夜猫城。。。喵~~: 2021

Friday, 31 December 2021

Review 2021 in Retrospect

2021 was the year of COVID-19 vaccines, but it was also the year of variants, the Omicron variant is the recently detected one. Now, 2021 has come to an end, but when will the Covid pandemic end, no one can answer yet, but people get used to working from home, virtual events, and entertainment, even felt numb to the Covid-19 cases and deaths. Compare to 2020, the pandemic is worsened in 2021, the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) has limited my social activity, I couldn’t travel much, and not many events I can join. No doubt, 2021 is a boring year for me.

Who and what I meet and lost in the year 2021?

MET

1. Friends from Interviewees
2. TIME WILL TELL, Studio album by Hebe Tien

LOST

1. Cikgu Lim, interviewee from my 2016 Kajang series

2. Taiwan Sakura Season and Spring Trip 2021
3. My 20s
4. GSC Leisure Mall
5. NTV7

What I have done in the year 2021?

1. Met my long-lost Popular Bookstore colleagues – Kheng Fatt and Jay, we work together in 2009

2. Organized a gathering called “18 Years Old Friends Gathering”,
this gathering was joined by my Popular Bookstore colleagues Kheng Fatt and Jay; and my National Service friend, I met them all when I am 18

3. Attended my primary school teacher, Madam Tan retirement ceremony

4. Joined a virtual primary school gathering for the first time

5. Organized a trip called “Experience Taiwan in Malaysia” after my Taiwan trip has canceled

6. Interviewed Malaysian in the foreign country virtually

7. Interviewed 3 university friends – Aina, Choon Lim, and Pei Ping

8. Joined IN TRANSIT-ION: A POETIC MRT JOURNEY, public performance by Orang Orang Drum Theatre

9. Visited Anita Mui mini-exhibition

10. Experienced Moroccan Spa for the first time

11. Experienced the longest duration of rainfall in my life

12. Seeing hail for the very first time in my life

13. Celebrated Chinese New Year in MCO, my first Chinese New Year in KL

14. Registered for Covid-19 vaccine

15. Tried Dalgona Challenge

16. Rewrote WON’T CRY, BECAUSE OF LOVE and WHAT I MISS parodically to describe Covid-19 pandemic

Conclusion: The outbreak of Covid-19 has opened my eyes to the virtual world, especially in virtual interviews and virtual gatherings. However, I still miss real-life gatherings and social activities.

Where I have travelled in the year 2021?

1. PPV Stadium Bukit Jalil

2. Pavillion Bukit Jalil

3. Hamman Spa, Publika

4. POKOK KL Café

5. GSC Starling Mall

6. BookXcess @ The Starling

7. Powder Room by BookXcess

8. Popular Bookstore Mid Valley

9. The Brew House EkoCheras Mall

10. C U Mart

11. Went back to my Primary School - SJKC Kwong Hon

Conclusion: I have spent a quarter of the year working from home and spent most of the year staying at home to avoid being exposed to this Covid virus. So, no much I can talk about in this section.

Which movie I have watched in the year 2021?

1. 《미나리 MINARI》
2. 《梅艳芳》

Conclusion: Staying at home does not stop me from getting entertainment. I spent most of my 2021 in front of the laptop screen. I watched numerous Korean Drama, such as NAVILLERA, MOVE TO HEAVEN, SQUID GAME, THE SILENT SEA, HOMETOWN CHA-CHA-CHA, WORK LATER DRINK NOW, MY ROOMMATE IS GUMIHO, MR QUEEN, HOSPITAL PLAYLIST 2, JIRISAN, NOW WE ARE BREAKING UP and OUR BELOVED SUMMER, and also the HK drama A LOVE OF NO WORDS that I watched apathetically.

Last but not least, I also watched Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, witnessing Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik winning a bronze, Azizulhasni Awang winning silver for Malaysia.

Apart from what I can watch on my laptop screen, I am lucky enough to watch the 2 movies I stated above.

