Sing Me A Lullaby

With Cherries on Top

indeed, been doing quite some food tasting so far =] wanna try out different foodstuff instead of always eating the same old stuff like those franchises etc. so the food aint exactly ex or tt i'm atas lo, the food is actually quite affordable!

it's like this place Xin and i came across just walking along Prinsep Street called Alps Cafe. there's 2 sections, one for dining and the other is the bar area which is separated by glass doors. the latter has it's temperature turned down to 12 degrees and they provide jackets etc, kinda like Eski Bar. we settled down for dinner at 8+ being the only ppl in the area, and thought we'd adjourn to another place to chill, but ended up staying all the way till we were the last customers at 2am! it's not like the other eating places tt u'd kinda be pressurized to leave the place cos there's others waiting, since this place is coupled with a bar, ppl started streaming in at 9+. moreover since the place wasn't packed to the brim, we decided to stay on and were quite lazy to leave our new found comfort zone in search of another. another fren joined us later on so we continued to stay there and ordered drinks. unknowingly, time passed really fast tt night.. guess tt's how it goes when u're with great company =]

also explored another unfamiliar territory: Labrador Park. the place looked really peaceful tucked away in a corner at the south of Singapore. had dinner @ the Olive where the price tag was a tad too high judging from the ambience (the kitchen was nearby), food quality (not bad) and service which i was not too happy with when the manager shouted to the service staff twice, "tell the customers we're closing! go tell the customers we're closing!" gosh.. in tt kinda environment with only 2 groups of ppl remaining, her voice was booming and we heard her loud and clear. as if we'd still stay after tt?! ugh.. but i loved the tiramisu which we got 1 for 1 cos of Citibank privileges. *YuMmy!*

the 2 places that i went has got Citi privileges! finally put the card to use. hehe.. i used to wonder why ppl would wanna spend more money on food when they could spend a smaller amount for good food at hawker centres, food courts etc. of course nonetheless, i still enjoy eating at the latter, but the special treats really perk me up! especially when i taste something tt's outta-this-world, gosh! my eyes just light up! haha..

other than that, my shopping expenses has gone down quite significantly. don't really have the mood for shopping. perhaps cos i'm more focussed on getting the equipment ready for Kili and thinking how much more money i'm required to spend on the trip makes me hold back buying anything that is not needed now. i guess the next big buy will be a pair of Asics shoes specially designed for flat footers like me. cos of the extra cushioning and maximum support designed on the inner sole of the feet, it costs quite ex. but since i've been running regularly and it has since become a hobby ever since i joined climbing, i guess this investment will be well worth it. all these years of just focussing on the outer design when i never knew i was flat foot till last mid year, could be quite damaging to my knees cos it's starting to hurt.. *sighz* oh well, so i hope this upcoming pair of shoes will help me lessen the pain and enable me to continue doing this form of exercise till i run my first half marathon / full marathon. hopefully i'll be able to accomplish them.. *cross fingers*