disassociations....

Ok, the travel bug has gotten to me...
It's not been 2 weeks since my last trip and I already feel itchy again. Even a short mini trip to Bintan can soothe the itch I think...
Though the next one might only be in early March with the sec sch gang...where to? Bintan of cos.. haha...

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I need a change of wardrobe. When was the last time I bought somethng new for work?
I have lotsa casuals...but barely enough to sustain for work. Haha..damn sad!

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Woke up early today...at 9am...Darn early for a Sunday...
Had to do the once-a-year thing of helping Mum to cook buah keluak..
For those not in the know..it's a traditional Peranakan dish...of black nuts & either pork ribs or chicken simmered together in a spicy broth...

The nuts have to be soaked for at least a week..afterwhich they have to be cracked open and the meat dug out. Once dug out, the meat has to be mixed with either fish or prawn paste to make it thicker and sweeter..
And then after that, the mixed paste has to be put back into the nuts.

And so, papa sng & me spent 2 hours ths morning...cracking open the nuts, mixing the meat with fish paste and then filling the nuts again with the mixed paste.
Pliers, screwdrivers and ever hammers were used to crack the nuts and make a certain -sized entry hole into the nut...
Aw man...my nails... ahha...

Oh yah. The nuts stain your fingers. So I now have brown-tipped fingers.
Macham those Malay girls with henna-stained fingers....haha

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Haha...Marc & Dad are having a fun time now.
Marc's "driving" my Dad to the airport...on this mini plastic truck with a small seat behind..

Gosh, he even knows the concept of traffic lights and stops every now and then cos it's a "red" light.. ahha...

A promising 3 yr-old...

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Karen has taken over Pascal. Yay, I've got a new French teacher!
One who's more organised and teaches better...Only thing is.....

She's quite evil when it comes to giving out homework...she went mad yesterday and dished out lots of questions for us to tackle...Bleah.........