Saturday, December 31, 2005

Photo Story for 2005

Photo story
for 2005 year end
celebration on 29 Dec 05

Post dated entry for 2005


Dinner fun @ Pepper Lunch


Red Indians @ Orchard Road


E-Max @ Cineleisure L9


Alley Way Pub

Good Bye 2005
Welcome 2006!

Thursday, December 29, 2005

Timetable for my final semester

Hi friends,
For your convenience, there is a copy of my registered timetable for my final year, final semester in NTU. Click to enlarge the thumbnail.




Let's rock on and clear the very last hurdle! Cheers!

Hoots about hooters

Christmas time is the season for giving, the period to foster better friendship and to have good time. This X'mas was indeed something different from past years. My bro, Ka Weng introduced me to this magnificent bistro on my birthday (on christmas) where my senses were tingled. No... I'm not referring to my smell and taste buds. I am mentioning the sense of sight. This American themed restaurant is located along Clarke Quay and has a strong superficial appeal to both genders. Hooters Restaurant is one place you will not forget once you dine in there.


Ka Weng and myself chilling at Hooters


For a change, Hooters gives the consumer a new perspective of dining. The food was definitely not the only thing that was sizzling. What made it different from the rest were the waitresses, better known as the “Hooters girls”. Hooters uses the old adage that SEX SELLS. It always does. Desires of the flesh are something that not many can turn away from. The waitresses were sizzling sexy and they were dressed in tight tops and cute little short orange shorts. It seems that only ladies with sizable assets qualified to become hooters girls as all the waitresses had very nice curves and with substantial cleavages. There was little denying that placing a dinner order was quite distracting and challenging (in a positive way) as I had difficulty concentrating on the menu. ( The service attitude was also fantastic. The staff greeted customers with mega watt smiles which gave people a sense of welcoming. The majority of the hooters girls were foreigners and it gave the place an exotic ambience. The subtle touches of good service mixed in a fusion of desires of the flesh made the dine-in experience an uplifting one. (Pun intended.) The overall presentation was such that there was never any sleaziness in that place. It seemed more like a lively and fun place to hang out. One side observation about the place was that there was an equal ratio of male to female customers. Hence, it definitely appeals to everyone. I even noticed some families with kids dining in there! I’m not providing any of the girl’s photos here. Go down and have a look yourself if you are interested to see. Haha.


The main highlight was definitely not the food, although the food was pretty tasty. It will definitely be a cool place to bring your next date there. The décor was definitely unique where there are high stools for you to sit on (just like those in the pub- See the background of the picture above). Even the toilets were funky. Scroll down and check the pixs.

Ka Weng trying hard not to get distracted




Check out the menu- Did I see it correctly?
The price is $888.88 for their oysters?



Don't ask me why I'm looking at the
set lunches when we were having dinner




Our food in full splendour



These are some pictures of the toilet. Seems like a FHM galore to me.



The toilet with an 'artistic' touch to it


If you are interested to get down there, pop me a call. I'll bring you there personally if you promise to treat me. LOL. It'll definitely be an eye opener for a dine-in experience.

Side note-
Ka Weng, Thanks for the birthday treat.


Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Asian tsunami- Reflections


It's been a year since the destructive Tsunami wrecked havoc throughout Asia. Many newspapers have reported that rebuilding of the coastal struck areas are well under way and tourism is slowly getting back on track. However, there are some things in life which can never be reconstructed. Families have been wrecked, friends have been lost and bodies of victims were never recovered. Too often in life, we take many things for granted. Disasters are only sad stories read off the news if they do not happen to you. However, when they fall upon us at the most unfortunate moment, it becomes a horrific tragedy.

Can you imagine your life today if you were affected by the Tsunami? This time last year, I was down in Thailand for a holiday trip. Initially, I planned to go to Phuket (one of the worst struck disaster areas). Fortunately, some persuasion made me change my mind. Furthermore, the plane tickets were fully booked by then. Hence I ended up in Bangkok and manged to return to Singapore in one piece. Lady luck must have been on my side! If I had gone to Phuket, I would have been dead and my name could have been inscribed as one of the death toll list during the tsunami memorial. I saw the memorial service on television, it was indeed a sad and sombre event where people paid their respects to the victims. Here are some pictures of the memorial service taken off the internet.




