THE DIARY GAME : 03 Jan 2022 - Another night of many little things

Thing 1: Work

It’s another relatively quiet night at work. Not a lot of delivery, so I decided to have my dinner and then go help my aunts with their CCTV.

 

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Thing 2: Food

This used to be a regular supper place for me. In fact, I’ve been eating their chicken cutlet so regularly that the staff would just ask “Chicken Cutlet” instead “What do you want”. 

Been here less as their prices kept going up. From $8 to $10 per plate. The others nearby are either closed or not as good, so I decided to come back. Just take it as a little pampering for the new year.

 

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Thing 3: Helping Aunts

Been a few days that they’ve been complaining. It’s a tough thing trying to teach older folks about tech. Especially so when their understanding and lingo and lightyears away from mine.

The conversation goes something like:

Aunt: How to get to X?

Me: Why do you want to do X?

Aunt: Last time X was the last step you told me.

Me: But this situation there’s no need for X!

And the process goes for the Ys Zs and more .. ..

In conclusion, my aunt said: “Luckily, you’re not a teacher. You are so impatient”. Now that’s one statement that I agreed with immediately. 100%.

 

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Thing 4: More Work

The night is still early, considering my bio clock is EU timezone while I’m physically in Singapore. Hence, decided to try to bring in a few more bucks. Hopefully.

Not a lot of order still. But it was a nice ride. Yes, I mentally switch leisure cyclist mode when orders are scarce. And that will mean enjoying the breeze, the scenery and the plain joy of riding a bike.

Experimented with the night mode on my phone cam and indeed there were some nice results. I chose these few pictures to showcase because:

1. McDonald's

There're two 24hrs McDonald's near my place. So typically there'll be some orders streaming in. But tonight it's not the case. Even the McD's physical shop is so quite.

2 & 3 Chinatown Street scenes

This is the sight that's not commonly seen be Chinese New Year's shoppers to Chinatown. 2 shows that the organizers are saving electricity by turning off the decorative lights during the wee hours. Most shoppers would have been home.

Image 3 shows the setting up and preparation by the stall owners. Still barren for now, but in the next 2 weeks, crowds will build up and these empty tentages will be filled up with CNY

 

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Thing 5: The stretch

After roaming about another 30 min without any orders, I decided that it’s time to end the work night. So made my way to the fitness corner at my favourite Duxton Park.

Been neglecting stretches for a while and my muscles are protesting. So better stretch them a little before a protest turns into a strike.

 

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Thing 6: Supper 2.0

Dipping bread into curry is one of the favourite comfort food in Singapore and some South East Asian countries. Ideally it would have been and bagutte or french loaf as the centre would soak up the curry while the outer crust will still remain crispy.

 

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