Salted Egg Yolk Mussels and Other Things at Suntec
Yesterday, I met up with Arlyn and Armar at Suntec and we had a mid-lunch-and-dinner (lunner?) meal at Pasarbella, a fancy food court. You can’t miss it, it’s right beside the Lamborghini place. I...
View ArticleFunny Pokemon Go Pictures
Pokemon Go finally went live in Singapore today, after weeks of waiting, so I quickly downloaded it this morning and told my flatmates about it. The advantage of having a late launch is that a lot of...
View Article15 Signs You Need Pokemon Go Intervention
(1) You got off a random bus stop in a panic because there was a Snorlax sighting. (2) You got out of bed and walked outside the house at 2am because someone had put a lure on a nearby pokestop. (3)...
View ArticleKidnapped! (A Birthday Surprise)
Last Friday, we planned an advance birthday surprise for our teammate Guo Hao. It was supposed to be a fairly simple one – buy cupcakes, decorate it with a candle and a dog (an inside joke), and show...
View ArticleA Coldplay Concert for Evelyn
It was our boss Evelyn’s birthday last Sunday, so our team came up with a surprise for her. She wanted to go to the Coldplay concert but could not, so we decided to bring the Coldplay concert to her....
View ArticleWhat Do You Give Babies for Christmas?
2016 was a very memorable year, with all the crazy things that happened – Brexit, Trump, Harambe, etc. That’s a good thing for me, because it will make it easier to remember when my nephew was born....
View ArticleYou’re a Wizard, Heidee
You’re a wizard, Heidee. Maybe. Over dinner last night, my teammate Yan Ming was hatching several Pokemon eggs and was complaining about all the lousy pokemon coming up. “Why can’t I get a lapras?” he...
View ArticleMonday Bloopers
This Monday morning when I arrived at the office, I realized I had forgotten my access card and had to ask an SVP to help buzz me in. “I don’t know you,” he jokingly said as he tossed his access card...
View ArticleI have a Goddog (A Puppuccino Story)
A few weeks ago, my friend Chi got a poodle as a birthday present from her husband. “What should I name him?” She asked. “My husband suggests Sherlock. Or Van Gogh.” “Why Van Gogh?” I asked. “I...
View ArticleMy First Salt Water Taffy and Pez
My teammate Guo Hao went on a business trip to New Jersey and Halifax and spent three days trying to get back to Singapore. I warned him about flying United Airlines. 😅 But his woes didn’t end when...
View ArticleBryce’s Birthday (In Which I Win a Painting Contest)
Remember Bryce, the little boy I brought to Wild Wild Wet last time? Well he turned 4 last Friday, so his parents, my friends Brian and Elma, celebrated it with a staycation in a hotel and asked me...
View ArticleOffice Funniest Videos Winner
At work, we have an annual office funniest videos contest which our MD asks me and my teammate to organize. We’re allowed to participate as well, so our team’s fertile minds came up with two videos...
View ArticleFarewell Prank for Carly
Before I got into the office today, I received a message from Yan Ming. “From your secret admirer,” he said of this pic: Sure. 😒 Of course I knew that it was a farewell present from Carly. By farewell...
View ArticleSamyang 2x Spicy Korean Noodles Challenge
Long distance friendships are hard work. Sometimes you have to ask your friends to do crazy challenges in order to keep the spice alive. That’s what Dred (who is now in Toronto) did when she...
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