Top Tier

Last Sunday we sort of celebrated an impromptu 1st wedding anniversary after our flight from Phuket.

You see, according to traditions (dunno who’s tradtion, but who cares…hehehehe), you are suppose to save the top tier of your wedding cake to be eaten on your 1st wedding anniversary and when you have your first child. Signifies long marriage… I think ??

We told Angie (mom’s maid) to take out our cake from the freezer to thaw… so when we got home, me and hubs were a bit weary about the cake…but it turn out ok… I think … ha ha ha…

We unwrap the cake from 3 layers of aluminum foil and I layer of cling wrap and we found that the royal icing on the cake is still the same colour!! SCARY!!!

We cut the cake and fed each other… I swear it tasted like rum… ha ha ha… mom was like…”hhmmm nice” and had the big piece. But seriously I think it’s a bit off dee… but still can be eaten la… we cut some for the maids and the guards… I think the guards were a bit drunk after eating the cake.


We decided to keep the rest of the portion to be eaten when we have our first child. Maybe will blend it with milk for him/her… ha ha ha…

Grilled Chicken Wings

I have perfected the art of grilled chicken wings… well… more a less…I think I have perfected it. OK according to me only lah!!! Well hubs seems to love it… he sapu clean everything… *so proud!!*

I think the trick to a good grilled chicken wings or grill/BBQ anything is 12 hours of marination and good quality honey. Less is more.

Meat Marinade ala Lynn’s Lazy Way.
To ½ a dozen of chicken wings:
3 cloves of bruised garlic with skin on
2 table spoon of good olive oil
2 table spoon of good soya sauce
1 teaspoon of sugar
Pinch of mixed herbs
Lotsa fresh grinded black pepper
1 table spoon of good honey
Mix all ingredient and leave to marinade more than 12 hours.
Oven grill or BBQ the marinated meats; basting the meat or turning the meat every 10 minutes.

-yummy yummy yummy in my tummy-

Sleeping In

I took the day off yesterday… (curi tulang) and slept in the whole day… man I was so lazy to even wake up and have a shower… I was just in my PJ the whole day… I am such a BUM!!!

This morning… I was tempted to call in sick again… it was raining… hmmm…so nice to snuggle up on my nice nice bed with my nice nice quilt and fluffy nice nice pillows….hhmmm…comfy… but nopes…had to work!!

Someone should stamp “BUMMER OF THE YEAR” on my bum bum!

WE SOLD OUR MELLOW YELLOW MINI COOPER...AND GETTING A BRITISH GREEN MINI COOPER S!!!

My Encounter With Lady-Boy/Man

So I forgot about the highlight of the trip… what is Phuket famous for?? Besides the beaches and food and massages… yes it’s the Lady-Boys or in Hokkien we call is “Ah Kua”.

One of my “things to do” is to slip money into a prostitute/ stripper/ “ah kua”s clothes… and guess what!!! DID THAT!!! Hahahaha…. I slip 20baht in bettwen her what-seems-like-real-solid boobies!! Woo-hoo!! I know 20baht is little…but that is what I have left…ha ha ha…

-night life at Patong-

-EVERYONE!!! Meet Emma!!!-

Phuket = Tropical Strom = No Sun = No Beach = No Tan = Bored To Tears

- Lions Club Of Bayan Baru Phuket Trip...-
-Me and Hubs Just Tagged Along!!!!-

OK so…Phuket was supposed to be paradise rite? Well…not to me… sad…yes… first of all… there was a tropical storm for the whole weekend… so what do I get to do?? Bored to tears… we spend most of our time eating, massages, and drinking…I was soooo super duper disappointed that I can’t work on my tan… I did not even touch the blardee sand!!! *hysterical crying*

-tropical storm...dammit!!!-

Thank God that we went there with a bunch of people… yea… me and hubs tagged along with my parents and their Lions’ Club… despite no sun, lotsa rain and lotsa OLD people… we had our share of fun… we ate, drank and gossip… seriously old ladies and old men gossip a lot… a freaking lot… I think the men does more!

As we were staying on Patong Beach… where the tsunami hit … until now, we could still see the damages... really sad actually… a lot of unrest spirits… the resort room that we were in were all new…fully renovated and really nice…but… I could not help but feel something around… I do not know if I am thinking too much but I feel something… which totally spoke me out… to make matters worst… some of the other ladies and men felt the same…SCARY!!!

In details: in our room, as I was unpacking, I found a plate with some package wrap in green cloth… freak the shit out of me… dare not touch it, so went around asking…apparently, during the tsunami…the place we were staying was totally wipe out… so basically lotsa dead people around… so the package was there to appease the dead… whoa… I got a case of extra large goose bumps!!

We were not disturbed by any spirits but I could feel their presence… sad! Hubs on the other hand was like totally fine… you see…he is a skeptic… he does not believe in spirit. Said I was nuts… and too sensitive…and tthink too much… then he tried to scare the shit out of me… by saying there are spirits talking to him!! Urg…sometimes he can be so juvenile!!!!!

-our "haunted" room...no la...just felt haunted-

With all that Hubs promise (with pinky swear) that he will bring me to Phuket again… when it is not in the middle of tropical storm season… and to some nicer resort!! *happy dee*

-fine dining @ Baan Rim Pa-

-20 people's mess... talk about fine dining...ha ha ha...the food was to die for!-

-my new best friend...thanks to dad!!-

Attack of the Goosie Bumpsies

I had tears in my eyes and goosie bumpsies all over after watching Paul Potts 's on Irene's Blog.

Just wanted to share with the rest of you.

Sentences

Going to Phuket Tonight For The Weekend

Our First Wedding Anniversary Is This Sunday

Have to Eat our Frozen Wedding Cake (from last year) This Weekend

Have Not Packed Our Bags Yet

Our House Pipe Is Emitting Some Rotten Fumes (gross!!)

I Have To Mop The Floor Before We Leave For Phuket

My Friend Might Be Calling Off Her Wedding (sad!)

