LCW story continue...

Ooppsss..correction yah, actually, it was NOT the FIRST silver, instead it was the 2nd. In the Atlanta Olympics 1996, Yap Kim Hock-Cheah Soon Kit pair won us silver medal also. However, it was the 1st silver in the men single category.

Looks like, LCW sure made Penang proud. They will award him with the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN) on Aug 30. After that, LCW will be officially called Datuk Lee Chong Wei, joining statemate, Malaysia’s squash queen, Nicol David. Hmm…Datuks at such young age. Wonder if they fancy being called Datuk everywhere they go?!

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Somebody is getting RM300,000 richer tonite

Yes, that somebody is none other than our badminton hero, Lee Chong Wei. He will be presented with the RM300,000 cheque reward in a special function tonight at his hometown Penang. Plus, Chong Wei will also receive pension for life of RM3K/month. All bcos he won us the first ever SILVER medal at the on-going Beijing Olympic Games. Yey, clap and cheers for the man! Silver is not so bad what...see how many of our sportsmen / women came home empty handed. According to him, he’ll use the money to buy a house for his parents and live together with them in the house. Goood boy…

Chong Wei shows his medal to the PM as Youth & Sport Minister and BAM President look on.

We will still see him in action again at the next game in London Olympics 2012. Got another 4 years for him to do serious training and improve his performance. Who knows he might be able to redeem his loss and bring home Malaysia’s first GOLD medal.

Maybe we don’t have to wait that long to see him battling Super Dan again, maybe they’ll meet at the Guangzhou Asian Games in 2010.

Well, let us keep our finger cross and hope for the best for him. Jia you (3x)!

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Hot Monday

In fact, it was a VERY HOT in the office. There was power failure in the area as early as 8.30am. Called SESB to find out the duration of it but nobody was answering…hmm probably they were bombarded by hundred/thousand other callers. *grin* Am not surprise if they were avoiding the calls. Found out today, that it was due to SESB decision to shed the load on power supply thus affecting several parts of the State. Electricity is a hot topic today on the Daily Express

I spent half of yesterday feeling sooo bored and sleepy. Got nothing to do, well, even if I have load of work, still am not too sure if I want to do it. With the heat, poor ventilation and poor lighting…no mood to do work la. No googling over the Net, no chatting on YM. What to do leh? Pulled a chair near a window at pantry, and started reading a new book, read about 30 pages then I started feeling sleepy again. Ah, got to find another way to kill-off some time. Hmm…can’t leave the office though, if nobody is answering the phone, the HQ people may complaint pulak. Colleagues were out attending calls. O yes, I remembered SIL. We started to exchange sms. Confiding each other's boredom. She’s on her 1 week school break, home alone watching TV…others already went off to work. At least, I can reduce my boredom. Unfortunately, my relief was short lived. Hp started beeping, low battery. Aiyoh *a slap forehead*, forgot to recharge the batt last night. Dammit!

But still, I have pen and papers..so I started to write yesterday’s post. Hehe...Despite the heat, it was a peaceful day for me, no new case, no phone calls from HQ, otherwise have to repeat the same script “No electricity here “ a few times… boringnya!

Thank God, electricity came at approximately 12.20pm. * sigh with relief* After braving the “sauna” for nearly 4 hours, feeling the cool air from the air-cond on my skin was so refreshing indeed….suddenly I felt alive again… *smile *

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Hunting for a car

How’s your weekend? Mine was okay. On Saturday, we went to look around, surveying a few car dealer in town. Went as far as Menggatal Town. We were looking for Toyota Hilux SR to be exact. Since it’s an old edition, it is only available in used car dealer. Hehehe…not for us lah, we were simply helping FIL to gather info. * sigh* How I wish we were hunting for a new car for US instead. Hmm..it wont happen in this year or next year. Got 2 more years to settle the bank loan of my old Kancil. Now can dream only lor… * smile * Eventually, we will need a more spacious one as family car. For now, my dear old Kancil can still accommodate us.

Okay, FIL needs a better, “stronger” estate car. To transport his workers (OMs), fertilizers and the oil palm bunches to the factory. Existing one still useable but being an old car, maybe its time for him to retire after serving for maybe 20 years or more (not too sure). The road to oil palm estate/kebun is not so friendly. It is bumpy with potholes here and there. Often the case, if our car got “sick”, we, the owner also got sick. Having to bear all the maintenance, repair or buy spare parts…poket mana yang tida sakit!

After checking-out a few car dealer, we finally found one at Inanam that probably “ngam” for FIL needs, met the specs that he wants. It is a 2003 edition but in good condition. According to the salesman, it belonged to one Datuk’s son. We left after fixing an appointment for FIL to view the car on the next day. Looks like Mr Salesman will have to open his shop just for FIL & the gang (MIL, BIL & GF) tomorrow. Anything also can mah for potential customer… * grin *

Then off we went to my cuz house. Niece was dying to meet Vanessa for the first time. Been asking me to come mansau there a few times. They never met since niece was based in Tawau Hospital, she’s a nurse by the way. Now she is based in QEH. Like usual, Van2 wasn’t friendly at first, got a bit intimidated. But after a while, she enjoy being carried around by niece. Smile and laugh some more…* grin*

Before going home, we got some baby Tilapia’s for our small pond at the backyard. Just started rearing Tilapia’s 2 weeks ago, such a waste leaving the pond dry and empty. So, why not put some fishes inside…

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Sunday’s meeting with salesman went smoothly. FIL & the gang loves the car, they agreed to purchase it. Paid the down payment up front. Now awaiting for the bank’s approval, expected to be get it within this week. Most likely, FIL & gang will have to make another trip to KK and enjoy a ride on new car on the way back. *smile *

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Break No Bones

No worries, nobody’s getting smacked on the head!! It’s only the title of a book I read, written by Katie Reichs, one of New York Times Bestseller. It’s about a forensic anthropologist, Temperance Brennan, working on a murder case. Oh yeah, there is a TV series, Bones that is created by her.

To solve a murder, of course it involved a lot of investigations, fact-findings with the help of science. These of course, may disinterest some people, but NOT me. I’m an avid fan of investigation stories. NEVER missed an episode of all the three CSI series. While most women enjoy ROMANCE/LOVE stories, I prefer investigation/mysteries, be it a book or TV series. BUT, my interest is NOT LIMITED to investigation series only okay, I am also devoted to the Ugly Betty series. Occasionally, I watch Desperate Housewives, House and Crayon Sin Chan also.

Back on track, it’s been a while since I last read a book. (When was yours? ) The last time I read a book was last year, when I was on leave, nearer to my Expected Due Date. Wah, that was almost a year ago. I borrowed this book from the library, some time in mid of July. I was so bored in the office, needed something to kill-off some time. That time I haven’t started blogging yet. *grin*

Anyway, FINALLY, I managed to finish reading it today. Yeah, after 1 month, and got the return date renewed twice *grin * But, this book is not as good as the others by her. My opinion lah. Its kinda boring, lack of thrill, didn’t really set my adrenaline pumping. In fact, it made me sleepy. Hmm… so I did some “speed reading”…yes, read a few lines, jumped to another page, skipped a few pages * wink-wink*. Maybe it is not the storyline after all, maybe it’s HOW I read it. I’ve been reading on and off, read a few pages and stopped, and came back to it again…after a couple of DAYS, mind you. *grin * By the time I came back to it, I have completely forgotten what happened in the previous page. Have to flip through the earlier pages again to recap. Hehehe…

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