322. Yawn!
Saturday (11th Feb)
Work was dreadful! So tired and groggy. Will avoid going to town since the Thaipusam festival is still on. Most roads in town esp Western Road will be closed for the prossesions. Seng and Wee will be having dinner at Chasers in Gurney drive. I'm not too crazy about the idea, besides, I'll be going over to Lai's house.
Went over to Gembira parade to buy some bacon and sausages for the BBQ. Then headed over to pick up Boony and then off to Kepala Batas.
We were the first ones there. So we started the fire and started eating first. The rest of the guests came and of course the nite won't be complete without gambling. Didn't feel like actually taking part, so when Lai asked if we wanted to joint venture with him, I was more than happy to oblidge. 5 of us gave him RM50 each and let him take care of it. When we are ready to leave, we actually won back RM105, nett profit of RM55.
Adjourned to Sany Char Koay Teow in Sg Dua with Yippie, Jack & Ann.
Wonder if I can make it for church tomorrow morning......it's already 5am. *yawn*
Sunday (12th Feb)
13:00
Just woke up :) so nope, didn't make it to church. Had lunch while watching the A1 Grand Prix. Alex Yoong did a good job and grabbed 4th position in the 18 lap sprint race. Amazingly he manages to finish 2nd in the feature race, the first podium finish for Team Malaysia for the season. What's amazing is he's 1.9secs from the leader at the finish, while the 3rd place finisher only crossed the finish line 10.6secs after him. That's a big gap. Well done Alex! Actually, Team Canada (Sean McIntosh) was even more impressive. They started last on the grid yet finished 1st & that's despite having to do a drive thru penalty. That's what makes the A1 grand prix exciting. Everyone is driving basically the same car with the same engines, only gear ratios, suspension and aerodynamic settings can be changed by the team to best suit the driver's style.
Another feature which makes the race more interesting is the power boost, which gives the car a momentary boost of 30bhp. Each driver will need to use his skill to carefully manage how and when the system is used during the race. They only get 8 activations each for the feature race.
basically slept the whole day. Wee's friend came over in the evening for some gambling. Didn't gamble too long as tomorrow I have to work & I loost quite a bit of money already. Oh well. Easy come, easy go. Went back to my room and watched the telly. Caught an interesting program on discovery channel. It's called Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real. Watch it and you'll be a believer.
The fun going on in Wee's room
Tonite is also "Chap Goh Meh". It represents the fifteenth and final day of the Lunar New Year period as celebrated by Chinese migrant communities. The term is from the Hokkien dialect and literally means the fifteenth day of the first month.
It is the occasion of the first full moon of the New Year.
The occasion is marked by feasting and various festivities, including the consuption of Tangyuan. In traditional Chinese culture, it is also celebrated as the Lantern Festival or the Shang Yuan Festival. In Southeast Asia, however, it coincides with the Chinese Valentine's Day, when young unmarried women gather to toss tangerines into the sea, in a hope that their future spouse will pick it up - a custom that originated in Penang, Malaysia. In the past, this is also the only day that unmarried ladies can be seen with their partners.
Saturday (11th Feb)
Work was dreadful! So tired and groggy. Will avoid going to town since the Thaipusam festival is still on. Most roads in town esp Western Road will be closed for the prossesions. Seng and Wee will be having dinner at Chasers in Gurney drive. I'm not too crazy about the idea, besides, I'll be going over to Lai's house.
Went over to Gembira parade to buy some bacon and sausages for the BBQ. Then headed over to pick up Boony and then off to Kepala Batas.
We were the first ones there. So we started the fire and started eating first. The rest of the guests came and of course the nite won't be complete without gambling. Didn't feel like actually taking part, so when Lai asked if we wanted to joint venture with him, I was more than happy to oblidge. 5 of us gave him RM50 each and let him take care of it. When we are ready to leave, we actually won back RM105, nett profit of RM55.
Adjourned to Sany Char Koay Teow in Sg Dua with Yippie, Jack & Ann.
Wonder if I can make it for church tomorrow morning......it's already 5am. *yawn*
Sunday (12th Feb)
13:00
Just woke up :) so nope, didn't make it to church. Had lunch while watching the A1 Grand Prix. Alex Yoong did a good job and grabbed 4th position in the 18 lap sprint race. Amazingly he manages to finish 2nd in the feature race, the first podium finish for Team Malaysia for the season. What's amazing is he's 1.9secs from the leader at the finish, while the 3rd place finisher only crossed the finish line 10.6secs after him. That's a big gap. Well done Alex! Actually, Team Canada (Sean McIntosh) was even more impressive. They started last on the grid yet finished 1st & that's despite having to do a drive thru penalty. That's what makes the A1 grand prix exciting. Everyone is driving basically the same car with the same engines, only gear ratios, suspension and aerodynamic settings can be changed by the team to best suit the driver's style.
Another feature which makes the race more interesting is the power boost, which gives the car a momentary boost of 30bhp. Each driver will need to use his skill to carefully manage how and when the system is used during the race. They only get 8 activations each for the feature race.
basically slept the whole day. Wee's friend came over in the evening for some gambling. Didn't gamble too long as tomorrow I have to work & I loost quite a bit of money already. Oh well. Easy come, easy go. Went back to my room and watched the telly. Caught an interesting program on discovery channel. It's called Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real. Watch it and you'll be a believer.
The fun going on in Wee's room
Tonite is also "Chap Goh Meh". It represents the fifteenth and final day of the Lunar New Year period as celebrated by Chinese migrant communities. The term is from the Hokkien dialect and literally means the fifteenth day of the first month.
It is the occasion of the first full moon of the New Year.
The occasion is marked by feasting and various festivities, including the consuption of Tangyuan. In traditional Chinese culture, it is also celebrated as the Lantern Festival or the Shang Yuan Festival. In Southeast Asia, however, it coincides with the Chinese Valentine's Day, when young unmarried women gather to toss tangerines into the sea, in a hope that their future spouse will pick it up - a custom that originated in Penang, Malaysia. In the past, this is also the only day that unmarried ladies can be seen with their partners.
Retrieved from Wikipedia
Happy Chinese Valentine's Day :D Hmmmm, should I get emotional? :P
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