The Opera Populaire

Was walking the slope home after a tiring workout when I felt something poking my feet. I looked down at what I thought was a piece of branch and realised to my horror that it was a piece of rusty nail! It actually pierced thru the side of my shoes into my feet, making it bleed. Went for a anti-tetanus jab in the hospital that costed me a bomb. *Sigh* Now the shoulder where I was given the injection is aching so that it's a bit hard to lift up. Reminds me of BCG days haha.

Wearing a dress that actually belonged to my Mum back when she was much younger and my size. It fits perfectly! Except around the shoulder, cos mine is broader than hers. It's such a nice piece of vintage! I am happy as punch now. Man sound so bimbotic!

On our way back from lunch, a bunch of school boys in a van outside the Philatelic Museum waved to us. I smiled and waved back. It came as a bit of a surprise, but a pleasant one. Looking at their innocent and eager faces transported me back to the student days when life was all taken care of and we never needed to worry for more than having to do well in our studies. I remembered that it was fun whenever the school organised outings to the zoo or Science Centre. These days apparently they include the Philatelic Museum in the itinery too. Thank God for using the boys to bring back that bit of sunshine into our lives yesterday.

Tried Burmese food for lunch today. Very interesting. The dishes tend towards being a bit sour and sweet, and a bit spicy. Reminded me of Dr. Aung-Thwin and "Not Out of Hate". And of Project Pyinna Tazaung, which I was one of the team members but did not manage to go with them to Myanmar because we only knew we got permit to go very late. One of my biggest regrets in NUS was to miss the chance of going on overseas community projects, though I told myself sem after sem that I would definitely go. As usual, I procrastinated. Heh. A bad habit that should be overcome.

Speaking of which, I can't go for mission trip tomorrow to Balai organised by my church tomorrow becos I am an Indonesian PR and will have to pay a huge fiscal sum when I come back to Singapore. Ah, I don't believe they will ever abolish that law, although there was a big discussion and seeming commitment to want to do so last year. Too much revenue is at stake here. *shrug* Hopefully, I'll be able to go for the next mission trip to someplace else.