The Prince And Me

I would title this blog entry, "A Day With Jo-An" but it would be cheating wouldn't it? I've decided that all (with very few exceptions) of my blog titles will consist of either a movie or a tv series. Just recently, I decided to go with tv series as well because that way, my choices aren't as limited. So, that's why I've decided to go the hard way and title this blog entry, 'The Prince And Me'. What's the relation? I don't know... :P Maybe you'll see it for yourself.

Anyway, today I spent the whole day with Joan who is gonna fly tomorrow evening, so I managed to pull her out from her busy schedule for an entire day. Yay! Go me! Actually we were suppose to go out yesterday but there were some 'complications' and we decided to postpone it to today. In the end, I think it was worth the postponement because that meant we could 'stretch' our time together and not worry about cutting our outing short.

Before I begin, let me point out that throughout the entire day, it was raining. Raining hard, raining strong. The ground was wet and the ground was slippery. Fortunately, none of us fell, but we both got wet.

Well ok, we meant up at Orchard Road at 11am and went to book our tickets for 'Blood Diamond'. After doing that, we went to get some stuff down at Far East Plaza which is on the other side of Orchard road. Right after deciding that we've had enough, we headed off to get some food. Initially, I suggested this place in Far East Plaza called "Han's", which serves quite a bit of western food. We went to have a look, but after looking at the menu, I didn't think it was worth our money and time because firstly, Jo commented that it was probably more expensive than if she had bought it in Melbourne. Secondly, the food was mainly western, and I'm sure Jo could get it any time she wished if she was in Australia. So yeah, we decided to walk to CK Tang and try out the restaurant there. When we got there, we looked at the menu and we were like, "eerrrr, let's go back and eat the Rojak at a hawker centre in Far East". Merrily, we skipped along the slippery bricked road and skipped some more, until we got back to Far East Plaza. We had a plate of Rojak and a plate of Hokkien Mee. Well, more like I had a plate of Rojak and I had a plate of Hokkien Mee and I drank a cup of Root Beer. Overall, the food was ok.

Personally, I recently realised that I don't have a sweet tooth and would rather refrain from very sweet things. What am I ranting on about? Well, Rojak is coated in this thick sweet nut sauce, that's what I'm talking about. Ahhh. However, there are exceptions. I like sweet tea and coffee. More so coffee. Mainly because coffee can be quite 'strong' at times, so I'd rather overpower it with sugar.

Anyway, back on topic. After lunch, we headed back to the cinema and by then, it was pouring hard. The roads were basically 'white' because of the heavy rain. Ultimately, my cargo pants showed significant colour change from a light brown to dark brown. Quite embarrassing actually, but good thing we were heading for the cinema so no one would know. hehehe

We watched Blood Diamond and overall, I quite enjoyed it. It's somewhat similar to Tears of the Sun, but this time, it was pretty much focused on a 2 characters and not a group. Anyhow, the movie was pretty well done. I'd give it a 4 out of 5 stars.

Hmm, then after the movie, we went to Plaza Singapura to grab some stuff from Jo's dad's friend. While we were meeting the friend, we noticed that there was this really really buff asian guy. I reckon he was just a little bit shorter than me with biceps the size of my head. He was wearing a singlet kinda thing, so I could see everything. Unsurprisingly, he was ordering at Subway, so Jo was saying, "Ha. Subway. Why am I not surprised?" lol After seeing this guy, I've decided that I don't want to be that big. That's just insane. I saw his forearms, and although I liked the look of it, I doubt it would suit me. I think the amount of muscles which look 'good' on you is proportional to your height. I reckon I'm pretty 'ok' in the height section so I can get a little bit buff but I don't want to be anywhere near that dude.

I have to admit, I really wanted to ask that guy for a picture but I thought he'll give me a good beating if I mentioned that his chests looked like boobs. So I held back and refrained from approaching him. I really did want a picture of that guy. I contemplated taking pictures of him without him knowing, but I don't think it would have been good for me because if he found out that I was taking a picture of him without his permission, he'd probably give me a good beating. So I decided it wasn't worth it. It would be an embarrassing fight if he decided that I deserved a beating.

After Plaza Singapura, we went back to Orchard Road to 'hang' around there. We wandered around Wisma for a while and managed to kill time there. As the day came to a close, we went to Wheelock Place to wait for Jo's cousin to bring her to the dinner arrangement they had planned for tonight. She came and I walked them off to Starbucks where they met up with some friends/cousins??? I then walked to the bus stop and waited for the bus.

This is where the interesting part happens. I got on the 502 express bus back to Jurong East. I sat down next to a lady, and since it was raining out, I placed my collapsable umbrella on the floor in front of me. While I was in the movie with Jo, I noticed that I was starting to get a little bit sleepy, so I took the opportunity to shut my eyes for a second. I could swear, but I won't, that I closed my eyes for a few seconds. Maybe 10-15 seconds. What I didn't realise, was that when I closed my eyes, I was fast asleep. That's ok I guess. But when I woke up, it felt like I slept for like 5 minutes or so. Maybe less. What I didn't realise was that I had missed my stop. Instead of dropping off at Jurong East, I found myself at Boon Lay. Boon Lay is 2-3 train stops away from Jurong East, just to give those of you who don't know the Singapore map an idea of how far off I stopped. In actual fact, I think I slept for 20-25 minutes in that awkward position where my head is resting on the head rest with my head rolling towards the lady beside me. How embarrassing. ><" When I opened my eyes, I realised that this place didn't seem familar. Questions like, "Why is there a light there?", "Where did that school come from?", "How come this place has a street name called Boon Lay Avenue?" they all came flooding in all at once. After contemplating the questions for a good few minutes, I suddenly realised that I had missed my stop! That's a first. I could have sworn, but I didn't, that I closed my eyes for just a few seconds. And now I'm on 'the other side'.

"Great" I said to myself. I quickly pressed the bus stop and hopped off the bus. I crossed the street and determined what other buses get back to my place. Not long after, a bus came and I jumped on. Fortunately, there were no other problems after this other than the light rain.

An enjoyable day to say the least. Jo-an was the last person from Australia to leave so now, it's time to carry on and not look at Australia. Now, it's time to focus on Singapore and what I can get out of this experience. Australia will be for another day. But for now, it's time for Singapore. Time to learn, and time to grow. Time to be the best that I can be! Singapore is where I'll be for the next two years. I've been here more than a month now. Only 24 months more to go. Let's go!