32 and 5

I turned 32 last weekend! and celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary!

So what if we don't have kids.

Being a D.I.N.K .is pretty awesome.

*D.I.N.K = Double Income with No Kids *wink*

5 Years and Counting

Today marks our 5th ROM Anniversary.

Found this on my desk this morning... went to the toilet and cried...tears of joy plus too shy to let everyone in the office see me so emo.

How time flies... does not even feel like 5 years ago. I am truly blessed to have this man as my husband. *heart flutters*

The One With The Rising Temparature and I Went Hola!

So Chap Goh Meh is finally over... which marks the end of Chinese New Year for 2010.

My CNY this year was pretty cool... hot. LITERALLY! So hot that I have to take cold showers 4-5 times a day ( note that I hardly/never take cold shower...I am pampered like that!)

It started out as any normal decent Malaysian Chinese would start their new year celebration.... Gambling! Yes...we love to gamble and we always take CNY as an excuse to overdo it! 

This year we DID add a bit of fun into our gambling session @ Wisma Lim in Kota Kemuning. 

We Had a "P-p-p Poker Party!"

I was Lady Ace, and hubs was Captain Jack Spade

 

I guess we like to dress up.... and some of my other friends were pretty creative!

The wicked poker witch and Ms. Poker International

The Poker Hantu

Urmmm... I dunno what he was coming as...maybe her works for ACE Advertising?

Poker Officer and Poker Sheriff

I was very ONG that night! Guess my wig was working it's luck!

For the 1st day to the 3rd day of CNY was spend visiting uncles and aunties in Rawang and PJ with my in laws...and I tell you, I was wearing very very little coz the heat was so unbearable... so a lot of uncles and aunties were like "looking" at my outfit! (you know that look???)

On the 4th day, BALIK Penang!! woohoo !!! Mind you, I love spending my CNY in PJ with my in laws... but they don't do steamboat! Which is a must for my CNY celebration!

So sampai my parents house at sharp 7pm and lo and behold... two pots of steamboat...my mom so sweet invited my gramps and whole family to join in to makan makan with me... *tears*

 

OK actually this picture very little people niah... coz the rest still not here!!!But I kenot tahan dee...so I makan first!

 Then when almost everyone was here we had....

See I soooo happy and fat festively plum

Aftermath of "loh hei-ing" the yee sang....OK altogether this CNY I had 6 Yee Sang...and the best was at Mapel Palace Restaurant @ Maple Gold Club, Penang.

Then on the 5th day of CNY....what did I do?? Oh yea I went to "pai nin" with my family in Penang...(Penang wayyyyyyy hotter than PJ), then on the 6th day my office officially open for business for the Year of The Tiger, but we had Lion dance... not Tiger dance... ha ha ha ha get the joke?? corny!

On the 7th day of CNY...it's where my daddy and mummy held their annual CNY Open House... (actually its not open house more like invited guest only but we always say open house...wtf...) 

 Scottie meow (hugs)

There was like about close to 150 people but all I was interested was...

This and...

Well after a night of lotsa "siew yok" and x amount of booze.... it was our Hokkiens' most important day of the CNY, the 9th day..."Pai Thee Kong"

 

In the midst of all the festivities... 

We bought our air ticket to Argentina!!! *whoopsss*  HOLA!!!

Yes, we are going to Argentina!!! end of the year and there is no turning back coz the air tickets are non refundable ( we got it from Malaysian Airline Travel Fair ) Its super cheap and it save us a total of RM 10k!!!

I am super duper excited for this trip but there is still 10 more months to go before we actually leave for Argentina to celebrate Christmas and New Year! 

So until then, we have many many things to do and go... first we are going to do our PADI course this weekend and next weekend, then will be off to Tenggol Island for some r & r with my in-laws family. Then we will be going back to Melbourne for 3 months! ( hoping to make our Kimberley trip happen *fingers cross*)

Then back to Penang by July and hopefully *fingers cross again* we can move into our new house by November before flying off to ARGENTINA!!! Wooohooooooooo!!!!!

Actually the only words in Spanish I know is Hola or Ola ( I really dunno) = Hi and Si = Yes

Hopeless case!

Sheesh... I am in good spirits today! :)

OKBAI 

XOXO

The One With The Tiger Coming and The Ox Is Running Away

Will be going back to Pee Jay tomorrow for Chinese New Year...but that does not mean I don't decorate our house...so this year I decor a bit bit la....

