Photoblog of the one and only long break in this 6mth:
P's ROM!!
I just love it when i see friends at their ROM/wedding, it just makes me want to cry to see them so gloriously happy.
Congrats to the happy couple!! Thanks for inviting us!
First to the food at P's hse, ditto at her ROM:
I went on a cruise!!
It's always been a unattainable dream for me and my friends ever since mugging for 'A's to go on a cruise (for the 6 meals a day and the absolute slackness of the holiday. yes, my friends are as gluttony as me). Now that the unattainable dream has become slightly more attainable thanks to a slightly increased income and a credit card promo, we were all set to go until, because of some unforeseen circumstances and an inability to let go of an irrational fear of water, my friends had to pangsei me. So of cos i was disappointed.... until Catechol took pity on me and decided to pei me go instead!! Yay!!
It's an elitist world on board and everything, from boarding gates to welcome drink to queues, depends on ur class status, which is why i'm extremely glad (And guilty for being glad) that we upgraded.
Ecstatic abt our 'upgraded' balcony
Extremely tempted to wave goodbye here with a white hanky as we were sailing off like the good folks on the Titanic (hmmm, am i dating myself by even mentioning the Titanic?)
We found an extremely long and snaking queue outside the Theatre and tot some show was abt to start, just as we were abt to join the queue, some waitress asked us if we were "red cards" and told us to go directly in. "Wah liddat one ah?" I said very unglam-ly.
We went in and was greeted by a weird sight of alot of people hanging around and queueing up at a table, and we found out that it's all not abt a show at all, but abt reserving tables for a gala dinner. Feeling perplexed, we pored over the menus and realised that out of 4 restaurants, "red cards" can dine at 2 of the more prestigious ones for free whereas "blue cards" must pay extra.
And guess wat, by the time it's our turn, all the prestigious restaurants are taken up already, and we're left with the lousy ones.
Such is the proud kiasu spirit: The gates to the theatre opened at 3.30pm. We went in at 3.35pm.
I've lost count of the number of times i just look out at the sea and stone:
While sitting at our balcony
While eating
While walking by some random window
While slacking at the deck
While Catechol is gambling
While eating ice-cream
While getting sunburnt at Phuket
We came back from our Phuket trip just in time for our Gala dinner, which is supposed to be a formal affair.
And while i threw on an extremely casual dress, the ang mohs really blew my socks off by wearing real prom dresses (like those american gauzy dresses you only see on tv) and suits complete with the occasional bow tie.
With all the slacking by the sea i've been doing, it's no wonder i got horribly sunburnt.
It's been a fun (and slack and gluttony) holiday, but we're having second thoughts abt coming back. We lost money at Texas Holdem'!! Cleaned out on our last day by some ridiculously lucky dealer.. hmmph!
Anyway, i went back to work with everyone asking me where i've been cos i'm very obviously darker and peeling away like nobody's business.
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