Friday, February 8, 2008

Heavy Traffic on Penang Bridge on the third day of CNY

Today is the third day of CNY. I was online at home since morning as my family dint plan for visitting to relatives and friends. My husband asked me to view the condition on Penang bridge just now as my brother in law decide to go to Penang island.

While im was viewing the website of Penang Bridge, i could not manage to enter it. It might be network busy as well. Finally, i'm able to entered it, and guess what!? It's heavy jam before entering the bridge tolls. But it's clear on the middle part of ther bridge. I'm wondering how come it's so many people rushing to go over penang island at the third day of CNY? Fortunately, i don't have any occasion to travel there. If not, i'll have to 'stuck' there as well. Ha!

It have been years, Penang Island is a hot spots for tourist from other states. You may see cars with different plate number, such as Wxx, Bxx, Jxx, Kxx, Nxx, Mxx or even Sxx which is from Singapore, our neighbour country.

Second Day of CNY

So fast time passes by, today is the second day of CNY..As usual, i woke up at 9 o'clock in the morning as i felt hungry (in fact is my baby who felt hungry) hehe...After having my breakfast and shower, my husband, my mother in law and I travelled to our grandmother's house at Bukit Mertajam which is located about 20km from our house.

We took our tomyam steamboat as lunch at grandmum's house. Well, the tomyam steamboat here was not as delicious as my mother's cooking. The tomyam here was tasteless, thus i have no much appetite to take the food in the steamboat.

After having lunch, we started gambling ( hehe, my favourite activity during CNY), i won about RM20++ at the beginning, while playing and playing, i lost the winning again. Anyway, i won back RM4.00 finally before i took my dinner...RM4.00 actually is not that much for me, well, a little of winning is better than losing money.

My mother went to Genting this afternoon, i hoped that i could join her to Genting but i dint at last as my pregnancy due date is near, so i think it is better for me to stay in Butterworth instead of travelling so far to Genting. I am really hope that my husband and i could bring my baby to Genting after my delivery of baby.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

First Day of CNY

Today is the first day of Chinese New Year, i woke up at 9 o'clock in the morning and i visited my parents at 12 o'clock in the afternoon. We went to my uncle's house with my family after finish preparation and tidy up.

Whem i reached my uncle's house, my aunty was preparing tomyam steamboat..The tomyam looked nice and delicious, but when i tasted it and i cannot finish the soup as it was really sour and salty. Anyway, being quite hungry at that time, i was just taking the food and vegetables inside the tomyam steamboat.

After finish the lunch, we had a small gambling with little wager. It is only RM1.00 every betting. I won about RM5.00 at the beginning, but i lost the winning at last, haha...It meaned that i was having a good luck at the beginning and the luck was gone after few bets.

We back home at about 6 o'clock. I asked my mother to cook tomyam steamboat as dinner too. Yeah, my mother's tomyam cooking was really delicious and inviting if compared to my aunt's one. It was sweet and sour. I ate a lot of fishes, begetables and meat balls as my dinner.

I am now waiting for the second day of Chinese New Year, the third day and the forth day. I will be back to my work on the fifth day of Chinse New Year.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Winning 4D

I wask talking to my husband last Monday night regarding the 4D while we were packing for the Ang Pao. I told my husband that it is good if we win 4D on Wednesday night as Wednesday night is CHinese New Year Eve, and if we win 4D, it is a good sign for us in 2008.

I received a call from parents just now. They told me that i won 4D today, as the person who sold 4D came to my house and send the winning money to my parents. I am not sure which number i won as i betted three numbers today. I will check for the 4D website later after i shared this good news in my blog with my friends.

I am so happy about this eventhough the winning is not that much, it is only RM180. Anyway, it is still better than nothing,right? Hehe..

Tonight is Chinese New Year eve, i am here to wish all of you Happy Chinse New Year, Gong XI Fa Cai. ANg Pao Mari Mari..hehe..Hope that i will be lucky throughtout the 2008 year.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Car Washing..

Yesterday, i took my car for a car wash as the Chinese New Year just 2 more days to come. As usual, i drive my car for routine cleanup at the gas station nearby Jalan Permatang Pauh.

