My boyfriend and I have company again in Singapore. His BFF and a friend of mine are in town this week. We met up at Chjmes earlier. Both his friend and my friend are staying at neighbouring hotels at Cityhall MRT. I’ve no food photos since the kitchen closed early. Harry’s is an okay hangout but, as a chain, it has little character. The wait staff Joseph though was amazing though. They have a beer bucket promo for their brew (5 bottles for SGD 35.00).
Here we are having selfies on a double-decker bus in Singapore. We’re still elated at the good news. He’s back to cooking, cleaning, and and and all the good stuff. #slay
We wanted to put it together before our preggy flatmate goes on maternity leave in the Philippines. I want to keep our household festive. There’s much to be thankful for (counting the good over any of the bad).
First, we welcomed our new flatmate Badge. Next, we wanted to give our flatmate Nanette a send-off.
We ordered in pizza from Canadian (2 for 1, ordered online using my smartphone). Nanette added Grand Ice cream.
We put up the Holiday Tree. Bought it on Groupon last year for about SGD 40.00. The ornaments are from IKEA. The lights were bought at FairPrice Finest. We intentionally left out the star so my boyfriend could put it up when he returns soon.
It is less than 83 days until the Christmas holiday.
Our tree has its own secretary. Dunno what to do with that table. We might wrap it soon.
I am taking my medicine as prescribed. I have also taken some liberty to eat more fruits. Work was good earlier. Managed to churn out two trailers even with a stuffy nose. Not that I use my nose to edit my videos. Also had a pleasant dinner with Joanna at Poulét Vivocity. Capped the night off with the latest episodes of The Good Wife and Downton Abbey. (With these strawberries as a snack.)
I’m down with a mild fever today. It was worse on the MRT ride this morning. I was shivering. I still went to work but checked up with a doctor in the late afternoon. Suddenly, he asked me what my religion was before giving advice about finding my prayer center. I told him I was experiencing insomnia. He cited Mr. Lee Kuan Yew too. Waaah. So knowledgeable and so personal this doctor is. Today, I popped in a Panadol and a Strepcil.
It’s difficult to be sick in Singapore. Your family is away. Your boyfriend isn’t around. I’m tempted to text a friend and ask if she can stay over if my fever gets any worse.
My last trip abroad was Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam a few weeks back. I have not shared a single photo from that trip. I guess I’m doing a bit of soul-searching since my boyfriend left Singapore. The past few weeks have been a blur. I’m paying twice the rent these days which is preventing me from traveling to two or three Southeast Asian destinations I had originally planned for in 2014. I hope I can squeeze in at least one place in Malaysia soon. ❤
I did enjoy Ho Chi Minh City. It was teeming with motorcycles and a challenge for a guy who can’t even cross a normal street in Singapore without being overly cautious about incoming traffic. It was my first visit to Vietnam.
No leaves were filed since our company had a “summer hours” scheme where Fridays were half days. I flew to HCMC on a Friday afternoon and returned Sunday night. Not bad right? 🙂
This is my second time to experience living in a country where the latest iPhone is released at the same time as the States. The first time was in 2012 when the iPhone 5 was released. I bought mine in Yishun along with a corporate subsidy thanks to my previous employer.
With my 2-year StarHub contract expiring next month, having a new phone is rather enticing. Perfect timing because Apple released its larger iPhone 6 series last week. Singapore is one of the first to get the new iPhone in the region.
There were queues especially on the night before the launch. I’m planning to upgrade my phone in October. So i hope they still have stocks.
Major telecoms in Singapore keep these availability charts posted outside their stores. Saves the staff the trouble of turning people down.
Are you getting the iPhone soon?
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