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On Death

2009-12-19T05:35:00.000-08:00

Its weird but my mum actually talked to me about her death before. She told me she wants her ashes to be scattered into the sea. She doesnt want any wake as she feels it is all done for th e living. She even told me that she will come "see" me after she pass away... Haha but i told her not to as i will be scared... Maybe thats why she didnt visit on the 7th day of her death. We all slept super early that night so that my mum can come back to see us. I couldnt sleep that night though, turning here and there. Honestly i was a bit afraid but yet i wanted to see her, to talk to her. But in the end, nothing happened, just another normal night. But i heard people say that if you dun dream or see the decease, it means they have left happily. I hope my mum has left happily and she is in a better place. As much as i miss her, it is only my own selfishness that i want to keep her. She would be much happier on the other side where she can have "power" to bless us.

On the day of her ash collection, we went to mandai to collect the ashes. We each picked a bone from her leg. The bones had yellow particulates on them and accordingly to the undertaker, they were deposits from the huge amount of medicine my mum has consumed. It pains me to see how yellow the bones were....

We placed the ashes wrapped in a red cloth with a incense on it. After which i drove to Changi Jetty to take a boat out to sea. It was raining in the morning and we were all quite worried that we would not be able to go out to sea, but miraculously, it stopped raining when we reached Changi Jetty. The boat was rather shaky when we stopped and i nearly fell down a few times. But once the monk prayed to the Sea Dragon King God, the boat kind of stablise. After which i was suppose to light some candles, but the wind was strong and i had problem keeping them lighted. Surprising, one of the candles kept on lighting till the end...We did the ritual and prayer and my brother and i lowered the ashes into the sea....

We scattered flowers into the sea and the boat circled 3 rounds around that area. My mum was free to travel...... She is now free like a fish, free from all sufferings.... Mum you will always be in our heart and we know that you stopped the rain for us to complete the ritual out at sea. Thanks for helping us to fulfill your last wishes. After we reached land, it started to rain again, haha mum you are really great, you purposely block out that period to stop raining for us...

Mum travel the seas, enjoy yourself. You will always be in our heart!!!

When i was sick

2009-12-19T02:56:00.000-08:00

I vividly remembered i fell sick often when i started work at Madagascar early in Oct 09. I was very sick but i insisted on going to the meeting. When i reach home i was running a fever of 39.4. My mum was really worried and i was shivering when i came out after bathing. I covered myself in blanket and she bought food and medicine to me. I felt really cared for and she kept checking on me the whole night. I guess in the eyes of our parents we never grow up.

From young, my mum always gets very worried whenever me or my brother fell sick. She would always insist we go see the doctor but i always refused. We always go to a clinic in Hougang and when i refuse, she would say she would buy video games for me to play.... And when we reach home, she would stay up all night to take care of me. Measuring my temperature every hour and putting the wet sponge on my head. Changing it when it got hot. I never really showed my appreciation.... But thinking back.... Mum Thank You!!! You cared for me without reservation... I know deep in your heart, me and brother were everything to you. But in recent years, i haven spent enough time with you... and i cant reverse time.... i feel so useless and helpless....

Mum i hope there is really an afterlife and you are happy there. That you will continue to care and love me and brother from there. I really miss you....

Mum favourite food

2009-12-19T00:47:00.000-08:00

Mum love to eat. She especially like Crystal Jade at Toa Payoh, all the other branches she would not like. Thats my mum, she is one loyal customer.

She is always very happy whenever we brought her along for a meal. She enjoyed Thai Express and spicy food.... We tried to bring her to further and new places but she would be uncomfortable, she still preferred neighbourhood areas like AMK, Bishan, Toa Payoh. Places she frequent. I always thought she would be happy to go far places to explore, but i was wrong. Mum was a simple person, she just like old places...

Everytime we went out for dinner, it was always restaurant, and she was happy although it wasnt very frequent. Mum like vegetables alot and we made sure we ordered those for her. She was always the star of the outing and we always tried to go places she liked.

