Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Over the weekend I

1. replaced my pencil case, including all the stationery i lost together with it. that took me to quite a few places, because i insist on buying the same items. in the end, i concluded that the small stationery area at Kinokuniya has the best variety. now i am a contented student who can read my notes with ease.

2. had dinner at Food Republic at Wisma, finally. heard so much about it but never had the chance to go there. must say the food court is refreshingly appealing, have a very up-market feel; it makes for a fine dinning experience.

3. bought a book from Borders - my third Milan Kundera's novel. really excited about reading it, but i have to resist and put that aside. more serious (read: academic) readings demand my attention. Borders sure knows what it takes to make book lovers spend willing money. with its occasional 30% discount coupon featured in the Straits Times (see, it pays to read your papers daily), resistance becomes futile: buying a book is imperative.

4. drank at Indochine wisma. the band that was playing had a good lead vocalist, and the pieces they played were definitely good company for the drinking. a pity the night was slightly marred by a really repugnant waiter/manager, who fixed an implolite glare at my friend and I when we declined to make orders till another friend arrive.

5. despite the late night, managed to haul myself out of bed at 730 am for a short ride Sunday morning. cycled a comfortable 35km to Kranji, Neo Tiew, then LimChuKang. Sunday mornings are the time when you meet many fellow riders on the road, but i thought there were relatively few cyclists on the road that day. and - i would have to ride more frequently if i want to feel more effortless while pedalling on the road.

6. finally, met up with canuf, char, V and 10 at Haagen Dazs at Tangs. as with any other gatherings that we've had, it is quite simply, enjoyable and wonderful. they are always a good sport, always very thoughtful and always ready to share a good, even if crappy, joke and laugh. And laugh we did, over the most ridiculous to the absolutely hilarious. this is a group of good friends who never tire (i hope) of my endless photo-taking, and it is because of their participation and the joviality of all our meetings that it is such a pleasure to take photos and arrange them after each occasion. only now i am a little busy to upload the photos and do the captioning. (:

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