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The weekend that was unexpected....

Last weekend was quite an eventful weekend. Had planned to go to KL Convention Center for Popular Book Feast. It was crowded. Lots of Parents taking their children to visit the book fair since it was school holiday. Eventhough it was packed, we (SY and I) spent nearly 4 hours but end up bought no book. My housemates did buy some.

The next day we received a message stated that SH's father has passed away. It was a surprise. We had a last minute plan - drove down to Batu Pahat to pay a visit. Batu Pahat is quite a big town (to my surprise). It has one shopping mall and 2 or 3 "The Store" outlets. We arrived around 3pm and had a little chit-chat with the family. We left an hour and half later. After about 2 hours drive, we stucked in the famous jam along the KL-Seremban highway. It took us 1 hour to get thru it. Finally we arrived home at 9pm. We had a good journey but it was a bummer to encounter traffic jam along the highway.
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Anonymous said…
Huh, u went emptyhanded from a book feast?

Lived in BP for 5 years. It was a nice and peaceful little town. Perhaps much changed now.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 7:32:00 PM
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