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Wednesday, July 28, 2010 * (285) happy birthday, laogong...

my present to laogong...

And the LORD God said,
'It is not good for the man to be alone.
I will make a companion who will help him.'

Genesis 2:18

Her husband can trust her,
and she will greatly enrich his life.
She will not hinder him but help him all her life.

Proverbs 31:11-12


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Monday, May 24, 2010 * (284) quote of the year?

好马不吃回头草


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Wednesday, May 05, 2010 * (283) 七步诗...

煮豆燃豆萁
豆在釜中泣
本是同根生
相煎何太急


zhǔ dòu rán dòu qí
dòu zài fǔ zhōng qì
běn shì tóng gēn shēng
xiāng jiān hé tài jí


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Monday, May 03, 2010 * (282) selfishness...

Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
Albert Einstein

One of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to anybody.
Mother Teresa


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Sunday, May 02, 2010 * (281) love one another...

Jesus said: A new command I give you: Love one another.
As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.
(John 13:34-35)

Today's gospel reading is so apt....
I am a disciple, NOT!


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Saturday, May 01, 2010 * (280) 三字经...

Talk Is Cheap
Speak No Evil
Hear No Evil
Do No Evil
Holier Than Thou
Silence Is Golden
VENI, VIDI, VICI


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Tuesday, April 27, 2010 * (279) hypocrisy...


Better to be known as a sinner than a hypocrite.


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Friday, March 26, 2010 * (278) fact or fiction?

It takes 7 secs for your food to get from your mouth to your stomach.

One human hair can support 3 kg.

The average man's penis is three times the length of his thumb.

Human thigh-bones are stronger than concrete.

A woman's heart beats faster than a man's.

There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.

Women blink twice as often as men.

The average person's skin weighs twice as much as the brain.

Your body uses 300 muscles to balance itself when you are standing still.

If saliva cannot dissolve something, you cannot taste it.

Women reading this will have finished by now.

Men are still busy checking their thumbs....


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Tuesday, March 16, 2010 * (277) judge not...

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged
Condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned
Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven
[Luke 6:37]


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Friday, March 12, 2010 * (276) the best poem in the world...

I was shocked, confused, bewildered
as I entered Heaven's door,
Not by the beauty of it all,
by the lights or its decor.

But it was the folks in Heaven
who made me sputter and gasp...
the thieves, the liars, the sinners,
the alcoholics, the trash.

There stood the kid from seventh grade
who swiped my lunch money twice.
Next to him was my old neighbour
who never said anything nice.

Herb, who I always thought
was rotting away in hell,
was sitting pretty on cloud nine,
looking incredibly well.

I nudged Jesus, "What's the deal?
I would love to hear Your take.
How'd all these sinners get up here?
God must've made a mistake.

And why's everyone so quiet,
so sombre? Give me a clue."
"Hush, child," said He "They're all in shock.
No one thought they'd see you."

Judge NOT.


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Monday, March 08, 2010 * (275) forgive & forget?

He's the talk of the town... the supposedly role-model who gave life lessons via his movies. Many expressed disbelief when it was made known that he is a Christian. Forgiving such indiscretions and for hurting his family is not easy. He is damn lucky his magnanimous wife has forgiven him.... or has she??

Ephesians 4:32 tells us to forgive each other as quickly as God forgave us.

Romans 12:17-18 tells us not to seek revenge, to do what is right and to live at peace with everyone as far as it is possible.

John 18:15-18, 25-27 & 21:15-19 Jesus forgave Peter, even after he denied knowing Jesus three times.

Luke 23:34 Jesus didn’t need someone to ask for forgiveness before He forgave. While He was on the cross, He forgave those who crucified Him.


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Saturday, March 06, 2010 * (274) Lent 2010...

Faith, if good deeds do not go with it, is quite dead.

[James 2:17]


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Tuesday, March 02, 2010 * (273) distress? destress?

Dealing with stress in life:

1. Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.

2. Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.

3. Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.

4. If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

5. When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

6. We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names and all are different colours, but they all have to live in the same box.


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Thursday, February 25, 2010 * (272) don't worry, be happy...

The five simple rules to Be Happy...

1. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive
2. Free your mind from worries - Most never happen
3. Live simply and appreciate what you have
4. Give more
5. Expect less


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Friday, December 25, 2009 * (271) merry christmas???

I am a failure.


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Wednesday, November 18, 2009 * (270) it's all about...

