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Hi there! Xiuying here. Otherwise known as Karen!
Karen by the way means pure and honest. confirmed on 16th April 2006. Now walking in newness of life in Christ
loves choc, running, reading
It's now end of year 4. Graduation. Growth. Go.
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Friday, February 16, 2007
In the Mood for CNY - round the NTUC in one hour.
Act 1 Of prawn balls (and the lack of it)
*Dong qiang*
Heading home from a wonderful bookworm afternoon *ring ring*
Mum: (raised voice) HARLOW??!!!... when you reach alj, can you check out the fishball shop? Haven't got prawn ball or the crab ball
(scringe at the prospect of NOT having prawn balls for steamboat)
HITR: (Smiles widely) OH... haven't gotten it ah. Okay i will go and see.... (still smiling widely to to let her know my frustration)
Turns round the carpark.... True enough.... Geylang street is a dead silence on a Chinese New Year's Eve Eve. Boo hoo... No more prawn balls for new yr dinner
Act 2 Of raised voices and take home dinners
*dong dong qiang qiang*
I figured my mum could not possibly hear me when my background is blasting with less than pitch perfect heaven-knows-what kind of evergreen music sung by "well meaning" aunties.
HITR: HAAARLOOOW!!!!!????? MUMMY AH!!!! THE FISH BALL SHOP CLOSE ALREADY LEH. THINK MUZ BUY FROM NTUC!!! I"M WAITING FOR THE EE MEE AND HOR FUN. COMING BACK SOON!!!
After a min of irrelevant conversation, phone disengaged. Wow, never knew i could talk so loud. I sense the morphing into a monstrous auntie pattern within. Does not bode well.
Act 3 Of full auntie potential unleashed
*dong dong dong qiang qiang qian*
I feel the redness in me. It's in my veins...
Clad with a bright green basket (NTUC la), handles at the elbows, it's a mad rush to the fishball section...But wait... i need straw mushrooms. (sees auntie next to me digging for fresh packs) Okay, start digging. First pack, ewww... so limp. Next pack, ewwww... such small pack.. Next... yucks... too wet. After having dug for more than ten cycles, i dumped my 2 priced packs into that green abyss.The BEST i can find. Proceeds 5 steps down the aisle.... to my perfect horror.... fresh straw mushrooms selling at 2.95 for 500g!!!! And all white gleaming and most importantly DRY!!!! and ziplocbagged. Oh great. My first two packs looked like garbage next to it. I should have known.
Destination Fishball section
Crab balls where are you? NO more crab balls? Prawn balls?! i don't see you. Oh no really no more prawn balls...Raises my stereoscopic vision....Ah my prawn balls.. and wa la.... my crab balls!!!!
(Again on my handphone)
HITR: HAAARLOOOOW!!???!!!! Here got many different types. What you want? each pack very big lei.
After a few rounds of bouncing back and forth, it's *gasp* decided. We have fresh prawns and crab meat at home. Don't really need prawn balls or crab balls. It's back to good ol' FISH balls. So much for my greed. I actually got upset over prawn balls and crab balls???!!!!
After a short drama of searching high and low for every possible thing that could be sold and were sold out, it's down to one final test. UH oh... i forgot sparkling juice... Weaving my way with my green basket taking the lead.. Where is my sparkling juice... It's no laughing matter when sparkling juices are placed near counters. And on a special holiday's eve eve, you DO NOT want sparkling juices to be placed near counters. How am i ever going to pay up?? The queues go by the throngs.... Sigh.. no sparkling juices. I'll have to hobble my way to SHOP AND SAVE
Time to pay up. Enter the dragon...Grrr.... such long queues. Fret not, patience is a virtue. Dear God, thank you for this. This REALLY tests my patience. yes, patience part of the fruit of the Spirit. I'll do well to wait.
Meanwhile Facial lessons while waiting to pay up...
Guy A: Do you think my skin is getting better
Guy B: Yeah definitely. Better than before
Guy A: I've been using ____ for a month already.
Guy B: How about mine? Better right?
Guy A: Yes.
Guy B: Yeah i feel so too. I've been using some exfoliant.
I raised my head and cornered my eyes at Guy B. Er hmm... Hmm..Oh you call this good ah.... er hmm.... not too bad la....
