no sympathy roses

spent a cozy valentine with two other close friends (cia and ter). had to work on a saturday afternoon due to a press launch coming up. called it quits around evening and headed over to town to dine with the duo. ericia wanted nice chinese food so we chowed down expensive hawker style fare beside concorde hotel. never ventured there before though i easily pass by the place like a thousand times. quiet place it was. no lovers would dine in a hawker on valentines. especially not at a hawker in town! peaceful dinner.

post din, i suggested like a few places which evoked resistance from ericia. but she gamely obliged to quarubar (dempsey).

i suppose we got there around 8 in the evening as we snagged a good spot (methinks). our first round of bottled vodka with fruit punch was kickass. subsequently we tried cranberry & orange mix. not bad either. the night was warm (said ericia) and cozy. didnt want to get into heavy dancing. not on a crowded saturday night and a valentine's night at that.

as anticipated, so many have asked "where's your date?", but i dont date. especially not with someone im not into. valentine's only reserved for boyfriends or someone i would potentially like. commercialized marketing irks but still a special occasion for most of us anyway.

sleepy ericia got up to walking around dempsey hill twice when she visualize the night to be longer than expected. i wanted to finish the bottle.

music was nice at first but the long intervals were unexpected. singer didnt perform either of the songs ericia and i requested - "misty" and "my baby just cares for me". both jazz pieces.

had a really long week. overtiming every day into the wee hours had taken its toll on me. i had some muscle cramps as a result of insufficient sleep. think my blood circulation is getting worse.


vod/fruit punch


in my "dating dress" as quipped by ericia
coworker seems to think im headed for the beach in the dress
actually, that was my intention but lethargy set in and the idea was off


chips from luncheon meat


my spot


(spy ericia's gold chain)


cia: who do you think will get attached first (among us)
ter: (points at me)
me: (points at cia)
cia: (looks amused) everyone have different thoughts
my bet is with cia for sure (pun unintended).


ter's eyes evading my "irritating" flash


timer mode shot
camera perched on window latch;
guy from outside peers at screen on camera while timer counts down.
"buay paiseh" weird guy.


ter to me: your face looks big
me: someone have to sacrifice
ter: haha yes


with terter ("turtle" haha)
his pet names just gets longer every time


cia to ter: you look like you're dating two women
ter: really...how unfortunate
cia: !!!


feeling in my elements


ter: (pouring vodka)
me: hold the bottle
ter: i dont pose
me: (snaps anyway as he stirs)


cia on giant wooden chair


two of my favourite people


flash in face photos - cia first


terter next;
cia's poking.


me to both: i dont have a nose!


ter at an advanced level of chilling out


decidedly posey


cia: build up your belly so you can rest your beer on it in future
me: also balance tidbits while you drink
ter: cool...


cia: you're red mich
ter: are you even high
me: (looking flushed) no..just feeling warm
both of them: (nods gravely)


a mis-spelling in my cert which i've to get changed
better late than never
too many "wans" defeats the "Wan"


mailed it back to Melbourne to verify the error
im still awaiting my replicate version
i hope they produce a new version cuz i decided to fold it for convenience's sake


candid shot of keith with his new toy taken last friday


ants carrying "poison"
my desk was attacked by ants and my coworker brought some poison to annihilate them


poison sprinkled on entry point


taken last saturday after work at our current haunt


one eye cat


cia looking through photos on her cam


ter refusing to stay put for a photo but caught in one anyway


nicely frozen martini glasses prior to serving are very considerate


ter's shoulders acting as human camera stand for cia along the dam-bridge at marina barrage


cat the cute "refugee"


breezy wind making my eyes dreamy


candid


candid


cat happily looks at grim faced ter


i know what this means
means she also cannot take my flash


especially him


flashes in face


tries to stare into cam but also cannot take my flash


arm-qio


cia shows cat how "arm qio" is done


candid


candid


was at the sembawang temple with sis and mom last sunday to offer prayers


spied this heavily vandalized dispenser


leaving their marks all around it

the drinks dispensers at mediacorp centre

im growing tired. my eyelids are dropping shut. full dress rehearsal at work tomorrow. sleeping soon. good night all!

and enjoy this post. dedicating it to all. hoping everyone had a good loved up valentine.