Archive | November, 2023

Rainy Season

28 Nov

It is officially the rainy season, and playing golf during this time is no fun. It rains almost daily, and the fairways at our golf club cannot dry on time. We could opt out, but resistance is weak.

The fairways are soggy and become messy from the soft grounds whenever a contact shot is not good. The mud would splash all over, and it’s icky with the splatter onto the pants or the shirt!

Last week, my player partner wore white pants, and he did not have a good shot and got mud on his pants from the knee downwards. I had a bad shot as well and got splattered on my white shirt! Ugh.

Although dark-colored pants are ideal in such conditions, it is not a guarantee from the mess. Evidence of mud residue at the cuffs is still visible. Sigh.

The rainy situation will continue until next year. I wonder if other golf courses are just as soggy. Hmm. Well, the only way to find out is to play at these courses, regardless of the rainy season!

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Spidey Power

24 Nov

The TaylorMade Spider Mini putter has been in my bag now for several games. And surprisingly, I am handling it well.

The putter feels right, and it’s doing a good job. So far, I have been recording 31 or 33 putts. And this is with one or two three-putts incurred.

There was one game where I did only 12 putts after nine holes. It was such a confidence booster with six one-putts and the rest, two-putts. The Spider Mini was on fire! Unfortunately, at the turn of the game, the weather changed. The rain came down, and we had to abandon the game. Shucks!

Well, there are so many more games to play, and I hope the Spider power will continue to give me good putting results.

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No New Purchases

21 Nov

I have to admit I am surprised that during the recent 11.11 sale on my favorite online shopping site, I did not buy any DIY miniature sets! While I did purchase other things, I did not add to my stash of miniatures to craft.

Am I losing interest in crafting miniatures? The latest piece, DIY project number 32, has stalled for several weeks. Maybe I am going through a phase. I’m sure I will get back into the groove.

After all, my stash is still sizeable, and there are still many sets available online that I’d like to acquire. We’ll see how long I can last, making no purchases of DIY sets.

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Fifth Bag of Free Rice, Part 2

17 Nov

I finally achieved the fifth bag of free rice from the online game! Whee. It took so long, especially the last twenty percent. Initially, I thought of not continuing after the achievement because I had received so many bags of free rice until now.

But the game changed its rewards, and I felt enticed again. Why not? Something different would be nice. Instead of going on for my sixth bag of free rice, the other choice was tissue paper. So, I am midway to getting my first delivery of free tissue paper!

Harvesting for tissue now!

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A Mixed Up Sunday

14 Nov

Holidays are always appreciated! Yesterday was a replacement holiday as Sunday was Deepavali or Diwali, the Festival of Lights. However, the public holiday being on a Sunday threw a curve ball into keeping track of time for me. Happily, I thought yesterday was Sunday.

As such, I was busy with house chores and overlooked writing, hence no post. Oh well, I think this new schedule is a nice change. Two entries per week, with a two-day and three-day break in between, I have more time to do the things I enjoy.

Of course, when I travel, the entries will be more. I appreciate and thank all my readers for staying with me until today.

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The Peanut Putter Retires!

10 Nov

I was horrified to discover the grip of my Peanut Putter shedding when we were away for the last two games! It was fine just last week before the trip. I don’t know how or what happened, but I am dismayed by the unexpected deteriorating condition.

My heart breaks
Hurts to see the grip like this. Sniffle.

So, during the two games, I was extra careful not to aggravate the shedding any further each time I was putting. I have to say my Peanut Putter has been giving me some fantastic statistics lately. My putting confidence has grown with it in the bag for this recalibration effort in place of the other two putters.

Distances between one and four feet are very accurate. The putter does not wobble, and the ball-striking has been firm. And anything from four to 20 feet is mostly two putts to save the score.

Occasionally, there were some three-putts, but not as many as six or seven three-putts in a game like my other two putters’ erratic performances. The blemish is mostly misreads of the putting line and not the putter’s performance.

I would certainly like to continue using my Peanut Putter, precious as it is. However, with its condition like this, I have no choice but to retire it to prevent further deterioration. It is unfortunate and untimely when I am doing so well with it.

Perhaps I can find another from Amazon? I’m keeping my fingers crossed. Until then, the TaylorMade Spider Mini is in the bag, and I hope it will serve me well.

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Bat Alert

7 Nov

We played our second game this morning at Royal Perak Golf Club (RPGC). It was a good challenge duelling with hubby. The game came to a draw after 18 holes.

Always enjoyable to play at RPGC

In RPGC, we saw all types of birds while waiting to take a shot when the pace suddenly slowed. The soaring eagle caught our eyes and was quite breathtaking. There was one particular hole – we even saw bats! How strange to see this creature on a golf course.

This fella had its eyes open unlike the others

The bats were hanging upside down on the branches of the short tree next to the buggy track. Our close presence did not bother the nocturnal creatures at all, and they went about just hanging around, pun intended.

I had to whip out my iPhone XR to take a picture because I’m not sure when I will have the opportunity again to see bats in close range, on a golf course, of all places.

Well, if we return to RPGC again for a round or two of golf, we may still see them at the same tree! Who knows? Only time can tell.

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The Peanut Putter Prevails

6 Nov

We drove up North, not to hubby’s hometown, but closer for a round of golf at Kinta Golf Club this morning. The last time we played here was ages ago, so it was a pleasant revisit.

The club’s initials, KGK – Kelab Golf Kinta, in the background

There were hardly any golfers, so the pace was good. However, memory failed us, as at several holes, we were unsure of which direction to go.

It was a hot afternoon game!

There was even one hole, Hole 6, where we couldn’t find the Red tee box! The tee box placements were a tad haphazard. And sometimes the buggy tracks disappeared!

Nonetheless, we enjoyed the outing despite the scorching heat. As we holed out the last hole, the threat of rain was about to start. We finished in good time! Phew.

The Peanut Putter did well in an unfamiliar golf course. I guess my putting recalibration is working out well. I’m happy. I hope I can sustain this for the next game.

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Forgotten Halloween

3 Nov

This year, Halloween slipped my mind. There were a couple of years I bought a watermelon or two to carve because pumpkins are so expensive. Unfortunately, this time, the novelty of Halloween was not quite there. Maybe it’s the wet weather putting a dampener on the occasion.

The last jack-o’-lantern watermelon, if I remember correctly, was devoured by the garden squirrel after we left it out in the garden. Perhaps it’s a good thing to skip the carving to avoid dealing with the mess after the squirrel’s garden party.

I guess Halloween is not a big celebration for us. More so when the mood to carve watermelons instead of pumpkins is not there. Oh well.

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