Giving Thanks in May

31st May (Sat)

Michelle's hatchday meal @ Omote (again!!!) on birthday girl's (very persistent) wish...  

30th May (Fri)

lunch with PAL's Pals to celebrate the last day of on-site work!!!

29th May (Thurs)

my favourite game in shopee!!!

new high score + 11 coins for forming that DURIAN!!! 

28th May (Wed)

another chance at trying to have live greens at home sweet home... 

thanks sylvia for putting it together 😍😍😍

23rd May (Fri)

its successful marketing video lured us to Dong Qu for our meet-up!!! We were seated up at level 5 in the vip attic, an exclusive cozy corner just for the 3 of us and Ken who came later... 😍😍😍 

三位有点恐怖的美女 caught on cctv... heee

18th May (Sun)

it was on my to-do list to get a new phone since last month as i wanted a better camera phone for my up-coming Poland & Germany trip... 

saw this ad on Friday and immediately surf Shopee to see if this phone is available. The lite version in the 400 series is!!! And cost only $285 after all the voucher discount... it also comes in a really sweet marrs green that i like... 😍😍😍 

dont understand the specs so went youtube to watch its reviews!!! Sound and looks good enough for me... i like that it's lighter & thinner, has a bigger screen, takes nicer pics with the depth that i prefer and has the AI eraser feature that my current 3.5 years old Realme 7, which has 2 cracks now, no have!!! 

Well, i'm a proud owner of another XZ endorsed product... 

my new pretty Honor 400 Lite arrived today!!!...

 with a charger head which i was told is no longer a norm to come together with a new phone and 一对容易不见的 ear-piece... 😅😅😅

17th May (Sat)

had fun organising earrings on my new earring holder today!!! 

14th May (Wed)

having to work 😓

having to wake up at 6am to go to work 😓😓

having to brave through the thunderstorm at 6.30am to go to work 😓😓😓

having to endure 脚湿湿  for braving through the thunderstorm at 6.30am to go to work 😓😓😓😓

was seriously contemplating to summon all my ailments, discomforts, triggers & excuses just so that i could avoid all the 😓😓😓😓 then it struck me that i could avoid the rain totally by taking bus 147 or 165 from behind home sweet home to the interchange instead of the usual route that involves crossing the road rain or shine... 

What a revelation after staying in this place for 14 years!!! 

10th May (Sat)

a warm & humid morning of dances, taking pics with pika-pika, songs and colouring with the residents... 

蔡妈咪's day dinner @ Kin Kao Mai where everyone enjoyed the food lots... had chose this place as i tot 蔡妈咪 would enjoy the 老歌 歌台, instead the oldies reminded her of dad and she teared... 😭😭😭... i'm an ID-zero-one-T too!!! 

To Snowie: 

Happi 14th Hatchday... thank you for being with me for yet another year... continue to stay healthy please!!!

To Brownie:

小胖, 妈咪想你!!!

4th May (Sun)

😍😍😍

3rd May (Sat)

caught me by surprise when PAP candidate Darryl David and his team of entourage came to '拉票' on Monday night... first time seeing my MP face to face in my 14 years staying in this estate because i wasnt given enough 'lead time' to be not at home.... feel awkward having to make hi-bye small talks like these... 😅😅😅

4th time on PO duty... thankful for the more humane break time this round that made the 14.5 hours of work more bearable... 

2nd May (Fri)

celebrating two consecutive days of hamster walk walk with calories at tenderbest... 😂😂😂

Yachting off ONE°15 @ Sentosa Cove

 Ai Ling was super duper lucky to win first prize; a 4 hour yacht charter to Lazarus Island @ her company's annual D&D lucky draw last year and ME was super duper lucky to be one of her invited friends who got to enjoy this richie rich experience with her... 😍😍😍

take a before selfie for chao-tao level comparison after the sail!!!... heee 

来到富人区, 连 road sign 都是不一样的

上游艇了!!!

safety briefing before anything else! 

such a cool looking navy vessel 

还是 yacult 好喝... hee

HAPPI HATCHDAY DESIREE !!!

