im so gonna bitch about this si ah pui

here's how the story goes:

last week i sms ah pui to see if he is free for lunch this coming friday.
his immediate reply was im free, where can we go (it came with a request, si ah pui wants a ride).
i decided to ask moo moo along since we have not met for a long time.
while waiting for moo moo's reply, i told si ah pui that we are meeting next friday for lunch, no matter what.
he said okay, keep him posted.

moo moo replied on sat saying he's ok to meet during lunch for about 1.5hrs.

yesterday this si ah pui sms me asking if we can dun meet for too long because he has a TENTATIVE birthday party in the EVENING and he needs time to prepare for it. (notice how fast our original appointment is now 2nd in order of preference?)

i replied si ah pui this morning saying that moo moo cant come out too long either since its during lunch and not tat im so desperate to meet si ah pui for too long either.

guess wat si ah pui replied?

"meet him another day den, tats veri rush i think. we can meet in the morning if u wan, 11ish to 12. Palaris?"

si ah pui if you are reading this, why are you excluding moo since you want me to meet you during lunch time anyway? doesnt moo moo needs to eat?

and just in case you dunno, i so dun palaris anymore! i only straits kitchen okay?

moo moo if you are reading this, i think u should give tat si ah pui two pinches. one for yourself and the one for me. he deserves it.

1WO S Thivvianathan

i was reading the papers until i reached the obituaries.
a black and white picture of a couple ballroom dancing caught my eye.
possibly sent in by their childdren (im guessing).
then as i scroll my eyes down, i saw someone familar.
then there was an immediate feeling of sadness.
he was the mt wo during my army days.
because of my 2b military lisence, i saw him frequently about the 5 bikes with the pizza boxes.
i last saw him during my reservist last year where he was posted to a higher level.
we were reminiscing those days and i could see that he still held the level of respect from his subordinates.
i always think its because he treats his soldiers like his own children. 
incidentally, he is my parents age too.
it saddens me to see his picture in the obituaries. totally unexpected.