When was the most unforgettable day for me in the year 2021?

- This section remains empty for 2021 -

Conclusion: Just wanna say goodbye to 2021, and I pray all the best for 2022. Right now, I am watching Mayday Fly To 2022 Online Concert, this is the second year I countdown with Mayday online concert. Surprisingly, Jay Chou made a guest appearance. My favorite part was they perform Jay Chou’s TORNADO together. See you all in 2022.

Sunday, 19 December 2021

暴雨

“欸，明年2022年年底，관식jio去台湾，因为他不会讲华语，我们可以做他的翻译员……XD”

“I heard from Aina, she is waiting for ur approval coming to Korea…… =D”

这两则面子书信息，都是我在上个月14号收到的，由两位大学朋友各别发来，前者是身在新加坡的艾娜发来的，后者是身在韩国的관식发来的……

……啊所以你们两位到底协调好要去台湾还是要去韩国了吗？

不过，以目前的疫情来看，出国旅行依旧是一见遥不可及的事，而且亚航的前景也充满未知数，真希望带我飞到无数个城市的亚航，能撑过这场疫情带来的狂风暴雨。

虽然现在谈旅游计划几乎都等于纸上谈兵，可是就算他们只是一时兴起，这些讯息都让我对未来有所期待，说真的自从2020年3月18号MCO以来，我这六百四十天下来，可以说是活了一天，重复六百三十九次，几乎没有热忱可言，感谢他们的旅行邀约讯息，给我这阴沉的日子带来未来的曙光。

2015年관식当我们的导游带我们走走

那天跟관식说起下次打算在秋天去韩国，并且希望他带我去捡红叶，结果他毫不客气地怼了我：“有什么好玩的，不过是一堆垃圾。” 随后，他又说起韩国似乎因为气候变迁，秋季有越来越短的现象，今年秋天更是少过一个月，气温也是滑梯式的骤降，意味着冬季到来的初雪，更是在10月19号降临雪岳山。

首尔历年初雪日期

说起气候变迁，我们这里何尝也不是？打从前天下午开始下起暴雨，虽然中途雨势有转细几次，但是还是下了两天两夜，这是我出生以来见过最长的一场雨。

话说前几天还有朋友jio我圣诞节上云顶，说什么在冷冷的云顶过圣诞比较有feel，依我看不用了，我这两天都搬冬装出来穿了。如果下的不是雨而是雪就好了，圣诞节就能堆出一个大大的雪人……

