Homecoming Comic Series 10 of 10

 

Again, this is a 2-frame comic. Like yesterday's, please click on the comment link to proceed to the next frame.

Faith has been very obedient of late but there is one pet peeve that upset everybody in the household and that is the struggle to get her out of bed every morning.

It was so bad that the entire house would ring of her screams as the nanny fights to get her out of bed.

Faith is a smart kid. She knows nanny don't dare to whack her and so Faith climbs over her head. She knows grandma is nothing but empty threats and so also climbs over her head.

Yesterday was the final straw and I couldn't take it anymore. I just walked into her bedroom, grabbed her with one hand and whack one time solid solid with a clothes hanger in the other hand. Immediately was a scream of pain and shock and off to school she goes without any more fuss.

What I love about Faith is she bore no grudges and she was happy to see me when I got home from work later that evening.

I am happy to report that she woke up early and on her own to go to school the next morning.

I love this kid.

- Voxeros

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Wednesday, 20 December 2006 9:43 am

Hallow. Now a lot of parking lots are also paid by cashcard de. No need coupon. Got cashcard to land means can use cashcard to pay for parking too! =P

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Wednesday, 20 December 2006 9:53 am

Aww, thats just sho sweet.

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Thursday, 21 December 2006 1:23 am :: 

Aloe: Imagine the amount the gantry will deduct for an aeroplane category!

RUOK: :)

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Thursday, 21 December 2006 8:44 am

so the person who picks up this cashcard (if it's ever lost) sibey tan tio!!

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Thursday, 21 December 2006 9:46 am ::

Aloe: Yah man..... may never need to top up ever again.

Homecoming Comic Series 9 of 10

This is a two-framed comic, of which you are looking at the first frame. To view the second frame, click on "Comments" below. I've decided to hide it there to create a little suspense in between frames.

Anyway, Faith has been super cooperative patiently counting the days on the calendar. As we had one of those tear-a-page-a-day type of calendar, we let her be in charge of tearing a page everyday as we close in on the 20th.

Whenever she misbehaves, I would geh geh threaten to leave her in Spitland while I fly home to Singapore and her nonsense would stop almost immediately.

Smart girl.

-Voxeros

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Tuesday, 19 December 2006 1:02 am ::

2. Pam left...

Tuesday, 19 December 2006 1:31 am

hey, have a great trip back to sg! when are you back in cyberspace? we're having our first christmas in our home since being here 4 years ago. It'll be great. we bought a real christmas tree (and thankfully the needles are not shedding all over the place!) and turkey etc all bought. Merry Christmas and a Happy 2007!! :)

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Tuesday, 19 December 2006 1:41 am

alamak, the poor girl! :) you very naughty!

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Tuesday, 19 December 2006 10:59 am

Wahahahahah!! Interesting. =)
You guys must be real excited now. One more day to go!! =)

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Tuesday, 19 December 2006 2:15 pm :: 

Pam: Hey girl. Merry Christmas in advance! Chestnuts roasting over an open fire?

Heather: Yah. I also say... this Faith hor... very naughty.

Aloe: Indeed when you see Faith yesterday super teh.

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Friday, 5 January 2007 4:05 pm :: http://www.the-upperroom.com

This is a good one. Haha!

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Friday, 5 January 2007 7:59 pm :: 

Kevin: Glad you enjoyed it. Welcome to the blog!

Homecoming Comic Series 8 of 10

Guess who is the anxious one? :P

As I have said earlier, this is part of a 3-Part Mini-Series-In-A-Series (last installment, this.).

If you have stumbled onto this without first reading the first 2, it won't make any sense.

Click here to goto Part 1.

- Voxeros

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Monday, 18 December 2006 8:04 am

Hahaha.. weird daddy, acting like a baby :p

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Monday, 18 December 2006 9:33 am ::

Jaschocolate: Hee hee... *paiseh*

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Monday, 18 December 2006 12:02 pm

now who is asking who to shut up ?? but somehow i guess was faith who wants this OLD MAN to shut up ba .. rite ?? *_^ ?

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Monday, 18 December 2006 5:22 pm

why did faith ask you to shut up?
maybe you are the one who wants to be back to SG fast right?

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Monday, 18 December 2006 5:36 pm ::

Yanzzz: Er.... A bit the OBVIOUS right? I can't possible be the one screaming "DAD!!" right?


Spellbound: I see the punchline is lost on you. The plot flows from Saturday's frame thru Sunday's to today.

Click Here To Try Again.

Homecoming Comic Series 7 of 10

Part 2 of the Series-In-A-Series as the plot slowly unfolds.

If you have stumbled into Part 2 midway, Click Here to goto Part 1 first.

Otherwise, Click Here to proceed to Part 3 (Final).

