From the Sky, unto my Ever-so-willing Lap!

It really is a mystery. I haven't been on the magnet hunt for a while. Really. I haven't.

New house to make homey, new office to get used to, new schedules to fulfill, new jam-riddled routes to take, new shows on TV to watch.....

BUSY! BUSY! BUSY!

I really haven't had the time, nay, the opportunity to buy new magnets at all!

Honest!

HRC London

 HRC Las Vegas

 HRC Memphis

 HRC Uyeno-Eki Tokyo

 HRC Singapore

HRC Paris

As marvelous as them magnets are, i have a confession to make.

I have "no idea" how these got in my collection.

Honest Ma! I didn't go looking for them!

I swear!

:-p

Rockin Pins!

I am a compulsive person. If i open a pack of biscuits, i have to eat them all. If i buy a book from an author i like, i have to buy them all. If i see magnets in a store somewhere, i somehow rationalize to myself that i need to buy them all.

So when i find myself attracted to these pins from Hard Rock Cafe, i decided from the moment i laid my eyes on them that i had to turn them into fridge magnets. I mean, my pockets are dry enough with my magnets obsession, i really don't need to burn another hole in already shallow pockets for pins.

Sigh........ My heart leaps!

I'm A Survivor!

Of the three OUTs mentioned to describe a survivor in Singapore, i have to admit that i am only capable of doing ONE of them. And i do it very well too. You can spot it the moment you see me!

Three guesses which one?

The Merlion

Although i was disappointed with the lack of HRC magnet from Singapore, i have to admit, i fell in love with the city. It's clean, the people are friendly and courteous - both on and off the road - overall, Singapore really is a fine city.

I even have a fridge magnet to prove my point!

I also got some classic-looking, glow-in-the-dark magnets

A Singaporean Flip-Flop

Overall, i love the city!

The Singaporean Challenges

Most of you should know by now that i have a craze over Hard Rock Cafe fridge magnets. So when i had the opportunity to go to Singapore last year, i was super excited by the fact that there are TWO Hard Rock Cafes in Singapore. I dreamt about coming home with TWO new HRC magnets.


So when i got to Singapore, i dragged my travelling buddy Kak Intan to HRC first, despite the fact that it is situated at the other end of the very long road that we were staying at. We took a cab, and i almost forgot to pay the cabbie out of over-excitement. I practically ran up the stairs, pushed the doors open with all my might and went straight to the counter to ask the employee for those sturdy, beautifully crafted magnets. He looked at me, smiled and said,

"Sorry ma'am. They're out of stock"

WHAT????????????

I walked out of HRC with the biggest sour puss ever. Thank God for all the other merchandises available. Otherwise i would've sulked throughout the entire trip!!!


No matter, there's still that HRC at the airport to look forward to. So on our way back, we got the cabbie to drop us at Terminal 3, as that's where HRC is located. We walked in and went straight to the Information Centre - only to find out that we have to check in at Terminal 1 before being able to get to HRC. So we dragged our now heavy bags to the train, went to Terminal 1, checked in and rushed to the train back to Terminal 3, found the HRC and.......

suddenly i was tired no longer.

Sure, i didn't get the magnet from the City branch, but Singapore, i shall be back, and i shall drag everyone i go with to the HRC to get that work of art!