A Night ( Afternoon also ) on the town.

Im trying to type this as softly as possible cause everyone esle is asleep...damn darn this is going to take long...
Took the train to Bugis, after 2 yummy egg thosais at home courtesy of my granny. Made my way to Sim Lim Tower, to look for a worm gear set and/or possibly decorations for the butterfly wing im making for auntie malini. Did a lot of research, and mechanical linkage design. I have a design, but just need the right components so i went to the Akihabara of Singapore, Sim Lim. Being a Mechatronics student, i have visited the place a lot, so lucky i was quite familiar with the shops.
The first shop i went to was the Industrial spare parts store, where they have all used parts from industrial equipment and sell it as second hand stuff. I found what i was looking for, but it was brand new boxed worm gear set. ( i wanted a second hand gear set, to keep the cost down ) The new one cost $25 dollars. *i wasnt going to pay that much* so i left.
Went around some more, and found another shop which was selling small used ones for...$10.80, so i checked the voltage, tested the thing, and bought it...(25 and 10.80 is a very big diff) was only worried if the motor had enough torque to move the wings.
Then came the best part.....I walked 1 floor down, and found a little shop, selling the same new set.
FOR ONLY $17 dollars...so i bought that too. Cause a new set would have a lesser chance of failing

*flash*

A new set? lesser chance of failing? Makes me think of myself...am i that useless already that im failing miserably?

*flash*

So bought that, some wires, and a switch. Then high-tailed it out of there.

Was supposed to meet Kim Yong and Nadiah at 6 for dinner...looked at the clock...3 o clock...wth am i supposed to do till then....( thats the beauty of shopping alone, no one to govern your movement ) so...i went next door to Sugei Road..yes the Karang Guni Man's Supermarket.
IF you are not affected by the smell and the condition of the items, this is a Bargain Heaven, and an antique collectors treasure chest. Things from yesteryear can be found here, though not in tip top condition, they can be restored. I managed to buy a rear blinker light for tomorrow's cycling trip for just $2 ( normally about $7) and i saw a gorgeous brass fan...for $45....sigh...should come here more often.
So then after 2 rounds, i still had time, so i walked down to near Mustaffa, and to this small indian shop, and had 2 plain pratas and teh tarik, it was about tea time. Then took 65 and met Cherine at Somerset at about 5. She followed me to buy some Balsa wood for the wings at the Orchard Store.
Then we walked along Orchard, chatting away, till we met Nadiah at Orchard MRT, then waited for the rest and we moved to Swensens..
Been a loooong time since i saw Kim Yong...He lost about..oh...25kgs....( he was 99kg! ) He looks really great now, so proud to be his friend eh....for umm....10 years.
So we had dinner at Swensens ( Chicken baked rice with extra cheese, my fav ), and then chilled out at the coffee bean at Paragon. ( Actually just across the road ). Had some blueberry cheesecake, and Morrocan Mint tea......mmmmmm, that was a refreshing taste. Catching up on whose getting married and whose enganged, and where everybody is.
Then we went to Taka to take some photos...on the way, we met Suzie....omg she looked stunning lah...after so long like 6 years never see her. :P
oh yes photoshoot...hehe....then we called it a day....headed home.

1 hr 42 mins to type this blog.

joshie