Sometimes, when things don't go your way, look on the bright side. It may be a blessing in disguise. There is always a silver lining in every cloud. The massive tsunami was indeed a wrath of nature and many people were killed. But it serves as a wake up call that disaster warnings can be signalled early to reduce the casualties. Humans will always be at the mercy of nature. We cannot predict the future and we cannot change the past. The only thing you can change is today. I was watching the movie "Vertical Limit" on channel 5 over the weekend when I came upon this phrase.

All men eventually die,

But it is what he does before death

that really matters.

Have you lived your life to the fullest?
*All pictures are copyright of their respective owners*

Saturday, December 24, 2005

It's Christmas Eve!

Merry Christmas Eve everyone!
May you enjoy your festive season and have a jolly christmas day with your family and loved ones.

*Jingle bells
Jingle bells.... Jingle all the way...*


Hope you people have fun at the countdown parties!

1 more day to my birthday (Christmas Day!) =D Hurray!

Friday, December 23, 2005

Adventure @ JB

Pre-entry note-
Unfortunately, there are no photos are available for this entry. I did not have my digi-cam or my camera phone with me at the point of the trip.


Just a few days back, Zhijian and I headed down to Johor Bahru (Malaysia) for a short trip making good use of the very short term break. This is my first trip to JB is a decade. I have not been there since I was a kid. The last destination I went to was in Bangkok, Thailand. I was kind of excited and in the mood for some good bargain hunting once I got to Malaysia. We headed from Kranji MRT and took bus CW1 (It's a malaysian service) to the causeway. We paid like SGD$0.80 each for the bus fare which will bring us all the way into Malaysia. Woo ... Cheap. When the bus arrived, it was in bright funky yellow. Nice... I like! At least it looks better than the TIBS yellow buses. The ticket to us was in paper form. A PAPER BUS TICKET! SO COOL! (You have to keep your ticket or else you have to repay the bus fare once u reboard the service from the customs.)

I thought to myself,
"When was the last time I ever held a paper bus ticket? Ever since that magnetic bus card to the current ez-link tap card, many singaporeans have done away with paper tickets. Fares are all deducted electronically nowdays."

I think the last time I touched a paper ticket was like a decade ago. Kind of brought back a sense of nostalgia. Sheesh.

Anyway, I shall not digress. The bus stopped at the Singapore custom check point and we waited for our turn. The queue was like freaking long despite it being a weekday. Hence, we waited for approximately 15 minutes before it was our turn. I found the Singapore check point really nice, since it was air conditioned and the queue seemed to be clearing pretty quick. Once we cleared the singapore checkpoint, we had to go down to take the same bus service (CW1) to the Malaysian checkpoint. The bus service was pretty prompt and had to show the conductor out tickets to board the service again. As the bright funky yellow bus moved along the causeway, I noticed the notorious traffic jam. Disgustingly packed. I made a comment to Zhijian that the delivery drivers who shuttle to and fro everyday on the causeway must be incredibly patient to be trapped in the jam day in day out. I swear I never want a job like that.

Zhijian replied,

"Bo bian, they all have no choice. What else can they do besides waiting? It's part of their job. They have a family to feed back home. At least they can listen to the radio. Still not so bad being stuck in the jam."


Words of wisdom. No wonder I call him "Master Tien". lol.

Fortunately, the bus lane was pretty fast moving as we zoomed past the stranded cars and lorries which were miserably stuck in the mid day jam. Soon after we alighted at the Malaysian checkpoint, we had slight difficulty looking for the immigration card which all visitors must fill up. The customs was in a slight mess with throngs of people walking around. So CROWDED. After a slight search, we finally found that the immigration card was stashed in some corner of a counter with no indication that visitors are suppose to collect the cards from there.

NOTE TO MALAYSIAN CUSTOMS-
Please put a clear sign to infom all visitors to collect the immigration card at a particular spot. I'm sure many first time visitors (like me) will appreciate it.

Luckily Zhijian told me I must get the card, if not I will queue up in vain. This time round, the wait to get the passport cleared was much longer than the previous one. We had to wait for almost 45 minutes to get our travel documents cleared. In the process of waiting, I made some interesting observations.

