thurs, 22/07/04
*hunt of temple(part 1)*
went to a temple called "wan fo lin" at tanah merah w mum & aunt julie to look for a place for my dad's tablet. reach tere via bus10. me starting dun like d surrounding environment, but when inside d temple, find it to b rather cosy. me like d unique "well-roof" design at d backyard, got d feel of old chinese houses. d building for placing ancestor tablet & urn is still under construction n d only range of tablet available is 5k, quite expensive wor~ took bus10 back to tampines for a quick dinner before rushing back home to serve dinner for dad.
sat, 24/07/04
*anson's bdae*
took a cab down to bukit batok w mum n sis to attend anson's 1st bdae. d venue was at a quite high-class condo. 1st family gathering of my dad's side since he passed away. not mani ppl turn up. all d youngsters nvr cum, left onli tos kids(really kids lor, oldest onli 5 yrs old) running abt. spend an hr+ fooling/playing w d kids b4 going home as its abt time to serve dinner for dad. mum n nx took a ride home on ah boy's car while me n xl took mrt. me decided to drop-by bukit panjang to look for rachel. 1st time me took LRT to petir station as rachel is having her tuition tere. haf a small chat w her n took bus963 to woodlands to makan~ settled dinner at causeway point. me still remember dad once brought me n mum to causeway point when it juz opened. window-shopping awhile w xl till 9+pm n took bus163 to sengkang n change bus89 home. d last 2 bus trips remind me of nicole as me acc her to woodlands once to do her cds project at her teammates' hse n acc her home. n d most funny part is me actually injured my leg tat time at pr park b4 acc her to woodlands. still remember
sun, 25/07/04
*m'sia trip*
my mum's elder bro aka my uncle(ah gu) was diagnosed to be suffering from skin problem n he is feeling veri depressed, thus my mum n me decided to make a trip into m'sia to visit him. when me was clearing my departure at sg, me den realize tat i didn't extend my passport as it is expiring on 01 aug 04. d custom officer at sg told me tat he can permit my departure but d custom at m'sia might not permit my entry n d chances of me being send back to sg is beri high~ me decided to tk d risk. indeed, d custom officer at m'sia brought me to a room(like i am a illegal immigrant) n refused my entry. my mum cum over n explained to dem in melayu. after a few rounds of persuading by my mum, i was allow to enter but on a condition tat i muz return latest by tml. so tis incident teach me a beri gd lesson, learn melayu b4 u want to go m'sia if not, get someone who speak melayu to be wif u. ok, back to d main purpose of trip. when i get to aunt nai's hse, uncle ah gu was on way back from hospital. d moment i saw him when he return, i went speechless. he becum skinner n older as compare to how he used to look like when i visited him last dec 03. his hair turn white, his eyes does not haf d kind of....i dunoe how to say in words, d kind of feeling is totally different! i dunoe wat to speak to him. i noe from my mum n aunts tat he has been beri depressed. whenever he feel itchy , he cun get into sleep. i still managed to speak a few words wif him. during d conversation, his eyes juz turned red & watery. uncle lai sent him back to kulang. settled dinner at an open-air hawker centre in johore jaya, somehow similar to tat on-going orchard car-park hawker, but m'sia has more variety & better atmosphere. returned to sg & reached home ard 11+pm.
thurs, 29/07/04
*hunt of temple(part 2)*
tis time round, went to 2 temples in geylang. d 1st one was "jing min fo xue hui", a fully "air-con" building, looks more like a commercial building. d 2nd one was "hai yin fo xue hui", tis was d temple whr d infamous "buddah tree" from pula ubin was shipped back to sg n planted at. "hai yin" is a much more simple & "low-class" as compared to "jin ming" but dey dun offered placing of ancestor tablet. mum placed a fee for praying on d coming sunday.
