had an early v-day celebration today - got him a pair of Nike ACG Air Storm (weather-resistant) cross trainers and got a cool black digital Swatch Skin from him! Happy happy happy :D

went for 45-min run at East Coast in the morning (from Macs to beyond Fort Rd and then back) and almost collapsed from sheer exhaustion from late previous night (3) and early wake-up (at 7, went back to sleep, and then 8). But starting the weekend exercising almost always feels good - sort of like getting something important out of the way so I can have a relatively guilt-free rest of the weekend to catch up with people, watch movies and generally relax.

enjoyed a simple v-day lunch of Hainanese Chicken Rice at supposedly famous stall at Seven-Storey Hotel near Bugis - where we encountered the most inflexible/non-existent customer service policy we have ever seen.. For those who know me, you know I hate green tea, barley, papayas etc. I hence tried to change the "home-made barley" drink that came with the rice set for something else, like a coke, and was instead rebutted quite matter-of-factly that it was "impossible". She didn't even bother to discuss it and was quite content to just let me stay unsatisfied! Talk about zero customisation!

dinner was at this new Jap ramen restaurant at Shaw Centre Beach Rd where I made the mistake of ordering the plain, quite unexceptional katsudon. Ended up struggling to finish it and looking like this....also found out that Zoolander (starring Ben Stiller) has been banned from showing in Singapore! That was the original reason why we had come to Beach Rd - but think it was banned due to the plot having something to do with the assassination of a Malaysian leader.. gulp! :O