mixed

finally made my final clean up of my work desk for the year. sorted out all the papers, putting up the shelves in the metal cupboard, minor spring cleaning one might put it. still got some work to be done tho n i've brought them home. got two days to do it before i "disappear".

there has been something that i've been wanting to do since feb but neva got ard to it. opportunities had presented themselves but somehow i manage to chicken myself out of it. due to a particular big reason tho.

been speculating abt this for months n i've taken the easy way out. contenting myself wif current situations not giving much thot to wat lies ahead. unsure whether this strategy of taking each day at a time is goin to be worth it as time passes but wat else can i do. been looking for signs to make me decide either way but none haf been forthcoming so far. all i know is that i've been torn by it for some time now. well, maybe this break that i've lined myself up for can provide me wif some answers if not take away my mind of things.

the dilemma: one is full of comfort. nice feelings all around. makes me feel important. but it doesnt invoke the passion i noe i m capable of. the other spells out exactly wat i am. it seems so wrong but right at the same time. exudes a sense of calm yet butterflies still flutter so vehemently. so sure yet unsure.

Four to go

Well, this is it. the final stretch. some more work to be done, 4 days to go. then it's off to 'no-think-bout-work' period for 20 days. hopefully i dun forget to settle anything before i 'disappear'. hmm..tt reminds me, gotta clear my desk today.

a great nyt for scrabblin

tampines street 22 was the venue
a little change of fengshui
beat ahmados 2 games to 1
but quote unquote "Whews"
i beat Amy 5-2....neva b4 had i beaten amy 3 games in a row

Fear Factor Invasion

Went to Sakura International Buffet at Clementi Woods 2 nights ago. 2 levels of food featuring some local and as u guessed it, international cuisine wh includes rendang, sushi, pizza, lamb chop, etc. the above pics is one one the dishes i ordered. would you eat it?

This dish is actually "Bamboo Clam Black Pepper". I've neva heard of bamboo clam b4 so i tot i might give it a try. the taste is a little out of the ordinary but it didn't suit my palate. it was however a good dinner overall.

Personal Best

It's been a long time since i played scrabble. need to train up for the upcoming Causeway Challenge, an international Scrabble competition wh is going to b held in Johor on the 30 nov - 02 dec. anyways...this happened some 2 weeks back. i usually get trashed by Amy when i play against him since he is among Singapore's top 20 players. heck, he is ranked in the top 100 in the world. so when i haf a good run and manage to chalk up a win or two against him, it muz be worth bloggin abt it, ain't it.

pardon the poor camera-skill. but looking at the board, my rack is at the top with these letters 'FISHE?S'. what's the best possible move? take some time to try and play this move. for those not familiar with the scrab board lemme summarise it up for u. the light blue boxes are 'double letter score', the dark blue boxes 'triple letter score', beige boxes 'double word score' and the red boxes 'triple word score'. the 'F' and 'H' is worth 4 pts and the 'I,S,E' are worth a point each and the blank wh can be used to rep any letter has no points allocated. STOP here, dun scroll down yet till u tried making ur own move.

so wat's ur score? well, dis is wat i did for tt particular move. i used the 'R' in HEARER to form the word 'FRESHIeS'. The 'F' and last 'S' occupied both red "triple word scores" and the middle 'S' is on the "double letter score", so for this move i raked up 4+1+1+(1x2)+4+1+0+1=14, then 14x3x3=126 and an additional 50 points for the bingo wh gives me a total of 176 points for this move. wowee...a new personal record:highest points gained in one move.