Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Nat for Lunch.


I met up with Nat for Lunch at Bugis last Thursday. It was a last minute thing, decided at 1am in the morning. Still, as filming schedules are really unpredictable, he was delayed and our meeting time was pushed back. One of the things that i felt really touched was that he apologized a couple of times in the SMSes/calls and took a cab down despite me telling him not to. He arrived 10 minutes after he called, and we proceeded to TCC for lunch. Now here's the tough part, striking a balance between revealing too much information and saying nothing at all.

Being a regular at TCC, Nat recommended a few dishes and i had this beef thing whose portion i felt was a bit too much for me. On the contrary, he ate a lot more! =P Nah, actually i wanted to eat more too but was damn paisay cos he paid for lunch... *feels bad*

The time spent at TCC was relaxing. We talked throughout the entire time spent there. I was really impressed when he talked about his life before he joined MCS. Considering he is only 3 years my senior, i felt he has really been out there carving a career for himself while i'm currently still waiting for directions. I had this mental image that he'd look more matured in his speces but i changed my mind after he took them out and tried them on. He looked boyishly like an NSF with his specs lah! We then chatted about other stuff relating to philosophies in life, his current projects and about people. I think it's always nice to chat about people, NOT in the gossiping manner. It's more about what they are doing in their lives to fulfill their dreams/ attain their goals.. It's inspiring.

After lunch, we walked around Bugis and went to MUJI which contained stuff which really tempted me to buy but i'm on a strict budget for this month! Anyway, i felt really thankful that he accompanied me until it was time to meet my other friend for dinner.

It'd be quite awhile before we meet up again cos fliming for his new drama will commence in February and i'll be having my first taste of freedom in 2 years.

27 comments:

Sean blog said...

Its good lah,u get to make real friends with those artistes.Not so much of their status but more of normal person.U can learn alot from them because they experience alot more than us.For such cases it is best that u spend quality time with them.Especially when they get busy and its difficult to keep in touch often.I find Nat a nice person but i don't know much about bryan because i have got zero contact with him at all.Never talk before also.

Sean blog said...

Something to add on,i find that u do blog about meaningful stuff,each entry is unique and can learn something out of it.Like Nat,he only blog when inspire and its very meaningful.Some people blog for the sake of blogging and nothing much.Most of my friends blog about their lifestyle and everyday life only.Seldom see people blogging like Nat one,interesting indeed. =)

Ryan said...

sean blog - to me i don't see them as artiste. it's just a friend in another occupation. and i take photos with all the people i meet, not just with artiste.

Thanks!!! =) Each entry really takes alot of time and effort to blog. And yes, only when inspired... hha

Sean blog said...

hahas yeah man!

Sheldon Wee said...

Eh I am a great friend also loh, my experiences are also very varied. Just that I don't appear on TV before :(

*jealous*

Cheryl said...

WHERE IS MY INVITATION HUH? haha. no invitation not going hor! lol :P

Ryan said...

shichen - don't worry. you are doing a great job being my friend. hah. And breakfast yesterday was good! =P

Ryan said...

cheryl - Err.... it's with me. Haha... will meet u soons to pass to u lah! =(

Anonymous said...

invitation to what?

Anonymous said...

nvm... i noe le... paisay paisay... nv scroll down... sorry :P

Ryan said...

natpang - hi. private event.

Anonymous said...

umm...i noe... hahaha... i was just asking what event... what are you working as anyways? how come can meet all these artise?

Ryan said...

natpang... - hi. im an NSF. haha... oops, not very helpful eh...
err there's a story behind how i know every artiste, so it's a long long story if u really wanna noe.

Sheldon Wee said...

Actually Ryan is a spiritual guru, everyone looks him up for advice. That's why he knows so many people. Look at me, I'm a spanking new man. I lost so much weight thanks to my dear guru. Look up my friendster account to see.

Guru guru when can we meet in Feb? My off schedule almost out.

Ryan said...

shichen - un huh. that's a good story man! =P And how did i help u to lose weight ar? LOL...

Feb i will contact u again. Still slotting people in.

Dennis said...

Guru guru I need to lose some weight too. =P And you need to gain some.

Let's go swimming. Fats can diffuse by osmosis in the water. LOL! -> This is really lame and scientically incorrect. xD

Ryan said...

osp87 - *acts like spiritual guru* Hmm osp87, u do need to lose weight indeed. Hmm... and swimming is so not a good way to lose weight. u shud stop eating.

Sheldon Wee said...

He used his entire stash of spare crystal balls, put them in a bag and had me use them for my 24km route march T.T

Heavier than FBO!

Ryan said...

shichen - Hur hur... u are damn free right! =P

Anonymous said...

umm... yup... not VERY helpful... but i still wanna noe even it's a long story... sounds like one which you'll tell ur children who will tell their children and so on... hahaha...

Sheldon Wee said...

Of course you dummy, gigalos only start work at night, leaving me with alot of time to look at your blog in the day. Today I tried to find some spiritual numbers for new year toto from your tags.

* personal (81)
* friends (47)
* Music (26)
* movie (22)
* others (22)
* Lessons in Life (9)
* taiwan (9)
* family (8)
* media (7)

If I win I sill share k :D

Ryan said...

natpang - right. maybe next time ba. cos i don't really know you yar. =x

Ryan said...

shichen - nice one bro! if win must share k! =P

Sheldon Wee said...

No problem :P

But I was super sad someone won the 3m+ Now the toto pool left 700k. That's according to my mother :P

Ryan said...

shichen - Err... really? i dont follow such stuff de. i dun gamble. =X And anyway, i have random ideas but im not inspired to blog anything concrete. haha

Sheldon Wee said...

Nevermind go dabble abit if you make it big no need to teach anymore :P

Ryan said...

shichen - Wahahaha.... nah u can go dabble. =P i have strict personal rules to NOT gamble. =P