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typing again!

anw yesterday went to celebrate my mum's (extremely belated) bdae. just my parents and me, cos my siblings are in m'sia now.

had dinner at cugini's at robertson walk. somehow the owner of the restaurant (an italian) became friends with my father out of sheer coincidence: my dad was driving when he saw a cyclist tumbling to the ground after a lorry clipped his bike. he had stopped to divert traffic away from him. it was around then that he revealed he owns a fine-dining restaurant, and they became friends :-O. the police came and the rest is history.

so we ate there. had assorted cured meat for starters (the raw beef was marvelous!), and for mains i had alla carbonara (up to then i never knew carbonara sauce was made from egg as well, hence the yellow tinge. before then carbonara seemed all cream to me), and dessert a assortment of tiramisu, custard and ice cream.

had a little house wine too. the nose was amazing, rich and aromatic. the taste was pretty good too (though maybe a tad sour for my preference). maybe i would get more of this 06 vintage.

now i crave for italian food. unfortuately i ate my food before remembering that i should have taken pics of it ><

also, i went to science centre on thurs with samuel and tuan boon to see the da vinci exhibition. riveting, how he does his works, especially with the mona lisa and the last supper =-O later took the long, tiring train ride from jurong east all the way back to tampines......

well, back to doing 3 projects and 3 pieces of homework now....zzz

till then~bye!
(wen xin: i posted as promised!)

ps. a miracle happened yesterday--our dinner was on the house, cos he just happened to help an injured cyclist! :DD

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hello world :)

uneventful week. as expected. *gasp* exams week after hols!
econs: 30 jun 09, 1430-1530. topics 1-6(minus cost graphs)

well today went to watch 'night at the museum 2'. very funny, except the ending left many questions unanswered, like (spoilers ahead) how the smithsonian, after being horrendously wracked, was patched up, and what happened to amelia earhart after her take-off without the stone (crash, burn?). more on graeme's blog soon.

kudos justin. at last nearly the whole class showed up.

now to touch up my onow essay.
till then~bye!

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damn, today is scorching.

had kayaking elective today. second lesson. met sean (who had dengue not 3 days ago-he's recovered quite well) and deyun at clementi. headed off to poly marina (yes, sp has its own marina) to find that graeme had been watching blackadder prior to our arrival (and yes, graeme, thanks to me, is officially hooked onto a 20-year-old british comedy series).

after some checks and new lessons, we headed out into the marina. we inadvertently took the streamlined kayak, which was faster, but far less stable. you get the rest.

a couple of 'tutorials' later, graeme suddenly took a turn for the 'worse'-he was seasick. and at my arms' expense, i dragged and rowed and hauled myself, graeme and the kayak back to shore. after that we took a dip in the (not-so-sanitary) marina and cooled off.

thereafter we headed back only to turn around to shore as we were finished for the day (damn). had the usual injury-fibreglass cuts on my arms and legs. those lil' crystals embedded in your skin isn't much fun.

sean left first-he was off the malaysia for some golf (damn) while graeme went to the yacht club for lunch (dammmnn), but not before accompanying me and deyun to the busstop. from there it was clementi-tampines-lunch-home sweet home.\

list of homework and projects to complete:
accounting
econs
statistics
fom f1 pbm
itab project.

damn.
till then~ bye! :D

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but don't tell me i didn't warn you...
:D

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ok. hello =D

the photos here. just as promised =)

xiang feng's contorted body hurling a ball down the alley. classic.

deyun's attempt at a strike. =p

scores after the 3rd game. i'm 'balls' =.=, but hey, i topped! =D

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(edit yesterday's post)

lol i ended up not going for kbox =x lazy, plus was attempting to do all my homework by today...

oh wells. got to finish my accts, stats and itab homework now...

till thn

bye~

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hello~

had bowling today. and this time my scoring improved. tremendously.
some pics from tday. will post them tmr.

zzz sian tmr have to bring thermometers to school. not even we are spared.
but of course, its for the greater good.
at least tmr we get to go to kbox...at a subsidised price.

till thn.
bye~ :D

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WITH REGARDS TO THE IMMINENCE OF THE SWINE INFLUENZA:

to the persons who just happen to be on this blog, please allow yourself to read the following statements. who knows, it may mean your life. my 2 cents' worth on this issue...

1. if you haven't known, WHO has raised the alert level to 5 (pandemic probable) on monday, meaning the virus has adapted to the point where it can freely spread human-to-human, and with the prevalence of air travel, the influenza has presented itself on most continents, the lastest being asia (hong kong).
2. MOH in singapore has raised its alert level to orange in lieu of WHO's decision. temperature-taking in educational institutions are now a requirement, reminiscent of the sars epidemic of 03.
3. signages at shopping malls and other public buildings have advised that persons who have gone to affected countries and present symptoms of flu (eg. fever, respiratory issues) are to STAY HOME (ie QUARANTINE), a critical part of the entire prevention process.
4. should the symptoms not abate, or get worse, there's a dedicated emergency line (s'pore only) activated only yesterday, 993, which will give you priority at a&e and provide you with necessary tests and, if required, treatment.
5. refrain from travelling to affected countries, or travelling at all, to minimise, as far as possible, the risk of the virus spreading.
6. stock up on supplies and medication as soon as the need arises, for once the infection goes into full swing, supplies could be hard to get by, added to the fact that going outdoors may almost be completely improbable.

the world has to prepare for a long, protracted war with the influenza, and chances are it will cost lives. but how many are dependant on how people react to it. knowledge is the best weapon, and it, along with the nessesary actions, can eventually defeat it.

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on a lighter note, do listen out for 'water night' by eric whitacre. it is haunting at parts, and its ending put me to stunned silence, unspeakable beauty, indescribable, literally.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYvRhVJXM-k

enjoy.

till then~ byee