My Birthday: The Coastal Settlement with besties

The girls surprised me by suggesting to go to TCS for my birthday. It was on my to-go list and when the girls said they're bringing me to a place in Changi but couldn't reveal until we were there, I almost immediately guessed out loud, "Is it Costal Settlement?"

I got pretty accessories for the girls from my Taiwan trip. Scroll to see the last two pictures.

Alright! Shall let the pictures delight and tantalise you :)

the bad people

last sunday's turnout was whittled down to four players. just enough to play doubles. it was intense cos we really worked that body. it's four days past and my aches have only just calm down. i'd love to play badminton on a more regular basis. it was fun.



this was comfort food after the game which i missed so very much.
this is also cia's must-have almost every single time we were there.

a good 2-3 months have passed since i last played bad. in fact, it has been that long since i last played volleyball, wakeboard or even went for a jog. at least the knee is nearing 100% recovery now, given the long effective rest.

team A consisted of cat and oya whom were both funny as hell as they bickered to and fro back and forth


team B is just myself and tl (who came from a soccer game prior to this and got a shock when he realized he is expected to double for 2 hours. make that non-stop.)

he's seriously freaking agile and zoomed around the court like a flying bat. doubling with him was fun but serious. also, his reflexes were so quick that we often crossed racquets.

two sporty girls for your pick
(although one is already off the shelf)

it is time to destress. i'm beaming with interest for some coxy time next saturday at dear zouk. right after the F1 race which i'm going to watch with lawrence from the grandstand! exciting weekend coming up hopefully. a pity that cia who was supposed to join us can't make it due to a wedding dinner. :( oh well, i even tried my luck to ask her whether she can skip the wedding dinner. but as i recounted, of cos she's right, "it's a wedding dinner ley".

the best weekend ever

it's been a great weekend getaway. i can hardly wait to showcase the pictures for the people dear to me.

allow me to disgress. since the start of the H1N1 flu, my office started implementing temperature checks and everybody gets a green dot for "okay".


and this is my green dot

so, the weekend was a breeze. it came and went soo quickly. our fairytale just whooshed and vanished with the wind. but it was an absolutely freaking awesome one nevertheless.

i told you i packed light and i really did


chirpy morning


met sia there - the first to arrive - who waited out with me for the rest for at least 20 minutes. thank god we had each other for company. chatted a bit on the phone with cia and couldn't bear to hang up!


the coach crew - a bunch of other people also drove down to meet us there





awesome food for hungry us





i miss super classic root beer float


with vivian and jj enroute to groceries shopping


alcohol section


fluids


the isotonic drink was really handy - we brought it in to the pool and basically just lugged it everywhere we went to hydrate ourselves


i never touched a single beer throughout though the guys hauled back insane amount of it


this picture was pretty much the last sober picture of me for the first night

terence stayed with me throughout the first night eating his KFC chicken and looking after my sorry sight. needless to say, he missed his ferry costen and was freaking fed up. obviously, i received flak from him but i'll remember his awesomeness and filter negative things/words.

got up bright and cheery


we went for a long dip in the pool but pictures' are in terence's camera


ahh dedicated to lawrence!


dinner was had at a malay restaurant with terence


and vivian


still feeling like crap after the previous night


this is the world's best bandung ever - because they weren't stingy on the milk!

anyways, the second night kicked off with a bunch of not-very-sober people and a super sober me. it was a vast difference from the first night. and yes i was quite reluctant to drink even a lil but in order to loosen up, i drank enough.

jo and vivian


love jo's spastic moments


he always makes me laugh


with the room mates


i freaking hate this ride - took it for the first night and there goes my night!


eugene got me the "horn" on the first night


just to prove that jj is strong and jo is funny as usual


with terence the awesome











jj is also awesome


with bedmate vivian and terence








bumped into muthu again!





the end of Above & Beyond's set -
which was better than the first night and each time i asked someone how was the first night, they'd tell me second night is better and i jestingly go "oh please tell terence also" just so he feels better knowing he didn't miss much! i feel damn guilty can.


ack. victor had his foot stepped on and his toe bled.


jo's car became the clothes hangar





surrounded by the unsober people - i was freaking sober.











chicken rice balls

our dinner last night was had near taman sentosa before heading back home to singapore. the service was great, food was great and the company was awesome.

the girls - vivian, estrella and jj.


with the guys - eugene, victor and terence.


chilli crab


salted egg version - awesome


pork knuckles


fried squid - favourite! i finished it. it was damn good.







happy stuffed friends

hope the pictures terence posts will not be too filtered!