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.