CNY day 1
chinese new year day 1 !! went to my grandpa's place. and this year without fail there were the usual mahjong sessions (2 tables), lotto session (where all the kids and non mj players will be) and the poker session where the uncles and aunties and older cousins (mums n dads and cousins above the age of 20).... yes it a gambling den come every cny...lol...but its only once a year...all in the name of fun (^o^)
and this year, there was something special. ah gong decided to take out his cordon bleu in the middle of the day!! and it was 3 plus 4!! who drinks hard liqour in the middle of the day anyway?!?
so there we are getting high and not so nearly drunk and gambling at the same time. then i realise my mum can really hold her liqour very well, 3 cups of martell and she can still win at mahjong (she is already very good at it anyway). i take my hats off her. applause!!!! (^_^)
unfortunately this yr didnt go anywhere else, got stuck at my grandpa's the whole day...feel a bit dumb dressing up so much...oh well...got to accompany my ah gong the whole day...nice to see him to happy and smiling (^o^)
that's my whole family! soon dad n big bro going to fly back to china...sobs
that's my 2nd bro pouring a cup for himself. looking drunk already even b4 he starts drinking. tsk tsk
that's the bottle of cordon bleu. and that's my yakult bottle
that's my eldest bro pouring martell
my bro's back!
yest me eldest bro and dad came back from china to celebrate CNY !!!!
boy am i happy to see them, and so is mum...she's over joyed.
and this morning i woke up to a full house again...a bit not used to it...but soon that usual feeling of family warmth is back.
cant help but talk incessantly, pick fights and irritate my bro like i use to. so fun!!! so nostalgic....
and i realise i missed my bro...gone were the days of bickering, fighting, bullying....it's jus nice to see him home again...we've all grown up i suppose....
my eldest bro is only going to finish his assignment this sept, 2nd bro is still going to keep burning late nights at the office, and dad's prob going to keep flying in and out of china...while i gotta mug for studies...what's going to happen to mum???
now i know why she's always complaining that we dont stay home enough...from a rowdy family of 5...now there's only her at home....sigh....
and what if i start work in future too? whose gonna accompany her??
i hate this guilty feeling now....
i really enjoyed my dinner at tapas tree last night. it's been some time since i had a good meal at a nice restaurant, plus i had a fantastic conversation, the weather was great and breezy, and there was the full moon. nice, very nice =)i think tapas tree serves rather original spanish food, not been to other spanish restaurants so i cant say for sure if that's the best. but the food is really good.
its located at clark quay. it was a unique experience, me and my fren watching the pple stroll by, listening to the 3 amigos sing, as we sat amongst the many expats eating palleas, stewed beef soaked in olive oil and garlic and another dish i forgot what it's called.
h/e, they do not re-fill our glasses at all throughout our dinner. only when we ask for it then they'll do it, and they'll take a very long time doing so. but other then that service is quite ok la.
pity there weren't any photos, but it's an experience i'd keep for very very long.
hopefully can get to go there again...a little bit steep, but still manageable =)
which suddenly jolts my memory. fine dining in spore is not exactly a very cheap activity. sure we can get food at affordable prices, and it's good food. h/e there are times when i just wanna go to a nice fancy restaurant, experience the ambience, be served. i suppose i belong to the category of pple who live to eat and not vice versa. it's always nice to go to a nice place with that special someone, enjoy a quiet meal together and not have to worry about the price, about whether he can afford it or not. maybe some may say this is materialism. i'm not denying it. neither am i saying that i want to do this for my every meal. there are times when i cook, times when i do not mind travelling to some remote hawker centre to eat some food that was introduced on tv or magazines or by frens. but i guess most the time i prefer to fine dine. to dress for the ocassion, and jus spend nice quiet moments that a hawker centre cannot offer.
blatant claps: a triple bill
yesterday i attended attended SIM's maiden production at asian civilisation's museum. a play consisting of 3 plays written by jocelyn, jasmine and me!! directed by funstage producer, benny lim.it was so exciting and weird, as i sat there watching my own script being acted out on stage. listening to the actors and actresses, those words that i came out with. and i wonder how did the audience feel? do they understand? could they relate to it? though my script was short, i felt i didn't do too bad a job considering this is my 1st time writing a script. and definitely it was the artistic direction of benny and the fantastic acting of the actors that brought the script to another level. plus, some of those students on stage acted for the first time last night!!!!!!!i applaud them =)i also made alot of new frens last night, getting to know the whole cast! it was fun.as i did an interview with them, the director, the audience...fun fun fun!!!!i didn't know interviewing people is such a fun and exciting job!it was all impromptu, last min roped me in to do this, and i jus fielded the questions from whatever comes to mind! of course with professionalism and eloquence(^_^) grinz....too bad no photos...hopefully can get some photos soon.and now i have the urge to write another script....hmmm....
i love you? i love you not?
i use to think that i will not be affected by this. that as long as two people are in love, it doesn't matter that they do not share the same religion. now, i finally realise that this may not be the case.for the past few days, religion seem to be our pet topic. was debating with him and his fren. they told me their view on their religion and i told them mine. there are certain things of the religion that i cannot agree with. and after all these debate, i still find it hard to accept. for example, non believers of god go to hell. (whatever......)it wasn't a case where he tried to convert me, nor me convert him. i guess its jus the fact that he chose to belong to the more radical and extreme church and he's a convert. went with him to service and cell on several occasions. and each time i see him pray, it scares me. i freaked out. pardon me, but they look horribly cultish when they all start speaking in tongue. if one have seen what a service is like in their church. and everytime the pastor or cell leader speaks, i either roll my eyes or jus be amazed at how those people lap up everything that was said almost as if they are not listening, but yelling (yes literally) and shouting in approval for the sake of doing it. for there are certain things that are said that jus sounds plain selfish, or plain dumb. you gotta be there to listen to believe it. but then again, these people are fervent believers. faith brought them together one way or another. who is to say it is all sheer nonsense?and suddenly i start to wonder whether it was right of me to get into this relationship. i dont know why i feel that way. but when its all over and when we spend happy times together, this issue doesn't seem to matter any more (until i see him pray again i suppose). and i wonder. why?? why am i feeling this way? is it because i do not agree with the religion that's why i hate to see him in it? but if i truly love him, i should tolerate the things that he does. but everytime he says he's got cell on sat, or svc on sun...my heart just sinks...and his excuse would be that its only a few hours, that even if he doesn't go svc on sun he'd be sleeping at home anyway. that i can take the opportunity to hang out with frens or do something else....yada yada...it all sounds right and reasonable when he says it...but truth is, i just hate to see him so involved in it. though he may say he's not very committed (cos there's apparently alot more to be done in the church which he doesn't do), i do feel it seem to be taking up his time.maybe i am too demanding...i'm very scared....