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude,
to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than
the past,
the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure,
than successes,
than what other people think or say or do.
It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill.
It will make or break a company... a church... a home.


The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding
the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past...
we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way.
We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is
play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.


I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me
and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you...
we are in charge of our ATTITUDES.


by Charles R. Swindoll


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Saturday, October 31, 2009 * (269) i'm a sinner...

I'm not a particularly holy person, but today's incident made me think harder what it means to be a 'good Catholic'.

To many, it seems that being a good Catholic means toeing the 'party' line and being overly busy with all the right activities, for eg Bible studies. In some circles, a good Catholic can speak or pray well in public and is involved in many church activities - going to this, that and other church-related events. If this is so, then I am a sinner! (But the good news is that Jesus came to save sinners)

But is a really good Catholic one who is so involved in 'Christian activities' that he hardly has time to play catch with his kids? Is a good Catholic one who prays daily but does not treat people around him with basic courtesy? Pray, tell me how should a really good Catholic live his day-to-day life, at home, at work and at play?


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Sunday, October 25, 2009 * (268) sunday school...

An atheist was walking through the woods.....

"What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!" he said to himself.

As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing in on him.

He looked over his shoulder again, and the bear was even closer. He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him with his left paw and raising his right paw to strike him.

At that instant the atheist cried out, "Oh my God!"

At once, time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent.

As a bright light shone upon the man, a powerful voice came out of the sky. "You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to cosmic accident. Do you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer?"

The atheist looked directly into the light, "It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian?"

"Very well," said the powerful voice.

The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed.

Immediately, the bear dropped his right paw. It then brought both paws together, bowed his head and spoke:

"Lord bless this food which I am about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our Lord, Amen."


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Friday, October 16, 2009 * (267) perks of reaching 50...

1. In a hostage situation, you are likely to be released first.
2. No one expects you to run - anywhere.
3. Things you buy now won't wear out.
4. You quit trying to hold your stomach in no matter who walks into the room.
5. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service.
6. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.
7. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to a manageable size.
8. You can't remember who sent you this list. And you notice these are all in big print for your convenience.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!
(If you're 50, tell this to everyone you can remember right now!)


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Saturday, October 10, 2009 * (266) shut up and sit down...

Anybody can become angry - that is easy,
but to be angry with the right person
and to the right degree and at the right time
and for the right purpose,
and in the right way - that is not within
everybody's power and is not easy.

Aristotle (Greek philosopher, 384BC – 322BC)


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Wednesday, September 30, 2009 * (265) 三十六計...

借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén



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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 * (264) believe it or not...

Horrors.... I was taking my lunch when a 1.5cm long fishbone got stuck in my throat!

I tried to get it out by clearing my throat as if there was lots of phlegm stuck there but to no avail. Then I stuck my finger down my throat. Nothing.... except for some saliva and spots of blood. How do anorexic girls do it??

My throat hurt terribly and I was about to go to A&E when Rowina, my Filipina help said hesitantly, 'Ma'am, I don't know if you believe or not but I want to do something.' Quickly, she took a long fishbone from my plate, rinsed it, put it on my head and told me to be patient.

I didn't know what to think or say! So I cleared my throat again at the sink with a fishbone stuck in my throat and another on my hair. Rowina reminded me to be patient and to wait a while more. Then I decided to gargle my throat whilst tilting my head in such a way that the fishbone on my head would not fall off. As I bent my head forward carefully to spit out the water, I felt the fishbone in my mouth! I spat it out in great relief!

Rowina told me that she had to say a prayer after placing the fishbone on my head. She added another way they do it in the Philippines was to get a cat and wind its tail round one's neck! Old wives' tales?

But it was really amazing cos it was all over in a less than 2 minutes after the fishbone was placed on my head! Maybe I should give Rowina the $70 A&E fee!


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Wednesday, September 09, 2009 * (263) love...

366 couples in Singapore tied the knot today even though it falls within the Hungry Ghost Month, the 7th month of the lunar calendar.

09/09/09 is a very special date because the number '9' or '' is pronounced 'jiu', which sounds the same as '' which means 'long-lasting' or 'forever'.

One person said: 'I believe that getting married is a lifetime commitment, and so I would like it to be an auspicious date like today 09/09/09. It means forever and we hope we can be together as long as we live.'

