We celebrated my grandma's birthday in Butterworth this year.Had dinner at Kim Hee Restaurant.Many of my relatives turned up so it was quite a big gathering.Food was okay though the servings were a little small.Overall,it was fun as we got to catch up with each other on what has happened.
Friday...the usual morning breakfast with A.Amelia.Remembered that today was A.Praba's birthday so decided to do a little surprise for her.
After lunch and sending Daniel and bro,we headed for Sayang to get the cake and then...off we went to SP.It rained the whole way but we still made it day.No rain will stop this crazy bunch from doing what we want =)
There we were in front of her house at 4pm.When sis called her to ask her to open the gate,she did not believe that we were really there until she looked outside.SURPRISE!
Trying on her new exercise machine..actually more of shaking machine.
I am actually VERY LAZY to blog about the dinner and dance i went.So,will just write a summary of it..ok?
Before...was a disaster as i was in a rush and was sweating nonstop.Then,went to fetch A.Molly and off to the restaurant.Luckily there was still a lot of parking space.Then..found our table,sat there,listened to people karaoke-ing and smiled at a few people from my dance class.
Then..the dinner and dance started.The food was okay only.As for dance,there were three performances..cha cha,belly dance and jive.The rest was open dance floor.
I danced with one of my sir square rhumba and cha cha and with an uncle,cha cha.Those two dances are quite popular so the dance floor was quite crowded.Had to be careful where i turn and take the next step.Did bump into people a few times and it is so scary,just in case i fall or something like that.
So..overall,the dinner and dance was okay only.I expected more from it so was quite disappointed.
*I need to learn more dance steps*
Yesterday...the results came out.I had class in the morning..so you can imagine how much i could concentrate during the 2 hours.The lecturer let us off before 1pm..and guess where we headed for lunch.Mcd where there is wifi.
First thing we did at Mcd was,take out the laptop and wake it up from sleep (ya..we already turned it on while on the way to Mcd).Sis checked hers first.THE WAITING was horrible.Results came out and she failed her Tax.She was so upset and i,on the other hand was getting VERY WORRIED that i will fail to.It was my turn next.The long wait again..The results came out and i passed all my papers.I was so glad.The rest of my friends were checking theirs too.
So..that's a little about how and what my results were for the last semester.I hope that it will be good news again for this semester.Gonna have to STUDY HARD cos ACCA sure is tough.
Dance classes nowadays are concentrating more on steps for the dinner.On Wednesday,i learnt a new social dance..in a circle,the ladies will change partner while the men stay where they are.It is quite interesting how it goes.I have seen this dance during a dinner i attended before this but i didn't know how to dance so i could not join.This time i can and hopefully i remember the steps =)
Today's class was enjoyable.Got teased by the sir for being 'famous' at the other dance class where i was considered the best dancer there (it is because the rest did not go to him to learn,so that's why i look better.But when compared to his students,i am nowhere near them).Then,it was practicing my basics and polish up my moves..hold the hip high and to turn,compress it without using the shoulders..and how to do the walk.Though most of what i did was the usual..but i still had lots of fun.
*I'm going for the dinner and dance..wait for my post about it.Hope i will have a great time =)
This is a satay stall in Lunas that my siblings and I love to go to.
The satay sold here is not that great.Aunt said there is another one which has better satay kuah.But,i have never tried that cos usually when i think of eating,it will be for supper and the stall has finised selling.No luck..
This is the 'not-so-great' satay.
Noticed there is another type of satay?Those are why we go there..the pig's small intestine satay.They are rubbery and powdery with a slight sweet taste from the seasoning (sometimes there is a LITTLE bitterness).But they are so yummy..
Satay...anyone? =)
Yesterday i was too tired to blog about what i learnt and did so i am going to sum it all up in one post (also shows that i am getting lazier as well) =)
Dance class on Wednesday was like usual.Lots of fun and lots of sweat too..I am getting the hang of square rhumba now.It is basically doing the basics and let the guy lead.But i did learn a new step yesterday which is to bend back and trust my partner.It is so scary when the only support i have is my hands holding his hand.He is NOT supporting my back.Took me quite some time to trust and bend.But,i am still afraid.Then,it was the Thai rhumba..which was okay.Followed by cha cha.Not much of technique i could do cos the music was FAST and was like chasing after a jet.How not to sweat right?But MOST of them there didn't sweat.I really wonder how they danced...
Then,this morning i was suppose to go for badminton but it was cancelled.So,went over to AM's house for dance practice with the uncle and another guy.The other can do his hip well but then his posture,just doesn't look right.Even they uncle agrees with me but i didn't say anything about it.Better to keep it to myself.Who am i to judge others when i am not a pro,right? =) Just before going back,the uncke told me that he will only be dancing till the end of this month.He is going for a knee operation in September and hopefully will be back dancing after CNY =( I will definitely miss having him as my partner and teaching me cos he has the patience.Hope that he will recover from the operation fast and will be able to continue dancing...
Then,the dance class that i went just now.Today,there were around 5 students.It was nice cos not too crowded.I was practising my basics for rhumba as usual,still a lot of polishing to do.I need to remember 'shoulder lead','toes turn out','compress and hold','settle down' and 'connection'.These are the few..After that,i did the pattern with the uncle and finally,i learnt how to do the 3-steps turn.Usually,when doing the turns,after a few times,everything i see will be spinnning.That's wrong.The right way won't cause dizziness.It is because the head doesn't turn with the body.There is a certain direction to look at when doing the turns.So,that is what im learnt.Slowly getting it already but i still need to make it looks effortless and natural.
So..these are the things that i learnt this week.
*The sir asked if i wanted to go KL to watch the international dance competition.It is on the 30th of August and they are going down by bus.Should i go?
The last time i went to KL was when i was studying there.So,last Saturday,cousin asked sis and me to accompany her down.We were uncertain at first cos had actually planned to go back to Lunas.But then,since we had not been there for so long..decided to go.
We left Penang after my lecture which was around 1pm and reached there around 5.30pm.We stopped twice along the way.
Once we reached KL,the first stop was at Ikea.Shopped and shopped until it was nearly 8.30pm before we left.It was fun,going round and choosing stuff for my cousin.She bought A LOT of stuff until we were so scared that they won't be able to fit into her car.Luckily after slowly arranging,everything was fitted into the car and we were off to find a place for dinner.Had Burger King cos it was near the place we were going to stay (my another cousin's house).The burger was nice but the fries were lousy (still can't beat the fries from McD in AS).Then it was off to my cousin's house to rest.
Next morning,had breakfast at home,quickly got ready and off to 1utama.It was like a race to shop cos there was sales everywhere and we had a fixed period of time to shop (didn't want to reach Penang late).In this shop,try try,buy,out,in another shop,try try,buy,out..that's what we did.So fun to shop (really an effective way to release stress but also make a big hole in the pocket).At 2.30pm,we had our lunch at some Thai place (the food was nice but i couldn't enjoy it cos my tummy was not really well.sigh..) then off to shop again before heading back to Penang.We reached around 9pm and were all so tired.
This is how much we bought..there are a few more things in front and some in another car cos had extra passenger.If not,all the things would have fitted into one car.