i thought i heard "funny pose!".... wahahahaha

排队跳海咯 ！

had much much much much fun bo-ing on the floating mat, especially during the 20 to 30 minutes of alone time on the mat when the rest were either on the beach or on the yacht... 😁😁😁

best part was the sun went for its break behind the clouds during this period too!!! 

enjoying the wind, the view and the peace cos both set of parents were busy washing up their respective kiddos... wahahaha

this little one just happily plong down on my lap to be nearer to the fruit tray... 😅😅😅

more 自恋 selfies to commemorate this once in a life time experience... 

下游艇咯... exhausted us, a few shades darker... 😅😅😅... with a grateful heart for this 难得的 experience.... 

Thank You Ai Ling! 

Chinatown Heritage Walk @ Kreta Ayer

 

signed up for the free Chinatown Heritage Walking Tour (Kreta Ayer) by URA & FOM... arrived punctually at 8.50am for registration and collection of audio kit that came with a one-ear ear-piece... 

our host, William; witty, knowledgeable and had plenty of life stories about & in Singapore to share with us... also happy to find out from him that Kreta Ayer is only 1 of 4 sub-districts of Chinatown... means that there are 3 more of such free tour for me to sign up for!!! 

Former glory : St. Andrew hospital

Current glory : The newest hype place with the oldest & still working electric lift in Singapore!!!

knew about it as it was trending online a few months back but didnt know it was in this building!!! only found out when i was doing this blog post else i would confirm go try it after the tour!!! Why William no tell us this?!?!?! 

世界最远的距离就是我就站在你面前, 你却不认得! 😭😭😭

Current glory : Scarlet Hotel 

Former Glory : A horse stable & its administration building at a time when horses & carriages were the main transport for the richie rich in Singapore

oh!!! the controversial samsui woman mural is here!!!

Current Glory : The Great Room

Former Glory : Eu Yan Sang Building 

during their former glory days, Eu Yan Sang was not only the go-to place for Chinese to consult a doctor & get prescription, it was also the go-to place to help write letters and remit money back home in China...      

William concluded his sharing of this 家喻户晓 brand which started in Singapore with "富不过三代"... i guess that was his take-away from the Eu family selling off the business and this building bah... 

the top 3 business in this district during the early years were pawn shop, goldsmith & tailor 

 

only in Singapore will one see on the same stretch of road, within 100m,  a Chinese place of worship (Buddha Tooth Relic Temple 2007), an Indian place of worship (Sri Mariamman Temple 1827) and a Malay place of worship (Masjid Jamae 1826) 

living up to "regardless of race, language or religion"

~ me is a proud & thankful Singaporean ~

@ Nankin Street, where the Hokkiens gathered  

where Asian squat originate too?!?!  

Current Glory : Yue Hua Departmental Store

Former Glory : Great Southern Hotel (Nan Ting Building)...  think 大上海, think cabaret for the crazy rich Chinese!!! 

Current Glory : The Majestic (Singapore Pools) 😓😓😓... why seh?!?!?!... a near 100 years old building worthy of conservation is used as a betting centre?!?!?!  

Former Glory : The Majestic theatre (大华戏院)... i heard this name before from 蔡妈咪... it must have been one of her patok places... 😍😍😍

Former Former Glory : Tien Yien Moh Toi Theatre, an opera theatre built by Eu Tong Seng for one of his wives (he has 11 of them!!!) after she was denied entry into another... 

the 2 hours tour ended at Sago Lane

Former Glory : 死人街 (sei yan kai), a row of funeral parlors with beds on the second and third storey for Chinese to live out their final days  

enjoyed the tour tremendously despite being out & about for 2 hours in the hot humid weather that i hate!!!... 

ending thoughts : conflicting emotions to see that these old old buildings are so well conserved with smooth walls & bright paint that they look like new buildings; felt that they no have the old building historic charm and feel... 😓😓😓

新加坡最不像 Starbucks 的 Starbucks?!?!?

i like that brown bag!!!