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siamese supper

if Christmas stands for love, joy, warmth and laughter, it all happened last nite.

had dinner at Ding Tai Feng Paragon with Benny and his accounts service colleagues at 8pm.
very hot steamy satisfying dumplings with prawn and meat fillings. a whole basket of it!
and braised beef noodles in very rich soup! so good!
a meal to die for.... but not cheap. 4 of them spent $68 altogether...
me? i didn't eat anything. had a sandwich before coming out. so kinda full still.

before dinner, i went to AX upstairs. wanted to get some clothes n gifts.
was looking at a white linen long sleeve shirt....
i guessed Jared would love it and i was quite right.. =)

Jared: are you at Orch? i wanna go AX. i wanna get a top but i'm scared they'll be closed by time i walk there".

see??? i knew it!!! his taste and mine ain't that different.
we can pick different items but we tend to patronize the same shop.
he wanted this winter season's long sleeve shirt with Mandarin collar --- $230 nett
*wide eyed stare*
but why am i not surprised.

Jared: should i buy it? it's $230.

Veen: well... since your Mum is paying for it, and if you really like it, then why not?

Jared: oh yah, i need to keep the reciept. my Mum alwiz think i mark up price and claim more from her. wtf...

Veen: *grins*

i am so envious!!! his Mum picks up his shopping tab. that's why he buys the most expensive stuff. my Dad picks up my shopping tab too but to buy a top that cost $230... i'll give it a real good thought... sometimes... not really worth the money...

Question: what happens when you put 2 difficult people together on an outing?

Answer: you don't get anywhere!!!

we wanted to go for a drink. he wanted Starbucks coffee. i wanted Bakerzin Camomile Tea. i gave in and we went down the escalator to Starbucks.

Jared: you don't have to give in to me.

Veen: we're already on the escalator down... *duh*

Jared: *laughs* ok ok... *smug smile*

haha! too bad that Starbucks was too crowded so i had it my way! went Bakerzin upstairs. but the thing was... Jared simply don't like that place. so we ended up at Coffee Club only to realize that they were closing in 10mins... such luck...

us being us, the 2 very hard-to-please people... stil insisted on having coffee and some food although it was already 9.30pm and everywhere was closing. he suggested Heeren Spinelli and we strolled all the way there... but it was damn crowded! not even a single seat available! sigh. so... finally decided on Marche since they close at 11.15pm.

after the first step into Marche, Jared complained "i don't like Marche food but i'm hungry" that's the last straw!!! "Jared, it's 10pm now... everywhere else is closed... " we spent our next 1.5hrs at Marche chatting over fruit juice, brownie and ice cream. talked about church, family, NS, future plans and our mutual friends... the usual. it feels good though. been a long while since we sat down for a good chat.

i kinda miss him.. the ex-boyfriend. the friend. the companion. the fellow Vogue worshipper.

nway, that punk has a new girlfriend (read: again), but he's complaining that the relationship is not exciting. (relationships were never exciting to him...) i'm just gonna see how long this one will last! oh please! girlfriends have very little priorities and privileges in his heart. he's busy clubbing, partying with his guy friends, shopping and sleeping... he enjoys singlehood and its concomitant freedom more than anything else. girlfriend? least importance. haha! but he's wonderfully sweet. so, it all makes up for his shortcomings =)

when we finally got out of Heeren, guess what? it was pouring so heavily that the rain was splashing onto the inner pavements! the cab stand was a distance away, there was no way we were getting out of the Heeren premise! and there's a damn long queue at the cab stand anyway! ended up loitering in HMV listening to Zouk Flava CD. then HMV closed so we continued hanging around... ended up taking a walk to the Mosque at Seiko building, passing the sleazy Beijing 2008 nightclub. yah... many pretty China babes and Singaporean mamasans loitering outside. all the lao-chios! a sight to behold! minus the lecherous lao-ah-peks! walking past the mosque entrances, they put up laminated Muslim prophecies... quite intersting to read. eg: horses will not be used in wars; Isreal will regain her independence and suffer hostility from her nighbouring nations; there will be more females than males, there will come a day when 1 man has to serve 50 women...

