Everything Feels Like the Movies

Just came back from Muar and a funeral.

Stopped at Jonker Street in Malacca for lunch. We didn't try the famous chicken rice balls the last time we went there.

Ambrosial? Definitely. I wonder if you could make nasi lemak rice balls. With rice, anchovies and nuts rolled together, dip it in sambal or curry, stab a piece of cucumber and a small quarter of a hard boiled egg on it.

I should try making it.

Window-shopped in Dataran Pahlawan. Checked out the clothes in F.O.S (according to Damien, full of shit), mommy saw this top and asked me a funny question.

She asked, "Did Cindy design this?" Lol. Sure looks like a suitable brand name if she were to be a designer. Ahh... I miss seeing her twice a week in Minda Ceria, became a pleasant routine since Sec 3.

Reached Muar and ate again. Gluttony is such a sin, makes you fat.

Mood was rather sombre in Grandpa's place, his 2nd eldest brother passed away the day before. Attended the funeral after dinner.

I found it strange, a discombobulation of feeling grave and cheerful. Why is it that we don't see distant relatives (those whom you have never seen for, say, a decade? Or even those you've never met) during happy occassions like a marriage ceremony or Chinese New Year? But they pop up like Jacks-in-boxes during a funeral.

And they live so near each other. If I run from Grandpa's place to their house, it'll only take me half a minute. It's just across the road.

Mommy's cousins, they couldn't recognise each other, haven't seen each other for 10 or 20 years. Suddenly there was a joyful reunion during a funeral.

I hope my cousins and I don't drift apart like that. Precious little ones.

The age gap, I sometimes think it's ludicrous. The minimum age gap between my paternal cousins and I is 14 years, me being the younger one. On mommy's side, the maximum goes up to 18 years, me being the older.

Anyway, I enjoyed being the spotlight during the funeral. People love to say, "Oh so big already!!" and mostly "Oh wah so tall!! Only 18?!".

Happy 18th Birthday to WaiYan
Alcohol and clubbing for you
Hope you can achieve your dreams, the future Dr. Dre