the news was saying that snow is coming my way

i was waiting and waiting and waiting

it just came suddenly but im glad i was outside. On the streetcar and what appears to be like somebody breaking pieces of styrofoam and causing them to fly around became more frequent.

it was subtle initially that i thougt i was imagining it. Den when i alighted, i found myself walking in the snow! They just look like ice chips when they condense on ur jacket, and i was trying my best to capture sth. I was the only one so excited about it on the streets while people just kept walking faster in their trying to keep warm in the jacket.

maybe when it gets a bit heavier i might be able to capture sth.

what an irony to be listening to "qing tian wa wa" on my player.

nonetheless it still makes my day! :)

• Broccoli
• Dried beancurd
• Mushroom
• Chicken
• Egg
• Rice

being in Toronto i feel like i am a saint at times. There are always people who are in need of a helping hand on the streets or the bus.

You know how we always feel hesitant to offer our seats to elderly back in sg (at least for me) as half the time they would reject my offer, which i dunno why, probably due to our culture, that we feel paiseh to take up another's seat.

While over here, i would say there are close to 99% sucess rate (by observation) in offering seats to elderly who are more than happy to be able to rest their feet.

Another thing about the folks here is that nothing can seem to stop them from doing their daily chores. I often see elderly with their wheeled big frame going to market, (thinking bout the ah mas in sg who feel embarrased to even carry a walking stick out, and would rather risk a fall carrying an umbrella) and even the blind, armed with a stick and a trolley going shopping.

Feeling like Russell in UP, i decided to offer my help to guide the blind man to cross the street. Everything was going well and i kinda figured out that he was going to the Hardware shop opposite the road, so i asked him if he is going to buy something there. He suddenly got a bit defensive and replied curtly, "yes. Why?" i was caught offguard and merely replied that i was just asking.

After tha he went on and said " you know i hate asking ppl with sight to guide me. They always lead me to the wrong place.' and he kept asking " are we on the north?? " oh well i have difficulty even figuring out my directions, not to mention figuring out whether we are on the north/south. So anyways, i just lead him to the shop and kept assuring him that we are reaching. And i dun remember him saying thank you, or maybe i was just to eager to run away from him.

so i guess, i should stick to giving up seats instead of guiding ppl.