Last Sunday was father's day. Thus, Mr TT and I went out with my parents to eat a simple dinner.
Tofu
Soup
Bitter Gourd Chicken
Fried Mee Sua
Yam Ring
The food looks quite nice but the taste was only average. Mum still said the food here is nicer, but I think the food we ate for mother's day was better.
Going back visiting my mum is not as enjoyable as usual. She is extremely pessimistic and hard to get along with as she ages.
She kept bugging me whether had we taken a cab home. Everytime we go visit her, she will ask that same quiestion. Seriously, does it matter?!?!?! As long as we visit her, does it really bother her so much what transport we took???
She bought durians home for me, without telling me. Mr TT is one of those who disgusts durians, so none for him. I had swollen gums and none for me too. She was mumbling about the fact that I can eat and drink salty durian shell water later on. I know myself well enough to risk shoving down those heaty fruits and get myself in trouble. She also kept mumbling that Mr TT don't like durian thus nobody will buy for her to eat. In the back of my mind, I really wanted to tell her there's no relation in those two events. If she wants to eat, we will buy for her even if Mr TT cannot stand the smell. But I kept quiet before I explode at her.
She also bought me 3 packets of instant noodles as I had gastric pain the week before. I know she is being nice to me and I should appreciate that. But she gives me a look that hinted that I am being ill-treated at Mr TT's place. When I was living with her, whenever I had gastric problems, she didn't care at all. So why that motherly instinct NOW? It's not as if Mr TT will ignore me when I am sick, at least not now.
To top it off, she keeps asking why am I asking my dad for money when I told them it's for paying school fees. I only ask for $300 and dad is fine with it, but she keep bombarding me and assumes I am using it to visit the dentist. She really has her own way of thinking huh?! Just because I told her about going to the dentist to do filling doesn't mean I need to cheat my dad for money. I can jolly well show her the damn receipt for school fees. If she thinks $300 is enough for my dentist visit, sorry, no. I ask my dad for money as Mr TT and I had some other plans for usage of money and I do not think it is fair to ask him to pay for my school fees.
All along in my family, she is not the typical motherly person, nor the loving wife of my dad. So what's with the sudden change now? Just because I am married and she sees the need to leash me like a pet so I don't forget her? .......... Or because it's dad and her against me the married-student-daughter who ask them for school fees? ............
This entry really could have been written in a better tone, since I am happy that I celebrated father's day with daddy this year. The problem is mummy is getting on my nerves, thus a need to vent.
The last weekend was as usual another regular one.
Saturday was spent at home watching dvds. Mr TT and I went to for a smini-shopping trip in the evening and he bought a dog plushie from Watson's for me.
It's rather childish huh?! Old and still buying soft toys.
And sunday, it's celebrating for Mr TT's dad's birthday.
We had to get a present for him, so we went to Tampines 1 to hunt for it.
Along the way, we had our teabreak at Imperial Treasure Restuarant.
Tea
Steamed Yam Cake
Steamed Chicken Feet? Can't remember the name.
Porridge
Char Siew Rice Roll
Scallop Rice Roll
Xiao Long Bao
Up till this point, the food was great! And then it was dessert time. We definitely had overdose of HK drama serials, which lead to us ordering something heard commonly in the shows.
Wine Dumplings
Mr TT did not like it at all. To me, it tasted rather alright. It reminded me of something I ate before, although I really can't recall what it was.
In conclusion, the food was good, their service was excellent too! That's definitely something I had to praise them for!
After eating, we went to Hougang Mall by bus. Our first time taking a bus to Hougang, since we always either got rides from his brother or dad or cab down.
Dinner was at the usual vegetarian restuarant. It's damn crowded, and their service sucks, their food are also not worth the money. But it's somewhat the reunion venue for Mr TT family celebrations, so, I just got to bear with it!
Weekend was well spent. =)
It's quite a weird timing to blog, in the wee hours of the night. Caught a mid-night movie - Drag Me To Hell just now and I am quite messed up which leads to insonmia.
