Call Me YOUR HIGHNESS!

It's 9pm, we went to the Cheesecake Cafe at siglap area.
The cafe was introduced by my colleagues. I'd went there once, I would say the cakes are yummy! I din have dinner, so I was really looking forward to the yummy cakes.

When we hit the entrance, we bumped into a pretty waitress and was only greeted with "it's full house inside, pls wait a while". After a while, we were given menu and a seat outside. I saw the waitress ushering other tables that was waiting outside slowly... Thinking that it might be our turn soon. Then, I saw a couple walked directly into the cafe and gotten a seat immediately. Meanwhile, we are still waiting for a seat outside with the menu. The 2 waitresses walked in and out several times, but we were treated like invisible. And then, another couple walked straight into the cafe and gotten a seat immediately too! WAT THE HELL?!? Hey boss, your cakes cost $7.50 each! It's time to review on your service standards

So it's not difficult to imagine that we'd ultimalte left and went to Gelare instead. But of course, tat had spoilt my night totally. If anyone has got better suggestion of where I could get yummy cheesecakes, let me know, pls!

原来吃 dark chocolate 有很多好处。即可以降低血压又可以降低胆固醇。终于有licence，可以光明正大的吃chocolate 了！　

最近一直有人问我，market very bad，有没有想过经营什么副业？ha ha... 我前阵子是有想过开个甘蔗水店，又无需动太多的脑精，又无需太多本钱。也许以后失业后，可以想一想。

其实，好几年前，还在 GMP 时，曾经有个奇怪的念头。ha ha...因为每次午餐吃得太饱，午饭后都好悃，好想小睡一会儿，哪怕是 5 或 10 分钟，我也爽！我记得曾看过电视 documentary 说过午睡能够恢复精力，对集中精神工作有一定的帮助。所以，我想要在 CBD area 开一间专门让白领阶级的上班族能小睡片刻的地方。地方不需要太大，也不需要什么装璜，只要 partition 开10张床就行了。那里会以最少 5 分钟来计算，extension也是以每５分钟计算，不过 charge 多少我还没想过。Maybe 我可以成立一个 member's club，每光顾 60 分钟，就送 5 分钟。Hee Hee Hee Hee...　不过地点是个问题。

Michelle 抽中了 Pinnacle @ Duxtor，调皮的 Michelle 说要把房子租给 KC... KC 便打趣的说不然把房子租给 Evelyn 吧。Great idea! 有意者，请与我联络。

This book is by one of my fav authors - James Patterson.
I came to love his books after reading "When the Wind Blows", it's about 6 flying kids running from crazy scientist...

Back to this book, it's the 7th book of the Women's Murder Club series. The Women's Murder Club is formed by a homicide inspector, a DA, a medical examiner and a reporter and togther, they track the killers.

If you like Homicide or crime thrillers, try this one.

Ordered a clam chowder + garlic bread + seafood platter for 2 @ $50.20.

The seafood platter is a complete disappointment. The portion is shabby for its price - 1pc of fried fish + garlic rice + fried + small portion of calamari + 4 not very big prawns are given. To my great disappointment, there isn't mussels in the set. The garlic rice tasted like normal chicken rice.

Although the service was not too bad, I don't think it's worth spending at this restaurant.

My parents came back from China last nite.

Before the trip…
Fenfen: 爸~ 要换多少人民币?
爸: 换一点就好，没有什么东西买？

Last nite (at the airport)…
Fenfen: 你们不是说没有东西买，为什么行李这么多!?

And I spotted something… Mulberry silk blanket aka 蚕丝被.
Remember when I went to the Suzhou mulberry silk factory with my parents in my secondary school days. Can’t really remember the process of making the silk blanket, just remember the presenter say this blanket is make of 蚕宝宝, you can feel it breathing when you use it, it is 冬暖夏凉 and it’s good for 鼻敏感的人. So my darling parents bought one of those fascinating blanket. Singapore don’t have 冬 lah, so whether is it 冬暖夏凉 I dunno. But I really love the 蚕丝被! You can really use it on cool and hot weather. BUT…

Fenfen: 为什么又买蚕丝被？我们每个人都有了还买?!?
妈: 要给你当嫁妆

[…]

It's 15/11/2008, 6.30am in the morning, 原本很安静的早上，我的手机的铃声却在这时响起。原来是男主角发来的简讯--"Operation fetching Mrs Crab begin!" 想不到，Crab是第一个结婚的同学。我当然不渝余力，volunteer to be a "driver"。不过，有一点identity crisis, 不知道自己是“兄弟”还是“姐妹”。haha....

