Title: Improvement
A moment ago, i just found that value-adding and appreciating mean the same in a way. Both have the meaning of increasing in value or number. This obviously means improvement. So it leads me to thinking again.
So if i value add and appreciate what others have done for me, i will be an improved person. I wish i can. Suddenly, everything is full of 'positives'. I need to think positive and i want improvement.
Friday, November 9, 2007
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
How to value-add? Why value-add? Then appreciating
Title: How to value-add? Why value-add? Then appreciating?
I think i have learnt that the world i live in means an exchange of benefits in all aspects.
For a business to be viable, value adding is important. Perhaps the reason that some businesses survive while others do not, boils down to the fact - value-adding. If the products do add value to (or benefit) the consumers, the products can be sold and thus handsome profits can be raked in. For example, one buys a computer because he/she needs it for his/her projects anywhere (need) and laptop provides portability (benefit). The larger the value it adds, the greater the profits will be. In short, value-adding will create a simple consumer's demand for the product and ultimately customer satisfaction.
Well, in the area of relationship, value-adding does exist. When you are in need of help, probably you will turn to the people whom you can trust, e.g. friends, family. So when the trusted fellow that you seek help from provides really good help in one way or another, it does value-add to the situation you are in. In the long run, the relationship can be better maintained and improved by looking out for each other.
But a usual relationship starts because of value-adding, doesn't it? It applies to a boy courting a girl too. When a boy does skirt-chasing, he may spend alot financially, emotionally or even in terms of time. But the interaction with someone he does admire/like, he will still gather the very least - sweet moments that he has with the girl. For the girl, she gains in terms of self-confidence and is showered with perhaps gifts.
Although i do express such that relationships are like business transactions here, i strongly believe that relationship with closed ones (not necessarily the person must be living physically close to you, haha) is built upon beyond value-adding. Other major factors like trust, being sensitive towards others, do count in. One of the greatest products that my friends gave me is their presence. The presence that they gave is more than being there. Hanging around with them is sometimes costly because a meal can easily cost me at least $12, the company they give can be really expensive and priceless. Sincerity coupled with actions, is still the best mode of expressing one's appreciation for the others.
There are times i feel that one really needs to express verbally his/her appreciation for what the closed one has actually done for him/her. But i guess it is really hard in a way to say face-to-face that someone is great for me. I will keep it in my heart and through the non-verbal connection known as telepathy that i hope my closed companions will feel appreciated. Sad to say, it fails most of the time, i guess. Phrases like "i miss you" are hard to express. When they are said to person of similar gender especially in the case of a guy, it is simply raising goosebumps. For a guy to say it to a girl, it is misleading. Others might think you have fallen into the traps of love for that girl. The expression 'something is best left unsaid' is sometimes crappy a sentence. So i must learn to appreciate verbally.
After value-adding, the behavior exhibiting appreciation must be followed after.
I think i have learnt that the world i live in means an exchange of benefits in all aspects.
For a business to be viable, value adding is important. Perhaps the reason that some businesses survive while others do not, boils down to the fact - value-adding. If the products do add value to (or benefit) the consumers, the products can be sold and thus handsome profits can be raked in. For example, one buys a computer because he/she needs it for his/her projects anywhere (need) and laptop provides portability (benefit). The larger the value it adds, the greater the profits will be. In short, value-adding will create a simple consumer's demand for the product and ultimately customer satisfaction.
Well, in the area of relationship, value-adding does exist. When you are in need of help, probably you will turn to the people whom you can trust, e.g. friends, family. So when the trusted fellow that you seek help from provides really good help in one way or another, it does value-add to the situation you are in. In the long run, the relationship can be better maintained and improved by looking out for each other.
But a usual relationship starts because of value-adding, doesn't it? It applies to a boy courting a girl too. When a boy does skirt-chasing, he may spend alot financially, emotionally or even in terms of time. But the interaction with someone he does admire/like, he will still gather the very least - sweet moments that he has with the girl. For the girl, she gains in terms of self-confidence and is showered with perhaps gifts.
