Plans for short trip

I am planning for a trip with my mum and one with Mcdull.

Maybe taking my mum to a cruise than to another country is a better choice as she cannot walk for too long. Also, the view of the sea will serve as a break from her daily house chores.

My younger brother is dating a girl who is visiting our house almost everyday. Both my mum and i myself are very disturbed by her presence as she is behaving like a log that would not talk to any one except my younger brother. And instead of helping my mum she adds to my mum's workload by eating everyday at our place and dropping lots of hair on our floor. We are very new to living with girls as mummy is the only woman living in our family for the past 40 years , and she does not drop so many strands of hair on the floor. The behaviour of this girl is below average too as she is not socialising with us.

I really pity my mum as both of her daughter in laws (future daughter in law for my younger brother) is not close to her. Mdm Mcbing (Mcdull's mum )also said the same thing to me recently. After the marriage of their sons, they both lost the sons and did not get any daughter in return. But for the daughter in law's side , her mother did not lose the daughter and gain another son. Mum is telling me that she wants to live alone or just with me. I am upset about that as she had worked hard to bring up the boys and they just run into the lap of the other woman and the woman's family without considering the feeling of their ageing mother. The situation was reverse for the older generation of the Chinese society; my mother was bullied by her mother in law, but she now have to serve her daughter in laws although she is already in her 70s.

What is wrong with the people nowadays? I hope they will understand how the husband's mother must have felt when their own son gets married next time. It is Karma.

darby

Back to home for good

I returned to Singapore on 11 Dec and was under the hot tropical sun once again. It feels great to eat everything i want to eat and speak in Singlish, watch the local TV and breath the fresh air.

Finally i am back for good after almost 4 years in China - enough.

On the first day of my arrival in Singapore, i was exhausted and weak from poor health and the long distance flight. I met Piggy and he gave me a present - his flu. I was infected by him and started to have running nose on the second day (I got cured quickly after i went back to my home town).

Piggy also brought me to a Chinese sinseh on the second day. He is real good for the stubborn abdominal pain that i have been sufferring for the last few months in China. After seeking treatement from 3 different docs in Msia/Spore/SHG, i did not expect the sinseh to be able to cure me with such an instant effect. Instead of gall bladder inflammation/gallstones or stomach inflammation that i have been diagnosed with by other docs , the sinseh said it is because my liver was attacked by the cold. I do not doubt him but i am not sure how he can link this to my liver as i do not have liver problem before and i have not been drinking after I started to develop gastric pain 2 years ago. After taking medicine for just 2 days , the lingering sharp pain is gone, and i am just so happy that i do not need to worry that i am having stomach ulcer or some other diseases that is too horrible for me to think of. This should put a stop to the medical expenses that i have been spending for the same problem (the stomach pain). A good Chinese sinseh is amazing. My money and time is really wasted on those useless doctors that i have consulted before him.

After spending 3 days with Piggy in Spore , i went back to my home town. My mom was smiling and welcoming me at the gate of the house. It was really a great feeling.
I have been reading the papers, eating , doing some simple house chores the last few days. I am regaining my health slowly from the negative effects of the cold and harsh weather of SHG, such as dry skin/bleeding nose/ aching joints/poor sleep and unable to wake up in the morning. They are all gone now. I am eating and sleeping well and my goal is to get back to good health before I start my next job and go on my next trip with piggy.

Darby

The Copenhagen Summit - Sigh...

To my disappointment , the Copenhagen Climate Summit on 18 Dec 2009 ended with a shameful closing. The ugly sides of so called developed countries are exposed in front of the whole world, a bunch of kids in the summit decide the fate of mankind in the coming century. Obama is nothing but a sweet tounged speaker, i wonder why he was given the Nobel Peace Award.

I hope the next species that rule the earth after the destruction of mankind due to global warming will use 'homo sapiens' fossils as a lesson to teach their next generation, a very selfish and stupid species that got themselves into extinction for their childish behavior in Copenhagen.

I am glad that being single myself, i do not need to bring my kids to this world and tell them the world is going to turn into real hell soon before they die.


Darby

Together

i have been reading blogs from AJ couples today; they seem to be more loving than me and Piggy. I am indeed not a very good lover i guess, after pak tor with Piggy for almost 6 years. But i think we are getting along well , from the honeymoon days we only thot about meeting up right after work every day when we were in the offices, till we became the Old Couple who care for each other and begin to plan for our future by house hunting, we certainly grow old and mature together. And the trust is building up for this 3.5 years when i am in China, and i have turned down so many suitors (Spore boys and China girls) when he is not around :-), and i believe he is well behaved when i am not in Singapore.

