Last weekend has been a weekend of hanging out with boys. I even skipped my routine sat morning run at Mac Res just to be there at Raymond's place. No, I am just plain lazy. It's nice to sleep in on Sat morning.
So the boys were Randall and Ruben (1-2 months) and Russell. Like most men who are not fathers (or not yet), I don't have a natural inclination to carry them. They're too fragile. Talking to babies? Sounds like a strange idea to me. In the evening, went over to a ex-sec schoolmate house to visit her and Jayden her 1 month old son.
Russell will be turning 2 come this Sep. At home, he loves to play, almost anything is fun to him.
I realise adult sometimes make the most ignorant comments on kids. When I saw Russell taking out the DVD album, selects the DVD of his choice, and put it in the tray of the DVD player, I almost wanted to shout:"Wah, Russell, you so smart ah. Know how to put on your fav DVD." Well, Raymond guide him a little though.
Being a kid is fun because the world is so new to them, and there's endless learning to be done. Like for instance, how to operate the DVD player. But why does it surprise adults that kids are acquiring new skill and ability every single day. So the next time I see a kid carrying out a task, I shall refrain myself from making the ignorant remark "Wah, so crever ah, so-and-so knows how to do ...!"
When I was a kid, I am puzzled by some adults inability to remember my siblings name. I have 4 sisters, Ying, Ling, Min and Ping. The adults kept asking the same question year in year out. When they see Ying, they mistaken her as Ling. When the see Ping, they thought she is Min. I thought to myself, why can't they get it right.
Now that I am an adult, I realise I am having the same problem too. In the church, there are a few siblings that I have to pause for a second before I can put a name to their face. Adrain, Addis and Angelo. Eliot, Sherwin and Eric. Fiona and Vanessa. Sandy and Sherine. Rebecca and Kelly. And now Russell and Ruben. I hope I wouldn't be that boring Uncle who always ask them the same question. "Are you so-and-so or is that your brother/sister."
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Thursday, 8 July 2010
Nilai and LCCT
Never say never.
I've been repeating these few words lately. I've ever told someone that I'll never live in Malaysia, my Melaka stay is an exception. But today I was given a glimpse of how my life would be if I were to be based in KLIA (Kuala Lumpur International Airport) or LCCT (Low Cost Carrier Terminal). I say again, "Never say never!!!"
As early as 0630hrs this morning, Delta and Romeo were waiting for Juliet and I at MFA guard house, we are heading up north to Nilai first to pick up Echo. After a visit to Drs Young Clinic for our medical renewal, we did a whole bunch of stuff, including having lunch at TGIF at Midvalley Mall, before headed back to Echo's place again in Nilai.
Due to it's proximity, Nilai is fast becoming the choice location to live for personnel working at the airport. From Echo's place, the airport is a mere 15min-20mins drive. It's even faster than the time taken to travel from MFA to Dataran Pahlawan (in downtown Melaka). Already, I've seen a AirAsia flight stewardess in the neighbourhood, I presume that she's just come back from the airport. (have you ever seen someone who dresses up in flight crew uniform and towing a luggage in hand, just to shop at the mall?). I can imagine there are many more pilots, cabin crew and airport personels living in the proximity of Nilai. Some of my Airasia friends are looking for a place to rent in Nilai too.
There are no major attraction in Nilai. There's quite a big student population here too due to the university and college. According to my GPS, the nearest major shopping mall is Alamanda (15km) located in Putrajaya. Other then that, Nilai is quite nice with wide road and not so much cars. In the evening, I spotted joggers, a sign that security is not an issue here.
Around 5pm, after hanging around Echo's place for awhile, we make plans to travel to LCCT. This is my first visit to LCCT and on my way, I saw the Sepang F1 race track.Malaysia F1 track is permanent unlike Singapore's which is a street track. I also spotted a huge billboard "See you at Singapore F1 race". The road leading up to the LCCT is wide and nice.
I am usually excited to visit airports. There's a quotation, "Life is a series of arrival and departure." And at the airport, this quote comes alive.
