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.
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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.
Very Crowded PC Show
Minced pork noodles for brunch at Bestway building, then out with my uncle to the PC Show at Singapore Expo. He's after a digital camera. Being Saturday, packed; ten minutes to walk from screening to hall.
Finding Nemo
Woke early at 8.30am and met Lian at 10am for breakfast at Tampines McDonald's. Singa porridge had so much ginger it was more ginger than chicken. Watched Finding Nemo at 11.30, 100 minutes; I liked it.
Sony Ericsson HPR-20
Lunch with my mom, then United Square to buy the HPR-20 radio and portable handsfree attachment for my T610, $54. My first visit since United Square's renovation; it looks much nicer, with a few food stalls.
First FYP Meeting
Woke at 9.30am to meet Lian for early lunch: minced pork noodles at Marina Square, then a drink at Mos Burger. Wandered Suntec before school for my first FYP meeting; the client was 15 minutes late.
Timeslot Fully Book
Woke before noon expecting early pickup, but waited until 2.30pm for my mom. Lunch at Clementi Hawker Centre; I love the wan ton mee, $3 a big portion. BBDC to book lessons, but every timeslot full.
Coding Madness
Woke in the afternoon. Mom brought back one of my favourites: Hainanese vegetable rice from Pasir Panjang Hawker Centre, plus the teh-si-peng from the drink stall. Now that school's on, I rarely get there for breakfast.
Cheese Sausage
Woke early at 9.45am to pray for my granny and at Waterloo Street temple. Prayed granny first, then breakfast at Ng Ah Sio Bak Kut Teh, before praying at Waterloo Street since my results are out.
Crowded Orchard
Claypot laksa from Depot Road for breakfast. I'd planned to head to Orchard alone, but Lian messaged wanting to go out, gladly accompanied. We covered all of Orchard Road, from Far East Plaza down to Centrepoint.
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Gone Gold
A game I've waited months for, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, has finally gone gold on 29 May 2003. It hits shelves on 1 July, priced at around US$35, continuing the tradition of previous Blizzard titles.
Sony Ericsson T610
Got my Sony Ericsson T610 from Far East Plaza for $695. After trading my Nokia 7210 and 8250, and $150 from my mom, I paid $175. Lunch at renovated Hans; I'd missed their black pepper steak.
2002/2003 Semester 2 Modules Results
Checked my results, much the same as last semester. An A for Visual Basic Programming, and Bs across the board for Technical and Business Communications, Multimedia Application Design, Multimedia Authoring Systems, and Managing Multimedia Projects.
Bruce Almighty
Bought my June bus concession stamp, expecting plenty of travel for FYP. Got Bruce Almighty tickets at Cathay Orchard before wandering Orchard. The fourth-level renovation at Heeren is done, shops now open, including reopened PK Computers.
Basketball Day
Checked my results last night: sad, no distinctions, though I expected it; none of these modules were my cup of tea. Went to school early for basketball, then to ICT to check grades offline, but nothing.
Damm Drilling Noises
Woken again by that damn drilling noise before noon, either the same house or another being renovated. Mom brought back a McDonald's Big Breakfast, which I hadn't had in ages. Lian came online after days MIA.
The Matrix Reloaded Third Time
Watched the Making of The Matrix Reloaded early afternoon: fantastic, with so much pre-production effort. It drives home how hard films are to make; thousands of people must be involved. Went to celebrate a classmate's birthday.
Baby Cousin 1 Year Old
To the Scotts area to buy my baby cousin's birthday present, my mom, brother and I tagging along with grandmother. Lunch at Scotts food court; the Korean claypot rice was lovely, better than the Chinese version.
Long Queue For Kuey Chap
Slept till 2pm for the first time these holidays. Saturdays boring if you stay in. Spent the afternoon on my Inventory System, integrating with a simple layout. The webpage is easy; the thinking process takes time.
Merchant Court Dinner
Met Lian at Bishan MRT; Junction 8 was packed even on a weekday, so their promotion paid off. Plenty of shops have changed since my last visit: Seiyu has taken over Daimaru, and NTUC the Daimaru supermarket.
Warm Weather
No idea what's gone wrong with weather: warm and humid, you need to shower twice a day or feel sticky. Crap weather. I wish it would snow in Singapore; in nineteen years I've never seen snow.