Death is an accident

When I was working in a department store 2 years ago, I had lots of fun working along with promoters from other counters. We helped each other out when we didn’t have enough staff and had tonnes of things to do.

Opposite my counter were 2 petite (short & well… young) promoters with voice louder than any of the promoters in the whole department store. They were very emotional passionate, funny and days were more cheerful (or eventful) when they were around.

A few months after I resigned, they resigned too for greener pastures in Singapore’s 2+ currency against ours. I thought they must be well, tired but earning more money there.

Then I received a call late 1 night. I was already in bed, nightdreaming of becoming a billionaire, being loved and in love with the same person, having successful career, travelling here & there.

It was Blondie! What a surprise! :D

However, she sounded so dead serious & somber.

“I’m back here.”

“Eh? Why?”

“My boyfriend passed away.”

“HA?!”

“In Chinese New Year. Accident..”

“I came back after that already,” she continued after the silence.

“Why didn’t tell me earlier?” I wailed. She came back without informing me! I would’ve consoled her then.

“I came back also for 2 months, I cried,” she said quietly. She sighed heavily. “What to do? Also cannot bring him back.”

“How are you doing now?”

“I’m better lorh. But of course still think of him always.”

[PV] B’z – Eien no Tsubasa

Sounds familiar? It’s the same duet that sang the song in Beautiful Life.

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When I saw her working at the same shopping mall, I made sure I dropped by to say hi. She could use the company, live more. Having to experience the death of a loved one must be traumatic.

The other night, she called and asked if I wanted to yamcha. Luckily I would be on the leave the next day.

SKL (Sin Ka L- ahem) came to fetch me with Underwear guiding him. SKL drove like a maniac. The car felt like floating. The religious pendant was dangling on the mirror – he held it steady.

I asked him, “Are you holding it still (as respect) or you are praying that the police wouldn’t catch you speeding?”

“HHAHAHAHA! So geng you!” He guffawed. His head bobbed up and down.

“AHHHHHHHHHH! GOT BUMP AH!” Underwear pointed in front of us. “BUMP AH!BUMP AHHH!BUMP!AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”

SKL pumped his brake and his car slowed down immensely. We moved our body forward. We saw the car light shined on the road. Dark gray. We moved forward slooowly.

“Where is the bump?” SKL asked her.

“In front. Neh!” She pointed at the front.

“WTF?! IN FRONT? THAT YOU CALL IN FRONT?!” SKL couldn’t believe her definition of in front was 20 feet away.

“Near here only can see the bump!” He told Underwear. “Heiye!” He waved his palm dismissedly.

We all laughed.

“Just now got bump you didn’t see. Now I tell you earlier loh!” Underwear reasoned.

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Will continue next time. I gotta take beauty sleep. Morrow wake up early shopping for goodies ;)

The Hungry Ghost month

In the Chinese calendar, the 7th month is the Hungry Ghost month. From 1st – 7th of July, it’s also 7 Je (sisters) Darn (festival) – 7 Goddess / Fairies (or something else, anyone know the names?). If you are born on special dates like birthday of angels, festivals, do you feel like you are more special and protected?

I’m not afraid anymore on the 7 month. Actually, I was never afraid but superstitious parents and grandparents warned, “DON’T go out at night, come back home before dark.” They warned you so that you would be good, obedient and stay at home where they can keep an eye on you. If the parents are so afraid, the best way would be learn more about them and how to react with them. “Nooo… avoidance is the best,” they said. “Why do you want to seek danger?” That’s why Isshin Kurosaki told Ichigo to come back home before nightfalls.

As if they only come out at night. Haha. It’s only easier to see them at night because people’s defense and confidence are lower at night. People think the sun can automatically protect them – probably from watching too many vampire movies heh heh. Also, we have been associating white and bright colours with goodness, black and dark colours with evil. Yin and yang. Spirits and Hungry Ghosts are everywhere, even in temples and churches, anytime, babe.

If you are afraid, chant to yourself, “I am safe and protected with light/by angels/God/Universe/Higher Self, etc.” Imagine holding Gandalf’s bright light if you want.

Eh speaking of LOTR… took this funny quiz

Slaughtering chicken

My uncle grabbed the chicken, which was still alive and cut out it’s chest, stomach. He put them, in pieces, onto a plate. Suprisingly, there was no blood. It appeared like cooked chicken.

I tried to stop him, shouting but I dared not touch him lest he whacked me with the knife.

The chicken was still screaming its head off.

So much violence.

Just to kill an animal for food.

I woke up feeling I would never want to eat meat again and be a vegetarian.

When my friend eats only vegetarian on 1st and 15th of the Chinese calendar, some people chided, “Wah, so sun sam ah?” (Have God’s heart)

Sam said firmly, “I can never not eat meat. Too delicious. I lurrrve beef!”

Our pleasure. Their pain. Are we selfish?

“God created animals for us to eat anyway. Why do you care?”

So does it mean that we can eat each other (other human) because – obviously, God created all of us here?

Becoming a vegetarian shouldn’t be about obeying God. It should be about compassion for other living things.

“So don’t eat vegetables also larh! You think they don’t have feelings and not alive?”

Best would be to breathe and live on water and sunlight or moonlight, eh? :)