Yesterday nite, I went dinner with Donny at Madam Wong's place. This is an organic vegetalian's restaurant at Smith Street. Since last Chinese New Year, I have noticed 3 beautiful Cock's picture was hanging near the entrance area. I wonder will it be for geomacy, I was curious to confirm with Mdm Wong, eventually an interesting cock's storey was reavealed.
When Madm Wong took over this restaurant in 2002, her favourite spot in this shop was the small court yard behind the shop. She was thinking of rear some kind of pets there, probably build a false mountain and put a swing chair there so that she can rest and have a cup of tea there watching her pets. Of course, later, her friends from the temple adviced her not to rest there because the aircon's exhaust pipe is all blowing towards this court yard, the air circularation will be bad there. So, she took their advice and did not put any chair there, but she still go ahead to have some pets there.
Her friends brought her to Chua Chu Kang Farm to look at the pet chicken. Frankly, this is the first time I come to know there is such thing as pet chicken. She saw two very beautiful pet chickens, the farm quoted her at S$350/- each, two for S$700/-. (wow a kampong chicken in the wet market only selling for S$8/-!) She thought it is too expensive, so she went on to look at another farm. She show the small chicks which was just 2 to 3 days old. The farm asked for S$35/- each. After some negotiation, she managed to close the deal at S$25/- each and she bought 4 little chicks - 3 white and 1 black without knowing the sex of the chick. The seller told her it will be all your luck, because they are too small to distingush the sexual identity.
She kept the chicks inside the court yard during the day, and brought them to the toilet during the nite. After a few weeks, the chicks grow gradually, and it was obviously one is the cock, and the other three are the hens. The three hens eventually are the wife and concubine to the cock. Madam Wong said you will know which hen is the wife and which are the concubine. The wife is fat, elegant, fierce and highly jealous, while the concubine is skinnier and more tame than the wife. When the wife lay eggs, it will force the concubine to hack the eggs for her. If they don't agree, the wife will pull their feather from their skin.
Once, Madam Wong heard the chicken are qualleling in the back yard, she went in to check what happened. She saw the cock standing at the high place, it caught an worm in its mouth, the three hens was at the lower floor qualleling, the cock was wondering up there and undecisive who to give. Madam Wong shouted at her cock, " Stupid husband, eat for yourself la, what for you want to give it to your wivies..........wait later, your wife will fight with you........."
Suddenly, the cock drop the worm on the floor and none has chance to eat it, True enough the wife chased after the cock, flight and pull its tails.
Madam Wong has a lot of fun with its pets. Whenever there is storm coming, the chicken will be excitedly jumping, and make a lot of noise to inform Madm Wong that the storm is coming. And every time was true - more accurate than the whether forecast!\
Once Madam Wong's daughter saw the wife so fieceful, she scolded her something like, "You so fiece, that's why this life you are here to be chicken!............" You think what? The chicken understand every single words she said, and she did not like it, hence, every time it saw her, she will quietly stand behind her, and pock her leg from behind.
The type of pet chicken is very clever, they understannd and remember their enemy, whenever they met their enemy, it will attack them again and again.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Richman's House
If I tell you I have a friend living in a Bungalow, what do you think of the people who live inside there? We imagine they are educated, successful, generous, sociable, communication effectively especially in their business circle, ego very high and very proud ..........right?
Today is Sunday, two maids who are neighbour stop by our shop for foot and back massage. We have a little chat while they are resting in our shop.
Their employers are all stay in the Bungalow in Thomas area. One employer is an lawyer, their parents, the old pa pa and old ma ma are very difficult person. They have 3 maids, our friend here is working as chief cook in the house, and she also take care of the two old folk, the other 2 maids suppose to be her assistants. She has to prepare difference disces for the two old person. If the food is not up to their expectation, they will threw temper and threw the food into the dust bin. The old man love to say, "Fuck you", "stupid" "Go to die la..." "I will slap you and send you back to your country...", "bloody Mary..." This two old couple are "very cute", whenever the wife threw tantrums, the husband will become nice person; and vice-versa. They scold very loud until their neighbour also can hear them.
