Raphel
First it was cars, then planes and now boats... Basically it's land, air and sea! Over the weekend, the girl and I head on down to a boat festival, Boat Asia 09. Held at Keppel Bay, we made our way from Vivocity. It was a bright and HOT... sunny day and both of us were almost melting under the HOT sun.

Us posing for the cam under the HOT HOT sun.

Luckily for us, there was an air conditioned tentage setup for the Asia Dive Expo held at the same place, same time too. We were treated to diving tourism from all around the world. There was even a mini underwater photography exhibition for underwater photo enthusiasts.

Me smiling for the cam with an award bestowed on me. =D


It was pretty sad that the whole exhibition was a bit small. If only there were more boats, performances and the chance to send people out to the open sea would surely bring in more crowd. Nonetheless, it was a nice experience as I have never been to any boat exhibit before. =)
Raphel

Yes. As most of you who have heard before, it's Eragon, the movie in theatres and television. But I am currently reading Eragon, the trilogy. In fact there's four books to it. Book 1 is known as Eragon. A book that evolves around a young boy who stumbled upon a gigantic egg in the woods and it turns out to be a dragon's. The boy, Eragon is a dragon rider. Close as one, he and his dragon, Saphira fought against the feared king who rules the empire.

The dragon riders were once the dreams of many. Fearless and upright, they fought against the bad. Reliving the dragon riders' dream, Saphira and Eragon travelled through the vast land in search for his uncle's killer while trying to escape the King's evil clutches in recruiting Eragon under his rule. A book of myths and fantasies. No wonder I'm so hooked up on it.
Raphel
This is a childhood song of many, which I'm sure lots would have heard of it before. Now I'm gonna relive the childhood life. Wahaha... =)

The song goes like this...

This is the song that doen't ends...
Yea it goes on and on my friends...
Some people started singing it without knowing what it was
And they continue singing it just because this is the song that doesn't ends... (Repeat from line 1)

(Continue... don't stop... it will never stop...)

And so, it goes on and on... Haa...
Raphel
Took a cab back after meeting the girl at her house since it was quite late and this is what happened on my way back.

Cabbie: Just finished work?
Me: Nope. Here to visit a friend.

Cabbie: Haha. Must be girlfriend...?
Me: (Reluctantly) Yea...

Cabbie: @#$%^&!!
Me: (Stunned) Why the hell he suddenly curse and swear? Visiting girlfriend also got problem?

Cabbie: Walau eh! See that motorist? Drive so slow and yet don't keep left. That's not the way to drive mah
Me: Ohhh... (Sigh of relief) Ya, ya so inconsiderate. (Entertaining the driver) Suddenly the cab sped up.

Cabbie: See. I just stepped on the accelerator and I went so fast. Just now at the junction, I even ovetook a Mercedes cab. Did you see that?
Me: (Getting annoyed) Oh wow, didn't saw that...

Cabbie: Sometimes, we cab divers need to have some skills to control the vehicle even though the car can go fast. That's why I can drive fast. (He was driving a Sonata)
Me: Yea... (Reluctantly agreed and giving him a kind of stunned look)

Cabbie: (Suddenly he keep leaning forward to check his side mirror) This mirror very lousy. Can't really see the side one. Last time I installed one small side mirror but was spoilt due to wear and tear.
Me: (Keeping quiet and seriously thinks that he has short sightedness and that's why can't see properly! He was somemore driving at only 80-90km/hr on the expressway before picking up speed to travel at like 100km/hr)

Cabbie: Do you drive?
Me: Yup. I did.

Cabbie: Sometimes, when you get to certain places, you need to take 2 to 3 hours to get to one destination. For us, we need only half to one hour. We also need to know which exits and shortcuts to take.
Me: OMG! (I seriously don't agree and keeping quiet. FYI, throughout the journey, he kept asking which exit should I take!)

Reached my place;

Cabbie: Uncle drove very fast right? (Giving me that kind of satisfying look)
Me: Yet again nodded my head and gave him a false smile before alighting. OMG! That's really a very thick-skinned cabbie!
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Raphel
Over the month, my colleagues have organized couple of outings. First it was a chalet BBQ at Downtown East and the other, my colleague Kartini's Birthday dinner at Grand Shanghai Restaurant at Grand Copthorne Hotel!

Me and my colleagues, with the girl as well!

Our group photo at the restaurant

A very "Cina" looked alike posh restaurant with singers and jazz band performing every night, singing Chinese oldies for the audience. The ambience was quite nice, offering oriental dishes from Shanghai.
Raphel
It was a cozy weekend spent with the girl. The amount of time we had and spent together was never enough. Nevertheless, we are enjoying every second and minute of it. Reading books, watching dvds, catching movies, watching soccer, going for meals etc... Every single second was well spent.

A wonderful weekend spent with the girl who loves me most... =)

*Heart* you girl.
Raphel
Took this quiz in Facebook and guess what's the outcome? My result is I'm a boss!!

Bosses are direct, independent, self assured and protective. People see them as strong personalities. They plead for justice and honesty, they have a strong sense of responsibility and they also have an attitude like "Don't let them walk over you!" or "Hit back!". They want to control the situation and that's why they want to know everything. They are possessive. RELATIONSHIPS: You appreciate friendship, but it's difficult, because you want to dominate. Power is very important to you. It's hard for you to stand someone who wants to be the boss over you. You don't commit that easy because of your independence. But if you start a relationship, you are faithful. For you, it's essential to have a fight in your lovelife. FIXATION: vengeance VICE: lust VIRTUE: innocence PROFESSIONS: manager, boss, director,...

Never really expected that! Wahaha...
Raphel

Need for speed... Need for power... and that's Fast and Furious. Just caught the latest Fast and Furious 4 movie with the girl over the long break we had. Again, it was great with all the mod cars and thrilling speed that really made me go in awe! I have been following up on every part of the Fast and Furious series. Fast cars, hot babes that will drive guys out of their seats! Cars like the Mitsubishi Evo, Nissan Skyline, Fairlady, Torino, Mustang etc... are the common "guests" in the series. Although it was a movie made specially for all the guy audience out there, but I'm sure there are ladies who are interested in racing cars too! Even though she may not have a license, she could pick up a trick or two on being a supporter for a racer. =P But for guys, I'm sure there are many out there who like hot, adrenaline stuff, especially with all these hot machines.

Besides, "Who doesn't like fast cars and hot women?" =D
Raphel
(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.

(2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.


(3) Nothing: This is the cal m before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.

(4) Go Ahead: This is a dare , not permission. Don't Do It!


(5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing.
(Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.)


(6) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.


(7) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say you're welcome. (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she says 'Thanks a lot' - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say 'you're welcome' . that will bring on a 'whatever').


(8) Whatever: Is a woman's way of saying F-- YOU!


(9) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's wrong?' For the woman's response refer to # 3.

So male readers out there, do you agree or disagree? =D
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Raphel
If you think Singapore is bad, well take a look at the below and you'll might think twice.

A map of Tokyo railway system
(Sorry for the small prints, but by looking at the lines and colours, you'll have an idea)


Does that actually improve the workflow of the traffic or does it actually makes it more complicated?