suppose to be Christmas or Halloween? Wahahaha...

The display windows at the shops at dunnoe Taka or Wisma again are all very creative. For example, the Christmas tree make of feathers looks so nice and wonderful and totally bring out the theme of a white Christmas. But on second thought, if the features are real, then at least 100 chickens or 300 chicks went hairless and probably jittering from cold and suffering from flu for this tree which they probably am asking what's the great deal about this tree. Ok, am I thinking too much again.

Another nice display at a window display. It's so cool and totally brings out the message about the professionalism and the usage of the latest technology to boost the accuracy of the measurements of each suit to perfect fit for each and every customer-who can afford it that is. The red robert is holding a long measuring tape if it's not clear.

It's like 11 pm plus and the streets are still bustling with live and activities. It's probably cos Christmas is round the corners. Walking in a busy street at night is therapuetic but the hot weather even at night is spoiler. This is Singapore, what can I say.

Another Christmas Tree. Yea, we walked the same route from Orchard to doby gaut again. This tree is in front of Plaza Sin.

I bought this at Ntuc. I always am so tempted to try its so many flavours. Like whenever I go to the basement at Raffles City, I would buy some too. Not that any flavour tastes particularly nice but the fun of trying new things really worth the try. I can probably say that a great marketing team is behind Jelly Belly which totally captures the consumers' needs and wants from the primary level to the secondary level of variety seeking mentality.

Jelly Belly rock!

Yet another day. Cup of nice Milk Tea at *** street cafe (I forgot the full name) at the basement of Raffles city after contemplating that we students really shouldn't spurge too much at Shoduko instead. So we settled here.

I ordered salted fish with chicken fried rice. The salted fish is really salty! I can almost imagine the kitchen soaked the poor living fish in the 99.999% salt solution until it die from dehydration since the more concentrated salt solution will slowly draws out all the water from the fish. By this time, the fish would have taken in the salt water and the salt water would have totally penetrated the fish into it's bone. Then after 30 days soaking-since the salt preserve the meat nicely, the chefs would finally take out the fish and chop it and fried it. This is basically how saltish the fish tastes. Just imagine.

The nice ceiling at Marina Square.
Later, we watched Twilight. One sentence, the male lead is super gorgeous. Watch it!

Yet another day. I drag along yx, fw, my to eat at this "dong hai luo" at Toa Pa Yoh after I saw that it's recommended by JJ Lin on Channel U magazine. It costed like $16 bucks per person for some simple hawker fare. But the scenery is very nice as you can see above. But that day was raining so didn't enjoy the scene.

If you guys realise, I didn't eat the deer meat at all, I only try the spring onion fried with the deer meat. Deer is too cute to be eaten you know, but I don't want to 'shao xin' so just let you guys ordered it.

Later watched 'The day the world stood still'.

The movie is quite worth it. 40% on excitement and effects while 60 % on emotionally touching story. But throughout the whole movie, there's not a single scene where it shows the earth stood still.

My this post is like super long. Haha...I wonder who really will read every words.

Labels: coffee tea leaf, dong hai luo, jelly belly, new york skin solution, whisk cafe

★ xiaoyu; posted at 1:17 PM ★