The Mahjong Culture, HK

During my first week here, my HK hostel neighbours came over n asked me to join them across the hall for Mahjong as they were looking for a 4th player. I tried to explain that I dont know how to play mahjong...Friendly as they are, they started teaching me n told me to learn as I play along. It is quite comical as I am not very sure abt my tiles n often look at the person next to me n ask

Me(Out of curiosity - pointing at his tiles )
: "Is that 中? You waiting for 红中?"
The poor guy : " Shhhh!!!! Dont tell others my tiles!!!"

We often ended in fits of giggles during mahjong sessions... They are just too nice to tell me not to sabotage their game(which I'm still so confused abt)

The Non-Local Student

4 hrs flight and I'm in bustling HK for the next 3 mths n its our orientation week. I guess as a SG Chinese, our culture is more or less the same as HK Chinese. Here is what I as a non-local student will experience :

1) Lots of Leng Zais - Yes, I come here for exchange program but it wont hurt to look at the many handsome HK guys around right? Plus, they are better dressed here(pffft...not in boring T-shirt, shorts n slippers)
2) Food - Oh yes.... food, glorious food! I have high standard of the food here. (PS : HZ, I will tag u lots of Cha Chan Teng photos... U can see but u cant eat! Muhahaha!)
3) Night Life - HK is a city that never sleeps so here I come =p
4) Hostel Life - After 3 days here, hostel life in HK involves a lot of marching, song singing n laughing loudly in corridors (eh....Sounds very much like sec sch). Yes, we learn how to sing the Hostel song - Viva St John. (eh..) Oh... I was told to get some formal wear for high table dinners here, which is an important part of HKU hostel life.
5) Making New friends and have fun -Yes! That's a good reason why I'm in the exchange program. There's no way I'm going to hole up in my room and I'm getting ready my adventurous streak.
6) Photography - Photos, photos, lots of photos. The thing is, I'm too lazy to post them up =p
7) Lastly, mugging - Oh groans.... Wait, most lectures are on tues n thurs. So cheers!!!

Till date, stay tune =p

He's Back

My eldest Brother looks on after the rain. (P.S : This shot looks like I sneaked behind and took a shot.)

After 4 long years...

After 4 years, + 2 semesters in uni, it came. Now its another 3 more years to my goal of completing BSc...

Practicality

Lately, a contact of mine has been pestering me about some quick-get-rich-scheme. I do not like the idea of feeding the person with false hopes and beliefs, so I rejected the person quite quickly.

Just like me, we are young and I personally believe that being young is an asset + having education and gaining relevant work experience. Yeah, this type of get rich scheme sounds to good to be true and there are obviously better ways of obtaining monetary rewards.
(Put your feet firmly to the ground, if you get what I mean).

I do not enjoy meeting some people who thinks that all NUS undergrads are well-loaded and often introduce and get us involve in some crackpot thing of sales pitch and further planning overly rosy prospects that would very well-fatten ur wallets. ( Come on, we are mature enough to know that its some kind of scheme).

The thing is this. Our goals are very simple. Study, finish our degree, go out to work. If it aint spelled clearly to you then just leave us alone. Goodbye.

Just friends

In he came, young and a lingering curiosity.
Desk in parallel.
A smile and brief hi.
Many glances later.
Much conversation in politeness.
And there were lunches.
Soon, the question popped...
"Just friends." I replied, extending my hand.
A slight disappointment flicked across his brown eyes.
"Yeah... Just friends" And he took mine in his. Shook.
"Remember, lunch later?" He smiled.
"Yes. Just friends." I smiled.
He stood and walked to the printer,
brushing my hand lightly as he went.
Yet, I feel nothing.

Wisdom Teeth Aches

Lately, many of my friends have been getting their wisdom teeth removed. Its something common amongst young adults and we often hear them talking strangely(muffled) a day after the procedure and uploading painfully swollen face photos up on Facebook.

During a previous dental visit, the dentist was looking conscientiously at my teeth before declaring that I have wisdom teeth growing and asked if I was working(which I was then). He took an X-ray and told me that I need to get my perfectly growing straight wisdom teeth extracted.

I remember looking at the X-ray and asking him why do I need extraction since my teeth are perfectly fine and he said it might cause problems since they were still growing. He tried to reassure me that the procedure will be painless(common sense tells me it will be painless during the procedure) before further adding on that I will get 5 days of MC to rest.
(Hoho... I'm not an MC person and will not get MC unless I really sick and why would I subject myself to unnecessary pain and misery for 5 days MC).

I told the dentist that I prefer a more cautious approach and waited for the wisdom teeth to grow. In the end, my fully grown wisdom teeth are fine and I went to another dentist who said there is no need for extraction.

As for my ex-boyfriend, he was in NS then and he got all his wisdom teeth extracted via general anaesthesia (they were all growing normally too) I remember spending the day with him after his surgery and his face was all swollen, he needed ice-packs and was moaning abit(maybe its for me as a girlfriend to give him some tender loving care(tlc) or sayang/manja him) . We examined his extracted wisdom teeth together and later got into an argument about his wisdom teeth extraction, which eh.. for the first time, I won because of his given condition. LOL!!

Anyway, I wont want to extract my teeth unnecessarily cos its painful and will not get into an argument with someone if I have had a tooth extraction!