Free "Ice-cream"!!

Ever since my reservist had ended, the whole week had been a mad house. Quarterly, back-up work, clearing up of backlog, visiting my grandpa (hope he recover soon & no more further complications), and tight, TIGHT datelines to meet. Before I knew it, I’ll be flying off to Shanghai again…that means I have to do all of the above when I come back…it’s a living TORTURE!!!! SHIT!!

Almost everyday was working OT, but as long I clear my work, I’m happy. Still have a stack of invoices to clear before I can safely say, “I’m cleared!!”.

Attended my colleague’s father’s wake last Wednesday and to my delight (no pun intended), there’s a girl which fits my bill. She’s every bit the demure type with sharp facial features. Her eyes are literally sparkling (no kidding). Very quiet and shy. Looks very cute, just like in the manga. Never in my life would I thought I would see such a rarity in such an occasion. Weird but a pleasant sighting.

Another rarity is when I went shopping at antipodean @ Holland V today. The salesgirl is very petite with very oriental features, but the figure is to die for!! Though petite, her cup size is totally not for her frame. It’s not those huge tits, but a high B, low C-cup (which is perfectly seated on her chest). It’s not vulgar and totally a blessing. I can’t help it but stole a few glances. She wore a red dress with a plunging neckline, exposing her assets. How can I not see!!!??? I’m a guy for God’s sake. Kekeke… :p Anyway, her service is pretty decent and the décor is cosy enough to fit a small crowd. There isn’t much variety of bags, but the selection of tops, dresses and skirts are rather ok. But what I like much is the changing room. It’s big and spacious, complete with a huge wall mirror to complement the whole clothes-trying experience. :)

In the end, I bought a nice handbag for my sister’s 22nd birthday. (actually I wanted that bag, but it turned out to be so small that it look weird if I were to carry it). Then head down to Orchard to grab a quick bite before calling it a day. I had a long day….went swimming in the morning, back to office, then slotting in a couple of shopping hours. Feel dehydrated ever since I left the office. Been drinking water non-stop but still my throat is dry.

Gonna grab that bottle of water now…bottoms up!!

p.s. I would go back to antipodean just to see at the salesgirl again...kekeke... :p

Sentosa, In-camp & Shopping!!

A week had passed and I’m still feeling on a high. The memories of my getaway with the guys last weekend were still vividly etched in my mind. The dark tan, the Frisbee and newfound joker, Kevin!! Hahahah…he’s such a clown. It’s my 2nd meet-up with him and I can see that he’s opening up with us and it’s always a great thing. We took lotsa photos and loving it. Quirky, funny and cool poses all over the place. Credit to moi, the official photographer of the day. Kekek.. :p

Never did I stayed on the beach for 6 whole hours without feeling an inch of boredom. This outing somehow gave me a feeling of “nice-ness”. Don’t know why but it’s just nice hanging out with friends. There weren’t any dull moment as we constantly seek new excitement when the tempo was down. Sooooo……we didn’t gave the girls a time to rest!! Hahahaha…bad hor, but we are at the beach!! There’s no excuse to rest! The heavens answered my prayers to part the clouds and there wasn’t a fluffy cloud in miles..!! THANK YOU LORD!!! :p What a prefect way to send me off to my 3rd in-camp.

My skin only starts to peel off a few days back, which an amazing feat coz the normalcy is that I’ll start to peel in 2 days. :) Anyway, my in-camp was a breeze. Managed to completed 3 comics in 2 days and gotten another 2 more from Serene yesterday. Yippee!!! Feeling more feminine with each read. It’s such a comfort reading it loh…bringing out my real inner-self out in the open. Awwwww…. :p even thought of transforming myself into one…hmmmmm…it’s a wild thought but never say never. But one thing for sure, if I can get to speak with God when I die, I would choose to reincarnate into a female body. ; )

