Only guard against impending problems is possible BUT

Walking down the streets, my mind fuzzes out the usual hubba. All the smells that surround, all the sights to behold, and all the sounds that vibrate in the air dissipate before my senses manage to infuse it into my internal system. I just realized that you can always prepare yourself from impending problems but they actually hit you when your guard is down and when you least expect it. Shocked? Nope not shocked. Confused? Not so... Sad? Yes and no. Lost... Most definitely so. What am I to do?

Her face paints a picture of pure innocence

Standing under the sweltering heat of the sun while waiting to cross the traffic light, she fumbled with her straw and watched it drop to the floor. Upon hitting the floor, the straw rolled forward slightly on to the road. She moved forward, bent down, and picked up her straw, not considering the dangers that might have been present with cars zooming by. She held the straw firmly in her hand, dusted the dirt of the straw and smiled. She was glad that she had her straw again. Probably fantasizing about how she would later use that straw to drink her bubble tea. As she waited for the traffic light, she got excited when she saw a bus with presumably her friends in it. She called out and waved frantically to them, even though they could not hear her nor did not see her there. As the light changed from amber to green, she surged forward in anticipation and dashed across the road. Smiling all the way. As I looked at her face which painted a picture of pure innocence, I lost it. A tear streamed down my face.

Bye bye Armenia Street kopitiam

From the end of month, one of the few regular makan places which SMU students frequent will be gone. Our beloved Armenia Street coffee shop will be en bloc and the stalls relocated. From a sentimental point of view ,it is so sad to see yet another old building going to be teared down. And it being our regular makan spots, a loss of a "lao di fang". The famous wan tan noodles, char kuay teow and ngoh hiang stalls will be no more. From an SMU student's perspective, with the disappearance of the Armenia Street coffee shops, our makan places would be down to just, let me think, Kopitiam in school or Kopitiam opposite the SIS building. OOOOOHHHH man!!!! Let us for the last few times visit this street before it is no more...