Today - 21 Aug 2008

Firstly, I am wishing my other half a 'Happy 15th Anniversary'!. Thank you so much for loving me unconditionally and tolerating my laziness, spoiltness, sickness, craziness, etc., etc., etc.

I think this year is a super-busy year for us. New job, failed business venture, learning to pick up the broken pieces in life. Glad that all are now back in the correct track. Glad that I am settling down well with my new job. Glad with all the good and bad things that had happen.

Life goes on... We are stronger when we have each other to lean on. This year's annivesary is a little misplanned in a lost desire. We are just too busy that we forgot to plan anything. But it is OK. Life has better meaning for me now than those expensive gifts and beautiful bouquet - don't feel bad that you have forgotten to send the flower as long as you have not forgotten to love me and pampers me like always.

He has been working late since mid May. So, I've decided to spend this evening with two friends. Nur was my secondary schoolmate, Juju was my childhood friend since I was 5 or 6 when we used to attend the same religious recital lesson. Had dinner with Nur & Juju at Swensen Northpoint.

This whole dinner plan was funny to start with. Perhaps because I was extremely late for the group dinner at Secret Recipe Marina Square some months ago. I arrived at 9pm when the meeting was arranged for 6.30pm! hahahaha! I was busy busy busy with work work work.
So, for this dinner Juju had set a rule that those who came late shall pay for desert!

I was supposed to leave office at 5pm - determined to do so! However, there was some urgent contract that requires my response immediately. So, I left office almost 30 minutes later.
Fortunately the company shuttle bus was already there (as if it knows I'm coming!).. Alight at St. Andrew Cathedral and walk quickly to City Hall MRT Station. Another coincidence, the train was already there when I reach my platform heading for Yishun. I did not do the normal Marina Bay reverse route and fortunately, the train from City Hall today has plenty of vacant seat. Else, my leg gonna ache all the way in these high-heels!

Walking thru the Northpoint tunnel, I called Nur. Heard the ez-link tapping sound and my next best question was "where are you?". Nur replied "just reach Yishun Bus Interchange and where are you?".. we burst into laughter realising that we both arrived at Northpoint at the same time. So we agree to meet at OCBC and headed for Swensen together.

Now, where is Juju? We called her and she says that she's leaving her flat now. Ohh.. looks like someone gonna be LATE!!! hahahaha!

Nur and me were so hungry and looking at the menu makes us want to order everything! But we go slow (a little..). We ordered Spaggethi Bolognaise, Crayfish Pasta, Caesar Salad with Chicken cutlets, Clam chowder soup with sour bread (separated cos I'm fussy!). We eat and chat while waiting for Juju.. who apparently appears LATE!

Juju came sweating, salam and quickly ordered her food. Then she was complaining of inhaling too much glue from the next door office renovation. Nur and I just giggle our way.. Then she asked to salam again. We were like.."huh? salam already what!" Looking confused she replied, "Aiyaa.. salam again lah cos I have forgotten..".. hmm anything lah.. so today is double-salam day! hahaha!

She peeped into our salad bowl and the next thing that happen was so hillarious. Juju said delightedly "ohh.. beef salad!".. Nur and I laughed so hard that we almost choked. I guess Juju is high on glue that she failed to distinguish between Chicken & Beef!

Dinner was a super-long event today. The restaurant did not chase us away perhaps cos the bill come out to be a 3-digit figure! We eat and talk slowly .. nobody is rushing noone today.

Then we went on to discuss about our upcoming so-called 'girls trip'. Its like the tip of the iceberg! Suddenly all so chirpy at the topic. Juju will source for the air-tickets.. I'll do the hotel picking.. so exciting.

Today was all a happy one for me cos I really enjoyed the meet up.

As for my other half, he is all so moody & uptight - had a bad meeting with client, had a lousy day at the handphone service centre with staff who just failed to rectify his new handphone faultiness, all seems not right for him today. And being his other half, I had to take in some unnecessary blows from him too - What a dumb luck on my 15th Anniversary!

To all those singles out there... Marriages need not be all rosy though singlehood may not be fantastic either... confused!

Time for bed... someone is staring!!! hahahaha!

Au Revoir!