Pre-trip

Feeling a bit guilty about last nite dinner calories yet again..but just a bit since my fave item(pizza) was not available - '1 less pizza to burn' as 'someone' helpfully pointed out..but still there's the $50 wine which hurts my pocket somewhat more than my waistline..i should start spending less..given that i'm not exactly the highest earner in this part of the world..

ANYWAY...

Forgot exactly when and why we started talking about going for a trip..was it cos of BF? Anyway, so wei & i just sort of, anyhow, decided we wanted to go for a trip together..somewhere..sometime..

A random search on airlines threw up some possibilities(read as: those with $0 airfares), and we agreed on Kuching(wat's there - the most common qn asked before and after the trip; till now my answer is 'nothing much but it's doesn't really matter')

So wei & i met up one fine day..with the intention of settling some details, such as air tic, etc..But with not much research done by either of us, we didn't go too far into planning the 'wat-to-do's..and ended up pretty much just talking and chatting about everything other than the trip..

And as i was sending Wei home, we realised tat's all we did..confirm dates of the flights(not even booking the air tics due to unstable connection)..we didn't even discuss about accomodation..hmm..not too fruitful for a 3 hours meetup..

A chance article in some random magazine mentioned about a certain longhouse stay in Kuching - seems like a great idea for people who're not too much into planning - a booking for 2 was made.

And this sums up our pre-trip preparation..

Oh wait, we did discuss about our check-in bags too..while i was on the way to the airport..a fact that wei realised when she heard the mrt announcement over the phone 'i can tell you're already on your way hor'..

Diet & ZXL

Came into my blog..with the intention of blogging about the trip..then i saw the word 'Diet'..so i decided to off-track a bit..

Yes, i need to diet..a weigh-in at the gym yesterday revealed that i gained a teeny weeny bit of weight..i'm usually ok with some, but not too much, weight gain..but this time i'm convinced that my weight gain is due to excessive eating(as opposed to muscle gain)

Before i even worked off those Kuching calories, i went for a $52 buffet on Tues..where seafood and desserts were like the main courses..darn..felt so guilty, walked home after tat..'someone' commented i was crazy..

And later today, i'm going to wine & dine again..after which i will 'whine & diet'..

'Someone' help me ok?

Diet Coke & Wei

Oh yes..that's what i realised after travelling with Wei for 4 days..our first trip together in 16 years..

Wei is a BIG fan of diet coke..after chugging down cans & cans of diet coke during the trip, or more specifically, at the longhouse, where the said drink is happily available 24/7, foc..

More about the trip coming up..

Life is like a box of chocolates..

Someone just asked me about the famous line..Yes, indeed..you never know what you're gonna get..

Just when i thought inside the box was sweet milk choc..it turned out to be bitter dark choc..*pui*

I'm addicted to coke..

..not..

I had my first taste of coke in N years..can't remember when was the last time i actually had a cup of coke all to myself(i might have taken a sip out of someone's coke here & there..but never a coke of 'my own')

I had managed to avoid coke all this while cos there's always a choice. Obviously, if i'm out at some eatery, i can order whatever i fancy. Even when it's a set meal, u can choose to have soft drinks or coffee/tea. Depending on the time of the day, i'd go for tea(unless of cos it's a set dinner, which means tea is a no-no..)Or sometimes i just pass up on the drinks and ask for water instead..

But just yesterday, when i kinda, sorta, really, have no other options, i got myself a coke. One sip and i know why i didn't miss it. In fact, i dunno why anyone likes it(i'm so gonna get it now..) It's just a reaffirmation why i dun like it - too gassy, too sweet, too fake..

Oh well, one man's coke another man's 'long gao zui'..

And..Cheers!

I've finally accomplished my mission - to catch Cheer live in concert..been talking about it for years(well, the last concert was almost 2 years ago, refer to blog below)

i think i'm quite a paradoxical fan..Let's see the 'quite-fan' side of me first..Well, over the years, i've attended :

• Some promo concert at 木船. The retro venue meant that it was some n years ago..when she was still a 'newbie' and trying to gain recognition(i think recognition and not publicity was what she was hoping for). At that time, i didn't know many of her songs..but think i quite enjoyed it..really closeup..just her guitar and her voice..din pay a cent though i spent some 30mins queueing up..


• The musical play 地下铁 where she was the lead actress as the blind girl. It as held at the Esplanade studio..of couse, with the high-end acoustics, her voice sounded near perfect. Forgot how much i spent on the tickets though..


• Her previous concert in Singapore 'A peice of Summer' - ok, so i din go for this one..but i was this close to attending..and i had devoted one entire blog entry on her, which coincidentally had the same title to previous blog - Reason to Cheer


• And of cos, the recent 'The Immortal' concert..despite still only knowing a handful of her songs. I'm still not sure why it's called Immortal..when the chinese name is 太阳 or sun..just like i dunno why the song with the simple chinese title of '鱼' has been translated to 'the edge'..shouldn't it be just 'fish'?

As for the so-much-for-being-a-fan side of me..the number of albums i've bought : ONE

And that album was bought from macau many moons ago for probably less than S$10..what's more it's a compilation album and i've only very recently convinced myself it's a genuine copy(& not pirated). Then again, she's only released 5 full albums over her 12 years career.

But..i did know her from her very first hit -让我想一想 so i guess i'm still quite a loyal fan..and i did seriously contemplate buying her concert CD after missing the 2007 concert in Sg..but but..

Anyway, this time round, i had 'indirectly caused' 4 other pax to go with me..and i sort of paid for 3 pax(though i'm very grateful to junior who gave me a free upgrade..haha) I guess 3 of them still managed to enjoy the concert..we even stood up for more than half of the concert(mainly due to the fans standing and thus blocked our views), though the 4th pax(who never heard of Cheer before) had quite an 'overdose' of her 'cute' voice.

Since then, i've added another of her album to my 'collection', courtesy of 0.5 and it's now on repeat mode in my van :)

Reason to Cheer

Finally..after countless blogs(actually only one lah 'Glorious Summer Night') and months of waiting(coming 20 since the last one), i'm finally attending Cheer Chen Qizhen's concert!

And the best thing is, it's held at SIS..not the ulu place-with-lousy acoustics-with even lousier seats-'XPO'..the concert is billed as the 'first solo concert by a taiwanese female singer-songwriter at SIS'..way to go!

Uh-hmm...clearing my throat now..for the sing-along tonight :D