*~ Cherindipity Moments ~*

Thanks to david who got me a ticket to the IS Mag event at Hard Rock~ Supposedly a monthly event where they serve free flow of drinks and finger food~ BUT! its only for *invited* guests~ ;)

Got spotted by Jenn who was just sitting upstairs with her girlfriend having dinner. hee~ thankfully that got me photos to remind me how crazily spontaneous i was~

*~ receiving our GRAND prize ~*

was a silly game where each couple tries to complete within the shortest time. the girl will use sounds 'oooh', 'ahh' to instruct the guy to move forwards or backwards. and when he's at the right position, use 'yes yes', 'no no' to get him to move his arm up or down. and then he's at the right spot to hit the pot, say 'now baby now'. ok u get the idea~ :P But it won us 3 nites free stay at Hard Rock Penang! ;)

Has been ages since i last went to Marche! In fact was my first time to the one in Vivo although i have seen there for as long as it has been.. :P They even changed the stamp stamp card to a slide card thingie like a credit card system..

*~ vege stall~ but im not so healthy... ~*



*~ while waitin.... for my rosti :) ~*



*~ a Patron Pager *beep beep* ~*



*~ salad for a balanced meal... ~*



*~ deep fried calamari ! ~*



*~ ooooo rosti with german sausage *BEST* ~*



*~ chicken fillet, wings and mashed potato ~*



*~ lantern says: 迎春接福怡丰城~*

Watched Avatar in 3D though already watched it once in 2D with a kind soul who already watched it in 3D but was willing to accompany me one more time~ Hmm was really good, only problem i had was with the specs which didn't sit on my nose! >_< needa make my own 3d glasses i think.. probably will have MORE and MORE 3D shows coming.. eeep~

haha sitting in starbucks with a berryblossom white tea..



just found out how to use my lappy's integrated webcam~ haha!

guy asked me if im having me "tea-break"
think he was trying to be funny~ lol..
i said im waitin for my next meeting.. which is shermaine.. then 3pm again at client site.. starbucks wireless@sg is most dependable.
i already had a whole cup of sunrise at Coffeebeans just now trying to use their starhub's ACCESS Wireless which did NOT connect. im so full now and lunch in a while..

this morning smsed yybl to wish him happy bday, turned into a sms rhyming game.. crappy haha!

6.07pm - at another Starbucks in ION... waitin for suming to come "pick me up" for dinner~ hee~ its after work hours so i opened up blogger ok!? i was googling on Oracle before this.. (this is for the colleagues in case they are reading ^^ )

3 visits to Starbucks today cos of the internet access so i can actually do work without having to travel back to office and back to International Plaza again. 2 coffees, 1 ice blended juice, 2 fruit infusion teas. Think Starbucks should have a frequent drinker system like frequent flyers? mmm~

Met suming and headed for canton-i, which she just had lunch at earlier in the day~ ;p

*~ waitin for diana to arrive ~*


*~ nice decor ~*


*~ keeping warm ~*

in the end when diana came, we were so busy eating and catching up i forgot all abt photos.. -_-"

was just reflecting what i've done for the first 11 days of 2010..

just to blog this down so i do not forget again.. met ben on 4th Jan.. that's like after ages!! hmm maybe 3 to 4 yrs?? could be more.. :P and realised that it would be 10 yrs in july that i know my uni friends!! scary how time flies.. mm~ and i needa remind him to give me a copy of our hall production.. i still havent seen how i look on stage acting drunk. haha~ those were the good times~

had made a little resolution this yr to not be a workaholic i used to be but seems that's backfiring on me.. i have very little choice now as to whether i wanna work at night and weekends.. always seem to have smth to rush.. but i think if i pull through this wed, all will be bright and sunny again. :)

gotta thank both feng and sohcheng for helping me find the 3 doraemons eugene said was island-wide sold out :P was so disappointed when i thought i cannot get all twelve.. :P



but now im upset by the "cute-pig" idea.. wah!! whats the 12 zodiac animals without a pig and replaced with cupid? :P oh well.. anyways they go into my doraemon-car!

