Flower for Huifang. (Saturday, February 21, 2004)
Went out at 11am to meet Justin at Orchard by noon, but was still late by 5 min. Both of us head towards Wisma Atria, as one of my junior, Benjamin would meet us there. Then, Justin went to the Perlinis to buy some necklace for his auntie. Ben managed to meet us there, and from there went to the basement of Taka and bought lunch. Decided to try Justin's recommended food, the Lunchbox, which was a japanese food outlet. We only camped on the floor at the basement when the security chased us away. He said we could camp at the staircase or the fountain. Went to the staircase and saw a surprising sight---a Neopets trading card outlet!! It must have been only erected today, for I saw some cameramen taking videos of it.
After our meals, we decided to shop for flowers for our captain (of the girls' side), Huifang, for a fitting birthday gift. Justin stumbled upon a flower shop selling a tall sunflower for only $3, but later changed his mind. All 3 of us proceeded to the flower shop above the MRT station---Gloriana Flora (quite a unique name). The lady was quite nice. She offered us either a 5 or 18 dollars package. Initially wanted to choose the $5--the cheapskate side of us...but then it would be injustice, so we chose the more expensive package. It was a wise move. From a simple sunflower, the lady managed to decorate until it looked like a bouquet. If not informed, people would have thought that we were dating Huifang. Left a very nice impression on me. One day, I will buy flowers for her from the same shop...it would be the perfect gift for the Desert Rose.
Left the MRT and proceeded to walk along Orchard Road, where we toured the Heeran and bought some sweets on the 4th floor. Since we had 2 hrs to kill before training starts, we just walked leisurely along that stretch. After a while, around 1.45pm, we took bus 111 to ghim moh. Hid the bouquet in Justin's locker in the council room. Along the way to the canteen, I saw that the Dance club was rehearsing something major at LT 2.5. Started our intense training in the blazing sun (as well as getting a tan), before which we wished Huifang a happy birthday. We trained until the sun was a golden hue. Apparently, the RJ soccer team had a friendly with AJ. We watched for a while, before I went to have dinner with my friend. The last time I heard was that the score was 1-3, against RJ...sadness..
Took bus 111 (again) to Orchard, where I had dinner with my friend, since I had no dinner at home. During the long journey, both of us talked about girls, juniors, homework, grades ...all the trivial stuff. Window shop at the Harley Davidson Shop. Maybe i will get myself a cool leather jacket next time. Ate at Delifrance at Taka, before he decided to go to Stadium to shop for pants. The queue was too long, so both of us went to the shop near the MRT and bought from there. Went to Borders afterwards to windowshop, before both of us parted ways, he taking the bus while I took the train home.