How much to give?

Its was the 2nd time I saw the old lady selling misc. stuffs at the underpass towards Shaw Orchard when I decided to do a good deed since Xmas was nearing and pay day was 2 days after. Never did I expect to experience this shocking incident:

I took out a $1 coin ASSUMING a packet of tissue wouldn't cost me more than that. After putting the coin on her palm, I took the pack of tissue while she asked what I want to buy. Upon seeing the coin and the tissue, she said " $2".

"Huh?" I said
"Economy no good" was the reply I got.

Knowing that I had a $2 note in my wallet, I took it out, pass it to her and also took back my coin. All these while, I was in "shock" and only recovered 2 min later which led me thinking; $2 for a packet of tissue??!!!! It's certainly not that I'm unwilling to part with the money, but she gave me the feeling that she was taking people's small generosity for granted.


Doesn’t she know that the "market rate" with street peddlers is $1 - $2 for 3 packets of tissue? At times, I'll buy and take only one packet of tissue because I don’t really need the tissue paper but I sincerely want to help. And since they’re not beggars, I think it'll be offensive to pass them only the money and not buying.

Wouldn’t it be sad if one day, the society has to think "how much is then enough" before doing a good deed?

p/s: Ironically, I spent the $2 @ Watson's buying 32 packets of tissue that day.

Uh oh...... FAT

Despite knowing very well that I should avoid sweet and fried stuffs due to my complexion and for healthy living, I've been gorging on these 2 category of food the past few days - cookies, pasta (carbo), fried chicken etc...

I should be more DISCIPLINE!!!!

Blames the pms cravings... keke

Walk your (my) own path

Having put off my studies for almost 2 years, a decision has to be made soon.

But I’m so afraid that I’ll make a wrong choice.

Since I do not want to go into a business course, I hope that hospitality & tourism + marketing is a route that I can walk into in the long term.

Got to push off those negative comments that I’ve read about earning a degree in only 1.5 years etc...

May the force be with me.

Mee crazy

Yup yup. I realized that I’ve been having noodles almost everyday last week.

I’m having cravings for pasta at the moment but it’s neither tomato nor cream base kind. Simply love my Sis’s mentaiko pasta to bits!!!! I can have 2 servings for dinner and will still crave for it the next day. Sis and Mummy were shocked to know that I enjoy it so much as I’ve always liked tomato based spaghetti. Haha, but now, nothing beats to looking forward to the end of the day and rushing back home where Sis will "whip" out this fuss-free meal.

As it is quite expensive and difficult to get mentaiko (usually from Istean), the next option for pasta would be canned tuna + spag. So far, I’ve only tried the tuna with olive oil + spag. It tastes all right but I prefer the chilled version.

Oooooo just saw this on the Ayam’s webby:

Unveiling a brand new introduction from Ayam Brand –the Tomato Sauce range.
Available within the range are 3 variants, tempting you with each distinctive taste of its own:Cheese with Tuna, Spicy, Tomato Garlic
This versatile sauce can be used on it’s own on pasta, noodles and rice, or can be added to your cooked dishes as sauce base. Just use your imagination with this sauce and you whip up dishes you may never think you could in just a few minutes

Haha, can't wait to go grocery shopping!!!!