Highest sales record
It's the last day of November 2006. It was definitely a great month for the band. And it was extremely great for the Lobby Lounge staff of the Shang as well. This month, we were able to have the HIGHEST SALES breaking the record for 20 years!!! Congratulations! They're lucky because all the staff of LL has gained points and therefore will have the best year-end bonus among other employees of the hotel. We are very pleased to be part of this success.
Down under to Shang
It was a rather boring day. I didn't accomplish much today except rehearsing. The rest is the pretty old boring stuff. Marl and Jan are down with flu and I'm hoping it doesn't get worse.
It was quiet at the lounge as well. People were surely dead as if we were just an MTV screen onstage! But it's not only the lounge, but other outlets as well, in fact the whole hotel. There have been lots of security all around and outside the hotel. We had to take longer break after our 2nd set. They didn't want us to play as the Australian Prime Minister John Howard walks in who will be staying in town for the next 2 days I guess. I'm not really sure why he's here except from the concept that he wanted to see me. LOL. But I don't know why he just passed by me as he walks on the red carpet. Maybe because I was wearing black and he has night blindness. And I don't know why I said that. Joke. LOL.
It was quiet at the lounge as well. People were surely dead as if we were just an MTV screen onstage! But it's not only the lounge, but other outlets as well, in fact the whole hotel. There have been lots of security all around and outside the hotel. We had to take longer break after our 2nd set. They didn't want us to play as the Australian Prime Minister John Howard walks in who will be staying in town for the next 2 days I guess. I'm not really sure why he's here except from the concept that he wanted to see me. LOL. But I don't know why he just passed by me as he walks on the red carpet. Maybe because I was wearing black and he has night blindness. And I don't know why I said that. Joke. LOL.
The truth on A1
Because I didn't have any rest, I tried catching cat naps all through out the day. And eventhough the race was interesting because of the rain, the crowd suddenly went silent for a few minutes when Alex Yoong of A1 Team Malaysia dropped drastically from 4th place to 14th place. And during that time, I was able to catch another nap. But when he had a pitstop, the crowd cheered and woke me up. I stood at once and clapped with the crowd, without knowing the reason why I was clapping. I asked Jan, "what happened?", while clapping after wiping my eyes. Hahaha! And after his pitstop, he was unstoppable from taking over cars and finished at 7th place. By then, the crowd just kept on cheering and definitely kept me wide awake.
New pix posted!
New pix posted on the November 2006 gallery. I've also managed to upload the A1 pix. Check them out at www.pbase.com/saritajc/kl06. Don't forget to leave comments on each pic!
Torpid
It's been a torpid day as I spent most of the time packing stuff. I just went out to send out money for our house renovation in Cebu in the afternoon then went back to the hotel again. Was too lazy to go around and window shop.
But after Marl's work at 10:30PM, we rushed to take the KL Monorail to Park Royal in Bukit Bintang to catch the last set of our sister band there. We were treated (unexpectedly) by Rob & his wife Joanne.
When we went back to the hotel at 1AM, we moved rooms. Now, we're back at the MarRitz Suite. Got my Wi-Fi back, baby!!!
But after Marl's work at 10:30PM, we rushed to take the KL Monorail to Park Royal in Bukit Bintang to catch the last set of our sister band there. We were treated (unexpectedly) by Rob & his wife Joanne.
When we went back to the hotel at 1AM, we moved rooms. Now, we're back at the MarRitz Suite. Got my Wi-Fi back, baby!!!
38 hours
That's how long I've managed to stay awake, with cat naps in between, since Saturday afternoon. We had to wake up at 7:30AM yesterday for the A1 Grand Prix, so I tried going to bed at around 4AM. But no success. Only had headache when I finally got up for the long day. I've mentioned in my previous blog entry that we stayed until 5PM in the circuit and we were back in the hotel by 7PM. Had a power nap for 20 minutes and was able to sustain my energy level at work until 12:30AM. Did my computer stuff until 4AM, hit the bed at 5AM. Had a fair enough rest but still my body is still yearning for more. We finally asked the management to move us back to the 3rd floor and they managed to put us back to the MarRitz Suite. So I had to pack our stuff tonight while Marl would sing his heart out, then maybe see some friends, then we'll be moving rooms after that. I will surely have a good rest afterwards then!
