My Birthday (1)

Do you remember my first mamak experience? My family and two family friends drove up to Genting Highlands in 2005 just to have a real Mamak lunch. So we drove an hourish to and fro just for a 45 minute meal.

Well, before leaving, I really wanted to go to Ipoh. One of my grandaunts lives there now so it was a great opportunity. So, my mom and I in one car, and my cousin from Perth and aunt and uncle from the US of A in another, headed to Ipoh one fine day. The journey there took 2.5 hours, and we "hung out" there for 2 hours before heading back for another 150 minutes.

On the way back, things got interesting. My dad hadn't filled up enough petrol, and so the car was indicating that petrol was almost finishing. I had urged my mom to fill up before leaving Ipoh but she had adamantly insisted that my dad had filled up enough. We were carting my aunt and uncle back as well and so tensions were running high since we had passed all petrol stations on the way.

Then, the car indicated that there were only 10km worth of petrol left. When all hope seemed lost, lo and behold we hit Kuala Lumpur, and a newly built petrol shed was waiting us on the left hand side. Phew!

We do strange things sometimes.

My last outing before leaving KL was on the 23rd of July. It also served as my birthday dinner! I held it at Alexis - somewhere I've always wanted to go. I didn't actually tell anyone it was for my birthday - no pressure you see! I hadn't watched the Dark Knight, and every single other person had watched it, so Yee Ping and I met up in the afternoon to catch it. It was brilliant, amazing, just...just...great!

After the movie, we headed to MPH to meet the people who weren't too familiar with The Gardens. Finally, at 6.45 we all reached Alexis just in time for the reservation. It was school friends and college friends in one big jumble, but I was glad most could make it :)


College pals :

Shing Yun, Yee Ping, Mun Yee

Yan Mei, Vincent

Siew See, Nigel

Brigitte, Siew See

Pearly & Hannah

Darryl, Boon, Nigel, Beng Keat

School Friends :

Chong Ian with his RM52 fish

Vyn, Geebs, Chong Ian

Yar Sze, Tchen Terk

Yar Sze, Tchen Terk, Hao Rui, Nick Tan, Ai Vyn, Geebs and Chong - taken with my cam when I was not there!

Everyone!


After dinner, the Cempakans left, and after a while of deciding, my college mates and I headed down to Tony Roma's for good old dessert on me! See, I'm generous ;)





It was great having everyone there - It was my final chance to see Tchen Terk and Geebs since they both arrived slightly before I left, and it was a great way to get everyone together to say goodbye, or bring in my 19th year.

YEE PING GOT ME THIS COOK BOOK "FOOD FOR BEGINNERS". HAHAHAHA...I couldn't stop laughing when I unwrapped it - thanks Ping, it was so thoughtful. I also got Patchi chocolates, a Famous Amos gift case among other stuff.

THANKS GUYS!