Happy New Year 2009

2008 was over in a flash.

I really surprised myself still blogging here after 1 year plus considering I am a real lazy person to do this but this is a really good way to share some thoughts.

This was the first New Year's eve I had gone out with the hope of joining the Penang crowd with the countdown. The previous year, I went for the Penang Christian Center Watchnight Service waiting for 2008. After that we adjourned to Coffee Bean Bellisa Row to play some funny games.










Guy in yellow, i.e. Wei Kee and girl next to him, i.e. Beverly got married yesterday. Fantabulous dinner event, but that is for another blog post.

Back to the story.....

I was already at Queensbay Mall by 5.30pm. I did not want to come into Queensbay Mall facing a huge traffic jam. We walked awhile until 7pm and had dinner at Secret Recipe.









At one point, we went out to see the preparations for the Countdown. As we approached the exit, the doors opened and in came Bosco Wong. For those who do not know who is Bosco Wong, he is a Hong Kong star. And he is the spokesman for Kim Gary - Hong Kong style food.















This, being my first time encountering any star, I was surprised by the speed at which the stars can walk, the security can walk and the fans can run......It was like one entire troupe of people rushing in one direction. You know, like how schools of fishes swim in one direction then change and move in another? This was how the fans were like.

Anyway, we followed Bosco to Kim Gary, stood awhile watching him sign autographs, throw aeroplanes and then both of us left for Secret Recipe.










Later that night, we watched Australia which was not half as bad as what other folks told me. All in all, I quite enjoyed the show.













It started at 9.10pm and ended at 11.55pm, with enough time of 5 minutes for both of us to rush down and joined the last 3 seconds of the countdown. We saw the fireworks too and it was beautiful, really nice. Everyone was joyous and happy. So was I, for the girl standing in front of me made me more than happy to have shared the moment with her.

That was how my New Year's eve 2009 was and hopefully 2010's won't be bad. Incidentally I was not flustered at all by the exit jam that lasted 30 minutes getting out from the Mall parking lot to the open roads. I guess the euphoria of the New Year was still there.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009.

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