Hoping I can increase the "me time" and "sleep" both at the same time? haha.

my good o' kelly!

My Kelly's back! Looking better and performing faster! =)

I'm sooooooo super glad I bought that 1+2 extended warranty!

That woman

If I remember correctly, it was 2004 that I was cycling to the MRT, when suddenly a woman 10 metres ahead of me suddenly waved at me to stop. She had a very troubled face.

I immediately e-braked just in time to avoid hitting her. In very pitiful and slow Mandarin, the mid 40 year old explained her mother is in hospital and her family has no money for food, and followed to ask for some money. Seeing that her expression was grimaced in real agony, I pitied her and passed her $5.


A few months later, along the same path, I chanced upon the same auntie, but this time she was convincing another kind soul for money.

I started to think, maybe she was only putting up a show.

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Over these years, I had seen the same auntie a couple of times, around the same area, but she wasn't engaging in any pitiful begging.

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Today, I was running errands at Tampines Mall and bumped into her at the TM junction. She looked quite the same, except that she had put on slight red lipstick. She stopped me. Upon recognising her, I waved her away. However, a few steps later, I turned back to take a look, to see her chanting away to a teenager girl. The girl looked like she was very taken aback and didn't know how to react.

I back-tracked.

I asked the auntie what was going on. The auntie turned her attention to me, and the girl slowly backed away. The auntie started to explain her story to me - this time her family hadn't eaten for days. She had the same pitifully grimaced face, and edged very uncomfortably into my personal physical space.

I totally ignored her and told her, "Auntie, 5 years ago you told me a similar story over there," I pointed to the cycling path 100 metres away.

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The auntie went silent and stared at me blankly, seemingly trying to recall. After a few seconds, she rebutted, "Don't have, don't have."

I stressed, "Yes, you did. After so many years, you still haven't found a job?"

The auntie responded 'no' very quickly, then further edged very closely in front of me, asking if I could recommend her any job.

I said, "Sorry, I cannot help you." And walked away quickly.

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Thinking back, I am wondering if the auntie had been in such a pitiful state for so long. Maybe I should have helped her. But I didn't, instead doubted her honesty and the mask she donned.

How would you have reacted?

One nice, relaxing breakfast

It's been so long since I had the time to enjoy a nice, relaxing breakfast. Together with my family or buddies.

I would want so much to walk to the market, sit down, order some food and sip kopi, watch the busy crowd, buy some groceries, and return home while the sun is shining brightly at us =)

Perhaps I can make it happen this week? =)

random pic

Genting Highlands.. oh so fun!

RSGT OVERSEAS TRIP - finally realised! =D=D=D



We embarked our journey from Golden Mile at 10.30pm. Grassland coach took us smoothly through the customs and onto the N-S highway... it was so comfortable that when I groggily opened my eyes, our coach was at the entrance of First World Hotel already! haha! I totally missed the ascending part!

We checked into our hotel rooms at 6 plus, and had breakfast at Marry Brown, haha! Then our loooooooong day started - we split into 2 groups; 1 was the theme park group (wooo fun!) while the other watched movie (Predators - they said the movie sucks big time) and jalan jalan. At night we met for dinner at some zi char restaurant, then we continued to theme park. About midnight time we had supper at KFC and proceeded to win some moolah at the casino, whee!!!

Us having fun posing inside a telephone booth.


Trying to capture our puffs of hot air, ha!

Our favourite altogether-ride of the day - SPINNER!!! SUPER FUN!!!!

Despite the horror creepy legends of First World Hotel, all of us were very contented with our rooms! They were comfortably spacious, the shower was power, and most impt - location was excellent! Just next to casino, theme park and shopping centre. At anytime of the day we just went back to use the toilet, shower abit, nap abit... haha so fun!

The day seemed super enjoyably long cos we were active all the way from 5am till late next morning 2am!!! Haha. After which we finally rested in our respective rooms, and I fell asleep after halftime of the 3rd-4th placing match between Germany and Uruguay...

The next morning we gathered for breakfast and soon it was time for us to leave fun, fun Genting =( All of us felt so relunctant to leave, ahha... but the coach ride home was quite enjoyable - we watched Tom Yum Goong while munching on crispy popcorn! After that I emo-ed, listened to music while gazing at the sunny blue sky and greenery zoom past. We reached back at Golden Mile at about 9pm.

The next day was a Monday and we simply missed having one another's company and the fun? Haha. A couple of us even experienced gambling withdrawal symptoms! LOL.

It was fun. Not only the company, but also some scenes reminded me of the last time I was there? Some more than 10 years ago. Like the spaceship in the theme park, the gigantic mushroom statue, the train, Corkscrew...

The weather was quite nice too, cooling. =)

So glad this long-discussed overseas trip was fulfilled. Kinda like super spontaneous decision, everyone ok ok, then a few of them went to buy tickets, and tada! off we were on the Grassland coach. Haha. We cracked damn funny jokes and encountered super hilarious moments that will remain in our memories for quite some time. I'm glad I met this bunch of peeps at work. =)

Miss the crazy days