supervisor scold her cause you're not suppose to take OT for ridiculous reasons ilike you cannot finish your work all that you cannot take OT for all that yeah unless you got very important presentation all to work on then that's different and then like they will ask you why is an executive taking OT because like senior exec manager all that take OT is different because they got work that they need to complete but why is an executive taking so much OT so she got scolded


and then she stopped doing OT, and because she didn't want to push her work forward to next day because she is slow at doing it, so, she ya then I honestly I don't know how she was quite depressed and all that for like that period of time ya but lucky like her boyfriend is a good person lah so like he really like cheer her up and all that


ya he's like honestly out of all my friends he is the best boyfriend not because he's chinese I don't have that kind of , this one but really he's a saint for putting up with her and like she also change a lot after being in the relationship but like for the better lah but he's really like a good


person, but depends hor some like they change you for the better but their character itself is very shitty so is like


don't bother you know like they change you for the better but their better is like very hollow it's like all those like oh you cut off your bad habits blah blah blah that is very hollow kind of changed for the better yeah change for the better in the fact that you develop better manners and all that yeah that's


you know but in india you don't need to say manners will always be there there's no need for you to develop better manners we are always taught manners since young ya lah, like even if my birthday all he was the one that lit up the candle he is the one that cut the cake all everything for me like no one volunteered so he was just like I'll just do it yeah so like like I said he's my friend also more than he's her boyfriend so it's like you know she said she will make me the godmother of her children ya


my god, ya that's why I got so many eh and then I got like over ten cousins each if each cousin decide to give birth to like two or three kids I have so many nieces and nephews and like, and then I've all my friends' children as well


yeah, so many, of children I don't even need my own anymore and then if my brother apparently my brother is like if he does have children he'll probably have like two and then I've like both to take care of as well


they're not talking, ya he is I think so like I told my mother honestly I don't see him being married though not because I want to be negative is just who we are as people I don't see him being married but it's like he in front of my mother says he does want to get married but like they don't put in any effort you get what I mean


ya last time it's like eh he was a complete no but once he turned thirty plus he changed his stance a little bit but then like I I mean of course like I'm also the same but I know it'll be too late by the time you turn forty and then you decide to get married


cause nowadays the rule doesn't only apply to girls applies to guys also ya so is like, you know like Prema <tamil>அக்கா:akka</tamil> also was saying she was like she had a aunty that never wanted to get married but when her aunty suddenly she felt like she had to get married and then like she couldn't find anyone of course who's gonna marry you when you are fifty unless you're really lucky ah like there was this chinese DJ that got married recently to a fifty year old man but she's forty two #ang moh# yeah he's a fifty year old #ang moh# ya #ang moh# don't care lah they just like you know


ya true


true, ya I mean like honestly in


my opinion, if you don't want to give birth you don't have to marry so early, what's the point of you marrying so early then you don't give birth is like, you know, I also cannot understand people who want to give birth, like since young the only thing I wanted was a boyfriend but I wasn't like !wah! I want to get married I want to give birth I wasn't like that till now I'm not like that either I don't see the need to have my own children like what's the point number one I'm gonna pay until I die for all these people I don't wanna do that like I want to have the freedom to pursue the things that I want to pursue but at the same time like of course maybe


a little bit boring lah so that's why having a sibling helps cause your sibling give birth then like you can take care of children, I don't know if my brother will give birth also so it's like you know ya my cousins all my cousins are shifting to Sengkang also so it's like they will all be around me then like ya


yeah it's not like you'll,


so whatever they display in tamil movie is quite, , ya


you know when my grandmother's funeral came right so the casket person told us that we were the most, one of the most silent families during err like err funeral cause he say like usually they will argue


like <tamil>சொதி:sothi</tamil> and all that but like we like we didn't do anything and we were even shocked that our grandmother actually had a little bit of savings to give to everyone because like my grandmother do not work since she was born she from india what so she didn't work since she was born so


I mean like err my grandfather is working my grandfather did he eloped all the way here he took the boat the ten days boat you know last time take you ten days right to come here they took that boat, they came more all the way here no no no


they were very poor <tamil>நாகபட்டினம் நாகபட்டினம்:nagapattinam nagapattinam</tamil> is very poor what so they, they only came by themselves then my grandfather did like those fishermen jobs and all that then I say so weird they choose to migrate to another fishing village when their village is already a fishing village you know cause it's where the sea is right


I went to do my research then I I also discovered that <tamil>நாகபட்டினம்:nagapattinam</tamil> has a lot of christians and all that compared to hindus ya then I was like see they also like grew up among the christians you know, [orh] is it that's cool


the hindus always become like like all that ya more of like those, kind,


I mean like I like I told my mum before I believe in the god but I don't believe in the tradition, I don't see a need for all these like traditions you know like the fact that like I told you I was completely grossed out right I discovered that the coconut that the bride carries is actually for fertility not for anything else not for good luck not for all that it's for fertility then I'm like is that the only thing a marriage is about no right not about you giving birth what right it's damn and the milk did I tell you about the milk like that they drink


they is they give you for good sleep right but actually no oh my god is like, ya is like is damn gross I cannot take it like why why would you do that like


like what's wrong if the girl drinks the milk and decides to be the better one also like, gender roles have changed you know, so it's like, I rachel should be lucky she doesn't have to go through all the shit they don't have any <tamil>சடங்கு சம்பரதாயம்:sadangu sambarthaayam</tamil> all that like cause their's just like you walk in to the church and then you exchange the vows and the rings and that's it


like your marriage is completed after that but we have to do like ten months of <tamil>சடங்கு சம்பரதாயம்:sadangu sambarthaayam</tamil> before we actually like, get married, after looking at my cousin's wedding I was like no


I asked her why you want to get married, cause your relationship is already so good without having to get married what, then she was like I think I just I just did it for the tradition I guess and just to put a concrete like, you know name to it that, [orh] we are actually a couple we're officially legally accountable ya it's like


it's the first wedding in their house lah so it's like cause she has an elder sister that hasn't gotten married so it's like the first wedding in their house, she is the current with the longest relationship fifteen years what, yeah, they met when they were in secondary school but they got together like towards JC so it's like ya he's a neighbour so basically she moved into her Maamiyar'S house next door that's it ya so she she said like four days she will be at her own home and then like three days she will be like at their at their house and then like the <tamil>மாமனார்:maamanar</tamil> exercises with my uncle <tamil>பெரிய மாமா:periya maama</tamil> because he's my first uncle so like


the <tamil>மாமனார்:maamanar</tamil> exercises with my <tamil>பெரிய மாமா:periya maama</tamil> so it's like they go like macritchie all together what the heck, but the mothers don't like each other the mothers don't like each other they wanted her to get married to my brother cause my brother is the <tamil>மாமன்:maaman</tamil> for all of them yeah


all like at least five cousins he's the <tamil>மாமா:maama</tamil> for all of them so like <tamil>மாமா மொற:maama mora</tamil> then he's like that's disgusting they are my sisters how can I like see them as you know objects that you know you use and then like give birth, and honestly like if you tell someone or like I don't care I don't like your parents but they're together for ten years already how can you go and ruin their love love is not easy to find you know I also last time thought oh if you don't get someone you can just like ask your parents to finding someone but no it's like so much more complicated than that


like love is rare so when the love comes to you for fifteen years you take it, and he's not a bad person he's just a bit slow in the fact that he got a job seven years later than her and all that but, he's doing his best you know it's not like he's, yeah and he was so like sweet about it like when she came on to the stage like he like pull her made sure she sat down comfortably and then like


you know like he offered her water and all and all that first you know more but more rather than anything else so that's like very, touching, you see my cousin brother give me hope not my father doesn't give me hope my brother doesn't give me hope but my cousin brothers give me hope like my cousin brother-in-laws lah they give me hope like I I told my mother if their relationship fail ah I will never believe in love again sia it's like their relationship is the ideal of it I got tell you right like they before the wedding one week before the wedding was valentine's day they didn't even bother like


planning for the wedding whatsoever they just like went double dating with their friends so cute cause the other friend got married in december so they just went double dating as like couple and then they were each other's like groomsmen and all that ya so cute right I wanted that kind of friendship but turns out there won't be a


yeah, like I want the boyfriends to be friends and all that but like [dey] that one that one a bit


but I mean like you can stay at separate place lah no as in like how to say you can stay in like, you can spend time separately and then spend time together, I'm sorry things are quite loud at night don't ever do that it's like the worst thing ever I think like agnes really had to like control herself around me when her boyfriend was around sia I knew like she would want to jump at him cause she really likes his physical body so it's like I knew she want to jump at him but then like she just controlling herself for me that's why I give them the first day off as in I don't want this kind of nonsense you know like


oh no no no no no but I used to catch my parents, in action, yeah that's the worst I have been through my father a bit selfish lah what to do I know right because I don't sleep alone that's the thing


I don't sleep alone so when I was younger they had to put me like downstairs or something like that, I mean it wasn't noisy but it was like awkward so it's always like, ever since I was like four five years old cause then my parents were still like in their thirties right so


I mean like it's been twenty plus years I mean like they were still in like their forties so my mom, haven't reach menopause yet what right so, but, I know I explored it myself I was like


now I understand to a certain extent but like you know I mean is just a phase lah it's not like you know I'm never ever go back to the phase I was when I was, nineteen or twenty I can never go back is like, I'm just very Sian already so it's like


Hai, free photo shoot <tamil>என்னமொ தராங்க:ennamo tharanga</tamil> so it's like


I don't know later I have to see the app lah then I screenshot and I send you, now I was like thinking maybe we all should like do, oh sorry <tamil>அடுத்த வருடம் ஒன்னு:adutha varudam onnu</tamil> like <tamil>செய்லாமா:seilaama</tamil> like because


err maybe like <tamil>அழகான:azhagana</tamil> like, like Lehenga <tamil>இல்லாடி பொடவ கட்டி ஒரு படம் அந்த மாதிரி:illati podava katti oru padam antha maadiri</tamil> like <tamil>எடுத்து:eduthu</tamil> like <tamil>முனு படமா எடுத்து:moonu padamah edutha</tamil> like


RB capital building


WhatsApp [orh] message lah [orh] no WhatsApp number


so if like, , oh <tamil>நீ வந்து:nee venthu</tamil> like promote <tamil>பன்னும்போது:pannumbodhu</tamil> don't say err, err focus group <tamil>அந்த மாதிரி சொல்லி என்:antha maadiri solli en</tamil> friend <tamil>வந்து ஒரு இது இருக்கு:vanthu oru ithu irrukku</tamil> then like <tamil>நான் சும்மா:nan summa</tamil> help <tamil>பன்னபோறேன்:panaporaen</tamil> then <tamil>அந்த மாதிரி அவங்க வந்து ரொம்ப யோசிக்க மாட்டாங்க நீ சம்பாதிக்கர மாதிரி சொன்னேனா அதுங்க:antha maadiri avanga vanthu romba yosikka maatanga nee sambaadikara maadiri sonnaenah athunga</tamil> sometimes <tamil>ரொம்ப:romba</tamil> judge <tamil>பன்னி இது பன்னுவாங்க:panni ithu pannuvanga</tamil> so