The reason i prefer to go there is because, they provided hand washing services. Chassis washing, interior vacuum, engine bay cleaning will only cost you RM10.

Althought it's not the cheapest price we can get in the market but it's absolutely worth. Why!? It's satisfaction guaranteed. Clean from the outside and the interior as well.

But, if you are in a hurry, take my advise, go for the drive-thru washer.

The time i get there, i saw cars queue, waiting for their turn for washing.
So, i left my car key and i go to the 'kopitiam' beside the gas station for a couple cups of beverages, sitting there watching Astro programme while waiting for my car.

As it's all done, the fellow come over to 'kopitiam', handover my key and get his pay. I have to wait around 2 and a half hours for my car wash.

That's the disadvantage. But such case usually won't be happening during normal days.

Monday, February 4, 2008

New Year arrival!

Recall back when i'm was still in my childhood, Chinese New Year is a very awaited festival. Thinking of those 'Ang Pao' will be given by my folks, relatives which is elder n' married. It's totally awesome, cause i can get more extra pocket money by simply greeting them with a secret password --> "GONG XI FA CAI". Then they will handover a 'Ang Pao'. Ha!!

Chinese New Year songs in Mandarin and Hokkien will be keep on playing repeatly whole day long.

A reunion dinner shall be held on the New Year Eve's night. Steamboat is a major dishes in the culture. With a hot, boiling broth using the charcoal (to maintain it's temperaturs) is located at the centre of a round table, accompanied with big prawn, fish balls, crab sticks, meat cubes, vegies, etc.. etc.. Yummy!!

During the night time, kids will come out to the alley and play the firecraker, Catherine wheel..

Well, those were the last time. The way of celebration was different now. Nowadays, the atmosphere of Chinese New Year was a bit slow. The economy was slow as well, with inflation, and less increasement in salary.

Chinese New Year is just around the corner, tomorrow will be the New Year Eve. This year i won't get any 'Ang Pao', instead i will give 'Ang Pao' to my relative's childrens. Ha!

Wishing all of u guys Happy Chinese New Year.. Of RAT!! (>""<)
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Traffic Jam Again During Festival Celebration

I had an appointment with my pregnancy doctor yesterday at 4.30pm. Well, i went to it earlier than the appointted time as i realized that the doctor was just caming back his vacation, and it would be attended by a lot of patients. It was my turn when the time showed 6 o'clock. I have been waiting at there for three hours for the check up. It took about 15 minutes to end up for the check up.

I took Jelutong Express to drive home yesterday after my checking. What a big surprised when i was on my way to back home as there are a lot of cars on road, and caused the traffic jam nearby jetty. Without any delay,i changed my mind to drive home using jelutong express and all along the way of Jelutong Express, there are full of cars and trucks too. I was so regret to take this path for being caught in the traffic.

When i reached butterworth, the day was dark as it was already 7.30pm. I dropped by my husband's shop to pay a visit to him and complained about traffic condition to him. I am really fed up in heavy traffic esspecially during festival celebration season.

Sunday, February 3, 2008

Chinese Traditional Herbal

During my pregnancy, i was informed by old man regarding taking chinese traditonal herb tea is good for infant in future. The chinese herb are few pieces of red dates, " tang sim", " Kee Ji" and " Pak Kee". Cleaning the herb take about 5 to 10 minutes, and stewed all the herbs about 3 hours with boiled water. After finished stewing, drink the herb tea when it reached about 50 degree celcius.

This is good for baby's immunization system as it protect baby from getting flu, catch cold and other illness easily in future. A friend of mine called me this morning informed me that the mixture of herb tea really effective to her and her baby. It is because she was having flu and cough last week while she still have to take care of her 4-months baby days and nights. She was afraid of infected to her baby ( as infant is having quite weak immunization),and what she surprised was the baby din't infected by my friend. She told me that it might because of she has taken the chinese traditional herbal during her pregnancy and it has indirectly strengthen immunization system of the baby.

The herbs are not only good for pregnant ladies, it is also good for small children and the aged to enhance the immunity.