Ladies' Fashion

I chance upon an opinion from a lady saying "It doesn't matter what you do or what you wear, nobody deserves to be raped".

It started me thinking of the current fashion trend of ladies. I truly agree with this lady's opinion. Come to think of it, I remember when I was young, I always ask why must ladies wear so little clothes. Shouldn't they cover more to protect themselves from oogling (mild) to rape (extreme) by men. I feel back then, I was truly narrow-minded and very conservative then. Why do I say so?

From all the TV drama, I was somehow "imbued" with the concept of "nan nu shou shou bu qing" i.e. its inappropriate for guys to touch girls. The girls will all be covered up leaving only the face for people to see. And not to invite any lustful thoughts and acts, ladies should be covering themselves up. I know that guys are in the wrong to rape.

As I grow up, I start have a deeper perspective. Guys are in the wrong but this wrong has nothing to do with girls wearing more or less clothes. These lustful thoughts and acts are all in the mind. The mind controls the acts. If one do not have such thoughts, there will not be such acts. I must reinforce that the root of the problem is not with what ladies wear or act.

If one respects fashion and ladies, its very obvious to see why ladies wear them. Its for their confidence, beauty and own admiration and choice. There are certainly more reasons than what I've listed. A lady's beauty is for all to admire. Wearing these fashionable clothings are to bring out and reinforce their beauty. Not to seek and certainly not to invite destruction.

Last day of May (FSS)

FISHES!!!!
In my office, there's a fish tank originally filled with 15 fishes. My senior manager says its to ward off "bad stuff" and bring luck. This means its fengshui fish. Haha... Better to believe than to be sorry.

But one month into my stint at my new office, 7 died. Sob... Haiz... Sob... there's no electricity to pump air into the tank and water became foggy and I guess the fishes died due to lack of oxygen. Luckily, 8 survived. Figure 8 is a good number in Chinese context. It means "prosperity". Haha... I'll be earning big bucks then.

Can you see them saying "Yoz... Yoz..." to you?

Triplets.

All fishes look alike so I can't be bothered to give names to them coz I'll not know who's who after that. Haha...

Having fishes in office is quite a good thing. They are quite easy to maintain and can help to destress a little when one look at them swimming freely in the water. So carefree. Rearing fishes is a profound activity which I've yet to learn. I guess, I'll settle my stuff first before turning my attention to other things. Hehe... :P

STOOL

My mum complains of bloatedness in her legs and can't stand too long. Once she pass by a furniture shop and saw a nice high stool. I was ordered to get it back. Oh the furniture shop is 3 bus stops away from my house. Alamak!!! After work today, I bought the stool and carried it for 3 bus stops. Lucky for me, the wooden one is out of stock and I got a metal leg high stool. Otherwise, I don't think I'll be typing the blog today. My hands will be aching. Haha...

Though I bought the high stool but I still force her to go see a doc for this ailment.

SMOOTH!!!

Everything's back to normal already. For the past few days, I'll be bloated after a meal and till the next meal I still feel the bloated. I guess its due to the diarrhoea medicine I ate last week. This week, there's only in and no out. No choice. Still have to eat. Lucky I like to eat fruits and veggies otherwise dun know what to do with this problem. Day by day, I'm clearing my stuff bit by bit. Oh you must be saying gross. This is part and parcel of human. Nothing to be gross about.

Today, finally I'm feeling hungry before the next meal. Whew... I guess the fruits does help. My digestive system is back online but I'm thinner now. Haha... I've dropped below 60kg. I think I gotta eat and exercise to keep myself healthy. Today's a happy day for me. Hehe...

Pets and Plants

CHILLI!!!!!

I can't say I understand chilli but I love to eat chilli to the extend of growing chilli plants. These plants started before my brother left for Uganda and now it has grown tall with flowers blossoming. I hope to see flowers budding into chilli.

Growing chilli plant is much easier than keeping hamsters. Yes, definitely. I had 3 hamsters in the past but now all have passed on. 2 live till the age of 2 years which is quite long life for hamsters. The other one lived till 1 year plus. Hamsters need to be fed, played with and cleaned frequently. There are sorrows and joys. Sorrows are when I need to clean their home. Joys are when I feed them and play with them. I must say they are cute little animals. I learnt a lot from them. I missed them. But I don't think I'll keep anymore hamsters.

And I turn my attention to growing chilli plants. Watering day and night, an occasional drops of fertilizer and a trimming only when needed but otherwise not so much attention required. I hope to be able to eat the chilli that I grow. Looking forward to CHILLI!!!!!

Weather's hot and I still eat chilli. Can't be help. I seems to be addicted to chilli. Haha...

Small Chilli Plants

Look carefully. The white spots are the flowers.

Another angle of the plant.

Poor Health

I guess I must have over-exerted myself during the cycling trip and ate something wrong. Haha... I've been sick for the past 4 days. Headache, fever, bloating in the stomach and diarrhae.

I'm a person who can be said to be very health and will not fall sick easily but once I fall sick it'll be either very serious or will take long time to recover. This bout of sickness it seems to be the latter. Its not very serious and I'm able to go to work but I feel uncomfortable and sick.

Monday
A throbbing headache and I find myself sleep half the day away to try reducing the headache but it doesn't seems to help as the ache just wouldn't go away. Took medicine and it seems to subside during the night.

