Don't rain

Don't Rain.

Notable Memories

This used to be my file's front cover. No expression, so using "Airbrush" I filled up pair of eyes & a faint smile.








Bus ride back home, staring out @ the busy traffic.
My mind wander, wander to those memorable moments- good, bad, or both. & some, I recalled while blogging this entry.

Cancerian trait, I have superb memory for such details:

豆, Chinese characters handwriting practice.
Kindergarten Chinese teacher complimented me for good effort & gave me a kiss on my cheek.

Yellow dirty little fellow.
My mum sent me for drawing lesson. My Cousin Kelvin & I were in the same class, it was a "See who is faster"contest. I did the outline first, with black crayon & smeared yellow crayon over my drawing of a duck.

Bullheaded since young.
I was 10, didn't wanted to take instructions from my makeshift guardian who complaint erm ... no, feedback to my mum on my defiance. To protest, I remembered not eating for days & having hit till my knuckles bruised. That was the last time Mum gave me the cane.

Good habit.
I used to jog with my dad. Clad in my jogging attire & my Minnie Mouse waist pouch, I joined my dad for my first jog @ reservoir. I gave up when I reached the first quarter of 4.8 km. Haha. Now, we're on different jogging schedules & lately, I haven't been doing so.

Red Ant & Bird shit.
These are the classics of secondary school days. The red ant was @ the edge of my collar when my best pal discovered it. Intended to shoo the perilous insect away from me, instead she accidentally shove it into my uniform. It bit me & I cried out "shit" in midst of National anthem.

After band practice, with my 2 juniors walking to the bus stop. I was almost near shelter, when bird shit drop on my nose ridge. Human instinct, my fingers touched the shit & I looked @ it in disgust. I stopped my Juniors to ask for tissue & they DISAPPEARED instantly & came back laughing non stop.

First Ktv session with Ade @ Violet.
In those days, we didn't have mouse to click or easy to navigate Remote ctrl. You had to browse through a very thick file & select the song with input of a super long code.

Push cart business @ Meriden
Short-lived venture. Wholesales Nail sticker & sourcing for consignment prdts for sales. Stressful but it was a fruitful experience!

Clubbing @ Zouk & Phuture
Party till 3am, attend tutorial @ 8am. Work hard, play hard.

Amazing X'mas party
I never knew I could be part of amazing race. It was a party organized by the department committee.
Hitch a ride from passing lorry to train station, distributing Mentos to strangers, joining bands to form a skipping rope, eating curry puff & then solve a puzzle to the destination.
I say it's the best game experience of my life!

"Ten years down the road, I bet you'll still remember this!"

My favourite phrase: Those were the days.

Priceless

模范棒棒堂(Celebrity grooming variety show) That episode I watched on Saturday, was about members graduating from the "class"... exchanging gifts & expressing their gratitude to the host, Christine Fan, & fellow members & crew.

Some of their gifts for exchange are priceless.

10 years collection of collectibles card on NBA

hat/shoes worn for the first audition

T-shirt with members' signature, etc.

& if I were to choose something meaningful... here it is: My Garfield stuffed toy!

I don't think this version is available in the market anymore. My mum bought for me. You know lah, one of those rewards when you study hard & get pleasant result. =)

Priceless!

Life story

Life Story
Here's a note from Matthias.
Just in case, he decided to delete this post.
I still have a record here.
The background is the picture of the photo album's front cover.

Kuala Lumpur

Getaway in Kuala Lumpur!

Esther & Jane's best pick!

My cousin's precious -> Bull Bull & Shane.

Madras Lane Yong Tou Foo

In clockwise,

King of fruit: Durian,

Cultivar: Mao Shan Wang.

Curry mee

Chee Cheong Fun

Yong Tau Foo

Chendol

More photos @ jt's Work

xi nu ai le

天气

brolly/rainy days

"Brolly is meant for rainy days"

Tired of struggling with myself,
I talked to Him.

