It’s Boxing Day. And i havent had any rest since the day i came back to Malacca for Christmas : )) Tiring but as usual, fun.
On 23rd me and my sis came back in separate cars (me in mine and her in the pilot’s race car) both fearing the flood in Malacca. Thankfully, we were assured by friends and family that it didnt rain on Friday and Saturday and thus the floodwaters have subsided from most parts of town : ) The sweetest thing had to be that the traffic on the highway was for once, unbelievably clear!!
The next day was Christmas eve. And boy were there ever stuff to do. In the morning we went to church. I even managed to squeeze the purchase of a pair of skinny jeans right after (hehe). Then we went home where my dad fell and cut his hand. We all then went for lunch and after since my dad’s hand was still bleeding i had to take him to the clinic for stitches. Poor dad, and on Christmas eve of all days. Before long it was time for church again. Coz our once midnite mass for Christmas was pushed to 7pm this year. But no matter, left us a lot of time to do stuff after : D
The nativity set outside my church
This was really a mass with a difference – the priest was using slideshows in his sermon of pics he had taken in the recent days of (surprise surprise) the gorgeous Christmas deco at Midvalley Megamall – my sis was grinning from ear to ear – as well as the flood in certain housing areas in Malacca. My heart really goes out to all the flood victims…
After the mass we made our way to my aunt’s place for their open house in Ujong Pasir. The roads were so jammed (no thanks to the hoards of people headed towards Portuguese Settlement to view the Christmas deco et al) that a normal 15 min journey turned into an hour being stuck in traffic : (( After spending some time at my aunt’s place, we took an alternative route back and I dropped my family off at home before heading towards Li Yen’s place. Aww…have not seen her in 9 long years !!! Even we couldn’t believe that. And it was so good to finally see her again and just talk & talk & talk our way into the nite til past 2am with her, Lydia and my cousin Evelyn. Then it was time to call it a nite *yawns*
Me, Li Yen and her cousin Lydia
Christmas day, my other half came down to Malacca and the whole family went over to another one of my aunt’s place for Christmas lunch. Although u would probably never hear me say this – it was a NICE bright and SUNNY Christmas day : ) A welcome change from the grey skies and rainy weather of the rest of the week. Thank you for no floods!!
Then it was back home and after that (this may sound reallllly weird but) we went shopping at Dataran Pahlawan and Mahkota Parade for some (super) last minute Christmas presents. I didn’t buy much but I got new shoes : )) Presents? My sis got me a Dermalogica face mask. That was kinda about it but at this age I insist that my parents don’t get me gifts anymore and my other half? Well save the money for shopping in Bangkok, dah-ling!!! : P Santa, I’ve been a good girl this year : )
After dropping my sis off to meet some friends, me and Chaisern went to check out the ballroom at Mahkota hotel where we’re supposed to have our dinner in a year’s time (since I didn’t get to view it the last time) and then we went home for dinner before again going out to do some grocery shopping for my family at Tesco. At this point of time I was so tired I just wanted to grab whatever was needed and just leave. Unfortunately there was a holiday crowd there so a little bit of crowd wrestling was called for. Oh well…
This morning it was nice and cloudy. Me and Chaisern met up with Li Yen and her Scott for a roti canai & teh tarik breakfast : )) I know she misses her teh tarik in Perth. And now teh o ais limau, ya? We sat down for a good hour and a half talking about everything until she & Scott had to leave for shopping in KL today and I had to go home to help prepare lunch. After lunch we all lazed around a bit before going to visit my granpa and then us returning home and Chaisern returning to his home.
And in the evening – here I am typing : D I will upload more pics (they’re all over in my cam, my sis’ cam, my phone) of the past few days later yahs : )) Will be driving back to KL tomorrow with my sis and will be off on my holiday on Thursday morning. Will miss home, but at least I get to end the year with a real difference *wink*
Have fun u guys, and don’t forget ur New Year Resolutions !! Oh and not forgetting a big thanks and hugs for all your Christmas text messages which I received this holiday season. You, all my dearies, rock !!
Lotsa lurve…
Haji Abdul Rahim Abdul Kapur, a company director present at the gathering, agreed with me that there was a dire need for education on animal welfare. He said we needed the government to support effective education programmes run by animal welfare groups. The Malaysian society cannot do it alone. 
