The 1st Saturday of 2005 had been a great day 4 me..
very fruitful one cos I've accomplished much.

Morning:
At 1st, I was rather upset as I didn't wake up early enough 2 go for a morning jog or workout @ TPoly gym. But then, perhaps..it's god's will that I didn't go out for my exercise regimen as it was only that I was available at home to help dad talk to my very depressed da jie when she called. Kinda of like counselling her as well..cos she told him that she's abit suicidal..gosh..tat's a taboo word! So better listen 2 her & help her 2 the best of my abilities..esp after been a great listener 2 so many pals bk @ sch. So How can i not even help my closest kin when she's in a super low mood? Therefore, I ended up listening & comforted her on the ups & downs of life..something inevitable 2 everyone..for 1 hr or so..till she told me tat she needed 2 go 4 breakfast w hubby, Lawr..Upon hanging up the phone, I felt a great sense of pride & warmth on helping my elder sis to get at least better( from wailing over the phone till chatting)..whom I have had finally reconciled with her last x'mas..At last, Let all bygones be bygones, Leave behind the sombre past & move on with life!

Afternoon:
I met up with my cedar buddies..Cyn, Boon, Aau @ city hall to have a belated b'day gathering for my dearest best frenz, Cyn( so glad..our friendship has lasted for more than a decade and still going strong). This was the 1st b'day celebration of 2005 as dearest Cyn's our Jan baby..5th day of the mth, rite after the ushering of a brand new year..while I'm the last b'day gal of the kaki..@ Nov towards the end of a year. Haha..she headstarts the event while I wraps it up b4 year end..Maybe..that's why both of us clicked tat well since both ends of the circle/cycle meet eventually. No wonder..

Anyway..We went 2 citylink's Thai Express 4 a late lunch @ 2plus. It was Cyn's treat! Thanks alot! But then..aiyah..didn't noe tat she's treating us..if not..should have ordered more! Hehe..just kidding lah, i'm still after all a considerate frenz leh..Of course, I shall spare her pockets from burning a big hole! It was a sumptuous lunch/tea break though as we had stuffed chicken wings, prawn fritters( their signature dishes leh, not too bad!) while cyn & boon each ordered a main dish respectively. Cos aau & I weren't tat hungry..so we just shared the side dishes & chatted on..So after eating, time 2 present our b'day gift 2 Cyn! So there I went ..handin the 2-in-1 gift boxes to her! A decent, navy-blue wallet fr wallet shop & a towel set! So glad tat she likes the wallet! I can still rem how aau & i painstakingly shopped for her gifts last wk..try our best 2 ensure tat every gift's to her liking! Yeah! She does after all..since all r usable!

Having eaten much, we then decided 2 go shop ard esp when CNY's approaching, so we need 2 buy new clothes. Boon left earlier d/t some other appt..so Bye..2 Boon..(thk god! cyn & aau appt lastmin free again) while the 3 of us..4/8-cians..@ Cedar( u c..Boon was fr class 4/7 bk then) continued with our window shopping. It was a very fun time..well spent..u noe..all those typical gal thingy..trying on the nice pretty clothes..shirts..etc..as we giggled on ..how diff we look if we dress up..esp 4 me..haha..need 2 wear skirts more often..

All in all, we went to U2, Series, Fila(our 1st stop b4 lunch..cos there's really a great sale as Cyn bought 3 tees & I got myself a bag) & our last stop, the Robinsons where we tried on a few nice, sexy tube tops..blouses..bra set.. etc( oh yah..fyi..my kaki & i..too goody gals..never dare 2 use tube tops..so haha..we tried out 4 fun). Haha..guess the salesgirls must be too busy 2 b bothered by us hogging 3 fitting rooms..Muahahaha..anyway..wkend's obviously a super hectic day 4 them..So the outcome..of all that trying-out-of-fun..was tat we ended up buying quite a few of them too! Haha..Me the big spender..bought 2 pierre cardin bra sets ( blue & black..sporty types), 1 bag of sorella undergarments & 2 bodnits tops..all @ discounted prices when I spent less than $100 leh! As 4 cyn & aau, both bought tops as well!Great bargains, man! We were so happy w ourselves!
Accidentally chanced upon these cheap deals!
Yeah! Done with my CNY undergarments shopping liao!

Evening:
By the time..we headed home, it's around 6.30pm as we happily ambered to our diff destinations..mrt statn 4 me..while Cyn & aau..headed 2 the suntec bus stop 4 bus 133.
Then..as I boarded the NEL train back to my stop, Kovan statn, I was glad to have gotten a seat 2 rest my tired feet after all tat shopping fun & dozed off abit. Basically, I was too tired 2 realise tat the guy sitting next 2 me on my right was actually my NIE lecturer, Mr. Ludwig, a nice chap..well-liked by his students!

Haha..wat a coincidence! It's indeed a small world after all! (tis was the 2nd time i bumped into him liao! the 1st time..was last nov..when he was the one..who tapped on my shoulder 1st as I was going through the gates & honestly..I was shocked tat he actually remembered me..an insignificant gal who only attended his lesson once as I missed Dr James' one)All I knew at 1st was that the guy on my right seemed so engrossed in his book..when I first sat down next to him. It was only till the day I woke up from my 40 winks & stood up 2 alight when the train stopped @ Kovan..that I saw him face 2 face & realised tat..hey..isn't he mr tan! So there I greeted him " Hi..sir..Mr..Ludwig .." as he was keeping his book & getting up from his seat!

At the beginning, he looked @ me..with a puzzled look & thought of " do i noe u?" on his mind.So I kinda of sensed it & went on 2 say.." Hi, Sir..It's Michelle from nie, the gal..who attended ur eng class last sem.as a make-up session.. Rem tat U met me b4 @ kovan as well last Nov.when U tapped on my shoulder?" So only with this..then he smiled and replied:" oh..it's u..michelle..couldn't recognize u w/o ur usual spec..looks so different!". Erm..is tat a compliment 4 me? I tink it as it is..haha..cos he looks impressed rather than shocked!
So there we went on chattin abit..as we walked 2gether 2 the Kovan heartland mall cos he wanna buy sth fr cold storage/ntuc while I need a cough mixture from guardian badly..must be all that spicy food earlier! Wat an eventful day for me..rite down to my usually boring mrt rides :)

Night:
Finally, the nite was reserved 4 watchin the Tiger Cup with my dad! Shiok, man! I'm after all my dad's greatest soccer companion cos no one else at home share his passion 4 it!
Been A great time 4 dad-daughter bonding while watching a live soccer match..(Indonesia vs Spore). It had been a while since we last watched 2gether while having peanuts, getting excited over poss. goal chance & sianz over all tat near-misses..esp when..the Euro cup last yr..he had been pretty busy with work..so couldn't watch many matches..those super late ones..so I ended up watching with my cousin bros..

Basically, the match had been a great one..haha..at least 2 me..a sporean cos our team won! ..3-1! yeah! so come 16th jan, an exciting match awaits 2 unfold @ our National Stadium as our Lions roar! Err..contemplating whether to go catch it live..personally @ stadium..So hahaha..tryin 2 convince dad 2 get tixs & go 2gether.. hopefully..he's onz..meanwhile i ask ard frenzs via msn..any takers 4 it?

So there i go..summarising the highlight of my 1st wkend of 2005!