Although i do express such that relationships are like business transactions here, i strongly believe that relationship with closed ones (not necessarily the person must be living physically close to you, haha) is built upon beyond value-adding. Other major factors like trust, being sensitive towards others, do count in. One of the greatest products that my friends gave me is their presence. The presence that they gave is more than being there. Hanging around with them is sometimes costly because a meal can easily cost me at least $12, the company they give can be really expensive and priceless. Sincerity coupled with actions, is still the best mode of expressing one's appreciation for the others.
There are times i feel that one really needs to express verbally his/her appreciation for what the closed one has actually done for him/her. But i guess it is really hard in a way to say face-to-face that someone is great for me. I will keep it in my heart and through the non-verbal connection known as telepathy that i hope my closed companions will feel appreciated. Sad to say, it fails most of the time, i guess. Phrases like "i miss you" are hard to express. When they are said to person of similar gender especially in the case of a guy, it is simply raising goosebumps. For a guy to say it to a girl, it is misleading. Others might think you have fallen into the traps of love for that girl. The expression 'something is best left unsaid' is sometimes crappy a sentence. So i must learn to appreciate verbally.
After value-adding, the behavior exhibiting appreciation must be followed after.
I think i need to do value-adding more often to people around me whenever i can, via actions and also telling them they are appreciated.
Start value-adding and appreciating...
sad song, not exactly sad
Title: sad song, not exactly sad
I slept at 11 plus pm and woke up at 3plus in the morning. The night before this was quite similar to this. I was supposed to receive and send project files at 11 plus. But i ended completing none of the tasks at that time.
Anyway, I once told Michelle that i prefer sad songs to happy ones. The reason is simple. The sad songs are able to invoke my memory. Sometimes, i feel that only when one is sad and listening to this kind of music, he/she can recall the past meaningfully. Whenever i listen to these songs, it would be about recalling what i did - be it good or bad. Especially, when i could recall that i had fun moments that i used to enjoy, this has made me feel that i have not lived in this world for nothing. Also, the actual mood can add more meanings to the songs. I just think that in sadness itself, it is actually romantic somehow.
A song that can make one's heart to feel the ache, the eyes to tear, is special and worth noting as it has at least made me realise the significance of the events. It is not a bad thing at all when one can use sad song to reminisce the wonderful past.
It is not exactly listening to sad song = sadness. Sad song can act as a cushion or accompany me through the difficult moments when the tasks are tough and i am alone in it. It does not take me much effort to do so. To tell others my problems, i still need to explain my situation. Oh come on, to explain when i am down, it is energy-sapping. At times, intrapersonal communication works best when i want no one to tell me what to do.
I slept at 11 plus pm and woke up at 3plus in the morning. The night before this was quite similar to this. I was supposed to receive and send project files at 11 plus. But i ended completing none of the tasks at that time.
Anyway, I once told Michelle that i prefer sad songs to happy ones. The reason is simple. The sad songs are able to invoke my memory. Sometimes, i feel that only when one is sad and listening to this kind of music, he/she can recall the past meaningfully. Whenever i listen to these songs, it would be about recalling what i did - be it good or bad. Especially, when i could recall that i had fun moments that i used to enjoy, this has made me feel that i have not lived in this world for nothing. Also, the actual mood can add more meanings to the songs. I just think that in sadness itself, it is actually romantic somehow.
A song that can make one's heart to feel the ache, the eyes to tear, is special and worth noting as it has at least made me realise the significance of the events. It is not a bad thing at all when one can use sad song to reminisce the wonderful past.
It is not exactly listening to sad song = sadness. Sad song can act as a cushion or accompany me through the difficult moments when the tasks are tough and i am alone in it. It does not take me much effort to do so. To tell others my problems, i still need to explain my situation. Oh come on, to explain when i am down, it is energy-sapping. At times, intrapersonal communication works best when i want no one to tell me what to do.
Monday, November 5, 2007
the first met and watched
Title: the first met and watched
Annual visiting was done. I went to visit my great grandmother on saturday, 3 November. This time round and first time, i was without any direct relatives. Dad and i reached there some 15 minutes past 4pm. The birthday celebration was over and the crowd had gone home.
