Welcome Baby Bill!

We threw a baby shower for one of my best friend S yesterday. The only problem was that S did not show up, she went to the hospital instead and delivered a healthy baby boy!

Yes! We had a baby shower without the mom to be... so it was suppose to be a dry event turned into (as usual...with me around!) an alcoholic event!

The ladies were all gathered at my house as the father to be called us every hour for updates on the labour! Contractions and dilation and all!! About 8-10 hours or we all became aunties!! What JOY!!! :) Can't wait to meet baby Bill in person!

YOU SUCK C!!!

Another frustrating entry!

Everyone around me that I know and that knows someone or related to someone is heavily pregnant, just got pregnant, going to pop or recently popped!

Me?

Zilch...tummy looks inflated, not with a baby but with extra layer of fats!

SUcks!

Still not talking to C! Can't believe C can be so unreasonable, even when C does not seem to be that sort of person!

Need to sort out with C ASAP...It's bugging me like hell!!Even with my new purchases, it did not lift my spirits ( ok maybe for that one moment when I open the wrapping) I hate this kinda feeling... argh!

Still In Battle

So many of my readers were so concern over my "upset-ness" over the last few days.... many called, messaged, berried me asking what was wrong ( thank you ladies!!!!)

Till today the "cold war" is still going on... I cannot believe I can be so upset for so many days...kinda think of it I forgot what was the cause of this "war". But I guess both are not speaking cause both have huge ego! :( which is bad...

3 days and counting... BUT one thing managed to lift my spirits... I am getting my new LV Mini Lin from my friend today... such a sweetie helping me buy the bag ( knowing my hubs would go ballistic!!!) So at least some shopping helped! It's like I am getting a certain high from it and other smaller purchases!! :)

Some People Are Just So FULL of THEMSELVES!!!

I have not written anything that makes me angry for a long while. And this entry basically allows me to release a bit of steam!

I HATE, HATE absolutely HATE it when people think that they are the greatest thing ALIVE!!! I mean seriously how arrogant can one be?

This particular person happens to be the closest person to me in this entire world (lets call the person C, and lately C has been really into all about C, C is the smartest, C is the best, C is a better cook, C is a better planner, C is will C thinks that C is everything, EVERYTHING!!!!!

C insulted me and that was when I snapped... I can take criticism, but trust me it has been happening for months and I kept so quite... I am not going to let anyone bully me around!


I SNAPPED!!!

I Declare COLD WAR!!! till I get an apology!

What A SUCKING DAY!

The Blue Door

I found this little worn out blue door in the middle of the city while searching for some new furniture.

Hidden Gem

Being from the island of Penang, one would think that we would be bless with clean beaches with clear water. Well think again, over the last 20-30 years, our Penang beaches ( especially in north island) has been polluted not only by irresponsible beach goers, but also pollution from dumping and ships. Well, it is still bearable as long as we do not go into the water! I still love it!

Surprisingly, over the weekend, we found another beach located south of the island! To my surprise, not many people go there ( only locals among the area) and the beach was extremely clean, the water quality not that fantastic but better than the north side on the island. I instantly fell in love with it and vowed to go back there whenever I can!

I had such a great time playing games with the kids (not mine!!) and chilling out with my I-Pod with the Casuarina trees shading me from the scorching afternoon sun; eating "nasi lemak", curry chicken, nyonya kuih and gluping down beer! Hubs was busy snapping shots and chilling in his hammock.

I love my island!!

*BLISS*

The Number 3 and 0 Together Scares ME

About a month ago I freaked out about turning 30! A month later, I am still freaking out! Technically I am only 29 years old... still in my twenties! So I would have to calm down and look at it in a positive way.

OK...

*deep breath*

*more deep breath*

*still hyperventilating!*

Common my birthday is in October and its only March...

It is inevitable!

I wanna be young again!! I wanna be 22 again...OK I will settle for 25...anything... I am beginning to see tiny little laugh lines, and I found lines forming at the corner of my eyes and forehead.

**note to self : stop frowning!**

Nothing positive about going to turn 30 today... maybe I will revisit this topic a month from now ( that's if I remember!! bad memory comes with aging! aarrhhhhhhggggg!!)

Worst...still childless!

DAMN!

Breaking Dawn - Checked!

I am lost for now! Or more like daydreaming, smiling at myself looking out from my office window, thinking about what the future holds for Bella and Edward and their new family; wondering how would Jacob fit into the family; wondering about Nessie's imprint on Jacob... sigh..wondering if S. Meyer would write the another book after she is done with Midnight Sun.

I am lost for now! I have no mood at all to continue with the reality around me!

