slosh down the pepper!

The Thirteenth & The Fourteenth

Friday the 13th went by rather smoothly. For the record, the sun was shining again and I got my jogging fix. I even managed to read 60 over pages of the boring manual, without feeling too sleepy. The only thing that probably didn't go so well was a phone call that I received at 6.27pm, requesting me to check the status of application records! I was ready to leave by then!

Saturday the 14th was of course better. The weather turned out well again, except that it was a lil' hot at times. Met a rather showy NParks guide at sungei buloh who at the same time, did a fine job in introducing the wetland reserve's signature dish: birds. Learnt that great egrets had black beaks and little egrets had yellow beaks, the dollar bird is so-named cos' of the watermark-like white patches beneath its wings, the woodpecker flutters from branch to branch and perches inclined to the arm of the branch, the brahmini kite has wings that spread out in a straight out, unlike the sea-eagle which has arc-shaped wings when open up. Saw quite a few fly-pasts too. Almost magnificient, if only I can see the formation clearer.

Memoirs of Geisha was pretty entertaining, though a little too much drama has fictionized the so-called true account. A pity that at the end of the show, my companion and I are still puzzled by how the Geisha House or Okiya worked. Note: Cathay @ Causeway is cheaper by a dollar! And booking fee is half of that one-dollar charged by Cathay Orchard.

It had been a long time since I saw anyone fished, or caught a fish. It was a big fat catfish that was drawn up by a lady who seemed to lack the strength to pull up her catch. Apparently some kind of competition was being held by two groups of fishing enthusiasts and their professional-looking fishing rods. It was a nice park, small yet full of life.

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Half of the peach was stolen! The Monkey God decided to create havoc within the premises of the Ice Palace of the Heavenly Court. Coaxing the guarding fairy to take a rest at the pavillion, he took to the act when the former dozed off! By the time the fairy realized it, half the peach was already in the Great Sage's mouth! Mistake.. mistake..

posted by slingwoof @ 1/15/2006 11:37:00 PM