too bright

we went to equinox sometime ago. think it was 3rd dec. for my bro's 21st and i guess my 21st and 22nd. had preferred/wanted it to be a simple family affair, but views differed and it was the 6 of us.

lots of seafoood. and so many types of cheese!!!

foie gras. possibly the first and last time i'll be tricked into eating it. no idea whats so nice bout it, just tasted like lots of fats to me (cue puking sensation).

beef is beef. done ever so nicely with the right skills.
i've always loved to be able to scoop and decorate my own ice cream. (: overall food was pretty average. any hotel could have offerred similar fare. i guess what contributes to the price and hype would be the ambience and the scenery and of cos, the lvl of service.

it should look better with night lights. and feel better with flickering candle lights.

more food photos here!

white ribbon

the company's d&d last saturday.

red carpet picture. paparazzi moment.

u can tell its the recession when its held at suntec and not some fancy hotel. but i guess the good news they gave sort of made up for that (jetstar, millenium&corpthorne, capital mall vouchers for everyone; and the consideration of a firmwide upward salary revision) for more photos, pls click here.

andd we went to the botanic gardens to see the christmas trees. i had painted a different mental image when i heard about it. too high an expectation. click here.

ohh and that family living at cluny road has left the place!! (recap) so no more elaborate christmas decos. boo.

mind readers

last sunday. my nephew's 1st month...

love it when babies yawn and grab your finger whenever you put it between their fingers. (:

digress: i kinda like the wall clock.and bbq at night!!! the chinese assoc peeps. did new moon yesterday. somehow bella appeared to be prettier than i remembered her to be in twilight. i think its kinda draggy at all the wrong scenes and too skimpy for the rest.. trying to cover every scene in the book i guess. boo. tradition's tradition.

// two secrets in a day is almost too much to bear. i might just blurt everything out (:

run on

six thirty am. the start of 21k.

for the first 4k, i was thinking where i shld stop and head home.

for the next 17k, i felt like i wanted to finish the marathon. the volunteers were awesome! all those shouts of encouragement. and it felt good to litter legally (i.e. throwing the cups of evian/100plus by the side of the roads)!

other random phrases. i think the road markers were lying cos everytime they indicate 1 km more, i felt like i have ran more than that! after the finish line. pity i forgot to take the start point!! boo. pardon the blur photos. didnt realise there was a fog/sweat spot on my phone's cam..

so the marathon has taught me how to persevere (cliche as it sounds), how to tune out people's irritating noises (e.g. breathing heavily, dragging feet on road, timing beeps), how to push body limits and most importantly, how to concentrate on running my own race. (:

15k ecp-changi v cycling and d&d photos to be up soon too.

ssm

@ pantry, where all birthday celebrations are held at.

jon's farewell and hangout-till-late bonding session...... waraku at marina. girls in black. writing our new year's wishes. certain potentially incriminating photos can be used for blackmail. heh heh. the start of THE h2h @ overeasy.

anddd badminton at the other end of the island.

7ate9

the vines was great! i'd say we better frequent it more often before it gets found out..

of girly outings and multishots.

birthday peeeps! (:

and so the peak has ended. the whole office is so empty these days. long leaves, late entrances, long lunches, on-the-dot departures. //bad things, like good things, will come to an end.