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From
where I live I can actually hear the
fireworks show. And if I live another dozen
or so floors higher I'd be able to see it. I
can hear it right now. It's only 9pm, but
normally they set off a first batch at this
time as a sort of teaser... then at midnight
they light everything up.
This
is the first New Year's Eve since I started
working wherein I'm not actually at work.
For those of us in the Food and Beverage
business, tonight is the busiest in the
year. Nobody's taking a day-off, nobody's
going home early. But this year it's
different for me, and I think I'm going to
make the most of it by staying at home. Yes,
no big party for me in the city!
I
went out today. As usual it was pretty hot.
I went to this Chinese Restaurant as I do
most weekends. It's right in the middle of
the city's shopping district but only a
handful of people know it's there, although
it always gets full. The reason is that it's
on the 3rd floor and it's not easy to get
to. You can either climb up through a
two-storey high escalator, or go through
several floors inside the mall.
The
food is always great, especially Yum-Cha! I
love it so much that sometimes I'm tempted
to ask the girl pushing the food trolley to
just stand next to my table so I can keep
eating without waiting for her to pass by
again. Hehehe!
After
that I went for a short walk. A lot of
barricades were set up in and around the
popular vantage points. You see, most of the
fireworks goes off over the Harbour Bridge,
so people hassle to find a good spot where
they can see the show. Add a little alcohol
and things can really get out of hand. One
good place is at Circular Quay station...
but not anymore. As you can see on the photo
that I took this afternoon they already set
up "idiot-proof-barriers" to keep those
drunk idiots from either vomiting on the
people below, or from jumping off. Hehehe!
I
expect it to be messy in the city, like what
happens every year. So this year though I'm
not working I decided to just chill out at
home. While for most people the New Year is
the time to get really drunk and crazy for
me it has always been a time to reflect on
stuffs... like that day back in school at
the end of the term when you get your report
card. It's when I think about how well, or
how poorly I lived my life during the year.
Happy
New Year Everybody!!! - don't drink too
much! :) |
