on June 23, i lost a teacher. today, on the last day of July, i lost a beloved friend; Steven my brother. i think this is getting a little too much for me to take...
who could have guessed? one minor surgery, a high fever and 3 days was what it took to take his precious life away.
i was at his wedding dinner just 4 months ago, we were all very happy for him and his new found wife. it was such a joyous occasion. we were feasting and toasting. but now, i am about to attend his wake.
so many things happened in just one night (last night), it was like a roller coaster ride. i was glad i accompanied him during the last moments of his life. i kept calling his name, held his hand and cheer him on. to make him promise not to give up, to keep breathing until his mother has arrived. he kept his promise; he passed on only after all his family members were there to see him one last time. i know it was really hard on him, and i am proud of his determination. brother, once a fighter, always a fighter.
Steven my brother, i will miss you. i will never forget the many interesting conversations we had, the long late night suppers we had...the many many memories we shared.
To All TKD Friends:
Steven Tay's (Ross Tay's) wake will be held from
1 Aug onwards at Blk 118 Toa Payoh Lor 2
cremation on 6 Aug, Sunday.
this is a message from Steven's family:
they hope that all of his friends try to attend his wake as much as they can as Steven likes to be surrounded by many friends and enjoys crowds.
Monday, July 31, 2006
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
我是潮州人!
it was a 2 hour drive from HK to China. crossing the border was easier than i expected. it's just like going to JB from Singapore.
Guangzhou and Shenzhen are even warmer and much more polluted than HK. and everyone spits on the floor like nobody's business...visiting the public toilet is an adventure each time. if only the people here can be more civilised! oh well, actually it's not up to me to critisize, each country has it's own culture and norms. i'm just not used to it, it doesn't mean that it's not good.
ok, first thing on the agenda: FOOD. food here is cheap and good.
the next day, we got on a cab and told the driver that we want to go to 佛山 (actually it's only EC). despite the driver telling us that there is nothing to do there, EC kept on insisting that she wants to see 佛山, look for 宝芝灵 and traces of 黄飞鸿. win liao lor...i think she watched too much tv.
true enough...佛山 don't have 山, 佛山 also don't have 佛！even more so, don't have 宝芝灵 and 黄飞鸿!! it has become an industrial estate already lah.
so in the end we went to this CCTV film set where they filmed their drama serials such as 环朱格格 and 大宅门 there.
there was a show; a re-creation of scenes of a horse battle in the 三国演义 times. got 张飞，关于，刘备 and company...it's a pity that i don't really know much about the history of China...so don't ask me.
these guys are really skillful horse riders, and i can't help but to feel sorry for them. i mean the weather is sibeh hot and they had to wear all the ancient costumes for the show and perform for tourists like us who don't actually know the history behind the story that they are trying to act and don't really care. i bet they earn very little money from these shows too. sigh!!
oh and we went shopping too of course...i was at this shop wanting to buy an SD card and was bargaining for a better price with the shopkeeper and he refused to give in lor! then i noticed that he was speaking to his friend in Teochew. i quickly used my very broken Teochew to tell him that "我是潮州人, 我们是自己人. 卖我便宜一点啦!" and he was very surprised (and amused) and eventually sold the SD card to me at a very low price! HAHAHA.....
going back to HK again on wednesday morning. then going home on friday.
Guangzhou and Shenzhen are even warmer and much more polluted than HK. and everyone spits on the floor like nobody's business...visiting the public toilet is an adventure each time. if only the people here can be more civilised! oh well, actually it's not up to me to critisize, each country has it's own culture and norms. i'm just not used to it, it doesn't mean that it's not good.
ok, first thing on the agenda: FOOD. food here is cheap and good.
the next day, we got on a cab and told the driver that we want to go to 佛山 (actually it's only EC). despite the driver telling us that there is nothing to do there, EC kept on insisting that she wants to see 佛山, look for 宝芝灵 and traces of 黄飞鸿. win liao lor...i think she watched too much tv.
true enough...佛山 don't have 山, 佛山 also don't have 佛！even more so, don't have 宝芝灵 and 黄飞鸿!! it has become an industrial estate already lah.
so in the end we went to this CCTV film set where they filmed their drama serials such as 环朱格格 and 大宅门 there.
there was a show; a re-creation of scenes of a horse battle in the 三国演义 times. got 张飞，关于，刘备 and company...it's a pity that i don't really know much about the history of China...so don't ask me.
these guys are really skillful horse riders, and i can't help but to feel sorry for them. i mean the weather is sibeh hot and they had to wear all the ancient costumes for the show and perform for tourists like us who don't actually know the history behind the story that they are trying to act and don't really care. i bet they earn very little money from these shows too. sigh!!
oh and we went shopping too of course...i was at this shop wanting to buy an SD card and was bargaining for a better price with the shopkeeper and he refused to give in lor! then i noticed that he was speaking to his friend in Teochew. i quickly used my very broken Teochew to tell him that "我是潮州人, 我们是自己人. 卖我便宜一点啦!" and he was very surprised (and amused) and eventually sold the SD card to me at a very low price! HAHAHA.....
going back to HK again on wednesday morning. then going home on friday.
