Super Sunday
fell asleep at 4am on sat.
got woken up at 10am by mom's weekly calls.
we spent 1.5 hrs, discussing, among other things,
how weird it is for husbands to shell prawns for wives in a 7 course dinner
if he shells a few here and there for her
it could be a loving gesture
but if he shells every prawn for her
its...weird.
(mom agrees)
good thing i don't eat prawns
so the social dynamics of prawn shelling don't bother me
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felt like going back to sleep
but had to go to the chinese restaurant
not really had to, just wanted to keep my word i guess
(Mr Spam-Me-50-smses will be so proud of me)
business at the restaurant on sundays is reaching maniac levels for a 3 man workforce
it's really non stop action for lunch hour
one customer leaves and another comes in
after lunch hour the lady boss always laments that the place looks like a war zone
saw quite a few se4 langs2 as well
where got pple buy food must shake hand with the lady boss one?
somemore not just shake, he practically groped her hand before leaving
then another one spoke so softly and looked at her like he's almost drooling
she's also quite sian and replied his fei4 hua4 softly
while i stood aside and laughed away
she told me of another ren2 yao1 who left her his number
the hubby added cheekily that attract ren2 yao1 so proud somemore
she got him to shut up.
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anyway
was feeling pretty tired and was planning to head home at abt 3pm to nap
blardy hell the tornado warning sounded just as i was going to leave
apparantly the remains of hurricane Rita was heading our way
like really our way.
OVER the town i'm in.
Hurricane Katrina hit land much closer to south alabama
and it's intuitive path would be to come our way
it did pass pretty close but far enough to not cause much damage
was just asking W the other day whether Rita would affect my upcoming flight
he looked at me like i was ridiculous
Hurricane Rita hit land pretty far from alabama
and intuitively, it should go on further and further away from us
sekali on sunday the centre of Rita turned right sharply.
not even curve right
turn right like 90 degrees turn and came straight for us
damn kana sai.
so the siren went off
just like those Civil Defense sirens back home
i was there with the chinese bosses wondering whether we should hide or cut vegetables
i switched the radio on and it did sound pretty bad
"this is a tornado warning, folks, not a tornado watch.
which means there is a very high possibility of a tornado developing over our county.
the storm is now just miles away from us and moving at 45 miles per hour.
already there are signs of circling clouds, the beginning of a tornado.
so this storm will reach us pretty quick
and if a tornado does develop
this is as much of an advance warning as we can give you
we recommend you take precautions and hide in a safe place
there is a public shelter provided at........."
the chinese bosses were excited but not panicking
they ride on the theory that ignorance is bliss
the last time in Tennesse, they rode through a tornado playing mahjong and sleeping
when they opened the door the next morning they realised the whole town was blown to a mess
anyway
since i was there this time to take away their ignorance and bliss
we decided to wait and see
if everyone runs we'll run
in the meantime
we cut vegetables
the winds outside was howling
trees and bushes swaying scarily
started raining
clouds moving quickly
some customers still came to buy food
we asked them for tornado tips
one told me it's easier to get into a car accident than get killed by a tornado
another said a tornado is such that it can blow your neighbour's house away and leave yours untouched
and if you're so unlucky to get a tornado coming directly to you
then suay lor
boss said if pple was still coming to buy chinese food
then it can't be that serious
the warning lasted for just abt the whole day and night
but fortunately nothing happened
one developed pretty close by
but not over our county
we just got lots of wind and rain
i can't believe Rita made a 90 degree turn
it's like nature trying to prove W wrong.
W: "Hurricane Rita affecting us? pfft!"
