Women Reclaim the Night was totally awesome. I was happy because lots of my girlfriends showed up at Cloth and Clef. The place was packed with almost 200 people. Some of them cannot came in, so they have to wait outside. We were quite lucky to get a table and a place to sit inside, even though it was at the back. It was quite hard to give attention to the performers since everyone at the back were hectic socializing and mingle around.
It was a great show ever. We played electrical set that night (thanks to Joe for lending us his electrical guitar), we played 8 songs including 2 cover songs from Marjinal and Dara Puspita. The most priceless moment: when all of our beloved friends were enjoying themselves.
Anyway, Rice Above will be another excuse for all of us to skip work on the next day. Some friends told me they have to take MC and even worst; sleep in a file room at the office after a fidgety (but fun) night at the rice above.
Couldn’t agree more with Yuen’s fb status today:-
Rice Above is a political act. Because of it, productivity of companies (and schools and government agencies) dropped drastically on Wednesday.
Cough is getting better now. Thanks to the Chinese medicine. No more sleepy sensation and the most important thing, no more phlegm. Momma introduced it to me on last Saturday and I fell in love with it instantly. Kee Wong tablet only costs RM 15 per bottle 2-3 tablets to be taken with warm water 3 times daily. I love it to bits!
Another story,
Last Saturday I received an invitation for a BBQ get-together at E’s (theme: naughty, sexy, bitchy). E is one my closest guy friends which I’ve known for almost 9 years. He’s a great guy and very cheerful person. First time I met him when I was in Matriculation College, back in 2002. We climbed tall gate together, he used to be my ‘fly’ partner on that time. Everyone thought we are couple (on that time), but hell no, E is more interested in guys. E always cheers me up whenever I’m down. Both of us still meet each other until now.
Ok, back to the BBQ night. Nothing fancy, just a common get together, but it was fun. Sue, Wawa, Marwan, Remy, Evi and E’s schoolmates were there too. I ate a lot of chicken wings and we shared lots of stories among each other that night. I think we should do it more frequent in a future!
My throat is killing me. I have taken antibiotics and I’ve drank cough syrup straight from the bottle since yesterday. Yet still no improvement. Yesterday I was on MC.I had (and still have) terrible coughs. It keeps me awake in a middle of the night. Two days of sleepless nights caused me migraine.
Yesterday
Right after I got MC from the doctor, I went to Mamak for breakfast. I had Maggie goreng and warm water just to fill up my empty stomach so that I could nourish myself with drugs which I got earlier from the doctor.After breakfast, it was still early in the morning so I decided to go to the workshop. I almost forgot March is the time for Rudy’s next check up. Anyway, Rudy is my car. He serves me well for 2 years and a half. While waited for Rudy, I walked to the pet shop across the road. Outside the shop, there were a lot of birds (in a cage of course), and when I went into the shop, there was this one little puppy grab my attention. It was so adorable; I can barely turn my head off of it. For god’s sake the puppy was so friendly. Not forgotten it has a pair of cute sad eyes, white color with brown spots. I really wanted to take her home, but I can’t. How can I take a good care of her? I don't even have time for myself. I came out from the shop few minutes after because I felt a bit sad for all the animals. They are not supposed to be locked in a cage!
After Rudy’s done with his check up (luckily it was less than hundred), I decided to stop by at food not bomb house to drop the pots, plastic plates & cups which I bought months ago for FNB. I really miss that house, the last time was in October last year, I went there for a freedom fest (Steve Towson’s show) organized by Poodien.
When I reached the house, Luna was barking. I calmed her down and realized how I miss Luna ! She has grown bigger. Poodien, Nunu, Avroco, Husni & Solar (the cat) were there too. Poodien was busy doing his thing (anyway, his new self-portrait is awesome!), Avroco and Husni were chatting at the living area, Nunu was busy adjusting pictures to be put in her blog and Solar was sleeping in a middle of the living area. Solar is a big boy now. I managed to hang out at the house for a while and later on, all of us went out for lunch at the food court nearby.
After lunch, I went back home, take meds and dozed off. I woke up at 7pm, took a shower and went to Sunway for Pips’ jamming session. Arrived home approximately at 11ish, watched dvd till I dozed off -again.
Anyway, it was my first MC for the year 2010. Have to take extra precautions so that I could avoid stupid illness such as sore throat in a future. Sore throat sucks!! However, I have to admit that it was such a nice day of MC. Sometimes I do imagine how nice it would be if I can only work three days in a week. I will get more time for friends, family and pets... Too much to ask, ey?
