22 Mar 2025 – To Leslie & Ivy

Wed: wet wet wet and indeed, it’s a Great World&Great Times despite of the wet monsoon surge bringing in much rain and lowering temps to 23°C. Amazing that no umbrella was even needed when taking the MRT-TEL-MTsta-GWCsta back&fro.

Cooler days ahead: Third monsoon surge from March 19 to 21 could see 22 deg C temperatures, Singapore News – AsiaOne

Appreciations with thanks to Winnie for delicious lunch@Cystal-Jade/GreatWorldCity

bringing back such nostalgic childhood memories of this old amusement park with the Carousel&GhostTrainRides then.

Looking at yourself through the media is like looking at one of those rippled mirrors in an amusement park – Edmund Muskie

What a delightful surprise to receive Keith’s latest publication which took only 1week with snailmail from Switzerland to SIN – looking forward to reading it in this perfect cool wet weather forecast for the next few days. Has been another lifetime ago we first crossed paths in the early 1970s, Dublin/Ireland and 13yrs ago since last visit with him in Etourvy/France when&where there were Bubbles in 7thHeaven – hahaha!

Etourvy – Here-There-Everywhere – This-That-Everything

Edited Wed9Apr2025: thanks for the exciting read… really Philip, 2CV for me anytime, you can keep the Red Ferrari – hahaha!

Thu: appreciations with thanks to Carmel for taking time on this very wet morning to meet for Bfast@MT-WetMarket. Too busy catching up, so no pix of her today, but here is one from Paddy’sDayParade a few days ago!

Fri: TGIF – Happy Emerald/55thAnniversary to a dearest bro Leslie and SIL-Ivy

who I first met 60yrs ago 1965 in Dublin/Ireland.

Appreciations to Seb for dinner&dessert company – nice to catch up and be updated, always all ears when the younger generation needs to share.

LHR-HeathrowAirport,London/UK has been shut down all day today after a devastating electrical fire sparking worldwide travel chaos and days of disruption for hundreds of thousands of people, must be one of the biggest disruptions for UK-aviation – pix downloaded.

People walk past a departure board displaying Singapore Airlines SQ318 flight to London Heathrow as cancelled. An estimated 1,351 flights to and from Heathrow will be directly impacted by diversions, while more still are expected to be canceled – pix downloaded

Heathrow Airport is CLOSED for at least 24 hours

Sat: body is telling me to rest, stomach is telling me to fast today and will listen gladly. Just reading the news and seeing these downloaded pix are enough to convince me that staying within my 4walls for now is the best – being stuck in airports or traffic sounds like a stressful nightmare…

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/travellers-advised-to-postpone-trips-to-johor-amid-heavy-traffic-at-land-checkpoints

18 Mar 2025: Happy 51stBirthday Linn

Sat: is the Moon extra bright&large tonight or is it my OldFlowerEyes 老花眼 or imagination?? It’s absolutely beautiful&stunning, enjoying every moment of it. Believe it or not, was just watching a movie BlueMoon Blue Moon (1999) | Full Movie | Stream Core and took a look outside on the way for a toilet break – talk about coincidence but then read somewhere that there are no coincidences!

Good turn-out, nice to see young&old+new faces – green balloons added a nice touch to the ambience&festivity.

May the luck of the Irish enfold you. May the blessings of St Patrick behold you

Mon: appreciations with thanks to the Embassy of Ireland for the invite and always a pleasure to be there

for another StPat’s Reception@FullertonBayHotel which was the former Clifford Pier/紅燈碼頭 = red lamp harbour referring to the red oil lamp beacon which shone over the pier at night as a warning to ship. Pix credits to the IrishEmbassy of my back, hahaha!

Johnston’s and Clifford Pier (roots.gov.sg)

Had my share of the yummy IrishBread&ButterPuddingWithWhiskySauce, a favourite from boarding school days but of course just with a cream sauce then! Nice to see some familiar faces from 2000 when SIN-1st-Irish Ambassador took his position then.

