My E.Maths Teacher

I went to Mrs Anna Tham's place with the girls today.. she was the ex principal of MGS and also my Guide teacher.. We had a conversation..

Me: Oh! you know.. the other time when I was in SGH I saw this lady who looked like Mrs Moses Yew. I didnt dare to say hi although I really wanted to.. but I was afraid that I might be mistaken because this lady wasnt as plump as the Mrs Yew I remembered.. (I have always missed Mrs Yew and her popiah)

Mrs Tham: Could she walk?

Me: The lady was on a wheelchair and a man was pushing her..

Mrs Tham: That could probably be her. She couldnt really walk and she was admited to SGH and that man was probably her husband. She had multiple myeloma and she passed away recently. 16th March.

Me: (I was speechless)

The first thing that hit me was.. oh my god.. I SHOULD have said hi..

Mrs Yew has always been this jolly E.Maths teacher who appeared to be stern in class but she is really, a very nice person with a good heart. She always has this rosy cheeks. There was one time when she invited all the 4A4 scholars over to her place for popiah (which was really good).. We had such a wonderful time with her.. and we had so much fun with her old tortoise car.. she gave us a couple of rounds of lifts to and fro our boarding school to her place..

Now I really miss her.. I should have said hi.. I really should.. I guess that will be one regret that will remain with me for the longest time..

Roaming Tai-Tai

I've been looking forward to the end of pre-reg life for a long time.. especially when my pre-reg days didnt start off like it should.. but over the nine months, I have had my fair share of fun in Parkway and I got to meet really nice people who are now both my mentors and my friends.. So when it finally ended, there was this weight inside me that made me realise that I am going to miss going to work.. but everything has to end someday somewhere.. So my days as a temporarily unemployed pharmacist turned tai tai started!

It was only the first day and I already knew I can never be a tai tai.. I either get engulfed in guilt for shopping too much (there goes the money as well) or I get so tired from roaming around too long too much.. dont get me wrong, I love roaming and hanging around with friends, but everyone I know is working while I am asleep till the sun shone high! I've been watching Friends so much that I felt like I am one of them (Fat Hope, Shiwei said)

I thought maybe walking ard places where I've never been would be interesting and smth I would not get to do when I start working again.. but hey! Mr Sun! you are working too hard!! I was telling the Boyfriend that the crazy weather can culminate in higher crime rates..

But the days got better as some of the girls started to go on leave and I caught up with Shiwei yesterday, and seeing Hui yie tmr.. and I had a good-for-the-heart walks from Bishan-AMK and City Hall-Raffles Place a few days ago.. Cant wait to go home but there's the chinchillas to settle first.. (its all the stupid landlord's incessant yakkings that I cant stand)

So I've learned: I need either alot of money so that I can sustain my contribution to the retail sector or I need to work (with timely breaks - not when everyone is working)

Korea

I have always wanted to put up photos of Korea.. but never really got down to getting that done.. Korea was a nice place.. especially the sceneries and weather.. when I was there with the girls, it was end of spring, beginning of summer but the weather was still cold.. I loved Mount Sorak the best..

So for the moment, I shall put up only a few photos I took in Korea.. until I find time to upload the rest.. haha cos it is tiring waiting for blogger to upload the photos.. it takes really long!

Lots to do, busy but bored..

It had been a while and I was thinking to myself, what is it that I've done the past few weeks or months that I can write about.. and haha, I realised I have done nothing much! How uninteresting.. All I did was work, study, eat and sleep.. work, study, eat and sleep.. I dont like work or study very much.. I love sleep, but thats not something interesting to talk about.. haha so I am left with eating..

Well, I have been eating a lot.. like A LOT.. So I am going to put up some photos of what I ate..

Lao Bei Jing.. and their specialty is apparently popiah.. I dun really like popiah, but I did like the process of wrapping one myself though.. haha but i didnt eat it.. I only make it.. and I must say I am pretty good at wrapping popiah.. Haha it is not easy okay?! the skin is so thin and you need to wrap a monster of fillings in it, sprinkle some stuffs and sweet sauce.. the sweet sauce is the thing that usually soaks the skin, making it so tear-susceptible.. haha..





New York New York Seafood platter and barbecued pork rib..




AbsolutHaven.. I don't remember what these are called.. I only know that the pasta is good..




