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November 11, 2009

Peace

i need some peace at home...
but the neighbors go drill-drill-drill.

to make up for the headache + toothache + ear-ache,
FRIENDSHIP THERAPY!

the girls are comin' over for the weekly pasta + beer (maybe Bailey's tonight!).

November 06, 2009

Why do people hack games?

"Why do people hack games?"

... on Askville by Amazon

There are lots of other reason as well I'm sure... but there are three big factors I can think of...

1. Challenge - either the game is too hard or too easy, the hack itself would be a challenge worth overtaking, or the difficulty of hacking the game is so rediculously easy that it's hard not to.

2. Money - the game costs too much (simply costs too much, or doesn't give enough for the price and the hacker wants to make the game do more to feel like it was money well spent), the person doesn't have enough money, or the person doesn't want to spend the money they have on the game.

3. Bragging rights - they want to say they've done something in the game that they can't do as easily without hacking, or they want to say that they've hacked the game.

November 04, 2009

A little bit of everything

i read this somewhere before. and it's been ringing in my head these days...

how important is it to be honest.
questioning the degree of honesty simply seems to beats the whole logic outta being honest.

anyway, whilst waiting for Poppy to be home for dinner,
i made some pasta salad to bring to work tomorrow. yumz.
today's lunch was homemade Japanese Curry with Fusili plus a pop of Honey Ice Cream.

spent our 3rd Anniversary eating porridge at the interchange because i had diarrhea just before he came by to fetch me. how timely. took a short drive past the famous chicken rice stall which Stanley and Alicia recommended, just to be sure we know how to get there the next time.

the girls came by after our usual pasta dinners (Vongolehhhhhh) at Piccolo.
grabbed our standard bottle of beer and tucked into some hot fondue + cakes Sherine bought from Coffeebean. the girls went high on Bailey's and slouched on the couch as we drooled at some random Taiwanese food variety show on telly.

anyhoos, Poppy and i re-celebrated with a nice dinner at Arashi, in JB.
one mini hotpot for each diner (that's if u order hotpot items, of course) a choice of 4 soup bases: Miso Soup; Japanese Broth; Kimuchi Soup; i forgot what's the last, oops.

the portion is rather small though, so we popped by J.Co to get half a dozen of donuts. mwahaha.

last but not least Ally and Shan have both returned from the States.
Shan has my Coach loot! yummeh yummeh.
the bill arrived today at a dollar short of SGD600 >.<>

ok, Poppy's back.
tata.

October 28, 2009

MacMadness

i've fallen.

no vaccine can cure my ill.

McMadness. Monopoly.

http://www.mcdwin.com/

TRADE WITH ME!

Looking for: Shenton Way, Scotts Road, Toa Payoh, Joo Chiat

Available for trade: Bishan, Holland, Bayshore, River Valley, Geyland, Raffles Place

October 16, 2009

Team Building @ Sentosa

had our team building event in Sentosa yesterday with our colleagues from Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney and Singapore.

madness but totally awesome.

as if my 2-hour Yoga workout the day before wasn't enough to break my limbs, the 3 rounds of Laser Shootout (approx 3 hours in total) - strategizing; running; hiding; mad shooting, sure as hell did.

apart from Raf's minor accident where he fractured his arm, everyone else completed the game safely... but were all VERY tired.

Robert, Joyce and me shared a cab home to wash up, whilst some of the guys headed back to the hotels and the others hung around Sentosa/Vivocity for a bit.

met up again in the evening at Bosses Restaurant in Vivocity for our dinner.

it spotted this extremely dark, classy and cool interior, thus giving it the name 黑社會 (literally Black Society aka Secret Society/Mafia in Mandarin)

we all agree that the food was pretty good. the bill came up to $1200-odd for our tables of 22.

considering the amount of beer the guys downed, i should think it's pretty reasonably priced.

some of their items didn't really impress me, there was this red-ish looking fatty pork that tasted a little odd =S

anyhoos, i love their Szechuan Grilled Crispy Duck, Mango Pomelo Sago and their Signature Custard Bun (with yummy salted egg custard fillings).

'nuff said for now.

here's some photos from the Laser Shootout

15 October 2009

i shall go rest my fingers and arms, and update again when i get more photos from the guys.

