I owe it to Zibin to write a post in gratitude to him tonight. I have an old fault: once I have something in mind to do, I have been known to suffer from tunnel vision. Suddenly everything else just gets forgotten or overlooked until I can achieve the objective in mind. Tonight, because I […]
Category: Everyday Thots
Changi Airport T3
My mom’s family is is in town these few days of our annual gathering in Singapore. As part of the program, we brought them to the Terminal 3 Open House for a sneak peek. Construction was still going on in quite a lot of areas, especially in the transit area. But the guided tour we […]
Enchanted
For a little over an hour on this Saturday afternoon, I huddled in a dark cinema packed with mostly girls less than half my age waiting to be Enchanted. The excitement was palpable and a quick gaze around revealed many eyes bright with anticipation. As the house lights went down, Zibin whispered, “Looks like you […]
Snow in Toronto
“it’s supposed to snow tonight. it’ll be the first night of heavy snow i hope. it’s long due.” That line in Wanting’s email immediately conjured up in my mind of how Murray St. looked like from my bedroom window during heavy snow. I miss that exhilarating feeling of watching heavy clusters of snowflakes dance their […]
Friend
Have you ever asked yourselves why you value your friendships? Friendships are good for many reasons of course, and it serves different purposes at different stages of a person’s life. What I value most in my friendships now is the role my friends play in making me a better person. Companionship is nice, and it’s […]
False familiarity
I may have offended quite a number of people through Facebook. I’ve ignored Friend requests as well as all manners of pokes, probes, sheep-throwing and some wall messages as well. I may be out-of-date with the whole netizen whirl, but I still prefer my online interactions to be with people I know personally, and preferably, […]
Did you pick up your tool-box?
Had a very interesting evening of conversation with a couple of friends yesterday, and among the topics we traversed was education. One of my dinner companions is probably what many Singaporeans consider to be the pinnacle of academic success. I believe he achieved perfect scores in his ‘O’ and ‘A’-levels and went on to win […]
Accent Rouge
A serendipitous shot along Orchard Road I haven’t felt much inspiration food-wise or photography-wise since returning to Singapore. Maybe it’s a state of mind? In any case, Wanting’s query about how Singapore looks like now gave me some motivation to bring my camera out again. This would have been a very boring shot if not […]
We've come so far
After all these years, it was really strange to hear you tell your side of the story… of the time before we became good friends. So you were feeling alone too… I didn’t know that. There always seemed to be people who wanted to confide in you and be with you. You were always so […]
Our favourite appliance
The clothes dryer is not far behind, but our $2000 Miele Steam Oven has got to take the prize. Yes, the price tag was steep. But it is worth every penny… even Zibin who was rather skeptical at first has now been completely won over by it. Why? Cos it makes really tasty and healthy […]
Journey of the Heart 