first up, thanks you guys for coming down... all the way to ulu hougang. :P despite me insisting that it's super far and such, you guys came! (and didn't get lost on the way... nevermind the jaywalking foreign workers and parking in wrong street heh)
thanks dears... it totally made my afternoon not having to face The Dysfunctionals. my mum was especially glad you guys showed :)
and everyone else who sent well wishes - much love :)
i don't really know how to describe it, but i love my uncle matt. he's like the king of the world - everytime he comes around with his tongkat, everyone stands up to either give him a seat or a kiss. today he told me his newest girlfriend (he's 71 but acquires a new one nearly every week) is the lady who sells wonton mee and popiah, so he gets free wonton mee and popiah with extra chili everytime he goes to the coffee shop.
i told him he should get a girlfriend who sells cigarettes. i was nearly hammered to death by his wife.
but he brought with him the best gift - the little ones! we missed them during Christmas (for snorkelling in Phuket and skiing in Switzerland i'd gladly skip Christmas in Singapore too) so it was an ultra treat for us.
called TheBoyfriend at 11.56pm and promptly regretted it - he said he was playing taboo with his friends and i immediately thought of taboo with the girls... bah. i just hope they're playing drunken taboo by now. :P
at midnight i was in the shower, and people were screaming "Happy New Year" somewhere.
what a post. i feel like i've revealed my entire self in this post. i suppose these times get me this way.
the cremation is tomorrow. i foresee a long day. what a way to start the year huh. that's okay - '07 will be better.
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of course i have stuff to say about my granddad - however surface, he was after all the only grandfather i knew. this time its different. he was making the sign of the cross right till the end. even when he had no more strength, he tried, and someone had to complete the sign for him. but that calmed him. it calmed us, and we know he's in a better place. bye kong kong. i love you.