New Elvis duet

Saw this on tv and someone emailed me the youtube link.

It's very well done.

Take a look.

Click here

Lunch @ Zia on 29 Dec 2008

That's Renga, ex-VS, a baby among us oldies.

HorneMun holding court with a long story.




HM responding to questions, questions, questions.

Left ...





.... and right.











Was there late, at 4pm, about 10 guys still around, but only one curry puff left. Luckily. Thanks Mr Howe for the curry puff you brought. It was good.

Lots of stories, some of which many had heard of at least five times, you know the story teller, ha ha. But that's typical of all of us Oldies, right! But there was one truly clarifying story by KHM, guided by fatherly prompts of no other than BP, without which the story would have been sidetracked all over Spore (or GL!).

Thanks very very much TF for your kind and patient hospitality, esply since it's your day of rest of the week. It was very enjoyable. And I was there only three hours!

Cheers.
KY.

Year end lunch with Mr Howe

Geylang boys a wonderful Christmas Eve lunch at Tai Seng with Mr Howe and his friends.

Good food, good friends, good drinks. What more do you want?





Had the chance to meet up with Mr Leong Kwai Wah (second from right) who was a great mentor to me, and friend, when I started work in the Parks & Trees Branch, PWD, in the '70s.





Earrings?

Bike Ride-12 ..... at night!

Waiting for HoiYing and Freddie.

It was about 8.45pm on 9 Dec 2008 and this was the 12th and last ride of 2008 on the ECPCN.

There were 5 of us.



In two shakes, we were up on the overhead bridge across the East Coast Parkway where YewSan pointed out his apartment to us.



Pitch dark on the Coastal Road Park Connector despite the bright street lights and Changi Airport lights.

This was taken around 2.00am.



A short break waiting at the spot where Coastal Rd Connector turns away from the main road and out towards the coast.









Morning snack at McDonalds beside the bike kiosk almost six hours since we started off.



The weather had been fine, cool breezes, then windless.

A good ending to a year of monthly rides.

AC remote controllers

We were down to our last remote controller. Out of six. In fact all original six had died; that last one surviving had come with a recent replacement of one of the blower units.

I am referring to remote control units of airconditioners that were installed in our apartment about fifteen years ago.

The ‘remotes’ started conking off around year ten when two went off together. Then they went at the rate of one a year for four years. Then last year the fifth one took the hall’s blower unit with it. We replaced the blower which came with a remote. Luckily for us, the replacement blower unit (and remote) was compatible with the rest of the system. Finally, the last of the original six went last week.

Called Toshiba etc. Was told aircon not handled by them for over ten years.

Fortunately they gave me the contact Toshiba Aircondioning or something (it’s in the phone book). Called them and was informed the remote I wanted has been out of production for over a decade! Wah, your aircon very old one ah!

Then how? Thought they’d try to persuade me to replace my whole system. But they didn’t. Instead Esther very helpfully told me to go check up with their retailers and gave me three telephone numbers, heng ah!

Called first one. That one no more, uncle. But will source and call me back, how many I want? I said Two, but must see price first. Will call you back.

Called the last number, gave model number, and a Cantonese voice woman said “Have. Is it the one with a pink coloured on-off button?’ I confirmed. “How many do you want? Two? got them. $40 each.” Must go get a few quickly; they were $175 five years ago, when I had to buy one.

Went to the address she gave me. Couldnt find address, called her, she said go round the building.

The Canto speaking woman was an attractive one in her late thirties, with stylish cut tinted hair and she speaks English but prefers dialect. The shop / workshop / junkshop / hoarding place was filled floor to ceiling with all parts of aircons.

Decided to take three whereupon she said total is $110, I give you $10 discount. She gave fresh batteries and tested all three remotes.

Renny that’s her name informed that she has stock of the remote if I need more. That it’s compatible with yet another blower unit. And that my old blower units’ pc are quite rare ie the printed circuit boards or pcb’s.

Can you recommend a good aircon service contractor? And she gave me a name, Bok Seng, 97859497, a Malaysian, good one.

So if you guys need a ‘remote’ or two, or even a blower unit, or I daresay any other part of an aircon, give Renny a call at 6744 5995 or 6748 9218. Her workplace is Joseph Loh Enterprise, Blk 3014 Ubi Road 1 #01-318, Singapore 408702.

Don’t pay more unnecessarily for remotes or a new system.

While leaving Renny's shop, head her talking to her hubby in Canto: Wah! This model remote still quite popular; earlier today sold two already.

Short bike ride with Mr Howe

There were 6 of us for a short bike ride exercise on Monday 1 December 2008 at East Coast Park.

Most were quite eager, including Mr Howe who had not ridden a bicycle for >50 years, and we set off before 10.00am.




We rode to the Tg Rhu end of the park and rested, waiting for ChoyChin who turned up at 10 and found that we had taken off early!

We went back the way we came, ie eastwards, and stopped to take these shots at the jetty at Area B.



Cycled all the way east and onto the Bedok jetty, shown here.





This chap looked like he lives at the site, and running a business renting fishing equipment, thanks to the only park shelter on the jetty which he had grabbed all for himself.

Turned around and headed west again, and then stopped at Old Town at the former Big Splash for makan and coffee which were strongly recommended by YewSan and Mr Howe.

They were right, the stuff were good. Coffee cups were a bit too small for the price.

Makan was on Mr Howe, terimakaseh, Sir!..




Let's have more short bike rides with the Guru.

Brunch at Marine Terrace on 18 Nov 2008

Many turned up at Marine Terrace Blk 59 coffee shop on 18 Nov 2008 for November birthdays gathering brunch.

How many?




KimHoe, KiatPin and MohdNoor.




KhoonToon, BanPing and HorneMun (in striped shirt).





CC (praying?), Freddie (singing?), and JinChuan (with glasses on top).




ChengSan (asking for trishaw fare?)




Wow! hair still black, man!






What's our old teacher Mr Howe doing?



Long time no see, WeeTeck.





AbdulRazak's hair's still black.

Note ChengSan's looong right hand resting on the next table.




CheeKiang and others listening to HorneMun's tall story.




They're not buying YewSan's explanation?

Teacher's cane has a wicked handle!





Sleepy head MohdNoor.




Who? Me?





WeeTeck swearing-in Freddie.




The only one who wears his watch on his right wrist.



MohdNoor still talking.

Bike Ride-11 Coastal ECPCN

HoiYing called to inform that he wouldn't be coming as it was raining heavily. Where he lived.

But it wasn't so bad at ECP meeting point. Just a light drizzle.

We had very good bikes from Coastal Recreation. The saddles were large and comfy like those on 'gentleman's bikes of 50 years ago.


Here's Freddie all togged out in appropriate wear.

There were 5 of us - ChoyChim, LamSang, Joe (LS jr), Freddie, and me.

It was good weather for sleeping, that's why.


LamSang posing; said he enjoyed every bike ride.



Tide receding on our homeward trip.

That's CC giving scale and human element in the photo.



You have to come on the ride to discover where this spot is.















A new friend at ECP.






















Very friendly one at that.

The next bike ride will be a NIGHT RIDE that'll cover the whole 42km of the ECPCN. Do you know any 24-hour coffee shops along the route?