Saturday, December 22, 2007

~Daddy Tan is coming 4 Christmas~

My dad is arriving today at KL around evening and we will be going to have dinner straight after coming down from the airpost - KLIA. Of course we have cleaned the house and now we just have to wash the dogs and vacuum them before dad arrives. Christmas has no idea where we are going to celebrate but absolutely going to and presents are at home to be open after dinner. We will have lots of pictures and will posts it soon after.

Friday, December 14, 2007

~On the way from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Part II~

3rd week ever since I came back, I went up to Penang for a good old time memory and of course to find Julia as well. I've not been back there for 7 years, - WOW -, it has been really a long time and most of the spots are now change. I went to all the new shopping malls, went to the G Hotel around Gurney Drive but eventually we didn't get to go for dinner or supper at Gurney Drive due to can't find a PARKING LOT. Yeh, it is so busy till we just drive pass and look at people eating and enjoying the good old sea view.
It was a good time even though, I've to wait for Julia to come back half day work for 2 times in nearly a week holiday up at Penang. Most of the time, we spent outside and the petrol really costs her like nobody's business. We went to see Desmond and Wendy at the Queensbay area, can't remember what's the particular office area called. Anyway, some where near the area, only 10 mins drive away or less if the drives let you go through the roundabout easily.
After meeting up with them, we went back home. Wrong turning due to heavy rain and road side water splashed on the window screens, can't even look where we are going till the wiper (driver's side) suddenly stop moving. Julia and I were like, SHIT, what are we going to do and we just can't stop in the middle of the road. We just have to drive a little bit more till we found a road side that is safer to park.
I went down have a look at the wiper but just couldn't work and nothing was stuck. Just have to drive out no matter what happen. Yah, went to the wrong turning when I said earlier on. Just have to keep on going straight till I saw 2 police under the bridge just waiting for the heavy rain to clear. I asked Julia - parked in front of them and asked them to help or else we can't do much with just the wiper couldn't work and it's too dangerous to drive back in this kind of weather.
I went down, talked to one of the police with English and he can some how manage to understand me but I struggle to talk in Malay with him till Julia came down and explain to him more in Malay. He started to understand what am I referring to at last. He looked at it and tested the wiper, it was just loosen. He then asked Julia to open the bonet and she doesn't know how to do it since it was the mom's car - BMW. I even worst, I don't even drive these kind of car, obviously I have no idea how to open it. The polices were just plain laughing at us that drive this kind of luxurious car but don't know how to open the bonet.
Then we were asking him the way of going back home. He then said to us that U-turn from this traffic lights and go all the way straight is to Ayer Itam. In my mind I was thinking it is not an u-turn which we can use to turn but since he said that why not just do whatever he said. The other police was nice enough to tell us that on the way you can go to the workshop to repair the wiper. I even asked him is it safe to go back home without the wiper on, he said can if you dare to do it just have to drive slowly.
Suddenly, the rain just stopped and I said - Oh no, no need already as the rain already stopped, we can go home straight without the wiper. The police was nice enough to help us to use the wiper and remove the raindrops on the windscreen. Ooii.... never thought the police is sooooo nice in Penang. Maybe better than KL, maybe ok, not very sure because it did not happen to me in KL before. Then, we left to made an u-turn and we have to stop to due the traffic lights were red. Suddenly, I saw the blue red colours and I looked behind thought that the polices were escorting us back. I was so proud, mana tahu - perasan saja (means how do I know, mix emotion) that they were just going off to another way.
So, Julia found the way back and we were safely arrived at home. Saw the whole family having dinner but we were so hungry till I can faint easily but then have to explain to the mom about what had happen just now. Julia's brother and uncle helped to repair the wiper as it was just loosen. We went out with Julia's brother and his girlfriend to have supper. Haiiii..... finally can eat already.

Thursday, December 13, 2007

~On the way from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Part I~

I left Sydney on the 8th November 2007 and sat the MH 122 flight to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. After nearly 3 years of not sitting a plane, I reminded myself I need to fasten the belt after I load my handbags on top. Yes, I forgotten how to use the belt in 2004 after I finished my university. I didn't even dare to ask people how to use it, I just slowly think a way of fastening by looking at the person sitting right next to me.

This trip was a good memory for me as I met 2 guys - 1 is older and another 1 was the air steward. I was kind of glad cause the whole trip at least I don't get to be bored like a turtle. So, I was surprised that the air steward was spending more time with me than anyone in the plane but he was nice enough to talk to both of the guy next to me and I. Treated like a business class passenger as he took more magazines for me to read and I didn't get to finish the 2 and half magazines that he gave me and the one in the pocket. I wanted to take it back home but I have taking too many things.

Had heartburned half way through and I didn't have any medicine with me, sucks, as I was hurting like nobody's business. The old man next to me still talks like nobody's business about what he likes and what happened to his friend that had heartburn problem too. I was like SHUT UP can you please let me have a time of myself and I really have no sense of mood of wanting to listen to all these conversations when it doesn't concern about me and it doesn't help as well. Of course as Aries, we love to be having all the attention when of course there my guy was paying more attention to me as well. Ok, cut the air steward short, his name is Arjuna. The old man can't remember his name cause I've stopped corresponding with him. Hahahaha... things badly did happen from him to me. You all can guess about it, better avoid him but can't remember his name, sorry dude!

Arjuna aka AJ was really taking care of me very well and most of the section air stewards and air stewardess were saying to me, I'll ask him to see you soon. Not long, there he was in front of me again, taking care of me the whole way till my heartburn was calmed. It all begins from te alcohol he made for me actually but I didn't say it was from there. I guessed he knew that it was from that cause he said about different pressure from the ground compared to the air. So, I looked like a tomato the whole trip till one of the girl has to bring a cool towel for me to ICE myself down. Hhrrmmm.. business class hey. Anyway, my water bottle was refilled all the time as soon as it was empty without asking me but AJ just grabbed it and brought it back soonish.

Yeh, I know what you know. I'm not too blunt this time but at least I've got taken care of in the plane. We were talking most of the time throughout the flight and this time was not a bad trip for me to go back home. At least, I made an effort to know people in this flight compared to last time I had.

I've been back to my home country for almost 1 month and 5 days. As soon as I arrived, my mom's relatives came down for a visit includes my grandma too whom I haven't seen for almotst 3 years. She looks younger after so many years of not seeing her, I think as she doesn't have to think that much as her son, my uncle is taking care of the business now. I didn't really talked to her much but we did talk about what I've been doing in Australia and what will I be doing when am here. That's the whole conversation that involved.

The next day's dinner, we celebrated a day earlier for my brother's birthday. Yes, the kind of whole family except my dad was not there to be part of it and we went to this secluded place to eat seafood - CRABS... of course am not talking about scabies... as we all know what that causes and how it can jump from another place to another place. Hahaha...
Everyone left on Sunday and finally I have my peace and rest throughout the damn whole freaking week of not going out till Desmond, my old time friend from Penang came and brought me out for drinks till I don't even know what sort of questions he was asking me. Yes, I was that blur till I don't understand a thing until now. I always have to ask him what sort of questions but he can't remember too. Pointless for me to crack my head to dig out the questions that he asked me. It was a great time to see him after so many years and finally met his girlfriend, Wendy and now part of my friend circle in KL.