was too busy to blog these few days so its gonna be a long entry...
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finally donated blood on thu after a failed attempt on wed. went during lunch hour on wed but the queue was super long and they told us we wont be able to finish in an hour. so i went back again on thu morning after my one and only lesson. its only my 2nd blood donation and my 1st one without any incentive. yes the 1st donation was driven by an off day while i was still in the army ;) . anyway the process was smooth and relatively painless. felt good knowing i will be able to help someone :) .
went shopping for jianshun's present in the evening. happened that alicia and diana were free so i asked them along. tink one of my friends saw me with the 2 young gers and she teased me about it the next day -_-"'. oh pls...im not into gers 5 years younger than me. anyway we were looking for a jacket for js as he only has a pathetic nike purple windbreaker that he's using for years. alicia was constantly bugging me that i was looking at my own stuff while shopping for js's. relak la ger...the fun in buying presents is in the shopping mah. had a hard time choosing one as alicia's and diana's tastes were so off from mine. they liked plain and simple designs (read: all black with a small brand logo) whereas i would prefer a neutral colour with some small details on the sweater (read: simple but not plain) considering js is a relatively conservative dresser. i was having a hard time convincing the 2 of them that the design i liked is not outrageous but just slightly fashionable...haha. lucky jianhong came along and supported me. bought a black ripcurl jacket in the end.
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happy bday js! organised a gathering for him at the ma maison at parco bugis junction with the mumbo ppl. its a western japanese restaurant with nice ambience but the food were ok at best. their specialties didnt do anything to whip up our appetite and the rest of their food passable. the service was good though. the staff was very accomodating and arranged the tables for us even though it caused much inconvenience for them. there was even a complimentary brownie for the bday boy. the dinner ended quite late as everyone was late and we took a long time deciding what to eat among us. *sighs* thats wat i hate about big gatherings.
went to watch meet the fockers after the dinner. only seats second row from the front were available as we went to buy the tickets only 5 mins before the showtime. even then i enjoyed the show. damn funny. im fockerised ;) .
bday boy and his gf luojia
the drink we concocted for the bday boy
the complimentary brownie. its either the flash's too bright or im too white. damn!! need to tan more
the ripcurl sweater :)
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went to play in the soccer tournament organised by seg in the late morning. wasnt really that keen as it would mean spoiling my beach day because our match starts only at 11am and we might have more matches if we win the 1st one. as expected we lost 2-1 but it was a hard fought match even though our "rusty-ness" showed. reached home at 12 plus not knowing whether to join my friends at sentosa. went down in the end as i wanted a tan badly. didnt play vball much as these are not my regular vball khakis. had a fun time playing captain's ball with a frisbee with them however. went back triumphant with a slightly tanned body :)
today
spend the day catching up on sleep and reading. basically just slacking at home. watched the live tiger cup match on tv too. finally a trophy for our national soccer. its been a looong time. they deserved to be the champions. this is a young side with brimming talents and iron determination. their determination was much tested in the semi finals against myanmar which had the unprofessional myanmarese players playing with the intention to break the legs of our players. even though the referee was oblivious to the fouls, our players stood strong and calm to win both legs of the semi. that alone was deserving of the championship.
hee...went for a jog after the match to kickstart a new week with renewed energy. feeling refreshed and all ready now ;)
thoughts running wild1:33 AM