Mom and Dad are the best!
I will be getting another year older in a couple of days so this afternoon I will be inviting a few friends to my place for a celebration. Well, it's actually not a celebration but a gathering. I told my mother about it a few days back and she suggested that I get some snacks and make almond jelly for dessert.
I was supposed to come home early yesterday night to make the almond jelly myself but I put in another 2.5hrs at work to complete some report so that my AM could check it over the weekend. When I got home, I realised that the dessert has already been done by my mom! Saving me some effort. Oh....... I can't get any thankful for that.
Yesterday night, I asked my dad if he could get me some soon kueh as snacks for my friends today. He agreed and he just came home with more than I expected. There was soon kueh, ha kao, siew mai, spring rolls, char siew soo.... So much food!!! How can the 5 of us finish all???
Anyway, I love you mom and dad!!!!!! Thanks for getting all that stuff for me. *Muacks*
(Updated on 12 Feb 2006)A picture of the food we had yesterday. Yummy!
The collector
This morning, I went to Singapore Post Centre to pick up "My Stamps" (
http://shop.vpost.com.sg/MyStamp/index.jsp) for my mother. Reached SPC and the customer service personnel told me that it's not ready yet and that I should call SPC before coming down to collect the stamps. After which I checked with my mom and she told me that someone from SPC called her 2 days ago to tell her that the stamps are ready for collection. Ok.... to cut long story short... I went back to the counter to check with the staff again and the lady told me that only 1 out of 2 sets of stamps are ready for collection. If I am willing to wait, she can get someone to print out the second set too. So I waited.
Anyway, this is not the point. The point is while I was waiting I noticed an uncle standing at a corner with lotsa first day covers. I also saw a set of "Uniquely Singapore" stamps which is also what my mom ordered. He caught me looking and said hi and before I knew it I was talking to an uncle who is an avid stamp collector. He is a creative man too. Creating his own first day cover for his clan's lunar new year dinner. He spoke with great enthusiasm and excitement how these stamps and first day covers will be auctioned off at tonight's dinner. It made me happy. Well... happy for him. Hmmm.... happy that there are such creative and passionate people around. I am glad that I met someone like him today. He definitely made my day.
We chatted more. When my mom's stamps are finally ready, I showed my mother's creation. Anyway, I think my mother may have personalised too many of those stamps as the SPC lady actually noted that this was not the first time my mother made an order. :D
Oh... I found out that the CNY stamp series is still around. Hmm... I think I have a pretty picture of my family which was taken on the first day of new year. Perhaps I should personalise a set as momento too? "p
Will we get lucky?
Yeah.... Our fate will be decided this Friday evening. Who will be the lucky person who will realise his/her/their dream of throwing a one month pay check in the boss's face and declare "I QUIT!". Heehee... don't we all dream about doing that.
The 13 million toto draw is this Friday! Quick go get a toto ticket and try your luck. Perhaps you will be the fortunate one to collect your winnings at Selegie this coming Monday morning!
Good luck everyone!!!!!
Monday blues....
Have the blues? Yeah?
Take the following quiz and see how awake you are on a monday. Have fun!
http://www.risingstarkaraoke.com/monday_test.html
Awwww..... so sweet
Tonight I read the most beautiful love story in my life. Nothing can beat this I tell you... the union of 2 people in such a perfect way. I wish there was someone like that for me too. Anyway, here's the link to the sweetest love story ever.
http://www.xanga.com/chrischoi (the post was dated 23 Jan 2006)
Take note ya guys! Hahaa...
Chu Yi - First day of new year
The start of the new year seems quite good. For the first time in many years, our family went out to have a simple lunch instead of staying at home having leftovers from the night before. Lunch was good but I think what made the meal more delicious was the simple act of being together. The pictures we took after lunch turned out very pretty too. The weather was perfect and our walk at mount faber after lunch was highly enjoyable.
In short, I am happy. It's good to be with the family. :D
Year of the Dog
Here's wishing everyone a prosperous new year. May good health and happiness follow you wherever you go!
Xin Nian Kuai Le!
My love-hate relationship
I have a love-hate thingy for CNY. It's one of those festive season which I dread the most yet I enjoy the process of getting ready for the new year. I hate it when relatives come to visit and you have to entertain their yearly questions of "what are you doing now?, "how's your work?" etc... As if they care what you are doing and stuff like that. I love it when I need to go out shopping with my mom to get new things for the family and I also like to help with the cleaning of the house too. Afterall, it's only a yearly affair for me (apart from the weekly cleaning that I do) and I treat it as "play" time. :P Such activities makes me feel very involved in the celebration and adds meaning to the festive season.
