Sunday brunch

Arranged to have dim sum at Tien court (again!) on sunday. This time round, I did not take the food pictures because I think I'd been taking it too often, and of course I guess I shouldn't be rude infront of mummy's friends. Actually, I am just upset because boy refused to go back home with me, he rather go out and find other programs than to go back home to visit my parents. Your parents are also my parents, but my parents are only my parents.


Me / baby Dylan / san shen / celest


The celest's family


With mummy's new friends


Mummy / baby Dylan / san shen / daniel / rujie

nbyn

This company called me last week, telling me I won a complimentary makeover photo shoot whereby I am entitled to take back 2 favourite pictures. Everything is FOC, including the make-up, to choose from their studio wardrobe, and of course the 2 pictures. I was puzzled if this is a hoax, and I will be cheated of my money and time when I get there. I decided to find out determined that I will not get cheated no matter what they say. So at the end, I found out this is a company doing makeover photo shoots, from individual to family photos, and also bridal services. After the photo shoot, they recommended us a photo shoot album package that cost about $3304, they offer also other benefits which I think is worth it, but of course we can't afford it. We just kindly reject the nice offer, and leave with our 2 pictures.

Location: 69 Circular road #02-01 Singapore 049423 (behind boatquay)
Website: http://www.naughtybynature.com.sg/


Casual


Retro

Kopitiam, Singapore restaurant

Opening hours: 11.30am - 11pm
Location: Level 2, The Westin Stamford
Cuisine: Local/Singapore delights


Sambal kangkong & sweet and sour pork


Prawns & curry fish head


Bak kut teh, rujie said it tasted like peanut soup HAHAHA


Tofu dessert & fruits top with ice cream


Ice kacang, although they put plenty of "ah dam ji", honey sea coconut, big kidney beans, corn, and jelly, they are not nice as compared to the cheaper ones in hawker centres


Rujie / baby Dylan / mummy


Stoned


Helppp!!!


Ah tung / ah yi / boy


Me / baby Dylan / rujie

This restaurant I would think are more meant for tourists, we ordered the usual "zi char" dishes we ate all the time, and they are nothing special, we paid more for the ambience, cleanliness, air condition, and the staff who serve us. Beware if you are going to eat here, just the ice milo will cost you $5.50.

The wake

The wake of grandma was held for 5 days, everybody is busy, especially daddy. The cremation was on tuesday. At the last part when we had reached the cremation grounds, nobody can resists the tears anymore.


Banner from SMRT (daddy & mummy's company)


Flower wreath from SMRT, to daddy & mummy


The only 2 granddaughters' husbands


Mummy & me


Grandma


The coffin


Grandma's house & car


Do re mi


As we wait for the walk to begin, jiayi and baby Dylan didn't participate


Daddy & mummy


Baby Dylan with daddy


=)


Jiayi and nicholas


I tired to resist the tears but just can't help it

P.s To joyce, thanks for coming, you are the only friend who came.

Beloved granny

I remember when I was young, I cried silently in bed when I thought one day if my parents were to die and leave me, what will happen to me. Today, when I received my daddy’s call to hear from him that grandma had passed away, I stood there stoned, unable to believe my ears. Daddy’s voice sounded funny to hear and I wonder if he had cried. I never seen my daddy shed a single tear in my life, not even when grandpa had passed away three years ago.

From what daddy’s brief account, grandma slid into coma yesterday and was unable to wake up since, she left us this afternoon. We didn’t manage to see her for the last time. When I visited grandma last week at Tan Tock Seng hospital, I asked her if her leg still hurts, and she replied me weakly that her leg no longer hurts, and what hurts is her hand, because of the drip. From the conversation, I had not expected that she will leave us so soon. Before I left the hospital, I held her hand and said goodbye, and little to know, this is my very last goodbye.

To my beloved granny, I am glad you left with no pain and struggle. The suffering had ended, may you rest in peace. We will always remember you, forever.

After bath

Baby Dylan love bathing


Be careful I pee on you!


He's always happy after bathing, now he smell nice and I stink of perspiration

Quarrel

I had been nice enough, willing to take a train with my baby to travel an hour’s time to ang mo kio for the sake of meeting my friend because she doesn’t want to travel too far. And when I asked if we can meet at 7 odd so that I can drive, she said it’s too late to meet and asked me to stay at home, read a book or something. She quoted “as a friend, I never offered to pick her up, and if she and her boyfriend have a car, she won’t ask for petrol money like I did”.

