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Valentine Day

February 15th, 2008
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Yeah..one young guy (The Star) spent RM40K to advertise on a billboard and got his wife-to-be a RM14K diamond ring. Lucky him and her. 🙂 Unfortunately, not many of us can do that.

My day went well. » Read more: Valentine Day

home…no more

February 4th, 2008
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Saturday morning was an eventful day for me and Then. We received a call at 6am, which usually means a bad news somewhere. I was worried that its news about her ailing grandmother. Between tears, Then said that her eldest sister’s house was on fire! It was the second sister on the phone who conveyed the message. While preparing to leave, we Managed to get confirmation that everyone was safe. We packed some clothes as well, and quickly rushed to Kuala Selangor. Took about 1 hour 15 minutes drive (made worse by the road construction along Kapar and the rain). We reached the house at 7.25am. By that time there were about 20 people there. The house was totally gone. » Read more: home…no more

Thaipusam Day Part 3

January 27th, 2008
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We left the Vinagayar temple and joined the queue at the foot of the stairs at 12pm. There was a long queue of kavadis waiting. This long queue of kavadis was forming since about 11.15am itself. » Read more: Thaipusam Day Part 3

Thaipusam Day Part 2

January 24th, 2008
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We reached Batu Caves at 9.45am, via Jalan Kuching. Missed the parking area, so had to go around the roundabout again to park near the Petronas station. First indication that the crowd was less is the available parking spaces at the paid areas. So, I thought what the heck, might as well look for free parking area 🙂  » Read more: Thaipusam Day Part 2

Thaipusam Day Part 1

January 24th, 2008
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As mentioned in Part 0, we reached the Sri Bala Subramaniar Swamy temple at about 6.45am. We walked along the road towards the temple, and to my surprise, there was no crowd. As you can see in the photos, the roads were near empty. » Read more: Thaipusam Day Part 1