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Wayne was Boared

April 26, 2007

We went to Pengerang over the weekend, and it was from ~~BOAR~~BORING, here’s how the day unfolded. The first part dictated by Wayne…

We got off to an early morning start at Changi Ferry Terminal and then proceeded to catch a 1 hour bumboat ride across to Pengerang. After the whole gang was rounded up, we made out way towards Sungei Rengit Town.

We were told that we would be taking the “off-road” way there but it was mainly mixed tarmac and fire roads with a bit of climbs (2 to be exact) and mostly flat terrain. We were cycling through the oil palm plantations and some back roads when tragedy struck.

The group was divided into three packs. The front group were all the navigators and path finders, the middle were the sight seekers and the last, leisure riders. Mid-ride, Angela came round the corner to see the whole group gathered around me and Max on the floor. There was an attack…by a wild boar!

The wild boar charged out of the vegetation and my bike took the full brunt of its impact while Max got some if its deflection as it ploughed through the both of us.

Thank goodness for all those mountain bike magazines he has been reading, he knew the correct method of falling by tucking his head inwards and rolling. Although he did get thrown off the bike, and hit the ground head first, he was very much in one piece.

Wayne seemed a bit stunned and aside from some bruises and cuts, he didn’t seem to be too seriously hurt. However, little could be said about his wheelset, front disc brakes and helmet.

After a quick MacGyver fix of the wheelset and removal of the front brake (yes he rode the remaining 20km plus with one brake and a broke wheelset!), we were off.

I’ll save you the long story of how the rest of the trip went; you can get the idea by looking at the pictures.

More Pictures in the April 2007 Album.
Some of the pictures at the back courtesy of Ling & Ming

And of course a video that summarises the whole trip in 5 mins

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Multimedia message

April 21, 2007

On the way the pengarang… See you tomorrow!

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Liar Liar pants on fire

April 20, 2007

The iconites surprised Janice yesterday with an early birthday lunch. She had the impression she was going in for a new biz concall in the conference room, so it was pretty funny to see her reaction when she opened the door and got a big fat surprise!

Here’s the email i circulated a few days before…

Final order of events:

11:45pm Food arrives.Sneak it into meeting room (i.c.Seet)

11:50pm “Bye Janice, we’re going for EARLY lunch, want us to buy back anything from Maxwell… No? ok.. see you later”
(i.c. Andrew to lead contingent)

In actual fact, we all adjourn to the meeting room….quietly

Light candles on cake (p.s. Weiren IS baking)

11:55pm Judith says “hey Janice, lets just set up in the meeting room for the concall, ill give you a rundown on the account before we talk to them.”

12:00pm Janice opens meeting room doors
SURPRISE!!!! Everyone sings Happy Birthday Song!

Then lunch….

we are such liars… for good reasons… Happy Birthday Janice!

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Really needing one tonight

April 19, 2007

Everyone has one of those days….. hmm… no margarita, i’ll have to settle for water for now.

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Mummy turns XX

April 18, 2007

She wanted to celebrate her birthday with Mahjong, Cheesecake, Mrs Mac Pies, and the company of her family. I miss having all of us together; it’s always such a riot. Nothing changes, my dad still has to refer to a little slip of paper with character translations, and we all start harassing him to hurry up and throw a tile.

I love my mum so much, every year my respect for her deepens. I believe we were soul mates…. if not, just creepily in tuned with each other.

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Tummy evolution

April 18, 2007

Snapped at Changi Village, while he was queueing up for Nasi Lemak.

Told you not to slouch love, it makes your tummy look huge!

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Mountain Biking - update

April 17, 2007

I’ve been slacking on the lizard counts and data entry, here’s a massive entry just for archival purposes. Boring stuff, don’t bother clicking MORE unless you’re competition, tracking my ~~progress~~ backward progress!
Read more…

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ONE°15 Members Preview

April 17, 2007

Bright and early on saturday morning, we headed down to the members preview of ONE°15 marina at Sentosa. I must admit, it’s a pretty swanky setup. I’ll leave you with some pictures taken that day, peace out!

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Sleepy Pilot and Crew delays flight

April 17, 2007

This is quite a funny article, passengers were delayed for 13hrs till the Pilot and crew had enough sleep. I’d rather be delayed for 13hrs than board a plane with the pilot falling asleep on the stick!
Read more…

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Big Ben’s Pies

April 16, 2007

A month ago after our weekly MTB fix, Wayne and i were deciding where we should eat lunch. We were on siglap road when he remembered someone telling him about a Pie shop down the road at Opera Estate.

