I kid you not. Spotted in my email today.
Here’s a map:
A few interesting questions come to mind, lol:
1. What would the residents of this town be called?
2. What would the mothers be called?
3. What would students be studying at the town’s school?
4. What does the town’s hospital help you with?
Here’s a newspaper article, hehe:
And here’s the Wiki article if you don’t believe me, lol.
Having one of my low/no mood days. Bleah.
I’m feeling restless, like I need to do/buy something, but I don’t know what. Don’t want to be around people, because they make me tired.
One of those days that I feel like just going away and not coming back. To a place where there isn’t a single soul around.
The wish to win the lottery (doesn’t everyone), buy an island and go away is stronger than ever before.
A dive trip would certainly be perfect, away from people and just be in my element taking pictures.
Sigh.
This made me smile, though:
Spotted on Statue Forum’s archives. Apparently released in Q1 2006. So cute, hehe, the Matrix broke on him. I feel like he does.
Our haul from the Takashimaya Shopping Center Baby Fair:
After hearing countless reasons why we should and should not buy the sterilizer:
Sis: Just immerse the stuff in boiling water or just pour the boiling water over them!
AgainstColleague1: Cook it in boiling water will do.
AgainstColleague2: Put in a pot of water and bring to a boil will do.
ForColleague1: I don’t know how I lived without my sterilizer.
ForColleague2: Sterilizer is an ABSOLUTE MUST!!!
ForColleague3: So convenient! Just put in 10min done!
ForColleague4: You think you will only have 2 bottles to sterilize?!
After going back and forth like this for the last three months, Synn and I decided, what the heck.
And now, MiniMe will be the poster boy for Avent’s pillows and bolsters:
I heart freebies.
My latest statue acquisition:
Introducing Felicia Hardy, the Black Cat, a character from the Spiderman universe. This is a sculpt done by Sideshow’s Adam Hughes, the third in a series of three so far. The first two being Emma Frost (The White Queen), and Mary Jane.
Overall, a very nice, sexy sculpt. Clean curves and a very sweet paint job gives this statue a very alluring look.
Unfortunately for this sculpt, it suffers from a little bit of the lazy eye defect:
This defect was very widespread in the Mary Jane sculpt, but this piece I have doesn’t seem to suffer the worst of the paint job. It’s only obvious if you’re looking out for it. However, between all three of the pieces released so far, I like this facial sculpt the best. White Queen was a little blah, and MJ just looked really old (she looked like a hot old hag, imo).
Below, you have pictures taken from either side:
Nice, sexy, shiny ass.
Great view from the top! ^^
And a sweet view if she were on top of you:
The statue composition is nice but not great. I’ve seen better from Sideshow, but this does just enough to catch the attention. For the price point and the statue size, I’d say this was one of my better buys.
If I wasn’t so turned off by the White Queen (Adam Hughes made her look like a porn star) and MJ (she looks like a hot 40 year old) sculpts, I’d complete the series.
However, I’m not excited by the fourth announcement of this line (Rogue) because the inital facial sculpt makes her look like she’s got too much baby fat. Either that, or she’s been beaten by a rather large stick on the face. Hopefully I don’t get tempted to buy the new release.
Unfortunately, at 19.5 inches tall, Black Cat doesn’t fit my cabinet, so now I’ve got the pleasant headache of trying to figure out how to display this beauty. If not, I might just have to let her go. 
Spotted in the pet section of Alexandra Road Ikea:
I think they’re meant to be a cushion/pillow for pet cats. Brilliant idea, and cute too, lol!
If I had a pet cat, this pillow would definitely be on my must-buy list, hehe.
MiniMe’s in the process of getting named!
You can hear what the words sound like here, if, like me, you’re hopeless with Chinese. Heh.
The Surname: 潘(pan1)
The possible middle names:
睿(ruì): astute / perspicacious / farsighted
竣(jùn): complete / finish
奕(yi4): abundant / graceful
The possible last names:
哲(zhe2): philosophy / wise
豪(hao2): grand / heroic
峰(feng1): peak / summit
The possible combinations!
潘睿哲: divinely wise, saintly
潘睿豪, 潘竣峰, 潘奕豪
Synn and I are kinda leaning towards the combinations above, but more so towards the first two, 睿哲 and 睿豪, but we’ve still got some time to think up more words and combinations so we’re gonna keep going at it, hehe.
Week 34 and all is fine.
Whilst walking home from our local mall today, I chanced upon a dad and his son walking home as well. Son looked to be about 2 or 3 years old.
