04, 05, 06
It’s my second attempt trying to blog this entry because an hour ago, tumblr went amok and refused to let me post my entry and because of that, all my hard work of writing and inserting pictures went to waste!!
Shame on you, tumblr!!
But upon receiving news from my friend who also uses tumblr, she said that posting is back to normal and I did a dummy post just now. Yeap. It’s working alright.
Dear tumblr… Please make an auto-save/auto-draft thingie please~~ So when I do long entries, my things don’t go missing…
Oh well~ Enough of my whining. I shall re-write the entire entry.
Well, due to lack of time, I was unable to blog every single day. Okay… The real reason is because I’m too lazy to even edit the photos but hey~ I’m making an effort now okay~ So I shall compress all 3 days into 1 single entry. Makes reading easier also.
Let’s start of with…
04 MARCH
Before I continue, Maomao wants to say “HELLO!!”
My naughty boy has been really picky with his food. In fact, he gives me headaches sometimes because I seriously have no idea what to feed him. Feed him dried food he’ll only eat a little… Feed him canned food (used to feed fully canned last time) but he won’t even touch it… I tried fresh chicken meat but he won’t even bother~ Picky picky!! Hopefully he doesn’t lose weight because I want him to grow bigger!!
Back to my life. I came out early on Friday. In fact, I reached home at around 12pm~ The past week was just like the previous weeks of doing practically nothing. Well, at least I learnt how to indent transportations; been doing that for the whole week. Wonder what other “nonsense” I will be doing for the next.
On Friday, we had dinner at NEX’s (guess where~~) Fish & Co.!! And it was a treat!!
THANK YOU!! :D
Don’t you envy CitiBank cardholders? They always get discounts at restaurants. One day, when my bank is not at a miserable $50 mark, I shall go apply for that card! Took this picture while waiting for our food; I do this all the time, no?
We got a set which comes with a drink, this passion fruit soda, and a soup.
Soup of the day: Fish Chowder. Just so you know, the black specks are grounded peppers I sprinkled on the soup so don’t be afraid. I think the soup was mediocre as compared to the Clam Chowder I had at Heeren’s branch the other time. I remember going gaga over the Clam Chowder but the Fish one was just okay. Not as tasty but is good enough.
Clam > Fish perhaps…
We had the Seafood Platter! Apparently, it’s one of Fish & Co.’s signature dishes. This platter is really huge~ Comes with a huge piece of dory fish laid on chips and rice, squids, mussels topped with a special sauce and the buttered prawns. Really sinful and hearty dish.
Close up of the buttered prawns. I think the prawns are so-so though. Probably because of the way the prawns are served; dissected into half along the length. Makes the prawn less chewy? I can’t really taste the butter too. Slightly disappointed by the prawns.
These mussels, on the other hand, are good! They are not tough and rubbery like some overcooked ones outside but soft and juicy. I like the sauce too~ The serving is generous too.
See those round thingies? I guess they are bloated raisins. Really sweet stuff!! The rice is fine but I think with the chips, it’s too much carbs! Sinful sinful!!
Unfortunately, I don’t think I want to go back to NEX’s Fish & Co. in the near future because I was rather unpleased with their poor service. But on the other hand, I can’t really blame them. Here’s what happened…
So we were eating innocently at the table when a couple sat down at the table beside us. They were constantly trying to get the attention of one of the staff after deciding what to eat but to no avail. There were only 3 staff on the floor and one of them was busy preparing the drinks and soups.
I was slightly irritated by the couple because they were trying so desperately but it never occurred to them for anyone of them to just stand up and go tell the waitress. They just sat there~ So I went ahead and told the staff at the drinks/soup counter that they want to make an order. The couple thanked me.
But~~ No staff came!! So the couple got so fed up, they stormed out of the restaurant. Oh well~ I tried to help~~
Furthermore, trying to pay for the food was a hassle too because the manager was so tied up with other customers. Before us was a group who paid using cash. We paid using card. The manager settled the cash payment and gave us the change and we were like “????” I think the manager himself was in confusion.
I mean~ If you know you’re going to get a full house (happened that evening), why not get more helpers? You are making lots of people frustrated. I sympathize with them but again, if they worked smartly, then perhaps things won’t be that bad.
Maybe they should try playing Diner Dash… -_-“
After dinner, I went home. Vera and Aik Hin just came back from their Malacca “honeymoon” trip and I’m so jealous after looking through the photos (some of which stunning, some of which *ahem*) they took using my Lumix FX 48 (advertised by ayu!!). I want to go there too!!
Oh yes~ Did I mention that we met Rena and her friend while we were having dinner at NEX? So after dinner, we walked around NEX for awhile, and I asked her whether she wants to play Mahjong (no money involved, of course) at my place and she said okay. So we took the bus but she changed her mind and said she wanted to go home and bathe first instead.
Okay. So I went home and waited. And waited. And waited. And we started the game first without Rena since she took so long. Even Maomao got tired of waiting. Eventually, she came (like around 2am?) and we were already so tired so we ended our game and she didn’t get to play.
Sorry Rena~ But you took too long!!
05 MARCH
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENVIN!!
Kenvin’s my BMT platoon mate and I was honored to be invited to his birthday party held at Costa Sands Pasir Ris. Honestly, I had never ever been to the Pasir Ris Costa Sands before because all along, I went to the one where you have to pay a dollar entrance fee. Apparently, Sentosa has one too~ Gosh~ I had no idea!!