I do remember watching a programme on TV about this place, apparently serving the most authentic British Pies in Singapore. What was it called…. Britain Pies, London bridge Pies, London Pies, English Pies, Queen Pies, ….. BIG BEN’S PLACE! (At this moment, Great Britannica is playing in my head…)

i won’t say its mind blowing, but it’s quite close to how british pies and cornish pasties should look and taste. Unlike those puff pastry sorts, english pies are dough-based and dense.

For HIM: Steak & Mushroom - Diced beef with fresh button mushrooms.

For HER: Chicken & Mushroom - Diced chicken fillet with fresh button mushrooms in cream sauce.

Here’s their address if you’d like to visit Big Ben’s Place:

15 SWAN LAKE AVE
OPERA ESTATE
SINGAPORE 455711
TEL/FAX: 6876 0737

what i find ironic is the ALL TIME PROMOTION at this establishment.

“15% OFF on all regular pies!!!
For all American Express Cardholders!!!”

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Gooey gummy eyeball

April 16, 2007

Dammit, I’ve got Conjunctivitis!

Last night while I was asleep, I was trying to wipe away eye dirt from my eyelashes. It took me awhile to realise how much grit I has accumulated on just one eye. Still half asleep, I was picking at it every hour. When I finally awoke…

OH my gawd.. the grossness of it all….

I looked in the mirror to see yellow pus and hardened dirt all around my eye. I’ll save you from the graphic picture… so here’s a “clean” one taken five hours later.

Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the conjunctiva (the outermost layer of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelids), most commonly due to an allergic reaction or an infection (usually bacterial or viral). Bacterial conjunctivitis due to the common pyogenic (pus-producing) bacteria causes marked grittiness/irritation and a stringy, opaque, grey or yellowish mucopurulent discharge (gowl, goop, sleep, or other regional names) that may cause the lids to stick together (matting), especially after sleeping.
-i love wikipedia-

I got dressed for work, was half-way to the MRT station when Wayne called. He asked me why I’m even going to work… I’m going to be infecting everyone!

Last week, my colleague Andrew came into the office just a day after contracting conjunctivitis, and i think i must have got infected. It’s like flu, it’s contagious. Argh i wished you stayed home Andrewwww….. (no hard feelings).

Went to the docs this morning, and he gave me some meds….

Check this out… don’t you think these are the funkiest looking pills ever??? I wonder if they can come up with a rainbow coloured one? or in turquoise or fuchsia pink!

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on the road

April 14, 2007

…to One degree 15, sentosa.

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Mr. Grumps

April 14, 2007

Created a name for him, GRUMPFFALOFAGUS!

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I’ve never…

April 13, 2007

I’m sure everyone has played the game “I’ve never…” at some house party or gathering at least once in their life, so it was pretty cool to see an online version HERE by houlihans restaurant.

It’s quite cute… players who HAVE done it will take a virtual sip. And do remember to write in the quote box, i’m interested to hear your story.

Round ID: HNH TKT

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Were you wearing white today?

April 13, 2007

I swear it was Debbs standing right next to me in the MRT…. literally right next to me. I had my earphones on, listening to scott mills run off the treadmill, so i wasn’t paying attention to the people around me. Debbs…. was it you?

If it wasn’t… i could have seriously, potentially, made a big fool of myself in a packed MRT.
If it was …i can’t believe we stood through the whole journey and didn’t say hi!

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Smiles in the office!

April 12, 2007

WOOHooOOoooo! Drinkiesssss…..

Hurray!

Update @ 1:54pm
Since she blogged about already… CONGRATULATIONS JANICE!

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Losing my wisdom….tooth

April 11, 2007

OOWwwwwwwwwww…..

My left wisdom is coming out, and it isn’t coming out straight. I think i might have to take it out!!! i’m scared, i’ve never had any of my teeth removed before. I didn’t even pull any out when i had braces! (which by the way is coming back to bite me in the arse (hurh hurh…bite… teeth… lame) because they are all moving now.

“A toothache, also known as odontalgia or, less frequently, as odontalgy, is an aching pain in or around a tooth. In most cases toothaches are caused by problems in the tooth or jaw, such as cavities, gum disease, the emergence of wisdom teeth, a cracked tooth, jaw disease, or exposed tooth root.

The severity of a toothache can range from a mild discomfort to excruciating pain, which can be experienced either chronically or sporadically. This pain can often be aggravated somewhat by chewing or by hot or cold temperatures. An oral examination complete with X-rays can help discover the cause.”
-Courtesy of Wikipedia

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