Thursday, November 24, 2005
November seems the be the season for birthdays.. Celebrated Mic's birthday on Sat and Uncle Hock Chin's on Sun so i guess i spent my weekend living the life of a pig.... i.e. doing nothing but eating, drinking and lazing!!! Spent sat at sentosa with Mic, Charlyn and Cheryl.. Mic's birthday you see... Guess what, i discovered that Charlyn actually took part in the Channel U compere competition!! So now I have a friend who is on the verge of becoming a celebrity... hmm.. maybe i should lose some weight and take part in it too.. haha! Don't think this will be a long long entry coz am still trying to sort out some thoughts.. maybe I will share more about it in the next entry... Look at the date.. smart people will realise that it is back dated and hint hint.. that is the indicator of when i actually began hehe :)
Monday, November 14, 2005
Popiah Party anyone? Had one last night one everyone in my clan! My grandad, grand uncle, grandaunts, uncles, cousins, aunties.. ok, you get the picture, basically it was everyone except those working and studying overseas.. hehe My aunt made popiah, mum made kueh lapis and my grandaunt got some oxtail curry from somewhere... Have never had oxtail before and I always thought they would taste gross but to my surprise, they were more than platable, in fact they were quite delicious... the big chunks look quite scary though..but the hot and fury curry was enough to compensate for the lack of appearance... Trickles of perpiration were rolling off my forehead but i insisted on eating it anyway..
Sometimes, it is not the food but the company and i believe the the family who eats together stays together.... It is quite an astonsihing sight to see everyone holding their plastic plates and trying to create a master piece out of the spring roll skins that they have.. Why do i say that? Because everyone's popiah does not look like what it is supposed to be.. have no idea what they looked like though... up to one's own interpretation!! Am really fortunate to have a family that gets together on a quite regular basis... We are all fairly close especially the cousins but that in itself is a problem too.. Competition.... Our parents tend to compare... Don't think that comparision with relatives only happens to students.. It happens to adults too.. except on a larger scale... Occupation, marital status and the list just goes on and on... Unfortunately, I have only 2 older cousins, one is a doctor and the other is a teacher... At a tender young age, competition has already began... How many As for PSLE, O levels, A levels, what course pursued at uni level, what am I doing now... So am quite immune to it actually haha!! If anyone ever needs a listening ear and feel troubled over the parents' habit and business of having to compare.. do feel free to "consult" me okie :)
Remember, everyone is good at something, nobody is utterly useless.. It is all in the mind (I need to be reminded of this too hehe)... Look at mothers who are housewives, the seemingly simple work that they do are not at all.. I tried sweeping the floor once and ended up with one big blister on my thumb!!! haha! Sounds like a joke but it is not... so i think i will be a major fiasco as a home maker.. no wonder nobody wants to date and marry me haha!!!
But nevertheless after the heart-wrenching and tiring competition coupled with tears and angst, I still love all of them.... Let me now introduce these characters like in any play.. Who knows, I will make refernce to them in future entries! Can't be refering to them as my cousins all the time... :)
Ah Fei - the oldest and most motherly of the lot someone whom I always turn to for advices, of course sometimes i don't listen to them!!)
Ah Boy - Second in the line of of command. Mr brainy who is a doctor. Quiet but has provided me with tons of help along the way... In some aspects, he is so much like me except I am more of a social butterfly as compared to him coz I am noisier?
Neng Yang - The brainiest of the lot who goes to all the creme de la creme schools in Singapore. I so enjoy talking to him now that he is older and I think he feels more comfortable sharing with us now... Welcome to the club Yang!)
Neng Wei - For your info, this darling shares the same birthday as me and we share the same chinese zordic sign and needless to say horescope too... except he is a good 12 years younger!! Close to me like a young friend who shares his problems with all of us... Also my cycling kaki haha!
