Sunday, November 30, 2008

2008-11-20 小猪替罗妈妈庆生

Come across this article, finds that it is very interesting and meaningful, therefore wanna share it with my blog's visitors. It is in Chinese originally, spare me if I cant translate it nicely, haha... :p

[Source: 【第 392 期 台灣壹週刊】]


5.45pm: 小猪 walked out from the bank, carrying a bag of cash, swiftly return to the car. (After note: Heard that 小猪 erminate his fixed deposit to withdraw the cash)


The car came to a stop, and 小猪 went to a shop that sells balloon decoration. About an hour, he only bought 6 balloons. After that he walked in to a LV shop, requested for a big LV carrier. Later, he reached 基隆's 象屋牛排馆。 He specially book the whole restaurant to celebrate his mum's birthday. (Heard that he chose 基隆 is bcos he wanna boost his hometown's economy?!)

狗仔队 saw a lot of his family's relatives and friends. They are all there to celebrate his mum's birthday. 小猪 and his mum are in a room. Other than the time eating steak, he and his mum will walk out of the room to chit chats with the guests. Then, there's this birthday cake on the table and all of them sang Happy Birthday song. After finished singing the birthday song, the crowd wants Piggy's mum to make a wish.

First wish she made is world peace. Second wish she made is 小猪 becomes better and earn big money. Third wish she kept it secret.

After cutting the cake, 小猪 bring out the balloons that he prepared earlier on. He wants his mum to play "poke" the balloons game. There is a note with birthday gifts stated in every balloons.

The first balloon that piggy's mun poked is a hug. So piggy gave his mum one more chance.

The 2nd balloon turns out to be $5000 (S$250). 小猪 immediately take out $5000 cash and give it to her.

Now, his mum requested to have a third chance. At first, piggy purposely said cannot. Then he said if want to poke the balloon for the third time, have to deduct $3000 (S$150) first. Piggy's mum faster take out $3000 and give it to him. Never will she think that the 3rd chance got unluckier, only poked out to be $2000 (S$100).

At this point of time, the crowd requested to give a fourth chance. In the end, his mum poked the fourth balloon "可和小猪亲嘴". Under the eyes of the crowd, 小猪 kissed his mum mouth to mouth.

Kissed finish, 小猪 take out his LV carrier full of cash and give it to his mum. Inside the LV carrier, there is $5,000,000 (S$250,000) cash! Piggy's mum is deeply touched and the mother & son hugged and kissed each other one more time. His mum's eyes are already flooded with tears.

While wiping her tears, she told 小猪: “我没想到你会送我这么大的礼物, 你放心,妈妈会帮你把这笔钱存下来。”小猪 sobbingly replied: “妈,你就拿这笔钱去环游世界吧!这些钱就是要给你用的!” Piggy's mum had always wish to buy a piece of land to keep the stray animals, 小猪 will be fulfilling her wish. 。

小猪跟爸妈感情很好。从小一家三口就到处表演讨生活。但罗爸爸等不到小猪大红,3年前肝癌过世。

As 小猪 is the only son, since young he received very strict discipline. When he is 11 yrs old, while riding a bicycle and got injured, he dont dare to let his mum know. After his mum discovered, she used her fist to beat his injuries and said cryingly: “你是我生的,虽然伤是在你,但是痛在我心里。”

After this incident, 小猪 cherish his body even more.

Ever since his dad passed away, his relationship with his mum got even closer. He will bring his mum along if going overseas to perform.

Nov 2007, just before his concert in Taipei, his mum got hospitalised bcos of diabetes. He blamed himself for not taking good care of his mum. He showed more of his filial piety after his mum got fully recovered.

It was reported that 小猪 prepared one month in advance for his mum's 50th birthday celebration. One month before the birthday, his mum told him : “十一月二十日那天你要留给我唷!” 小猪: “我知道,那天是你的生日嘛!我一定会把时间留下来。” Piggy's mum: “那天是我的五十大寿!”

After that, 小猪 nervously discussed with his friends, how to celebrate his mum's birthday and even got lose sleep at night.

小猪's friend said: 3 yrs ago when his dad passed away, 小猪 feel very bad for not celebrating his dad's 50th birthday bcos he dont have the ability and this has become the greatest regret in his life. That's why it is extraordinary special to him this year his mum's 50th birthday.

After losing sleep for few nights, he told his friend: 这次五十大寿我决定送她五百万元,下次六十大寿我也要准备六百万元送她!
感想: really really very impressed with his filial piety. Especially the part he played the balloon games with his mum, very funny~~~ Can see he 不是在搏宣传 cos the photos taken are all very blur and candid. The 狗仔队 followed him throughout the night…