第一次堆雪人就在南怡岛

……遗憾的是，连续的下雪堆雪人不过是我的美丽幻想，连续的下雨只会给我国带来水灾，就连我家不远的蕉赖十一哩也没有幸免……

庆幸的是这几天我清年假没有上班，避开了水灾也躲过了暴雨带来的种种麻烦，只是闪电打雷导致的跳电，多少影响了我打稿的进度……

没有出门的这几天，我几乎都在跟电脑打交道，这两天的社交媒体也是一阵狂风暴雨，因为很多人心目中的音乐王子 – 王力宏，被前妻李靓蕾爆出私生活丑闻……

虽然我不是王力宏的粉丝，但是王力宏的歌确实贯穿了我的青春，甚至这几年出席朋友的婚礼，都还是会听到他那些脍炙人口的歌曲……

……唱《爱很简单》和《今天你要嫁给我》的他，婚外情了；唱《唯一》和《Forever Love》的他，出轨了；唱《简单爱》和《告白气球》的他，一定要婚姻幸福美满。

转去看Youtube，Youtube也很调皮的推送王力宏和卢巧音合唱的《好心分手》，现在听起来别有一番滋味……

……如果卢巧音的部分改由李靓蕾演唱，歌词再做一些些更动，这首歌就会是整个故事的主题曲。

(李): 是否很惊讶讲不出说话没错我是说你想分手吗

曾给你驯服到就像绵羊何解会反咬你一下你知吗

(王): 也许该反省不应再说话被放弃的我应有此报吗

如果我曾是个坏牧羊人能否再让我试一下抱一下

(李): 回头望伴你走从来未曾幸福过

(王): 恨太多没结果往事重提是折磨
(李): 下半生陪住你怀疑快乐也不多
(王): 被我伤让你痛

(李): 好心一早放开我重头努力也坎坷统统不要好过

(王): 为何这样折磨我为怨恨而分手问你是否原谅我
(李): 若注定有一点苦楚不如自己亲手揭破

Wednesday, 15 December 2021

学着与病毒共存中

麻木了吗？

其实，看着天天千千宗的新增确诊病例，我还是会害怕，我喜欢出去走，去探索新的地方，但是我非常害怕人群……

不过，我的恐惧常常都显得无病呻吟，因为现实似乎要我们学着与病毒共存，可以看到的是，周遭的商业活动都在恢复正常中，甚至，武吉加里尔还在12月3号开了一家柏威年购物广场（Pavilion Bukit Jalil/ Pavilion 2）……

我知道很多人一定会贪新鲜，恨不得第一天开张就跑过去那里打卡成为第一批光顾者，虽然我也很想去探索这家新的商场，但是基于对人群的恐惧，我还是抱着“疫情过后”、“来日方长”的心态观望，可是面子书出现的一篇《Pavilion Bukit Jalil 5家最令人期待概念店，享受海外最流行购物体验》，立即让我改变了想法，因为内文提到日本最美的茑屋书店也会入驻这里……

江别茑屋书店

我去年筹备2020年吉隆坡图书之都系列专题的时候，就有看到茑屋书店的好一些资料，当中北海道的江别分店深深的让我着迷，它甚至被我列进了旅游日本的景点清单，只是做梦也没想到我没想到，才不过一年的时间，这家书店就开到吉隆坡来，所以柏威年购物广场开张的第二天，我就过来寻找它的踪迹……

踏入广场，我就有一种不详的预感，因为这里连Directory都没有，完全只能凭直觉去寻找，一开始我还抱着寻宝的心情去找，但是走过一排一排没有开业的店面以后，我逐渐感受不到这家书店的存在，放弃之后的我，只想找个地方坐下解决我的午餐，好笑的是，找个地方吃个午餐，也走到我半条命，幸好最后走到了那家以前只有槟城才有的面包店Love A Loaf，他们家的面包还是那么好吃……

……想当年大学最后一学期IOI City Mall开张的时候，我好像发现新大陆一样兴奋，不懂是不是年纪越长的关系，现在的我一点都不喜欢走大大间的购物商场……

吃过午餐之后，我走进Mr DIY寻找猫奴朋友推荐的猫地毯，这是我找了四、五家分店都找不到的地毯，竟然给我在这家新开张的分店找到……

可是，最后我也没买下来，因为亲眼看到才发现，这张地毯太大，我的房间太小……

原本以为这趟武吉加里尔柏威年购物广场之行，注定要抱憾而归，谁知临走前，我竟然被商场的圣诞装饰留住了脚步，望着这充满圣诞气氛的广场，我才意识到2021年即将来到尾声……

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我拍下照片，上载到许久未更新的Instragram，这是我Instagram今年上载的第三张照片而已。我向来都把Instagram视为我用照片记录风景，用文字记录回忆的平台，如今这么一看，发现2021年似乎没有什么值得留恋的事…… 希望2022年会更好。

虽然没在武吉加里尔柏威年购物广场找到茑屋书店，但是我发现雪隆一带有越来越多的Bookxcess书店开张了，与以往所光顾的书店不同的是，Bookxcess书店备有桌椅，甚至是咖啡馆，为读者提供了舒适的阅读环境。

除此之外，我发现Bookxcess还是一家非常个性化的书店，每一间的设计都有不同的主题。目前为止，我到过两家Bookxcess的书店，一间在上个月光顾的The Starling商场，另一间则也在The Garden商场，专门为女性而开的Powder Room书店。