They don't give any privacy to the maids. They install camera every where in their house, even the toilet if I did not hear wrongly. They have four refrigerators in the house, they always invite friends for majong session. The chief cook has to prepare a lot of dessert, fresh bread for the guest. The oldman some times has friends come over, in font of the friends, they always praise the maids, say their maids are very good, and good cook etc. Once the guest went back, he will start all the nonsense again. But, they have few good things, they pay the maid S$800/month, and the majong kaki will give tips to the chief cook. So, she can earn quite a bit from this house. And they are very generous with their food, the maid won't get hungry.
The other maid is not so lucky then, she always left hungry after the hard work. Their neighbour's mum is a calculating lady, they are very rich, they have 3 other houses beside this bungalow. She is so stingy with the maid that she don't give her enough food to eat. Imagine she is the only maid in this bungalow. She has to do every things in the house, some times she has to operate a heavy police machine to police the marble for the house. After hard work, she just don't give food to the maid. Some times the chief cook will pass some food to her through the fence to her to eat. The old couples are generous with it although they have bad temper and bad mouse. Once, the madam brough the maid to clear up her 3 other houses, after that, again, she did't give her any food.
Their children of aged 27, 28 years old know their mother pattern. The children some times will threw a package or two of instand noodle to the maid's room without letting their mum know. This mum some months hold the wages from the maid, eventually, she has to borrow money from the friends. This maid can't stand her mum's greediness that she decided to go back next week without waiting till the contract end eventhough her contract is going to end in March. She just cannot take it any more. She said the sir and the children are nice people, the sir asked her to stay and promise to give her a raise in salary also can not change her mind.
The chief cook has been in Singapore for 15 years, she contributed all her hard work money to her family, she said in Iloilo, her home town, she is a queen, people respect her, she has a bungalow in her home town, a farm rare the chicken to lay eggs and sell to others, she also own a maid agency in her home town.
She is an entrepreneur and a kind hearted thirty somethings lady. She has help to finance her boy friends for his study for 10 years, that jerk ditched her for other girl after graduation. Her heart was broken and its shut off after that.
Her neighbour from the otherside also not an easy person, they ever lock the Indonesian maid outside of the house and don't let her sleep in her bed. This chief cook saw what happen, pass a chair to the maid, and let the maid climb over to her house and stay there overnight. The next day, the maid went to report police, that employer got warning from the police. It seems that if they got 3 warning letters, they will not able to apply for any new maids to work for them. Eventully that house owner qualleled with her owner over the matter. She said, she dare not too busy body since then.
Three bungalows, all got evil people staying inside. They are rich in money, but they are poor in morale and heart. Frankly, whenever I see the employers was punished for ill treating their maids, I thought that was just an isolated cases. But, after what I heard, I think they are many sick employers aroung even they are in the rich nighbourhood.
Even an old lady who worked as part time maid also ever encounter one situation. After her three hours hardwork in that house, she asked the employer for a cup of water. That owner simply say "No", of course our local part time maid is luckier, because the next time that owner called for help again, she just need to reject it without going back to the same house. But, what can our Indonesian and Phillipino maid suppose to do after took so much trouble to get out of their county and working in the foreign land!
Today is Sunday, two maids who are neighbour stop by our shop for foot and back massage. We have a little chat while they are resting in our shop.
Their employers are all stay in the Bungalow in Thomas area. One employer is an lawyer, their parents, the old pa pa and old ma ma are very difficult person. They have 3 maids, our friend here is working as chief cook in the house, and she also take care of the two old folk, the other 2 maids suppose to be her assistants. She has to prepare difference disces for the two old person. If the food is not up to their expectation, they will threw temper and threw the food into the dust bin. The old man love to say, "Fuck you", "stupid" "Go to die la..." "I will slap you and send you back to your country...", "bloody Mary..." This two old couple are "very cute", whenever the wife threw tantrums, the husband will become nice person; and vice-versa. They scold very loud until their neighbour also can hear them.