I think <tamil>அந்த முடிரவரைக்கும் நம்ம சும்மா தமிழ்லே பெசுவோம்:antha mudiravaraikum namma summa tamilae pesuvom</tamil> so


screenshot <tamil>பன்னி அவளுக்கு:panni avalukku</tamil> WhatsApp <tamil>மூலம்மா நான்:mullama nan</tamil> message pause pause


try <tamil>பன்னிர்கேன் போட்டுர்க்கேன்:pannirkaen potrukaen</tamil> so <tamil>அவன் வந்து சொன்னான் அப்பொ நீ வந்து:avan vanthu sonnan appo nee vanthu</tamil> like


err <tamil>சும்மா:summa</tamil> like so <tamil>கேட்டாங்கன சொல்லு நீ வந்து:kettangana sollu nee vanthu</tamil> like <tamil>ஒரு ரெண்டு வாட்டி வாங்கிர்கேன்னு அப்ரம்:oru rendu vaatti vangirkaennu apram</tamil> Kopi <tamil>வந்து வாரத்துல்ல:vanthu vaarathulla</tamil> at least like <tamil>நாலு அஞ்சு வாட்டியாவது குடிக்கனும்னு சொல்லுவாங்க:naalu anju vaattiyaavathu kudikanumnu solluvanga</tamil> ya <tamil>ஏன்ன நீ காலைல எழுந்திரிக்கனும்:yen na nee kaalaila ezhunthirkanum</tamil> lah


okay <tamil>தானே எனக்கு பிடிக்காது எனக்கு பிடிக்கவே பிடிக்காது:dhanae enakku pidikathu enakku pidikavae pidikathu</tamil> so, better than nothing lah


(mmhmm)


okay let's start, how's your day #yi man#


then what time you start ah


!wah!, work from seven to one


!wah! <mandarin>这个:zhe ge</mandarin> bloody <mandarin>久:jiu</mandarin> eh, then, after one, come back from to home


ya, , ya, , me ah, I just resigned, ya


so I actually left my organisation for one month already eh, still actively looking for a job, ,


timeline, , hopefully I can get a job soon so that I don't be so LOBO at home, ya otherwise I'll just be rotting at home,


then how much I pay you and how much your job will pay me [orh] actually you are earning more than a housekeeper role so I will I can take it


oh, ,


actually very slow not very much, , so to date for one month I send out about fifteen applications got back about two responses,


and actually when I check back the job portal that submit to ah, all the updates right for the status of application <mandarin>都是写:dou shi xie</mandarin> received, so, uh I was expecting hor <mandarin>他们会变成:ta men hui bian cheng</mandarin> under review or downloaded by employer


but there's only one company that reflected the status as, ah download ah CV downloaded by employer, so all the rest, the status <mandarin>还是在那个:hai shi zai na ge</mandarin> receive lor


<mandarin>不懂:bu dong</mandarin> eh <mandarin>所以我在想:suo yi wo zai xiang</mandarin> <mandarin>有点:you dian</mandarin> demoralising ah


because every CV or every application that I put forward, takes my time to read up about the job to read up about the company, to craft up a, a CV that suits the role


ya I'm thinking ah right now there should be a lot more competition than normal time, so (hmm), so on the portal right, but the number of applicants have gone up to hundreds


, ya the application rate <mandarin>真的是多到很恐怖:zhen de shi duo dao hen kong bu</mandarin> leh, , actually initially I was looking at managerial roles


but now I'm looking at everything, ya, then <mandarin>那些比较:nei xie bi jiao</mandarin> junior position <mandarin>你看那些:ni kan nei xie</mandarin> exact role they rocket to hundred over applicants very very quickly


maybe <mandarin>有:you</mandarin> two ends to it lah, they are very expensive


so I think they will be, getting the, sacked I don't know,


, <mandarin>不懂:nbu dong</mandarin> but I think <mandarin>现在:xian zai</mandarin> there should be a lot of floaters around because a lot of companies close down, so, , ya, so you


ya, , !oho!, err, ya I left without bonus, ya <mandarin>因为我的:yin wei wo de</mandarin> tender period


just fell in the appraiser period so if I did not complete the appraiser period ya there's there's no bonus, I did not complete mah the appraiser, two more months


, ya things are not looking good, so, so right now the, colleague who took over my work, right now she's dying under the weight is really quite bad


, yes they have one more person coming in but, these two people are carrying the weight of like three to four man job


so if I hadn't left they wouldn't recruit I will be one person doing three man job, (hmm) ya, , ya ya,


ya I took over !wow!


[orh], (hmm),


[orh] okay


, oh dear


oh dear, so you have to absorb a lot of other things ah, oh


oh how long already this


ya, but are you on the look out already, maybe start looking for different things, outside the organisation


oh okay, [orh] okay, started started looking, ,


, , yes yes


, ya


so ya in my last job, I took on three person roles so the managerial posts plus two executive roles because, two executives left, ya and then ah <mandarin>我又是那个:wo you shi na ge</mandarin> manager and <mandarin>我又要做我下面的人做的东西:wo you yao zuo wo xia mian de ren zuo de dong xi</mandarin> and there was no plan to hire


so !wah! that was a bit Cham ah, a bit bad for me, then, at that time it coincided with the CB, and then schools are closed


so my two little monkeys are home, and I have to look after them, ah


ya man, I really work until three AM, ya so even at two something three something I'm sending emails, then <mandarin>我的老板应该是有眼睛看的:wo de lao ban ying gai shi you yan jing kan de</mandarin> lor but <mandarin>他就是:ta jiu shi</mandarin> don't, acknowledge or don't recognise ya so <mandarin>我就想:wo jiu xiang</mandarin> why am I doing all this for I'm really


just getting into very bad health I keep falling sick, , , ya, it's like oh <mandarin>他们走了你:ta men zou le ni</mandarin> suck it up that's your thing to do I don't care


to me lah it feels that way , , my manager, my boss ya she is married without kids


, ya I don't think she knows very much, but even so if she sees emails coming at three AM, hello, she should think about it right


, , ya, so you also took the route of the nanny TV


uh actually they sent uh videos uh videos of a teacher's doing activities so that's the home based learning it wasn't a live session, err <mandarin>没有:mei you</mandarin> live <mandarin>的你的有:de ni de you</mandarin> ah


hor, actually err ya <mandarin>我们的学校也是这样:wo men de xue xiao ye shi zhe yang</mandarin> ya the school also did the same thing they packed a lot of activity sheets for us actually they are a lifesaver eh


ha, me too me too yes yes


so in fact I also told a little lie ah, I told them oh <mandarin>这只是:zhe zhi shi</mandarin> colouring <mandarin>而已:er yi</mandarin> and you just colour no need to do anything else you no need to cut lah ya I don't say these words ya in my mind no need to cut no need to glue no need to do anything colour you just colour


, the toddler group yes the teacher set up a whatsapp


for us, well, !wah!


oh, okay, !wah! I cannot !huh! I'm so lazy to do all this, , think


fruit kebab, ya yes Satay stick then <mandarin>穿穿穿:chuan chuan chuan</mandarin> okay, done, no need to use fire no need to use electricity just cut and poke


ya I have no more energy to do all the extra extra little projects, [orh], no <mandarin>弟弟:di di</mandarin> is


the havoc person, , like <mandarin>姐姐:jie jie</mandarin> will be playing with something very interesting then <mandarin>弟弟看:di di kan</mandarin> lor, he will sneak up behind her, and then snatched it from her and then run away, ya or if <mandarin>姐姐:jie jie</mandarin> notice and put it high above her head


he will slapped her


, ya she will just scream, then she will, she will try to scream loud enough and we hear and then we will come in and rescue her ya


aggressive ah she doesn't hit back, , but she will try to snatch back so, snatched snatching <mandarin>的时候也许就比较:de shi hou ye xu jiu bi jiao</mandarin> you force ah, but she she will not push him away,


(hmm), he's very aggressive I don't know where he got that from,


, oh, ya, everybody is quite mild nature I so I don't know I don't know where he got it from


[orh], okay so we have negative and no positive times positive equals negative, is that what you say,


, I don't know, actually the children are also very mild


I don't see many uh any aggressive kids inside, ya, I don't know where they got that from I tell them


but he's very naughty at home, , , ya, actually some of the teachers live around here


for example infant care <mandarin>有一个老师:you yi ge lao shi</mandarin> teacher camila, then <mandarin>这:zhe</mandarin> teacher camila <mandarin>的楼上就是我们学校的:de lou shang jiu shi wo men xue xiao de</mandarin> kitchen chef


ya she cooks for the kid, ya, so, this centre is not just a neighbourhood centre for the children but it's also for the stuff


but a lot of teachers are actually in the neighbourhood, there's one from portland there's one from, uh four seven zero C so two from here ya, very very close


ya ya ya, actually me too, there was once ah I was in a teaching short stints ah I think about, five weeks only ah, then they posted me to a school just beside my block


from my kitchen window I see the school, so I was there, actually it wasn't such a good idea, because everytime I come home I go to my lift lobby there are students there already, ya it's really too close


you mean myself or the students, secondary school


, but they will see us parents, then it will be a very awkward for them if they, no lah if we meet each other in the coffee shop or in NTUC or in the lift, then


ya you will have to acknowledge each other make small talk, ah, ya there was once ah I saw one of the infant teachers hor in a avenue eight market have you been there


ya, and then the teacher was just queueing up beside me behind me, and then she was saying, and <mandarin>我跟他讲哦:wo gen ta jiang o</mandarin> me too me too I also queue up in this store


ya, oh


!wow!, that's so good, , eh she lives near you hor, oh


[orh], , very good lah <mandarin>顺便:shun bian</mandarin> have dinner


where does she live, macpherson okay ah not too bad, , [orh] [orh], macpherson from here, then how would you go by bus and MRT and bus again


, [orh] okay, , [orh] okay


, , ya, oh


actually quite okay ah, because <mandarin>大路那边:da lu na bian</mandarin> upper Serangoon road <mandarin>就有三个:jiu you san ge</mandarin> bus mah, ya I think, at the moment I'm quite okay, ya, so whenever I need to go anywhere I feel that this two bus stops


err ya ya can serve my needs already, , although although I'll prefer a nearer bus stop, ya I feel that the riversails bus stop is quite far I don't like to walk there


[orh], uh one three six ah to kovan ah , oh yes yes


oh is it <mandarin>一零二去:yi ling er qu</mandarin> Hougang <mandarin>的:de</mandarin> ah, oh okay


you will not go into the interchange but uh, because I take that to the swimming pool or the Hougang polyclinic do you use that one ah,


!wahpiang!, that's actually further, I feel lah I feel that's actually further, ah, ya actually quite true hor


I never thought about it like that before, actually could be about the same, [orh]


, you're talking about which now, I thought


but it's still a very heavy investment lah for a half day work, , ya and it's so draining, !wah! I think <mandarin>每次搭:mei ci da</mandarin> public transport !wah! really ah I'm so tired already


oh, [orh], oh okay, so actually this primary school kids they're on their own, they're not


[orh] okay okay


ya ya ya, I remember my, the the earliest that I, could get home myself I think primary four ah, , before primary four, if I go back home late


cause the bus stop where the bus will have gone school bus, look so I was saying ah, during primary school I had school bus primary one to primary six but <mandarin>如果有:ru guo you</mandarin> CCA


then the school bus I will miss it then I think, after school, after CCA , I think so


<mandarin>没有:mei you</mandarin> housewife, school bus mah, actually <mandarin>不会:bu hui</mandarin> ah, the


school by bus is only about, fifteen minutes away, fifteen minutes, okay lah, [orh]


[orh], okay okay, [orh] no school bus ah


[orh] ya ya ya so close actually if, I took about walking distance ah is only about fifteen minutes walk also leh, by bus or by walk, , ya, yes


yes yes yes, school bus yes, I think I took a school bus also because of my elder brother, because my elder brother, and then when he started primary school he was already on the school bus so I think they just continued with me being in the school bus also


ya because when he was in primary school I was still a very young child, so I think it'll be just easier for my parents ah to send him via school bus and take care of me at home, ya ya ya


ya I can see it's such a nightmare, ya, never mind


, I'm aiming for Punggol primary,


ya just pray for good luck, oh okay, !wow!