I was reading ever so slowly with the last few pages of Breaking Dawn, knowing very well that nothing awaits me after the final page except for the word "The End". The last chapter of the book did bring tears to my eyes. Tears mixed with joy and sadness.

*Sigh* It was a very very good book, the best out of the four! I really did enjoy my journey on the Twilight Saga, and I think I will revisit the books again when the next movie from the saga come out end of this year.

I have to admit, in my previous entry, I did say I did not want to be Bella Swan or to date a guy like Edward Cullen. I take it all back... I want "that"!

For those who have not read or even heard of Twilight, I highly recommend it IF you are a romantic or a daydreamer! (not recommended for people who are "practical")

I will leave you hear while I continue daydreaming of either Edward or Jacob today! I think today I will daydream about Edward!

The Land Beneath The Wind

What a wonderful long weekend I had!

Yes... I am slightly (only very slightly) tanned and very relaxed. Thanks to our trip to Kota Kinabalu(KK) in Sabah.

We were there for 4 days and most of the time was spend sitting, drinking myself silly and soaking in the sun by the harbour; off snorkeling in the waters around the islands of KK; chilling with my I-Pod on the warm sandy beaches; cruising down the river spotting Proboscis monkeys and fireflies; watching sunsets and ending our nights with a few glasses of whisky and wine while listening to live band. *sigh* BLISS

Eclipse - Checked!

Yes another one bites the dust! I finished Eclipse last night. Took me longer than New Moon but I have a good reason for that! I was chasing Gossip Girl!! ha ha ha ha ha!!

I seriously think I have a problem... I am reliving my younger days!

I found Eclipse a wee bit draggy, the writing was not as good as New Moon nor nearly as exciting as well. There were a lot of event reference to the last two books, so it got kinda boring...

Anyways, still good... am now looking forward to reading the next book! When I am done... I think I better pick up something more suitable for my age!

Have a good long weekend... I know I will....

Till next week...
Adios!

Its March Already??!!!

Damn!! Where did the time go??

New Moon - Checked!

Yes! I finished New Moon in a day. Started on Wednesday night and finished it last night. Actually if I were to read it non-stop, it would probable take me 8 hours to finish the book.

Damn!! It was good, kept my heart pumping as I turn each page... It was better than Twilight. Now I am looking forward to Eclipse and Breaking Dawn.

I need to get to Borders quick!!!


*Update*

So during lunch time, I went to Borders and guess what??!! The sold out on Eclipse and Breaking Dawn!!! FRAS!!!

Never mind, I still can go to Popular... AND. when I got there.. THEY WERE SOLD OUT AS WELL!!! WTF*&%$&*^!!!!

Now I am going to suffer from Twilight saga withdrawal !! Worst of all, I can't get into another book store till tomorrow after lunch... AArrrgghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... stress stress stress... I need to know what happened next!!!!

Talk about obsession!

Care To Join Me On The Twilight Bandwagon?

So sue me!

Yes I am guilty of jumping onto the Twilight craze. I know it is suppose to be for teenagers and very young adults not that suitable for a married woman of nearly 30!

But HELL who cares! I LOVE romantic novels, movies anything that warms my heart and make me cry at the same time.

I wan introduced to this book when I was back in Melbourne a couple of years back when Borders was promoting it and I was re-introduced again to the whole saga beginning of last year. I was so tempted to buy it but something was holding me back. Oh yes the fact that I hate horror stories and I hate vampires, so I did not bother with it until the movie came out.

I was asked by my girlfriends to watch Twilight when it came out... I said NO flat out... ignorant as I am always, I kept insisting it was a dark dark movie. After they watched it, the girls were all gushing at how nice and romantic it was... for many months I would hear about Twilight and how incredibly romantic and sweet Edward Cullen was.

So in the end I gave in, I bought the DVD and sat down and watch the whole movie. I thought the movie was kinda draggy and depressing. Edward Cullen was not cute nor handsome neither was Bella Swan. So it was a let down.

Then again, they made a movie out from a novel, it must be good right?? Went straight into Borders and pick one up. Well let me just say, the book is way way way much better than the movie - full stop!

I love how Stephenie Meyer describe every single feeling of both the character especially Bella's infatuation with Edward in the beginning. It was well written and very romantic, unlike the movie. The book actually brought me to a different place, not back in time, not to the future but present time in a world just with different people. In the book I felt like I was watching them from above, every single word, every single movement, every touch, every breath...ahhhh... Well, I do not want to be Bella Swan and I do not wanna date an Edward Cullen. I just like reading about their journey, about what is going to happen to both of them in a relatioship that needs a lot a sacrifices.

So Yes! I admit, I am chasing this saga...next on my list New Moon!

Happy reading!

