new week

i am so glad last week is over.

kept feeling like i was out of sync with the rest of the world. wasn't as detailed as i should've been at work (i'm not very good with details so i really am not suited to this job, where spotting minute mistakes is key). but i've been trying to make up for it, by trying to pay as much attention to each task as i can. (which i realise is a bit tricky cos i have a need to do as many things as possible at once. could never write one story on its own. i'd work on one, open another and work on that one as well)

so hopefully this will be a better week at work.

stomach-wise, it was a good week.

Friday lunch at Sebastien's where they do a $25 two-course or $30 three-course. Had pork chops with truffle mash and a chocolate-banana tart. Way too much for lunch but oh so good.

Saturday brunch at Cafe Rosso at Holland V. Delighted to learn that they serve all-day breakfasts and that on weekends they do two special brunches - one they call a Tuscan breakfast with sausages and eggs, the other a three eggwhite omelette with toast. I had the omelette and it was so light and fluffy. And with toast, oj and a cappucino... lovely. The hotcakes are also quite divine, except that they're really thick and come in a pair so it's really filling. We also tried their cakes which were very yummy. And marvelled at how simple, clean and well put-together the design of the cafe was. They even have this great little take-away boxes, that look like little handbags, as well as a gorgeous glossy red paper bag. Just looking at those makes you want to buy something for takeaway.

Dinner was at Yet Con at Purvis Street. Despite having a grandma who's Hainanese, I've never been to one of these Hainanese steamboat places before. This one was packed. Food was alright. Cheap though. About $55 for steamboat, chicken, sio bah, chicken rice, beef/kailan, drinks for 5 of us. Wandered into the nearby National Library which was about to close. (I still don't like that building much) And after some indecision, ended up at Villa Bali for a drink, and more food in the form of mozzarella balls and samosas.

Had to work the next day, but family was kind enough to take me out to dinner so we popped over to Novena Sq for Ichiban Boshi where I had this bento with chicken, tempura, agedashi tofu, and an interesting half-grilled salmon dish. I still cannot forgive this place for not have pork katsu though.

Today I just want to leap into a swimming pool and stay there until my fingers get prune-y. But I'm too fucking lazy to take two buses to Holland and then walk somemore to get the pool. Plus I seem to lost the bottom half of my bikini. So it's time to do some shopping. But first I have to wait until next month, since I promised myself not to buy anything else this month.

Listening to Juanes - Suenos