came back after so long.
they say 2008 is gg to be bad for horses.
scarily they seem to be right.
shall i stay or shall i go?
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Thursday, August 30, 2007
after being a moneytree for a while, i finally figured it was time to find ways to make back some dough for myself...or at least try to...
so the latest additions to the parang parangs in my house...
and naturally nothing goes unnoticed in my house by xiaohong.
she was quite taken by the singapore mahjong set. especially bythe four little creatures.
the centipede looks more like a caterpillar which looks like it's fully capable of eating up the cat, mouse and chicken altogether. Cool!
Sunday, July 15, 2007
so grandpa went to a better place.
strangely, despite the solemn occasion, what i remembered most strongly from those few days was laughter. everyone laughing over the dai di games, the taoist monks, thh funeral rituals (our family is not even taoist!), the latest antics of baby ryan. of course there were tears but mostly i think the family grew closer that week.
met up with new and old friends that week. realised again that there is much to be missed in singapore. even Straits Times.
strangely, despite the solemn occasion, what i remembered most strongly from those few days was laughter. everyone laughing over the dai di games, the taoist monks, thh funeral rituals (our family is not even taoist!), the latest antics of baby ryan. of course there were tears but mostly i think the family grew closer that week.
met up with new and old friends that week. realised again that there is much to be missed in singapore. even Straits Times.
Monday, June 04, 2007
babies and radiation
at noon today, i got an email from one of my staff that she's pregnant.
ok so the timing is a little sudden (i went to her wedding 1.5 month back!) but thats not even what shocks me.
apparently everyone else already know of her pregnancy because she was decked out in this little anti-radiation frock here that all mum-to-bes have to wear when they work around computers. its so powerful that a mobile phone under the frock would not work! i did a quick poll around the expat community in the office. no one have heard of this outside of China. did china invent this to protect their precious one child per family? hmm, if this is indeed necessary, i wonder how babies turn out in other countries.
ok so the timing is a little sudden (i went to her wedding 1.5 month back!) but thats not even what shocks me.
apparently everyone else already know of her pregnancy because she was decked out in this little anti-radiation frock here that all mum-to-bes have to wear when they work around computers. its so powerful that a mobile phone under the frock would not work! i did a quick poll around the expat community in the office. no one have heard of this outside of China. did china invent this to protect their precious one child per family? hmm, if this is indeed necessary, i wonder how babies turn out in other countries.
Sunday, June 03, 2007
mum was right after all.
some comfort are indeed worth paying for, especially when it's not much at all.
and so for the first time since i arrived here, i actually had someone mopping and ironing while i watch tv.
thanks to strong recommendations from kat and muimui, xiaohong turned up today (half hour late) in her funky short hair and swanky american accent. she kills me with her constant "yeah, yeah"s and "see you"s but i can see she really does take a lot of pride in her work when she rattles off her list of expat clients to me, and how she has her own pair of house slippers and her own mug in their homes. i duly christened the glass she was drinking from hers.
i passed on the keys to my apartment to her. with that, i gave up sole access to my sacred haven. maybe they are right. i need to learn to trust more.
as she gladly accepts my token of trust, she must have sensed my anxiety, of which she totally misread. "dont worry, just let me know when your boyfriend is staying over, i can not show up if you don't want me to (*wink wink*) OR i can just be very quiet - you two won't even know i'm here".
oh god. what have i got myself into?
some comfort are indeed worth paying for, especially when it's not much at all.
and so for the first time since i arrived here, i actually had someone mopping and ironing while i watch tv.
thanks to strong recommendations from kat and muimui, xiaohong turned up today (half hour late) in her funky short hair and swanky american accent. she kills me with her constant "yeah, yeah"s and "see you"s but i can see she really does take a lot of pride in her work when she rattles off her list of expat clients to me, and how she has her own pair of house slippers and her own mug in their homes. i duly christened the glass she was drinking from hers.
i passed on the keys to my apartment to her. with that, i gave up sole access to my sacred haven. maybe they are right. i need to learn to trust more.
as she gladly accepts my token of trust, she must have sensed my anxiety, of which she totally misread. "dont worry, just let me know when your boyfriend is staying over, i can not show up if you don't want me to (*wink wink*) OR i can just be very quiet - you two won't even know i'm here".
oh god. what have i got myself into?
Friday, June 01, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
just came back from a paradise on earth, without gui and i killing each other...
but besides the breathtaking sights, intriguing cultures and colourful history, i must say traveling with so many aunties and uncles is really an experience by itself. it has been quite a while since i went on a prolonged tour package but traveling amongst (low key) millionnaires and billionnaires does have its own peaks. VIP treatment everywhere we go.
gui's dad and mum really crack me up. they are quite a pair. Uncle Gui is nonchalent about most things around him while Auntie Gui has a genuine interest in most lifeforms.
of course, being our zany selves, no trip is complete without secret nicknames for our travel companions. it seems that 9 days is quite long enough to make friends (and laugh at strangers). we have people like Blackie, M, Watergirl, Sleepy, Dowager, Charlie, Holey, Nightmare, Boy Interuppted, Yang Yang, and oh our favourite... Xiao Li Fei Dao Excuse Me.
but besides the breathtaking sights, intriguing cultures and colourful history, i must say traveling with so many aunties and uncles is really an experience by itself. it has been quite a while since i went on a prolonged tour package but traveling amongst (low key) millionnaires and billionnaires does have its own peaks. VIP treatment everywhere we go.
gui's dad and mum really crack me up. they are quite a pair. Uncle Gui is nonchalent about most things around him while Auntie Gui has a genuine interest in most lifeforms.
of course, being our zany selves, no trip is complete without secret nicknames for our travel companions. it seems that 9 days is quite long enough to make friends (and laugh at strangers). we have people like Blackie, M, Watergirl, Sleepy, Dowager, Charlie, Holey, Nightmare, Boy Interuppted, Yang Yang, and oh our favourite... Xiao Li Fei Dao Excuse Me.
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