clean linen

I have finished yet another book! It is entitled "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy. The novel is so vivid in its descriptions, evoking all kinds of emotions and thoughts. It is so sad and yet, there are some parts that are hauntingly funny. Do read it when you get a hold on the book! Here are some passages that I found particularly impactful: From the dining-room window where she stood, with the wind in her hair, Rahel could see the rain drum down on the rusted tin roof of what used to be their grandmother’s pickle factory. Paradise Pickles & Preserves. It lay between the house and the river. They used to make pickles, squashes, jams, curry powders and canned pineapples. And banana jam (illegally) after the FPO (Food Products Organization) Banned it because according to their specifications it was neither jam nor jelly. Too thin for jelly and too thick for jam. An ambiguous, unclassifiable consistency, they said. As per their books. Looking back now, to Rahel it ...

It was a frantic half an hour of exchanging presents after the Christmas service yesterday. Imagine this: You stand in one spot with your bags of presents meant to be given away scanning the crowd, then with a target locked on, you spring into action with that person's present in hand, running towards that person, shouting out his/her name to get his/her attention while trying to avoid crashing into other people who are also chasing other people around. It was a mad house, but S-DUPER fun. The 18-year-olds! I then left church for lunch with my family and spent the rest of the afternoon sleeping, because I wasn't feeling very well (Sore throat from, weird as it sounds, the extraction of my 4 wisdom teeth on Friday). So the afternoon flew past and so did dinner. Then came MORE FUN! My parents and brother dropped me off at Alekx's house after dinner for an 18-year-old gathering/bonding session. It was sooo fun! My gosh, it has really been a really long time since all the 18 ye...

After hearing from my fellow one-thirders that they could not view the short video clip of us at K Box, I realized that I had made the video a private one. I have since made it a public video so please go take a look at Bella, Tina, Daniel(not so much) and I make a fool of ourselves. Click here , please.

One-Third (minus Jien and Sheryl) arranged to meet at Taka's Crystal Jade Kitchen at 11am, asking Julie to be at Orchard MRT by 11.30am instead. This would give us ample time for preparations to surprise her, as Julie was under the impression that it was just a Christmas lunch for One-Third. While we were sitting at the bench just opposite Crystal Jade, Bella told Julie over the phone that she was still at Paya Lebar MRT station. Then I told Julie over the phone(after she called Bella, she called me) that I was with Tina in her dad's car and we were still on our way there to Taka. Tina and I even had time to take a photo while waiting for the rest to arrive! Can you see that my face is swollen? ;) Eventually, Julie was surprised and we gave her a collage that was put together by Tina! Lunch was delicious while we talked and laughed. There was the exchanging of Christmas presents too. Then, of course, we took a group photo before I left first for church! Hope you had a swell tim...

Today, I took out all 4 of my wisdom teeth. It was a day surgery at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre & Hospital, the same place where I was born too! All the nurses and people working there were so cheerful and friendly, so much so that I actually liked being in the hospital (Even though I had to wear the hospital gown and had to pee in a bedpan after the operation)! Being wheeled to the operation theatre suites was also very cool too! Made me think very hard about the day surgery I had for my lazy eye about 6 years ago, but I couldn't recall anything of my experience back then. My mother was with me all the way, while my father called me once on my way to the hospital in the morning. Afterwards, my mother called my father when there were new "developments" in my stay at the hospital. They were praying very hard for me and I was praying very hard too, that my face won't become too swollen and that it would not be something torturous for me. Thank God my doctor is su...

Today, I woke up at 6.30am to get to church by 7.45am as I was on keyboard duty. So I played for the 1st service, then the 2nd service. As well as the prayer meeting until 3.30pm (one and a half hours of playing non-stop is not very fun), followed by the song item in the Christmas musical that I am involved in(playing the same song 3 times and making the same mistakes, thus frustrating yourself immensely is not that fun as well). All in all, I was in church from 7.45am to 6.45pm. 11 hours. From church, my parents and sister picked me and Amy up to go to Josh's one-month baby shower, where I stayed until 8.30pm, or thereabout. It was a really fun affair where alot of eating, and some drinking(just wine, beer and mixing the fruit punch with the wine) was involved. With my camera around, of course there was photo-taking too(For your information, we're all holding red hard boiled eggs, which double up as 'props' for our photos)! And that was only today. Yesterday, I was in ...

Yesterday, Tina and I both rushed to meet each other at about 5.10pm to take a cab to City Hall MRT, where we met Julie. Daniel came later, while Bella came even later. Dinner at Via Mar was wonderful and oh-so-cultured. The moment we were seated, the waiter asked us if we wanted a glass of white or red wine each. You should have seen us all, sipping somewhat gracefully from our glasses of wine. We also enjoyed a meal that consisted of an appetizer, the main course(choice of chicken, salmon or beef cubes) and dessert, talking and laughing rather loudly, as per normal:) Unfortunately, we completely forgot about taking a group photo in the restaurant and we were too busy talking and eating to snap some photos of ourselves during the meal. We were rushed into the theatre where we were ushered to our seats by the Muslim Store uncle from our school! I found him very familiar when I first saw him and did not realize who it was until one of us behind me exclaimed, "Hey! It's Uncle fr...

Yesterday, I did some jogging on the treadmill and watched "Clueless" for the first time(I'd bought the DVD from NZ). Is it based on Jane Austen's "Emma"? Because it really seems like it! The storyline is so similar! And the lead actor grows on you, somehow, even though he doesn't seem rather dashing/goodlooking initially. Then I started on a Taiwanese drama serial entitled "Silence", something I completed today. I actually bought it just before I left for NZ. It's another sop story, of course. I was surprised at Vic Zhou's great improvement in acting in the drama serial "Mars". This time round in this drama serial, he didn't really score in his acting. The ending is quite 'bleagh' as well, so it is not something I would recommend for people to watch. I mean, if you want the usual heartwarmer and oh-so-sweet moments, watch this, only if you have a whole lot of time on your hands to while away. I've included a ...

If you ask me what I did on my trip, goodness, I wouldn't know how to reply you with an answer that is short and yet adequate. I would probably end up rambling on and on, day by day of the 12 days' worth of activities and things my family did on our holiday to New Zealand. Also, if you ask me what was my most favourite moment of the trip, I would also be at a loss as to which is my best moment of the trip. I will blog about the trip, making an effort to pick out the best photos(There are probably 700 photos taken by my sister and I) and moments to share with you all because New Zealand is so beautiful that I just have to share it with you. But, at a later date. Right now, I have to begin the daunting task of "archiving" the photos. If I feel up to it, I will make a video clip or something like it because we have many beautiful 15-second(on the average) video clips in our cameras. I will also attempt to pick out the best 200 photos to develop and keep in a photo albu...