A brief recap

Hiaz... Haven't had time to update because someone has been hogging the computer. Had a relatively packed weekend, with the Fin-exis workshop over Friday and Saturday, before rushing to Jason's birthday party at Downtown East just after 9pm. Cake was already cut by then, and Yiliang and Hoon Nam had already left. The former had a appointment with friends at Dhoby Ghaut(probably to play KOF again); the latter had to rest early for work at 3am the next day. I wonder what's going on at Beaver. Since when have they started work in the wee hours of the morning? Mr Choo should employ more workers before Hoon Nam quits as well.

This afternoon, the gang decided to go Orchard - which meant that Vincent and Desmond missed their Econs lesson. No matter for Vincent since he has been attending Saturday Econs on top of his own lessons; Desmond probably was a little uncomfortable with the idea. Marc wanted to save on parking fee(very understandable), so he parked along a small road in an estate of landed property, off Orchard Boulevard. We spotted a cat in one of the gardens, of the same breed that Desmond has, and he decided to try to get a photo of it. Unfortunately, he was not blessed with stealth, and was spotted by the feline when he was about 3metres away. Perhaps it was a temporary lack of common sense, but he thought that he would be able to approach the cat to get a close-up, without alarming kitty. No such luck for him. The furball scurried away before he could say 'Cheese!' Maybe he should start watching Discovery Channel.

We separated soon after lunch - Wei Ren went to work, Desmond went home, Vincent and Mars enjoyed some privacy, while Marc went...actually I did not know where he went after that...none of my business. Anyway, I decided to spend some time in the library. As usual, the habits of the ugly Singaporean were displayed for all to see. There were people who have have books on the seat beside them; students who left magazines on the tables of Cafe Galilee; magazines and newsapapers randomly placed on the shelves by readers(instead of in their proper shelf/compartment). I even saw this guy with Newpaper in one hand while he was reading Lianhe Zaobao. There have been calls for people to take ownership of their environment and keep the public places litter-free; here, people literally take ownership of the library. It was a pity I did not spot anyone scratching their toes, trimming their stubble or resting their feet on chairs. The journalist who captured shots of them was really lucky to have seen these creatures in motion; I had to be satisfied with more ubiquitous species.

Oh yes, I almost forgot: Arsenal drew 1-1 with Chelsea! I thought it was a fair result because although there was a foul before the Chelsea goal that was not awarded to Arsenal, Chelsea did hit the post three times...