Jared was rushing for time to meet his friends, i was pressed for time to meet Michele. but we can't do anything! damn it! the Singaporean weather never fails to annoy the hell out of me...

fortunately, a family saw us stranded and decided to give us their umbrella which they no longer need. thank God for such kind people. yay! we can now move off! the rain kinda got smaller anyway so it was rather manageable.

he insisted onwalking me to Lucky Plaza coz Michele was waiting for me at the cab stand there. i suddenly gushed "that's so sweet..." i meant, he's rushing off to meet his friends coz they're going to a party, really there's no need to walk me to Lucky Plaza... nonetheless, he carried the umbrella and sheltered me over.

as we strolled in the rain... the pretty Christmas decorations and boulevards of fairy lightings shimmering against the backdrop of rain... the hoards of people... the congested traffic... the festive atmosphere fills the air. as i held on to his arm, realizing that his biceps have indeed grown stronger in mass, i started giggling.

Veen: hey, isn't it ironic? this is so funny. *laughs*

Jared: what is funny? *shy smile*

Veen: we never did anything romantic when we were together. now that we're apart, for the first time we're strolling down Orchard under the same umbrella... it's the first time i'm stuck in the rain with you. hilarious. *laughs*

Jared: u call this romantic?!?! are you kidding me? *looks at the rain and his soggy feet*

Veen: i thought that people had this notion that walking in the rain hand in hand is romantic? sharing the same umbrella etc. but no, i now beg to differ, especially when my pretty heels are gonna disintegrate from the walking in the rain. *pouts lips*

Jared: *laughs*

we parted at Lucky Plaza. each pending an exciting nite ahead.
i joined Michele at the cab stand with Benny. behind us was this Italian old man with a ponytail. he's called Raffeal aka the corny italian from Sicily. he tried chatting all 3 of us up, lamenting that he's a lonely tourist in Singapore. and he asked whether we watched THE GODFATHER, coz his Dad starred in it. *how corny is that?* he asked Michele about her violin lessons, me about my Asian history and Benny about drinking wines. well, we could tell that he was trying to kill time and not feel so bored. after all, we've been waiting at the cab stand for the past one hour... *where are the cabs when u need them?*

we finally boarded the cab after what seemed eternity and headed for Siam supper club. Alan (SPH Advertising Specialist), Lily (aka Miss Korean-lookalike), Jay (the old Uncle who does event organization) and Martin (engineering) were already there. Alan was trying to impress Lily, Jay was chatting with Benny, Martin was trying to entertain Michele with his full-of-shit tales. me? happily drinking, smoking and watching people dance on the bloody small platform.

one thing about Alan is that. he's 30 and he's still cannot control his drinking. he still ends up drunk and pukes all over. and yes, he does the silliest of things, darn entertaining. Benny was wearing a full black top, so Lily folded a white serviette and tucked it between his collar. bloody hell looks like a guilty priest! Martin was bull-shitting to Michele in Mandarin, i don't know if Miss Jia-Kantang understood but heck, she was enjoying herself. heh. one thing about Siam Supper Club is that... there are no cute guys! the men are above27 at least, same for the sad spinsters hanging around... oh what a nite!~

on my way back, Jared was still at his friend's party.

Veen: i'm feeling kinda high. wheee~~ but not doing anything silly.

Jared: you're alwiz high, what's new? *laughs*

Veen: hey, i don't think so. everytime when we club, i am still bloody sober. *insulted*

Jared: right.... *laughs*

only managed to reach home at 2.30am... shagged. didn't sleep well coz i was hungry and yet bloated by the E33 and 3 glasses of wine... tell me what wine and cider doesn't go. i'll be glad if i had a diarrhea but no... it didn't come... slept only for 4 hours? woke up to go breakfast with Michele. hee.

all in all, i had a very good time. thank you for everything. cheers people!

and nway, Joshua doesn't mind me kissing or holding Jared's hand. of course not the erotic french kissing... if the goodbye kiss on lips, it's fine. i am so glad that i have an understanding and open-minded boyfriend! i can't stand those possessive, close-minded conservative freaks.

i think i am a very fortunate girl. i have a sweet guy who loves me lots. and i have a hip guy who makes me happy. best of both worlds. wow! sigh. Joshua went to Zouk with his frens tonite, i can't go out coz been clubbing till late for past 3 days. clubbing with your other half is a taboo! *excuse so as to flirt with other people* Jared? don't know where is he lah.... never pick up my call, sms never reply... probably his gf breathing down his neck. haha! wait, what if she's jealous of me and forbids him for going out with me nex time? eh... if he concedes to her unreasonable request, i'm gonna brand him a god-damned Pussy! and to hell with her!

posted by Veen @ 13:37