AWWA

I spent last Friday at AWWA in Hougang with iBig. They planned some music session thing with the special ed (mildly autistic) kids there, which turned out pretty awesome. It was my first time ever interacting with autistic kids, so I really didn't know what to expect -- they were alot more extroverted and friendly than I had imagined. Somehow, I had the impression that they'd be really quiet and antisocial. I have this mental image of an autistic kid, sitting in a corner, creating genius-level works of art, and he'ss oblivious to everything around him, sort of living in his own world. But they were all very warm and welcoming, more than us visitors anyway. When I say warm, I mean warm. Like there were kids who literally ran up to us saying hello, introducing themselves, asking us for our names. There was this particular kid who ran up to Xyvill (17 yr old guy from myanmar, he named himself that) and asked to "bao bao". So Xyvill just picked him up, carried him and rocked the kid around. All this happens like, in the first minute that we step into the acitivity room -- even before we got a chance to talk to the lady in charge of the kids.









Really gotta give credit to the social workers at the centre. After about 2 hours of playtime with the kids, we were completely out of it. We have 2 more sessions with the kids...looking forward to our next! I left the place feeling all "i've made a positive difference on earth", which is a really nice feeling to have.

Bumper Edition

I'd prefer to refrain from using cliches in this blog, but it's quite apt to begin this post by with the phrase, "Time flies". Can't believe its already the end of week 4...soon it'll be midterm, then exams, then hols, then new term...repeat. Since I have some time now before heading off to nus ucc for chee's dance concert (and having already completed my assignments for the week -- yay productivity), I shall post random pics to chronicle my past few weeks.




Awesome lighting at esplanade's concert hall for the dcfc concert. Funny incident: chris and I spent the bulk of our time laughing at this guy directly in front of me who was very very very high throughout the concert. Like, he kept bobbing up and down quite rigorously and screaming out lyrics at the top of his voice. About halfway thru the thing, i suddenly realise, HOLY SHIT i know that guy! Haha..it was kevin and then the overenthusiasm made so much sense.

Met lotsa jc ppl there, including shib who came up to me and said, "I KNEW I would see you here!" We met up recently and she recalled how i was the one who introed ben gibbert to her. Like years ago when she came over to my place and was looking thru my cd collection. I believe tt was during the whole omg-i-love-seth phase.



The people who have become a gigantic part of my life -- in a scary yet heartwarming way.

Um...these nails only lasted for a few hours on me. I went straight home to take them off. Too bright, too bright...Very pontianak-y.

Friend, may you one day be ready enough to meet THE MENTOR. Haha...the title is Thai Horror Film-worthy. Some people you'll have to wait for, but you will never have to wait for me. LOL. ;)

This was the random spontaneous 3V reunion...cons was there earlier too. Interestingly enough, even without bx being there, she managed to take up quite a substantial amount of our conversation. Above you have future lawyers, doctors, dentists, biz women. We didn't do too bad afterall. Not too shabby. Koh siew yong should be proud.




Word of advice: Never ever go for fish foot therapy. It is a complete waste of money. It was definitely not relaxing, and my foot didnt feel significantly smoother after the session. The first 10 minutes of sitting in the tub was ridiculously tortuous. The feeling of dozens of little fish nibbling at your toes...is not a pleasant feeling. And after a half hour of staring at the tiny fish darting around the pool - I became slightly dizzy and nauseous. We had to take our minds off the queer ticklish sensations by having very insightful conversation about school, friends, love, travel, camping...so on.

Everyone's flying off again. Why so fast!!

Haji Lane, Revisited

Impromptu visit to haji lane today! Cos we were in arab st buying fabric for my float costumes, and it went so quickly we decided to just go see while we were in the area. And goodness! It's so much better than the last time we went! Really a lot more shops and a lot cooler! Thing is, they honestly weren't there back then, but they look so established now -_- Just moved in? No idea, but it was really fun. So the theme for today is (occasionally bad) graffiti and painted staircases. Nobody seems to be able to leave their stairways alone! Loads of photos ahead, be warned.

*Update: Wahh, just found out that liyong has a friend who owns a shop in haji lane! Sells second hand levis imported from the us. So cool!

First, lunch at Victory. Hurhur, secret info told us that this was better than zamzam's, and goodness, the difference is really really huge! So folks, next time don't be cheated, way nicer murtabak just next door! Didn't try the other dishes though, so i can't really say. But murtabak, victory confirm win! Lol, the last sentence sounds really funny, like, bad grasp of english.

Zamzam's:
Victory:mutton murtabak!So matchy matchy! some catering business.Lian he zao baoThey meant it, he WAS scary!! Scary and freaky!Cos oversized shades are in.Oh yes, and vintage telephones seem to be a must-have in every store.The last three phones are actually from the same store. Some strange vintage toy/bag store thing.
Maddy making a run for it.Can't believe they're seriously trying to sell this! Just ice-cream sticks glued together like some primary sch art project?? But cute measuring tape headband below.My favourite store in the whole lane, soon lee. Has clothes that i actually wanna buy! And my grandma's got one of these machines too!! Bet all those books haven't been read though, they look to be in too good a condition. Such pretentious titles, i like, hahahah.
And lastly, parkview square gets a revisit too, for old times' sake.Theme of the day: