KK CNY 2012

Sat 21 Jan 2012

Back from Singapore on Friday midnight. Then I spent the morning doing laundry, house-cleaning and packing before leaving for the airport. Touch down at KK airport at 8 PM and had late dinner with mummy and papa.

Sun 22 Jan 2012

Beh Ling’s flight was delayed by 1 hour so we went ahead with the reunion dinner without her. She had hers at 10 PM.

CNY Mon 23 Jan 2012

Bikia and Emy arrived from Sibu in time for dinner and it is now full house at the dinner table.

CNY Tues 24 Jan 2012

We had a short trip to City Mall for some shopping before heading home for lunch. After that, it was another outing, to One Borneo for more shopping. It was pouring rain when we left One Borneo. In fact, it has been raining every evening since we were back.

Despite the fact that it was CNY, it was Bollywood night at home as we watched a romantic comedy starring Shahid Kapoor.

We called Abi at 11.30 PM to ask him how was his CNY. We found out the good news that there will be a dragon baby addition to the Lee family.

Wed 25 Jan 2012

I had to wake up early for 9.15 AM appointment at SMC. Then we headed to town to do our various errands. After that, we had late lunch of fried fish, vegetables, tou foo and fried eggs at the Club.

Beh Ling & me at the Club

Bikia & Emy

After dinner, it was time for part II of the Shahid Kapoor romantic comedy to find out whether he and Priya had a happy ending. Mummy made another call to Abi during one of the song routines. Papa had been considering Chinese names for the new addition. Abi said no Chinese name required.

Thur 26 Jan 2012

We arrived at 9.30 AM for dim-sum breakfast and had to queue to get a table for a feast of sui mai, wu kok and ha kau.

It was a nail-biting match between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer for the Australian Open semi-finals. We had to leave at 7 PM to go for seafood dinner, as Abikia had been craving for crabs.

Fri 27 Jan 2012

Late lunch at 1.30 after Bikia and Emy returned from their Tenom train ride. Then it was time for me to meet The Dentist, Dr. Ho, whose work had been admired by many other dentists who have asked me whether I had my crowning done in UK.

He remembered that it was RM600 for a crown back in 1984, the year after he started his practice. He gave the verdict that the crowns were still in good condition.

It was Andy Murray against Novak Djokovic for the other semi-finals in the evening. The Scot was not giving up without a fight.

After dinner, we went over to the Club to take our shower as water was running low at home. Then it was a mad rush to Suria for Beh Ling to do her last-minute shopping. Meanwhile, Abikia and Emy purchased a new fridge for our KK home.

Sat 28 Jan 2012

We arrived at the Club for photo session before our early lunch of lamb, beef, hor fun and cheese with crackers. Then it was off to the airport for Beh Ling’s and Bikia’s flight to Singapore and KL.

CNY family photo

The girls

The guys

I was not too keen to watch the women’s final as it was billed as a match featuring the princesses of wails, Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka. Their groaning and grunting are louder than the men !

Sun 29 Jan 2012
My turn to be at the airport for 2.05 PM flight back to KL.

I did not get to watch Rafa against Novak for the finals of Australian Open. Read in the papers later that it was an epic match lasting nearly 6 hours with world no. 1 Novak emerging as champion.

2011 Photos

Tues 30 August 2011

Was back in KK for the Hari Raya holidays. Cousin Shu Meng who has been posted to KK picked us up and we went out for dim sum breakfast.

Dimsum breakfast at Royal China

With cousin Shu Meng

Fri 2 September 2011
We went over to Peak Vista, Abikia's condo to have a look and to enjoy the view.

At Peak Vista with mummy & aunty Soo Lee

Pool side view at Peak Vista

Sat 17 September 2011

Mummy and papa was in KL for a meeting, staying at Pearl Hotel at Old Klang Road. While I attended KPMG Toastmasters meeting, they went shopping at One Utama. Then we drove over to Bangsar to visit mummy's old friend, kiu che. Her daughter Callie is mummy's god-daughter.

Mummy & papa with kiu che & Callie

 Mummy & papa with kiu che & me

Sun 25 December 2011
We were at the Club for Christmas lunch, with both Beh Ling and I back in KK for the Christmas holidays.