My Birthday Is Coming Up

We Are Trading In Our Mini Cooper For A New Mini Cooper S *fingers cross*

I Am Still FAT With A Backache

The Brinks

I was so touched, thrilled, happy, and speechless when I received an e-mail from a fellow holiday maker from our honeymoon in Maldives (so sweet!). It has been almost 1 year since our honeymoon. My my… how time flies!!

We met them during our second last day at the resort and well, four of us hit it off like fire!! We got along so well that our last days together we had our lunch and dinners together… we partied together and basically shared a lot of interesting conversations. Who would have known 2 Malaysians and 2 South Africans have in common?

It is good to know that they are pregnant and will be expecting a baby girl in 3 months time… felt a warm buzzing feeling…he he he she will be so beautiful like her mother!!

- The Brinks-

His Version Of Transformers

Ever since the Transformer movie came out, every single toy store basically sold out their Transformers related stuff. Hubs manage to save his old toy from my MIL giving it away…no…it is nothing near Transformers merchandise, but it is “transformer” like…

You see… hubs like to tease my MIL… just because he can do it and get away with it, and my MIL, well she is naïve and ignorant to things outside her little world.

Hubs: Mother, please don’t throw away my old robot.

MIL: Why?

Hubs: Cause it is worth thousands now!!!

MIL: OOHhhhhh OK…OK… (proceed to find the toy and clean it up and store it properly. Most probably calling all the aunties and telling them bout the “antique robot”)

*slap head*

Dry Chicken Anyone?

I have not been posting my cooking for some time now… cause sometimes I feel that my gastronomic creation is not good enough…but then again who cares? It’s me right? Ha ha ha…

Last night’s dinner… Grilled Herb Chicken with Buttered Veggies. Verdict? Chicken was a wee bit dry… I think I overcooked it in the over… but the veggies was heavenly… I think must be all the butter and salt.

To The Gym We Go...la...la...la

I don’t remember if I did mention that about urmm…a month ago or maybe two months ago, I dragged hubs to buy a pair of sports/running/gym shoes. So until yesterday, we have never worn our shoes… yes till yesterday…because yesterday for the very first time… we went to the gym!!! YES two fat blobs finally went to the gym.

Ladiladila… I did a bit of cardio…trying to get my heart rate up to burn my fats… I think I did well… I told myself I have to go to the gym at least 3 times a week… (hah!!!) SO after a lot of sweat from the cardio workout… I wanted to try out the weight machines… but ha ha ha… I was so “pai seh” (shy) to stand in front of the machine and read the pictorial instructions like a total dweeb…so I gave it a miss.

Hubs on the other hand was trying to be macho and all… did all the workout… and this morning, he told me don’t mess with him, he will bash me up cause he got muscles now…ha ha ha… I told him, he can try to bash me up after six months of intensive training at the gym… if not…I will BASH him up instead. MEN!!!

The Banning Of The Soya Sauce

Ever since I was in uni, (that is when I started cooking), I always cook everything with “kicap” (soya sauce), a dash here, a dash there… I put it into everything, from stir fry to marinades and as dips. It was one of the easiest ingredients to use and find.

Today, I still use it and I have no idea why I use it so much now and I did not realize that I put it in everything!! Not until hubs told me. *shy* He told me that all my Chinese dishes all taste the same, they all taste like soya sauce… *oohh shy*.

So… last night, with very strong determination, I banned soya sauce from my cooking… I did very very well…very surprised actually. Last night’s menu was Stir Fry Beef and Shitake Mushroom with Black Bean Sauce, Chicken Soup and Stir Fry French Beans with Shrimps *clap* *clap* *clap*. Hubs was surprised also… polished off his plate. Good Boy!

Bunny and Olly

Recently, hubs and I have move on from calling each other “Bee” as for Baby to other names…

Hubs to Me:
Hon– short for Honey, I realize he only calls me that in public when he is all lovey dovey. Still not used to it… so American!!

Bunny- dunno why he calls me that, I don’t hop like a bunny, I don’t have bunny teeth, we don’t hump like bunnies, maybe I am cute? Ewww…

Eh/ Wei – when he is annoyed with me, or when he is playing his PS3 and need his soya bean milk and peanuts or when he is in his macho mode. Really hate it when he “eh”s or “wei”s me… Olly if you are reading this stop “eh”ing and “wei”ing me!!! Don’t like it one bit!

Me to Hubs:
Eh/ Wei/ *silent treatment* - when he “eh”s and “wei”s me and when he is in his arrogant macho mode.

Olly –I call him this tenderly when he calle me “bunny”, cause his face is like an oil ridge. I know makes no sense but it’s cute…

OMG I think we cannot grow up and will never grow up… 40 years down the road when all our teeth has fallen, we will still be doing this… calling each other loving names! *shudder*

Popping Pills

Since young my friends always say that I am a supplement freak!! Even during uni days, a good friend always says that she envision my house has a cupboard dedicated for my vitamins and supplements! I DO HAVE A CUPBOARD FULL OF VITAMINS AND SUPPLEMENTS AND DARN PROUD OF IT!! *happy sigh*All my friends are absolutely right about me...they really KNOW me!

My family or more like my mom has been taking a lot of vitamins and supplements since she was young and today at the age of “old” she looks ten years younger that her actual age… and no plastic surgery, no face lifts or any nonsense to her body. That my friend is evidence of the miracle of supplements. Of cause you do not entire rely on it, nor overdose of a certain vitamins… but must know what you are putting into your body.

My daily supplements besides my herbs medication for my “woman” problem, I take Vitamin E, Vitamin C, EPO, Bee Pollen, and Vemma. Sometimes, I will take Royal Jelly, and once a week I will try to make American Ginseng Soup. Oh!! I also take “period” soup or mostly know is “pak cheng”… supposed to strengthen and warm the womb after monthly visits from Aunty Flow.