Well, I met Ping Chie's mother there. Well, i even accompanied Irene, great grandmother's attentive and cheerful maid to lottery station. Oh my.. haha. Since young, i did not like the idea of gambling. But that day, i was in the queue for Irene. In the end, she wanted me to buy for her since i was already in the queue. Luckily, i told her i never bought any lottery before and i was asked to wait for her instead. haha.
Chang Qing and Shu Yun. They are lovable. I believe that kids can really make one's day, simply they are a joy to be with. If a kid ever requests you to play with him/her, play like them. Although at times you would be wondering why you are doing it, the smile that the little ones give out certainly removes any uncomfort in you. I had to roll off the sofa while playing 'fighting' with Chang Qing. We had no toy swords so we made do with the flag similar to the ones used in soccer. Snapping pictures was fun too. Chang Qing really knew how to pose in front of a camera. There was a part where we were taking a photo using a frame that had candle in the background, that made Shu Yun and Chang Qing laughed. No matter how i took the photo with the 3 of us in the picture, i was always getting 'burnt' by the candle in the picture. haha. That eventually made Shu Yun liking that particular picture frame more as she used it to 'burn' me by taking more pictures with the flame on me.
The stay at Great Grandmother's place was short as it was approaching 6.30pm. I had to run off to meet Gerry at Orchard.
I was there standing for more than 90 minutes. Also, i was in a place where i should never be. For 90 mintues, i was standing and focused. The standing had taken a toll on me as i could feel the pressure on my knees. The emotions were running high while i did routine checks on my emotions. Gerry somehow blended into the crowd as he was one true member of them. Then came my favourite move in the match when subsitute Saha did a defence-splitting pass to the on-coming Evra who expertly was on-side, in the penalty area. Then within a few steps, he put in a low cross to the centre of the box to Ronaldo who was on target for Manchester United to take the lead. I was happy that instance but i did not show it and remained cool. The crowd there was silenced. Eventually, the match ended in a draw with a last minute, surprising equaliser that provoked the crowd to burst into cheers. At the end of it, i was still Manchester United fan, although i was in Arsenal Singapore fan's club for more than 2 hours. I am an unconverted, United fan.
Annual visiting was done. I went to visit my great grandmother on saturday, 3 November. This time round and first time, i was without any direct relatives. Dad and i reached there some 15 minutes past 4pm. The birthday celebration was over and the crowd had gone home.
Well, I met Ping Chie's mother there. Well, i even accompanied Irene, great grandmother's attentive and cheerful maid to lottery station. Oh my.. haha. Since young, i did not like the idea of gambling. But that day, i was in the queue for Irene. In the end, she wanted me to buy for her since i was already in the queue. Luckily, i told her i never bought any lottery before and i was asked to wait for her instead. haha.
Chang Qing and Shu Yun. They are lovable. I believe that kids can really make one's day, simply they are a joy to be with. If a kid ever requests you to play with him/her, play like them. Although at times you would be wondering why you are doing it, the smile that the little ones give out certainly removes any uncomfort in you. I had to roll off the sofa while playing 'fighting' with Chang Qing. We had no toy swords so we made do with the flag similar to the ones used in soccer. Snapping pictures was fun too. Chang Qing really knew how to pose in front of a camera. There was a part where we were taking a photo using a frame that had candle in the background, that made Shu Yun and Chang Qing laughed. No matter how i took the photo with the 3 of us in the picture, i was always getting 'burnt' by the candle in the picture. haha. That eventually made Shu Yun liking that particular picture frame more as she used it to 'burn' me by taking more pictures with the flame on me.
The stay at Great Grandmother's place was short as it was approaching 6.30pm. I had to run off to meet Gerry at Orchard.
I was there standing for more than 90 minutes. Also, i was in a place where i should never be. For 90 mintues, i was standing and focused. The standing had taken a toll on me as i could feel the pressure on my knees. The emotions were running high while i did routine checks on my emotions. Gerry somehow blended into the crowd as he was one true member of them. Then came my favourite move in the match when subsitute Saha did a defence-splitting pass to the on-coming Evra who expertly was on-side, in the penalty area. Then within a few steps, he put in a low cross to the centre of the box to Ronaldo who was on target for Manchester United to take the lead. I was happy that instance but i did not show it and remained cool. The crowd there was silenced. Eventually, the match ended in a draw with a last minute, surprising equaliser that provoked the crowd to burst into cheers. At the end of it, i was still Manchester United fan, although i was in Arsenal Singapore fan's club for more than 2 hours. I am an unconverted, United fan.
