Valentine's Day
Not expecting anything much from this day, after all, it wasn't like I had a date to spend it with. Hence, this started off as a pretty ordinary day although there was a power failure around 1.20 am and it got so hot without the fan that I couldn't get back to sleep. Thus Chris and I went downstairs to spend the time. It was only slightly cooler and there wasn't much of a breeze. However we did meet 2 more girls from Jarvis that also came out to check out the problem. A while later, there was this half-naked, bare-footed guy who came running up to us. He was actually from IH and he wanted to ask about the power failure. Then he went back to IH and we resumed talking to the girls. Soon enough, he brought a few more "reinforcements" and we ended up chatting on the pavement opposite Jarvis. Chris brought out some drinks and this guy brought muesli bars which no one wanted and I stepped on accidently (opps!!!). It's facinating how a stupid power failure could allow us to meet new friends, especially ones from our own place whom we had never see before that day. Well, I just hope I can recognise them when I do see them again, in the daylight.
The power came back on around 2.30 am and we were all really happy. But since I was already quite awake, I couldn't get back to sleep and so, read a book until 3 plus.
I got up at 8.30 am to head down to work. I couldn't stop yawning. Work was boring anyway, I sat at my desk most of the time and read and read and read until at one point, I actually dozed off. After that I had to walk around or I would fall asleep again.
WS had asked me if I had wanted to go over for dinner with Chris the night before but because my internet totally went crazy, I wasn't able to confirm. Plus I was thinking if I would be tired after work and just wanted to go home to relax. However, after I dozed off over my journals, I decided that I would go. So I left work early (felt a little guilty but I was just so tired) and headed down to his place to help with the cooking.
Instead of the 4 people sitting down for dinner, there was now 6 because their housemates decided to join us. The couple fried some beehoon, A cooked broccoli with a kind of milk/cheese sauce and WS cooked braised soya sauce pork and chicken chasseur. The dinner was great even though the cooking took ages because the kitchen was too small to allow 2 people to cook at the same time. I didn't quite like the broccoli but I enjoyed the rest. The beehoon was well-fried, I need to do some practising of my own. There was watermelon and honeydew for dessert. I think everyone ate until we were really stuffed. It was a nice and cosy dinner with a group of people I only got to know less than a month ago.
After dinner, Chris and I washed up since we didn't contribute to the dinner. K mopped the floor and we ended up playing heart attack on the floor. There was just such a chalet feel to the whole thing. After heart attack, we switched to Bluff. This game was a bit slower especially when the last few people were holding huge piles of cards. I don't think I'm cut out for this game since I kept opening the cards when they were true and WS kept opening my cards whether I was lying or not. That guy really has something against me.
We moved on to Bridge but only 4 people could play. Since they were a little rusty, Chris and I let them get their bearings while I taught Chris to play Speed. In case you didn't know, it's a 2-player game which requires speed (duh!). It's hard to explain to without a pack of cards though. Chris cheated a lot. You were only supposed to use 1 hand to put the cards down but she used 2!!! After that, we tried a bit of Bridge which is pretty fun and we caught on quite fast since we did learn this from M last year. So the 2 of us had "mentors" sitting beside us giving us advice and telling us how to play. Depending on who the "mentor"was, as well as the luck of the cards, we played as well as we could although certain "mentors" were pretty lousy....hahhaaha. I think Chris was quite unlucky as she kept getting bad cards. Anyway, once I had played 3 rounds of Bridge, I switched to Speed and taught WS how to play. He was another cheater, lining up the cards so that he could put a few at a time, heh.
Time passed very fast and soon it was almost 12 am. I was hot and sticky from the cooking, the heat and the excitement of the games. It was good that we could make so much fun out of 2 decks of cards. WS walked us home and I couldn't wait to take a cool shower. Then I realised that I had to download some new setup program for the internet. It must be a new thing the colleges are trying to put up. So I followed the instructions and here I am, typing away with the internet.Thank goodness the internet was not going to be down for 1 week like the helpdesk said.
