Singaporean Sweethearts II: Plastination and Sarawakian Saliva

You Light Up My Life
Swiped from williamnyk.

Slept in late on Friday. KH took leave and JJ went to work. Hence, we had JJ's expensive spring mattress at our disposal again. Hehe. I had grounded my swimmers for a week, and boy were they happy to be released. ^_^. After all that exertion, KH made me his famous breakfast for champions again-- sawdust in milk with dried fruits. You're salivating already aren't you? He force-fed me that! Later, we freshened up and made our way to Jurog East to catch Body Worlds at The Singapore Science Centre. Had a simple lunch at the stalls beside the Jurong East MRT station-- fishball noodles and wanton noodles. The seller was so farking fierce. Like a drill sergeant. Body Worlds was really worth the SGD20 (naturally the BF paid, thanks baby, :P). I see a pattern here-- one exhibition per visit!

For the uninitiated, it's actually plastinated cadavers on display. The cadavers are put into poses, skin and and bones may be stripped to showcase the human nervous system or the intricacies of our musculature. Most of the models are male, thus plenty of bare penis and testicles can be seen. It's a bit freaky seeing the balls just suspended on the spermatic cords from the lower abdomen. With the theme "The Cycle of Life", one can see how life starts off. From the sex act (they just showed a cross-section of the act, there's supposed to be an actual display, but it's controversial), embryo to baby. In the later exhibits, one is exposed to the multitude of bodily systems. The exhibition also serves as a health campaign, showcasing many ash-blackened lungs and cross-sections of obese people. There's even a plastinated horse, giraffe, reindeer, octopus and squid. JJ asked me, tell me something interesting that you learned:

"The retina is actually a part of the brain, just that our eyes developed over it"

Kewl! Interspersed between the exhibits are also interesting quotes about life and ageing. One that caught my eye:

"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter" -- Mark Twain

We left after KH bought some Doraemon lucky charms at McD. While he did that, I spied at a cute, super-tanned kid practising a coin trick. Hehe. No pics. Sorry. Next was Orchard to recover my lost pictures from my CF card's sudden heart failure the last time. The Ion is kinda boring actually. When you've seen one mall, you've seen 'em all. Browsed at Uniqlo, but couldn't find anything I like. Stopped at Itacho Sushi for a quick snack. Opened by a Hongkie. Not bad actually, with a lot of torched sushi. Had some cod roe and char siew sushi. Interesting. One of the senior waiters there looked super beng-ish and spoke in a very thick American accent. I think he was overdoing it.





Dinner was with POD and Nic. We stopped by at Nic's place and was welcomed by his cats-- Malf (short for Malfoy, >___<") and Fugue. POD did some packing as he was leaving for Sibu the next day, while I analysed the white spots on Nic's blood-red bedsheets:

"POD.... are these saliva stains or....."

And I met Toby, POD's pet porpoise. It's a she by the way. Toby! Before dinner, we visited the Tua Pek Kong Temple at Loyang. A beautiful temple with many intricate carvings that neighbour a Hindu temple. So peculiar to see a giant gold ingot and cow in front it, "vandalized" with 4D numbers! The teochew restaurant that we wanted to visit at Changi Village had closed down, so we walked along the road to find a replacement. Bumped into a waitress that Nic knew from his old haunt, so we decided to eat there. Everyone loved the food. At home, JJ and I played Hearts in the Yahoo game rooms.... then it was time for sleep and more alone time with KH in the dark...



P.S.: Came across a banner advertising pork briyani! Only in Singapore!