Old Grandmother Story
My grandma was born in 1916. Turned 89 (lunar calendar) 2 mths ago,
& still goin' strong. =) She sailed here from China back in 1936.
All on her own. A voyage, almost 14days long. Its was rough.
But with the thought of re-unitin' with her father (tt's my great-grandpa),
she sailed on...
She had orh luah (fried oyster) & gang he ju (dried scallops)... food that
many cldn't afford. Grandma met grandpa, & they got married
eventually. Life was happy.
But the happy days did not last. The "re ben gui zi" were movin south
quick, real quick. Whatever orh luah was replaced with only tapioca
& sweet potato. $5 at that time was HUGE. But grandpa cldn't even
get fish & vege from the market. Grandma & grandpa moved into
the mountains, hopin' that they cld hide from the Jap terror.
But the bombin's & shellin's continued.
And Great-grandpa & xiao great-grandma (he married another wife here
in S'pore) got killed by the Japs... In the hands of the
"yellow-est" Asians. Blood.
Then, grandma was only left with grandpa... & 2 little bros
(xiao great-grandma had 2 little baby boys, which
explains my 2 grand uncles now).
Up to this day, the last time grandma saw her mom & her 2 younger sis
in China, was back in 1936, the day she boarded the ship to Nanyang.
The ship of no return.
Miles apart for almost 70 yrs. How does Ah Ma bear to?
I have no goddamn idea.
Grandpa passed away in 1989, I was young, but I remember.
For 50yrs, they walked hand in hand.
Did grandma cry? That, I honestly don't remember...
She's now a happy old lady: 4 Sons, 4 daughter-in-laws,
15 grandchildren (8 grandsons, 7 granddaughters- INCLUDIN' ME!
I'M THE YOUNGEST GRANDCHILD!),
9 great-grandchildren (6 great-grandsons, 2 great-granddaughters, &
1 on-the-way)... I Love My Ah Ma. =)
-blandus vos-
Saturday, November 20, 2004
5:39 PM
Love Is All Around
This is the 1st time in 3wks im stayin in here all on my own. Heh. Roomie
went home. How nice. But fret not, cos' Im goin' home soon too!
Countin' down... say 9hrs? Heh. Rush home 1st thing in the mornin tmr!
Gotta bring home lotsa stuff, clothes mostly... & accessories. Now
I know why Gwenie was complainin' just now when she was packin... =/
Oh well, today IS the day. WAS... actually. Considerin' that it's over.
O-V-E-R
(Aft 3 tormentin' F***ing long dreadful weeks)
Who's gonna care anymore about... say... err, reasonable foreseeability?
(Oh man, doesn't that sound kinda familia?)
SWOT, TOWS, STP & its blah blah blah mix in SriLanka with our dearest
BanyanTree.
Data transmission! Digital?! No no no, analog... Why?! Advantages?
Disadvantages?! Bandwidth? Frequency? Wireless? Wirelink?
Yes yes yes... & not forgettin' today's wonderful NTUC...
Seriously, "WHAT-EVA"!
(err... then again, i may be hearin' all these stuff again nex Sem...)
-blandus vos-
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
6:15 PM
It Just Doesn't Work That Way...
2. The silk top frm far east--tze & gwen knows!
A BIG THANKEW to Tzetze & Gwenie fer helpin' me look 4 a new top 4
my cousin's weddin. Although they tried their very best, all
kinds of colors, cuts, designs, materials, price range, styles... I
still rejected them all in the end. Haha. So sowwie girls. I jus didn't like
any of them, not tryin to make things difficult fer u 2. The weddin' dinner is
this Sunday night, & last minute shoppin' just doesn't work!!! ARGH.
AND, it is NOT about being INDECISIVE... Heh.
Err, & my prob is still not solved... this Sunday HOW?! WEAR WHAT?!
Took a damn spastic photo just now. Total goon. Haha. Damn furnie LOR...
Look like my brains got sucked dry or somethin'...
But we took some pretty photos too! =)
-blandus vos-
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
4:01 AM
Operation Small G
"Operation Small G" starts today. Im terribly traumatised by the
thought of what the rest of the week holds fer me. Or rather, what the week
doesn't hold fer me... Maybe its my destiny?
Maybe its what's meant to be. Maybe I shldn't resist. Maybe I shall resign to fate,
like how she puts it all the time.
Hah.
Or maybe I shld not think about it & try to ferget. But whenever
i open my fridge... I get reminded of it all. Sigh~
The clock counts down, to the start of THE Operation. My last few moments.
Of joy? Of freedom? Of satisfaction? Of indulgence? Of guilt perhaps...?
Before she wakes up... the great & formidable
Operation-General is still slumberin' away...
I pray thee have mercy
-blandus vos-
Thursday, November 11, 2004
5:59 PM
My Flower Died!
Sigh~ I have to come back & see that my dearest
little pink flower is so dead...
Baby booked out today. Went to the PA gate to wait fer him as usual.
He had to cut his hair again. He didnt bowl too well at the mini masters.
He was so tired he fell asleep in the car on the way back.
His cough is so bad he cant evn swallow saliva.
Poor baby.
