asians vs westerns

most of the people in my company are married. the conversations that we have revolved around family lives. dont get me wrong- im not bored. its nice to hear them talk about their kids and im envious how they are able to handle both work and family.

there was an extra pair of movie passes for the black knight last sat. i asked around a few people in the company. one of them lamented that its been a loooooong while since she last caught a movie- probably >2 years, ever since her kid was borned. i know of another person who was going to go with her husband. she has 2 kids and one of them is <1 year old. she has told me before sat is always a day out, with her husband (minus kids) and friends, while sun is a day with her children. she is not asian. the first lady i mentioned is asian.

another coworker will go out and chill with her friends on a weekday after work, at least once a week, or she has dinner plans at least once a week too- either with friends or with hubby. she is not asian either. she has a young boy, 3 years old i think.

cant help but note the difference in mentality.

i miss wholefoods

its simply impossible to have my supply of organic food here. the prices are rip-offs. a 1/2 quart of organic valley costs S$8.50 (!!!) while it costs US$3. i guess they have come a long way from the US. i saw my favorite brand of yogurt and it costs S$3 (!!!) while it was only a mere US$1. goodness gracious right?!!! i was willing to fork out for the yogurt but they dint have my flavors- vanilla or lemon so oh well..
sigh. i did buy the earthbound organic baby spinach that cost S$6.50 for a clam-shell box while it would have cost < US$4.

rika asked what i want from ny. now i know what to tell her- can you bring wholefoods to me?

train rides

this morning on the train, someone was chewing a gum. i think he was, dint look at him because he was making some really loud chewing sounds. just imagine it- rather gross and certainly obnoxious. sigh. a good thing was that this helped me to pass through yet another mundance train ride. the part from JE to bouna vista is the worst- very long. the human flow is the highest too, largely due to the connecting train from bt batok.

maybe this is why ive yet to look forward to coming in to work. the train rides always kill me. no eye candies in sight, unlike in ny, everyone takes the subway so easily, there are plenty of sights. even an average john doe is more exciting than a good-looking local.

bikes

i say this is a new sighting. many people are biking around to get to places. and more often than not, they the the chinese who are on those bikes. you know, chinese as in nationality= chinese, those kind.

so you will hear Rrrrrrr Rrrrrr from behind. this gets on my nerves. i dont think the sidewalks in singapore are made for humans and bikes. they are way too narrow. however, these bikers seem to think they have the way of right. of course everyone gives way to them for them to pass- they either have to move to the side, or stop just so these things can pass. many atimes, im so tempted to not do that but ive yet to make that irrational act.

maybe its just me who is being over-bearing right now so anything gets on my nerves. but maybe its this patriotic feeling brewing in me. i hate it that outsiders are transforming my country into something else. i have nv seen bikes ard, unless im in ecp. think of images of tiananmen- sights of millions of bikes. that s what i mean.

when i visited lily, i was actually biking around. however, there are markings on the sidewalks for bikes. and i remembered her saying that germans are very polite- they will give way to bikers. can i just say they have come a long way, and also, cos its rightfully so since part of the sidewalks are really designated for bikers. but not so (or not yet) for my country.

im over-bearing

i know i am. and i cant help it. and im not trying to change either.

its not even a struggle. id rather walk away and not deal with it for now. no one has to deal with me. i dont have to accommodate.

i get annoyed when people brush against me on the train. seriously annoyed. its as if my skin will break out in rashes and the hair on my arm will drop off. what if there is actually something wrong with my skin that im not aware of since im so overly sensitive to touches of strangers.

there are some other stuff that was floating around but i cant remember.

it is interesting to have all these down now. when i read them again a year from now, i hope that i will give a loud sigh- you were so silly!