相爱的努力

两个人，要相处一辈子不容易。
世上没有永远的激情，
但，却有一辈子相爱的努力。

死老鼠和飞毛腿

by 李邪 at http://www.lixiebianco.blogspot.com/


男人说，女人最发达的是她的嘴巴。
总是喋喋不休，唠唠叨叨。
男人呢？他们最发达的是什么？
呵呵，应该是下半身。
不只是上帝给他们的神棍，还有那双飞毛腿。
男人非常适合参加短跑比赛。
他们冲起来，比世界最快的黑豹还神速。
尤其，当他们不知道怎么办时。

我们总是以为，男人被训练得很稳如泰山。
我们也以为，他们很喜欢解决难题。
是，遇到数学／经济／政治／学术，
这些很理性的难题，
他们都乐此不疲，还洋洋洒洒。
可是，一碰到感情的麻辣问题，
或不知道怎么回答女人的问题，
或是必须有个交代，飞毛腿就开始摆阵了。
等你还没发现，飞毛腿已经横越太平洋，消失无踪。
残留下的是，地上几根让人一头雾水，还在发抖的毛。

飞毛腿的构造，只适合短跑。
所以，要他们长跑，
跑个八千里路云和月，他们就气虚。
女人就适合长跑。
除了气够长，女人感情丰富，总要追根究底。
所以，长跑是慢慢来，看云看月，
看路边的死老鼠，也觉得感伤。

长跑的意义，也许就是慢条斯理，
理清思绪，训练耐力。
有时，终点不是那么重要。
在长跑的路上，女人享受了解一切的风景。
就算了解一只死老鼠被谋杀的前因后果，
老鼠死前有没有流目屎讲遗言，
也能让女人快乐。
那充分满足了她感性的思维构造。

问题出在，男人不喜欢长跑。
那实在很浪费时间。
所以，男人很容易就把女人这种“超自然”的求知欲，
扭曲成，妈呀，女人为什么这么烦。
如果女人硬拉他长跑，要了解一切，男人就害怕，
马上回去他熟悉又擅长的拔腿就跑。
两个人，擅长的运动不一样，实在头痛。
没有女人喜欢飞毛腿。
除非她恨不得这个人快点去死，别再烦她。
没有男人享受瞪住死老鼠。
除非他懂得怎么破案。
女人可以试着缩短长跑，偶尔跑快点。
有些风景，自己看就够悠闲。
有些感受，自己领略也很美。
有些死老鼠，不用逼他，
一起蹲看个三天三夜。
有些死因，
他其实也未必有答案，所以哑口无言。

男人可以试着不要这么快就逃之夭夭，偶尔跑慢一点。
有些问题，未必马上要给答案。
有时，女人并不是在找答案。
她只是要你的一种理解，了解她的脆弱。
你扮有飞毛腿的哑巴，只会让她更孤立。
因为，在全世界的男人中，她只让你看见她的真面目。
而你，却沉默地拔腿而跑。
这个残酷，呵呵，比死在街边的老鼠还不堪。

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I am amused. Really hits home. ^^

One day

hillsong- one day - Reuben Morgan (Hillsong)

More than I could hope or dream of
You have poured Your favour on me
One day in the house of God is
Better than a thousand days in the world

So blessed, I can't contain it...
So much, I've got to give it away,
Your love taught me to live now...
You are more than enough for me.

Lord, You're more than enough for me
Lord, You're more than enough for me

前を向いて

愛は　
かっこ悪いところも
ぶきっちょなところも
だめなところも
すっぱりと包みこむ。
だから精一杯
愛していく。

心が成長しますように。
いっときの勢いとか
気分だけの「愛してる」じゃない
何が本当か
ちゃんと考えて。

Bach`s cello suite~ cool bananas!

I love Bach~ His music just touch the deepest recess of my heart and send chills down my spine.

