The Cock crows again...!

Here it is again.. Chinese New Year..!! hmm.. nope.. actually it's still 2 weeks away... which is quite a fair bit of time...


Me and da Tim Tam.. in front of the lurvely decor

The thing is..there's still ample time before CNY but it's essence..presence..is all over Malaysia.. Just look around you at the shopping malls.. along the main roads leading to the cities..restaurants..houses.. CNY decorations are out full-force..


Me and ma Dad-die..check out the round face..! Similar features..wah-hoo..

One thing ironic about this whole she-bang is that some of these shops actually cash in on the festivities..(unscrupulous people!!) for example.. most chinese restaurants have already Yee-Sang on their menu..a good one month before the actual celebrations... according to tradition however.. the dish, Yee-Sang is only eaten on the 7th day of the new Lunar Year.. because on that day..no one is allowed to kill a life to consume as food... The 7th day is the Day of life.. or something like that.. so i'm guessing that for the sake of garnering a high profit during the CNY month.. restaurants can even forgo tradition all in the name of money... sad case..
although i must admit that having Yee-Sang is pretty good.. satisfies the tummy..

Anyway..back to the story of Decor... i was at MidValley today and i must say their CNY decorations really impressed me.. it wasn't gaudy or anything but was in fact really simple.. they had these red trees set up at the centre court and had the carved wooden fans (the small types) spray-painted red and arranged on the tree in the likeness of leaves... REALLY CREATIVE!! i LOVED it... then they had these red clothes.. and they cut it out with patterns like those chinese paper cuttings kind.. really cool! not gaudy..no gold or cherry blossoms hanging around... just plain red with traditional chinese decorations... whoever who thought of that deserves my respect...


The fans!! So nice...

and then there was this man playing the zither...it was so good..! really really magical.. can never forget the sound of it...


The Zither Player.. with his ultra-cool black outfit

Erm.. then for lunch, i stuffed myself with condensed milk, peanut butter and cheese.. hahaha.. hear me out.. had lunch at Kim Gary's.. Hongkie restaurant.. had chicken wings with cheese then this toast with huge slabs of peanut butter smothered with condensed milk... SINFUL! it was great..!! i stuffed myself silly.. but it was worth it..


The ultimate.. Whoo hoo!!

Not only that.. me and Tammy ended up flirting with the guys manning the Lecka-lecka ice cream stall.. hahah.. ok la, maybe not flirting, but we were sampling ice-cream like there was no tomorrow.. the guys were laughing so hard.. it was fun!! Kalamansi rocks!


Look at the glorious flavours... we had kalamansi.. but the starfruit was good too..

Oh yea.. went to Petaling Street yesterday.. it wasn't a productive night for me.. that's cos i came home empty-handed... anyways.. this will be about unscrupulous people again...


Petaling street in all it's glory...The main arch..


CNY decor in full force.. Nice flowers, lanterns and Lion Head!!

wanna hear a funny story..?
There was this guy..orang putih.. he was trying to buy a handphone cover.. and he was 'bargaining' with the vendor... this was what i overheard..

Orang putih: How much is this? (gesturing at item..)
Vendor: Oh, 80 Us dollars.. (this is where you should insert your gasp)
Orang putih: What?? Too Expensive..!!
Vendor: No no..
after some haggling...
Vendor: OK, i sell it to you for 42 US dollars..
Orang putih: Ah..Erm.. ok...

HELLO?? this is malaysia!! we trade with malaysian currency.. the Ringgit Malaysia!!! and it's Petaling Street for godsakes... US dollars?? all i can say is.. poor guy... ah well.. at least it'll benefit the economic scene of Malaysia..

OH!! YEA!! my laptop came yesterday too!!! it's an Inspiron 700m from Dell.. really snazzy lil thing.. with a 12 inch widescreen and all.. it's the most high-tech gadget i've ever owned in my entire life.. and i think it'll be for the rest of my life.. i named it Melanie's Lepak Joint.. cos they told me to, when i first started the laptop...hahahaha.. pretty cool...


Melanie's Lepak Joint.. Cun~leh...?

I'm sorry.. hahah.. i've been jumping from topic to topic.. it's just that my brain's really flustered today..walked the whole of MidValley.. so TIRED!!

Saying of the Day: When in doubt, look for fake Adidas shoes.