Another cherry on the cake is, I went shopping with Ser. It’s our 1st trip together. She turned up in a stylish get-up and I’m happy she did it. normally she under-dress or inappropriately in the wrong attire. But yesterday, she got full marks from me. Nice clean wife-beater, a short grey skirt with a ponytail. HOT!! She’s all ready for shopping war!! Hahah…

We both wished we had more time as we didn’t covered every inch of Orchard. And she duly regretted it as well. Hahahahaha…Orh bi!! But on the flip side, if we shopped any longer, I would have made her broke. Kekeke.. :p I kept asking her to try clothes in an attempt to change her wardrobe and inject more colors into her outfits. She kept complaining her colors are mostly blacks, whites, so I’m to the rescue! But we ended up buying 2 more black basics!! Hahahahah…funny! :p There was some food in between the scuffle for clothes. We went to the Hokkaido Fair @ Isetan Scotts (on my sister’s request to buy Dango for her) and bought bags of Jap goodies, then stopped by Mac for a necessary pit stop.

The whole shopping experience was "shiokness" to another level. We had even planned for the next mall to attack on our next trip…City Hall area. That would be another story to tell…

That’s all folks. It’s my update for the past one week or so…hope you babes had a great time as much as I did.

Love ya!!! Muuuaacckkk!!

Back to Back Races

Back to back races can really be torturing your body. I found out 1st hand. I guess it’s becoz I’m not totally trained up for these 2 events, that’s why my knee went busted earlier on at the 12km mark. What a waste! I thought of bettering my timing, but my knee made me off the mark by 15mins. Very disappointed… :(

So now my conclusion is, train up before embarking on such strenuous exercise. Soooooooo, will hit the gym with my colleagues for 2 months in time for the SBR and Nike Plus Run in Aug. Hope my legs will be stronger and better than before…maybe I can sneak in some shoulders and abs exercises as well…I can imagine looking like a hunk!! Hahahahah… :p

Tuesday TV ROCKS TO THE MAX!!

Tuesday are filled to the brim with good TV shows. I wish I could watch them all. Arrrggghhhh….Arts Central, Ch5, Ch8…so much to watch, but only 1 pair of eyes!! If you already know, I’m a very, very addicted TV watcher. Kekeke…since I could crawl, I watch TV all my life. It becomes a part of my life. I can ALWAYS postpone shopping for my fav TV show, so what you think?! :p

Kudos to the TV inventor!!…whoever he/she is… :)

2nd day of Shopping

I was prepared for another shopping adventure today, but it wasn’t meant to be. The day started with a movie, Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. The movie was decent and the mouse knight was cute. Kekeke…anyway it’s only $6.50, so it’s money well spent.

Then I trotted my way to Orchard, hoping to spot any great deals. But first, I had to fill my tummy. Apparently, that was my downfall. After the Big Mac, I felt sick and lost the mood for shopping. The food was churning inside me and casued the mood swing. I hung on and managed to do the Men’s section @ Takashimaya. I think that’s about it.

Well, the day wasn’t that bad though. While on the way to the station, I donated $10 to a children foundation. So, that pretty much summed up my day on the high. Maybe becoz I donated the same amount a couple of weeks back, I can feel the karma paying it forward. 1st, I got an interview with the biggest ship owner in the world, Maersk Line this coming Friday. 2nd, I got a phone-call earlier on from White Room that my brown bers are in stock and it’s the LAST PIECE!! Woooo!!! What luck! ; ) Definitely feel lucky about it. Hope my aptitude test goes well man. Really sucked at those, damn bloody difficult. Oh well, it’s worth a shot :)

Well, that’s the end of my 2 days hiatus from work, and tomorrow is back to office. I’m really glad I’m working tomorrow man. If I knew today’s gonna sucked, I would have made my way back. Anyway, enough said and time to calculate my spendings..$100…$200….$250………..hope it stops soon…hahahaha…