The outcome of humble request,
Is it yes or no?

Thoughts of giving up,
I'm a fighter!

The final decision,
I already got the approval.

August

=) I think this August is gonna be a good month!

Banana & milk to start my day.

Watched The Spiderwick chronicles- fantasy, goblin, ogre, faeries...

The strong sun is giving me terrible headache, only stepped out of my shelter to get lunch.

After housework & lunch, I took "How to draw manga- male characters" tht sis borrowed, my sketchbook, HB, 2B & 6B & pink eraser ...

It's time for practice again.

The older I get, the simpler I want things to be.

Fort Canning Park

Serenity

Happy morning

Happy Morning!

Important point to note: Pics in office, we took it during break time.

"Heroes & villains" theme D&D.
So, nothing spooky in the pictures, the Joker is Mindy, my colleague.

Fresh from oven, yummy Chestnut biscuits- Germ bought from Malaysia.
The Joker Figurine from Kokocrunch, Dexter gave it to me cos he wanted Batman.
Company Treat- Healthy Banana, my super cool TL refused to admit that he put it on my desk.

In midst of
Vacation
Breakfast
Principle of not wasting food ......

Blessings from them.

Huskie

Huskie Tan



Now she has a nickname: In short, A-Ki (Japanese: Autumn)

Sister's Talent

Display: Esther & Jane

Hey Hey Hotpot

I Recommend 4: HEY HEY HOTPOT
No need to say anything, just look @ the pictures!
おいしい。

link

CS

"Be careful, it's hot"
Mr Bean's lady staff cautioned when I was about to lay my hands on Beancurd.

"Have a nice day & take care!"
Cabby uncle's wishes came true, it was a wonderful day @ work.

This morning@ Morries, on behalf of my Mum, I redeemed surprisingly bulky HTS.
The service staff carried it out of the redemption centre to the roadside for me to hail a cab.

Together with Premier Cabby Uncle (about grandfather's age), we hauled the HTS in the boot. When we reached, he offered to help me with it to the lift.
" No, it's okay. I can manage."
" You sure?"
"Yes, sure. Thank you"
"No lah, I helped you."
This time, I had to hold up the box to proof.
"Woah! 有吃饭 hor!"
We both laughed & I thanked him again.

Customer service is about civics & moral education.
Fundamentals.
Honesty, Respect, Manners, Consideration, Care & Concern.

simplicity

Simplicity

Flowers yet to bloom.

Michael's wedding

"Oh, so sweet!"

It perked up my day when Aaron gave me a stalk, which I took back for photography practices.


Changing from b/w to sepia effect, trying on diff apertures, observing the rose.

Each time I look @ it, the petal, stalk & leaves ring a bell...





I wonder...


Oh!!! I discovered Ms Rosy's origin!

from Mandarin Oriental Singapore:
Wedding Celebration of Michael & Michelle
27/06

First wedding dinner since teenage years, didn't know that serving first dish- "cold Platter" accompanied with overture is a standard practice.

Pictures from Junior's Camera: We only started to remember to take picture from the 5Th dish.

I like the way deep-fried buns' shadow cast on the plate. (the one with a bowl of crab meat sauce) Btw, the food are really good!

Mar 08- Michael's house warming, Jun 08- his big day... The phases of life!

Witnessing & celebrating happiness together with fellow comrades: I realised it is majority of them who made battleground much bearable & most times enjoyable!

Thots

The episode has ended.

Save me from explanation.

I'm glad and peaceful as you can see.

Mention it no more.

Stop asking the obvious.

Cease the discussion & disturbance.

period.

Holland Drive

I'm an obstinate cow.

I'm lucky because I'm Happy & thankful.

That was just a gesture, I wasn't wishing for anything.

chinatown

Heritage Tour: Chinatown

Since it was my special day, I planned to treat myself with all time fave Japanese cuisine.

Took an 15 mins express bus which brought me to Chinatown. 5 mins walk from Chinatown to The Central @ Clarke Quay.

