Wednesday, February 21, 2007
happy chinese new year to all.. i'm right now in malaysia writing this week's of ongoings.. anyways, these picture was taken many chinese new years ago and its me and crappy shin.. heh!!
new year eve was just horrible and draggy. dad, bro and i went to bedok court to have reunion dinner with dad's family.. without mom, its just plain wierd. what's a reunion when the whole family's not there.. anyways, it was just plain boring and the food was mostly bad cept for the duck and chicken. fellowship with those guys is just plain boring too... we just live in a totally different world and paradigms. and i, standing in between their age. has totally nothing to talk about. at least paychin's age is nearer to zijie... i am totally out of league.
in the morning of new year day, the first, we had to go to grandma's place at parbury hills. it was just plain grinding. like, the house was totally hot and stuffy. to think that a million dollar apartment gives horrible ventilation. it was just so hot and stuffy that dad wants us out in less than an hour. oh before that, uncle cheeyen and family came to our place for a house visit. you know, although our family doesn't like aunt carina, at least, they bother to pay my mom a visit. as hypocrite as our entire family of relative is, we expected worse from some others. they actually bother about us. its all good..
well, then the night dinner at holiday inn at havelock's was purely a heavenly feast. i've never in my life ate lobster before though... its not a big deal but hey, a first is better than nothing. also, that night, i had the best sharkfin soup in my entire life. can you imagine?! a small claypot of fin soup and its not shredded, the fins are in one huge piece.. not one!! but two to three piece.. can you imagine that? a feast!! of course, along with other delicacy, i really wish my mom was there..
on the second, with hopefuls, i wanted to come to
chasan.. mom wanted to come so much but she was having doubts. i was like, can't you make a decision and she said no.. in the end, i was making a fuss out of it because i had to cancel my outing with friends thinking they are going..
then i have to make a date with them again. one hour later, brother woke up and he found out we're not going, he made a fuss about it too. it was unanimous. i mean! at least she should just inform us early and instead of being indecisive. then she decided to go, and i was about to step out of house to meet up with sinlee.. i was like, wtf.. can't you make a bloody decision now?! and she was like, ok!! we are going.. i felt so apologetic and i promised to treat yahui and sinlee to a meal at least for backing out last minute. you know, i feel so stupid!
anyways, we made it to
chasan and here i am now.. so, on the secondth night, bro and i went up to genting with weekuan and qianye... in the middle of the night, we walked around. the cool climate up there brought back pools of memories i had in japan. i really miss that land. the people are nice but the land has a totally different feel. its just different. the cold air up there just soothens one's spirit. though ironically, i was pressed by them into walking into the casino and bet. i didn't bet cos i know my habit. heh!! after like 15 years, i'm finally back uphill again. it was just pure fun... though its not a hill.. heh..
anyways, on the 3rd, i woke up late. song brought bro and i to fajar for food and recreation. guess playing bowling is a sort of recreation. with song and kuang, lit, xiangxiang, xiang's friend, chong, han and with some bryan and jinye guy. it was pure fun resulting in mom and dad going back to singapore first. anyways, uncle chok treated us to steamboat. we walked back to his house for a chit chat session and you know what!! uncle chok helped me find the crystal cross that i've been looking since i lost my previous one. the color is not the same though but i remember the last time when i buy that red cross, i first notice the yellow looking color first. it seems that fate has decreed that ultimately, this cross belongs to me. you know, i'm not into thinking that a cross will protect me that kinda superstition but i love collecting special looking cross. and i'm not those who just buy them anywhere, i had this thing for things i like. i need to feel it that the accessory and i had some sort of fate. it is only by this providence will only the accessory look good on me. and for my case, i look for crosses that its hard to find and buy. i really need to buy a beautiful thing for uncle chok.
i am a happy woman now. i don't care what people says, but really, i live in my own dreams, my own world and i don't mind people coming in as my best friends or whatever.. but i do mind if i have to do things i have no interest with. i don't like to meet up with dad's family, but i love my mom's family. i think, treating people with respect will only gain genuine sincerity from a person. like my uncle's and aunts, they are not rich people, but we are happy people. because of this, whatever we face, we are stronger ten folds. because of this, when one is in dire straits, ten folds of receiving, will be aided upon. if a uncle treats me a table of 3.6k sgd of food but its all for the sake of inviting us since i'm my father's child, i will not give a damn. if a uncle who treats me a table of steamboat which cost 200 ringgit of food, i will be the happiest and most grateful person on earth, for he treats me with a genuine heart and with all that he has, and not just because i had to. you know, i'll never forget my mom's family's every single thing they have done for me. i hope they know that... one day i'll do something for them...
happy chinese new year~~ i'm going home soon...
liten shan@
12:55 AM