Crab其实是我大学的好“姐妹”，而我就是他的好“兄弟”。学生时期有学生时期的烦恼，crab一直在身边支持我，不晓得他还记不记得，他曾对我说过：“我不会做任何会伤害我们友谊的事。”老实说，我很感动，有个如此知心的朋友。谁说男女之间没有纯友谊？我俩就是最佳代言人！我们是rag n flag认识的，晚宴上crab请的NUS同学也都是rag n flag的“兄弟姐妹”。有可能是因为we have been thru a lot of shit together then,所以感情特别好。非常想念大学的日子....　不明白为什么我们当时不喜欢回家，每天不是就地而睡(in sleeping bag)，就是睡在arts club那个又脏又臭的couch上。记得我们以前常说：＂We eat together, sleep together, bathe together, and shit together.＂Haha...不知道内情的人一定会get the wrong idea！

Crab is always full of ideas. 这一次的求婚大计crab也下了不少功夫。He actually get people to take pictures from all over the world, and in the pictures, there's a msg saying "SAY YES TO WAI LEONG". So romantic!希望他们永远幸福！

Sometimes when our job gets too monotonous, it's always good to have colleagues like Ms Pang. She's practically the walking joker, bringing happiness to us.

Scenario: Customer came to branch to ask her son's name as mandate for her safe deposit box. Not too sure of the procedures...

Son: What if I lose my safe box's keys?
Ms Pang: I would strongly advise you NOT to lose your keys.

Ms Pang, you sure you call this an advise? [...]

空中布满了井井有条的“蜘蛛网”，网下有深深的铁轨。这就是我们在Zurich时最常用的交通工具——TRAM。Tram很方便，很多我们想去的地方都有Tram的踪迹，整个城市都布满了密密麻麻的“蜘蛛网”。虽然方便，但是跟新加坡的车资比起来便显得有些贵。幸亏有Michelle告诉我们有所谓的Day pass, 每张票是Fr. 7.60，可以在24小时内unlimited的在zone 10乘搭Tram、Ferry和巴士等交通工具。

事情是发生在我们与9-Day trip的队员们分道扬镳的前一天晚上。在吃完晚饭后，我和9-day trip的人一起到City去买Chocolates。因为他们在第二天一早便要动身离开Zurich了，所以选择铤而走险搭霸王车！那里的Tram基本上是work this way的：票是在上车前买的，上车时，是没有人查票的，只有在不走运时才会碰到Conductor上车查票。如被发现搭霸王车，是要罚款Fr. 80的哦！人群中只有Joyce和我碰过conductor，正当我要describe conductor的制服时，可爱的白家明不知从哪儿吐出一句：“Mr. Lum穿什么har?”顿时，大家都感到一阵冷风吹过……一群人在Tram stop捧着腹，笑着只有他们才了解的笑话。

结果，“Mr.Lum来了！”便成了落跑的暗号。


p/s: Mr.Lum是我们乐团的指挥（Conductor)

第一次的体验总是最让人感受最深。
这次旅行，我有了很多第一次：第一次到瑞士，第一次到欧洲，第一次和NUSCO出国。
虽然有些让人不愉快的人与事，但幸而身旁有一群可爱的队友，使这次旅行有了许多难忘的回忆……

~ FIRST IMPRESSION ~
空气清新……果然是人们在退休后的最佳生活选择！去过那儿以后，我深信在那儿住呀真能多活几年。
瑞士讲求环保，许多车都是用电而不是汽油的。街道上不见任何车辆有排出乌烟的现象，就连摩托车和卡车匀是如此！

~ 语言障碍 ~
到瑞士的第一件事是在街上找吃的。自以为只要懂得英语，到任何西方国家都不成问题。事实并非如此。我们就连买个汉堡都有问题。那里的人主要是讲法语、德语等外语，会讲英语的人实际上并不是很多。比手划脚了半天，好不容易才吃的到早餐，吃起来特别香。（在这里要感谢传丰的拔刀相助。）

p/s: 习惯性的扭开电视，40多个播道，竟然只有一台是讲英语的（CNN）！

~ FOUNTAIN ~
“那个是不是Fountain?”
“这个水可以喝吗？”
早听闻瑞士的街道上到处可见喷泉，这些喷泉的水是从Alp流下来的泉水，换句话说，这些水是能喝的。
从旅店步行了约15分钟，终于看到了第一个Fountain。这群来自新加坡的孩子们几乎快疯了。仔细的观察喷泉，大家似乎都还不太肯定，这个Fountain的水是不是能喝。这个Fountain在一座矮墙的转角，对着马路，有一条管子不断流出水来。31度的太阳正不偏不倚的照着这个Fountain。我心想：“这么大的太阳照在喷泉上，即使流出来的水能喝，水大概也是烫的吧。”我用双手盛了水来尝，嘴唇碰到水时，双眼马上亮了起来——水是冰冷的！而且，还有点甜呢！大家都迫不及待地围在喷泉旁想尝尝Fountain的水。孩子们脸上流露出了兴奋和开心的笑容。往市区的方向走去，路途上看到了种种不同形状、造型的Fountain。每一次都有人忍不住地问：“这个水能喝吗？”

