Occasionally I like to do stuff on a whim, especially stuff out of the ordinary because life can get very humdrum at times.

So anyway I went back to company yesterday to pick up some stuff. Not content with going all the way there and back, I thought I'd go do my miscellaneous admin plus pop by the gym so as to maximize the effort of stepping out of the house (haha).

And then after that Diya小姐 asked if I wanted to go out for dinner cos' she wanted to go to IKEA to get a new wardrobe hanger. "Is that a date?" I asked.

"Yes. But I'm bringing a gooseberry."

"Oh, who?"

"Zijie."

"Ah okay."

So the three of us headed down to IKEA.

I think we must have been very hungry because Zijie had 8 pieces of chicken wings for dinner, Diya had IKEA Meatball Spaghetti (and finished it) + Almond cake, and I had a Poached Salmon Set + 15pc Meatball Set + Princess Cake. Why they called it Princess Cake I absolutely have no idea - it wasn't very nice - but my favourite Daim cake was out of stock and Diya ordered the Almond cake so I thought I'd try something different. Daim it.

We were supposed to get a simple wardrobe stand but I argued that it's gonna become seh-nget again anyway, so we ended up getting this see-through cupboard, which was slightly more functional and sturdier to boot. The outing could have ended there, but seeing how tiny Miss D was, we simply couldn't let her bring it home herself. Delivery would have cost $50 bucks more. Ouch.

And so we thought, "screw it" and decided to accompany her home and fix up the cupboard for her. Because that's what spontaneous people do, hahaha.

I haven't got all the pictures, but head on over to her blog to check it out! :)

Recently, my mum had taken on a teaching project, so this morning she was marking some compositions and asked if I was able to provide a sample composition. English and Literature had always been my favourite subjects in school, so I thought it'd be fun and I didn't really mind doing it.

It was one of those "continue-the-story" type of compositions about bullying and it started like this:

It was recess. I was walking towards the staff room to see my teacher. Before I reached the staff room, I heard someone sobbing.

So below is my version (written for Primary 6 level) of it, enjoy! :)

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It was recess. I was walking towards the staff room to see my teacher. Before I reached the staff room, I heard someone sobbing.

Running towards the sobbing sound, I saw a girl huddled in a corner. Her hair was matted to her face, wet from tears, and her tiny shoulders shuddered with each sob she made. I gingerly reached out and tapped her shoulder.

Startled, she jumped and glanced up. Her eyes darted back and forth like that of a frightened animal, like she was scanning my face for signs of hostility. Suddenly narrowing her eyes, she snarled, "What do you want?"

"I-I'm sorry... Are you okay?"

Her eyes widened, and then her gaze became soft, almost sad, and she said, "Yeah... Okay, no. I'm not okay."

Her almond peepers welled up with fresh tears, and her shoulders started heaving with sobs again.

I noticed she was clutching a box. It was an old, brown shoe box that had bits of newspaper in it.

I sat down next to her and asked, "What's that?"

For a second, her sobbing stopped completely - and then she started wailing and bawling her heart out.

"They... They t-took h-him," she said between sobs.

I looked at her in puzzlement.

"T-They took Hammie and...and..." She couldn't carry on because her sobbing was too violent.

My eyes settled on the shoe box. And then it clicked.

"...threw h-him into t-the p-pond!" she finally mustered, before collapsing into another round of sobbing.

I was mortified. "They threw your hamster into the pond?!" I exclaimed.

"N-no. N-not hamster..."

I heaved a sigh of relief.

"H-hammie is... was... my m-mouse," she said between sobs.

"Great," I thought to myself, "so she had a mouse called Hammie."

"Come, let's go save him," I said, at the same time pulling her to her feet.

We rushed to the school pond, but it was already too late. Hammie was floating along the side of the pond, his tiny body stiff and frozen by Death's grip.

I carefully fished out the body from the water and placed him in her shoe box.

"I'm sorry," I said.

She didn't reply, but kept looking at the box.

"You want to tell the teacher?" I asked.

"No, it doesn't matter. It's no use. She hates mice, she won't do anything about it," she said.

"Oh," I said. I didn't know how to respond.

"How about we bury him?" I ventured.

She looked up and her eyes brightened. She seemed to think it was good idea.

Reaching the school garden, we picked up some leaf litter and covered Hammie with them. I stood up with a satisfied smile on my face.

But she didn't seem satisfied. She was glancing round anxiously, as if looking for something.

Then suddenly her hand shot out and plucked out a big hibiscus from the nearby bush, and she placed it on top of the pile.

"You'll get in trouble for that if the gardener finds out!" I exclaimed.

She just smiled with a twinkle in her eye, and said, "For Hammie."

Turning round, she skipped off into the distance, her long black hair dancing with each hop and skip.

"For Hammie," I said, watching her tiny figure disappear into the school crowd.

It was a really, really fun shoot I had with Dawn. Thanks for the shoot, guys! :)

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On the set of "National Science Challenge 2008", the Producer/Director attempts to replicate the "stunt" experiment that I did, which was to walk across a body of water mixed with cornstarch. Hilarity ensues.


"Okay, okay."

"Oh my Gaawd-AAAAH! Aaaah, arrghh, aaaaah!"

"Wahaha... hahaha"

"Run, run in, quick!"

"It feels so funny, heh.." *giggle giggle*

"One, Two, Go!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!! Aaaahh aaaaahh!!! *unintelligible shrieking sounds mixed with giggling*"

"Ahhh, hoho, oh..."

"Even if you sink in it's only like to your ankles"

"I know but I'm just scared, hahaha..."

"Thanks. Finish!!"

I love my job :)