Every now and then, I jump out of my anti-social shell and attempt to be a normal person with a healthy active social life.
Thursday: dinner with Mirek at Pizza Capers after work. A relatively new pizza joint near office & home, food was pretty good and definitely satisfying for 2 very hungry people after a busy day at work.
Friday: finished work late and had dinner with Bryan and Neil at Lenas. I never even noticed that this casual dining place existed in Bugis. We shared this huge platter with buffalo wings, grilled chicken, fried mushrooms etc. I enjoyed the platter even though it wasn’t much to rave about, but it feels quite good indulging in a bunch of fried stuff once in a while. The dessert (blueberry pancakes with ice cream) was kind of disappointing though. Went for drinks at Caesar’s (do not bother going there. I can’t understand why the business is so good in all honesty.) with Bryan while Neil disappeared back to his hotel room and never reappeared. Joined later by Shawn and it was time to leave when they started playing “Nobody” which both guys found unacceptable. In a moment of madness, I decided to join them for more partying and I figured that it was about time I check out the infamous Orchard Towers. So off we went to the building where whoring, drinking, dancing and sleazing take place across multiple levels of clubs and pubs. It was definitely an eye opener for me. Lady boys, Thai girls, Filippino girls, Russian pole dancers who do not dance but merely stand around the poles with sulky faces, scary looking girls from unidentified third world countries etc. Basically, ALL kinds of girls. I can see why Orchard Towers is the haven for the white boys. I don’t think I have ever seen so many white boys AND third world countries girls in one single building before. Crazy stuff. But it was a fun night, we had drinks, we danced, we stared at girls with zero discretion and laughed at the scary looking ones … it was a good night. I am not sure that I’d want to go back there anytime soon, but I guess with the right company, it can be quite fun …. in a cheesy sort of way.
Sat: woke up late and spent most of the day at home, did my 80min run in the evening, then headed down to Fi’s new place in a far far away place called West Coast to hang out and chill with the ex-Velvet gang. Discovered how behind times I am with regards to what people are watching on TV and totally loved Iron Chef America. Soooooooo good! Now I regret cancelling the cable subscription!
And before I go to bed … Is this super cute or what? Newly acquired Hello! Elmo paper clips 