Take it like a man 的狗屁论

by 李邪 （i周刊 专栏）



男人其实真得不太了解woman。
他们说，为什么你们每次生气都讲没生气？
为什么你们要假装，然后又脸臭臭？

当然，有些woman, 单纯享受发脾气折磨你。
你越追问她越开心。遇到此类，算你倒霉。
不过，她们不在今日的讨论范围。

做一个现代woman是很矛盾的。
男人喜欢独立的woman。
意思是，看球的时候，不要烦我。
不要那么粘人。不要一点小事就哭哭啼啼。不要管我去那里。
不要24小时电话追魂。不要连上厕所都得在一起。

嘿！为了当一个独立woman，我们就要变的理性。
所有的情绪都是不理智的代表。
于是，我们不敢哭，也不敢怒。
一哭，就好像我们变得无理。
一怒，就似乎我们又在闹情趣。
所以生气时，woman 为什么不说话？
因为我们在挣扎。
到底要豁出去表达，还是让他冷却下来，take it like a man？

豁出去，就会当成泼妇。
男人就更顺理成章说，你看，你看，woman 就是莫名其妙，乱发脾气。
我们也很莫名其妙。
你以为解释自己的情绪好像去见客户做presentation?
在那追切的几秒内，要整理分折，
要马上头头是道，思路清澈，口齿伶俐？
于是，我们越口齿不清，就越生自己的气。
他X的。他X的。不要讲了。讲多错多。
没有条理，还会给他反驳的把柄。他X的。
。。。。。
沉默。
沉默。
其实是在沉淀。
我们很想好好解释，为什么生气。
可是，又无法马上有龙有虎，口若悬河。
Woman气自己，就说，我没事
Take it like a man. Take it like a man.
哦，死了。
男人更理直气壮说，有什么你就讲啦！为什么脸臭臭？
于是，woman 卡在那里。
要不要像个男人，这个现代woman的无间道。

其实，woman 也很辛苦。
他们是很会表达自己，但不爽时，要配合男人而来场理性辩论会，绝对困难。
有时，我们的表达能力，是抽象的，只能意会，很难言传。
但，我们已被社会训练成，先不管情绪，只明白事理。

情绪是woman最善感的东西。
把它当坏事，就是个没药救的毒咒。
把它当好事，就是得天独厚的才能。

那下次woman又不出声，馒头污水的男人，先不要判woman死刑。
给她一点时间。

她的脸臭臭和我没事，其实，使他在努力挣扎，学习how to 不让你看衰woman。

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Am sure many women will identify with this article.
I know I do.

だからさ～Love is patient.　Thanks for being sooo patient!　柔和わわわわわわ！

李邪さん、お見事だわ！　

女人、加油！

Say so!! ♪

Verse 1
What does it mean to be saved
Isn’t it more than just a prayer to pray
More than just a way to Heaven
What does it mean to be His
To be formed in His likeness
And know that we have a purpose

Bridge:
To be salt and light in the world, in the world
To be salt and light in the world

Chorus 1:
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so
Say so, say so (2x)

Verse 2
Oh that the church would arise
Oh that we would see with Jesus’ eyes
We could show the world Heaven
Show what it means to be His
To be formed in His likeness
Show them that they have a purpose

Vamp:
I am redeemed, I am redeemed
I am redeemed, I am redeemed
I am redeemed, I am redeemed


To be salt and light in the world, in the world, in the world

Chorus 2:
Let the redeemed of the Lord rise up
Let the redeemed of the Lord rise up
Let the redeemed of the Lord rise up

Faith is taking that tiny step out of comfort zone and knowing God will hold on to you through it all.

Today's Prayer

Dear God,

Thank you for your beautiful words of life, your Holy Bible full of wisdom, examples, guidance, instruction, promises, enlightenment, and life-giving knowledge. Thank you that your Word is such an encouragement at times, and a chastisement at other times. It helps me find answers to life questions that arise and gives me peace when I am confused. It teaches me about your power and love and reinforces the importance of following Jesus, my Savior, and of being a living testimony in this world. Please forgive me for not spending as much time in your Word as I should. Give me a thirst for more of it. Instill in me that desire for studying and learning and appreciating your Word. And please, ingrain your Word in my heart and mind that the Holy Spirit might bring passages to my remembrance whenever they are needed. Thank you, so much, for caring enough to provide your Word in print. In Jesus' name I pray, amen.

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Preparation in Arabia
TGIF Today God Is First Volume 2, by Os Hillman
11-16-2008

"Nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went immediately into Arabia and later returned to Damascus" (Galatians 1:17).

The apostle Paul clearly understood the call Jesus placed on his life at his conversion. He did not have to consult other men about this calling. But before he was released to begin his own mission, He went to Arabia for three years. Why did Paul have to go to Arabia for three years before he ever met another disciple of Jesus Christ?

The Scripture does not tell us plainly why Paul spent three years in Arabia. However, based upon many examples of God placing special callings on people's lives, we know it often requires a time of separation between the old life and the new life. No doubt, Paul had plenty of time to consider what had taken place in his life and time to develop an intimate knowledge and relationship with the newfound Savior. His life was about to change dramatically.

