The One about Licence 2 Play....

After a long night of running betwen Above & Beyond, Fuel and more i was seriously amazed that i was still able to wake up early so as to attend the Licence 2 Play gaming and electronics show. Wasnt exactly sure on what to expect even thoughi have already read a fair bit about it before.

Turns out there was plenty of talks and gaming challenges to look forward to during the show. found that it wasnt exactly the conventional gaming or electronic trade show though. So i did actually find myself slightly lost at certain times of the day. Apart from that realised that it was also the official launch of Maple story 3. Found it amazing how everyone would be willing to spend their afternoon queueing up just for some bonus in game experience points.

Huirong happened to be working at the event too dressed up in her combat gear in promotion of the game 'Sudden strike'. It was definately good to see her again. Headed over for tseamboat after that but all in all it was an event worth checking out!

The One about Dbl Os Anniversary...

Okok.... this took me a while to understand coz when i first saw the invite i was almost convincec that Dbl O has been around for 20 years but it is a little bit different from what i think. It is dbl O’s 9th and O BAR’s 11th combined Anniversaries party thus making it a total of 20 years. This theme this time was “MIXING. LISTENING. DANCING. LOOKING. 4. TWENTY. YEARS"

Thanks to Cash i managed to get in during the private pre event paty which to sum it up was basically filled with familiar faces and unlimited booze. Cash and the rest of the gang was of course working hard during the event to keep up the energy levels and making sure that every one had lots of fun! It wasnt long before i was asked to go to the party bus... first time man... hmm....

First of all i would like to clarify, this is definately not the first time i have been on the duck tours bus. But his time, it is definately an experience to remember! Mixer shots from the bottles, Carlsberg girls drowning the crowd with beer while the bus ferried everyone around the whole of town to share the joy! Totally lost my voice after that.

Went to PRB to enjoy the rest of the evening with the party crew followed by a nice steamboat supper after that. Sweeet!!!

The one about Blackmarket...

Was once again specially invited by Ning to attend the 42 below vodka Blackmarket event held at Fashion Bar! The condition was to take loadsa photos of course. Decided to meet up with Ellery for dinner at the hotel and a warm up round of drinks at Highlander first before heading down to the location.

As the title goes the concept of the event was simply black! There was a photography booth where everyone had to hold a small sign with a specific word on it ('future', 'hope', '42'... etc) upon which a pic will be taken and it will contribute to a hude montage of photos in accordance to the theme.

The 42 below party crew was there as well handing out balloons , drinking, Judy was also manning the VIP corner where a video camera was put in to capture everyone party moments while enjoying the specially concocted 42 below vodka cocktails. It was a blast and everyone has sufficient amounts to drink!

The one about Ready Set Glo....

Was invited by Cash and Ning to swing by zouk for the ready set glow event supported by 42 below vodka. Wasn't exactly sure what to expect before that but the night turned out pretty well! Chermaine and Heloise was here as well for the evening.

What turned out to be pretty awesome as well was the fact that the guest DJ was A-Trak! A little background for the benefit of those who are not clear, ATrak won the DMCs World DJ Championship in 1997 at the age of 15! He has built a steady reputation for putting out critically acclaimed vinyl releases and has recently founded a new record label, Fool’s Gold, dedicated to bring forth the crème de la crème in club music. He also happens to be Kanye West’s ex tour DJ by the way..

As expected the music was excellent and everyone just kept on dancing non stop. Coupled by dance performances by Judy, Yan and Rachel it literally got everyone screaming for more! As always it also happened to be a great day to meet new people. Nice meting ya all Natalie, Linda, Joseelyn =) And of course nice to see you again Shanas.. haha

Left after the event for Dbl O to party the remaining of the night/morning away as we were all in the mood to party! Jackie and Cash took the opportunity to dance more this time round as they didnt get much of a opportunity to at zouk... lol!

The one about Shiseido Zen launch....

Was asked to attend Jerraines event that was happening at the butter factory in conjunction with female magazine and that was the launch of the Zen fragrance by Shiseido. For those who know me way back might know that i used to work with luxasia in the fragrances department. Won't really say i have a keen interest in it but it can be rather fascinating.

Met up with May, April and Daph for dinner prior to that. We decided to head to Timbre for their pizza! it was terrific but i do believe we did order a little too much. All turned out pretty bloated by the end. Decided to take a long walk to burn it off to One Fullerton after that.

