Joan's Diary.

🎊 Happy New Year 2018 🎉

🎊 Happy New Year 2018 🎉

I shall come back to blogging frequently as of today to keep track of my daily life again.
I miss blogging a lot, pouring out my thoughts and pinning memories on my online diary.

Today Leroy and I went to Lakeside to explore the neighbourhood.
I was so happy when he said we are going to Lakeside.
I asked, for what? 😄
Leroy said since its New Year can't be both of us staying in right! 😆
I was like YAY its rare that we go out on weekdays recently.
Leroy was like teasing me. He said, 'don't want ah? never mind lo'
I was like 😟
Leroy was like joking joking.

We arrived at Lakeside MRT.
We were amazed at the Chef-In-Box VendCafe™
The vending machine cafe is quite cool with affordable prices.
Their Rainbow cake was only at $4.50 whereas the average price is $6.50~$7.50 outside.
There are still cute little munchies like Gingerbread Girl and Gingerbread Boy.

🥡Chef-In-Box Vending Machine Cafe 🍕🍔🥘🍝🍜🍱🍛

The exterior

Perspective from outside

A closer look inside 👀

Dining tables

Cutlery station 🍴 and microwave

❤️💛💚💙💜
The Rainbow Cake 🌈 and Gingerbread Girl and Boy! 🍰🥨🥪🍮🍩🍪

The snacks! 🍿🍭🍬🍫

The drinks ☕️🥂🍷🍸🍹🍾

Quite affordable~ 😶👍🏻

Tempted to try the Rainbow Cake 🌈

We bought bread from the bakery and went to embark on our adventurous journey to Jurong Lake.
He is so cute, thought that there would be a fine dining restaurant beside the Jurong Lake to celebrate the New Year. 🥂
It was my first time exploring. It's pretty much a natural reserve kind of thing.
I am quite surprised that there is such a huge lake in the middle of the neighbourhood.

We were experimenting night photography with our phone cameras. 📷
The photos turned out quite nice and Leroy commented they're wallpaper calibre LOL.
We took our first welfies 👫in 2018 together with the beautiful night scene 🌜 🌆with the crimson sky! 😄

My favourite night shot! 🌜📷

Different white balance and angle

Playing around with the framing 📸

A darker photo

🎊 First welfie of the year with Leroy in 2018 🎉

📷👫

Leroy and I continued walking by the lake.
I took a photo which I thought looks like an aftermath sky of a war with the blazing red backlight.
Leroy commented it looks like we're in Sahara desert.

Also, there are really nice condominiums behind us.
I was mesmerized and stared at the architecture for awhile as I have always been interested in architectural design.
There are some condominiums which very long balconies.
I was telling Leroy how I don't like balconies that are too rectangular.
And I was sharing how if I had that kind of balcony, I would put grass patch and beer crate wood floors on them.
But I prefer slightly more squarish balconies to put a television and shelter on top, along with some table and chairs for high tea. 🍵
Leroy was like holy sheet how big do you want your balcony to be to be able to put a television in there.
He also joked that next time our dates he can just bring me to Caldecotte and I can stay there the whole day to see architectural buildings. LOL.

Are we in Sahara desert? LOL 🐪

Leroy mentioned something about fishing.
I was like, here got fish meh? 🐟
I looked to the right and saw people fishing. 🎣
Leroy was like, wa you burn them ah? 🔥
I was like omg 😱 I didn't know there were people fishing here.

This boy also hijacked a buggy car (just kidding).
I told him I have sat on a buggy car before during my equestrian tenure in JC as the riding centre was too big.

Leroy looks happy🤣

We walked all the way from Lakeside MRT to Chinese Garden MRT.
Actually its quite near.
I saw a neighbourhood central and I suggested we could try to find a supermarket there for drinks.
I saw really pretty lights in the shops.

We found a good hotpot area~
Leroy said we should try it some day.
We settled down for Tze Char.
Since we pretty much ate not long ago, we had a light meal.
We ordered Hotplate Venison, Sambal Kang Kong and Tom Yam Soup.
Kid me not, the Tom Yam Soup was really hot.
Oh well no one came to take order for drinks. 🤷
Leroy said the serving is quite big for the price.

Playing around with my phone while waiting for our food

Selfie! 👧🏻🤳🏻

How do I look as a cartoon?

🎊 HAHAHA the confetti flew into Leroy's mouth 🎊

Hotplate Venison🦌 Sambal Kang Kong 🌿 and Tom Yam Soup 🍲

Hotplate Venison🦌

Sambal Kang Kong 🌿

Tom Yam Soup 🍲

A grasshopper landed on my hand eeee. 😖🦗
Leroy swapped seats with me.
He asked if I rather have a planned itinerary for our dates or impromptu like today, go along with our mood and see where we end up.
I told him actually today feels quite fun too.
He was going for the adventurous feel.
Leroy mentioned then for the Taiwan trip he would know how to plan if I prefer not having a fixed itinerary.
I mentioned yeah, we could highlight and KIV those popular tourist spots and food but keep it flexible.
There are some must go!
He also shared with me about the tour guide he might engage again for our trip.

We finished eating and headed for Jurong Point's Fairprice.
I got a Spiderman Bed Sheet Set, Captain America Bed Sheet Set and Summer Blanket from MARVEL 🤭
The summer blanket was for King Size bed though.
We took the bus and went back to hall after that.

The display set that caught my attention

My Spiderman and Captain America bed sheets!

MARVEL Spiderman, Captain America Bed Sheet Set and Summer Blanket

Resolution for the New Year ✏️
❣️ Be tidy
❣️ Start exercising regularly again
❣️ Back to blogging
❣️ Find a job with good career prospects
❣️ Minimize procrastination to upload photos on social media
❣️ Excel in my studies for the final semester in Nanyang Business School

Come thinking of it, its already my final semester in Nanyang Business School the upcoming semester. I have gained a lot of experience in Nanyang Technological University and is thankful for the relationship and friendships I have found here. 😊

Its also the results day for Academic Year 17/18 Semester 1 tomorrow.
Please let me have decent results! 💯
I am off to bed. Good night! 🌝

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