tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086109446112192763.post5544239535174910353..comments2023-08-03T16:29:59.074+08:00Comments on Just observations...: The day after ChristmasFadhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14091828414987087822noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086109446112192763.post-57008477735049482362011-12-29T21:12:31.887+08:002011-12-29T21:12:31.887+08:00Aah... I see that Pakcik Al-manar is also one of t...Aah... I see that Pakcik Al-manar is also one of the Queen's subjects, hehe...Fadhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091828414987087822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086109446112192763.post-32324810909235591812011-12-29T21:09:24.165+08:002011-12-29T21:09:24.165+08:00Doc, I'm pretty sure they had to wait in long ...Doc, I'm pretty sure they had to wait in long queues... but none of them were complaining about it. All they talked about was how great the Transformer ride was!Fadhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091828414987087822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086109446112192763.post-733182871215289672011-12-29T19:04:10.235+08:002011-12-29T19:04:10.235+08:00Wrexham in 1980. JohorMali in Walthanstow in 70...Wrexham in 1980. JohorMali in Walthanstow in 70's. In mid 50's I spent three months in a hotel in Chester, not far from Wrexhan, and London was not an unfamiliar place.<br /><br />Like you two, no matter what ill one talks of that part of the world, it bring lots and lots of very very pleasant memories of my past.Al-Manarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203360858632549270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086109446112192763.post-41454988117138737332011-12-29T15:10:44.512+08:002011-12-29T15:10:44.512+08:00looking at the crowd, i won't be surprised if ...looking at the crowd, i won't be surprised if your son & his cousins spend most of the time queueing for the rides!dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07021242538740116343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086109446112192763.post-69376404422078154492011-12-28T09:26:47.189+08:002011-12-28T09:26:47.189+08:00Mata Hari,
Welcome back.
So you really queued at...Mata Hari,<br /><br />Welcome back.<br /><br />So you really queued at 4am huh? Must've been freezing! The things girls do to get a good bargain.. hehe...Fadhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091828414987087822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086109446112192763.post-56545508824637242212011-12-28T09:23:40.322+08:002011-12-28T09:23:40.322+08:00Ayoh Wang,
Now that you've mentioned it, Boxi...Ayoh Wang,<br /><br />Now that you've mentioned it, Boxing Day 2004 Tsunami.... my family and I were spending the day at the upper reaches of Sg Bernam. No phone signals and no TV. We only knew of the event when we reached home.Fadhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091828414987087822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086109446112192763.post-12822116159477572972011-12-28T09:17:49.927+08:002011-12-28T09:17:49.927+08:00Pat, it was sort of an enforced rest... but I'...Pat, it was sort of an enforced rest... but I'll take it in whatever way :-)Fadhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091828414987087822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086109446112192763.post-50457737454751093692011-12-27T18:14:19.217+08:002011-12-27T18:14:19.217+08:00As what Cara have said:
"Boxing Day : Sa...As what Cara have said:<br /> "Boxing Day : Sale!!!"<br /><br />Teringat beratur kat depan kedai pukul 4 pagi for sale kat Oxford Street :)Mata Harihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00038921296791159008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086109446112192763.post-10214157437328949292011-12-27T14:23:29.984+08:002011-12-27T14:23:29.984+08:00A well remembered boxing day is in 2004.. the Tsu...A well remembered boxing day is in 2004.. the Tsunami.. <br />lawatan ke London.. I went with members of my family in one October .. it was rather wet then and there was no request from anyone in my family of a repeat visit ;)Wan Sharifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152673329947468935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086109446112192763.post-32298558450511561652011-12-27T12:50:00.858+08:002011-12-27T12:50:00.858+08:00'... a quiet day resting at home' sounds l...'... a quiet day resting at home' sounds like a good thing to me ;)<br /><br />Happy holidays, Oldstock!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795820209657289652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086109446112192763.post-44710751096250089202011-12-26T20:08:57.450+08:002011-12-26T20:08:57.450+08:00Cara,
I take it that you are talking about the re...Cara,<br /><br />I take it that you are talking about the restaurant or service business... but still, just for argument's sake, why would they want to keep the tip box unopened for one whole year? Is that a bit too long? Pity those waitress or workers who work for only a few months.<br /><br />Anyway, you're right about the Boxing Day sales. Trust the ladies to remember this. Earlier this morning, a female friend's FB status says she's missing Oxford Street... hehe...Fadhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091828414987087822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086109446112192763.post-7095764618119441492011-12-26T15:48:20.481+08:002011-12-26T15:48:20.481+08:00Sdra JohorMali,
I've not been to that part of...Sdra JohorMali,<br /><br />I've not been to that part of town - Walthamstow. Neither the Cotswolds or Somerset. Must've been very scenic places, I'm sure. In fact, I miss not visiting many places in England. Al-maklumlah, duit elaun seorang student banyak mana sangat masa tu... tapi alhmadulillah dapat jugak lah melihat beberapa tempat di sekitar North Wales.<br /><br />Like you, I dream of being able to visit old England again some day.Fadhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091828414987087822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086109446112192763.post-21741179446350485802011-12-26T15:38:15.937+08:002011-12-26T15:38:15.937+08:00MatB,
I guess that's the most logical explana...MatB,<br /><br />I guess that's the most logical explanation we hear to date. But my overly analytical mind still wants to argue - if so is the reason, shouldn't it be called Collecting Day instead? Haha..Fadhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091828414987087822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086109446112192763.post-65395000195905417642011-12-26T15:34:18.701+08:002011-12-26T15:34:18.701+08:00Dear Mr Oldstock,
Traditionally, Boxing Day is th...Dear Mr Oldstock,<br /><br />Traditionally, Boxing Day is the day when the box holding the year's tips are opened and distributed among the employees.<br /><br />These days, Boxing Day is the the day when all the High Street big name retailers have their boxing day sales - Harrods, Harvey Nicks, Selfridges etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086109446112192763.post-1567739124642135372011-12-26T11:04:50.061+08:002011-12-26T11:04:50.061+08:00Mr Oldstock,
Winters and Christmas three years in ...Mr Oldstock,<br />Winters and Christmas three years in a row in Walthamstow in the early 70s made me decide that England is not the place for me to spend the rest of my life there.<br />The cold and dreary days really took a toll, not on the body but on the mind of this Melayu. Unlike Hari Raya or Chinese New Year , Christmas is everything but merry! Everything was so subdued and restrained that I began to miss all the boisterouses that we have here when celebrating festivities.<br />But as pepatah Melayu says , ..bila di Kandang kambing.. mengembek... or as the Mat Salleh's one's man meat is another man's poison..<br />But it never waivers in my mind till today that good old England would be the place for me to visit for at least a fortnight whenever the chance or affordibilty appears.<br />How I miss the b&b in the Cotswolds or the Somersets,JohorMalinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086109446112192763.post-58842062940952720432011-12-26T10:24:53.818+08:002011-12-26T10:24:53.818+08:00I, too, remain puzzled about the term Boxing Day. ...I, too, remain puzzled about the term Boxing Day. Come to the crunch, I subscribe, I subscribe to the boxes theoryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com