Family Weekend Part One - Lor Mee Ma's House

Random squawk: I've just got wind that the "powers that be" are reading my blog. This power is even greater than the last one, because whilst the last one couldn't touch me, this one can and most probably will. I'm going to have to watch my words real carefully from now on.

A long lost relative of my maternal family finally came back to SG and my maternal grandmother was so excited that she threw a house party and invited most of her relatives.

I brought along my new SL700 for the occasion and got some great shots. The following pictures I am going to post is classified into two catergories - Descriptive, and Artistic.

Let's start with the Descriptive.


Because we were lazy to ride, all three of us, Cudas, Lazy and I took a cab to my grandma's place.


Cudas.



So we got there, and realized that the HDB flat right next to the big S11 in AMK central has evevators that go down from the first floor. And only down.



A lot of people were there, you can tell by the number of shoes.



JenX was still sleeping even though there were many people mulling about there already.


Here's the obligatory funny photo of her.


And here's another one.

The table was spread with tons of goodies, and we did not hesitate to sit down and eat.



And here are the main attractions of the day, grandma and her long lost elder sister.



They look so much alike that they got me wondering why there were two ah mas at the table when I first entered the house.

The other main attraction was her daughter, better known to Cudas and me as Story Yee Yee. She used to tell us lots of stories when we were very young. I remember it was at my great grandfather's funeral, and we were to stay the night. To keep us quiet and out of our mother's hair, she kept us entertained at the stone tablet behind the wake area with exciting stories and stories of princesses and heroes.

She disappeared from my memory soon after. I don't really know what happened but that there was a tiff between my grandmum and her elder sister.



Story Yee Yee's the one in green.

And here's a photo I found incredibly funny because it might've happened to me when I was younger.


HELP!

Heh.

And following in the footsteps of Cudas, I've taken an interest in photo-taking. There were a couple of really nice ones I took on that day, and here it is.

Please bear in mind that I haven't actually took any classes nor read any book on this subject, so it's still very amateurish.

Windswept



Sharing Interests



Catching Up



Chortling



Distant Cousin



Peaceful Sanctuary



Mother Changing Baby

Sweet


The very sweet Onn just asked me out for a smoke before he went to school.



What was originally a 5 minutes smoke because a hour-long smoke-cum-conversation. I think I made him late for school too.

It was nice. And I found something common between us! Other than the fact that both of us:

- Play basketball (that's how we met)
- Have the same group of basketball friends
- Are riders
- Live next block to each other



He is the only guy I know who smokes the male equivalent of my Dunhil Frost. Muahahaha!

That was just a totally irrelevant but interesting factoid.

Totally Random Post



I'm thinking that maybe I should post one of these random posts periodically, like the 1st of every month or something.

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On a related note to my previous post, here's a picture.



I was on my way to the first interview when this dude stopped me. Luckily for me, I flipped on my headlights as soon as I noticed him beside me. But he still gave me a warning ticket because he feels that my lights are too dim.

There were so many cars and bikes whizzing past while we were still on the road, but he HAD to, absolutely HAD to check on mine. *mutters curses under breath*

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I bullied my Tracy the other day. The end result was unbearably cute.



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We finally met up with Sam one day after my class.



It was almost like the old days. Sam has this very, very cute smile that he generates generously.

As we were going back that night, we met this very, very annoying lorry driver who lives in my block.

We were two traffic lights away from my carpark, and because the first traffic light was red-turning-green-soon, I rode slowly along the short distance. There were stationary cars waiting at the traffic lights, and there were only about ten feet between me and the stationary cars in front, when a lorry that's been tailgating me since the last traffic light FLASHED me.

Drivers. It is freaking annoying when cars flash bikes, especially when it is only about ten feet away and the bike is actually still moving.

For whatever good it can do, this is the lorry.



Hopefully someone from this company will see this post and screw the driver of this vehicle upside down.

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Went to try the Botak Jones at TPY today. The food was exactly the same as the AMK's one, the atmosphere was too. The only different thing was the margaritas.



This is the first time I've seen magaritas served in anything other than margarita glasses. The tequila taste was relatively prominent, and they actually blended REAL strawberries in. Nice.

Food rating: 7/10
Value for Money: 6/10

Vacancy Boom


Suddenly the market for administrative jobs has boomed.

I've been called back to at least 8 companies for interviews, twice for the second round of interviews, been offered two jobs and have one pending decision right now. Which happens to be exactly the job I want the most.

It's a relatively new company set up by two Australians, and they seem to be very nice people. The employment benefits and job scope sounds awesome too. Then again, if I get employed, many of you in the IT business or have a company website will want to kill me. I'll be an arrow board for many companies to play archery with.