So many chose 09/09/09 as their wedding day, hoping that the date would bring longevity to their weddings and lives. But whatever date a couple chooses, they should bear in mind the following quote:

No one falls in love by choice, it is by chance.
No one stays in love by chance, it is by work.
No one falls out of love by chance, it is by choice.


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Friday, August 07, 2009 * (262) lesson of the day...

One day, a farmer's donkey fell into a dry well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey as it was old and the well needed to be covered up anyway.

The farmer grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried even more piteously. Then it quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit its back, the donkey was doing something amazing. It would shake the dirt off and take a step up.

The farmer continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal. As he did so, it would continue to shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone. We can get out of the deepest well just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.

OK...... enough of this crap! Later, the donkey came back and bit the farmer who had tried to bury him. The gash from the bite got infected and the farmer eventually died from septic shock.


REAL LESSON OF THE DAY
When you do something wrong
and try to cover your ass,
it always comes back to bite you.


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Wednesday, July 22, 2009 * (261) ROFL...


Most Chinese will recognise these three deities. They are 福禄寿 or Fú Lù Shòu, which means Good Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity. Statues or pictures of them are hardly sold by their own since they provide symbolism as a trinity and enhance each one's powers by this union.



This is the Tianzi Hotel in Hebei Province, China. Apparently this 10-storey hotel holds the Guinness World Record for the 'Biggest Image Building'.... whatever that means!!


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Saturday, June 27, 2009 * (260) have a break...







London.Paris.Lourdes.1
London.Paris.Lourdes.2
London.Paris.Lourdes.3
London.Paris.Lourdes.4


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Friday, May 22, 2009 * (259) crazy...



OMG.... I stayed up 6 days/nights to finish the
25 episodes of that Korean drama 'Boys Over Flowers'??

It is all Emily's and BTG's faults for making
me watch the first episode last Saturday!


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Monday, May 11, 2009 * (258) old chinese proverb...

Those who play the game
do not see as clearly as those who watch!


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Friday, May 08, 2009 * (257) pissed no more...

He who angers you, Conquers you.

He who endures, Conquers.


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Monday, April 27, 2009 * (256) confucius says...

Better to be pissed off than pissed on


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Sunday, April 12, 2009 * (255) damned pissed...

Damned if I do,
Damned if I don't.


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Thursday, March 19, 2009 * (254) R & R...

Recession & Reduction....

Ouch!

I've got a really huge paycut!

Got to tighten my belt and cut the kids' allowances!

Maybe it's time for them to pay their own phone bills.


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Wednesday, March 11, 2009 * (253) health management...

For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies....

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.


CONCLUSION:
Eat and drink what you like.
Speaking English is apparently what kills you!


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Saturday, February 28, 2009 * (252) MCQ option 4...

Why Option 4??

Option 1: Diet
After his annual check-up on Monday, Laogong asked to go on a diet because his doctor said he should get rid of 9kg! I decided to do it too so that we can motivate each other. Our 3-day diet/detox programme ended yesterday. Emily says that we will probably pig-out till our next session which is in 2 weeks' time. We weighed ourselves this morning - Laogong and I lost 2kg each :D We shall eat in moderation and shall not snack! We have to prove Emily wrong!

Option 2: Exercise
Laogong and I try to exercise daily but it's a rather sedentary 45-min walk. We have increased our pace and if we're up to it, we carry weights as we plod along. Jon tells us to jog but our knees won't be able to take this sudden 'attack'. We'll just stick to brisk walking for the time being!

Option 3: Wardrobe Update
Times are bad. So we'll just ransack our cupboards for clothes that we couldn't fit in since eons ago. Oh gosh.... more vigorous exercise and detox sessions before we can fit into those clothes!

WISH US LUCK!!


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Sunday, February 22, 2009 * (251) MCQ option 3...

Perhaps, the correct answer is to get myself new clothes??

Because when you hang something in your cupboard for awhile....

Somehow it shrinks two sizes!!

And I have finally found out what Victoria's Secret is....

The secret is: Nobody older than 30 can fit into their stuff :(


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Wednesday, February 18, 2009 * (250) MCQ option 2...

So is exercise the answer??

I don't exercise at all.
If God had wanted me to touch my toes,
He would have put them up higher on my body.

If I do exercise....
The only exercise I get is jumping to conclusions.

Anyway, I'm in shape....
ROUND is a shape.


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Thursday, February 12, 2009 * (249) MCQ option 1...

But do diets really work??

