What a monday.. Slept only at 5.30am, and was supposed to wake prisc at 7.30, unfortunately the nxt time I was aware of my surroundings, it was already 12pm when OM waked me up. Being the procrastinator I am, I psyhed myself into believing that the dentist would be opened till evening, so a few more hours of sleep wouldn't harm, would it?
Called the clinic at 3.30pm, only to realize that my (FEMALE) dentist is off for the day,and the only available dentist would be a male dentist! better than nothing right? I've definitely gotta rid of those stitches by today. Those nylon were tickling the shits out of me. So, No appointment needed, just walk-in, since appointments are full already..
Hence I happily met up with christina for tea at raffles city. Its been some time since we've last seen each other. Her tummy's bigger by the month (for sure), and i'm so glad it's a GIRL!! Guessed that it'll be a girl long ago.. So glad.. Just hope she'd be fatter than her mum, and more girlie! =) her mum's STICK thin, and not exactly feminine. Then again, girls these days.. arent exactly conventional "girls" are they. Sigh. Look at me, i look perfectly girlie on the outside, but.. not what u call a Girlish-girl on the inside. bahh..
Busted $75 at mango, (almost made it $175). Glad i threw the skirt back to where it came from. Went back to the clinic, and the recept told me i'd have to wait 2.5 hours! WHAT!?!?! *COLD SWEAT* 2.5 hours in boring JURONG OLD TOWN!? sigh.. so here's what i did.. since the next block's my Old hse, i decided to Explore the place for abit. It's been 6 years since i've been there. what can i say!? things sure has changed quite abit..
Blame it on the lack of flash, and that it's onli a camera on a PDA, but the pix turned out relatively creepy..
The lift lobby. It didnt look like that before. Definately went through lots a couple of upgrades.
It's the kind of old housing with lifts serving onli level 1, 6 and 11. I stayed on the 12th floor, and had to walk pass this long stretch of coridor before reaching a flight of stairs.
That's my house! or shouldi say WaS my house. It like a sanctuary where my bro and i spent our childhood. now, it just looks like some run down creepy place.
compare these 2 pix.. The 2 doors are facing each other. The left's my (use to be) neighbour's place, and right's my ex house.
Realize anything ironic bout the 2 households!? Comeon.. look harder!!..
Well, The house on the right, has got a "FU" above the door.. implying that it's prolly bhuddist. and the house on the left Has got a banner with islaming inscribings on it. Alright, i know it's prolly the lousy reso, thats why it cant be identified at ease. I recall the days where my neighbour were christians, and so were my mum... we lived in perfect harmony, with the 4 kids running to and fro, as if both houses were ours!
AGING NEIGHBOURHOOD
Is there such a thing!? I made it up!. =) but guess there really IS such a situation happening in singapore. i aint refering 20% of rich fugs who stay in landed property/condo and constantly switching residence. I'm refering to the other 80%. Those who work for their $, Investing the $$ in something which has already reached saturation point and would only decline further to reach rock bottom. PROPERTY!!! *pardon me if my analogy's wrong*
Young couples (back then was my parents) shift in to new estates/neighbourhoods, raising their kids, sending them to kindergarden/pri school.. and along with them, are other young couples. So everyday, the school bus would *HORN* that dredful sounding *PEHhhhhHhhHHhhh* and all of us would happily hop on the bus. During children's day national day, whatever day where kids have sweets, they'd trade em, share em, Steal/fight for them.
Some families shift out once their kids get older. To a bigger, maybe seemingly better house. Those who dont, continue staying there, young couples growing old, kids maturing.. other couples shift in, occupying the empty houses.. A norm, aint it? Now HOW MANY people actually shift out these days? and those who shift in, they wont want a place which has been existing for 20 years, since property prices are so low, might as well get a NEW place, in a NEW estate!? The new occupants are prolly people who've got relatives staying near by or something of the sort.
As i was saying, kids grow up, (i dont play in a play ground animore!)... And the old ppl stay there, growing older.. So tell me, aint that the "aging neighbourhood" syndrom!?!? Just take a look at toapayoh. Maybe even parts of jurong?... Hmmm..
oh... got a couple more jabs while removing the stiches..... too pain.... realy really painful.. :(
Phew. what a longgg post. gona search for food.. i'm hungry..
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