Last night at around 9 pm, I went to fetch Ben from school which is on Barker Road near my friend's Gentle Road house. (Good question, what was Ben doing in school at 9 pm? Well, the school premises are open to the Sec 3 and 4 students for studying and revising for exams. There are teachers watching over them and some of them giving extra help and lessons. Ben said some teachers do it voluntarily and of coz some others well well....)
I wanted to wait for Ben on Chancery Lane side of the road instead of making a U turn after coming from Balmoral Road but too bad, the Chancery Lane school carpark was locked so I drove on to Gentle Road (which was a short distance away) to check on my friend. I heard from my other friend that electricity was not restored for many days because the electrical sub-station was submerged in water as it was also built underground. When I came near their house, I saw soft lights in most of the units there. However, I saw all the cars parked along the narrow road outside these two rows of cluster houses. Along the auto gate, I saw a whole row of sandbags. The basement carpark was empty. Guess nobody dare to park there.
I made a U turn back to Bt Timah Road and U turn back to Dunearn Road and then turn into Barker Road. I told Ben about the sandbags I saw outside our friend's house. He said, yes, he saw many homes barricaded with sandbags as if in a warzone. Hahaha such an apt and graphic description.
I have just vacuumed and mopped the whole apartment. I have just thoroughly washed the common bathroom. Now the bathroom is smelling very nice.
It's time to go take a hot shower and go to bed soon. Gosh, I AM tired.
Friday 30 July 2010
Tuesday 20 July 2010
gentle road flood
found this photo in the news
my fren's house on the left side
the black car is his bmw suv
this was the house i cleaned on sunday
my fren's house on the left side
the black car is his bmw suv
this was the house i cleaned on sunday
time for golf again
body aching all over........ still recovering from the sunday cleaning..... no longer young so next time i noe i shouldn't strain so hard........ issit becoz i am already not fit??? or maybe it is time i get some exercise????
maybe tomorrow i go golf driving range to hit some balls!!!! haha, high time i go find all my gears, e.g. gloves ( i still have them), shoes (ko-yat already, i have to use my track shoes), golf clothes (aiyo now so fat liao, i have to wear non-golf polo shirt and pants), golf set (hiya passed all my irons and woods to my ex-bf for storing, i dun think i wan to go collect them back, thinking of buying new loose ones from the shops, haha always wanted to buy a Ping brand iron because last time i used my male fren's Ping iron, fwah the flex is damn shiok!). And where are all my store value cards from all sorts of driving ranges??? did i give all of them to my ex-bf????
tomorrow i will ring mark & co. to ask where they are going to practise
i have been working very hard lately and i hardly get a break to relax or breathe
maybe tomorrow i go golf driving range to hit some balls!!!! haha, high time i go find all my gears, e.g. gloves ( i still have them), shoes (ko-yat already, i have to use my track shoes), golf clothes (aiyo now so fat liao, i have to wear non-golf polo shirt and pants), golf set (hiya passed all my irons and woods to my ex-bf for storing, i dun think i wan to go collect them back, thinking of buying new loose ones from the shops, haha always wanted to buy a Ping brand iron because last time i used my male fren's Ping iron, fwah the flex is damn shiok!). And where are all my store value cards from all sorts of driving ranges??? did i give all of them to my ex-bf????
tomorrow i will ring mark & co. to ask where they are going to practise
i have been working very hard lately and i hardly get a break to relax or breathe
Sunday 18 July 2010
only one flood in every 50 years
For the last 2 months, it had already flooded 3 times???
Meng said not to worry, the next one would be in 200 years' time because it had already flooded 3 times.
Two nights ago, Meng and I were woken up by strong winds and torrential rain. I had some windows left open for ventilation and when I got up to check, rain water had ponded in some parts of my living and dining room.