A1 Grand Prix in KL 2006
We knew that it would be a long day. We watched the 1st A1 Grand Prix when we were here in KL last year that's why we know. But this time, we couldn't get any transportation from friends, most of them were not really interested. So we had to leave the hotel at 8AM today and walked to KLCC's LRT station. We needed to catch the free shuttle ride from Bangsar's LRT station at 9AM. We reached Sepang at 10AM and we were already watching the A1 Sprint Race at the Grand Stand at 11AM. It was a hot day, but I loved it. I seldom could get sun these days, weather has been unpredictable. After the 1st race, we had lunch. There were a few food stalls but we chose Burger King. It was definitely a loooong wait in between the 2 races: Sprint & Feature. There were a few parades of some cars and the drivers right before the Feature Race which warmed things up a bit. Before the Feature Race, we saw some Shangri-La staff in the crowd and we joined them. It was definitely fun to be there and to feel the excitement. What made it more exciting and funny was this guy sitting on the last row (we were on the 4th row of the lower deck, right infront of the Malaysian Team's garage), who kept shouting funny comments which kept us entertained while waiting for the race to start. It started to rain so hard as well, making it a very exciting race. The race was delayed for 15 minutes. But sad for Alex Yoong, Malaysian Team driver, who did his very best, starting as a 4th place, but had problems during the first part of the race when it was still raining. Heard that he had problems with the tyre, like it had too much pressure on it or whatever. What do I know about it?!?
As what I said last year, the patriotism of the Malaysian people was so touching and something one can be proud of. It's like an hour when Malaysian gather together to have one goal - support their team. I'm a Filipino but for that special moment, I felt like a proud Malaysian, too. It was truly an overwhelming experience.
But because we were worried with the traffic jam once the race ends, we made sure that we were already on the bus before 5PM. The tread from the circuit to the parking lot was around 10-15 minutes. Which means we left the circuit a lap earlier. Anyway, we already knew that Alex Yoong wouldn't be able to make it on the podium. But he did really good. I wasn't interested who was going to win, I don't know anyone except for Alex Yoong.
Thanks to Big O and Jack of A1 Team Malaysia for another great opportunity!
NOTE: Photos already uploaded. Check them out at www.pbase.com/saritajc/kl06.
As what I said last year, the patriotism of the Malaysian people was so touching and something one can be proud of. It's like an hour when Malaysian gather together to have one goal - support their team. I'm a Filipino but for that special moment, I felt like a proud Malaysian, too. It was truly an overwhelming experience.
But because we were worried with the traffic jam once the race ends, we made sure that we were already on the bus before 5PM. The tread from the circuit to the parking lot was around 10-15 minutes. Which means we left the circuit a lap earlier. Anyway, we already knew that Alex Yoong wouldn't be able to make it on the podium. But he did really good. I wasn't interested who was going to win, I don't know anyone except for Alex Yoong.
Thanks to Big O and Jack of A1 Team Malaysia for another great opportunity!
NOTE: Photos already uploaded. Check them out at www.pbase.com/saritajc/kl06.
A1 season again
Tonight was a very busy evening at the lounge again. Although the people were more laxed to clap after each song, most of them would still listen when we'd play nice songs and all of them would watch when we'd play fast songs. Thanks to our new friends from Norway (not all Norwegians, though, right Khalil?) who have supported us the past nights. They also gave bottles of wines for us, thanks for that!
A1 Grand Prix is here in KL again. We've got free tickets so the 3 of us are going there tomorrow. It's almost 3:30AM and I'm still awake. Need to get up at 7:30AM because we need to catch the train to take the shuttle bus to the Sepang Circuit. It will be a long day tomorrow. I'm lookin' forward to be burned under the sun. Can't wait. Need to sleep now. Tuh-tah!
