Sunday, November 27, 2005
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9:05 PM
The water closet in my bedroom broke down sometime back and it kept leaking after each flush. We tolerated it for awhile before we got the plumber in to fix for $45. After the fixing up I sent gentle reminders to all folks at home to remind them that to take extra tender loving care to the flush everytime they finish their big & small businesses. That includes several reminders & correction if I hear violation from outside the toilet door.
You see, it happens that the PC desk is located right in front of the bathroom and when I sit down to engage in internet business I would hear the flushing process if anybody uses it. That will include the pulling of the lever (which will give off a creaking, followed by the flush then the WC refilling again). I am extra sensitive with the almost dying lever cos if no extra care was given to position back the lever after use, the WC would leak the entire day. And I mean it, leak for as long as it likes, refuse to fill up the tank, cut off water supply but leak on and on.
Scene A
Me: (Sitting in front of PC surfing).
Terror Chicken (TC): Walks into toilet, do business & flush.
Me: Heard the extreme hard pull on the lever, loud creaking.
Me: Walks out to the living room, tell mum that WC lever is abused again. Walked back to PC.
Mum: Nags generally that lever should not be pulled with force, will spoil.
TC: Came out from bathroom & walks to room.
Bro: Makes comments in nasty tone of voice saying TC pulls lever gently. (hello, I am not deaf & I am sure it was not so a gentle flush).
Me: walks to living room & told off brother. Telling him properties at home every1 plays a part to maintain it & I have sent reminder before. I am not a personal maid whoms is at home all the time going into the bathroom everytime to check if you have everything in place after its used.
TC: Heard me, SLAM HER ROOM DOOR!!!
Bro: Gets up from sofa, walks into his bedroom minutes later.
Scene B
Moments later, room door opens, TC crying loudly, kicking a fuss, talking with sobs in between.
Mum: Walks to her room door, sees her packing her bag.
Mum: Ask her what's wrong. She raise her voice & says "Karen says I spoilt the WC"
Hello~ Did u phrase the statement wrongly? I said "Pls handle the WC with care". If that can go into your chicken brain gets processed and registered as "Karen says I spoilt the WC" I think you really need to get some medical help.
TC: (cont) I also miss my mum 1 okie? *Hello here again, the issue here is WC, not kinship. I have a very close relationship here with my mum & it is openly exhibited at home. If it's a sore on you & you do miss your mum as well, visit her in Malacca. It is not difficult a task to take a bus or plane back or even a simple phone call. And hello for the 3rd time, it is not as if my mum does not dotes on you. She treats you like half a daugther as well okie? She cookes chicken specially for you because you do not eat pork, she cooks dishes & boils soup that you "can" eat every Friday when we eat one-dish meals for the rest of the weekdays. If this is not special attention she is providing, then can you please tell me WHAT?
I think this is a serious issue getting out of hands at home already. Yes, the relationship management I am talking about. If you cannot contain your grieves and unhappiness between yourself and your boyfriend (i.e my brother) then put things to a stop. I do not like to see 2 homosapiens hanging out with no aims in the living room and bedroom for a total of 53hrs a week. Which the only activities you engage are: -
1. TV watching
2. Showers taking
3. Small talks between yourselves
4. Big bedroom fights!!! (Crying included, note: not batteries here)
5. Playing wild & laughing screaming fun that causes your neighbours to think that you are insane.
6. Hiding inside the bedroom for several hrs when your bf washes his 2nd wife
7. Going out for meals
8. Obliging to occasional invitation family outing which includes me, my mum & my aunts.
9. Impromptu events which only happens on full moons or if an eclipse takes place.
Folks I have enough said. I should go gobble down 2 litres of ice cold H2O for I need hydration from the temperature that raised from maddness from ACCUSATION. And a worked metabolism having to claim myself down and not able to retaliate. Miss Terror Chicken, thank your chicken god that I do not have a shot of H5N1 in my hand, I am sure you do not want to come down with sick flu I am sure~.
oh P/S: after all her 一哭二闹三回家, and a satisfying MacDonalds meal. Miss Terror Chicken is sitted comfortably in the living room sofa in front of the TV set with her leisure TV viewing. This mingled chick herself can only crop up in her room, writting into her virtual space to vent out the excess. Hello Miss TC, you've got the upper hand now. Happy? No more of such wayangs I say. I respect you as a being, I did not pick up a fight in front of you when U said "Karen says I spoilt the WC". If it was not for inner peace within OUR 4 walls here, my character does not allow such rare opportunities of cat fight slips.
Double P/S: apology to the remaining folks at home i.e. mum & aunt for having to absorb some of my grieves when TC and gang was out. My mum had to be the meat patty when issues like this rise always. Very hard on her. Poor mama~
Thursday, November 10, 2005
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12:00 PM
It's the once again event going on at the Singapore Expo again, and many nation's best loved event. Yes, its non other then our 
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So being a typical nation and also my office is walking distance to it, I wrapped up work at 7pm and popped over to have a look at what's in-stall.
Indeed it was a wise choice, traffic flow: smooth, headcourt in the hall: low.
Took about close to an hour to finish combing the entire hall.
The stalls are very much the same as the previous food fairs held.
