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Grandpa's Watch...This morn just before heading off for work, Grandpa, seated in his beloved rocking chair, asked me to come over to him. I went over and Grandpa gingerly placed his watch in my hands and told me to take his watch. I refused to take the watch and pushed it back towards his old wrinkled hands. Grandpa said: "Whats the point of me …
The "Big White Building"... My heart skipped a beat when I saw the big white building... The same white building I saw as a little kiddo on a school excursion to Fort Canning Park. All the memories came flooding back. I remembered being awed at the sight of this bld when I was a kid, and I …
The Longest Wait...Recently, I have broken a new record. I am talking abt the record for the "longest wait". Though I received some form of training from my gal pals; such as waiting for them whenever they go to the ladies, waiting for them in the changing room, waiting for them while they make up their mind on which desert to order. But alas, all these cldn’t …
Why No One wld ever asked me to be their Wedding Emcee again...In the span of 15 mins, I made 2 boos boos that effectively killed off any dreams I harboured of having a second career as a Wedding Host. Case #1- During the 2nd bridal march in, I was exclaiming with great gusto "Ladies & Gentlemen, Boys and Girls... Lets put our hands together again and welcome Mr …
Why No One wld ever ask me to be their Wedding Emcee again...In the span of 15 mins, I made 2 boos boos that effectively killed off any dreams I harboured of having a second career as a Wedding Host. Case #1- During the 2nd bridal march in, I was exclaiming with great gusto "Ladies & Gentlemen, Boys and Girls... Lets put our hands together again and welcome Mr …
Twenty Old Nine...The last day of the yr was spend at Uncle Frankie's place... its kinda weird to call him Uncle Frankie simply bcos all along, Uncle Frankie is called 3rd Uncle by me. Amongst all the cousins, only my bro and myself called the uncles and aunts by their pecking order in the family... Most of the Clan was there and its wonderful catching up and …
Twenty Old Nine...The last day of the yr was spend at Uncle Frankie's place... its kinda weird to call him Uncle Frankie simply bcos all along, Uncle Frankie is known to me as 3rd Uncle. Amongst all the cousins, only my bro and myself called the uncles and aunts by their pecking order in the family... Most of the Clan were there and its wonderful catching up and …
Gramp's Bday...Yesterday was Grandpa's Bday. I ambushed Grandpa while he was coming out from his showers to say my bday wishes.When I asked him how old he was, he said that he's 97. Gosh! 3 more yrs and I wld have a centenarian grandpa. Though he is still relatively fit for someone that age and possesses the hearing of a bat, he's losing his eyesight. This …
Gramp's Bday...Yesterday was Grandpa's Bday. I ambushed Grandpa while he was coming out from his showers to say my bday wishes.When I asked him how old he was, he said that he's 97. Gosh! 3 more yrs and I wld have a centenarian grandpa. Though he is still relatively fit for someone that age and possesses the hearing of a bat, he's losing his eyesight. This …
Christmassy & MistletoeIn the era of emails and ecards, it’s always heart-warming to receive a xmas card in the snail mail. I always appreciate the handwritten words in the card plus the strenuous task of licking the postage stamp and searching for a letterbox to mail the card. Thanks Carebear for the invite to ya xmas/bday party (Notice how thoughtful I am to not …
Christmassy & MistletoeIn the era of emails and ecards, it’s always heart-warming to receive a xmas card in the snail mail. I always appreciate the handwritten words in the card plus the strenuous task of licking the postage stamp and searching for a letterbox to mail the card. Thanks Carebear for the invite to ya xmas/bday party (Notice how thoughtful I am to not …
I saw something which I didn’t expect to see… but in a way, it completes the jigsaw puzzle… and yes it sux big time to be kept in the dark till now…
Dinner@ Ju lian's New PadJulian organised a little cook-out session at his new bachelor pad (which coincidentally was just upstairs of my house), and I simply love the deco of his crib. Julian's Sofa! A wonderful place to curl up with that someone special while watching... errr "The Little Nonya" (according to EStee). The little corner with the …
Things that bring a smile to my face...Driving home after a long day at work, with my fave playlist linked up to the stereo. And having a sing-along all the way home. Digging out and reading all the old postcards and letters that friends send eons ago... Watching Dad and Mum squabbling like little kids...While stopping at the lights, I smiled at a truck …
Things that brought a smile to my face...Driving home after a long day at work, with my fave playlist linked up to the stereo. And having a sing-along all the way home. Digging out and reading all the old postcards and letters that friends send eons ago... Watching Dad and Mum squabbling like little kids...While stopping at the lights, I smiled at a truck …
The Gecko…The other day while I was driving to Samth’s place, this little bugger pop down out of nowhere… Thank goodness that it’s a little Gecko… cos had it been a roach, there wld be screeching …
Budship... Thank you for sitting there and listening to my crap...Thank you for being my pillow when I am down and weary...Thank you for helping me to find my way esp when I am kinda lost in the shadows right now...Thank you for the words... the very …
Back in Camp, my colleagues and old friends asked me 2 questions:1) “Who in the world is so dumb and so eager to get back to work straight after his final exams? You should have taken some time off to go …
So Long, Farewell, auf wiedersehn 4 yrs… that’s how long I have been away from home. 4 days… that’s how long more before I will be back home for good.As the time ticks away, I’m feeling a mixture of feelings. The kind that one gets when bittersweet feelings of bidding farewell to a chapter of his/her life, collide with excitement of …
The Puddy Cat...The Puddy Cat…One fine day, I was holed up in the room rushing the darn thesis, when I heard some jing-a-ling sounds outside the corridor. Since the chances of a belly dancer doing her shake a bom bom routine in my house is as remote as Madonna and Guy stopping their divorce proceedings, I went out to investigate…I had a shock of my life when …
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