The Weekend That Was ........ Again ^_^

It's East Coast Park again this weekend! Everybody was really high-spirited despite the darkening weather early in the morning. You just have to look at Ah Bee's bag to see how eager he was. By the way, there were 12 people this weekend. One less than the group last week. Please take note, Ah Bee and Lit Ting! =P

Had a long walk to the rental stores in ECP though. Bus driver uncle was too keen to get rid of us from his bus. I suspect the culprit could be Ah Bee . . . . . . . 's bag. Waste of petrol and space on the bus. And also delaying the journey of other passengers. But since we're his friends, we didn't mind having to walk the extra distance for his bag, yup.

So, finally I got the chance to try rollerblading properly. Fell down all over the place. Left, right, forwards, backwards. Anyway, I guess novice rollerbladers should be shielded from distractions as much as possible. Stability is extremely sensitive to glances, especially those thrown with a warm smile. =P

Well, well. Distractions aside, objective had been met i guess, today. At least I moved. Style is not important man. Never mind that little kids on tricycles had to hurry me from behind with their little ringing bells. The essence was the function. And that's being mobile on shoes with wheels.

Went cycling as well later. It was kinda gloomy though. Sky was dark and weather was chilly. Nevertheless, it was still good! Guess it's the sea. It makes you feel as if you're gliding weightlessly across an endless expanse of turquoise cream and sky blue floss. Life's like a dream again!

Okay, the only problem of the day was dinner. After countless rounds of debates, we finally settled for Xin Wang Xiang Gang Cha Chan Ting.


The food wasn't that good, but well, it didn't matter. Empty stomachs needed to be filled. It wouldn't have mattered anyway, since everybody was so jovial. (Applicable to the 2 CCC only, agree?) Not sure who was happier though, you guys judge for yourselves from the following pictures!

OR

Probably the slim version CCC was happier. "Upsize" version tried to choke himself to death by stuffing himself with food, since he had to sit at the opposite end next to me. =(


Overall, it was yet another great day and nice knowing you guys, Agatha and Ying Xian!


*Note* Pictures taken earlier on will be uploaded when I've gotten them from Chak Hon and Han Yoong

Rain in Colors

Caught this in Buona Vista slightly after 7pm just now, on my way back from work.



Ultra-big, ultra brilliant! This should be the brightest rainbow I've seen in my entire life so far. It makes you feel like running into it and get showered by its luminous colors. Life's like a dream.

If you look carefully, there's actually another rainbow located slightly above it.
Yup, it was a double arc! The smaller, fainter one has its colors in reverse order.

This really made my day! =)

The Weekend That Was

Nice weekend! Spent Friday night after work grumbling and bitching about life and work to Luke and Michelle; as per our weekly ritual. Which is when Michelle decided to organize an outing the next day to keep my mouth shut. And hence, ECP it was to be.

Okay, here’s a side story which is essential. Michelle sent out many smses of invitation. And one of them was directed to Ah Bee, asking him to jio the Happy Family along.

5 minutes passed. Ah Bee hasn’t replied.

10 minutes passed. Still no reply.

15 minutes. Nothing

At this point, Michelle was distraught since many of them didn’t reply. (sorry Michelle, I need this to rub somebody’s wound with salt) Particularly Ah Bee, since they’re working in the same company. So, Bee, you should feel guilty when you read this. Well, if you’re feeling remorseful, you should include me in your plan this coming week!! =P

Saturday. ECP almost didn’t happen. All because Kap Lam wanted to go for a karaoke session to sing Unchained Melody. Alright, to be fair, the weather constituted one half of the factor as well. It was pouring cats and dogs.



Good thing though, weather over at ECP was great. And I finally got to cycle after an 8-year break. The days cycling around the streets of Penang were good but ECP was not bad either.

That was the first time I tried rollerblading too. “A pair of shoes that move on its own accord,” as I put it in a conversation between Jien Ann and I.



After ECP was the feasting blitz. The chow of mutton tendon was indeed appetizing. Not to mention extremely nutritious for the bones; which was crucial after all those falls on the rollerblades. Up next, dessert at Gei Dak Seik.

"Where’s Gei Dak Seik?" Kok Heng asked.

"Ji De Chi," I replied.



Well, Gei Dak Seik was full though and so we went to Ah Chau Tim Ban instead. No regrets coming to find Ah Chau as the mango sago dessert capped off a fine day. In fact Kok Heng grew so attached to Ah Chau after she taught him how to eat the dessert properly.

Sunday. A rather peaceful day at the Happy Family’s. Not much luck with trying to fish from Ah Lian’s ipod in their living room though. Highlight of the day was dinner! Featuring the all-new CCC tom yam! Not bad for a first time I’d say. Ah Bee disputed that the taste was no different than the tom yam created by just using his premium tom yam paste plus lemongrass leaves though. There should be a round 2 in this tom yam bout, no doubt.