Friday, July 21, 2006
more than just shopping
apart from all the shopping and eating in Hong Kong, i actually spent a considerable amount of time visitng the outlying islands that i hadn't got a chance to go to during my previous 6 visits to this country! and i think the time spent was really worthwhile!
i went all the way to Tai O cos i remember watching this HK drama a few years back called: 大澳的天空 starred by actress 陈松柃. anyone remembers??
the scenary at the Tai O fishing village is great! and i guess it's one of the very few places where you can get fresh air in HK.
famous for it's salted fish, shrimp paste and other dried seafood.
on another day i went to the Stanley Market at Hong Kong Island for lunch. nice place to chill.
oh, and JJ happened to be in HK for a handball tournament too. it was held at the Univ of Science & Technology, in Sai Kung. i went down to support them, although expectedly the Singapore team kena thrashed by the China team lah. heh...
the buildings you see are the student's dormitories! so nice right? got all the 山山水水. although the school is also situated at a damn ulu area, but still better than NTU...both ulu and ugly.
next stop...Guangzhou and Shenzhen!
i went all the way to Tai O cos i remember watching this HK drama a few years back called: 大澳的天空 starred by actress 陈松柃. anyone remembers??
the scenary at the Tai O fishing village is great! and i guess it's one of the very few places where you can get fresh air in HK.
famous for it's salted fish, shrimp paste and other dried seafood.
on another day i went to the Stanley Market at Hong Kong Island for lunch. nice place to chill.
oh, and JJ happened to be in HK for a handball tournament too. it was held at the Univ of Science & Technology, in Sai Kung. i went down to support them, although expectedly the Singapore team kena thrashed by the China team lah. heh...
the buildings you see are the student's dormitories! so nice right? got all the 山山水水. although the school is also situated at a damn ulu area, but still better than NTU...both ulu and ugly.
next stop...Guangzhou and Shenzhen!
Thursday, July 20, 2006
happy birthday to me
My first birthday message... Heh
Jemapela wrote:
Hi Peiqi,
It's your favourite rebel Singaporean who's running amok in Australia. Are you still lost in 800 acres of New Zealand farm land?
Actually, I just wanted to be honest with you about something. My butt crack itches like hell, and to keep my mind off it, I decided to spend just this little bit of time to sweet-talk you into believing that you will look prettier on 20th July. I think it's gonna happen. You gotta have faith.
Remember Peiqi, all cakes are sinfully tasty, so save the leftovers of your birthday cake in the freezer until I come back. (God knows when.)
Sorry for the wicked humour. I was just smoking weed earlier.
Yours shamelessly,
Sir Shameless Jeremy Chua
Peiqi wrote:
Dear Shameless Chua,
I have since found my direction to go back home from NZ farm land...I have come to realise that I had to be back to face the reality - to study and work (internship). I must understand that life is more than just smelling horse shit on a vast grass land.
I have learnt a very, very big piece of grass land is very, very dangerous. It can make me forget all my stress. Which must not happen because I have been stressed my entire life, I grew up on regular dosages of stress. I refuse to let anything take stress away from me just like that! It makes me go cold turkey. Which is why, I do not think I will ever go back to NZ again.
Anyways my internship has ended. Now I am lost again...this time, in the hustle and bustle of the city called Hong Kong. :) Been here since 16th July and will only go back to Singapore end of the month. I think I will be sticking my birthday candles up the arse of a lovely HK style roasted goose. (Wished you were here, so that I can shove the candles up your arse instead) So no leftover cakes for now. Sorry.
Thanks for remembering my birthday. Hope to see you soon :)
ps: i look pretty everyday. not only on 20.07
Regards,
Madame Likes-To-Shove-Things Peiqi Chen.
i got a huge slice of chocolate cake complimentary from Sheraton Hong Kong! and this was the only thing that's left...
Jemapela wrote:
Hi Peiqi,
It's your favourite rebel Singaporean who's running amok in Australia. Are you still lost in 800 acres of New Zealand farm land?
Actually, I just wanted to be honest with you about something. My butt crack itches like hell, and to keep my mind off it, I decided to spend just this little bit of time to sweet-talk you into believing that you will look prettier on 20th July. I think it's gonna happen. You gotta have faith.
