Monday, June 28, 2010

20100628: Needless Things

I am surrounded by needless things (a.k.a clutter) due to the former habit of shopping & constantly picking up dead chicken. I'm not one of those impulse buying type though, I hope. Recently I have this stronger urge to reduce demand and increase supply so that the price of things will fall and they will become "ded-chickieen" for me to pick up. It's become like a cycle to achieve my goal, the only thing to do is to wait it out. Hmmm.

How did I conclude that I'm not an impulse buying type? First off, I seldom use my credit card, picking up points for exchange of gift is beyond me. I was having shopping session few days in a row with parents, siblings and friends. I found that people are more prone to spend when they're with their friends rather than relative. One thing is I did not spend money on buying my things during my parents' recent vacation here. LOL, except for the $10 France world cup Giordano T shirt on cheap sale. Hahaha (had to laugh at those Francee' for crashing out, next team I wanna sabo I will buy their T-shirt). For that except for paying for all my parents' shopping expenses, food and utilities stuffs, I didn't spend another single dime... So, only $10 for the whole 5 full days of my parents shopping getaway. Conclusion, I'm not one of them people who feel overwhelm by the hugeness of the high-class shopping center environment, seeing something overpriced and wanna show off they can spend their hardearned blood & sweat money against their normal better judgment in an air-conditioned place full of people waiting to service you with a smile as if their salary depended on it. Nah... not my thang.

This urge I had for reduce demand and supply, well... Me and my buddies conclude that after watching world cup we should do green tiles, green roofing and green everything. One of the goodness that becomes of this is to "j00" g00ogle map's accuracy satelite spy cam on our roof top. Going green and recycling maybe good for our earth. So, if we demand less, people will produce less & mnc company like the one I'm working for will have less customer demand so our supplied output will be less, hence reduction in OT working hours & green house gas emission & I can go back home while the sun is still up & have some quality time daily to update my blog instead of 1 time in 2009. That's the green life all stemming from watching world cup & insomia. Ding...

Ded-Chickieen, there are few types
1) Dead due to sick and throw out in trash.
2) Those kampung chicken crusing in mid air & kena windscreen.
3) Walk walk pok-pok & suddenly the "kai" pokkai drop dead from over feeding a.k.a heart attack.
4) Old & ripe enough to become brands essense of chicken
5) Chicken that wouldn't lay egg & won't die
6) Good chicken that got thrown out for no reason
7 ) etc . . .

Now about achieving my goals, I looking back I think I set them too easy. So, the only thing to do now is to wait.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

20100627: Quote from Resuree

"What Need To Do Then Can Get Here Lei?"

Actually this is a question from "U" during hiking time at BT.
Get me thinking, walking, pondering and damatteimasu.

Saturday, June 26, 2010

20100626: Thieves in the Temple

It's World Cup season & I've been staying up late and sleeping up late. In the middle of the night, I have to watch everything I do. I have to do carefully & quietly as delicate as possible; like thieves in a temple, as quiet as can be. This is to prevent from disturbing my surrounding people.

Walk more softly like creeping soft-footed ballet,
Spoke like having sore throat, then your friend give you a weird look.
Use of sign language & eye contact,
Not let things fall on floor or even touch the floor,
Not flushing the toilet to reduce water flowing sound down below,
When drinking the cup put down slowly,
Not turning on the light in case people want to come complain they see no people,
Turning the key more slowly to reduce clicking sound when going out for pass midnight supper,
Closing the rusty door softly.
Turn on/ off the light softly.
Cannot take out my chips from plastic bag & open like normally,
Totally chatting/congratulating your friend on the phone is a NO NO.
Need to soft-type on the computer. D4mn ! ! !

Anyway, one thing icantelyu straiaway that people are mad world cup season, even those not watching it.
Understandable for those watching ones. We can see coffee shop with local & many foreign workers alike standing sitting squatting or stretching their neck to catch a free glimpse of the play. People shouting "GOALL" due to cannot see properly from far away & the smiling bystanderonlooker correcting the situation information.
I was quite surprise to see baby still awake at midnight & their overactive siblings disturbing the baby chair. I wonder if they will grow up to be a football star, or just a nerd with deep eyes problem from all the TV watching. (Eye is a good industry here too... hmmm.)

Anyway, it is better to shout with the mob then doing thieves in the temple at your own home.

Tsk tsk tsk . . .

Revision (20100710):
Saw a heart warming pair of father and son amongst the football watching crowd. They were sitting side by side on stool at the lawn outside coffee shop. Eyes glued to the screen. This pair of Chinese new immigrant father and son is soaking in the Sg World Cup culture. Sort of something to pass down from generation to generation. :-)

Friday, June 25, 2010

20100625: Busy Antwarp Life

Busy as An Ant, walking here and there.
Unstopable like an MRT in Warp speed.
On a heavy rainy Friday, I wander around in Antwarp.
Will we be busier than a BEE?

My mind was cloudy wondering about my friend who is in Antwerp.
How is the weather there? Are there bluer sky than here?
Did you had your cup of black sugarless coffee?
How would it be if we were to trade places?
WIll I be as happy?

Smile. . .

