Stupidity

Since yesterday I wanted to write about how my car got demoted to parking outside my house because my brother bought a new Volkswagen car. I always feel safer having to park my car in the porch especially coming home from a late night.

Anyway, the story began with the owner wanting me to reverse his VW and him reversing mom's BMW. All done but apparently there was a faulty reverse light on the VW. Ignorant to the fact (and my words) that all cars have both the reverse light on when the gear is at 'R' (such a moron), owner started mom's car to compare. With the BMW's door fully opened and him unable to step on the brakes, go figure, it rolled backwards and poor door smashed the entire left side of the 1-day old VW, forcing it further beyond the hinges' limitation. The car kept rolling backwards until it hit the gate with a loud bang. Our gate is seriously sturdy but the impact almost ripped the frame apart.

Mom's car door is in a mess, we can't close it anymore. The rear bumper is hanging in there. As for the VW, well, the left side mirror's frame were detached and there are stretches of dents around the car body. You should see the look on the dejected owner's face! I reckon it was a classic!

As I saw how it happened, I can't help but to think that my intestines would probably come right out from my mouth if I was standing at the gate at that exact moment! Crushed to dust between the sturdy BMW and the equally sturdy gate.

Don't judge me.

After numerous procrastination and indecisiveness I've decided to head to KDU to inquire about the culinary arts course I am interested in. So straight after lunch with a friend in Uptown, I drove up to Damansara Utama/Jaya. Maybe it was lunch time, so the surrounding area was crazily congested and I couldn't get a parking space. Made rounds while freaking out at the sight of college students. Don't get me wrong. There was nothing wrong with them. Just ordinary college-goers. As to why I freaked out, well, I suddenly felt weird and out of place. Maybe because I was out of school for a while and is already comfortable with not having to go to classes anymore. So I am putting the inquiring off until next week and went to One Utama instead.

I know I have a couple of unread books on my shelf. I know I am supposed to read it first before buying new ones because I will neglect the old books. But I need to spend some moolah to get over the freaked out feeling. So I splurged. RM100 for 2 fresh books.

These will stay in the vacuumed wrapper until I decided to read it.

Poor Boy.

Caedon Loo, innocent and extremely helpless.

Oh look!

My tickets are finally here.

Oh yeah, oh yeah!

I found my mystery song, thanks to the concert rundown I obtained from the Internet. Armed with the song title [有(yau) 發(faat) 生(saang) 過(gwoh)], I scoured the 23 albums I have and found the song in an album dated back to year 1999. Now it explains why the mystery song sounded so familiar.

So it is actually in a cd I own, not as claimed otherwise in the previous post. Opps.

Superb Show!

Patiently waited for over 10 years. Faithfully collected over 23 albums and 7 concert vcds/dvds. Watched almost all the movies. Finally. Finally I am happy and proud and relieved to say that I have attended her concert (the one in Genting is not counted-la. So small scale!). Not that I went to Hong Kong solely to catch the concert. It just happen to fit into my schedule.

It was easy to secure my tickets. The hard part was to get my hands literally on them. All Pos Malaysia's fault. Click here to find out how it started. Made plenty of calls to Pos Malaysia prior to the official Raya break to find out whether I can get my mail on time or not. Even offered to pick it up myself since I needed it so urgently. As usual, I was transfered around. Call Pos Malaysia KLIA, call Pos Malaysia Shah Alam, call Pos Malaysia Dayabumi. Call call call. And finally someone tells me that there isn't any operations on that day because of Raya. Hello! Friday is not the official Raya break! I can't even collect the mail even though it is sitting in the mailbag.

Asked Crystal to help me call URBTIX, the ticketing agent in Hong Kong. The only solution to obtain replacement tickets requires me to report loss of property with the Hong Kong Police (HKP). So that's what I did the moment I landed in Chek Lap Kok Airport. I've traveled to Hong Kong almost annually for the past 20 years but traveling to the HKP station is my very first. The poor policeman was in a dilemma as he has no idea how to write the report. Apparently, no one has ever reported loss of concert tickets to him. Well, there's always first time for everything, right?

So finally, I managed to get it reported and faxed it to URBTIX. Got my replacement tickets and as much as I want to complain of the hassle I had to go through, the concert, thankfully, was worth all that.

Ticket replacement letter and HKP report

Hong Kong Coliseum at 8pm

5 rows ahead of mine. I thought I was supposed to be on row 2?

Mom got dragged along. Crystal fell in love by the end of the concert

Hong Kong Coliseum at 8.30pm (Full house on all 5 shows)

Introduction

The view from my seat

Appealing to the younger fan-base (my niece was at the concert too)

Sponsored jewelery (Luk Fook FOREVERMARK...)

