Meet the Parents Session

Yesterday was 'Meet The Parents Session'.

We had brunch at Ta Tong @ Chinatown.

My klutz moment starts from entering the car.

Hit the head against the car .

THen 'malu-ly' say "Auntie , this is for you."

Quiet on the way.

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But it felt good , eating at the same table.

We talked about travel.

He picked the food and shared with me :)

I picked a Siu-Mai and placed it on his mom's plate.

We went shopping together for his laguage.

Felt like family!

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He says his Dad says i Pass...hahaha... I certainly hope so!

I think we look like shit!

Numbed

Well , i was debating hard whether to make this post or not... but .. yeah , i can't keep things to myself and i can't concentrate on doing my assignment knowing that deep down i WAnT to blog and therefore here i am .

*what crap*

Well , i didn't inform alot of people..but just to let you guys know that my grandad passed away on Friday (11May07) noon .

It was kinda of a a shock.We know that the time was coming soon.but we didn't expect it to happen so fast.

When he was diagnoised with heart problems and going in and out of the hospital a few times last year , we were kinda expecting the worst.But that didn't happen. Thank God.

So last friday , everything was well and all of us headed for work.Mum's call started to come in.

" Your grandpa is in hospital.Coma. "

My mind was like " Oh shit"

So the calls kept comin in. I couldn't concentrate on my work.

The last one from mum sounds optimal. My bro says he moved.seems to have waken from his coma.maybe because he took too much sleeping pills the night before.

I told Salty we could probably go ahead with our plans after visitin grandpop at night .

THen the call came in again.

CRItical Condition.

Left the office.

Took the bus out to grab a cab

Sadly , received the news from daddy that grandpop didn't make it.

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I don't feel close to him as i used to , when we were staying at his place.

i only remember him most vividly ,in one of the pictures , of his birthday. I was sitting on his lap and we were blowing on his birthday candles. He looked young and happy. That was my happiest period with him.

As we grew older , moved out of the place . I didn't talk to him. I didn't understand what he was saying nor make any effort to do so . Each time he will retreat to his room , staring into blank space while we will be in the living room , watching tv.

The only conversation we had were "Hi Yeye"... "Bye Yeye"

Sometimes , i wanted so much to sit and touch his knees , and kneel beside him and just hold his hands or face.

But i know , i won't.

Perhaps we were brought up to not show our feelings. I duuno. I kept all these visions only in my mind.

Now that he is gone. this vision i guess will still remains.

Till we see each other again , Ye ye.

I hope you are happy with NaiNai and your parents and all your khakis who went before you.

I am glad that you are not suffering anymore.You will not be alone anymore.

I love you , Ye ye

Sweetness is...

when he can detect from your msn messages that you are not happy

when he ask whether he can come over

when he brings 2 packets of "WangWAng"..Just so to cheer you up :)

when he sits quietly at one corner and do his reading while you do yours

when he gives you a gentle peck before he leaves.

0506May07_2D1N @ Harris Resort , Batam

The Harris Fiasco!! (Update In progress)

Day1:05May07 (Sat)

WOke up super early can! No difference from a normal working day. I wonder why this time round it is at Habourfront Terminal. Its like one end to the other end leh!

But TRaveling early in the morning is good.. no bright sun and everyone is in a chirpy mood + lots of fresh air!

Time of Arrival: 0800 Time to checkin:0820

Where the hell is that boy???

Queing to get ferry tickets. Batam Fast.

Then queue for breakfast


My FIsh Platter

Salty & his Pathetic Filet-O-Fish

Gourmet Coffee.Really meh?

Didn't really have alot of time for food. Some quick bites and we are off! (Note: The time is 0920)

The "Boarding Passes" (They will collect it back during boarding.)

Our ferry! Asean Raider II ! We are on our way to Batam lo..hohoho

To be Continued...

a whole new level

Me think the trip brought us closer. Alot closer. Not the physical type lah ( in case you think the wrong way)

Seems that we have very similar approach to certain things in life. i likey.

Likey the way he fuss over my sneezes. Likey the way he force the flu medi. even thou its just a few sneezes. Likey the way he makes yours truly guzzles h2o just to keep the sneezes away. And he doesn't mind sharing it all with HIS bottle.

He boils the water. Adjusts the aircon. Makes all the reservations & arrangments.

Gives up all the fun activities over there just to accompany yours truly and the 'visiting auntie'.

