Yesterday was a case of 2 gatherings with missing people. One went on, the other was cancelled. Shows how hard to gather people.
First up was the Nigel-Jason-Jeffire gathering. Nigel went missing. So Jason and I had the Chinatown 永祥兴酿豆腐. The queue was long but it still tastes just as good pre renovation. There are more seats to take, and overall the area is cleaner. Compared to Tiong Bahru food centre, where the crowd has not returned, it seems a better place to eat. After eating (and numberous ponderings), we walked across Chinatown to Funan Digimall for TCC, a short chat and a goodbye.
I went to the National library to borrow comics. While sitting on the ledge outside the library with flowers behind me, I was stung twice by mosquitoes. So heed my advice, don't sit there!
After that I went Suntec to meet with Pika. We went to the newly opened computer zone, which is still seeing slow business. Then we walked past Nokia customer service and was served by someone very polite. However the problem we had was with its products and another service centre, so the situation is still sticky between Nokia and us. Shan't comment too much on this, but beware if you are going to get any Nokia products as I feel it has already outlived its fame and reputation. 10 years ago, Nokia and Ericsson were the best, true. But today it no longer isn't, in my view. When are the Japanese NTT Docomo phones coming to Singapore? They are so cuteeee..
We then went to Marina Square to eat as Eileen joined us. Ministry of Food was our destination. I love MOF very much but I was still sick to eat anything full so had the tofu-avocado salad as usual. Nice nice. I recall telling them about the incident in the morning: I was walking past the school beside my home during recess time. One of the boys had his football kicked over the fence (with their miniscule bodies, I wonder how). The poor lad at the fencing shouted to me: "Auntie, help me take!" You know what did I do? I just shrugged at him and walked off. I decided not to help because it was an instruction to me. How haughty children have become. Mannerless idiots. And of course, I am NOT an AUNTIE. This reminds me constantly of the proprieties we followed in Taiwan, and people usually called us xiao-di or shuai-ge (with the latter more usual) and calling people the right names make them happy. Heh. When I walked back the same path 2 hours later, the ball was still there. Lol.
After eating, we were served a lucky dessert. Very nice of MOF. Perhaps my consistent patronising of them made them happy. Heh. We then walked back for furniture search as Pika is looking for a bed to buy. The beds in Millenium Walk Harvey Norman are for the expats, not humans.
- Skip all the poking and joking - (hope we did not get onto STOMP or youtube)
Instead of taking the train back to the north with them, Kevin had arrange a supper at 10pm. I was late by some 40minutes, with apologies to my brother Kai. When I saw Kai, I asked him when was Kevin coming and he said 12+am. I immediately asked Kai if it would be better if we went home rather. He was hesistant. I asked what his plans were and he mentioned he had his own friends to meet around 12midnight. I wanted to accompany him for one hour till his friends came but he was very magnaminous and generous to let me go home, seeing my sick disposure (and perhaps my slight displeasure). As usual, my kindest brothers, Kai (and Jinki), made my day even brighter. Heh. Thanks brother.
Today I'm supposed to meet my 2 table tennis chaps (my committee members) for a game but the hall is closed till end of the month. We discussed plans for the club for the next semester. Looks like there would be a flood of many PRCs and other nationalities. I like that. Maybe my team would be entirely foreign imported. Heheh.
Reading Charles' blog made me remember, when's my KTV? CHARLESSSSS! If I have a weekend ktv, maybe I can get Yingzie, Ice Queen, Leen and company to go for a sing. Haha. But $ is always a issue to some of us.... I hope by the time I go, Sammi's new song <<她们说>>, the mandarin version of the song below, would be available. I think it's quite an inspiring song to ladies out there.. heh. Meanwhile I shall ask Pika for a weekday ktv. If you have any good songs to recommend, please MSN me or tell me the youtube link to listen =)
Later celebrating Mother's cum Birthday for my grandmother. Haha, how old is she? I don't know lei, 72? Hope she enjoys good health always.
