15 Feb 2025 – HIghPoint
Wed: 15CNY ChapGohMei/Hokkien also ChineseValentine’sDay or LanternDay YuanXiaoJie/Mandarin 元宵節 for some ppl but being Cantonese, do not have recollections about these celebrations from my childhood besides being the end of CNY celebrations正月十五and today CNY-deco will be taken down in my 4-walls.
What is Chap Goh Mei and why is it celebrated?
Thu: the luxury of having practically MT-Hawker+Market to myself with the beautiful company of a full moon – grocery done, washed by 0700hrs. FreshProduceS$4.50,WaterMelonS$6,Otak/2pcsS$2.40
A seldom unhealthy Doughnut+IceCoffeeS$2.80 before getting grocery+CNY-deco stored and before busy few days ahead!
Nice view from the kitchen window – have watched these flowering trees Xanthostemon chrysanthus/GoldenPenda黄花树(introduced to SIN in 1982 from Cairns/Australia) since they were planted on the rooftop garden/~2005!? and usually bloom around this time of the year. If lucky there are 2yellow birds who sometimes visit and lovely to see them, need all the calming effects possible with more attention&concertation to keep breathing!
Fri: Happy Valentine’s/Heart’s Day. The origins of V-Day is a pagan festival, Lupercalia in ancient Rome – not as romantic as you would imagine! According to Hallmark ~145million cards are sold in USA and ~250million stems of flowers on this day!
At my age, an affair of the heart is a bypass – Joan Rivers
Would be interesting to see what new shops will take the place of those leaving? Walking on MP-Rd with the progress of MP-CommunityCentre/JCT-StillRd construction. Not much @M&S despite that some of the food items are discounted. TheLensMen was among the first shops to open here in 1983 but moved to 83MarineParadeCentral opp the Hawkers’FoodMarket after rents were raised in 2019 – pix downloaded
Several Parkway Parade mall tenants leave or downsize amid rising rents | The Straits Times
A new study suggests Intermittent fasting may help in slowing or even reversing the signs of Alzheimer’s disease. Tried doing that a few times a year ago without difficulties and did feel a difference then, will take it up again, especially considering how I am feeling recently! It’s not a diet but more an eating pattern – will try both these below method:
Scientists find link between intermittent fasting and Alzheimer’s
- The 16/8 method: Also called the Leangains protocol, this involves an 8-hour eating period and a 16-hour fasting period. Some people do this by skipping breakfast, but you can also do the reverse and skip dinner or eat early.
- Eat-stop-eat: This involves fasting for 24 hours once or twice per week. Because this is a slightly more advanced version of fasting, you should only try this if you’re pretty comfortable with the practice.
Intermittent Fasting 101 — The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide
Neurologist reveals five 2-minute tests to reveal signs of dementia:
Sat: MRT-TEL-NapierSta – nice ceiling and shaded walk to traffic nights across SBG, no was not going there, just exploring since at the bus stop to catch Bus105 to ScottsRd walking by GoodwoodPk-YorkHotel-MtE.Rd.
View from HighPoint@MtE-rd.
Tkx to Lynne for hosting lunch gathering from 1962-65CHIJ-classmates (clockwise Angela, Magdeline, Evelyn, Shirley, Lynne, Caroline, Rebecca, Penny&I) for Chicken&SotongCurries, Satay,SayuLodeh, TauhuTeloh and Angela’s beautiful&nice textured fish – 年年有餘 NinNinYauYu/Cantonese– Surplus Year After Year to us all and appreciations for good company&scrumptious food.
While my classmates were reading their textbooks, I drew in the margins – Rauschenberg