Trip to Haji Lane

Had a good scrub, shaven, manicured and off I went to hit the malls. Here I come GSS!! ; )

my shopping bags for the day :p

Went shopping today and totally soaked in the atmosphere of the June holidays. Students were everywhere and families as well. You know it’s the holidays when you see the mall filled with youth and vitality, and also weekdays ain’t crowded…so…you get the drift. ; )

Made my way to my destination of this year’s GSS: Haji Lane. It took me quite a while to finally locate the place. Thank God there were small area maps pasted on fences and walls in Arab Street. Actually I’m quite amazed to find maps there. The place is so small, but the people are kind enough to do that for the locals and tourists. There are many alleys and it can be quite daunting to find your way there. Anyway, finally I entered this tiny, little lane (enough for 1 car to pass through) and walked in awe. It’s very old but yet, modern. It gives you the avant grade feeling and that all those arty farty people likes to hang around here. Hahaha…it’s true! Even the salespeople are very hip and funky. So I went with a mission. My aim is to get myself the latest style this season: short bers. Read in on papers, fashion magazines and online blogs that it’s the hottest trend for guys right now, so I went into White Room on the recommendation of Urban.

the left is a maroon bers & the striped tee. I love the bers so much that I ask the girl to call me when the brown bers are in stock. They were wiped out once Urban did a write-up for them last week.

The store is nicely decorated with soft lighting. Mainly guys fashion with about 3 racks of girly stuff. Cater to the young executive and trendy. With the maroon bers, I even walked all the way to the entrance to have a clear view of the actual colour due to its orange lighting. I was laughing with the salesgirl that it’s my 1st time doing it. Hahaha…quite fun atmosphere. :p There isn’t any mirror in the changing room, so I had to walked out for all to pin-point my flaws. Kekeke…nah, just kidding. Becoz of the soft lighting, it makes the whole space very cosy and you just wanna spend your afternoon in there. It’s like you are brought to another time, another country. Kudos to the interior designer. Nicely done! Their in-house designer brand, Furrmuse has some decent pieces, together with other unknown brands from countries like Peru. Very exotic feel to it. I like it. I like the anonymity of brands, which gives me something no one has.

There’s the 2nd storey where it holds only guys stuff, e.g. fedoras, tees, shirts, skinny and very, very formal coats and blazers. I like the details they have on some items, particularly the embroidery on the pants (looks like tux’s bottoms). So there I was flipping through the clothes when she asked me whether I’m local. I said yes and asked why.

She said: “No offence, but I think you look like Thai.”

Then I laughed and replied, “It’s ok. I get it all the time especially when I travel. The usual ones are Thai, Vietnamese and Japanese.” Then we both laughed. Hahah…all those but never Singaporean. Not even in Singapore, my homeland. Hahahah…very funny. Meaning I have an international face. Yah!! Oh ya, and she did asked me whether I’m a model. She said I looked like one she saw somewhere. I said I tried but I have no chemistry with the camera. She was very kind and said runway models need not smile. I replied, “I’m not tall enough and can only do print ads. But I can’t do it coz my smiles are not ON/OFF button!” hahahah…it was a nice shopping experience when the salesperson chat with you, especially when you’re shopping alone. The big space can be intimidating as times.

The variety of clothes weren’t that much and the colours for their formal shirts are basic black/white/blue. I tried a pink one and she said it’s the 1st design that comes in pink, coz she feels Singaporean guys don’t dare to wear pink. I told her, “You must be joking!” I’ve seen guys wearing pink like nobody business, and mind you, they are no gays. Maybe her clientele isn’t that adventurous yet. Who knows. But I seriously doubt that.

Overall it’s a nice place to hang out and get a few unique pieces. Oh ya, my purchases are 1 tee and 1 bers. :p

The whole of Haji Lane is full of girly fashion and only a couple caters to men. It will be a walk in the park of you girls, if you had already conquered Orchard Road. It’s just a tiny stretch, slightly less than 250m. Shouldn’t be a problem for you babes.

the 2 bers from bods.bodynits @ 20% off. Very nicely done. The quality's pretty good and hoepfully worth every penny.

