today, the memory of me entered the consciousness of grandma. So my mum
got me into the room and left us to chat. She'd ask the same questions over
and over so each time i answered my cantonese got more fluent. We talked
about life, and love.... She said she won't be able to see me get married...
i looked into her eyes and gave her arm a playful smack, "Nah, you
will lah." And she laughed.

I really hope she would. My favourite grandparent passed on last March and
i was pretty sad that he won't be at my wedding, if there is one at all. He would
have been so proud. Anyways... so yea, i chatted with grandma for a full 45min.
In halting Cantonese... but the lines were so rehearsed so it was fun. hahhaa...
It was a rare moment we had.

Although we lived in the same house, she mentioned that i didn't visit her
enough. And that i've grown so much since the last time she saw me. I told
her i'd visit her tomorrow and asked if she'd still be in the same place. She said
she wasn't going anywhere. So that was it. Waved goodbye and i left for work.
Would she remember me tonight? Much less tomorrow. Who knows. Her mind
is a cavern... so dark, so deep, it stretches so far back sometimes, she asks for
her mother. So it really was a rare moment i had with her. To be able to chat
with her, make her laugh... Something i thought i'd never be able to do.
Something i would be jealous of when i see other grandma and granddaughter
pairs...

i'm back into my skinnies! No problems so far.
Not feeling too heated, not feeling especially itchy.
Woo hoo... boy am i feeling good.

went shopping for stuff for J's baby shower that's happening
next weekend. M.E. went with me and boy am i glad she was
carrying a haversack! I didn't expect the stuff to add up and
weigh so much! It didn't help that my bag was so tiny and my
hands were injured.

Our shopping trip started at Bugis, extended to City Hall and
ended at Queenstown. I was soooo tired and the itch started.
Thank God it was manageable! I took the train home although
cabbing was so tempting. I fell asleep on the train and woke
to the announcement "Ang Moh Kio". I've not missed
Sembawang by that many stops before :( I was that tired. Well
it was my first long shopping trip since Jan so i still need to
build up the stamina to last.

Thank you all for praying. I'm healing very well. Pple have
been saying i look totally healed. But you know, the rash came
back after the shopping trip cos i was exposed to heat and
i got real tired. But nope, i'm not complaining. It's still
manageable. It's not an ounce as bad as it was. So i have
plenty to be thankful for. I just need to keep the itch at bay and
not scratch too much or too hard, if at all.

found!

via
One and the Same.
Reminds me of the reason why i got myself a Gocco :P
i should start sewing again too... let me find myself a spot
in the house...

and for those who know not what Gocco is...

found!

poketo from jeana sohn on Vimeo.
so whimsical... reminds me of the many afternoons i spent
at #14 Woking Road.

eats...!!!

Kueh from Bangawan Solo :P i especially
love kueh kosui...the gula melaka is oh so *yum*.
Goodness bursting in your mouth :D after
appts at SGH, i'll pop over to satisfy my cravings.
2 jiu chen gaos and a box of kueh kosui
(6 balls...only?!)

eats...!!!

Recently, i've been watching this MV over and over. Intriguing choreography!
Movements seem to be pushing invisible beats of music, pulling at the
slurs (0:13)(3:05), hitting the staccatos (0:29). Fluid arm movements, swift taps
n slides of feet.

Awesome editing! So uber cool... Off beat cuts, slow-mos... mixture of
wide n CUs shots. Close-ups of the singers where they cock their heads to one
side or wink or wipe saliva (2:40). When there's a wide shot of the group, take
notice of those near the edge of the frame or furtherdown the Z-axis. It's like
they have their own secret moves when the focus isn't on them. The coolest
dancer? The guy with half his head shaven, also knownas Key (1:00). He looks
so cool,i thought of having the hairstyle myself. If i watch it enough, and
eventually learn the moves, i might just attempt animating it. That'll be fun.

Below... the dance video!!! :) perfect for just studying the moves. Wish the BG
was a flat colour though. And that Taemin didn't wear stripes. Stripes are BAD
for video... Video makes stripes go zirttttt.....zirtttt....

found!

Japanese novelty erasers! Reminds me of my primary school
form teacher. She has in her cupboard really pretty erasers for
giving away as rewards. I, of course, got a few (:P) For the
erasers on this site, we would have helped clean her house
aside from the usual carry-her-books-back-to-her-desk thing.