Su Gemok, with the cute waiter at the backwent to Sri Aman on Saturday morning. apart from being my sis-in-law's hometown...there's nothing much going on, maybe off-season for pesta keraian, kot. traffic light kat situ pun satu set aje...situated at a busy simpang empat in the middle of the town centre.
Ima and Zai picked me up at around 10 a.m. and we had to give Eton and Timot (two of the players from Zai's womens' futsal team) a lift as well. met Sue KK, Su Gemok, Diana and Shikin at Petronas petrol kiosk in Batu 10(?) as well as Pak Tam's entourage. we then drove to Serian to meet with the rest, and have lunch.
reached Serian at around noon. i had to be "transferred" to Dell's car as Zai had to give space to 2 other womens' players as Pak Tam's Kancil was too packed even for a decent can of sardines.
i didn't mind at all being "transferred" to Dell's MyVI. there were Rafie, Shamshul and another guy (i keep on forgetting his name until now). we kept busy with random jokes and sing-along sessions before reaching Sri Aman at around 2 p.m.
everyone arrived at Regent Inn before 2.30 p.m. and were free to do whatever they want since the warm up session prior to the friendly futsal match would start at 6 p.m.
Ima, Shikin, Maymei and i had loads of fun exploring the charms the town had offered. bought mini Monopoly and Saidina for hiburan di malam hari. we're quite fortunate for there's a convenience store conveniently situated just below our inn. senang sikit nak beli benda-benda yang tak sempat bawak dari Kuching.
Ima, Shikin and i played mini Monopoly to kill time before getting ready for the warm up session. i won the game. woohoo! my mantra was "orang tamak selalu rugi!". we set foot into the indoor stadium after 6 p.m. and the warm up session took place right after.
Zai instructed me to record the session as well as the friendly matches. matilah! though i scored an A- for Audio Video and Production...i had never held a videocam before. ask Junaidi Asmara if you don't believe me. i tried my best to shoot the games on Rafie's videocam using 2 tapes. luckily it was only 2 tapes wasted (sorry, dude) for Rafie later said that the footages taken weren't as good. at least i admitted that i was hopeless at operating a videocam, despite having read Mass Communication.
we left the indoor stadium before 11 p.m. and had supper at Nizam's cafe named Zaim. he claimed that he co-owned it with his cousin. there's a cute waiter who i couldn't get my eyes off at. kihkihkih...
sampai inn dah almost midnight. chatted with Shamshul at the lobby after i had freshen up whilst waiting for the others to come back. rupa-rupanya the hottie whom i shared the room with was a schoolmate! time high school dulu dia cute...9 years later - HOTTIE!
anyways, since i didn't feel comfy sleeping in my own room (which i shared with my hottie schoolmate and his 2 other friends) - i decided to lepak at Su Gemok and Shikin's. Ima, Maymei and Dinoe later joined us for a game of Saidina. it was hilarious. the victor? moi! kihkihkih...
Shikin, Su and i could barely sleep despite the having air-con switched on and comfy spring mattresses. sudahnya...we rose at about 7 a.m. to get ready for breakfast. ah, Sunday morning! the three of us left the inn half an hour later on foot in search for a decent cafe which served roti canai. Azreen Cafe was the place, itu pun after 20 minutes of searching...pretty affordable in terms of price but so-so in terms of taste. janji ada breakfast!
we're back at the inn before 9 to shower and pack our stuff. i went out again, but now with Ima and Zai. we drove around town before picking up Dinoe at his friend's abode. ada jugaklah buildings yang sarat history (Fort Alice, contohnya). 1000 Dinar Cafe was the spot for brunch. Rafie, Dell, Shamshul and the other guy joined us as well (since i have to join them later for the ride home). some of us had laksa and i guess what we had was the Sri Aman version, for it had anchovies!
we left for Kuching before 12.30 p.m. and stopped over at Serian before 2 p.m. Dell and the other guy had lunch whilst Rafie was occupied with his book - James Clavell's Shogun - which he had begun reading since Saturday morning. Shamshul and i decided to drink only.
we headed to Kuching at almost 3.00 p.m and Dell sent me right at my doorstep at 4 p.m. yup, skipped aikido again. dah 2 weeks straight! siaplah time kettlebell nanti.