So often, when God places a call on one of His children, it requires a separation between the old life and the new life. There is a time of being away from the old in order to prepare the heart for what is coming. It can be a painful and difficult separation. Joseph was separated from his family. Jacob was sent to live with his uncle Laban. Moses was sent to the desert.

Perhaps God has placed you in your own desert period. Perhaps you cannot make sense of the situation in which you find yourself. If you press into God during this time, He will reveal the purposes He has for you. The key is pressing into Him. Seek Him with a whole heart and He will be found. God may have a special calling and message He is building in your life right now. Trust in His love for you that He will fully complete the work He has started in you.

読書の秋

So many books, so little time... よし！頑張るぞ！ヾ(^▽^ヾ)♪

2008年留学生演奏会

Finally, my first performance here in sushi-land... my school`s concert for foreign students.

(Thanks to Keke for holding up the program ^^)

This year`s theme is "All for one". (Get it? Fellow linguists...erm... Welcome to sushi-land...)

That`s me, really!!! Despite having 4 cameras trying to take various angles .. no one was able to take a clear shot of me. Haha. Too bad, i am too short. My partner, is almost 1.9m lor~

See? That`s really me! Think we were bowing at the end or something...


See?!? That`s me again... we were using a Clavinova to perform Pachebel`s Canon in D, no choice cos the concert was held in my school`s studio hall, which is more for staging live music performances rather than classical music performances.

That`s Han-kun... see how short i am standing next to him? He is from Taiwan and despite learning piano for only 3 years, he is already tackling Debussy, Liszt and Chopin! *clap clap*

ハン君、よく頑張った！お疲れ～　楽しかったでしょう＾＾

S came to watch my item but gotta rush off after that for lessons. Yes, on a Saturday evening lor.

No choice since MBA is for busy people who have to work during the week.

That`s Senpai Ming from Hong Kong (depsite him being younger than me.. humph..) on the clavinova, Miss Librarian playing a mean violin, and 厉害Hama-chan (who`S a Japanese in my piano class) on the keyboard. They played a Mak Sim piece i think. (Snore snore... No particular interest in Mak Sim..) But they were great!

My Adik Ken, from the same Japanese school, he`s half indo-half Jap... he totally blends into the crowd at my school lor. His Japanese also pera-pera! Singing his heart out while jamming on his guitar~ Woohooo! Cool bananas!

Ken with his band.


Thanks for the flowers, girls! 很感动嘞！很久没收到花了！让我想起以前我在乐队的日子！更重要的是你们的presence, 给我很大的支持！ Love you!!!

Dear Charles!! Thanks for coming to 捧场，always nice to have a fellow countryman around in sushi-land! Hope you enjoyed the performance!

Thanks guys for taking time off on a Saturday to come and attend the concert!

手中的康乃馨散发出发自内心的温馨和体贴 ＾＾

Ken looking a bit tired but still cool like a punkster!


姉さん達と弟～

Very cheena i know. Ha.

We were famished!!! Headed to this Singapore Restaurant that Charles suggested, near Suido-baishi eki. Hainan Chi-fan anyone?

(Was irritating everyone by imitating an ang-mo accent and repeating hainan CHI-FAAAAN!

Think my blood sugar was too low...)

Pictures in menu look promising. How come price is comparable to Mandarin Hotel.

(Keep chanting to self: Stop converting. Stop comparing with hawker centre price. This is sushiland..)

Quite hideous looking i must say. Singapore got this mascot meh? Where got? Soupsop head?

Yum-seng-ing with not so happening cups. Singapore also never use such cups, got meh?

Quite tasty this char kway teow. (炒粿條)

Fake chai tao kway (菜頭粿) - more like Hong kong style 蘿蔔糕 *buuuuu*

Presentation wise very appealing, chicken is tender too.. rice too ginger-ish that`s all.

Nice Hokkien mee. (炒福建虾面) The girls were surprised that it was so tasty despite looking quite bland and healthy. Looks can be deceiving! *wink*

Nothing like good old Mac to bring back the taste of home. Sudden craving for apple pie.

我们在扮某国的人民。。。我猜我猜我猜猜！

请选购广角Canon ；P

Your favorite music = happy heart: study

Listening to your favorite music may be helpful to maintaining a healthy heart, according to a study published Tuesday.

The research team at the University of Maryland School of Medicine announced they had shown for the first time the emotions aroused by music enjoyed by the listener to be beneficial to a healthy blood vessel function.