Chocolate is a vegetable.
Huh??
Well, chocolate is derived from cacao beans.
Bean = vegetable.
Sugar is derived from either sugar CANE or sugar BEETS.
Both are plants, which places them in the vegetable category.

Thus, chocolate is a vegetable.

Did you ever see the customers in a health-food store?
They are pale, skinny people who look half-dead.
In a steakhouse you see robust, ruddy people.
They're dying of course but they look terrific!


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Thursday, January 29, 2009 * (248) MCQ...

I'M SERIOUSLY OVERWEIGHT!

SHOULD I....

(1) go on a diet?
(2) exercise daily?
(3) buy new clothes?
(4) select all the above?




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Sunday, January 25, 2009 * (247) reflections for CNY 2009...

The article below was written by Lee Wei Ling for the Sunday Times, 04 Jan 2009. She is the Director of the National Neuroscience Institute but is most likely recognised for who her family members are.

I had been so busy the past weeks that I didn't have time to read her article. But now that my CNY preparations are almost completed, I sat down and slowly digested its contents....

Lee Wei Ling: My house is shabby, but it is comfortable....

In 2007, in an end-of-year message to the staff of the National Neuroscience Institute, I wrote: ‘Whilst boom time in the public sector is never as booming as in the private sector, let us not forget that boom time is eventually followed by slump time. Slump time in the public sector is always less painful compared to the private sector.’

Slump time has arrived with a bang.

While I worry about the poorer Singaporeans who will be hit hard, perhaps this recession has come at an opportune time for many of us. It will give us an incentive to reconsider our priorities in life.

Decades of the good life have made us soft. The wealthy especially, but also the middle class in Singapore, have had it so good for so long, what they once considered luxuries, they now think of as necessities.

A mobile phone, for instance, is now a statement about who you are, not just a piece of equipment for communication. Hence many people buy the latest model though their existing mobile phones are still in perfect working order.

A Mercedes-Benz is no longer adequate as a status symbol. For millionaires who wish to show the world they have taste, a Ferrari or a Porsche is deemed more appropriate.

The same attitude influences the choice of attire and accessories. I still find it hard to believe that there are people carrying handbags that cost more than thrice the monthly income of a bus driver, and many more times that of the foreign worker labouring in the hot sun, risking his life to construct luxury condominiums he will never have a chance to live in.

The media encourages and amplifies this ostentatious consumption. Perhaps it is good to encourage people to spend more because this will prevent the recession from getting worse. I am not an economist, but wasn’t that the root cause of the current crisis - Americans spending more than they could afford to?

I am not a particularly spiritual person. I don’t believe in the supernatural and I don’t think I have a soul that will survive my death. But as I view the crass materialism around me, I am reminded of what my mother once told me: ‘Suffering and deprivation is good for the soul.’

My family is not poor, but we have been brought up to be frugal. My parents and I live in the same house that my paternal grandparents and their children moved into after World War II in 1945. It is a big house by today’s standards, but it is simple - in fact, almost to the point of being shabby.

Those who see it for the first time are astonished that Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew’s home is so humble. But it is a comfortable house, a home we have got used to. Though it does look shabby compared to the new mansions on our street, we are not bothered by the comparison.

Most of the world and much of Singapore will lament the economic downturn. We have been told to tighten our belts. There will undoubtedly be suffering, which we must try our best to ameliorate.

But I personally think the hard times will hold a timely lesson for many Singaporeans, especially those born after 1970 who have never lived through difficult times.

No matter how poor you are in Singapore, the authorities and social groups do try to ensure you have shelter and food. Nobody starves in Singapore.

Many of those who are currently living in mansions and enjoying a luxurious lifestyle will probably still be able to do so, even if they might have to downgrade from wines costing $20,000 a bottle to $10,000 a bottle. They would hardly notice the difference.

Being wealthy is not a sin. It cannot be in a capitalist market economy. Enjoying the fruits of one’s own labour is one’s prerogative and I have no right to chastise those who choose to live luxuriously.

But if one is blinded by materialism, there would be no end to wanting and hankering. After the Ferrari, what next? An Aston Martin? After the Hermes Birkin handbag, what can one upgrade to?

Neither an Aston Martin nor an Hermes Birkin can make us truly happy or contented. They are like dust, a fog obscuring the true meaning of life, and can be blown away in the twinkling of an eye.