Meng kept mumbling about his car. He asked me whether our basement will flood or not. I said, NO, because there hasn't been any incidences. But he kept worrying about his baobei sports car parked in the basement. You see, I live in Bukit Timah which is a flood prone area. Tessarina condo (the one with the completely flooded basement carpark reported in the news recently) is just a few condos away from mine.
Meng told me he slept fitfully. First thing in the morning, he took the lift down to the basement to check. He said the moment the lift door opened, he was immediately relief because no water rushed in at him. Straightaway, he pressed the button to go up again.
That day, I found out our lifts were damaged by the rainwater when the pipe carrying rainwater had burst opened and the rainwater had leaked into the electrical room. All in all, it was good that we didn't have a flooded basement because, we have two cars.
Today......
After church service, my friend (who lives in a Bukit Timah cluster house.... on Gentle Road) told me her basement was flooded up to the ceiling on Saturday @ 5 am. They and their neighbours were in a mad frenzy trying to stop water from flowing into their homes. They called every agency they know of whom they think can help, i.e, PWD, police, fire dept, their condo developer, etc. Finally, one agency handed them some sandbags but it was too late. Her husband's BMW was a gone case and awaiting the tow truck. I heard none of their neighbours managed to save their cars from complete submersion except for one lucky guy's car. Immediately, I offered to help her clean up her house's basement level. Four of us went over to help. By then, most of the water had subsided leaving water marks and mud dirt all over the basement. It was madness. Tow trucks had a hard time maneuvering in the narrow basement carpark. It took a long while (something like an hour) just to tow out one car. We had to clear out many stuff inside the cupboards and in the bedroom. The guys had to move and dispose of one bed and a mattress. I think my guy friend caught a live frog inside the wardrobe. I was mopping endlessly. Finally, we got hold of a water hose and hose down all the dirt inside the cupboards, on the walls and on every nooks and corners on the floor. The development looks like a big mess with all sorts of broken down and wet furniture and appliances placed out in the open.
It was hardwork. It had been a very tiring day for me.
I am going to sleep early.
Meng said not to worry, the next one would be in 200 years' time because it had already flooded 3 times.
Two nights ago, Meng and I were woken up by strong winds and torrential rain. I had some windows left open for ventilation and when I got up to check, rain water had ponded in some parts of my living and dining room.
Meng kept mumbling about his car. He asked me whether our basement will flood or not. I said, NO, because there hasn't been any incidences. But he kept worrying about his baobei sports car parked in the basement. You see, I live in Bukit Timah which is a flood prone area. Tessarina condo (the one with the completely flooded basement carpark reported in the news recently) is just a few condos away from mine.
Meng told me he slept fitfully. First thing in the morning, he took the lift down to the basement to check. He said the moment the lift door opened, he was immediately relief because no water rushed in at him. Straightaway, he pressed the button to go up again.
That day, I found out our lifts were damaged by the rainwater when the pipe carrying rainwater had burst opened and the rainwater had leaked into the electrical room. All in all, it was good that we didn't have a flooded basement because, we have two cars.
Today......
After church service, my friend (who lives in a Bukit Timah cluster house.... on Gentle Road) told me her basement was flooded up to the ceiling on Saturday @ 5 am. They and their neighbours were in a mad frenzy trying to stop water from flowing into their homes. They called every agency they know of whom they think can help, i.e, PWD, police, fire dept, their condo developer, etc. Finally, one agency handed them some sandbags but it was too late. Her husband's BMW was a gone case and awaiting the tow truck. I heard none of their neighbours managed to save their cars from complete submersion except for one lucky guy's car. Immediately, I offered to help her clean up her house's basement level. Four of us went over to help. By then, most of the water had subsided leaving water marks and mud dirt all over the basement. It was madness. Tow trucks had a hard time maneuvering in the narrow basement carpark. It took a long while (something like an hour) just to tow out one car. We had to clear out many stuff inside the cupboards and in the bedroom. The guys had to move and dispose of one bed and a mattress. I think my guy friend caught a live frog inside the wardrobe. I was mopping endlessly. Finally, we got hold of a water hose and hose down all the dirt inside the cupboards, on the walls and on every nooks and corners on the floor. The development looks like a big mess with all sorts of broken down and wet furniture and appliances placed out in the open.