Spends time nua-ing in the room with crappy tv shows and a very 'interupted' mtv channel .

Eating snacks like BBQ Hello Panda because his Galfren wants to take picture of BBQ Hello Panda.

Beautiful sunset hor?

Stay tuned. Up next.. Harris Fiasco! (ok i mean Harris Resorts..Weekend break!)

I shudder...

With the thought of seeing my textiles notes , clipped right in the middle of my invoices , IN THE OFFICE.

*brrrrr*

New Muse

Cupcake , Gloria Jeansm Raffles City

Kinda stuck to Arts Central these days.They have pretty good shows on. Like Brainiacs on tuesday , Dunno-what's-the-title on monday , and Super Nanny on Thursday+ they show little snippets of different stuffs on and off. Interesting.

Have been trying to finish up notes reading.Arrk. Can't get anything into mind except just plain scanning through and convincing myself that "YES! I have done my revision!"

And i have decided that my blog is kinda 'plain' without some nice nice colors..so.... I am posting pictures of nice food i had over the weeks. Enjoy!

Pizza Hut @ TM wiTh my funky past & present Colleague

Roy's farewell Tea Party.Yummy pastries from Delifrance

We went Sun Moon Dining @ Chijmes. First Date & such yummy Sashimi..Hohoho

Pork Rice From Kim Gary @ VivoCity

Beef with Mushrooms @ Crystal Jade , Ngee Ann City

Satay & Local Delights @ Smith Street, Chinatown

Best food you can get from Malay Weddings! Finger Smacking Good!

Indonesian Riverside BBQ Chicken, Plaza Singapura

Meatballs of Ikea Fame, Ikea Tampines

Dinner by the poolside , Tampines Swimming Complex

SaLtY & I

Gee.. i know it has been a super long time since i have updated. Have been putting off and putting off the idea of sitting down and type my duuno-how-many-cents worth of thoughts and the more i put off , the more....

Awww..never mind.. Am back,aint' i?

The past week has been alright. the usuals , school , gatherings and stuffs.

SaltY has been back for a month (yeah!) A fulfilling one month!

What a difference a month makes.We have grown from 'Hi Bye' friends from a year ago , where we only have each other's email , to what we are today.

I feel comfortable with him over at 2-3am and doing nothing except sitting and watching tv together.It just feels magically blissful,even if sometimes i am busy at the keyboard and Salty , backfacing me towards the tv.

SaltY is cute. I told Salty i don't want him to leave yesterday. When did i ever become such a whiny pig? I just want him around nowadays. Can make Salty entertain me , can make him hold my hand , can make him give me warmth...haha...

Salty is the first guy i brought home.Salty is the first guy I can whine to.Salthy is the first guy who doesn't mind alot of things i Mind about myself. Salty says he will give me whatever he can within his means.(he sent in his sms just now! i didn't make it up!)

I *heart* Salty.

Salty , i duuno how long we can last.Life will not be easy for us but i hope we can pull through everything together.I hope what you promise me you will make it through.i gave my heart to you , please don't break it. If that time shall come , i shall wish you all the best thou i hope it never will. We be the most bo liao , childish people who love each other to death k? Mucks!

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Ok , Salty aside. My life is pretty much filled with assignments.Textile is taking up alot of my time.time spent researching , buying fabrics. As much as i complain about the difficulty , it is actually very fulfilling when you can rattle off things like what are the properties of DaMask , what is Dril ( its a fabric!) used for . And also knowing things like there is something called 'Double Faced' Fabric .LOL.

There are so many things i want to do after my studies.Things like organizing better birthday celebrations for my friends! Housekeep my PC (its a mess..i swear there are hidden space around) Housekeep my blog ( better layout + more pics+ interesting topics) Do up travel blogs for places i have been to. Print digital photos that have been accumulating.Do something about my hair and weight ( my biggest concern) .Meet up with all my loved ones.Clear wadrobe & make the room a more pleasant sanctuary. Do something to touch Salty!.Housekeep magazine stack.Eat healthy.

Alot of things to do right?

While slacking , my favourite past time is to read blogs.Have been reading many blogs..Some are just so interesting! My life seems to be affected by the blog i read,somehow sometimes , u just fell that momentally , YOU are leading their lives. Which is a rather pleasant feel.You get exposed to different things. You can try/feel something 'extraordinary' once in a while and these small little changes and feelings do, at the very least , make me smile :)

How aBout you?