the lastsplash

If you were wondering... Yes I did it for the fifth time on the eve of New Year. Just two of us, made the journey from Marina Bay Financial Centre to Kampung Glam, via the newest Downtown line. You can see my photos here . Still looking for people to join us end of this year. :)

It is becoming a tradition. This is the fourth time for me. This year, two new companions joined me for this journey in the last 24 hours of 2012. As usual, is only for a few hours in the afternoon. But I like the sound of it, "last 24 hours".  It started out in 2008 for me, a ala    Eye é City . For the record, it was another rainy new year's eve. We started our journey at Thian Hock Keng, Amoy Street and ended at Raffles City Shopping Centre. It was interesting for me as it was my first time to Thian Hock Keng. This year, instead of posting the photos here, I have uploaded them to my Flickr account . The photos look better there as I don't have to reduce the size of the photos for this blog. I will re-edit the past photos and upload them as well when I am free. Who will join me next year? You can sign up now!

In between taking care of my dear son, I sneaked out a few hours of the last 24 hours in 2011. It was the third year for me. Here is 2008  and 2010 . With a creaky left knee, I wondered aimlessly from Promenade MRT to Somerset MRT, with a 550D and my Dad's old Olympus mju film compact camera. While I snapped 139 shots on the 550D, I cautiously took only two shots on film. So it will be a while before I can see how the film turn out. :p Nevertheless, here are the thirty crappy shots with no theme or whatsoever... Which quadrant do you belong to?   Stop and adjust yourself.   He fumbles with the map. She wonders where to go. Or is she?  Another of the 鸟 problem in 2011. Pigeons. Call AVA. Crows. Call NEA. Mynah? Easy, M for McDonalds.   Setting up the metal barricades for the New Year countdown road closures.  What are the enchanting moments in 2011?  Giant Mentos on the river or another bureaucratic publicity?  ...

Roger won his two years ago. Me? I completed my collection this year - jumbo ball, that is. It started with Wimbledon three years ago , Roland Garros last year, and I got Australian Open from Melbourne Park. The last but not the least, US Open for BBOF day this year. Now they sit nicely on my shelf. Of course, no celebration is complete without food. A memorable lunch at Cream Bristo (Pacific Plaza) - the Tofu salad was bigger than we had expected! My penne... Little drumlets missing their other half... Our smoothies... The jumbo ball is a befitting present from one tennis fan to another - RF's fans (to be more precise). Unfortunately, it is unlikely that I will visit the US Open this year. Otherwise, the final jumbo ball will be more significant. Let's just keep my fingers crossed and hope for miracle. :-p

On my thirty-first, I woke up in the heart of the city with my wife and son beside me. The feeling was fantastic ! Zero, zilch, nothing about work at all - just me and my family! We had plenty of fun taking this photo. :-D We had checked into Naumi the previous day for our mini getaway cum birthday celebrations. My wife had won the free stay at this wonderful boutique hotel in her company's lucky draw - interestingly she was on maternal leave during the draw. :-p I must thank her colleagues for the stay. It was refreshing . Thanks to my Mum for taking care of our boy, we had some time shopping in Orchard earlier that morning. Guess where is this place? A delectable lunch before checking into the hotel. Back in the hotel, we were delighted by the interior design. This is the metal feature at the bed head. A closer look... The wallpaper is really classy as well. With music from Lush FM on the background, the ambiance was perfect for our mini getaway. The TV rotates between the livin...