Sunday, December 07, 2014 - [sleepover at DYs C: ]
Okie let's rewind a day back to Friday.
DY arrived at my place at about 10.30am which means I had to forcefully get up at 10am. I say forcefully because I get up at about 11 or 11.30 XD . why not? It's the holidays and not to mention I go to bed at 3 or 4am :x ..
It was my idea to meet for breakfast anyway C: so we did, after that we headed to her salon ~ It's called "Get Nailed" and its at Liang Court. Unfortunately not the best location for a parlor but you gotta start somewhere right? Starting up is never easy.
I didn't think about it much but I guess it looks sorta Christmas-y, so that's good, I should have given it more thought and picked a design like this D:
DY arrived at my place at about 10.30am which means I had to forcefully get up at 10am. I say forcefully because I get up at about 11 or 11.30 XD . why not? It's the holidays and not to mention I go to bed at 3 or 4am :x ..
It was my idea to meet for breakfast anyway C: so we did, after that we headed to her salon ~ It's called "Get Nailed" and its at Liang Court. Unfortunately not the best location for a parlor but you gotta start somewhere right? Starting up is never easy.
She had her hair dyed while I had a manicure.
I didn't think about it much but I guess it looks sorta Christmas-y, so that's good, I should have given it more thought and picked a design like this D:
We spent.. between 3 and 4 hours at the salon because DY had to have to hair re-dyed and styled. Then we finally went to get food. YAAAYYYYY char kway teow ♥ ♥ ♥ best hawker food ever C:
Went to DY's house and shortly after Jun came over and we watched Pulp Fiction, much more hilarious watching it a second time, the first time I was just trying to string the story together. I believe Jun and I were laughing and talking far too loudly for DY to focus on the movie. So she didnt like it ):
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I'm sorry.
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It was just nice catching up with Jun XD
Then then then, the mother of coincidences happened.
Jun said he had a friend Cecelia coming over for our overnight mahjong session (gambling session :x) I have only ever known one Cecelia all my life. And I remember her so clearly because her surname is Ang. I was so excited when I met her because I thought I might finally be 2nd on the class register.
But ... Her surname didn't come before her first name like some of my friends, so I was still number 1 that year.
So when Jun said Cecelia was coming over, I had a hunch and I just asked, is her surname Ang? Is her chinese name QX ?
"YES! Omg how do you know! "
XDDDDDDDDD
My old friendddddd . When her cab pulled up I went down to open the door and bring her in, I just stood there hoping she would recognize me and she did !
What a small world.
The rest of the night was filled with primary school memories and also some high school stories and the shuffling of tiles. I had a really great night that night, I was unusually lucky and it was quite scary but as shifu DY says
I should never feel bad and never try to change the flow of the game. (as in she once had a huge winning streak and felt bad for winning all the money so she intentionally didn't show her winning hand and gave up her winning tile and .. it ended badly. Mahjong is highly superstitious anyway. The order where you sit and pick the tiles and arrange them, the fengshui of your seat, the environment and which hand you use to draw a tile, everything matters :o !
TLDR, never mess with the mahjong gods.)
We ended our session at about 7am, DY and I had a sleep til about midday when she got called out by her staff.. so .. I got to sleep til 2pm while she went out to do some errands. Had yummy mee sua and the large Taiwanese fried chicken. Hhhnnngggg soo goooooood ... so unhealthyyyy... I can feel literally feel cholesterol and the cancer going inside me as I chew XD ! #worth
Time for me to head homeeeee, what an experience riding the MRT again, just completely flooded with people the entire hour home.
Then I got home.. and the previous angry post happened,
in my anger and unhappiness I suddenly got a text from Sinyean (he lives 5 mins from me, and he was my colleague in SPH, and he studies in Melbourne so we write to each other sometimes C:) to go out for supper! I immediately said yes.
Dad was like "Where are you going now?"
I screamed "I can go wherever I want whenever I want, why do you care! I know how fussy you get so I planned ahead and came home to be with the family but when I do no one cares!"
He looked quite confused and sorry .
I went back to my room and thought about it and felt very stupid and sad I yelled at him, it's really trivial, it's just dinner, and the act of sitting down at the dining table together and I got so mad. But to be fair he makes a very big deal out of it each day and it's been drilled into me that I have to be there whenever I can.
"I'm sorry I overreacted, I'm going out for dessert and my friend's driving me to Serangoon Gardens. He's my friend from Australia but he's also a friend here and he lives just 3 bus stops away from us."
