How are you all doing, my HIVE friends? May your day be filled with joy, and may He constantly glorify you. As I said in my previous blog entry on Sunday, I will be very busy in the next few weeks before the end of the year.
The link to my previous post
Last Saturday, we received a birthday orders requiring us to prepare four different types of desserts for my daughter's colleagues. My mother and I made 3 desserts last Sunday evening, and the final dish—a mini tuna tart —was made the following morning.
Since only my mother and I put in the effort to prepare this order, I really didn't have a chance to explain how to prepare each of our delicacies.
However, I did take photos of all the desserts that we had already made.
We awoke as early as 4:30 a.m., but everything wasn't prepared to be packed until 6 a.m., at which point we merely had to wait to be picked up. In order to make it to my keyboardist's busking gig that night in Uptown Bataras— who had travelled all the way from Kota Kinabalu — I had to take some more time to rest.
As you all should know, I've only ever performed before in bars, nightclubs, bistro cafes, or hotels, so this was my first time trying to do gigs in a night market. I'm doing something different. Always take all the chances I have been given as possible.
That evening, we arrived around 6:30 p.m. The show won't start for another hour. I wasted little time in going on tour and searching the available vendors for a snacks.
But as usual, I don't eat much before a performance. As a result, I simply bought one set of fish cakes, fish balls, and dumplings.
I spent some time walking around this Bataras Hypermarket to use the restroom, and while I was there, I tried to capture some photos of the Christmas trees and decorations that were place throughout the hypermarket and at each of the entrances and exits.
My keyboardist and I started our performance at precisely 7:30 pm. Our expectation is that it will rain, though. The rain was already expected, according to the gigs organiser.
They had anticipated precisely this. Our performance lasted for about an hour before it started to pour. The visitors that arrived that evening had to scramble to find shelter, and some had to leave.
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We took a little break for ten minutes and waited for the rain to stop. The rain finally stopped in a half-hour. But slowly, new visitors came to observe our performance.
Unfortunately, we can only perform till 10 o'clock. Even though many of the stalls have closed, visitors continue to come. We ended our performance at precisely 10 o'clock. And in fact, we received an a lot of tips.
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However, I did plan to withdraw only RM10 from the tip jar and give my keyboardist the remaining money. Because singing is just something I enjoy doing, it's all I do. At the same time, I give more thought to the value of my keyboardist, who travelled a great distance.
(Tour To Uptown Bataras)
Before I concluded today's writing, I want to express my gratitude to my HIVE friends, who consistently encourage me to write and participate more on this platform. Thank you, @jane1289 , @justinparke , @mipiano , @graciousvic, @jenthoughts , @kerrislravenhill , @luueetang,
@tampilyne, @coloringiship, @olawalium , and last but not least @davidke20.
I'll wrap up this article by sharing my most recent video. I'm going to take you all here so you can see how beautiful my state, Sabah—the land below the wind—is. Happy Holiday everybody. This holiday season is for us to spend our time with our loved one.
P/S: Sorry for the tagging. If only I could repay all of you for all your kindness.
