Break needed! (Pt.1)

A brief holiday is essentially needed. And it came just in time, after massacred a holocaust of assignments, mid-terms and presentations, I really needed time-off. It wasn’t easy to get a leave from college. But thanks to the numerous occasions (which included my grams’ death anniversary, dad’s b’day and also Xmas and New Year), I can’t get a more sensible excuse (or rather reason, a better word) to retreat myself from the hectic schedule. And I promised myself I will fully utilize the week-long break.

And I guess I did.

Friday, 22^nd Dec. 2006

The moment I reached Penang Bridge, my friend, Rach already bugged and begged me to club that night. She assured me full coverage, meaning the fees. Oh well, since that’s the case, I obliged. Reached the bus station 2230, reached Esplanade 2315. Frantic sial. Even more frantic was the process. I had to rush from Glo to SS and back again, different occasion. Damn the pei min custom. I think I got high from rushing here and there than from dancing and drinking. Oh, did I mention both places are free? Cheapskate, but can’t really blame me. Blame those VIPs that my friends knew.

Saturday, 23^rd Dec. 2006

Woke up late. Ate brunch and slept again, and there goes the day. 9pm, primary school small small gathering, so called. 10 people attended., which explained the “small small” part. Updated myself with the latest gossips. You know, like who’s with who, who went where, who broke up with who, who doing what, how is who and who…etc. Manage to catch up with my cousin and aunts for the customary football session. Did the usual crazy commentating with my cousin and enjoyed laughing at our own jokes. Lame, but….fun.

Sunday, 24^th Dec. 2006.

Seperti biasa. Paced the house till evening. Find my old time dude. Exchange news. Went football together-gether. Old times. Rushed home for a bath and attended a Christmas Eve beach party at the private beach at Crown Prince Hotel. We indulge ourselves with pizzas, KFCs, salads and various edible craps. Then had some water-bomb-and-throw-me-into-the-sea sessions. Did some camwhoring. And get into trouble…

Enjoying the fireworks after some water-splashing session

…and of all things, I forgot to switch off my car lights. >O<. And so…u noe what happened….Tried to jump start the car but failed. Guess the battery went totally flat. Anyway, credit to my mates. They made every effort to make the car start. Thanks. In the end, we had to abandon the car on a pedestrian. Took Kelvin’s car home. Get some advice from dad, obviously. It was already 2.30am.

Monday, 25^th Dec. 2006.

Retrieve car first thing in the morning with dad, invested RM130. Sheesh. Went to Queensbay Mall for the very first time, with dad, fit-for-home-only Tee, knee-cap trousers and a lousy pair of slippers. Was kinda embarrassed to walk in that kind of fashion sense, but dad assured me that as Penangnites, its normal. Er…ok.

The front view of 1U look-alike mall

Queensbay Mall is definitely a new concept for Penangnites. Many of its stores are first timers on the island. Maybe it is time the islanders become “in-nish”. On the other hand, I would like to see how long are the stores are going to survive. Instinct tells me that Penangnites don’t usually embrace the style and taste that is offered there. But, we’ll see.

Tuesday, 26^th Dec. 2006

Went Pulau Tikus for breakfast. Have a nice drive around Georgetown. Dad was inputting me with the road names and where to get the best food here and there. Had Koay Teow Teng for lunch near Transfer Road. Its known as Ah Boy KTT, and is known to be the best KTT in Penang. I like their meat and fish balls; they are absolutely springy and tasty. I tried to made them stay in my mouth as long as possible. XD.

Hungry? Best KTT in Penang for you.

Wednesday, 27th Dec. 2006

A lazy morning. A lazy afternoon. A rough evening of footie. A great night with cousins. End of day.

To be continued....