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The day this blog commenced, September 8, 2006. Enticed by what others doing, I decided to have one though I have no idea how it will be develop.



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The day of the resurrection, December 23, 2008. So to speak because I have completely forgotten that I have this blog.



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The total number of my post so far, and number of friends blog in the blogroll.



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The number of visitors recorded by e-referrer.com since subscription date, January 30, 2009



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The total page views by visitors as tracked down by sitemeter.com since subscription date, December 24, 2008



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The time this entry was made, lol.

Some Sunday

I attended mass in Novena Church in the morning because the mass is in filipino, and also because I want to see the thaipusam hindu festival after. As usual the church was filled of kabayans, I came just in time so I ended up standing just beside the door entrance.

After mass, I headed to the nearby mall for a simple lunch. I don't know what the food name is, and would not bother to ask since the one manning the counter is from China. You have to choice the ingredients on the display counter. A minimum of 7 items is required and instantly it will be cook by putting them in a strainer and dip in boiling water. Then it will be mixed in precooked soup and goes with a cup of rice.

After lunch and while eavesdropping to the conversations of the group of probably csr or pinay nurses sitting next behind me, I took some pictures of outside view just so I can catch their attention. Nobody gave a hint, poor me. After the table cleaner came to pick up my used dish, it's time for me to leave the place.

I took the mrt at the mall basement to Outram station heading to the temple location as guided according to the online street finder. I was lost in translation and nowhere I can find the place and found myself in Chinatown.

Sensing I will not find what I am looking, I acted like a tourist and asked for direction and info on how and where I can locate these Cadavi bearers. Some locals minding stalls in Chinatown area are clueless and don't have idea where is the thaipusam being held, strange because it is being held annually. After few tries and after mentioning the cue word India someone told me to go Little India, and instantly my lightbulb turns on and true enough I have seen the Cavadi bearers along the Serangoon Road. These reminds me of via crucis back home during holy week.

I did not stay long as I can not stand the hot weather , I opted for home. But upon arriving the Woodland mrt station I decided to dropped by Kentucky for an afternoon snack and decided after to catch Benjamin Button. A man who aged backwards and getting younger as he watches those around him growing older. On his remarkable physical quirk, why it never attracts any medical or media attention in the film, just my thoughts.

Some people have stricken by lightning 7 times, some people made buttons, some people came and go, and if only some people have 5 minutes.

Indeed, sunday. Some sunday.

Help Me

When you look at an object on a first glance, do you see it as is?Oftentimes yes, right?

I have this new friend I meet in a social networking site. She has photos posted on her page, so I have an idea on how she look. Her facepics, candid shots, travel photos, even photos of her pet, made me come up with an image of how she would be as a person and her character. When we decided to meet in flesh for the first time, she was exactly as how she registered on mind. As the meeting progresses, I noticed that my impression of her changes. At the end of the meeting, she turns out completely different from my first impression and from the person I have painted on my mind prior to the meeting. Does she turns better from my first impression? Hmmn I won't tell.

What can you tell about the picture above?

How about this picture? What image come out from your mind?

My friend asked me to e-mail him my interpretation of the images above. I have no idea except an image of a lady on the first pic. That is my first impression. But then again...

Help me.

The Chingay Parade

Last saturday I have no plan of catching the Chingay parade since I learned from the adverts in papers that you have to have ticket to watch it. I will not spend money just to watch a parade where back home it is a free affair and well a boring thing i thought. But eventually ended up watching it. My plan was to just have dinner in Esplanade promenade as I was craving for steamboat. I took the mrt and alighted at Cityhall station. It was so crowded in the station. I traversed the citylink passageway and come out at marina mall and crosses road to Esplanade.


I stop for a while and noticed a grandstand just opposite the promenade.


Then it came to me that you can catch the parade free and the one you going to pay is the seat you will be occupying in a grandstand where participants will be performing in the course of the parade. I learned also that there are 3 such places. The one I saw was in the Marina area.


When I turned back from where I was standing I saw Ara Mina on poster. From what I read, she's coming this month for a show in this place.


Then I walk around Esplanade, I saw a young couple having date, yes a date because I saw the guy gave her a rose when he arrived, he made her wait him?. Three times I watched them kissing. I was too ashamed to take picture of them as they were looking at me directly while doing it. I stood just opposite of them pretending not to notice them, as I might be rude spoiling their dating.


