From lippy, just to share:

One week passes by just like that.

It was quite a hectic week for me, given the night shift with so much work to do and so much piling up waiting for me, hardly any space to breathe. Not forgetting the sore throat which accompanied me for the last few days, disabling my capacity to eat well, on top of the fact that I am already eating less during the night shift week.

Do not be alarmed if you see me out of shape next week. I probably need to hit the gym this weekend to recover some mass loss and some tennis action with my colleagues should help too.

Not having much life lately, so there isn't really a lot to update on.

Some friends tagged me on FB about writing 25 random things about myself. Haven really got the time to do it, and sincere apologies here.

1. I sneeze whenever I eat sweets which are cooling like mentos, Halls etc.
2. I am quite a health freak!
3. I like green colour but I hate to wear anything that is green.
4. I like simplicity.
5. After watching Bryan's travelling show, I feel like travelling again.. to those places mentioned.
6. I like to break things down and do them part by part.

Therefore, that's all folks.

7. I might not remember to finish this 25 things, so I usually will warn people about it and keep their hope low.

Cheers, have a nice weekend peeps!

Went for dinner at Absolute Haven on Friday night. Click here to read more about the restaurant.

I must first apologise for the pictures taken using my phone camera. They really sucks.

This was the menu they served:



The first dish was...



Didn't really enjoy it. I thought it was unique but not so tasty. After having eaten at Taos, I kind of expected more since this restaurant has a high rating as well.

The second dish was..



The lamb linguine was not a lot but decent enough to keep us happy for a while..

I must comment that the service was quite good, not forgetting the nice ambience of the tiny restaurant. Dishes were served one after another with quite a long interval in between. I guess it was meant for couples to have small talks in between while digesting the food and anticipation of what's next to come.

Next up, the main dish..



The beef was nice, but the sauce that accompanies it was not too much for my liking although it tastes unique as well. Guess I am not so much an adventurous person.

The prawn was a bit cold if I really have to be particular.

Therefore, so far, the food didn't really impress me a lot.

Lastly, the dessert..



This was quite similar to the starter of Taos, but the latter really is much nicer.

At the end of the dinner...



A complimentary rose for the lady.

The pictures taken do not really look so nice, but the food was still all right I promise. It might be because it was a special occasion(busy busy) and hence the drop in standard of the food.

Do try out their usual menu on other days if you are interested.

Overall, a nice, romantic, quiet place to go to for dinner with a budget of less than $50 per pax. It will definitely be cheaper on normal days.

My phone's camera really sucks big time.

In Feb 2009,

If there is anyone I want to be...

I want to be.....

Me...

In love with you.

Absolute Haven.

There are many great movies coming up and the following are the ones I wanna see most:

1) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. (Showing)

"I was born under unusual circumstances." And so begins "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards. A man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man's life can be - a grand tale of a not-so-ordinary man and the people and places he discovers along the way, the loves he finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time.

I just find this plot very interesting and with Brad Pitt in it and so many Oscars nominations to back it up, this is definitely not a movie to be missed.

2)Slumdog Millionaire (12th Feb)

Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?". But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating. Jamal proves his innocence by telling the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to each one of the game show's questions. When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out...

This has been advertised by ch so many times that I think I have to watch it..

3) X-Men Origins (30th April)

"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" goes back to the time before the X-Men trilogy to tell the story of Wolverine's epically violent and romantic past, including his complex relationship with Victor Creed (who later becomes Sabertooth) and the ominous Weapon X programme. Along the way, he encounters many mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several legends in the X-Men universe.

I am always interested in "Heroes" movies. The past few movies (iron man, dark knight, X-men series, spiderman series etc) have not been a let down so I am going to catch this one too.

4) Angels and Demons (14th May)

Adapted from the novel "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown, the film follows the story of Robert Langdon, a well-known Harvard symbologist investigating a murder victim, branded with the Illuminati ambigram. Following his investigation, he soon discovers that a cult group is on a trail to murder four cardinals and destroy the St. Peter's Basilica during a papal gathering.

I haven been to the St. Peter's Basilica before, so this is going to be a must for me too. Read the story, going to see how the movie fares.

5) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (26th June)

Director Michael Bay is leaking out tons of false information, so chances are nobody will really know what it's going to be until it comes out. However, while nothing is confirmed, both Michael Bay and producer Steven Spielberg said in interviews that, if they ever made a sequel to "Transformers", they would make a big-screen adaptation of the Unicron Saga, since they feel it's the most logical plot for a sequel as it spans nearly every form of Transfomers media (the original series, the newer cartoon and the comic books). Rumour has it that Megatron will return and that there are two new Transformers - the Decepticon Soundwave and an ancient transformer known as The Fallen (reportedly a disciple of Unicron).

Trailer:


Before I end off, I wonder if you have read about the speech given by labour Chief Lim Swee Say on...

Mouse Who Barked

A MOUSE met a cat. The mouse barked like a dog. That scared the cat away.

To great levity in the House on Wednesday, labour chief Lim Swee Say recounted the tale to get across a solemn message: it is important to upgrade one's skills.

In an impromptu speech to rebut criticisms of the Jobs Credit scheme, Mr Lim said: 'We must never hope for a no-pain solution because there's no painless way out of global recession.'

He then told the tale of a kingdom of mice that 'lived very peacefully' until a cat appeared. The mice Parliament convened to discuss how to overcome their new fear.

One mice MP proposed a very simple solution: hang a big bell on the cat's neck so that it can be heard wherever it goes. Another suggested that it be big and heavy 'so that by the time the cat sees us, it will be so heavy, it cannot keep up with us'.

But there was a snag in implementing it. Who will bell the cat?

'There was no volunteer,' said Mr Lim.

The idea failed and the cat continued to move around freely while the mice lived in fear. One day, a mother mouse and her baby were hunting for food when the cat cornered them.

Trapped, the mother did the unexpected: she stared at the cat and barked, sending the feline fleeing.

To laughter from the MPs, Mr Lim said: 'The mother mouse turned and told the baby mouse: 'See, now you understand the importance of upskilling and re-skilling'.'