The Festive Season
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Here’s the picture of Jimmy’s pillar of cans. It was an achievement indeed. No, we weren’t bored and the party wasn’t boring. It was a whole lot of fun putting this pillar together. It’s not as easy as it looks. It’s not as easy as just stacking those cans up. We had to hold them in place while Jimmy slowly stacked one can at a time. Zack was crushing a few cans just to get it the right size to fit the end so that it tightens the entire pillar to keep it in place. It was a job well done.
We attempted to make a pillar across, from the left side of the wall to the right. In the course of doing so, we didn’t only fail, but we also destroyed the first pillar. Oh well, it was all good. At least we caught it on camera.
The festive season is incredible. I had so much to eat at Manshaan’s place that I could hardly walk. Fried chicken drumsticks, two different types of rice, pork rendang, dhal, vegetables and chicken curry were laid on the table. Yummy!
Not forgetting the company. It was good hanging out with the guys and girls. What more, a music based crowd? House parties are always laidback.
Zack, Manshaan, Jimmy and Rahul
Fast forward to today, Tuesday.
I took the entire morning to recover from the lack of sleep. So that’s bout half the day gone.
I headed to Ragavan’s house in Klang for another Deepavali dinner. He’s a colleague that turned into a great friend. I felt like a king! The food was great! We had rice with chicken, lamb, vegetables and hash-brown too!
After that, Ragavan and I headed to another colleague’s house. Jothi also happens to be Ragavan’s cousin sister. Boy, it’s like having two dinners in one night! We’re talking about complete meals here. I was so full to the brim that I couldn’t finish the rice. Again, the food was fantastic. This time we had sambal prawns, fish curry, vegetables and chicken. Amazing! I felt really at home at both houses. It’s really cool to move beyond the “just colleagues” barrier.
We hung out for a bit there and then we headed back to Ragavan’s. This is where all the action started! I felt like a six year old all over again. We played with firecrackers!
It’s been ages since I’ve played with firecrackers. The closest to anything like that would be fireworks which has not much of a kick. Can you imagine? We actually got so tired after playing with the variety of firecrackers? That was how much we played. By the end of it, we were sweating like mad and we were super tired. It’s kinda weird because, at work everything seems so proper because it has to be so and it’s the formality. But, we weren’t only letting our hair down. Here we had two working adults going into child mode! I had a good time unleashing the six year old in me.
It was like, place firecracker, light the fuse, run like a maniac, close ears and enjoy! It’s loud, very loud.
I had a great time. I hope you did too. Raya is coming soon. Wonder if there are any open houses to go to.
Anyway, to all the Hindus, I want to wish you a Happy Deepavali and to all Muslims, Selamat Hari Raya. Fasting will soon end. Happy holidays!
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