Jake, are you okay?

I think I worry too much about my terrapin...

The Singing Chef

Irene Jansen & Friends will be performing at the Esplanade this week!

This Wed & Thur (19 & 20 May) 7.15pm and 8.15pm at the Esplanade Concourse (and again the following week, 26 & 27 May, 7.15pm & 8.15pm).

Come down and check out their awesome performance! You might even get to try Irene's Hot Chocolate, but first you must learn the lyrics to the Hot Chocolate Waltz! Come down and you'll understand what this is all about!

http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/the_singing_chef/index.jsp

Check out videos of her previous food show for Sutra.

The Singing Chef (Part 1)

The Singing Chef (Part 2)

The Singing Chef (Part 3)

The Singing Chef (Part 4)

See you there! :)

6 months later

Since the last post...

Here's an update:

Apparently not many things have changed. Come back soon bunny!

When Phoebe Meets Carrie

One day, Phoebe met up with Carrie (amazing how it rhymes!)

They had waffle.

Then they checked out the national museum.

Nothing to say about this.

Don't really like dead horses.

Reminds me of Photo Journalism.

Carrie's back view.

This is damn cool.

Best fries are from Timbre.

Best pizzas are from Timbre.

And if you didn't know, the best beers are from Timbre too.

Shah's 21st

Our Indian boy finally turns 21 :)

While some things are different now, others will always be the same.

Faridah's got a haircut.

Shah & Avie always up to something.

The boyfriend and the girlfriend ignores Faridah.

The birthday boy and his girlfriend.

Altogether now in the middle of Orchard Road.

Good food, good friends, good riddance!

Of course we had Jaime with us in spirit.

But we forgot to steal a menu for Shah - damn!

Whatever Sarah Says

As nasty and mean as I am (just forget about the previous post), I somehow have this soft spot for kids like Sarah. That also means I almost become a different person. Meaning I suddenly have a strong interest in Spongebob Squarepants, Taylor Swift is the coolest chick, and stickers are the funnest things to collect.

Sheesh!

Oh and Sarah enjoys playing with my camera...

Being nice is easy

I know you (yes, you reading this now) won't believe that I'm nice.

It's easy.

Just hang around happy people, eat ice-cream and smile.

Did I tell you that I walked into my bedpost earlier today?

Hello I think I'm in Heaven

I tried my best to behave that night.

I was just...

Well, everything was...

Then Avie...

Hello, am I in Heaven?

Dronk!

Phoebe says:
i like long island

gabriel says:
long island is deceptively potent

Phoebe says:
it rocks!

gabriel says:
tastes so.. pleasant and tea-ish
and then suddenly WHAM

Phoebe says:
haha
blame it on the chinese blood
sometimes i forget that i'm chinese
then drink drank... drunk

gabriel says:
dronk!

Phoebe says:
no such word!

gabriel says:
that's the sound you make when your head slams onto the table

Phoebe says:
HAHA!

When we're one (wo)man down

Adventures won't be as fun.

Things just look different.

And the rest of us just don't feel the same anymore.

Card Collector

In less than one week, I've collected two 'member' cards.

This spells trouble.

Friends

Casey, a good friend, once gave me some very useful advice - The Friend Theory

She told me that, in life, we'll meet 3 kinds of friends.

1. A friend for a reason
2. A friend for a season
3. A friend for life

And she told me that it was important to distinguish and be certain about each friend we had.

A friend for a reason is someone who just happened to be at the right place and at the right time, going through a particular complicated situation with you. For that period of time, you both had that situation in common and had to rely on each other to overcome it. And that's about all there is to the friendship.

A friend for a season would pretty much be like colleagues and classmates. For a longer period of time, the both of you hang out together, share gossips, giggle and chat for the 5 days a week you spend with each other. But when one leaves the workplace or when you graduate, you will eventually drift apart because you both won't have very much in common anymore.

A friend for life is someone who you really care for and will make sacrifices for. No matter how far apart you both are, you will still make the effort to keep in touch. A friend for life should also surpass seasons and reasons - that's why she/he is your friend for life.

Now here are some of my thoughts:

Friendship is literally a give and take. The favours, the sacrifices, the effort are some of the 'goods' we exchange with our friends - it has to be mutual. And that makes it so much more important that we be sure about the kind of friends we have because we don't want to end up being 'empty', meaning giving up too much to the friends who may not return the 'goods'.

The shoes under my bed

I'm still packing my room (since the beginning of time).

I still can't find any space in the shoe cupboard for my new shoes.

Say hello these lovely shoes, living under my bed.

Sheesh

Did I tell you that I was made redundant by the three very efficient interns? Well, of course I'm still the best, but we should give others a chance to prove their worth - right?

Sure.

When you think it can't get any worse...

Try falling off a treadmill.

Snatch Thieves

i like your outfit

The Ting Tings!

And I'm not even their biggest fan...

I guess I love my job.

Let's Get Lost!

It's been ages since my last blog post. The real reason is complicated, but the backup reason is that it really is almost a chore to blog since Facebook made it so easy to update your friends about your activities. But for those who still haven't gotten themselves connected on Facebook, here's what you need to know..

So the day started bright and early, and we made our way up Mt Faber.

We stopped for a while cos this group of sec school kids, who were walking ahead of us, were so damn noisy!

Upon reaching the Henderson Waves, we were so excited that we started running all over the place.

Then we took a break. Liz and Faridah decided to do some push-ups while the rest of us relaxed. I think I was trying to do some squats (they're good for your bum!).

Hello, peek-a-boo, we approached the Forest Walk.

We meandered through the Forest Walk.

And ended up at Hort Park with the Tin Man. Trust me, you don't wanna know what Dorothy looks like!

Happily eating some ice-cream while Liz insists that she shall not put back those calories that she'd burned.

The show-stopper was Mr Green, a tree snake that we spotted along the Canopy Walk. It even had some opening shrieks from Jaime (and I can't remember who).

Presenting, our heroes from WWII. (Now you know why we lost!)