2 Fast 2 Furious
Went to school for FYP meeting, but missed bus 147 and waited 30 minutes without one appearing. Unlucky, a crappy morning. At SP, I had to enter via Dover MRT since our ICT gate wasn't open.
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Shops Didn’t Open
Had minced pork noodles at the Bestway building after a month; I used to eat it every Saturday. At night, dinner at Singapore Swimming Club, spending the $90 credit they give members, $30 a month accumulated.
Charlie’s Angels 2: Full Throttle
Met Lian at Raffles City, dropping by Planet E+G store. A sign claimed Warcraft III: Frozen Throne arrives 7 July. Not sure it's true; the worldwide release is 1 July, and Singapore was first last year.
Creative Warehouse Sale
My cousin fetched me at 10am, and we headed straight to the Creative building. The queue was already 200-strong by 10.30, half an hour before the 11am opening; no surprise it started forming the night before.
Confidence In FYP Gone
Played Frozen Throne last night to test if LANCraft works. It does, so I got a few rounds before bed. Met Lian at Compass Point, breakfast alone at Harbour Front Hawker Centre; the mee siam terrible.
WAP Blues
Dim sum with secondary school friends was meant today, but few going and no one calling, I assumed it was off. Lunch alone at my downstairs coffeeshop, then home for some rounds of Warcraft III with Lian.
Korean Food
Lunch with my mom at Amara Hotel foodcourt, the best Korean food I've ever had. Came home for some Warcraft III: Frozen Throne, where so much has changed and been added that it really enhances the game.
Kindaichi On Channel 8
Went to City Link's HMV for Lian's Kinki Kids single before meeting her at Raffles City. To Suntec's Nokia Care Centre to upgrade her Nokia 8250's software, two hours wandering Suntec. Light snack at Burger King.
Lavender Street’s Wan Ton Mee
Another boring Saturday, nothing but Warcraft III with Lian and Counter-Strike on the Khabal server. Dinner at Lavender Street food centre, famous for its wan ton mee. Tasty but pricey for the portion, $3 a plate.
North East Line
Today's the official opening of the North-East Line, running from HarbourFront to Punggol in 30 minutes. Had breakfast with Lian at my downstairs coffeeshop, then took bus 85 to Harbour Front, formerly the World Trade Centre.
Hulk
Lian came over to drop things, then to Heeren's HMV to check if her Kinki Kids single was in. Sadly, it wasn't; released in Japan the day before, so HMV needs a few days to import.
OP Phone Pouch
Lunch at Bugis with mom and brother. Mom returned the loan car to workshop and drove my uncle's while he's in Vietnam. Mos Burger: seafood burger dry and gravy-less, but corn soup beat Ngee Ann City's.
Taxi Drivers Are The Worst Type Of Drivers
My cousin came over to download files, stuck on 56k. Mom was meant to fetch me to the Accord Distribution Centre in Jurong by 12.30pm, but by 1.30 she hadn't shown, a mix-up fetching my brother.
DARS Chocolate
Lian came over this morning, so I burned her Finding Nemo and VS.NET 2002. Then to Liang Court for her DARS Chocolate; she's addicted. Lunch at the Cineleisure foodcourt in Orchard, where Lian's laksa tasted weird.
Fathers’ Day
Woke at 10am despite sleeping at 4am, then breakfast at Hotel Phoenix Cafe to mark Father's Day. Tried their famous nasi lemak; I don't see the fuss, it tasted ordinary. Booked my fixed instructor at BBDC.
Hush Puppies
A boring Saturday spent home learning to generate static HTML from PHP using my templating system. Dinner at Zion Road Hawker Centre: prawn noodles, while my mom tried the prawn noodle soup. Then Great World City.
Friday The 13th
Lunch with mom and brother at Great World City: Kenny Rogers, three months since I last had it with Lian at Marina Square. Home for Warcraft III with Lian till evening, then designing my CMS layout.
Novena Square
Lian came over to burn a CD, then lunch at the Novena Square foodcourt, one of the best-looking in Singapore; I love its design. Had tom yam ban mian, the soup growing tastier with every sip.
Joe Millionaire
Lunch at Bukit Merah. The fried kuey tiao is great. It's been a year since my last visit, and nothing's changed; old and run-down. Home for Warcraft III with Lian, then code clean-up. Watched Joe Millionaire.
Hans At Pickering Street
Lunch with my mom at the new Hans on Pickering Street, first level of Pidemco Centre. The design is grand, like dining in a hotel coffee house, music and ambience and all. Likely their main outlet.
Bad Morning
A bad morning. After my shower, the tap wouldn't turn off; a part had broken, and water wasn't leaking but pouring out. I grabbed extra pails to save it and woke my brother to watch things.
Handphones & Sim Card
Woke in the afternoon and bought my brother's Nokia 6100 from the M1 shop at Paragon, $220 after trading in his Nokia 8250. His Nokia 7210 goes to my mom, but her SIM card's too old.