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So, the World Cup has come and gone, and being the little football fan that I am, I decided to join the craze for the finals by waking up early at 2.30am just to catch a little of the action. It’s funny how the 2 teams I originally supported ended up in the finals together, with it being a little difficult for me to take sides (though I did feel that Spain was the better team).

I decided to watch only the first half since I still had to hurl myself to work in a few hours. Good choice I believe because it was a little painful to watch since it was pretty boring and brutal! It was disappointing to see how the Dutch played so physical, while my supported player of Spain did not get a starting 11 again. And while Spain fans celebrate with exhilaration and joy of their win, it’s funny how I did not feel much happiness. I wonder if it was because of all the matches that they played, not once did I get a chance to see them play… Instead, I caught the other teams in action, of which I found a new team bursting with potential.

Germany… (Wave Boy wave... Haha...).

Yes, the Boy is a German fan. And while I did not like Germany initially because of a certain player, seeing their play on the field however took my breath away.

So, maybe it’s time to support a new team? You can call me a traitor, but then I guess I am a supporter of skill and fair play rather than brutish tactics. Besides, I’m quite sure the Boy will be buying their jersey soon, of which he’ll get the white, and I the black. Not to mention that the jerseys of Germany are always oh-so-stylish!

So, it’s going to be another 4 years before the Boy and I:
(1) Start cheering for teams again,
(2) Holding our breaths as the opposition team attacks our supporting team,
(3) Camping out at pubs/bars to catch the games,
(4) Waking up in the middle of the night to head to a community centre to join in the football fervor, and…
(5) Perhaps don the same colours/jerseys of a country…

I will miss those times… =)

Been in the wedding-searching mode again, as I came across some places which I felt are different from the usual style of wedding banquets.



Bluesky @ GardenAsia

And Straits View @ Changi. Unfortunately they do not have much pictures for this one, which makes me wonder if an outdoor banquet here is possible, for it would be by the sea, and very different...

Galley by the Straits is another cool location, with The Boardwalk or The Slipway being my choice of venue.



Lastly, RSYC seems like another interesting outdoor wedding venue. But it's not going to be cheap...

The recent wedding craze with my colleagues has caught on to me, that for no apparent reason I went looking at wedding rings. Well, these rings are really lovely to me =) It's just too bad they aren't really wedding bands.

(It'll be good if the boutiques allow switching of wedding bands with rings that I like instead, though I think that will only happen in my dreams, haha...)

Pictures from Lee Hwa Jewellery

While I have always been a fan of the military, navy and air force, surprisingly this year I wasn't that keen on going to the Navy Open House (I'm guessing it's probably because I felt tired). But the Boy decided to check it out, as we head off to the East side for some sunny experience.

It was such a hot and crowded day! Every where we went, there were tons of people queueing up to board the ships or were waiting for the rides. All ships had a minimum waiting time of 1 hour, which was a big turn-off for me, especially when the weather was extremely hot. It was no wonder then that we decided to hide out in some of the tentages. Even then the crowd was scary... Fortunately, it was in the tentage that we discovered through some high-tech screen that there were some ships whose queues weren’t that long. Hence, we decided to give them a try.

We boarded both the Patrol Vessel and Mine Countermeasure Vessel, as we were given a tour of both ships.


When it seems like we were almost done, we received a call from the event organiser that our ballot for a ship cruise was successful! As such, we had to continue waiting in the hot sun for another 30 minutes before it was time to board the Missile Corvette.



Our little boarding ticket. Can we say that we are lucky considering that we also got to board a plane during the Air Force Open House?

The corvette took us out of the harbour for a quick cruise. It felt nice to have the wind blowing against your face against the hot sun...


And to show you how big the gust of wind was...



What I felt interesting was that we actually boarded the 3 smallest ships compared to what was available. I guess big ships and us are not meant to be...

Anyway, at the end of the day, I was a sunburnt cookie!! But then, I had such a great and special experience with the Boy, nothing can beat that, not even the burn =)

Having a week off from our Japanese class, the Boy and I decided to whisk ourselves away to Fullerton Hotel for their ever famous Jade Restaurant Dim Sum Buffet!!

With such a wide spread of delicacies, the Boy and I fell in love with the Abalone Siew Mai and the Foie Gras XiaoLongBao! I was also surprised by their Custard Bun for it was savoury rather than the usual sweet. Gosh... Just thinking of the food makes me all craving for it again!