sat, 31/07/04
*morning, morning*
went cycling wif mum to pasir ris park. erm, nice morning brezze. suddenli, alot of memories filled my mind at tere. me loves to play swing at d playground. oh, nparks added a lot of new facilities in d park too. went to d market n bought durians~ *yummy~
*hunt of temple(part 3)*
big aunt brought me & mum to "san qing gong", a taoist temple at bedok north ave 4. d environment was quite nice, but tere is one main prob, taoist temple will b offering meat at prayers. anyway, still "booked" two tablets, one for dad n another for big aunt as reservation can be cancelled w/o forking any money. something funny to share wif all, tere r christians placing their ancestors' urn in tat temple too~ surprisedx2~
sun, 01/08/04
*prayers*
mum left early in d morning wif aunt julie to "jin ming" to recite prayers for dad while i joined them at noon. prayers lasted till late evening, n we settled our dinner at d near-by kopitiam. erm...almost d whole kopitiam sells vegetarian food.
mon, 02/08/04
*happy birthday daddy*
today is my daddy's birthday. me still remember we did a mini celebration for him on fathers' day, n dad kept thinking it was his birthday tat day. at tat time, i was thinking of doing a bigger n better celebration for him on his birthday, but it seem like i can nvr get it done anymore. happy birthday pa~
thurs, 05/08/04
*kaix2*
yup, went to compass pt to kaix2 w mum. only managed to visit metro n a few other shops b4 rushing home to serve dinner for dad. oso did went to m1shop to find out tat my loved sony ericsson k700i cost $698 w 2yrs plan, damn steep~
fri, 06/08/04
*chatchatchatchat*
spend d whole morning online chatting w my dear frens in tp. dey r doing sip in sch, damn relaxing lor~ find xiong to b a more friendly guy as compared to his bengish outlook. ha~ planned to go pr park tml wif rach, xue n ben in d morning n a job interview w cole in d noon, but cole called me last min at nite n said d interview was cancelled. ha, so ended up having a small chat w her.
sat, 07/08/04
*cycle, cycle, cycle*
woke up early morning around 7.30am. reached pr mrt station control to meet rach & xueying. settled our breakfast at mcdonald, me had a set of hotcakes. took bus403 to pr park n waited for reuben. did some climbing on d "spider-web" n fool ard in d playground area. we rented bicycles for 3hrs n cycle from one end of d park to d other. settled our lunch at a "zhu chao" stall inside P.A holidays' flat. wrapping up d trip to pr park was a game of "abc" basketball, n guess wat? i "lost" to d 3 of dem. acc dem to pr mrt station to tk train n me decided to stroll ard whitesands b4 going home. reali njoy my day~ quite a longgg time nvr had such great fun le. 10s guys~ oh, today oso piggycole 1st day working at bugis, jia you ger~
mon, 09/08/04
*happy national day*
watched d "live" telecast of d second half of d ndp(y only second half? cos i was still sleeping during d 1st half. haha). find tis yr ndp beri success. d atmosphere is so superb. especialli when kit chan perform "home", so nice~ 'tis is home, surely, as my senses tell me....'
*sg idol*
guess wat? my polymate, claire was in d show, but she was kind of kana make fun of. dun b sad claire, u r stil d best in pong's eyes. kez~ find d 1st episode to b so-so. blahxxx....
tues, 10/08/04
*my 1st time waiting*
my m1 sunperks was due to expire on 11aug. so me got nicole to acc me go redeem at tm aft she finish sch. agreed to meet at tm mrt station ctrl at 5.15pm. 1st time in history, me make it on time n started to wait for her. it was d 1st time i find waiting for ppl to be so "wuliao" one, dunoe whether shld stand here or stand tere. aft almost 20+mins later den she arrived w reuben. reuben got to catch train to aljunied to do some church service. aft redeeming a m card for my sis, banged into marc at escalator, long time nvr c him le, he cut his hair short, looked quite funny. send cole to tk bus27 den return back to tm area to buy dinner home.