Once a year we have steamboat on the eve of chinese new year. I always like and enjoyed that since we were really young.... My brother and i would wake up early to go AMK NTUC to buy food for the steamboat, mum would give us about $100 to buy what we like. And we really bought what we like. But mum would already have prepared some food from the market first as she did not completely trust us to get all the food. She would boil the soup with chicken for 3 or 4 hours and it taste wonderful. I always sit at the same corner of the table. There was so much food on the table. I always ate lots of rice and my mum would open a can of abalone. She would only eat a few slices and always gave the rest to me and my brother. I would miss this steamboat dinner. We had steamboat a second time this year though, somewhere in October. My mum suddenly wanted to eat steamboat and we all thought it was a great idea. And it turned out to be the last time....

This was the only time in a year that we would sit around the table for dinner. Normally we just take the food onto a plate and brought it to the front to eat while watching TV. Which is rather stupid since dinner time was a good time to sit with with our parents to chat. This is something i regret... Life was such in a rush for me, and i never slowed down, not even for my family.... I always thought my family would be much better off if i earned more money... Haha but how could money ever replace the time lost?

Mum favourite transport

2009-12-19T00:36:00.000-08:00

I always thought my mum liked to sit in my car.... but i realised only yesterday that she sat in my car only coz she wanted me to be happy and i insisted that i send her around... She was a simple person and she actually enjoyed taking the bus and watching the different people boarding the bus and watching the scenery as the bus travels along...

I took the bus yesterday with my dad and brother together to Toa Payoh... I realised how long i have not taken a bus with my family... Years.... The feeling was familiar and heartwarming... How i wish my mum was on the same bus as me... My father started telling me and my brother of how my mum normally chooses the bus to take...

Mum would never take buses that have steps that are too high at the exit door. As she would have to jump down onto the road before stepping up to the platform again. Given that her legs were weak, this was something she would choose to avoid... Sometimes mum could wait for 2 or 3 of the same number bus to pass by and would only go up on one that was newer and had lower steps... It pains me to know that....

And sometimes when it rains, she cant use the pedestrain crossing, she would need to climb the overhead bridge... I have seen how she used to climb the steps up to our house on the second storey and she was already struggling and i cant imagine how she could climb so many steps on the overhead bridge...

Fatty Turt's Mum Passed Away

2009-12-18T01:16:00.000-08:00

Fatty's mum passed away on 12 Dec 09.... I will always remember this date....

Today is the 7th day and it has really sinked in to me that my mum has left me.... I feel really upset inside me....

I wanna write down all that i remember about my mum..... How she cared for me..... How she loved me, my brother any my dad.... All the things she did for us.....

These few days, i have been settling stuffs for my mum together with my father and brother... And they are saying hey mum likes this, mum used to do this every morning, mum used to do see flowers everytime she pass by here....

So many things, yet alot of them seem so unfamiliar to me.... I realised how much i have missed out on my mum these few years since she was ill....

All the time i concentrated on my work, letting it take precedence over everything.... but at this moment, everything seems empty and no point......

Mum, i miss you.....

You always said that i would be the sadest if you left, and yes i am really very sad... I wanna write down all my memories of you....

I hope you will move on to a better place where you will never suffer.... I will take good care of dad... I feel so empty inside me.... So many regrets, so many things i wanna tell you, so many things i wanna do together with you.... So many places i wanna take you to, so many food i wanna bring you to eat..... but powerless to do it all.... I feel so useless.... I love you mum....

The Turtle Box Website

2008-08-14T07:58:00.001-07:00

Chanced upon this website!!

Everything it sells is turtle related!! Wow, cant believe got this kind of shop!! You name it they have it. Check out the turtle mousepad, wat cool!!!

http://www.cafepress.com/theturtlebox

Enjoy!!!

Fatty Turt's Bed

2008-08-12T08:20:00.000-07:00

A glimpse into fatty turt's room and his bed, which is filled with turtles!!! Wahahaha... Its a lot of turtles on the bed, i admit. But i cant bear to take them off..... Green Bedsheet set is courtesy of Puny Turt!!! I love my Puny Turtle!!!

Fatty's Turt's Turtles (Note: Even the Bedsheet is green :p )

See this box? This is where i keep all my smaller size turtles. Next time i have my own house, i will buy a nice shelf and display all of them out in their glory!!! Cant wait!!!

Turtle Storage Box

More Turtle Stuffs

2008-08-12T08:09:00.001-07:00

Hee another of my treasures!!! Its the Turtle Bookmark!!!Never used it though, purely to satisfy my turtle collecting craze!!!