  1. The customs officers looked extremely bored as they stamped the passports. Can't really blame them though, as their job seem relatively monotonous and repititious.
  2. The place had no air con, there were huge dirty fans circulating the air. Do not take deep breaths of air.
  3. The traffic outside was congested. Surprisingly, I never heard any horns blaring.
  4. Heavy traffic outside = poluted air inside.
  5. I saw a category of people whom I define as queue hoppers. They pounce regulary onto other queues that looks shorter only to realise that the queue only looks shorter as the clearance counter is further deeper in.
  6. Always bring a pen with you to fill the card. I didn't notice any free pens around.
  7. Fill the card while queuing and not before you queue. This saves lots of time.
  8. Bring a MP3 player / PSP/ handphone (with games) along. It will keep u occupied.
  9. Be alert. Keep a lookout of "queue hoppers" who will suddenly cut your queue.
  10. Bring a bottle of water. I did not see any water coolers around in case u get thirsty.
  11. Visit the toilet before you enter the causeway checkpoint. You wouldn't want to leave the queue once you are in it.
  12. Don't touch the windows. There is a thick layer of dust on it. (I accidentally touched it)

After the long wait, it was approximately mid-day. We got out of the immigration building and I saw a entirely different world. Johor is slightly run down and the roads and pavement seemed to be quite a challenge to walk on. Buildings were quite grey and looked like it was constructed during the 1980s era. Despite the condition of the place, I enjoyed the experience. It seemed such a long time ago since I walked on a super spacious pavement. I think 5 people could have walked together in a horizontal row and there will still be space left. I kid you not. The pavements in Singapore are pretty narrow. I simply loved the S P A C E !

A short walk led us to our 1st desination. City Square shopping mall. We had to cross an overhead bridge to get into the shopping complex. Unfortunately, there was NO ESCALATOR. *Sigh* It was the traditional bridge where we had to climb the staircase that will lead us up. Once we got up the overhead bridge, the first thing that caught my attention was a .....

PIRATED CD SHOP! The variety of software was incredibly huge The CDs ranged from the latest movie DVD, VCD to various computer software and games. I saw "King Kong" and the "Narnia" on sale too! Only 3 Ringgit! SO CHEAP! Although I was tempted to buy, I remembered that I was suppose to be a better man. Hence, no purchase took place. Besides, piracy hurts the industry and it is illegal.

My Karma : +500

Haha. We entered City Square shopping mall soon after. The place was huge and the place looked like a cool shopping complex. It was SPACIOUS and had many retail outlets with international brands. There was not much of a christmas mood though. Only a few shops had decorations and had christmas tunes playing. I guess people from JB don't celebrate christmas. We walked on and feeling really hungry, we decided to settle our lunch at "Secret Recipe". The decision was made to eat there because,
  • The restaurant had posters all over showing it was the most promising brand, best food outlet, best whatever whatever.....
  • The place was quite cheap. (by singapore standards)
  • There was ample seating available.
Once we settled down, Zhijian settled for black pepper chicken and Ice cream while I settled for Mushroom sauce chicken and their highly recommend "Marble Cheese Cake" (which was very highly rated by them).

I noticed that we had to pay for PLAIN WATER. Surprising isn't it? If i recalled correctly, it cost RM50 cents for a glass. I always thought plain water was free. The food came soon after and there was a slight twist to what I had expected. It was served as chicken chop with some salad and some purple colour rice. The rice had some black pepper on it and it tasted.... Eugh... The chicken was nice though. When we signalled for our desert, the most unexpected thing happened!

BLACK OUT !!!


Great! There was a lot of commotion. It wasn't entirely dark as there were still a few lights on the ceiling but the place was difinitely dim. The entire basement was shut off from power supply. It was later discovered that other retail outlets on the other levels were also cut off. There was some excitement in it. The waiters and waitresses gathered at the counter and started chatting among themselves. For 10 minutes, I enjoyed the commotion, until I waited and waited and waited for 30 minutes plus for my desert to arrive. After multiple request from the waiter/waitresses, I was told that they have yet to place my marble cheese cake order as the computer system was down. WHAT? Surely they can serve me my cheese cake while they fix the computer right? *Sigh* The irony of technology. People have becomed so dependent on it such that when a power cut off occurs, EVERYTHING comes to a stand still. Zhijian was fortunate, his ice cream was served promptly after some beckoning. Another 15 minutes passed and I saw many new customers leaving as they could not dine in due to the black out. After a whopping 45 minutes wait, I beckoned the waiter and told him I wanted to cancel my order. Guess what? VOILA! The Cheese Cake came immediately, even though the power was still down. Funny right? Surely I can expect a more decent standard of service from a outlet which is so highly acclaimed? Power came back within an hour after the blackout and we promptly left the place upon payment which set us back about RM $20 each. Really cheap for a dine in at a bistro.