Remember Peiqi, all cakes are sinfully tasty, so save the leftovers of your birthday cake in the freezer until I come back. (God knows when.)
Sorry for the wicked humour. I was just smoking weed earlier.
Yours shamelessly,
Sir Shameless Jeremy Chua
Peiqi wrote:
Dear Shameless Chua,
I have since found my direction to go back home from NZ farm land...I have come to realise that I had to be back to face the reality - to study and work (internship). I must understand that life is more than just smelling horse shit on a vast grass land.
I have learnt a very, very big piece of grass land is very, very dangerous. It can make me forget all my stress. Which must not happen because I have been stressed my entire life, I grew up on regular dosages of stress. I refuse to let anything take stress away from me just like that! It makes me go cold turkey. Which is why, I do not think I will ever go back to NZ again.
Anyways my internship has ended. Now I am lost again...this time, in the hustle and bustle of the city called Hong Kong. :) Been here since 16th July and will only go back to Singapore end of the month. I think I will be sticking my birthday candles up the arse of a lovely HK style roasted goose. (Wished you were here, so that I can shove the candles up your arse instead) So no leftover cakes for now. Sorry.
Thanks for remembering my birthday. Hope to see you soon :)
ps: i look pretty everyday. not only on 20.07
Regards,
Madame Likes-To-Shove-Things Peiqi Chen.
i got a huge slice of chocolate cake complimentary from Sheraton Hong Kong! and this was the only thing that's left...
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
sweaty armpits
the weather here is damn hot lah, about 32degrees! but i don't understand leh...somehow i feel that the heat is really unbearable. i mean, afterall i came from a tropical country, and i thought i should be quite accustomed to hot weather already? hmm...
i think the problem lies in...Hong Kong hasn't got enough trees! there are hardly any shady area for me to hide in. half the time i am soaked in my own sweat...yucks! and today i had to stop shopping halfway to come back to the hotel for a shower!
ok, i guess now i have finally found one thing that i can agree with Lee Kuan Yew, that is, his wise decision to plant many many trees along our roads 30 yrs ago.
前人种树, 后人纳凉 you know?
sigh...but this trip a bit sian cos i am down with flu hence feeling groggy all the time. and i really hope the flu has got nothing to do with the many many plates of roast goose i have eaten so far.
i think the problem lies in...Hong Kong hasn't got enough trees! there are hardly any shady area for me to hide in. half the time i am soaked in my own sweat...yucks! and today i had to stop shopping halfway to come back to the hotel for a shower!
ok, i guess now i have finally found one thing that i can agree with Lee Kuan Yew, that is, his wise decision to plant many many trees along our roads 30 yrs ago.
前人种树, 后人纳凉 you know?
sigh...but this trip a bit sian cos i am down with flu hence feeling groggy all the time. and i really hope the flu has got nothing to do with the many many plates of roast goose i have eaten so far.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
sea crash exercise
there was a sea crash exercise at the airport today. the scenario in brief: a flight from Pro Brono Airlines (ficticious) crashed into the sea before it could land at Changi Airport leaving various numbers of passengers dead and injured. the aim of this exercise was to evaluate the responsiveness of the airlines and airport staff...how they react to a disaster and crisis management.
12 interns, including me and those in my office were roped in to play the role of next of kins of the passengers onboard. the officer who briefed us before the exercise gave us very limited background information to our assigned role and told us to 'just use our own discretion and let the creativity flow...'
at first i was thinking...we will surely 笑场 once we see each other acting and make a big joke out of it. either that, or it's going to be 冷场 and then it will be a flop! wah lau eh damn paiseh lah...
but guess what? in the end it turn out that i was wrong...in fact, VERY WRONG! the moment we started acting, everyone became damn serious lah!... all like vying for this year's 红星大奖 like that sia!!
最佳女主角奖 (Best Female Actress)
jo-ni acted as an old lady whose son was on board. she has little information, was devastated, threatened to commit suicide!
"我的儿子啊！把我的儿子还给我！如果我的儿子死了，我也不想活了!"
* cry cry cry cry cry..............*
"你们带我去飞机那边看！ 我一定可以认得我的儿子的!"
* cry cry cry cry cry..............and bangs chest with fists* (槌心肝)
最佳男主角奖 (Best Male Actor)
shawny acted as a rowdy and impatient man, he does not want to listen to apologies. he heard rumours that his uncle is dead and turned violent!
shawny: "you know how i feel or not? now i don't even know if my uncle is dead or alive! and all you can tell me is to wait, wait and wait! ask me if i want to eat sandwiches somemore, like as if i still got appetite like that!"
