Act 5, Scene 5: Dance of makcik carts

Had a late night last night. Fetched Princess from JP at about 4 and drove back. Reached home and had to go out again to send my dad to work. Then, the fun began. =)

I rarely get to go out with just my mum these days cos of her work and my sister's insistence of coming down from the other end of the island just so she can tag along so yesterday was the perfect time for us to enjoy just a mother-son kinda night. I don't really mind if my sister tags along. It's just that she makes the whole outing her-centered so I don't really appreciate that.

So we started off with our search for a carpark lot in our favourite mall, Vivocity. A tip for frequent visitors; use your receipt for purchases to earn free parking fees at Vivocity. Just bring your receipts and the number on your IU unit (the number on the top of the IU) to the reception counter on Level 2, outside the Nokia shop and they'll convert your purchases to free parking. I spent close to a $1000 in August-September last year so we got about $100 worth of free parking. It's just like having your own free parking space. Haha.

So parking was a breeze, surprisingly. There were a boat-load of people there la with the Great Singapore Sale and everything. So then I messaged Lekha asking her if she's gone out shopping. Ha.. She stayed home cos of the crowd. Funny la she. She's avoided Causeway Point too just cos it's crowded then I remembered once she messaged me at about 5 in the evening: 'Boy! Guess where I am? CAUSEWAY POINT! Haha..you were right. Not too many people.' I almost fell on the floor laughing.

We got there about 7 so most everyone were either having dinner or queueing up for dinner. We decided to skip it till later and just take advantage of the lull to go shopping. I didnt have the urge to spend on anything so I just walked around pretty much just following my mum as she shopped. She was looking for a new bag to bring to work so I just tried on a few samples to show her what it'll look like. Must've cracked up a few customers with my antics. Haha. We went to Guess and Tangs where she bought a shoe before she found a bag she liked. Haha.

So after paying for the purchases, we headed to this counter to apply for some Tangs lifestyle card or something cos my mum used her credit card to pay and there was this sweet little girl at the counter playing with the laptop. Initially, she was quite...erm, inattentive. So we just filled up the form and stuff but then it seems like she had a change of heart when she explained the terms to us. But that wasn't the thing; the card belongs to my mother; the details on the form were my mothers; but she kept staring at me while she was explaining the terms. And she had this cute smile..Haha. But she seems abit too young ah. Or maybe it's because she's small-sized, I mean, I stand at about 1.85m; she barely reached my chest. Haha. Cute.

So anyway after shopping and stuff, we walked to GV to see if there were any good shows. And I SOOO wanted to watch Indy Jones but the tickets for earlier shows were sold out. So we settled for a 1020 one, 2 rows from the front. I was just about prepared to have my neck strained.

Suddenly, just as we were walking away from the box office, we saw this group of youth running towards one of the exits. So being the 'Concerned Citizen' that I am, me and my mum followed them. As we were making our way out, a security guard rushed past us in their direction so I knew something good must be going down. Haha. We made the pretence of enjoying the night breeze while watching the group from afar. At first it was only us and a few other people but then many more came to join us and soon it was a spectacle. Couldn't figure out what was happening though but I think one of the group must have shoplifted or broke something from a shop cos just as we left, a Samsung employee walked past us to join the security guard.

So then we decided to try Earle Swensens. Turns out it's exactly like Swensens but with a much 'Up' decor. Haha. I had the tenderloin steak with baked potato and season vegetables (tell you more about this). Initially we thought the prices were abit extravagant but then we realised that for some of the meals, including steaks, seafood and chicken, it comes with a free-flow of the salad bar, so it was pretty worth it. Oh and my season vegetables? Apprently they refer to Singaporean seasons cos they served me taugeh, peas in a pod and a cherry tomato cooked in the steak's juices. Mum had clam chowder in a bread bowl and my salad tab.

So then, when my steak finally came, it turned out the chef hadn't made it as well-done as I had wanted and he just slapped on an 'oh-so-obvious-I-came-out-of-a-small-plastic-container' slab of herb butter on my cold steak. So I sent it back asking him to reheat the piece of meat until the butter was melted. And the second time around, it was perfect. Oh and before I sent it back, I had placed my vegetables on my mum's plate and when I got it back, there were more taugehs, peas and tomatoes. Haha. Only this time they were raw. =P

We sat and talked about lots of stuff. Just as we were finishing up our meal, the family at the table next to ours had asked the waitress to take a photo of them. Ok, I have this streak where I like to just include myself in photos of random strangers. So just as the waitress was about to snap the photo, I turned to face the camera and gave the biggest smile I could muster. Haha. The waitress could not help herself and just started giggling like crazy but the family was none-the-wiser. =)

Ok, on to the movie. Indy Jones is a must-watch if you love the genre. But I must warn you that the premise for the show is abit laughable and thin. If you want a hint: it has something to do with movies Spielberg once did involving flying bicycles and more prevalently, what Lucas is famous for. But it was a fun ride. Shia LeBouf was hunky and pulled off his character well. But you know who stole the show for me? Cate Blanchett. Haha. I suddenly have a fetish for women with perfect bobs. She was amazing..her cheekbones seemed like they were gonna pop out of the screen. =)

So after the movie, it was already 1 so we headed back. Woke up at 7 this morning to fetch my dad and go watch the dance of the makcik carts. Haha. Will blog on that in the next entry. =)