So here is the final verdict for secret recipie- 2.5 out of 5 stars.
The food and the service should have been better.

After lunch, a little shopping was done. Things are generally cheap but when it came to international brands like Nike and Adidas, the price was similar to Singapore. There was barely any price difference. For good bargains in the shopping centre, head down to the smaller retail shops. They can offer you some discount. One shop which caught my eye was this budget retail outlet called,

THE REJECT SHOP

So weird. I mean, the name is unique and it is cool to have a budget boutique around, but the name does sound quite negative overall?

Another observation was that the Bridal boutiques and Spas there are so nice! The shops were like palaces only fit for royalty to enter. It was definitely fantastically well decorated.

Another thing which caught my eye was the pricing and the menu at MacDonalds. The meals there are so cheap! It costs around RM$6.75 for a fillet of fish meal. That works out to be around SGD$3.06. There was also some offer from 3-6 pm where certain food/drink combination will cost you only RM$3. Apart from the pricing, I noticed that they actually sell RIBENA there. How come we don't have RIBENA in singapore too? It's the blackcurrent drink you used to drink from young, remember?


NOTE TO MACDONALDS SINGAPORE-
We want RIBENA too! :)

PS- It's pronouced as RIE - BEE - NAH and not REE - BEE - NAH.


There was also something which I loved. It was some kind of promotional sundae served with jelly and fruits. It was called Triple Jelly Trio or something like that. The bottom 1/3 of the cup is filled with blue jelly, the middle part is filled with your normal sundae ice cream and the top 1/3 is served with tropical Jelly and fruits. So unique!

Zhijian ordered ice lemon tea and he commented that it was too sweet. I also thought my sundae was too sweet to my liking. Maybe Malaysians like their food sweeter to give it a stronger flavour.

Given that the food was too sweet, we decided to go to the restroom to rinse out the sweetness. To my surprise, we had to PAY for the toilet. RM$0.50 cents per entry! That's expensive for toilet usage. I never had to pay for public toilets in singapore. :(

The next destination after city square was Holiday Inn Plaza. Apparently, the only way we knew to get there was by taxi. Since there are no meters inside the taxi, we had to bargain the fare before getting on. The trip there was RM$7 which was quite a good bargain for a 15 minute trip.

Upon arrival, the place was slightly run down and it looked a little like queensways shopping centre except that it was more spacious. The place was INFESTED with PIRATED CD SHOPS. I tell you, piracy is really rampant. Every level had at least 10 shops selling pirated CDs. I had a hard time trying to prevent myself from buying any illegal CDs given all the soliciting. Again, I didn't buy any CD/DVD from those shops.

Karma: + another 500

The variety of boutiques and hair dressing saloons were vast. The clothes were much nicer and classier. However, the pricing of the clothes were not far off from the prices from City Square shopping complex. The service at the boutiques were fantastic as the sales people smiled and helped you with your shopping. They never stalked you and gave you ample space to look around , but were always there to offer assistance when needed. Special tribute to this retail shop by the corner which sells only guys clothes. The decor of this shop was really well done and they were playing to the tunes of Lin Junjie. The lighting was warm and the ambience was very soothing. This was totally unexpected from a shop in this area. There were 3 pretty sales girls who were really polite and nice. I vouch that one of the sales girls look a little like a combination of fann wong and fiona xie. VERY PRETTY! Haha, but let's not digress. The range of clothes were huge, nothing which one can find in other shops. The designs were unique and classy. Unfortunately, the clothes were quite pricey and was out of my budget (The average price was RM$89.90). The service level was good but since I do not know the shop name, I shall call it the $89.90 shop. I think they deserve an award for excellent customer service.

Well done to the girls from the $89.90 shop :D

By the time we were done, it was evening time and tummies were starving. The initial plan was to go down to Perling and eat at this famous seafood restaurant called Orang Asli (as recommended by Jessica) but there was a change of plans. The taxi driver told us the cab fare was going to be expensive as he had to drive to mud paths and pass by jungles to get us there. Our reaction to this was like...