Rita: "let's turn right and prove W wrong!"
the remains of Rita is now moving toward Boston somemore
it's following my flight path!
kana sai.
i'm glad i was at the restaurant though when the siren went off
better than getting woken up and panicking like a headless chicken at home
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dinner time was also pretty insane
a lot of customers, and each with huge orders
non stop action again
but profits for dinner were much higher
so i guess being busy is good
boss said the tornado must have blown everyone to the resaurant
an elderly chinese couple came over that night
they were good frens with the bosses and i've seen them a few times
i like them
they're old but the wife is very fiesty and energetic and funny
she asked if i had cable and if i could tape a show for her
i told her i had cable but no VCR
she thought for a while then exclaimed loudly that she has a tv-vcr combo at home and she'll get for me right now
boss told them not to drive in the rain and he'll get lady boss to drive
(they're quite kind)
they shouted up and down for a while and before i knew it the old couple was out of the door getting their tv-vcr set.
the old lady told me it was a small set only but sekali she came in lugging this damn huge box.
so suddenly
now i have 2 tv sets in my apartment
the screen of the tv-vcr is abt half the size of the other though
and it looks damn small in the living room after i removed it from the box
almost have to squint to watch it
was hoping there's another tv plug in the bedroom
but dun have
darn.
very good thing there's a timer too.
cos her show is at 6am everyday.
i don't really mind
i just find it amusing
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the old couple, the bosses and i sat around to chit chat for a while
they were drawing maps on where the best chestnut trees are and how to pick them
we look like we're planning to rob a bank
last sunday lady boss and i went to pick chestnuts
i never knew the fruits were like big rambutans with sharp hard spikes
(chestnuts are the seeds)
i asked lady boss whether we need to bring the ladder
she laughed
turns out we pick them off the grass after they drop from the tree
it was really good though
fresh chestnuts
we didn't roast them like those in singapore
just boiled them in sugar water
very sedap
i ate so much i'm now scared of chestnuts
anyway there's one tree in the neighbourhood she's been eyeing for a long time
the chestnuts were huge and strewn everywhere
we drove up and down a few times eyeing the house like burglars
finally i went down to ask the owner
she waved me off
old lady said she went to that house yesterday to ask the owner
the owner scolded her off
said 20 pple already asked her in the past week
and she'll call the police on anyone who trespasses her territory
poor old lady
haha
kana scolded for nothing
tornados, chestnut picking tactics and a vcr
all in a sunday's work
fell asleep at 4am on sat.
got woken up at 10am by mom's weekly calls.
we spent 1.5 hrs, discussing, among other things,
how weird it is for husbands to shell prawns for wives in a 7 course dinner
if he shells a few here and there for her
it could be a loving gesture
but if he shells every prawn for her
its...weird.
(mom agrees)
good thing i don't eat prawns
so the social dynamics of prawn shelling don't bother me
------------------------
felt like going back to sleep
but had to go to the chinese restaurant
not really had to, just wanted to keep my word i guess
(Mr Spam-Me-50-smses will be so proud of me)
business at the restaurant on sundays is reaching maniac levels for a 3 man workforce
it's really non stop action for lunch hour
one customer leaves and another comes in
after lunch hour the lady boss always laments that the place looks like a war zone
saw quite a few se4 langs2 as well
where got pple buy food must shake hand with the lady boss one?
somemore not just shake, he practically groped her hand before leaving
then another one spoke so softly and looked at her like he's almost drooling
she's also quite sian and replied his fei4 hua4 softly
while i stood aside and laughed away
she told me of another ren2 yao1 who left her his number
the hubby added cheekily that attract ren2 yao1 so proud somemore
she got him to shut up.
------------------------------------
anyway
was feeling pretty tired and was planning to head home at abt 3pm to nap
blardy hell the tornado warning sounded just as i was going to leave
apparantly the remains of hurricane Rita was heading our way
like really our way.
OVER the town i'm in.
