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October 21 The Clown Festival The weather is getting cooler (18-22 degree). Kalinda is so happy cos' she gets to wear her sexy autumn clothings now. It is sunny and cooling. A perfect weather for some outdoor activity. So, last Sat, we decided to go picnic at the Shanghai Century Park.   It is the Clown Festival at the Shanghai Century Park. You can't believe the number of clowns we saw that day. (Of couse, we exclude our own clowns - Tracy and Elkan). We rode a 4-man cart, cruised around the park in a 7km/hour motorboat, roller-bladed around the 3km park and picnic under the cool blue sky. For more clowny photos, please click here! Elkan's 3rd BirthdayWhen I got an oversea assignment on 17th Oct, my heart sank a little - cos 17th Oct is Elkan's birthday. I was looking forward to spend this special day with him but no one in my team can stand in for me for this trip. Thus, it seems that I have to miss Elkan's birthday <again> this year. (I missed his 2nd birthday). Urghh...the feeling wasn't that good. I mean, look, he is here in Shanghai with me now yet I have to go elsewhere on his special day. I was feeling a little disappointed with my decision to travel. (I feel so bad not being with my boy on his actual day!) Sensing my disappointment, my wife and Kalinda planned a short trip to be with me...so that Elkan can be with his daddy on his special day. Knowing I have to transit my (Vietnam) flight at Hong Kong, they joined me in Hong Kong for a short encounter (just to spend 17th Oct with me). I am feeling so blessed and happy! Though it was such a short span of time, I was so happy to have their companionship. Most importantly, Elkan spent his birthday with his old daddy and mummy (with his favourite Auntie Kal) at Hong Kong!
  I brought them to the Peak and we had dinner there. During dinner, we asked Elkan about his "birthday"... He sat there, shaking his head, telling us that he doesn't remember his birthday and there is no cake to blow. When we told him that it was his birthday today, he just sat there, giving us his silly smile. I guessed he didn't believe any one of us. He just enjoyed flying around... thinking Hong Kong is Singapore. At barely 3, I don't think Elkan is going to remember much on all these. Haaa... he just enjoy running around. (We made our 1st Crystal Impressions. See Below)   Next morning at 5am, I woke up and packed my bags. It was an early flight. Elkan, my wife and Kalinda were still sleeping. Looking at them, I am so happy... I am such a lucky and blessed man, I thought. Despite the tight timing, I still managed to spend some time with my little boy on his actual birthday. It was a little disruptive for all of us... but most importantly, I was there on his actual day. It was a short stay for them but I am sure they are happy too. Leaving no regrets, I can fully concentrate on my work now. I know someone is taking care of my little monster.
"See you guys back in Shanghai on Friday", I whispered.     Closing the door, I made my way to Vietnam. p/s (Thanks Auntie Amy for your greetings. Thanks Meijie, Kalinda, Joanne, Juliana & Tracy for his 2nd Cars! He loves it! Except he kept asking "again???"..) October 20 My 2nd Year of BlogsLately, I have been receiving a couple of emails and msn from my "loyal readers". Many thought I have given up this SPACE and moved over to FACEBOOK. Yes, it is really quite addictive on FACEBOOK. I have been spending my nights recruiting vampires and fighting zombies so I can retain my spot at the top 3. Haaa...ok, that is not really my main reason for not blogging.
Yes, there have been so much activities going on in my life right now. And I regreted not recording them on my blog. Perhaps, I should stick to my "1 blog-per-week" rountine. At least, people at home can find out the latest gossips. And people outside the clan can ponder what's going on with this strange animal. Here am I, sitting on my couch, enjoying the cool 15 degree night. I have Kalinda day-dreaming in front of me, Felicia making "Tang-Yuan" in the kitchen and Tracy reading "Lao Fu Zhi" to Elkan beside me. (I thought I asked Tracy to read bedtime stories to Elkan...I doubt Lao Fu Zhi is one!!! Man, she is a joker! No wonder, Elkan is NOT SLEEPING now - it is 1130pm now!)