The team, who in a 2005 study noted the cardiovascular benefits of laughter, presented their work at the 2008 Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association in New Orleans.

"I was impressed with the highly significant differences both before and after listening to joyful music as well as between joyful and anxious music," said head researcher Michael Miller, director of preventive cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center and associate professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

The study found that participants -- 10 healthy, non-smoking volunteers -- listening to music that gave them a sense of joy caused the inner-lining tissues of blood vessels to expand, which increased blood flow.

The response matched the result of the 2005 study of laughter.

To minimize desensitization of emotions felt by listening to their favorite music, participants were instructed to avoid listening to the pieces for a minimum of two weeks before the test.

"The idea here was that when they listened to this music that they really enjoyed, they would get an extra boost of whatever emotion was being generated," said Miller.

The study found that the diameter of the average upper arm blood vessel increased 26 percent after listening to joyful music, and listening to music that caused anxiety narrowed blood vessels by six percent.

The physiological impact of music may also affect the activity of the "feel good" brain chemicals called endorphins, according to the study

The study's results, said Miller, signal yet "another preventive strategy that we may incorporate in our daily lives to promote heart health."

(Source:http://news.sg.msn.com/lifestyle/article.aspx?cp-documentID=1781611)

Abide in Him

"So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities you did not build; and you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant" (Josh 24:13).

When something unusual happens in our daily life experience it is a time to tune in to your spiritual antennae. God is often at work. So, I prayed, "Lord, what are you saying through this?" The answer came quickly: "I have called you to walk a specific path. I will bring the fruit to you. All you will have to do is pick it up and stay on my path for you. That is what it means to abide in Me."

The people of Israel conquered the Promised Land as a result of obedience, not sweat, toil, or natural talent. In our work life call, He desires to give us fruit from our calling when we fulfill the unique purpose for which God made us. You will not have to manipulate the outcome. Abide completely in His presence and purpose for your life so you can pick the fruit He desires to bring into your path. His nature is to do exceedingly beyond what we can think or imagine.


Ephesians 3:20-22
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Obama: 'This is your victory'

Obama`s victory speech transcript:

Hello, Chicago.

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.

It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.

It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states.

We are, and always will be, the United States of America.

It's the answer that led those who've been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.

It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment change has come to America.

A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Sen. McCain.

I congratulate him; I congratulate Gov. Palin for all that they've achieved. And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.

I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the vice president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.

And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation's next first lady Michelle Obama.

Sasha and Malia I love you both more than you can imagine. And you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the new White House.

And while she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother's watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight. I know that my debt to them is beyond measure.

To my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so much for all the support that you've given me. I am grateful to them.

And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe, the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best -- the best political campaign, I think, in the history of the United States of America.

To my chief strategist David Axelrod who's been a partner with me every step of the way.

To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.

But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you.

I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.

It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep.

It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished from the Earth.

This is your victory.

And I know you didn't do this just to win an election. And I know you didn't do it for me.

You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime -- two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.

Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us.

There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage or pay their doctors' bills or save enough for their child's college education.

There's new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build, and threats to meet, alliances to repair.

The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.

I promise you, we as a people will get there.

There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can't solve every problem.

But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years -- block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.

What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night.

This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were.

It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice.

So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other.

Let us remember that, if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers.

In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people. Let's resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.

Let's remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity.

Those are values that we all share. And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.

As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.

And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too.

And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.

To those -- to those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.

That's the true genius of America: that America can change. Our union can be perfected. What we've already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.

This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that's on my mind tonight's about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.

She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons -- because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.

And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America -- the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.

At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.

When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.

When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.

She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall Overcome." Yes we can.

A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination.

And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change.

Yes we can.

America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves -- if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?

This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment.


This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.

Thank you. God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America.

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Yeah! I like Obama! Let`s hope he delivers with fear and trembling of the power that the people had bestowed on him.

Je t' aime (a song by バカ男 ＾＾）

Honey & Clover ll - Je taime - Spitz

ジュテーム？( Je t’aime )我愛你

作詞 / 作曲 草野正宗 出自 Spitz / 隼


うれしいぬくもりに包まれるため
いくつもの間違い重ねてる
ジュテーム？ バカだよな

別にかまわないと君は言うけど
適当な言葉が見つからない
ジュテーム そんなとこだ

君がいるのは ステキなことだ
優しくなる何もかも

カレーの匂いに誘われるように
夕闇を駆け出す生き物が
ジュテーム！ これからも

君がいるのは イケナいことだ
悩み疲れた今日もまた

為了讓快樂溫存包容
不知多少次地重蹈覆轍
Je t’aime 很傻的呢

儘管你說：並沒有關係
我卻找不到合適的語言
Je t’aime 就是那樣阿

有你存在 是如此美好
一切 都會變得溫柔

如同受到咖哩的香味引誘
而奔出黑暗的生物
Je t’aime 從今往後

有你存在 是如此為難
疲於煩惱的今日也依舊

Be thankful for Singapore!