Photos: first met and watched
Monday, October 29, 2007
we ESCAPED!
Title: we ESCAPED!
27Oct/Sat
Yida, Sheau Chyuan, Xiao Ting and i went out. This time it was at Escape Theme Park. It was so long since i last stepped into the amusement park. I felt giddy after the first ride which was all about spinning.
Then we had a thrilling boat that came down the 2 slides with one of shorter versioned and the other much taller at 15 metres. Luckily for me, i was not as drenched as Yi Da and Xiao Ting. Although Sheau Chyuan did mention that sitting at the front part of the 2 man boat would help one getting less wet and i chose the front seat, i did not do it under her influence.
Next it was Inverter. I decided to miss it as i was giddy. So the 3 of them played. Then, we went for 2 person Go Kart!. It was my first time riding the Go Kart! and was done alone when i thought Yi Da could be the person in it with me. Well, all the initial fears that i might not ride it were gone when my foot was on the accelerator.
Then we all went for a boat cum water gun shooting session. I was all drenched after that. I was shot in the head a few times. The main culprit was Xiao Ting. Luckily for me, i did shoot her directly too. Well, nachos with sausages were what we had after the water gun session.
Xiao Ting and Sheau Chyuan went for single Go Kart! while me and Yi Da took a ride where we were required to lie down faced down and that the ride started when it spinned and we were as though flying around like superman in the air. That ride was good as we could play again and again without queueing.
Finally, i went for the Inverter with Yi Da as the girls were still waiting for their Go Kart! ride. I purposely chose the outermost seats. So when the inverter went for more than 360 degrees turn, we could see clearly the objects around in the theme park. When we were enjoying the ride, we shouted, "Oh my tian!" while seeing the ground from high up in the air. The feeling was wonderful and i felt more happy playing the ride.
Then at night, in celebration of Halloween, we saw staff wearing make-ups and costumes to make themselves visibly scary. We had a few shots with them too.
The day ended when we went to Changi Village for dinner then a stroll at the Changi Beach.
27Oct/Sat
Yida, Sheau Chyuan, Xiao Ting and i went out. This time it was at Escape Theme Park. It was so long since i last stepped into the amusement park. I felt giddy after the first ride which was all about spinning.
Then we had a thrilling boat that came down the 2 slides with one of shorter versioned and the other much taller at 15 metres. Luckily for me, i was not as drenched as Yi Da and Xiao Ting. Although Sheau Chyuan did mention that sitting at the front part of the 2 man boat would help one getting less wet and i chose the front seat, i did not do it under her influence.
Next it was Inverter. I decided to miss it as i was giddy. So the 3 of them played. Then, we went for 2 person Go Kart!. It was my first time riding the Go Kart! and was done alone when i thought Yi Da could be the person in it with me. Well, all the initial fears that i might not ride it were gone when my foot was on the accelerator.
Then we all went for a boat cum water gun shooting session. I was all drenched after that. I was shot in the head a few times. The main culprit was Xiao Ting. Luckily for me, i did shoot her directly too. Well, nachos with sausages were what we had after the water gun session.
Xiao Ting and Sheau Chyuan went for single Go Kart! while me and Yi Da took a ride where we were required to lie down faced down and that the ride started when it spinned and we were as though flying around like superman in the air. That ride was good as we could play again and again without queueing.
Finally, i went for the Inverter with Yi Da as the girls were still waiting for their Go Kart! ride. I purposely chose the outermost seats. So when the inverter went for more than 360 degrees turn, we could see clearly the objects around in the theme park. When we were enjoying the ride, we shouted, "Oh my tian!" while seeing the ground from high up in the air. The feeling was wonderful and i felt more happy playing the ride.