Yay! i did it!! I finished up all 6 backdated entries of 2009 by Jan 11 2010! hee~
Caught Sherlock Holmes yesterday.. hmm not bad.. i was pretty impressed by how Holmes make deductions.. haha~

has been a super busy week at work.. intended to be updating my blog more often but i was so caught up in the crazy work week.. i can't imagine how super tired i was!! Hopefully this week will be a little better.. already got client site visits everyday from monday to thurs.. wed will be a scary day.. cos of the prototype review. :P *good luck cherriko!*

*~ Annette & Baby Victor ~*
Thanks Flo for the new photo! Haven't seen Annette in a long while! Wish i could do a trip soon.. then i can visit the baby!~ heee~

will i get to play bball next sunday?? *puss-in-boots look*

Ootoya @ Orchard Central

Highly recommended by me~ a small japanese restaurant on the 8th floor of Orchard Central. They dun take reservations.. guess the food is pretty authentic, saw some japanese eating there too~ oh and they give free flow of Japanese rice :P~

*~ some seaweed appetizer ~*




*~ pork belly with japanese rice set ~*




*~ hamburg steak ~*




*~ warm sake~ mmm~ ~*


The Handburger @ 313 Somerset




*~ here's where u queue ~*




*~ in case u think flipping through the menu is too tedious ~*




*~ random shot of the interior ~*




*~ calamari with special spicy mayo and home made ketchup ~*




*~ Three C's Beef ~*




*~ chilled stuffed (w coleslaw) tomato ~*




*~ Tea-smoked duck ~*

Marvelous Cream @ 313 Somerset

Looking for some nice dessert? A pity there's very few seats here.. seems to be only good for takeaway.. but takeaway to where??? :( Couldn't try the sundaes in the end.. only went for the Ice Cream Cakes..




*~ Marvelous Cream ~*




*~ Strawberry Shortcake & Belgium Noisette Chocolat ~*

Was a little disappointed with the dessert ice cream cakes.. hope to try the sundaes next time.. :)

Part of my "atas" (dunno how to spell) lifestyle after going into presales. One of our partners had a corporate launch event at Reflections @ Keppel Bay. Pretty place, had to take photos... hee thanks to WM and his very pro iPhone!

*~ Reflections @ Keppel Bay ~*


*~ taken with my ixus 120 ~*


*~ taken with my ixus 120 again ~*


*~ still with my ixus 120 ~*


*~ taken with my faithful LG~ people on stilts! ~*


*~ me at our booth ~*


*~ me having my fruit punch looking impt ~*


*~ sunset at the bay with a cruise ship looks super atas! ~*


*~ oh and flying dutchman was there too as host! ~*


*~ woman playing harp.. so atas right? ~*

din stay for dinner but it looked like some really tasty indian food.

ok just checked the spelling on The Coxford Singlish Dictionary -
ATAS
(ah-tahs)
Malay for "upstairs", it describes someone as snobbish, hoity-toity, affected or arrogant.
"Wah, you nowsaday do'wan to eat ikan bilis, only eat caviar. Become damn atas oreddy."

2nd day of 2010~
a strange system error that messed up our movie booking.. and gave us a printout for 1st Jan.. ended up having to give up Sherlock Holmes cos it was fullhouse... so we got Alvin and the chipmunks instead~ and the ticketing lady "printed" our ticket in her handwriting~



Alvin & the chipmunks & the chipettes was great! had a good laugh anyways~

3rd day of 2010~
still got 6 more drafted blog posts for 2009...
got out of my lazy state and went to mac-ritchie in the evening despite the overwhelming sleepy feeling~ and the rain~ and the drive up and down lornie road 3 times! although i shud not grumble but the road sign was too misleading.. "to Braddell, Bishan and Thomson"?? i was supposed to take that exit to get to mac-ritchie.. havent been there for ages lo.. it has even got a new look.. nxt time will be to the Tree Top walk.. :P~ so i did abt 5 or 7 k run today? including walking was abt 11k~ :) pro right~

Our JC class gathering on new year day at zy's and candice's love nest~ more games and food!~ yay!

*~ teck explaining "Carcasonne" ~*


*~ counting scores.. and the winner is the FARMER ~*


*~ Guillotine ~*


*~ SW "burning" the tofu ~*


*~ sw's "THROW IT ALL IN" ~*


*~ busy eating....~*


*~ i was there too! ~*


*~ ehh christmas log cake?? ~*

played a few more games.. I tried "Carcasonne" and won (cos no one could steal my farm!! *phew*) with an array-out-of-bounds number of points, and "Modern art" - some auction game, winning with 331k...
lost track of time and it was already 12+ when we realised it.. had to call it a day and let the couple rest after hosting 3 parties in the same week~ heee~

many thanks to zy and candice for giving us another place to go since sw got married and his m-i-l moved in~ heee~

A great start to a great year ahead~
Fireworks are so pretty~~~~ :)





"missed" the countdown but we knew it was 12am when the display started~
a pretty beginning~
this yr's gonna be great!