ETQ sneakers

I have been eyeing ETQ Amsterdam for the longest time but the regular price is just too expensive so in Feb I settled for a Common Projects. They were very uncomfortable.

My grey GU sneakers had broken soles and just so that ETQ had a 30% year-end sale, I put a pair in my shopping list. It was still expensive after the 30% sale and they don't ship to Singapore. I had been thinking really hard about that pair and delay buying them but they was the last pair of my size left. Initially I wanted to get the classic Nubuck one but they didn't have my size anymore and the only mono-tone premium Nappa leather one was left.


And then suddenly yesterday night they increased the discount to 50%, which made the sneakers less than $200, which was quite reasonable. The only choice which I had to make was either the classic Nubuck or Premium Nappa because they suddenly had my size for both. I thought hard and went with the Nappa:
1. I don't have a mono-tone pair of sneakers, most are white soles
2. Mono-tone sneakers with same colour soles = premium
3. Nappa is easier to clean and more waterproof than Nubuck

After some self-convincing about the price, kaching, now it's being shipping to Becky's place and she's going to pass to Daniel who will pass to me in March next year.

Early birthday present for myself and long have I waited to own a ETQ sneakers.

Fancy bar social December

December is really socialising month for me. It's the month when I went out the most, met the most people and spent the most in the year.

Anyway yes, I definitely have to meet Kat for dinner on a Wednesday night. We went to this Japanese Italian place which I have always wanted to go. It was as good as I had expected. Another Jap-Italian restaurant added to my date nights.

After that we went to Live Twice, which is a Japanese inspired bar which replaced Flagship. The drinks were... ok, not too shabby but too expensive. I realised I haven't been to a fancy bar for so long. I miss fancy bar time.

So when Daniel came back, we went for Star Wars: the rise of skywalker. It was the second time I watched it because I missed a lot of details when I watched the first time. Too much information crammed into 2.5hrs. I felt like it lacked something, probably a heavier sense of humour would do good. And they filmed in Wadi Rum!!!! So excited when they landed on that planet. My fav is still the Last Jedi.

After that dinner at Paradise Dynasty and then fancy bar time. Tonic at JW Marriot. It's a small bar the drinks were pricey so that's why there wasn't a lot of people. It's a nice place though. And then Daniel told me the stuff that I already knew, and some gossips with Denver. Anyway I can stay over his place when I visit him in LA and visit Becky as well. Lotsa travel plans in 2020.

i am horrible

Yup, I was drinking again last weekend. This is horrible, right after I said I will not binge-drink again. But it can't be helped - it was Jarren's and Nelson's birthday.

Edward said that I am like being possessed by another person when I'm drunk.
I am really scared of my drunk self now. I used to have so much control but now I am too uncontrollable.

Maybe I need to go for therapy.

binge drinking

Binge drinking is really bad.

Those times I have no memory of what I was doing were super dangerous, and all those puking and blacking out in the toilet was horrible.

I hated myself for doing that and my body hates it too.

I promise I will not bing drink ever again. I will drink responsibly. I know if I go beyond a certain point I can't control myself anymore so I will not go beyond that point again.

I know I say these, but binge drink again next weekend -_-

IPPT GOLD DRINKING GOLD

What an epic Saturday.

In the morning I woke up, ate breakfast completed my Gundam and started to prepare for my IPPT. I have been training for 3 weeks now, mostly the core exercises in the gym and running on the treadmill. I had my creatine and protein, then a can of red bull which was kinda last minute.

There weren't as many people as I thought it would be on a Saturday evening test. I started with my weakest station - sit ups because that would determine how much effort I needed to put in for the rest of the test. I was quite surprised at my static stations thou, I think they calibrated the machines after so many complaints. Anyway look at my results.

For the first time in my life I've got Gold for IPPT. $500 woohoo!!

After the statics I had a bit of confidence of getting gold because I only needed to run 12.10mins for my 2.4km, and 12min is my usual. I paced myself 2mins per lap but on my 5th lap I was at 10.08mins and I knew I can't take the risk of being a few seconds away from gold so I really pushed myself to the edge. I was so breathless that I walked a good 5s to catch my breath and started running to the finishing line like a mad dog. Woah I almost died. So breathless but it was worth it. 12mins. Over the moon.

So at night I planned to buy some drinks for the guys because I had $500 extra and then Justin texted me saying he's hitting the club alone, so I was a bit worried so I went to the bars to say hi to the guys and headed over to the club. After the liquid buffet ended we went over to the bar and Nicky took over.

Conclusion: Alcohol is bad for health.

I only remembered I was on the roadside and somebody called me I asked who's this and he said he's my grab driver. I can't even remember I ordered a grab and I think he scolded me a little lol. At home, I puked and slept in the toilet for who-know-how-long and showered. The morning I woke up and puked again and today is basically hangover day.

I hate this. I shall refrain from drinking so much again.
I am so afraid of myself now.

Terrace house dating

I have been binge watching Terrance house Tokyo to pick up some Japanese before my trip next month and I really do feel like dating LOL. Japanese are really complicated people and it's so awkward to stay together in a house when you are going to date the same group of people. It's weird.

I'm so lazy to go dating but the show makes me wanna go on a good date. Hahah does it even make sense? And Alan has also been brain-washing me and trying to push me to people but nahhhhhh.

OH and I just had a hair cut recently. Change of hairstyle after like 3 years.