Wet Saturday at Orchard Road

By the time I left the house at around 12.20pm I think, the rain has stopped but the air was wet, smell of rain water and dew. Nevertheless I reached Orchard Road at 2pm, bought my tickets for the movie indiana jones 4 and went to have a quick lunch at Burger King. I finished wolfing down the burger and onion rings at around 2.16pm, just in time for the movie which starts at 2.40pm. Orchard Cineleisure is forever crowded especially on weekends and to make it worst the premises is currently undergoing renovation. The movie is good but not to my expectation I thought. Cate Blanchett is good, she will be another Meryl Streep when she reaches her age. The movie ended at 4.45pm and my buttocks hurts from the prolong sitting position in the cinema. I made my way through the rain to The Heeran where the gigantic CD store HMV is. My favourite haunt which is the 3rd floor where the classical music and DVD sections are. Ah my favourite sales associate Ng Say Siew is working today. I am impressed with his knowledge on the different eras of classical music, so much that I sent a complimentary email to HMV. The CDs are pricey but there are very comprehensive, can't find it elsewhere in Singapore but in HMV, I have ever ordered the opera King Arthur by Henry Purcell from them and it took less than a month for it to arrive! Browsing through the CDs of both classical and baroque and renaissance repetoire and I find myself unable to decide which one to purchase for the choices are simply irresistable. Haydn, Bach, Mozart and even the romantic composer Mahler... Finally ended up purchasing a 16-17th century english songs sung by Emma Kirkby.

The rain has subsided as I walked out of The Heeran. Feeling satisfied I took a cab home costing me an enormous $20 exactly, how my hearts pained!!! Reached home at 8.00pm and quickly took my shower, the temperature has dropped slightly and I switched on the heater to have a good hot shower. Playing the CD Classical Kirkby which I purchase earlier today in my LG mini home theatre system, the voice of Emma Kirby is crystal clear, it is good that the instrument accompany her is the renaissance lute, that makes her voice even prominent indeed!

Ponder of the week 26 May 2008...

Woke up at 10.10am this Saturday morning feeling I have had enough for the night. Actually it was a SMS from a internet pal that woke me up, another nonsensical request I thought and dismissed it. Had a warm quiche (mushroom and spinach) from Starbucks for breakfast heated up by mum. The morning is cool as compared to past weeks whether tropical summer season was deem humid. Then it started to rain... good I thought, at least it cool off the humidity for a while. Tomorrow I will be meeting my pals at 5pm, used to be on Saturdays but this time my friend Desmond suggested it to be on Sunday, ironically Monday is a working day. I decided to spend the day alone, perhaps watching the blockbuster Indiana Jones 4 with my favourite actress Cate Blanchett in it. The sky is clear but grey, perhaps due to the after pour. Listening to ERA's latest album REBORN as I pen down my thoughts, inspirations versus aspirations I wonder if the music is powerful enough to spur me to write any further. My favourite quote of today is: treasure myself as I treasure those around me, with discernment of course!

Here we drown our grief, in the absence of light

The year was 1995, May 22 to be exact, that cold Monday morning. I do not wish to reflect or ponder deeply to my dark past but till this day it never fail to haunt me tormenting me from my sleep. My world nearly plunged into darkness for not the mercy of the Almighty. Almost a decade of uneventfulness that originate from the that fateful Monday morning, 22 May 1995, the wound at times is still fresh and raw demanding redress of grievousness. There are many questions in my mind all these years... and one of them is that the ALMIGHTY IS ADMINSTERING HIS PUNISHMENT ON ME, OR FROM MY PARENTS? I asked bitterly, to no one in particular. Alas 13 years passed... and I have been living in gnawing fear almost everyday. 13 years of uneventfulness, wastefulness, depression, hopelessness and finally HOPE! And I wish I will be able to lead a fruitful life leading to my life-long happiness...

Ya Kun Coffee Stall versus Haagen Dazs

Two weeks ago, on a particular saturday night, I was with my three friends having a light snack at Ya Kun Coffee Stall at the Toa Payoh hub branch at around 11.30pm. There were already people sitting in the coffee stall cafe sipping their coffee and savouring the toast and at the same time having a cosy time talking among themselves. Until then came a shrill rude shouting from one Ya kun staff telling us to leave the coffee stall immediately as it is time for closing. Appalled and shocked at her tactless uncilvilised behavior we left the cafetera promising never to come back again.
A month ago we were at a Haagen Dazs ice-cream at Junction 8. As usual we were having our ice cream and chatting away happily for the night.
Then when it was time for closing, the waiter came over to our table and said in a docile manner that the cashier is closing in ten minutes and mind if we could make our payment. Knowing that the cafeteria is closing for the day we proceed to make our payment with no hard feelings.
That 's the difference, need I say more? One heaven, one earth......the local so-called home-grown food ventures better pull up their socks...