Christmas Eve is Chaos!

That day was a blast. Sze Yuan wanted to have lunch with us on that day. Since it was a special occasion that day, so we, Yi Sheng, Song Guan, Sze Yuan and I, decided to find a rather high-class restaurant for our lunch. We went Orchard to meet him. Again. It was around 2pm at that time, and the street was already packed with SO many people. We squeezed ourselves to Takashimaya. And I was rather surprised to see those restaurants in Takashimaya were already filled with people! Places like Crystal Jade Palace, Imperial Teochew Cuisine, etc were all full. Then, Sushi Buffet suddenly struck our mind and we were determined to have it for our lunch at that moment. We set off to find a Sakae Sushi branch in Orchard.

I led the gang to Paragon to find one. But there is none.
I led the gang back to Takashimaya again. But there is none.

We thought through all the shopping malls in the Orchard area. But we can't think of any that has a Sakae Sushi branch. So Song Guan suggested to go ask the staff in Sakae Teppanyaki at the Cineleisure, and we realised we have totally forgotten the existence of Wheelock Place. Feeling extremely hungry, we still walked all the way back and to Wheelock Place. However, there is a rather long queue over there... And there is NO buffet! But the website only stated on buffet on Public Holidays and or otherwise stated... So I presumed that day was the "otherwise stated" day. Sigh. In the end, we walked back to Wisma Atria for lunch at a restaurant called Whisk, which is famous for Pork Ribs. But none of us ordered that, I ordered Aglio Olio while the rest of them called forFish & Chips. Haha. What an afternoon.

Ok, that ended our Lunch Hunting Session. The Orchard Road became more chaotic after our lunch, so we quickly left the place and ended up at Clarke Quay. I have not been there for around 2 years since I always portray the place to be devilish. We emerged from the MRT station and I found myself at The Central. The last time I saw that building was still under renovation. Imagine how long I have not been there. After a short tour around the mall, we went to get tickets for the River Tour since we have planned to go for a ride. Proceed further down, we went to Liang Court which have totally changed too. There is a super nice supermarket, Singapore Meidi-Ya Supermarket which sells a whole lot of Japanese Imported Provisions. I became super excited to see so many Japanese Products, and began to love that place. The mall has a Japanese Restaurant under Ajisen called BOTEJYU Okonomiyaki. We also love the food there. Yup, we settled our dinner there. Sze Yuan and Song Guan also love a Cafe called Trung Nguyen Cafe which serves aromatic Vietnam Coffee. But we did not get the chance to try it. It was time for our River Tour.

It was a real bad time to ride on the boat that day as it was drizzling. Then again, it was another experience to see the city from another angle. I still enjoyed it.

We went on for the Clarke Quay Tour, on walking, that is. It was an eye-opener for me and Yi Sheng to see so many kinds for Pubs available over there. I was reluctant to go into any pubs for a drink, so we went back to The Central for another TCC session. However, there is another long queue there. And I finally gave in and I landed in IndoChine. Sze Yuan and Song Guan were having Martini and Cocktail respectively while Yi Sheng and I ordered Fruit Juices. Song Guan still wanted to try more after that cup, but in a different pub. Still feeling reluctant, I still agreed to it. They decided on The Clinic for their second. Initially, I thought we would not find a seat since the crowd in the Quay was getting larger, and I was wrong. They did find seats for us. Unwillingly, I sat there and feeling so uneasy while the 3 of them were enjoying or rather sucking from the "glucose pack" (Which is the idea of being called The Clinic and designed in a hospital theme).

As the clock continues to tick and tock, people were seen gathering around the central fountain. We were also issued with party pack which include a party hat and a couple of party whistles. When the clock was about to reach 12am, people starting to blow whistles and counting down during the last 10 seconds of 24 Dec. I joined in the fun of whistling. But I can't bring myself to their level of "high-ness" because it is just a Christmas Day. Probably the alcohol helped out in their "high-ness" too. We left a few minutes after 12 midnight, and we could see people spraying foams and dancing joyfully. Well, basically, I should say it is Chaos!!!

When we were about to go to our individual ways back home, Song Guan and Sze Yuan kept saying that it was their most "high" Christmas Night. But I told them it was not mine. Well, what am I thinking?