Thursday, June 24, 2010

20100624: Boot Licking

I learnt this new term over-hearding some young junior high kids. I know apple-polishing, & sesame grinding. But boot licking? Hmmm... reminds me of U2 Get On Your Boots, Puss in Boots.
Nowadays, not many people wearing boots, as compare to people eating apple (Is it a generation gap thingy?). So, I come to conclude that this is quite an "opiang" term taught by their opiang boot-wearing teacher.
Next time, if want to get flattered or feel like a million bucks, please wear boots. I have a few pairs of boots which I only wore for gardening or during raining days which seems like going to flood.
The only thing that would lick them would be my lab, but everytime I imagine I would say "Shoo dog, smelly, poison."
Well, it's still pretty hard to imagine boot licking in my dictionary. I wonder how they came to term this, imagine your boss saying: "Come... Lick my boots." "Boss, you're wearing air jordan today wo. How about if I polish your apple." "Darn, those boots are uncomfy compare my AJ1. Ok la, give me the apple good for my health I'll give you more increment if we survive this financial year." "Sure bos, anything you say bos, I polish this apple with enzyme so all the chemical wax is gone. That's how we do it at home."
Hmmm, I think those apple we buy is necessary to polish if we want to eat the nutricious skin.
So, apple polishing might turn out to be a good sport.

There's no boots to lick nowadays anyway... ;-)

Might be due to all the yellow anti-slip safety boot Phua Chu Kang. Could they be associate with that? PCK private boot licking limited?
Speaking about apple, Steve Jobs probably would recommend you to polish his Apple Iphone as if your life depended on it.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

20100623: Double Expresso

3AM:
I can't sleep. I know why.
I ordered 2 cups of brew at 10 pm,
Today's specialty is expresso,
When my order came, she delivered a cup.
I asked "I ordered two, where's the other?"
"Oh, sorry" she said,
Then I went for brown sugar,
"I thought is 2 shots", I overheard.

The other cup came
as I chat up my friend,
I didn't thought much.
6 hours later I'm still WIDE awake,
to suffered the aftermath,
a DOUBLE EXPRESSO.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

20100622: Quote from Resuree

"I do not want to hear n466ing when I go back".

When family is near, without my Ipod to my ear, that's what I hear.
Sounds familiar like a white lie on Saturday,
Seems I long forgotten the gentle "sweetness" creeping up my ear.

Ther' is no defence against this, like tears on Tuesday.
The meaning when you're born you start to think about the beautify words.
Speechlessly as I hear, like waves to the shore.

What is it trying to convey to you? Whistles . . . to that day. Until Now. . .

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

20100615: 48 Minutes Till Never

"Slept at 3AM, forgot the breakfast at 9AM."
As I reached the breakfast table, I'm still waiting forever whenever
My friend overslept on this cool windy rainy morning.
Ha ha ha... Old habits die hard.

I didn't mind the wait at all.
I took my breakfast and count the minutes,
1 cup of coffee refilled 2 and another... 3

My heart was racing after a few minutes.
I rang at 10 to 9 & after each,
but still my friend couldn't be reached.

Finally I received a call from a sleepy voice.
I was glad after 48 minutes.

Monday, June 14, 2010

20100614: Milestone

Sitting on the milestone, I looked back by the road,
This piece of rock marks a certain instance in our journey,
As the people pass us by, I turn & looked with my own eyes,
Their joyful face, non expression and innocence.

As I felt the cramp creeping up my leg, I knew it was time again for me to move on.
Good bye my dear friends and gang, we'll meet again where ever it may.

I wish all of you the health bliss & happiness.
Afterall, this is the only life we have, You only live once so find the meaning of it.

Cheers...

Thursday, June 10, 2010

20100609: Super Cold Tiger Beer Day

I'm beginning to love Wednesday. Also known as "No OT Day", "Eat-Dinner-With-Your-Family Day", "Sports Day". On this Wednesday, I had dinner with my "long lost" buddy & a catching up on this "Super-Cold-Tiger Beer Day". ;-)

The beer lady ask me to sip a mouthful first before the chill-ness escape. :-p

As shown in this zoom view, the icy cold almost frozen beer is fast becoming liquid while rising above & releasing bubbles of happiness on Wednesday. :-p
What's best is they offer 2 bottle for $10. Woo hoo.

Monday, June 7, 2010

20100607: All That You Can't Leave Behind

Mixed emotion flow on Monday . . . for no reason. The weather this morning is as unpredictable as can be; what's certain is: "It's a good morning for sleep zzz."
Same as Saturday, I could sleep for hours on this morning which feels like a day after storm in a long vacation... cuddle up in bed like a chipmunk in winter.
W A I T UP!!! it's Monday, I could not do like a weekend. #$%^&* !!!Woke up ate breakfast and head off for work; following that day to day routine & timing. Heck, I could be a robot. except for the 24 hours thingy.
A seemingly serene monday on the working front; will knock off early to catch a movie (catch a Nightmare is more like it).
Seems I can leave it behind for now [ to do that, you'll have to be ahead a few layer ;-) ]. Chow.... baby.
Song from U2 "Walk On"
"Leave it behind
You gotta leave it behind
All that you fashion
All that you make
All that you build
All that you break
All that you measure
All that you steal
All this you can leave behind
All that you reason
All that you sense
All that you speak
All you dress up
All that you scheme
You gotta leave it behind"

Sunday, June 6, 2010

20100606: Quote from Resuree

"This morning when I woke up, I never knew I'll be eating crab (for dinner)."
Memerobilia that still lingers from 3-June-2010 dinner.