minibits

Found myself back in college again on a Sunday. Even though working on Sundays only became more frequent in the past year, sometimes I'll just wake up and head for office so automatically that I wonder if it has become a habit for me. Well, the perfect SUN is out there shooting glorious rays in London so what do one expect? Anyway, I have work to deliver at tomorrow's meeting so better start working!! (after blogging that is... hahaha)


Friday's dinner obstacles:

I was so happy that I finished 2 days of testing without too many cockups and thought I might as well put in the night so that I'll have less analysis to do on Sunday. Went out at 7pm to get some dinner from Union but it was packed to the brim with end-of-term party goers that there is no way I could wriggle in and out without some form of damage (to me & my food). So in the end, I decided to detour to my other regular hunt (OC - near South Kensington station) for some char siew rice but when I got there, I saw the lady boss and the waitresses sweeping soot from the restaurant!! Apparently their kitchen caught fire some 3 hours ago and the smell of a recent fire was still lingering in the air. Well, it's the first time I had so much difficulty getting dinner and in the end I settled for a simple sandwich and chilled mocha latte. I was a little upset that I couldn't get OC food that day cos it's always a place I eat at whenever I need (a) motivation and (b) reward. Seems like I've unknowingly developed a deep affection for that place. :P


Saturday's BBQ:

The world is such a small place. Or maybe it's just a matter of people with similar backgrounds hanging out with similar group of friends. I attended TY's bbq yesterday and started chatting with this really sweet girl who was once my friend's uni classmate. Since two of my second year housemates were reading EE in her year as well, I asked if she knew them and we started chatting about our common friends. When I found out where she worked, we managed to find more common friends between us and then one thing led to another and we found out that we both attended the same secondary school!! I was one year her senior and she only attend sec 3 & 4 there so that probably explains why I've no impression of her from before. I thought I would be expanding my circle of friends at this party because other than my friend who sent the invitation and his girlfriend, I didn't know anyone else and they are all malaysian working professionals in London. Well, I suppose this is another classic example of the 5 persons chain rule.


Sleepover/wine Date:

Finally rang HL today to tell her that I'll be back in a week's time to arrange for a sleepover at my place. Little did I know that another classmate of ours was holding her wedding dinner tonight so some of my JC classmates were there beside her. :) Realised how much I've missed for being overseas these past 8 years and how few good friends I actually have in Singapore. I guess it's also a reason why I will miss my life in London, doing familar things with familiar faces and feeling at home amoung friends. Nevertheless, I still believe that some friends are made for life and just like with HL, even though my mom had me on the "Cinderella rule" of getting home by midnight and no nights out, somehow or another she always manage to sneek over to chat with me into the night. :) We discovered that sleepovers are so much more fun because we can talk as late as we want in our pajamas, over a bottle of wine (for her) and tea (for me), catching up till the both of us can no longer keep our eyes open and carry on over breakfast in the morning. :) Best of all - our moms will not keep knocking at my door or ringing HL on her mobile to hurry her home.... hee hee hee.... ok, now I'm contented and can start working!!