this pic was taken by hao-e on the way to astwook park from horseshoe bay. well, initially i thought it was a rather uninteresting pic. now that i took a second and third look at it, this is how bermuda looks like. there've been people who've been asking me, how the hell does this place look like. i've tried posting pictures of this island, but somehow this picture is the most realistic so far. my view from the driver's seat is like this most of the time. i dun take the ferry at all, so i'm deprived of the beautiful bermuda from the water.
isn't it funny? things always look better from the outside (i.e. from the water), but once you get into it and explore it from within (i.e. on the road) the view seems less pretty. this applies to so many things in life.
still lurve this place, dun get me wrong.
As I learn about everyone's plans to welcome the Golden Tiger Year, the more unhappy I become. Although it was a conscious effort on our part to avoid being home for the Lunar New Year, I cannot help but feel left out during this all-important holiday. On this island, we have all but 1 so-called Chinese restaurant. Every year, they would put up the red banner a few weeks before CNY. One red banner compared to the numerous ones back home. How pathetic eh? There is no atmosphere whatsoever. With the "influx" of Chinese kids, 4 in total plus 1 soon-to-be-born, I made myself pack some red envelopes from home, so that the kids can experience a little of the festivities that I am so used to. WHAT IS CHINESE NEW YEAR WITHOUT THE RED PACKETS? This year, we've upgraded our celebration to include mahjong! yes, the mahjong set and table arrived last weekend. hao-e couldn't stop himself from ripping the plastic cover off those ivory -coloured tiles and we ...
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