Motorcycle Ghost

Last week proved to be a busy busy busy one due to some business that yours truly had to complete in Kota Kinabalu. I like the city. A bit chaotic and messy but at least they have Tiger served in most pubs. Bottled Tiger, that is. Folks up there prefer something else. I touched down at the airport in the evening and spared no time to look for a nice pub to unwind. The good Kadazan cab driver suggested 'The Upperstar' next to The Hyatt. It was perfect. The sea, the sun just about to go down in the horizon. So I took a table facing the sunset and ordered a jug. My good waiter, Malak looked at me and asked, "Do you mean a set, sir?". I smiled and remembered I was in KK. Here the amber coloured juice comes in sets. Not a jug.

Six hours and three sets later, two very nice Kadazan ladies took the table next to mine. They smiled, I smiled. And then we talked. The rest of my buddies came later who were coincidentally acquaintances of my two new found female companions and everything was fuzzy after that. I can't recall much of what happened now. I was helped...no. I was carried back to my room just before sunrise.

After returning to the homeland, I immediately succumbed to a lingering, nasty cold. It has left me dragging my sniffling, sneezing, achey ass thru the dismal return to daily life. I hate being sick like this but no problemo there.

All of the other participants of my excursion already conveyed the fun and friendship that I enjoyed and I have little else to add...except that it was these two Kadazan ladies...and it wasn't even sexual. Really. I can still hear them screaming, "Araaaammmaaaiii tttiiiiii!!!".

I spent the whole weekend slumped on the couch watching re runs and two movies.

A movie note...Ghost Rider contains some of the most awful dialogue and awkward overacting that I have ever witnessed on film. Still, the wonderfully realized special effects and overall look of the film made me overlook the glaring flaws. The people involved obviously loved the comic and that made me enjoy the film.

Araaaaammmmaaaaiiii ttttiiiiii!!!