My first Series 13 Be@rbrick

East mountain rises again!!! I think I sound like a deranged person when I said that. It is a nice feeling, to start my collection once again. Reminded me of the times when I was introduced to be@rbricks by meowie24. Missed out on a lot since I stopped for about 2 years. The latest series is number 13, back that it was still single digits, hahaha.

Makes me wonder how they managed to find to many people to design so many different variations of these be@rs. I think one of my dream jobs would be to be asked to design a limited edition be@rbrick with a specific theme.

In each series, there are alphabet bears that spell B.e.@.r.b.r.i.c.k, Jellybean, Pattern, Flag, Horror, SF (science fiction), Cute, Animal, Artist & Secret Artist. The Jellybean be@r would be of a single transparent colour, the Animal be@r would have designs that resemble an animal & so on & so forth. There are 10001 things to discuss about be@rbricks & I do not want to bore you with all the details. If interested, let us talk more about it over coffee. Oh yah, the rarity is denoted in % in the side of the box.

As shown here, this is the SF be@r in Series 13. Every be@r comes with it's own "name card".

The back view of the be@r If the be@r is removed from it's plastic bag, it is not considered mint & the value will fall significantly. Many things to discuss about the authenticity of a be@r.

It feels good to be back.

Ja neh!!!

Born a Manchester United fan, forever a Manchester United fan

Finally got my hands on this be@rbrick that I haveen wanting to buy since I first saw it on the shop's website. Recevied a call from Chan (boss) that new stock has arrived & that I could collect it from his shop. I asked if it was still first come first serve but he told me that 01 piece has been reserved for me. So touched.

Went down to Far East one wet wet evening & quickly made my way to the shop, on the 4th level I believe. Chan was not around so the "pretty girl behind the counter" went to get the be@rbrick from inside a "secret cupboard" & called Chan to ask how much he was going to sell me.

He mentioned on the phone before that there would be a discount when I enquired about the selling price as I have forgotten how much was quoted on the website. On the way down, me & Yuri were speculating how much would be the discount.

"If they selling at 69.90sgd (assumed price, I really do not know the initial offer), den maybe he sell you 69sgd loh"

"But I used to buy a lot of be@rbricks from him a long time ago leh, maybe he remembered me & give me at 65sgd leh?"

"Hmmm... Sounds reasonable".

When I heard my "special price" I had a little wind knocked out of me. It was must lower than what I had expected. I took out my NETS card to pay & as "pretty girl behind the counter" was punching in the numbers into the cash register & NETS terminal, the phone rang again.

My "special price" has just been reduced again!!! I broke a little wind because more was knocked out of me.

What has I done to deserve such good prices!!!

Woo hoo!!!

My first Ferrari (F430 Spider)

Timbre @ Armenian Street

Finally had some time for a night out without having to think about anything else to distract me. Met up with Mana123 & decided to join one of our common friend who was meeting his cousin (studying for her masters in kinesiology or some something like that in Australia). Why are the people that I meet very smart, or very rich or make me very painful in my buttocks?

Anyway, this is my first time going to this place. Happy hour should end by 2030hrs or thereabouts (not sure of the actual times) & you get a free pizza or something like that if you order a certain amount of alcohol. Alas, by the time everybody placed their orders after settling down, Happy Hour was over & Sad Hour is here. Hahahah.

The location is a bit out of the way as it is situated in some part of S'pore I have not been before but a little footwork should get you there in around 10 mins from City Hall MRT station. Registry of Marriages (ROM) is nearby, so is S'pore Management University (SMU). There is a small carpark outside of the building.

The range of alcohol & wines is decent but I guess the food has a slight edge over the over watering holes. We order fries which was absolutely delicious & totally unhealthy. Slurp. Another guy I met that night, ordered some sort of pasta. The price range is around the upper-middle range.

It was a good thng we were a little earlier than the crowd that came in subsequently. As I made my way to the toilet to relieve the Pore Water Pressure (PWP), there was a queue snaking ot of Timbre. This place seems popular!!!

