May all have the best of everything and your wishes/ dreams fulfilled in this new year.
Was away for a retreat right at the start of the new year with Web at Changi Village Hotel and checked out today. Haven't been there for quite a while coz the rates have been going up and up. 1st time we stayed there, they were having a promo rate of $98+++ per night. Then I managed to buy vouchers from Yahoo! Auction and paid around $110 to $130 nett. The normal published rate was $120+++ and it went up to $140+++ at some point of time. Starting this year, its now $150+++ and we expect it will just increase again. After gaining popularity and occupancy, which hotel would be so stupid not to increase the rates right?
Anyway we checked in before 2pm yesterday and lazed around watching TV until its dinner time. Went out to the nearby hawker centre to pack back and it was damn crowded. Almost every single item we ordered needed at least 2o mins waiting time. When we were finally back to the hotel room, we realised it took us one hour just to buy food! Good thing we even bought supper so we dun have to struggle to queue again later in the night.
We ate as we watched the live EPL match between Liverpool and Bolton. We had bought $5 each of the exact score (3-0) as the odds were $11. It was more for the high odds than thnking Liverpool would win by 3-0. It was half-time and the score was still 0-0, we thought our hopes were almost dashed but Liverpool managed to score the 1st goal at the 61st minute (by Peter Couch). Just 83 seconds later, another goal was scored by Steven Gerrard. It was then 27 mins towards end of the game and we started getting pretty excited. The (or rather "our") crucial goal came at the 83rd minute by Kuyt, we were already at 3-0 but there was still 7 minutes to go. That seemed to be the longest 7 minutes and plus 3 minutes of extra time. Peter Crouch missed 3 more goals and we were sort of glad the opponent goal keeper saved them. Finally when its full time, we were totally overwhelmed by the excitement! We had won $110, meaning we will have $55 each. I was so happy and told Web that this spelled the start of a good year for us. Although its not alot of money but its the 1st time I won through soccer bets and also been a long while for Web since he last bought and won. Of coz another good news was that Liverpool won too, so its double happiness for us!
Continued watching some other soccer matches and switched channel to watch part of a james Bond movie before heading for bed. Did not sleep well as kept waking up and finally we woke up almost ard 11am. It was then TV time again and watched the show "The Aviator". Not that nice or interesting but nothing much to watch. It was then shower time and checked out at 2pm.
Had lunch at the hawker centre before taking 59 home. I then watched abit of the taiwan serial "天使情人" then its off for a nap. Woke up feeling hungry and suddenly craved for McDonalds so went down to buy. So full now... and waiting for food to digest abit before hitting the showers and continue my taiwan serial.
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