- Voxeros

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Sunday, 17 December 2006 10:03 am

Hahaha... Hope u will have a nice time being tortured by Faith.. then u will understand your wife's pain liao :p

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Sunday, 17 December 2006 12:15 pm :: 

Jaschocolate: I shall reserve my comment until Monday's blog is published. Akan datang.

Homecoming Comic Series 6 of 10

Just a short entry here given that it's the weekend and also since most folks here read the blog on weekdays DURING office hours. Yup, so much for our National Productivity Board. :P

Anyway, today marks the start of the first ever Series-In-A-Series where today's chalkboard is Part 1 of a 3-Part Mini Series.

On it's own, it may be meaningless but I urge you to follow me for these three days in order to land the punchline.

Enjoy.

Click Here To Proceed To Part 2 .

- Voxeros

Homecoming Comic Series 5 of 10

Wifey and Gabe left for home yesterday evening, leaving Faith and I to fly back a week later. If not for the fact that I can't get away for so long, I would have been able to join the wife and travel together. Hence, it was agreed that we each take a kid with us to fly back.

Faith, being the elder and the easier of the two to travel, stayed back with me.
I got home from work yesterday and Faith was especially sweet when she greeted me at the door.

"20 (referring to the date on the calendar), you bring me to Singapore. Ok?"

No wonder suddenly so sweetie pie. Got ulterior motive one. Wah liew.....

 - Voxeros

1. sunflower left...

Friday, 15 December 2006 9:44 am

lol, dont fart, no manner one you know????
As for faith, wooooooooooo damn sweet, but then like father like daugther ma.. wat you think?

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Friday, 15 December 2006 11:13 am

isnt tat a good experience for the 2 of u to travel alone ... know ur daughter well .. ??
i wonder wat motive does faith has on her mind ... hmmm

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Friday, 15 December 2006 2:21 pm

I agree with sunflower. muahaha.

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Friday, 15 December 2006 5:26 pm :

Sunflower & Heather: Like father, like daughter? The sweetie pie part or the ulterior motive part ah?

Yanzzz: I think so too. It's also an opportunity for her to get to know me as well.

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Sunday, 17 December 2006 4:00 pm

brother, like father like daughter..........

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Monday, 18 December 2006 9:36 am :: 

Deek: No free lunch, dude. No free lunch....

Homecoming Comic Series 4 of 10

I just had a thought. Since it is just Faith and I traveling, I can use Faith as leverage and unleash the unstoppable power of "Awwww...".

That's it lah... all the stewardesses on board will fall under my spell. Muahahahaah...... Entire cabin crew going to tio sian liao.

So to the crew of Silkair flying from SZX to SIN on 20 Dec 2006 who are reading this.
You have been warned. Hur hur hur.....

- Voxeros

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Thursday, 14 December 2006 5:02 am :: http://verniceloy.blogspot.com

to all the stewardesses on board, beware of this tee ko peh on the loose...
:p

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Thursday, 14 December 2006 8:18 am

arh.... You think too much....

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Thursday, 14 December 2006 9:27 am

Lao chee ko peh

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Thursday, 14 December 2006 9:33 am

bless the stewardess .hopfulli they wont have to serve u ..hahaha

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Thursday, 14 December 2006 10:02 am

^_ actually jay's not chee ko peh la. he appreciates beautiful things, living or not.
HOR, color wolf? ;) ;) ;)

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Thursday, 14 December 2006 11:11 am ::

Spellbound & Jaschocolate: You all hor, very mean leh.... How can you call Faith tee ko?

Aloe: Speaking of thinking. Acherly, the real reason for this blog entry is just to test a theory. I was wondering if the world is really that small that this blog entry does indeed get onto my flight before I do. Just wondering.

Yanzzz: Oh please. I will be crossing the 1 million miles mark next year and I dare say that I have been a pretty good passenger all these while.

Spinnee: Indeed. It takes one to know one. HOR 色娘?? Hee hee...

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Friday, 15 December 2006 1:39 am :: http://precious-jas.blogspot.com

Wah! make use of your daughter! *shake head*

Homecoming Comic Series 3 of 10

While many knows that Cathay Pacific has always been my first choice, I will be flying Silkair this time for the sake of the kids. Silkair flies to Singapore directly from ShenZhen, a route originally undertaken by Singapore Airlines. The kick in the balls is that from FSC (Full Service Carrier) to that of LCC (Low Cost Carrier), the air fare remained the same. It did not help matters that the Shenzhen-Singapore route is already expensive, albeit cheaper than Guangzhou-Singapore.

Hence, my preferred way of traveling to Hong Kong to catch a flight back to Singapore. Granted that I may end up doubling my travel time, I get to halve my air ticket price. Also, being a member of the Marco Polo Club, I stand a higher chance of scoring an upgrade.

