whoops... for once, i appreciate my ownself so much better. esp aft gettin keys.
细心 & 仔细 & persistant allow me to spot flaws (big or small) tt even a friend once said tt she may only spot d prob mayb aft she shifted in to her new place in future.
though i no go thru D&T in sec sch, i guess my dad's trainin in gettin me to aid him here or thr when he fixed things is gd
lovin maths is gd cos i love to map out dimension & put into shapes & playin puzzle allow me to try to piece out where i can put certain things
playing spot d diff oso allow me to spot diff of my new place. esp on d kitchen kerb which cabinet had been mounted atop though i nvr notice on d spot.
& of cos lovin to capture photos of everything s evidence s a habit has also been put in gd use now to cfm d diff & to b use s proof
my past experience in designing wardrobe, L-shaped wardrobe, TV console, Bedframe, Bookshelf, Shoe cabinet had been of gd use nw
my 3D perception also allow me to visualize hw i want things to be and i could sketch it out though i can do it in accurate 3D drawing w d laminate using software. but at least i can use paper & pencil or even really simple sketch usin paint.
me lovin to take down notes oso allow myself to check & cfm on all changes in dimensions.
my eyes r oso sharp enough to spot changes in d cabinet depth, or even d wardrobe diff based on wat had previously been suggested.
so i guess though being too meticulous & perfectionist had been my flaws, they r also my strongest power. but of cos thr should b a balance of everything.
anw, w d spotted changes, i'll check w my ID & shall c wat she can say. will try push c if can don top up any amount if needed or discount if none.
but don b mistaken. my ID had been gd. have no issue w them. they do deliver job tt we r quite satisfy with except some small unavoidable issue but they will rectify. d lady which we liase w oso had been nice to ans all our queries & entertain my demands & she is definitely reliable cos she could ve many chances to run away when she went back to malaysia but she always got back to me once she is back & update me on d status & helpin us liase w Citigas ppl. & they deliver wat we wanted too esp d kitchen cabinet whr we sav bit on d carpentry $ for d wall behind d beam. but of cos need to b bit sharp to spot d diff & noe wat u wanted in case miss out anything.
& i'm definitely lovin d outcome of my new place. :)
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Sunday, 8 April 2012
distant relatives
all these yrs, w watever my memory permits, i can say i'd been gg 扫墓 annually esp to my dad's side to visit my grandparents & great grandpa. in recent yrs, my dad's cousin had brough us to my great great grandparents' too & so we had been visiting annually ever since.
dis yr is sort of quite 'special' as it would be d last time we would b visiting my grandpa at d v same spot as his was 1 of those tt would need to be removed due to the road works. However, though situated at bukit brown are my great grandpa & great great grandparents & other ancestors/distant ancestors which we don't know whr, s far s we know, only my grandpa is affected. thus, mayb some time soon, we would ve to put him in a temple whr my dad & his siblings had alrdy bought a niche already.
if not cos of dis roadwork, we also r not supposed to dig out grandpa's grave s it was said tt if thr r ancestors ard d same area, can only remove if ancestors r removed b4 d 晚辈's grave could be & great great grandparents aren't under our care & decision. well, though ppl may think i'm joking, i believed tt mayb grandpa wants to b beside grandma & accompany her in d temple whr we had already placed her. esp when they had been apart for decades cos my grandpa pass away when he was still quite young.
in dis 1 or 2 yrs, actually i was ard tt area bout 1 more time a yr than my parents due to d Halloween event which dear & i join. to me, tt place is familar & if i could, i would wan to go over to pay my respect to them. However, it was not possible for the halloween events which we join but i would also pay my respect in a distant. i guess soon, d place would feel v different. d way to enter/walk in would oso differ greatly & so i'll really miss d place.
wat irritate me further is tt when i heard my uncle & aunt's bf said tt it would be d last time ever tt we need to come here to 扫墓. hey, my great grandpa aka their grandpa & my great great grandparents aka their great grandparents r still thr lor. i guess i bit too tradition kind ba.
well, wat makes dis yr so diff is tt when my parents, dear & i went to pay respect to my great great grandparents, we saw 2 pax cleaning d tombstone in a distant & my dad greet & ask which family they r fr. erm... till nw i still ve no idea wat's gg on. all i noe is tt they r my dad's aunt & uncle which means they r my grand aunt & grand uncle (i suppose). they don look their age esp my grand aunt who is already 70+ & i suppose they r quite well to do esp my grand uncle who said he's working part time now & is/was a director of somewhr like hong kong bank or something.
