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The Week That Was: 19.07.10

Last Monday I was invited to an event held at Food for Thought.  I’ve always been a fan of them (I even had my 23rd birthday dinner there) and they recently opened a second branch along Queen Street, which I’ve never been to.  Finally, I had a chance to go and was totally smitten by this light installation made from perhaps even more than a hundred bottles.

A colleague had bought a bag full of jelly beans and our team, who’s been working very hard on all of our accounts, couldn’t be more thankful.  We munched on these when we needed that extra boost of sugar to get us through the afternoon.

On Friday, I was given this nifty pen.  The mini car is detachable and to make it zoom out really fast all you had to do was pull it in reverse and let go.  It brought me back to my younger days of playing with Matchbox cars.  You can say this is going to be one of the favorite things on my office desk for weeks or until someone accidentally steps on it.

Saturday was such a wonderful day where I finally got to hangout with Nick whom I haven’t seen since my birthday party in March.  I also finally got to see Stephie who’s been busy traveling and writing.  We planned for dumplings during lunch and just retreated to Papa Palheta for coffee and cookies in the afternoon.  Papa Palheta is such a delightful place that actually serves edible coffee.  The long black coffee I had had perfect crema while the cappuccino’s foam that Nick had was beyond gorgeous.  I ended Saturday catching Despicable Me in 3D with Nick, which capped the night perfectly.

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I’ve been enjoying my weeks like this; nothing too crazy or eventful.  I’m really spending alone time and only coming out with friends who actually want to hangout with me.

How was your week so far?

Reading List: 19.07.10

This comes way long overdue.  Still, I think these deserve some eyeballs.

• Been addicted to fishtail braids and had always wanted to make them on my own. I found a video tutorial from Refinery 29′s Hot Summer Hairstyles to Beat the Heat.  Will have to give it a go one of these days.
• I’ve never seen so many gorgeous men like the ones exiting the Dolce & Gabbana show!
• Dressing up for work has always been casual for me.  I try and dress it up with a jacket or some high heels whenever the need arises. Refinery29 definitely gave me more ideas and gives me more reason to upgrade my wardrobe.
• Tavi calls out on Seventeen Magazine.  She raised a very good point on how the magazine tries to discourage young girls from doing drugs by implying that they will look fat and, therefore, ugly.
• Don’t think I’d have survived moving to a new city without friends. Even though they’re new, you can kind of feel who would be the ones to stick around.  The New York Times talked about Friendship in an Age of Economics and Harvard Business Review tells us Why Friends Matter at Work and in Life
• I think I waited too long before catching Toy Story 3.  Now all the 3D shows are gone and I have yet to see it.  In any case, here’s Five Ways Pixar Makes Better Decisions.

The Week That Was: 14.07.10

Just thought that midweek’s the perfect time to share what I’ve done the previous week. Hopefully I can move this up to Sunday night or Monday. We’ll see. Here’s the first of, hopefully, many others.

Mum was in town the first weekend of July and she only stayed till Sunday night. I wasn’t really excited about it considering I was tired from traveling and that I’ve not had a proper weekend for weeks. But to be honest, I quite enjoyed her company. She was easygoing and didn’t mind if we took shelter in malls as the rain poured outside. I got teary-eyed when she left, I mean I haven’t seen her for two years and it just feels nice having your mother around.

Bumped my finger on the shelf of the refrigerator’s side door and didn’t realize my finger was bleeding till I left home for work. It kept bleeding for very much the entire day and I had to wear a bandage for most of the week. Kind of felt like I was sporting a new kind of accessory, only less fashionable.

It’s easier to hangout with Moe Moe now that she’s moved just down the road from where I’m working at. I always offer to come pick her up at her building when we do lunch or dinner and I’m always greeted by a throng of workers at busy intersections.

Ever since I got back from Hong Kong I’ve switched to noodles instead of rice. I’ve been having my daily bowl from this store and I don’t foresee myself getting sick of it just yet.

I am back to doing my Spanish grammar exercises and with Spain winning this year’s World Cup gives me all the more reason to.

For the first time since I’ve moved to Singapore, I found myself traipsing to the area near Admiralty MRT. My good friend Alvin recently moved to a nice condo and promised to cook me brunch. We spent the day swimming and just hanging out. I really missed the nerd.