  Ahh.... life is so blissful right now. Wife, son and girlfriends - all under 1 roof. It is no wonder someone msn me "I really respect you, Joe... how you do it?" (Yeah, I told Randy that I am going to build the next "Playboy Mansion" in Asia and he was like "er..." last night) Just came back from Vietnam and HK, celebrated my son's birthday and suffering a terribly messy house right now. Need bigger space, more girlfriends and maybe a 2nd monster. Life is so unpredictable yet it is something we plan ahead. But we can never know our next junction of life - the who, where and what. Yes, life has changed so much for me and my friends - since my very 1st blog back in 2005. 1) Francis Chay bought his mansion now. Less the playmates. 2) MC has married and is now a father!
3) Gareth has a car, 2 sons and 3 handphones?
4) Kalinda is becoming an attractive young and rich single.
5) Joanne is running a good and meaningful studio - with her another successful and crazy "Ang"
6) Juliana and Duuk bought and renovated their half-a-million HDB at central AMK
7) Jimmy married, got a brand new house and a successful business. Time for a little Jim.
8) Yifu ~ Ah... the friend I miss most - got to catch up with him on his naughty mischiefs
9) Yixi ~ My loyal reader and a role model for me.
10) Miejie ~ Man...how many girlfriends you had now? I lost count.
11) Tracy ~ Gained a couple fo KGs and moving on to an expat's Account life.
Come 23rd Oct 2007, my blog celebrates its 2nd birthday.
Last year, I wrote 94 blogs and received 16600 visitorships. This year, I wrote 97 blogs and received 24385 visitorships.
Here is the list of my 2nd Year Blog. Some are sad, heart-warming and amusing. I have bold those that I love so much.
Click on them and it leads you right to my archive.
Hope you have an enjoyable time with me. Looking forward to another great year.
2007
October 08 My Last Bachelor's Golden Week
September 23 Ache-boarding (not snowboarding) September 22 Our 7th Wonder - Kaylene! September 16 Smoking and Non-Smoking Areas September 16 Yiwu - World's Wholesale Capital September 16 Food Express September 16 Hanging On the Job September 09 Caffeine on News ~ Again September 09 My new Toy, Elkan's new Nemesis September 09 "Facebook" - The new e-Addictive September 09 Between Day & Night, Heaven and Earth
August 31 2 Birthday Stars - Kalinda & Duuk August 31 The Bench August 31 Pirate Boat, Fireworks and Disney Land August 22 Urban Oasis August 22 Stormy Seasons August 18 Meijie Sexed 32!?
July 31 The new "LOST" Xbox 360 Game July 26 Uniquely Singaporean (Public Transport) July 22 The Mega Designer Reunion - Since 1996 July 22 Juli Dressed 30! July 22 FHM - "Fool Him" Magazine July 15 Watching Transformer with Yao Ming July 14 Bookmarks of our Life July 08 Goodbye Again. July 07 Concrete Jungle July 07 Found the New "Xiang Yang" Market July 07 The Big Hangzhou Gathering
June 30 Queen Juli is Back! June 29 The Life Budget June 17 Sandman "stonified" Spidey June 17 Fami"liar" Brand June 16 An Eventful JOE's DAY - 15th June June 09 Little Terror is Back! June 09 Kevin Here in Shanghai June 09 Soldiers First.
