Monday, August 14, 2006
packed weekend...
11 August:
planned to catch the fireworks. so went to marina with the intention of having dinner before catching the display. what i didn't plan for was having the whole of singapore down at marina as well. so, adjourn to suntec to search for food instead. by the time we were done with our dinner at surf n turf, we only managed to catch the last bit of the fireworks.
12 August:
No cca! went to new flat in the morning to check out the renovation process. then popped down to plaza sing to catch "hard candy". after lunch went down to expo for the national library book sale. met an ex-colleague there. quite a feat considering that there were so many people around. and such events remind me yet again of how ugly some singaporeans can be. after picking up some bargains, we went back to city hall area. this time i was determined to catch the whole firework display. after walking suntec fountain terrace countless number of times, we settled on subway. at 8.10pm, we started to make our way to the waterfront, naively thinking that that should be early enough to ensure we don't meet with the crowd. boy how wrong was i. as early as 8, the steps in front of marina square facing the esplanade was already packed with people as though it were a spectator stand. scary... anyway, we figured it would be better to just find a place to stand where the view was unblocked by buildings/trees and not affected by bright lights. at 9pm, the first burst of firework was greeted approvingly by the ooohs and aaahhs of the people around us. after being treated to a fascinating display of bright lights and loud noises, everything ended at 9.15pm. the walk back to the mrt station was excruciating. it was the most squeezy day i ever had.
13 August:
proceeded to ikea because i heard that there was a sale going on. bad day to go. the whole place was teeming with human beings and one cannot even walk leisurely or spend more time looking at the displays. luckily we did not buy anything at all because i certainly did not envy all those people queueing up at the checkout area. at night went to this place at defu lane for one of those 7th month dinners. it came complete with the getai so throughout the dinner, we were serenaded by characters of all shapes, sizes, ages and sexual orientation. it was really quite an eye-opener.
and that, is the end of my exciting weekend.
planned to catch the fireworks. so went to marina with the intention of having dinner before catching the display. what i didn't plan for was having the whole of singapore down at marina as well. so, adjourn to suntec to search for food instead. by the time we were done with our dinner at surf n turf, we only managed to catch the last bit of the fireworks.
12 August:
No cca! went to new flat in the morning to check out the renovation process. then popped down to plaza sing to catch "hard candy". after lunch went down to expo for the national library book sale. met an ex-colleague there. quite a feat considering that there were so many people around. and such events remind me yet again of how ugly some singaporeans can be. after picking up some bargains, we went back to city hall area. this time i was determined to catch the whole firework display. after walking suntec fountain terrace countless number of times, we settled on subway. at 8.10pm, we started to make our way to the waterfront, naively thinking that that should be early enough to ensure we don't meet with the crowd. boy how wrong was i. as early as 8, the steps in front of marina square facing the esplanade was already packed with people as though it were a spectator stand. scary... anyway, we figured it would be better to just find a place to stand where the view was unblocked by buildings/trees and not affected by bright lights. at 9pm, the first burst of firework was greeted approvingly by the ooohs and aaahhs of the people around us. after being treated to a fascinating display of bright lights and loud noises, everything ended at 9.15pm. the walk back to the mrt station was excruciating. it was the most squeezy day i ever had.
13 August:
proceeded to ikea because i heard that there was a sale going on. bad day to go. the whole place was teeming with human beings and one cannot even walk leisurely or spend more time looking at the displays. luckily we did not buy anything at all because i certainly did not envy all those people queueing up at the checkout area. at night went to this place at defu lane for one of those 7th month dinners. it came complete with the getai so throughout the dinner, we were serenaded by characters of all shapes, sizes, ages and sexual orientation. it was really quite an eye-opener.
and that, is the end of my exciting weekend.