Turtle No 60: Turtle Bookmark

This Turtle is not in my possession one, as i bought it for Esther's Baby 1st month. Its a rattle shaker for kids but has a turtle on it. Haha once you see it, you know its a gift from the turtle family. No turtle items can escape our eyes!!!

Turtle No 61: Rattle Shaker Turtle

Got this at bugis, just a bigger size Walkie Bits Turtle. Same function, press the shell and there's music and it starts to move. You can put 2 together to compete if you are bored enough :)

Turtle No 62: Walkie Bits Turtle

Turtle Clock

2008-08-12T08:04:00.001-07:00

Yep!!! Another Turtle collectible!!! Its a Turtle Clock (comes with shaking action!!) This was spotted by Puny Turt at Suntec and she imediately bought one for her home. Of course, fatty turt couldnt stand not to have one so he bought one for the office. But sad to say the office's turtle clock sometimes shakes and sometimes don't. But overall, i simply love this Turtle Clock!!!
Way Cool!!!

Turtle No 59: Turtle Clock

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle!!!

2008-08-09T06:42:00.001-07:00

Well you must be thinking how come you have not seen the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on this blog since we are such turtle fans!! Well here we are, the post for the TNMT!!! The much loved turtles that burst onto the cartoon scene in the 80s. I loved this cartoon alot and i vividly remember catching it after primary school!!! I am a proud owner of both the Giant size turtle MISB and action figures (Reissued) MOSC. I own the bad guys too but not showing here as this is afterall the TURTLE BLOG. :) For those who are not into toys. MISB means Mint In Sealed Box and MOSC means Mint On Sealed Card. Well all these determine the value of these toys. A box or card in good condition will fetch a higher price. Once the toy is without the box, the price drops drastically. So if you still have your old toys from ur yester-years in good condition, they can fetch you some money. My favourite has got to be Leonardo with his Katana Blades!!!

Turtle No 51: Leonardo MOSC

Turtle No 52: Donatello MOSC

Turtle No 53: Raphael MOSC

Turtle No 54: Michaelangelo MOSC

Turtle No 55: Giant Leonardo

Turtle No 56: GIANT Donatello

Turtle No 57: GIANT Raphael

Turtle No 58: GIANT Michaelangelo

Turtles from Bintan

2008-08-09T06:23:00.000-07:00

Turtle No 49: Bintan Turt

Turtle No 50: Bintan Wooden Turt

Hmmm Nearly forgot about these 2 from an earlier trip with puny turt to Bintan.

Dragon Turtles

2008-08-05T07:24:00.001-07:00

Turtle No 47: Puny's Turt Dragon Turt. Puny Size and very cute :)

Turtle No 48: Fatty Turt's Dragon Turt. Its Green!!!

Fatty and Puny Turt has finally bought their dragon turtles after a few weeks of searching. Well for those who dun know wat is a dragon turtle. Well it is a hybrid of a turtle and a dragon. It has a dragon head with a turtle body. Its a union of 2 of the celestial animals. In Fengshui, its a very good ornament believed to bring luck, fortune and important people into your life. Well it cost us a bomb but we love it!!! Puny's is smaller in size and cuter. Coz Puny is cute too!!! :) Fatty's one is GREEN and looks majestic!!! I love how everything is beautifully carved.

The Turtle's Dragon Turts!!! (Together for the only time as they will be transferred to Fatty's and Puny's office repectively)

Well we went to this Fengshui Shop in AMK called Yuan Zhong Xiu, and we wanted to buy the dragon turtle but we ended up going for consultation with the Fengshui Master. Well it was quite interesting, like a peek into the future... (How true i do not know)

But i came up with a conclusion on consulting on FengShui... (Just my personal opinion, no offends to any fengshui master) If you cannot take the "truth" (which is often bad) and is not willing to spend money to buy fengshui ornaments, DUN EVER go for any consulation. Coz u will end up feeling very bad.... Thats my take...

Well me and puny bought our dragon turts so we are feeling pretty good!!! Wahahahha!!!! (Self consolation)

Happy Turts

2008-08-05T07:13:00.000-07:00

Its been a while, haha fatty turt has been lazy to blog...

Some updates on fatty turt!!!

- Fatty turt has passed his Green Mark Manager Course!!! Yuppie!!! So happy!!!
- Fatty and Puny Turt going to Japan on Fatty's Bdae!!!
- Fatty and Puny Turt got new golf sets!!!
- Fatty and Puny Turt got their dragon turtles!!!