Irish Ambassadors to SIN 2000-Present – Here-There-Everywhere – This-That-Everything

Tue: Happy 51st-Bday to 1stBorn Linn – celebrated her day with cakes by the beach, her favourite place to be! Appreciations with thanks to Lily&Ingvald for visit and for my favourite Norwegian chocolate. Nice to meet with a Norwegian who actually likes being&living in SIN when he lived&worked for a decade many years ago.  Now they live in Sandeid/Norway and return annually for visits – safe journeys back to Norway and hope to catch up when they next visit.

14 Mar 2025 – Welcome Back Winnie

Wed: checking&picking out what to watch fully and have chosen these to what is considered worthwhile for my personal interest. Was a total fan of GeorgePeppard/Breakfast@Tiffany’s/1961 during teen years – just watched his CrimeDrama Pendulum, great timeless movie plot despite the outfits and being filmed in 1969.

Innocent/3+hrs – BritishCrimeThrillerTVSeries/2024. Imprisoned after being held guilty of his wife’s murder, David is acquitted after his conviction is upturned. He then struggles to reconnect with his relatives and reconstruct his life. Interesting story until the end and no spoilers here. Do like the that it’s a contrast to the Hollywood’s action,noisy&violent nature. BritishCrime at its best, they do know how to write a great Crime story – pix downloaded.

Words – so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them – Nathaniel Hawthorne

Not my favourite genre and do not usually watch Sci-Fi movies but somehow do not know why the feeling&mood got me clicking into this movie while scrolling YouTubeFreeMovies. ApocalypseRising/IceTornados/2025?- where ppl are trying to control&manipulate the weather, realistic enough to get thru’ the whole movie catching my attention where humans&technology will probably self-destruct eventually, ie do NOT mess with MotherNature – pix downloaded

Drama The Sounding/2017 beautifully shot in MonheganIsland,ME/USA profound issues when society does not accept those who cannot be understood. Not every body’s cup of tea unless you enjoy Shakespeare, psychology and literature – pix downloaded

Thou art a disease which must be cut away – Shakespeare

Thu: welcome Winnie back to SIN – forgot about pix of us despite over 6+hrs lunching! but must have much to catch up!! Managed to capture some pix of ‘before/1933 and after/2025’ shots of StPatrick’sSchool on the station-wall while waiting@MRT-MTsta!

Interesting to see the difference between the 2 photos and the extent of the reclamation – over the past two centuries, SIN land area has expanded by 25% – from 58,150 to 71,910 hectares (or 578 to 719 sq km).

Land From Sand: Singapore’s Reclamation Story

Did not know this about bicycles that are left at the station overnight will be seized! SparkletotsPreSchoolers having a fieldtrip.

Climate change is causing temperatures to rise, which can significantly worsen air pollution. According to the American Lung Association, heightened heat levels can lead to increased ground-level ozone, aggravating conditions such as asthma and other respiratory diseases.  The WHO emphasizes that seniors are more vulnerable to heat-related illnesses, respiratory issues, and chronic disease complications. Besides age, can this be also part of the culprit to my lung issues?? Pix downloaded.

20 Surprising Links Between Climate Change and Public Health

Fri: NDC rescheduled to today – somehow Geriatric sounds really OLD! despite being the few there who was not with a caregiver or help!

All’s well that ends well and more appts scheduled to adjust new dentures but today with renewed energy, the mood was there to gallivant into Chinatown

enjoying&snacking some my favourite foods in vengeance for not being able to do it over the CNY and the past 3months – hahaha. Feeling totally blessed that appetite,breathing&walking~8,000steps, more or less back to normal – life is good on this TGIF.

20yrs ago was then also blessed with this beautiful #2grandchild.  Thank you for bringing much love&joy into this life journey.

11 Mar 2025 – Haleakalā Crater,Maui,HI/USA

Sat: Happy International Women’s Day – IWD has always been about gender inequality&discrimination. Gender equity is still not a reality in the world – IWD is a day to raise awareness for equity to ALL people regardless of gender,race,religion,etc.

Blessed with perfect sunny breezy mornings over the last few days for the laundry with front door facing East/morning sun and afternoon sun/West from the kitchen&storeroom, best&excellent for drying laundry naturally. Guest bedlinen,towels,etc washed&dried ready for storage until the next visitor.