May 26 When Birdie Calls... May 26 Hot in Shanghai May 12 The Great Walk of China - A Lonely Expat Road May 10 Fulfilling a Promise May 09 A Preventable End - The May Leong Story May 09 Makeover Room May 07 My May Golden Week (1st - 20th May 2007)
April 22 Piracy Disclaimer April 22 Freedom comes with a Price April 22 Festive Car Plate April 22 My Lovely "Senior Citizens" April 18 Roadside Pet Shop April 18 Chinese Rubbers April 18 Gareth's 32th Birthday April 15 The Colours of the Season April 15 A Pack of Fries April 05 Let's be Green! April 05 Francis's New House April 04 For Polite People Only March 25 Joanne's 30th Big Bang March 24 The Heavenly Hangzhou March 10 The Price of War March 04 Mekong River March 04 The Ho Chi Minh Leg
February 27 The Hanoi Leg February 25 Goodbye Singapore, Hello Vietnam February 24 A Tourist's Perspective February 20 The BIG CNY Feasts! February 15 Valentine in Hong Kong February 11 A Letter from the Police February 10 Tracy's Secret Fling at Krabi February 10 Baby Bloomers February 10 Hock's 32nd Birthday February 10 Duliana's 4Cs February 10 Couple's Nicknames February 05 My New Room-mates February 05 Moving House
January 23 EcoSphere - "Sea Monkey" for the Adult! January 23 My 22nd Girlfriend January 21 Meanwhile, on the other side... January 21 Goodbye My Baby January 14 My 21st Girlfriend January 13 Winners at the Last Mile* January 09 Childhood Friends January 08 The 1st Wedding of 2007 January 08 The 1st Birtyhday of 2007 January 03 Babysitting in Shanghai January 02 Wahbiang Top 50 Moments 2006
2006 December 24 Christmas Party in Shanghai December 24 I love Taipei December 16 Siow Wei's 1st Ward Stay December 16 Preparing for Christmas December 03 Sam & Clan in Town December 03 Grey's 100th Day Baby Shower
November 25 Little Elkan's 1st Spread November 19 A Surprise Visit November 16 Threesome in Hong Kong November 13 My "illegal" hobbies
October 22 World of Acronym October 08 My Last Bachelor's Golden Week
This golden week changed the equation of my life.
This is my 1st Golden Week in Shanghai. I spent all my previous "golden weeks" back in Singapore. And it is the week that changed the equation on my life. Pre-1st Oct and Post-1st Oct is such a big contrast. To me, it plays a huge difference to my lifestyle. You see, my sweetie Bobo and little prankster (aka "Elkan") are finally back again (permanently). Someone suggested that I throw a Bachelor Night the night before. Yah, I couldn't agree more. Afterall, I have been living a "Bachelor's Life" for the past 18 months of my life. To many, I am such a lucky bastard. I have a very supportive and never-jealous wife, plus a couple of lovely and beautiful girlfriends who care and "sayang" me a lot. And I have a "ang-moh-looking" kid who is so adorable and cheeky. It feels good to the bystanders. Try living my life, it is not as rosy as people see. Now, I am under the command of 3 women plus 1 baby. I have no room to roam in my tiny house. I can no longer play my Xbox 360 games in peace...or watch my sexy videos in private. Now, I have to watch my behaviour, habits and tone of voice (so that I do not corrupt this monster). My wife and girlfriends are nagging at me all the time. "JOE! Dun behave like this! You see, Elkan is picking up this act! Ai yoooo....Can you behave like a father!" Father - what is that? I looked at my little boy and asked him. "Elkan, are you sure I am your father?" He said in an absolution "YES!" Suddenly, I remember I am a father. Shit, I have to behave like one. No more swearing of "Fs" and "Ss"...I got to watch my tongue now. I don't feel like one... In fact, I thought Elkan is my brother! Not only the nags I got from the women. I got slaps and punches and disapproval stares from them! Life is going to be so tough for me. My wife wanted me to get rid of my snoring. My girlfriends banned me from eating pork and beef. My son wanted me to do sports with him. What happen to my golden life before this week?     Having said all these...Yes, I do have my share of fun and blissfulness. Life is good with great friends and family. We packed the 7-day break with so many fun activities. And I say, yes, it has been smooth and enjoyable. Just a little too fast for me to savour the taste and recap the loveliest "moments". I got less freedom but a better life. And I want to share this with my folks back home. Not the fun part. I am talking about sharing my loads of naggings and weight-losing pains. |
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