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Monday, November 16th, 2009
sophiaysf
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3:24p
14.Oct.09 – 2:30PM
So after about a month, we finally met up with our ID again. This time she produced some hand drawings on our design. Sam was impressed by the living area design that I came up with. Seeing it in 3D makes him really happy. The ID proposed another idea but I rejected it as it didn't agree with my concept.
Basically when it comes to the design of our home, we took up different roles based on our forte.
Sophia – I’m the creative designer. I care about the aesthetics, functionality, texture and colors. I’m more of an overall design view point.
Sam – He is into the nitty gritty details as how the door should open, how the joints should be made and if it is easy to function or to maintain.
So in our design for the living room, I came up with the concept, the look of the texture and color. He chooses the exact type of material and how the hinges should be. I think in general we work pretty well as a couple.
I thought of the color scheme. It wasn't much as we didn't like living in a cartoon so we stuck with basic tones. I think the most daring item was his room, it was in bright funky colors that matched purpose of the room. I didn't have any theme in my room, it’s simple white. I have intentions of playing it up with a bright red sofa bed and lush carpeting.
So we’re in the ID’s office discussing the details and measurements for about 4 hours. Sam and I keep yawning and were walking around a lot. It was fun but tiring. The office had a show flat which really allows us to have a visual sample of the place. I’m into how the materials and textures will match with the floorings and having laminate with real wood is horrible.
I think sometime in mid December we will meet her again and see the computerized 3D version. I hope she can mimic the sun and night effect on the overall look of the house. I remember saying something yesterday – ‘light colored wood make it look cheap, like those from Courts.’ Sam burst out laughing.
14.Oct.09 – 6:30PM
So it was Sam’s birthday yesterday. Nothing much happened, in fact nothing really happened. My treat to him was dinner at this fancy Chinese restaurant that he was always talking about. He raved about the excellent fried rice with juicy ingredients and perfect rice beans. I’m not a fried rice fan but anything on this birthday. So I made a reservation, we dined and we will never step foot into it again.
We wanted to order crabs but hesitated as it will get messy and they have nothing much pepper crab only. I stopped eating shark’s fin hence the item is out. Other ‘couple’ package either doesn’t have the famous fried rice, too much meat, not enough vegetables or no soup. We ended up having the basic one with additional dishes and the total bill came up to $80.
It is so not worth it. The rice was only for 1 serving each (so not enough for Sam), the soup wasn't hot or tasty enough, the pig liver had a funny smell and the asparagus we ordered, dished as 3 flavors, came out with 3 flavors on a dish literally. 1 was fried onions, the other chili and the last some sauce. Our jaws dropped on the table. The asparagus itself was stir fried with oil and that’s it. The eight treasure tea we ordered was too sweet and it cost $8 for a mere bottle.
We were so half satisfied that have to have pizza for supper. Fuck. By the way, the name of the restaurant was Chen Fu Ji.
14.Oct.09 – 10:00PM
After finishing that horrible dinner, we strolled around the area and headed for a sale in Dempsey Hill. The bloody place is so crowded, we left. It was merely a small hut squeezed with like at least 100 people and it takes about 30 minutes just to get to the door. The discount just aint worth the wait.
14.Oct.09 – 10:30PM
So we decided to go to my auntie’s house to get the Singapore Flyer discounted tickets for Sam’s brother. Chatting with my ‘long-lost’ cousins, talked about Cafe World and Bejewel Blitz and had pizza for supper.
My aunty came back at 12:00AM exactly and presented Sam with a half eaten birthday cake with the wordings: Happ Birth Josep. It was actually her own cake as her birthday was 2 days earlier and she’s having a post-birthday celebration with her friends.
So I muttered in the birthday song to Sam ‘… happy birthday to JOSEP!...’ It was hilarious. Then I shouted ‘SURPRISE! I planned all these dear!’. It jolted him out of his sleepiness and was laughing uncontrollable.
15.Oct.09 – 3:00AM
Falling asleep soon after watch 102 minutes on the Discovery channel. It was a documentary about the exact minutes of the fall of the twin towers in New York. Scary stuff.
16.Nov.09 – 3:23PM
I’m waiting for that phone call that will change my fate forever. Wish me luck!
current mood:  anxious
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