what drama.finally something about NJC. not exactly positive, but well as usual, things are seen from a different perspective and blown out of context.

well, this was my view:

" I don't think there's any mean to insult ACS(I) here. Students go to school to learn, and they are: from history. Looking at the context of the activity 'how dictorial regimes should work', isn't the scene which the students are depicting reality? Dictatorial leaders would have their opposing previous rulers killed, and make the opposition suffer. We all know that has happened in the past around the world, and the students are just applying it to classroom learning in a different context, where instead of countries, it is between schools. The use of ACS(I) as the example in their activity was probably just the first school name that popped into their minds, it could have happened to any other school other than ACS(I), with the same scenarios and issues arising anyway. Let's just say that the teacher who posted the photos didn't think of the negative reactions from the public who might look at the pictures and contents from a different perspective."

On to today, finally some mother-daughter bonding in the form of jogging/walking. My mum originally wanted me to run with her at 7am, but i kinda was still asleep, so it shifted to an evening run. We managed to jog all the way to her office area past boat quay, and then stopped at Cavenaugh bridge due to the F1 road blockage (about 2.5k to there).

This wasn't the closest I got to the F1 race though, it was when we walked behind the Asian Civilisations museum, and we walked right beside the (barricaded) road where the cars were driving on. Of course we couldn't see a thing, but the noise was just DEAFENING when it went past. I liked it so much better on TV. But there was that adrenaline rush when you see (or rather hear) something so close to you go so fast. We moved on, made a U-turn towards home. But wanting to buy bread, we ended up grocery shopping at Meidi-ya supermart at Liang Court (after getting a glimpse of Tampopo Deli...surprisingly i wasn't THAT tempted by cake). I spotted an NJ couple buying gelato, but i don't think it'll be nice of me to mention who they were. I've just been seeing them around together a lot lately. And then my mom craved SUBWAY. haha..didn't expect her to, since she already cooked dinner before we left, and so we shared a 6-inch. and then we continued walking home. So, this run-cum-walk with my lasted two and a half hours. Thankfully still shorter than the last time we tried to run.

Next time, I should try to stick to the schedule more...

Oh yes, yesterday was a post-adeline's-birthday celebration! At Settlers' Cafe @ SMU. it was such a laughter-inducing outing (Liu!! how could you miss it!) with Monopoly, Taboo & Ugly Dolls. Four hours just flew by like that. With the right company, a previously thought boring board game can turn very exciting!

More Monopoly?

Life's unexpected. 

What meant to be a morning run with my mom down the river to her office, then me running back alone home to bath then leave the house to study, turned out into something else.

We started off running down the river, then it started pouring (the second time now, the rain doesn't seem to like my running schedule). We stopped at Riverside Point, and then my brother had to come around to pick us up, after picking my dad. You see, my dad was supposed to walk down to a place near my mom's office for breakfast (just to make him exercise) but he left later then us, so all three of us were stuck out in the rain in two different places. Haha. My brother had to rush down for Taekwondo in Henry Park, so the plan evolved into us riding with him in the car to hpps, then my dad took over, and we went Ghim Moh Market for breakfast instead. Now, i thought we could finally go home after breakfast, but no, marketing ensued, with the plan of waiting for my brother to finish then we could all go home together. Since we had a little time after marketing before my brother was out, my parents brought me on a drive around Mt Sinai area, to check up on the house that was once theirs (and sold it the year I was born, so i never got to live in a semi-D :/ ) A little more property research of the area, then on to Hpps, where I was pretty glad I managed to visit. Saw Mr Teo (my old gym teacher) training cute little boys who were complaining about the tough training, haha, and the china coach training 3 girls. I jumped on the tramp a little, tried to do my sommersaults in the sponge pit, then left to find my brother. That gave me the opportunity to explore the new wing, the Indoor sports hall. All I could say is, it's interior's rather plain despite the rainbow colours to perk it up. NOW, really, when I thought we could finally go home and carry on with my plan, we had to drop my mom at the office before home. So, my 45 minute run turned into a 3 hour joy ride with my family (in sweaty dri-fit clothes). wow.

and just when i thought i would go out and study, I just finished watching two movie on my laptop consecutively : Make it happen, and Next. Time really does fly....

Man, I really miss those days 6 years ago.

sniffles. looks like the afternoon nap i had wasn't a good one after all. but i hope my body's recuperating fast enough.

Shape RUN '09 this morning = 5km run. i was aiming 30mins (pfft. as if i'll hit it in my current unfit condition, as calculated it would be 2min10sec a round. egad.) but coming in at 35min was pretty good anyway. 8000 women running, mostly in pink. what a sight. but you should have seen the queue to collect the runner's kit aka goodie bag after the run. WOW. that's what you get when you put free stuff and singaporean women together. haha. I got a free sports massage too! at a booth by Dr. Joint Pai

n. (how apt the name is..)but didn't feel much difference after anyway.

had lunch with my mom after, at Marina Square's Fin Seafood Restaurant.

Verdict: don't go there.

Seriously. i thought the atmosphere looked pretty ok, it was about 10.30, brunch? i didn't want to eat seafood, but since my mom was paying, and citibank's 1-for-1 offer was on, we went anyway. waiter's service was not bad, but the food....was a different story. Mom had Seafood Aglio Olio, i had Pan-fried Atlantic Cod. I thought it wasn't gonna be enough (the waiter did mention that it'll be a little small), so i had two top ups, Seafood clam chowder soup and butter rice. Let's go one at a time:

Seafood Aglio Olio: Mom said seafood wasn't fresh. I thought it was a little too oily (not Lao Beijing's oily, but still oily), but pasta was cooked right was the only consolation.

Atlantic cod: Mom said wasn't fresh, i thought it was plain, needed more of the Herb Butter (which looked like the garlic spread i have at home). Salad was sprayed with vinegrette, and i do not like sour. Salad wasn't fresh, could see the brown ends. Mash Potato: it was totally instant.

Butter rice: nothing like what i expected. sweet and spicy. and i don't take sweet rice nor have a tolerance for chilli. waiter said: Thai Sauce. they should change the name to Fried rice- thai style. Mom said, rice is too soft and mushy.

Clam Chowder: Mom- Too salty. Me - i was taking prawn feelers and legs and shells out of the soup while drinking. doesn't help that i don't eat clams.

Drinks: Peach tea tasted diluted. mom had Latte.

And when my mom commented the food was terrible, the waiter came with complimentary vanilla ice-cream with chocolate sauce. that's nice service. but the ice cream wasn't good either -_-. the centre of the scoop had ice chunks. for the bill: $38 after discount. $20 a person isn't worth it.

i think Fin should stand for finished.

pictures can sometimes be misleading. it looked pretty before it went into my mouth.

and then we went over to suntec for carrefour grocery shopping, AGAIN. and i got a new pair of running shoes, as according to my mom, i should have an alternate pair if i'm running so much. its uh, grey and green. not exactly the nicest colour, but they'll protect my feet from dying. got bakerzin macarons and cake on the way home too. macarons weren't what i expected either. it went soft.