Haha all the above cost the turts a bomb but we are very happy turts!!!

Turtles from US

2008-05-27T09:06:00.000-07:00

Puny turt just came back from her US training Stint in Dayton Ohio and she bought a whole lot of stuffs for me!!! New clothes, watches and of course, MORE turtle mechandise. Thanks Puny!!!! Love you lots!!!!

Turtle No 44: Old Navy Turtle

Hmmm.... Old Navy is a clothing brand in the US and Puny Turt still managed to find this wonderfully cute turtle from the store. Well done puny!!! Its a well made turtle with very good material (explains the high price) Very friendly looking and mades your gloomy day happy just by looking at him. Can be played by babies as there a bell that sounds when you shake it.

Turtle No 45: Turtle Chocolate

Well this is another pleasant surprise from puny when she went america. Never knew there was something call Turtle Chocolate. Yum yum, Cant bear to eat it though.....

Turtle No 46: Turtle garden Welcome sign

Love this!!! Always wanted one!! Will definetely put it at the entrance of my house in the future!!!

Do you know the difference between a turtle and a tortoise?

2008-05-18T04:19:00.000-07:00

Well i have met too many people who do not know the difference between a turtle and a tortoise, well read on if u are one of them....

Actually there is a division of the reptile family called the “chelonians.” And there are 3 variants of it: namely, Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapins, so whats the difference between the 3?

Turtles live in an aquatic environment. Firstly they have webbed feet with which it can swim more easily and a streamlined body (Main difference btw turtles and tortoises) The average turtle spends most of its life in oceans, lakes or rivers, and it has evolved adaptations that reflect this lifestyle. Turtles normally only come on shore when they are laying eggs and pnce the eggs hatch, the baby turtles will head straight to the sea (Sadly, not all survive... we shall go into this topic in a future post)

Tortoises are primarily land-dwelling creatures. They are not designed for the sea thus they appear stumpier-looking than turtles, with stubby, strong legs and a more rounded body shape. Tortoises that live in hot climates usually stay underground during the day (remember, reptiles are cold-blooded and need to protect themselves from extreme temperatures).

Terrapins are a kind of hybrid between turtles and tortoises. Like their cousins, the amphibians, terrapins spend equal amounts of time in the water and on land, and they can always be found in (or near) ponds, lakes and rivers. Terrapins are most often considered to be more closely related to turtles than to tortoises.

Dun fall on the vague impression that all turtles are “very slow reptiles that carry their houses on their backs.” Know the difference. And just my opinion, i dun think turtles are slow, since they can swim so gracefully in water.

Turtle Collection Showcase

2008-05-11T08:38:00.001-07:00

Turtle No 40: Turtle Handphone Holder

Turtle No 41: Turtle Handphone Strap (Birthday Gift From Byran)

Turtle No 42: Turtle Keychain (Taka)

Turtle No 43: Turtle Jacket (Not a turtle i know, but its the jacket that keeps me and puny turt warm when we are at the movies, our favaurite TURTLE JACKET from Pull and Bear)

Turtle Collection Showcase

2008-05-11T08:33:00.001-07:00

Turtle No 34: Tamiya Mechanical Turtle (Cool piece which really moves when assembled)

Turtle No 35: Turtle Badge (Got this from Sentosa Underwater World)

Turtle No 36: Turtle Puppet

Turtle No 38: Wooden Turtle (Taiwan)

Turtle No 39: Walkie Bits Turtle (Gift from Elf and Kim when they went to Japan)

Turtle Collection Showcase

2008-05-11T08:17:00.000-07:00

Turtle No 29: Funny Turtle (Always like this one, soft and great to hug!!!)

Turtle No 30: Storage Turtle

Turtle No 31: Mechanical Turtle ( moves when u turn the knob)

Turtle No 32: Massaging Turtle (Mini Toon)

Turtle No 33: Turtle Coin Bank

Turtle Collection Showcase

2008-05-11T07:48:00.000-07:00

Been a while since i uploaded pictures of my turtle collection. Here they are in all their glory!!! Turtle Power!!!

