Le Birthday

T'was the girlfriend's birthday yesterday.

Didn't really do anything spectacularly romantic and you can read most of the details with pictures(really good stuff!) in her blog. We had our dinner at the Top of the M @ Meritus Mandarin. Those of you who're like me, hardly-dined-in-such-top-end-restaurants-before types will wow with such suahku-ness at the 5-course dinner that took almost 2 and a half hours.

The gist is that the place is a revolving restaurant with a splendid view of the city(lucky the rain stopped) serving french cuisine. So we had for dinner in the following order in layman english(bloody French everything also pattern pattern):

Escargo(you spell it like that?). Snails lah wtf.
Mushroom Soup
Salmon Salad(with caviar ok, dun pray pray)
Fish OR Lamb(medium rare)
Pudding(creme brulee?)

How the meal actually took 2 and a half hours don't ask me but time flew quite quickly which was a good thing and before you know it we'd revolved one round around the restaurant liaoz. Amazing.

Oh then we were also serenaded by a trio of really talented musicians(one of them with cello even) whom we didn't tip because they didn't know the song I wanted ("Welcome to My World" - Jim Reeves?) but they made it up with a really good rendition of "Only You". Oh well. Muahahaha...

Very very recommended for those who want to celebrate a special occasion with that special someone of yours, like 5 stars out of 5. Hehe. Will set you back about 100+++/pax though. And make a reservation prior hor.

Catch the rest in the her blog.
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Just 2 and a half more weeks to go before I call it a day in my workplace. Quite xianz of running for sales lately since I'll be hardly earning anything and the boss's pms-sy attitude isn't helping much. Hope I can ride out the rest of my days more carefreely.

Those of you wondering where I'm headed or haven't heard of the place when I told you the name, check out their official website here.

No negative connotations please.

Totally looking forward to starting work.
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Was out with Uncle Alfred and KW for lunch yesterday. I always enjoy meeting up with them since there's always lots to catch up with and alot to discuss regarding economic issues and current market trends.

Its amazing that we each represent a different generation(me being from the youngest generation) and yet we get along so well. So when KW and Uncle Alfred talk about events from way back when(even as recent as the UOB-OUB takeover, all I can do is sit quietly and absorb their immense discussion and experience and remind myself to google for more information when I get home). Haha.

Sometimes I wonder what I really contribute at our gatherings. My expertise in the current market trends? My knowledge of the current process and system? My general opinion of the global outlook? Not alot compared to what they care to share with me. I am indeed lucky to have made such friends.

Looking forward to our next meeting.
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Just went to Comex'06. We each bought a portable 160GB harddisk at $125! Killer prices! I must be becoming a geek.

Almost bought a Sony PSP too. We thronged Comex but couldn't find any good PSP deals, then went all the way to Century Square and almost bought the PSP there. Original set + 2GB memory stick + data cable + protector screen @ $440!!! Cheap!

But alas, it was not to be. The shop didn't have anymore original sets! So its a sign that I can get it cheaper somewhere else! Haha.

This Sunday I will part with my money for a PSP.
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I cannot take it anymore.

SINGAPORE IDOL IS A TOTAL JOKE

Much as I try to hide the fact that I keep myself posted on who gets voted out each week, I really cannot take it anymore. Almost everyone in SI2006 cannot make it!!! I thought only John, Mathilda and Hady still were somewhat decent, everyone else...geez.

But JOAKIM(thank God he FINALLY got voted out tonight - the misery is over!) is seriously such a joke that I have finally started to pity him. You can totally see it from his face that he was just dying to get voted out. I mean...let the man leave the stage pronto with his dignity intact lah please. Dunno where all his fans get all the money to vote from siah.

I still maintain that SI cannot adopt the same voting system as AI because our small plus giam siap(I am guilty too) population makes it just too easy for some rich organization(think Jerry last season) or deraged fans to vote in their fav idol-wannabe. No matter how sucky he/she is.

They should actually release the audited(independent) vote tally each week man. Maybe total votes cast is actually less than 1,000. Haha.

They should let the judges influence a larger percentage of the votes lah.

Viewers 50%
Judges(ex Ken Lim, ex Ja) 10%
Ja 0%
Ken Lim 40%

I mean it is Ken Lim's company that'll be doing the hiring anyway right?

Just my two cents.