Yesterday.. today...
Long Post... ;)
I attended RCKB's 52nd installation night last night. Man.. that's the only formal function that I dread throughout the year thanks to the royal family. On the programme, Sultan and Raja Perempuan are supposed to arrive at 8.30pm, but, as usual, they were an hour late. We had dinner about 10pm. Whenever we wanted to stand up, we had to sembah them. When we wanted to sit, we have to sembah. don't you think it's so leceh?
Although the first half of the ceremony was extremely boring, the second half was superb! RCKB invited Dama Orchestra to perform. Tan Soo Suan, the Soprano, was so good! I even stopped eating so I could enjoy the performance. She sang really, really well. She sang a few chinese numbers, a Phillipino number, a Spanish number, a couple Malay numbers and an Indian number. Fantastic! After the function, I went to congratulate the group. I'm so surprised they couldn't recognise me although I picked them up from the airport in the morning! =) Must be the make-ups and the baju kebaya that I was wearing!
After that, I went downstairs for fellowships with other rotarians as Mom and Dad were there. Suddenly, someone asked me: Are you Chinese? I turned around and saw a guy who is about 30-35 years old. 'Don't I look Chinese?' I asked him. He smiled and said he's Korean. Then Jun Hoe and I started talking and talking and talking. He's a nice chap to talk to. Very well mannered guy I must say. He's a regional specialist for Samsung Korea. He's posted to Malaysia to study about the culture in Malaysia. Well, Regional specialist may sound sophisticated and glamourous, but actually, he's just on a holiday. All he needs to do is to travel around, write reports about the culture and style of living, learn Malay and English! How nice! I was surprised by the fact that he speaks fluently in Malay and knows quite a lot about Malaysian culture although he has been in M'sia for only 3 months! He took every opportunity to meet those big shots like Tun Dr. M, Sultan of Pahang and Sultan of Kelantan. He also met up with Siti Nurhaliza because she's the ambassador for Samsung Malaysia. We yakked about 2 hours plus until I was sooo tired. It was about 2.20am when we stopped talking. He then joined my parents and other rotarians for Whisky while I sat on the sofa with the First Lady of RCKB.
This morning, I tagged along with Dad for breakfast. We went to the hotel to pick Jun Hoe and Dato' Jimmy Lim up then proceeded to hawker centre in china town to meet up with other rotarians. After the breakfast, Dad sent them off to the airport while I followed Mom to meet up with Rotarians from Termeloh. In the coffee shop, I had dizzy spells and felt like puking. I went to the sink, tried to puke but to no avail. I don't know if it's the lack of sleep or the tea that I had this morning in the hawker centre.
Since 9am, I haven't caught a wink at all. My stomach could hardly take in any food. I tried to sleep but my brain was way to active... I guess I'll sleep real early tonight... =)
Till then..
I attended RCKB's 52nd installation night last night. Man.. that's the only formal function that I dread throughout the year thanks to the royal family. On the programme, Sultan and Raja Perempuan are supposed to arrive at 8.30pm, but, as usual, they were an hour late. We had dinner about 10pm. Whenever we wanted to stand up, we had to sembah them. When we wanted to sit, we have to sembah. don't you think it's so leceh?
Although the first half of the ceremony was extremely boring, the second half was superb! RCKB invited Dama Orchestra to perform. Tan Soo Suan, the Soprano, was so good! I even stopped eating so I could enjoy the performance. She sang really, really well. She sang a few chinese numbers, a Phillipino number, a Spanish number, a couple Malay numbers and an Indian number. Fantastic! After the function, I went to congratulate the group. I'm so surprised they couldn't recognise me although I picked them up from the airport in the morning! =) Must be the make-ups and the baju kebaya that I was wearing!
After that, I went downstairs for fellowships with other rotarians as Mom and Dad were there. Suddenly, someone asked me: Are you Chinese? I turned around and saw a guy who is about 30-35 years old. 'Don't I look Chinese?' I asked him. He smiled and said he's Korean. Then Jun Hoe and I started talking and talking and talking. He's a nice chap to talk to. Very well mannered guy I must say. He's a regional specialist for Samsung Korea. He's posted to Malaysia to study about the culture in Malaysia. Well, Regional specialist may sound sophisticated and glamourous, but actually, he's just on a holiday. All he needs to do is to travel around, write reports about the culture and style of living, learn Malay and English! How nice! I was surprised by the fact that he speaks fluently in Malay and knows quite a lot about Malaysian culture although he has been in M'sia for only 3 months! He took every opportunity to meet those big shots like Tun Dr. M, Sultan of Pahang and Sultan of Kelantan. He also met up with Siti Nurhaliza because she's the ambassador for Samsung Malaysia. We yakked about 2 hours plus until I was sooo tired. It was about 2.20am when we stopped talking. He then joined my parents and other rotarians for Whisky while I sat on the sofa with the First Lady of RCKB.
This morning, I tagged along with Dad for breakfast. We went to the hotel to pick Jun Hoe and Dato' Jimmy Lim up then proceeded to hawker centre in china town to meet up with other rotarians. After the breakfast, Dad sent them off to the airport while I followed Mom to meet up with Rotarians from Termeloh. In the coffee shop, I had dizzy spells and felt like puking. I went to the sink, tried to puke but to no avail. I don't know if it's the lack of sleep or the tea that I had this morning in the hawker centre.
Since 9am, I haven't caught a wink at all. My stomach could hardly take in any food. I tried to sleep but my brain was way to active... I guess I'll sleep real early tonight... =)
Till then..
