Last mahjong session of the year

Had lunch with Kelly and Stanley at this restaurant in Kovan selling Hong Kong cuisine. Met Jiali there with two of her friends. She said that the food wasn't good. Indeed. I ordered this pork noodles which turned out to be (what looks like) canned pork dices, a fried egg, a slice of cucumber, a slice of tomato, and a stalk of xiao bai cai on a plate of instant noodles! I could have prepared this myself at home for a fraction of the $5.90. Kelly didn't really like her dim sum too. The service was quite poor too. It's hard to get the attention of a waitress when she's busy all the time. They must be short-handed or acting busy. Overall, it was an average eating experience, with mediocre food and service.

Played 2 rounds of mahjong with the two of them and Stanley's cousin, Daryl. Played OK this time, winning 40cents. I did not receive the money though, as Kelly lost and I decide not to pursue the small amount. Having skipped dinner, I was pretty eager to get home when we stopped around 11pm. While waiting for 147 at the bus stop, there was this taxi which stopped at the bus stop for a passenger to alight. When my bus came into view around a bend at around 50-100m away, I flagged immediately, with my arm held out for about 2 secs. The driver did not stop the bus. Did it seem like I was flagging the cab, or did he miss me? :-(

'Thanks' to the driver, I had to wait for the next 147, and I ended back at Hougang at 12:05am. I proceeded to make a fool of myself by mistaking 'estimated arrival time' for 'estimated departure time' on the bus schedule. As a result, I waited for 50 mins at the bus stop to transfer to a bus which was estimated to reach that bus stop at 12:03am, before realising my blunder. (If the driver of the earlier 147 had stopped for me, I would have been able to complete my transfer!!!) Wanting to save money, I walked the rest of the way home. I haven't exercised in quite some time, so it was a good workout, though a the wrong time. I reached home 28 mins later, tired and hungry. Hiaz... Poor me... Kelly was already clean and full by the time I reached home.