Anyway, spent the whole of last week going out with my mom every night to buy new year goodies, flowers, groceries, deco,bed sheets etc. Now my house is fully stocked with food and drinks. The fridge is filled with snacks and you can find all sorts of desserts. Dad just brought ba kua home too! There's chilli and non chilli flavour. *yummy* A vast difference from non new year days where sometimes I cannot even find a cup of instant noodles in the drawer.
Haha... ok here's a picture of the new bedsheet that my mom bought. Isn't it cheery and beautiful? I love the cute design and the red colour. Makes the whole festive season more joyous.
Here's another picture of a windmill that we bought this year. Apparently, this item is very popular. I have already seen 2 other household in my neighbourhood displaying the same windmill already.
Some pictures of the stuff we bought/received for CNY this year.
My sad life
Ripped off from Vandice( ) smoked a cigarette(x) crashed a car (nah... didn't really crash it. I scratched it big time)( ) got drunk with a good friend (wish to do that)( ) stolen a car(x) been in love(x) been dumped(x) shoplifted (i was only 5 yrs old then...forgive oki?)( ) been fired( ) been in a fist fight(x) snuck out of my parent’s house( ) been arrested( ) gone on a blind date(x) skipped school( ) seen someone die( ) been to Canada( ) been to Mexico(x) been on a plane( ) purposely set a part of myself on fire(x) eaten Sushi( ) been skiing( ) been moshing at a concert(x) taken painkillers( ) love someone or miss someone right now (wished there is someone for me to do that now)( ) lay on my back and watched cloud shapes go by (yeah i want to do that)( ) made a snow angel(x) flown a kite( ) built a sand castle( ) gone puddle jumping( ) played dress up( ) jumped into a pile of leaves( ) gone sledding(x) cheated while playing a game(x) been lonely(x) fallen asleep at work/school(x) used a fake id(x) watched the sun set( ) felt an earthquake( ) touched a snake( ) slept beneath the stars(x) been tickled( ) been robbed(x) been misunderstood( ) pet a goat(x) won a contest( ) run a red light( ) been suspended from school(x) been in a car crash( ) had braces( ) eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night(x) had deja vu( ) danced in the moonlight(x) liked the way I look (i know i am not pretty... but i think i look all right sometimes)( ) witnessed a crime(x) questioned my heart( ) been obsessed with post-it notes (only a short-lived one)(x) squished barefoot through the mud(x) been lost(x) been to the opposite side of the country( ) swum in the ocean(x) felt like dying(x) cried myself to sleep(x) played cops and robbers( ) recently colored with crayons(x) sung karaoke(x) paid for a meal with only coins(x) done something I told myself I wouldn’t( ) made prank phone calls( ) laughed until some kind of beverage came out of my nose (and it doesn’t feel nice afterwards)( ) caught a snowflake on my tongue( ) danced in the rain( ) written a letter to Santa Claus( ) been kissed under a mistletoe( ) watched the sun rise with someone I care about(x) blown bubbles( ) made a bonfire on the beach( ) crashed a party (in a halloween gear, no less)(x) gone roller-skating(x) had a wish come true( ) worn pearls( ) jumped off a bridge( ) ate dog/cat food ( ) told a complete stranger I loved them( ) kissed a mirror(x) sung in the shower(x) had a dream that I married someone( ) glued my hand to something( ) got my tongue stuck to a flag pole( ) kissed a fish( ) sat on a roof top(x) screamed at the top of my lungs( ) done a one-handed cartwheel(x) talked on the phone for more than 6 hours(x) stayed up all night( ) didn’t take a shower for a week( ) pick and ate an apple right off the tree( ) climbed a tree( ) had a tree house(x) been scared to watch scary movies alone( ) believe in ghosts( ) have more then 30 pairs of shoes( ) worn a really ugly outfit to school just to see what others say( ) gone streaking( ) gone doorbell ditching( ) played chicken( ) jumped into a pool/hot tub/lake with all my clothes on( ) been told I’m hot by a complete stranger( ) broken a bone(x) been easily amused(x) caught a fish then ate it( ) caught a butterfly( ) laughed so hard I cried(x) cried so hard I laughed(x) cheated on a test( ) owned a Britney Spears CD(x) forgotten someone’s name( ) French-braided someone’s hair( ) gone skinny dipping in a pool( ) been threatened to be kicked out of my house (because someone played fraud and didn’t pay my part of the rent to the owner promptly)( ) been kicked out my house( ) had a fantasy over someone I love as a good friend( ) sun-tanned naked( ) ran naked in the rainUnlike the person whom I ripped this "questionnaire" from, I can't put cross beside many answers. What have I done with my life? Nothing I guess. *Sad*