My god, I'm so weak I can't even be mad for more than 5 minutes.
Dessert was yummm, at a place called Dessert Bowl and it was so crowded and lively! Will definitely go there again.
Alright, I have more to write about but I'm tired of typing, will continue another time~
Labels: childhood, dessert, dinner, family time, friends, mahjong, memories, nails, salon, school
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Saturday, January 18, 2014 - [The one night out! ]
Herrow there, I didn't intend for this to become a food post at all but I just uploaded all my pictures and realized... it kinda is .. but the focus isn't on the food :p
Friday Night. I was supposed to meet Eeling my dearest friend who I rarely see at Marina Bay to see the Gardens because I've not been there yet, even though it's been open over a year, why is it even called a garden when everything is artificial. Should be Plastic Space paid by Singaporean's taxes because the government can.
Well I'm not too sure but I think the Flower Dome has real plants. I'll have to see it .. some other day. So I cancelled my plans with Eel because I heard Dad had the day off and I might spend some time with him. We did the grocery shopping from the previous post and also I got a new pair of Blue Rayban spectacles made (: $380 haggled from $460. yay.
Such pretty. Much brand. Wow.
I guess you'd think I'm excessive, until you find out my dad has three pairs of spectacles for a silly 100degree or less myopia and each pair is about $800 because Georgio Armani and etc. He even looked at a 4th pair while we were there and the frame itself was $400. I honestly wanted a superior pair of lenses from Hoya but .. $360 just for the lenses because Astigmatism lvl over 300. T_____T .
Sigh. Why am I so blind? I feel I've reduced my staring at screens time significantly since teenagehood but it's not helping ._. If I go completely blind, I'll go live with Dengyin and we can live in blindness together with her blind pup Igo.
Then I found out from Dengz that she was meeting CheeHooi and Kexin, my lovely buddies from school. And I knew Cheechee had just came back from Europe so I really wanted to see her. Anyway I haven't caught up with them in 2 years. So I begged and begged and managed to get permission to go out at night for dinner with them and also to stayover because . Jurong = 1.5hour journey home = my mind will be far too occupied thinking about travelling back home than enjoying myself there.
I was so happy I could cry.
Left house early to meet Dengz so I could surprise chee and kx :DD It was my first time in probably 5years returning to Jurong East area and I was very very overwhelmed by the sheer amount of people. It's just like going to town! @@" 3malls and 3extra train tracks and platforms appeared in my absence in a place that only had one 2-storey mall. Jeeezus christ and even more things are being built there.
We had dinner at a Japanese restaurant called "Watami" in Jcube. YEAAAA I've finally been to Jcube now! We ordered a dinner set for 2 which was more than enough to feed the four of us ~ :3 It had 4 main dishes and a side dish and 2 large drinks for $59. Very wurrrfffffff.
There was the chicken hotpot, which came with the little gas stove and we thought for a sec... how is this thing going to cook.
I don't remember the name or the sauce of this Salmon but it's the best Salmon I've ever eaten in my lifeeeeeeee and I've already tried all kinds of Salmon in Hokkaido @@ It's like jizzing in your mouth really.
There was a large bowl of Beef and rice and corns which was superb but somehow.. every one forgot to take a picture of that one so ): But I probably ate the most of that dish out of everything. The final dish is this Spicy Chicken cutlets. No idea how I forgot to eat this when it was right in front of me the entire time. Was too busy with the beef, salmon and hotpot XD
Our dinner was very lovely but it was not just the food. The company was really really great. It was so nice catching up with them, talking about our various travels, Cheechee in Europe and the thrills of the French Alps. KX was in Taiwan and also talked about Australia, Dengz also just came back from Shanghai a few days after I returned, so everyone had stories to tell !
Also regular little gossipy stuff and relationship questions and comparisons :p It was all very heartwarming and I really felt so glad to be there. I can't even explain how happy I was to be let out late at night like old times and see them again. Being restricted by curfew is really sickening especially when I never ever had a curfew when I was young and I was out past midnight every day for a couple years.
Went upstairs to search for a dessert shop called Nana's Green Tea Story because they wanted to drink some maccha or matcha. Google said the shop had closed down so we made do with a dessert shop called "Eat at Taipei" beside the rink!