Then at night, in celebration of Halloween, we saw staff wearing make-ups and costumes to make themselves visibly scary. We had a few shots with them too.
The day ended when we went to Changi Village for dinner then a stroll at the Changi Beach.
Photos from we ESCAPED!
Title: Photos from we ESCAPED!
Seeing: Yida checking on mobile phone
Hi: 3 is better than 2
erm...: .....
haha: A Chyuan for me?
Seeing: Yida checking on mobile phone
Hi: 3 is better than 2
erm...: .....
haha: A Chyuan for me?
Friday, October 26, 2007
Sentosa Trip
Title: Sentosa Trip
21 Oct/Sun
Went out with Xiao Ting, Jia Hui, Yi Da, Gerry and Sheau Chyuan (Xiao Ting's sister) to Sentosa. We all went there because of a family day event and could enter Sentosa free of charge. We also took the Luge ride and is a ride worth trying.
Then had a short sun-tanning session at Palawan beach. Well, i left the beach earlier as my stomach was to empty and i could not hold out any longer. haha. I ate at the nearby food court with Sheau Chyuan, while the rest were still having their own fun.
The day ended with ice-cream session at Ben and Jerry's.
21 Oct/Sun
Went out with Xiao Ting, Jia Hui, Yi Da, Gerry and Sheau Chyuan (Xiao Ting's sister) to Sentosa. We all went there because of a family day event and could enter Sentosa free of charge. We also took the Luge ride and is a ride worth trying.
Then had a short sun-tanning session at Palawan beach. Well, i left the beach earlier as my stomach was to empty and i could not hold out any longer. haha. I ate at the nearby food court with Sheau Chyuan, while the rest were still having their own fun.
The day ended with ice-cream session at Ben and Jerry's.
Photos from Sentosa Trip
Title: Photos from Sentosa Trip
Super height difference!: Me and Gerry
Eating: Hard to eat with braces!
A memory forever: JiaHui and Xiao Ting
Skyride: the girls
Ready for Luge: Take 1 - Shuea Chyuan (centre)
Ready for Luge: Take 2
Covered with sand: Yida
Got Wet: thanks those around me!
Group photo: I'm here
Shot after meal: Ice cream is nice
Gerry: what are you trying to say?
Super height difference!: Me and Gerry
Eating: Hard to eat with braces!
A memory forever: JiaHui and Xiao Ting
Skyride: the girls
Ready for Luge: Take 1 - Shuea Chyuan (centre)
Ready for Luge: Take 2
Covered with sand: Yida
Got Wet: thanks those around me!
Group photo: I'm here
Shot after meal: Ice cream is nice
Gerry: what are you trying to say?
Monday, October 22, 2007
Evangeline's Birthday
Title: Evangeline's Birthday
20 Oct was fun. I went to Plaza Singapura to meet Melise, Derek, Maureen, Wen Jie and newly-made friend Siu Wen after a meeting in school. So we started shopping around to source for presents for the birthday girl. haha. The first stop was near the eating place we were at previously. So Maureen commented that the display item looked really good and was worthy of a gift. In the end, I gave a comment that put off her and Siu Wen, "So you like this gift so there is no point buying whatever you like." It was as though i told her that the gift would not be what Evangeline would have liked to have.
So we proceeeded to a shop. At the shop, Melise who was obsessed with hiphop related stuff, was thinking of buying a hiphop jacket for Evangeline. So i went," So you like this, there is no point (buying)." (sounded really bad) So Siu Wen was already abit mad with what i said. For Wen Jie, he was so bored that he even put Melise's handphone into the display dress.
When we were at a toy shop, a call came. It was Derek. Haha, we left to shop while not alerting him, who was visiting the restroom. We did not pick up any calls from him till the toy shop. But when we tried to answer, he hanged the call as he was standing right behind and had Maureen frightened when she turned and looked.
While shopping around, Wen Jie sometimes also teased Maureen (爱昧) and Maureen seemed enjoying, 哦my天! This is scandalous. I just could not stand it till i even got Siu Wen and Derek to walk faster and let the supposedly couple to have their wild fun. haha. Derek's reaction was he was already immuned to Maureen's such doings.