October 15, 2009

UPs and DOWNs

back at work after a week's break.

plagued by gastric flu, and my computer went up and down at the same time.

i'd plow my fields in the morning, and my cranky computer won't let me harvest on time at night.

so apart from spending most of the week smothered in bed, the other half of the time i was whining and weeping away. too bored. literally bored to tears.

all of a sudden, Mr Wabbit lost his appeal as a talking buddy. reads: i need new toys.

anyhoos, during the day, Poppy was busy at work, and when he's home, he whiled his time away in front of the telly.

some days, i just sit myself in front of the dang machine, trying to power cycle, discharge and restart.

on the better days, i'd keep myself occupied in the kitchen.

oh, his gramps came over for dinner on one of the days, and thank God, my cooking passed their "taste-test".

and last weekend, when i was almost back to my bouncy + chirpy self, Poppy gave me a treat at Ah Yat Seafood Restaurant in Turf City to answer my craving for Salted Egg Crabs.

our 3rd time there, if i remember correctly.

so, we had a sumptuous meal of Ah Yat Signature Fried Rice + Abalone Mushroom + Salted Egg Crabs.

wrapped up, headed off to Giant to buy some groceries and went home.

got up early the next morning for a jog (although i walked more than i jogged)

in any case... that was 4.8Km excluding the distance from my house to the Park Connector.

i think that walk should've still burnt a good amount of calories.

breakfast was my usual oat + soy milk combination.

afterwards we went to SPCA to check out some kitties. woohoo.

there wasn't a lot of 'em there, not that i was intending to pick one up immediately.

on our way to Mommy's place, Poppy tried to dissuade, discourage, disagree with me keeping a kitty.

OBJECTION OVERULED.

can't remember what happened the rest of the day. probably more lazing around.

i only remember for today's brekkie, i just giap-ed a slice of Reese Peanut Butter Cup in a slice of bread. yummy. ok, that's too random.

tonight i chalked up another USD300+ on sprees.

when Shan returns, it's another USD300 - 400 for the Coach stuff.

i think i'm overdoing it. SOMEBODY, STOP ME (in agonizing voice).

then again, the advantage is ~~because of the HUMONGOUS amount of expenditure i chalked on my UOB Lady's card~~ i get to redeem some rewards, and i told Poppy i'll get the Tung Lok vouchers so we can go to Tung Lok Seafood, Shin Yeh or Zhou's Kitchen again. whee~

i totally hear only the good things

*think Class 95 advertisement*

October 13, 2009

Bangkok AGAIN!

i'm sucha whiny baby.
but i managed to ~~coerce~~ convince Poppy...

to go Bangkok with me again in January!

20THB mandarin orange juice + seafood + cheap massages + crazy shopping
here we come again.

October 08, 2009

Random

most parts of the "New Phase of Life" has been settled including:

moving in/settling like down in the new house;
taking our pre-wedding photos;
making the first preparations for the wedding next year such as:
- getting auspicious date/time(s)
- coming up with a draft guest list,
- making reservations for venue,
- we're almost settled on the actual day gown/suit + car rental

now comes my favorite part and the biggest headache,

The ~~Moneymoon~~ Honeymoon

as some of u already know, we've set our sights on a 2 - 3week India-Nepal-Tibet tour, and i've started doing some research on it. however, so far it seems local agencies don't provide anything that covers all three areas in one.
and if i were to do a F&E... man, i don't really want to think about it. so much work to do.

lest Plan A doesn't work out, i asked Poppy if there's anywhere else he has in mind, say Russia, Egypt or Africa.
he's obviously not keen in those. anyhoos, so he suggested:

Europe
me: "Next please"

Japan
me: "Blah."

Korea
me: "Erm.."

just when i thought this is not gonna work out
am i too demanding?

he said...

Hawaii
me: "!!"

why didn't i think of that? Hawaii, i like!
and so, we have a Plan B. mwahahahaha.

a quick check and i already found quite a few West Coast + Hawaii packages.
most of them are about 10 - 12 days. methinks it's a tad too short for a honeymoon until i chanced upon this paragraph in one of the agencies' itinerary:
"Enjoy incredible saving with designer and brand name manufacturers such as COACH, GUESS, POLO RALPH LAUREN, REEBOK, selling direct to you."

given that i can shop my guts out in Los Angeles... anything goes!
*drools*

October 03, 2009

When, oh when?

when can i strike off Phnom Penh & Siem Reap from my "Must Travel" list?

then there's Jakarta, Hanoi, Sapa, Halong,

Shenzhen, India, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan.

and the list goes on, and on, and on...

so many more on UNESCO's list

*strikethrough: visited

in red: personal "Must Visit"

October 01, 2009

I see. I vant. I buy.

Coach :: Spotlight Bag

Coach :: Pop C Small Wallet

Coach :: New Madison Wristlet

i saw. i wanted. i bought.

(i regretted. not, i hope.)

can't wait for the babe to return from the States in a few weeks' time!

ooh, and Saetin launched their 4th collection.

FFF.

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