It was hardwork. It had been a very tiring day for me.
I am going to sleep early.
Friday 16 July 2010
messy room, groggy head, golf and stuff
ah mo's bedroom is under construction.... i mean, repacking and throwing away unwanted stuff
meng is here for the weekend and he looks pissed by the bedroom mess, haha... he has gone to the living room to be by himself.... just now he grumbled and mumbled something to me and when i say,"what?", he quickly said, "nothing nothing"
now ah mo is on "project 100 songs"........ my personal compilation of old songs which i love with guitar chords... getting ready a repertoire in case.... nevermind
closed my first deal in the team project.... one more should be coming soon for the other team project (the one that the so-called fren tried to undercut)... my team leader did advise me to park myself at the showroom everyday in case of clients who turn up without appointments and then my colleagues close the case without my knowing (intentional or unintentional, well well it does happen)
ah mo trying her best to get enough sleep... must stop drinking too much tea and coffee liao... must tell meng to stop going out for late nights teh tarik... cos not enough sleep means go to work head feel giddy giddy.... liddat no more productivity
just now i drop by the showroom and my teammates were there even though my team is not on duty.... and they were going off to the golf driving range to practise golf after closing hours.... wah i was so tempted to go but can't coz meng was waiting for me to come home... so at the construction site carpark (yah, i am working at a construction site) we were all doing our swings and mark gave me some constructive comments.... yes, i still have it hahah i mean i can still swing properly lah..... but i think it is not a good idea to continue with golf becoz it can get very addictive and that means i will not be home most of the time.... so what kind of a mother will i be to ben????
okie time to go and pack up the bedroom
meng is here for the weekend and he looks pissed by the bedroom mess, haha... he has gone to the living room to be by himself.... just now he grumbled and mumbled something to me and when i say,"what?", he quickly said, "nothing nothing"
now ah mo is on "project 100 songs"........ my personal compilation of old songs which i love with guitar chords... getting ready a repertoire in case.... nevermind
closed my first deal in the team project.... one more should be coming soon for the other team project (the one that the so-called fren tried to undercut)... my team leader did advise me to park myself at the showroom everyday in case of clients who turn up without appointments and then my colleagues close the case without my knowing (intentional or unintentional, well well it does happen)
ah mo trying her best to get enough sleep... must stop drinking too much tea and coffee liao... must tell meng to stop going out for late nights teh tarik... cos not enough sleep means go to work head feel giddy giddy.... liddat no more productivity
just now i drop by the showroom and my teammates were there even though my team is not on duty.... and they were going off to the golf driving range to practise golf after closing hours.... wah i was so tempted to go but can't coz meng was waiting for me to come home... so at the construction site carpark (yah, i am working at a construction site) we were all doing our swings and mark gave me some constructive comments.... yes, i still have it hahah i mean i can still swing properly lah..... but i think it is not a good idea to continue with golf becoz it can get very addictive and that means i will not be home most of the time.... so what kind of a mother will i be to ben????
okie time to go and pack up the bedroom
Wednesday 14 July 2010
Tuesday 13 July 2010
money money money
people around me are making alot of $$$$
i also wan
chiong arrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i also wan
chiong arrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday 11 July 2010
what should i do?
I was just thinking....
Should I pick up an interesting hobby to lose weight?
How about pole dancing? Or belly dancing?
I am feeling the "tyres" around my waist and I've never been this fat all my life. Sigh.
Blame it on my thyroxine medicine.
I think I need to get into a healthy and balanced lifestyle.
Guitar playing is just not enough!!!