In the end, a chicken stuff toy was bought. When walking to the MRT, Siu Wen popped me a question.
Siu Wen: You know what is heyboy in Vietnamese?
Me: Don't know.
Siu Wen: It is hello
Siu Wen: What about bye in Vietnamese?
Me: erm....
Siu Wen: It is heygirl.
Me: You are from Vietnam?
Siu Wen: no. I lied.
What actually made me believe it slightly was that Siu Wen looked as though she was from some neigbouring country. She looked like a foreigner.
So at the MRT station, we even played with the chicken. There were comments like Maureen and the chicken looked alike or i and the chicken looked similar which i thought was so unbelievable, 哦my天!
Finally, we reached White Sands shopping centre. The girls went printing photos while the rest went to Macdonald's as i needed a meal. After some time, the girls came back and we had to start writing on the birthday card. Then Evangeline came. I did not expect it. I was just back from the washroom and i saw her standing so close to where we were all sitting. She kept looking around for us but somehow could not as they all placed their heads on the table avoiding her. For me, as i was looking from a higher level, i could easily interpret why they were avoiding her and i had to distract her. So i came down the steps with my eyes fixed on my phone and walked past Evangeline who was near the flight of steps. haha.
When she went, "aaaa.....", i wished her happy birthday and knitted a story for her saying that Melise and company were sitting elsewhere in the eating outlet. So as i was misleading her, she saw Jia Feng and Aik Nen and company. Then i told her to leave with them while i and the rest would leave afterwards on our own.
As we were completing the card, we wrote Evangeline a chinese name on the card - 仪范杰林 which was come up by Melise, Siu Wen and me. To claim most of the credits, i came up with the exact chinese characters. I also told them that crab popcorn is in Japanese called, kani NB (hokkien word). By the way, i have not confirmed the pronounciation for the word popcorn.
Derek was funny when he created the tortoise language and communicated it with Maureen, (2 way communication which Maureen also went plob, plob.... at the bus interchange).
Walking towards the pits, i even called Zarra and blabbered some Japanese into her ears. Apparently, she just woke up from her sleep and had to hear a foreign language and unfamiliar voice on the phone.
So i went, "Watashi wa Tan san desu. Anatawa Lin san desuka? kani NB O tabe masuka?" The next thing i knew was she screamed into the phone and went all silent. The first phone call ended. Then i called again and started it again. haha. She ended my call soon. Derek eventually called and told her it was a prank but she replied saying," I nearly scolded, F**K you."
At the BBQ pits, i got to know some more new friends like Jing Xiang, EnQing, Jansen. We played do-ing, do-ing, introduced by Siu Wen and was also the biggest loser for the game. For more information on the game, do visit http://www.deal-withit.blogspot.com/.
We all went to play at the playground. haha. We climbed the pyramid, played swing and spinning discs. Also, Jansen, Wen Jie and i went to the beach near the pits where it was dark but there were 2 persons who could be seen from afar, digging. They even used a hoe to dig.
Then Jing Xiang taught Melise some malay. Her usual complaint was that she learnt from the book and was frequently given the false information when Jing Xiang corrected her. haha. I learnt a malay word, "pandai" meaning smart.
Birthday Message to Evangeline:
I hope you have enjoyed yourself on birthday. I have remembered you like doing the motion where you placed your fists together and rubbing your thumbs while you looked elsewhere. It was really classic. 哦my天! Anyway, happy 17 and good happenings on your way!
20 Oct was fun. I went to Plaza Singapura to meet Melise, Derek, Maureen, Wen Jie and newly-made friend Siu Wen after a meeting in school. So we started shopping around to source for presents for the birthday girl. haha. The first stop was near the eating place we were at previously. So Maureen commented that the display item looked really good and was worthy of a gift. In the end, I gave a comment that put off her and Siu Wen, "So you like this gift so there is no point buying whatever you like." It was as though i told her that the gift would not be what Evangeline would have liked to have.
So we proceeeded to a shop. At the shop, Melise who was obsessed with hiphop related stuff, was thinking of buying a hiphop jacket for Evangeline. So i went," So you like this, there is no point (buying)." (sounded really bad) So Siu Wen was already abit mad with what i said. For Wen Jie, he was so bored that he even put Melise's handphone into the display dress.