After having dinner, I decided to catch the parade at the other end where I previously standing. As I just squeezed myself in, the guy fronting me keep looking back on me as if I going to rob him, I was so annoyed since he was acting as if he is not in a crowded place. But one thing I can't stand longer was his stinky smell. I stood for awhile and took pictures some more and when I can't stand it anymore I decided to leave and headed back to mrt station

Riding an MRT

MRT is my daily mode of transportation here in Singapore aside from the bus and occasional taxi cab. Whether reporting to work, going to mass on a sunday or just simply moving around. As I am a regular commuter, I get to used to all sort of usual and unusual situations  possible in a public transportation's capable of squeezing as many as it can accommodate in a rush hour. Most of the time I have my iPod with me and unmindful of fellow commuters doing. But there are times that there are situations just too hard to ignore. Like when two young lovers public display of affection becomes overboard that you made to think how they can do it hugging tightly and lips-locking unmindful of others. But more interesting is the facial expressions of the people around them. Seeing an old lady's can't paint face reaction is a delight to notice. a drooling face of a guy of the same age with the couple, an old-maid lady's don't care attitude will really made you unmindful of the travel distance.

In one occasion, there is this not so old lady who positioned herself in front of a sitting guy and making face so that the guy will be conscience to give up the seat for her, to no avail. After two stations the guy alighted but the not so old lady was not fast enough to take the seat as another young lady zoomed from behind took the seat. I was having goodtime observing her, imagine her disappointment was all over her face. After the young lady who happens to be pinay settled on her seat, she noticed that she was being watched by the not so old lady with a furious-look. Eventually kabayan sensed what the lady was after and stood up and offered the seat to the not so old lady. Surprised by the move, the not so old lady declined the offer and pretended she don’t need to be seated. Kabayan spoke to her companion saying “kala mo pag-aari nya ang upuhan” with a drool eye look to the not so old lady. I ended up amused.

Another time, I was on my way to Orchard on a Sunday morning the coach I was in have kabayans on their off-day. There were these two kabayan ladies who were seated, when one of them received a phone call from another lady who happens to be on the same train but seated somewhere. The lady appears to be excited and while talking to the phone she was looking for her and eventually stood up and continue talking so the seat was left vacant. There were few who attempted to take the seat but prevented by the other lady. The lady on the phone continue talking with gusto and in high note obviously delighted either because she is talking to her long lost friend or she is just bragging, in my observation it was the latter. Then the trouble came. On the next station, an old man hurriedly approached the vacant seat and eagerly delighted to take it. Just as fast as he took the seat, the lady told him the seat was taken and he can not take the seat. Imagine the disappointment of the old man that he rapidly nagged the lady in a mad manner. He was talking mandarin I supposed. But the lady won’t give in even when almost everybody was looking at them and the lolo continuously nagging her. The lady who supposed to be occupying the seat was having a lively conversation on the phone unmindful of the trouble she just created. I eventually asked the lady to give up the seat and told her that it’s the old man’s privileged to be seated and just give up the seat. After the old man settled, still he continuously lambasting the poor lady and the lady who vacated the seat scolded her companion why she let someone took her seat. That moment I felt embarrassed and pretended they were not my kabayans and slowly moved away.

These are just some of the scenarios you can get while riding on mrt. But the footage below is highly regrettable. I don’t know how you will react to this video, but one thing I can advice you, be very cautious on whatever you do or say while riding in a public transportation. I pity the guy standing just beside the lady, notice his reaction.

In the year of the Ox

In this year of the Ox in chinese calendar, this is how this year fare me and looks like it's  going to be good vibes.

Characteristics : Strong, Pride, Boastful, Power-oriented, Clever

Career :  Good career luck. However your career will only advanced with the quality of  hard work you put in.

Wealth :  Wealth is good for you. Consider expanding your ventures overseas to reap bigger profits.

Relationship :  Married are advisable to spend time with your partner and guard your heart to avoid unhappiness to your family. Singles need to wait for opportunities to meet your ideal partner.

Health :  No major help problems this year. Water sports activities should be  approached with caution.

So, it's going to be a good year of the ox for me? Let's see.

'the rainy days' has come

Hearing Senior Minister Goh on tv news last night talking that ‘the rainy days’ has come made me frissoned and for a while my mind numbed. Then I began making wishes...

I hope it will not bring flood and huge damage...
I hope all places have a very good drainage system...
I hope the government will do more even beyond expectation...
I hope this ‘rainy days’ is just forecast based on Pag-asa...

If not, my existence here will become extinct...

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

This coming weekend will be longer than usual due to Chinese New Year holidays. My worksite is somber since last week as everybody seems on a holiday mode. Nobody now seems to care if there is deadline to meet and works to be completed. It's pretty much the same during Christmastime back home. But unlike in pinas where everybody is expected to come home for the holidays, here everybody is expected to be out of the country, though with the economic crisis, I think there are few who were contemplating to just stay home. I myself given the four days I will be idle, I was planning to go back home and do holidaying in Iloilo City for the Dinagyang festival. But that plan will not be materialize as there is no more available plane seat from Manila to Iloilo. Rather than pursuing a trip back home, I made option of a bus trip to Kuala Lumpur or an overnight trip to Bintan which is just a boat ride from Singapore. As money would be the deciding factor given the little amount left after the Christmas spending, I might just stay home and spend the rest of the holidays on the world wide web. Anyway given the current situation I just might save the money for the stormy days aka economic crisis we are going to embraced.

CNY show in a mall