Ticking Clocks

Had one of the fun nights on Saturday night, ‘celebrating’ Shienny’s and Flore’s departure from iX Architects. In keeping with the theme, i presented to both of them a self designed T-shirt marked iX Survivor. It was just nice to see them laugh over the symbolic meaning of the T-shirts.

Our first destination was Newton Food centre, gorging on chilli crabs and bbq stingray. Food was good but the Arts on the Move thing was just annoying. I was fine with the er-hu being played but two goons playing the electric guitar and crooning- make that destroying- popular rock songs was hell to my ears. I was just pissed how they note by note obliterated ‘Unchained Melody’ and 3 Doors Down’s Here Without You.

Worse, they brought a little amplifier the size of a shoebox to service Newton Food Centre.  In the end, only his voice can be heard through the mike. I knew they tried but its just not good enough.

Next destination was Cafe Del Mar in Sentosa. It was my suggestion coz i preferred a less formal setting for us to gather and chat. At Flore’s suggestion, we picked Cachaca, a Brazilian liquor.

It was heck of a potent liquor. 3 glasses and i was high. We parted ways at midnight and Flore, Swan Peng, Nirun and me barged into St James Power Station for a few hours of boogeying.

It was hilarious as Swan Peng was apparently underaged and rejected admission at the Boiler Room. We pretended to be Foreign International students (as they get free entry) but unluckily our ploy failed and we had to pay.

It certainly was a night to remember.

I am going to miss both of them. Shienny for her caring ways, the way she comes up and asks me whether i am ok. She’s my caretaker, like a little sister to me.

As for Flore, i’m going to miss her independent streak, her stubborn and rebellious nature that provokes me nearly every single day. As she once said to me, ‘we can never work together but we can be friends.’