When we were at a toy shop, a call came. It was Derek. Haha, we left to shop while not alerting him, who was visiting the restroom. We did not pick up any calls from him till the toy shop. But when we tried to answer, he hanged the call as he was standing right behind and had Maureen frightened when she turned and looked.
While shopping around, Wen Jie sometimes also teased Maureen (爱昧) and Maureen seemed enjoying, 哦my天! This is scandalous. I just could not stand it till i even got Siu Wen and Derek to walk faster and let the supposedly couple to have their wild fun. haha. Derek's reaction was he was already immuned to Maureen's such doings.
In the end, a chicken stuff toy was bought. When walking to the MRT, Siu Wen popped me a question.
Siu Wen: You know what is heyboy in Vietnamese?
Me: Don't know.
Siu Wen: It is hello
Siu Wen: What about bye in Vietnamese?
Me: erm....
Siu Wen: It is heygirl.
Me: You are from Vietnam?
Siu Wen: no. I lied.
What actually made me believe it slightly was that Siu Wen looked as though she was from some neigbouring country. She looked like a foreigner.
So at the MRT station, we even played with the chicken. There were comments like Maureen and the chicken looked alike or i and the chicken looked similar which i thought was so unbelievable, 哦my天!
Finally, we reached White Sands shopping centre. The girls went printing photos while the rest went to Macdonald's as i needed a meal. After some time, the girls came back and we had to start writing on the birthday card. Then Evangeline came. I did not expect it. I was just back from the washroom and i saw her standing so close to where we were all sitting. She kept looking around for us but somehow could not as they all placed their heads on the table avoiding her. For me, as i was looking from a higher level, i could easily interpret why they were avoiding her and i had to distract her. So i came down the steps with my eyes fixed on my phone and walked past Evangeline who was near the flight of steps. haha.
When she went, "aaaa.....", i wished her happy birthday and knitted a story for her saying that Melise and company were sitting elsewhere in the eating outlet. So as i was misleading her, she saw Jia Feng and Aik Nen and company. Then i told her to leave with them while i and the rest would leave afterwards on our own.
As we were completing the card, we wrote Evangeline a chinese name on the card - 仪范杰林 which was come up by Melise, Siu Wen and me. To claim most of the credits, i came up with the exact chinese characters. I also told them that crab popcorn is in Japanese called, kani NB (hokkien word). By the way, i have not confirmed the pronounciation for the word popcorn.
Derek was funny when he created the tortoise language and communicated it with Maureen, (2 way communication which Maureen also went plob, plob.... at the bus interchange).
Walking towards the pits, i even called Zarra and blabbered some Japanese into her ears. Apparently, she just woke up from her sleep and had to hear a foreign language and unfamiliar voice on the phone.
So i went, "Watashi wa Tan san desu. Anatawa Lin san desuka? kani NB O tabe masuka?" The next thing i knew was she screamed into the phone and went all silent. The first phone call ended. Then i called again and started it again. haha. She ended my call soon. Derek eventually called and told her it was a prank but she replied saying," I nearly scolded, F**K you."
At the BBQ pits, i got to know some more new friends like Jing Xiang, EnQing, Jansen. We played do-ing, do-ing, introduced by Siu Wen and was also the biggest loser for the game. For more information on the game, do visit http://www.deal-withit.blogspot.com/.
We all went to play at the playground. haha. We climbed the pyramid, played swing and spinning discs. Also, Jansen, Wen Jie and i went to the beach near the pits where it was dark but there were 2 persons who could be seen from afar, digging. They even used a hoe to dig.
Then Jing Xiang taught Melise some malay. Her usual complaint was that she learnt from the book and was frequently given the false information when Jing Xiang corrected her. haha. I learnt a malay word, "pandai" meaning smart.
Birthday Message to Evangeline:
I hope you have enjoyed yourself on birthday. I have remembered you like doing the motion where you placed your fists together and rubbing your thumbs while you looked elsewhere. It was really classic. 哦my天! Anyway, happy 17 and good happenings on your way!
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