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Fallen Warriors

Apart from those rotten apples, we should not forget that there are also those who see it as a noble thing to be a policeman. They joined despite the lack of prestige in the eye of society in general, they survive on what the society sees as low pay, they treat what society sees as shabby living quaters as benefit of their job, they did not demand for appreciation, they did not stage protest and scream for fairer treatment, and they did not complain about having to face dangerous situation and violent people in their daily work. Like us, they too did not expect the day to be any different from the rest. They woke their kids up, prepared them for school, shared a few jokes and laughter with family during breakfast, promised to see each other again at the end of their day, and then said goodbyes to each other before starting their daily routine.  

The MOVE

The inevitable has come, we have to move. There's something wrong with our bathroom. We don't see what, but our neighbour downstairs have bubbles on her ceiling. The contractor came to assessed damage and told us that it needs to be fixed as soon as possible. Apparently it is something that should've been done 10 years ago. Rightfully, our landlord acknowledges this and will be footing the bill instead of blaming us and making us pay for the repair. He's also nice enough to find us a temporary apartment at such short notice. The move took the entire weekend, starting on Friday right up till Sunday. We had to schedule everything around Erika and Ryan's needs. We made a total of 7 round trips with the Volvo XC70. And we moved only about 50% of our stuff! This gave us a taste of what it's like if we ever have to move permanently one day. Lots of complain from the missus about the new apartment. Seems smaller. Lots of clean-up to do. It is on the 1st floor, t...

Janet Keng (1977 - 2012)

Pride of the family, loving mother, devoted wife, career woman, genuine friend, a truly special person. Tang Ping Yong is a lucky b*****d. As his brother who has gone thru bitter sibling rivalry and engaged in countless senseless ridiculously amusing "violent fights" when we were much younger, I did not understand why you accepted him. But, I'm very glad and thankful that you did. When you trash-talk each other, we know you're more gracious. When he makes a decision, we know you let him think he did. When you became his wife, we know you could've done better for yourself, but decide to be the best for him. When you bore him 2 beautiful children, we know you gave him the greatest joy he has ever had. It is our fortune to have you join our family. You're like a sister ever since. You will be dearly missed. Rest in peace, Janet.

The name is Ryan...

Finally agreed on a name for our son R yan T ang Han Yang ( 宋汉 扬 ) The only reason I agreed to give in to this name is because of the initial " RT "

I just want to name my child

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After sacrificing about 300 million sperms (scientists estimated between 200 to 500 million) which made the perilous swim to seek out and impregnate one egg… After going along with almost everything she has managed to convince me that was good for our child (some are probably cooked-up, but I went along anyway to make her happy)… After giving in to what I thought was a “request” for the right to name our first child….thinking (or tricked into thinking) it would be my turn when the next one comes… Yes, our wives carried the fetus for 9 anxiety-filled months and then went through several painful hours before delivering the baby into this world. After the birth, it’s then painful recovery, sleepless nights, constant breastfeeding, and other untold suffering during the first few years of the child’s life.    Throughout the entire ordeal, husbands are not exactly taking a vacation either.  There aren’t any hormonal effects, no physical changes, but having a...

His legs will never grow back, dammit!

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Every 3 yrs, an amputee in SWE is forced to prove that his legs have not grown back to receive his disability benefits Agency forces amputee to prove leg still gone - The Local

Last mischief before the return of HRH

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Flygande Jakob (English: Flying Jacob) is a Swedish casserole based on chicken with bananas, peanuts and bacon and cooked in the oven. The dish was invented by Ove Jacobsson who worked in the air freight industry, hence the name. One night daddy Jacobsson had to cook since wifey was away, and all he had in the fridge was cream, bananas, ketchup and chicken. That's probably exactly how it happened.   Since MY wifey is not around, I decided to try this out. With some minor improvisation       Some healthy ingredients that go into this dish       Healthy grilled chicken, of course       Some questionable ingredients that also go into the dish       Sauteed chopped garlic, mushroom, bacon & carrots       Laid the chicken in a oven dish. Allowed some gaps between the pieces so the sauce can get through.       Poured sauteed mushrooms, b...