A crazy storm suddenly blew here in the afternoon slamming all kinds of doors&windows,etc and over within 5mins cooling down temps.

Sun: time to SpringForward for those living in DayLightSavingTimeZones. Do like the peace&serenity of shopping before the crowds – delighted to see that even our small local food&wet-market kept to the simple tasteful fitting colours of the season. Appreciations with thanks to Gel for sharing her goodies from Australia, would not usually eat processed meats but will make an exception and will be delicious with a cheese platter. Pleased to have grocery shopped,cleaned&refridged before noon as the rains started – lovely to be chilling with audiobook&sewing for the afternoon.

Thanks for dinner@Rochalie, happy to see this orchid blooming – remember getting it some years ago.

Not sure about this LKY&self-portrait artwork by CyrilCongo, was told that if you look carefully the full name LKY&SIN are somewhere there?? Hopefully good investments for bro considering that SIN celebrates its 60Bday in Aug and both of us being admirers of LKY.

Cyril Kongo, Graffiti Alchemist: Journey of Knowledge and Chromatic Craft | Art Galleries Association Singapore

Mon: difficult to concentrate,focus,think,etc today, noisy renovations in the block+outside constructions but feeling lazy&tired to go anywhere, so will resolve to headphones&movies. HaleakalāCrater,Maui,HI/USA a dormant volcano, is renowned as the quietest place on Earth. Stepping into the crater is supposed to be a life-changing experience, as the decibel levels are so low that even whispers can sound like shouts, beam me there right now for a couple of days – pix downloaded.

Where are the quietest places on Earth?

Tue: appt@NDC cancelled today, dentist sick!

SIN-ManpowerMinister/PAP Tan SeeLeng used a HKG film anecdote to rebuff an opposition member of the SIN-ProgressParty/PSP Leong MunWai pressing for employment figures when he quoted actor AndyLau-2004/Blood Brothers –

I say but you don’t listen, you listen but you don’t understand, you understand but you don’t do, you do but do it wrongly, you do it wrongly but don’t admit, you admit but don’t change, you change but you are not convinced, then what do you want me to do?

Cantonese is an amazing Chinese dialect when you understand it and in this case its exactly my sentiments when talking to some ppl…

Andy Lau line in Singapore parliament sparks debate over minister’s ‘frustration’ | South China Morning Post

7 Mar 2025 – SGH

Tue: ShrovePancakeTueday and no pancakes today but whole morning in SGH and with DrOng was good that the CT-scan results showed whatever that was there has shrunk and next scan due Aug. With DrDevanand, 2new prescriptions(Prednisolone/reduce inflammation&Erdosteine/phlegm)for the next few weeks hoping to rid this constant cough+more test to be carried out. Feels like the lungs have been compromised since Covid and 2020Lung-surgery? Let’s hope that breathing will better by the next month’s appt. Admiring&enjoying the surroundings between consultations.

Auspicious sign or too many mice there?? Would think twice about going there – pix downloaded

Python slithers into Redhill Market…, Latest News – The New Paper

Dinner with May@Tonito/JewelS$82 before she took off after a short&sweet working visit. Appreciate&tkx for the visit – made my week. Decent LatinAmerican food but would prefer Guac&Pico without pineapples! Somehow the fusion with pineapples did not suit my taste but blessed to have a meal with my beautiful 2ndBorn surrounded by lush greenery with the RainVortexWaterfall in the background. Was there in 2022 –

Tonito – Good Latin-American Food – Here-There-Everywhere – This-That-Everything

Wed: AshWednesday – joy-riding(~1hr) on Bus16-33-shuttle@SGH to deliver sputum sample for testing and shuttle from SGH-MRT-TEL-OutramPkSta back to the EastSide(~30mins). Time consuming but do have time and grateful that it is still possible to get there myself with as little walking possible, especially when short of breath with moments feeling like a sloth at present! Walks to the MRTs take longer despite the shorter time on the trains. Back to a familiar station watching kids in familiar uniforms enjoying@this new Cheers(nearer Exit1)while sitting for a couple of mins on the bench(nearer Exit2)appreciating the moments of the luxury of SIN-public-transport choices.

