Day 8
Weather : Mild after Light Showers
Mood : Irritated
Gate Closed
Been trying to connect with my girlfriend over the net to play Baldur's Gate (BG). If you have no idea what BG is, then you are not a PC gamer! After trying for 3 long days and many hours on our handphone (yes, we have been communicating through our handphones as we try to get our PCs to connect). We tried, TCP/IP, modem, GameSpy etc, but nothing seems to work. Decided to end our quest to start a quest on BG around half an hour ago.
Life's been good over the past 2-3 days. Its Chinese Lunar New Year (CNY), and in Singapore, we get 2 days of public holiday. But sad to say, the holidays fell over the weekend, so we are shortchanged by one day. Yup, you are right, no extension of holidays that fall on Saturdays! Anyway, if you have no idea how Chinese New Year is celebrated... let me be your guide now.
Friday (31 Jan) is the eve of CNY, and it is the day where families gather for reunion dinner. This dinner is a traditional practice, but I believe it is such practices that maintains the clos-knit family unit that are almost gone in the Western hemisphere. All family members have to attend the dinner, and everyone will have to try to make it home in time to spend ther evening with the family. Reunion dinner is one event that I look forward to every year. The reason is simply... GODD FOOD!!! Its not only the good good but also the quantity! We had a roast chicken, braised eggs with mushrooms and chestnuts, veggies, prawns, sharks' fin soup (I am an environmentalist but don't think I can convinve my parent to give it up) and fried chicken. YUMMY!
As you can guess, my waistline has expanded somewhat since the holidays started. Have to head back to the gym once the partying is over. :)