Flight schedule wise, Hong Kong is a better place to fly as Cathay Pacific has several daily flights. Worst case scenarios would still be pretty good with Singapore Airlines, Valuair, Qantas, United Airlines as backup flight alternatives. On the Shenzhen side, there is only Jetstar Asia and Silkair both offering a single daily flight each.

If you ask me, the choice is very obvious but for the sake of saving the hassle of traveling with children, we have no choice but to fork out the dough.

As bleak as I may sound, this is mere temporary for it is only a matter of times before the kids grow up to be easier to manage during travels.

Ah yes... young road warriors in the making.

- Voxeros

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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 12:50 am :: http://kingmeng.wordpress.com

Liew...U come back, I go Bangkok...

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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 2:08 am ::

KingMeng: Not fated siah... perhaps next trip when I am back?

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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 4:12 am

*lol* you are like super worried. Relax laaaa

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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 4:31 am :: http://verniceloy.blogspot.com

You har...very the anti SQ leh.
I still prefer SIA no matter what lor....wait till you try their new 777-300ER!

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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 10:22 am :: 

Heather: You laugh at me some more..... nairmind. Wait till you have kids of your own then we see you kancheong or not?

But seriously, first time anxiety lah (virgin?). I think I go through this one time, then will be ok liao lah.

Spellbound: Don't get me wrong. I think SQ is also a good airline. However, my First Choice will still be CX. Being second choice doesn't mean I hate it. Main problem is the while SQ is also good, it doesn't give you value for money.

Let me illustrate the prices that I got when booking this trip home.

Silkair - HKD 2700.00 (ex-SZX)
Cathay Pacific - HKD 1600 (ex-HKG)
Singapore Airlines - HKD 1700.00 (ex-HKG)
* All prices exclusive of airport tax and surcharges.

Silkair is pretty straight forward. LCC and yet nearly double that of FSC ex-HKG. Daylight robbery.

Granted both CX and SQ are HKD 100 apart, I would look at them to be of the same price. A HKD 100 difference will not influence my choice decision.

Even if I am both a Marco Polo Club and Krisflyer member, I still stick to CX for the prior treats me better.

Over the 5 years in HKG, free upgrades to Biz Class
CX - 8**
SQ - 0

** The best part was that I didn't even ask for the upgrades. They just gave it to me. Can you honestly say that SQ is capable of such generosity? I rest my case.

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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 10:33 am ::

Spellbound: On the note of the Boeing 773-ER, I would have no doubt it would be an exciting ride to be in the new equipment but don't you think that it would just be a matter of time before the other airlines have it as well?

Then again, I am more interested in the Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner and the Airbus A380.

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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 1:48 pm

er.. actually I dun mind whichever airlines as long as they are not budget airlines, not unknown airlines, and boh stopovers.

The chalk drawings are really cute!!

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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 4:37 pm :: 

Aloe: I share your sentiments with regards to LCC. But if push comes to shove, I would still take them but only as an inevitable resort.

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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 9:02 pm :: http://verniceloy.blogspot.com

I guessed it is individual preference.

NO doubt, CX is very generous to their upgrade. I got upgraded twice too.
For me, I just have to stick to SQ wherever i fly out of capetown or fly to other countries :p

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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 10:58 pm ::

Spellbound: You different case lah.. You got "special" status one wor....

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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 11:36 pm

Hey TPP, I need your timesheet booking password. Can email me? I know you is super 'ang pai', don't book first bueh sai. Like machiam booking the hottest hostess in the lounge like that, mwahahaha.

Acherly hor, I is also sibeh the free for the entire period of time you is in SG because I is dog sitting again from 20th to 6th (the dog people is on another holiday then - but on my farking birthday!) and I will be situated in the Stevens Road during then so want to meet is very convenient.

You have have have to celebrate my birthday with me because this year I sibeh cham, stoopid boyfriend tio reservist, somemore next week he in field camp so cannot even give me a call to wish me happy birthday. And I is not celebrating with friends because weekday, plus I want to save money. I is very the sad liao. Hopefully sugar daddy can chu ma and save the day!

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Thursday, 14 December 2006 5:05 am :: http://verniceloy.blogspot.com

oops!
who knows i might not have that special status anymore and will be serving among those cabin crews.

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Thursday, 14 December 2006 9:08 am :: 

Sheena: SMS you the password already. I am trying to get Meepok to commit 27th dinner but he no sound no picture leh. Can get K along and make you fulfill your promise of supplying chiobus to him.

p.s. Good luck with your search for a sugar daddy.

Spellbound: You cabin crew? I didn't know that!

