2008-02-09

20080208: CNY Day 2 - I AM ON TV

The moment of truth has arrived.

I am appearing on National TV (together with my wife)!

As usual, there was a mix-up! Supposed to appear at 830pm on RTM2, but was changed to 9pm slot on RTM 1 for an hour.
The 4 segment documentary kicked off with the Reunion dinner part.
My interview lasted under 30 seconds!




The FULL Episode is below: (11 minutes 26 seconds)


2008-02-08

20080207: CNY Day 1

YEAR OF THE RAT

Happy Chinese New Year to all my friends and family celebrating this Lunar new year of the Rodent, marking the first animal to mark the dozen Chinese Zodiac variations.

Had the annual photo ritual at home, this time using FOR THE FIRST TIME, my DIGITAL SLR!

Had lunch in Putra Heights at a good friend's new home before visiting the in-laws in the late afternoon.

Photos soon.

2008-02-07

20080206: CNY Eve

Had the day off. Company compulsory leave.
Managed to meet my realtor at the property unit to finalise sale of my aging apartment amongst the "slums" of Francis YEOH's enclave!
How a property such as Andalucia can command RM 400k in such a terrible area, is beyond anybody's understanding!

Had a scrumptious Chinese lunch at Overseas, Seri Petaling before meeting up with an old friend to pass over a gift from Dubai!

Dinner was at home (obviously) as it is Reunion Dinner night!

Photos to follow.

2008-02-05

20080204: The Body aches!

Back to work. The whole body is responding to all the acidic release throughout the blood system, after the Saturday intensive massage, wrecking every sensitive nerve in its path! This led to major aches, as usual a I had to head over to the OUG Doctor for the spinal ache. Some Chinese medication was prescribed, and I had to stick to the regime to remedy the ailment! Ouch!

2008-02-04

20080203: Dad's birthday dinner

An afternoon to Midvalley Shopping centre was meant to obtain presents for Dad.
A wireless Door Bell was picked off the rack in Jusco.
Upon returning home and testing, it was deemed faulty, and had to visit Jusco again!
Everyone was looking forward to Dad Birthday dinner, held at Overseas, Jalan Imbi.
Small gathering of one table. Food was the usual top notch Chinese fare.
Dad got another surprise present though. Something that our Malaysian shores don't carry. One that I had to gather all the way from Doha, Qatar. And even that, I had to search through over 20 shops to get it!

2008-02-03

20080202 : Toast 8, Office 2008 and Leopard day

Life is usual today, with another half day in the office. It's back to work to the Glenmarie HQ.
Lots to be done in the afternoon. Managed to check on my Sime property, whilst visiting a good old Macuser friend who stays a few doors away. Had a quick lunch in the nearby coffee shop. Great Kway Teow Kung Fu style, something heavily missed whilst in the Middle East. This is much better than the High Tea I missed at the Crowne Plaza hotel (hosted by a notable Land Banking entity in town)
Sime UEP, are never short of property launches and showcases, befitting their title of the being under the world's largest property owner, Sime Darby. A quick hour visit to 7 different homes under the banner of Putra Avenue. I still prefer my original purchase, which is ABOVE the highway!
After a pitstop to my secret friend's home, within the vicinity, to pass him a long delayed gift from the Middle East (Dubai, to be exact), the long journey across the Subang Jaya enclave to reach Damansara Perdana on the other side of the state ensued. The Tropicana pitstop for more eclectic magazine pickups had to take a raincheck due to time constraints.
A brief and strenous visit up the condominium to collect my new Apple collection resulted in a errorneous online transaction via Maybank2u.
This collection added another 6 nitsto my tally of over 40 now. The new members are a few G3 Clamshell iBooks, a rare Colour Classic and a NeXT subwoofer set.
After this investment, it was time to calm the mind, rushing to the RSGC for the 180 hour massage session. A quick sprint through the tolled Kiara Tunnel allowed a punctual arrival at the waiting hands of the masseur at Jalan Tun Razak.
The aching muscles was further soothed out by lounging in the barber's chair, to receive a much needed hair cut. Not that there was much to be clipped, but neat and tidiness had to be taken into consideration, with the Chinese New Year around the corner!