 

I think I have turn into a big time Aunty loh... I follow all the Chinese traditions... got the red cloth, and all the pantang larang thingy... I call it preserving our culture... hubs calls it "nothing better to do" wtf rite!

Anyhoos... Happy celebrating the Year if the Tiger and happy jamming on the roads!

MUAKS

The One Where I Go "tong toh rong tong- chiang, tong toh roong tong chianggg"

"tong toh rong tong- chiang, tong toh roong tong chianggg"

It's just next week!! DIE! choy choy choy....kenot say D.I.E. it's going to be Chinese New Year...and it's the Year of the Tiger ( a fab year for people born in the year of the Goat)

What have you prepared so far?

As for me... well, I finished "pau-ing" ang pau packets and we finally finish buying all or CNY necessities and halfway spring cleaning the house and the anal-ness in me will come out again for the weekend...

So this weekend, on the list:

 - CNY decor must go up

 - Spring clean all my cupboards, drawers and closet

2 things niah? well trust me, it will take the whole day...

so till then, happy spring cleaning, happy baking, happy decorating...

Halloween 2009

Halloween was a BLAST!!!

I manage to embrace my inner Harujuku Ah Lian-ness when I went as a Harujuku ghost.... (some people think I was a 80s ghost.... but  I think I rock!! Hub went as I have no idea...but his charater was good as dead!

My Rockin 30th - KL Edition

My 30th celebration continues in KL with my favorite KL babes!!

The night started out with a fab dinner @ nerovivo italian restaurant where they served up really good pasta, pizza and steak.

The real celebration started in Aristo with plenty of alcohol... I visited the Aristo's porcelain God... he was kind to me... later when everyone was high/drunk... we went dancing all over the rooms in Zouk. We started with Bar Sonic, then Phuture, then ended in Velvet...

I was gone...yet AGAIN... *grin*

My Rockin 30th!

I have not had such a blast on my birthday for the longest time!!

It started with a birthday lunch with my staff and they surprise me with a cake...so sweet... ( all nice and innocent... until....)

...then it continued with birthday dinner with hubs and that is when the drinkin starts... we had a bottle of plum wine during dinner and then when we head over for birthday drinks,we had a bottle of whiskey and they killed me by flaming-ing me and drown me with martinis!! By the end of the night I was hugging the toilet bowl...puking my dinner out....and then I passed out ( I have been passing out a lot this month!!!)

Damn I am so hungover now!! but it was worth it... every minute of it!
But but but... my 30th celebration is not over yet! Next week... is with the KL people!!!

Ok where is the panadol.....

The One With The HOT Pink Dress

Cocktails was on the menu to kick start my BFF's birthday... and also my early birthday celebration...

You can say it was a private party starting at 5.30pm in the arvo with just the 3 of us and waiters and a bunch of mozzies and yummylicious cosmopolitans and mojitos...*grin*

Blackie Turns 30!

Today my BFF celebrates her 30th birthday!!!

She is in denial that she is 30... so if you ever EVER meet her... tell her she looks 28! Thanks!

Happy Birthday Blackie!!

xoxo

The One With The "EMO" Entry

Today I am officially 31 years old in the Chinese calendar ( my big 30th is not until this Thursday!). So I am a bit emo today...why?? coz my mom brought lunch for me today ( so sweeeett) she made 2 red eggs (to signify something good...i cannot remember) and also she did "mee suah ting" for me (singnify long life) and cooked my favourite "chai boey" (I was too hungry that I whallop everything and forgot to take pictures of it!

So back to my emo state... in my 30 years of life... I must say... I had my ups and downs surrounded by family and friends... looking back, I must say, I have lost a few good friends to misunderstandings ( which I dont even remember anymore!)... and thinking about it makes me sad...coz we had so much fun times together, laughin and drinking and gossiping and playing.. I really missed those moments... but hey wait a minute...I still have those moments now but just missing those few friends... regrets?? yes... why make enemies when all can be friends??? but hey life goes on... so from now on... I will try to forgive and forget and everyone is my friend!

In my 30 years of life, I also met a lot of people that I grew to love...like my hubby :) I have also learn to love my parents more than ever and appreciate them more than before.

I have also grew up a lot... blisfully married with "responsibilities". The only thing which I did not achieve before 30 was to have a child :( My bloody bio clock is ticking super loud loh!

Oh well... at least when I walk on the streets, some people still think I look like I am in my 20s! so...life is good... near perfect...

Oh man... I need a DRINK!

Bring out the margaritas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The One With The Boobies and Sparklies

I had a "wow... I was so drunk" weekend!

