a weekend to remember~

It started out really bad. Late Friday afternoon we realised that our payroll/time customisations were not robust enough to allow us to run off-cycle any time we want. Seeing how we discovered this after the fact, we had to reverse postings and results for 3 off cycle runs, for roughly 26K employees each.

And that took us approximately 21 hours. Had to break fast at Secret Recipe downstairs, and sahur at McDonalds Bangsar. After that, we had to rearrange those 3 runs and rerun them again in the proper sequence. And that took another 14 hours, finishing off at 5am on Sunday.

I managed to get myself back home at 4pm Saturday. Had the chance to squeeze in some chat time with Fai-chan before taking a quick 5-7 snooze in time for dinner. I was still feeling lightheaded due to lack of sleep, but managed to get myself together for a short drive to Unique Seafood just down the road. We were to meet Aunt Cyn with her Italian client, Patrizia, her sis Regina and her hubby Franco. We also had Irene and Uncle Jimmy join us. Standard fare of seafood, but the highlight was the crab fried in salted egg yolk. Dry, but yummy~ It was unfortunate that I was a bit too sleepy to stuff myself. +_+

After dropping the family back home, I took a slow drive back to the office to check on things. My Imgr was already there, with a bucket of KFC ^_^. Took a bit of time to catch up on things, as well as a very engrossed discussion on old cartoons with the Team Leads in the darkened sky garden, before I realised that another night at the office won’t do me good at all.

Sunday morning I found myself waking up to the sunlight. T’was already 11.30am by then. Spent some time having a lovely sleepy chat with Fai-chan, before hitting the shower. Managed to catch a glimpse of the Japan GP (Go Hamilton!) on my way out to see Mai perform in Young KL Singers’ Move it!

The performance this time was to commemorate YKLS’ 5th anniversary, and they included a variety of melodies, mostly repeated from their previous performances. Some songs gave me goose bumps, but still my preferred performance was still Beat It, Sing It!

Since there were no short intermissions for dress changes, the performance ended rather early, giving me a good 2 hours to spare. This time was well spent hanging out with Fai-chan at her place. Although the time was short, it was really great having spent some time with her, being close to her. Totally erased the horror I faced hours earlier, and it totally casts a veil over anything exciting that I may have done this week. Totemo ureshikatta~ ^_^ Also stayed for buka with Fai-chan and her mom, who are both adorable. I apologise for having left so abruptly after that…

The weekend ends with the YKLS cast party, held again at Chef & Brew. 70’s was the theme, but no I didn’t dress for it. 😛 But as always, it’s all fun for the cast, and the guests can only partially share their enjoyment after months of painstaking preparation. At some point, I may have regretted leaving Fai-chan’s place, but it was important that I be there to support Mai’s last performance with YKLS. But in any case, it was great to have been able to catch up with the other YKLS members that I know.. Annette, Mazlina, and the others. Hope to see you guys again next year. ^_^