Our first stop for this year's New Year's eve celebration was at Marche.
Unfortunately many outlets of Marche have been shut down due to poor business but I can tell you that the business at Vivocity is definitely booming and roaring.
But but but !!! I don't like Marche at all to be honest with you.
First of all, we had to wait damn long before we got a seat, then the table is so freaking low that it was extremely hard to eat the food comfortable. I had to bend down and eat it in an uncomfortable position. Totally sucks I swear, we can't even eat properly. Do they really think only kids patron Marche? Why do they make the tables so low in the first place?
Then, the variety was pathetic, food selections were weak and it was pricey and the portions were small too.
And, the place was so squeezy that we have to give way if we see another person approaching, I'm not lying or exaggerating. It is that narrow.
Then again, I must give them the credit for the food presentation. It was gorgeous, definitely suitable for picture taking sessions. There were much colours and the food looks delicious but does not taste delicious apparently.
So I guess the hype is abit over the board considering that the food were mediocre and that the place is so squeezy with lousy tables. How am I suppose to dine there again ?
Perhaps, with lower supply comes high demand, now that there are only a few outlets, people are rushing in! So I conclude that the number of outlets does not commensurate to the equivalent rise in profits.
Waiting for the last person to arrive, Fu Qi. He's perpetually late but this time round he wasn't too late. Only 1 hour 15 minutes late!!?!??!!?
Still waiting ~ ~
Dada. Spot the last guest arrival !!! Look at Chee Siong. Simply delirious with joy
I was betting with him how long more will Fu Qi take to arrive. I bet 2 minutes and he betted 20 minutes. In the end he lost and he was supposed to treat me a meal but he did not.
LIAR !!!
Then, we embarked on a precarious expedition up Mount Faber.
Me and my ludicrous idea of going to Mount Faber. The path was pretty precipitous and thank god no one fell or I will definitely be castigated !
But the next few pictures proved that it actually turned out to be a great idea to at Mount Faber for the New Year!
Spectacular scenery of the houses and the incandescent city !
Albeit tired and exhausted, we continue to move up the hill.
And then we saw this magnificent tree lighted up by bulbs and spotlights. The trees were blue in colour as shown below.
The first thought that came into my mind was that, "Are we in Pandora?"
It's really gorgeous I must say, the breeze and the scenery up here!
Then we chanced upon the Jewel box.
The Jewel Box is undeniably Singapore’s iconic hilltop destination. With its new extension of a pioneering green architectural structure encased in an eight three-storey high glue laminated timber arches made of Hiba wood and renamed venues, be ready to discover sparkling “Gems” at The Jewel Box. Created through a technique called ‘glue lamination’, never before done in Singapore, it also has a huge glass-encased Angsana tree piercing through the roof creating a singular ‘tree-in-a-vase’ effect.
Apparently it is brobdingnagian I must say. There were a plethora of people out there at the entrance and there was simply no way we can possibly squeeze our way in. Hence, we decided to continue moving up as we strive towards the peak.
The culmination point. Mount Faber Peak.
We heaved a huge relief after we saw this concrete slab with the word "Faber" encarved on it.
Finally, after 30 minutes of climbing, we finally reach the Peak and the view is gorgeous.
We can practically see the whole of Singapore from that Peak man. Nothing was obstructing us and our view penetrated throughout the city.
People were playing a fool up at the peak. Some were playing sparklers while others were taking pictures and some were busy BBQ-ing. Seriously, why are there people BBQ-ing at Mount Faber? They had better be glad that there weren't any police officers patrolling.
Initially our plan was to play with the sparklers at the Peak but the only people playing with sparklers were a bunch of kids of age ranging from 5 to 10. So we thought that it might not be very appropriate to embarass ourselves in front of everyone so we pulverized the idea basically.
But, we did not waste a single minute up there, we enjoyed the scenery as we try to drink in the magnificent sight and we also took a myriad of pictures.
Check this out!
Before you guys continue to scroll down. I will like to say that the above picture is actually supposed to the last for the day because we sensed harbingers from the dark sky above us and droplets of water trickling down.
So the girls and some of the guys concluded that we should head down before the imminent thunderstorm hit us.
At that point in time, inside me I was feeling chagrined and dissapointed because we spent so much time climbing up Mount Faber. It will be such a pity to go down so quickly without even seeing the fireworks!
However, due to Chin Keong's persistence, I have decided to give him my support and in the end all of us stayed. Cheers to that!
Whose finger is that behind my head?
It was god-damn windy I swear. Our hair were flying all over the place.
2 Guys came in to join us!
Do you guys find that this picture is actually awkward? It is !
See Brandon on the extreme left? Don't you guys think it's weird that there is a gap in between? In actual fact, they wanted to capture the girl in the gap sitting down on the concrete slab.
Total phidophile!
I thought this picture is nonsensically funny! Check out the twists behind. Somebody is trying to steal the shot!
These 2 are going to ORD in January this year. OMG THIS YEAR!?!?!? Wow 2010 is here already? So surreal!
More pictures
On a side note, as we were walking down Mount Faber, one of my friends' slippers gave way and he had much difficulty walking down. And if you think that was a bad start to the year. There's actually more.
As we sent this girl home, he dropped his iPhone and that left scars on it. We were flabbergasted and we chose to remain silent because deep inside we know he's filled with intense hate and anger.
Unhappy stuff aside !
Cheers to 2010. I wish you all a Happy New Year and may all your seeds of labour blossom into fruits of success this year !
Ciaos !
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