Enjoyed many good times

I've been thinking if I should blog as often as before and I gathered that my blogs will, in a way, make more sense if they're recorded down once every short period of absence. This way I get to highlight significant events during the times when I'm not blogging.

To begin with, I recall the most extraordinarily moment I had with HF on my 26th birthday. Months ago when I returned from Canada for a 2.5 weeks visit, HF and I spotted a Malaysian restaurant just in the heart of city centre when we were worming our ways on the streets looking for the office where National Insurance Number can be applied. Georgetown restaurant is adjacent to the office we were looking for. I scrutinizing the menu at the threshold of their entrance, I insisted for a curry puff and that would cost me £3.50 each. I didn't get any as it was too costly. HF promised to bring me here for my birthday.

And the experience on that night was posilutely and absotively a wonderful magical experience for me. The atmosphere inside is one of which that I should never forget to give credit for. To have my home country's food on such an occasion in such a wonderful and perhaps posh place could never ever get any better. Our experience was further enhanced by a mutual friend of ours, Kannan, who works at the restaurant as the supervisor. He gave us a couple of Singapore Sling on his tab, had the chef made a special order for me (made my main course extra spicy/delicious), made special arrangement with the pianist, who perfectly blended in a birthday rhythm for me from 'When I fall in love' when Kannan served us our 'Ice Kacang'. Customers who have already been seated at this time cheered and congratulated me and wished well for me; some clapping their hands. The best of the best of all at that very particular time was the fact that HF was there to commemorate that very day with me. Her calm and peaceful smile emmanating her radiance of happiness during all those very wonderful people, musics, ambience, and warmth. There's a lot of love in the air and that is what I sensed. Desptie all and most importantly, I was able to share my happiness with HF. Without her, that day would be as good as the mysterious voidness in the dark that's full of everything except positive & constructive feelings/emotions.
At the end of the evening, Kannan showed how much he desired to share my moment with me (he can't because he was on duty) with an over generous 15% discount.

We walked back to enjoy a cake specially made for me from an extremely kind friend, Louise, who runs Maxi's Chinese restaurant at "The Light". I helped her to understand some legal issues pertaining to one of her restaurant business in town a couple of weeks ago. I was still with her when she called on to her baker to bake a birthday cake for me. Out of embarrasment I refused but I guess she was already determined to make one as a gift for me. The cake was made up of fruits and it was very delicious. In fact, that cake is my first birthday cake after a very, very long time... say, 18 years? I'm not too sure, but I know my family doesn't really believe in celebrating birthdays. The Georgetown restaurant and the birthday cake has been a complete birthday experience for me.

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I've sold "grandpa" (our car) just this morning for £142.00 to a family from Northants. It's good to know that grandpa is now in good care of another owner.

Our friends came over for an evening of fun. Torstein and Ling, and Asa were here. My finally found classmate Saravanan and his lady friend Jane who are both from Malaysia (one from Kuala Lumpur and the other from Johor Bharu) are a wonderful addition to us all. I just got Settlers of Catan in and managed to convinced all of them that it is a fun game. I'm sure I've got two, if not one, persons addicted to the game on their first try to the game. It's hilarious! It's also a very good game!

Until many good times ahead, I will write again soon. Take care and thanks for finding this site an interesting read.