more late night options hopefully...

while on the bus to seletar camp, i noticed that the space opp the big open field in sengkang was up for retail development. finally more reasons to take bus 86. hopefully, it won't take years before the whole thing is done. 

the retail cluster will defo liven up that area. it just seems a little barren now. and jalan kayu is too malaysia alr. nvr liked that place. cramped/lousy al fresco ambience/so many cars driving by next to your food. saw a couple of new eateries tho. 

in retrospect, i dun really rmb eating there before. hmm. 

chirp chirp.

i.

did. 

it. 

i succumbed to the little blue bird.

yes, i joined twitter.

reason why i jumped on the twitter bandwagon:

being a new media student, i shd have actually done so like right at the start, prolly 3-4 years ago before it got really crazily popular. and even more so when everyone started. but i dun like following the crowd for the sake of doing so. plus i found it useless and pointless since i'm not a celebrity/famous person/someone stuck in a disaster-prone area. who would actually want to read what i tweeted???

but on a very boring friday, i decided to try tweeting for the fun of it. and i got hooked. hurhurrr. mostly, i'm talking to myself since the people who decided to follow me somehow are random people and i haven't followed any friends yet. but i find that twitter is such a good outlet to stream my zipzapping random thoughts to. my mind is crazily active, so much so that i have trouble sleeping recently. =/ 

anyhoo, since my phone doesn't have internet on the go, i simply use StarHub's MobiTweet service, which is free (it's like sms-ing to no one in particular). the downside is that it's purely text based only. 

on a side note, this expat girl followed me (have no reason how she found me) and i realised that she has an awesome blog! heh. she's from poland and working in sg and awesomely pretty. another plus point for joining twitter then!

    so, if there's any living soul out there reading this, do you tweet?

    if you do, follow me! :D

although i like taking trains..this is not how i like to do it.

I know this news is not new anymore but bcos it just only affected me, i felt like talking about it. 

Last night, I met up with E and the only way to do that was to travel down to Kovan. So I looked up the Circle Line map to see how far away it is from Bishan. And then I realised that the LTA is planning to build a damn lotta stations in that small circle that is called Circle Line and its not even a complete circle. In fact, there is hardly any need to take any buses (ok, LESSER need)! Esp in the west! Holland V! West Coast! Kent Ridge! It sounds mighty exciting. No need to have a car to go to those "exclusive places" again. But geez, im gonna expect more crowds. not a win/win situation. What would that also mean for bus companies, specifically SBS, since Circle Line is owned by SMRT, well, SBS would just need to figure that out soon. There'll probably be a repeat of the incidents regarding the opening of the NEL years ago but not as bad (bus services along that line were still very much in demand bcos of the lack of Circle line/troublesome/no pt if u dun live near the station etc.). 

There's gonna be a Thomson line too. But i'll prolly still walk to the bus stop at Seasons Park and take a bus there instead of walking to YCK and take a train to Bishan and transferring to the Circle Line. This is one example of how counter productive the Circle Line is and why buses will still be in business. 

So anyway, back to my point. Besides checking out how many times i have to transfer trains (take train to Bishan, walk damn far away to transfer to Circle Line, then transfer to NEL), i also have to check the last train timings for 2 of the lines bcos they are notorious for ending services early. A lot of effort just to take a simple train down. But in the end, the train journey lasted about 25 min (off peak, duh), which is not too bad at all. Plus a little walking will do some good. But i still think all that transferring will not a peaceful journey make. After all, u have to keep looking out for which station to alight at (and for someone who likes to blast her ipod, it's tiring to have to keep remembering the stops) AND wait for multiple trains. Super time-inefficient. Pros and cons la, huh.

Although singapore is all but a tiny red dot, we are a very lazy bunch of people and we wish to zip by everywhere on a car. And since cars are considered a luxury commodity unfortunately, the next best thing is to build more train stations as time goes by and more train lines that do not link very well (thanks to the "opening up" of the public transport system and different companies) Hence, to travel to Kovan by train, I need to utilize 3 MRT lines. 

Being a spoilt singaporean, i lament though. Why no train to Ikea? =/

scratch that. reached ikea@tp in only 25 min even after transferring 2 buses! awesome.

eggs.

After playing so much Cafe World, im starting to crave for the food listed on its cookbook. 

And right now, craving of the day is Eggs Benedict. 

According to Wiki: 

"Eggs Benedict consists of a half of an English muffin, topped with ham or bacon, poached eggs, and hollandaise sauce."

Sounds and looks so yums. Look at the sauce..... so luxuriously smooth.

I need my Sunday brunch now!  

Animal Farrrrrrrm! 21 APRIL - 08 MAY

“All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others."

yowza! another play to look forward to. and what a sexy purple body. =x

The play that was adapted 8 years ago from George Orwell's famous book is running again in time for the W!ld Rice's 10th Anniversary. 

Read from Life! that they are gonna tour Hong Kong. It is the first time I've heard of a local play touring other countries. =O

ANDD... 15 - 31 March... 15% Early Bird discount!

Synopsis taken from the website: 

" Something is going on at Manor Farm. The animals have overthrown Farmer Jones and, with the pigs as leaders, have created a new state for themselves called Animal Farm.

