big red lanterns high high hang

these lanterns were not there during CNY, now they r up for some lantern festival coming soon....... likely for 15th day of CNY.......

so wat would be displayed during mooncake festival??

the huh?s & wah!s

some news here dat make me go 'huh?' or 'wah!'

other than tis, 2 teenage girls r the main suspects of an old man found dead in his home
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10555298

ok, the PM gotta get bodyguards soon!
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10555312

the adults spun the baby girl in dryer, spun her on clotheslines till she fell off n kicked her head to her death.... oh, the mum was involved!
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10543813

biggest power company deliberately choose an area n cut their power without warning!
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10555132

familiarity

while waiting for bus, a familiar fragrance drifts by......... think it's ju li xiang, n a big bush of it! bigger than I c in any private gardens in SG!

Icy prob

while I'm enjoying the summer weather while I can, the freezer in apartment fridge keeps giving me prob...... it's the smallest kind of fridge where freezer is juz a small open box at one corner. Ice has been accumulating around the freezer dat it occupies lots of space n fridge door can't close properly.

finally gave up hacking the ice every now n then, I brought my food to office fridge so I can switch off the fridge. after 8+hours, the ice blocks still remain but thankfully can be removed more easily..........

good grief! think I gotta do tis every few mths!

30 seconds

it took me abt 30 seconds to recall the 3-letter name of my SG bank when I wanna search its website........

tis is juz the beginning........ more will b forgotten!

metres away....

underestimating the winds again, my fairly-light slippers at the balcony moved abt a metre from its original position n now one flew another 1+m to neighbour's balcony........ it's too far to retrieve by myself so gotta wait for neighbour to b back liao........ goodness.

they really check!

received a parcel full of goodies from v-cute-mummy good-fren yesterday..... Thank You!

tis is the 3rd parcel I observe big torn openings for anyone to peek in....... at first thought rough handling causes the boxes/parcels to deform, tearing the sides...... but can tell from tis one, it's a deliberate tear!

proves that NZ customs really wanna make sure nothing prohibited pass through, there is even a weekly TV programme of their amazing discoveries. so for anyone sending stuff to NZ (think even Aust), beta not let small items run loose in parcels...... will drop out through new openings!

sua gu again - tomatoes

mayb i sua gu again but never seen such beautiful bunch of tomatoes still in their stalks sold in supermarkets!

'expectations'

this is so laughable to me........

1. I'm the engr of a new structure but the principal designer issued out the drawings without my checking or approval. Before that, I even have to ask when I can check the drawings but their lame answer indirectly implies I'm not expected to check........

2. The drafter who did the drawings doesn't check his/her work n expect the engr to check. See item 1 again.

from prior experience, the drafter can make fundamental mistakes such as absolute wrong reinforcement......... bo chap liao, I'm so ready for an arrowing game if something goes wrong with the structure.

the blur-ness continues......

after a day of holiday n a boring long day at work, I bought the wrong bread expiring in 2 days time instead of the usual 4 days.......

amazing how doing nothing for long can retard the mind......