Wednesday, May 28, 2008
I made my way on a somewhat hotter than usual Friday afternoon for the same place as the day before for the actual event.The day started around the same it was on Thursday, with us bummers bumming around again, but there's only that much of bumming around we could do and it was already done on Thursday. We were a step away from absolute boredom.
Wah lao wanted to take photo with just the pretty lady on the left. So many extras =p
Luckily for us, Master Lim who's our batch boy, so happens to be in possession of the key to a 47th floor suite "invited" us up to take a look see, promising us phenomenal views and making us promise in return to keep it on the low key at the same time.
Pretty decent looking beds
What!? No coffee making machine?
The defining room of a suite.
It was anything but a wasted side trip. For us it was an emotional roller coaster ride as awe inspired by the magnificent view turned to sheer terror of a long fall off the balcony promised by such heights, only to be buried under an avalanche of serenity when the beauty of the entire sight as a whole sank into us.
Singapore's big wheel of a money churner.
Our durian.
Suntec looks puny from my view up there.
The monument of war has nice landscaping done around it eh?
Me, Davin and Freddy with the amazing backdrop!
And not to forget, Master Lim my batch boy, who made all the taking of the shots possible!
Good times always seemed to reach a premature end as the sight seeing was rudely halted by a phone call informing us that we're to be expected for a briefing. Talk about bad timing.
Re-emphasize was made over and over again over the more important points of our role, but much fell on deaf ears as the roles we played wasn't anyway as hard as the I/Cs thought. We're not that incompetent.
Did I mention I was in charge of marshaling people with the same coloured stickers up their corresponding coach, board it and play an introductory CD and marshal the same people back off the ride? How hard can that really be, seriously?
Anyway the great failure of an event began soon after an early dinner. Even the dinner itself was a failure of a $15 dollar meal. I guess failure's contagious after all.
This shite doesn't even cost anywhere near $2 in my opinion. And it taste horrendous to boot.
Cock-ups were served promptly our way, starting with our coaches going missing. Followed by a spoil introductory CD and finished up with guests of different cramming up the same coach and viola, the failure of all the long hours of elaborate planning was complete.
Evidence of how free we were!
A very well taken artsy shot of the Swissotel if I may say so myself. And I may 'cause this is my freaking blog.
I just love the sky.
Oh well.
A few ferries between Singapore Flyer and Swissotel and my semblance of a job was done. So back I went to the hotel bar, soaking up glasses of orange soft drinks, while waiting for the climatic moment when we're released from all the nonsense.
That moment did came but not before something else much better was announced. 100+ Singapore Flyer tickets which was left over by guest who didn't took the ride was to be given to us. What luck!
The 35 minute ride wasn't as breathtaking as it should be, especially with most of us tired by long hours of cerebral inactivity due to our respective duties. Nonetheless we made the best of what life dumped onto our laps and took tons of picture!
Singapore's skyline.
Amazing view of Suntec City area.
Who goes to play golf so late into the night? I won't if you ask me.
Another pseudo artsy shot I've taken.
I name this photo "Silently in Love, Lost in the City". Poseur or what!?
Freddy, his girlfriend, me and Davin. Happy people having a fantastic time.
The 3 musketeers!
Proof that I was there.
Lovers in the semi darkness.
And people who're not lovers in the semi darkness.
Who turned on the lights?
Yes we're bored enough to take similar shots with flash and without.
Yes would be my answer to your unspoken thoughts on both accounts. Yes I know the ride on the Singapore Flyer is booked all the way till next year and yes I know you're envious so I'm trying my best to rub it in your face (Especially Wanyi's. =p).
Sadly I parted ways with Freddy and Davin and made my way to Holland Village to meet up with Wanyi, Wilfred, Eliz and her boyfriend (Sorry I can't remember his name) for some wine.
We chilled, chatted, drank and had ourselves a hell of a great time. It was too bad I couldn't really appreciate white wine, or any wine for that matter. But all in all it was still an appropriately relaxing note to end a fabulous night as such on.
Psst! She's posing 'cause I know she can't read! HAHAHAHA!
*Clink*
Its my first time seeing the ice bucket used in real life. Was I in a movie or something?
A very big wine chiller. Looks artsy too!
But wait, the long weekend that follows after this particular Friday is even better! (I keep saying that!)
FUNKED IT ALL UP ON 10:58:00 AM