There was a major decision made today by me. I think Mr TT is rather satisfied with my decision-making on that issue. I did not realize that he actually worry so much about my indecisiveness.
Anyway, the decision aside, there's something else bugging me so much that I can't sleep well.
The results for my semester are supposed to be out on thurday, but due to an industrial action taken by the teachers' union in Aus, some of my results are withheld! Damn it! Must they go on a strike at this kind of time and holding back my results?!?!
Just thinking about failure makes me want to kill myself, and yet the result remains unknown. At this rate, when am I going to graduate?!?!?
There are so many things I need to know, my results, timetable clashes, etc, etc.
I am having a mixture of feelings now. Apart from the agony of not knowing my results, I am glad about the decision made today. If I have a list comprising of top 10 events I am most happy about in my life, this will probably be among the top 3.
However, I still am unsure if I should reveal it out on my blog as I am afraid of unforseen circumstances...... But it's probably alright because nobody really visits my blog....
Nevertheless, I should focus on posting some outdated photos and reveal my major decision when the time is ripe. =|
Please let me pass my modules smoothly for this semester and may the results be out in the morning instead of monday. =)
One week of holidays passed, yet to get a job with the bad economy. Actually, I don't quite mind, cos I can be a lazy bum at home!
So my holidays was spent lazing around at home, watching tv, snacking, sleeping, reading. I am currently into watching "idol drama" (direct translation from chinese). It's a pity Mr TT got to sleep early on weekdays and I seriously cannot wait for him to watch on weekends. He does not quite of like watching dramas in another language where he got to read the subtitles.
So, for the past few days, I am alone in my little world indulging in idol drama as there is no new HK TVB drama dvds arriving yet. It's also been quite sometime since I last wanted to watch a show very much. Due to the schoolwork during school term, watching drama can be quite disappointing as I cannot fully enjoy the show without worries about assignments and projects.
Even though I am just lazing around, I can still fall sick, waking to a very bad headache today. In the end, I think I slept for about 14 hours today. =X
Anyway, it's been quite sometime since I last blogged photos. So I decided to post some of last week's event, Mr TT's granny's birthday celebration!
The buffet food
The cake
Singing the birthday song
First generation of the family - Granny's children
Second generation - grandchildren
Friends & maids
That's all for the birthday event! I will find time to blog about some other events. It's time to re-watch the drama.
I did not die at the dental clinic. -.-'''
Te visit was much more better than expected, it did not hurt as much as I thought it would. The dentist did not scream at me telling me to brush my gums and teeth and demostrate using the scrapper on my teeth. (That was what my primary school dentist like to do)
It was an one hour slot, but time flies and before I know it, the fillings are done. Nice. Money flew away too.
Total damage for that day was $400.
No more cavities for the time being. It's about time I take better care of teeth! Really should consume lesser sweeten food and beverage and brush more and harder!!
Anyway, next week will be heading to NDC for consultation on wisdom teeth. It's really troublesome!
Days after the exams are quite alright, the weekend was busy. Now it's time to start sourcing for temp jobs.
I might be posting what I did during the weekends.
It's early in the morning. Failed to have a good night. Going to face my worst nightmare several hours later.
It definitely is more terrifying than exams. It's a visit to the ...... DENTIST. =S
Maybe not many people share this secret of mine, I hate visiting the dentist, whether when I was young or now. Due to the severe misalignment of teeth, there are always problems with brushing them cleanly. As a result, I got cavities, blah blah blah. The main point is : every visit to the dentist will hurt like mad.
I had been visiting the dentist for the past month to do some major filling of tooth. Those weren't so bad, they care more about profit than my teeth, thus they are not as naggy as the middle-aged dentist at my primary school last time. Lol.
Anyway, today's gonna be another major process to be done. And seriously, I know it is going to hurt badly. But it is a must to visit the dentist, for a better smile and for the sake of my teeth.
I just hope that the pain is not that unbearable. I do not want to spend more money to do root canal, at least not now.
On a brighter side, Mr TT and I are going for Mac breakfast before the dental clinic! Hopefully I still get the appetite to eat later.. =)
