salsa got cancelled last night
:(
but C, D, P and me managed to get together for an impromptu girls-night-out
at ThaiThai along Boat Quay...
we sat by the river...
the gentle breeze cooling and refreshing...
while we enjoy authentic Thai food and a bottle of Chardonnay
this is the first time i actually ate serious thai food...
(the only thai food i've tried before was pineapple rice -_-)
and it was really yummy!
the topics we talked about were hilarious and very entertaining...
i think the 4 of us were just a tad too loud considering the rest of the patrons were more or less enjoying their food in soft conversations
stayed out till the restaurant manager came over to tell us they were closing...
burnt a hole in my pocket but...i think it was totally worth it...
such an enjoyable evening doesn't happen much to me -_-

then, slept over at my mentor's place
(on a double size air mattress very similar to the one i had in melb)...
only managed to get to sleep at like 1am..and woke up at 6am to go for Big Walk 2006
mentor's hubby drove us to 24/7 Mac's at West Coast
(which i think is very nicely decorated. to my mentor's shock, i actually said 'i wouldn't mind if a guy brings me here for a date'...)
breakfast was rushed as we were running late...
reached kallang and road was already closed..so mentor and i had to walk towards the starting line though the walk had started
so we were walking in the opposite direction...
just when the starting line came into view, the oncoming hoardes of people intimidated us..
so we just turned around and walk along...
managed to meet another 4 colleauges on the way..
and i'm proud to say i completed the 10km walk despite the increase in my ankle pain yesterday
*soft applause for self*
got our goodie bag (which wasn't that 'goodie' this year -_-) and rested by the river side...
after that...
we all head off in different directions..
mentor and i had delicious hokkien mee at hawker centre near harbourfront...
after that, head home on bus 188
concussed on the bus after mentor alighted...
came home...showered...
and now...
the effects of late night, sleep deprivation and excessive exercise in one day is hitting me...
can barely keep my eyes open..
but...i know if i cave and take a nap..
i'll lie on my bed wide awake tonight..
this is like when i was trying to get over my jet lag when i return from europe...
the room is spinning and rocking...
my eyes are dry and sore...
my head is pounding and my legs are wobbly...
and my bed is calling out to me...
come lie down, gretel...
close your eyes and sleep...
come...come...come...

omg...
this can be one of the worst forms of torture for any human being...
deprive them of sleep for like days on end...
and dun let them sleep no matter what...
argh...

think i could have caught a cold sleeping with air-con last night..
lesson learnt...
never sleep with the air con vent directly blowing at your head...
my nose is blocked, my throat hurts...
and the pounding headache is not helping...

some sayang-ing will feel very nice now...
sigh...