Hilary's Boat Harbor

Today I went to Hilary's Boat Harbor with through my housing unit. I hung out with Nickey and her boyfriend Gavin. It was a very pretty place. We had to take the bus from the 70's again. We got there ready to go to the beach, the aquarium, and the shops! Turns out it was really really windy. And not that warm. We were all wearing tank tops and shorts and probably should have been wearing pants and sweatshirts. We were pretty unprepared and cold. We went to the aquarium and it was too expensive so then we went and saw the shops and bought a bunch of stuff on sale (a real sale this time). I got a cute dress, some Aussie board shorts, a bracelet, and candy imported from England for Sophie's gift (she was born and raised in England and then moved to Singapore for the past 8 years.) We also discovered, a really cool water park and high ropes course near the end of the trip. We are very excited about it and plan on going back to do those activities.

After we came back I baked a lemon cake from scratch for my friend Sophie because it was her birthday! Then made a card for her as well. I did finish one assignment. I have 2 left to finish before Matt gets here. He leaves today at 6:45 pm from Chicago. He should arrive at 12:05 pm on Monday. Anyway, went over to Sophie's and surprised her at her door. As soon as she opened it we all started singing "Happy Birthday" at the top of our lungs. Her face turned bright red immediately. As soon as we got inside there was a knock at the door. There were 4 guys who were sitting outside on the other side of the courtyard and ran over to wish her a happy birthday and gave her hugs and then left. Everyone loved the cake. I was relieved, because it was my first time ever baking a cake from scratch. I normally use a boxed mix. I also had to make the icing from scratch. She loved the bracelet the Nickey bought her and went ecstatic over the candy I got her. We then played "Bullshit" their version. I then taught them the American version, which is much more fun. After that we played SPOONS which became very aggressive and dangerous very quickly, but we all had a good time. Last, we were taught a game called Turrets. The dealer will go head to head with one person at a time and make their way around the circle of people. They hold the deck of cards and flip the one on top onto the table. Whatever the card may be, you have to take the first letter of the card and say a word. (If the card is a 3, then you would have to race the other person in saying anything that begins with the letter "T") Same as if it were a Queen, race to say something that begins with "Q." You can NOT say the number on the card, and you can not repeat any words. Whoever loses would then take a drink. This goes on with the dealer vs each person all the way around the circle and then the deck os passed on to the next person. They would then go all the way around the circle. But we, honest to God, did not drink alcohol. We just wanted to play the game. Then we came home. Getting ready to head to bed.