Every act of energy conservation… is more than just common sense – JimmyCarter

Thu: while in SC/USA pix from Linn, msg from the grandkids’ HighSchool and Australia is bracing for CycloneAlfred.

Cyclone Alfred: Rare tropical cyclone threatens millions on Australia’s east coast, to cross near Brisbane Friday | CNN

Here its laundry time and out with the sewing machine – delighted to find these giftcards,stickers&BeanieBabies collected over the years. OK got the message, no more buying any of such items. Content to be financially,mentally,physically self-sufficient in this life-journey so far. Thoughts of being dependent or reliant challenges me to do the utmost best to NOT go in that direction.

Self-reliance, always. And cheerfulness – Marcus Aurelius

Fri: 2 new MRT-lines serving 400,000+ households could be operational in the 2040s, pending feasibility studies by LTA and no will definitely not live to see them. As it is, thrilled to be on MRT-TEL-MTsta hoping to experience BedokSouth&SungeiBedokSta which are still under construction. How will this tiny RedDot hold up to these constant UnderGround&AboveGround constructions?? Hopefully the experts know exactly what they are doing with their calculation&research.

New Tengah and Seletar MRT lines being studied, could be operational from 2040s – CNA

3 Mar 2025 – Family Gathering

Fri: TGIF and a good weekend to all on this last Feb2025Day. Constructions(sheltered-walkway@junction MarineCrescent&Terrace and congestions@junction Ophir&NorthB-Rd are some of the least favourite happenings today – hopefully when these are over the consequences will be more favourable! CC to check out the construction of NexLevel which will probably be completed before the barracks are down on BukitTimahRd which have been there for I do not remember how long ago??

Adding highway lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity – Lewis Mumford

Walking from Napier-MRT-sta–DempseyRd, might have strained some ankle muscle up the slight incline on Minden&HardingRd where JimThompson is no longer but OpenFarmComm is still there with a new TB-Bakery.

Appreciations for dinner@TheRedSparrow – forgot to take pix with May and her godfather KK+food this round, was here nearly 2yrs ago for lunch then.

Apr2023: tkx to Carmel for lunch – 1st visit to RedSparrow/DempseyRd

BánhKhọt, a mini savory pancake with a piece of shrimp on top; BánhXèo a crispy stuffed rice pancake, both dishes were yummy and new to me.

Profound classic Vietnamese poem by Hồ Xuân Hương(1772-1822) – The Cake That Drifts In Water, translated by Huỳnh Sanh Thông

My body is both white and round
In water I now swim, now sink.
The hand that kneads me may be rough
I still shall keep my true-red heart.

Alone vs Solitude – Here-There-Everywhere – This-That-Everything

This round for dinner&eating something quite different, again all new to me – do like their JasmineLeaf despite it being heavy on the seasoning – food pix downloaded.

Sat: lovely Spring pix tkx to PaulK who lives in the part of the world where Spring has Sprung. No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow – English Proverb

MarineParadeCAREfridge OpenFridgeDay today – downstairs on my way across the road to pick up fresh milk and looking at the lines, seems like they will have no problems distributing the foods and not desperate enough to be in that crowd – hahaha.

566SeafoodRestaurant@MandaiEstate – MRT-TEL-MarineTsta-Woodlands/55mins changing to MRT-NSL-KranjiSta/5mins changing to Bus 178 or 960/15mins for a family gathering to meet with

16auntie,17uncle,18auntie&uncle+some of their families and especially for cousin CalvinChengLoong here for a short visit from Australia + an early Bday celebration for nephew George who will be 6 on Mon. Coincident&nice that May is here to celebrate&meet with the family tonight, 3generations with the eldest being 92 and youngest 6! Thanks to Roy&Calvin for arranging&organizing and to John for the ride to MRT-TEL-SpringleafSta – impressed that he is still driving safely, especially night driving.

AppetizerPlatter:避风塘白饭鱼DeepFriedSliverBait, 泰式熏鸭海蜇MarinatedSpicyDuck with JellyFish, 果沙律虾PrawnSalad with FreshFruit. 笋壳鱼 港式蒸MarbleGobySteamed with SoyaSauce, 明炉吊烧鸭 CrispyRoastedDuck,

冰花蜜汁黑豚扒Pan-FriedKurobutaPorkChop with HoneySauce, 家乡罗汉斋Homemade BraisedLuohanVegetable, 家乡炒面线StirFriedMianXian with AssortedSeafood.