Anyone would be pleased with his or her own transport, a car. However, your friends and relatives are more than willing to share this car with you. Since you can afford a car on your own, so what is that wee bit of petrol is to you, probably nothing at all. Others probably don’t know each full tank I pumped cost me approximately $90 now, compared to $60 two years ago.

The car has really been helpful for the past 2 years, whether it is to give a lift or to ferry people around, we have done it all. But today, I heard from this friend that I did not offer to ferry her to and fro her home because I have a car. I seemed to be obliged to her that I, as a friend should do that. I stayed in the east, she in the north, it’s not like it is on the way to do that unless I am meeting her near her home.

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Friend: You angry with me ar?

Me: No. Just upset with myself.

Friend: I guess I said something wrong sorry. Come let’s have coffee? If you still want.

Me: Never mind. It’s raining. It’s late. It’s far. It’s costly. I am troublesome.

Friend: Meet you 7.20 @ amk luh

Me: Don’t bother to pacify me luh. Another day perhaps, we meet at 4 pm next day. I agree with you 7+ is too late, can’t do much.

Friend: Can shop abit and coffee luh. Mmm weekday you can 4 pm meh. And I am not pacifying you x.x I wanted to go out too just that thinking of the name cards like kind of waste since I am in the area but can’t take ya

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Friend: OII confirm not coming out huh!

Me: No.

Friend: at least reply just now luh I was waiting zzz

Friend: I feel really stupid to try to be kind to you, forget it. Stupidly trying to cheer u up and you seem indifferent. Ya I am damn stupid and you’re treating me like a fool. I won’t be doing this anymore bye.

Me: You persuaded me to stay at home and now you are saying this. Stay at home read a book or something, cheapest way.

Friend: Whatever. I don’t wanna be treated like a fool anymore k. It’s no point being nice to people. Bye.

Me: So only you are being nice? I am only a stingy friend who you think I am.

Friend: Ya I am not nice friend. You can go think whatever you like. No more sacrifices for you.

Me: I am willing to get my baby travel an hour for the sake of meeting my buddy because she doesn’t want to go too far. And this is all I get. She say it’s too late to meet at 7+ ask me to stay at home and now turn the table around and say she is being nice for nothing.

Friend: Ya right, please. You didn't intend to come out early anyway so don’t bother saying one hour of traveling. You insisted on driving. Too lazy to explain, forget it.

Friend: By the way I ask you to stay home cause you complained about money, what else an I say anyway. I explained to you about late did you bother to listen? And I did apologized and explain to you about the name cards but come on, you don’t give a damn. And it made me feel stupid. Well you are the nice friend and I am not, enough said.

Me: Didn’t I suggest meeting tomorrow early at 4 so that you can collect your cards, you didn’t bother to listen what I said too.

Friend: You said perhaps, and please respond, its rude to keep people waiting for your reply. At least confirm not meeting, thanks. Too lazy to say anymore bye.

Me: I already said its too late to meet at 7, you just didn’t got the message.

Friend: Can never get my point in your head. And glad you know its late, next time think properly first. First of all you demand that time, I refuse. Now that I give in you give attitude. Tsk.

Me: You said it’s late, so I am merely obliging you, to change to another day. Then you accuse me of being indifferent.

Friend: Okay. Anything else?

Pray and enjoy

It's qing ming period, and we are here to pray to the ancestors. We shouldn't have chosen sunday to come, it's hot, crowded, and there's no parking lots.


Pray


Ah yi / rujie / baby Dylan


At the place where the tablets are placed

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Actually I planned to go back home after the praying session but they wanted to go shopping so I told mummy that I will go back on monday instead. My heart ached when mummy and jiayi both told me that daddy was very disappointed to hear that I am not going back when he had already cleaned the house and expected my arrival. Sorry daddy.

Monday, after visiting boy's daddy (my father-in-law), I took bus 969 to causeway point to meet mummy. We shopped for water kettles at courts, the one at home had dieded, and bought some bras at metro and john little. Daddy after visiting grandma at tan tock seng arrived to meet us at 7 pm, we had dinner at the foodcourt.


Baby Dylan & grandpa


Trying out the sofa at courts, I think he love it


At MacDonald's, grandma & baby Dylan

Boy picked me up at around 11 pm after he knocked off from work. We had supper at sembawang block 313, sorry moo I didn't asked you out for supper cause we just want a quick meal and hurry back home for bed. Anyway, both the prawn noodle and carrot cake tasted no good, the standard dropped from excellent to poor, boy said he will not try the food there again.