why do people die?

i can't help but be reminded of dad's death when i learnt of ah bao's granny's death.
so sudden.
so upset.
so unacceptable.
so regrettable.


i remember i wasn't home often the last week he was alive.
i regretted reaching home late the night before he passed away.
i couldn't remember when was the last time i said i love him.


and i still can't forget seeing dad lying dead with a tube in his mouth.
it's too hurting.


i'm sorry for ah bao's lost. and i hope she'll be stronger, for i want to be stronger for dad too
although we know it's not easy.






dad, i still miss you all the time.
time doesn't seem to heal..

August 5 is coming!

first, i must say i'm sorry for not updating.. but, nobody's been reading ma! =x

then, i'm 3 weeks away from arriving at Singapore International Airport! so i've got to travel to places i'm supposed to go before going back singapore, to make this trip worthwhile.

spent my last weekend in Suzhou, staying at jek and adriel's place. pretty apartment they've got all by themselves. lucky guys. and thank god the apartment not messy (for 2 guys, that is). suzhou's quite pretty, with all the olden feel. but since it's summer, all trees are green and all gardens look the same.

speaking of summer, shanghai was damn hot yesterday! 38.6 deg. gosh. at the other side of the world, greg experienced a 3 deg temperature in melbourne. i hope he's fine with staying there for the next couple of years, and not miss his girlfren as much.. and sends me many many many many postcards! =)

no more pictures till i'm back in singapore.. i've been too lazy lately. =)
bye..!

你们还好吗?

unfortunately, i'm unable to view blogs hosted on blogger already.
china has decided to limit the number of blogs that can be accessed.
but here i am, able to post but unable to view.
是好是坏, 我也不晓得.



while i was away for this approximate 3 weeks, have you all been missing me?



i missed ah bao's birthday bbQ.. but i'm glad it was a success, including my call!
and i'm glad we're all happily and blissfully attached, including huishan! =)



and i missed the sending off ceremony for my roommate for 9 days.
i spoke to joanne online, and we were both worried for her.
i really hope she's fine.
i miss the days we both shared a bed.
i miss those days, and i miss the girls loads.
CHERYL EMAILED MEEEEE! =)



and during this period of time, we (interns @ SRE) were busy slogging.
slogging every weekday and night. every weekend.



sigh. nvm about slogging. God has a better way.
and while i was away, i took some pictures..
squeezing time out of no time.




people Q-ing for 特大烧烤肉串


and it's really delicious (for Anson).
too much 肥肉 for me already.


more than half of the people you see in this picture are Q-ing for..
上海城隍庙小笼包. what a rare sight.


"now you see, now you don't". i mean the buildings.


lotsa fishyy..


and even more fishyyy!


cool 大姐大 in a i-dunno-what-vehicle-that's-called.
anyone knows?


i want to eat 妈妈包的 ba zhangggg!


上海老街, 上海特产, 龙须糖


看她那辛苦的模样..


还有那非凡的手艺..


带给了我们12颗入口即化的龙须糖！


ONE DEGREE NORTH = 一度北
apparently, Singapore doesn't have this cafe.


it's one of the 10 tips i saw in a shopping centre,
of how to escape when there's fire.


汉堡王比赛! Who's fastest in eating a whopper?!


Moses, some irritating director who made us look down on him, 呸!


Nancy, Ace Daytons' MD. A very capable yet nice lady.


our ICE BREAKER, Mr Poh TF =)


Our first lunchbox day, yummy 炒饭 by ANSON!

没有你们的日子.

没有米粉的日子
没有鱼饼的日子
没有肉丁的日子
没有妈妈的日子
没有妹妹的日子
没有姐姐的日子
没有阿宝的日子
没有动物的日子



没有你们的日子
总觉得缺了些什么.



back from 银川 business trip..
brought back souvenirs, memories, photographs & a burnt.


From the airplane..







Interesting sights..


the place where all husbands are deposited while wives shop their day away



personal effects, HAHA.



direct translation, although i have no idea where the 'cake' came from



i've never seen this brand in singapore!



puppies selling at 50RMB each, which is S$10.
no wonder everyone owns a dog here.
dogs here are just like toys in singapore - play and throw.
how cruel.


childhood pastime..


we painted this out of boredom.


and a burnt..


the burnt i got from all the hours under the sun.

when?

give me my break.. i need one.






i need sleep.





i need English.






and i need God.





so much to be done, yet so little time.
when will i have enough time?
when will i be contented?




i miss everyone and everything back there, right there in Singapore.

为什么?

i really want to upload the photos for you all to see..

but yahoo! says my photos cannot be found after i took at least 2 hours to upload them;

and photobucket stopped progressing after i uploaded 20 photos.

which should i use now, anyone? it's so frustrating, y'know! especially when you have like.. at least 500 photos. grrrrr. 为什么么么么么么么么?

