Last Christmas, I had the opportunity to not miss my flight like how I did back in Christmas 2006. :-P And so.. you should understand the excitement I felt the moment I stepped into the land of Sabah^^
This is where I celebrated my Christmas 2007. In a mini chapel called St.Peter in Kunak.
The morning of our preparation day at the church, we had our breakfast in a coffee shop in Kunak before proceeding to the mini hall of our church. It was Hari Raya Haji and most of the coffee shops that we frequent were closed. After searching frantically for one, we finally found one (a Halal Chinese restaurant which I couldn’t remember the name) and settled in.
Daddy preparing his chili sauce. Something that runs in the family. LOL
After breakfast, we went straight to the church to help with the preparations. I was well-fed and feeling energetic enough, hence the extra power I gained to do this:
Lifting a gas cylinder from the back of my dad’s truck to the mini hall!
But of course…
I lied… :-P
At the church and mini hall, everyone was busy. Women’s League preparing the dishes, cleaning and cutting veggies, Parish Council members slaughtering the buffalo and the Youths were doing the rest of the job.
Mom joined the Youths in packing tidbits for the kids
(and she was the Parish Council chairlady -_-)
Christmas crib in the making.
while the church helper, Chu, mowed the lawn.
…and I thought he was a terrorist. :-P
By nightfall, everyone was tired and hungry. Aunty Wenah (our chief cook. hehe) invited us over to her house for her daughter, Heather’s birthday. Yay! Free makan! And most of all.. cake!!!!!!
Trust me, the cake was super-yummy! Homemade by my friend’s wife, Rena. I know, I know.. the mention of the word “cake” reminds you of “extra calories”: which reminds me of my “extra size” right now. LOL. But I tell you what. You CANNOT go on a diet during a month of celebration like Christmas. So it’s OK to gain a few inches during this time. Hahahaha!
And guess what? I had Baileys that night too..
After a hard day’s work at the church, it was great to have a few glasses of Baileys. Kinda like having a happy hour in San Diego. LOL
And today’s entry stops here. Because there wasn’t any photos after that Baileys session. Everyone was too busy eating and drinking. :-P
11 Responses so far
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on 01.22.08 @ 2:51 pm
wahhh…’gontong-royong’ for Christmas prep..so nice. Macam mau bikin wedding party oh…
Cindy: Ya bah, macam mau bikin makan-makan kahwin oh kan? Potong kerbau la, sayur la.. menghias la.. LoL
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on 01.22.08 @ 5:05 pm
I did not know I had such a sexy butt.
Cindy: I’ve always known that I have a sexy butt.
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on 01.22.08 @ 5:39 pm
wah… wah… waaahhhh… this is real balik kampung… the one lifting the cooking gas from the truck……. fuiyooo…
Cindy: Pstt.. the one lifting the cooking gas tu… hebat kan? *wink*
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on 01.22.08 @ 6:51 pm
Looks like you guys had a blast during Christmas. Wah, terrornya your aunty’s daughter punya hairstyle… like some anime super heroine!
It’s great to have you back, looking forward to reading your balik kampung stories
Cindy: Ya bah, terror oh kan rambut dia? :-P Maybe I should go for that kind of look too. Maybe I’ll look much more slimmer. Hahaha!
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on 01.22.08 @ 7:36 pm
wah so nice ohhh.. mitabang…
Cindy: Alamak.. mau tanya mummy sia ni..
what’s the meaning of “mitabang”? LOL
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on 01.22.08 @ 9:31 pm
I don’t see any reason why you should diet lah woman - don’t you know that you are what men called volup**** and that I would pay hundreds to get your size :-p
Cindy: Eii.. cannot, cannot.. must reduce this size sum more! Hahahaha! I sick n tired of hearing my relatives tease me as “bulat” odi.. :-(
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on 01.22.08 @ 10:24 pm
eeee… bestnya the whole kampung working together! if only my kampung had that kinda relationship!
btw, your mom’s complexion so nice lah! hehe..
Cindy: Ya bah, the communities in Kunak rajin membantu bah.
Aww.. thanks for the compliment. Will let her know you said that. She sure kembang tu! Manatau, she so happy.. she’ll belanja me a tub of LaMer so I could have good complexion like her too. LOL
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on 01.22.08 @ 11:15 pm
That’s what I love when spending Christmas at Kampong…you can really enjoy your self…:)
Cindy: YES! Kampung life is the best!
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on 01.23.08 @ 2:22 am
That looks like so much fun!! Makes me feel like wanna balik kampung.. But balik kampung still won’t be like that, anyways. Ndak pa lah.. i just look at ur pics, and tumpang2 ur kampung jak lah..
Cindy: I bet your kampung people would do the same too if ada keramaian. You know lah kampung people ni.. rajin menolong bah diorang! :-)
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on 01.23.08 @ 4:53 pm
Wow… you guys looked like you had so much fun…your kampung seems like a close knit community…how nice…its not always you see this kinda “gotong-royong” attitude nowadays…and BTW, I keep wondering why you keep saying you need to go on a diet….from the pic I don’t see any reason why u need to go on a diet la girl!
Cindy: I think the “bandar” communities should learn this from the kampung people: the spirit of gotong-royong. :-)
Aiyo, I have to go on a diet lah, Aunty J. Makin bulat sudah ni.. :-(
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on 01.24.08 @ 8:57 pm
mitabang is gotong-royong..
Cindy: Oooo! Ok,ok.. now I know odi! Yay!
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