We (my family and I) went out for a Christmas Eve dinner at a hotel's restaurant last night.

As we were driving to the hotel, we stopped at a red traffic light for a little bit. While waiting, I looked out of my window and there, on the other lane, was a dark blue Kancil smoking from the hood. And when I say smoking, I mean that car's engine looked like it was just this side of bursting into flames. We tried to get his attention to make sure he knew but was unsuccessful. I would think he already knew though because the windows were rolled down - at the very least, he should have smelled something even if he was blind to the swirling eddies of smoke.

Dinner itself was rather sub-par. Hell, I can make better food than most of what they served. Ok, so maybe I can't but my lasagna definitely tastes better than theirs (nyeh *sticks tongue out at chefs*) - although, I will give the chefs there points due to the fact they have to cook massive amounts of edibles for hungry Christmas-stuffers. But still, it's their job to make good food - and they didn't. The appetizers were over-seasoned, the main dishes (it was a buffet) were under-seasoned and the desserts were... well, some were nice - especially their fruitcake - but others just tasted weird.

There was also a 'band'. I use quotes because the 'band' was just 5 chicks dressed in sexy Santa outfits (ya know, the whole red, short dress with white trimming and a Santa hat thing) spewing love songs while swaying side to side. Who the fuck wants to hear My Heart Will Go On on Christmas Eve, I ask you?

Lastly was the Lucky Draw. Oh yes! There was a Lucky Draw. My mom won one of the main prizes - a two-day, one-night stay in the hotel's Executive Seaview room. I wasn't too terribly surprised we won something; there weren't that many tables filled in that restaurant so the odds were good. Some people who had won items had already left before the draw was held and they were to be contacted via the phone numbers left. I'm just wondering if the hotel would actually contact them or pull some weird trick to save some cash.