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…I can predict lottery too:)
A few days back, a friend came to me and ask for four numbers to buy 4D (lottery). So I said “zero, zero, zero, zero”. And guess what? It came out on Saturday’s draw as consolation.
I’m like… “wow”… and no, I’m not into buying lottery, although I did win once when I was still schooling. Bought a number on my birthday for fun and it came out second prize.
I was listening to the radio the other day and the DJ said, “every cloud has a silver lining”. Apparently he hasn’t seen a storm cloud before, I thought. I lost my ATM card just before the Bali trip and I was still angry with how the bank handled the issue. But there’s not much point sulking. Today I was at a CD shop and saw BoA’s latest CD and decide to buy it (since I can’t find Wonder Girls). While I was making payment, I realized I was short of the minimum amount needed to pay by credit card (since my ATM card is not activated yet). So I decided to find another CD to make up the numbers.
This is what I found. Utada Hikaru’s latest offering. I have been a big fan of hers since the day I saw her “Wait and See” MV in the cinemas. Her voice has so much soul in it. I don’t even need to understand what she was singing (in japanese). Favourites include Final Distance, Can you keep a secret, Wait and See, First Love. Now this is my current favourite:D
This is my fourth time to Bali. The first being 2 months after the 2nd bombing. The impression I have of Bali is still the same, friendly people, beautiful sunsets and amazing artists. This is my first time diving in Bali. Although it wasn’t all that fantastic compared to my Manado trip, but the manta experience more than make up for the general disappointment. The rest of the trip was spent lazing around. For once, photography took the backseat.
During the early drive to Sanur where we took our boat ride to Manta point, I witness some of the most breathtaking scenes I’ve seen for a long time. Beautiful pre-dawn padi field setting with a fogged veiled Mount Agung as the backdrop. I watched in awe as my camera lay in the heavily padded bag. I thought, let’s for once, enjoy the scene. And I knew, that day was going to be special.
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This is pretty random. Random things go through my tiny brain every now and then.
The Singapore Pledge
We, the citizens of Singapore
Pledge ourselves as one united people
Regardless of race, language or religion
To build a democratic society
Based on justice and equality
So as to achieve happiness, prosperity & progress for our nation
We used to recite this every day in school. I did it for a good 10 years. Ok, I admit, at (many) times I just lip sync. I have no idea how it’s being taught in school now. During my time in school, no one explained to us what the pledge means (not that I’ll be interested anyway). Sometimes, just sometimes, we tend to forget what we recited for 10 over years.
I remember they made this part of the National Day songs… maybe they should make a techno version this year.
The season is revving up and I’m beginning to fill up the gaps of free time with work and my never ending list of hobbies/vices. I’ll be heading for Bali this Wednesday for a “retreat”. First, I’ll head for diving on my own for 5 days before joining the rest of the guys to laze around the island. And being the frequent last minute traveler (at least for personal trips), I have also conveniently left the preparation to the last minute. I have not booked any hotels, dive trips, etc YET. While checking the prices online, I made some currency conversions because most prices are quoted either in Ruppiah, USD or EU.
It was then I realized, I’m now a multi-millionaire… no no, not in ruppiah… in USD:D
After I got home from the shoot today, I received an MSN message from my sister, telling me that they have reached Sydney. She said, Julius woke up and one of the first things he said was “Mummy, where ka-gu?”.
*opens web browser… type… www.singaporeair.com.sg…* 有一点冲动…
The past two weeks has been the best I’ve had for a long time. My 1.5 year old nephew was in town for a short visit. Two weeks is awfully short when you are having a good time. As his grandparents put it, “by the time he settled down and got familiarized with things, it’s time to go back…”. I can sense the sadness when they say that. I felt exactly the same way too. I had to shoot today, so I can’t send them off to the airport. During the afternoon break, I went home to see him.
I have to admit that I have never felt that way about kids before. They used to be cute, adorable and highly intelligent. But I have never attempted to communicate with them, besides teaching them to say stupid things like, “be a man… do the right thing” etc. There’s a reason why my friends keep their children away from me after they turn two:P Just before I left for the dinner, he woke up from his nap, but I can tell he didn’t have enough. He was getting a little cranky and refused to let me carry him. So I settled to just patting his head and it was time to go. Then all of a sudden, he stretched both hands towards me and called “ka gu” (that’s how he calls me… supposed to be ah gu (dialect for uncle)… but he can’t pronounce it properly yet). He clinged on to me tightly and I carried him for awhile. It was such a wonderful moment. I know I’m going to miss him alot.
Over the past two weeks, I witness the joy he brought to the family. My mum never felt happier. When I showed some pictures I took of Julius to my dad, he went “yay”, imitating how Julius would’ve done. I think they’d miss him alot more than I do.
On my way back from the wedding, I caught myself smiling at the memories from the past 2 weeks. I begin to understand how a parent feel about their children. And how my parents felt about us. It’s been an amazing experience and an insight to what we used to be.
Alritie, just done with downloading images. Time to catch some sleep. I promise some new images next week.
To all mums out there, Happy Mother’s Day. Love you mum.
We spent a good evening at the Singapore Flyer last night. All 3 generations of us:P Julius was so hyper and was running all over the capsule. He seemed to be so excited over the lights in the city. He’s such a happy kid. Simply love that smile. I got a feeling, I’ll be making a trip to Sydney some time this year.