First on Friday night, I decided to "crash" a friend's bachelor night... and I met with my old friend Angel ( who is the devil in disguise) and drank like there is no tomorrow... I stumble home and passed out on my bed!
Then on Saturday I woke up with a bitch ass hangover!!!! ( and surprisingly with clean dry hair and my pjs...hubs said I clean myself and blow dryed my hair all while swaying left and right!) So I told myself... ok tonight is Wendee's wedding...I will drink a bit but won't overdo it! YEAH HELL RITE!!! Halfway thru dinner with all my old friends... I was stading by the bar with the rest downing whiskey!!
Then someone decided to move the party to the club! And then there is when I totally forgot everything...this is the last picture I took



Lesson: NEVER EVER mix whiskey with champagne and vodka! NEVER!!!!

The One With The Flowers!

So since yesterday was our wedding anniversary, I decided to make hubby feel bad for not getting any flowers for me (as a joke!) So I started saying things like:

" Does not mean when I sed I don't like flowers u assume its for real" " Aiyah, I am worthless wife... anniversary only go makan makan... no diamonds, no flowers, naddah!!" " Wah you know the last time u bought me flowers was like SEVEN years ago!!! and that was when I was SICK!"

Well guess what...the joke backfired and I failed to make him guilty! He actually surprised me with my favorite flowers! ( the gerberas not the roses) It was actually so sweet of him la... and I felt so bad teasing him before!!!

Conclusion : Girls actually loves receiving flowers when they say they don't... I think its inbuild in our mindset!

So... yea!

Dinner was at Ferringhi Garden... and it was so-so only... I still don't understand why everyone I meet tells me that the food the is FAB! to me well... its just normal... BUT I love the atmosphere...very romantic...a good place for celebrations or just a place to chill and dine.

It was a good nite for us... well the celebration continues with my 30th next week!!!

till then...

muaks

Happy 3rd Anniversary Mr. Chan!

Today we are celebrating our 3rd wedding anniversary!

Can't believe that I am Mrs. Chan for 3 years d! :) Kinda think of it, our marriage is filled with a lot of laughter and arguments... but most importantly...our love keeps on growing! Yeah damn cheesy but I can't help but think...what actually makes a marriage work out?

We make our marriage work based on:

- respect
- tolerance
- compromise
- love
- lust
- romance
- communication
- arguments

I am fully blessed by having a partner in crime who is my best friend, lover, comedian handy man, cicak killer, provider, lecturer and hubby.

xoxo

It's A Month of Celebration!

October is always a happening month for me...why?

1. Mid Autumn Festival ( meaning got lotsa mooncakes to eat until my face turn into the shape of a full moon)
2. Our Wedding Anniversary ( pressies and romantic dinners)
3. My birthday ( more pressies and more romantic dinners)
4. My Grandpapa's birthday ( ang pau and more dinners - this one not romantic la)
5. My best friend's birthday ( more dinners and alcohol)


This year is extra special....my good good good good good childhood friend is getting married!!! and my uni ex- housemate is also getting married!!! And and and...I will be turning 30!!! woohoo!!!

Any excuse to dress up and eat, drink and get totally pissed drunk!!

Your R 30!

Last weekend we celebrated hubs 30th ( OFFICIALLY AN UNCLE!) We went on a eating spree!!! I mean after all , what hubby wanted was a RC Helicopter ( and to eat !) which I did get for him from Toys R Us for only AUD25! And in return he got me a really nice bag! ha ha ha ha YES where is the fairness in that?! BUt but... he was happy coz he won $$ at Crown ( a BIG birthday gift !!)

So it all started on Friday ( his actual birthday!), I made him hard boiled eggs ( suppose to be covered in red dye - some chinese traditions like a birthday cake!) but I did not have any red food colouring so I marker pen it! got red mah...so can dee la! On top of that I made breakkie!That night we went to Crown where he won $$ from the casino and had nice Greek cuisine!

On Sat morning we went for breakkie with my old uni mate E @ Mart, which was really a nice place overlooking ALbert Park! SUper Nice!! We spend like 3 hours taking our own sweet time!
We had another dinner that nite with my cousin sis and her hubby at a fab Chinese Restaurant ( did not take any pics or remember the name....too hungry ok..so many days never eat rice...so macam babi la!)

The best part was the drive to Daylesford for a romantic lunch on Sunday...OK it may sound crazeeee...we drove 2 hours north for lunch....but hey it's all worth it... the weather was cold and rainy...but then again...who cares...