See??!!??!! One shopping trip to NTUC has unleashed so much kiasu-ism and kaypo-ism.
Act 1 Of prawn balls (and the lack of it)
*Dong qiang*
Heading home from a wonderful bookworm afternoon *ring ring*
Mum: (raised voice) HARLOW??!!!... when you reach alj, can you check out the fishball shop? Haven't got prawn ball or the crab ball
(scringe at the prospect of NOT having prawn balls for steamboat)
HITR: (Smiles widely) OH... haven't gotten it ah. Okay i will go and see.... (still smiling widely to to let her know my frustration)
Turns round the carpark.... True enough.... Geylang street is a dead silence on a Chinese New Year's Eve Eve. Boo hoo... No more prawn balls for new yr dinner
Act 2 Of raised voices and take home dinners
*dong dong qiang qiang*
I figured my mum could not possibly hear me when my background is blasting with less than pitch perfect heaven-knows-what kind of evergreen music sung by "well meaning" aunties.
HITR: HAAARLOOOW!!!!!????? MUMMY AH!!!! THE FISH BALL SHOP CLOSE ALREADY LEH. THINK MUZ BUY FROM NTUC!!! I"M WAITING FOR THE EE MEE AND HOR FUN. COMING BACK SOON!!!
After a min of irrelevant conversation, phone disengaged. Wow, never knew i could talk so loud. I sense the morphing into a monstrous auntie pattern within. Does not bode well.
Act 3 Of full auntie potential unleashed
*dong dong dong qiang qiang qian*
I feel the redness in me. It's in my veins...
Clad with a bright green basket (NTUC la), handles at the elbows, it's a mad rush to the fishball section...But wait... i need straw mushrooms. (sees auntie next to me digging for fresh packs) Okay, start digging. First pack, ewww... so limp. Next pack, ewwww... such small pack.. Next... yucks... too wet. After having dug for more than ten cycles, i dumped my 2 priced packs into that green abyss.The BEST i can find. Proceeds 5 steps down the aisle.... to my perfect horror.... fresh straw mushrooms selling at 2.95 for 500g!!!! And all white gleaming and most importantly DRY!!!! and ziplocbagged. Oh great. My first two packs looked like garbage next to it. I should have known.
Destination Fishball section
Crab balls where are you? NO more crab balls? Prawn balls?! i don't see you. Oh no really no more prawn balls...Raises my stereoscopic vision....Ah my prawn balls.. and wa la.... my crab balls!!!!
(Again on my handphone)
HITR: HAAARLOOOOW!!???!!!! Here got many different types. What you want? each pack very big lei.
After a few rounds of bouncing back and forth, it's *gasp* decided. We have fresh prawns and crab meat at home. Don't really need prawn balls or crab balls. It's back to good ol' FISH balls. So much for my greed. I actually got upset over prawn balls and crab balls???!!!!
After a short drama of searching high and low for every possible thing that could be sold and were sold out, it's down to one final test. UH oh... i forgot sparkling juice... Weaving my way with my green basket taking the lead.. Where is my sparkling juice... It's no laughing matter when sparkling juices are placed near counters. And on a special holiday's eve eve, you DO NOT want sparkling juices to be placed near counters. How am i ever going to pay up?? The queues go by the throngs.... Sigh.. no sparkling juices. I'll have to hobble my way to SHOP AND SAVE
Time to pay up. Enter the dragon...Grrr.... such long queues. Fret not, patience is a virtue. Dear God, thank you for this. This REALLY tests my patience. yes, patience part of the fruit of the Spirit. I'll do well to wait.
Meanwhile Facial lessons while waiting to pay up...
Guy A: Do you think my skin is getting better
Guy B: Yeah definitely. Better than before
Guy A: I've been using ____ for a month already.
Guy B: How about mine? Better right?
Guy A: Yes.
Guy B: Yeah i feel so too. I've been using some exfoliant.
I raised my head and cornered my eyes at Guy B. Er hmm... Hmm..Oh you call this good ah.... er hmm.... not too bad la....
See??!!??!! One shopping trip to NTUC has unleashed so much kiasu-ism and kaypo-ism.
Leng Xiuying Karen at 2/16/2007 10:19:00 PM