I have received many requests to meet up with certain readers and I have said no to a lot of you. Sorry, please don't hate me. I don't know why any of you want to meet me because I am just a balding 37 year old uncle who isn't particularly interesting or good looking. I am no Gilbert Goh, I don't want to end up facing a long line of people with all kinds of problems, expecting me to come up with solutions for them. It's easy for me to post a comment like, "wadafuq do you expect me to do about that? I don't have a magic wand." But it would be a lot more awkward in person and let's just avoid that please. I'm not very good at being 'sayang-sayang' with people, I am too blunt.
PS. Yes I know all about the haze etc... I am on the internet y'know. My friends in Singapore talk about nothing else but the haze on Facebook all day and all night these days...
The people you should be reserving your Singapore leg for are your family, your parents, your siblings, and your (offline) friends!
ReplyDelete(Besides, your arguments about gahmen with your parents give really good material for the blog - I go through the same shit too!)
Yup, thanks for understanding. I admit, I am meeting a very small number of people I have interacted with extensively on my blog and I feel I know them, but I don't want to be sitting at a Kopitiam with a clipboard and having a surgery like, "okay come and see Limpeh, Limpeh give you advice on your problems".
DeleteI am going to have plenty of arguments with my parents after the 'honeymoon' period - in like the first 72 hours or so, everyone is on their best behaviour, so polite, so nice, then the gloves are off and the arguments start.
Haha, tell me about it, my sister has only been back for two days and the arguments have already started... and in my family there is no nice guy sibling to mediate! Anyway, my sister says you are an inspiration to her in wanting to return to Singapore as FT and tell the SG gahmen balls to you as well - cheers and have fun on your trip!
DeleteHahahaha, tell your sister I am very flattered that she likes my blog, kum siah kum siah.
DeleteYeah I have my big sister who is the sensible one, the peace maker, she understands me, she understands my parents and when I really bueh tahan my parents' bullshit (my dad is okay, my mum can be unbelievably stupid at times and unreasonable). This is when my sister takes me aside, she speaks to me nicely and then she says, ok let me go talk to mum so she understands your point of view and she will understand if you let me explain it to her okay?
Like seriously, without her being UN Peacekeeper, man I don't wanna think how bad things will be between me and my mum.
It is a known fact that where it comes to politics, PAP can be very vindictive.
ReplyDeleteSo just in case, do you think there is a possibility that the Singapore Immigration may make it difficult for you to enter Singapore shores considering the fact that you are not such a fond fan of PAP? As we all know, many well known personalities has been turned away for the flimsiest excuse they can come up with.
Who knows? If I do, it would be great, LOL.
DeleteI look forward to the full cavity search as a uniformed officer snaps on a plastic glove before fisting me up the rectum. Sticks & stones may break my bones but chains & whips excite me.
Look in a worst case scenario, I have an old, dear friend in KL who said to me that I have an open invitation to stay as long as I want in his house in KL (nice condo, with pool!) and I will simply travel round the region instead. If Singapore wants to ban me, then I think it would give my blog such status of notoriety the traffic would shoot through the roof.
Frankly, I don't think I will be banned - but I would much rather risk being banned than to allow myself to be silenced out of fear. That's just me (and that's why I drive my parents nuts, cos they are scared shitless of the PAP). So come on, fuck the fucking PAP, come and get me and fist me at Changi Airport.
Erm, kids, if you don't know what fisting is, please don't google it ...
DeleteHaha Limpeh, I think your suggestion for kids to not google "fisting" will be counter-productive. The saying "此地无银三百两" comes to mind!
DeleteLimpeh,
ReplyDeleteI can't help but ask about your balding problem since you mentioned it. Did you remember my recommendation and manage to find Neril Hair Reactive Shampoo in the UK? (http://www.amazon.com/Garnier-Neril-Reactive-200ml-shampoo/dp/B003DQ0D32). You should try just one bottle please. Hey if you give me your AMK address I'll drop you one as a fan gift as I stay nearby.
The reason I've been using only this shampoo for more than 30 years is because it works. It was originally a German pharma-grade hair loss brand and sold only in western style pharmacies. There's no hype and no advertisement at all, not like those other rip off stuff. It's purely by word-of-mouth. L'Oreal bought over the brand 10 years ago and it's more accessible now and somewhat cheaper, but still low key. The packaging says it. Plain and serious without frills and colors.
The original price was abut $15-$10 a 200ml bottle but recently they have released another line of shampoo at just $6. The packing is almost similar but it is labeled for dandruff control. Now at that price now even the gals are getting in on what was exclusively a men's hear loss product! Just see this local female vanity blog:
http://www.thatfeeling.sg/2013/01/hair-care-update-garnier-neril-anti.html
You can get this formula in 183 Toa Payoh Central - place where they are three toiletries shops together. One of them carries it but I cannot remember which one. Just ask. Map's here.
http://www.streetdirectory.com/sg/hdb-toa-payoh/183-toa-payoh-central-310183/34202_40062.html
They did not carry the more expensive hair reactive which I recommended but the anti-dandruff shampoo smells exactly the same to me. That was a while back and they may have a fuller range now. Also do give the Neril tonic a pass if anyone pushes it to you, just stick with the shampoo. Tonic's too ex and too strong IMHO - unless you are serious about spending some cash.
Thanks so much for the offer of a bottle - but at $6, I am happy enough to go to TPY to hunt it down myself :) At that price, yeah I am willing to give it a go. I have tried other stuff but it didn't work. I am going to cut all of my hair off before I go travelling as it's gonna be hot and hair will grow back :)
DeleteHi LIFT, I think some of those who asked to meet up with you in RL is more of wanting to blanja you a meal or a cup of kopi. It's totally up to you to decline or not, I hope no one will bear any grudge if you declined their offer. As for me, I just remain online to talk cock bah. Just hope that one of the invitee is not SPF, like what happened to Leslie Chew.
ReplyDeleteIf it is genuinely just to makan and talk cock, I am always open to that option - but I feel a bit wary about people who are hoping for 'advice' in exchange for say, a free meal or drink, cos I feel so worried that I may disappoint those people...
DeleteQuite simply, i think i have given some people the impression that I am some kinda agony aunt who has helpful advice for problems that strangers face - but it's like, yeah sometimes i can help but sometimes there's nothing I can do or suggest, and I hate to tell someone, "what do you expect me to do about your situation? I can offer sympathy but I have no magic wand."Then what?
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