Turtle No 20: Turtle Bottle

Turtle No 21: Seashell Turtle

Turtle No 22: Turtle Pen

Turtle No 23: Happy Turtle (Birthday Gift from My Dear Puny Turt :) )

Turtle No 24: Brown Tutle Soft Toy

Turtle No 25: Turtle Coin Bank (Bdae Gift from Timothy during our Uni Days)

Turtle No 26: Turtle Keychain

Turtle No 27: Minitature Turtle Collectibles (Toy R Us)

Turtle No 28: Turtle Puppet 2 (Wonder where i got this from?)

Jakarta Day 2

2008-04-14T07:45:00.000-07:00

Reach hotel around 1230am.... Golf Masters is on and me and Dom watched till 230am, i concussed and sleep but Dom ordered chicken rice to eat and continue watching all the way to morn... He no need sleep one....

Went site..... finished worked around 2pm. Woohoo!!! Finally solved all the prob!!! A sense of complishment!!!

Went straight to Hard Rock Cafe to buy clothes for my office ppl!!! As requested by Chris and Jodie!!

Heres my loot!!!

Clothes for my office ppl and of course my dear puny turtle!!! (Cap is for Ed of course!!!)
And a pair of damn cool drumstick for Elf!!!

After that, it was time to rush to the airport!!! Scare jam la...

Finally reached singapore and rushed to buy liquor.
My Gordon Blue which i bought for $165... Must buy a bottle whenever i travel!!! Save up for my wedding day!!!

Jakarta trip 1st day

2008-04-14T06:37:00.000-07:00

Just came back from Jakarta from a last min job stint to help Domonic for his EIB project. Chris just send me back from the airport, really appreciate him for sending me all the way home although he stay in bedok. Great Pal to have!!! Steady Brother!!!

Ok on to the trip!!! Was quite an intersting trip, travelling to a foreign country i have heard of but never experienced before. Reached Indeonesia around 1145, came out to a huge crowd of ppl jostling for our attention. From money changers to taxi drivers, all shouting and hoping to pull u to their side. Even have ppl try to carry ur luggage up the taxi and claim money from u... sweat..

Lucky Dom was there to help me out... He told me can only take taxis from reputable companies. good choices will be Silver Bird and Blue Bird.

Finally reached our hotel room after abt 45 mins of travelling on the super duper busy road...

Traffic at Jakarta is horrible..... I would never dare to drive there... Cars drive so near each other, and they lane change recklessly, horns are always sounding!!!

The interesting thing is whenever theres a jam, there will be ppl trying to earn money:

1) Selling drinks and newspapers

2) Playing guitar and singing
3) Direct traffic

There are even ppl who sit in the traffic road begging for money, can u imagine that!!!

We had our lunch at this Nasi Padang store which Dom recommended

Its like a mini buffet: they put all the food on the table and which ever plate u eat u pay, at the end of your meal, they keep the plates u have not touched... Wierd way of eating, not very hygenic i think but its their culture.

Went straight to work after lunch at Punkowono Residences, a pretegious bungalow in Jakarta.

Lots of problem when we went there. Programming, wiring etc... Headache.

Look at the DB wiring, like this also can!!! No trunking, nothing!!!! and damn messy!!!!

Work and work, had a burger for dinner on site then continue working..... all the way till 1130pm. Damn tired but not finished yet..... Tml continue.....

Turtle Updates

2008-03-05T06:35:00.000-08:00

Turtle No 11: Fatty Turtle

Turtle No 12: Small Fat Turtle

Turtle No 13: Flat Turtle 2
Turtle No 14: Sea Turtle
Turtle No 15: Swimming Turtle

Turtle No 16: Graduation Turtle

Turtle No 17: Wooden Keychain Turtle

Turtle No 18: Glass Turtle

Turtle No 19: Hurtle Turtle

Updates

2008-03-05T06:26:00.000-08:00

Started our first golf lesson yesterday night. All 13 of us, big crowd!!!
Turned out to be very fun, haha and i thought golf was a boring game. But the moment u hit the golf ball to fly, the feeling damn shiok. Played for 2 hours and today i feeling ache here and there :( Think i really must start exercising more.

Really very fat now, no need my frens to say (although they keep reminding me) Yes i know i am fat!! :( I have made it a point to slim down!!

1) Eat less and avoid fried and oily food
2) Jog a least 3 times a day
3) Try to swim at least once a month
4) Play tennis and golf

Hope i can suceed.....

Also started my NEW saving account. WooHOO... Finally i have cleared my student loan debts and its time for me to save up for the future.