Unfortunately for hubs ( fortunately for me), I feed him supplements as well… every morning without fail…I swear he will thank me later years in life...ha ha ha…

Moral of the story…”whatever your Mother gives/advice you to do/take, is always good for you”. Serious… it’s true… been there…done that…

Bound For Phuket

Bound for Phuket this weekend with hubs, mom, dad and a bunch of my parent’s friends… It will be our 1st wedding anniversary this Sunday and this short break is like out pre-anniversary trip to our actual wedding anniversary vacation in Hayman Island this November (sounds complicated huh? Well I am a complicated person! Ha ha ha)

Tried finding my flippers and snorkels last night, I have no idea where I have stored it… I know I did not packed it with me when we moved, so it has to be in my old room… I seriously hope that I can use my gear…

I have no expectation for the hotel room and the plans which the “adults” have planned… I bet its some dodgy hotel with icky floor tiles… I mean the guy who is planning refuse to let us know what is going on… I mean what the hell, not like he is paying for us, we are paying for ourselves… the least he can do is let us know what sort of hotel/motel and the plans for the weekend… I am beginning to resent him now… *boiling*

So no expectations… if I expect something I will so be disappointed…

Hotness After 10 Years

I can’t remember the last time the girls went out on alcohol rampage. Oh yes it was in Langkawi for Via and Deb Hen’s Weekend… Last Saturday was more of a replay of when we were single years ago… we would meet up not for a drink but for clubbing.

We shared a bottle of Black Label sitting by the bar… three of us…hotness oozing (ha ha ha…thick skin…yet again) basically here we are 3 of us 10 years down the road… no guys picked us up!!?? DAMN… why is that… we came to a few conclusions… we were full of confidence…thus scaring off all the men… we were too engrossed with exchanging gossips… the guys were all too young or we were too old for them… whatever the reason was…we did not care one bit… I am married and the other two is going to be married soon…

Felt nice doing this with my two best girl friends… I hope 10 years from now we are still up to our nonsense! *grin*

A Conversation With My MIL

A conversation with my mum-in-law in Cantonese translated to English:

MIL: Ah Lynn ah, don’t use the IKEA plastic bags.

Me: Why-lar?

MIL: Very bad quality, it breaks… after a long time not using it, the plastic bags disappears.

Me: *puzzled* * really puzzled* - look at hubs *scratching my head* *still puzzled*

Hubs: Its bio degradable, which is why, it disappears.

MIL: Why would they do that?

Hubs: It easier to dispose, save the environment.

MIL: So difficult for me…aiyah…save what environment-la.

Me: look at hubs *chuckles* * slap head*

Ignorance can be adorable sometimes!

Grocery Shopping Mayhem

I am still not used to groceries shopping back in Malaysia… first of all…there is no Coles!!! Secondly, I am so used to the brands I get back in Melbourne that they don’t sell it here. Thirdly, product placement here is to me a while big pile of mess!

Mom said I will get used to how they place products and the brands here… all I have to do is test it out. I have been testing products back in Aussie-land for 5 years and I am happy with all my brands… (I have brand loyalty!) thank you very much! Just the other day, mom was complaining on how rough my hands have become… thanks to the dishwashing liquid (that I have been testing…bad product) and thanks to no dishwasher. I just told her that the dishwashing liquid I bought it not working out… I need to try another brand. The problem is… everything here is in BIG packaging… how am I suppose to test product if the blardee dishwashing liquid is like 1 liter…my hands would have fallen off from all the testing!

I know I am sounding like a totally spoilt overgrown married woman, but I have my reasons… I want my Paul’s milk, my Coon cheese, my fresh strawberries, my fresh button mushrooms that I pick and pack in the brown bag, my Vegemite, my Morning Fresh dishwashing liquid, my Vileda kitchen cloth, my Helga bread, my fresh juicy bacon; basically I missed shopping at COLES!!! If only they have all that back in Penang without paying a premium price…

Hubs actually took me on a hunting trip for my all time favorite Coon cheddar cheese and fresh bacon. We decided to go to Tesco to look for it… au usual…they don’t carry the brand and the bacon looks pathetic to even be cooked! Under the rain hubs then drove me to Jusco… blardee hell…NONE… they do sell a lot of Japanese/Taiwanese food stuff… Last resort, he drove me all the way to Cold Storage in Gurney…none none none… I swore someone is out to get me… I bought my Coon cheese there about 1 month ago and now its all gone…GONE!!! I NEED MY COON!!! Feeling all frustrated and pissed off…hubs substitute my cheese and bacon craving with red wine… bless him… but that still does not put an end to my hunt on Coon cheese and perfect bacon!

The worst part is not only bout not getting the things I want to buy, but the shoppers around me… I get so irritated when parents let loose of their children with the trolley… these kids will go around like they are in F1 track, I had a few accidents with these kids… and all their parents think is how smart their kids are… blardee hell…control your kids!! If my kids were like that, I would so smack them and asked them to apologies! Kids will be kids after all right? You would not expect a grown adult to be so rude and inconsiderate. I hate it when adults with a ripe age is 50 will just block the whole aisle with their trolley, and when you asked them to excuse you, they will cast you a dirty look like they own the aisle… I mean what the hell!!! The worst kind is aunties checking out what you are buying and make comments to their husband/friends/shopping buddy there and then!! Mind your own blardee business AUNTY!!

My weekly grocery shopping mayhem ends usually at the car park… me and hubs seriously cannot CANNOT stand those shoppers who load their shopping bags in the car and leave the trolley by the side next to another car and expect it to disappear… what are you teaching your children?… I mean how hard is it to push the trolley back to the trolley line allocated? I find it so irresponsible… by simply parking the shopping trolleys, it might roll off and knock someone’s car or worst…knocked into someone… I just feel so sad seeing all this actions by our own people…Sad…not to say I am more superior than them…but I feel by following rules and using your brains to think sensibly, each of us can make this place more bearable and much more orderly.

Hayman Island

Woohoo… our flights and accommodation are confirmed for Hayman Island this November!!! It’s going to be my 1st wedding anniversary treat from hubs which he just found out over the weekend… basically (as usual) I force it onto him… trying to sell him the idea of spending 4 days 5 nights is a luxurious island resort right on the Great Barrier Reef! I told him that;

“I don’t need any diamonds THIS year”
“It’s our 1st wedding ANNIVERSARY!!!”
“It’s like seeing the Great Barrier Reef when it’s still alive…You love all this adventure shit rite…”
“We can make babies there… how cool is it telling your kid you were conceived on the Great Barrier Reef!!!”
“We can get to use or snorkeling gear we bought last year”

I know those are not valid reasons strong enough for him… but hey he agreed and asks me how much we spending… I just told him… a lot… I know he loves me and is going with it… after all he loves travelling and luxurious accommodations… I have rubbed of my snobbishness on him…ha ha ha…MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!

