砂漠のJeffire

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Sunday, July 15, 2007

Ciao a i amici!

I had not blogged a week. Miss me? (*imagines people vomit*) Anyway, the week has been pretty fine... but didn't have any mood to really sit down and write stuff down.

Some of the key events of the week:

a. Tue - Chalet at Siloso Beach Resort
b. Wed - Transformers Movie
c. Thu - Skincare hunt, Badminton at void deck and home cook dinner
d. Fri - Dinner at Soup Restaurant (三盅两件)
e. Sat - Marine Parade dim sum and dessert
f. Sun - My brother's 21st birthday and my miserable Sunday

Last Monday, Kevin suddenly dropped an invitation to chalet at Sentosa Siloso Beach Resort. At first I was quite siansified, but curiousity and the chance for another brothers' gathering (so I heard) was a pretty tempting idea. However, my interest level dipped slightly as I received news that only 4 of us, out of the 6 7Seas Brothers, will be there. It's not that I detest meeting the brothers, it's just that we have been meeting pretty often that we seemed to have nothing much to do constructively anymore. Haha. Most importantly, WHERE ARE THE OTHER BROTHERS? But I guess they are busy with their lives. 3rd brother has some big problem in life that he is fighting valiantly to solve, but the 4th brother seems to be hiding away...with his girlfriend. Ah well, I can only extend invitations and that's all. Kevin's explanation was that it was too short a notice to ask these busy people, which I agree too. *Shrugs*

However, I was very very surprised myself that day as I exited Harbourfront station around 11pm and entered Vivocity in preparation to take the new monorail system. Do you know why? Haha, I didn't meet any brother but I met a 7Seas sister! It was Ah-Sa!(as Ah-Kai nicknamed her) She called out to me because I didn't see her. And then I told her about the chalet and she happily, on the spot, agreed to drop by! She also requested me not to tell the brothers who were already there, as a surprise visit. Haha. Great idea. Since she drove (woo), I got a ride into the island and I really thank her for that, because the way to the chalet as I found out the morning later, was pretty long. The brothers soon had the surprise, though it was not a long one. As she had to work, she wasn't able to stay for the night despite Ah-Kai trying a million excuses to persuade her. Heh. But they agreed to meet in KL or Genting if there was an opportunity as both of them are going over to the capital city of Malaysia. Ah-Kai was going to Genting to watch the MLTR (Michael Learns to Rock) concert and Ah-Sa was going to meet her friend in KL. It was a great catchup with her as the last time was the annual CNY steamboat. After the chatting, the guys were soon immersed in games, first with the regular Winning Eleven challenge, and then to the new flight simulator (which I suck at) and finally at this new game called Mortal Kombat Shao Lin. I think Charles and the army chaps will like such games. Just whack whack whack and try to get some combos done. Heh. Kudos to the gamemakers for reinventing the bloody game from a fighting game to a action game. I would love to play the game again...

The next morning I left early to go to the workshop to attend to some matters. After that, I went to AMK central with Pika and met up with Princess Pooh and PS for the movie Transformers. After hearing mixed reviews about the movie, and news that it was the top grossing movie currently, I had no qualms to watch it for $5 at AMK Jubilee. The movie was GREAT actually because the lines were witty (and the lead actor was really humorous) and the story was funny. Even though you need some fast eyes to really get the entire plot and to witness the super fast action quickly, I say the movie was well done and the story and the cast indeed deserve more attention
than the Transformer brand or tradition. There are sequels coming up and I hope it would be just as witty as well, and more logic in the fighting scenes please!

Thursday was a day of bleeding (not for me) as Pika and I caught wind of a great offer from Biotherm. And I used the opportunity to get some stuff for my mother. Heh. However, the greatest find of the week though was to come the next day but we were very satisfied with our purchases at Biotherm Tangs less the time spent to wait for our free gift set. After that I caught up with PS at Carrefour in PS (haha) and we took a 10minute groceries spree to get ready for dinner. A 35minute ride and a short walk home then began the showdown: BADMINTON! Haha. Unfortunately PS didn't like to have the attention on the badminton court from the kopithiam diners, but instead opted for the multi-storey car park void deck which had high ceilings but not really as high as normal badminton halls. However it was still fun trying to control the parabolic curves of the shuttlecock as we hit, picked, hit, picked for nearly an hour. I counted 4x bus 85 which passed by as a timing gauge because none of us were wearing watches nor carried mobiles. After the badminton session, I made a 3-dish dinner in 20minutes which included cold tofu doused in light soya sauce and some virgin sunflower oil (my mother seemed to have discarded virgin olive oil for virgin sunflower oil), broccoli cooked in 2 way, one was stir-fried with light butter and the other with oyster sauce, and finally the huge 2piece unagi we grabbed from Carrefour. Though the standard of the dinner wasn't up to my usual expectations but it was still a great dinner because it was light for the stomach and self-cooked. Woohoo! We watched little bit of tv, and had ice cream. And for a moment, I think I mentioned to PS that it was kinda like married life. Haha. No no no, please don't get any idea wrong, OK? I don't think I would like married life because I think my partner would scold me like mad if I keep making people wait for me. HA HA HA. *evil grins* *winks at a particular person who've just been to a wedding dinner* --> maybe you should try it with that someone whom you just met.. =p

