chris hemsworth! *drools*

never really paid attention to thor when it came out. but people started commenting about the lead actor, which got me interested. did a brief read up, and it was on norse mythology, which got me even more interested. so we watched it.

even though it was a 2-hour movie with a simple straightforward storyline, i still felt the pace was a little too rushed. but it still pretty much packed in the action, comedy, romance, and whatnot. just the kind of movie i like!

and of course, probably the main reason why i think the movie is too short? NOT ENOUGH OF THOR! lols. :D you know, the guy who plays him, chris hemsworth, is actually rather normal-looking, but add the blond hair and everything......oh my! *drools*

next movie: paul.

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finally, the whole GE saga is over. have to admit i don't really care know what the fuss was about, but i certainly don't appreciate noisy lorries blasting incomprehensible rubbish, groups of PAP people distributing flyers at a already jam-packed underpass, PAP/opposition posters on practically every lamp post, GE news taking up SO MUCH space on yahoo news and straits times newspaper...

...and a lot more irritable stuff. yes, this GE shit freaking annoys me! i'm glad it isn't a yearly thing.

let's skip the waste-of-time voting part in the morning. headed to civic centre for lunch. jack's place and restaurant hoshigaoka newly opened!

(1) there were still many seats in the restaurant, but we were left waiting outside for like, 20 minutes? (2) prices are ridiculously high for some dishes. can you believe this plate of 10 sushi costs $17? told them NOT to order but they refused to heed my advice... :(

some other stuff we had...

didn't really eat much since i was meeting SSD for lunch/tea/dinner. nihon mura AS EXPECTED! =)

had yet another shopping 'spree', aka retail therapy. must be the recent spike in stress levels at work. debated for a long time before buying an osim uLuv for my mum. comes in a pretty heart shape. ^^ wished they had it in pink though. *really needs to stop spending so much*

maxi again! i likes. even though it makes me look fat and pregnant. hmmmmmm.

it's the middle of the night and everyone's up watching GE. zzZz. i'm off to bed.

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latest craving: pasta?

after the spaghetti dinner at domani last week, i seemed to have pasta craving all the time. and so, when we went out for dinner at swenson's to celebrate PL's birthday, guess what i had?

salmon and mushroom pasta! covered the top with a thick layer of cheese and it was so yums! sauce was nice, mushrooms were aplenty, and i liked the salmon in particular. it looked like the normal cooked salmon but with a salty smoked salmon taste. too bad there were only a few pieces.

chilli crab pasta. according to LP, "i've never eaten such flavorful pasta before!" lols. it's soft shell crab by the way. i no likes.

chicken baked rice. 亲爱的 got no comments. =\

spicy grilled chicken burger. PL's an avid fan of swenson's and must have tried probably all the dishes already. so anything she chooses must be good! lol.

deep fried mushrooms. all time fav!

shared a mango lychee. not too bad.

and PL's firehouse happy birthday ice cream, with macadamia nut, black forest and butterscotch.

spent a good 2 hours there just laughing and bitching and complaining and gossiping. it's times like these that make me unwilling to leave. sad.

i wore my new dress out today. bought it at amk while shopping for PL's present. totally 一见钟情 with it. love the corset-like details at the top. belted it and overall it made me a happy girl today! ^^ i should probably dress up everyday. it makes me happier. hmmmm.

when i came home, guess what arrived?!

my samples from samplestore......

...and my funky charger! :D

previously i mentioned i wanted the pitter patter one but did a last minute switch to this hearts overload. pretty? =) quality looks so-so though and it's still recharging, so i sure hope it works well. *cross fingers*

haven't seen SSD for 5 days. miss him much. boo.

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food is an important part of a balanced diet.

went for japanese buffet dinner again, this time at senki, a little 2-storey shophouse restaurant at somerset.

this one has salmon on the top and some crispy thingy inside. nice!

complimentary salmon head.

cheese chawanmushi. it has a thick top layer of yummy sticky cheese. but the egg itself didn't have much taste.

handrolls. STILL riverview hotel temaki ftw. lol.

peach and mango salad. refreshing.

shiitake mushrooms. no idea how it was cooked. sprinkled the red pepper powder thing on it. absolutely delicious!

salmon skin inside. not too bad too.

and most importantly, sashimi! :D salmon was nice, while the octopus was surprisingly not too chewy. the rest were so-so only.

of course we ordered more than this, but no point posting ALL the photos right? best to make that trip yourself. it adds up to around $38 per pax. =)

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more food again today. dimsum breakfast at 汕头. didn't eat alot but still felt so full. leftover from yesterday? lols.

popped down orchard for some shopping and bought a maxi. happy that i have 1 more set of clothes to wear. but sad that my expenses for april is gonna hit the reds soon. sighh. i realize the clothes now are so expensive! at least to me. and i think it's my problem. cos everyone else thinks its okay. tsk.

after SSD's haircut, we went for dinner at domani. it's this spaghetti cafe which i wanted to try ages ago. i think it was during like, poly days? -_-

SSD ate slipper lobster linguine again. it has more crayfish, but honestly, coffee club's was much better.

my creamy salmon/mushroom linguine. added lots of cheese. must-try!

our mocha frap. pretty much bland.

ambience was rather nice and they added a candlelight, probably because it was dinnertime. but unfortunately, the food isn't fantastic and prices are high for a cafe. breeks/coffee club anytime. tsk. (photos taken today are reason to bring sotongball everywhere i go, no matter how heavy my bag is.)

2 more days till workday. i need more sleep! =(

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