yes yes


well, [orh], okay, ah which school you targeting ah, [orh]


!wah!, !wow! is all planned


oh which school is that


[orh], oh, eh I quite surprised that this two merge leh, because I thought cedar primary is always full house


oh


oh is it, ah, ah okay okay ya quite close but not that near also, I'm from cedar


yes ya ya ya, ya ya ya


you mean cannot cope in primary one, or what,


but if you enter primary one already and you want to go to another school will that be more difficult ah because all the vacancies will have been taken


oh okay, !wah! I think it will be more difficult eh, because all the vacancies will be taken up already


depending on their school resources ah


[orh] okay, [orh]


oh, oh #nan chiau#


and no ties , forty hour <mandarin>是:shi</mandarin> by per year basis is it


or accumulatively, ya we are all the slacker mum


, okay


oh I didn't know that there's such a thing eh you have to pay for the membership one alumni membership [orh], okay


oh not clans are, more of the <mandarin>姓氏或者:xing shi huo zhe</mandarin> dialect group that type


oh okay, ya let me check my recording I got a, I hope that it's still active, ya it's still active, that will be the biggest nightmare, if we talk and talk and talk it's not recorded


and we will talk on another topic, oh


oh no I'm not very good follower on the group ya it's become, too overwhelming for me ya, split into too many chat group


oh so far I am only, have two one is the Hougang parkview and the other one is the, group buy ya only have these two


oh they are specialist groups oh !wow!, !wahpiang!


oh okay ya okay


ya to come out or not ya, I'm in that position with the the mega group chat, you know the one that is err, but, there's one what Hougang parkview and


group buy ah that is a very long name, don't know what, ya that's a very long name ya the many good ah, no in the beginning I'm on track, ya I will see what I like and then I will buy but now I'm losing a bit of stamina I cannot keep up already


super long right,


ya it's too long it's very hard to keep track and hor I'm very afraid that I ordered something, and then the delivery message comes in a, ya in one of the long list of messages that I don't read and then I miss


but the host <mandarin>很难:hen nan</mandarin> keep track who has collected who has not


ya ya ya, so, so I think


ya ya I think I will fall into that category I'm not very on track on looking at the messages, ,


ya, so there was one time I, ordered something I know that the, ah maybe, ah <mandarin>八月一号:ba yue yi hao</mandarin> ah, ah arbitrary arbitrary, and then I'll be so tense out on that day ah <mandarin>八月一号:ba yue yi hao</mandarin> because I will be trying to check the messages so that I do not miss any message that says your delivery is here


ya so I tone down a lot leh I actually stop buying for a few weeks already leh, okay lah for the first few buys only ah, then after that I found that ah I couldn't keep track ah because everytime I open the group chat it's a few tens of messages


ya I cannot


oh !wow!, yes yes ya ya that's true that's a good trick


but I'm actually too lazy to do that also, I'll just, open it so that they it the the counter reset to zero, ya I actually don't read it ya so sometimes every comes up it was surprising message which I


didn't wasn't aware of ya then you say but I shared what, but I don't read lor, ya I don't read all the messages


oh ya ya it doesn't trigger a notification to me, correct or not


ya ya ya ya I agree I agree, ya lor ya that's true, ya it needs to have a further notification


ya you notice it lor, , but for me it doesn't work Liao


well because ya, ah I order Tingkat, [orh] , sometimes is for the weekends ah when I don't have Tingkat ah then they will be useful


<mandarin>以前:yi qian</mandarin> lah, for this, few weeks ya the few weeks just past ya I stopped cooking haven't cooked already, but before that ya I was cooking every weekend


, it's just ah yes hitting up, , ya, actually the the melbourne crab sauces ah


they are very very tempting I feel like buying them [orh] okay, ya do you find them good ah


[orh] okay that's also an idea, that's a good idea


[orh] okay okay, ah ya, so the crab Lobang is err frozen or fresh oh my god oh my god I cannot I cannot


I cannot butcher them, okay but <mandarin>如果死:ru guo si</mandarin> Liao <mandarin>的话:de hua</mandarin> you can ask the, butcher in a seafood store to chop it up for you mah


oh it should be chopped up right no ah


but I will go to, ya actually I didn't even do that <mandarin>我就在坐在在我自己的椅子:wo jiu zai zuo zai zai wo zi ji de yi zi</mandarin> here I think I want two crabs ah one in chili and the other one maybe in butter sauce ya thank you I don't even need to choose I just choose the flavour


err <mandarin>那个四零一:na ge si ling yi</mandarin> <mandarin>那个:na ge</mandarin> I think not bad okay lah for that one I always order uh <mandarin>螃蟹米粉:pang xie mi fen</mandarin> or <mandarin>螃蟹:pang xie</mandarin> #tang hoon#, ya


oh, okay, oh, is a thai sounding err restaurant oh okay


!wah! you should earn commission for this


okay, ya ya ya, , okay <mandarin>我没有时间煮:wo mei you shi jian zhu</mandarin> we ordered Tingkat all the way, , , [orh] actually to be honest hor our Tingkat was from the birth of uh no after <mandarin>弟弟满月:di di man yue</mandarin>


up to now so almost two years oh we switch a few ya ya ya we switch around but there was one caterer we were faithful for a year


loyal customer one year plus, during CB period it said it's last goodbye, unfortunate but I thought that was the best that we have, , ya


actually there are several new ones that we tried after the the one that had Toh, ya you can try it this one called easy gourmet, it's very nice is by jack's place


ya, but very delicious, and the thing about jack's place is it's halal, , so


I don't know but <mandarin>这个:zhe ge</mandarin> uh easy gourmet by jack's place ya it is it's serving halal Tingkat, so we had no pork, for weekdays


no no, ya actually I'm not a meat person then <mandarin>我老公:wo lao gong</mandarin> is not a chicken person, so actually the halal option is not a good thing for him, because halal means ya if is the meat is chicken


ya and I don't take beef, we have a lot of contrasts, very conflicting, ya I love seafood


then the food that I like he may not like also actually I love seafood I love crabs and I love chicken feet


and he doesn't like chicken feet at all he doesn't like to peel the crabs, ya, so it's not a


something he will crave for, ya, my <mandarin>老公也是:lao gong ye shi</mandarin> but he will always tell me, if you want you just order I don't mind you ordering <mandarin>你喜欢:ni xi huan</mandarin> mah


oh oh that's very nice


ya ya ya ya do that , then <mandarin>你女儿:ni nv er</mandarin> leh her her food cravings more similar to you or your your husband


ya ya I remember I remember, [orh]


, oh


[orh] good oh ya, I also use that strategy, , actually <mandarin>大女儿:da nv er</mandarin> okay she has a preference towards a non leaf vegetables she doesn't like the leaves and so she will eat things like the carrots tomatoes brinjals bitter gourd capsicum lady fingers


ya she eats all these abstract vegetables, ya things that I will only pick up later on in my life ya


for a young kid , bitter gourd !wah! I would never have imagine, oh, eh they are yummy


okay


[orh] okay I think I see it in fruit juice stall a picture of it it's a smaller fruit a smaller vegetable white ah


oh my god no I don't know, I don't know what I've seen, oh no know I don't recall


I, I only remember green failures, ya, he's worse ya


so at dinner time, we serve him food and within the first two mouth he feels that it's not to his liking he will forgo the whole dinner, he would rather not eat, he would rather not eat


ya, , no may not even have milk, , ya so I don't know how much he drinks actually


ah, but don't think is much lah I don't have very much , press press lor, ya, okay I can hear the drinking sound ah but it doesn't last very long <mandarin>我觉得:wo jue de</mandarin> within the first few sips <mandarin>应该是:ying gai shi</mandarin> done Liao


ya so I don't think he's having enough, through the nipples ah, so, I will still prepare a bottle of milk, but, , but ah if at dinner time


he fancies the food he would finished up everything, so he's very choosy, I also don't know it's very random, I still cannot determine a pattern, I think is based on his mood


<mandarin>重口味的:zhong kou wei de</mandarin> ya he will like more


if it looks a bit bland, tastes a bit bland <mandarin>他就不要姐姐就:ta jiu bu yao jie jie jiu</mandarin> very okay with bland food, , must be flavoursome


ya, the Chok as in what ah, with a lot of food inside already ah yes that one he will eat , ya lor so he's a more difficult child,


err, I specially cooked for him until he was


one and a half years old then, he went on to Tingkat fully with us,


[orh]


yes, ya agree, ,


oh <mandarin>油没有:you mei you</mandarin> control <mandarin>有:you</mandarin> lah,


, , eh is she doing ballet ah is she still


!aiya! still young mah


oh okay, , oh is it okay


oh, okay, okay, I said ya yes yes she loves it, so even during CB she will ask for the, the digital class ya the TV class


oh we just youtube lor, ya but recently just resumed so we have attended about three classes now


and, Punggol CC just opposite Hougang mall, ah that one , so we will go every saturday morning, okay one hour is up you can end the recording


okay


ya, , ah just come back from work, this COVID thing ah !aiyo! the government go and limit, the fifty per cent of workforce, then so we have to reschedule our work


then I everyday <mandarin>做半天:zuo ban tian</mandarin> you know, the travelling take so much time, because we stay so far away, so either I'm on morning shift or afternoon shift lor then basically I'm pair with a <mandarin>老板啊:lao ban a</mandarin> this <mandarin>老板啊如果他有:lao ban a ru guo ta you</mandarin> meeting


depends ah but I because we still have the flexi hour thing, so but for morning I start from seven so actually I work from seven to one ah I work six hours eh <mandarin>他已经赚到我:ta yi jing zhuan dao wo</mandarin> more than <mandarin>半天:ban tian</mandarin> eh


without lunch hor, ya, so <mandarin>他就是因为我有根我老板讲啦:ta jiu shi yin wei wo you gen wo lao ban jiang la</mandarin> so like if I work


seven to one that is six hours right, so <mandarin>剩下:sheng xia</mandarin> two point five hour


but <mandarin>很:hen</mandarin> Sian ah it's the travelling because once you travel ah then <mandarin>你就会很累了因为你就觉得哇:ni jiu hui hen lei le yin wei ni jiu jue de wa</mandarin> exhausted from the travelling, ya lor


!wah!,


but <mandarin>你有给自己:ni you gei zi ji</mandarin> timeline mah


okay lah <mandarin>很多东西做嘞我跟你:hen duo dong xi zuo lei wo gen ni</mandarin> switch lah, then <mandarin>以后我来:yi hou wo lai</mandarin> cook


ya lor then <mandarin>我们:wo men</mandarin> split half half right, split half err not bad an idea


but how's your response so far


only two


so <mandarin>你有:ni you</mandarin> you will send CV


so sort of customised to that particular job posting <mandarin>的:de</mandarin> lah


I think it helps right, but in times like this ah, no deal


!wah!


but what kind of job are you looking for


but I believe <mandarin>那些:nei xie</mandarin> junior roles are those that really affected by this COVID


