when you stare at the abyss, the abyss stares back at you
social.therapy.mirror.search.random.space.Archive for October, 2008
Ben and Mal’s wedding photos are uploaded on…
…FB and Flickr here.
Pool won Chelsea 1-0! Woohoo! We trashed their 86 match unbeaten record! Pool rocks! *grin*
Blue Basil
Met Winston, Clement, Gary and Wen (+ significant other halves; except for Winston and Feli who claims she is/was overseas) at Blue Basil for brunch today. Sorry Gabb, wish you were here – remember to tell us when you are coming back. =)
You can check out the menu online; quite worth the buck for $39.90 buffet although this is one of those meals where they take your order and bring back like 10 plates of the item. Really good ambience, laid-back, shop-house environment. Could have been slightly faster with the food orders but again, the food was really good, so it was worth the minutes waiting.
Recommend for those who have the time on Sunday morning/afternoon until 3pm, to just sit and talk your way through makan. This naturally wasn’t a problem for us today.
To get to the place, you need to park at Cairnhill Plaza, and walk past Mt. Elizibeth Drive and cross over to Cairnhill road. Takes you all of 10 minutes to get there.
Parking’s a slight drag though with the direction parking fees in Orchard (and the rest of Singapore) have been going. Trust me, it really isn’t funny. If you want to note, it’s $3.50 for the first 3 hours followed by $1.50 per 30 minutes. I think retailers in Singapore are 1) patriotic – follow the government push to take public transport and 2) idiotic since they are literally driving customers away from Orchard. Honestly, we are in a virtual (technical) recession and they want me to spend on parking? Tsk.
Anyway, for those interested in Blue Basil, you can check out their website at www.bluebasil.com.
And that’s when the fight started…courtesy of Amanda
And That’s When the Fight Started
I heard my wife crying in the bathroom. “Honey? What’s wrong” I asked.
“Oh, George! Just look at me: I’m getting so old! I have more gray in my hair than blonde, I have varicose veins on both of my legs, and I’m just fat and wrinkled all over! I really need someone to say something positive about me right now!”
I looked deeply into her eyes and said softly: “Your vision’s real good, honey. That’s something, isn’t it?”
And that’s when the fight started….
When I got home last night, my wife demanded that I take her someplace expensive.
So I took her to a gas station.
And that’s when the fight started…..
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My wife and I were sitting at a table at my high school reunion, and I kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a nearby table.
My wife asked, “Do you know her?”
“Yes,” I sighed, “She was my senior year girlfriend. I understand she took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear she hasn’t been sober since.”
“My God!” says my wife. “Who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?”
And that’s when the fight started….
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I asked my wife, “Where do you want to go for our anniversary?”
It warmed my heart to see her face melt in sweet appreciation. “Somewhere I haven’t been in a long time!” she said.
So I suggested, “How about the kitchen?”
And that’s when the fight started….
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My wife and I are watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire while we were in bed. I turned to her and said, “Do you want to have sex?”
“No,” she answered.
I then said, “Is that your final answer?”
She didn’t even look at me this time, simply saying “Yes.”
So I said, “Then I’d like to phone a friend.”
And that’s when the fight started….
Liverpool rocks big time!
3-2 FT 0-2 HT – there is no sweeter way to watch your team come back in 45 minutes (technically 51 minutes) from 2 goals down.
What a way to start the week!
