Sayonara

This post will be the last post for this blog (my first blog).

I would be starting a new (second) blog.

Thank you for dropping by.

'Chap Goh Mei'

A big thank you to all those who had given me red packets this year.

The whole lot was enough to cover all the functions I had to attend this month, be it weddings, birthday, etc etc and treating people to meals.

Thank you Lord for your blessings.

Supper

After Dr. Kim’s special meeting, CTY, a friend of his and I had supper at Damai (our YA former hang out but Fook Yuen was closed). I only had a barley drink and the guys ate ‘Kon Lo Mee’, albeit an extremely salty one.

When I came home, Jeff asked me whether I was hungry cos he bought Raw Salmon from Recipe House.

So for the first time in my life, I was eating Raw Salmon at 11.20p.m. at night. Yums! And thanks Jeff.

Dr. Kim Sung Hae at GCC

Tonight I went to GCC and attended their special meeting. Dr. Kim Sung Hae, the wife of Rev. David Cho Yonggi was the speaker. Though she is already 65 y.o., she still travels around the world to minister the Word of God.

For those who have never heard a Korean spoke in English before, they would find it hard to understand her. Nevertheless there was Mandarin translation by Ps. Chin Fui Yun from GCC.

At the end, Dr. Kim also played on the piano.

Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday

When we live in a hot and humid place like KK, public holiday is usually spent in an air-conditioned place. Having migraine also prevents me from venturing outdoor esp. to the islands just to relax. The journey seems to be too arduous for me.

Unlike in the Down Under, we can go to the beach to have bbq and then play games like unisex football or exercise such as playing tennis or squash before sitting down to have a meal together to catch up with one another.

Sophia booked a table for the two of us at Soul Out, Grand Borneo Hotel, 1 Borneo for buffet hi-tea. This time her youngest brother also joined us.

Sophia came to fetch me so that Jeff can use the car to go out if he chose to. Before she parked her car at the carpark, I alighted from the car to go to buy movie tickets. After our meal, we wanted to watch a movie.

I have not heard any previews on the current movies so I have no idea which one is worth watching. There were not many people queuing up to buy movie tickets and therefore I waited for Sophia and her brother to arrive.

We had the choice of ‘The Book of Eli’ starring Denzel Washington or ‘Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief’. Both of these were showing at 2.20 or 2.30p.m. In the end we bought tickets for the latter movie.

We arrived at Soul Out and I like their white colour scheme, with the furnitures and walls all painted in white.

Sophia’s brother recognised one of the cooks, whom he said frequented the coffee shop where he sells budget noodles for breakfast.

At first we sat at a table next to the window. We could not feel the air-conditoner at all. We felt stuffy. After two rounds of food, we changed to another table where we can feel at least some air from the air-conditioner.

Though this restaurant does not serve as many selections of food as compared to say Cafe Promenade, Promenade Hotel, at least there were some dishes which I like. But Cafe Promenade charges almost double of Soul Out. They are the beef which was so tender and the lamb curry.

By the time we were leaving, there were more people in the restaurant.

Sophia and I went for the movie but her brother did not join us.

Normally I would feel slightly cold inside the cinema but today I do not feel cold at all. There were a lot of people watching the movie as well.

I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.

On the way home from 1 Borneo, Sophia and I saw this scene before us - a combination of smoke from a blazing factory and dark clouds.

I only had sweet and sour crabs for dinner.

30 Second Speech by Bryan Dyson (CEO of Coca Cola)

Received by forwarded email the following.

"Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them - Work, Family, Health, Friends and Spirit and you ' re keeping all of these in the Air.

You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back.

But the other four Balls - Family, Health, Friends and Spirit - are made of glass. If you drop one of these; they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for it."

WORK EFFICIENTLY DURING OFFICE HOURS AND LEAVE ON TIME. GIVE THE REQUIRED TIME TO YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS & HAVE PROPER REST.

(Does this apply to someone who is constantly being interrupted in their work and therefore had to do OT to play catch up? Moreover I love my work)

Dinner at Fukurou Japanese Restaurant

Something New

I am embarking on something new today and will reveal it in due course.

Bread-less

After work I went to Giant Kolombong to buy bread as well as to drop by Guardian to buy mouthwash since the bottle I am using is almost running out.

I could not believe it when I went to the bread counter, there were only four loaves of bread left. Normally there are heaps of them.

After spending too much $ during CNY, I think most people are on a bread diet.

Pre-Approved Personal Loan

Received the following text message on my mobile phone today.

Alliance Bank: You have been offered a pre-approved personal loan of RM12000 at 7.99% p.a. Please reply YES & we will contact you within 48hrs. T&C’s apply.

I do not mind the $ but the interest is another story.

Dinner at Sam Pok Grill

We were supposed to go to JJ Western at Damai Plaza to celebrate my younger nephew’s birthday. But it was close.

I suggested Sam Pok Grill. It gotta be one of the worst Western meal I ever tasted, besides the one I had at California Grill in 1 Borneo in January 2009 to celebrate Monica’s birthday.

Either the chef is on leave for CNY or had left for good. The taste was different as compared to the ones I had last year. That was a great disappointment.

The mint sauce tasted stale. Yucks.

Lunch at Upperstar Pepper & Grill

With the hot weather during this month, I do not fancy going to a coffee shop for lunch.

Upperstar is a place with air-conditioner and offers food at a reasonable price and therefore I do not mind going to the same place within three days.

Monica and I arrived first. Monica finished her Chicken Rice and still there was no sight of Sophia yet.

When Sophia turned up, Monica left and I continued eating. Sophia ordered the same thing I ordered which was called Malaysian Delight.

After her meal, Sophia ordered this dessert. Carrot in ice-cream. *shakes head*

Justin Fung and Patchareeya Kanmopakorn’s Wedding Banquet

I was invited by the father of the bridegroom to attend the wedding banquet, though I know the bridegroom before knowing his dad.

When Monica Leong and I arrived at the entrance of the Ballroom, we checked with the usher and discovered that we were allocated to different tables, though next to each other. We are in the company of the members from Canaanland Celebration.

There were five ladies and four men on my table. One person Lois Wee did not turn up.

We started off with drinking red wine but I did not drink the first sip until I had eaten some food.

Food throughout the night was yummylicious and overflowing to the brim until we could not finish most of them. Too bad we could not take away any of them.

The MC for the night was Justin’s sister Andrea and she did a fantastic job.

The wedding banquet finished around 11p.m.