Saturday’s harvest on fun was a bountiful one! Really enjoyed my day and it didn’t encompass me going to Backstage or Tantric, which says a lot already.
So let me recap the day’s happening with you, Fatamorgana.
The day was supposedly to commence with me meeting Amanda, but due to misfortunate unforseen circumstances, she had to back out and relayed to me her wish to postpone our date, which I gladly did. No worries, darling. I then asked Jocelyn out for a date instead and she agreed.
So then, we met up at Plaza Singapura as I first wanted to check new arrivals of my Transformers figures, but sadly, to no avail. Albeit, I bought 3 pairs of ankle socks though at Carrefour. The new wave of figures would only be coming in next week onwards. I am ALMOST done with my set collection with only a few more to get my hands on; mainly: Leader Jetfire; Voyager Long Haul & Grindor; Deluxe Arcee, Jolt & Moonracer; Supreme Devastator. So $400 will be set aside for those and will be invested for the cause of an elated man!
But I digress.
Soon thereafter we made our way to Ngee Ann City where, en route, we bought a sardine pastry puff and a couple of fried squid heads at Old Chang Kee in front of The Heerens, part of our things-to-eat-together list. Once at our destination, I collected Gerritsen’s The Mephisto Club that I pre-ordered prior and also grabbed Transformers: The Movie Universe book, which basically, is a characterization book on the two movies. *gloats* Oh, then, we bought unchilled ice lemon tea as proof to my claim that unchilled ice lemon tea incurs sore throats! I swear to God. But, sadly, no sore throats that day. I insist that the drink was not unchilled enough.
I insist.
We then made our way to NUDE, one of the Indochine branches located at Wisma Atria. Had an afternoon pint of Heineken each (yes, no Guinness this time around), on a hot summer afternoon while listening to live music sung by a trio of band which included a 9 year old girl. Really very nice, I was drawn. I must say, I was impressed. *hums Hotel California*
The higlight of the day then begins. We went to collect the movie tickets that I reserved at Shaw House Lido and then got ourselves some easy and fast lunch/dinner, by this, I mean McSpicy burgers from good ol’ Ronald’s cookhouse. Which movie you ask?
That’s right. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the 6th installment in the movie/book franchise by J.K. Rowling. I was really immensely satisfied with the movie, I have to say. In my opinion, the movie was accurate as an adaptation to the novel (compared to previous predecessors), full of action and suspense that did not allow time for boredom and the feeling of dragged time, incorporated stunning special effects, especially the part where Dumbledore conjured rings of blazing fire to tackle the Inferi (zombies).
W . O . W
Being an avid fan of the novel franchise, I did not expect to be surprised and satisfied, as I have read all the books and was hald expecting myself to be disappointed, as the case goes for all such adaptations, movies always do not do their counterpart novels justice. But lo and behold, I was proven wrong for the first time. Extremely recommended! Best Harry Potter movie by far. Read Jocelyn’s blog for her opinion.
The day (or night) ended with us having drinks – vanilla latter for me, hot chocolate for her – at Starbucks at Orchard Parade Hotel. Oh, not forgetting our Mango Madness cake, which, I have to attach a little note, is the most scrumptuous mango cake I had by far. Good texture, moist, and had a sweetness that is perfect. We were presented with joyous company when Jocelyn’s sister joined us, there. We had, I guess, a fruitful conversation revolving here and there. Mostly there. Or was it here? Anyway, it was quite a heavy basket of fruits for her, I reckon.
Showered and having my teeth brushed, I had a chat with the boyfriend before heading to sleep. Condo talk. We were discussing possible cribs to accomodate us when he’s back. So far, we agreed decidedly that Mount Sophia (behind Dhoby Ghaut station) and Tiong Bahru were our favourites. So we’ll see, how this progresses. Will update accordingly.
So there. There was my well spent Saturday. No frills, laid back, marvellous company and filled with wholesome goodness.
“I can talk to snakes too. They come to me. Is it normal for someone like me?” – young Tom Riddle, ‘Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince’
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