On Friday, I was invited to have dinner with Pika's mother and auntie. I would love to call them 师母 for they taught me lotsa stuff, especially stuff pertaining to the kitchen! Haha. I still have no results to show yet though.... my oven may still need to wait for a while before its first big baking assignment..... lol. Anyway I love the chicken and soup at Soup Restaurant aka SZLJ. Kevin first introduced me to the restaurant as the 7Seas people gathered, perhaps last year, at SZLJ of Suntec City. I have since not forgotten about the chicken. However, I still prefer the cheaper versions where you can eat at chicken rice shops, especially at Upper Thomson Rd, Blk 92 Toa Payoh, or near Novena. Whoever is interested in chicken rice let's have a food outing soon to Novena because I haven't tried it. It's called Wee Nam Kee chicken rice. Anyway the durian pancake at AMK Hub is overrated and doesn't justify the reason to queue 20minutes for it. I would recommend that you eat real durians instead because it is really just a slab of cold real durian put on a thin pancake and rolled. I thought it would be some sort of a creamy, heavenly mix but no, it really tasted just like a slab of real durian on pancake. Okie, the great beauty find of the week is the KOSE sunscreen at Venus Beauty (a toiletries specialist shop). It's $8.90, absorbs nicely and doesn't leave a sheen nor white cast on the face after applying. I used it personally on Saturday during the soccer game and 2hrs in the sun results in a no red-face Jeffire. Heh. Actually during the soccer game I used Biotherm as well, both are SPF50 and both screened me well but I still felt that Biotherm was a tad sticky on me...

So Saturday morning was soccer as usual at Redhill. I brought Jinki along and he scored several goals despite vomitting halfway his breakfast out. I warn all of you again, please do not eat too much before a strenous game! I had banana nut crunch 1hr before the game so it was not too bad for me, but he ate his unfinished bao 10minutes before the game. After the game I bathed at Delta Swimming Complex, a famous swimming complex for.... you know what. And this is such a funny notice I saw on the entrance:

LOL.

Anyway I rushed to Marine Parade for dim sum with Shimu2 (Aunt). Marine Parade food centre still boasts of some great food and this dim sum stall is one of them. It is just in front of the toilet (lol) and beside the famous Apollo char kway teow (which seems to have lost its queue appeal). I loved the har kow and the porridge. Heavenly!! After that Shimu2 treated us to dessert from Sweettalk, which was also situated at the food centre as well. DURIAN CHENDOL ICE BLEND!!!! I tell you, this is very filling and we (Pika, Princess Pooh and me) had a hard time finishing our chendols. Hahaha. We also visited a optical shop on the way and they made transitional spectacles for $200+ there already before I went there. Then we went to a pet shop to see rabbits and puppies. SO CUTE! But I still have no interest in having a pet because I cannot commit to it. Next was the usual shopping at Parkway Parade, visiting Harvey Norman, Watsons and spending a long time in Giant. The giant mango bought there was uber-delicious! And we saw the superbig watermelon there as well, imported from Taiwan. It weighs around 20kg and costs $60++!! So expensive... but the newspaper article says that it is sweeter than the usual watermelon... hope one day we can try it. Took 36 to Suntec City and switched to 857 back. The closing for Saturday was 7 episodes of School Rumble Term 2 and we probably laughed like a bunch of kids. Heh.

Sunday, 15 Jul 07, is my brother's 21st birthday. Nobody wished him happy birthday I guess. I didn't, and I doubt my parents did. Anyway he sees it as nothing but perhaps down the road in the future he may feel envious of others who could celebrate their 21st birthday in style. However, I am still proud of my brother who is quite an interesting guy who needs to adjust to society. Being hardworking, talented and humourous is good, but being anti-social just because many other contemporaries are "useless" is not a good excuse to avoid people. I am sure people take time to grow and I am sure while he doesn't like to join in the stupid activities like clubbing, LAN gaming, etc, staying at home to surf the net, forums and watching shows seems like just as dumb.... I thought he would at least get out for some action but no, he just stayed home. Oh well, he's my brother and while he won't be interested to read my blog, I would still put it here:

Happy 21st Birthday and may we achieve what we dream of!! Get out of Singapore as soon as you feel ready to, but don't FORGET to come back!

(I support his intent to go overseas to learn about the world, especially in the world of football, because I want him to know that there is more to life than practising hard at home)

And finally, about my Sunday, well.... I was working at the library. I had chicken rice for lunch (with extra rice, the first time in 3 years) and the only thing I want to say is:

Most Singaporeans and their kids are dogs or dogs-equivalent. No, some are worse than dogs. Why? Dogs bark when stimulated, dogs run when set free, dogs dumps stuff around. Some kids scream when they feel like to, run when they feel free to, and dumps books everywhere because they are lazy. So they are akin to dogs or other worse things). And since such kids are *******, their parents should be also *********

Therefore, I suggest to all, either teach your kid properly if you have one, or don't bring them to the library at all. (LOL, see, I'm not anti-children after all)

Another interesting week upcoming, so stay healthy, work hard, live life fully and enjoy your rest fruitfully. Take care my dearest buddies, friends and whatever you are, dog or no dog. *LAUGHOUTLOUD*

Ciao
Jeffire

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