Nobody but Banana

After the numerous brain washings I have finally succumbed, the final straw broke when I was on my way back from the clinic a few days ago, semi-delusional from the 39+ degree Celcius cooking my brain.

I am now convinced that the producer of Wonder Girls' freaking popular Nobody song is a farmer!

Or to be more precise, a banana plantation owner.

Among the lyrics which are basically gibberish to me, the only sentence I understand is the English chorus of: "I want nobody nobody but you".

Only they are not saying "you" but something else, something that sounds to me like "jiu", which in Cantonese is banana.

I think there's a hidden message in that song that's assaulting our subconsciousness, because everytime I hear this song, which is way too frequently no thanks to MyFM numerous airings, I automatically think of banana.

Come on people, the ladies don't want anybody, they want bananas!

Sorry monkeys, ladies first. Go ask your big brother King Kong, he understood.




Yes, I too think I have fried my brain. =P

Congrats to Ding and Ashley!

Congratulations to Jason Ding and Ashley Chang for tying the knot!

Thanks for inviting us to share this happy moment, sorry Karen and the kids couldn't make it. Karen really wanted to attend, honest.

His Royal Highness King Toddler Hsiang is in his last leg of the Hand, Foot and Mouth disease, you see. Also I think His Royal Highness King Baby Young would probably bombarb the ballroom with sonic booms if we postponed his bed time. =P

Ding, I have forgotten just how tall you are! Gotta remind myself not to stand too close to you. =P Looking smart there in the suit. =)

Why it took you so long to get married huh? Ding, the friendly, easy-going and reliable chap. Can always count on you to provide completed coursework to copy and such great fun to be around playing Starcraft, Baldur's Gate, etc..

I guess you were just waiting for the right person and finally found her! =)

Ashley seems like a warm, friendly, bubbly person, based on the impression from the brief encounter.

I was hoping to meet up with the university gang but alas, none of them turned up. Well, I did see a picture of us in the Broadgate Park photo you flashed. I guess that's something...

That said, I would like to sincerely thank June and Marcus for their effort to make a loner feel less awkward among a table of strangers. I hope I was just borderline antisocial yesterday night and not my usual full blown antisocial self. =P

Ding and Ashley, juniors anytime soon?

Sorry, just gotta ask. =D

吃豆腐

屡次暗示不果后
老婆大人按耐不住来个见骨明示
迟钝的我这次收到啦！
只是不明白为何要我这么做？
干吗要我吃人家的豆腐喔？
我都不是这样的人来的
还要五个这么多！
天啊，我的部门就区区那五个女人
不是每个见了会开胃的叻，要命
以为我像鸟神那样男女通吃的昧？
这次惨了啦！
各位有姿色有被吃豆腐潜能的女生们
妻令难违，请见谅啦！
耳光巴掌请不要赏得那么重…



此篇纯属虚构，是那日老婆大人煮了五块豆腐给我吃后的胡思乱想：难道我吃豆腐不够多？=P

Colour me puzzled

I don't get it, why oh why?

Three years old son who doesn't give a rat arse about having higher than 39°C fever, who defaults to "I don't want" and crying non-stop when it comes to medicine, doctor checking him, and the mere sight of any nurse.

Eight months old son who doesn't care one way or another as long as he is with his mommy. Else the house comes down. Father is included in the "else".

Wifey who wants to change to another hospital because the current hospital ran out of room in the pediatric ward and places the boys in a room one level higher.

Doctor who doesn't bother to check for hand, foot and mouth disease despite the current outbreak in the state. Who only did so after being prompted by me on the second consultation. Er... watch news much? At least the doctor had the grace to look apologetic, rightly so as now both instead of just one of my sons are suffering.

Hospital system that's so inefficient, both sons discharged from the same room at the same time under the same doctor, yet the documents are readied one hour and three minutes apart. Also one would have thought the account and billing department would be the most efficient, yet wanting to pay the bill is also such a drag.

I also wonder whether it's just coincident that each time there is a bonus payout, my family ended up in the hospital? It has happened three times consecutively now.

You know, if there were higher beings and I was destined to never able to enjoy my bonus. Could you burn my bonus in another way and not make my family suffer for it?

Seriously, can things change for the better already?

When the children fall sick...

...the parents suffer.

First the younger son, fever. Some kind of viral infection. He also has sore throat.

Baby boy became super clingy, refuses to eat, and cries randomly.

Poor baby is feeling discomfort, we know, but we can't really do anything.

Doesn't want yogurt, glucose, any food at all. Got us really worried. At least he is accepting breast milk now.

Wifey's back must be aching. I know mine is. Both of us with panda eyes.

Just as the younger son is getting better, we found our elder son hot to the touch.

A quick check and yup, he has fever. Could hardly tell since he's so lively and acts as usual.

But just like his younger brother, giving him medicine is as if feeding him poison. The house is coming down.

We end up using the rectal medicine. Seriously "up yours" in this case.

Tired but refuses to sleep. The "it's not sleeping, just resting" trick doesn't work on him anymore. Sometimes having a smart kid is troublesome.

Looks like the sleepless nights will continue for us. Ditto the back ache, and the disruption of our meal and appetite.

Get well soon my boys, papa and mama are burning out.

Sorry

Sorry to Ubud Hanging Gardens in Bali, I guess I won't be paying you a visit any time soon, if ever.

Sorry to wifey, for asking you the "useless" question of when we can have a holiday on our own, without the kids.

Sorry to myself, for working like a slave for the family and never able to treat myself.

Maybe, just maybe, when I could get a real answer instead of question in respond to a question, or answer that doesn't answer anything, that I might finally have my getaway to the secluded place to rest, relax, and rejuvenate.

Heaven knows I deserved that.

I can always dream, as sometimes, that's the only thing left that keeps me going.

Go Away

Why do you have to give me a surprise visit?

You are not welcome.

Wifey asked what triggered your sudden appearance.

Beats me.

Was it the gloomy rainy weather?

Was it the uncomfortably cold office?

Was it the hopeless and helpless shits at work?

Goodness forbid, was it the wedding photo of two colleagues whom I couldn't even recognise?

Just what the fish and duck was it that triggered you?

It's tiring to act normal when depressed. I hate it.

Go away and don't come knocking again.

Really, you are not welcome. Ever.