If there is a God, then God is fair…we all strive to be PERFECT, but no one is…

Toilet Call

In my line of work, bankers, fund managers and brokers usually come knocking on the door when the market is good and high and never the right time to go in!! Really annoying actually… but well, they are just doing their job so I got to give them some credit… BUT there are some that won’t give up and act all weird when they get turn down…will be calling non-stop, loitering around outside the office (ok not that bad, I tend to exaggerate sometimes… ok maybe most of the times…) But no means no rite? Not to these people… pretty persistent

Thank God I got my assistant as a barricade… poor girl… always giving all sorts of reasons when we refuse a meeting or calls. She will usually tell these people “Ms. Goh is not in the office today and for the next few weeks, she went to -----(insert place)” But there was one time (in band camp…ha ha ha), she told a particular banker I was in the toilet…and we were all shocked when the banker ask if I were to be long and if I were doing a poo poo!!! We burst out laughing…the banker wanted to hold the line while I do my business!!! Weirdo!!! Talk about desperate!!

QE II On A Wednesday 'Nite

Just a simple girlgetogether turned into a drinking session (as usual-la!!), the boys crashed our party! KACAU only!

-the girls-

-me and hubs-

-the guys-

Foursome

One of my many overdue photos from Bali. I love this shot of (from left to right) hubs, CK, Debs and me at KuDeTa, Seminyak. Photo courtesy of Patrick from Exes Studio...coolness…very artsy…there are still have many more photos which hubs took… I still have to find the time to sort it out, resize it and post it up…

Basically I am too lazy cause all the photos is in the laptop which is at home and I don't use PC at home cause hubs hogs it most of the time… please don’t ask how my brains work… I am just *plop* laaaazyyy… finding reasons to avoid anything when I am LAZY...and when I rather be on the couch watching CSI or cooking or just lazing around like a slob...

Intercepted By A Shit Head

My BMW 3 Series Coupe got intercepted in KL...it was supposed to be bound for Penang ...damn the person who bought it before me!!! DAMN DAMN... now I would have to wait for months while the Mini rot!! Shit HEAD! I should blame the good for nothing sales person.... arrghhh (sheesh, i do sound like a spolit "overgrown" child)

My Obsession with Public Toilets

I think I might be a Bathroom/Toilet freak! Yes we have already established that I am ANAL when it comes to housekeeping, but toilets/bathrooms have to be very very very (must stress) clean, neat and germ free (ok impossible to be germ free).

It really irks me out when I step into dirty public toilets especially in Malaysia… why can’t they keep the floor and the toilet seat dry? There will be shoe marks on the toilet seats, drips of urine/shit/period around the bowl and surrounding floor and use pads/panty liners missing the bins!!! GROSS!! What is really bad is that it is badly maintain, flush not working, no toilet paper, no toilet SEAT!!! I mean how primitive can we get… I wanna know how people use the toilet… how blardee hard is it to pee and poo? WHY WHY WHY??? Must you mess up the toilets!!! Using toilets is very simple; you go in, lock the door, take out your pants and pee/poo then clean up after your business…

The number one worst toilet I have EVER EVER in my life so far used was the one on Mekong Delta in Vietnam… oh my Lord… it was so bad and my bladder was in pain that I had to use it really BAD… the smell of the mixture of urine and poo and some freshener, I almost faint in there…I would not want to start on the cleanliness… no wonder there was this guy pooing under the bridge rather than use the toilet!

So now, every time I use a public toilet (any public toilet), I am always armed with Dettol wipes (to wipe the toilet bowl, toilet handles or whatever I have to touch), disposable toilet seat cover (double protection after wiping the seat with Dettol wipes), lotsa tissue paper to clean up.

Countries with clean public toilets that I have visited and well I am rather impress with are namely Australia, Japan, Singapore; Bangkok was so- so only same as Hong Kong depending on which public toilets you use. The rest well, all I can say bring ya Dettol wipes, and disposable toilet seat cover.

16th Day of the 8th Chinese Lunar Month

Guess what??!! Today is our 1st Chinese Wedding Anniversary…we got married last year on the 16th day of the 8th Lunar Month… coolness… Actually hubs was like “why-la got so many anniversaries??” WHY NOT!!! More occasions to celebrate…Chinese is like that-mah…like to have reason to celebrate…hehehe. That got me thinking, we do have a lot of anniversaries.

When We First Met Anniversary
When We First “Ahem Ahem” Anniversary
When We Officially Became BF/GF Anniversary
When He Proposed To Me Anniversary
Our Engagement Party Anniversary
Our Registration Anniversary
Our Chinese Wedding Anniversary (which is TODAY!!)
Our Actual Wedding Anniversary
Our KL Dinner Anniversary
Our Penang Dinner Anniversary

The list will definitely go on… WOMEN!!! Ha ha ha….

Magic Herbs?

I always believe in Chinese Traditional Medicine more than Western medication. Why? Maybe because my granddaddy was a Chinese Physician and I grew up with Chinese medicine and my family believes in natural healing…

That being said… I stopped my hormone therapy last week ( Dr. See is not going to be happy)… could not take it anymore… the crazy mood swings, the impulsive weigh gain, the whole feeling under the therapy was just bad…maybe I have been taking it with my Chinese medication and they are not doing too well working together… so I decided to ditch the “ang moh” medicine!!! I would think I know my body better…it may take a longer time to heal but hey its herbs!!

So after stopping for a bout 5 days…my erratic mood swings actually stopped, I don’t feel so bloated, but of cause I am still FAT, the point is I feel better. *fingers cross*

One Of The Four Fingers Is Pregnant!!!

Congratulations to Mang and June on PROJECT XIU MING!!!!