I was very certain I would spot my ex at the rink because he and his friends love ice-skating and they've waited years for the rink to re-open because they all live around the area ( like I used to until I got torn away from everyone in the West and send into isolation in the Northeast. Til this day, 8 years after I left the West, 90% of the people in SG I know live there , although the remaining 10% all passionately hate the West XD )
Far too cold for my teeth to take but I had a few tiny mouths and it was heavenly (: Chee and I used to have desserts all the time after school or between supplementary classes at Jurong Point. Ugh those were the days!
Fong, the superman (: if anyone remembers me writing about him in the past came to say hello from the rink. My my my is he a buff fella now and got his lasik done too. Sweet. Very very sexxyyyy but still looks broken inside, I wonder why. I wasn't surprised to see him because I KNEW IT. THE SKATERS WERE THERE. So was my ex but I avoided him :x
Me and Fong have a very unusual relationship and there were so many rough times in the past, so glad it's all over and we're good friends now ^-^ ! He's a valuable person. So chatted for a couple minutes and went back to the girls who were now sharing about failed relationships and disgusting boys XD Then the topic became more delicate because sexxxxx. I just thought to myself for those 4precious hours with them how much we've grown and how fast time flies :3 Also very happy to see everyone changing and maturing and really I liked the fact that we all travel and we all get to see the world and we know how to appreciate things now.
We parted at about 10.30pm and I headed over to Dengz's place for .. ba dum tsss.... overnight mahjong seshhhh XD Weiyang the sheep took a cab from Malaysia because he was stranded there ( the story was quite hilarious ) and managed to join us. Ohwell he made it all back by winning $100 from us. Well Done~ Mahjong is mahjong. It's fun, it's indescribable to people who don't play it often or don't have years of experience in it with a group of friends who have played together many many many times. (:
Sheep and I left at about 6.45am because he had to plans for the day. I simply went home to sleep or try to with my sister banging the piano for a couple hours and when it finally stopped I thought I could sleep but ... a while later her piano teacher arrived. GOODNESSSSSS ...
I've also learn to cut a Pomelo today! But I'll leave that for tomorrow's post (:
Friday Night. I was supposed to meet Eeling my dearest friend who I rarely see at Marina Bay to see the Gardens because I've not been there yet, even though it's been open over a year, why is it even called a garden when everything is artificial. Should be Plastic Space paid by Singaporean's taxes because the government can.
Well I'm not too sure but I think the Flower Dome has real plants. I'll have to see it .. some other day. So I cancelled my plans with Eel because I heard Dad had the day off and I might spend some time with him. We did the grocery shopping from the previous post and also I got a new pair of Blue Rayban spectacles made (: $380 haggled from $460. yay.
Such pretty. Much brand. Wow.
I guess you'd think I'm excessive, until you find out my dad has three pairs of spectacles for a silly 100degree or less myopia and each pair is about $800 because Georgio Armani and etc. He even looked at a 4th pair while we were there and the frame itself was $400. I honestly wanted a superior pair of lenses from Hoya but .. $360 just for the lenses because Astigmatism lvl over 300. T_____T .
Sigh. Why am I so blind? I feel I've reduced my staring at screens time significantly since teenagehood but it's not helping ._. If I go completely blind, I'll go live with Dengyin and we can live in blindness together with her blind pup Igo.
Then I found out from Dengz that she was meeting CheeHooi and Kexin, my lovely buddies from school. And I knew Cheechee had just came back from Europe so I really wanted to see her. Anyway I haven't caught up with them in 2 years. So I begged and begged and managed to get permission to go out at night for dinner with them and also to stayover because . Jurong = 1.5hour journey home = my mind will be far too occupied thinking about travelling back home than enjoying myself there.
I was so happy I could cry.
Left house early to meet Dengz so I could surprise chee and kx :DD It was my first time in probably 5years returning to Jurong East area and I was very very overwhelmed by the sheer amount of people. It's just like going to town! @@" 3malls and 3extra train tracks and platforms appeared in my absence in a place that only had one 2-storey mall. Jeeezus christ and even more things are being built there.
We had dinner at a Japanese restaurant called "Watami" in Jcube. YEAAAA I've finally been to Jcube now! We ordered a dinner set for 2 which was more than enough to feed the four of us ~ :3 It had 4 main dishes and a side dish and 2 large drinks for $59. Very wurrrfffffff.
There was the chicken hotpot, which came with the little gas stove and we thought for a sec... how is this thing going to cook.
Special Secret Hidden Soup ! That's how.