With exception that this year, they have a booth area set up for some overseas and local healthfood retailers to display their items (in a somewhat enclosed area). Sadly, there ain't much attraction there and it took up like 1/4 of the event space.
Food wise, many familiar manufacturers, retailers and everyday brands. My advise is if you are really keen in buying food (not the ready to eat types) but more of groceries, go on the last day of the event where you can get them at "suicidal" price. Also known as the "jump building price". That is why, I have told Ah Eng, that instead of going on the Saturday noon, lets make it Sunday, since it's going to be a weekend and it would be you squeeze me I squeeze you, may as well squeeze a good price from the exhibitors better.
Ok, let me tell you what was my catch for today then.
1st: I had a $1.20 Mr. Bean Soya bean ice cream cone. Nice I would use the word, not too sweet, very milky and thick and it does not melt easily as I was taking my own sweet time walking slowly browsing and eating it and it din mess up my palm even when it as close to finishing. Good ice cream indeed.
I went on to prey for more food, starvation is the word here.
Ended up packing them for home instead of munching. I guess the ice cream kept me filled for a while.
I came home with these things.
This green kueh that is all stucked in 1 lump may look not so appealing but please do not judge it's book by the covers. 1 was captured by the lady making the kueh and I asked her curiously what is it. She did not say much but offered a sample instead. I took a bite & she explained. It's a dessert made with coconut milk, slices of young coconut, flour and some seeds (she did not tell me what) and she would spread the mixture on the hotplate to cook the flour thoroughly before rolling it up. When u eat it hot, it's soft & rich. When I bought it home, it turns into a chewy bouncy kueh. 2thumbs up. I dunno the name and all I know it's a thai dessert made from young coconut. They have another version whereby they make plain soft crepes from flour mixture and they sell it to you with a packet of coconut floss. Very nice as welll cos the floss are very sweet and melts in the mouth. I think I would try that on Sunday.
Next, we have Saucisse House of Gourmet Franks. This is my 2nd time trying it at the food fair.The darker colour frank is the Giant Chicken Hotdog & the light one is the Cheesy Braswurst. The last time I had some Giant Chicken Hotdog it was still quite pleasant. This time both are yucky. Maybe it's cold, maybe it's the different brand of mustard used. Whatever the cause, yucks... sorry franks, into the bin you go.
Lastly. The white paste U see. Almond paste. It's quite nicely done *2thumbs up again* not too starchy not too sweet. And the best part it's pretty fine. (not sandy or lumpy in texture). It kinda help me wash my dinner nicely down..
Mama fried egg noodles for dinner & she did a very good job today orh~ So I had an extra big meal again today.. U can see
it from my expression lah~ *chuckle*
No.. actually U should see how stuff my face was after all the abit of here & there munching and u telling yrself that it's too much eaten..
Base: I had a sumptous meal. =)
Stay tune for the next update then ~ oh if u wanna join me & eng eng this sunday noon, let me know via whichever mode... All are welcome yeah~
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
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11:21 PM
This week of work is so staggered that I think I am getting too much of the holiday mood. Now is the typical syndrome. 11.30pm and I am still not in bed to prepare for tomorrow's work. I think I had tuned my body to the routine hours I have to wake up already. So much so I am starting to abuse it again (i.e. not sleeping at 10.30pm or so which I should be to get the full 8hrs rest).
It's Deepavali restday today. I woke up at 9am to find myself way too early to be up, so I went in back again till 11am. Took a shower before heading out to Tmall to meet my mama. Went to have traditional coffee, kaya & butter toast with soft boil eggs at "not-so-traditional Ya Kun". Expensive things they make, all I can say. This week they have a daily $2 promotion, so its kinda worth to check them out. Tuesday is ice-cream toast with coffee/tea. I had choc chips toast *yummy*.
Went down to East Point @ Simei after breakfast. Visited Bega, the store I had a little agrument with mum last week. That persistent salesgal still remember us. Dare she have the cheek to say that she remember I tried that top the last time. I have not complain you for being to hardselling ok? Anyway, after spending an hr in the store & trying out at least 10 skirts, I walked out with BIG damage. $111 big bucks for 3 simple skirts.. This point of time I am really questioning why human needs clothes? Fashion? Security? or Protection? I wish we were back to the Eve & Adam days.. At least the damage on my already minute pay is lesser. Picked up groceries from NTUC followed by a char kway tiao at the coffeeshop before coming home.
Came home and started surfing, watched some tv and had another bite (junk food - MacDonalds, milo & Meiji biscuits). The news on TV then shocked the daylight out of me. They found lead & parasites eggs in kimchi. Last week, my mama's friend just came home from Korea with a packet of "Da Chang Jing" kimchi for us and we cooked half a pack in soup. Had it and now the news.... *sweat*. But after verifying I think its a dispute between China & Korea. I believe the other half pack I have in the fridge is edible.. *cross my fingers* Like what Hui has advised, I should stir it abit with the chopsticks tomorrow nite and play "Jin Tian Yi" to see if I can find any mystery in the pack or not. So for now.. NO NO to kimchi~
Okie dok, enough of rattling. It's bedtime.. Nite folks & have a good Hari Raya~
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it from my expression lah~ *chuckle*