It was my 1st time to Arab Street, Haji Lane and Bali Lane. It’s pretty interesting and exciting trip I’d made in a while. It’s always the Orchard Roads, Suntecs and City Halls. It’s a refreshing thing to do and discover new things. Anyway, after I’m done with Haji, I’m off to Parco to look for more bargains. You bet I have! Went BHG and snapped up 2 bers from bods.bodynits. It’s having 20% off, so it’s a steal. The colours and designs are not what I would wear a year ago, but my style is ever-adapting and changing, so I had to get them. I had 3 choices, but cut it down to 2. I had to force myself to do that to control my spending. Kekeke…So it’s true. There is really such a thing as good deals in sales. ;) Please go BHG now, you may get some really good stuff there. I already gotten 2!!

All in all, I spent a total of $219.10. That’s about ½ of my shopping budget for this year. Sooooooo, tomorrow shopping trip I have to be more selective of my buys and buy only it’s unique and wearable.

Tomorrow to conquer Vivocity. More selective buys and more people watching. Hahahah… :p Cya in the land of indulgences!! Mmmuuaacckk!!

p.s. White Room, 37 Haji Lane. Best you go from 1pm onwards. Closes about 6-8pm.

Inaugural Sundown Marathon 2008

Just the 2nd marathon under my stable of long distance races. Very tired and very sleepy. Hahah…no joke. Almost fell asleep while running, can you believe it?! Not only me, a fellow runner as well, coz I saved him from rolling down the slope. His eyes were closed and I was there in time to pull him. Pheww!!! What drama!! :p

I was blessed with good weather in the night after the afternoon showers, but it was not meant to be. Roughly about 6am or around the 30km++ mark, it started to pour heavily for about 10-20mins, after which it toned down and continued for at least another 30mins. (Didn’t wear a watch, so I couldn’t tell the time. I can only use the birds chirping and sunrise as a gauge.) Nonetheless, the victory was sweet. Running (more like walking) through a sunrise is beautiful. Clear blue skies and wavy bits of cloud greeting you, Good Morning! The feeling’s great and finished the race at a time of 7:19.30hr. It’s considered good despite not training extensively for it. So there’s no complaints. :)

The race was full of people of different age groups. Those that attracted me are the housewives and grandpa group. I really take my hat to their sheer determination. It’s no joke running a marathon. Lots of training and strength training are needed to EVEN try to finish the race running. I doubt they have the luxury of time to do lots of training as well, so I salute them! You guys really earn my respect!

It’s also a race of familiarity. Not only I saw my cousin, Kent, I also saw my ex-CO, Col Lam, ex-PS, 2nd Sgt Tan and ex-Brigade CO (I think that’s his designation.. :p). All but my aunt. I was trying to spot her but end up finding all those people. Hahaha…well, doesn’t matter. It’s nice to see them again :) The race took place in the Eastern part of Singapore, so I ran past my people’s homes, i.e. Ben’s @ Telok Karau, Grandma’s @ Kembangan, Thomas’ @ Starville (also in Kembangan), my secondary school, Hai Sing High (now known as Hai Sing Catholic) and Misna’s @ Tampines Ave 10. It’s kinda cool to do that and give you a feeling of fondness. Nice feeling…kekeek.. :p

The whole race was generally ok but the organizing committee can do better next time. Some glitches on the manpower and lacking of every 1km route markers, can be improved for next year’s race. There wasn’t any lighting at the water points, which could proved very dangerous for the staff and very conducive for sleeping! Hahahah…anyway, PLEASEEEEEEEEEE provide lamps in future. Don’t be so stingy ok!

Gotten my medal, finisher tee, banana and water, it’s a job well done and adios. Maybe next year I’ll join again, but it will need lots of persuasion. Hahahah..next stop, Passion Run, 15km on 8 Jun. Shouldn’t bat a eyelid. So my main concern is August’s race, i.e. Singapore Bay Run, 21km. Maybe no kick after the 42. Hahahah… ; )