I would believe lah, super high


but if they got cut ah, then those role also not not to be replaced what


!wah! <mandarin>很:hen</mandarin> Jialat lor


then <mandarin>就:jiu</mandarin> (oo), eh but <mandarin>那时候你走有没有:na shi hou ni zou you mei you</mandarin> affect <mandarin>到:dao</mandarin> bonus


so how long more how long more would you need to tahan if you want your bonus, then you don't <mandarin>忍不:ren bu</mandarin> Liao


but I thought they got one more person, coming in


ah debatable because QA and QC roles I'm not sure if you are familiar lah but QA is more of the you set


generate the check list <mandarin>的:de</mandarin> so determine what are to be checked, conduct the check to see that eh these are done these are done these are done just a checker role so, if you compare of course QC is a more manual work <mandarin>就是:jiu shi</mandarin> QC <mandarin>真的只是:zhen de zhi shi</mandarin> do do do <mandarin>而已:er yi</mandarin> QA <mandarin>是:shi</mandarin> more of a thinking work


ya but my department <mandarin>是:shi</mandarin> we are not big enough to have a QC so I had to do a dual role currently QA and QC, mundane <mandarin>的将来是没有:de jiang lai shi mei you</mandarin> development <mandarin>的:de</mandarin> so it's like


if if they keep asking me to do QC work ah then that means I got no progress what it's bad for myself what although things might things have to move lah, but then on top of QC work they are now doing giving me a lot of <mandarin>周边商品:zhou bian shang pin</mandarin> you know the


the the other task non QC but <mandarin>你不做你没有办法:ni bu zuo ni mei you ban fa</mandarin> conduct <mandarin>你的:ni de</mandarin> QC <mandarin>的但是没有人要做的东西没有人家帮你:de dan shi mei you ren yao zuo de dong xi mei you ren jia bang ni</mandarin> Liao


ya, ya, so then then the thing is that, project boss sides with them, so, if I were to so call complain I will have to go even higher level which might spoil the relation lah so I'm still thinking of how to


approach it, this new boss came last year so, err slowly you know about maybe half a year <mandarin>中间因为有:zhong jian yin wei you</mandarin> CB mah so, ya, half a year about there lah but it is the attitude lah I think you ask people to do some shitty job then you better show some appreciation lah


you you you have to understand that the person is doing beyond her job scope eh


so ya, so <mandarin>算了:suan le</mandarin> tahan <mandarin>一点:yi dian</mandarin> but, think of how to solve this


maybe inside first but not so much about outside but I will be looking inside first, I did so on and off lah but then some places when you try to dig more ah you realise eh <mandarin>那边更黑暗算了不要去:na bian geng hei an suan le bu yao qu</mandarin> you know what it means right <mandarin>你从外面你觉得很光鲜的:ni cong wai mian ni jue de hen guang xian de</mandarin> it looks eh not bad leh then you can


so, thinking ah, got got one post, maybe can consider but


lowly job but highly paid not bad what


I agree on the appreciation sometimes it's not about the money leh it's about


the <mandarin>感情:gan qing</mandarin> the gratitude, the boss show right


then <mandarin>他们自己:ta men zi ji</mandarin> leh still the normal timing, ya


some people might think that way you know, because they they themselves never experience having two monkeys <mandarin>我一个:wo yi ge</mandarin> monkey <mandarin>我都已经觉得够辛苦:wo dou yi jing jue de gou xin ku</mandarin> Liao <mandarin>你还两个:ni hai liang ge</mandarin> monkey


then the just leave it to her to watch TV lor Bo Pian, oh your your school got what home based learning or not


work from school then <mandarin>就放了一个放了两个月就:jiu fang le yi ge fang le liang ge yue jiu</mandarin> take the same backpack to school


I think <mandarin>他们也不会读:ta men ye bu hui du</mandarin> right they don't know what they missed out right


then <mandarin>你们的有那种:ni men de you na zhong</mandarin> group, my school have a app


then but it works the same like whatsapp lah then they will send updates and everything then they give you weekly <mandarin>要做去做手工做那个手工我懒得理他:yao zuo qu zuo shou gong zuo na ge shou gong wo lan de li ta</mandarin> ah, then okay lah you your <mandarin>还有一个亲子活动啊什么:hai you yi ge qin zi huo dong a shen me</mandarin> baking <mandarin>还是什么:hai shi shen me</mandarin> !aiya! <mandarin>随便随便啊下午茶一起做下午茶什么:sui bian sui bian a xia wu cha yi qi zuo xia wu cha shen me</mandarin> I make some potato thingy


done


ah Satay stick


!wow!


!huh!


you should check


negative times negative lah so equals positive, don't know something like that lah


then <mandarin>变:bian</mandarin> very aggressive, is it, who are in his toddler class


he is damn aggressive what


oh is it, oh !wow!


oh, so, but if I were the stuff actually I won't want to work so near to the school eh


(mmhmm), okay that's too near for my comfort zone, I'm probably at least a small bus ride away


from my from if I'm a school staff lah a small bus ride away


some more that one was already


adult, teenagers, time for as in your students lah primary school or secondary school ya secondary school so it's already, adult at least this one ah, you know young toddler maybe <mandarin>童言无忌:tong yan wu ji</mandarin> ah or like more


more cute ah or what, miss behaved


ya, so weekend if <mandarin>我需要什么菜:wo xu yao shen me cai</mandarin> then I'll text her


no ah but my daughter pick up by her mah


then we just go to her house, then <mandarin>顺便:shun bian</mandarin> have dinner, uh <mandarin>有好有坏:you hao you huai</mandarin> lah <mandarin>很累:hen lei</mandarin> lor <mandarin>每天回来就八点多:mei tian hui lai jiu ba dian duo</mandarin> lor


so you'll be home very late lah that's the bad thing about it lah, macpherson not with car okay lah but without a car hor we need to transfer two three times, just to get to her house


ah ya, you know actually bus MRT MRT but <mandarin>换:huan</mandarin> line lah ya <mandarin>换从在:huan cong zai</mandarin> Serangoon <mandarin>换去:huan qu</mandarin> circle line


but very seldom lah <mandarin>通常都是我老公载:tong chang dou shi wo lao gong zai</mandarin> mah so, minimally from her house to back home <mandarin>就有:jiu you</mandarin> by car lah then sometimes <mandarin>是我直接下去他的家:shi wo zhi jie xia qu ta de jia</mandarin> lor


but <mandarin>也是:ye shi</mandarin> forty five minutes MRT <mandarin>回:hui</mandarin> lah, so <mandarin>还是得:hai shi de</mandarin> travel lor, it's all about the travelling


our estate <mandarin>这里:zhe li</mandarin> lor <mandarin>除了:chu le</mandarin> three two four


sufficient for you ah


ya, same <mandarin>有时后:you shi hou</mandarin> miss <mandarin>掉:diao</mandarin> three two four, you know when you are walking out you see three two four passed then <mandarin>我就会有那个:wo jiu hui you na ge</mandarin> thought should I walk to the <mandarin>大马路:da ma lu</mandarin> and then take like either the one zero two or <mandarin>过去对面:guo qu dui mian</mandarin> whatever bus that goes


ya ya but <mandarin>我:wo</mandarin> try <mandarin>过一次:guo yi ci</mandarin> eh actually ah, not bad cause got the app mah you know the SG Busleh so <mandarin>我走到那边:wo zou dao na bian</mandarin> right then I went to check the bus stop then <mandarin>我看:wo kan</mandarin> which direction <mandarin>的去哪个:de qu nei ge</mandarin> MRT <mandarin>要赶快来了:yao gan kuai lai le</mandarin> then <mandarin>刚刚好一零二要来嘛:gang gang hao yi ling er yao lai ma</mandarin> then <mandarin>你就过对面一零二就去:ni jiu guo dui mian yi ling er jiu qu</mandarin> Hougang Hougang MRT <mandarin>的:de</mandarin> lor


oh ya ya ya, ya ya ya I go polyclinic with, I like to take <mandarin>六十二:liu shi er</mandarin> to polyclinic but my husband <mandarin>去:qu</mandarin> polyclinic <mandarin>的时后:de shi hou</mandarin> he will take three two four he rather walk from interchange to polyclinic


but the walking to three two four bus stop nearer to walking to opposite to keep you mah


but <mandarin>我就觉得:wo jiu jue de</mandarin> err, then <mandarin>我妈妈家很多:wo ma ma jia hen duo</mandarin> bus mah so <mandarin>我就觉得:wo jiu jue de</mandarin> eh <mandarin>这边很少:zhe bian hen shao</mandarin> bus


bus to I don't know where


so okay lah I lied I told a little lie about the one hour fifteen minutes


one week !aiya! I never I never tell lie I say one hour fifteen one way so <mandarin>你要自己:ni yao zi ji</mandarin> times two <mandarin>你就自己:ni jiu zi ji</mandarin> times two for me lah <mandarin>你不要就算也是:ni bu yao jiu suan ye shi</mandarin> at least one hour plus mah, ya it's not worth it's like travelling two hours for four hour you


then the total time is already six hours eh almost a full day work already then for what


no now also bad, because <mandarin>半天回来的:ban tian hui lai de</mandarin> timing <mandarin>是:shi</mandarin> school after school !wah! you know how kids ah those primary school kids


ya so a lot of kids !wah!


some are on their own some with maid


!huh! which,


quite far what, okay to me was far lah, my primary school is


then <mandarin>他又又在搬走:ta you you zai ban zou</mandarin> but by then <mandarin>他在搬走我已经:ta zai ban zou wo yi jing</mandarin> graduated so but I went back to collect my PSLE certificate in the new school so it was like a twenty minutes walk away, but


but bus <mandarin>安全:an quan</mandarin> lah, if she doesn't walk with you then bus <mandarin>比较安全:bi jiao an quan</mandarin> ah


oh


coming to you soon, eh,


was your PV disrupted have you started PV or anything


I don't I don't think any of us is the alumni of Punggol primary right Punggol primary is quite new right


so, the earliest phase for us will be the PV one which is the parent volunteer, my husband alumni


Nanyang primary, we try first lah so no so <mandarin>我的:wo de</mandarin> policy <mandarin>是:shi</mandarin> every phase I have a shortlisted school, so phase one <mandarin>是没有办法了因为没有时间:shi mei you ban fa le yin wei mei you shi jian</mandarin> mah <mandarin>所以就:suo yi jiu</mandarin> skip then two A one <mandarin>就是那个:jiu shi na ge</mandarin> school two A two <mandarin>就是这个:jiu shi zhe ge</mandarin> school two B <mandarin>我懒惰做:wo lan duo zuo</mandarin> PV then two C <mandarin>又是另一个:you shi ling yi ge</mandarin> school


ya lah so I'll try first then if it's really Buay tahan hor then we just, my primary school, so far <mandarin>每次:mei ci</mandarin> end of registration <mandarin>都还有:dou hai you</mandarin> vacancy and so


macpherson primary but <mandarin>他:ta</mandarin> merged with cedar primary so <mandarin>他现在是:ta xian zai shi</mandarin> cedar primary then by statistic <mandarin>我看都是有位的:wo kan dou shi you wei de</mandarin> leh


why, I think because <mandarin>那个:na ge</mandarin> area err cedar <mandarin>那个:na ge</mandarin> area


so probably there are more space now they are building the Bidadari estate mah


you know lah but <mandarin>就是我看我妈妈的:jiu shi wo kan wo ma ma de</mandarin> estate


whatever lor the weather it be it the traffic the timing, or the workload I don't know about the workload leh, whether it will really be different from the other primary school or not


but then, for primary two onwards right it's year by year basis <mandarin>就是那两三只小猫两三只小猫要:jiu shi na liang san zhi xiao mao liang san zhi xiao mao yao</mandarin> appeal <mandarin>进去的:jin qu de</mandarin> mah


I don't then <mandarin>他们最多可以变:ta men zui duo ke yi bian</mandarin> forty forty one forty two lor there are some classes that are forty one forty two, I mean if but I believe it's still the school's decision lah the school can decide if they want to expand, to become forty one or not


