Most Memorable Events in My Life (Part 1 of 3)
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Another Boo Boo by Bachie
, Sunday, November 8, 2009 at Sunday, November 08, 2009, in
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I'm alone at home (minus the 3 dogs and my housekeeper). Dad went home to stay for a few days. B is in Shanghai for work. I'm watching a crappy movie on Star Movies. I'm bored to death.
By the time B comes home next week, I'll be in Hong Kong for work and by the time I return, he'll be in Tokyo. It's a hectic month for both of us. I'm tempted to go Tokyo with B since we can't make it to NYC this year. He works, I play. Sounds like a good deal?
[UPDATE: BOO! The flight to Tokyo is full! Man! :'(]
That's not all of my travel schedule this month. The Gossipers and I are going on a road trip to Malaysia. I can't wait. We'll be driving to Malacca and Kuala Lumpur. Heh. I'm so happy.
Anyway, because B is not home, I have tonnes of time to think and reflect on life. In line with that, I thought it might be interesting for me to list out the events/activities that happened in the first 10 years of my life.
Age 1 Year 1976
- I was conceived and born.
Age 2 Year 1977
- blank
Age 3 Year 1978
- blank
Age 4 Year 1979
- I remember having a good friend who stayed next door. Although we shared good times, I remember her as scary. She refused to let me go home! I think she liked me too much. I'm too likeable :p
- [Newly Added: It was a few days or weeks before Chinese New Year. I can still remember when it happened because I stuffed one of those cotton bud lookalike flower (what's that called???) into my little nose. Well, I wanted to see if it'd fit into my nose. It did! Boy was I surprised and contented that I gotta know the answer but boy did i panicked when I couldn't get it outta my nose. Shit! Shit! Shit! I went crying to my mom who brought me to the doctor. The doctor pinched that 'thing' out .....from my ear! I guessed it went so deep in that it had to be taken out from the other side. It was covered with blood. As you can tell, I did learn my lesson. Such incident never happened again.]
Age 5 Year 1980
- I remember attending PAP kindergarden class somewhere in Siglap.
- I also remember paying 5 cents for a stick of satay snack.
- My mom liked to bring me to her workplace which coincidentally, was B's father workplace. Yes. Our parents knew each other before we knew each other. How bizarre. It seemed like we are meant for each other.
Age 6 Year 1981
- I remember attending kindergarden class near where I stay in Tanjong Katong.
- I remember I went shopping with my mom for a tie. I chose a maroon one. It was used in my kindergarden graduation photoshoot. For some reason, I sulked during the photoshoot. It is apparent in the photo. Maybe because I had to wait for a darn long time - my surname starts with W.
Age 7 Year 1982
- I had a good friend in school. His name is Mark. We took the same school bus and we attended the same class. I remember we had a lot of fun together. We kept laughing and laughing.
- Oh and I pooped in my pants on my first day in school. It wasn't my fault. The teacher couldn't stop yapping! That's why I couldn't ask for permission to leave the class.
- My school had the best prawn noodles. I think I ate it everyday for 2 years. Always with lotsa pepper.
Age 8 Year 1983
- I remember crying very hard (with the rest of the class), when our teacher (she had a hump on her) told us that she was leaving. It was raining cats and dogs that day.
- One of my teeth fell off while I was eating Kenturky. I panicked for a while and then I didn't care. The chicken was too delicious.
- I had a tooth plucked out by the dentist in my school. Actually, I think she didn't tell me what the heck she was going to do. All I could remember was I left the dentist with a swollen lip with no feeling. I thought that was it. My lips were dead. I was so afraid. I kept crying and crying while I called my dad. He rushed down to comfort me. How nice.
- [Newly Added: I remember I bidded for a bicycle during a 7th month dinner organised by some Chinese association. This was what happened. The guy on the stage kept shouting for bids, right? Then I see the adults putting up their hands. Everytime they put their hands up, the calling price went higher. I knew exactly what was happening and I knew exactly how the game was played. Even then, inside my little head, I couldn't help but to wonder if that uncle on stage would bother to entertain a kid like me. So I did the unthinkable without my parents' consent. I raised my hand when the guy asked if anybody wanna bid above $350. I raised my hand timidly - not too high, not too low. :p He saw me and shouted...Sa Pa Luck ah !!!! Sa Pa Luck ah !!!! (meant 360 in hokkien). Instantly, I shrunk even smaller than I was. Needless to say, I got IT from my mom. A big spanking at home :p]
Age 9 Year 1984
- We shifted from Tanjong Katong to Tampines. I felt really happy and excited that I could stay in a HDB flat. Heh.
- Because we moved, my parents had me transferred from Seraya School to Chong Zheng Primary School. I don't think I even managed to bid Mark goodbye.
- I remember playing at the playground near our apartment alone with my brother. I was nine, he was four. My mom really thought I could take care of him. Hah!
Age 10 Year 1985
- I learnt how to swim in Bedok Swimming Pool.
- My parents set up their own business. A provision shop in Blk 260 Tampines.
- Gotta know a bunch of friends in the neighbourhood. This marked the start of my hide-and-seek and Police&Thief era.
- I think I ran away from home this year. My mom kept hitting me so I kept running and running away from her. Police&Thief did help huh.
That's it. The first 10 years of my life - simplified.