The main attraction of going to this place would be the live band sessions through the night. Mostly contemporary pop & a little bit of retro thrown in for good measure. Not too shabby, but not good enough for me. After listening to William Scorpion in Dragonfly, he is my standard of a powerful voice. Wow!!!

The exterior mural on the side of the building. Very nicely done. Did not take many pictures that night as I was not in a photo-whore mood. Nevertheless, I would still go back if someone asked. Oh yah, they are pretty strict on the smoking zone policy. No standing at a corner away from the no-smoking-tables to puff the magic dragon. The staff will ask you to walk all the way to the other side of the building where the smoking zone is. So smokers, go very early to secure a table in the zmoking zone.

Oh yah, I had red wine that night. Not too bad, but that is all I can say because my knowledge of wines is zero.

Ja neh!!!

Finally, I have graduated

Many things have happened between the end of the examinations & the release of results, some of which I have revealed in this blog, some of which are secrets I hold close to my heart. This is indeed the day I have been waiting for a very long time. 26 years or thereabouts. The day which most parents expect to see too, when I graduate from a university.

The road has indeed been long, but I have made it & so have some of my closest friends.

8038
DK7
OST
yenchua

& many others which my feeble brain is unable to recall each of the names. A million apologies.

EK7, we are all waiting for you at the finish line, hang in there.

Now I have some spare time on my hands, I would like to take this opportunity to update my blog more frequently.

Ja neh!!!

My deepest condolences 03

It is a sad day for me & my friends as we mourn the loss of the grandfather of one of my closest, bestest friends. We cannot feel the pain you have gone through but we will be with you every step of the way, for as long as you need us. I have decided to leave out names & other details.

I pray that his soul finds peace, your family finds closure & you find the strength to live life to the fullest as your grandfather has done.

If you need me, you know where & how to find me.

The Scarlet

Manchester United 100% Bearbrick

I have been a Manchester United Football Club fan longer than I could remember. I bought my one & only Man Utd jersey when I was in secondary 2 & it has stayed with me all these years. Back then it was big enough to be worn as PJs but now it is a little too snug for my liking. Meowie24 first introduced me to be@rbricks in year 2004 or thereabouts & I was hooked on them ever since. I guess there is some primitive urge to collect things that come in a set in everyone of us, so I guess be@rbricks awoken that caveman instinct in me. What better time to introduce this limited edition Man Utd be@rbrick than now?

Have not found the time go go down to earthx to place a deposit for the pre-order. Hope I make it in time.

Update

&^%$#@*()

I is too late. Sold out.

Sob sob.

Update

Restock!!!

Yeah!!!

Better get my hands on them asap!!!

Life is good once again!!!

Finally...

Ikea @ Tampines

Wireless@SG

It is like a dream come true, isn't it. To think that in 1997 or thereabout, internet access as a privilege few could afford due to the premium prices that one has to fork our ro stay connect to the world on the information superhighway, at horrendously slow speeds too. Think twice before downloading that illegal mp3 because it could take 30 minutes at those primitive speeds. Now, to being to an end to the year 2006, we have free wireless broadband access in most public places, especially in the Central Business District (CBD). While it is not meant to replace internet access at home, it does provide an avenue for people to work on the go, or make their time more productive.

I remember one Chinese text telling a story of how a prominent scientist's friend was late & when he arrived, apologized profusely for wasting his precious time. That prominent scientist replied that no time was wasted at all as he had just solved a complexed equation while he was waiting, doing the calculations in his head!!! What kind of nerd does that?!!!

Anyway, here are the places where we can get Wireless@SG for now. More will be added as time goes by.

Ja neh!!!

End of exams (Dec 2006)

The examinations have ended. For now. No idea what my results will be like. 3 papers are on the knife's edge, it could so go the other if Lady Luck is not very happy with me. Come to think of it, She is not happy with me most of the time. I pray that the bell curve gets shift all the way to the left. No inspiration for new posts at the moment, even less motivation to finish previous incomplete articles. Let the dust settles for a wittle while more before I get my posterior moving.

I hope all of us can graduate as soon as possible, then make our mark in this society, of which there are many things I am unsatisfied with.

Widening income gap is my main concern.

I must break out of the poverty cycle!!!

Ja neh!!!