493. The Final Party....

Sat, 24th Feb
.....before the start of real work on monday. Basically it's a New Year party at Beau's place. Like last year, Beau bought 2 boxes of fireworks again. This time, we lit them up and ran :) No cops this time around. Halfway thru, I had to excuse myself to meet up with Yippie, Chong, Jack & Ann. They decided to call it a nite at 2ish. I went over to pick up Fen from SS and then it's back to Beau's place after buying supper for them from Green House. The nite finally ended at 4am.

The essentials for a pool party, Mamee snack, Cigars & Shammu


Beau Lighting the fireworks


Beau & Mandy; Raine & Wee in the cliché pose


The ladies & gents @ the party


Too many cooks spoil the broth? :)


More chefs

Sun, 25th Feb
Woke up at noon and went over to meet up with Chong & Yippie @ Ah Loy's shop, Northern Garage. Jack joined us there later. Just chilled @ the workshop and later went over to Dave's Deli @ Queensbay with Yippie. My relatives came to visit from Sitiawan, so was summoned to dinner @ Corner Club, Gurney Drive. Of course we had to do the traditional "Low Yu Sang".

At midnite, helped mom with the Heavenly God ceremony.

Northern Garage & the owner


Monkeying around @ the workshop; Ando San would've been proud of our advertisement for his company, SS Crazy


The Venue; Issac amused by his water tumbler


Everyone tossing the salad, err, I mean the "Yu Sang"; Does this piece of Abalone remind you of anything?


The offerings to the "Heavenly God"


Seng lighting the firecrakers

492. More Partying

Tue, 20th Feb 2007

Having a BBQ @ home tonite. So kwai kwai woke up early @ 930 for breakfast with Wee, Raine & Isaac @ Starbucks, E-Gate before heading over to Tesco to get the essentials for tonite's BBQ. After shopping, it's back home to get some shut eye. After everyone had left, Wee & I stayed up finishing up the liquor and also had a heart to heart. :) Anyway, @ 530am, it's time to call it a "nite". I still have to wake up early for breakfast with Chuwy & Bobin.

Isaac @ Starbucks, E-Gate

Wed, 21st Feb 2007

Managed to wake up @ 930 again. Picked up Chuwy and off we go to Carnation Bah Kut Teh. We waited for an hour before Bob shows up (this is what happens when you have a newborn in the household). Anyway, we had a good time catching up. By the time I got home, I was so poofed. Slept until late in the evening. *Yawn* Watched episode 17, 18 & 19 of the Deathnote Anime & called it a nite. Need all the rest I can get as I start work tomorrow. :(

Chuwy @ Carnation Bah Kut Teh, Gurney Drive

Thu, 22nd Feb 2007

It's back to the kandang today. The good news is, it's a quiet day as most of my customers are still off. Left work earlier than usual so that I can get to Jimbo's BBQ party on time. :) Stuffed myself silly with all the food there. Was offered some wine (Brown Brother's 2006 Moscato) & was told that I'd probably like it since the "real" wine drinkers don't like it. I took a sip and they were right. :) It was light & sweet. More like sparkling juice than wine. It's mine! All mine!! Muah har har har har!!!!!

@ Jimbo's house; Me acting like an alcoholic

Found another wine that I can enjoy

Fri, 23rd Feb 2007

After work it's off to Hau's place for Say Keat's Farewell. He's off to S'pore! Gosh, there's been a lot of farewells this year. Gotta look for new friends before I run outta them. :)

A National Geographic moment in my garden before going over to Hau's place


The girls' section, it's like a brethren church meeting, I tell u. Girls & guys are segregated


A "vintage" bottle of Brandy; Hau brought out this 101 proof drink to close the nite

491. Mom's Birthday

Didn't really get to celebrate becoz she went back to hometown to visit a sick relative. When she got back, we just have dinner at home and that's that. Later in the evening, Wee's friends came over for to visit. We hung out at Seng's room. While getting the drinks, I noticed a gold bottle of Absolut Vodka. I thot it was quite bling bling. :) Imagine my surprise when I noticed the bottle is labelled, Absolut Bling Bling Vodka - Limited Edition. I'm not making this up! :) Heh heh! Things one find in Seng's room. :D

Absolut Bling Bling Vodka Vs. Absolut Vodka

490. More Celebrations!

:) Ahhhh, it's wonderful to know that I don't have to work tomorrow, so headed over to Soho. Party on!!!!! Surprisingly met a lot of old friends there. Guess everyone comes back home and heads to the local watering hole :D

Inset: Pic of Tom Selleck wannabe :) He even has a white coat and pants on

489. HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today is when the Chinese community celebrates our new year! :) Happiness, Luck, Prosperity and Health to all!

We have our very own quaint little celebration at home. Had a nice steamboat dinner and ended with the handing out of Ang Pows. This year I'm just glad that all's well ends well for everyone as we reflect on a year of drama. As the year comes to a close and a new one beginning, I'm also grateful that everyone in my family (despite a very low point), is now back in the pinkest of health & look forward to another wonderful year ahead. I'm also thankful for the things lost & new things found. And I'd like to thank my parents & my family & bla bla bla :D

Again, here's wishing everyone a Happy, Lucky, Prosperous & Healthy year ahead!