<mandarin>不难:bu nan</mandarin> lah, I wanted a chinese culture school <mandarin>华校:hua xiao</mandarin> lah


then honestly that's the easiest for me to go in I mean for my girl to go in than the rest


but regardless is beyond one kilometre so then, and not affiliated so then it will be a two B, meaning I need to spend forty hours volunteering


I don't know, I don't know whether you can do slowly slowly do ah I I'm not sure but <mandarin>我知道是一个:wo zhi dao shi yi ge</mandarin> forty hours thing


so <mandarin>我:wo</mandarin> just ah <mandarin>找最方便进去的学校就好:zhao zui fang bian jin qu de xue xiao jiu hao</mandarin> Liao I just want to confirm a place, in a shortlisted school, then <mandarin>就读读读:jiu du du du</mandarin> then I think okay <mandarin>也可以做:ye ke yi zuo</mandarin> alumni hor then <mandarin>就:jiu</mandarin> try, but


try <mandarin>了就觉得很远:le jiu jue de hen yuan</mandarin> leh, alumni membership mah, I think the most expensive alumni membership is there


you know there's a two don't know which phase one then is you go in via as a <mandarin>会馆:hui guan</mandarin> member


under certain school lah those those more religious related schools, something, ya <mandarin>我也不大清楚那个:wo ye bu da qing chu na ge</mandarin> phase lah but something like that and then then <mandarin>那个会馆也是要还钱的:na ge hui guan ye shi yao huan qian de</mandarin> mah


!wah! then Sian, then you have to spend another one hour to redo everything, but <mandarin>你没有去:ni mei you qu</mandarin> find meh <mandarin>明年:ming nian</mandarin> Liao leh


, !wah! especially now they split into so many you know, ya


ya, which


but <mandarin>有时后你又不是每次买:you shi hou ni you bu shi mei ci mai</mandarin> mah so people will maybe weekly order but <mandarin>你:ni</mandarin> actually 没有 weekly order but <mandarin>因为你:yin wei ni</mandarin> once a month order <mandarin>你又不要:ni you bu yao</mandarin> exit then <mandarin>就变成什么:jiu bian cheng shen me</mandarin> mah <mandarin>进退两难:jin tui liang nan</mandarin> you don't know how to ya


the normal one lah the normal chatting one


got meh I don't remember, I think [orh] that one ah <mandarin>就只只是纯粹买东西的:jiu zhi zhi shi chun cui mai dong xi de</mandarin> mah


no now is the list is have you seen the latest list of the items, ya <mandarin>我根本都不知道你在卖什么因为太长:wo gen ben dou bu zhi dao ni zai mai shen me yin wei tai chang</mandarin> Liao leh <mandarin>我根本不知道:wo gen ben bu zhi dao</mandarin> then <mandarin>我是:wo shi</mandarin> based on <mandarin>有时候那种人家:you shi hou na zhong ren jia</mandarin> chat asking things you know eh I quite like this item I want to join or people asking !hey! I only want half a packet who want to share oh ya I don't mind this thing then I check I don't bother with the entire list anymore too too long


shout out there to say who hasn't collected the #siew mai# like like that then <mandarin>他也不懂:ta ye bu dong</mandarin> who collected and who haven't, that's true


but <mandarin>你没有买很多的话我是因为我觉得我没有买很多:ni mei you mai hen duo de hua wo shi yin wei wo jue de wo mei you mai hen duo</mandarin> so <mandarin>我买了:wo mai le</mandarin> then <mandarin>我就:wo jiu</mandarin> note that okay <mandarin>那天我有东西拿:na tian wo you dong xi na</mandarin> lor, ya


then <mandarin>你变成买了很:ni bian cheng mai le hen</mandarin> stress leh, you were active meh actually I don't remember you being active at all leh


but <mandarin>我:wo</mandarin> take one hour to travel then <mandarin>我就读:wo jiu du</mandarin> lor <mandarin>没有:mei you</mandarin> but <mandarin>我很聪明我先:wo hen cong ming wo xian</mandarin> off wifi off data so new one don't count in then you can backtrack because sometimes as you read ah then <mandarin>你又忘记:ni you wang ji</mandarin> story then it <mandarin>就是:jiu shi</mandarin> never end


ya so I'll off


most of most people I think they just skimp through, ya actually I don't understand the tagging function leh, you know you can tag people but you can't do anything special what, ya so I don't understand that that function at all like okay your name is specially bold lah but <mandarin>那个:na ge</mandarin> recipient <mandarin>都不会:dou bu hui</mandarin> specially notified then what's the point <mandarin>三百多个我这样这样看都看不到我的名:san bai duo ge wo zhe yang zhe yang kan dou kan bu dao wo de ming</mandarin> mah


well know that's true, there was a good intention but <mandarin>他没有:ta mei you</mandarin> function leh, something like that lah


then okay lah then you don't need to have to group buy all these things, , then <mandarin>你就有煮:ni jiu you zhu</mandarin> lah


一天, this


those are called reheating up ya then actually <mandarin>有多:you duo</mandarin> healthy leh


oh I bought already I bought at the first round, ah honestly speaking ah I but <mandarin>我没有煮螃蟹我买来是来煮:wo mei you zhu pang xie wo mai lai shi lai zhu</mandarin> spaghetti <mandarin>的那个那个:de na ge na ge</mandarin> idea <mandarin>那些那个:nei xie na ge</mandarin> spaghetti the I think someone said something something then <mandarin>你有看到:ni you kan dao</mandarin> pasta <mandarin>那个是:na ge shi</mandarin> come from me


cause we order in that group mah then they were all saying saying then <mandarin>我就讲说:wo jiu jiang shuo</mandarin> actually I buy for to cook pasta, the butter sauce one for pasta I feel not bad, okay


but I don't know how to handle so


ah, err !huh! <mandarin>你会选:ni hui xuan</mandarin> ah, then, !chey! <mandarin>那个叫:na ge jiao</mandarin> pick ah


Yaowarat <mandarin>还是什么的:hai shi shen me de</mandarin> ya it's a thai restaurant


follow CB period follow <mandarin>人家吃什么然后自己也去:ren jia chi shen me ran hou zi ji ye qu</mandarin> order lor


you know <mandarin>煮东西就:zhu dong xi jiu</mandarin> Sian, then <mandarin>就吃到现在:jiu chi dao xian zai</mandarin> ah


so sad, so <mandarin>改次我要:gai ci wo yao</mandarin> catering <mandarin>可以问你:ke yi wen ni</mandarin> which one is good


oh okay, but <mandarin>他是:ta shi</mandarin> Tingkat dishes lah


you need halal meh


then <mandarin>你准备要:ni zhun bei yao</mandarin> convert, oh okay


ya only mainly chicken, ah


then <mandarin>一个:yi ge</mandarin> seafood allergy <mandarin>一个不吃:yi ge bu chi</mandarin> beef <mandarin>一个不吃不喜欢:yi ge bu chi bu xi huan</mandarin> chicken


doesn't like <mandarin>是麻烦:shi ma fan</mandarin> ah but <mandarin>吃他喜欢吃:chi ta xi huan chi</mandarin> lah, okay


something you play, same as my <mandarin>老公还蛮麻烦吃的:lao gong hai man ma fan chi de</mandarin> err I rather don't eat sometimes


you remind me <mandarin>以前:yi qian</mandarin> #pak tor# <mandarin>的时后:de shi hou</mandarin> actually <mandarin>现在也差不多:xian zai ye cha bu duo</mandarin> so <mandarin>只要我是去吃饭:zhi yao wo shi qu chi fan</mandarin> then <mandarin>有两个:you liang ge</mandarin> option <mandarin>我:wo</mandarin> choosing either or then <mandarin>我:wo</mandarin> choose either Liao right he will choose the or


so I will get the either or I will just get both then after that <mandarin>我就:wo jiu</mandarin> decide <mandarin>不要跟他讲:bu yao gen ta jiang</mandarin> Liao <mandarin>因为:yin wei</mandarin> then I don't know what he wants what he will just order my or so I get my either or


maybe I should try again


ya he loves she loves it kosong <mandarin>他很喜欢我:ta hen xi huan wo</mandarin> uh make soup stock mah <mandarin>他很喜欢我:ta hen xi huan wo</mandarin> soup stock <mandarin>煮那个面里面:zhu na ge mian li mian</mandarin> hor macaroni <mandarin>他很喜欢:ta hen xi huan</mandarin> macaroni then <mandarin>就好:jiu hao</mandarin> Liao


that's all, remember, ah


she seldom eat <mandarin>菜:cai</mandarin> mah, she don't like


she used to Pui it out, now she, will eat it now she's still aware but she's willing to eat, last time must hide from her so she is unaware then she eat


ya <mandarin>很特别:hen te bie</mandarin> leh, until now <mandarin>还不吃苦瓜:hai bu chi ku gua</mandarin> leh


but instead of making into dishes they made into juice so <mandarin>你是在:ni shi zai</mandarin> food juice store <mandarin>会有这个:hui you zhe ge</mandarin> item


oh dear


and he's not hungry


but after that <mandarin>有奶:you nai</mandarin> lah, but is the, like


ah okay, how you knew, but <mandarin>他:ta</mandarin> suction <mandarin>一流:yi liu</mandarin> ah


he might not drink then <mandarin>他就是食量少:ta jiu shi shi liang shao</mandarin> lor, what does he fancy


Chok lah <mandarin>他要吃:ta yao chi</mandarin> Chok <mandarin>他不可以吃:ta bu ke yi chi</mandarin> teochew Mui, those thick thick like the very thick thick kind lah


but it could be because <mandarin>他一出世:ta yi chu shi</mandarin> you were saying you were on Tingkat what, so <mandarin>他一出世就是吃那时后你有特别煮给他还是你:ta yi chu shi jiu shi chi na shi hou ni you te bie zhu gei ta hai shi ni</mandarin> just portion out the Tingkat for him


then cruise is legit you cannot even bring your own food like there is no way then you just really have to eat what is on board


then from then on <mandarin>我就:wo jiu</mandarin> ah <mandarin>算了:suan le</mandarin> Bo Chup Liao, before that <mandarin>我就:wo jiu</mandarin> all control no salt no sugar no this no that no additives, but after that <mandarin>他算了随便:ta suan le sui bian</mandarin> ah


we, but <mandarin>还是尽量少盐:hai shi jin liang shao yan</mandarin> ah I still go by they don't need so much salt, and sugar, but other flavour <mandarin>油:you</mandarin> ah <mandarin>那些我:nei xie wo</mandarin> okay


I thought it's good


no ever since that time I told you she don't want right after that <mandarin>又:you</mandarin> CB mah then <mandarin>就现在没有再:jiu xian zai mei you zai</mandarin> resume <mandarin>再问他也是:zai wen ta ye shi</mandarin> not very interested leh then <mandarin>就不要逼他:jiu bu yao bi ta</mandarin> lor anyway that wasn't that was my intent to just expose her when she don't want then don't want already lor


but <mandarin>我就觉得他没有天分:wo jiu jue de ta mei you tian fen</mandarin> lah so <mandarin>我觉得也没有很可惜:wo jue de ye mei you hen ke xi</mandarin> lah, precisely they are so young they should be so flexible until they can bend all the way she's not like that


she <mandarin>骨头老骨头来的:gu tou lao gu tou lai de</mandarin> cannot even touch her toes she touch her toe by playing cheat one so <mandarin>我就觉得没有天分:wo jiu jue de mei you tian fen</mandarin> ballet maybe other style of dance lah, but other style of dance very expensive


ya, so far I see, and loving


!wow!, was it free no, oh okay so not the official by the, the CC one lah


the CC one just stop


(um)


so, humans are better at creation or destruction, why you say that leh


but I think we have created, a lot of things that you know, you can be proud of, I mean we're both artists you know, you need to see like, what are the what are the better things in life than just you know focusing on what the bad things are