A Divine Being

My parents had a 77 year old head monk from Thailand over last weekend… Dad invited him over to stay at their place… well… no idea why he came, but it was a good thing… he went and gave blessing to our house and our office…so nice of him… Despite being so old… he does not look a bit his age…I guess it must be all the calmness and good karma he projects…

Having a monk staying over at the house is a big deal for my family… it is actually a good karma, or a good sign for the family… and this monk took a liking for hubs… ha ha ha… he says hubs’ a good man… and I should not bully him so often ha ha ha… he knows!!...yups… this fellow can see a person’s character, past present and future… there are things revealed by him that took me and hubs by surprise… lets just say he is a divine being!

From Airport to Airport

Am BACKKKKkkkkk!! Wow… tiring!!! Last week was like I was on a bullet train…all I remember was moving from airport to airport to airport… sometimes I dunno how some business people do it… i.e. my DAD!!! So tiring that it took me the whole weekend to recover but not fully recovered yet! Highlight of our trip…zilch I hate Hong Kong… too polluted… got in…meeting with the bankers and got out…fast fast…not time wasted…but we did have fantastic Dim Sum…

In Bangkok well, it was more relaxing… met with our broker, had a nice lunch, did a bit of shopping, saw our property. We manage to get some great Thai food (duh!!) by ourselves actually we stumble across this place and I fell in love with…get this… lemongrass tea!! Very refreshing and it make you fart a lot…something like a ginger tea replacement… I am going to make some… very easy actually… boil lemongrass together with rock sugar…voila…simple…just add ice…

-ice lemongrass tea-

-ice lemongrass tea??-

-oohh yummy petai with yummy prawns-

-pad thai-

-soft shell crab with deep fried basil...delish-

Mother In Laws

This entry was spurred by one of my best friend. She is going through what all DIL will go though…hers’ just begun!

The In Laws… I have heard many many stories about in-laws… the worst stories are usually from the Mother In Law (MIL). From what I have heard from friends, I have categorized some of the horror MIL Types

The I Am Better Than You MIL
This type of MIL thinks that she is better than you when it comes to taking care of her son or your children … she wants to know what you cook for her son, what detergent you use, what cooking oil, salt, sugar you use… and whatever you use…will NEVER be good enough.


The MIL That Thinks She Is Married To Her Son
This one…fui yoh… I think the doctor forgot to cut the invisible umbilical cord. She will call her son minimum 10 times a day, asking him about everything from what he is doing, what he was eating to what he is wearing… FREAKY!!!! Wants to see her son everyday… cannot have him out of her sight. Usually, a mummy’s boy…

The Nosy MIL
This one wants to be a part of your life… and apart means very very attached to your married life… it would be like she is the third wheel… always in your house cooking for you, washing for you, insist to go out with you…she has to do everything with you…and the best?? She would love to live and sleep in the same bed as both of you!

The “Extra Nice” MIL
This MIL type is something that all should look out for. She will be extremely nice to you, but behind…wham bam…she backstabs you to the max… no need to elaborate more.

The MIL From Hell
This one is a combination of all of the above plus more… she will take full control over your life and your hubby and children, financially and emotionally…and you can’t run away from her cause she has gotten all your strings tied to her toes… She is very influential and well…she is the Empress Dowager.

I am not saying which type is my mom or my MIL…but well…both of them are categorized in there… just maybe not that extreme…which MIL is yours??

More Erratic Mood Swing

2 blardee hours in the doctor’s waiting room, I could feel the anxiety!! When he was finally done prodding me with the vagina scan and some other contraption, my water cyst is unfortunately still there and my ovaries are still swollen… FANFUCKINGTASTIC!!! Good news… the cyst and the swell has reduce in size… so, due to my erratic mood swing and my weight gain, I told Dr. See, I don’t wanna be under the hormone therapy or get me something else… I do not want to balloon up like a Michelin man…

The good doctor gave me two choices… numero uno: operation to take out the cyst and to flush my tubes (have no idea what it’s for but my mind went bank dee by that time) option number two: oral contraceptive for a few months to regulate by hormones… so of cause I choose option 2… that means the chances of me getting pregnant while on the “pill” is ZILCH!!! Well, hubs was supportive…mom went nuts cause she says going on the “pill” is no good… with he list of reasons… got me annoyed actually… I mean want am I suppose to do?? I don’t wanna be gassed and cut open… its not at the crucial stage yet…maybe like what hubs said…I should seek a second opinion…but then it would be like I am cheating on Dr. See… after all he is so nice….

Actually I am feeling kinda down… this thing is really affecting me… what if I don’t get any better?? What if I have to go under the knife? What if? It is not frustrating I am feeling…more of like sad… and worried… *SIGH* *DOUBLE SIGH*… ok enough…happy thoughts happy thoughts….

A Night of Love and Stars (cheesy topic again!)

I just love weddings!! And last Saturday’s wedding was great!!! I must say J.W. Marriott is classy… the food was surprisingly not bad for a hotel! The bride and groom was extremely gorgeous and in love with each other… unfortunately when we left none of them were drunk…but I suspect the groom was a bit high…anyhoo…I managed to get into my black lace cocktail dress and look smashingly sexy in it… of cause anyone would look sexy if half their boobies were showing… ha ha ha… I think some of the guys are gonna puke especially Mang when he reads this!!

The night ended with me being borderline highness and drunkenness. I was so high that while the valet was getting our car… a few van pulled up and I swore I saw a Hong Kong superstar… so I ask my friend while slurring through my words…. “ Ehh Jamesss, is that shortie what is his name.. the Hongkie singer??” He then replied “Hacken Lee” …who the fuck is Hacken Lee… then I thought ohhh Lee Hac Ken… why would he name himself Hacken Lee Hac Ken?? I think it’s a Hong Kong thingy… Ha ha ha….So anyways… I did not believe-loh…so I yelled him name HACKEN LEE…ok it was very embarrassing… but hey I was high/drunk… I did not fuck care who was looking at me… but to be honest thie Hacken Lee is very snobbish… LANSI!!!!...so he can kiss my royal ass…beeiatch!!

