Ra's photoshoot @ Barrage

A trip to the Barrage

The urban reservoir experience is beyond sights and sounds. Brace yourself for a sensory extravaganza …

See the dam’s nine crest gates span all 350m of the mouth of the Marina Channel. Keeping out seawater, it transforms the Marina Basin into a freshwater body. This water, upon further treatment, willbe channeled to various locations in Singapore.Taste the waterfront life. The Marina Basin waters are constant all year round, making it the ideal spot for waterfront sports and performances.Touch the pool of water and watch ripples form at the central courtyard. The central courtyard is a playground for all ages. Get ready for a splashing good time!

Smell the tantalising aromas wafting from the eateries on the first storey. Enjoy a light bite or feast on the culinary delights proffered by the assortment of F&B outlets.Hear the rain pelting over the Marina Barrage model and witness its operations unfold before your very eyes. This is but a part of the interactive exhibition that awaits you at the Sustainable Singapore Gallery.

And so we finally went to the Barrage... lol... spent a relaxing afternoon there then somehow the trip turned into a photoshoot session, especially for Ra. Perhaps more photo of Ra in the next post....

Movie Outing: Ice Age 3

Yup!!! We finally have a proper outing after Kel returned from London, too bad that Eugene was not there. Though, certainly the rest had fun and laughter, especially when Ra shared with us his mean but entertaining office tales(somehow a trojan attacked his work station and the rest are history...). Had a wonderful time doing some catch up with one another.

Enjoyed some snackers and drink after the movie at Cafe Cartel @ 50% off.

When the racoons meet the hippo....

19 May 2008 (Mon)

okay...what are the odds???? All six of us are free once again(not actually)... Anyway, we took the opportunity to visit Eugene at the Hippo Tour. It was a first for most of us as 23 bucks per pax is way too expensive for our budget lifestyle(except Ra who has been living like a tai tai ironically).
Took the city tour route. It was fun, especially gossiping on board with the breeze blowing at us. And we had a excellent guide... lol.

oops... no tips from us...

topless...

kiddo language? there was a monkey face on it, monkey=kids??

Be Hip! Yes, vomiting is allowed.

our guide, Eugene

views...

scenery...

more...

and more....

enough....

already.

Hippo

Not to forget, Ra & Jay had a gd laugh when we saw a SBST bus ad about the unlawful act of smuggling cigarettes, about a person carrying a giant cigarette and a huge phrase stating, "dont carry the burden". The ad just reminded us of the smoke addict, Mr Da-Wang, the infamous top smoker for relief teaching, who doesnt believe in cancers & all the health hazards. "Im as fit as a fiddle", is his favorite phrase translated in mandarin. Of course, the joke was that he would be more than happy to carry the burden and smoke that huge cigarette that can last him the entire year with a loadful of tobacco enough to satisfy his cravings.

After the tour, we went to Changing Appetites for dinner. It was filling. Ra, being the Resident Slut, decided to make life difficult for one of the trainee there with his confusing order. The supervisor had to interfere to see whats Ra up to. Poor guy...his language was bad enough and he became one of the targets for Ra to meet his daily quota.

Golden Blossom, but wait till u see the roots, which was thrown into the pot of oil as well.

Barbarian Burger

Quote of the Trip...

"We should go to Sushi Tei... they have superb salad there!"

- Aaron aka Blondie

" I want to change my beef patties to chicken... hmmm... nope... one chicken one fish... ask your supervisor over!"

- Ra aka Resident's Slut

"The birthday celebration will last one week. It will be a carnival!!! RA-fiesta!"

-unknown sources

"Are you guys free on the Friday 13th???"

-Ra, oblivious of the inauspicious dates that most Asians try to avoid in this society

"how unglam"

- Aaron, on why he never order ribs for dinner

and of course, not to forget.....the infamous Quote that has been resurfacing every meetings:

"The ship has sailed", with the hand symbols showing how a boat on rough seas travelling horizontally

Movie Outing: Iron Man

Finally the planets and stars aligned (lol…), all six of us present for this gathering. It was difficult trying to get all of us down, as we were all busy with our own work and what not. The main purpose of this gathering was of course Iron man, though it was fun updating each other on the latest happenings. We were suppose to meet at 630pm at City Hall MRT but as usual, Ra and Leong was late, they were still in Seng Kang at 610pm (thou the fault lies with Leong... tsk tsk).

Lesson Learnt: When Ra is late, never trust what he says about his location. When he say he is at XXX station, most likely he is two/three stations behind from the destination. For example, if he says he is at Boon Keng, most likely he is at Kovan/Serangoon.

Personnel Racoon Updates:

Jay - Came back from Japan, still stuck at a travel agent

Aaron - signed a bond to the SAF, sold his soul to the "devil"

Eugene - still hippo-ing around

Ra - terrorising innocent children @ SKPS

Kel - ended his internship

Leong - Assisting Ra in giving horror to the kids.

Some random pics from the gathering: -

gathering our 'resources'

let the feast begins!

dinner @ Carls Jr

waiting patiently...

The hand of Ra, i do not want unglam moments

LATE! the sulky face after terrorizing a few kinds earlier on

mountain of fries..yes, all the carbo

till we meet again....

Gathering@YumCha

Things that made our gathering enjoyable....

The food....

The people....