christmas is coming! (midvalley) and celebrity spot on

the beautiful and angelic christmas decoration in midvalley's centre and north court.

the crowd at midvalley is as big as usual. lots of people carrying shopping bags around. if you don't know it's malaysia's mega sale again from 1 Dec 2007 - 1 Jan 2008.

and guess who i saw.
it's jit shiong from i wanna be a model and a girl which i presume is his girlfriend walking towards to the information counter. they looked like they were looking for something.

looking for a shop i guess...

pizza hut

i had spicy arrabbiata spaghetti set


mum had chicken arrabbiata rice set


and the naughty one had kid meal which consists of a super supreme piza, milo ice, ice cream and play kit.



the spaghetti is nicely done and i really like it. the chickies in mum's rice set were a bit spicy while the naughty one's pizza is ok. in the end as the naughty one was a little bit too full, i helped myself on the yummy mousie ice cream.

the bill...


overall, pizza hut is a nice place to go once in a while. otherwise, you might get the idea that the food were a a bit ordinary.

nilai - shopping haven

last saturday, went to nilai with family for a supposedly shopping spree. to those who are not aware, there is a place called Nilai 3 which is a shopping haven. there are nilai 1 and nilai 2 but they are not as well known as nilai 3.

nilai is located about 30km from kajang toll. there are sufficient signage to guide you to the place. however since this is my first time being there, i accidentally stopped at nilai pasar borong which sell veges, fish, meat and other groceries. after bought some veges and eggs, we moved on to the real 'nilai 3'. there are lots of stuff which can be found there. you can buy



handicrafts



mattresses



carpets/mats



furnitures


curtains



potteries


toys, car accessories, 'kain' and etc. the point is, whatever you have in mind, you can find it at nilai 3.

you can also get this



for late breakfast/early lunch we had roti canai. it's been a long time since i last had it.

the yellow object in dire need of a facial

the moon was neither crescent, half or three quarter last night. it was as round as a ball. guess the sea level is pretty high.

have you ever wondered what could be up there? well, neil armstrong has been there and since then, many have made their 'one small step, one giant leap for mankind' adventure there. no one reported they have encountered anything unusual e.g. alien on the moon. or did the government prevent them from telling? we will never really know.

to be or not to be (a maid)

time for that time of the year again! mum is coming soon to visit and my place must be spotless (well, almost) in accordance to her standard. else, my ears will get sore with her blabbing.


this is the top of the idiot box which i didn't touch, what more clean, since her last visit. notice the BIG difference of the part which i have not cleaned with the part that i have.

nevertheless, i look forward to her visit and the places i plan to bring her. oh, she's coming with my 4 year old nephew. with him around, my place will no longer be a sanctuary. ahhh, he has mentioned that he wants to go to cosmo world theme park in times square again. i brought him there the previous year.

result - clash of times: roger federer vs pete sampras

as expected, federer won the match 6-7 (6-8), 6-7 (5-7) but not without great effort and smart play.

here is a snap of federer and sampras posing with their prizes.


quoted from bernama.com

SHAH ALAM, Nov 22 (Bernama) -- Pete Sampras showed Malaysian tennis fans why he was the former World number one and the most celebrated player in tennis history when he stretched current World number one Roger Federer to the limit in the `Clash of Times' before losing 6-7 (6-8), 6-7 (5-7) at the Malawati Stadium, here tonight.

Though Sampras lost the thrilling and pulsating encounter, the former World number one walked out with his head held high and a winner in the hearts of his ardent fans who backed him all the way throughout the match, cheering every winning shot he managed past his opponent who is 10 years younger and who a week ago clinched his fourth Masters title in Shanghai.

"It was a great match, Pete Sampras played some excellent tennis and the Malaysian fans were simply fantastic," said Federer before receiving his winning prize from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin.

Sampras, 36, winner of 14 Grand Slams in his career and who stayed as the world number one for six consecutive years from 1993 to 1998, had lost 4-6, 2-6 in their first exhibition match in Seoul two days ago but he put up a vintage performance today and gave Federer a run for his money.

Nothing separated the duo in the first set which went into a tie-break that was eventually won by Federer 8-6 and the second set was no different as both players had to battle it out in yet another tie-break with Federer again emerging winner with a 7-5 score.

About 10,000 fans packed the Malawati Stadium for the event held as part of the Malaysian Independence Tennis Festival with the others being the `Clash of Titans' between World number two Rafael Nadal and Richard Gasquet, which was won by Nadal on Tuesday and the ongoing ATP Malaysian Open Challenger Series.

Meanwhile, Federer, 26, winner of 12 Grand Slams already and who is expected to equal, if not surpass Sampras' record, was simply in his element today and was always in command of the exchanges although the scores look very formidable in favour of Sampras.

The duo will next leave for their third exhibition match in Macau next week.

clash of times: roger federer vs pete sampras

tonite will see the clash of current and former world no.1 in tennis, roger federer and pete sampras. view it at ntv7 or watch live at melawati stadium, shah alam.

saw sampras on the tv last night. he looked a lot older than what i remember and his hair is thinner.

so who's gonna win? of course it's federer.