Life is Mysterious

They said life works, or rather God worked in ways we cannot comprehend. I will be back as soon as I get on my feet.

Laundry mayhem in my little house

Like a stream of unapologetic billingsgate I use to cursed someone during my most unforgiving age, nothing come close to act as a housewife for 24 hours. I actually dread it.

In fact, I made a analysis. Many agree housework can never be complete, but that is far from the calculation you will get from me.

Your Mum and Dad said to change your clothing everyday? Don't! You are a naughty child if you change them once per day. You see, we have 5 members in the house, shirt+shorts+socks+underwear+towelX5X7= the washing never got a rest. I excluded 5 pairs of pillow and bolster cases which we have to change every week from my mind to delude myself that's all to wash and dry. Our 7 drying bamboos have hard time keeping up with our laundry.

Oh man! I proclaim this the greatest feat of a stay-home-housewife. We need an intelligent solution desperately. No. I need the solution. 

And don't get me start on other house chores.

You can ask, off course. We think that it's fun to sent away our domestic helper home and take up all the housework ourselves.

I hate TCS8 TV series Penguin Daddy. It is so fake.

Young PAP lion

A intelligent looking boy stood nearby when I was taking this photo. He looks at me wearily. Later he pulls William away in a protective manner.

The school teacher after that told him I am Will's father.

He was not entirely convinced, from the look on his face.

What a reliable friend! Thanks boy. I felt safe knowing Will has a classmate like this. Where has such friend gone nowsaday?

Oh, the lion is my boy. He is a hard nut to crack.

Ice Mountain in our home

Who knows my kids consume more water after we installed this fresh water dispenser. Boy, 11 litres in 48 hours, that is, 11.35 divided by 5 divided by 2. Everyone took in 1.1 litre per day. Minus the time which we were not home(more than 8 hours), that is a lot.

It started with a pure motivation to save time and trouble take to boil fresh water. No, not just boiling. We boil, wait for it to cool down, transfer the cooled water to a pot, and then we do it again.

I would say. We did this five times a day, seven days a week. And we are still constantly short of boiled water.

And we still haven't take the electricity for boiling up the water into account yet.

I don't have to drink direct from the tap anymore. I can have very hot or cold drink just by lifting 2 fingers.

We worry no more about running out of hot water for baby's milk. You understand if you have to wake up past mid-night to make a bottle of infant milk, and realize the hot pot is dry. I can almost hear my neighbor praise their God, not that they don't pray.

My children are especially enthusiastic after this new water gadget. Hereby know as the yin-yang fountain. Not only does it makes you younger, it is almost magical to get water at your desire temperature by tapping on the 2 tiny tap. I secretly wish their excitement will last.

Maybe is time to say bye-bye to our old ceramic water pot and hot flask.

I think I will make another cup of hot chocolate.

How To: Blow off Shell of a Hard Boiled Egg

How many of you, like me, painfully peel it off piece by piece? Here is a nifty and cool trick to peel the shell of a hard boiled egg in 5 sec, by blowing it off. Now this is a trick that I love. Remind me to impress my kids next time.

Here is the Wiki How - Blow off a Hard Boiled Egg's Shell in 5 sec

Sweet termintator of mankind

If human is destiny to be destroy by the hand of robots, at least give us one as cute as this.

ROPID

Experience homeless heart without leaving your home

Blanket and pillow case for the homeless at home. Made of cotton, you don't have to leave home to feel like beggar. At least at heart.

Home Duvet Cover King


Dutch By Design

RIP, Shiloh Pepin, Mermaid and lovely little girl

She defied doctor's expectations about her Sirenomelia condition. She died yesterday at age of ten. Find your complete spirit in another world, Shiloh Pepin. rest well.

via Zimbio, Mermaid Girl

Russia, Photos of junkies and prostitutes

English Russia has a series of real life photos of people who walks the edge in Russia. Sniffer, whore, doper, how many dark side of your city street you haven't seen yet?

Photos...

Temptations of Popular Culture in Singapore

I was tempted to click on that torrent with 12663 seeds when I learn that I could enjoy this just released movie on my PC in an hour. But alas! downloading something with commercial value is an infringement of right of the original owner. I refrain.

Ever since some toilet cleaner in Takashimaya told me about Sougou(搜狗), I spent countless and countless of hour searching for my favorite MP3... only to listen to them a few times, and delete. You know. Even sharing MP3 you bought with friend via Bluetooth is also not permitted.

I don't go Blip.fm anymore. After Singapore Gahmen banned Internet Radio. Sorry, is regulated. I am careful not to turn on HaoTing(好听) too loud, or it could becomes a form of sharing. Sharing is not appropriate, even if it is your belief.

I am also very careful with that what they called Pod Cast. It is also, political or not, a form of Internet radio. The gahmen regulates it, we stay clear of it. It is the golden rule of Singaporean.

Some football-craze friends told me to forget about pay-TV. I can catch EPL via PPStream. I thanks my ancestor for giving me a sport-less gene, I am inmune to all sport related event. All I have to do is resist tons of latest exciting Hong Kong drama available on PPStream, I should be fine.

Going Internet regularly is not sinful. It is where you go there for.

Recently another tattoo parlor open up nearby. Very nearby. I would have gotten one if not for my time in the arm forces. You see, unlike America, a simple artistic drawing on any part of your body will get you hendakaki. Which means you past time until your ORD. I always think that elite soldiers should have some kind of gallant mark on their body. Too bad.

Tattoo shop is sprouting like mushroom everywhere now. I guess they are here to stay.

You know about those hanky-panky massage shops, those kind that they use betel nut beauty from China to hand brochure to you whenever you pass by? They are almost gone now. In preservation of Singapore's long standing conservative image, sex toy shop is allow instead. At least I still can tell my children that they are toys. Adult toys. No big deal.

After I wrote this piece, I will watch Ben10 Alien Force season 4 original DVD with my 2 boys. That is all I can afford now. At least before I strike Toto acquired from that popular spot, and before the casino is build.

I will be saving my soul for it.

我住在新加坡，来自中国

那天和家人一起出外用餐，我叫了中国的干炒河粉，令攸叫了中国的鸡饭。连薄饼也是中国制造的。

我与妻为之嘡舌。

曾几何时，我们生长的地方不知不觉，充塞了一群方言连我祖父母也听不懂华人。

记得小时侯外公对我说过他离乡背景的故事。他不愿被徵召入伍，偷了家里一些钱，跟了一艘下南洋的船，来到了星洲。也就是现在的新加坡。起初生活很苦，后来儿女成群时。。。还是很苦。我好像从来没有见他享受过生活。他有一句口头禅，我至今仍记得。每当他遇到什么不平事都会以标准的福建话喃喃自语：“大贼，大贼！”。听他讲述他早年在新加坡的生活实是我童年的一部份喜好。

华人有一种美德，只要下一代有希望，多大的苦都挨得过去。

有一天我经过靠近家的天桥，见到了许久没见的在商店买卖食品的小姐，因为她工作勤奋，时间又长，所以我很自然的就问：“好久没见，是不是回中国探亲了？”没想到她劈头就骂：“谁跟你说我是中国来的！”

原来不是工作时间长，又辛苦的都是中国人在干。这个乌龙够大了。不过我说她是中国人，原也是没错。

只有一点我到现在还是没办法克服。有回我看到一栋正在兴工的建筑，上面挂着一个大牌，写着：“中国建筑（新）私人有限公司”。我没想到清华大学，却有点毛骨耸然。得罪，得罪。

不过，我喜欢他们把旧有的‘金文泰’，另译成‘金满地’。日本有银座，新加坡有黄金满地。不错，不错。

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