My diet has to change. I must get 8-9 hours sleep every night. My whole outlook in life must become happier and more positive. I must love myself more. I must stop thinking I want to k-i-l-l Ben when he makes me mad (haha, don't take me seriously lah). I must learn to let go when situations are beyond my control. I must stop worrying. And the list goes on....
Any partners in crime???
Should I pick up an interesting hobby to lose weight?
How about pole dancing? Or belly dancing?
I am feeling the "tyres" around my waist and I've never been this fat all my life. Sigh.
Blame it on my thyroxine medicine.
I think I need to get into a healthy and balanced lifestyle.
Guitar playing is just not enough!!!
My diet has to change. I must get 8-9 hours sleep every night. My whole outlook in life must become happier and more positive. I must love myself more. I must stop thinking I want to k-i-l-l Ben when he makes me mad (haha, don't take me seriously lah). I must learn to let go when situations are beyond my control. I must stop worrying. And the list goes on....
Any partners in crime???
Saturday 10 July 2010
speechless
I feel absolutely awful.
My cobroke agent has already made $1.4m in commission so far this year. And it is only half a year. Imagine if he continues on this lucky strike, he will nab $2.8m in total this year.
Thing is, he has closed 7 units Sentosa bungalows, besides all his other properties.
I feel sick. I haven't even made 1/10th of that amount yet.
Meng said it would take 12 years of work for him to make $1.4m. So I said to Meng, "Assuming my cobroke makes $2.8m this year, that will mean 24 years of your life." Knn. We feel so sick.
I have to work harder and smarter. And no more emo-ing about this lah, that lah. Think I have wasted alot of time. I better buck up!
My cobroke agent has already made $1.4m in commission so far this year. And it is only half a year. Imagine if he continues on this lucky strike, he will nab $2.8m in total this year.
Thing is, he has closed 7 units Sentosa bungalows, besides all his other properties.
I feel sick. I haven't even made 1/10th of that amount yet.
Meng said it would take 12 years of work for him to make $1.4m. So I said to Meng, "Assuming my cobroke makes $2.8m this year, that will mean 24 years of your life." Knn. We feel so sick.
I have to work harder and smarter. And no more emo-ing about this lah, that lah. Think I have wasted alot of time. I better buck up!
Friday 9 July 2010
ben got oral exam tomorrow
Ben tomorrow got chinese oral O level exams, siao liao, he is unprepared. Last min he asked me to contact meng to help him with some chinese phrases. But meng out with frens after work leh.... Meng from SAP school, both chinese and english languages can jadi one unlike ben and me, our chinese lousy like fxxx! Last time meng take psle that time, his score was 268!! 268 wor!!!!! I dunno about ben's papa psle score but i noe ben and me psle score were down the longkang!!! Hiya, nvm lah, as long as can survive this world and can make a living, good enough liao.
Got headache the whole day. Going to bed soon.
Got headache the whole day. Going to bed soon.
Tuesday 6 July 2010
No dog
I have decided not to take the dog. Reasons being I don't have the time, my work is stressful, Ben is going to sit for O level this year, the apartment is already so messy and sometimes dirty so keeping a dog would mean I will be lagi stressed out and the poor dog neglected.
In short, no dog.
Meng said the dog will be so bored, alone at home most of the time.
This morning I really put in alot of effort to make the apartment clean and lovely. Ben came home from school in the afternoon and started shouting, "MOM! MOM!" He wanted to tell me he was so pleased that I cleared away alot of mess.
I have put the incident of that stupid fren(stranger) behind me. I am also no longer emo. Now, I am stronger and ready to move on.
Jia Yu Momo!!!
In short, no dog.
Meng said the dog will be so bored, alone at home most of the time.
This morning I really put in alot of effort to make the apartment clean and lovely. Ben came home from school in the afternoon and started shouting, "MOM! MOM!" He wanted to tell me he was so pleased that I cleared away alot of mess.
I have put the incident of that stupid fren(stranger) behind me. I am also no longer emo. Now, I am stronger and ready to move on.
Jia Yu Momo!!!