Ru Yi learning to do the "Gong Xi, Gong Xi" greeting

The guys came over as Casino De Looi opens its doors. After a few sessions, we took a break and light up some fireworks courtesy of James. It was drizzling a bit and with the police crackdown this year, there weren't many fireworks this year. How sad. Here's another thing we shud thank our govt for.

Off topic, I was reading Dilbert's blog yesterday and what he posted made me laughed my head off. :) Here's the link to his post about North Korea.

488. Beau's Farewell

Beau will be leaving Penang, so there was a farewell at Soho for him last nite. I was suppose to catch a movie at midnite after dropping by Soho, but had a good time at the party & decided that I'll stay on (not to mention Wanster thot it'll be too gay if only 2 of us went to the movies :P). We finally left at 3am.

Went for Ghost Rider today with a few of the guys, I thot the show was a dissapointment. Sigh, with all the hype, I'd expect it to be more interesting. To know what I mean, take a look at the history of the character and compare it with one potrayed in the show. I guess that's how it is when the director's try to squeeze the whole story into about 2 hours.

After the show, it's off to dinner at Tao, E-Gate. The service was surprisingly bad though. Then it's home for a nice long nap in preparation for the Lunar New Year celebrations tommorrow!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

487. Valentine's Day

Ahhhhh, love is in the air! All the love struck zombies will be running amok. And the poor guys out there will be trying to get their paws on a bunch of flowers, a box of chocolate or maybe even diamonds to give to their sweethearts who's expecting nothing less. Anything less & u shall be sent to the dog house. No hugs, no kisses and u can forget about anything south of that. Heh heh.

Being the romantic person that I am, I prefer to buy my sweetheart roses, chocolates and have candlelight dinners all year round. It shouldn't be limited to 1 day! Therefore, since on the 14th, restaurants are crowded & flowers are 10 times their normal retail price, I'm sure my sweetheart would understand why I don't celebrate Valentine's Day. It's just too damn comercialized. :D Gosh, I wonder if that'll fly. :D

Well, if that doesn't fly, I'll use the "I'm a very devote Christian" way out. If one researches the roots of Valentine's Day, one will find that it actually began back in the days of the Roman Empire. Back then, 14th of Feb was known as "The Day of the Wolf". To cut it short, basically it's a day of unbridled sexual lust. :) So even today, in God’s eyes, it is still “Lupercalia”, the “Day Of The Wolf.” Men become wolves, as they carry on the Satanic rituals of fornication, which means sexual intercourse without marriage. We have heard of the “wolf whistle”, and we all know that wolves do not whistle. It is lustful men and women, who carry on Satan’s blasphemy to this very day. Therefore, as a true Christian, I choose not to be associated with such Pagan practices. :D

Are these valid "reasons"?? Hell ya! Will they get you love and affection? Well, you might get away with it if u're dating a guy or a very faithful follower of Christ. Notice I said,"You MIGHT get away with it." But that's rarely the case. :)

The REAL History of Valentine's Day - Not the crap in the email that ppl send around or the one which I used as an excuse :)

486. Healthy Living

I haven't worked out in a bit....ok, in a long while. One of the things that prompted me to jumpstart my workout was when I was at Chong's apt and the lift was out of order. I told myself, it's only 8 floors and I'll be there in a jiffy. Well, it turned out that by the 7th floor, I was outta breathe. I couldn't believe it! 7th bloody floor! And here I am thinking, "Damn! I'm looking good". The little love handle around my equator is sexy. Chicks aren't that shallow, they look at the whole package. They're about inner beauty, bla bla bla. Oh! I digress, this isn't about attracting the opposite sex. this is about my health. Riiiiiightttt. *wink wink, nudge nudge*

Anyway, the Chong's apt episode was about 4 mths back and here I am, finally starting some form of weekly workout schedule. Gonna start with squash with my bro and friends. As a motivation, for every time that I miss a session, I'm gonna have to buy them a round of drinks at Soho. Boy, am I gonna be broke!

Well, this first session was pretty good. Had a refresher course on the rules & regulations & played (more like got my ass kicked) for 3 sets. As with all my other *ahem* intense workouts, I realised that I've taken my calf and thigh muscles for granted. I forgot they existed until they protested. Sigh. Hopefully, next week will be less eventful. :)

Hard @ work!

Finally, my new toy has arrived! It's a healthy baby snail! :) Gosh, it felt like ages since I placed the order. Can't wait to get it installed.

le petit escargot délicieux

485. Movies

Watched a few movies recently. The Devil Wears Prada, American Pie 5: The Naked Mile, D.O.A: Dead Or Alive & Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. I didn't expect too much from The Devil Wears Prada, but as it turns out, it was a pretty good show. American Pie 5? It's Kinky. D.O.A.? Crappy show! And finally, Talladega Nights? hmmm, let's just say my IQ dropped a few points after the show. :P

484. Weekend at Gurney Plaza

@ Winter Warmers; Chong & Yuuki thru my improvised fisheye lense


Ice Peach Tea & Ice Lemon Tea; Before & After


G Hotel, Gurney Drive