Year of the Ox

So yes, again I am talking about Chinese New Year. After Ross and I took Black and Blue to the boarding cattery (they left us with a few scars just to have something to remember them by!), I spent most of the day in the spa. Ross bought me a fantastic package at Kanebo Spa which included hot stone massages and facials. I walked out after 3 hours feeling brand new!

On the way back to the car, I noticed that Pavilion had put this lucky bull outside. Apparently you touch his head for good luck and prosperity - I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Ross and I spent the afternoon finishing packing and showing Brian's parents Earl and Mary around our flat where they will be staying while we are away. We then headed to the airport to fly to Aus...

More on Chinese New Year

Ross and I spent the day tidying up the place after the family left last night and getting ready for our trip to Aus tomorrow. As with any vacation, a bit of personal maintenance was in order so we headed to Pavilion - Ross for a haircut and me for some other bits and pieces.

As mentioned in one of my last posts, the city is gearing up for Chinese New Year. In the mall today we watched Chinese drummers perform. It was pretty cool hearing their beats reverberating through the entire mall!

I also took a video but because I am not that bright I filmed the whole thing sideways! Shame, because it was quite good too.

Getting ready for Chinese New Year

Well, the Christmas decorations are down and have already been replaced with decorations for Chinese New Year including these cherry blossom trees outside one of the malls here in KL.

We saw red and gold everywhere as we walked around today. I also made a booking for a pamper day at one of the ritzy spas here thanks to Ross' Christmas present! Should be good as it will be a day before we head to Australia.

Tonight we played Monopoly - the South Australian version (which was created to raise money for the McGuinness McDermott Foundation) which included corkers such as: Pie Floater, Fritz, Fruchocs, Barossa Valley, Port Augusta (commonly known as "Porta Gutta") and many others. Of course I was bankrupt first :-(