I mean if you think about like, if you go into eastern philosophy, there is a lot of a lot of things that you can think of ah, like confucius is just full of information that you can you can draw, you know


okay lah but <mandarin>你这样讲:ni zhe yang jiang</mandarin> ah


Tio Bo, I just don't think like, sometimes think like a bit hypocritical lah you say so many thing then in the end is like you you like <mandarin>你去那边四年四年后:ni qu na bian si nian si nian hou</mandarin> then


see the who the what's the <mandarin>那个老师叫什么名字啊:na ge lao shi jiao shen me ming zi a</mandarin> uh, <mandarin>那毛毛的:na mao mao de</mandarin> ,


, then see you think #gao wei# care about you no right, ya I mean


it's the reason like honestly I also think ah <mandarin>我们我们这国家像:wo men wo men zhe guo jia xiang</mandarin> education system <mandarin>真的很差:zhen de hen cha</mandarin> I mean it's not like it's not bad in like the the theoretical way you know you study you can you can you definitely can like


be some be somebody lah but I feel like what we like what we do now also a bit overshadowed right, I mean how much how much is our industry actually, being given a spotlight


I mean okay lah but he got <mandarin>道理:dao li</mandarin> lah you see like, like if got if you see like someone like me right


like actually to do or like like okay for example I don't like uh I don't like to do like anything with stan field


I hate like, thinking about science thinking about math, but the fact is that all these criteria is like you really Buay #tai zhao# one lor, in the end you still have to pass the certain criteria in order to do like what you really want to do in the future


which, I guess if you if you if you implement like a more socialist way of of of of education in singapore, like okay lah you you maybe you can say, uh, uh you can it can work for a certain group of people who are actually willing to study


but you also have to you also have to ask them like what they want to study, is the curriculum that we provide for you adequate, or do we want to like okay for example now you see singapore they pushing a lot of a statute related jobs, even their education system from the start also skip towards uh training people to to follow down that follow down that path


so, like personally right <mandarin>如果你给我:ru guo ni gei wo</mandarin> free education, so, why would I why would I take something that I don't believe in seriously so that is one thing that I think


uh like this free social education it kind of falls flat for, for people who don't want to be part of the curriculum, and even for like the current system that we have now is the same problem ah, but the fact is if it's free, it, it doesn't harm anybody except for


the taxpayer who has to, who has to to keep up this free education so in a way it's like, is it worth it for the individual or for a collective society, you also a bit, so like I mean why #yong zhuo# say I think he's just scared like


err people abuse the system then when you abuse the system, it's like it becomes like an example like usually is what you should not do, because like err if you become a socialist country this is what is gonna happen you gonna throw everything down the trash, !aiya! is is <mandarin>真的是真的是很难分别的:zhen de shi zhen de shi hen nan fen bie de</mandarin> lah


I mean if you compare it to, to to scandinavian countries right you say they, they they support education all the way to uni, but, the the what what do the what do the results say, are they, happy like they have this education is it beneficial to their economy


in like in the long run, cause I don't know if it is lah but I think, like, from my point of view I think quite <mandarin>厉害:li hai</mandarin> ah, they've been they've been pretty solid implementing this sort of socialist mindset


I mean, singapore ready ready for it or not, I don't know


right


in the end that's like, it's like either you do it for free doing something that you don't like to do, or you don't do at all then like people like why why you don't want to do it it's free, you know, it's like if if if it's like education is like paid for now right we don't want to do cause you got a lot of reasons like a lot of people are


!wah! like, uh <mandarin>我自己也是没有没有:wo zi ji ye shi mei you mei you</mandarin> uh <mandarin>没有对这个对这个对这个:mei you dui zhe ge dui zhe ge dui zhe ge</mandarin> subject <mandarin>没有:mei you</mandarin> passion lor


[orh], you know for not really for a number of reasons lah but, and I don't think I don't think like like free education is a, is a is a thing that that can, that you can really it can really stand up on its own like when you dissect it


because it has to be supported by a lot of other, uh it has it has to be supported by a lot of other fundamental pillars also lah, in a way <mandarin>也是讲:ye shi jiang</mandarin> or because I I or institute free education for this country means that, err, everybody is going to be educated


you know


okay lah I mean it it, I really want like a a like a system where you can have free education for all, I mean that's like the the


that's like the ultimate goal right if you like you want to, to have like a whole country that's like ninety nine per cent educated, the the problem that I have with it it's just like


are you going to let people choose what they want to, to study are you going to let people choose like what they want to do later in life and like, like subsidise then fully all the way anyway, and like it's the same privilege gonna be given to be PR


uh uh even like, uh for for, like Finland right you stay there you become PR you also get free education mah, is it going to be the same way for singapore, I don't know, is it is it beneficial for the country I also don't know


cause right now, I think !aiya! <mandarin>我们很多才华都都不会留在新加坡的:wo men hen duo cai hua dou dou bu hui liu zai xin jia po de</mandarin> lah, we Kena like brain drain already, like you see like for example like my nursery <mandarin>你看这么多人都跑去:ni kan zhe me duo ren dou pao qu</mandarin> thailand <mandarin>都跑去:dou pao qu</mandarin> china


in the end <mandarin>没有人要留在新加坡了:mei you ren yao liu zai xin jia po le</mandarin> because in the end singapore companies also don't want to hire, I can hire like like three or four uh international, same pay as you one person what for I hire you, it's like this kind of this kind of


this kind of conundrum lor


!wah!, you know


the one you sell me <mandarin>不是跟不是跟这个一样:bu shi gen bu shi gen zhe ge yi yang</mandarin> lor


ya then <mandarin>那个:na ge</mandarin> timbuk two <mandarin>有:you</mandarin> email, all the same meh, okay lah, actually that one I also haven't use yet I


Siao ah you all don't even know when !wah! when they gonna lift the lift the ban, you know I think next year next year if next year february march haven't open yet that means !wah! think we gonna wait like one full year before open again


but okay lah is now is the is the uh southeast asian countries that keep rebounding the cases keep spiking


but then europe like europe and, uh like the european continent they pretty much their cases pretty much settled already, they haven't hit like another wave anytime anytime yet, now <mandarin>现在是:xian zai shi</mandarin> vietnam philippines


ya lor <mandarin>他们一直有:ta men yi zhi you</mandarin> research case, the keep resurgence of cases, so I think southeast asia <mandarin>很难去:hen nan qu</mandarin> Liao, and <mandarin>我不懂他们会不会让:wo bu dong ta men hui bu hui rang</mandarin> uh, like any ASEAN country traveller


get into their border also, then <mandarin>不用讲美国美国:bu yong jiang mei guo mei guo</mandarin> lor


I thought their numbers uh like like sort of plateau already


then new zealand <mandarin>不是没有:bu shi mei you</mandarin> case Liao lor, I thought they are they, I thought they announced they COVID free already


their border haven't uh their border haven't lift yet what


ya, you see now our our own community case what I think today one only, then the dorm cases like eighty or ninety I don't know, probably eight hundred nine hundred now not eighty ninety


I see also like it it just, they they they news report also like, they report like oh we got uh


I think no percentage, uh, okay that that's by population is US still take the lead lah, but, I think for us is, uh, cases like confirmed cases compared with population is quite high


but in terms of, I think vietnam their resurgence also quite bad philippines their resurgence also very bad, but


because we ya lor <mandarin>我们从:wo men cong</mandarin> day one <mandarin>一直:yi zhi</mandarin> report report, compared to <mandarin>我们的:wo men de</mandarin> population, but, I don't okay I don't think is as bad as as other neighbouring country


I don't think lah, uh <mandarin>我们那时候几个:wo men na shi hou ji ge</mandarin> case uh


I think <mandarin>几千:ji qian</mandarin> Liao, eh you you got see the the the uh the trump his new interview


the interviewer, uh he interviewed trump about his uh his his way of handling COVID, then trump he put out all the graph, said no see we are the top we are the top that means it's good it's like nowadays you're desperate


that that's your death like compared to population percentage that's why you are the top, then you compare like uh they compared with south korea, compare with japan, then like trump also Bo Buay Gong lah then he like a bit stress like that, legit like like like it's like one episode from the office you know


it's just like talk a lot of cock, then the reporter also like like like, stun over there this kind of people #kum gong# like that also can president I don't know ah, fucking stupid


yes uh I got it today not bad, but the the inside still need pinching, no lah third time, now still a bit uh a bit tight ah


like I wear out, I think I uh today wear out the whole day, quite quite annoying ah because, like everytime I step right then I think like the surface area not big enough, so like my my foot will always squash against the side then the side keep pinching like that


so it's like, always got this pressure


but I think <mandarin>不是:bu shi</mandarin> lace <mandarin>的问题:de wen ti</mandarin> leh, because, need, cause I'm now I'm actually still stepping on the side of the shoe when I walk


then like is like my continental like that lor I just walk that the shoe kind of kind of like sag a bit ah, but I don't know is that like a look, I also don't know


now my shoe look Sibeh fresh leh Kanina sag ah, it doesn't look as nice you know now it's like very crisp like damn sharp but hor


cause like you know the the outline is still quite sharp but my continental kind of <mandarin>扁掉:bian diao</mandarin> Liao


so it's like it looks like like last time you, you will like like primary school attend you wear the shoes is like quite fat one, and I don't want the super court to look fat cause it's like really quite a fat shoe


tiger, tiger <mandarin>还:hai</mandarin> popular meh


!wah! I think !wah! I think all of our friends either like we sold our tiger within the last five years or we just throw away already, ya


but then like that you, one bag okay lah actually I also need to find one backpack, but like small backpack, like the go #gai gai# <mandarin>的:de</mandarin> bag, rains no lah that one is


is I want to fashion fashion a bit then I wear one you know, but like it doesn't fit like the T shirt and jeans look you know, I don't know eh nike !aiya!, I I keep buying nike you see you the shoe you you you you you intro me at the what's that


number thirty four thirty six, the sports shoe that you, that we bought one, now like I hate I hate wearing it to the gym now it is also got like same problem


ya I wear a very long already, but I think it's either like, when I wear like very thin socks right, it's not as bad but it's still very like I don't know if it still is the width or the the


the the laces a bit tight, but every time I wear it or not like I feel like everytime I run right, after I run then I feel the the the the ache at the sides, so that one a bit hard, like like, I am thinking of


wearing like my old army shoe, but then old army shoe fucking heavy


ya but <mandarin>我放松:wo fang song</mandarin> Liao, but I think uh, I think my foot like never expand


it's okay, like I think usually <mandarin>是:shi</mandarin> halfway or like, then fifteen minutes into workout, then suddenly I feel like like, and I don't even I don't even know is like, if it's like cause the the heat like


transmitting through the shoe or what, but sometime I just feel like is is I don't even know if it's tightness problem <mandarin>因为:yin wei</mandarin> I loosen already, loosen Liao everything, like <mandarin>休息:xiu xi</mandarin> for awhile


like middle middle below, both side


no no it's not cramping like


, but actually I not sure also


got gym high, but now my okay my recovery rate, then <mandarin>我需要好像三四天:wo xu yao hao xiang san si tian</mandarin> recover, like for that particular body area lah <mandarin>现在一两天:xian zai yi liang tian</mandarin> recover Liao


then <mandarin>我又可以重做:wo you ke yi chong zuo</mandarin> Liao, ya lor


fucking miss fat life eh, can stay away from carbs lah but !wah!, everytime like okay lah I go out eat ah, you also cannot cannot Buay Paiseh one ah


