Lucky colleague

OMG! Remember my earlier blog '8735' and my colleague who has 'yin-yang' eyes? Well, he strike the 1st price with a $10 ibet on that number last Sunday. The only winner on 7583, he bought us lunch and held a thanksgiving praying session last evening. I was happy and kept busy in assisting him with the celebrations. I believe that I would be blessed in other ways. Fyi, another set of numbers surfaced and this time I would not reveal. Okay, I give you a clue. One dozen, two dozens. Keep guessing and good luck.

Any good lounge in town?

A bad day at work. Just shouted at a young Filipino engineer and asked him to get out of my office. An arrogant chap with no respect for anyone and fails to discharge his duty is not welcome to work with us. Do not wish to be bothered by him. Full stop.

Dancing on a Saturday night, you bet. I wear safety boots and not dancing shoes at my workplace. How I wish to have a glass of cold beer in a lounge with a live band performing. That was yesterday or yesteryear. On a serious note, I am looking for one so that I can bring Margaret along. Hopefully she won't complain it's too noisy and ask me to go home instead. Haha...

8735

I was nearly $2500 richer. Bought this number 8735 on Tuesday and it came out in the 4D consolation prize 8730. What a miss! Guess a sizable number of people at my workplace would be smiling if not otherwise. Why? We got the above from our praying session the other night. No regret. At least we tried. Better luck next time.

Offerings

Though it may sound silly and ridiculous but I am a Chinese after all. This Zhong Yuan Jie, I went to pay my respect to my late parents and ancestors. Not only that, I burnt lots of offering to them too. Offerings like paper money, passports, credit cards, paper clothing and garments. Specially for my late mother, 'Gucci' purse, jewelries and shoes. Maybe the next time I'll buy her a paper 'Gucci' handbag. Very fun indeed. Kiasu and kia bo are the words for typical Singaporean like me. I do not wish to see them return empty handed at the end of the festival. You may say it's all in the mind. Damn it, my heart is at ease after these praying sessions. I cannot thank them enough for the blessing showered on my family. May we continue to have good health, happiness and luck. Once again, thank you very much.

'It is only after death that the depth of the bond is truly felt and our loved one becomes more a part of us than was possible in life.'

Zhong Yuan Jie 2010

My immediate superior, colleague and me had our praying session last evening. Surprisingly my colleague claimed that he could locate the Earth God and see wondering spirits. OMG! I am scared, very scared. Very funny but he was serious. Not wanting to make him feel bad, I played along with him. What he didn't know is that I can go into trance too. That is to say..... um......... I can tell what he is up to. He will get the shock of his life. LOL. So long as he meant no harm, let's live and let live. Happy Hungry Ghost Festival. There is nothing to be afraid of .... so let's celebrate!

Under 15 soccer team

A tiger in my neighborhood?

Get away from those who cough and having sore throat. It's contiguous. Sad to say, Margaret is down with it too. I am not comfortable with people coughing non-stop in the train. But what can I do?
So far I have not written anything about YOG (Youth Olympic Games). Okay, the YOG 2010 is from 14 - 26 Aug 2010 and it's happening in Singapore. What I am proud of is our Under 15 Soccer team making it to the semi-final tonight. They play against Haiti. Though I am recovering from a sore throat, I am definitely shouting for them to a victory. Forget about asking Paul the octopus for the winner. Go, Go, Singapore!

Sentimental guy

When was the last time I felt sick? Probably more than 2 years ago. Due to my work stress, my immune system has weakened. I hope to recover in a day or two.
I went to an I.T. fair during lunch and managed to grab a 4 GB thumb drive at $12.90. Isn't it cheap? I suppose so. Anyway, it's a gift for Margaret. Well, I love buying small gift for her at times and that includes tit-bits. Who dare say I am not sentimental?
For the past weeks, a few friends were not happy with me for reasons best known to them. One of them screamed at me on the phone and guess we won't be on talking term for a long time. Sincerely, I treasure my friends especially childhood buddies. Will have a meal with all of you should I find the time. Believe me, I'll try but no promise.

Where is my voice?

My throat inflammation is driving me crazy. Should you call me tomorrow, I'm afraid I cannot answer your call because my voice would be gone by then. Why am I so stubborn not consulting a doctor? Well, I am on duty. My colleague worked overnight last night and it's not fair for him to take over my duty. I joked with those around me that I went karaoke last evening and sang till this morning. Why are you not laughing? What a lousy joke?
I have a missed call from one of my former bosses. How to return his call with my 'Rod Stewart' voice? Anyway, I sent him a sms with apologies. It's nice that they remember me and I guess a new project is imminent on his side. Will call him when my voice returns.