Just got back home by cab not long ago. It was another friendly driver. He rounded down the $21.75 fare to $21, and told me to take my time, not to drop my handphone or leave anything behind. Its the third time I took cab this week, ouch. Sigh, I guess I don't really have much choice, perhaps on one occasion I was both tired and lazy - no excuse.
Went down for Elders session this afternoon. It had been almost a year since I last went down. I am glad I was there this afternoon. Some of the uncles and aunties still remember me. And they asked me why I have not visited them for so long. I had a long conversation with an auntie in teochew. I have always enjoyed talking to her, cuz they are usually two-way conversations (which is a good thing), and it feels very qin1 qie4 to converse in teochew (its like talking to granny...). One of the uncle also showed us around the new garden where they planted many fruit trees and crops, which incidently can mostly be used as ingredients of curry! Perhaps I'll go down again next Saturday if I have nothing on.
After the session, I had dinner at Breeks with other volunteers (mostly graduated and mostly bloggers too). The fish-and-chip was so-so, but the company was great. It is always great fun to hang around with them, feels like family. I think the elders spirit is really strong cuz we still come together for such activity despite going seperate ways in our careers. Hope to see the rest of them in the next outing. Plans for mahjong sessions were also on the way. The evening ended with KTV at Lucky Chinatown Kster. Chinatown and KTV seem like our traditional outing location and activity. Finally the cab ride home...
Btw, you might wanna read Orchard Road's new short story, omelette 2. It is quite interesting!
Went down for Elders session this afternoon. It had been almost a year since I last went down. I am glad I was there this afternoon. Some of the uncles and aunties still remember me. And they asked me why I have not visited them for so long. I had a long conversation with an auntie in teochew. I have always enjoyed talking to her, cuz they are usually two-way conversations (which is a good thing), and it feels very qin1 qie4 to converse in teochew (its like talking to granny...). One of the uncle also showed us around the new garden where they planted many fruit trees and crops, which incidently can mostly be used as ingredients of curry! Perhaps I'll go down again next Saturday if I have nothing on.
After the session, I had dinner at Breeks with other volunteers (mostly graduated and mostly bloggers too). The fish-and-chip was so-so, but the company was great. It is always great fun to hang around with them, feels like family. I think the elders spirit is really strong cuz we still come together for such activity despite going seperate ways in our careers. Hope to see the rest of them in the next outing. Plans for mahjong sessions were also on the way. The evening ended with KTV at Lucky Chinatown Kster. Chinatown and KTV seem like our traditional outing location and activity. Finally the cab ride home...
Btw, you might wanna read Orchard Road's new short story, omelette 2. It is quite interesting!
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