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What's My Personality Type

You Are An ISFJ

The Nurturer You have a strong need to belong, and you very loyal. A good listener, you excell at helping others in practical ways. In your spare time, you enjoy engaging your senses through art, cooking, and music. You find it easy to be devoted to one person, who you do special things for. You would make a good interior designer, chef, or child psychologist.

What's Your Personality Type?

Oohhh~~~ this is quite true..i wanted to be a child psychologist initially.......

More More More Test!!

What's My Inner Blood Type

Hmm...i really donnoe about this. hahaha ^^

Your Inner Blood Type is Type B

You follow your own rules in life, even if you change the rules every day. Sure, you tend to be off the wall and unpredictable, but that's what makes you lovable. And even though you're a wild child, you have the tools to be a great success. You are able to concentrate intently - and make the impossible possible. You are most compatible with: B and AB Famous Type B's: Leonardo Di Caprio and

What's Your Inner Blood Type?

I have an Irish Name?!

Your Irish Name Is...

Avril Connolly

What's your Irish Name?

I am a Ring Finger... ^.^

You Are a Ring Finger

You are romantic, expressive, and hopeful. You see the best in everything. You are very artistic, and you see the world as your canvas. You are also drawn to the written word. Inventive and unique, you are often away in your own inner world. You get along well with: The Pinky Stay away from: The Index Finger

What Finger Are You?

The day S'pore gained a hero, we lost our beloved cousin

The Day Singapore gained a hero, we lost our beloved cousin.....

14th April was just any other lazy saturday morning. The phone rang and mom said the found han han. I thought she meant "found him...and in hospital now"

No. Found him. His body.

It was hard to believe this. I juz saw him couple weeks ago at Ron's ROM ceremony.

Han was from the elite squadron of the Singapore Police Coast Guards. While on the operation to arrest illegal immigrants, his patrol vessel capsize after a high-speed collision with the illegal immigrants' boat.

If i were to write this blog on that eventful day, it would have sounded angry topped with loads of "whys". But few days passed with the funeral cortege and ceremony yesterday (17 Apr), I have thus stop asking why. All we know.... is the result. In Buddhist doctrine, it is perhaps just fate.

The day Singapore hailed its hero, we lost our beloved cousin.

Indeed we missed him. I am proud of you, not just because you are hailed as a hero, but you were that perfect guy with smiles, the great husband, the great daddy, our great cousin, and to sum it all, a Great Person.

Han, I will always remember your smiles, your laughters, your words and the days we we had in our vacation working stint at Hoshigaoka when we were young. Those were really fun days. As Rick (our friend from Hoshigaoka) mentioned, we will always remember the "plane (plain) rice" joke. You brought us laughters, Han. We will miss you. This, i wrote and dedicated for you.

"In the mahagony casket you lie,

Words you've said I kept in mind,

Angry words unspoken, i can only sigh,

Only to wish you well from this other side"

The funeral cortege was grand. He was given a full honour procession. There were more than 500 police officers attended, and a eurology delivered at the crematorium. The flag and beret was presented to my cousin in law. On the way from the house to the crematorium, we were escorted by nearly 10 traffic police that ensures we had a smooth journey there without any delays. The police band played a solemn repertoir, while we walked the hearse to the front of the crematorium hall.

Looking at the casket being pushed into the crematorium, just made me unable to control my tears.

Rest well, Han. I will remember the words you said. The only-cousins-vacation that we always talked about was not realised when you were around. We will try to make it happened, and stay even closer as cousins. The last all-cousins-fun-day that we had was a chinese new year night couple years ago, where we went to the billard parlous at Bukit Timah, and then a hearty supper of roti prata a stone's throw away. Those were great memories....

Vince send me the following which i appreciated alot.....

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"Indeed, for those of us that subscribe to the belief of a Higher Being looking down on our daily activities, having active control over our very existence on this earth and plotting our every step each day, it is perhaps very difficult for us to understand why things happen, without the benefit of foresight and inner knowledge of the bigger scheme of things. However, we are blessed with hindsight, and the ability to recollect and evaluate our every action and thought. It is these abilities that make us humans, and it is these same abilities that will enable us to appreciate what we had experienced, and to endeavour to enhance where we find ourselves to be lacking – whether it is in our relationships with friends, family and loved ones. It is unfortunate that we almost always only will recollect and evaluate when we lose something or someone close to us. Perhaps we should endeavour to do the same with what we have now, and to be a better person to those who are amongst us.

I share your loss, and I am sure that your cousin's demise will provide lessons to those he has touched in the things he had done and words he had spoken. Let his memory be a motivation to do better for the living, and not a perpetual reason for prolonged mourning."