螃蟹Crab经典辣椒StirFriedHomemadeChilliSauce&咸蛋(湿/干）StirFried with SaltedEgg, 杨枝甘露ChilledMangoPuree with Sago&Pomelo.

Highly recommended for the food despite of where it is located, ie in an industrial foreign workers’ dormitory area!

https://www.facebook.com/566seafood/

Sun: what a wonderful creative way to recycle NespressoCapsules@Nespresso/ION by MRT-OrchardSta-Exit9.

Tkx to Theres&CJ for another scrumptious dinner@ImperialTreasureTeochew/Ion and this time round for some dishes not even on the menu!

One of the best SucklingPiglets乳豬tasted, SeaCucumber 海参, Abalone&FishMaw with cabbage 鮑魚魚肚/花膠++other dishes all done to perfection.

Mon: a good week ahead to all to start the RamadanMonth+Lent/5Mar – perhaps fasting will be a good idea after all these yummy&rich foods over Feb and the last weekend. Running errands@ArabSt&Spotlight/PlazaSIN, hoping to make 2table-placemats+T-Cosy. Drama on Bus16 on the way back, a woman fell upon embarking@RafflesHotelStop/15.30hrs and was bleeding from her head, driver got all the other passengers off and called the ambulance. Hope that she will be OK – a reminder again to watch every step and to not rush for any bus as will always be in time for the next bus…

Happy MarBdays to family/at least 14 who I know of!

2Mar – ArleenUAMLI
3Mar – LAM JungZni George

4Mar – Brenna LAM-KENNEDY
6Mar – LindaTAY
9 Mar – LEONG SueLyn
11Mar – KenTAN
13Mar – RobynKAWAMOTO

14Mar – EllieHALL
15Mar – DanielWONG
17Mar – LEONG Pat-Lynn,BethYEOH,Happy St Pats
18Mar – LinnHALL,LAM YiSheng
31Mar – JosephineLAM

Friends MarBdays/at least 15 who I know of!

27 Feb 2025 – Arab Street

24Feb2015: 10yrs ago CC@WaterlooSt and still in his 50s then!

More 2015 CNY Celebrations – Here-There-Everywhere – This-That-Everything

Mon: now in his 60s@BukitTimahRd preparing for CC-NextLevel. Happy Birthday and Good Luck to Calvin – looking forward to be a part of it.

Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest – Larry Lorenzoni

No not flying off anywhere but to meet. Living ~20mins(closer&faster than having to go downtown!) by a direct bus ride to the airport makes it easy to get to&fro to catch up or meet ppl arriving or on transit. This time to meet May who will be here to work for the week.

Despite it being World’s 4th busiest airport, do not feel too lost there! Every flight begins and ends at an airport…

Tue: nice to start the day with ~5,000steps before sunrise and best with hardly anyone in sight or in my way!

Enjoying the lovely breezy afternoon&evening watching an old EdwardNorton movie TheIllusionist/2006, remembering how I enjoyed it but forgot the ending, always like happy ending movies – good to be in LaLa Land, hahaha

From the moment we enter this life we are in the flow of it. We measure it and we mark it, but we cannot defy it. We cannot even speed it up or slow it down. Or can we? Have we not each experienced the sensation that a beautiful moment seemed to pass to quickly, and wished that we could make it linger? Or felt time slow on a dull day, and wished that we could speed things up a bit

Wed: regular coffee stall@MT-Market not opened on Wed, so no walk today! Yummy 3rd&last day of leftovers as salads from Sunday’sDIY-PopiahS$98 lunch for 5ppl+3lunches for one is well worth it and especially with most ingredients prepared&delivered – supplemented with lettuce&prawns~S$15.

Thu: 4yrs ago took my 1stCOVID-19Vaccine and where the lungs are concerned today, it’s not been the same since, have been tested COVID+ twice over 4yrs!