Sri Aman might be just another sleepy town but as long as you know how to have fun, it'd be memorable. i had fun. really. thanks to the fun crowd whom i was with throughout the trip.
Ima and Zai picked me up at around 10 a.m. and we had to give Eton and Timot (two of the players from Zai's womens' futsal team) a lift as well. met Sue KK, Su Gemok, Diana and Shikin at Petronas petrol kiosk in Batu 10(?) as well as Pak Tam's entourage. we then drove to Serian to meet with the rest, and have lunch.
reached Serian at around noon. i had to be "transferred" to Dell's car as Zai had to give space to 2 other womens' players as Pak Tam's Kancil was too packed even for a decent can of sardines.
i didn't mind at all being "transferred" to Dell's MyVI. there were Rafie, Shamshul and another guy (i keep on forgetting his name until now). we kept busy with random jokes and sing-along sessions before reaching Sri Aman at around 2 p.m.
everyone arrived at Regent Inn before 2.30 p.m. and were free to do whatever they want since the warm up session prior to the friendly futsal match would start at 6 p.m.
Ima, Shikin, Maymei and i had loads of fun exploring the charms the town had offered. bought mini Monopoly and Saidina for hiburan di malam hari. we're quite fortunate for there's a convenience store conveniently situated just below our inn. senang sikit nak beli benda-benda yang tak sempat bawak dari Kuching.
Ima, Shikin and i played mini Monopoly to kill time before getting ready for the warm up session. i won the game. woohoo! my mantra was "orang tamak selalu rugi!". we set foot into the indoor stadium after 6 p.m. and the warm up session took place right after.
Zai instructed me to record the session as well as the friendly matches. matilah! though i scored an A- for Audio Video and Production...i had never held a videocam before. ask Junaidi Asmara if you don't believe me. i tried my best to shoot the games on Rafie's videocam using 2 tapes. luckily it was only 2 tapes wasted (sorry, dude) for Rafie later said that the footages taken weren't as good. at least i admitted that i was hopeless at operating a videocam, despite having read Mass Communication.
we left the indoor stadium before 11 p.m. and had supper at Nizam's cafe named Zaim. he claimed that he co-owned it with his cousin. there's a cute waiter who i couldn't get my eyes off at. kihkihkih...
sampai inn dah almost midnight. chatted with Shamshul at the lobby after i had freshen up whilst waiting for the others to come back. rupa-rupanya the hottie whom i shared the room with was a schoolmate! time high school dulu dia cute...9 years later - HOTTIE!
anyways, since i didn't feel comfy sleeping in my own room (which i shared with my hottie schoolmate and his 2 other friends) - i decided to lepak at Su Gemok and Shikin's. Ima, Maymei and Dinoe later joined us for a game of Saidina. it was hilarious. the victor? moi! kihkihkih...
Shikin, Su and i could barely sleep despite the having air-con switched on and comfy spring mattresses. sudahnya...we rose at about 7 a.m. to get ready for breakfast. ah, Sunday morning! the three of us left the inn half an hour later on foot in search for a decent cafe which served roti canai. Azreen Cafe was the place, itu pun after 20 minutes of searching...pretty affordable in terms of price but so-so in terms of taste. janji ada breakfast!
we're back at the inn before 9 to shower and pack our stuff. i went out again, but now with Ima and Zai. we drove around town before picking up Dinoe at his friend's abode. ada jugaklah buildings yang sarat history (Fort Alice, contohnya). 1000 Dinar Cafe was the spot for brunch. Rafie, Dell, Shamshul and the other guy joined us as well (since i have to join them later for the ride home). some of us had laksa and i guess what we had was the Sri Aman version, for it had anchovies!
we left for Kuching before 12.30 p.m. and stopped over at Serian before 2 p.m. Dell and the other guy had lunch whilst Rafie was occupied with his book - James Clavell's Shogun - which he had begun reading since Saturday morning. Shamshul and i decided to drink only.
we headed to Kuching at almost 3.00 p.m and Dell sent me right at my doorstep at 4 p.m. yup, skipped aikido again. dah 2 weeks straight! siaplah time kettlebell nanti.
Sri Aman might be just another sleepy town but as long as you know how to have fun, it'd be memorable. i had fun. really. thanks to the fun crowd whom i was with throughout the trip.
Whatever else nok slalu dipadah orang pasal Rafie... he's got good taste in books.
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ReplyDeletei concur. :-)