My mummy told me today after lunch, if a couple is too loving, one of them will depart earlier, that's why she and her parents live a longer life because the spouses fight everyday. I rolled my eyes and thought, that is very much like us, i always bully piggy and he's always trying hard to stage a revolution to snatch back the authority as President in our little world (but he usually fails in the end). I am a tiger disguised in cat fur, and he is a real silly pig under human skin, he will never able to overthrow me no matter how hard he tries. hehehehe... But deep down in my heart, i know he gives way to me not bcs i am fierce but only bcs he cares for me. it is good to know that couples that fight will live longer, altho there is a limit for the scale of the conflict , we only have small catfights.

I know that together we will go places , go through hardships, fights and make up, learn new things , one will depart before the other, but i am really at ease because i know we are so so lucky that we have each other.

I will be flying back tomorrow to SH , and serve my notice period. I will go for my tour in China or elsewhere, and after that i will be back to Spore and stay put with Piggy for good.

Darby

A little bit of Shanghai

I have been taking some photos of SH city itself , the foods , the places , the things that i can see from the street. Unfortunately , i shared the same thoughts as my friend Alien told, Shanghainese is a far cry from being a lovely ppl. Old Shanghai , been the most capitalist city , it is full of filthy rich and mercenary stories / ppl. Hate and Love , this is what ppl feel about this city, depends on what they found from this city.

Ji Ang Temple , a Jap style Buddhist Temple. The lion is on top of the pagoda , and you can see the high rise building next to it.


Chang De Apartment , where Zhang Aileen lived.


Jin Ang District where Zhang Aileen lived.


The phoenix wearing Peony, a very symbolic fabric design of Shanghai.


Lychee from Guadong Province , namely the laugh of a concubine.



Pan Tao , yes , the peach that Sun Wo Kong stolen.

Back for medical check up

I was back to Spore again on 1st Oct and spent two days with Piggy in Singapore. I was sufferring from abdominal pain and giddy spell recently and wish to get that diagnosed and cured before i start my year end trip in China or other places as i have tendered my resignation in early Sept .
It is strange that the pain is less severe when i am back to singapore ,maybe it is piggy's power that heals me ;-). Piggy was so tied up by work that he has to go to office early in the morning every day altho he took leave to keep me company. I can see his female boss is not very good to him as she dumps lots of work on him but the rewards are less than satisfactory. Piggy is a very diligent employee and has worked many years in his co; he was not in her good books untill all her fav employees left her a few years ago, but the female boss did not take good care of him and make him take up everything that she cannot handle herself. I really hope that she will wake up one day when piggy is headhunted by another firm. hmmmph.

After his work , piggy made his way back to the hotel to wake me (the lazy fat cat) up for breakfast together at the hotel . I had two days of good rest and piggy was arranging the hospital appointments and paying for my medical fees (it is quite ex as i am not a PR now ). I am very touched by his affectionate acts, he does not have to do so much for me but he did it. We spent some time at the pool teaching piggy free style swimming till we check out. I know we have a long long way to go, and i want to get myself recovered fully and back to Singapore for good, then he and i can have more quality time.

Piggy, Happy mid autumn. Thanks for everything you did.

When i was back to JB home yesterday , I took a small piece of sweet potato , 1/4 piece of a mooncake and 2 slice of pomela as I did not take my lunch. I vomited very badly about 1 hour after finishing all the foods. After that, i went to bed to lie down as i had no more energy to move my butts and my head was too heavy. Slept for 2 hours and i felt much better. I guess it is food poisoning but i dun know why.


Darby

无眠 苏打绿

无眠是一首不像台语歌的台语歌。反复听了几次过后，我又觉得如果不用台语来唱的话，这首歌还会这么动听吗?

青峰真优秀， 苏打绿好棒！

Mcdull

无眠
今阿日月娘那这呢光
照着阮归暝拢未冻困
连头毛都没休困
你甘知阮对你的思念
希望你有同款的梦
咱两人做阵返来那一天
互相依偎的情爱
底你的心肝内 是不是还有我的存在
永远拢底等 有时阵嘛会不甘愿
想讲要作伙飞 去一个心中美丽的所在
所有的一切 拢总尬你放作夥
希望你 会当了解
今阿日月娘那这呢光
照着阮归暝拢未冻困
亲像鱼死底花园
你甘知阮对你的思念
希望你有同款的梦
咱两人做阵返来那一天
互相依偎的情爱
底你的心肝内 是不是还有我的存在
永远拢底等 有时阵嘛会不甘愿
想讲要作伙飞 去一个心中美丽的所在
所有的一切 拢总尬你放作夥
希望你 会当了解
我不管多少时间多少目屎多少失望来忍耐
我不管你当时会返来
其实我嘛不知影为怎样为怎样憨憨等待
你 是我唯一的爱
底你的心肝内 是不是还有我的存在
永远拢底等 有时阵嘛会不甘愿
想讲要作伙飞 去一个心中美丽的所在
所有的一切 拢总尬你放作夥
希望你 会当了解
为着你 我一定等