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!!!
GLAMOUR SHOP
Quotes For Thoughts
#1 Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.
#2 To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give, that takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.
#3 Life is just a mirror, and what you see out there, you must first see inside of you.
#4 Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.
#5 Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory!
THE GLAMOUR GIRL
Yanting
15th Jan
age is a secret; for me to know, for you to find out
Institutions that contributed to the present me:
#1 Tung Ling Kindergarten
#2 Haig Girls Pri
#3 Tanjong Katong Girls School
#4 NUS
#5 NTU
HER LIKES
- SHOPPING
- Enjoys being with her friends who brighten up her life and heartens her soul
- Loves food but picky about what she eats and who she eats with
- Reading is a definite mus
- Music ranging from Chinese Pop to Classical (PS/ simply adores Jay Chou
-Plays, movies and basically anything artsy intrigues her
- Karaoke!
- The sun, sand & sea
WISHES
- All my lovable darlings to pass their exams with flying colours and may they realise all their dreams and wishes
-For all around me to be happy and live life to the fullest!!! :)
-The reunification of the puffs real soon... miss the times we spend together and the tons of silly things we do... :(