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Happy 2nd Anniversary to Sherm and me!

My darling and I celebrated our 2nd official anniversary just 2 days ago! This is the anniversary which marks our officially being together, her back from Japan, me growing to be a more responsible and committed person (she says I wasn't prior to that =P).

Anyway, its been 2 years, my time flies, but I feel that we're growing more each day. Her recent stint in Japan helped to consolidate our feelings for each other. I'm glad that our future together is looking clearer with each passing day, becoming more solid and fleshed out.

On the day, Sherm made me a special bento of meatloaf cupcakes. It was different from the recipe she used cos it had less bread and more meat, choosing to mix pork and beef similar to her previous win, the Hamburg steak. Her meatloaf cupcakes were really really great! and nicely decorated too, with tomato heart patterns and swirls as well as her star-shaped sliced eggs! Not forgetting the lovely mashed poteto sidedish. Everything went well together, and fit into a nice bento which I had before class (which I eventually pontang'd cos I couldn't get there in time).


Thanks dear, I realy appreciate you and how you've really contributed to the great changes in my life, changes for the better. I'm happy too that you're with me, and that there's no one else like you. Cos you make me proud =D

Goodbye

Red sails in the sunset, way out on the sea
Oh, carry my loved one home safely to me
She sailed at the dawning, all day I've been blue
Red sails in the sunset, I'm trusting in you

My grandfather was a great man. A lot was said about him over the past few days at his wake. The family was brought together and we spent a lot of time, knowing more about each other, and about my grandfather. I'm glad I managed to spend some time with him before he left us. I know he has lived a great life, he did everything he wanted, and he lived without regrets. Though among his brothers, he was probably the one who had the least, I do not see in them the same gentleness, love and magnanimity that I knew he had. I'm proud of him.
He was always so happy for me. When I got my first bike, he saw it, when I got my Ducati, I told him about it, and he had such a great smile (he was in hospital at that time). Then when I got the van, I remember showing it off to him as well, cos I loved the support he always gave.
I told my cousins a few days ago, that my granddad was the one who probably stopped me from smoking. When I was about really young, I stumbled onto a pack of his cigarettes, at that age, anything foreign could only be verified by the put-in-mouth test. Yes, I ate a cigarette, didn't like the taste of it, and have not gotten hooked on smoking since then.
I have decided to pick up my guitar again, cos that was one hobby he started me on. This way, I will keep his memory alive.

ex-NUSKK members gathering

Met up with the old NUSKK kendo people tonight. One of the many good knock-on effects of starting Kendo way back when.
We shared a lotta good things this evening, we discussed topics pertaining to the mother ship, our alma mater and other political and financial stuff. We debated on problem-based-learning, we made fun of the mad mat and the gordon. Man that was fun.

Congratulations are extended to father-to-be (who still reads my blog - yay!) Mr Wong! great news to us all, we've been speculating when, and now we know! It will be a January baby!

This is an excellent bunch, and I'm glad we were part of the great history of NUS Kendo Kai together. Logistics issues aside, perhaps our discussed idea will come to fruition in the near future =) And yes, none of these guys will ever say training at NUSKK was a waste of time.

Best wishes to Fendy on his 1.5 yr stint in Hawaii, don't terrorize the grass-skirts too much. =)

Anti-NETS

Something I would probably do now, though I have a feeling they won't feel the pinch:

I think for the moment most establishments have stated that they will not raise the price of their goods inspite of NETS raising the transaction fee. It will not be too long before they will have to adjust their prices upwards.

I would like to suggest that we the consumers do something about this. We should try to pay cash whenever it is convenient to do so, such as paying bills less than a hundred dollars. There must amount to quite a large amount in a day. Anyone can give an estimate? Let us deprive NETS of 1% to 1.5% of that. Let us not depend on CASE alone and that Competition Board.

I do not know how much impact but I am going to do my bit.

Come on my friends. If you agree with me, please forward this to your other friends. If you don't agree, tell me why and I can learn something.

Another of my dad's forwarded mails! lol

13 July 2007 - a GREAT day!

The long-awaited date 13 July 2007 is finally here. When I go to bed tonight, I know that when I awake, I will be eligible to register for basic theory! I will be able to sign up for class 2B classes!
No I am not turning 18 again.. the damn 1 year license disqualification will have lifted by tomorrow! In about 6 months or so, I will be able to drive my yellow van again!

One observation I've made, of all the rides I've provided for people, all the people I've ferried, all the help I've offered to people, I find that its not all returned. I had thought after so many years of offering goodwill that when the time came for me to ask (that I even had to ask!), it would be given willingly.
But I found that being independent resulted in less embarrassing situations among friends and not so familiar friends. Of course, there are those who willingly return the favour, I'm just saying that there's a lesser proportion than I had expected. Something to think about eh? I guess you really do good out of the goodness of your heart, and also, that when u give, don't expect any return (cos you'll be pleasantly surprised when you DO get it! lol). Also cos most of those I helped still need rides themselves! haha

ok, this is supposed to be good-hearted, so don't take it wrongly! Cos when I'm riding/driving again, I'm still gonna be pimping out seats on my ride! haha

Don't wake me up till tomorrow morning! woohoo!

p.s. It's Friday the 13th! =B

First Impression

Just went to AMK Hub's new food court - NTUC Foodfare. Spanking new, looks good, lots of food..
Unfortunately, our first visit re-affirmed what we already noe about NTUC Foodfare, and that is, Kopitiam is definitely better. Koufu is better.. NTUC is the worst
For one.. its damn expensive. For two, the portions are damn small. For three, organization always seems damn haphazard.

1) Chicken rice - I had a craving for chicken rice, went to look, there was no queue and I found out why, the chicken just didn't look appetizing, it was dry and strangely coloured.

2) Thai food - I ordered Beef Hor Fun Thai style, paid $4. Portion came served on a small flat plate.. and it was like.. 1/3 the normal size of hor fun I could get at any other zi cha place. Majority of it is greens to fill up the lack of depth.


3) Yong Tau Foo - Sherm ordered 7 items, 1 over, so extra $0.50 on top of the base $3 for 6 items; the lady asked if she wanted beansprouts (most other places give it complementary), she was charged $0.50; asked if she wanted curry soup (more like laksa) and was charged $0.50. And get this.. she asked for bee hoon (so that it wouldn't just be a soup) and she was charged.. u guessed it.. $0.50. So in total, she was charged $5...

Here's the worst part - 10 mins after finishing the meal, we went down 2 stories by escalator and.. that's when the initial food poisoning symptoms surfaced.. the poor dear..


So yea, if in AMK, go down to the basement food street and buy all the tidbits, those are highly recommended. If you want to eat, the restaurants at level 1 are all good. But if you feel like heading to a food court for more choice or cheaper food perhaps? DO NOT GO UPSTAIRS to the NTUC Foodfare.. Check out the Zhao1 Pai2 Shou3 Gong1 Mian4 instead at Red Star, just about 10 mins walk towards the old theatre, AWAY from AMK Hub. Excellent dish! Even the S11 at Jubilee is better.. And if u just HAVE to go there, avoid the above.

We're not going back, that's for sure.