Food for Thoughts.. somewhere in Bugis.. I was already very full before I entered this place.. but I had to eat something, or else I will be hungry when night falls.. the portion was huge.. and it was full of carbohydrate.. It was nice.. but I was full.. very very full.. and as usual.. I ended up repeating 'I am so full' from after dinner till I got home.. haha as if that will help me digest faster!



My birthday ice cream and birthday cake.. thats last year.. the ice cream was made up of blueberry ice cream, and overwhelming amount of mixed berries and a stick of my favourite chocolate redondo..


Bought a packet of ready-to-eat salad from NTUC.. threw in some tomatoes.. strips of bak kua from home and roasted pumpkin slices.. tossed in some olive oil and vinegar.. I've never ever liked pumpkins, but this day changed my perception of pumpkins.. I had been unfair to them and the likes of them! haha! there are actually really nice.. especially when they are thinly sliced and roasted.. the salad portion turned out HUMONGOUS! I've never eaten so much vegetables one shot before.. but you cant keep them once you've made them.. I was tired of chewing after a while.. haha


My birthday cake.. A really nice birthday cake..


Salad number 2 was different.. this time it is more fruity.. with lots of oranges and strawberries.. slices of pumpkins and eggs too.. this time either I was not too full to begin with, or the portion was just nice.. but the strawberries, my goodness it was so so sour.. there was half a packet left.. we have no idea what to do with it cos it was so sour.. Even tried boiling it! but it was of no use of course.. haha.. so in the end we finished it with muffins and brownies from Chocolat 'n' Spice..




So the strawberries were served with the muffins and brownie.. in a ceramic Disney plate Sze Min bought for 2 dollars the night before.. It is a really nice tigger plate for only 2 dollars.. heh

About time to write smth..

Today was such a wonderful weather to walk home in.. There was cool wind and light drizzle..

=) I had been busy with work.. but at least I do like what I am doing.. There is always something to laugh at every week..

Like there was one time, when I went into this British patient's room.. He was sleeping and I had to give him his medication. The curtain was drawn shut so the room was in a cosy hue of orange.. So I called out to him and greeted him a good morning.. Haha.. and this British man opened his eyes, probably still groggy from his sleep.. the first thing he asked was ' Are you an angel?' in that soft, dreamy voice..

Haha, I have no idea whether to laugh or not.. If I said yes, maybe he would think that he has gone to heaven or smth.. and thats not very nice..

I love serving the Brits.. For one, they have really nice accents.. secondly, they are really nice people and they always say funny things.. They'll tell you how they missed their dogs, cats, plants and all that.. and they'll tell you what bad luck it is to be in a hospital during their visits to Sg..

Then there are the Indonesians.. two things they have in common - they are dirt rich (and I really mean DIRT RICH).. and they speak really really fast! Makes me wonder whether they speak even faster when they arent so ill..

And theres this other group of patients.. the Vietnamese or Thai girls.. with ang moh husbands.. They are common patients in these private hospitals too.. and very often, their babies are more adorable than the local ones.. haha

Okay I got to go study..

These are just some pictures of a potluck gathering we had in Swei's place..

The cake says EAT AND BE FAT.. curtesy of me and Kah Ying.. Such a brilliant idea cos no one dares to eat the word FAT.. so we got to bring it home.. HAHA!

You dont get to see Ms Kah Ying all posed up like that often..

I baked a brownie from scratch too.. didnt turn out sooooo well BUT it is still good effort.. haha self praise.. Took pictures of the process.. had to crack eggs, wipe hands take photos, melt chocolate, wipe hands take photos, mix butter, wipe hands take photos,.... you get my point..

Kahlua added to the brownies.. half a cup at least.. I remember Swei was saying 'just pour'.. haha and the receiving end said that it causes drowsiness.. I was not surprised..

Dying blog

linsey said my blog is dying and it is getting depressing.. i couldnt agree more.. but then again, whats there to update in my life that might interest ppl anyway haha.. but I shall try someday soon..

i am going to miss you.. really really miss you.. thank you for everything... from the very first day we met to the day we bade farewell..

i promised i will see you again.. im sorry i was a little late this time..

you were my lab partner, my chinese class partner, my camp partner, my roommate... i practically see you more than i see any of the other girls..

i hope you are really in a better place.. at least i know you wont be in so much pain anymore..

i miss you.. i really do..

i really really do...