*kicks chairs violently and at least 4 chairs flew a meter away*
police: "sir, please calm down. if not i will have to put you under arrest"
shawny: "bloody hell! you want to arrest me is it? my uncle is dead and you want to arrest me?! what nonsense is this!....you handcuff me lah! handcuff me!"
then the police LL lor...
最佳女配角 (Best Supporting Female Actress)
goes to ME! hahahaha...buay paiseh
my role was relatively easy to act lah...i was supposed to be a demanding person and wants more information to be revealed and fast. so i kept harrasing the airline ladies like every 5 mins for more info. i was also supposed to stir up the emotions of other next of kins sitting in the room by 加-ing 盐 and 加-ing 醋, to make everyone riot against the airline staff. got quite a bit of 感情戏 involved also. cos must act worried and sad....
in conclusion, the entire acting drama thingy was cool shit!!!!! we enjoyed the whole process so so much! and this was really an awesome way to end my internship lah!!! apparently our acting was so good that alot of the airline staff came to ask us if we belonged to some drama company that the airport outsourced for this operation. hahahaha!!!
cool shit! :)
12 interns, including me and those in my office were roped in to play the role of next of kins of the passengers onboard. the officer who briefed us before the exercise gave us very limited background information to our assigned role and told us to 'just use our own discretion and let the creativity flow...'
at first i was thinking...we will surely 笑场 once we see each other acting and make a big joke out of it. either that, or it's going to be 冷场 and then it will be a flop! wah lau eh damn paiseh lah...
but guess what? in the end it turn out that i was wrong...in fact, VERY WRONG! the moment we started acting, everyone became damn serious lah!... all like vying for this year's 红星大奖 like that sia!!
最佳女主角奖 (Best Female Actress)
jo-ni acted as an old lady whose son was on board. she has little information, was devastated, threatened to commit suicide!
"我的儿子啊！把我的儿子还给我！如果我的儿子死了，我也不想活了!"
* cry cry cry cry cry..............*
"你们带我去飞机那边看！ 我一定可以认得我的儿子的!"
* cry cry cry cry cry..............and bangs chest with fists* (槌心肝)
最佳男主角奖 (Best Male Actor)
shawny acted as a rowdy and impatient man, he does not want to listen to apologies. he heard rumours that his uncle is dead and turned violent!
shawny: "you know how i feel or not? now i don't even know if my uncle is dead or alive! and all you can tell me is to wait, wait and wait! ask me if i want to eat sandwiches somemore, like as if i still got appetite like that!"
*kicks chairs violently and at least 4 chairs flew a meter away*
police: "sir, please calm down. if not i will have to put you under arrest"
shawny: "bloody hell! you want to arrest me is it? my uncle is dead and you want to arrest me?! what nonsense is this!....you handcuff me lah! handcuff me!"
then the police LL lor...
最佳女配角 (Best Supporting Female Actress)
goes to ME! hahahaha...buay paiseh
my role was relatively easy to act lah...i was supposed to be a demanding person and wants more information to be revealed and fast. so i kept harrasing the airline ladies like every 5 mins for more info. i was also supposed to stir up the emotions of other next of kins sitting in the room by 加-ing 盐 and 加-ing 醋, to make everyone riot against the airline staff. got quite a bit of 感情戏 involved also. cos must act worried and sad....
in conclusion, the entire acting drama thingy was cool shit!!!!! we enjoyed the whole process so so much! and this was really an awesome way to end my internship lah!!! apparently our acting was so good that alot of the airline staff came to ask us if we belonged to some drama company that the airport outsourced for this operation. hahahaha!!!
cool shit! :)
Thursday, July 06, 2006
mentos and coke
friend: "eh...you know if you add mentos to coke, it will explode leh!"
me: "yeah right, you think i born yesterday is it?"
then i found this clip at youtube lah! madness! it's the 'real thing'..
this one is like an ochestrated mentos-coke explosion. heh...
"are you thinking what i'm thinking B1?".....
i am so going to jio-jio all the TP interns at CAAS to go and try out this experiment at the airport carpark tomorrow!!!! hahahahaha......shiokers! just hope we will not be spotted by our supervisors!
me: "yeah right, you think i born yesterday is it?"
then i found this clip at youtube lah! madness! it's the 'real thing'..
this one is like an ochestrated mentos-coke explosion. heh...
"are you thinking what i'm thinking B1?".....
i am so going to jio-jio all the TP interns at CAAS to go and try out this experiment at the airport carpark tomorrow!!!! hahahahaha......shiokers! just hope we will not be spotted by our supervisors!
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