1) 3 months rainy day funds (ABout 10K)
2) Extra 10K for investment.

Hope i can achieve by end of the year :)

SO now i officially have 2 resolutions to keep:
1) Slim down
2) Save Money

Feeling my life got some new meaning wahahaaha (i get excited only small things) Haha

Singapore Flyers Trip!!!!

2008-02-26T06:49:00.000-08:00

Finally the Singapore Flyers Project is completed, feel a sense of pride!!! Thanks to Ed for all the hard work put in!!! The celebrations were on and tonight we got invited to a celebration dinner plus a FREE TRIP on board the Singapore Flyer!!! So excited!!! We are one of the first few to try out the Flyer!!! Me, Stan, Chris, Ed, Feng, Jodie and Angelene went. (Angelene and Jodie must thank us, we help you secure your places :p )

Reached around 645pm and we went straight for the buffet dinner first!! Food was normal not very spectacular. Took a few pictures.

Well Ed was up to his tricks again and he was trying to put his hand behind "you know who" when he hit the glass of red wine and toppled it!! Gosh!!

After that we hang around, tok cock before the announcement came to ask us all to proceed to the boarding area!!! WOohoooo!!!

Plus,we also saw this ice cream in 7 Eleven!! Its TURTLE SOUP flavour!!!

All of us were super excited on going for the trip, especially Jodie who was grinning from ear to ear!!!

(Side track: A contactor was still trying to discuss work with me when i was queueing up to board. COME ON!!!! I am here to ewnjoy, not talk about work!!! I waited so long, from before CNY to AFTER CNY for you to finish your BLOODY thing and you have not done a single shit!!! And now u spider and suddenly wanna settle things!!! COME ON... WAKE UP the #%^^$$$% IDEA!!!)

Finally, it was our turn to board the Capsule!!! The capsule does not stop for you to board it, it will just keep turning and turning, but there is a long path where the capsule is in contact with the building to allow boarding. The design i really applause!!!

Inside the capsule!!! Once we stepped into the capsule, it was so magical as it slowly moved up and up.... Before long we were at the highest point overseeing Singapore!!! The feeling.... You really have to experience it to know it....

We made so much noise and took so many photos!!! It was really fun!!! Although i could see that Chris was a bit scared when we were at the top... Hee hee... We were the loudest in the whole capsule.

Being in the capsule made me think of how great the engineers who made it a reality were, it was so well designed. Being an engineer myself, the following came to mind (Answers in Red):

1. How does the capsule have electricity? How do they run the cables?
Ans: A brushing system is used so that when the capsule moves it is also brushing against another conductor. Guess it is physically impossible to run wires thus such a system is adopted.
2. How do they control the LEDs from so high up?
Ans: Wireless Rf is used to control the changing of the LED colours, if you observe carefully, you can see the receivers. A repeater is also put on the main building to boost the signal
3. Why does the capsule not turn us upside down when it is at the top?
Ans: Well the capsule interior is turning!! Hard to imagine, i couldnt even see it when i was inside.

Such is the wonder of engineering!! Makes me proud to be an engineer myself!!Hats off to all the engineers and workers who put their sweat and blood into building this!!! Salute you all!!!

Well all in all, it was a wonderful experience!!! I definetely recommend you try it if you haven tried it!!! But go in a group!! Its more fun!! SO many ppl in one cabin, you go with ur partner also not romantic so might as well go in a group!!

Trekking Turt: V Day Present from Puny Turt :)

2008-02-25T07:31:00.000-08:00

Turtle No 10: Trekking Turtle

Got a sweet surprise from puny turt for my V Day Present. It was a Trekking Turt from Build A Bear!!! Woohoo. Its so cute and nice. I love it!!! I just have a soft spot for turtles :)

Well trekking turt came nicely wrapped up in a nice Build A Bear Box!! Comes complete with a Birth Cert!!!! Yes a Birth Cert and even a detachable shell!!!

Plus Puny turt even recorded a sweet mess which can be heard when trekking turt's hand is pressed!!! How sweet!!!

Trekking turt is my current NO 1. Favourite Turtle!!! Hoho!!!

Happy Chinese New Year

2008-02-10T08:22:00.001-08:00

This entry is not about turtles. Haha. Just had a wonderful Chinese New Year and i feel i should put it down in record.

