jukebox playin'
factory girl - the chieftains featuring sinead o' connor
maybe - emma bunton
petals - mariah carey
that's the number of days of puasa we have left... how time flies!! Seriously, i think fasting can be pretty fun although there Had been a day or two so far within this ramadhan when i thought of giving up on fasting.. hahahar. But thankfully, i havent!
earlier in the afternoon, i brought my niece to the 24hour clinic across the street to see the doctor. She's got the most terrifying cough which juz wudnt go away despite taking the normal cough syrup (there's always a bottle or two of that in our fridge -- relics frm whoever was last ill). moreover, her temperature taken this morn during sahor was 37.6 which was a slight fever. Juz now, at the clinic, it was 38! the attending doctor was very friendly and he was surprised by my knowledge of medications (dhamol suspensions, promethazines, expectorants etc.) so i disclosed to him that i was a medic in my national service days (on top of being a physiology major). hahahahar. so wadever lah DuanDuan. anyhow, on top of her normal prescription, my niece was also told to ingest some vitamin syrup before meals to whet her appetite so that she'd be able to gain some weight. the doctor was of the opinion that she currently could be mistaken for one of those kids frm some famine or drought-inflicted country. hmmm, maybe i should take some cod liver oil myself but i strongly suspect it would cause me to have breakouts like what it did the other time. ;p
had to drop by the supermarket after that to get groceries fer my mom... & i'm gradually beginning to differentiate the uses of certain flour types (which i'm totally ignorant about previously). mom is planning to start on kuih tart today & as usual i'd be helping out abit. i really don't mind & it's even pretty enjoyable after awhile BUT certain kuihs eg. makmur & bidaran, are the most aggravating to make becuz of the tedious, dough-shaping maneuvers involved. u need loads of patience for those particular kuihs; something which i dont have much of. muahahhaa. the hari raya preparations in my household are goin along splendidly (i think) but the stuff in my room need some major rearranging... & i MUSt find a better way to store the innumerable books, notes & files which are stacked (Not neatly) underneath my bed; i wouldnt want that hideyhole to end up harboring some unwelcome guests (ie. lizards, spiders, cockroaches & other members of the household pests community).
last saturday, i made TWO trips to geylang in one day. in the afternoon, i was there wif my mom & sis wif the two bratty nieces in tow of course. it wasnt really crowded yet & my 3yrold niece had loads of fun running about in the bazaar tents. hehehe. so cute. i didnt get anything fer myself though; it was taxing enuff waiting fer my mom & sis to choose their stuff wifout me having to scout fer mine.. Going shopping wif them is surely a test of one's stamina. By the time we got back home shortly after five in the evening, i was SO drained that i HAd to nap awhile before iftar. By 8pm, i was out again, on the train towards payalebar wif chacha & tjay... and geylang, predictably, was uber crowded. met the rest of the guys at the coffeeshop behind joochiat where we decided that geylang was a bad idea after all & a change of plan was most prudent. Hence, after fizzy bought his kurong, we headed to maxwell fer some late night supper.
ohwell, saturday wasnt THAT bad.. geylang, despite the crowds, the noise and the heat, is really a marvel at night. wif raya songs blasting frm the stalls, people jostling at you from all sides, the necessity of haggling for better bargains... THIS is shopping at its rawest and most basic.. hahahhar.. Besides, it's really good to see the gang again. ;)
on a more sombre note, my temperament is really getting more erratic these days; i get peeved so easily! surely, my significant other must be wincing frm my less than pleasant demeanour.. but of course, outwardly i remain as cordial as ever but inwardly, i'm as restless as the ocean. methinks i'm beginning to lose my mind.. at times, i really LOATHE evryone.. (EVEN my significant other) and Especially MYSElf.
And I loathe bean sprouts too. i thought i juz reminded my mom not to add them as filling fer the springrolls we're gonna have fer iftar later (i wanted a potato-based filling; ala curry puff) but noooooo.. she wont listen. Argh. wadever.. i'm off to make some springrolls~! CIAO
PS: however, the waft of smells coming from the kitchen right now are hEavEnly.. obviously, the honey pineapple we're using as filling fer the tarts are largely to blame fer this... ;)