Before heading to the chalet, I met up with Moon at City Hall so we could go do some last minute shopping for Kenvin’s birthday present. We were clueless on what to buy but eventually, we settled for a really cool mug and Show Luo’s limited edition album (yes, suggested by me).
After that, we made our way to the chalet which, thank goodness, wasn’t hard to find. Larry and Yijing came shortly after and we caught up with each another’s army lives.
ちょっとまって。。。 They caught up on their army lives while I listened because to me, there’s no life in the army!!
Broy’s vocabulary = Army = No life.
Unfortunately, we had to leave early because we had something on. Like what Larry said, weekends are precious. But before we left, we took group photos!! From left to right; Larry, Kenvin (guarding against Larry’s non-stop pinches), Moon and Yijing.
Another shot. You can tell that Kenvin’s obviously guarding against something. :)
One of Kenvin’s friends was kind enough to help us take this shot. I can see my chin!!
06 MARCH
Now for something more recent (today!!). I went to Woodlands to meet up with Alvin and gang for lunch and movie. After getting the tickets to “I am Number Four”, we went to Breeks to have lunch! Apparently, Breeks marked up their prices. THAT AIN’T COOL!! Good thing there’s this daily special where 2 of the dishes are on promotion and I picked the Cajun Blackened Fish because it costs $12.90 before taxes on Sundays.
One of those “I’m bored waiting for my food” photos. I love the lights and the photos on the wall.
Considering that Breeks showed us no love by marking up their prices, we gave the drinks a pass and went for plain water instead. Cheap and healthy.
Food now!! This is the Maryland something chicken cutlet thingie served in a basket. Alvin had to get a separate plate in order to eat this because it was a challenge to try cut the piece into pieces when the chicken is firstly so huge and secondly, in a basket. But eventually, Alvin got tired of cutting it and went on the barbaric by just poking the chicken with a fork and sending it straight into his mouth. The true way of enjoying this dish.
The fries look tasty!!
Chong Yee and Yin Zhi had the Fish and Chips. The fish is HUGE; spanning across the diameter of the entire plate itself! Did I feature this fish before on my blog? I don’t remember!! I feature so many photos of food now and then that I lose track~ Recently, I’m really interested in food photography and I’m aiming to improve because taking photos of food is yummy!!
I think that the dish that’s the most worthwhile was Yahya’s pizza. It costs $12.90 before taxes and serves 2!! But she had this all by herself~ No, she did not finish everything in one sitting because that would be insane but if you were to share it, it’s actually one of the most cost-efficient food in the menu. Plus, the pineapple chucks are so big that I’m so envious~
Regrettably, I didn’t manage to capture Hazel’s pasta because she was sitting too far away. :(
Well now for my *scrolls up to check the name* Cajun Blackened Fish! The fish is not black though; it’s a huge piece of soft and silky fish topped with the sauce that makes the dish “black”. Comes with pasta and crunchy veggies. Overall, it’s really worth it because of the promotion!!
Close up on the pasta. I love this shot!!
After a tasty lunch, we had some time left to walk around so we walked over to Civics Plaza to get ourselves some McDonald’s ice-cream! The Milo McFlurry is back!! We sat at this area opposite the reflective glass panels of the building and I took this group shot of ourselves. Cool, no?
Then I went around snapping photos of the building. I’ve walked through this building so many times but have totally ignored the marvelous design and architecture of this place. Even though it’s cloudy, the windows still managed to reflect blue beautifully.
The blue is so pretty!! This photo may look distorted but actually, the building curves so you get what I mean.
Sitting around… I hate the waiting time before a movie because there’s hardly anything for you to do.
Eating ice-cream…
Group shot. :)
One of the horrors of eating ice cream is when the ice cream starts to drip all over and Hazel had her ice cream drip on her thigh and of course, as the Master of Unglam photos, I just had to take a photo of this. :P
Dripping dripping~~
Well anyway, in case you want to know how I feel about the movie “I am Number Four”. I think it’s worth the 5 dollars that we all paid for it. Apparently, M1 users get a promotion where they get 2 tickets at the price of 1~ Since Yin Zhi, Chong Yee and Yahya uses M1, the rest of us enjoyed a cheaper movie ticket!
Back to the movie. It’s basically about this guy being an alien with superpowers; almost like X-Men just that his guy has so many powers you kinda lose track at times. Super parkour speed? Telekinesis? Shining light from hands? Shooting beams from hands? There’s a reason why X-Men commonly have a single power or two and not a whole arsenal.
Furthermore, the storyline is a little predictable. The characters are also predictable (e.g. you know who will die, you know that a female kickass character will appear and save the day for awhile, etc). The characters also lack vulnerability for me to feel anything for them.
From the ending of the movie, I suppose there’s going to be a sequel so I hope they develop the characters a little bit more and give them more depth. Verdict: I think there are better movies these weeks than this one so give this a pass unless you want to look at pretty and handsome people.
That concludes these 3 days of my weekend. I hope tomorrow, I will have “nights” out so I can go down to Orchard to collect my Pokemon game(s). :P Pokemon Black and White is out, y’all!! Go get them so we can catch ‘em all!!
I pray that this week will be shorter than the past 2 weeks too. :P Staying in camp doing nothing but getting fat (I certainly hope not!!) is boring!!
And that’s why I had this for dinner today because I’ve been stuffing my face with all the good food. Guilty~ :P