-Hacken Lee Hacken??-

-Ms. Penny Tai-

Later on…still waiting for the valet to bring my car (remind me next time not to tip J.W. Marriot valet so much- ‘effing slow man!!!) so I went to make friends with the “bodyguard” In my half pass six Cantonese “Uncle-ah, was that Lee Hac Ken? What other superstars is living in this hotel?” The uncle was nice… (maybe it was my boobies) he told us that there is some concert at Dataran Merdeka and there was another Hong Kong singer Wong something something… (could not be bothered) just walk pass us… oh how nice… then and there another van came up… this time it was a local singer… according to James’s wife it was Penny Tai (Penny who??) But as usual I yelled her name… she was nice… she smiled and wave at me… wah like that la…nicer to “fans” even I have not a clue who she is… yadda yadda yadda… actually I would only be salivating if Justin Timberlake, Mr. Sexyback himself was there… now that would be something… I would probably climb and claw on to him…to see Lee Hacken, Wong something something and Ms. Penny Tai might do it for some people… but I will probably forget bout it in a few weeks…

So back to my world… our car finally came… I think hubs tip the fucker 20 bucks… so not worth it made us wait so long… jebers… we then went on to Uncle Lim’s house for some poker, vodka and more wine… I think I ended up on the sofa ZzzzzZZ away until hubs had to drag me home… I guess the rest was a blur to me… I was freaking sleepy and intoxicated… but I did remember going home took out my make-up, wash my hair, blow dry my hair AND change into fresh undies and pjs… AMAZING!!!

Congratulations to Adrian and Mei Lin… pop kids soon!!!! XOXO

- Mr & Mrs James Lee and me-

-Hubs and me-

-the Four Fingers-

-group photo op with the bride and groom!-

Dammit its Raining Cats and Dogs, Dogs and Cats...AGAIN!!!!

Mid Afternoon Nonsense

HaH…I skipped lunch to go get a trim. Seems like I just cut my hair not too long ago and here I am cutting my hair again. Short hair needs to be maintain every month, if not I will just look like a I have a mop on my head!!

I left 15mins earlier before lunch, rush to the saloon… I just don’t get it… every time I am rushing to go somewhere; the traffic is never NEVER on my side… I will get all the red lights, some aunty will be hogging the road…some ah beng Honda kap chai will be weaving in and out… more traffic lights!!! By the time I got to the saloon it is a struggle finding for a parking spot… I had to park like 100m away from the saloon (trust me it’s a long walk for me in heels!!!) More yaddass… I manage to catch forty winks on the chair…but the irritating shampoo girl keep yakking away… irrates!!!!

2 very long hours later, I got my hair done with all the fine hair all over my face and in my blouse… I am now damn itchy all over… I freaking need a shower and wash my hair all over again. And what is worst than having hair all over me… my tummy masuk angin…cause I was too hungry… and gulping down a cuppa and last night’s pasta ain’t doing any justice to my tummy now… I am all bloated now, I need to fart…and burp (can’t burp for shit)…ok me need to fart…*sigh* I am full of complains… but seriously I do look good (excuse my thicken skin due to weight gain!).

Trouble in the Changing Rooms

There is a wedding this Saturday back in KL, so as usual… hubs and me have to attend…actually it’s the start of the wedding season again after the 7th Lunar Month. Was excited… why? Cause can get to dress up, show off my legs, cleavage, jewelry, hair, nails, dinner bags, shoes.

I know I have been gaining weight due to the hormone therapy, my boobies seem to have grew larger…I only notice it when I tried to zip up my fail proof black strapless evening gown which I was planning to wear for the wedding dinner… what do ya’ll know…could not fully zip…it got stuck around my boobs area… DAMN!!! How-lah now… I am not going to buy another dress and I don’t have any other dress to wear… I blame this on Dr. See…giving me “fat”pills *pissed* *sob* *fras*

Failing to see that it will not go up, I seek the help of my “dress zipper” (who else-la but hubs) well, poor thing, he manage to zip up the dress but ended up with a sore thumb and me…and well as for me, lets just say…I could not breath!!!

Contingency dress? NONE!! But with my quick thinking despite fretting, I quickly rush back to my mom’s house to ransack my other evening gowns… all the long dresses that I have tposes the same problem… boob area could not be zipped… damn my breast!! Finally I found my V neck and V back black lace cocktail dress… now that I can zip and show plentiful cleavage…va va voom… but it’s a short cocktail dress and the dinner is at JW Marriot… and KL people pasang damn kuat… I guess I would have to just go with that dress… *sob* Now I have to re-coordinate my shoe, bad, and accessories to glam it up! *fingers cross*

Men!! (and their dicks) :Part 2

Disgusted!! Yes I am disgusted…or more like frustrated? Not sure… but the feeling is not good-lah. So there is this particular guy friend of mine which I have known for a long long time… he has now become a friend of hubs… since young we do know he is a bit of a player, unstable…u get the drift-lah.

Where am I getting at this? Let see… it all started from an innocent guys-night-out drinking session…normally I would not give a damn… and let hubs have a jolly good time… I trust him. But after that session… little birdie told me that this friend was up to no good and tries to influence the other guys to engage in GRO “Guest Relation Officers” services!!! But the guys declined (which was fantastic-good men!! ‘cept for that “friend” of mine) Of ‘cause I was furious… as I don’t like secrets and I an very confrontational person, I went up to hubs and asked him… he denied… or according to him, nothing of that sort happened.

SO …QUESTION; who do I trust? I trust my hubs 100% but I am a bit weary now when they go out together… so blardee pissing me off… so that leads me to another question, where do you draw the border between being polite and overly “nice”? Fidelity…that is always a problem in all couples… if not now, later…deal with it…

My Melbourne

I just got my tickets to go back to Melbourne for this spring… and that got me thinking… oh how much I missed living, studying and working there… *sigh* it is so different now going back there for a month or two just to look at our properties.