Sooooo deelish, *salivating*
I don't remember the name or the sauce of this Salmon but it's the best Salmon I've ever eaten in my lifeeeeeeee and I've already tried all kinds of Salmon in Hokkaido @@ It's like jizzing in your mouth really.
I didn't touch this salad at all, I believe it had bacon in it. Croutons look yummy tho !
A little dish of fries ... ? Okay.jpeg Not sure why this is in the set of Japanese food but it was still yummmm ~
Also didn't eat this dish because it was fried pork, but it also looks so tastyyyyy @@
There was a large bowl of Beef and rice and corns which was superb but somehow.. every one forgot to take a picture of that one so ): But I probably ate the most of that dish out of everything. The final dish is this Spicy Chicken cutlets. No idea how I forgot to eat this when it was right in front of me the entire time. Was too busy with the beef, salmon and hotpot XD
KX calls this the unphotogenic dish.
Our dinner was very lovely but it was not just the food. The company was really really great. It was so nice catching up with them, talking about our various travels, Cheechee in Europe and the thrills of the French Alps. KX was in Taiwan and also talked about Australia, Dengz also just came back from Shanghai a few days after I returned, so everyone had stories to tell !
Also regular little gossipy stuff and relationship questions and comparisons :p It was all very heartwarming and I really felt so glad to be there. I can't even explain how happy I was to be let out late at night like old times and see them again. Being restricted by curfew is really sickening especially when I never ever had a curfew when I was young and I was out past midnight every day for a couple years.
First picture L-R: Chee Hooi, Ke Xin, Deng Yin and me! (:
Went upstairs to search for a dessert shop called Nana's Green Tea Story because they wanted to drink some maccha or matcha. Google said the shop had closed down so we made do with a dessert shop called "Eat at Taipei" beside the rink!
I was very certain I would spot my ex at the rink because he and his friends love ice-skating and they've waited years for the rink to re-open because they all live around the area ( like I used to until I got torn away from everyone in the West and send into isolation in the Northeast. Til this day, 8 years after I left the West, 90% of the people in SG I know live there , although the remaining 10% all passionately hate the West XD )
Mango and Strawberry shaved ice anyone?
Far too cold for my teeth to take but I had a few tiny mouths and it was heavenly (: Chee and I used to have desserts all the time after school or between supplementary classes at Jurong Point. Ugh those were the days!
Layers of ice that melt in your mouth + thick strawberry syrup and very fresh strawberries
My favourite thing tho, was those little juice balls that explode in your mouth.
CheeHooi : Euw. It's like eating a pimple ! TRUUUUU XD
but it left a nice sensation in your mouth
Fong, the superman (: if anyone remembers me writing about him in the past came to say hello from the rink. My my my is he a buff fella now and got his lasik done too. Sweet. Very very sexxyyyy but still looks broken inside, I wonder why. I wasn't surprised to see him because I KNEW IT. THE SKATERS WERE THERE. So was my ex but I avoided him :x
Me and Fong have a very unusual relationship and there were so many rough times in the past, so glad it's all over and we're good friends now ^-^ ! He's a valuable person. So chatted for a couple minutes and went back to the girls who were now sharing about failed relationships and disgusting boys XD Then the topic became more delicate because sexxxxx. I just thought to myself for those 4precious hours with them how much we've grown and how fast time flies :3 Also very happy to see everyone changing and maturing and really I liked the fact that we all travel and we all get to see the world and we know how to appreciate things now.
We parted at about 10.30pm and I headed over to Dengz's place for .. ba dum tsss.... overnight mahjong seshhhh XD Weiyang the sheep took a cab from Malaysia because he was stranded there ( the story was quite hilarious ) and managed to join us. Ohwell he made it all back by winning $100 from us. Well Done~ Mahjong is mahjong. It's fun, it's indescribable to people who don't play it often or don't have years of experience in it with a group of friends who have played together many many many times. (:
Sheep and I left at about 6.45am because he had to plans for the day. I simply went home to sleep or try to with my sister banging the piano for a couple hours and when it finally stopped I thought I could sleep but ... a while later her piano teacher arrived. GOODNESSSSSS ...
At least bro bought me Salmon Sushi when I got up at 5pm yay!
I've also learn to cut a Pomelo today! But I'll leave that for tomorrow's post (:
Labels: dessert, dinner set, eat at taipei, gardens by the bay, girls, hotpot, japanese, jcube, night out, relationships, reunion, rink, shaved ice, skaters, watami
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