firsts

on saturday, i went swimming for the first time in more than a year. had to buy new trunks cos the old ones are either gone or not elastic anymore, and i didn't really want to find out either way. so i went to j8 and got my brand new trunks and hiked to the pool at bishan which was TOTALLY FULL of little kids being bullied by their instructors thrashing around madly in the chlorine solution.

taught flyn how to open eyes in water so as to make goggles unnecessary. well, i didn't really teach lah, just stood there grimacing while she tortured herself till she could do it. yay! now can save drowning kids in canals without needing to carry goggles around wherever we go. i also relived many childhood memories like lying down at the bottom of the pool experiencing the critical angle of reflection; somersaulting; squirting water from my hands; swimming like a stingray at the bottom of the pool; half heartedly trying to do the butterfly stroke (nope, didn't work).

after swimming, i ate s11 ban mian (wooden board noodles) for the first time in years and was exceedingly happy. kinda disappointed that the auntie didn't give me more ikan bilis but i guess the food prices are going up lah so must ration. i forgive you auntie.

after forgiving auntie, i went to play poker, in which i made 80 cents (which i gave to luke) out of a $20 buy-in, and then took a $10 taxi ride home which made me feel like i actually lost. the ride home also made me perspire a lot for some reason, which dehydrated me so much that i, well, died.

the end.