It`s my favourite season of the year - Autumn but also the most dreaded time when the temperature changes drastically, the sun disappears around 4.45pm and people start coughing and sneezing around you.

Point 1: Be thankful for the sun in Singapore where you can go suntan at Sentosa any time of the year!

The daily temperature fell from 25 deg to about 15deg this week and somehow, my body seems to know that i was under a lot of stress ( had a performance in school last week, and we had a annual Christian conference and having to plan worship for the new English service at Shalom). Tried to sleep before 12am everynight so that i can wake up at 7.45am (ok, i snoozed till 8am) to try to reach school at 9.30am to practise piano... that was my routine for last week.. but still, on Saturday, my throat felt ticklish and I could sense the big `F` coming. Lost my voice this week, consumed half a bottle of Lulu-Ibuprofen (this really famous Japanese flu medicine combined with Powerful Western Ibuprofen) but still was woozy and pain from throat was unbearable.

And the strong gales of wind that just send chills into your bones. I surrender. Since i am forced to pay a yearly health insurance of about S$150, i figured i may as well utilise it and visit my friendly "family doctor" here in sushi-land, at his clinic near my former Japanese school.

Lots of old people in the waiting room, was trying not to think about the germs floating the room and trying to imagine the amout of germs on the door knob of the door to the Doc`s office (Yes, Cheryl i remembered what you told me. S rolled his eyes when i said i wanted to use a tissue to open the door.)

The visit costed me 1280yen, with 3 types of medication (including one dreaded sachet-kind! yucks!). Turned out to be much cheaper than my Lulu-Ibuprofren tablets from the pharmacy.

Apparently, we get a subsidised rate under the insurance system, but i calculated and found out that it costs about as much for a normal visit to my beloved Dr Loh at Teck Whye Clinic. Junee came in June and her tummy didnt feel well so we went to see a doctor near my place. It costed her 9000yen cos she didnt have the local health insurance (luckily she bought travel insurance in Singapore so she could claim it.)

Point 2: Be thankful for cheap healthcare in Singapore!




Despite the high-tech printout of the medication explaining the dosage and side effects, (i did mention this in 2006 when i first visited Dr Takahashi when i kena noro-virus), we get this cheena looking envelope to put all the medications inside.


Nothing like good old 洋参 to make me feel like I am back home in Singapore. My mum force fed me and my brother on this. 好料，i tell you. (That's my good old trusty starbucks red mug that had been with me since i came over to sushi-land.)

Good old trusty mug back in action, this time holding wholesome freshly squeezed (by me of course! i know how to take care of myself ok!) orange juice, brimming with Vitamin C and waiting to be consumed by me. Muahaha! But i think i got the wrong type of oranges, this was too pulpy, i was searching for Sunkist but i bought navel oranges instead. (made mental note to google and wiki different species of oranges.) That's also my favourite 水梨 you see there, lovingly peeled and anyhow-cut-up and soaked in salt water. *yum yum*

Kangling told me to 'cook' the pear coz it is supposed to be good for my throat and when i called my mum, that was what she said but she figured i wasnt any good at 'poaching' the pear and then trying to find rock sugar in sushi-land sounds a little challeging so she just went matter-of-factly： “切来吃就好啦！反正一样有营养！” Yeah, my mum rocks!

So that was what i did. Falala~

Ha! Just wanna show off my new cherry PJ. Got it from the supermarket near my place. only 1000yen. Yeah. Every girl loves a bargain! And this changing of season is such a hassle! Gotta dig out all my long sleeves stuff and start shoving my shorts, singlets into boxes (ready to hurl back to merlion-land). This PJ is to cheer me up cos i am sick. Ha.

Point 3: Be thankful that you can wear jeans and t-shirts 365 days a year and loiter around in Birks and flip-flops and nobody will bat an eyelid. And you don`t have to worry about shivering in the cold outdoors and dying of the drying heat caused by indoor heating systems of sushi-land buildings.

Enough of ranting. I love sushi-land though. 5 more months......................