ROARRRRR. lousy connection in china! =x

yay.. 数码相机, 我来也!

big big thanks to cheryl for providing information.

and big big thanks to joanne for my 'Oh! Carol' song!

ang chuan hui, boo! where are my pictures?!

and before i leave, ah bao i have something for youuuuuu..! :)

i miss you, tortoise.

我回来了！

黄金周来匆匆，去也匆匆。
都还没玩够就开工了！


这七天去了杭州和北京，但是两个地方都还没玩够就得离开了。
so sad you know..!
but still, at least it's better than not travelling. at least i see more of the world now..



my nose bleeds like nobody's business everyday. and i so have difficulty sleeping at night due to the irritating nose. sigh. someone help me.. send me herbal tea from singapore, send me soft tissue papers from singapore, send me fisherman's friend from singapore.

it's ironic that 凉茶 originated from China with the use of those Chinese herbal leaves, yet you do not see people selling them anywhere in the streets. at least not near where i frequent.


so.... here are some pictures taken! :)
will update more next time.

the train we took to 杭州 (different train back)

the map of 西湖

the 西湖 view

雷锋塔

that's the least of 杭州 for you.. for now.
then we have beijing.

紫禁城 (Forbidden City)

回音壁 (Echo Wall)

It really works! We stood really far apart and shouted into the wall, to each other. And we heard what each other said. It's kinda amazing :)

the really cheap and tasty ice cream that we all love!

that's all for beijing pictures, as i'm lazy to upload more and i still have loads and loads of pictures to upload. haha. will do it soon! :)

i miss the laos daysss.

黄金周来了!

工业园, 西樵和五镇的报告打好了! took us 5 days plus 4 late nights to come up with these 3 chinese reports. finally it's done.. phew!


it's a Saturday and we're in the office - watching videos, blogging and playing game.
they're having photo shoot at our desk so we're sitting in the enclosed meeting room, doing our own stuff (oh john just came in and needed help from us - website update). John speaks GREAT ENGLISH, really! he's the only chinese whom we spoke to in english =x


went Raffles City (by Capitaland) yesterday, it's so singapore! i stepped in and felt like i was back in singapore. haha. they have lotsa singapore brands too. oh btw, anyone has any idea if Body Shop exist in Shanghai? hehe.


黄金周要来了, 到底要去哪里呢?
so far only have plans for beijing, and the air ticket is approximately S$180. train or plane?
suggestions anyone?


photos..!

小笼包!

our gains.. and loss (of money)

they have it here! i miss those days i went for supper with my animals

in the office!

coco's daughter.. meet 小 Lulu!

and here's Shanghai's Raffles City

上海的夜景

visited 七浦街 yesterday, it was super crowded lar.
but didnt take lotsa pictures, was busy shopping.
and the pictures are still in anson's digicam, so.. yar! :)








then visited the Bund (外滩) that same evening..
and here are 2 of the night views taken..

东方明珠塔

street opposite the Bund

人类何时才能知足?

人在廖国, 心想着新加坡.
人到了上海, 心却想着廖国.


我们到底几时才能了解知足常乐的道理?



the sun that looked forever beautiful each morning.. and the moon that reflects light at night.

and i miss the people who spent the 15 days with me, in laos.

some interesting sights along the shanghai streets..

i suppose they rent their bridal gowns.. then wash and hang dry this way.

and here comes mini cooper..

on the building.

就相隔几条街, 为什么却觉得那么遥远?
感觉好生疏.. 好难受.

slight mistake in my email.. and just in case some of you cant read the chinese words, below's my apartment address!


明日星城
中华路 (靠近河南南路)
868弄
33 号 201 室
邮政编号 200011
上海, 中国

i've added the postal code :)


weather was really cold last night, 8 deg C!
whoever said it's going summer?
haha.
but i survived the 8 deg C (considering the fact that i cannot tahan cold weather most)!


anson survived 8 deg C with his normal formal wear!
he didn't have a choice though =x
anyway, they're moving to somewhere near apartment tonite..
and steven is away till weekend.
homecooked food!


i miss mama's cookings..
and sick of having meals outside already =/
and i miss meimei's cheeky-ness.
i miss my bed.

这么多的想念, 都要等到 15 个星期后..

precious moments with you.

precious moments before i left for shanghai.. but short of auntie HH & family members.
slipshot work done in office yesterday, so you gotta bear with it.


sigh.. i so miss laos larr. i miss the people in singapore so much.

结果, i came back to Blogger.. sigh.
but anyway, just a temp one since i can't access livejournal at all.
and cheryl, this is all for you.. because you requested for me to blog.
thank me!


我真的好想好想你们!! *sompah.