Went to Elf's house on the first day of CNY together with my dear puny turt. Had a real fun time with elf, kim and his relatives. Gamble as usual, not much luck though but the ang baos more than covered it.

Went for a movie (Kung Fu Dunk) with Puny, Elf and Kim at AMK Hub. Movie tixs went up to 10 bucks liaoz... Haiz...... The show was damn crappy, really quite disappointed that Jay Chou acted in such a crappy movie, as i really enjoyed his first movie, Secret. But nonetheless, i guess thats whats to be expected for a CNY movie, mindless fun...

On the second day, went to the Guan Yin temple at Waterloo Street to pray as usual with my family. The temple was filled with people as usual. But this is a tradtion in my family i will always keep, sorta of a bonding for my family. And i was real glad Puny was there too!! We went to a Bali Thai for Lunch at Suntec, my mum enjoyed the food, though it did burn a hole in my pocket

After lunch, it was off to Malaysia to visit Puny's relatives!!! Was apprehensive about going at first, as i was scared i would feel odd and out of place..... But i was so so wrong!!! The people there were fantastic and i really had a time of my life!!

The place was so relaxing and it really makes me thing of how long it had last been since i really relaxed and enjoyed myself. Puny's cousin, Ah Haui picked us up from the bus stop. At first look, he was just another 18 year old Ah Beng. But as the day progress, he turned out to be a wonderful host!!! He took us on a mini tour of Sempang Regam, and paid for all the expenses!!! He drove us all around, and only at night did i find out he didnt have a driving licence..... (nearly fainted........) We went for snooker, supper, pubs and even visited a Pineapple field!!!

Speaking of the pub..... We were at the pub and playing pool (those drop coin type) We played quite a few rounds. But there were a group of Indians there drinking, they didnt ask to play, but suddenly they hostilely said that we were playing so many rounds we might as well take the table home. They were drunk also. We didnt want to invite trouble but seems like Ah Haui didnt like their attitude and told the boss. The boss of the pub immediately chased the indians out and wanted to lock the door....... And the Indians looked really angry.... Well you can guess how freaked out me and puny were......... We played for a while more and quickly left the place...

Received lots of ang bao over there and was in luck all the way. Won in nearly everything i played..... Woohoo...........

I really couldnt bear to leave (it was too fun........) But i am sure i will be back next year and i will buy something to thank Ah Haui for his hospitality!!!

Came back to Singapore and immdiately changed and went for a Sec gathering and followed closely by a Uni gathering........

Met up with some ppl i have not seem for nearly 10 years in the sec gathering...... But nothing spectatule there. I was just happy my brother (Edmund, Zhouwei and Elf) were there.

We went to Jianxiang's house for a second round of gambling!!! A bit paiseh, as i won away the money of everyone when i was the banker..... I got 2 Aces (triple earning) on my first hand....... I was so lucky with my cards i have to purposely "kill" myself by taking extra cards so that the rest will win........ Faintz......

But we soon moved on to Mahjong with Long, Ting and Foong....... Ting Ting won nearly 50 in the end....... Damn good luck.......

Well then i was home writing this entry. I must say its been a CNY packed full of activities!!! I never expected it to be so fun!!! But it was!!! Tml will be the first day of work, but probably will just play cards with the office guys!!! Hope u enjoyed ur CNY too!!!

Turtle Puzzle

2008-02-07T07:39:00.001-08:00

Turtle No 9: Puzzle Turtle

Saw this package at Muji Marina Square. Yes my eyes are very sharp when it come to turtles. I was pretty surprised when i saw this turtle package in Muji. Well Muji was not a place where i think i would find any turtle stuffs. I made out the word puzzle so i guess as much that this was a turtle puzzle but what did it look like inside. I opened the package to have a peek.......

I opened the package to reveal a wooden ball. On first look, nothing special just a ball... But on closer observation, i noticed it to be made up of 6 wooden turtles interwined together. My first thought was that this will definetely make a great and special item to my turtle collection.

Dismentaling the turtle ball yields 6 smaller turtles. Each posable, complete with eyes. Thats the turtle puzzle, bet you never saw that coming!!!