Since Romeo and Echo previously worked at the airport, they bumped into alot of ex-colleagues and friends over there. Everytime they do, they'll spend a few mins talking while the rest of us simply stood there waiting.
Meeting an old friend at a new place
I wasn't expecting that I'll meet someone I know. Then just when we've paid for the parking and about to proceed to the car, I thought I saw someone unmistakeably familiar. It's my friend whom I met in Chilliwack Canada. We were housemate for 6 months before I move back to Singapore. It was just natural for me to walk up to her and gave her a warm hug. We haven't met for at least 2 years. We both took a moment to take in this. It's almost unreal that we are now standing on Malaysia ground and seeing one another. Back when we're in Chilliwack. We spend time talking about how much we missed home. And homesickness gets more intense with winter and the cold chill. But we both have to go (this time round it's my friends waiting for me) and so we bid goodbye, with a promise to call up each other and hang out. I promise.
After dinner, we make our way back to Melaka. I told myself if I ever get a job based at KLIA or LCCT, I'll definite consider moving to Nilai.
I've been repeating these few words lately. I've ever told someone that I'll never live in Malaysia, my Melaka stay is an exception. But today I was given a glimpse of how my life would be if I were to be based in KLIA (Kuala Lumpur International Airport) or LCCT (Low Cost Carrier Terminal). I say again, "Never say never!!!"
As early as 0630hrs this morning, Delta and Romeo were waiting for Juliet and I at MFA guard house, we are heading up north to Nilai first to pick up Echo. After a visit to Drs Young Clinic for our medical renewal, we did a whole bunch of stuff, including having lunch at TGIF at Midvalley Mall, before headed back to Echo's place again in Nilai.
Due to it's proximity, Nilai is fast becoming the choice location to live for personnel working at the airport. From Echo's place, the airport is a mere 15min-20mins drive. It's even faster than the time taken to travel from MFA to Dataran Pahlawan (in downtown Melaka). Already, I've seen a AirAsia flight stewardess in the neighbourhood, I presume that she's just come back from the airport. (have you ever seen someone who dresses up in flight crew uniform and towing a luggage in hand, just to shop at the mall?). I can imagine there are many more pilots, cabin crew and airport personels living in the proximity of Nilai. Some of my Airasia friends are looking for a place to rent in Nilai too.
There are no major attraction in Nilai. There's quite a big student population here too due to the university and college. According to my GPS, the nearest major shopping mall is Alamanda (15km) located in Putrajaya. Other then that, Nilai is quite nice with wide road and not so much cars. In the evening, I spotted joggers, a sign that security is not an issue here.
Around 5pm, after hanging around Echo's place for awhile, we make plans to travel to LCCT. This is my first visit to LCCT and on my way, I saw the Sepang F1 race track.Malaysia F1 track is permanent unlike Singapore's which is a street track. I also spotted a huge billboard "See you at Singapore F1 race". The road leading up to the LCCT is wide and nice.
I am usually excited to visit airports. There's a quotation, "Life is a series of arrival and departure." And at the airport, this quote comes alive.
Since Romeo and Echo previously worked at the airport, they bumped into alot of ex-colleagues and friends over there. Everytime they do, they'll spend a few mins talking while the rest of us simply stood there waiting.
Meeting an old friend at a new place
I wasn't expecting that I'll meet someone I know. Then just when we've paid for the parking and about to proceed to the car, I thought I saw someone unmistakeably familiar. It's my friend whom I met in Chilliwack Canada. We were housemate for 6 months before I move back to Singapore. It was just natural for me to walk up to her and gave her a warm hug. We haven't met for at least 2 years. We both took a moment to take in this. It's almost unreal that we are now standing on Malaysia ground and seeing one another. Back when we're in Chilliwack. We spend time talking about how much we missed home. And homesickness gets more intense with winter and the cold chill. But we both have to go (this time round it's my friends waiting for me) and so we bid goodbye, with a promise to call up each other and hang out. I promise.
After dinner, we make our way back to Melaka. I told myself if I ever get a job based at KLIA or LCCT, I'll definite consider moving to Nilai.
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