hello,

Back to my blog again. Had learnt many things over the past few days during the research conference--esp interesting was "Social Software" (how people connect over the virtual world), and "Cybersexual Predators". The world is becoming more complex, and there are so many more ways for evil to manifest and propagate itself. Watched one last movie today...requested for it: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". Filmed in 1975, with Jack Nicholson staring as McMurphy, this dude that enters a mental institution though he's sane and clashes with the head nurse who's really a dictator at the institution. Amazing how the rebel Nicholson who is a malingerer ends up bringing so much more fun into the lives of those mental patients living there. He was such a natural! The witty humor dispensed in the midst of challenging authority and the status quo was entertaining. The supporting cast was equally brilliant, especially Nurse Ratched (really wretched man), whom you'll really dislike. The show was dramatic and sentimental, yet chilling and disturbing. Ending's kinda tragic though. You'll be stunned and dumbstruck.

Went out with my gal friend yesterday to Fish & Co. Wow, we walloped one whole seafood platter for two. It was empty after that. But was shiok! The Fish & Co beside Park Mall was quite cool. The ambience was nice. There were two people singing while we ate. The music was lovely but it was kinda loud so we ended up straining our voice, trying to speak over the volume of the music. Had fun catching up anyway.

Pigged out today on cheese cake and pastries. Boss treated us for breakfast (from Coffee Bean!!). So generous. After that, got another treat at lunch. Had roti prata--very sedap! Pinched some Nasi Goreng off my colleague's plate--was sio sio one so it was very shiok and also very tasty. Been eating a lot during this research conference. We ate ice-cream cake from Swenson's yesterday (super nice!!) and had VERY VERY EXTREMELY delicious chicken puffs (moist on the inside and flaky on the outside--the chicken chunks were soaking in this creamy soup that oozed out when I bit into the puff) and huo(3) shan(1) pau (char siew inside the pastry also very yummy!) the day before. Need to head back to the gym tomorrow man! Gotta get rid of all the cals.

~lene

[Written 25 May, 2351hrs]