Joshua- The baby cum terror of the family.. calls himself my best friend because he was my best play mate when i stayed at my grandpa's place for two months :p Staying there was an experience, will share when the occasion arises haha! Always tells my darlings in class that he is my son.. He is the cutie that appears as my wall paper :p In fact my ex students really believed me and thought i was a single parent haha!!!!!!
How can I forget, my younger brother, Ah Jie - someone whom i share my problems with at home.. feel soo lonely when he is in Perth, nobody to talk to except mum and dad... by the way, he is the last member among the top 4 members(consisting of Ah Fei, Ah Boyu, Myself and my bro)
By the way that is all for now.. anyone reading on should be glad that they don't belong to this list of characters as we believe the the hierachy of power hehe I gather everybody knows what is meant by that!!!
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Have i become a celebrity over night? Think I do have a few loyal fans who constantly read what i have to write on the blog despite the fact that i really think that i am writing trash sometimes.... haha! Anyway Jay Chou has finally released his new album!!! Yah!!!! But...... I have not got the chance to listen to the full album yet coz the CD is still with Mic who so kindly went to China town to buy it for all of us. She even made it a point to send the CD to Fen who is in the US of A! Believe it or not, the postage cost more than the CD itself.. i really think it is pretty tough to find friends like them. Throughout these years, i realised that the best friends you make are those that you meet in school. Things are so simple and there is no vested interest. When I look back, there are several things I wish I had done in my days of youth... Things would have been so different if i had chosen a different course of action. "If" and "Only" are the two most detestable words in the vocabulary and dictionary of the English language. Things would definitely be different if people knew what would happen to them if they made a praticular decision. Think about it, who would board the tube in London IF they knew that it was going to be blown up. IF the young sales executive of Mazda knew that she would be killed by a reckless driver in a routine test drive, she would definitely not have gotten into the vehicle! Well, i guess, certain things in life are just predestinated.. but i still believe that we can control our destiny and our life is in our own hands! Back to friends. I think I am one lucky soul who has succeeded in making good friends in my working life! But i have to admit, sometimes, it takes a lot to keep in touch hehe :) To those of my friends(this includes my ex students) whom i seldom see, just want to say,"Despite the fact that I seldom meet up with you guys, but you people are always on my mind and I will never ever forget the great times that we have had together! :p)
Had coffee with YY and I felt that I have learnt more about her and somehow i have this gut feeling that she is a little like me.. More years to come okie YY! Am glad that I have found you and thanks a million for the beautiful CD that you have created just for me! I love the CD cover!!! :)
Ah Girl brought me to this lovely place Villa Bali and I really love the peace and tranquality that I experince there. In fact I see this as a prelide to my Bali Trip in Dec!!! haha!! I think I will have tons of fun and I can't wait for it! Not an exceptional Indian Food fan but the naan and curry chicken I had there was FANTASTIC! Inhibitions disappears when I am with her and we talk about anything under the sun! I really thank her for her patience especially when it comes to certain problems and knotty issues in my life that i can't seem to undo... :)Now for a peculiar character trait of mine that I am sharing with you... Those who know me would have reaslised that black is my favourite colour and in my life, there are no grey areas, if I like you, I really like you and want you as a friend. I would trust the person and tell him/her everything, baring my soul till they betray my trust. Of course, I am rather skeptical, it takes me a rather long time to open up. I think i strike several as someone who is rather uppitish and cold but in fact once you know me, you realise that I am full of nonsense haha!! :)By the way Ah Girl made me lovely personalised hello kitty stickers, doomo arigato :)
Went to JB with her and Ah Boy on Sat and shopped till we drop! We bought a grand total of 8 pairs of shoes, 2 bags and some accessories... of course the ONLY man had to carry our "conquests". Ended the shopperthorn with Seafood dinner by the beach and guess what, we almost thought that some people placed some unknown parcels underneath our car.. haha! Long story.... Don't ask me why but it was really frightening!
(PS This was suppose to be Sat's entry but I could not publish it! Actually am now embarking on the next entry....:) )