Update!!!
Fifi asked me to. =P
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Had a relatively good new year's eve. =)
Most years I just spend it at home, but this year I met up with Fariz in the evening. We were gonna watch fireworks with Kenneth at the Esplanade later, but first up was gift-hunting for Brad. Born on new year's! I wonder what it's like to have the nation count down to your birthday with you? Popped into HMV and got Death Cab's latest album for him, then went on to MPH to get a card. Fariz insisted on buying the one with two penguins on the cover. Why? So he could write our names on them. Found a set of coloured pens in Carrefour and went berserk! The interior of the card became a haphazard explosion of colourful messages and doodles. I even included the square, circle and triangle from the bauhaus concept. Brad's a bauhaus fan, who would've thought? Oh yes, and my sparing use of stars in decorating. The final touch was the goofy looking duck complete with party hat and party blower in the corner of the envelope.
Kenneth met us in Coffee Bean at about 9 and we cabbed to the esplanade. It was packed to the brim with people. Just finding a spot to stay in was difficult due to the ongoing current of the crowd. We watched the bands for a while. They were pretty good, but nobody in the audience moved. Only at one point did some audience members begin shaking their butts....to Wonderwall. Aaanyway, midnight finally came and the sky was completely lit with assorted fireworks. Some looked like fairy dust! I tried taking pics with my phone, but the resolution was crappy so I couldn't capture much. Bleh.
We hung around the esplanade after the countdown until we called Brad to come and meet us. Kenneth silently disappeared while Fariz and I were adding more finishing touches to the birthday card. Settled on meeting at the mrt station exit beside St Andrew's Cathedral. The first thing he did upon reaching us was ask for a present. Jokingly, of course. Little did he know I actually got him one! Heh heh. His reaction when I handed him the cd and card was so worth it. His reaction while opening the card was even better! He actually jerked back in surprise at how colourful it was. Rivals the fireworks as best new year's eve moment, in my opinion. =D
After that we were going to head to somerset to take the night rider, but we walked in the wrong direction and ended up in bugis instead. The first 3 buses that came were completely full. We kept walking up the road until we saw a slightly emptier bus approaching the bus stop ahead of us. Made a mad dash towards the bus stop, which was actually unecessary since the bus was still behind us. =P After about 2 hours of waiting, we were finally on our way home. Then I had to walk in the rain after alighting. I hit the sack almost immediately after reaching home, and woke up at 2 today. Haha. But it was a good night! Thanks Fariz and Brad for walking me home!
And once again....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRADFORD!!!
Most years I just spend it at home, but this year I met up with Fariz in the evening. We were gonna watch fireworks with Kenneth at the Esplanade later, but first up was gift-hunting for Brad. Born on new year's! I wonder what it's like to have the nation count down to your birthday with you? Popped into HMV and got Death Cab's latest album for him, then went on to MPH to get a card. Fariz insisted on buying the one with two penguins on the cover. Why? So he could write our names on them. Found a set of coloured pens in Carrefour and went berserk! The interior of the card became a haphazard explosion of colourful messages and doodles. I even included the square, circle and triangle from the bauhaus concept. Brad's a bauhaus fan, who would've thought? Oh yes, and my sparing use of stars in decorating. The final touch was the goofy looking duck complete with party hat and party blower in the corner of the envelope.
Kenneth met us in Coffee Bean at about 9 and we cabbed to the esplanade. It was packed to the brim with people. Just finding a spot to stay in was difficult due to the ongoing current of the crowd. We watched the bands for a while. They were pretty good, but nobody in the audience moved. Only at one point did some audience members begin shaking their butts....to Wonderwall. Aaanyway, midnight finally came and the sky was completely lit with assorted fireworks. Some looked like fairy dust! I tried taking pics with my phone, but the resolution was crappy so I couldn't capture much. Bleh.
We hung around the esplanade after the countdown until we called Brad to come and meet us. Kenneth silently disappeared while Fariz and I were adding more finishing touches to the birthday card. Settled on meeting at the mrt station exit beside St Andrew's Cathedral. The first thing he did upon reaching us was ask for a present. Jokingly, of course. Little did he know I actually got him one! Heh heh. His reaction when I handed him the cd and card was so worth it. His reaction while opening the card was even better! He actually jerked back in surprise at how colourful it was. Rivals the fireworks as best new year's eve moment, in my opinion. =D
After that we were going to head to somerset to take the night rider, but we walked in the wrong direction and ended up in bugis instead. The first 3 buses that came were completely full. We kept walking up the road until we saw a slightly emptier bus approaching the bus stop ahead of us. Made a mad dash towards the bus stop, which was actually unecessary since the bus was still behind us. =P After about 2 hours of waiting, we were finally on our way home. Then I had to walk in the rain after alighting. I hit the sack almost immediately after reaching home, and woke up at 2 today. Haha. But it was a good night! Thanks Fariz and Brad for walking me home!
And once again....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRADFORD!!!
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