Has been a long while ago since last in this area and today the corner of ArabSt&NorthBridgeRd was packed with annoying tourists who were just standing&blocking the way at the traffic lights. Glad to discover that Yip has a mural here.

IslamicRestaurant/1921, 745 NorthBridgeRd – a restaurant with history, personality and decent food.

Islamic Restaurant – Beryani Restaurant with 98 Years of History – Hungry Ghost

Appreciations with tkx to Lynne for suggesting to lunch here.

Weather has been pleasantly breezy in the evenings and if possible, would have liked to hang a hammock outside to sleep overnight!

23 Feb 2025 – Chinggay 2025

Thu: appreciations with thanks to KK for Peranakan lunch@Godmama,ParkwayParade/MarineParade-decent Otak&SayurLodeh, do like the BuahKeluakPasta.

It is my aging-taste-buds? but food here seems to taste different from that@Funan?? Have always like the taste of BuahKeluak/PangiumEdule 黑果 must get myself a packet to try for chicken dishes too. Note: seeds of PangiumEdule contain hydrogen cyanide, a deadly toxin. They must be fermented or processed to remove the toxin before consumption.

Exploring Buah Keluak: The Black Diamond of Peranakan Cuisine – Nyonyalite

The first time@Godmama but was at the Funan/Sep2023 with Leonear&Chuan who was visiting from KCH then – @GodmamaPeranaken/Funan, good OtakOtak&NgohHiang(pork& prawn rolls).

The difference between herbs&spices is which part of the plant each comes from. Herbs eg,basil&thyme are the leaf of the plant. Spices are the plant’s buds,bark,roots&seeds, eg, cloves,cinnamon,ginger…

19 Feb 2025 – THE EYES=THEY SEE

Sun: no this is not Zuno as he is on holidays at the kennel in the USA while his owner is here in SIN on transit back to collect him. Thank goodness no drug bust@T4/Arrival

Jeff was supposed to stay the night but due to some changes, had to be on the evening United-flight heading back to the USA.

Thanks to Lee we managed to have dinner together@T2/DepartureHall.

Mon: even as we age the eyesight may deteriorate but do remember that humour does not need to deteriorate! Got to thinking to this anagram – THE EYES – THEY SEE but what do they see and what it really is…

This is such an amazing downloaded image – at first glance, it seems like someone’s reading in the water, but when you zoom in, you realize there’s no person, no book, no study, just an illusion. The other pix taken years ago@HongLeongBldg/ShentonWay when the pink camera was still intact -being there at the right angel and right time. Life is much the same with illusions and finding the balance with reality is important even when it is not always easy, such is the irony of life!

Definition of illusion:  misleading image presented to the vision, something that deceives or misleads intellectually, perception of something objectively existing in such a way as to cause misinterpretation of its actual nature.

Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed – Friedrich Nietzsche

Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live ― Mark Twain

Tue: productive shopping day@Giant/TampinesS$291.61 with delivery when at least S$200 is spent, Dec last year was when the last delivery was done. Needed a new ironing-boardS$40 as the 20+yrs old one is about to see its last days. With CDCS$150,Sen4%S$12.16,PromoS$19.13,total paidS$141.51.

Could not resist these colourful ButterCookiesS$20! but looks can be deceiving when not make with good butter! Do miss AuntieKwok’sCNY-ButterCookies where they can practically melt in your mouth with the taste quite out of this world. IKEA-Valentine’Cake/ChocolateCreameuxS$4.50 is pretty&decent with a cuppa while waiting for the free shuttle back to Bedok. Appreciations for the AssurancePackageSeniors’BonusS$300 to enable today’s treat.

Wed: CT-Scan@SGH – where the totalS$801.40 was completely absorbed by subsidies, cannot afford to be unhealthy with bills like these. CT-Scan pix downloaded, photography not permitted there.

Heart disease and diabetes, which account for more deaths in the U.S. and worldwide than everything else combined, are completely preventable by making comprehensive lifestyle changes. Without drugs or surgery – Dean Ornish

Think about it: what to do about those who do not listen but continue to contribute to their unhealthy lifestyle???

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:

https://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/other/neurologist-reveals-five-2-minute-tests-to-reveal-signs-of-dementia/ar-AA1v3N3W

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