It's CNY season, my wife, being a good daughter made it a point to visit her mother in BP. She took a short break from her role as "confinement lady" for her new granddaughter, Olivia to make this trip which lasted a mere 48-hour duration. Still, we achieved much. We visited the matriarch, had a session of card game with my grandnephew & grandniece and attended a reunion lunch with a group of ex-convent girls.
The bus ride from Singapore to Batu Pahat on 29 January 2017 would have been smooth and fast if not because of the delay caused by the long queue of Chinese tourists waiting for clearance at the Malaysian Custom. We had to sit in the bus for an hour even though we were cleared within minutes at the counters reserved for Malaysians. The Singaporeans in our bus unfortunately had to queue with the Chinese tourists.
After that incident, the otherwise uneventful bus ride was somewhat spiced up by the live update of the epic clash of tennis giants, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Australian Grand Final. I was sure that Nadal would clinch the title when he was leading 3-1 in the final 5th set. Then all of a sudden, good fortune was on Federer's side. He was then unstoppable and won the next five games to win 6-3. I dropped my jaw at the turn of event.
At age 35 and without winning a title since 2012, Federer's latest win proves he is truly the greatest among all tennis legends. His tenacity and "Never Say Die" spirit is indeed admirable!
The bus ride from Singapore to Batu Pahat on 29 January 2017 would have been smooth and fast if not because of the delay caused by the long queue of Chinese tourists waiting for clearance at the Malaysian Custom. We had to sit in the bus for an hour even though we were cleared within minutes at the counters reserved for Malaysians. The Singaporeans in our bus unfortunately had to queue with the Chinese tourists.
After that incident, the otherwise uneventful bus ride was somewhat spiced up by the live update of the epic clash of tennis giants, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Australian Grand Final. I was sure that Nadal would clinch the title when he was leading 3-1 in the final 5th set. Then all of a sudden, good fortune was on Federer's side. He was then unstoppable and won the next five games to win 6-3. I dropped my jaw at the turn of event.
At age 35 and without winning a title since 2012, Federer's latest win proves he is truly the greatest among all tennis legends. His tenacity and "Never Say Die" spirit is indeed admirable!
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| The victor and the second best! |
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At the CHIJ (Convent of Holy Infant Jesus) Batu Pahat reunion, the ladies were adamant that the odd man be invited to join their reunion lunch. My role was to be their photographer!
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The card game started with a loan of two bucks from my grandniece. In the end, I was back to zero. No gain no loss!
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