I mean okay you must Buay Paiseh one you cannot like oh I want to eat this cause like right like I watching my weight now Kanina, uh <mandarin>去吃:qu chi</mandarin> hotpot


I screw up my, my my my meal for like this whole week, and don't know like tomorrow must eat what


barbecue box ah, chinatown got a lot, I think it is barbecue box leh, like the legit, like Sichuan barbecue


ten ah


no lah three point two ah, Kanina <mandarin>不要这样讲:bu yao zhe yang jiang</mandarin> leh, (ppc), I'm not gonna <mandarin>可能而已:ke neng er yi</mandarin> okay I'm not I'm not not confirm gonna get fired


I don't know eh I it's only I <mandarin>加工:jia gong</mandarin> for this department okay they they they fired their lead so who's next, it's like logical step is me lah but fuck I'm not gonna gonna think about it so much


think about it you all still got europa league


actually no this month is europa and champions league


I mean champions league start Liao


think , I think <mandarin>那:na</mandarin> champions league, saturday who playing


I think united on saturday, not sure, !wah! but, a bit stress leh I see that line up ah, not really any good team we can face ah, either way I, fuck off, fuck off fuck fuck Linga understand


Kanina don't know what the fuck they doing, Kanina like seven minute go and, go and fuck up everybody's bet, !wah! Kanina, !walao!, what are the odds ah forty four to one


Siao


!wah! <mandarin>你现在找工作:ni xian zai zhao gong zuo</mandarin> headache leh, I fucking struggling I like I thinking like want to jump already also don't know where to jump to


Kanina


but technically you know, ya I guess you kind of know like what what nike, like what nike needs like their HQ their ins and outs, like what's your job scope


so technically that's like merchandising, you are like merchandising manager role ah, that's a nice it lah but there is a lot of like other stuff also lah like


where Sengkang ah, Tampines ah


two very late meh, I mean midnight already, for us, okay lor <mandarin>什么不可以讲这些人那些人的:shen me bu ke yi jiang zhe xie ren nei xie ren de</mandarin> hor, see tribalism is tearing us apart


I feel like, even like our local our locals politics scene also got, we will not like participating tribalism or like separate people and ask us and then


it's like, uh workers' party worker party but, I think, we also need to consider like


they really like really separate into two two distinct party


I mean, as long as a bit jiao


so <mandarin>我们学的:wo men xue de</mandarin> ah, and I think it's it's like when we <mandarin>我们讲我们讲:wo men jiang wo men jiang</mandarin> race <mandarin>还是讲:hai shi jiang</mandarin> religion


is either like it's either this thing or that thing, it's like either you or it's either us or them


like <mandarin>学到变成自然:xue dao bian cheng zi ran</mandarin> Liao lor, so I don't know like is it <mandarin>你可以讲是是是:ni ke yi jiang shi shi shi</mandarin> nurture, but then, like as it come to a point where it's like, sort of like our nature now


I mean it's kind of like the question of like is, is human nature like constant or is it kind of moulded by our conscience, then can you say like, our human nature is kind of is kind of dictated by, by cultural society so like


like maybe like five hundred years human nature is completely different from what, what you think is now, this is also like a hard question to ask mah


and do you think like , I think tribalism can can help, but it also can hurt, right, 诶, in, I think it stems from from a place like not not not from human nature or nurture


but I think is like, sort of something that we kind of have to, is either we learn to live with it and then I'll be like, adapt to it and use it, for ourselves or you know, have a better way of seeing it is like, uh, you know it's always been a part of it's always been a part of society so might as well just


you know what's the point of what's the point of asking like this kind of question because it's always going to be wrong, alright it's like, wait, so basically you argue can argue for like you can ah you forever it in you won't reach like


you won't reach and you will reach an agreement ah we will most probably just reach an impasse ah, so I mean, it's like it's really like nature of philosophy lor, you really can sit down talk cock until you don't know, like the also no difference lah


but maybe it has I mean I think I think it has a place in society also lah, kind of need people to ask this kind of question, what's like but this one I wish also like, uh okay I kind of wish that art can be


more so apart society lah, I mean now, it okay like like, uh like in the context of singapore lah what's the purpose of, what is the purpose of art in our society


much thought lah, like there is a purpose but


then in the end <mandarin>也是变成什么:ye shi bian cheng shen me</mandarin> in the end turns out to be nothing lor, if you ask like this kind of question to, to to your to your dad or your mum they also like what the fuck is wrong with you, right


okay but I mean, like okay when when when europe <mandarin>我们很:wo men hen</mandarin> it's like it's very easy to see


like they they really pride, like this this this purpose of art


and the fact is that, I don't know if, good or bad, like maybe I wish like singapore kind of follow a bit lah, you know


like rice media lor I give you like I open the theatre for you see got so much art


so you say <mandarin>我们没有基础:wo men mei you ji chu</mandarin> lah


but I think you, we studied anthropology, you gonna I don't think you gonna enjoy it sia


and then you you answer like


if you answer the question like what is the purpose, what is your purpose in society, you know


so <mandarin>你讲你不要:ni jiang ni bu yao</mandarin> take risks ah


I mean are you still gonna pursuit like your, your photography multifaceted creative profession


then what about your political aspirations


I mean do you think like, okay do you think you, it's a good idea for, so sort of have like, for for like the public to have some sort of self governance, or would you like


leave it to the professional politician


affiliation


it's not always a, okay like like if you think about the opposition, your your your political background and <mandarin>你不用:ni bu yong</mandarin> like <mandarin>去读什么:qu du shen me</mandarin> #hwa chong# RI you come out


become star pupil then you go army go be, alright go be like full rank colonel whatever nonsense, so like, I think, I wanna I think <mandarin>是:shi</mandarin> is a good idea lah if like you include more of the masses into


sort of our governance, how would you trust like your next door neighbour to like run the country


you know <mandarin>他有什么有什么:ta you shen me you shen me</mandarin> uh, background <mandarin>他有什么:ta you shen me</mandarin> certificate you know how you prove yourself, I think like that's the


you know


take some time get back to you, okay eh <mandarin>他很忙:ta hen mang</mandarin> eh <mandarin>现在人家:xian zai ren jia</mandarin> head of opposition eh


I mean I really don't mind ah, might as well do something, contribute to to local governments you know


what what what's the what's the what's the social study the topic ah uh meritocracy and then what's the next one, anticipate change and stay relevant


uh <mandarin>去等一下不懂:qu deng yi xia bu dong</mandarin> leh, now got what actually <mandarin>没有没有地方开:mei you mei you di fang kai</mandarin> eh, tomorrow have, but I mean like


my work is my work I can like anytime one lah, where you wanna go


!huh!, eh like that I trying to lose weight eh, teochew Mui you go Geylang ah


got uh, got #mee kway teow# eh no #mee kway teow# I think close already, uh #wan dou sek#, if not #wan dou sek# is, uh, the what's that other one


[orh], , eh far leh you want to go all the way there ah, but still far


Geylang technically still east side ah, still can , and then what you hungry now ah


then <mandarin>你这样乱乱吃:ni zhe yang luan luan chi</mandarin> Kena, this is the this is the exact problem I have you know


Simpang now no, only Syed only, ya ya when a bit


actually do you need to eat or not, cause like like, I don't really need and not very hungry cause I just ate, cause I


now is like what, a bit hard I eat quite a lot [eh], you know


, currently right you will see ah, I think ya definitely destruction


I mean you look at how screwed up the world is,


ya lah that's true lah, , I guess like, that's what like Makaveli said you know, (ppc), ya it's like everything is like a cycle, that you know we create we destroy


and then it goes away you know, and then it comes back again, , but ya, like like for the sake of this like experiment thing ah like I want to think of like some chinese sayings to to talk about lah but


I'm I'm sure there is something ah but I really can't think of it ah, okay okay


okay lah that one is legit <mandarin>开玩笑:kai wan xiao</mandarin> one,


but <mandarin>我记得那个时候那个:wo ji de na ge shi hou na ge</mandarin> ah, uh, I think jeremy ah


then <mandarin>真的是叫他去去念那些啊孔子真的有讲过的那些:zhen de shi jiao ta qu qu nian nei xie a kong zi zhen de you jiang guo de nei xie</mandarin> ah philosophy quotes


ya lah


no lah like ya a lot of the teachers they don't care lah but whatever ah


good times sia


actually you know ah talking about education right, uh, I had this argument with #yong zhuo# the other day ah, about uh okay cause at first ah #yong zhuo# ask me if, you know we should have any socialist em like


ya socialist kind of policies you know, for like our country lah for you know for for for like a very realist country, so, I don't know like err I think a lot of people like know me they like they know that like I I'm like I really champion like you know like free education free education for all you know


because ya I think is important lah and then like education is something that shouldn't be like so expensive lah and like a lot of people actually like, and they are not able to really go to uni because, of the because of how expensive it is ah and it's also because ah


and no not everybody is smart enough to get like a scholarship or whatever mah, but, ya so so also that's just what I said I think like are we should have selective socialist policies for our country and then like free education is one of them but then #yong zhuo# strongly disagrees because em he thinks that


having , like, like having like free education right it's not gonna be beneficial to the students because he thinks that people are just going to like make use of the, system and they are not going to work hard you know as they would because


ya if they if they are paying for it then , they're gonna work harder lah, so ya then so so like I straight away like just tell him I'm like if that is the case that is a personal problem ah because know for graduating from passing exams and net and everything right, you cannot ah at the end of the day the criteria you know for graduating for passing your exams and everything right


like it's still going to be set like the same way what and then no matter how are how free you know and how much you don't have to pay for the education right, like it's still not gonna help your grades if if no help you pass if you don't get the grades, so, you know it's a personal problem like not the it's not going to be social problem ah


and then you know you just like keep thinking that oh no you know because if if it's free education right then he ya he he's gonna have , I have problems being motivated lah then ya so like I really wonder if you know like deep down inside it is like a cry for help for him, cause he's always going on about like wanting to be motivated about shit


and motivation you know like hustling and everything is like find it very toxic and cancerous ah


uh I don't know lah, tired ah, cause okay lah like, as in


like , , so <mandarin>那个:na ge</mandarin> like like the the money you know from like the taxpayers right is like it's not being used lah on on on people that are


don't want to you know like they're the ones that use like this they use like this free education thing ah


ya lah, as in like put in the sense like, , it doesn't matter , like who wants to be educated or not lah but, it's just you know like it's beneficial if it's there lah, so like people can choose ah and then like ah


people will know who wants the opportunity, but face a lot of difficulties during it ah which, I think , it's actually a lot of people, no ya then they will they will no no no longer have this challenge of like having to, figure out you know how to pay you know how to tell you get loans and everything ah and I feel like


in regards to like taxpayers and stuff right like, okay lah it's easy for me to say that we just adjust the budget you know, and , you can , like you you can make it happen lah but like I'm sure like with the amount of like


the different sectors that the government is spending a lot of money in ah like I I guess like maybe steering like some periods of time right like certain factors are, like certain sectors like you know you you require a bit less funding than before lah, so like like like you know you can just keep adjusting it lor so


okay lah but whatever lah I mean like <mandarin>每个人都有自己每个人每个人的自己的看法啦:mei ge ren dou you zi ji mei ge ren mei ge ren de zi ji de kan fa la</mandarin> but then, like ,


ya it's true lah so, !aiya! I don't know lah but !wah! anyways !wah!, I think it has been, it's been two years since we went on the, it has already been two years, no one year, ya one year since we went like europe