They say that they'll give me a reply by either later on or Monday afternoon. Let's keep our fingers crossed, shall we?

New Discovery


I think I've become more or less a mountain tortoise (meaning to not keep up with the times).

Why, you ask? Because I've just discovered the joys of Flickr.com.

Seriously. I could spend the whole day cross processing my pictures and thinking up titles and descriptions for them.

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I was messing around the whole day yesterday with pictures we took on our trip to Sentosa on Sunday.

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In accordance with our plans for saving, we spent relatively little that day. If it weren't for applying to be Islanders and the entrance tickets to the Images of Singapore, we'd be a lot further from the red right now.

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Anyways we spent the day walking from Palawan beach, to Tanjong beach, back past Palawan beach and to Siloso beach. And walked around some more before heading to the supposedly free Images of Singapore where we met Bunz.

Anyways, more photos in the Sentosa set over at Flickr.com.

**** UPDATED 29/12/2008 ****

Needed to clear space for my Flickr account, so this set will be moved to Photobucket and posted here. Captions and comments follow the original Flickr photos.

A day out with my Samsung L700. It's a relatively easy -peasy toy for amateurs like me who just likes snapping away at anything and everything. Lazy took me out for a day at Sentosa. We reached a little late though, and missed a few attractions.

New Tickets



Our ticket to paradise (Sentosa)

Our First Time



... taking the Sentosa Express together into the now under-heavy-construction Sentosa. Don't go to Sentosa just yet, the constructions are due to be finished in 2010.

Companion For The Day



My very own Lazychoo!

Glimpsing Paradiso



Welcome! Mi casa e su casa, so start getting comfortable!

A Good Photographer..



... is able to take clear snaps while on the move

Travellers On The Same Road



This is like, the very first time I'm willingly wearing short shorts out.

We're Sweet



On our way to a road together.

Baywatching



The dudes near the statues were openly staring and discussing about the numerous beach babes lounging under the shade.

Cute Guy



I meant the dog. Really.

Building Her World



Strange how when you start building awesome sandcastles, strangers start crowding around you like they know you or something.

Beachside Fun



Traffic was dense on the bridge.

Picnic On The Beach



If everyday could be spent here under the sun..

A Shady Road



Village In The Greens



If you DON'T look closely, this resembles some tribal villages hidden deep inside dense jungles.

Hi, My Name Is...



Sea Turtle. Same as everyone else here at the Underwater World, Sentosa. And I stink. So bite me.

A Road Less Travelled



This lonely flight of stairs looked as if nobody's been passing by for ages.

Trecherous Roads



A jungle trial surrounded by dense forestation which Lazy says reminded him of his army days.

An Unexpected Visitor



This dude here was just joining in the fun beside the stall where people take photos with snakes around their necks for $5, but quickly became an attraction in his own right. People were more interested in him than the snakes.

Multitude of Colours



Right outside the Images of Singapore. They're layered juuuust right.

Images Of Singapore



Lots of tourists. We blended right in.

A Trip Down Memory Lane



Don't be fooled by the glitz and glamour of the exterior of the truck. The inside's really simple and spartan. Old but interesting.

Signing Treaties



That's Sir Stamford Raffles in the middle. No mention was made of Sang Nila Utama though.

Antiques: An Acquired Taste



This is a kerosene lamp. But there's no kerosene in it. Play cheat!

Help!



The empty boxes are surprisingly heavy. I'd never be able to lift them without the pulley system.

Persuasion



"Dude, quit lazing around, bring me for a kiddy ride!"

Same POV



"Now I can see from your point of view.."

Taking A Breather



And having an interesting and stimulating conversation with Mr Chinese Waxman. He's not happy that I didn't offer him my drink.

Dictating A Letter



The Lazy giving his two cents, even though his written Chinese is horrible.

Watching The Puppets



According to Mom, roadside puppet shows were the main entertainment for children during her time.

On Hot Coals...



At the Images of Singapore attraction. It was a surprisingly cold experience, considering the hot coals I was attempting to walk across.

Two Old Men



The title says it all.

Exhausted



Lazy's kinda' exhausted after half a day of walking from beach to beach.

Skyview



This ride is reserved for our next trip!

On Our Way Back



There's a rush hour for people entering and exiting Sentosa too.

Application In Process



Here's the Lazy looking serious while filling out the application form for the Sentosa Islander. Lazy likes applying for cards.

We're Islanders!



The Lazy and I decided to become Islanders, to get more discounts on most of the Sentosa attractions and... to have more excuses to pretend to be tourists.