Fear of missing out! I put in a check and got a queue. However, we chickened out before our queue was reached because my boy said to get out of the room. I feel opportunity lost. We had the opportunity to take 19-12. But the price is $50K over my first cap at $2.016M Sigh! If we have not run around and check on everything and put in the check, maybe it will be life as usual...
Will I get the chance again? Should I just go ahead to buy another project?
I went to Johore Bahru yesterday. The cross-border traffic has become significantly less, Plus I just use the QR code for immigration. So it is quite convenient and faster. When I returned home, I boarded the same bus that I alighted at Woodland Checkpoints!!! My first time:)
I also explore further taking bus T33 to Bukit Indah. The food is quite good. Lunch was nasi bryani just at the bus stop.
I also bought Korean Chicken home. It is really quite good. What a nice trip! Pictures of the menu and resturant below:
I have been welcoming my sisters and their families for many years now. In the last few years, I noticed that the soda consumed is decreasing. This year, no one took any soda at all. The kids have grown up, and many have kids of their own. Only two Pepsi cans were open this year, and my boys and I drank them.
The guests drink only water. I cooked 3 cups of rice and only a bit was eaten. All just ate the chicken and cabbage.
Next year, I have to cook less rice. In fact, I noticed only my boys ate the rice and their consumption was quite little. More than half the rice was not eaten.
Also I am getting more ang pows. My eldest sisters 2 girls both gave me angpows. My baby sister's son gave me an angpow too.
I am starting to receive angpows!!! The first to give me was Prisca. She has given me angpows for a couple of years now. This year, I received from Dawn and Sean. My nieces and nephew have grown and are now adults. I am getting old....
We decided to go Geylang Serai Market to buy prawns. We purchased 3 kgs at $12/kg. Sotong sold out by the time we went down after our breakfast. So we decided to buy beef brisket and beef tendon to braise. Then we get a large fresh chicken for $11.50. The market was extremely crowded with loads of foreign workers. The freshest seafood at the best price!
After that we went to Fairprice to look for organic carrots. No joy. I bought 3 heads of cabbages for our vegetable dish. Cabbage is best for Chinese New Year as we can keep it for a longer period of time. I also have to prepare some food for my sisters and their family when they come on Day 1 CNY. Tomorrow, I will buy frozen chicken to braise for my guests during CNY.
I guess I am as ready as can be to welcome the new year.
A quick search on Google on dental costs has shown a dramatic price increase!!! I am totally shocked!! A simple filling used to cost $80 now can cost up to $400 now. This is crazy. Price increase has escalated astronomically in the last few years. Luckily, I am getting treated by my boy in school. Cost is more affordable. My last filling was $8.70!
I have an appointment to see my boy boy tomorrow morning. This time, he will repair my front right incisor, which the work was done earlier. So the fix will be finished, and then I may need fillings on other teeth as well.
As I write, I recall the implant cost which I was charged $500 more than what the dentist agreed to charge after I used the medisave. So it is important not to trust the dentist or clinic to leave them to charge you when treatment is done.
My wife bought a new iMac, which was passed on to me. I am not familiar with Apple's system, so it is hard to use it. Also, my current system is Windows-based, so it takes time to figure out the mouse and the different ways to operate it, and simple things like changing the screen size take time to figure out.
The good thing is I get to use the dvd player. So now I can watch dvd again.
My second sweetheart arrived on Dec 5 at 2:57 a.m. She is good and healthy. Now, with two girls, it will be busier. We are happy, and Mum is doing fine as well. We are clearing up our home to accommodate 2 babies. Big baby is doing well with her potty training. Now the newborn will require intensive care until she can sleep through the night.