Hurricane Katrina hit land much closer to south alabama
and it's intuitive path would be to come our way
it did pass pretty close but far enough to not cause much damage
was just asking W the other day whether Rita would affect my upcoming flight
he looked at me like i was ridiculous
Hurricane Rita hit land pretty far from alabama
and intuitively, it should go on further and further away from us
sekali on sunday the centre of Rita turned right sharply.
not even curve right
turn right like 90 degrees turn and came straight for us
damn kana sai.
so the siren went off
just like those Civil Defense sirens back home
i was there with the chinese bosses wondering whether we should hide or cut vegetables
i switched the radio on and it did sound pretty bad
"this is a tornado warning, folks, not a tornado watch.
which means there is a very high possibility of a tornado developing over our county.
the storm is now just miles away from us and moving at 45 miles per hour.
already there are signs of circling clouds, the beginning of a tornado.
so this storm will reach us pretty quick
and if a tornado does develop
this is as much of an advance warning as we can give you
we recommend you take precautions and hide in a safe place
there is a public shelter provided at........."
the chinese bosses were excited but not panicking
they ride on the theory that ignorance is bliss
the last time in Tennesse, they rode through a tornado playing mahjong and sleeping
when they opened the door the next morning they realised the whole town was blown to a mess
anyway
since i was there this time to take away their ignorance and bliss
we decided to wait and see
if everyone runs we'll run
in the meantime
we cut vegetables
the winds outside was howling
trees and bushes swaying scarily
started raining
clouds moving quickly
some customers still came to buy food
we asked them for tornado tips
one told me it's easier to get into a car accident than get killed by a tornado
another said a tornado is such that it can blow your neighbour's house away and leave yours untouched
and if you're so unlucky to get a tornado coming directly to you
then suay lor
boss said if pple was still coming to buy chinese food
then it can't be that serious
the warning lasted for just abt the whole day and night
but fortunately nothing happened
one developed pretty close by
but not over our county
we just got lots of wind and rain
i can't believe Rita made a 90 degree turn
it's like nature trying to prove W wrong.
W: "Hurricane Rita affecting us? pfft!"
Rita: "let's turn right and prove W wrong!"
the remains of Rita is now moving toward Boston somemore
it's following my flight path!
kana sai.
i'm glad i was at the restaurant though when the siren went off
better than getting woken up and panicking like a headless chicken at home
---------------------------------------
dinner time was also pretty insane
a lot of customers, and each with huge orders
non stop action again
but profits for dinner were much higher
so i guess being busy is good
boss said the tornado must have blown everyone to the resaurant
an elderly chinese couple came over that night
they were good frens with the bosses and i've seen them a few times
i like them
they're old but the wife is very fiesty and energetic and funny
she asked if i had cable and if i could tape a show for her
i told her i had cable but no VCR
she thought for a while then exclaimed loudly that she has a tv-vcr combo at home and she'll get for me right now
boss told them not to drive in the rain and he'll get lady boss to drive
(they're quite kind)
they shouted up and down for a while and before i knew it the old couple was out of the door getting their tv-vcr set.
the old lady told me it was a small set only but sekali she came in lugging this damn huge box.
so suddenly
now i have 2 tv sets in my apartment
the screen of the tv-vcr is abt half the size of the other though
and it looks damn small in the living room after i removed it from the box
almost have to squint to watch it
was hoping there's another tv plug in the bedroom
but dun have
darn.
very good thing there's a timer too.
cos her show is at 6am everyday.
i don't really mind
i just find it amusing
-----------------------------------------------
the old couple, the bosses and i sat around to chit chat for a while
they were drawing maps on where the best chestnut trees are and how to pick them
we look like we're planning to rob a bank
last sunday lady boss and i went to pick chestnuts
i never knew the fruits were like big rambutans with sharp hard spikes
(chestnuts are the seeds)
i asked lady boss whether we need to bring the ladder
she laughed
turns out we pick them off the grass after they drop from the tree
it was really good though
fresh chestnuts
we didn't roast them like those in singapore
just boiled them in sugar water
very sedap
i ate so much i'm now scared of chestnuts
anyway there's one tree in the neighbourhood she's been eyeing for a long time
the chestnuts were huge and strewn everywhere
we drove up and down a few times eyeing the house like burglars
finally i went down to ask the owner
she waved me off
old lady said she went to that house yesterday to ask the owner
the owner scolded her off
said 20 pple already asked her in the past week
and she'll call the police on anyone who trespasses her territory
poor old lady
haha
kana scolded for nothing
tornados, chestnut picking tactics and a vcr
all in a sunday's work
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