Monday 5 July 2010
Ben, drums, an old lady and a dog
Ben asked me to sign a letter to tell the school he is not going to sit for a humanities subject paper and asked to be excused from attending lessons. Woah! Always got this kind of difficult decision for me to make. Naturally, I relented in his best interest because he said that that is not his strong subject and Aunt Sandra also said to him, "Yah, it won't look good on your cert if you know you are going to do badly for it." Hokay, so I said to him, "Please do well for all your other papers." I wrote out and gave him the letter to bring to school. Ben is a Science student and he sucks big time at humanities subjects. I am hoping he scores at least 4 A1s for his math and science papers and for the other two subjects, I am hoping he can score too. Anything else means he may not get into ACJC. Hiyah, so stressful for me leh.... I hope he is not stressed out but is taking everything in his stride..... Anywayz, should he not achieve those grades, I am NOT going to complain but will still give him my utmost support for doing his best. Sometimes, it is hard to predict why things go wrong during exams so I am not going to be a difficult mom.
That day, the one-floor-downstairs neighbour, the old lady (I am sure it is her again!!!) complained that Ben's drumming was too noisy. Ben called me and said the management came up and spoke to him. My same floor neighbours all okie leh... never said Ben's drumming was too noisy. In fact, my same floor neighbour's son playing the piano was also very loud but I also never go and complain mah!!! I mean, c'mon, this is community living and as long as it is daytime and the noise level is not extreme, we should all be more tolerant! Right!!!!?????
Anywayz, my dear son went downstairs and spoke to the management to discuss this issue. So this young mgt guy asked Ben to use carpet to dampen the sound. Aiyoh, I also told Ben before but he refused to listen to me! Ben siao siao one, he asked the mgt guy what he thinks of his (Ben's) drumming and the mgt guy said, "Okay, not bad but just have to practise some more to play more smoothly." Haha, my son a joker lah...
Today my friend asked me to consider adopting a 10 month old Jack Russell named Julius. Yes, like the rest of my family members, WE LOVE DOGS. But now I am thinking hard about my downstairs ngiao old lady. What if she complains about the dog's barking??? Siao liao...
Tomorrow I will go and visit Julius. See how lah. I may or may not adopt Julius.
I have been practising strumming and singing "Tears In Heaven" and "Say A Little Prayer". I have already stopped guitar lessons and is now self-learning. Hokay lah, still can....
Next, I hope to have time to learn to play the drums.
So tired. Going to bed soon.
That day, the one-floor-downstairs neighbour, the old lady (I am sure it is her again!!!) complained that Ben's drumming was too noisy. Ben called me and said the management came up and spoke to him. My same floor neighbours all okie leh... never said Ben's drumming was too noisy. In fact, my same floor neighbour's son playing the piano was also very loud but I also never go and complain mah!!! I mean, c'mon, this is community living and as long as it is daytime and the noise level is not extreme, we should all be more tolerant! Right!!!!?????
Anywayz, my dear son went downstairs and spoke to the management to discuss this issue. So this young mgt guy asked Ben to use carpet to dampen the sound. Aiyoh, I also told Ben before but he refused to listen to me! Ben siao siao one, he asked the mgt guy what he thinks of his (Ben's) drumming and the mgt guy said, "Okay, not bad but just have to practise some more to play more smoothly." Haha, my son a joker lah...
Today my friend asked me to consider adopting a 10 month old Jack Russell named Julius. Yes, like the rest of my family members, WE LOVE DOGS. But now I am thinking hard about my downstairs ngiao old lady. What if she complains about the dog's barking??? Siao liao...
Tomorrow I will go and visit Julius. See how lah. I may or may not adopt Julius.
I have been practising strumming and singing "Tears In Heaven" and "Say A Little Prayer". I have already stopped guitar lessons and is now self-learning. Hokay lah, still can....
Next, I hope to have time to learn to play the drums.
So tired. Going to bed soon.
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