Capetown

View from my room

Capetown is a super scenic place. The skies are exceptionally blue with really white clouds. The weather has been great, with cool winds and plenty of sunshine (although it is a little more chilly than what I expected). I've never been excited to sight see for a very long time.

The highlight for today was whale watching cause the whales from the Artic Ocean has migrated to the shores of Capetown since September and will stay on till the month of November. I went with some colleagues and we were in luck...

Part of the crowd that was there for some whale sightings...

The whales were playful and we could see them flipping in the sea. There were several times which they jumped up from the water. But I was busy posing for the camera and only managed to catch the big splash after...

Sunset

We had a long scenic drive around the costal area back to the hotel. I never knew South Africa would be this pretty...really...It makes my slaving through work all worthwhile again...

Sloth On The Couch...

I'm home alone today for the first time after almost 3 weeks. It feels weird. Not having someone to say anything to or hang out with. It feels weird.

I spent the whole afternoon looking through some old photos. Those from college, from my graduation, from when I first moved to Singapore, from my holiday trips and hang outs with my friends. I miss everyone. There's been so many people I haven't seen since ages.

Sometimes I wonder about what my friends are doing. But I'm just so tired from work, I prefer to stay in when I get home to KL sometimes. I know...thats a real selfish thought. And I've probably been on this subject for one too many times. Sigh~

I guess I'll have to work out something if I really wanna spend more time catching up with people I've lost touch with....

Post Holiday Blues...

Arriving in Phuket...

I went for another holiday in Thailand recently. This time to Phuket with Nic and a group of friends. Overall, the trip was unexpected enjoyable. I had an unexpected outburst. We made some unexpected friends as well. But I've had enough of Pad Thais and Tom Yum Gongs for this year.

We almost didn't make it for the trip. There were demonstrations going on in various parts of Thailand and some of the airports were closed. Phuket airport opened just in time for our departure. But we were concerned about our safety and hesitated for quite abit before we actually decided to go on with the trip. I'm glad we did in the end...

I spent the rest of my leave in KL. It was nice being able to stay home for such a long time instead of just my normal two or three days visit. But it obviously made leaving much more difficult...all over again. Especially since Nic stayed on and sent me off when I boarded the bus back to Singapore. *sob sob sob*

Wish someone would pay me to holiday and travel around the world...

*pause*

Wait...aren't I already doing that?

Royal Coppenhagen~

On Sunday, Nic took me to this extremely posh looking high-tea place hidden at a corner in Takashimaya, Orchard. Its called Royal Coppenhagen. I have never seen this place, yet alone heard of it before. Thanks to Elaine (Nic's colleague) for recommending Nic to bring me there. I absolutely love this place as it doesn't just offer sandwiches, cakes, tea and coffee but also a selection of other mouth watering courses...

We ordered a salad which consist of salmon and potatoes with some yummy sauces. I totally forgot to take a picture of it until we were scraping the plate clean. Then I had the 'Selfish Pasta', which was super duper with pesto and tomato base sauce served together with a selection of seafood topped on linguine. MMmmm~

Selfish Pasta

Nic ordered the 'Baked Cod' which also came with pesto sauce. The fish was served with mashed potatoes and french beans wrapped with bacon. It was superb and now Nic is crazy about pesto sauce.

Baked Cod

We were amazed with the presentation for each dish and totally overwhelmed with the flavours. We wanted so bad to order the green tea cake for dessert but it was sold out already. Its a totally cool hang out place, for couples, friends or even family. Can't wait to go back for another amazing experience! Thank you baby...

I.M.A.L.U.L.U.

I can't believe how silly things I've done in my lifetime...But I'm sure there are a great many that can be written into a super thick book!

My favourite pyjamas fell to its death yesterday night when I was bringing in my laundry. Note: I live on the 16th floor, the highest on this building. Its not like my pjs are extremely expensive or even branded to begin with, but it was one of my favourite ones. And you know how its like losing your favourite things....*sad sigh*

The best story is yet to come...

I have previously blogged about losing my week old handphone in the cab. I also recall writing about leaving my house keys in the cab. I think I have left the bulk of my rented chinese dramas in the cab last night. It hasn't been confirmed. But there isn't anywhere else to left to look. From the shopping bags I brought home yesterday, to the big bag I was using yesterday (yes, go ahead and ask me why I didn't just keep it in that big bag), there really isn't any trace of it. I do remember walking out of the shop with the plastic bag in hand though. So where else can it be other than in the cab...

I'm pretty sure regardless how many times I remind myself to look at the cab seat before I leave, I'm gonna repeat this humiliating routine another time in the future...

*bangs head on wall....a few times*

Give Me 25 Hours~

I need more time...more time!!

I hate it that I'm getting less time in Singapore these days. Work has been scheduled in such a way that I'm not around very often. Its good in a way, cause being away for a long time means that I earn a little more on allowance. But its killing me, cause I've got Nic whom I've rarely spend time with over the last month, I've got a messy room I've not been able to get organized, I've got friends I wanna call out to meet, I've got a freaking tired body that doesn't feel well rested, I've got a growing tummy which needs super exercise to get rid of (hopefully), I've got some fitness lessons I haven't attended since two months back, and tonnes of other things I just wanna start doing.

Give me more time...more more more!!

What's Your Favourite?

I was just reading through my blog entries for the past one year. So different the way I write last time than compared to now. My beginning entries were forced written, like I'm writing for the sake of other people reading it. Then it improved a little, when I had more time to spend in front of the computer, I wrote a little more light hearted ones. Now, I've matured a little more, perspectives have changed...

Its weird, but entertaining to read those older entries. It makes me wanna blog all over again. Maybe I should do this more often. Help me organize my problems, sort out my unhappy thoughts, share my joyful moments...wait...isn't this the exact same reason why I started blogging? Sigh~

Some things just need to be rekindled...