Performing guest, Edmond Leung

Kissing guest, Louis Koo

So who are the crazy fans, aye?

Shock horror! She's dancing!

Finale

Song selections for the concert was wonderful. Songs from 10 years ago to the song from 3 months ago were all nicely performed. As usual, she messed up some lyrics and funnily acknowledges it to everyones' delight. Conversation parts were hilarious!

By any chance, does anyone know the title for this mysterious song? It's familiar to the extend that I actually know some of the lyrics but I don't have it on my iTunes or on any of the cds I own.

Concert is over and I am home. I still haven't receive my mail from Pos Malaysia. Efficient or what?

Marit Larsen.

This name may sound familiar to some of you. Marit Larsen, previously associated with M2M had released a debut solo album since 2006 and I just found out. As far as I am concerned, the album is not released here, hence no publicity, hence you can't blame me for my ignorance. But anyway, I've always preferred her better than the other M(arion Raven) and I have to say that I like the songs from the album. And they are seriously addictive.

Try if you don't trust me.

Don't Save Me

Under The Surface

Hong Kong already?

I bet most of us who are not celebrating the Hari Raya would take advantage of the lack of traffic jam in the city to explore the shopping centres around. I was at the Pavilion with my family and gosh, if I didn't know better I would have thought that I arrived at Hong Kong 2 days earlier than scheduled! Probably around 90% of the people walking in and out of Pavilion and the Bukit Bintang area are Chinese. The shops around that area are similar to Hong Kong's and if it wasn't for the Raya songs and the gamelan troupe playing in the concourse area, I would have really mistaken it for Hong Kong.

Speaking of Hong Kong, I don't feel as excited as before. Mainly, this is caused by the hassle I have to go through to get my replacement tickets for the concert. There's this really long story about why I couldn't get my mail from Pos Malaysia because of the Raya break. And since I am not willing to lose RM750, I will have to do what I have to do.

Oh, I am so pissed off to the extend that I am not entirely looking forward to the concert anymore. And if I managed to get the replacement tickets, the concert better be good!

Annual Event.

Hari Raya transforms Taman Tun into a culinary paradise. Like previous years just about a week before Hari Raya, the stretch of road between Taman Tun and Damansara Utama are congested with cars parked along the road with people getting out to purchase lemang or bamboo rice.

Split like a pro!

For those who don't know, here's how it looks like inside

Perfectly cooked. Anyone to provide rendang?

To all my Muslim friends, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri!
duit raya?

Ba? Ma?

It's good to be living in a multi-racial country. I may not be celebrating Ramadhan but that does not mean I cannot have a share of goodies from the Ramadhan Bazaar. If you have to choose only one food to buy among all the others, get the Kebab Melawati. Seriously. The portion is just alright so it's okay to have one as a snack just before dinner (that's if you are not fasting).

Kebababababababa..

The other thing I crave for during Ramadhan are dates, or kurma.

Kurmamamamamama...

Look at the size of these giant kurma! Taste heavenly and totally to die for! Oolala~

Whaaat?!

I've been having some kind of pain on some of my joints; left thumb, right knee and right big toe. I think my mom is just trying to scare me. Probably trying to stop me from drinking iced drinks too. "It could be arthritis" she said. Call me ignorant or whatever. It sounds like something only older people gets.

Any doctors reading this? Give me free consultation!

Niceee.

Explored The Gardens Mid Valley today and I would have to say I prefer Pavilion. Somehow walking around Pavilion felt more interesting. Nevertheless, I did some shopping at The Gardens and I feel gooooooood.

You are reminded that you are living in a multi-racial country when a Chinese girl (me) asked an Indian dude to pack the leftover sandwich and he said tapau to a Malay lady. Nice, isn't it?

Straight after that we went to Dad's new office in USJ. My first visit since completion and seriously, I am impressed!

View from the main entrance

Happy owners

Eager.

Myanmar was the destination of choice for this year's Raya break. I even had my visa made but unfortunately, the current situation in that country is not suitable for tourists. Sigh. I am getting a long break from work so I am definitely not gonna stay in KL. So away from KL is what I am gonna do. Hong Kong; 4 days 3 nights, here I coooooooooome!

Besides visiting my second home, I'll be watching a concert by my favourite HK singer at the infamous Hong Kong Coliseum. My seats are 2nd row from the stage, baybeh! *woot woot* Transaction for the tickets are confirmed and I am just waiting for the tickets to come though my mailbox. Please, for God's sake, let Pos Malaysia be efficient this time and get me my mail before Raya!