Ahhhhh. I think we have decided to go cycling on 01 May.
Labour day must do a bit of 'labour work'.
First, I have to wake up my wife, then encourage her to go East Coasts.
Thereafter, have to tell her it's better to cycle herself, rather than using joint ones.
She needs to strengthen her knees.
After that, I can leave her alone and go all the way east/west whatever! :P
Hmmm. Any one to join!?!?!?! ;)
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Dinner
Today, I arranged a dinner with my siblings.
For as long as I can remember, we never have meals together privately. Not weird to me, just that we are not that close to each other somehow.
Perhaps my two sisters are ok, and my two brothers are relatively ok as well. Probably I am the odd one out. Hmmmm.
Anyway, I got them all for dinner, mainly to discuss my parents situation.
Need to tell each and everyone of them of my parents' illnesses. Yeah, old people have problems cropping up every now and then.
My mother has more kinds of sickness-related problems. My father has some, and more people-related problems.
I have parents' problems. :P
So I treated my siblings to dinner at Eatzi Restaurant, cheaper than I expected. Heh heh heh.
At least now they should be aware of some of the problems, and I'll shoot to them some tasks in future wherever possible, like bringing them to see doctor etc.
I am quite good at arrowing people. :D
Anyway, it's one of those dinners that seldom happen, but I think it's necessary.
For as long as I can remember, we never have meals together privately. Not weird to me, just that we are not that close to each other somehow.
Perhaps my two sisters are ok, and my two brothers are relatively ok as well. Probably I am the odd one out. Hmmmm.
Anyway, I got them all for dinner, mainly to discuss my parents situation.
Need to tell each and everyone of them of my parents' illnesses. Yeah, old people have problems cropping up every now and then.
My mother has more kinds of sickness-related problems. My father has some, and more people-related problems.
I have parents' problems. :P
So I treated my siblings to dinner at Eatzi Restaurant, cheaper than I expected. Heh heh heh.
At least now they should be aware of some of the problems, and I'll shoot to them some tasks in future wherever possible, like bringing them to see doctor etc.
I am quite good at arrowing people. :D
Anyway, it's one of those dinners that seldom happen, but I think it's necessary.
Palladine
Finally, my new TV came last night.
Had to rush back home before 8pm yesterday to make sure we can check it out when the delivery came.
We bought Palladine (never hear of right? We too! Actually I do). Made in Singapore product, so support support a bit. 2 years warranty, supposedly full HD LCD TV, whatever it means. Rightfully supposed to be clearer, but no matter how we see, all TV looks the same to us. heh heh heh
It's a 37", so just a good mix between 32" and 40".
I'm ok with any size, as long as it does not sink the top of my TV sideboard any further. I need to open the drawers easily!
Here is is, since it's black, a bit harder to see:
Had to rush back home before 8pm yesterday to make sure we can check it out when the delivery came.
We bought Palladine (never hear of right? We too! Actually I do). Made in Singapore product, so support support a bit. 2 years warranty, supposedly full HD LCD TV, whatever it means. Rightfully supposed to be clearer, but no matter how we see, all TV looks the same to us. heh heh heh
It's a 37", so just a good mix between 32" and 40".
I'm ok with any size, as long as it does not sink the top of my TV sideboard any further. I need to open the drawers easily!
Here is is, since it's black, a bit harder to see:
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Shopping Day
Today is my mother-in-law's birthday.
We brought her to a restaurant at Ah Moy Street there for lunch. The place is called Beng Hiang, and it's my first time there. Only Karinna went there before during her company's CNY lunch or something like that.
This time didn't take any picture of the food, but I was asked to order for the fish maw soup (which is pretty good), the 'kong ba bau' (which is very very good by Karinna's opinion), and the 'orr ni' which is ... hmm ... ok.
Of course I ordered some other food as well, can't be so cheapo just order those dishes. My brother-in-law and his wife were also there, so needed food for 5 people.
Anyway, after the lunch, Karinna had some lessons, and I intended to go Sim Lim Square for a walk. My mother-in-law was sent home by her son then.
Carrying my full tummy, I took a bus to Sim Lim. Left the car with Karinna for her.
I've been visiting computer shops quite regularly lately, sourcing some laptops for some of my colleagues and eventually myself. But today, I went Sim Lim purely for a walk, not for laptop shopping.
