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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It has been a long while...

It has been a long while since I last blogged.

Oct 3 was the last blog posted, so that means 2 months. Omigosh! What have I been doing?

I must be the worse blogger in centuries...which of course could not be true since the internet was not developed until the late 20th Century.

I am glad though that I have managed to blog for over a year...meaning to say that at least it I know I won't let this blog die.

Well, I have been so busy since. During that time i had to write lots of performance report, prepare slidesets, organize a forum and so much more that at the end i am at a lost of creativity to write anything in the blog. D'oh!

Anyway just another set of quick updates in life and world:

#1 - I got to know this girl on Oct 9. Nope, i cannot say her name, cannot describe her, cannot blog anything about her except some vague things. She says i must not write about her. But i just want to blog about her a bit since everytime i am with her i have never enjoyed anothers company more. Nuff said. You get the picture. I am falling somewhere...

#2 - On that same day, my aunt in Kuala Lumpur passed away. Just a week earlier, she asked my mom to visit her. My mom and dad obliged and went down to KL, played mah jong with her, spent time talking and taking photographs. I later found out she actually told my mom about her (my aunt's) funeral arrangements. My parents came home after a few days away and a few days later my aunt passed on. I was really sad, because she made the most wonderful laksa, poh piah and a lot of other nonya dishes....May she rest in peace.

#3 - My doggie. He is growing. But seems small. As a Nobreeder i think there is a smallness in his genes. I think he won't grow big. Hmm...

#4 - Just a note that US elections ended on Nov 8 with US folks electing Barack Obama, the first African American president. Good for them.

Hmm...That's about it. No pics this round. But I have added another link. Timothy Lee has a blog. You know the guy i 'steal' photos from and put them in my blog....Hehehe....

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