the whole family dah lah semacam satu semangat thinking that this G/E will be the first time we get to vote ever since we moved to chai chee. we were so 'on' that we all were coordinating what time we should go and discussed who should our votes go to.
all this while, we have been under the East Coast G/R/C, being t/a/n s-o/o-k/h/o/on, our mp and his meet the people's weekly session was under the void deck, just behind my block. btw, tan/s/k dah pencen so he is not contesting anymore.
sekali, we all had our hearts broken when we found out via the election board yesterday that we will not be voting because of the NEW elec/toral boundaries that was drawn up a few weeks ago, chai chee and some parts of bedok north now falls under Marine Parade which has a walk-over.
so berderailah hasrat kami untuk mengundi.
my question is, why is chai chee and some parts of bedok north falls under Marine Parade G/R/C? and why are we still paying our hdb conservancy bills to East Coast? and i still get the monthly East Coast G/R/C newletters. shouldnt i be getting Marine Parade G/R/C newsletter?
whats the deal, yo?
ni macam satu trick aje. ya, just because tan sk dah pencen, a newbie will be taking over chai chee. maybe they know east coast will definitely be contested and marine parade is super safe hence, they dont want to risk losing a huge part of east coast to the opposition. hence, they made east coast smaller and 'donated' chai chee to marine parade.
ooh, i just love a good conspiracy theory. i should be the next dan brown. tapi local context. if u see me, ask me about the j/a/m/e/s-g/o/m/e/z saga. i have a funnier conspiracy theory for that drama.
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HI vu,
Ni Arni, the girl who interviewed AhliFiqir (via your hubby) last year.
Sigh, I miss Marine Parade. My late grandma used to stay there, and dulu, I selalu look forward to going back to see granny.
I love Parkway Parade, the NTUC, the ToysRUs, the old cinema (hich is now a church), the library, Big Splash -- it was heaven for me and my cousins that time.
But since my grandma takde, the family moved to Sembawang (yang sungguh membosankan). Sigh.
Marine Parade is a nice place. It's so convenient. PLus, my grandma lived on the 12th floor with a gorgeous view of the open sea and the ships and all.
Hahha. I'm rambling. But just wanna say that reading your post jolted my memory to the good old days.
I hope u don't mind reading your stuff. I love the way you write. Maybe you could freelance (for NST.. hehe) or other publications when u come to KL.
Send my regards to the hubby, ya? I don't know when I'll have the time to interview him about his studio/dj-ing school (because I've been transfered to Seremban) but I will leave his name card/contact number to my colleagues. They will get in touch with him, Insya Allah.
You take care. And good luck with Abdullah.. :)
Hugs,
arni
shall we meet so i can ask you about the gomez saga? hee hee hee!!!
yo arni!
how is seremban? you doing ok there? dah pandai cakap loghat dia ke belum?
i was a marine parade kid too! i practically grew up in the aisles of the shopping mall! when i was small, my parents always take me to parkway. when i grew older, i take myself there and can hang out for HOURS.. budaya melepak. :P
now toysRus no more along with a few of the old skool stuff. but marine parade really rocks ah? i can understand the affection you feel for your late grandma's old kampung.
does it feel weird for you when you were growing up and told your friends that 'your kampung is in singapore?' ada orang ketawakan tak?
my husband told his primary school classmates that his kampung is in singapore and everyone laughed at him. they asked, "singapore ada kampung ke?"
u should come down singapore and check out the new parkway. very happening. i do all my shopping there now. and theres so many good places to eat. i will buy you coffee.
regarding the freelance writing at NST, i will remember to look for you when i move in two years time. i will print your comment so you can never back out from that offer. hopefully in two years time, you would be the EDITOR in chief or something at NST.
akak pandai tulis gosip2 pasal celebrity. :P hehe.
take care, keep on reading, i never mind. :P keep in touch ya.
*ps: set a date and we can rendezvous. i tell u more stuff than just gomez saga. :P
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