Decided to have a simple meal instead. It's been long since I woke up early on my rest day for a proper breakfast. Warm & delicious porridge was satisfying.

Had my SX100 IS with me, ended up wandering @ Chinatown.

From Pagoda st- mosque st- sago st- people's park ... There was only one thot:"If only ALL elderly had the privilege of enjoying their retirement yrs"

Celebration: 23rd year on Earth

Celebration: My 23rd year on Earth

SCRAPBOOK on THK Charity Memories!

Embellished with ribbons, buttons, cute stickers & nice flowery paper as background.

Creator: Anne Loy.

Well, it comes with yellow card tht says " However you celebrate your birthday, don't take yourself seriously". This is no ordinary card cos it plays YMCA Chorus when you open it!

Birthday package comes with"Smell of Rain DVD"!

Most of the stuff were presented to me @ " THE ROTI PRATA HOUSE". We used to have supper @ the same place after training. Nostalgia!

Key Chain: Chickadoo

Sentosa II

Imbiah Outlook @ Sentosa

falling in love

Falling in Love

J.Tan says:
I think i'm falling in love ...
J.Tan says:
with photography
Matthias says:
tat's the best way to fall in love with something
Matthias says:
it never breaks ur heart (Except the money part)

:)

Jap drama: Absolute boyfriend AKA Zettai Kareshi絶対彼氏

Hayami Mokomichi!!!

Recollection

Let me talk.

Marley & me
When I watched Jap drama: One litre of tears
I cried as much.

Music & me
When I spent lazy afternoon @ coffee bean: Stay the same by Joey Mcintyre
I missed school days.

I'm watching ラスト・フレンズ

22 years 11 months 18 days old

Stupidity kicks in
I'm searching for an answer
Can't find the words
I'll leave a blank

Thinking deep, thinking hard
I'm rewinding for a reflection
Don't even want simplicity.
I'll hope for zero remembrance.

Chapters that can never be revisited

BBQ 668

BBQ 668 (06th Jun 08)

Baby Reyes

My Star:

Little Reyes

5 months plus, Super Active Reyes has 2 mini milk teeth.
Looking forward the day he calls me GOD MA!

Best Friend

Currently reading Marley & Me By John Grogan...

I'm feeling a lot for this scene.

I wanted to wait for Reyes to sleep before I left the house. 11.25pm, Reyes was still playing with his mommy & ah ma.

Couldn't take it anymore, I lost the Reyes' sleeping battle.

Just like me, Gary Boy is drained out.

Little Reyes is champion!

Mother

Mrs Tan's passion
She's both a Chef & Horticulturist.
Also, a part time CFO, planner, counsellor, administrator, discipline misteress ... ...the list goes on.
During my childhood days, she was my hairstylist too.
Well, she's the VVVIP for Tan Family.





























Yummy dumplings!

SgZoo

Photography @ Sg Zoo
Last Oct, I went with me, myself & I.
This time, it's an impromptu photography outing with ym.

Discovered more. I realised I missed out Australian Outback the first time.
The same for both occasions: Afternoon Rain, & yes, even in Zoo, I thought of smell of Rain. (Can't wait for the dvd!)

Very focus on shooting that I didn't have time for lunch & animal info, so haha, some of the pic are posted without any description.
Ah Meng.

Camera-shy sun bear

Checking on Nutritional fact before consuming.

Bored...

3 little ones

Tea time!

Love's in the air









Forever Love

Maybe due to rain, can't see Tree Kangeroo & Sloth in Fragile Forest.

Here's my last capture @ the Zoo cos it's near closing time.

Playful Jaguar

"Chinese Brush tail"

Trapped?

Emo kangeroo

Pygmy Hippo

Desert Warthog

This one is taken @ the earlier part of the journey. Early noon was scorching hot, didn't expect it to rain.

In love with white tigers. I counted my collections, 39 photos of white tigers!

There's 3 of them!