Chewy and I enjoy looking out for new places1 to visit but due to the “supposedly” raining weather2 today, we decided to head to the mall. It is not our first time at Iluma but surprisingly, we still manage to find out something new about this place. The top level has an outdoor garden which I felt was it’s a good place to chill out since it was not chocking with cigarette smoke and the green grass was lovely3.
I am grieving over the lost of one of my mahjong tables1. Someone had stolen it yesterday’s afternoon and we only noticed it when we are heading out for dinner. It’s surprising someone would actually stole something this big. It’s about 80 by 80 centimetres and since we are living on the 9th floor, there is no lift access. Were they that eager to play such that they have to steal a table to do so?
Where's my mahjong table?
I assume they carried it away in a hurry because we found one of the small drawers of the table at the bottom of the stairs on the 8th floor, they didn’t even bother to pick it up when it dropped. Were they guilty concious and afraid that someone would catch them in the act? Why would they steal an old rusty table when you can get a new one for less than SGD 50?
We do not have a store room at home and due to the design of the old flats in Jurong, there’s a large corridor. It is usually only use by my neighbour and my family as it’s an isolated corner. Hence, we placed the table folded outside. It’s puzzling to me why the thieves would take the old one and not the new one? We have 2 of those and my neighbour has another identical one on the same corridor. I’m guessing the old one was placed nearest to the stairs and thus makes it an easy target. Theft has been a problem for the past few years. My neighbour had reported at least 3 pairs of track shoes missing and my cage of hamsters were stolen a few years as well.
I was bored and extremely displeased hence I spend half an hour walking around the entire block hoping to see if anyone had discarded the rusty table after using it. I did not find any clues or indications on where my table was. 
I joking told my Dad that we should put up a notice saying “Area under camera surveillance”. Maybe that will scare off some of the thieves!
It’s the start of the new year right after Christmas. A very happy new year to you and I wish this year will be filled with lots of new and happy memories for you no matter which part of the world you are in! I had a blast during the small Christmas gathering at home and the countdown towards the new year is not an exception either. We held a not-so-small family and friends gathering at home. I love holding such parties in the comfort of my own house. It’s much more comfortable and I like how the entire house is filled with noise and laughter.
On a side note, I realised I fulfilled a few of my new year resolutions for 2009. Reading back the post I wrote at the end of 2008, I managed to get at least 50 marks for each of my UOL papers in the 2009 examinations and I got myself a new wallet as well. 2 out of 4 accomplished in the last year! I hope I managed to get those for 2010 done as well. 
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