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Monday, October 27
the 120 jello-vodka-shooter stayover 10:15 PMMy past weekend was filled with several fresh and unique first-time experiences. I was looking forward to the 2 days really - not just for what was planned out, but also cos November's gonna be hectic with its many deadlines and presentations, so it was probably the last time to enjoy before getting into the swing of things.
1. First movie + sleepover in Canada
Just like how couchsurfing was for some of my friends in Europe, I had my first Canadian sleepover! In light of Thalia's 21st, we'd planned for an all-girls movie night and to bunk at the Mexicans' place thereafter, a cosy little house off-campus. It's really interesting how it all worked out too - I've talked about how Judy (Adriana's buddy) is also Laura's good friend and coming to SMU next term, but it happened that the Mexicans' neighbour 2 houses down, Anne, is also Judy's childhood friend! A little confusing I know, but it just means that we're all linked to one another in some way or other! Haha.
We sparked the night off with a Dairy Queen's extreme chocolate blizzard cake, then a movie at Kenaston's "Cheap Seats" theatre. Look at the really huge jumbo popcorn bag - this must be the first time ever that I haven't finished my popcorn even after the movie ends, albeit sharing with Laura!
As its name suggests, Cheap Seats tickets are of a lower rate, an unbelievable CAD 3 (!!!). Haha.. sheesh my auntie instinct's acting up again; but really, it's normally at least CAD 8 in other places you know! And although it screens relatively older films no longer showing in other silver screen cinemas, ambience and comfort here aren't compromised either, so the movie experience's still enjoyable all the same. A pity though, we settled for a cheap flick cos everyone'd watched different movies previously, so we gave up better choices like Hancock, Get Smart, Mamamia etc. for a no-brainer comedy, Stepbrothers. :(
Interestingly too, movie theatres in Canada (and Mexico) don't have seat numbers at all; the rest kinda stared at me in surprise when I asked them about it! I also mentioned how we aren't allowed to exit the theatre from the entrance just to prevent people from free-riding on another movie, and now they all think Singaporeans are all prim and proper and super law-abiding, haha.
2. First homemade jello-vodka shooters
Homemade jello-vodka shooters are a hit here. To make them, you can really mix vodka and jello powder in any proportion to your liking. But Anne'd concocted really strong ones for this sleepover, and a total of 120 shots at that!
We decided to surprise Thalia by making a nice birthday message out of them - notice the "Y" in "birthday" is just made up of 3 shots cos there weren't enough, haha. And yep, it appears you have to really suck and lick around quite abit to get the gelatine out, so it was quite an experience for my first, haha.
A fun and intimate night of drinking games and sharing secrets. We played Sociables (which is really Circle of Death we'd always played back in Year 1). They all made a desperate attempt in getting me drunk (making rules such as "Wini must drink twice whenever so-and-so drinks")..
But it turned out that they were all gone before me! Haha.. I downed about 30 shots and 3-4 beers that night, got kinda high but still sober. Hehe. Anyway come to think of it, I really dono why people like to try making me drunk (and then fail terribly eventually) - Evi and Luyi especially! Tskkk.. haha.
My masterpiece of the leftover shooters for Sociables Round 2. Anyway I think this sleepover'd made me miss all my friends alot, especially the all-girls-night-drinking-and-pigging-out thing, and I wish I were doing it with people back home too. :( Oh btw, Laura and Judy want to make jello-vodka shooters in Singapore too, so maybe we could all get together and do something like that again, hehe.
3. First atas brunch at the famous Original Pancake House
I don't have to say more about this, but yep, we had a really hearty pancakes/waffles/toast brunch here. Yummy-licious!
Buttermilk pancakes + toast + poached eggs + hashbrowns - (omg Chris this breakfast reminds me of you!). Ehh and my monster hot choc with its mountain of whipped cream/chocolate chips, as well as my friends' strawberries and whipped cream topping for their pancakes. Oh my.. sluurrrrp. Burp.
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