Dad had a cigarette in on hand, and Son had his hand wrapped around one of Dad’s considerably sized fingers. In Son’s other hand was a half eaten ice cream, which he licked at often enough. It was amusing to watch Son try to balance keeping up with Dad’s walking speed and trying to eat his (obviously) melting ice cream at the same time.
I followed them for the entire journey, watching from behind in slight amusement. The sight brought back memories of when I was at the size when I had to look up to my own Daddy.
I remember a stage in my life when we were still living near the East Coast Park, where the beach was just a 5min underpass walk away. It was a stage when it was just me and my parents. I remember when Dad would wake me at 5 in the morning (!) to bring me for walks at the beach with him. It was a time when the air in Singapore was much fresher than it is now, and the ECP expressway (only 3 lanes at that time) hardly had any cars on the road even at peak hours.
While I always had problems waking up in the morning, I always looked forward to the breakfast that came after our early morning walks. We’d walk to the nearby market and have a congee breakfast and I’d always have mine with pork and a runny egg. I even remember walking around the neighbourhood with Dad on the way to the hawker centre and marvelling at how quiet it seemed at that time in the morning and how even the sun hadn’t woken up yet.
I still enjoy having congee breakfasts now.
Life seemed so simple and slow back then. Happiness was spending time with Dad and poking fun at each other. To be frank, it still is, actually (life). The days spent with Synn have been some of the happiest of my life. I guess it’s the daily grind of work and the frustrations that come with it, and having to be grown up to make a living dilutes the simplicity.
I sometimes wonder if my constant introspectiveness stems from the many peaceful, early morning walks that I used to take with Dad in our quiet comfort together.
The memories also drive me to wonder how my relationship with MiniMe will be in time to come. I look forward to spending early mornings having breakfast with him, and chatting with him and poking fun at him. I hope that I can instil the same sense of thoughtfulness and stillness in him that I think has served me well enough till now.
With today’s speed of life and the need to multitask, inner peace seems to be something of a rarity nowadays.
Spotted on Mr. Brown today:
ROFL Tulibu dibu douchoo!
*wipes tears from eyes*
To be fair to her, at least she can carry the tune, which is more than I can say for some of the other contestants I’ve seen lol…
Synn and I went for a ‘lecture’ on childcare and childbirth tonight.
It’s part of this ante-natal class we’ve been attending, except this time, they’d invited a couple of doctors to make some presentations on what’s normal for an infant for the few weeks post-delivery, and what’s not normal.
Tonight’s lecture actually marks the end of the entire class, and we’ve got one more hospital visit session that’s part of the package, but Synn was wondering if it was really necessary. Although, for our hospital, I didn’t know we were supposed to head straight for the delivery ward, which is on the second floor, when she starts experiencing contractions, until the doctor mentioned this in passing during the lecture. 
The doctors were rather pleasant, and at times rather entertaining.
I’d say I learnt a LOT during the duration of the classes, particularly more so during the practical sessions like handling MiniMe, diapers, breastfeeding and tonight’s lecture. They even gave us a little handbook with all the things to look out for when MiniMe arrives and what not to panic over, and of course, what to panic over, hehe.
Standing by the carpark of SCGS tonight, while waiting for Synn to be done in the restroom, I couldn’t help but think about how much both our lives will change once MiniMe arrives.
I can’t help but feel a little lost and apprehensive about whether we’ll both be able to find the time to enjoy MiniMe in the midst of learning about all the nuances of childcare and the emergencies. I worry about being unable to keep up with the amount of work and effort that’s going to be needed to find and maintain the new harmony and balance in our lives once MiniMe gets here. I feel like I’m standing at the edge of a waterfall, right at the moment before the boat tips over. The momentary calm before the storm.
I am reminded of a story our consultant, Mrs. Wong Boh Boi, recounted, about this mother who confided in her that she did not feel anything for her newborn child. This mother felt so guilty beyond description. However, Mrs. Wong said that this feeling (or lack of) is actually normal, and after 6 months or so of breastfeeding, this mother apparently now absolutely can’t live without her child. I wonder if this applies to fathers as well. A small part of me fears that my heart is unable to accomodate the love and care necessary to bring MiniMe up. And being unable to be as close to a child as a mother can be, I also fear that this ‘lack of feeling’ (should I eventually experience it) does not correct itself.
I also wonder about how my relationship with Synn is going to change, whether we’ll ever find the time to enjoy each other’s company again for the next 20 or so years. I think I’ll miss our late night chats and jokes, because I’m expecting both of us to be dog tired at the end of each and every day.
Yet, at the same time I can’t wait to lay eyes on MiniMe. To see his first smile, his first tooth, first steps…
So many thoughts swirling around in my head.