I missed my beer at Cookie Bar, I missed shopping for groceries at Coles, I missed my “pho” in Springvale, I missed the politeness and friendliness of Melbournians, I missed the Yarra Valley, I missed lunch at Lake House, I missed the mountains, I missed Officeworks, I missed my breakfast at Sweethearts, I missed Mornington Peninsula, I missed cycling through the parks, I missed drinking Paul’s Milk, I missed Hungry Jack’s Bacon Deluxe ( real bacon not beef bacon real real pork bacon and that is how bacon should BE!!! ) I missed how the sun sets at 4pm during winter, I missed the trams I used to take to work, I missed the musicals, I missed Squire’s Loft steak, I missed my Foxy car, I missed Chapel Street, I missed the quaint coffee shops that serves a REAL latte, I missed the clean “wet “markets, I missed my house and garden, I missed the feeling of being skinny amongst the big ang mohs, I missed hanging out at Rakhma and Sha’s apartment on Collins, I missed the annual Comedy Festivals, I missed raving and clubbing till wee hours in the morning…the list is endless…OH HOW I MISSED MELBOURNE!!!

"Slow Oven BBQ/Baked/Roasted Pork" Har??

OK so I promise I would take some pictures of my 1st attempt of Roast BBQ Pork – BBQ Roast Pork…more like Oven Roasted Pork no…no…no its Oven Baked Pork (like anyone would bother!) Alrite enough with the naming of the pork…

By the time I got home and got started on heating up my oven to cook my pork… I was like woohoo… nervous and excited on how it would turn out…on the oven… 200 degrees Celsius on Fan Force Oven mode… (sound so techie!!) So… wah…got heat…and then wham bam… my oven started to project weird *cling clang cling * noise…so what do I do… DAMN… so I ask my in house technician (my hubs) to fix it… hai…too bad he can’t…but he did diagnose it and told me that the fan sudah rosak!! Wah lau… tu lan man!!! Contingency… I still continue my roasting using another oven mode… which took a really long time… yadda yadda yadda…

The pork finally managed to cook and there you have it… my “Slow Oven Baked/Roasted/BBQ Pork”. Thank God it was good… but needs much improvement… first thing was the cut of meat… I need a better cut…something not so musculary…secondly… I need to put in more sugar to balance the taste of sourness from the plus sauce and lastly…I blame it on the oven… which I could not use its full potential. Well… at least it was edible… and oh yes… I just realize hubs is my greatest food critic…

*note to self: I need to get soufflé dish to make Pot Chocolates…

Do I Need To Go To AA?

I was so free (as usual) and I started thinking…hmmm should I have a glass of red tonight while cooking… or a gin and tonic after dinner… Uh OH then I started thinking…How does one recognize an alcoholic? Why I am asking this is because I am suspecting after all these years that I have been telling (joking) people that I am an ALCOHOLIC!! It might be true after all… I think *scratch head*

I took two tests online to determine if I have a drinking problem…

VERDICT 1:

According to the Office of Health Care Programs, Johns Hopkins University Hospital, developers of this screening quiz, if you answered 3 of these questions with a Yes it is a definite sign that your drinking patterns are harmful and possibly considered alcohol dependent or alcoholic. You may want to seek an evaluation by a healthcare professional.

VERDICT 2:

It is likely that your current drinking patterns are hazardous or harmful to your health and well being. Your responses to the AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) are in a range believed to be consistent with problems related to drinking. Because your results indicate that your drinking patterns may be hazardous or harmful, consider seeking further evaluation from your doctor or other qualified health professional, who can help you determine if your alcohol consumption is adversely affecting your health or interfering with your work and relationships. You may also want to learn more about health problems related to drinking and ways to reduce your risk. The links below will assist you in locating a local health professional for further assistance, and in making well informed health decisions about alcohol.

Shits ohhh shit!!… my drinking patterns are harmful to my health and well being… oh dear….how to give up my bottle of cab sav, or the occasional gin and tonic…colorful cocktails during vacation… whiskey and soda… OH NO!!! *sob* *sob* but I already cut down compared to my uni days!!!

So back to the question, am I an alcoholic?? I think I might have a below borderline case…so still can save!!

More Attempts at Chinese Cooking

My attempt at Sambal Prawns last night was I must admit (no shame!!) is pretty good… just a wee bit too spicy and salty… besides that the taste was good… I give myself 6 out of 10 (above average-lah!!!) But my Pickled Vege omelet well I have to say… I blardee ace it… I know I know…such a simple dish… but it was perfection with nice sesame oil smell… hhmmm that I give myself 8 out of 10 (I am hard on myself!) Too bad I forgot to take some pics to post here...

Tonight I will attempt to cook BBQ Roast Pork from scratch…I woke up at 6 fucking 30 am just to marinated the pork… it better be good when it come out from the oven tonight *fingers cross*

** I really should be exercising instead of cooking meals!! Damn**

About LYNN

TAGGED by Chrissy ..Woohoo!!! Now I can talk more about myself ha ha ha…before I begin, there are certain rules to follow:

* Players must list one fact, word or tidbit that is somehow relevant to their life for each letter of their first or middle name.

* When players are tagged they need to write their own blog-post containing their own first or middle name game facts, word or tidbit.

* At the end of their blog-post choose one person for each letter of your name to tag.

* Don’t forget to leave a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

Here goes

L ~ anaL…yups that is me alrite… ANAL as one can be…anal about anything on the face of this planet that has to do with me… anal and selfish…muahahaha… need I explain more?? (actually I am not that bad once you get to know me more… I am fun!!!++perasan case) no shame!!

Y ~ onlY child…thank you mom and dad for only having me in the family… feel so bless and loved… even though sometimes I am a bit psycho when I go around talking to myself at the mirror, when I am driving alone, when I am showering, putting on make up, choosing clothes, cooking, walking…when I am talking to my PC…hey is that a “koo koo” bird…so prettyyyy..*siau*

N ~ caberNet sauvignon, my favorite type of wine in the whole wide world (www). Give me a caberNet sauvignon anytime of the day, anywhere I will have the whole bottle thank you very much… hhhmmm…nice…

N ~ giN, another of my favorite poison… love it with a squeeze of lemon, a pinch of salt and top it with tonic water!! REFRESHING BABY!!!

