Nov 20 2008
G-max Reverse Bungy
My F1-crazy friend, Chrissa, came to Singapore to watch the night race last September. While she was here, we jumped at the chance to get flung into the air on the G-max Reverse Bungy ride at Clarke Quay. We loved it! A couple of lessons learned:
- go at night to avoid being roasted in the sun; and
- wear pants instead of a miniskirt.
Below is a video of our ride. The scream you’ll hear during the release came from the guy holding the camera 
We also went on the tamer GX-5 Xtreme Swing, but we unfortunately didn’t manage to get a video of that.
May 10 2008
F1 for All the Wrong Reasons
Despite not being a Formula 1 fan, I will be watching the F1 Singapore Grand Prix in September. One of my friends, who is a fan, convinced me to go with her, the bulk of her argument being “It’s the first-ever F1 night race! Pretty please with sugar on top? I will pay for half your ticket!”
This friend is also an avid fan of slash. See below an excerpt from the IM conversation I had with her about our plans for the GP.
Me: Are we going to wear special fangirl outfits?
F1 slasher friend: I wanted to wear a Ralf/JPM OTP shirt. Too bad JPM isn’t in F1 anymore.
Me: Can we still wear those? It can say “I’m old-school.” in smaller letters at the bottom.
FSF: I’m gonna have one made right now. O_O
Me: Yay!
FSF: Maybe people would stay away from us then.
Me: My coworker and her boyfriend will be there, too. We can meet up with them… Unless they’re too embarrassed to be seen with us.
FSF: Ask them if they’d like t-shirts!
Me: Ooh, YES.
FSF: Her boyfriend can wear “I watch F1 for the buttsecks.”
Me: I’m sooo posting this conversation on my blog.
May 15 2007
Beach Trip: Now with Real Sun!
I’ve had bad luck with summer outings before. For the longest time it seemed like I was doomed to never set foot on a sunny beach again, but last weekend the weather gods finally decided to cut me some slack and gave me two full days of fun in the sun.
I traveled to Puerto Galera, a popular beach destination in the Philippines, with seven of my college friends. It was easily the best vacation I’ve been on in quite a while. The synopsis: We lounged on the beach, swam in the clear sea, got drunk on bonded over a pitcher of Mindoro Sling, hiked through a mountain, took a dip in a waterfall, and went parasailing! If you want the whole tale and the boat load of pictures that come with it, keep reading 
