Happy Birthday 2 ME
Nevertheless, thank you for all the gifts. And thank you for all the sms-es and emails. I truly appreciate it...
Viva Las Vegas
State of Being : Big Money! Big Money!Welcome to Viva Las Vegas, Singapore's very first legalised casino located in the heart of the city, in Raffles City Convention Centre. Opened to the public for one night only, I was indeed honoured to be invited to the premise for a game....
In fact, Raffles Ballroom was magically converted into a Las Vegas casino on 22 Aug and with bunny-girls out in full force, the annual dinner & dance for the RC hotels was certainly a night to remember!
From the exquisite invitation cards to blinding lights and roulette games, it was definitely befitting of the Las Vegas theme. Even the performances were so Vegas-like! Indeed, it was really entertaining watching familiar faces dressed up in dazzling showgirls outfits with matching feather headgear for the Dinner & Dance opening act; and most amazingly a few even crossdressed to transform themselves into the RC dreamgirls!!
Exquisite Invitation Card
Fun Roulette
Singapore's Las Vegas
Overall, a fun-filled evening with good food and entertainment. My only lament is that only 4 from the Red Team managed to turn up for the event, the others were either overseas or had other corporate functions to attend. Furthermore, my colleagues didn't stay for the entire D&D and in the end we left by 930pm. Kinda early actually... *sigh*
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Featured Song In My iPod _08.07
Sorry, Blame It On Me Akon
Konvicted
R&B
Video Link
Taken from the re-released deluxe edition of Akon's second studio album "Konvicted", this new song is an apology from Akon for several incidents, including "things that he has done, things that haven't occurred yet, and things that others don't want to take responsibility for."
One noted apology is in regards to Akon's raunchy dance with a fourteen year old at a Trinidad club, for which Akon apologizes to the young girl for the incident at the club, though citing the club for admitting the girl because she was under 21, and the parents for letting her go out.
You can put the blame on me."
"Sorry, Blame It On Me" highest position on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart is at #7.
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Nations Of The World
State of Being : Impressive Song
Ever been asked where is a country located on the map, or how does the shape of a country looks like etc? Fret not now as Animaniacs will educate you with "Yakko's World", a 1:49 min crash-course on the nations of the world...
Donuts Overload *Burp*
State of Being : NO more Donuts (for the time being...)
Having ate so many donuts within a week, think I will abstain from eating more donuts for the time being. In fact, just last month alone, I had queued for the Donut Factory (18 donuts also), and then for the BKK trip earlier this month, I had bought myself two Dunkin' Donuts ! As a matter of fact, some of the donut varieties amongst the different brands tend to taste fairly similar, .... or maybe it's due to the fact that I was "numb" from eating them already. *Haha*
Anw, based on the varieties that I have tasted so far, below are some of my favourites:
Donut Factoy - Apple Cinnamon, Peanut Butter Glazed
J.CO Donuts - Mango Blitz, Tira Miss U, Why Nut
Krispy Kreme Donuts - Glazed Lemon Filled, Caramel Kreme Crunch
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What Is It?
State of Being : Tasty Crackers
Well, if your answer is "biscuits", you're only partially right. In fact, biscuit-maker Jacob has created the seven largest biscuit sculptures currently on display at Junction 8 Shopping Centre till August 19.
Featuring iconic architectural structures like the Esplanade in Singapore (close-up picture above), the Eiffel Tower, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Tower Bridge of London, the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, and Malaysia's Petronas Twin Towers (measuring over two meters high!), these masterpieces required more than 24,000 biscuits of varying colors, shapes and sizes. 
Jacob's MasterpiecesBe sure to check out the "Jacob's Biscuit World" exhibition before 19 August; and while you are there, treat yourself to the assortment of Jacob biscuits that is available for your testing & sampling. Good enough to eat?
:P
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Spider Pig
State of Being : Silly Song
Revisit : The Simpsons Movie
Found this Spider Pig clip from the Simpsons movie on youtube. Hilarious or simply plain silly? Watch for yourself to decide...
Meanwhile, hear the full version of the song, currently at #24 on "The Official UK Top 75 Singles" for the Week of Mon 06 Aug, by Hans Zimmer here.
OMG!!! Guess any ridiculous song can also be on the UK chart!
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Helipad Party
Tues evening was spent on 'top of the world' literally, as it was a night of cocktails with partners and vendors at Swissôtel The Stamford 73rd floor's helipad. Normally, the helipad is out-of-bound to the public except for the annual Vertical Marathon, where it is the finishing point for the racers.
Tasked with head ushering duties, I was running around and making sure that everything was in order i.e. no one is lost on their way up to the helipad. From the 70th floor, the sales rep from the hotels had to climb 3 flights of stairs, up and down numerous times, as they accompained the guests for a once-in-a-lifetime experience up on the helipad for a breathtaking view!
On top of the World (on the helipad)!
While the welcome cocktail was held on the helipad, venue for the dinner was actually in one of the Presidential Suites on the 66th floor. Needless to say, the suite was extremely spacious with a "walk-in" toilet in the bedroom and comes attached with a living room as well as a dinning area.
Presidential Suite
Equally breathtaking is the (day & night) view from the Presidential Suite as captured by my handy N95. Enjoy...
Day & Night
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