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Bananas!!!!!!!

Overheard:

Incident 1:

Stallholder to Chinese teen: "要吃意大利面吗?" X 2 times. He switched to, "Pasta?" And finally the teen acknowledged.

Incident 2:

Chinese Sec sch girl to chicken rice uncle, "我要打包 roasted chicken wing rice," using a very ang moh slang. 

真丢华人的脸, pui!

Happy birthday wyx7!

Our darling first-born celebrated her birthday once more, she turned 7. Actually requested to go on the Ferris wheel but being locals we know how just not value-for-money it is (plus we've been on it once already) so we went for the next best alternative which was also a ride high up in the sky - cable car! 

Bought the klook package that includes a set lunch at Arbora restaurant and a cable car round trip ($35 for adult, $25 for child). It happened to be a Monday so the lack of crowd made the day more enjoyable and leisurely.

Happy birthday, darling Yx! You're really such a joy in our lives. You adapted great to p1, though I know u detest the waking up and sleeping early, you don't throw tantrums about the routine and I really want to thank you for being understanding and supportive. We constantly nag (homework, sharpen pencils, pack bag, keep your files etc) and that is because we want you to cultivate a habit and hopefully good habits help u be more prepared for school which will help u excel, and enjoy school more. Every morning, I walk with u to school and I appreciate and cherish the quiet moments we share during that short few mins, holding your hand, crossing the road, bidding u a good day at school. Watching you walk into sch looking quite cute carrying that huge pink bag, makes me proud; proud of how tall u have grown, how mature in thinking you are, how defiant you are when u claim u are fine carrying the bag on your own as you are "used to the weight". Along the way to sch sometimes u share with me the issues u face (xxx teacher is fierce, don't like Chinese etc), I try my best to emphatise and offer u advice, but what I hope u learn for yourself is how to deal with them emotionally, grow stronger and be more resilient, figure out how to cope in different situations/people- all these u have to learn by yourself, I kid u not it won't be easy, you will suffer disappointment, rejection, unhappiness; and u shall learn because these will help u as u grow up, and papa promises u that as u grow through the phases of life, papa will always be your listening ear and to be someone u can trust, your confidant, your best friend and tea break buddy. 

Wishing you lots of smiles and laughter always, like ur kind heartedness deserves. ❤️

Kok 到头

Suffered a minor superficial cut above my nose during soccer. 

Ying En saw it and asked, "你撞到头啊？"

I replied, no.

She followed up, "你 kok 到头啊 ?"

Laugh die me! 

Combat Archery

Finally, after 2 years which seemed like arduous covid years yet so easy to forget sometimes, we were able to gather for a physical team bonding session!

Combat archery was competitive but fun! and a great opportunity to put a face to the names and/or the voices seen and heard over Teams VC. 😂

After the workout we adjourned to a hearty buffet lunch and shared some jokes. Then brought around Suntec WeWork office where we got a glimpse of the environment where tech ppl worked and an open breakout area conducive for idea generation and discussion.

Fun day!

Work sucks!

Project fatigue. Doing ALOT but effort and time spent are not translating to actual work being done. Work I deem non-productive such as contractual issues, variation claims, reviewing legal documents etc.

Looking forward to my off day tomorrow, giving myself a treat at g.spa with Jx!

ROAR!!!

Reason for Arsenal fans to be buzzing again

5 preseason wins including a 4-0 over Chelsea and 6-0 over Sevilla, some notable additions to the team (G. Jesus, Fabio Viera, Zinchenko, and star defender W. Saliba rejoining after 2.5 years on loan) and a strong finish last season, Arsenal fans have finally a legitimate grounds to have belief and feel confident in the team!

Me included.

Passed by a bet shop on Friday and placed bets on:

- Arsenal win (1: 1.70) @ $30 

- Arsenal -1.5 (1: 2.60) @ $20

It was against Crystal Palace away and in the end the result went in Arsenal's way. I won $53 overall, hurray!

Money aside, was more pleased of the way the game was won- solid team play, reliable and strong at the back, dangerous movement of the front four, a clean sheet including 2 game defining saves by Ramsdale; and mind you CP was a physical team and we lost 2-0 to them just a few months ago; there is real belief and structure in the team right now. Only 1 game down, 37 to go. The season is a marathon, but the preparatory work and the first game have got gooners all buzzing.

COYG!