One day, I was eating one of my favourite local snack (I have no idea whats it called despite living in Singapore for all of my life) when I suddenly wondered if years down the road the snack would still be around. Well, that's the problem with our modern society. Due to competitiveness among countries nowadays, people have become more and more educated. As a result, no one wants to do the 'odd' jobs of sweeping the roads, selling food in a hawker centre, etc. Will our local delicacies disappear in a flash? When I'm old, will I still be able to enjoy the same local snack I enjoyed when I was young? I don't think anyone has an answer for this. Only time will tell...
I recall the time when my grandmother was still around. She used to prepare such a delicious bowl of Curry Fish head that I could have ate it for days in a row without feeling tired of the taste. However, she began to get sick and that was when she stopped cooking for my family. In fact, she couldn't walk anymore and was lying on the bed most of the time. When I was 13 or 14, she passed away and after that, I could never ever taste her Curry Fish head again. Don't take it wrong that I only care about the food she prepared though, I do love my grandmother very much. I remember on her deathbed, I was so sad and frightened that I couldn't bare to touch her or say my last goodbye at all. I could only sit in the corner and brawl my eyes out. Up till this day, I still regret not spending enough time with my grandmother. But what made me sad was that she left behind nothing to celebrate her by. All that is left of her are in photos, videos and in my memories. If only she had left behind her Curry Fish head recipe. Then at least when we're preparing or eating it, we can still feel her presence in the bowl of Curry Fish head. But there no use crying over spilled milk really, time waits for no man and we should not stop in our tracks feeling regretful. We should just keep going on.
Recently, I have read this amazing book by Mark Oliver Everett called 'Things The Grandchildren Should Know'. The first time I saw this book in the bookstore, I was drawn to it by its title and the simplicity of the book cover. However, it was a bit pricey. S$41 dollars or so (Probably due to the fact that its a hard cover version); Enough to buy at least 2 albums. But after reading the book, I must say that every dollar was well spent. That's just how good the book was.
Mark Oliver Everett (Better known as E or the front man of 'Eels') writes about his life in this book from the time he was a toddler to the time after he performs at the Royal Albert Hall. I got hooked to the book from the start, where he described about how he wanted to commit suicide after his sister had attempted to kill herself and his father had died, to the end when he accomplished his dream of making music for a living. While reading the book, you will, no doubts, feel for the man. I won't go into the details of the story though. Just go get a copy from the nearby library (doubt they have the book though) and read it. (And Soshi, no. I won't lend the book to you! :P)
Heres a song by Eels - 'Mr. E's Beautiful Blues' from their album 'Daisies Of The Galaxies'. Enjoy :)
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Been studying till 11.30 every night with Vijay at Serangoon Gardens Country Club. Two nights in our so called 'Intensive Studying Session' (Let's just call it ISS for short) and I'm dead beat. Had to rest for the whole Thursday afternoon to get myself rejuvenated. Thats what ISS with Vijay does to a human body. It undergoes so much pressure and stress when I answer Vijay's dumb questions that my body collapses after 2 nights. Thank god, theres no ISS today! :)
Its a month since Haren and Carl has been together. Lets wish them happy first month! :P
One Month Together! Haren and Carl! :S
Aww...isn't Haren sweet? :P
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