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Thursday, 14 December 2006 4:37 pm

I already told K then, I'm the chio-est chiobu that I know. =D

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Thursday, 14 December 2006 5:27 pm ::

Sheena: Awww... You poor girl. I guess it's time to let you out of the house. *pat pat*

Homecoming Comic Series 2 of 10

For the first time, Faith will be traveling with me without mommy. Guess who is the nervous wreck here?

If Faith needs to go to the bathroom, it's easy. I just bring her to one of the stalls in the Men's Restroom.

What if I need to go to the bathroom?

Problem is that I can't leave her waiting outside the toilet for safety reasons. I also don't think Faith is ready for THAT lesson in biology yet... *sweat*

I have been scratching my head for the past month trying to find a solution to that.
Help anyone?

Maybe I should not drink water the entire day until I get on board the plane.

- Voxeros

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Tuesday, 12 December 2006 2:33 am :: http://precious-jas.blogspot.com

Hmmm.. Cant leave her at her seat? Get help from the friendly cabin crew :)

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Tuesday, 12 December 2006 5:56 am

ask one of the air stewardess to look after her for awhile! :) It's in the plane, should be quite safeee.

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Tuesday, 12 December 2006 8:40 am

Get the airport staff to help. But how come Gab and wife not coming home too??

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Tuesday, 12 December 2006 10:18 am

Tell the stewardess about it. Let them stand outside the toilet while you go in for a quick relief. That way, your daughter will feel secure knowing you are near her. (Hiao Aunty is ex-cabin crew)

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Tuesday, 12 December 2006 12:33 pm :: 

Jaslyn, Heather, Aloe, HiaoAunty: Like I mentioned on my blog, not drinking water until I get aboard the plane. My concern is at the airport.
I would have been less paranoid if it were Hong Kong airport. This time I flying from ShenZhen.

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Tuesday, 12 December 2006 1:00 pm

Yes, please don't drink and you wont die!

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Tuesday, 12 December 2006 1:31 pm ::

sunflower: That's true and probably what I'll be doing.

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Tuesday, 12 December 2006 5:29 pm :: http://spinnee.blogspot.com

pee b4 boarding. and dun drink water :P

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Tuesday, 12 December 2006 7:09 pm ::

Spinnee: Alamak. Another one. The pee part is when I am on the ground at the airport lah. In the plane ok liao. All the xmm stewardesses will be queuing up to take care of Faith!

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Tuesday, 12 December 2006 11:00 pm

Aiya, don't drink water the night before, and empty your bladder before going out lor. Should be able to last ba.
Otherwise, cross your legs lor.
Ooooh. Got one way, bring her to the toilet, go into the stall, make her face the door while you face the toilet bowl and pee. Not bad an idea? hahaha..

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Tuesday, 12 December 2006 11:37 pm :: http://jaywalk.blog-city.com

Ollie: Tie rubber band liao lor.....

12. spellbound left...

Wednesday, 13 December 2006 4:28 am :: http://verniceloy.blogspot.com

you can use what Gabe has been using lor...
DIAPERS!!!!

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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 9:07 am

That's why I say airport staff and not air stewardess mah!! Arh Duh! *hammer*
If cannot find airport staff, get the security guard or go to the excess baggage counter and get the staff to help loh.

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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 9:20 am ::

Spellbound: Er... got one problem. Gabe's diaper too small for me. -_-"

Aloe: If this were HK Airport, that would be fine. But....

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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 1:39 pm

There's this thing called adult diapers!! LOL!!

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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 4:39 pm ::

Aloe: Don't want lah.... damn unglam leh....

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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 9:04 pm :: http://verniceloy.blogspot.com

nobody knows if you got those tight hugging ones...
people might think that you have a bulge front & back after some beer drinking session.

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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 10:55 pm ::

Spellbound: Bulge?? Cannot!! After all the work I put into gym?? How can??!

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Thursday, 14 December 2006 9:29 am

i got a qns .. where is ur tai tai ?? how come not joining u 2 ? hmmmm - worst case , get u seat nx to the toilet lol..then u wont have to worri faith will b alone for too long..

Homecoming Comic Series 1 of 10

10 more days and I'll be home. To count down, I have decided to do it via the form of a comic strip. I will be using my chalkboard to do the doodling and as I have told AKK , chalkboard no need to do colouring mah.

Stay tuned to the chalkboard as I will try to do a new one everyday until I come home.
In the mean time, my booking timesheet is now opened. Please make your reservations fast. I is Ang Pai one. Don't say I neber tell you hor!

- Voxeros

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Tuesday, 12 December 2006 2:34 am :: http://precious-jas.blogspot.com

Ang Pai! Got book slot for me?

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Tuesday, 12 December 2006 1:26 pm ::

Jaslyn: Go in and pick a slot mah. I won't know when is convenient for you or otherwise right?