Mud Paths? Jungle? (-_-")

Okay. So Perling was definitely out. It was too far and I didn't quite trust that the driver will not dump us at some remote area in Malaysia. Hence, we went to this place called Sri Taman Tebrau. Apparently, Zhijian went there to eat before and he told me the food there was also quite delicious. We took the cab there and did some exploring by foot. The place seem to be a high end residential estate as we saw big cars and big houses around the vicinity. There were also hair saloons there, but the prices were almost triple of the prices we saw at Holiday Inn Plaza. The shops there seem to be catered to the rich as they were mainly posh retail shops. After 30 minutes of walking, we went back to the hawker centre to see the variety of food. GOSH! The food variety was huge! Seafood was caught fresh from the tanks displayed outside the food stalls. After some scouting, we sat down and order roasted pigeon, sting ray and beggar chicken. The sting ray was good, but nothing special. However, the roasted pigeon was definitely something to mention. The wings were kind of tiny, which made it difficult to bite into the meat without sinking your teeth into the bones. The meat was lean and there were no fats found. The meat was definitely 100% lean muscle, very elastic. The beggar chicken was another highlight. It was baked in aluminium foil which was covered with clay. The chicken had herbs in it and the meat was cooked to perfection. The taste was definitely premium, You have to try it the next time you go to JB. It seems that the roasted pigeon and the beggar chicken are local delicacies. After gorging to a sumptious dinner which made us very full, the price was a pleasant number too. It only cost RM$50, which brings to about SGD$11.36 (per person) for that meal. Fantastically cheap!

Verdict- 4.5 out of 5 stars (Excellent food at an excellent price)

We decided to take another walk after that heavy meal and do a little more exploration. After a few enquries about road directions, we decided to walk back as some dude told us it will only be a "short" walk back. Apparently, the "short" walk took us 40 minutes to get back to city square shopping mall. We had to brave walking on busy roads without pavements and walk on uneven cement walkways. On certain occasions, we had to dash across the wide roads as there were no pedestrain crossings and traffic lights. We came across a map which proved to be entirely useless and the only signs we could look out for were the "fertility clinic" which we passed during the taxi ride and road signs which said "SINGAPURA". Fortunately, we were never really lost throughout our journey. (Guys have excellent sense of directions)

Things were smooth sailing once we arrived at city square. Zhijian bought a bag from the pregnant sales girl shop at a bargain and we discovered that the cinema theatre prices were very cheap. Every Tuesday will be movie day and all tickets will sell for RM$6. Every Wednesday will be ladies night and the ladies will be entitled to enter at super low prices. We were surprised that the theatre was showing movies like "King Kong" at timings like 1.30am on a weekday. We departed off to Singapore soon after as we were totally burnt from that long and danger striken walk back. It was no surprise again when we reached the customs check point. The queues were long, the waiting time was terrible. This time round, the buses back to Singapore took ridiculously long to arrive. We waited almost 20 minutes for SBS service 160 to arrive but in the end decided to take SBS service 170 as it seemed like the only bus service to continuously arrive every 5 minutes.
Once we were back in Singapore, I couldn't wait to get back home. The trip was eventful and fun filled. I was drained by then from the entire day's events. Johor is indeed a bargain hunting paradise, but I really learnt to appreciate things like the clean roads, nice bus stops and the ever- reliable MRT train service. Too often in life, we take things around us for granted. That night, the train ride back home seemed to feel special as I started to appreciate the everyday things I have here, in Singapore.

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Release of NTU examination results

After a greuling semester and a very long exam period. I finally got a chance for a refresher during the post exam recess. I kid you not when I say that many final year students were almost burnt out by the end of the examination. Time really flies and before I realised it, the examination results were out. I never looked forward to checking my results (even when the exams were smooth sailing) as it often signalled that the end of the term break.

The dreaded feeling came when I received a sms from Edwina on one fine day which said;

RESULTS R OUT.
DO CHECK IT OUT.


Uh-oh. D-day had finally arrived. Hence, I logged into the NTU student link to view my results. The first thing I noticed was that the results gives a better standing on how well a student has faired. Past grades ranged from A,B,C,D,E,F but this time round, the grades reflected were in the form of A+,A,A-,B+,B,B- and etc...

Special thanks to Jer who helped me study smart
by making brief and concise notes for me.

And yes. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw my grades. This was the best set of grades I've obtained since my tertiary education. Lucky me! I survived every single module and they were pretty well done. :D It seems that all that late night DOTA gaming action during the examination period did not pull my grades down. *phew*

With the grades out, it is time to plan my timetable. I'm only left with 17 Academic Units (inclusive of FYP) to clear for my core modules. Finally! I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Maybe I'll graduate within 4 years after all. Gambate!

