will i am's delayed diary

Jesus, I Trust In You Swiped from williamnyk . Every year, my church holds a Lunar New Year-themed eucharistic celebration. So in the morning, before leaving for church, we dress up and exchange red packets ( being the youngest, I get ang pao from mum and bro though he's not married ). The church is all decked out in red and lanterns are hung all over. Beside the crucifix, two giant couplets were found. To top it all off, a centerpiece is set up at the side of tha altar for parishnioners to camwhore! As with past years, it was a full house. English and mandarin-speaking parishoners thronged the church in their new clothes. Red wasn't popular this year. Quite surprising really. Many women turned up in cheongsams , showing off killer bosoms. Hahahaha. It was the last Sunday mass before Lent , hence it was a high mass. Everything was sung and the liturgy was extra long. Joss sticks were offered at the altar and at the end, there was even a ceremony commemorating ancestors. Some

Reunion Dinner: Canard Swiped from williamnyk . The run up to the Lunar New Year is always hectic. A flurry of activity. Days and days of braving wet markets... dragging heavy groceries, sloughing through concentrated market fluids, surviving massive jams and surviving elbowing aunties. Days and days of spring cleaning, with mum looking for every single menial chore imaginable to do. And things at work were also busy, just that I chose to ignore, but I know that will come back to bite me in the ass come the 22nd of the month when I get back to work. The culmination of all that? The Reunion Dinner!!! A quiet affair really. As usual, just mum, my brother and I. Twelve years since my late father joined us at the table, and sis was with her in-laws in Melaka. This year, the dining table served five-spice powder stewed duck ( the shops had a shortage of the spices, crazy! ), steamed herbal chicken, fried garoupa, roast pork ( compliments of a neighbour ), drunken prawns, lotus root

Love is a battlefield Swiped from Midnight-digital . Mother-Son relationships can be so complicated and difficult. One can even call 'em love-hate relationships. It's even harder when your mum's a Dowager like mine. "Off with your head!" is something that might just pop up in daily conversation. And so, when OneFM ( 88.10FM ) started having Jordin Spark's "Battlefield" on their playlist ( yeah, they're so outdated ), I immediately identified with the lyrics. ... One minute it's love And suddenly it's like a battlefield ... I never meant to start a war You know I never wanna hurt you Don't even know what we're fighting for Things are volatile. Just one wrong word and things could get ugly. Is it easier to get angry with your loved ones? Is it easier to accept a stranger's anger than from your own blood? Would life be boring if we just got along without any hitches? Haha. I dunno. That's NOT gonna happen. LOL. Here

Pork Balls Swiped from zerowindez . Ever since SK's IBS , she has been ingesting a lot of pork balls as it agrees with her G.I.T. ( her guts la ). And so, when she cooks lunch for me, or when my mum cooks dinner for her, more often than not, pork balls will be on the menu. And after like my 1000th serving of pork balls, I think I now officially hate it. The very sight of it makes me a bit nauseous. And when my mother puts it in my breakfast noodles, I just throw them out the window. The funny thing is that she knows I deplore them. >_<". Now, I can only tolerate the 3JC variety. But I guess if I eat too much of that, it will end up banned sooner or later. LOL. Hope you guys are enjoying your holidays in this stifling heat! Keep hydrated and dress skimpily, k? ;)

Cute couple holding hands Swiped from M a n a ~ L . Hello everybody! It's already day one of the Lunar New Year! New clothes and underwear are already out of the closet. The big reunion dinner is now a flush in the porcelain throne. Met family and friends for fellowship. And some of you have most probably gambled and dabbled in some illegal fireworks displays. Now lets remember that today is also a day of love-- Valentines Day! May lovers also be reunited, emotionally and physically ( YES! ). May they remember what brought them together in the first place, to rekindle that first spark that started it all. And for lost love, may today be a remembrance of all good things in the past and hope for more fruitful love in the future. Happy V Day everyone! *Muacks* all around. P.S.: I got this in my red packet from church: "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." - John 13:34 . Kinda apt, don'

Happy Lunar New Year! Swiped from williamnyk . The Fatty Boss treated my team to a Yee Sang lunch at Golden Sun , Kuchai Lama. My second for the year. Nothing special about the food, but what got my attention was the procedure during the serving of the Yee Sang . Each step was accompanied by flowery words and flourishes. Basically those goody-goody and positive stuff that people like to hear. I'll give you some examples: - During the pouring of the sweet sauce - "May your relationship with each other be tim-tim mat-mat !" - During the pouring of the golden-brown crispy stuff - "May your house be filled with gold!" - Before the waiter dumped in the fish slices - "May your year be blessed with abundance!" Lame kan ? But if you're really into that kinda stuff, then it's good lo. But anyway, this should be last day of work for most people before the long weekend! Wishing everyone a wonderful Lunar New Year! Hopefully the Year of the Tiger

Sakura Swiped from FotoBob# . Over the weekend, POD and Nic were in town to visit a sick friend and do some shopping. So, they asked SK and I for some good makan-makan and shopping at The Pavilion. Managed to meet them slightly earlier at Sungei Wang after SK and I finished up with the CNY decorations at church. Just filled in several hundreds of red packets and tried to turn a 水樱 into an artificial 樱花 tree. We left soon after for lunch at Aman Suria. Had the yuckiest BKT I ever tasted. Pork in brine. Eww. The pork stomach soup was just as sad. Having filled our tummies, we headed to Tropicana Mall for a while. Couldn't get anything, so we just went home for a short rest and watched a bit of "Sex and the City" . Since POD and Nic had finished their hospital visit early, we decided to head out early to meet 'em. Parked at The Pavilion and walked over. POD tried to give us directions to the shop they were at, but the labyrinthine layout and POD's confusing in