在回家的路上收听 933 频道消磨时间，两位主持人似乎聊到没有话题了，希望听众 sms 或 call-in 诉说今日的心情如何，星期一有 Monday blues，星期二是不是有 Tuesday blues 也是呢？

结果 sms 和 call-in 的听众清一色都说今天心情不好，难道 Tuesday 真的也会 blue 吗？ 开心真的有那么难吗？其实开心和不开心的事一直在发生。不过人类是很奇怪的动物，很多时候，在发生开心的事情时，他们很快就遗忘，而发生不开心的事时却一直铭记于心。人就是如此的不满足。今天就算有3件开心的事发生，只要有1件不开心的事发生，那人或许会因此遗憾而心情不佳。

人应该学习如何让自己开心，学习如何拿得起放得下，这是最基本的养生之道。生活不可能事事称心，如果天天都闷闷不乐，做人还有什么意思？

小学时，大家特别喜欢愚人节，因为只有在这一天，戏弄别人似乎是被批准的。通常在前一天，可恶的男生就会绞尽脑汁，想方设法在愚人节这一天好好戏弄女生。受骗的人不甘一人受骗，又设计戏弄他人。真是个“愚人娱己”的一天！长大后，开愚人节玩笑似乎变得很幼稚，很久都没有真正“庆祝”了。

不过相信玩笑开的最大的莫过于一代巨星——张国荣。一眨眼，张国荣已死了两年。当初在933电台听到他自杀的消息时，原以为电台是在开玩笑。选择在愚人节结束生命，是为了“愚人”还是“娱己”呢？也许都不是，也许是为了报复，觉得世界愚弄了他，于是选在愚人节自尽。原因究竟是什么，我们如今也无法求证了。

我对张国荣的作品不是很认识，唯有对《夜半歌声》情有独钟。前两天在天影频道再次看这出由他主演的电影，虽然已数不清看过了几次，不过好像永远都不会厌倦。戏中，老天爷似乎也对他玩弄了一番，不过最后他还是勇敢面对，现实生活的他却选择了放弃生命。

Today's 歇后语：

门缝里看人 - Literally it means seeing someone through the crack between the door and its frame.

“免费的，为什么不拿？”的心理是很容易理解的。人类总是想不劳而获，坐享其成，这大概就是人类的本性吧！在面对困难、欲望时，人总是想走“捷径”，选择走一条容易走的路。

其实我觉得第八号当铺无所不在，所谓的“第八号当铺”也可以指人类的邪念。故事中，第八号当铺存在在某一个空间，只要心存欲望，就自然能进入那个空间。有些人可以为了达到目的，亲人、爱人、朋友，甚至自尊都可以出卖。尤其让我鄙视的，是有些爱慕虚荣的女人为了要过富裕日子，想当个少奶奶，而绞尽脑汁要嫁给有钱人，更离谱的是嫁给有钱的老头儿。为了成功而出卖朋友，为了钱而出卖肉体等等事件屡听不鲜，很多时候更是一时冲动，受不了诱惑。

看了《第八号当铺》，感触特别深。我时时提醒自己要脚踏实地，做事要对得起良心。只要稍微不慎，走错了一步，就很难再回头了。

Wow.... 这次不错，2 ppl got it right! Ha ha...

Ans is:

阎王老爷的布告——鬼话连篇

Wat do you think will be written on King of Hades's notice board? most likely pieces and pieces of 鬼话。
Did you get it right too?

Today's 歇后语 is:

阎王老爷的布告 - Literally it means the notice board of the King of Hades
People... you really got to start using your brain now.....

The hint is wat do you think of when I say crab....
So wat did you think of? The correct answer should be "legs".
& so the 答案 is

螃蟹过河——七手八脚

When a crab crosses the river, it uses all its legs and hands.... I can't imagaine myself having 8 legs! Guess everything will be in a mess... and so 螃蟹过河 is actually used to describe doing things in a messy way.

Simple, isn't it?

After some break, everyone should be charged up by now....
And here's the 歇后语 for today:

螃蟹过河—— Literally it means "crab crossing the river"

This is quite easy too... wat do you first think of when we talk abt crabs?
Think hard!

答案是：

魔术师变戏法 —— 无中生有

The meaning here is something like "bad-mouthed someone", spouting nonsense or rumours. Actually 无中生有 is a very simple 成语，jus tat no one link the 2 2gether...

haiz... mayb this one a bit difficult... all the answers given to me are very far from the correct one. Candy's answer was the most creative one though，gd try!

果然，上一次我出的歇后语有了热烈的回响。So I'm gng to post another one today....

魔术师变戏法 - Literally it means the magician doing tricks.

Hint:下一句也是四个字的成语。
大家努力猜吧！Same thing, answer will be out tml... Stay tune~