Friday, December 24, 2004
::cornucopia::
\kor-nuh-KOH-pee-uh; -nyuh-\, noun:1. The horn of plenty, from which fruits and flowers are represented as issuing. It is an emblem of abundance.2. An overflowing supply; an abundance.
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My legs are aching like crazy!!!!! Oh my goodness. I should have known better than to go to Orchard Road today! It was so terribly crowded. We were packed like sardines and people were spraying fake snow [soap] all over the place. Some of it ended up on my face and it kind of irritates my skin. I hate the crowd. It gives me headaches. I think the last time I got trapped in the sea of people was during my trip to London. Never experienced that anymore because I never bothered to celebrate Christmas, go to Chinatown during Chinese New Year or any other crowded places for that matter. Watched Polar Express [finally!]. I really want to believe that Santa exists for me and that now at 0000, he is giving out the first gift of Christmas at the North Pole, with all the elves and the chosen few children. I just hope it exists. Too bad Santa's just another instrument to stimulate sales nowadays. I want to believe, you know?! Okay, we wanted to go take a look at the Top Of the M restaurant at Mandarin Hotel. Got up to the 38th floor with much difficulty. But I didn't dare to go up to the 39th floor where it is located. Anyway, when we finally got up there, the host stared at us blankly. And I stared back blankly. Finally I croaked 'table for three please' then he finally managed to say 'do you have a reservation?' well, I said 'no' then he said 'oh, I'm afraid we are fully booked for the night'. Ok, so I felt kind of embarassed and left with my friends. But the thing was that, he should be the one to say something first, not [for heaven's sake] ME!!!!! But I am determined to dine there one day anyway. We walked around Orchard looking for a place to eat. Found one with much difficulty. Ok, so after dinner, we went around Orchard again. It was damn packed already. Managed to buy a Santa hat. Wore it around the whole place. Costs me a bloody $5. Saw my friend. Not sure if that fellow saw me. There was this countdown thing going on. Not interested. Wanted to watch Phantom of the Opera. No good timings. We missed the show by 15minutes. So we walked around aimlessly again. Finally decided to go home. So here I am now. Too tired to even type a complete sentence. And erm, girls, I have just uploaded the photos into photobucket. So if you want them, please tag so I can give you the password.