Despite all the fun I had, there were a few things nagging away in my brain. I had had a good long chat with my sister the night before and she gave me some advice. The question is, should I take it or follow my own thoughts? Where do I go from here? I think, either way, it will not be a happy ending for me...
The power came back on around 2.30 am and we were all really happy. But since I was already quite awake, I couldn't get back to sleep and so, read a book until 3 plus.
I got up at 8.30 am to head down to work. I couldn't stop yawning. Work was boring anyway, I sat at my desk most of the time and read and read and read until at one point, I actually dozed off. After that I had to walk around or I would fall asleep again.
WS had asked me if I had wanted to go over for dinner with Chris the night before but because my internet totally went crazy, I wasn't able to confirm. Plus I was thinking if I would be tired after work and just wanted to go home to relax. However, after I dozed off over my journals, I decided that I would go. So I left work early (felt a little guilty but I was just so tired) and headed down to his place to help with the cooking.
Instead of the 4 people sitting down for dinner, there was now 6 because their housemates decided to join us. The couple fried some beehoon, A cooked broccoli with a kind of milk/cheese sauce and WS cooked braised soya sauce pork and chicken chasseur. The dinner was great even though the cooking took ages because the kitchen was too small to allow 2 people to cook at the same time. I didn't quite like the broccoli but I enjoyed the rest. The beehoon was well-fried, I need to do some practising of my own. There was watermelon and honeydew for dessert. I think everyone ate until we were really stuffed. It was a nice and cosy dinner with a group of people I only got to know less than a month ago.
After dinner, Chris and I washed up since we didn't contribute to the dinner. K mopped the floor and we ended up playing heart attack on the floor. There was just such a chalet feel to the whole thing. After heart attack, we switched to Bluff. This game was a bit slower especially when the last few people were holding huge piles of cards. I don't think I'm cut out for this game since I kept opening the cards when they were true and WS kept opening my cards whether I was lying or not. That guy really has something against me.
We moved on to Bridge but only 4 people could play. Since they were a little rusty, Chris and I let them get their bearings while I taught Chris to play Speed. In case you didn't know, it's a 2-player game which requires speed (duh!). It's hard to explain to without a pack of cards though. Chris cheated a lot. You were only supposed to use 1 hand to put the cards down but she used 2!!! After that, we tried a bit of Bridge which is pretty fun and we caught on quite fast since we did learn this from M last year. So the 2 of us had "mentors" sitting beside us giving us advice and telling us how to play. Depending on who the "mentor"was, as well as the luck of the cards, we played as well as we could although certain "mentors" were pretty lousy....hahhaaha. I think Chris was quite unlucky as she kept getting bad cards. Anyway, once I had played 3 rounds of Bridge, I switched to Speed and taught WS how to play. He was another cheater, lining up the cards so that he could put a few at a time, heh.
Time passed very fast and soon it was almost 12 am. I was hot and sticky from the cooking, the heat and the excitement of the games. It was good that we could make so much fun out of 2 decks of cards. WS walked us home and I couldn't wait to take a cool shower. Then I realised that I had to download some new setup program for the internet. It must be a new thing the colleges are trying to put up. So I followed the instructions and here I am, typing away with the internet.Thank goodness the internet was not going to be down for 1 week like the helpdesk said.
Despite all the fun I had, there were a few things nagging away in my brain. I had had a good long chat with my sister the night before and she gave me some advice. The question is, should I take it or follow my own thoughts? Where do I go from here? I think, either way, it will not be a happy ending for me...
posted by Wei Wei @ 9:52 AM
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2 Comments:
Hey why not try it out? Who knows how things will work out? Maybe you'll find happiness you never dreamed of.
Yup just advice from a friend
Thanks for the advice...I actually thought you were MIA cos you hadn't seemed to be reading my updates...too many complications, I can't take your advice...
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