砂漠のJeffire

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Monday, July 04, 2005

I just had barely 4hours of sleep...in additional to a stupid nightmare which I'm not going to remember.

Overall I had a very enjoyable week, meeting up with many different people and doing lotsa different things..

Thu - I had a interesting day where I rushed up and down Singapore, fetching my parents to work, driving to Tanjong Pagar and left the van at the HDB carpark where the market was. My mother made a mistake when she put the coupons, as she thought the rate was $1 per hour when it was double. However everything was fine after I finished work. Had a long walk from Robinson Rd to Colleyer Quay where Hitachi Tower was. I was on despatch for my boss to American Express. Saw lotsa interesting sights along the way. In the afternoon I was in school at the Arts and Culture Fraternity booth, selling the art and culture clubs to the freshmen. It was boring since it was more like an introduction opportunity rather than a selling session. When Vivace 05 comes we will sell harder, I guess. At night I went to see Jinki at home but nearly got a playful bite from his dog, Lucky. I wasn't very much affected though. In all it was a pretty short chat we had for my dad came to fetch me home. As much as I wanted to stay longer, I was just too tired. Nonetheless it was a good catch-up. Jinki has changed slightly over the past few months, and it seems he looks tired with all the intense competition in school and stuff like that. As a natural leader, and a charmer, and also being attached, brings plenty of responsibilities that not any normal person can handle. I guess time will see the making of a better person, with the trials and challenges that loom ahead.

Fri - I went to Joyce's home for a mahjong cum BBQ session as I wanted to go visit her to see how her leg was. However she seemed pretty fine, throttling up and down her home trying to convince people to bid for the same classes as her for the upcoming term. I had a boring time playing mahjong with her RGS friends for they were newbies and more interested in making fun of each other... It was also a funny day as the sweltering heat forced me into requesting for a bath at her home, even it was my first visit. Haha. Thank god her parents are very kind and generous people.

After the mahjong I met some more new friends like BQ, ZH, Anna and Weiling, who were Joyce's colleagues during her short stint this holiday. They were all very interesting characters, and I shared a great night having the BBQ with them, Joyce's parents and some relatives. It was definitely a great decision to go, although I must regret that Huiling wasn't around to join the fun. It's fated I guess, for in the beginning it was Huiling's request for a mahjong session on Fri, and being the ace coordinator for mahjong sessions I offered my help and was counter-offered with Joyce's BBQ. Good begets good then. Now to mention the food... it was just overwhelming... so much! The sting-ray and chicken were marinated very uniquely by Joyce's father, who took a day's leave to work hard at home for Joyce's mini-party. We also had beehoon, satay, otah, mashmallows, sweet potatoes and hotdogs, etc. Surprisingly, there isn't crabstick for the first time.. haha. I enjoyed particularly the part when I fanned the flames...it was a good workout for my arms haha. And I had free fanning from behind by Joyce's mother, Weiling and Anna.. thanks a million! Well, in all it was a great effort from Joyce's parents and I certainly hope she appreciates it and stay good and healthy...

Sat - The food that was eaten the day before was a great catalyst for an exercise day. Went for some soccer training and a jog alone... then it was a frantic rush to get someone to join me for the the SMU musical, Anything Goes. Eventually I had Winston to join me and it was a stupid rush as I saw the wrong bus no and boarded the wrong bus. Yet we were still on time as we took a cab.. haha. Met Peimin and Meiqi at the musical but didn't introduce them to Winston because as usual, I think people should self-intro to show how enthusiastic they are when meeting new people...wahaha. But Winston was lamenting that I should had introduced the girls to her. My apologies then. The musical was pretty exciting...in short the show was about a voyage to London from Singapore on the ship H.M.S (her majesty's ship). The main female leads sang pretty well and one of them who acted as a Chinese showgirl, Soh May Hua, outshoned with her flamboyant and sexy cheongsam...woo. Anyway I went to the musical in support for Xiaoxiang, who was in the symphony band that was providing the musical accompaniment. Surprisingly, Winston' buddy was the keyboardist and he wasn't a SMU student at all! He was a scholar going to Stamford University! After the musical we were all super hungry and tired for we took a long walk from NAFA Bencoolen St to City Hall Mrt, so we ate DINNER at my place. I was then scheduled to go meet Kevin and Jinki for prata, but I forgot that my van keys were with my father and there goes my night transport... sigh! I have to apologise for my last minute withdrawal...(anyway that's rare, isn't it?)

Sunday - The morning was pretty fine where I woke up on time and then went to Tampines for a SCS meeting which was very fulfiling but disappointing for the attendance was lesser than predicted. After that I went back home and prepared for the soccer game at NUS. It was a long trip there, but I enjoyed myself very much. Apart from playing much better than the past, it was a good workout and meetup with Weijian, Aston and co. I made very few mistakes, and did a very good job scoring 3 or 4 goals (i can't remember exactly) and had 2 assists. The most important thing was that I made very few mistakes and were much faster than before... yay!

After the soccer it was a long walk to the bus stop as I agreed on the spot to go dinner with Aston and Zhong, to TPY. Upon reaching TPY it was a even longer walk to the coffeeshop where we were looking forward to curry fish head, only to find it closed for the day... sigh. Yongqing was drove then suggested we go Jalan Besar for curry vegetable rice...(die die also must have curry..) so we took a 10min drive then and since there wasn't parking lots around, we parked quite a distance away and yeah, more walking. The stall was the famous Scissors Curry Vegetable rice, located diagonally opposite Jalan Besar Plaza. Yep, do patronise the stall if you are around the area, but do beware of the queue. It's opened from 1130am - 33oam. And also do patronise the dim sum stall, Swee Choon, 2 streets down along Jalan Besar towards Sim Lim Square. It's only opened in the evening though, therefore I didn't have the chance to try it when my office was situated in that area...

After the dinner they suggested to play WE.. and we played till like 1+ in the morning, trying out the Asian teams against giants like France and Brazil and Argentina on a 3/4 player mode. (ie 3/4 of us on the same team). Eventually our winning games were, Japan beat France 1-0, Japan beat Brazil 6-2, Japan beat Argentina 2-1, Korea beat France 2-1 and other games we lost. On a personal challenge I lost to Aston 4-1 (Man U vs Ajax), lost to Yongqing 1-0 (AC Milan vs Ajax) and beat Zhong 1-0 (Liverpool vs Ajax). My standards have fallen very much...! Or should I say they have improved very much.

Well, this entry seems pretty long... it's still a long way from being a new me, especially regarding my weight and shape issue...curse it. I guess I will stay relaxed for the time being...since there's no point changing myself anymore...nobody to change for.

Yawnzzzzzz
Jeffire

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