When the end approaches and we look back on our lives, will we regret the latest mobile phone or luxury car that we did not acquire? Or would we prefer to die at peace with ourselves, knowing that we have lived lives filled with love, friendship and goodwill, that we have helped some of our fellow voyagers along the way and that we have tried our best to leave this world a slightly better place than how we found it?

We know which is the correct choice - and it is within our power to make that choice.

In this new year, burdened as it is with the problems of the year that has just ended, let us again try to choose wisely.

To a considerable degree, our happiness is within our own control, and we should not follow the herd blindly.


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Thursday, January 01, 2009 * (246) Hello 2009...

I fell ill shortly after I got back from the family trip. Sadly, I am still sick from this terrible flu on this 1st day of 2009!

So I wish for myself a Very Healthy New Year! And I wish everyone a Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year!


Many people look forward to the New Year
for a new start on old habits.

May your troubles in the new year be
as short-lived as your resolutions.

AND....

A New Year's resolution is something that goes
in one year and out the other.


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Wednesday, December 31, 2008 * (245) goodbye 2008...

As usual, December was too much of a good thing! Everyone, especially the kids had too much fun - birthday celebrations, chalets, sleepovers, late-night suppers, wedding anniversary celebrations, outings (to foodcourts), Night Safari and the family trip to KL/Genting (again?!!). And the adults refused to lose out and had tons of 'F's.... Figure-wrecking Food!

Judith's & Bosco's Birthday Dinner at Nihon Mura



23rd Wedding Anniversary (We were caught by surprise! Tsk, so sloppy!)


2nd Family Chalet for 2008



Doing the touristy stuff during the KL-Genting Trip






Maternal Grandparents' 52nd Wedding Anniversary at Prima Restaurant



There was more! We also celebrated paternal grandmother's dinner (food again!). Unfortunately the kids were all too busy having fun to upload their pics so I'll just have to wait :(


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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 * (244) conman...

I was in the toilet when the phone rang at 9.03am. Within 2 minutes, it rang again. This time, I managed to get to the cordless phone but Ben picked up the other phone at the same time. I heard Ben answer with a 'hello' to which the distressed male caller blurted out: 爸爸, 我出事了!

Ben and I hung up almost simultaneously. I ran downstairs to confirm with Ben what we had just heard. Ben then told me that there was no response when he answered the first call. Despite the fact that Jon was away in Batam on a school trip, the incident was really laughable..... Jon wouldn't have spoken to us in Mandarin!

Gosh, this con stuff had been in the news for quite some time already. Did that trickster really think that he could get away with it? He must have thought Ben was a dad who didn't go to work today. Well, Laogong was still at home at that time..... fast asleep!


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Tuesday, October 28, 2008 * (243) oktoberfest...

LOL, Judith asked for an update when she could have just gone into Facebook to view the pics! So here you are....

During the first week, the maternal family and I had a short but relaxing break at the SAF bungalow at Changi Village, courtesy of Uncle Joe. The bungalow was brand-new and very comfortable, for eg: 4 spacious bedrooms, each with its own LCD tv. So Darren and Emily watched movies the whole night, fell asleep with the tv on and woke up the next day, just in time for afternoon tea!






Then came mid-week and my xxth birthday! Laogong wanted to take me out for dinner but I decided not to... must save! Emily bought me a birthday cake! She must be feeling very rich from all her part-time jobs! I was in the study room when I heard a sudden 'whooosh' sound..... Ben lit the candle with his blowtorch and melted the top end of the candle and a bit of the cake!!


Then we had Porpor's birthday celebrations on the third week! Bosco (from the paternal side of the family) who often joins us on our Sundays at Porpor's home wanted to be a part of it. He surprised Porpor with a present and a bouquet of roses. Bosco wanted to 'score points' as well as secure his visits to Porpor's house for the rest of the year!





But October fun is not yet over! Ben's 21st birthday is just round the corner! 2nd sis-in-law and I had asked Ben if he wanted a 21st party but he declined. So it will just be our annual Ben's birthday-Halloween-family party.


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the pig

Big-Mama's Chinese Zodiac ~ PIG!
Laogong's Chinese Zodiac ~ PIG!



Mum of 4 Teenagers
Undergoing Middle-age Crisis
Battling an Ever-increasing Waistline
& a Headful of Snow-white Hair
Holding 3 Ministerial Posts
Home Affairs Minister aka Full-Time Nagger
Finance Minister ~ manages weekly allowances & exorbitant hp bills
Transport Minister aka 24/7 Chauffeur


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