They don't give any privacy to the maids. They install camera every where in their house, even the toilet if I did not hear wrongly. They have four refrigerators in the house, they always invite friends for majong session. The chief cook has to prepare a lot of dessert, fresh bread for the guest. The oldman some times has friends come over, in font of the friends, they always praise the maids, say their maids are very good, and good cook etc. Once the guest went back, he will start all the nonsense again. But, they have few good things, they pay the maid S$800/month, and the majong kaki will give tips to the chief cook. So, she can earn quite a bit from this house. And they are very generous with their food, the maid won't get hungry.
The other maid is not so lucky then, she always left hungry after the hard work. Their neighbour's mum is a calculating lady, they are very rich, they have 3 other houses beside this bungalow. She is so stingy with the maid that she don't give her enough food to eat. Imagine she is the only maid in this bungalow. She has to do every things in the house, some times she has to operate a heavy police machine to police the marble for the house. After hard work, she just don't give food to the maid. Some times the chief cook will pass some food to her through the fence to her to eat. The old couples are generous with it although they have bad temper and bad mouse. Once, the madam brough the maid to clear up her 3 other houses, after that, again, she did't give her any food.
Their children of aged 27, 28 years old know their mother pattern. The children some times will threw a package or two of instand noodle to the maid's room without letting their mum know. This mum some months hold the wages from the maid, eventually, she has to borrow money from the friends. This maid can't stand her mum's greediness that she decided to go back next week without waiting till the contract end eventhough her contract is going to end in March. She just cannot take it any more. She said the sir and the children are nice people, the sir asked her to stay and promise to give her a raise in salary also can not change her mind.
The chief cook has been in Singapore for 15 years, she contributed all her hard work money to her family, she said in Iloilo, her home town, she is a queen, people respect her, she has a bungalow in her home town, a farm rare the chicken to lay eggs and sell to others, she also own a maid agency in her home town.
She is an entrepreneur and a kind hearted thirty somethings lady. She has help to finance her boy friends for his study for 10 years, that jerk ditched her for other girl after graduation. Her heart was broken and its shut off after that.
Her neighbour from the otherside also not an easy person, they ever lock the Indonesian maid outside of the house and don't let her sleep in her bed. This chief cook saw what happen, pass a chair to the maid, and let the maid climb over to her house and stay there overnight. The next day, the maid went to report police, that employer got warning from the police. It seems that if they got 3 warning letters, they will not able to apply for any new maids to work for them. Eventully that house owner qualleled with her owner over the matter. She said, she dare not too busy body since then.
Three bungalows, all got evil people staying inside. They are rich in money, but they are poor in morale and heart. Frankly, whenever I see the employers was punished for ill treating their maids, I thought that was just an isolated cases. But, after what I heard, I think they are many sick employers aroung even they are in the rich nighbourhood.
Even an old lady who worked as part time maid also ever encounter one situation. After her three hours hardwork in that house, she asked the employer for a cup of water. That owner simply say "No", of course our local part time maid is luckier, because the next time that owner called for help again, she just need to reject it without going back to the same house. But, what can our Indonesian and Phillipino maid suppose to do after took so much trouble to get out of their county and working in the foreign land!
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Make Money in Valentine's day
On 13 Feb, I met a customer holding a box full of roses standing inside the Orchard MRT, I am very surprise to see her selling roses in Valentine's day eve. I know she has a full time job! I chated with her how she was going into this business! She said few years ago, she was helping a friend selling roses, she sold about 60 roses, and earned about S$60/- over two days. The next year, she decided to be her own boss, and make the money all by herself.
She said she ever worked in the garden. During Chinese New Year, she worked at night from Monday to Friday and full day for Saturday and Sunday. After she worked for one month, she earned about additional income of S$1000/-.
