My wife planned a trip to Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. It's probably the nearest beach from Kuala Lumpur. And it serves as a quick and short getaway for the kids.
With all the deadlines at work, it didn't occur to me the Friday which we are to drive off to the Avillion Admiral Cove Resort is the Friday of the first World Cup 2010 match between South Africa and Mexico.
So what is it that you'll need to look for on a day like this, when you're away from your familiar TV set at home? A comfortable place to catch the 'live' kick-off, of course.
And that place was called The Sailor's Drink Shop. They featured a Filipino band and a projector screen right next to the stage. Perfect.
Then there was a group of Singaporeans, who one by one started stepping up onto the stage to perform some Mandarin and Hokkien numbers just before the match. And you'd think they'd stop once the whistle blows for the kick-off.Well, they sang on, and loudly. But it was okay, the game is on and it was explosive. At that point, it wouldn't have made a difference if they sang Waka Waka in Teochew dialect.
Until the screen went blue. The projector broke down.
"What's going on? Is it coming back on?" I asked the Indian waitress behind the Tiger draught tap. She mumbled something like "I don't know, wait, let me ask..."
She never returned with an answer.
So I packed up, and it was a good thing I brought along my car keys. Got off my chair and drove off to the next resort with a banner that said 'live' World Cup match. It was Sri Nira Lounge in Selesa Beach Resort.
And from the frying pan into the fire, there was a Malay family that hogged the karaoke microphone and croaked endless classic Malay tunes.And, they don't serve any alcoholic beverages. The Teh Tarik (Pulled Milk Tea) I ordered tasted like mud.
Enough said.
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