Tuesday, February 20, 2007



i set off for melbourne dragging along my heavy heart.. baby, i miss u.. realli wish i could bring u along..
Blabbered bean @ 20:59 //

Sunday, February 18, 2007

The flowers are up.. the big red "ugly" chinese new year banners are up.. For the "puntang", it's the time of the year where the more "obiang" you are.. the more luck u're likely to get..Being the super non-superstitious person i am, i'm surprisingly dressed in pinkish red! i see it as a way of bringing luck n good fortune to my elders. it's the first time anyone see me wearing that shirt despite having bought it a year ago.. (it's the norm for me to buy clothes, keep them in the wardrobe and start complaining that i got nothing to wear..) this year, my dad, michelle and i are all dressed in shades of red !! hopefully, we'll get thru this year with good fortune aplenty.it's the norm for all my close kins(which is basically my family all the way to my ah gong and ah ma, motherside) to gather at ah ma's place on the 1st day of the chinese new year to have a lunch and exchange lucky greetings and ang pows.. [sidetracking, sometimes i wonder if i blogged the same thing last year.. hiak!]being the eldest among ah ma's grandchildren, i grew up without any chance to hv a pool of kakis to gamble with.. seeing the kids grow up, now they're allowed to try their luck with ban lat! seeing the kids trying their luck for the first time gambling, i felt OLD.. i din play coz i've more or less quit gambling of all sorts for good. burnt myself with soccer betting last time..everyone squeezes into the shot for a formal and an informal shot! i'm glad i belonged to a closely knitted family who're genuinely true to each other. i realized that i've taken this for granted after i heard from friends who spoke about their relatives.here's wishing everyone a happy lunar new year! Let's together welcome a piggie year with lotsa fortune and good luck for everyone..


Blabbered bean @ 20:59 //

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Wishing a Happy Valentine's Day to everyone, most importantly and especially, to my one and only dearie! hope u like my little gifts from the heart..

Prior to the occasion, she had told me that it was unnecessary to have a celebration coz she felt we should hv grown out of it. of coz i noe deep down in her, she wants a surprise. i dug out the contents of my head while she was literally sky-walking on her Singapore - Narita - Los Angeles - Narita - Singapore one-week flight, dumped the gooey stuff back in and then everything back out again several times in repetition.

I felt clueless as to what to get her. Deep down in me, I've always considered something handmade as truly from the heart. I melted and moulded chocolates into heart and star shapes to go along. Chocolates. always so sweet and addictive. A little simple handmade gift of some wooden cubes forming an easy photographic jigsaw puzzle of 12 pieces with a hand written message on the back.Seeing her amusingly piece together the simple kiddy-level puzzle, from within a sense of satisfaction and joy is released. love.. when u feel happy providing and sharing joy with ur loved ones..

Here's wishing all an early Happy Lunar New Year !
Blabbered bean @ 12:36 //

Saturday, February 10, 2007

Met up with NEP for some window shopping midweek. basically, i wanted to find some ideas for a certain non-PH day in February. headed first to doulby ghout for NEP to settle some banking stuff while i managed to get my Zen Neeon repaired FOC before scooting(or rather phatom-ing) down to marina square and then suntec for more window shopping. the colorful decorations at MS were nice i thought.. bright and happy!The scooting around was fun.. And at times wacky ! especially when u c the motorbike pillon not holding on to anything but a digital camera snapping away.. for some brilliant photos no less.. oh yes,.. that is NEP's helmet at the bottom of the second pic..

Wheee..... i enjoyed myself..
Blabbered bean @ 02:47 //