Sunday, November 26, 2006
i am officially broke. thanks goodness for work that can supply me with money!
yesterday was mother ang's birthday. we got her a last minute present. father ang came to pick us up and drove to Ikea. he dropped us off and 3 of us went in to look for a glass cabinet for mother ang's perfumes [she collects perfumes, Coke bottles/cans, $1 coins.......]. actually claudia amg already did some research and found 1 glass cabinet costing $99.
sadly, man proposes, heaven disposes. we went there, and guess what?? "This product is temporarily out of stock. Please contact our staff for further assistance." something like that lah.
we were shocked and at a loss. then we looked around and saw a $139 one! this must be the most expensive present i have ever bought. everyone agreed that we were all broke.
the salesman issued us an invice and we went to the Goods Collection counter to get the cabinet. it was super heavy! even worse, me and maxine ang were wearing HEELS and all 3 of us were wearing SKIRTS!
everyone was looking at us with amusement. maxine ang said, "we look like 3 bimbos trying to carry this thing!"
quite true, actually.
maxine ang went to push the trolley off while me and claudia ang attempted to carry the super heavy unassembled cabinet to the roadside where father ang was gonna pick us up. we didnt know how to squeeze the damn thing into the car. it was taller than claudia ang!!! [btw, claudia ang is the tallest ok.]
while we were waiting, maxine ang scrawled on the cardboard with a free Ikea pencil, "To Mummy: Happy Birthday! No more presents for Christmas '06, Mother's Day '07 and your birthday '07!"
kinda cheapskate. but we were truly broke!
father ang finally arrived and one look at the thing, he knew exactly how to squeeze the cabinet into the car! smart eh.
mother ang was surprised when she saw us bringing a long but narrow cardboard box back. since dinner was at 9+ at maxine ang's bf's working place, we decided to assemble the cabinet 1st!
assembling the cabinet is quite fun. it's like fixing a puzzle! have to figure out what goes where, and all that! it was rather hot, though. mother ang sat one side and watched us doing it. she kept saying, "wah, my girls so clever!" or "wah, my girls grow up already! know how to fix this!"
-_-"
we couldnt finish in time so we went for dinner 1st, at The Coriander Leaf in Clarke Quay. a place which sells mediocre food at exorbitant prices. they gave us free naan and father ang LOVED it. he kept asking for more. mother ang kept giving him looks, but he didnt notice.
the total bill was $232++!! damn ex lah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! father ang paid for it; his birthday present to mother ang i guess. i think father ang does love mother ang a lot although he doesnt wanna admit it. :D
father ang looks rather cute nowadays. i pinched his cheeks and he poked me! internal injury man.
anyway, we went home and continued fixing the cabinet. at around 1+ reaching 2 am, we finally finished! maxine ang was looking rather pissed off because the door of the cabinet was fixed wrongly and they had to unscrew everything.
but the bottom line is, it's finished! it is now standing proudly in parents angs' room. mother ang hasnt put her perfumes in yet though.
Strudel is the cutest kitten i have ever seen. :)
yesterday was mother ang's birthday. we got her a last minute present. father ang came to pick us up and drove to Ikea. he dropped us off and 3 of us went in to look for a glass cabinet for mother ang's perfumes [she collects perfumes, Coke bottles/cans, $1 coins.......]. actually claudia amg already did some research and found 1 glass cabinet costing $99.
sadly, man proposes, heaven disposes. we went there, and guess what?? "This product is temporarily out of stock. Please contact our staff for further assistance." something like that lah.
we were shocked and at a loss. then we looked around and saw a $139 one! this must be the most expensive present i have ever bought. everyone agreed that we were all broke.
the salesman issued us an invice and we went to the Goods Collection counter to get the cabinet. it was super heavy! even worse, me and maxine ang were wearing HEELS and all 3 of us were wearing SKIRTS!
everyone was looking at us with amusement. maxine ang said, "we look like 3 bimbos trying to carry this thing!"
quite true, actually.
maxine ang went to push the trolley off while me and claudia ang attempted to carry the super heavy unassembled cabinet to the roadside where father ang was gonna pick us up. we didnt know how to squeeze the damn thing into the car. it was taller than claudia ang!!! [btw, claudia ang is the tallest ok.]
while we were waiting, maxine ang scrawled on the cardboard with a free Ikea pencil, "To Mummy: Happy Birthday! No more presents for Christmas '06, Mother's Day '07 and your birthday '07!"
kinda cheapskate. but we were truly broke!
father ang finally arrived and one look at the thing, he knew exactly how to squeeze the cabinet into the car! smart eh.
mother ang was surprised when she saw us bringing a long but narrow cardboard box back. since dinner was at 9+ at maxine ang's bf's working place, we decided to assemble the cabinet 1st!
assembling the cabinet is quite fun. it's like fixing a puzzle! have to figure out what goes where, and all that! it was rather hot, though. mother ang sat one side and watched us doing it. she kept saying, "wah, my girls so clever!" or "wah, my girls grow up already! know how to fix this!"
-_-"
we couldnt finish in time so we went for dinner 1st, at The Coriander Leaf in Clarke Quay. a place which sells mediocre food at exorbitant prices. they gave us free naan and father ang LOVED it. he kept asking for more. mother ang kept giving him looks, but he didnt notice.
the total bill was $232++!! damn ex lah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! father ang paid for it; his birthday present to mother ang i guess. i think father ang does love mother ang a lot although he doesnt wanna admit it. :D
father ang looks rather cute nowadays. i pinched his cheeks and he poked me! internal injury man.
anyway, we went home and continued fixing the cabinet. at around 1+ reaching 2 am, we finally finished! maxine ang was looking rather pissed off because the door of the cabinet was fixed wrongly and they had to unscrew everything.
but the bottom line is, it's finished! it is now standing proudly in parents angs' room. mother ang hasnt put her perfumes in yet though.
Strudel is the cutest kitten i have ever seen. :)
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