A1 Grand Prix is here in KL again. We've got free tickets so the 3 of us are going there tomorrow. It's almost 3:30AM and I'm still awake. Need to get up at 7:30AM because we need to catch the train to take the shuttle bus to the Sepang Circuit. It will be a long day tomorrow. I'm lookin' forward to be burned under the sun. Can't wait. Need to sleep now. Tuh-tah!
More puzzles
I'm just fascinated with the puzzle pix that I've added more puzzles. Couple of the pics were "never seen before" online (which might give you a good laugh or smirk LOL), but one of them was posted on my old photo gallery in Picturetrail before. Try to solve them if you're bored! Tell me what you think of them.
MY PUZZLES
MY PUZZLES
Usual meal
Breakfast is out of the daily meal for us because we always wake up at around 3PM. I'd turn on the kettle and heat some water for my coffee. Then I'd have chocolate bread with it. My favorite is the Gardenia chocolate muffin. If Caltex Star Mart doesn't have that, then I could settle for chocolate Twiggies.
The next meal would be at 7PM and since I've already tried ALL dishes from the room service menu, I would either have Nasi Lemak, Nasi Goreng or Spaghetti Bolognese. I could never go wrong with any of that. Oh, I'd only have Spaghetti if it's mixed by Marl. We'd usually ask for chili ketchup and cheese and he'd mixed with the already-mixed meat sauce. We would usually have frenzy over my spaghetti when he does that. I've tried mixing it by myself or Jan would try it by herself, but nothing could come close to Marl's spaghetti mix.
Last meal would be supper after work, I would usually have 4 pieces of white toast, a hot chocolate and a mixed fruit platter. Just enough to fill my stomach. I don't like eating too much after work. Marl and Jan would always change their orders but I'd stick to my supper.
Of course, I'm taking my daily vitamins and health supplements like 1000mg Vit.C, 400I.U. Vit.E, cod liver oil caps, 1000mg Spirulina, and some herbal stuff like Pei Pa Koa syrup and Agaricus mushroom extract in capsules. So I'm still almost complete with nutrients that my energetic yet overworked body needs. That's very important.
The next meal would be at 7PM and since I've already tried ALL dishes from the room service menu, I would either have Nasi Lemak, Nasi Goreng or Spaghetti Bolognese. I could never go wrong with any of that. Oh, I'd only have Spaghetti if it's mixed by Marl. We'd usually ask for chili ketchup and cheese and he'd mixed with the already-mixed meat sauce. We would usually have frenzy over my spaghetti when he does that. I've tried mixing it by myself or Jan would try it by herself, but nothing could come close to Marl's spaghetti mix.
Last meal would be supper after work, I would usually have 4 pieces of white toast, a hot chocolate and a mixed fruit platter. Just enough to fill my stomach. I don't like eating too much after work. Marl and Jan would always change their orders but I'd stick to my supper.
Of course, I'm taking my daily vitamins and health supplements like 1000mg Vit.C, 400I.U. Vit.E, cod liver oil caps, 1000mg Spirulina, and some herbal stuff like Pei Pa Koa syrup and Agaricus mushroom extract in capsules. So I'm still almost complete with nutrients that my energetic yet overworked body needs. That's very important.
Fagged out
Lots of my friends think I have lost more weight during our stint here. I thought it was just me, but also the people around me thinks the same way. I know I have lost a lot of weight when we were in Cebu, after gaining a lot during my surgery. I'm supposed to have gained weight already by now. But I don't know what's happening.
Anyway, tonight was another great night. People stayed until 1AM. The staff were already tired and they were mouthing us to stop already during our last song. The bar was closed anyway. Lots of my new friends from Norway and Hongkong enjoyed their time. But during the last set, I was already starving and had to rush back to the room to get our supper from room service.
Maybe I'm just freakin' fagged out...
Anyway, tonight was another great night. People stayed until 1AM. The staff were already tired and they were mouthing us to stop already during our last song. The bar was closed anyway. Lots of my new friends from Norway and Hongkong enjoyed their time. But during the last set, I was already starving and had to rush back to the room to get our supper from room service.
Maybe I'm just freakin' fagged out...
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