I know I'm being mean about the hooker thing...but u know me. I'm frank, just saying it as it is....just hope whoever she is doesn't know....and improves
And so, i ended up being the rose among the thorns today. Jingfang and Gladys couldn't make it, so it was just me and the guys--December, Edwin, Chen Yi, and for a while, Baey and Sherav. Turned out to be fun!!It wasn't as awkward as I thoiught it'd be going out with a bunch of guys :D Somehow it just felt more fun than going out with girls (I know that by saying this I'm risking the wrath of my female friends). With guys, I can banter and joke around and not have to really worry about hurting their feelings or accidentally offending them--girls tend to be more sensitive and take things to heart more often. But the downside: Can't look at makeup or clothes cuz I'd be worrying about the guys feeling awkward when I drag them through cosmetics shops etc. So we hung out mostly at non gender-biased shops...like Yamaha at PS where Edwin could hardly tear himself away from the clavinova (we sort of played a duet there :D), and E-zone (walked one round then walked out), and even went into Spotlight (cuz december wanted to find some material to make a suit). More abt that later.
Chen Yi, December, edwin and I first met at Somerset MRT...hung around Cineleisure, then back to the mrt station, then finally to Kinokuniya while waiting for Sherav and Baey to join us (no thx to a communication mixup!) After which we headed on to the Coffee Club...where things were so pricey (hey, we're students on meagre allowances!)that I sipped (just) the house iced coffee and the other 4 guys, cold water as we watched december eat his cheesecake(that took so long to arrive we thought the waiter forgot his order) and drink his coffee. D and I thought a certain teenaged waiter looked kinda familiar, like someone who had been on TV. The grp of us ended up chatting about the long bygone practical papers--though Baey was like, "It's over! Let's notr talk about it anymore", his next sentence was, (yappari), about the 'O' level practical papers lolx.
Headed to the basement after that--Sherav and Baey left to meet their friends while the rest of us trudged arnd for a while b4 deciding to go back to cineleisure where we headed straight into Yoshinoya and all 3 guys wolfed down set meals--december even got a 2nd bowl of miso soup! Me? Full from the iced water and coffee, i settled for gyoza (lolx. small stomach.) Talked about going to Japan...then after that, at a loss about what to do, we decided to go to Plaza Singapura and walked there--talking about being like tourists and taking photos of the (unlighted) xmas lighting.
The shops we hung out at: Yamaha (almost didn't leave! The keyboards, all kinds of them, were so tempting Edwin and i couldn't help but play a few tunes on them :D) Next was Harvey Norman where we obsessed over which digicam was the best. (I still love cybershot, but I think Lumix is the more economical choice when u think about the prices of their memory cards)...Then December went into spotlight--"What for? Want to learnt knitting ah?" I called after him, and the other 3 of us trailed after him into the shop...as I headed past the shelves, a loud chorus of "HI, EVON!!!" caused me to jump and look back...and guess who I should see but Ade yeo, Muthu and 9didn't see her but heard her laughter) Stephanie. Total shock. Of all places to see them...strange that almost every time I go out I'll run into at least 2 frm their gang...Managed to say hi to them...(heard laughter again...maybe I'm being oversuspicious but I couldn't help but think that they said hi not just for the sake of saying hi....) Why is it that when u least want to see someone u'd end up seeing her almost everywhere u go? I bet they feel the same too. でも、彼女たち、アイライナー多すぎじゃない？
but being with 3 guys...made me feel more protected somehow lolx. Though they certainly weren't exactly the type who would beat someone up at the slightest provocation (Did i hear someone say "Reynaldo?")
anyway, it was interesting looking at the myriad of fabrics Spotlight carries...There were tons of fabrics with flowery patterns, even more shimmery/sequinny/polyester-ish types of cloth, even furry ones with different animal prints! oh-hoh :D *held up a swath of bright coloured shimmery fabric* "Let's go to the disco!" Their denim cloths were quite thin though...Chen Yi told december, "Make your own suit for what?" My sentiments exactly...suits are hard to make. December's reply? " Just throw to my mother can already lahz" *shakes head*. Darling December (hey, juz for alliteration's sake!) , I think u'd be better off with a ready made suit cuz a tailored suit will only look nice if it's been made by a, well, pro tailor, and these suits tend to be expensive...
Chen Yi: "Aiya, wear jeans can already lah, need suit for what?
December: "My school cannot wear jeans!"
Me: "Of course cannot lah, ur school is a building how to wear?"
*all 4 of us burst out laughing*
December(still laughing):"I mean, My school prom cannot wear jeans."
Me: "Your school prom is an even of course cannot wear lah!"
*all bust out laughing again*
Edwin: "You mean, ur school doesn't allow u to wear jeans on ur prom nite."
We went downstairs after that, to mos burger (These guys JUST had to keep up with the tradition of eating something at every shopping centre we went to)Even after we'd left Mos Burger December suddenly said he wanted to drink miso soup AGAIN *hey, 3rd bowl already leh!) but he didn't get to...he settled for Taiwan mee sua from the basement :)
Our last stop in plaza sing were the purikura machines...being inexperienced at taking 'neoprints' (as most singaporeans know them as), we were, like, posing dumbly for all of the shots...3 guys and 1 girl XD. We didn't even know where the photos came up...awkwardly choose the frames for the photos and managed to doodle the date on them, albeit clumsily.
The photo stickers, miracle of miracles, turned out ok...but december and I resolved to try again the nxt time we went out, and do a better job with them!
Our hair looked BROWN in the photos although everyone had black hair. And thanks to the lighting, all of us looked really fair in the photos except decmber who looked tan
But I love the photos. Think I looked good in them...at least much better than the ones I took during the swim nats lolz
My comments about S'pore Idol: Taufik may sing better, but I think Sylvester has better stage presence and marketability. Mark my words, Sly will be more successful cuz he's perfect for the Chinese market which Singapore is so successful in. Taufik has only the English and Malay markets...which are not as strong in Singapore and also harder to break into. Stage presence and appeal...he loses to Sly. Just my gut feeling.
Have u noticed that for most of the world's Idol shows, especially American idol, the runner-up is always more successful than the winner?
It's Singapore IDOL, not just a singing contest. Singing well is not the main thing--appeal and marketability are. Singing can be polished up, but I'm afraid that appeal and stage presence can't really be. You either have it or you don't.
Taufik's win is a blessing in disguise for Sly. Cuz it almost certainly means that Sly will probably turn out to be more successful. With or without the prize contract, he'll make it big. It may sound harsh, but I don't think Taufik will be able to be VERY successful if he didn't win the recording contract. Sure, he may cut a couple of albums, get some airplay, etc etc...but he'll probably fizzle out.