Dance like no one's watching

Bade farewell to the Sunny on Saturday.  It has been a good, hardworking car for 3.5 years but Iceman and I had a super good deal for the Latio Sport in Nov ’08 so we decided to trade in the Sunny for the Latio.  After waiting for 3 months to get our COE and the […]

I noticed recently that it’s less crowded during lunch time at Raffles Place.  At first I thought people were clearing leave in Dec.  Then I thought maybe some people took long leave ‘cos of Chinese New Year.  But it’s 13th Feb and the lunch crowd still appears less than less year.  Then it struck me […]

I’ve always liked the Cantonese dialect though I don’t speak it very well.  While in NTU, I used to listen to FM 95.4, a Malaysian radio station which plays a mix of Mandarin and Cantonese songs.  I also found 1 or 2 online sites that broadcasted RTHK (HK public  radio stations) live.  Unfortunately, these sites […]

Oh dear.. I think my 8th aunt bought into this scam by Sunshine Empire (see article below).  Gosh… the scam outfit’s president’s name says it all… Feb 4, 2009 MLM-scheme chief charged He and three others are accused of running a fraudulent scheme By Lorna Tan & Elena Chong THE man behind multilevel marketer Sunshine […]

Two of my lovely jie meis for my wedding were discussing on how to lose the equivalent of 2-3 bags of rice in weight.  I suggested that cutting down or stopping alcohol intake completely should help.  Check out this amazing website to see why: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alcohol/2008/calories.shtml

My mom told me this morning that my dad had a huge stand off with my 4th aunt (his sis).  This 4th aunt fell out and decided to cut all ties with the family following disagreements over my grandmother’s funeral arrangement and the subsequent execution of her "will" (which everyone suspects was doctored by my […]

A few years ago, I asked a teacher friend of mine why did she adopt her husband’s surname.  She said it was because if she got pregnant in the future, she did not want her students to think that she had a baby out of wedlock.  I thought that was a fair enough answer though […]

Today marks the last time I’ll be spending CNY as a single.  The day started out pretty much the same as the past few years – went to my paternal 4th uncle’s house to pay respects at my grandparents’ altar tablet (managed to avoid offering joss sticks this year by telling my dad firmly that […]

I’m sure this isn’t new news to many but it is to me.  Went to the Toast Box at Raffles City for kopi after dinner and went to the toilet next to it before I left.  I was mightily impressed!  This is what I found…                   A […]

I got my COE after all.  Heh.  I told the agent all my points about how illogical it was for Tan Chong to bid so low for us, etc… and he spoke to his manager who eventually agreed to give us an Open Category COE at no extra charge.  Yay!  The new Latio Sport should […]