Wednesday, May 12, 2004 , 12:15 AM
><))o> the tortoise and the hare
#ever heard of the story about the tortoise and the hare? Yah..who havent...Anyway above is a pic which i took. The two figurines (a tortoise and a hare made from seashells) is bought by my mum when she was in malacca (cute things like this attracts her attention!). Mum gave the hare to my brother and the tortoise to me. At first, i didn't think much of it since my brother is born in the year of the rabbit and the hare should rightfully be his. However, some unpleasant thoughts which i have shut my mind away from, began to "settle" comfortably into my mind.
While..you see, throughout my childhood days, especially during primary school days, my dad used to compare me to my brother. Unfortunately, i'm the stupid one while he's the intelligent one so my results often pale in comparison to him...i remembered his PSLE score was like 10 marks plus more than mine and dad was like over the moon...as it seems, my brother is really like the hare speeding way ahead of me while i'm like the tortoise with knee problems, trailing slowly behind. Over the years, i've come to terms with the situation i'm in..afterall, by working harder, i can make up for my lower intelligence yah? On the slightly positive side, the tortoise did eventually win the race right? *cheers*
So much about my past...today was a horrible day primarily because its a long day with only 2 pathetic breaks. Our PE teacher had to dismiss my class late and in the end, my gang and i were only left with 10mins to eat. Yanting, shuqi and shuxin were worse...they didnt even get to bathe and had to wear sweaters during maths lecture to hide their PE t-shirts underneath. *sigh* Wish the PE dept would just be more understanding!
After school, i went to Jurong Point to meet my bf. Saw the lazy cat again, sleeping at the pavement, amusing passerbys...just that this time, it woke up (finally!) and ran about...hehe..so cute...Initially, my bf and i wanted to eat and Banquet..but as usual, during peak hours, empty tables are VIRTUALLY EXTINCT. In the end, we settled for SIAM KITCHEN. We ordered
red curry with prawns and pineapple, and stuffed chicken. The Thai curry is unique in a sense that beside being spicy, one can actually savour sweet, sour flavours and the coconut milk lingers just a while longer after each swallow to warrant you that you must have another spoonfull of curry! As for the stuffed chicken, the bones are miraculously removed and replaced with minced meat and veggie-a must try for all!
Opps...hadn't intend to type so much today...my apologies to those who get migrains at the sight of lengthy entries like mine. My apology also to shuxin>> sorry to make you feel guilty...don't worry k..you will be able to make up to your mum..mummies are easy to please!*winks*
Below is just another pic of just my cute tortoise...as you can see..there's a pic of a cute kitten (an evidence that cats are just SO "my cup of tea"!). on the left, there's a bear figurine..it's given to me by ShaoZhen and Wanling on my (eh 12th) birthday and on the right, its a crystal ball given to me by my bf on my 16th birthday...i love that gift because when you shake the crystal ball, tiny bits of heart-shaped fragments just swirls around the two cuddling bears- a symbolic of love if you must call it!