Damn… I am not too good at this tag…such an alcoholic… but who cares… no creative juices this morning… still sleepy *yawn*

Ok Ok… I will have to tag those who share alphabet from my name…let see YOU ARE ON…

1. adeLin
2. lim meng Yew
3. GweNie
4. aNne

My Eratic Mood Swings

I am suffering from hormone imbalance, hence I am in hormone therapy which leads to my many mood swings within 24 hours (pity those around me!) and also helping me get FAT! (finally that explains my rapid weight gain) Bloody side effect!!!

Ever since the therapy my tummy can contain a lot of food…I am constantly hungry and OMG I crave for carbs badly…damn those hormones pill…

How nice… when you are about to plan for pregnancy…the gynea whack you with a cyst and a swollen ovary… blardee terrific… nothing life threatening…just trying to find a balance before pregnancy… I seriously hope this therapy ends soon… I need to get into evening gowns for upcoming weddings. God bless hubs… so understanding on my situation… well he better be or else hell will break loose…hahahaha!!!

Quick Fix Dinner

Time to share my meals… what I do best is pasta dishes or anything “ang moh”. Its just simple and fast…not oily…don’t need lotsa dishes… its juts throw everything into a pan/over and voila… a yummielicious meal. Hubs just absolutely hate tomato base sauce…but I LOVE it so much that too bad for him I cooked my Tomato and Onion Penne with my favorite bacon...*yummers*

- my tomato base pasta-

Also manage to find a substitute for my favorite red, Wynns Cab Sav. Jameisons Run Cab Sav is not too bad… I better stock up this red…


** In case anyone is wondering why the hell I only cook penne it’s because I only like Penne pasta as it soak up all the sauce through the hole…

High Rollers

Hectic weekend?? Yups… I think I whine too much… I should enjoy life to the fullest right? YUPPERS! Last Saturday night the Four Fingers (minus 1 – CK was in Medan) met up for a night of Gin and Tonic and Texas Hold’em…woohoo… was it fun… hubs manage to get a cool set of poker chips and Mang manage to get a card shuffler… it was like mini Uncle Lim’s playground…hehehe… Mang and I won most of the games… the blurriest gamblers won hands down…but I think it was the super heavy Gin & Tonic (serve in a tea pot)… between 5 of us… I think we finish one bottle of Bombay Sapphire…

-start of poker 'nite-
-the cool poker set casing-

-end of poker 'nite-

*note to self: bring over new bottle of BS to Mang’s house next time!

My Day Of Birth

I was born on a Monday.

My colour is Yellow.

My star sign is Libra.

The season was Autumn.

As of today I am:

27 years, 11 months, 26 days old.

10,192 days old.

approximately 244,611 hours old.

approximately 880,600,238 seconds old.

It is 35 days until your next Birthday.

I am so lame sometimes... *sigh* anything to procrastinate... *double sigh* seriously need help... *triple sigh*

I Am Drowning

OMG I was checking my calendar for the next 6 months... PACKED!!!!!! Back to KL tonight... *sian* I am so tired... my schedule is so full that I don’t even have time to myself... let me count... I will not be in Penang for the next couple of weekends... this weekend KL next weekend KL after KL; one day rest (laundry) then is off to Hong Kong and Bangkok for business. Thank God I would have that weekend in Penang... then it will be KL again and then Phuket and then back to Melbourne for an entire month (which we will be traveling within Australia also). THEN, our calendar will be packed with weddings from November onwards to January and 'effing hell I don't even have the time to do my dresses!!!! AND THEN IT WILL BE CHINESE NEW YEAR!!

Seriously... I need a breather... I am somewhat drowning…’elp me!!!!!!

Men!!! (and their dicks)

Have anyone ever wondered why men stray? Peer pressure? Wife/gf not giving enough sex? Wife/Gf nags too much? Too possessive? Or its just plain men want to conquer as many women as they want to? How would you know if your husband/bf is cheating on you with another person? Still finding time to sit down and evaluate everything…

But in short, I personally feel that men think with their dicks… sadly but true and they give into peer pressure…so if their friends have a kept woman/ find hookers, then they will also do the same… not to loose face… fucking ego!!

Another type of men is pure “ham sap” they just wanna do as many women as they can ( hope their dicks fall out one day!!) So when I find the time to evaluate more of the male small brains… I will share more…

Then again…not all men are like that… Thank GOD I happen to know men who is absolutely faithful and understand the consequences of fooling around… AMEN to that!!!

Another Wild Hen's Weekend?? Not Telling...Shhssh

Was it a blast?? YEA MAN!! It was!! Sun, Sea, Beach, Alcohol, Young Boys (of legal age)…ATTENTION!!! What else can you ask for?? Ohh ya…great friends!

It was one of the best weekends I ever had and some things will stay in sunny Langkawi…and some I will share with you in here… hehehehe…

As usual… we must go makan at our Sun Café where all the cheap cocktails and fantastic food resides… yum…should not write much as it will make me super duper hungry… oohhhh fettuccine carbonara…Thai beef salad…mai tai… *slurp*

Most of the time we spend drinking, writing up dares for the brides, drinking, sun-bathing…parading around our bikinis… drinking… And of coz for the celebration dinner for our brides to be… it was “Angels and Devils” themed… all black or white… really fun!! Super fun…ha ha ha…

To Sylvia (Sunshine) and Debi (Paradise), WE WILL DO THIS AGAIN NEXT YEAR…whether there is a Hen’s Nite or not!!!

-introducing from the left: Bambi, Kitty, Paradise, Phoebe, Gisele and Sunshine-

-my yummy Thai Beef Salad (Mai Tai at the background)-

-Lynn KL & Lynn PG-

-Via & Debs-

-Sunshine, Paradise and Kitty: BRING ON THE ALCOHOL!!!-

-Angels and Devils-

-the party at Sun Sutra-

-Dee AKA Gisele and her fake boobs-

- Sexy Bride and Sexy Ex Bride-

-Holly, Candy, Kitty, Paradise and Sunshine -

-Let the PaaRTY BEGIN!!!!-