wed, 11/08/04
*malacca trip*
my uncle(ah gu) was diagnosed to be suffering not only from skin prob but oso found to have several lumps of small tumor in his brain, affecting his nerves n causing him not able to control himself. he was den send by my aunts in m'sia to mahkota hospital in malacca to seek treatment. mum n me woke up early n took d express bus at kallang to malacca. we reached at 3+pm. went over to big aunt(da yi)'s hse n makan lunch. rushed over to hospital to see ah gu. he was transfered to intensive-care-unit(icu) yesterday due to infection in lungs. during d whole one hour allowed by d hospital, we went in n saw him to b in a great pain situation, ah gu's condition was beri bad, quite similiar to dad when he is in his very last stage of life. b4 we were ask to leave d room, ah gu told me to be obedient n listen to my mum. he was holding onto my hand thruout d whole visit. mum n me den get back to sg ard 11+pm. me find tat tere is little me could do for ah gu. from d situation, ah gu dun seem to be able to last long. me once again ponder y muz my loved ones b suffering, but tere seem to b no ans at all. cherish ur loved ones. me need sum energy~
thurs, 12/08/04
*dad's tablet*
big aunt called n wanted to meet mum n me at bugis to choose dad's tablet. bought dad's tablet at a store beside "guang yin tang". bought dinner at d hawker ctr n took mrt home. dropby whitesands to buy bread. mum was thinking of buying a bottle of honey at d roadshow. in d end, she bought a bottle of manuka honey w umf10+ at $76. expensive huh?
sat, 14/08/04
"repairman adam*
mum n me walked to d golden pagoda buddhist temple at tampines old road to seex2 n took a cab to aunt youjing's place to help her tune her hi-fi set. her husband den ask me to tk home a spoilt cordless phone set n fix it. look like i soon can open a shop n fix stuffs leh~ walked ard st81 neighbourhood n bought quite some stuffs. me oso 'chop' my passport at d nearby safra to extend d validity date to 06 aug 2005.
sun, 15/08/04
*i am in 'love'*
went to compass pt w mum n both sis. ate our dinner at kopitiam, den walk ard d whole cp. me kept checkin out d price of hp, esp sony ericsson k700i. haha, i haf fallen in love wif tis fone, n siemens sx1 is out~
mon, 16/08/04
*dun cry*
ard 6+ in d evening, a boy was pushing a cart of wall's ice-cream n stopping at my doorstep. i went forward, n he start promoting d ice-cream. i decline him at first saying i dun wan but he juz kept on promoting. i went to d kitchen n get my mum out to 'settle'. n sumting surprising happened. aft a small talk w my mum, d boy turn his face away frm my mum n started crying! omg~ d boy is crying. he tried to wipe off his tears n told us tat his dad passed away last yr, his mum is working as a sales rep, coming home ard 10+pm, his elder bro is tking private courses n he is onli 15 yrs old, studying in express stream at tampines sec. haiz, sad rite? in d end mum bought some ice-cream frm him. me den passed him a can of coke + tissue to wipe off his tears. erm... u all might tink he cried to get attention n wanted us to buy ice-cream rite? but u r wrong. it was my dearest mum hu sort of stired his feelings by asking y he came out to work n whether his parents noe abt it, n tis poor boy juz could not hold on his feelings. anw, mum's eyes oso turned watery when she noe wat has happened to him.
msg to d boy:
hei boy, u muz b strong leh, i noe it is ez to say den to act, but no choice, tis is life. like me, u oso haf a long way to go. if tere is any probs n u need someone to tok to, do contact me, although i might not b able to help. but i doubt he is able to read tis as i/he dun even noe his/mine name. hope someday get to c u again. tkgdcr my dear boy. peace~
tues, 17/08/04
*notice: u're under arrest*
yes, me got the pre-enlistment letter from m.o.d. me was told to report to cmpb on 31 aug n do some medical + aptitude examination. if me were to defer, i need to get it done b4 31 aug orelse i will b cfm doing ns. me was tinking of settling my dad's 49days prayer n my uncle's ting in m'sia b4 contacting tp to resume my studies but it look like me got to act fast n put aside all other tings. hiaz~
wed, 18/08/04
*hairy hairy me*
finally, me make it to d ica building at lavendar to change my passport foto. i was twice almost kana refused entry into m'sia at custom due to d foto. i was happily waiting for my queue no. to flash on d screen w mum. but here cum d prob, i was told tat i need to bring 2 fotos inorder to update. omg..i onli brought 1 foto along. so i went outside to tk a new one, but... i was told tat i need to comb up my hair b4 tking, meaning i muz make my hair "look" short. but...it is impossible lor, my hair is reali consider long now, how to make it short?? so, me give up n went over to beach road hawker ctr to makan "tang yuan" n bought a pair of slipper.