A set of commandments are written as a guide for animal life. However, cunning propaganda hides the true agenda of the pigs as the ideals of the revolution gradually degenerate…

Originally written as a fairy tale, Orwell’s ANIMAL FARM is a startling reminder that absolute power corrupts and that totalitarian regimes inevitably betray the trust of ordinary citizens.

In the hands of director Ivan Heng, this deceptively simple tale of barnyard betrayal gets down on all fours to deliver exciting, powerful and urgent theatre.

With a stunningly agile cast, innovative design and original live music, this ANIMAL FARM is styled
for the 21st century. Vital, sexy and wickedly funny, W!LD RICE’s sensational performance will have you squealing for more! " 

hideous.

really hate my hair right now.

and its all bcos of a miscommunication and obviously her lack of professionalism.

so i told her, 剪短 instead of 修短 and she really chopped off my hair. >< like hello... is there such a need. and its not even stylish at all. she also din ask me what i wanted to do with my fringe and now my fringe is flying up bcos its too short. *$#)#@)#!)!*@%&&#@)@

now i cant go out. ROARS.

postponed.

Blackbird has been postponed to september due to patrick teoh's pullout. I was just thinking of getting e tix when I read e news on Life! It's said tt patrick teoh couldn't handle e demands and technicalities of e role. =O He even broke down. tt's scary. i wonder who else is gonna replace him.

in any case, I think more ppl will go watch it in sept to see how hard e role is. It sounds like a really fascinating play. can't wait!

turning one year olderrrrrr.

at the very last minute (while in the car already), we changed our dining destination from WR to Barracks@House bcos WR wasn't open on Mondays. If i didn't go online to check opening times..... we wld hv made a wasted trip. ROARS.

The last time i went to Barracks was with acid and i thought the place was pretty nice.

Had truffle fries again. The truffle taste was stronger this time methinks. 

But i still prefer curly fries...shaker fries and cajun fries. =x simple pleasures.  


some pork dish. lousy photo taken by b.


my foie gras! yumsss. i know it's a cruel dish. hardly eat it anyways.

the bottom is duck breast meat. the foie gras is so soft. meltsinyourmouth.  


ate the lemon cake with meringue again. Love the tanginess of lemon!



chocolate toffee with hot chocolate on top. super yums too!



the white wine didn't go too well with the desserts. =s

need to learn more abt pairing. 


looks like plain water. heh.

thanks b for the dinner! b got super red after drinking the wine. i had to finish for him! 

bcos i had to go home and change plus the meal took some time, i din manage to see jewie off. =( idiot girl had to fly back on my bday. IM WAITING FOR MY PRESSIE!

google search stories. awwww.

a series of ads done by google.
of the 7, i have 2 faves.

Parisian Love



Out of Office



i say 'rock on'.

i am not a robot.

being a robot aint too bad. feelings can be overwhelming sometimes.
too overwhelming.

38 degrees.

having a fever sucks big time.

nvr felt so horrible before. =s

MUSE!

Singapore is getting cool!
Like last year, there are a number of good acts coming to our sunny island to perform in these coming months (YAY but too broke to go)

for eg., MUSE dropped by again last night for an AWESOME KICKASS CONCERT! i missed them when they came in '07 bcos i din noe anyone who wanted to watch with me. so anw i was sooo happy that they came back for The Resistance tour!! waited abt 3 hrs for them to show up and they finally did, at 10pm! i wasnt a fan of Saosin and definitely not Rise Against. Wish they played longer than their 1.5 hrs set tho. but their songs were so amazing, i was jumping throughout and sweated like hell. it was such an adrenaline pumping show. I LOVEEE THEM!!

thanks b! :D

I LOVE HIM!! godlike, seriously.
i think this was taken during their Wembley '07 tour.

waiting for MUSE to come on.

the fist throwing mad enthu crowd! including me!

big balloons! pity i wasnt at the mosh pit.

awesome effects. laser lights during 'Starlight'.

the concert only left me wanting for more...

• florence + the machine / the xx - 7 feb
• echo & the bunnymen - 8 feb
• 65daysofstatic - 13 mar
• au revoir simone - 14 mar
• placebo - 18 mar
  
• kings of convenience - 18 mar (:
• imogen heap (!!) - 29 mar

kris allen is coming to singapore as well but im not a fan.
mosaic music fest is really good this year. kudos to esplanade!

now, who wants to sponsor me for imogen heap's concert??



Plus my fave theatre company has come up with a new play. OMG!
Blackbird by SRT!

The poster looks really intriguing. It kinda reminds me of what we'd do for the surrealistic assignment in NM3208.




So many things to watch, too little money. SIGH.

freitag.

peanut butter cheese tart!

I finally had a taste of 1 Caramel today! Been wanting to try it for ages but my tummy always had no space for it. Ate a very early dinner (more like brunchner) and thus, i had ample room for dessert while waiting for our movie to start. The cake looks absolutely scrumptious and tastes just so. It reminded me of peanut butter sandwich and much more. love love LOVE! 

The movie, on the other hand, wasn't as satisfying. 