Saturday, November 22, 2008

7 - 9 Nov 08: DP Support Group Retreat / Shopping Trip at Bangkok

All of us gathered at Bangkok Airport, waiting for the transfer to the hotel.  I remember I took 10 over photos prior to this at Singapore T3 and Bangkok airport, but the photos just went missing after I transfered from the camera to the PC, weird!
21 of us were splitted into 2 mini-bus
Here's our Hotel - Amari Watergate.  Situated at Pratunam area.  I like this hotel alot in terms of its location, interior designs of the room and comfortability.
A welcome drink upon arrival at the hotel.
I like this kinda simple and yet it is quite posh interior design.
好可爱的 rubber ducky!
Still got DVD player, not bad sia...
Some ouside scenery from the hotel rooms. 
Baiyoke Sky (tallest hotel in Bangkok) and Baiyoke Suite.
Platinum Fashion Mall
World Trade Centre
After settling down checking in the hotel, we had our lunch at A&W.  Highly recommended by one of our colleagues.  Since Singapore's A&W closed down about a decade ago, we decided to give it a try.  However, to my disappointment, it isn't that fantastic afterall...
Do you miss the root beer float and curly fries? haha...
After lunch, we came to this Platinum Fashion Mall.  Newly open since it isn't there when I last visited Bangkok 3 years ago. Selling clothes at low prices.  A highly recommended place you should go to shop!! Most of us dump our money here, haha... But take note the shops close as early as 6 to 7 pm.
Next, dinner time, we proceed to Chinatown.  As a food lover, how can I miss out the Shark Fins soup in Bangkok's Chinatown?!
Order their fried rice and chilli kangkong, tastes good!
Fried Oyster Omelette with dao-gay
Super delicious Shark Fins soup!!
QQ enjoying her coriander.  The way she eats her coriander freaks me out!
After dinner, come a bowl of bird nest.
Return to hotel, we noticed there's a welcome plate of fruits and chocolates in my room.  It wasn't there previously in the day time. Service not bad sia, but heard from some of my colleagues they didnt get it, haha....
Bought a packet of road side's fried prawn tang-hoon back to hotel for supper :p  Bangkok's road side's food smells really nice~~
One of my colleagues regret that she did not follow me everywhere to eat good food upon seeing my photos cos her kakis always eat at food court.  She wanted to eat road stalls but her kakis dun dare to eat, haha... so funny...
Next morning, went down for breakfast.
Enjoying their breakfast since they served various types of eggs.  Omelette, sunny side up, chawanmushi, scramble egg.  Think I ate at least 3 eggs each morning, die, cholesterol already so high liao...
Look at my boss, so pinkish, haha...
After breakfast, my boss and andrew wanna follow us to chatuchak, so we waited for them at the hotel lobby.
Boss giving us a free ride to chatuchak by tuk-tuk.  Dunno why this camera angle looks like as if im leaning on my boss' shoulders... face very big and round and fat too... >.<
This face looks smaller and better, isnt it? :p
Taking photos of me wor...
On the way to chatuchak on a sunny Saturday morning by tuk tuk....
As soon as we arrived, we passed by this pets' section.
Fried Quail eggs, looks delicious hor? yummy yummy~~
That's all the photos for chatuchak.  Erm... cos it is such a damn hot day and I perspired like nobody's business, the perspiration was like more than what I perspire for the past one year, so ya damn hot, no other moods to take photos...
Then we take a cab to MBK.  QQ very cute lor, so easily fall asleep.  Everytime we travelled from one place to another by cab, she will fall asleep in less than 5 mins time WITHOUT FAIL, haha...
It is pouring outside and traffic jam.  No taxi wanna fetch us from MBK to the Central World.  So under the rain, we walk from MBK to Central World with big and heavy shopping bags not less than 20 mins...? =( 
Surprisingly we did not catch a flu... Maybe it's bcos we had a steamboat for dinner?  I suggested to eat steamboat after getting drenched outside.
MK Restaurant.  Find the toy below very interesting cos it fully represents what the restaurant is about. Big red steamboat wok with the ingredients in it.  Holding onto a palm top just like how the waiters took our orders.  One of the waitress saw us taking photos of it, she walk over and folded the tissue, arrange the toothpicks n pen neatly.
After steamboat, we are strolling back to our hotel to put down all the heavy shopping bags before we proceed to our next destination.
Bangkok's traffic jammed like nobody's business.  Many people are taking photos of it at the overhead bridge just like we do.
From our hotel, we strolled to Victory Monument not lesser than 30 mins.  Dunno why we got such leg energy to walk but I know my legs hurts alot towards the end.  Even pai-ka to the next morning...
On our way there, passed by this railway track... while taking photos, just hope that the train wont come so fast.  Too dark, cant really see it clearly...
Finally we arrived at Victory Monument.  Not much people know about this place.  Usually you won't hear ur friends shopping at Victory Monument but actually it's quite a nice place with pasar malem, a pity that it is not recognised as a common tourist area.
Road side sushi.  Should be not fresh ba? cos it is not refrigerated...
After the long walking distance, look at my tired face with my crepes...
Back to hotel, we went to our colleagues' rooms to 串门子 till about 1.30am...
Next morning after having 3 eggs for breakfast, we have to get ready for our retreat workshop.
Ice-breaker game was really fun and i won a Singapore's Starbucks voucher! =D
Because im fast with good memory, so unbelievable right~~~! hahaha~~~
We are the Sheep Team.  The funny process with lots of laughter of how the team is formed is deeply carved in my brain.  I had a video but too bad cant post it up here...
After the retreat workshop ended, we had a group photo.
After 2 days of shopping and the memorable workshop retreat, it is time to check out and return to Singapore.
Had my last dinner at Bangkok Airport's MangoTree before departing for Singapore.
Reached home at 2 am and reporting to work at 9 am, wah seh, that day my eyes really cannot open in office, unforgettable man...
Look at my 战利品! Ranging from dress to tshirt to pants to skirt to jeans to bag to slippers to food stuff...
Im shocked even for myself too!  Friends who know me will know that I dont shop in Singapore and overseas, usually I'll just spend on food, not to mention I bought the stuffs below! I went there with $322, came back left with $10.  So I have settled my Chinese New Year goodies more or less le, hehe~~
Guess what is this?  It is a ring that I bought at Suan Lum Night Bazaar.
Below are some nice and interesting pictures that are taken by my colleague, Jackie Poh.