My Favourite Turtle: BIG TURT

2008-02-04T05:18:00.001-08:00

Turtle No 8: Big Turtle

Yes, this is BIG TURT and its my favourite turtle in my collection, (Gosh i hug it to sleep every night!!!) Its really nice to hug haha. My girlfriend bought it for me during uni days when i was too stressed up over the exams. I still remember we got it from MINI TOONS at Woodlands. :)
How was was it? I think it cost us S$39.95. Comes in different sizes but this was was the largest and being fat as i was, it was only natural that i got the biggest size one. :)

The turtle that started it all...

2008-01-29T07:59:00.000-08:00

Turtle No 7: Flat Turtle

Yeah this was the turtle that started my whole collection.

I still rem i got this from Courts at Suntec. I know its wierd but its true Courts did sell this turtle at that time, but dun think you can find this turtle anywhere now.

I was quite sad that day when i saw this turtle and it just sort of cheered me up so i decided to buy it. Little did i know that this would be a start to a franatic collection of turtles. I call this turtle "Flat Turt" as it is as u see it: FLAT. Haha.

Office Turtles....

2008-01-16T08:08:00.001-08:00

Bought along my trusty Lumix camera to office today and took a few pics of my office turtle!!
Come to think of it, almost ALL except 2 turtles are given to me by Stanley, wahaahaa (Thx man)
Heres a quick preview and a brief history of them:

Turtle No 2: Paper Turtles (Courtesy of Auntie Helena and her son)

Hmmm, these came as a pleasant surprise as one of the many aunties in my office gave them to me, she said her son folded turtles and she knew i like turtles as she bought a few to give me. Well i learned how to fold these turtles from paper too but not as nice though...

Turtle No 3: Tibet Turtle (Courtesy of Stanley)

This is a intersting turtle with 2 more small turtles stacked on top. The head and legs can be shaked and move around, pretty cute. This was actually a gift from one of the office staff (Uncle Koh) to Stanley but Stanley knew i would like it better so he decided to give it to me. :) So another turt to my collection!!!

Turtle No 4: Keychain Turtles (Courtesy of Stanley)

Well these turtle as basically simple keychains, Stanley bought them for me and my girlfriend. Like it quite much as it symbolizes me and puny turt :)

Turtle No 5: Garden Turtle (Courtesy fo Stanley)

Haha, this is a turtle i kaypok by FORCE from Stanley's house. We went his house for the new year celebration and i saw this near his mini man made fountain and decided to take it. Wahaha, Stan sportedly agreed to it. He told me he bought this in Thailand. Its pretty well made and i really like the material.

Turtle No 6: Office Turt (Bought this Myself...)

This is one of my fav turtles!! I have almost all the sizes for this model. This turtle can be purchased from all Mini Toons Shop of which i am a member. Hee i am just very happy whenever i see this turtle, its just so CUTE.......

2008-01-14T06:01:00.001-08:00

Turtle No 1: Long Leg Turtle Turtle

Today's a happy day!!

Got a new turt, hmmm i will name it "Long Leg Turt" Thank to Uncle and Auntie Yeo!!

Got Bonus and 10% Pay Increment, Damn Shiok!!! Chinese New Year got hope!!!

Well today was quite fun, went "shopping" on a work day with Chris. Really bought lots of stuffs.... Walkie Talkie, My long waited LAN card and also Stanley's present.

Stanley's present is really special, its a dragon turtle (Ah ha this is why this is the turtle blog)!!!

It is a Feng Shui object and is normally for attracting powerful and important ppl in your life to you. So i guess for Uncle Yeo its most suitable as he is in sales. Well the sales auntie showed me 2 dragon turtle, one was tame and the other was fierce!! Well we decided the fierce one looked much better though it did cost more :(
(P.S. Chris and Ed, Dun arm arm pay money Hor!!!)

Well we have gave it to uncle yeo and i hope he is happy with it and it brings him good luck!!!

Ok time to play dota..... wohooooo

2008-01-13T07:04:00.000-08:00

Hi Fatty,

Puny loves you lots lots. Thanks for creating the blog. Hoorays.. we can post our turtle pictures here. Everyone pls a lookout for our first pic on the cute turtles we have for you.... =)

Fatty Turtle First Post

2008-01-13T06:41:00.000-08:00

Hi i am fatty turt and i am creating this blog for me and my girlfriend,Puny Turt. Haha, yeah we love turtles alot!!! In our blog, we will share the turtles we have collected over the years and also information on conservation of turtle.

P.S. Puny Turt i have created the post, pls do post often too, its OUR blog :)