I met up with Jules and another fellow journo, Yuen Ling, whom I travelled with two years ago for lunch at the new PS Cafe at Palais Renaissance. The place was very nicely set up and it was especially relaxing where we sat, at the patio overlooking the Thai Embassy.
The food was slightly above average, as usual. You know, typical PS Cafe quality. But nonetheless, I still enjoy going to their outlets. It’s the ambience and service that always win me over. And this new outlet has a hot waiter to boot, so most of our five sense were appeased.
Yuen Ling was quite late so Jules and I had a nice private time before she arrived. Jules mentioned to Yuen Ling that we have a very strange friendship and for a while, I wondered what was so strange about our relationship. It started off about four years ago as a working relationship. With me as the journo and she the PR. I was doing the Tech Girl column in CLEO (I know, how unbelievable, as my tech bf will attest to) and I was liaising with Jules for Panasonic.
And it all just started from there. We’re not friends who meet up every week, unlike how I am with the girls but it’s funny how we would go “eh, wanna go for coffee later?” “Ok!”. I’ve known her for a couple of years and have travelled twice together but somehow, we only got closer and see more of each other the past year.
I would always remember how supportive and sweet she’s been. When I was really down and out last year, she took off early from work and appeared on my doorsteps with a pot of sunflowers. Even this year on my birthday, she also sent me a pot of sunflowers – this time even bigger and with a soft toy. I joked to her that she has been the only one who sent me flowers in my life (silly boys from secondary school aside). And her flowers on my birthday had got many colleagues asking me incessantly who was the guy. Hahahah! And she made me happy imaging that I had a secret admirer.
And this was the last picture I took with my long hair. After Jules dropped me off at The Heeren Shops, I proceeded to spend three hours in a salon getting my hair chopped off and catching up with gossip with Eugene. Sue said I look like Kirsten with my new hair now and went on to talk like Kirsten to me……….. And I’m honestly not sure if that’s a compliment……..
After the haircut, I picked up my drycleans, grabbed some purchases at CK Calvin Klein and then met my cousin Nicole (as affectionately known as Ah Ru) for a yummy Thai dinner. It was an expensive meal of “Fine Thai Cuisine” but it was quality time spent. She’s the only one who literally grew up with me and it’s always a joy to see how the two of us have turned out and are still close as hell.
Matt was very distracted with my new haircut when I got home, which was a good thing cos that meant he didn’t notice my shopping bags. And I’m safe saying that here (I think) cos I know he doesn’t check out my blog. Hee!
