kid brother is senior manager with a bank in s'pore. i'm really glad he's doing well because i still remember the 1st year or so after graduation that he spent unsuccessfully looking for a job, both in s'pore & KL. that was probably the reason that his 1st girlfriend broke off with him - a real pity because we really liked her a lot. it became known later that it was her father who convinced her that a guy without a job is not a consideration for a long-term commitment. it was a sorry sight, when you lose someone though no fault of your own. he went back to s'pore to study further, after which he finally secured his 1st job - as an exec in an IT firm. he changed jobs a few times & along the way met & married his (2nd) girlfriend, who bored him cute & adorable Kim, now aged 3 years. & true to the rags-to-riches theme, he is living happily ever after.
kid sister is the proverbial rolling stone. she's never held a job steady for more than a few years but she's never without something to do. a street-smart person from years dealing with small-scale businesses, she made it out on her very own, very much like kid brother. currently, she freelances as emcee/DJ for promotions & events, helped in no small measure by being multi-lingual. oh yes, she's s great cook as well (previous a restaurant chef) & for this occasion, she whipped up a delightful century-egg porridge. & between she & kid bro, they bought enough food to last the dinner & lunch the next day.
this reunion was a tad different. in constrast to the previous years, this time the kids finally got along like a house on fire - Kim has revealed her extrovert nature & my soon-to-be-5 son revelled in this discovery & they connected like long-lost cousins. they played trains, chased each other & shared sparklers. this of course helped foster a closer tie between the sisters-in-law.
so, this is how the year of the pig started out for me. hope you all had a great reunion & have a safe trip back again. but watch out for those PDRM guys with speed-guns - the RM150 fine is so, so, so NOT worth it!!
you really don't want to receive one like this!
happy & blessed new year, one & all!
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Am back and did not receive the "not-worth-it" summons, thank God. Going home, a 3 hour journey took 6 hours and coming back here took 5 hours.
Am wondering whether your brother's wife would have reacted the same way as his first girlfriend if she had met him at that time? This is one good example anyway, when something "bad" has triggered off something good, for your brother, that is.Life is sometimes like that.
CNY lasts for 15 days, so not too late to wish you a good year ahead!
just me,
thank you for your kind wishes.
the summons will actually arrive by registered post about 2-3 wks after the alleged offence. but with you caught in the crawl, i doubt if you could have been speeding.
my bro's wife, in a way, is fortunate bcos she didn't have to go thru the difficult times with him. yeah, life's like that sometimes.
gee, I hope I won't receive any registered post then because I was driving quite fast at one stretch and hubby had to remind me to slow down!
just me,
keep your fingers crossed.
here's a tip for you - whenever you travel & you see a speed trap, make a note of the location. i understand from someone "inside" that they can only set up speed traps at certain designated points & not randomly. this also applies when you see traps on the opposite side of the highway. after a few trips, you can almost predict where those guys are waiting for you.
but the BEST TIP - is to keep within limits. simple as that.
Hey Doc,
Thanks for visiting & the Link. I have created a Link to your "the pig cometh" with a BIG pic of the PIG.
Cheers & a Happy Spring Festival or Lunar New year
multidimid,
whoa! that was a whopper!
hope you had a good break & keep the good stuff going!
cheers.
Rm150: local rate or rate for singaporeans? :P
hmm.. about the first gf. I would have thought.. well, she should have made the decision on her own!! instead of through her father/parents. This is her life going forward.
las,
sorry, i don't know the rate when they sent the compound notice to a s'pore address.
the 1st gf came from an above-middle-class KL family & she was just out of her teens when she was with my unemployed brother. as a parent myself, i can understand why her dad came out with the i-am-advising-you-bcos-i-love-you argument. but it shows that not all parents know what's best for their children & that no one can predict the future.
such is life's twists & turns!
I hope NOT to interfere with my kdis' choice of a life partner next time, telling myself that it is their future and painful as it may be, they have to learn from their choice..
just me,
interfere, no, but i think you should still provide guidance & advise accordingly, & leave the final decision to them.
there will be heartaches & there will be cause for celebration. que sera sera!
Happy Chinese New Year !!!!! May all your dreams and wishes come true in the year of the piglet
sbanboy,
thks for your kind wishes. i'm hoping this will be the year of the full-grown adult pig!
blesssed new year to you & your family, too.
yan,
blessed new year!
i gather some people will take the long break to catch up on sleep, resulting from work stress or long hours of entertaining relatives/friends.
well, Rachel may be right some day!
So, I am still the blessed one - no need to take leave after a long leave to catch up sleep :)
But, you have not heard what Chris said when 'jie-jie' suspected. Chris said,
Could not be. Mummy is into menopause.
God knows. Chris knows, too.
Off to your territory for the week - have to start working. Two months has gone just like that! Target to meet!
yan,
same thing abraham & sara said when told he will be father of a great nation.
if you need any input from me, give me a shout.
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