Beh Ling

2011 July Photos

July 2011 Klang

We had a family get together in Klang to celebrate papa's 70th birthday. Papa's schoolmates were also invited. Abi flew in from Austin for the special occassion. Bikia and Emy flew in from Calgary. They have been posted there since Dec 2010.

We decided to have studio photos taken as it was an epic event for everyone to be back at the same time. We had to carefully consider the photo backdrop as the available selection were rather limited. We finally decided on the orange background with the photographer's promise to touch up the backgroud for the family group photo (see the grey background in the photo below).

16 July: Lee family photo

The four of us

Dad with his brothers and sisters (L-R: fifth aunty, fourth aunty, third aunty, second aunty, eldest aunty,eigth uncle, seventh uncle, sixth uncle, dad, second uncle, third uncle, fourth uncle)

Dad with third uncle and his family

Dad with fourth uncle and his family 

Dad with sixth uncle and his family

Dad with seventh uncle and his family

Aunt Didi (fourth aunty), eldest aunty, second aunty in-law, cousin and aunt Sharon (fifth aunty)

Dad with his schoolmates

With Emy, uncle Arthur, Beh Ling and aunty Christine

Second uncle & family, fourth aunty, fifth aunty

 Sat 6 August 2011

Went to Klang to be part of the entourage sending aunt Didi to the airport. After dinner, we headed to the airport and was at McDonald's for some fries. Just before leaving, Felicia told her mum she already misses Klang as she had a good time here.

At KLIA airport with aunt Didi, Romina & Felicia

KK CNY 2011

Sat 29 Jan 2011
Arrived at KK after slight delay at LCCT airport.

Sun 30 Jan 2011
Beh Ling arrived.

CNY Thurs 3 Feb 2011
We watched “The King’s Speech”, a brilliant movie with Colin Firth as King George VI. In the afternoon, went out shopping with Beh Ling and mummy at Suria.

I was invited to schoolmate Jackie's baby Angel's first birthday party. Baby Angel was as cute as a button in her mini cheong sam outfit. She even had a tiny hair pin, courtesy of her fashionable mum.

With Jackie, her baby and husband Charles, and Beatrice.

Seated are Lanash and her daughther Tashnee

CNY Fri 4 Feb 2011

We had a refurbishing activity at the dining area, with the new table cloth bought from Suria.

Aunty Soo Lee came over for dinner and we talked until 10 PM. She regaled us with her schooldays stories at All Saints, where the current Berjaya Hotel is.

For payment of RM25 a month, it was bare essentials when it came to meals at the boarding school. Fortunately her mum and stepfather were owners of a sundry shop. They packed biscuits, butter and Marmite for her sister and her after each visit home. The taxi driver would exclaimed at the amount of baggage they had when sending them back to the boarding school.

Just before graduation, the school principal asked a few students to her office. They were told they would be teachers after graduating. That was how aunty Soo Lee ended up being a school teacher.

As a trainee teacher, she sneaked out to watch “The Sound of Music” and has watched this movie 6 times since then.

Sun 06 Feb 2011

I was packing in the morning before going off to church at 10 AM with Beh Ling and mummy. Then off to the club where we had a quick lunch, missing out on the lion dance, before going off to the airport. Flight to KL went off without a hitch and arrived on schedule at 6.15 PM.

Mon 7 Feb 2011

Back to work, traffic was surprisingly good today. Guess some people were still on leave.

2010 May 28 - Goodbye Austin

Friday 28 May 2010

It was the end of our trip to Austin as Abi sent us to the airport on Friday morning and we had our final chat with him before boarding the plane.

Transit at Tokyo airport on the way home

Watched New Moon, the sequel to Twilight, and found out that this movie had plenty of opportunity for body-gazing. All of these scenes were absolutely necessary. For example, as guys do not carry around hankerchief or tissue paper, it was absolutely necessary that Jacob takes off his shirt to wipe off blood from Bella's forehead. In doing so, he revealed a well-toned, muscular body with perfect abs.

Edward too has his scene where his female admirers may gaze upon his body for 10 seconds as this scene happens in slow motion. He takes off his shirt and intends to step into the sunlight, to reveal that he is a vampire. He is stopped by Bella. The poor girl has to choose between the Edward and Jacob, a dilemma that the rest of us mortal females will never have the opportunity to experience.

Sun 30 May 2010
Home sweet home after 30 hours of travelling.
Good news – no jet lag !