Don’t know why, but it began hurting late evening yesterday. Spasms of sharp pain… Yowch!
Lunch at Olive Tree
On leave for today. Esh and I went to Olive Tree for her birthday cum our anniversary lunch. Somehow their buffet spread didn’t seem as good as the last time we attended (years ago…)
Old smoker
This old man
smoked at bus stop
He smoked out everyone
With a knick knack paddy whack
Give a dog a bone,
This old man should smoke at home.
The BBQ Party@Josh’s
There was once when there was a class party held at Josh’s home. Think the parents probably made a big mistake because they probably didn’t expect how we would behave.
It was a BBQ at the balcony, and we all really enjoyed ourselves. So far in my life, I think that was probably one of the most fun BBQs I’ve had. I can still remember how yummy the beef strips were. It was probably the first time that I had moderately rare beef, but the seasoning was excellent!
We never ever got a party at Josh’s place again. Probably because we created a super big mess in the hall when we left footprints all over the place whenever we walked from the balcony to the kitchen or the toilet…
Woke up. Back to Sleep.
Just woke up. Went to bed immediately after dinner. Running a fever and my back aches…
Tired. Back to sleep…
Haven’t been to Raffles City for a long time
Found that the place has changed quite a lot. The iconic fountains in front of the bubble lifts are gone, and the place seems to have restructured somewhat. The Topshop/Topman was quite noticeable as it was at a prime location.
It was a good day. Esh found a dress that she could wear for her sister’s wedding dinner and we also finally got to try out the Japanese “Marche style” food court at the basement that we had been hearing about.
Bugis Bugis
Been a really long time since we last went to Bugis. Came here this time because Esh was looking for a dress to wear for her sister’s wedding. As we came straight from work, we didn’t have L-A with us. Kinda miss her… 🙂
We tried a few clothes shops but Esh couldn’t find anything suitable. In the end, she didn’t get anything and we settled for a hotpot dinner at Parklane (recommended by SIL). The prawns were outstandingly fresh!
Replying Quickly
As professionals, we should not need to remind our colleagues to follow-up on requests that we have sent to them either via email or otherwise. As much as possible, we should reply to emails as soon as possible and if a quick reply is not possible, then the least we can do is to send an email reply stating that it may take a while to fulfil the request.
I heard of a really sad anecdote from a friend: there was this Government/Temasek-Linked Company (which will remain unnamed) where Person A actually sent an email praising Person B for constantly harassing Person A’s team members to get things done. What takes the cake is that this email was actually copied to everyone involved in the project (total of about 20-30 people)! I think that was a seriously disturbing case of organisational dysfunction and nothing to be proud about. My personal opinion is that Person A requires self-reflection…
In short, the Bible puts it succintly: Do unto others what you want others to do unto you.
“The Reason”
While at a foodcourt for lunch, heard “The Reason” being played. Nice.
Tuckshop Laksa
For my first day in Primary School, my mum accompanied me for most of the day and she brought me to the tuckshop for lunch. The first item I bought on my own (of course with some coaching from mum) was a bowl of laksa.
For the next few days, I ordered nothing else but laksa as that was the only thing I was confident of ordering…