anw, hw i deduct tt they r well to do r tt based on their age, if they aren't tt well educated & be in d workin world, plus d fact tt my grand uncle is/was a director of some bank or so, plus, he said his name had been in d directory & tt we could even 'googled' his name & find his details fr a bank company or so, & tt they had tried to contact my dad's cousin via SMS, i don think they would b so clear bout wat google is or hw to SMS.
wat really made me 打开眼界 is tt they r really spring cleaning d tombstone of my great great grandparents. they brought many big bottles of water, gardening cutter, a few brooms to sweep the dried leaves, brush, detergent etc to really scrub & sweep all the dirt away & cut away all branches tt r covering d tombstone. no wonder whenever we go over, d place looked so well-maintained. accordin to them, they used to bring acid to wash also. OMG!!! hw many ppl will really do tt nw?
anw, d feelin is so weird. i m always curious & wonder hw my distant relatives r like & yet when i met them, they r like a total stranger to us & yet keep trying to tell us stories/history/memory of theirs. though i not sure if ever i'll meet them again though they did get my dad's no, mayb thr will b chance, mayb not. till then, shall c hw.
dis yr is sort of quite 'special' as it would be d last time we would b visiting my grandpa at d v same spot as his was 1 of those tt would need to be removed due to the road works. However, though situated at bukit brown are my great grandpa & great great grandparents & other ancestors/distant ancestors which we don't know whr, s far s we know, only my grandpa is affected. thus, mayb some time soon, we would ve to put him in a temple whr my dad & his siblings had alrdy bought a niche already.
if not cos of dis roadwork, we also r not supposed to dig out grandpa's grave s it was said tt if thr r ancestors ard d same area, can only remove if ancestors r removed b4 d 晚辈's grave could be & great great grandparents aren't under our care & decision. well, though ppl may think i'm joking, i believed tt mayb grandpa wants to b beside grandma & accompany her in d temple whr we had already placed her. esp when they had been apart for decades cos my grandpa pass away when he was still quite young.
in dis 1 or 2 yrs, actually i was ard tt area bout 1 more time a yr than my parents due to d Halloween event which dear & i join. to me, tt place is familar & if i could, i would wan to go over to pay my respect to them. However, it was not possible for the halloween events which we join but i would also pay my respect in a distant. i guess soon, d place would feel v different. d way to enter/walk in would oso differ greatly & so i'll really miss d place.
wat irritate me further is tt when i heard my uncle & aunt's bf said tt it would be d last time ever tt we need to come here to 扫墓. hey, my great grandpa aka their grandpa & my great great grandparents aka their great grandparents r still thr lor. i guess i bit too tradition kind ba.
well, wat makes dis yr so diff is tt when my parents, dear & i went to pay respect to my great great grandparents, we saw 2 pax cleaning d tombstone in a distant & my dad greet & ask which family they r fr. erm... till nw i still ve no idea wat's gg on. all i noe is tt they r my dad's aunt & uncle which means they r my grand aunt & grand uncle (i suppose). they don look their age esp my grand aunt who is already 70+ & i suppose they r quite well to do esp my grand uncle who said he's working part time now & is/was a director of somewhr like hong kong bank or something.
anw, hw i deduct tt they r well to do r tt based on their age, if they aren't tt well educated & be in d workin world, plus d fact tt my grand uncle is/was a director of some bank or so, plus, he said his name had been in d directory & tt we could even 'googled' his name & find his details fr a bank company or so, & tt they had tried to contact my dad's cousin via SMS, i don think they would b so clear bout wat google is or hw to SMS.
wat really made me 打开眼界 is tt they r really spring cleaning d tombstone of my great great grandparents. they brought many big bottles of water, gardening cutter, a few brooms to sweep the dried leaves, brush, detergent etc to really scrub & sweep all the dirt away & cut away all branches tt r covering d tombstone. no wonder whenever we go over, d place looked so well-maintained. accordin to them, they used to bring acid to wash also. OMG!!! hw many ppl will really do tt nw?
anw, d feelin is so weird. i m always curious & wonder hw my distant relatives r like & yet when i met them, they r like a total stranger to us & yet keep trying to tell us stories/history/memory of theirs. though i not sure if ever i'll meet them again though they did get my dad's no, mayb thr will b chance, mayb not. till then, shall c hw.
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