goodbye 09 hello 10

the work place was in a huge mess when i went back on new year's eve. the renovation was at its last stage and it was sooo dusty. the room looked so grey and unwelcoming. sigh.

the first meeting ended fairly early this year. but it came with a reason. they wanted us to move our tables and cabinets in the staff room. why couldn't they tell this earlier? then everyone would be dressed appropriately to really sweat it out and make things work faster. in the end, only the necessary parts got done and the male species were used to the max. the opposite sex could only just fold their arms and watched. not that we did not want to help, but the work was just too heavy for us.

after staying back to sort some things out, i rushed back to tm.

aunt ginny, uncle, atticus and i headed to genting highlands at around 3.30p.m. i told uncle to drive, i was just too tired to do so. i did not sleep the previous night...my mistake. i ate some espresso ice-cream from baskin robbins at 8p.m. the moment i put that teaspoon into my mouth,i knew i was into deep shit. the coffee was so strong.

uncle's friend met us outside highland hotel and we did our check-in. he must have pulled some strings to got us the room so last minute. we got a premier room. there were 2 queen size beds in the room. atticus was very very very reluctant to share with me but he gave in after midnight. i dunno what he was thinking but i had a feeling that he was 'shy'. haha...ok using that word on him sounds so silly.

and again i did not get my sleep! the pillow was slightly too high for me and atticus kept 'attacking' me the whole night. he just kept rolling to my side and kneeing me. i gave him hard shoves everytime and he did not even realise it. so i am now a very sleep deprived person.

anyway, genting as expected was crowded. we did not do anything that night. just walked around. had tea with uncle's friend at the bakery in genting hotel and then he left. our dinner was at hainanese kitchen in first world hotel. not bad at all. it was actually very good.

we met with dad too and again we went to the bakery to have coffee at around nine. said goodbye to dad at 10.30p.m. and went back to the room to refresh ourselves for the fireworks at midnight.

at first, atticus refused to come down because he was very cold. they did not bring him a sweater. it was really cold that night despite the big crowd. we gathered in front of highland hotel with the rest of the ppl who were there for the fireworks display too. i was keeping my fingers crossed that the mist would clear and make way for the spectacular lights later. well, my wish was granted for a few minutes before midnight. but came midnight, fog came! it really knew how to choose its time. the fireworks lasted more than 5 mins but i could only see faint colours in the sky and nothing else. i was so disappointed. my first time anticipating a good new year countdown and this was what i got. maybe i am destined not to celebrate new year.

in the morning, we got tickets for the outdoor theme park and we only went on very mild rides. pssstt...atticus is not that brave. we only went on flying dragon, the spinner and the boat together. then atticus tried his hands in archery, rock climbing and go kart. the spinner was the big one for him.

we had buffet lunch at the coffee terrace in genting hotel. they really had a wide spread of everything. it was worth the rm68 we paid for each adult. they had chinese, nyonya, japanese, indian, and western. the satay, sashimi, oyster, ice-kacang and dumpling were very good. atticus had 13 sticks of satay. dad recommended this place before he left the night before and atticus and i 'schemed' to suggest this place for lunch on our way back to the room after the fun at outdoor theme park. haha....uncle and ginny left us earlier on our own. atticus already had a kiddy meal from marrybrown on the way back to the room and yet he could eat so much satay. so it must be good.

in the drive down, they stopped for durian at one of the roadside stalls but not for me. i was too tired and full to walk out of the car. i just took naps all the way home.

well, i am ready for my sleep now....a real one. jet is not back yet from going to kl with ah seng. i hope i will sleep like a log and not know of his coming back. goodnight and have a good 2010.