This morning as I was turning out from my carpark, after checking there is no oncoming traffic I stepped on my accelerator only to be greeted with the butt of a woman!! I jammed the brake and stared at her butt as she bent over to pick up a bird from the road.

I assume the bird is unwell cos it seems to be in serious need of feathers and when the woman dropped the bird on the grass patch, it didn’t even try to hop away. All these while I watched in astonishment and am just glad I didn’t step hard on the accelerator.

Really not in need to be in the headlines tomorrow — “woman killed by car when saving sick bird from road”.

> Xmas gathering with the poly gang was at Small Boobs’ new place. We now have 2 kids to entertain and I was totally exhausted by end of the day, tortured by the kids, and one hasn’t started walking yet, wait till THAT happens. Ash was totally spoilt by the aunties when she received PRINCESS stationery set, PRINCESS book and PRINCESS watch (no i did not get her anything PRINCESS) for her Xmas presents. I highly suspect it would be everything Thomas & Friends or Bob the Builder for Travis next time. HA. Over the top aunties.

> Watched NYE fireworks at our usual place and with all the shouting and laughing at dinner, I woke up on first day of 2010 with NO VOICE. Everyone found it amusing, except me. Those who called me on mobile that day — not funny.

> Attempted to clear my leave (for the first time in my life) during the last week of 2009, at first I thought it would boring cos I would only be staying in S’pore, but it did not turned out too bad. Shopping, movie and eating on a weekday afternoon is fab. The only 2 downsides were the malls were packed like weekends (cos 10,000 others are not at work as well) and I fell sick from first day of leave and is STILL coughing now. =(

2010 HUAT AH!!

Poor baby.

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Last night was 冬至 (literally mean: winter reach), which according to mom is a festival of greater importance than CNY. So per Chinese tradition we are to have dinner together and eat 汤圆 (dumplings). Mom bought the old fashioned glutinous rice dough in pink and white and we rolled our own汤圆. It really gave my arm a good workout cos they started aching when I was half-way through the rolling. End product was YUM!

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So say this Christmas pudding.

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Early this morning I was near the staircase outside my house when I hear this scratching sound “shashasha”. Popping my head suddenly onto the corridor I saw this:

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Not a small dog right but so suddenly I appeared I gave the dog a shock and he did a little jump. I almost LOL but I held back cos I was afraid he would bite or bark at me. Paiseh mah you know.

After he did the little jump he started sniffing the plants outside my house while peeping at me, it’s as if he was trying to pretend he’s fine to hide his embarrassment. So demure for such a big dog.

I’m sure all of us have managed to surprise (read: shock) someone somehow or rather, but have you surprised a dog and had him do a little jump?

I consider this an achievement. HAHA!!

> Got my xmas presents ready, way in advance! Presents for the kids (the real ones) that is. For once my xmas presents arrived early not after. Haha. Still have not started shopping for the “old kids”. Anticipating a last minute mad rush. Singtel keychain anyone?

> Got my finger gnawed by a kitten at church. My finger was seriously swollen the next day. Fierce kitten got really angry when we tried to shower its legs and body covered in grease (which we discovered is actually glue). Poor kitten. No sight of it when we return to church to next week. Looked exactly like Tiga but not the personality.

> Tiga did a drift stunt when we had visitors over 2 Sundays ago. He dashed out from balcony, did a sharp turn near the front door but failed cos his momentum was too great and slammed into the vase near the door as he drift across the floor. Hilarious.

They are coming home for holidays!!

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Ash was fidgeting and restless again. This time during meal time at the dining tablewhere she was playing with her food.

QM *points to me*: Do you know why Aunty Dan has no hair?!

Dan: -_____-

Ash *stares*

QM: It’s cos Aunty Dan never eat rice that’s why no hair!

Ash *brushes her hair*: My hair very long.

QM: If you don’t finish your rice, you’ll have no more hair.

Ash *hurrily stuffs rice into her mouth*

I’m innocent =(

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My favourite food of Mooncake Festival =D

I like mooncake skins, currypuff skins and bao skins. I’m such an easy kid to feed.

After I got back from Batam Tuesday evening, I decided that I should save money and take the train home. Afterall, it’s direct and there is no need to do any major transfer anywhere so I won’t be lost. Furthermore I’ve not stop taking the train that long, I think I still remember how it works.

But sadly for me, I lost my ezlink card cos some bugger picked up my bag which I’ve accidentally dropped beside my car and stole my cash and ezlink card!! Still not happy tho it happened more than a year ago.

Anyways, having only $10 bill, I selected my destination and stuffed it into the GTM. The note came out, I stuffed it in again, thinking it’s cos my note’s crumpled or something. The note came out again and I stuffed it in again. This went on for about 5 times before I stopped and stared at the notice on the GTM — it says $10 not accepted. ARGH!

Thankfully I’m able to get changed at the station control office so I finally bought my one-way ticket.

I was abit confused when I had to transfer to the LRT cos they’ve changed the location where the train would stop at the platform. Just as I was wondering why are these people crowding at the other end of the platform, the LRT train came and stopped right in front of the crowd. FINE!

Alighted at my LRT stop and as I tap my ticket at the gantry, it beeped and flashed “Insufficient Fund”. ARGH!!

If the mama shop wasn’t still open, I would have jumped over the gantry and went on my lala way. BUT! The indian shopowner was staring at me, so sulkingly I walked to the GTM near to the gantry and looking down at the fence I saw this button that says ” Press for door to open”.

HMM!! Not need to top-up I can walk out! So I pressed the button.

The door did open… but it swing and connected with another pole, allowing access to the GTM but I’m still trapped. How smart the design. Once again I looked up and the Indian shopowner was staring at me. I must be the highlight of her boring day.

The shortfall is $1 so I topped-up, got out of the gantry and then, got my $1 deposit back from the GTM. I think it’s the same $1 i’ve put in.

And that, is the end of my adventure that caused me to grow a few grey hair.

It was a crowded long weekend out of the island, waiting to board our ferry we were surrounded by aunties. Aunties dressed in red from head to toe and some even carrying red bags/luggages — all heading for “cruise to nowhere” aka casino on-board.

2 of the aunties next to us started chatting (in Mandarin).

Aunty A: Eh don’t tell my sister you saw me here ok. She doesn’t like me playing jackpot.

Aunty B: Ok ok.

Aunty A: Actually I only play awhile and always come back early.

Aunty B: Uh-huh.

Aunty A: Most times I just go there 走走 (walkabout) only.

Aunty B: Ya, i also like to play 走走.