-blandus vos-
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
12:22 PM
Dear Santa... =)
1. Gucci Envy Me--I luv the pink bottle!
2. The silk top frm far east--tze & gwen knows!
3. A Digi Cam--Ive been wishin & wishin & wishin fer it fer a long long time
(& jazzy, DO NOT send me a pic of a digi cam...)
4. A New Phone--ANY phone... my current phone is dyin' on me
5. That pink/white Guess? Cuff Watch--it will match many many of my clothes
6. New sneakers-- who can evr have ENOUGH sneakers?!
7. Black heels--nice & pretty, then again who can evr have ENOUGH heels too?!
8. A brown top--Ive nvr worn a brown top in my entire life...
9. THAT pink/white long sleeve knitted top frm Guess?--Was suppose to
match the skirt i bought lor...
10. Many many many more danglee earrins--thanx to gwen! X)
11. my biotherm backside cream-- gwen & tze & jas, Ive been askin 4 it
fer the past 2 birthdays & X'mases...
Erm... the above are not ranked in any order at all. So, feel free
to just pick any item frm the list, buy it then gimme a
call ya? Ill go pick it up. Or can always drop it down the chimney...
haha. How lame is that.
Thankew my dear friends, hope there are 11 of u out there to get me
all 11 things on my list. Or maybe there are some
of u who may wanna get more than 1 item frm the list...? HEH.
-blandus vos-
Monday, November 08, 2004
5:19 PM
"The Pizza Is A Big Monster Lor!" -gwen
Today was amazin'ly surprisin'. Haha. Thanx to Gwen's wishlist,
we miraculously got pizzas for dinner & Mochi black
sesame f0r dessert. Heh.
(Details on Gwen's blog.) She shld jus
wish fer $50 bills to drop frm the sky tmr... & now, aft all
our indulgence, the only thing i hear from the other corner of
my room is, "oh man, i feel so fat lor!", "i seriously needa lose wt.",
"the pizza is a monster lor, im so thirsty!", "i think my thighs look bigger...",
"i think i go runnin tmr."!
WAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Apart frm all the food that came knockin' on the door today,
i mus specially write bout this PinkLittleFLower that TzeTze bought!!!
That girl is so so so so sweeeeeeet... *MuakZ*
All the way to our rm jus to pass us flowers & food! And all the way
back to the east on her own... sigh~ How sweet is that?!
-blandus vos-
Sunday, November 07, 2004
5:50 PM
Friday Is A Book-Out Day!
Baby & I finally got to watch SharkTale last night... it was so cute!
i luv "Lenny the Shark"! His voice was super super duper cute...! Luv the part
where he was swayin' swayin' on the seat. Haha.
& we had our usual Subway sandwich(Steak&Cheese) with
extraextra lettuce & onions. Of cos thats mine, cos baby's 1 will only have the bread
& the meat. Period. How can he be such a carnivor??? =/
Our Friday night Subway dinner is becomin' such a routine... hee. So happy,
luv the cookies that come with it. But last night's oatmeal & raisin
was super "lao hong",
*YucKz*!
Still remember how i was complainin' I'm growin' all moldee, this aftnn
the sun was *FwaH*! I finally understood why my mom is always so happy & excited
when it's super sunny & hot. Cos' Gwen & I took out ALL that was
washable & jus dumped them into the washin' machine. We washed hell lot of clothes
today... hell lot.
See!
& the best part was they all dried super fast lor... I suggested to Gwen
that we cld wash out bedsheets & our blankets even! But obviously,
she told me not to be mad... Hah.
& stop askin' her to wash everythin'. Heh.
Oh, know the sun was so so so bright &
big(not tt it was bigger in terms of size today... but, ya...)
that it looked like this when we opened the room door... reminded me of
the show "The 9th Gate"... oh man, there was Johnny Depp. X)
-blandus vos-
Friday, November 05, 2004
11:19 AM
Law Paper...
Its like so so so so dead lor... i didn't finish the paper...
& the rest of the Qns that i did,
was like how skimppee lor my ans!
But who cares?! Hah! As long as it's over liao. That's the most impt part. Heh.
Wah, & there was this super excitin' guy who went
for the exams in YELLOW pants lor, what was he thinkin' man...
when i thought everybody shld be in jeans & i have to turn ard & get blinded
by his excitin' pants. Plus his hair was another shade
of YELLOW... Gawd pls help him.
-blandus vos-
Thursday, November 04, 2004
8:37 AM
He's RIDICULOUS lor! But I Like...
Its rainin again laa... im growin MOLDeee lor... haven seen the sun fer quite
awhile, ever since it started rainin non-stop,
frm las wk? Haha.
Jus heard JieLun's interview on 93.3...
hes totali Ridiculous...
"我一开始唱歌, 就忘了跳舞..."
Damn furnie rite?! heh. JieLun rocks.
*WinKz*
-blandus vos-
Tuesday, November 02, 2004
5:24 PM
My 1st Grand Entrance(Entry)
Im so excited. I don't know what to say... so touched too.
Gwen spent a long long while helpin' me with this. heh.
Thankew roomie!
As for why my blog layout is like this...
cos i didn't want sumthin' that is too ME,
& Tze also warned me many times that it mustn't be
Pink & Purple...
So here it is, all brown & muddy. =)
Anyway rite, Gwen & I went study this mornin.
Check out our breakfast!
I thought it looked super like what Jas keeps drawin' on my lecture notes... haha.
-blandus vos-