~Vince~

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RP's in Town

Now now...chubs has finally stop procrastinating and starting to complete the blog which i have missed out for a month. Had such a busy month, i was too exhausted to organise the blog in proper posting.... so here goes....!

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09 ~ 13 Mar 07

RP was in Singapore for a stopover visit before his chillaxing (RP's vocab) Tokyo vacation commence...

Couldnt meet up on Friday when he arrived as the Funtastic-5 (now 6) was having our periodic dinner

On the menu:

• Honey Soy Red Wine Grilled Chicken Drumstick with herbs
• Cous Cous
• Bed of Greens
• Fried Japanese Udon
• Pork Stew

(okie..supposed to be Beef Goulash, but i couldnt' get Beef)

Nice. haha. Everyone had a hearty dinner and i think i did pretty well on the herbal chicken haha.

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Finally met up with RP for dinner on Saturday. Where else buy my favourite restuarant - My Secret Garden

Pick RP up at Holland V and we headed to MYSG as i had reserved the place for 7.30pm's dinner. Ronnie was there and of coz i will be sure that he will have my dinner arranged the way i liked it to be. hehehe. Great.

And of coz without second opinion, i had my Mushroom Soup, Cod Fish (guys you have to try it!!), Rose Wine - my usual dinner line up at MYSG. RP had mushroom soup, salmon steak and the faithful Corona.

It was surprisingly a great night of catching up. We had endless conversations and we just had so much to share. Initially, i was juz a lil worried about how dinner will be as i havent seen RP since last Oct when he went back to Melbourne. But everything was great, the food, the ambience (of coz...no doubt! ) and the company. Maybe we are kinda alike in someways coz we share the same birthday!! haa! Yeah....you heard right...we are both born on the same day, same month. Cool isnt it?

After dinner, we went to Carlton's Lounge for a drink. Carlton didnt change much. Hmm...it was like 8 years since i worked there for a short stint before uni.

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As I insisted on taking the tab for the dinner @ MYSG for my guest from down under, RP said he would like to take me out for dinner....Sounds good to me. So we met up at Michaeangelo for dinner on Monday.

Ahh...i see. I realised RP's unc, Angelo owns the place, along with the cooking school Ariston, Original Sin and Sistina.

Serving Italian food (of coz...Angelo's an Italian born in Australia), Michaelangelo's ambience is wonderful. We sat outside, under the clear sky enjoying our wine, bruchettas (my fav!!) and then pasta.

Risking a few mossie bites, i had an enjoyable dinner. Couldnt finish the food tho, coz my tummy isnt feeling at its best. THe wait staff at Michaelangelo were great too, looking after us in detail. haha.

In the middle of the conversation, a thought...or rather, a question came to my mind.

People who shares the same birthday, do they think alike?

Coz it seems, ESP happens ... haha. RP asked what kinda jam i am...if i were to describe myself. He was guessing too. In my head i was thinking..hmmm..maybe im a cranberry. Okie, we know that we have diff kinda jams, marmalades etc...sooo many to choose from.

Maybe im a cranberry.

RP answered "I think you are a cranberry"

Wow.........amazing, how could this answer be alike since i only made a decision moments ago.

ESP.

That's not the only instance that happened.

We were ordering desserts and the wait staff suggested we have Tiramisu as they are freshly made every day. RP was deciding to get that......but in my heart i was like..hmm....i would love to have Creme Brulee tho...

And split second after i had this thought, RP told the wait staff that we could perhaps change the Tiramisu to Creme Brulee. He asked me if its okie. I was a lil slow on response coz i was juz thinking about CREME BRULEE...............

ESP.

We took a stroll after dinner coz we were so stuffed up even though we didnt finish our pasta.... The portion was juz too much.

We then stop at Unc Angelo's house ..juz steps away from the restuarant in fact, where RP is putting up in Singapore. He said he had something for me.... I waited and.....it was a stalk of rose. wow...it has been some time since i received a rose...

He said it was a gesture of thanks....for having dinner with him. That's sweet. hee.

Ohh...i must not forget..yeah..since i am a dog lover. haaa. Unc Angelo has this dog..not too sure what breed. But could be a mongrel. Hooch is such a sweet dude! haaa Friendly, handsome and charming, i think he'll make a perfect dating partner for Princess Summer P. hahaha......

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Tuesday: RP's off to Tokyo for a 2 week vacation.....awww......im jeolous!! hahaha.

Went to the airport to send him off. It was a surprise visit tho. haha.

Good! See ya soon matie..