I reached Fu Lu Shou building first, walk a short while, took a palm reading for $2. Just for fun. Then walk around the place to see what people are selling along the streets. There, I bought a iron cover (for the iron, not the iron board). The demo caught my attention, and we had wanted to buy 1 for a long time. Demo looks good, and won't hurt the clothings at all, so $10 gone from me. :P
Then at OG building, they were demonstrating some broom (which works similar to the rubbish bin lorry on the road), and it made me parted with $24.90 again. Good for sweeping furs and dirt along the edge of walls. I think it's ok for the price so I bought it.
Then walk towards Sim Lim, and comb from the top level downwards.
Actually, have nothing in mind to look for, in the end, spent another $160 to buy a complete edition of "Heroes of Might & Magic". I had all along been looking for some compilation which can give me a full set of these games, and finally, I got my hand on it.
I am happy! Here's the front of the gamebox set:
And the back:
Cool?!?!?!?!? :)
Hopefully, something similar for "Heroes Chronicles" can appear as well.
I'm in no hurry, these ain't new games, most of the games were like 10 years old already.
After that, I proceeded to walk walk around Bugis Junction, and then went over to Raffles Place to meet up with my lovely wife.
Some pictures of kids playing the fountain at Bugis:
We went LCD TV shopping. Wanted to buy one to replace our current 29" CRT TV, which is sinking our TV dashboard due to its weight. hehehe
Don't know which 1 to buy, Samsung? Sony? Palladine? Akira? 32"? 37"? 40"?
Sigh, so headache leh.
If cannot decide, I'll just go for the cheapest!
Ha ha ha ha!
I think tomorrow should make a final decision on the TV.
We brought her to a restaurant at Ah Moy Street there for lunch. The place is called Beng Hiang, and it's my first time there. Only Karinna went there before during her company's CNY lunch or something like that.
This time didn't take any picture of the food, but I was asked to order for the fish maw soup (which is pretty good), the 'kong ba bau' (which is very very good by Karinna's opinion), and the 'orr ni' which is ... hmm ... ok.
Of course I ordered some other food as well, can't be so cheapo just order those dishes. My brother-in-law and his wife were also there, so needed food for 5 people.
Anyway, after the lunch, Karinna had some lessons, and I intended to go Sim Lim Square for a walk. My mother-in-law was sent home by her son then.
Carrying my full tummy, I took a bus to Sim Lim. Left the car with Karinna for her.
I've been visiting computer shops quite regularly lately, sourcing some laptops for some of my colleagues and eventually myself. But today, I went Sim Lim purely for a walk, not for laptop shopping.
I reached Fu Lu Shou building first, walk a short while, took a palm reading for $2. Just for fun. Then walk around the place to see what people are selling along the streets. There, I bought a iron cover (for the iron, not the iron board). The demo caught my attention, and we had wanted to buy 1 for a long time. Demo looks good, and won't hurt the clothings at all, so $10 gone from me. :P
Then at OG building, they were demonstrating some broom (which works similar to the rubbish bin lorry on the road), and it made me parted with $24.90 again. Good for sweeping furs and dirt along the edge of walls. I think it's ok for the price so I bought it.
Then walk towards Sim Lim, and comb from the top level downwards.
Actually, have nothing in mind to look for, in the end, spent another $160 to buy a complete edition of "Heroes of Might & Magic". I had all along been looking for some compilation which can give me a full set of these games, and finally, I got my hand on it.
I am happy! Here's the front of the gamebox set:
And the back:
Cool?!?!?!?!? :)
Hopefully, something similar for "Heroes Chronicles" can appear as well.
I'm in no hurry, these ain't new games, most of the games were like 10 years old already.
After that, I proceeded to walk walk around Bugis Junction, and then went over to Raffles Place to meet up with my lovely wife.
Some pictures of kids playing the fountain at Bugis:
We went LCD TV shopping. Wanted to buy one to replace our current 29" CRT TV, which is sinking our TV dashboard due to its weight. hehehe
Don't know which 1 to buy, Samsung? Sony? Palladine? Akira? 32"? 37"? 40"?
Sigh, so headache leh.
If cannot decide, I'll just go for the cheapest!
Ha ha ha ha!