Emotional breakdown sucks. At some certain point, throwing things on the floor and yelling are the best solution. Especially when the brain fails to function like normal people do. When emotions take over all the brain cells, anger controls the mind. Fuck normal people. Who cares if a person wants to react insane once in a while?
I went back to Momma's place on Chinese New Year..a friend of mine, J wanted to carpool but the car was full.Kesian kena tinggal..Massive traffic jam, stucked at the highway for 4 hours.
At Momma's I just stayed at home, eat and sleep. That's the true meaning of holidays, anyway.. Cooked delish food, eat and watched tv till I fell asleep. The routine kept on going..
On Monday, we went to Cameron Highland early in the morning (Momma was the one who gave suggestion to go there). Had tea and sandwich for breakfast at Boh Tea Plantation. It was not so cold on that time eventhough it was still early in the morning. I remember when I was little, that place used to be very cold. Cakap boleh keluar asap..but not now anymore.. The world is getting hotter now...so sad its happening.
Fresh crabs @ the Seafood MarketCoconut ice-cream & mango with sticky riceFloating Market Elephant ride @ Elephant Farm
We reached Survanabhumi Airport at 2030 after 2 hours and 30 minutes journey from Kuala Lumpur. The airport was gigantic and the structural design was similar to our KLIA. After we got our luggage, we took a taxi to Shukumvit. It was chaotic; Bangkok was like a concrete jungle that never sleeps. We arrive at Somerset Lake Point View service apartment at 2130, took a quick shower and went to Suanlom night market. Suanlom market covers a huge area with multitude of souvenir stalls (t-shirts, Thai-style clothing, trinkets, woodwork items, kitchen utensils, bamboo mats, you get the idea) with a suitably giant food court, they have a live band playing on stage every night.
On the next day, we woke up early in the morning and went for free breakfast at the Hotel. After breakfast, a guy name Diamond picked us up at the lobby (I told the receptionist on the night before that all of us wanted to go to the Floating Market). The trip costs us around 750 baht/person (approximately rm75). It was a 90 minutes van ride from the hustle and bustle of Bangkok. There were 12 of us in the van including Australians, a friendly couple from the UK, and some from US. Our first stop at Samut Songkhram province was the Elephant Farm. To ride an elephant, we have to pay 600 baht/person/hour (app. Rm60) and a bucket of banana costs us around 100 baht.
Later, we headed to the Floating Market. Floating market is patronized mostly by Thais. A lot of Thais sat on the steps leading to the river, enjoying their bowls of noodles prepared by female traders on the boats. There were locals selling fresh goods and flowers and boats selling coconuts to drink or some food. After several hours at the Floating Market, Diamond told us that we will be carted to the Cobra Show before heading back to Bangkok. Anyway, I don’t really like the Cobra Show. The show was a tribute to animal cruelty. Can you imagine a Mongoose fighting with two cobras in a glass box? That was cruel! A handler made a snake angry so it lunges at him while he holds the tail, and then throws it across the pit. WTH. It was a tiring day, we arrived our Apartment at 1600 hours. At night we went to the Seafood Market to have some fresh seafood and a good Tom Yam for dinner.
After dinner at the Seafood Market, we went back to our apartment. I was quite tired, and when I was about to fall asleep, I was asked to stay awake because Tiger Show is a must in Thailand! At 12 midnight we took a taxi to Patpong area. There was a guy holds a pamphlet came to us and said ‘Tiger Show, only 100 baht. Hurry, It's about to start!’. Without think twice, we agreed and followed the guy. The place was dodgy and I told the others ‘I think it’s a scam!’, but we entered the club, anyway. The club was ruthless and there were 6-7 showgirls pole dancing in the nude. 2-3 of them are old! There were a dart trick, blow a birthday candle trick, coca cola bottle trick and more. I noticed every time people want to leave, there will be an argument at the cashier. Feeling uncomfortable, we decided to leave. I was right! I was shocked when I saw the bill stated 5,000 baht (app RM500!). WTF. There were gangsters around us, so we don’t have choice but to pay! For God’s sake, we only ordered 1 coke, 1 Singha beer and 1 jack Daniel (cost us 3,000 baht) and another 2,000 baht was for the showgirls.
On the next day, we went to Platinum Mall. Money was limited and stuff there was very cheap. Now I know where all the blogshop owners take their stocks. It was a relaxing evening tho; after some shopping, we went for foot massage (only 200 baht for one hour) & full body massage (only 250 baht/hour). For dinner we had Tom Yam again! Next day we went to salon for pedi and meni. It was damn cheap. After lunch we headed to the airport and arrived KL at 1830 hours. I miss Bangkok.
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