it's been a little while since ive really updated. well, ive been quite caught up with the usual stuff, plus there were quite a few events/gatherings/functions that i attended. somewhat surprisingly ive managed to find time to do all that, but yet again the same cannot be said when it comes to buckling down to do my readings and watnots. laziness is one thing but most times there's just too many distractions around i guess, especially at home. ah well.. hahaha..

i met up with dr. lockhart last last sunday, since the time he got back from the States for the hols. went to the same middle-eastern restaurant at holland village, stuffed myself full with arabian pitas-like bread, sour cream, chicken kebab, almond pudding, & mint tea. yummeh.. the only thing missing is sheesha. haha.. too bad they dont have it. thanks again sir for the treat, one day hopefully i can return the favour/s yaaa..

the next four days after that were filled with school and classes, and since it was an even week, trying to prepare for tutorials were taking up quite a bit time! not that i managed to really do it for all of them. haha. anyways i managed to squeeze in time late on wednesday after class to go out with the gf. went on abit of jalan-jalan in town, though what she finds fascinating there i also dunno. it's the same old boring orchard to me. haha. well mebbe it's because i dont shop much la i guess. ate at marche's (only my 2nd time there ever, seriously) - had calamari, soft-shell crab, rosti & ice-creamed-banana crepes. yummeh.. we slacked in front of taka after that, people-watching. twas a good day, sharing the time with her given the fact that we're always caught up with our own stuff.

thursday was nini's birthday, and the celebration was alllllll the way in the other end of the world, otherwise known as Loyang. worrying about the transport back home at night, i decided to ferry myself and the gf there by bike. yes it was a torturously long journey, but all for the convenience. had a bbq amidst the company of this motley bunch of police personnel. while there we managed to sample this new super lame Suria programme called the 4th Dimension, which turned out to be not horrifying as it seemed to be, but rather a poor imitation of some fact or fiction docu-drama. ok that aside everything else was fun. and plus there was this chino-malay chap who appeared to be taking an interest in one of us. well not me of course la. but yeah it was obvious, and being a guy, i could tell. haha..

friday was work so there's nothing to comment on it except that it booooressss the hell out of me.

the weekend started with me going for my bike practice in the hot midday sun, before heading to suntec to watch alif perform at impresario 2006. not bad at all, he got second place. congrats brudderrr.. had to part and take my leave from the rest as i had to attend another bbq at the east coast, this time organised by the office people from my workplace. it was great to be meeting up with them, especially the ones i was/am close with. again food was in abundance too. stayed back till pretty late, about 4am plus to be precise. it's seldom that i actually stay out that late anymore, so by then i was damn stoned from the long day i had, and had to be more vigilant while riding back home.

sunday was again a working day so it's not really worth a mention.

i had my final bike practice on monday afternoon. was pretty kancheong by then, though i got to know this nice malay fella at bbdc. met up with Bo for dinner at al-ameen that night, although unashamingly it was primarily because i needed to interview him for my religion module. oh the irony. haha. sorry Bo but i appreciate the time spared. thanks again brudder.

tuesday was the biggest of the biggest day, because i was having my 2A TP test that morning. cant help but be kancheong to the max but thankfully with the grace of God i managed to pass it this time. woohoooo! am aiming to upgrade as soon as i can manage to convince my parents, find a buyer for my beloved phantom, and source for good deal for a Super4. hopefully la yea. went to to school after that for a semi-fruitful project meeting, and celebrated that night by treating the gf to dinner at swensen's. hope she enjoyed it la, since im quite a scrooge actually when it comes to splurging. hehe..

today i went to my sis's place to visit my nieces. i miss them alot as they do not come over anymore ever since the birth of the third one. Sabrina's all kakak-kakak now, Sarah's words are starting to make more sense, and Shasha is much healthier and stable. the later part of the day was again taken up by dinner/supper, this time at lau pa sat in view of alif's upcoming 22nd birthday. with wan around it was inevitable that we ordered quite a substantial amount of food - bbqed chicken wings, satay, steamed cockles, stingray, baby squid, chilli crab, and the birthday cake. and bandung for me. thankfully we managed to finish it up this time. haha..

well that's about it la. one thing i noticed is that they are stuff that need money, and perhaps one might wonder how come i could do all that, since i've always complained about the need to budget and all. well i guess it's because i worked my ass off the previous month, so the pay cheque was a pretty sum la. and all the the scrimping and saving allowed for a little bit of excess every now and then. and it makes it all the more fulfilling and satisfying to be able to luxuriate in my own hardearned money once in awhile. alhamdullilah.

ok that's one long post. im pooped now. gd night.