I think tomorrow should make a final decision on the TV.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Summon
Today, went with Karinna to SGH. She had some problem with her knees, and needed to go there for some X-Ray & MRI scanning, thereafter, followup consultation somewhere in May.
Old people sickness, terok huh? :P
We reached there around 1045, but all carparks were full as expected. So I alighted her first, so that she can do registration and start waiting. I drove off to somewhere further to look for carpark. In the end, I parked somewhere nearby the interchange there, then take a slow walk up to the hospital clinics.
So waiting was the game. And waiting is the name. That's the name of the game.
Waited until hungry, so went for a quick lunch. By the time she actually got to do her first test, it was already 1240 or so. Then somemore waiting time, and the MRI took like 20 mins.
Thereafter, went to do the X-ray. Waited for a while (which the nurse there knew we went off for lunch, so we got back into quicker queue), but at least taking X-ray didn't need a long time.
Again, have to wait for some confirmation, and by the time we can leave the place, it was already close to 1400.
As we reached our car, we saw this:
Cannot see clearly?
Well, that's a parking fine, courtesy of URA. I put coupon for 2 hours, was delayed by the 'efficiency' of SGH, and penalised by the efficiency of the URA parking attendant. Tough luck.
Old people sickness, terok huh? :P
We reached there around 1045, but all carparks were full as expected. So I alighted her first, so that she can do registration and start waiting. I drove off to somewhere further to look for carpark. In the end, I parked somewhere nearby the interchange there, then take a slow walk up to the hospital clinics.
So waiting was the game. And waiting is the name. That's the name of the game.
Waited until hungry, so went for a quick lunch. By the time she actually got to do her first test, it was already 1240 or so. Then somemore waiting time, and the MRI took like 20 mins.
Thereafter, went to do the X-ray. Waited for a while (which the nurse there knew we went off for lunch, so we got back into quicker queue), but at least taking X-ray didn't need a long time.
Again, have to wait for some confirmation, and by the time we can leave the place, it was already close to 1400.
As we reached our car, we saw this:
Cannot see clearly?
Well, that's a parking fine, courtesy of URA. I put coupon for 2 hours, was delayed by the 'efficiency' of SGH, and penalised by the efficiency of the URA parking attendant. Tough luck.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Past Life
Believe?
Yesterday, went to Karinna's friend's house. Chit-chat, watch some spiritual video, and the hosts showed something intrigue on past life.
Do you believe that?
I, personally, think such things exist. Rather, believe should be the word.
I tend to gear more towards Buddhism kind of teaching, and that karma stuff do play a part while we are living our life cycles until we reach some kind of nirvana stage.
I probably have forgotten most parts of my knowledege of Buddhist Studies from my school days, but the gist of it would probably still be somewhere hidden in my mind.
So yesterday, the hosts showed something on YouTube regarding, past life, and some evidence from some real life people talking about it.
Stories made? Maybe. Check it if you want, but not for the too faint-hearted.
I won't put the Part2 here. :P
Yesterday, went to Karinna's friend's house. Chit-chat, watch some spiritual video, and the hosts showed something intrigue on past life.
Do you believe that?
I, personally, think such things exist. Rather, believe should be the word.
I tend to gear more towards Buddhism kind of teaching, and that karma stuff do play a part while we are living our life cycles until we reach some kind of nirvana stage.
I probably have forgotten most parts of my knowledege of Buddhist Studies from my school days, but the gist of it would probably still be somewhere hidden in my mind.
So yesterday, the hosts showed something on YouTube regarding, past life, and some evidence from some real life people talking about it.
Stories made? Maybe. Check it if you want, but not for the too faint-hearted.
I won't put the Part2 here. :P
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Little Matthew
Long time never see my little nephew Matthew. Last Sunday went back to visit my parents, little Matthew was also there.
Of course, the other baby Casper also there, and Casper was so excited to see Matthew that he made lots of noise, and was like dying to sayang Matthew like that. hehehe. Kinda cute.
So fun so fun, so took some pictures, and ta-dah!!!!!
Of course, the other baby Casper also there, and Casper was so excited to see Matthew that he made lots of noise, and was like dying to sayang Matthew like that. hehehe. Kinda cute.
So fun so fun, so took some pictures, and ta-dah!!!!!
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