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Exploration of the New National Library

What is your first impression to a library? Dark, dingy, boring, deathly pale zombie liked librarians walking silently around. Dusty books kept of the shelves with cobwebs. Nothing but thick collections of gothic books cramped up in every single shelve space. They may be the valid for libraries during the 1970- 1990 but let history live in the past. Behold the new generation libraries of today.

Although the latest National Library has been opened for almost half a year, I never really found time to enter and explore. So, after months of procrastination, Jer and mavis got me down to explore and experience the hype about the newest state of the art building at Victoria street on 18 Dec 05 17 Dec 05. This library was constructed to replace the old red brick wall library at stamford road.The library building itself was really tall and it stretched way above 17 stories high. Impressive, considering that 17 (or more) stories were nothing but library exhibitions, galleries, books, drama centres, historical references and etc...

My first impression upon entering the library was like... "Woah... Almost 70% of the external architecture was made up of glass and metal. Totally futuristic. There were almost no sign of bricks and the ugly grey concrete. Just white, black, silver and transparent materials. Simplistically classy.


Futuristic Architecture (1)

Futuristic Architecture (2)

Upon entering, one will be overwhelmed by its massiveness. Warm lights made the place comfy and art pieces displayed gave the place an aura of tranquility.

Library entrance view from top level


Drama Centre

There were interactive exhibitions, level after level showing the stuff ranging from history to modern day facilities and services provided by the library. To be honest, I was never a fan of libraries until today. There are so many unique things to explore at every corner. You just have to see these exhibits!

One of the hanging banners at the exhibits


Funky banner hung above another exhibit


Traditional library cards used almost 2 decades back



A historical exhibit



Any idea what this device is?
Ancient tap relic?


It's a antique book press!! Initially, I thought it was some ancient tap from some sewage system. Haha. Anyway, this device was used by librarians to repair old and tattered books in the past. Kudos to all those librarians who must have spent lots of time repairing books which shared a wealth of information!

As I went up the building, there was something which I totally did not expect. Huge plasma televisions were on every level greeting visitors coming up form the escalators. They were showing various information on upcoming events and workshops. There was even a SKY GARDEN! Awesome. Sometimes, people even forget that they are stepped inside a library. There were even couples taking wedding photo shots at the sky garden. How cool can that be?


Sky garden at the library

Apparently, I must give special mention about this person. (I think he is a very rich business man). I've seen his name on the National library plaque, seen the main lecture theatre at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) named after him, and also seen the business school at Singapore Management University (SMU) named under him. There could be more buildings/ facilities named under him but I've yet to discover them.

A plaque in his honour from the old national library.
(Now displayed as an exhibit)

He must be a really well respected man. Thank you Mr Lee for contributing to our education facilities for the general public. (He may be reading my blog)

Did I mention the toilets? They're really quite well designed. Apparently, it seems that the toilet designs vary from level to level. So here's a photo of one of the male toilets. It looks really nice right? Sorry dudes, no pic of the female toilet. :P

Arty designs in the male toilet


Contrary to what I expected, I only saw 2-3 levels filled with books. I think they were the top few levels. Check out the American style decor on this level. The ceiling was exceptionally high and it gave a modernly granduer feeling.

This level spans up to 2.5 storeys high.



The colour of the background
changes every few minutes


Books nicely stacked on the shelves.



Latest book additions on display

The books look really new and they were nicely spaced out on the shelves. I didn't see any ancient relic books though. The rest of the levels were all digitised and computerised. All the information from the library is now a click away. Even the OPAC search computers look really cool.

OPAC computer terminals with a artistic tinge

After exploring around, Jer and Mavis finally decided to check out the books. Here's a snap shot of them looking really "engrossed" reading the books. Haha. Jer is the one in blue. Mavis is the one in white.

Candid shot of the gals browsing.

Mavis was browsing thorough some arty fashion book when she showed me this drawing! OOoo.

Kinky fashion drawing


Feeling kind of bored. We decided to take a shot to immortalise our visit!

Jer (left), Mavis (centre) and the better man(right)


The gals sit back and relax on the sofa


Creepy shot of 2 "souls" looking at an ancient painting


Considering the fact that the sky was getting really dark and droplets of rain started to fall against the glass panels, we decided to leave the place and go all the way down using the elevators.

Even the elevators look hip

Lift control panel


Mission Accomplised!
The 3 adventurers after their

landmark exploration trip


Now who ever said libraries were boring? Certainly not me. :D