She really inspired me a lot. Every one talk about recession, a lot of us said money not enough, money hard to find. But, if we do think of ways to make money, money is always there waiting for us.
She said she ever worked in the garden. During Chinese New Year, she worked at night from Monday to Friday and full day for Saturday and Sunday. After she worked for one month, she earned about additional income of S$1000/-.
She really inspired me a lot. Every one talk about recession, a lot of us said money not enough, money hard to find. But, if we do think of ways to make money, money is always there waiting for us.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Good Father
Only lately, I found out that what is good father mean. First time, I heard from daughter's best friend. She is the oversea student from Thailand, she said after her GCE 'O' level in Singapoe, she will most likely going back to Thailand to study for 4 years in Private University and after that she will be going to the State to further her study for master degree. She said these with confidence, because her father has been discussing the path with his three children. And her older sister and brother has been following the path that the father has planned for them.
Recently, I and my girl friends have steam boat in one of my girl friend's condo. She has three boys. One boy is under pilot training in Australia, and the other two twins are under National Service. She said her husband has prepared all the finanical support for the three boys' to study in the University. Her elder son hope to get through the pilot training, so that the Government will support his University study. He wishes that he can lessen the load from his father.
I have another friend, he is 56 this year, he has been working as a chief for the pass 30 years. He told us, when his son study in Nanyang Junior college and did not do well in his chemistry. He was called by the Principal who then advice him to transfer his son out from their school. He told the Principal, to be fair, give him 6 months, if his son did not improve, he will pull out his son accordingly. Immediately, he looked out for the best professor in Chemistry to tuitor his son. When the year end result, his son passed the subject in flying color. He spent S$1000/month for the tuition. After his son passed out from the Junior college, he got into the University course which he doesn't quite interested. The son told the father he prefer the IT course, and thinking of going to Poly then go to the University later. My friend told his son do not waste time, and bring him to Melborn the next day to enrol him into the Australian University to study the course that he wanted. He spent about S$100,000/- for his son three years oversea study. Today, his son is working in the IT Banking sector, has a very bright future ahead of him. Before his son's graduation from Australia, he applied PR for his son. Hence, today, his son has found a job in Australia, and he will be flying over there to work in two months time.
All these committed father has not only care from their wife and children, they plan and fullfill all their dream. He works hard and provide all the necessary to their children.
I write down all these story, because I want to remind myself how to defind a good man and good father.
Recently, I and my girl friends have steam boat in one of my girl friend's condo. She has three boys. One boy is under pilot training in Australia, and the other two twins are under National Service. She said her husband has prepared all the finanical support for the three boys' to study in the University. Her elder son hope to get through the pilot training, so that the Government will support his University study. He wishes that he can lessen the load from his father.
I have another friend, he is 56 this year, he has been working as a chief for the pass 30 years. He told us, when his son study in Nanyang Junior college and did not do well in his chemistry. He was called by the Principal who then advice him to transfer his son out from their school. He told the Principal, to be fair, give him 6 months, if his son did not improve, he will pull out his son accordingly. Immediately, he looked out for the best professor in Chemistry to tuitor his son. When the year end result, his son passed the subject in flying color. He spent S$1000/month for the tuition. After his son passed out from the Junior college, he got into the University course which he doesn't quite interested. The son told the father he prefer the IT course, and thinking of going to Poly then go to the University later. My friend told his son do not waste time, and bring him to Melborn the next day to enrol him into the Australian University to study the course that he wanted. He spent about S$100,000/- for his son three years oversea study. Today, his son is working in the IT Banking sector, has a very bright future ahead of him. Before his son's graduation from Australia, he applied PR for his son. Hence, today, his son has found a job in Australia, and he will be flying over there to work in two months time.
All these committed father has not only care from their wife and children, they plan and fullfill all their dream. He works hard and provide all the necessary to their children.
I write down all these story, because I want to remind myself how to defind a good man and good father.
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