Tuesday
I thought I was feeling better as I find that the headache has subsided but in office I find that I'm shivering, feeling the cold when the aircon's switched on. Haha... I'm the only one in office so I get to control the aircon. Otherwise I don't think I can take it. So I endured until its time to knock off and went home. After a meal, I droped into bed to cover myself with blanket. I know this is traditional method and I'm used to do that when I had fever. Western style will be putting ice packs on forehead and have cold bathe. But I don't think the western method suits me.

Wednesday
The whole day is spent sleeping with occasional attention to the internet. Haha... got scolded by mum saying it strains the eye and headache will not go. It's been a long time since I get to sleep so much. But my stomach still feels bloated. Don't know why. Then in the evening came the diarrhae and vomitting but only once. Seems a slow motion sickness. Why can't all the illness happen at one go? Felt better after the stay in the toilet.

Thursday
Went to work as usual as I thought I'm feeling better but I got the "feeling" and rushed to the toilet and visited it for 7 to 8 times before I call it quit, settle whatever I can in office and made a trip back to the clinic. Its gastric flu. Haha... I got to know that its a belated action coz we have a long intestine and it takes a couple of days before the symptoms happen.

Been taking porridge for the past 3 days. Haha... Its a good time to slim down. Should take out the weighing machine to see how much I've slimmed down. Hope I can recover by Friday. But I guess I can't indulge myself with food during this weekend otherwise the "slimming exercise" will not be effective. Haha...

I learnt somthing here. Should try to do indoor exercise during this hot period and watch what I eat.

A touch with nature

Weather's good but very hot. A trip to Pulau Ubin to cycle has left me a little reddish and a body full of aches today. Serves me right for not exercising regularly. I really need to squeeze in a little time to do some exercise or I grow sideways as there's no upwards growth for me already.

The island was crowded yesterday, filled with people there to pray, hike, sight see, cycling, fishing and many more activities. If I remember correctly, its my 2nd visit there in 2 years. Haha.. what's there to mention.

The normal track is full of upslopes and downslopes. Upslopes are a tedious ride up but when one reaches the top, going downslopes are a breeze. But along the way, there'll be nice scenery for one to enjoy either up or downslope. The same with life. There are ups and downs in life. One has to overcome the upslopes to feel the joy of going downslope. Along the way, one will be able to enjoy and experience the process of ups and downs.

A little pity here. My new digital cam is with my brother who is in Uganda doing his uni elective. Experiencing the life in a 3rd world country. Grr.... Can't take pics. Have to get it from my friend. But I look forward to see the pics from Uganda. Its not many times that one will go to Uganda as compared to Ubin. Seems to be drifting away.

Coming back to local scene. We've cycled almost all the tracks except the new track that was opened on Saturday and the dirt tracks. We'll accomplish that on the next visit.

Haha... something to do in the couple of months to come. As I pass by the park connectors, I got this idea to cycle these connectors. Should be a good experience with nature.

After a hot day, I felt like drinking something cool and I remember the time when my brother will be blending fruits to make fruit juices during this hot period. Oh... I miss my bro. Hope he's enjoying himself there. Waiting for him to come back and see the nature from Uganda.

A touch with nature another time.

A Sunday Later

7 Days to Go
Its the first Sunday of May. Anybody realise its gonna be Mother's Day 7 days later or next Sunday.

Oops... Enough time to get a presen for mum? Haha... It'll be a belated one and it'll be flown from overseas. My brother's in charge of buying the present and he'll be back next month. We are getting her a New Hong Kong Drama. Haha... Like me, my mum's a TV addict too. In the meantime, I think I'll cook something for her next Sunday. I've got 7 days to think of what to cook. Haha... hope I don't make a mess to the kitchen.

Travel back in time
Mum's with me for 29 years this October. I remember she told me that I was such a tiny winny baby and have to be kept in the incubator when I was born. Now I'm taller than her. Looking back, Mum really made a lot of sacrifices for the both of us. I think without her guidance, I'll not be who I am today. There's no scolding and caning as we have grown up and are mature to think already.

I remember the worst caning I got. I ran around the whole living room, around the table, furniture and eventually got beaten to a pulp (cane marks all over legs, arms and buttocks). Haha... come to think of it, its really very funny. I only know how to run and didn't know how to face the problem and punishment squarely. If one were to visualise it, you'll be laughing your head off at the scene. But without Mum's "Iron Fist" control, I don't think I be able to be who I am today.

I can only say "Mum's the best". Nothing can be said more to represent my gratitude towards her. Oh not forgetting my grandmother too. My grandmother is another mum to me too. I'll take care of both of them to my best ability.

Wanton Noodle

I got two boxes of shrimp wanton from my aunt and I got this idea to cook wanton mee. Haha... no recipe, I just cook what I can find in the fridge. I just put corn and ikan bilis to cook the soup, add in the shrimp wanton and I added the sausages.

Looks nice and yummy right. The soup taste sweet too. Haha... I had my fill tonight.

The soup wanton mee is not very difficult. Its cooking dried wanton mee that's difficult. Got to have the proper mix of ingredients for the chilli sauce to bring out the taste. I've got to search for the mix and prepare it the next time. Maybe next time, I'll try to learn how to wrap shrimp wanton too.