The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus

It was Heath Ledger's last movie but i feel he should have spent the last few months of his life acting in another movie that is more worthy (he didn't even manage to complete it). It just didn't appeal to me at all. I was waiting for the show to make some sense and by the time it somehow did, it was already midway. It was also full of cliches. Not my kinda fantasy i guess. Probably should have watched Everybody's Fine. 

On a side note, i do LOVEE Tower Bridge as seen in this pic. I'm quite satisfied that I made it there in my recent London trip.  

recent aural addictions.

heartrending cover of adam lambert's song [Whataya Want From Me]. i much prefer this version to the original. =x im a sucker for any song with a cello/violin.



rediscovered this song while watching 百萬大歌星 and the lyrics struck me immediately. i wonder where is she now though.

ihadadream

and you were there.



with ur longish hair
and the tee that you always wore


you stole my heart from the get go.


but i woke up and the magic disappeared.
all you did was unsettle me.

COUNTDOWN IN BERLIN.

my snow tainted lens. 

Counting down in front of Brandenburger Tor was amazing. 

firstly, it was snowing heavily and my toes were FREEZING due to the melted snow getting through my boots. 

secondly, many people were lighting up their own fireworks. so for the whole one hour or so, there were continuous fireworks bursting in the sky. obviously, these fireworks wont be as grand and beautiful as the ones lit up in marina bay but the atmosphere was so much more intimate and festive.

thirdly, did i mention the snow?? it was magical.

fourthly, sh bought bubbly off the street so at least there was alcohol to chug on while i was walking up and down. 

but after that, it just went downhill bcos we ended up at sh's friend's friends place. they were chinese and i could only stand one or 2 of them. HAH. we played some sorta word game and got back to the hostel ard 5am dead beat.  so that was new year's. 

hope your new year's was awesome too whoever's reading this!

f a t.

ive been putting in lotsa junk into my body ever since im back. 

i was craving for bbq chicken wings the first night but everywhere we went to, the stall was closed. this was ard midnight to 1 plus on a friday night and it made me really sad that i can't find such a place that is open till late. the only choices were prata, bak chor mee and the like. BORING. but i was really hungry so in the end i settled for fu zhou mian, which weren't very nice. 

the next night we immediately went down to newton circus.

KANGKONG, STINGRAY, SATAY AND MY BBQ WINGS! delishhh. i'd be happier if there were more wings tho. only ordered 5. that dinner wasn't filling. hur.

and guess where we went to for the next night? 

POPEYES (which was finally open!!) ! somehow, my flights were always scheduled to arrive/depart at weird times so popeyes was always closed. but i get to satiate myself this time. 

and ive been eating macs for the past consecutive 2 days. 

AM I GROWING FAT OR WHAT? 

sigh. 

my body clock has readapted itself to pre-europe times again. which means im asleep in the day and awake at night. this is blardy USA time. i nd to change it. i feel qt screwed up. thus i'll not go back to sleep (have been sleeping for the past 2 days. barely saw the sun). its 8am now. wish me luck. i was supposed to go clubbing last night but i was really toooo tired to budge. i dunno wth is happening to my body. owells. my slp is more impt. get to save some money as well. 

i wont be in singapore to celebrate xmas and the turn of a brand new year so... 
here's an advanced

Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein gutes neues Jahr!

I do hope year 2010 won't be as disastrous as the crap year that is 2009.
too many heartaches and complications.
there ARE some highlights but none of them are in singapore.

Spending xmas in london and the new year in germany.


brand new start. brand new slate.

icantbeyourfriendafterwherewe'vebeen.

itunes was on shuffle when this song was played. 

not bad at all. too bad they didnt make a MV. 

the land of smiles

the bangkok trip was surprisingly a fruitful one, to say the least, bcos i prefer shopping at boutiques with proper fitting rooms and all.

er.. to stock check:

• 5 pairs of shoes
• 5 bags
• 4 tops
• 3 outerwear
• 2 pairs of shorts
• 2 working skirts
• 1 dress

and the most ex of the loot: 2 adidas sportswear.
they were having some kind of a saleeeee and i cldnt resist.

well. actually i din expect to buy much bcos i din the last time i went there.
and we totally skipped the big malls like central world and siam paragon so its wholesale all the way.

clothes were mostly bought at platinum (went there twice).
bought 3 bags at chatuchak.
mbk is a heaven for shoes.
baiyoke 2 is great for tshirts (but i dun wear them so ya).
we also did some shopping at union mall, which is relatively far out but a good spot to shop.
frankly, im qt happy with my shoes! :D
for guys......the shopping is pretty limited i must say.

i din take much photos there bcos bangkok is not pretty enuf for me to want to capture it (uneven paths, derelict buildings, polluted air, dingy alleys with shady characters). plus i was busy shopping.



this crazy ass japanese meal we had in the japanese village was plain crazy. we ordered too much food and we misunderstood the pricing for the party platter since words were all in thai and thus, we literally paid the price for that. plates of food just kept coming and the long table wasnt long enough. this was just lunch.

well anw, i was glad to get out of singapore, even though it was for a week.
but i fell ill on the last day too. still coughing my ass away. urgh.