The event turned out to be pretty mild and slow paced but as usual the company was great and the items within the goodie bag was quite awesome. Vouchers, samplers and discount coupons are always great! Horray!

Chermaine happened to be there with Ezann as well, it was a pity we didn't get to chat much as it was seriously super crowded sia. Turned out to be a rather awesome evening as well as i did bump into many friends! Turns out everyone wanted to check out butter factory! haha.... its the new in thing after all.. Till then!

The one with rushiing between places...

Once again this was one of those days which i had to rush from place to place before heading to one final stop. So i am going to briefly skim through all the nitty gritty details unless necessary. Startedoff by heading to EMstudio with Liza for a quick drink after work. Ended ordering some Calamari and Chicken wings as well which was awesome to say the least. Upon which i had to rush off to Gretels Ballet recital at Nafa. The thing is though i have not been to many (well actually 'Any' is the word) Ballet recitals it wasn't too easy for me to learn how to appreciate it. But nevertheless it turned out to be a rather interesting experience in deed!

Next it was off to The Butter factory to meet up with Chermaine, Heloise, Jackie and gang for a quick get together session. Jackie brought his new 'squeeze' too! haha... Butter was packed as usual but it was great to be able to catch up with everyone and also the music was great! But of course the rest refused to let me leave before i had a tequila shot with them...

Understood from cash that the 42 below party crew will be performing at the Forbidden city at Indochine, so i rushed to indochine immediately after that. Checked out the 42 below chiller room that was located within the bar and it was a sight to behold indeed. A room chilled at minus 42 degrees and you were supposed to drink a vodka shot in it... now i know how the russians feel. Couldn't take pics in it as it was simple too cold!!

The last two stops of the night would be at Arena followed by Rebel. Arena's music was pretty much the same... so was rebel actually but i was too tired to tell. haha... Till the next time!

The One about Burger Quest- Balaclava edition...

This happens to be one of those random moments i had with Lydia during one of our outings. You know mid-alchoholic drink in hand random moments where you lookat you friend in the eye and make statements like 'We should start a band!!!' or 'We should have a roadtrip!!' well... i am sure you get the picture. This time however, the statement went something along the lines of 'We should try every single gourmet burger and compile a list!!!' Haha... easier said tha done.

Well, first up we decided to head to Balaclava. As it was a Wednesday and the next day was still a working day. The idea was to head to Bala, grab a burger each, maybe some wings and 1 beer! This should conclude a awesome midweek drinking session. Well... turns out it wasn't as simple as that... What started as burgers and wings ended up as burgers, wings, sausages and Chips. What started off as 1 beer ended up as a never ending moement of 'I'll just have another one' thanks to the 1 for 1 happy hour promotion.

Thank goodness Liza agreed to join us for the session so that we actually managed to finish all out drinks. And of course just like i heard, the burgers at Balaclava was simple divine. It was pretty simple i had to agree (Sesame bun, Meat patty and a piece of letuce) but there must have been some secret recipe and procedure involved in the marination of the meat patty. Sesame bun was not oily at all but as it is still a burger.. i won't say it is a healthy choice but instead dub it as a less sinful choice.

A definate must try!

The one about Mayday..

Oh yes... a blog post that is late for a entire month..... yup... it is happening... dammit... Anyway this blog entry is also for the benefit of some of my dear friends who were complainingabout how i bang seh them and did not make it for their barbeque. So here was practically my entire schedule for the long awaited public holiday.

Met up with Tara for lunch and a movie of 'Wolverine Origins' I guessmost people would have probably watched the movie by now and despite the major differences the movie had as compared to the graphic novels but i would still say that i enjoyed the movie very much. Maybe it was the action sequences or maybe it was the company that was with me hahaha... no matter.

It has been a while since i caught up with Tara since she finished her intership with the hotel and it was really nice to see her again and definately put a smile to the face of mine which had been gloomy for almost a week. We talked a bit about her belated birthday as well as her future plans.

Upon sending Tara off i proceeded to Bugis to meet my family for a nice dinner of steamboat. Really enjoyed the steamboat there and finally realised that it has been a while since i had steamboat with my family.

As Ellery and Connie has not been to Butter factory b4, I thought it would be a great opportunity to show them the place after that. Opened a bottle of Vodka and it turned out to be a rather fun night too. Cash, Judy and Cheryl happened to be there too and i bumped into my ex schoolmate Mr Mohan. Even though Mayday is supposed to be a day of rest but i guess it can still be pretty eventful. Till then!