Cooling Thursday
A cooling day, my body felt comfortable throughout. School ended early at 5pm, as the VBAS tutorial does. Took MRT to Bugis for a look, where Lian wanted Mos Burger and to buy my Valentine's present.
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Personal posts and the diary I have kept since 2002: birthdays, year-in-reviews, milestones, and whatever is on my mind.
Poly Friends Steamboat Dinner
School ended at 1pm, though I stayed till 3pm on my MMAD Task 2 while waiting for pinktasy and gang. Lian's friends and mine came for a CNY steamboat dinner; plenty of food, a good time.
2nd PCT Lesson
My 2nd PCT lesson, despite the 5th week. It's alternate weeks, and the lecturer was on reservist. Ended early as usual; he's good. Suntec after school with Lian, we shared a Kenny Rogers meal, both hungry.
Indian Cuisine
Woke at 11.30am again, fetched Lian, then headed to my mom's friend's place for an Indian cuisine lunch, good food, even better than last year's visit. Left around 2.30pm and dropped by my maternal grandmother's place.
Shanghai Knights
Woke at 11.30am, visiting my paternal grandfather's then my aunt's house, lunch; I'd missed her cooking. She was my childhood guardian and watched me grow. Left after 2pm for Great World City to watch Shanghai Knights.
Chinese New Year
Woke at 11am to mee sua with shredded chicken and abalone, my CNY breakfast since childhood. Then the rounds: my maternal grandmother's, her sister's, and my paternal grandfather's. The usual circuit of house visits, as ever.
Happy Chinese New Year
Prayed for my grandmother, then a reunion dinner at Swensen's with my family. Another reunion dinner on my dad's side, too full to eat. Saw my cousins, first time in a year. Watched VCDs all evening.
The Eve Of Chinese New Year Eve
I like Thursdays for the VB practical. VB has no kick next to Java, but Visual Studio.NET suits these apps better than JBuilder, friendlier and faster. Wandered Suntec after school for a drink at Coffee Bean.
Lian & Queues
Lian skipped school for polyclinic: two hours queuing to see the doctor, then another two for the medicine. Poor Lian, standing so long. At least she got an MC. Lunch at Great World City with mom.
8 Mile
Lunch at school before Plaza Singapura to watch 8 Mile, its foodcourt under renovation, reopening February 2003. Helped Charlene buy their 8 Mile tickets for the 6.45pm show. First time buying NC-16 tickets, I got ID-checked.
Pre-Ordered C&C Generals
Marina after school with Lian, craving the famous minced pork noodles there. Better on weekdays; the queue's so short I waited barely five minutes, versus the hour-long wait on weekends. What a huge difference that makes.
MMAD Day
Friends came to work on MMAD Task 2, due 7 February, after Chinese New Year. Sian. I hate being first group to present: no idea what to expect or what the teacher asks, despite first pick.
Lian’s Shopping Spree
Bought my bus concession stamp at Hougang South Interchange, then National Library to return Lian's book. Had fishball noodles from the coffeeshop, lovely, cheap at $3, generous ingredients and huge fishballs. This Fashion at Dhoby Ghaut.
Last Minute CNY Shopping
Great World City for dinner; my brother and I had the Express Teppanyaki, then groceries at Cold Storage. Wanted Nike socks from Royal Sporting House, but they only had white, not the coloured ones I wanted.
Favourite Module
Had my VB practical, easily my favourite module, fun and easy. Hoping for an AD. Otherwise the usual at school. Came home and spent the whole night, till now, getting my site back up and running.
Hero
Wanted lunch at the Plaza Singapura foodcourt, but found it gone, not sure if it's under renovation or closed for good. Headed to Basement 2 for food and ended at Pasta Mania, trying the Japanese Potatoes.
Kinki Kids Pictorial Book
School ended early for us both. Lunch at Scotts foodcourt: Korean food. Kinokuniya at Ngee Ann City to look for Lian's Kinki Kids pictorial book, but no luck, much to her disappointment. Wandered Heeren and the Fourskin shop.
Sengkang Community Library
School ended early for Lian and me, so we headed to Compass Point. Lian wanted the Sengkang Community Library, the only one in Singapore with the book she needed not on loan. Browsed around till 5pm.
First Red Packet
Friends came over today for our MMAD assignment, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. Since I covered it for DEUI last semester, plenty of info and pictures got reused, saving us the hunt. A new expansion's rumoured.
Koichi Domoto Shock Digest DVD
Went to HMV to buy Lian's Koichi Domoto Shock Digest DVD as a surprise. Meant to meet at Boon Lay MRT, but she called she hadn't finished formatting Jean's computer, so I met her at Jean's.
Valentine’s Day Card
Lunch at Clementi: wan ton mee from a stall I always visit at Clementi Market, so good. Didn't lunch with Lian; she ate with friends, girls' talk. Took MRT to Eunos, Heartland Mall for dinner later.
VB Is Fun
My 2nd VB practical, and I'll say it: VB is fun. Imagine building your own Windows application, more fun and less laggy than Java. Maybe I prefer Microsoft. The concepts are the same, only code differs.