Shiok sia, ya so that was fun oh ya you know oh ah, , then [orh] !wah! then uh actually <mandarin>这个不错啦是:zhe ge bu cuo la shi</mandarin> for


like , all the compartments right, like like like really , it's really very useful lah and then <mandarin>那个:na ge</mandarin> size <mandarin>也是很很不错:ye shi hen hen bu cuo</mandarin> lah


like <mandarin>刚刚好:gang gang hao</mandarin> lor <mandarin>就是:jiu shi</mandarin> then <mandarin>那是我用的那个:na shi wo yong de na ge</mandarin> bag <mandarin>有点小:you dian xiao</mandarin> after that then <mandarin>又买一个一个大的所以那时候如果有这个的话:you mai yi ge yi ge da de suo yi na shi hou ru guo you zhe ge de hua</mandarin> hor, ya lah, , is


it's, it's <mandarin>差不多一样:cha bu duo yi yang</mandarin> lah <mandarin>可是不一样:ke shi bu yi yang</mandarin> lor, ya, as in never mind lah we, we we we can go travel again what we already go back turkey what


but but I don't I don't know eh like I don't think we will, wait one full year like I don't think we even until february march ah it's crazy right it's like it's affecting a lot of, , of like businesses and shit lah so


actually actually it's not uh, it's not that europe is settled or what eh, it's just that they don't care already, ya as in , ya the numbers plateau because they stopped testing


and like they just ignore everything, and like you know like they lift all the lockdown and everything cause like you you think about it lah like countries like australia, but you ya what you get like australia for example lah, they and then like even like new zealand ah they completely locked down ah and then suddenly ah


you you suddenly have like a lot of surge again, and then you have to lock down you so you know to keep passing amongst themselves, ya and also like, and then then you look at europe ah, most of the EU right countries ah, you can travel already


so like , then <mandarin>我看他这几天去:wo kan ta zhe ji tian qu</mandarin> , then uh <mandarin>还有去:hai you qu</mandarin> greece, uh


uh <mandarin>不懂还会去哪里啦就是我看他们已经是可以:bu dong hai hui qu na li la jiu shi wo kan ta men yi jing shi ke yi</mandarin> within EU itself <mandarin>可以:ke yi</mandarin> , then like


uh, like I heard from mary that uh, cause her her her town in Rovaniemi is uh, it's very touristy mah so she, like they are already like welcoming a lot of uh


like tourists lor, and then there are other tourists are all europeans ah,


as in they were COVID free for a while ah, but then uh I think uh somebody, with COVID came inside, or some or like the you ya, ya, like like I I don't know but , it started like from one person again lah then uh


it started spreading again don't know is is within themselves or like ah somebody returning back to new zealand or something, but ya they they have again then the jacintha apologised not like the josephine


really meh yesterday nine hundred and three ah


ya but ya actually that's the thing you know about like singapore I think they a bit dumb also, because <mandarin>大多数的国家:da duo shu de guo jia</mandarin> [orh], as in <mandarin>他们有报:ta men you bao</mandarin> lah because after a certain <mandarin>时间:shi jian</mandarin> but <mandarin>他们就不报:ta men jiu bu bao</mandarin> Liao then <mandarin>现在:xian zai</mandarin> hor then <mandarin>我们是:wo men shi</mandarin> from the start <mandarin>什么都要:shen me dou yao</mandarin> transparent <mandarin>都要:dou yao</mandarin> black and white


so ya per capita like, , the infections against population ah is very high like the, the rate ah it's like I think the top few in the world probably top in the world


no leh about what


ya, uh so so eh your house got super court ah, is your is your first time wearing ah


okay lah I think almost should be okay lah


because you just uh in <mandarin>那个:na ge</mandarin> like, then uh if if <mandarin>你:ni</mandarin> just <mandarin>放很松:fang hen song</mandarin> then <mandarin>你:ni</mandarin> just uh, 走as per normal lah <mandarin>可是如果那个它:ke shi ru guo na ge ta</mandarin> uh


no lah I I I think all the shoes are like that one it's just it's just like how how it is cause they they , ya it's just it's just how it is lor so like you just gotta wait until the side sags ah, cause that's what, it usually is when when the shoe expand lor


okay lah as in it won't be that bad that one lah because the shoes still got the basic structure ah, and then


okay lor, but okay lah as long as like, but okay lah as long as, ya it's just just that part lor so you just need to wear it until you really season it lor


okay ah but you must see the your your foot shape what you see ya like cause we asian ah it's all like it's like A shape one you know, then like the mid foot is quite wide ah, then like ah then you europeans their like they really damn slim one, so like it's we really Bo Pian ah


then like the only alternative is to go and find those asics ah, , asics like shape is good for us lah cause it's japanese shoe Mizuno also lah


okay lah <mandarin>就是那个:jiu shi na ge</mandarin> Onitsuka tiger you know <mandarin>可是:ke shi</mandarin> Onitsuka tiger <mandarin>很不舒服:hen bu shu fu</mandarin> eh <mandarin>我觉得可是可是它是挺:wo jue de ke shi ke shi ta shi ting</mandarin> wide <mandarin>的:de</mandarin> lah, no lah, ya lor I don't see people wearing tiger anymore


ya, no leh, as in now I only wear nike shoe, only nike


oh ya the one <mandarin>我:wo</mandarin> uh <mandarin>昨天我你懂我以前有那个:zuo tian wo ni dong wo yi qian you na ge</mandarin> camo <mandarin>的:de</mandarin> nike <mandarin>的:de</mandarin> bag, , then after that <mandarin>我去买:wo qu mai</mandarin> uh <mandarin>这个新的因为我去我有那个:zhe ge xin de yin wei wo qu wo you na ge</mandarin> employee store <mandarin>的:de</mandarin> VIP pass


then , uh <mandarin>四十:si shi</mandarin> percent off mah


no lah as in, so like it's worth what like I top up ten dollars you know for the I get rid of the old bag, then I get a new one, the whole bag last me like three years sia and no it's still perfect condition ah


like, it's not like, maybe it's dirty or something lah but cannot even see what cause the colour also dark, if not I just get back the same one ah, probably can last me another five six years ah, until it starts to really like tear but like this is only bag I have left I sold everything else already


I thought you got the rains


oh so you want like a plain black backpack ah, if you want nike I can help you find very cheap


which shoe, oh pegasus thirty four ah, really meh, but then that's very weird leh cause you already


cause <mandarin>以前我是有这个:yi qian wo shi you zhe ge</mandarin> problem especially ah


then <mandarin>就:jiu</mandarin> ah <mandarin>就就那个:jiu jiu na ge</mandarin> problem <mandarin>就:jiu</mandarin> settle Liao


wait , where is the pain ah it's up it's up here or below, middle below ah, uh the outside have


as in like does it feel like cramping or something, I think I think it's your foot problem


but <mandarin>如果是不是那种抽筋的那种:ru guo shi bu shi na zhong chou jin de na zhong</mandarin> uh


uh the, , can lah you just chill and relax


okay ya cause ya it's like cause you start to feel good mah, it's like the endorphins it's like what you call the runners high


okay lah nowadays I don't really eat clean also, I just stay away from carbs lor


have you, with vans ah, , I going to eat uh, some , I don't know


like the, some some some chinese like ah, I don't think it's hot pot or what lah but eh no barbecue one leh, uh it's not barbecue box lah I don't know it's at chinatown one like on saturday my friend or not


ya I think it's that kind like the edwin cause he he he just got a job then he want to treat everybody ten of us sia, then he book the room Siao, ya, actually uh no it's it's a job that he want ah some like investment one lah then


one like one month I think about three point four three point four K ya, but three point four still lower than you what, uh you gonna get fired ah


but the players all very , unhappy cause that time ah


I think ya a few months ago like they convinced the players to get to take like uh, twelve percent pay cut, then they , and also so so then after that they ensure that like they ensure the players that nobody will get fired ah


then now uh suddenly, fifty five jobs Kena made redundant, so the players quite angry ah, , ya next season


friday, three AM hor


Bayern chelsea, ya Bayern chelsea Madrid man city, uh parcells and Napoli, actually it's the whole month ah the whole month they score so it's like ya quite Shiok ah


ya actually now I already quite Sian lor I don't know what to do, like you will try to find a job so but I also don't know why, when they will release the results from my school


no lah as in <mandarin>我还我我不会找先:wo hai wo wo bu hui zhao xian</mandarin> ah until ah <mandarin>我的:wo de</mandarin> results out


cause uh, at first I was thinking of applying for nike, then I see like a lot of their jobs all now they hiring people with a lot of experience like at least like, five six years experience that kind lah, then , ya after that I heard it's cause cause now all of them they're gonna work from home


and you gonna work for home like indefinitely until for quite long so they cannot have people who don't know anything, because you cannot train them or teach them, so ya I'm just actually I ya I think I'm just gonna wait for quite awhile lori do a lot of the part time jobs first


actually honestly I don't really know eh like I wish I did lah but I don't know,


okay so uh at the end of the day is all retail lah then , nike is a, , like the, okay the singapore is the HQ for the asia pacific ah, so


err usually is a lot about the, merchandising, and uh it's a lot of the back end stuff lor to, plan for like ah, what kind of uh products they want to, pump out to the to the stores


and then uh, I uh, how how to, how are they how are they gonna like like source for the products , you know what kind they think will suit the market here, then but sometimes like you cannot choose lah then like them a lot of ordering and like all the logistic stuff


and then try to fulfil all the needs for the online store also, ya, merchandising ah but there is a lot of like other stuff also lah like, I don't know maybe got special projects or whatever lah but I I I suppose like you can't do onto something more like product


it's like a trainer or something, okay ah, Prata


like I don't mind going ah, uh #al azhar#, ya, I mean, it's on the way lah but I don't know


!aiya! <mandarin>有些人就是这样的:you xie ren jiu shi zhe yang de</mandarin> lor


!aiya!


as in it's by nurture ah, !aiya! it's like, to me ah every everything everybody is or was all a clean slate ah, then you just get corrupted lor


I mean, maybe lah


I mean like , maybe, fundamentally right, maybe we are not bound by really like sort of expectations are about a lot of things, so


you know like we don't expect you know like , like like like people to be like the same as us lah, so it you know like and then that could have been like acceptable lah but because of like how


society is and like a lot of , like a lot of external factors you know that makes us like ah feel like, so we have to belong somewhere or like we need people you know to to be like the same as us


so, ya like at least something that you can never know for sure lah, you it is


ya as in but I feel like I'm our cognition you as long as dictated by like our immediate surroundings like now whatever you're exposed to lor so, the truth is we can never know, for sure, how you know we will respond, you know you're all like


ya you know in another like , it's like in another like like another environment ah whereby , you know, but ya I suppose like so everything subjective lah


uh it's always like that one, but then, okay lah


uh


ya you ask the wrong person already man, , ya like I just I guess I just fail to assimilate lor, always


okay lah <mandarin>我觉得是:wo jue de shi</mandarin> ,


so you <mandarin>看这些国家:kan zhe xie guo jia</mandarin> hor, 很, then like after going through like a lot of time you know then you start to develop


appreciation for it lor and then it starts to, be assimilated into like their culture lah and people incorporate it and like treat it like very seriously you know, ya lah like <mandarin>因为我们国家还很还是算很年轻:yin wei wo men guo jia hai hen hai shi suan hen nian qing</mandarin> mah


<mandarin>才五十五年:cai wu shi wu nian</mandarin> leh, it's like really like some like #pasar malam# you know like, like everything also like have so


there is no like really strong culture, nothing that really like comes out lah like maybe this multiculturalism right, is the culture lah but I feel like I feel it's still a bit too young to say, well I part of me wish like I I studied anthropology lah but then that one is really yale NUS ah


I don't know but !aiya! it's over but even now also


I don't know man, I really don't know what I'm going to do eh but I'm at a loss