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From Misc

This is called 'Gek Huey' in dialect, or also known as Chrysanthemum leaves. Of late, my mom has been getting the mistri helper to boil these yellowish stuff so that her children could drink them. I was just about settling down from the day's work so that I can move on to catching (finally) Vol. 2 of LOTR. (Thanks Dom!) Yes, some of you are thinking or even mouthing to yourself whether I'm from Mars. Actually, if you follow the theory that Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, then you might just be right. But, I'm not from Mars. I actually came straight from my mom's womb. Biblically speaking, God formed me. Ok, enough of that...

And yes, I was settling down from the day's work. And suddenly, I could hear a voice coming from the hall... it went :"Remember to drink the Gek Huey hor! It's been in the fridge..." Anyone who heard that would easily gather the impression that the 'Gek Huey' has been left in the fridge for days and nobody actually bothered to drink it. And if that's not enough, she repeated herself 3 times, in front of me... in the room. (HA HA HA, in retrospect, I actually found it really funny for my mom to be doing that. She don't normally nag at me.) Well, it was boiled just a couple of hours ago. I had to remind her that it was boiled that very day and her children would drink it. And drink we did, in front of her. Gosh! What is happening to my mom..... is it the 'Pass age 50' syndrome or the 'my children are growing up' anxiety? Argh.... wish I could get my parents 2 tix for another honeymoon. Unfortunately, the bank account figures somehow tell me I can't afford it.

Just when I got quite sick of chrysanthemum tea...guess what?

From Misc

I got this from my tuition boy's home. I didn't really enjoy the drink except for the fact that I was thirsty. I came up with a few reasons why such strange events are happening.

1. There is a "Mothers' portal" or maybe "Mothers' top secret resources" that has been growing and this is the place where all mothers (who applied for the membership) would get information on what is the latest vitamin all mothers feed their children. And it's only 'hip' to follow...

It could also be a place where they find out on the hangout places that teenagers go to so that they can find their missing child. OR, find out what is the latest device to plant in your child's bag without him/her finding out and then track them down. All items go for a good discount if you faithfully surf the portal on a daily basis. Sometimes, you get freebies when you start an interesting topic or contribute constructively to the forum. All these could be secretly happening right beneath our very nose.

All brothers and sisters out there, take heed! The battle is at hand. We have to make it to the black gate and destroy the precious ring.

2. Mothers are getting more and more economically inclined. Perhaps the chrysanthemum tea industry is ailing and thus, the fall in market prices. Therefore, mothers would take this golden window of opportunity to seize as much chrysanthemum leaves as possible to ride on the downward curve. Maybe my mom's secretly trying to boost the sale of an aunty's store in chinatown.

I have no idea. Someone please solve this mystery. I can bear it no longer. Who knows what's next? Maybe she'll start to grow plants, at home, why there's already no space for the madog to run around.

For those who are still ignorant, I have a mad dog named Quiche. She is a Yorkshire Terrier. She is also known to be mad. That's why she's given a French name, Madog. Mind you, it's patented.

Alright, so much for the day. Did Academic coaching today...only 1 student turned up. Well, at least he gained. But I doubt I would want to do it again. It's a big waste of a graduate's time. It's a struggle. To do what you should do vs money. In this case, money is seen as the 'Ring'. Got to get pass the black gate and destroy it in the mountain of fire. Will tell you more when the king returns.

Whoopido!