*no fitting room?!?*
took train to expo to visit d john little sale. ended up buying two tees n a surf short. hmm... john little provide a new delivery service whrby if u make purchase over $150, u can haf ur stuffs delivery to ur doorstep free. so, mum n me make gd use of tis service. haha. but, a point to note, tere is no fitting rm in d hall, sux rite?
thurs, 19/08/04
*49 days*
today is d 49 days since my dad passed away. my mum has decided to placed d tablet at home for d time being. a simple ritual was carried out to "shift" my dad's tablet. big aunt, ah boy korx2, aunt linda n her 3 kids oso dropped by to observe. mum n me together wif big aunt n all., went to d golden pagoda buddhist temple at tampines n "ju shi lin" near mohamad sultan road to offer prayers to my grandma n daddy. me still remember in d past, every seventh lunar month, dad will drive us down to "ju shi lin" to 'see' grandma.
*go team singapore go~*
my family was a bit craze abt d olympic lately. me juz ton thru d nite n watched both quater-final matches of women single table-tennis. i muz reali say tat both zhang xueling n li jiawei has done us proud by making into d final 8. although zhang xueling did not make it to d semi-final, but her performance was superb. as for li jiawei, i reali got nothing to say. her opponent in final 8 was wang nan from china(defending champion of sydney2000, current world ranking 2nd), n yet jiawei was able to bring out tat kind of high standard performance n attitude in d match. jiawei won d match by 4-1(11-7,11-7,11-13,11-9,11-8). congrate to jiawei n hope she could bring back a medal from athens. jia you~
sat, 21/08/04
*jiawei lost*
yes, jiawei lost to her semi-final opponent in athens.d final score 3-4(11-8,6-11,11-0,11-8,8-11,6-11,9-11). haiz~ jiawei was doing beri well in d starting, even by winning d north korean ger 11-0 in 3rd game n haf a lead in 4 game at 3-1 but unfortunately, jiawei colud not catch up w d high speed serving from d north korean n lost d match eventually. but, jiawei did incredibly well overall. she will be facing a south korean in 3rd n 4th placing match tml. hope she will not repeating d history, whrby back in sydney2000, jing junhong oso lost in semi-final n bronze medal match. jia you jiawei~
sun, 22/08/04
*history repeat*
well, tis is a fact tat we muz accept. li jiawei lost d bronze medal n cried. history owas repeat itself. anw, jiawei, u has done us proud.
*expo trip*
went to sg expo again. but tis time is whole family going. went to d safe store warehse sale n bought a dvd player + a few stuffs. moved over to john little warehse sale n spent d whole evening at tere. den took bus12 to pr central to makan dinner b4 heading home.
mon, 23/08/04
*tptptp*
went back to tp today. its my 2nd time going back as an outsider. meet cole, xue, rach at jupiter cafe n tok a little crap, reali a little lor. left at 2pm to find teresa at swcc to ask abt my studies. aft an hr of tokin, she recomend me to go 4 ns 1st n cum back study for another 3 yrs cos tp wil not b tking me back now. find it to b funny, but it seem like i dun have any much choice as i alreadi got d cmpb letter.
tues, 24/08/04
*its cuming back*
went dwn to lavendar to get my passport foto update. ned to go in m'sia tml. my uncle is not able to make it anymore. d doc is recomending to bring him home. to wat i noe, he was almost lost lastlast sunday n has been saved back, but remain unconscious for almost 2 wks, n now relying on oxygen mask. everyone on my mum's side(as in all my m'sia relatives) r rushing up to malacca hospital to...erm, wait? i dunoe use wat term to say. d doc afraid if d oxygen mask is remove, my uncle will go. arh, my mind is so messy. i got to go for d medical examination nxt tues n now i haf to go in m'sia, so i cun even haf any time to at least do some exercises, n if i dunwan to do ns, i still got one last hope n tat is to meetup wif john leong(my course manager) n ask him to let me continue my studies so i ned not go for d examination. but me now dun even haf d time to make apointment w him. so hw? find life to b so suxy. my beloved ones r leaving one by one, my studies is consider gone, my family is stil in a mess, n now d government is cumin aft me wif ns. my feelings rite now r juz d same as how i feel during d period when my dad is in his last stage of life. n oso i got my hair cut last minute by my mum's fren hu is a hairdresser at her hse as i ned to look like my new passport foto which was taken during sec 4.
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