A Happy Day!

Thur 280808

Yesterday was 27th Aug. A special day. For a special someone. Yup, you got it! If you haven't as yet, my sincere apologies...hehe...

The theme for the day? To be happy together...

Started simple enough. Breakfast out. At 1 of our regular coffee shops. Kwan Lo Mee. It's not the food nor the cost of it...the atmosphere & the mood. More of the company one is with.

Then off we went...on the surface it appears to be one of those monthly outstation trips. But it wasn't. It was the start of a happy day for two. In our ole, but comfy & reliable, junk. No stress. No uneasy feeling like before when me was travelling in a brand new ride, with God knows who...
First stop. At Car4. Spent abt an hour. Temporarily separated as we roamed our different haunts of interest. Re-united once more at the payment counter.

Then off again...across the Penang Bridge. Traffic was dense but moving smoothly.

Next stop. The Main Stop. Queensbay Mall! Both have not been there for like ages. Ha ha! Parked our ole faithful on the 4th Floor. 2 old guys kinda got "lost" in the corridors when faced with conflicting arrows pointing towards each other... in opposite directions to where we wanna go! Should have snapped a pic of those arrows. Then you would know how they confused us. Luckily, a kind & friendly security guard realised our predicament & cleared all doubts by pointing us to the "correct" direction. Rare these days, right? TQ, fren!

A couple of pics here...one of the main concourse area, with decor ready for Malaysia's 51st Anniversary of its Independence. And the other of the nice view from Qbay of the Penang Bridge in the distance.Both cruised the Central & South Zones before adjourning for Lunch. Yup, me promised a nice lunch. Something we enjoyed during our last trip there. Yup, it was lunch at The Chicken Rice Shop! The Bday girl ordered her choice of their Roasted Chicken Rice set meal. Me? Me, the Adventurer, went for the Merdeka Chicken Sate meal set. Ha ha!

Well, this time around, the usual meal set was disappointing. Although it came with the usual menu items, a lot was left to be desired. In appearance. In taste.

However, my adventurous choice paid off! So, it does pay to try the unknown...sometimes.

After lunch, we went exploring Jaya Jusco...the main "internals" of Qbay. I found 1 small item of use for me & so did my other half. Paid for them & it was time to move on.

Next came her personal wish list...of what to do & where to go. And so we headed for Minden Heights. To visit her fav cousin. Situation was as good as can be expected, considering the facts of her condition. Her cousin was doing reasonably well and in good spirits. In the midst of our conversations, all present agreed that what is important is not how long one lives to be but the quality of life that one gets while there is still life. Agreed?

Last stop was at my bro-in-law's place. With Parkinsons, diabetes & failing kidneys, not forgetting a heart problem, he was reasonably ok. What makes him sad (& both of us, too) was his emotional state. A sad case. Well, all that ppl like me can do is only to lessen his negativity of his present situation, bring a few smiles to his face. Even a few laughs. It was a very rewarding feeling to be able to put whatever little happiness into his lonely life.

Like all good days, time really flew. And it was time again to make the trip home. The Bridge was choked but luckily still moving. However, the rains then came. Heavy. Off & on. Till we reached the Toll Plaza at A/Star.

Being late...8+pm...we decided to stop over at AS Mall for dinner. Free & COVERED parking. Best & only choice with the rain pouring like anything outside!

Dinner at WTG wasn't an easy task. Crowded. Maybe due to the rain. Makes AS Mall the best venue for a meal w/o getting soaked to the skin!

Finally, we were warm & safe back in our OFH. In Lot 10. The monsoon drain outside was already full & had started overflowing...and so I wished. We both wished.

And, Thank God it didn't worsen to start flooding our porch this time around. Phew!

Today is just another day. Routine. Maybe this coming weekend would bring some life back into this ole OFH...hehe...maybe...
Till then, bye...