grandpa's birthday

my grandpa is 84

we go to his birthday party every year in july at this
teochew restaurant called "ah hoi"

not that ah hoi restaurant at traders hotel

this ah hoi is authentic at chinatown.

it is really a funny arrangement, a very commercial arrangement.

u see, if grandpa doesnt have his BD party, he'll be very hurt & sad.

but no one is willing to pay $1500 for the whole event

and no one is willing to split the bill to say-- 3 or 4 shares.

so everyone pays their share.

it is standard $50 per head, so everyone pays for their own head

and give an ang bow to grandpa.

if i were grandpa, i would say -- no need dinner, just give me the
$50 cover charge and the regular ang bow.
at least he can make 1500 more right?

but 1500 and no gathering? no family gathering? no quality time?

come to think of it,,, i think grandpa is the one paying for us
since we all minus the $50 from the ang bow we could have given.
eg: i wanted to give grandpa $150. but becos i got to pay for the dinner,
i gave him $100 instead. so silly.

i've never heard of such commercial arrangement except from my family.

that's my family.

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see the other photo

Liew Lian Ong!

i like him. corny and that show is funny.
that jingle sticks to me.. liew lian onnng.

i like the other "bad" ah beng in the show.
i saw him at bugis doing a roadshow. he's emcee.
good voice he has. almost went up for autograph.
ah bengs are very interesting people.

k, got to go. do assignment.... DEADLINE LIAO
no stress no stress. no no no.