Am I Going Blind?

There is one thing most people do not know about me. And that one thing is that I wear glasses.

Many think that I am very rude when they wave at me from a distance and I don't wave back...well that is because all I see is a very blur moving object. I have tried to explain to people about my condition and of cause being a vain pot I hate wearing glasses. Many have also suggested to me to wear correction lens but well that did not end up how I want it to be.

You see many years ago when I started to wear glasses in school, I look like the ultra nerd/geek! So I never put them on ever except behind close doors in my room at home. As years passed, I sort of thought that hey if I can go out without glasses maybe I don't need it. Boy was I wrong, so I ended up trying to wear correction lens but I could not fit into any. My eyes were way too sensitive and my eyeballs are made in a very funny shape. So every time I tried wearing them it feels like the edge of the contact lens was cutting into my eyeballs. So that was the end of my relationship with correction lens.

Fast forward to yesterday, I had the most horrible migraine and I suspect it has something to do with my eyesight. It was so unbearable that I could not even open my eyes. So I ransacked all my drawers and found my super duper old glasses... man it was soooo fugly! I put it on and felt so much better... I COULD SEE!!!!!

Today, am sitting here typing this entry wearing my old glasses and I can SEE properly!!! I promised myself with the technology today I am sure I can find my love with corrective lens again.

So:
I am sorry to all the people I ignore due to my "blindness".
I am sorry I always snap at you when I can see.
I am sorry I put you in danger while I was driving and could not shit in front of me.
I am sorry I always misread everything.

So wish me luck on finding correction lens that does not cut into or dry up my eyeballs!

How Many Men Does It Take To Wash My Car?

12 Bangla( Bangladeshi) men and an automated tunnel with giant size brushes and water jets!

Yes all 12 of them. How did all started?

I have not washed my car in weeks and it is stained with lots bird poo and dust and god knows what else. So, on my way back from the bank I decided to take it for a car wash. Usually my car wash is done properly either by a proper car wash or by courtesy of my parent's maid.

This time around, being lazy I decided to stop by a petrol station car wash with the automation tunnel thingy. I have been to a lot of automated car wash back in Melbourne, and this would be my 1st in Penang. So we drove in as we approached the entrance we were stopped by 5 Bangla men armed with high pressured water hose thingy with soap, then they come with soapy sponge and started sponging the body of my car. After that was done one man signal us to drive down to the actualy automated tunnel where a wave of water and the swishing of the gigantic brush started brushing my car... towards the end of the tunnel, I could see 1 Bangla man with a large towel, getting ready to wipe my car down as the blow dryer started to dry my car. After than was done he told us to drive on down...so at first I saw like 6 other men sitting there assuming I would drive there and pay for my car wash. I was partially right. The minute they saw us, 6 of them started coming towards us with more towels ( this point, I was freaked out!!) They came towards my car and started drying them some more. By the end of it they took 3 Ringgit from me... the whole experience cost me only RM3!!! But not only that, my car was actually clean!!

I will definately back from my 12 Bangla men and 1 automated tunnel car wash !

Sinful Meal

I had a sinful dinner last night with my staff. And when I say sinful I meant in in every way! There was sharks fin involved and a certain baby pig.

It started with a prawn dish done in two ways, one was to oven baked it with mozzarella and top it with Tabasco sauce ( very western) the other was a deep friend prawn paste wrapped in bean curd sheet ( very Chinese).

Hubs was very much into the cheese not so much on the deep fried prawn wrap.

Next on the menu was what we all have been waiting for - Buddha Jumps Over the Wall Soup. This soup is very complicate and we had to eat in 4 servings (layers), and it took the chef 2 days to make it ( don't ask me how, have no clue whatsoever but hell it taste heaven!!- No wonder the Buddha jumped over the wall, either to get some soup or just to escape the aromatic smell of the soup!)

The 1st layer of the soup is sharks fin and scallops. I know its bad to eat sharks fin, seeing how the fisherman mistreats the sharks for their fins. But I am a Chinese! We eat everything.. So I am guilty of it!

The 2nd layer consists of abalone and fish tongue. I love abalone and it was very well done.... melt in my mouth and not chewy. The fish tongue however, well... lets just say its fishy but yet the texture is smooth and soft.

The 3rd layer of the soup was big ass Chinese mushroom and sea cucumber. I heart sea cucumber and mushroom, so need not explain!

The 4th and final layer which I did not take a picture of, was a black chicken and Chinese bacon or ham thing and suppose to have a terrapin but I told the chef in advance that we don't eat terrapins so he did not put it in.


After stuffing 4 rounds of soup, most of us were pretty filled up, until the waitress brought in the Roasted Suckling Pig! Oh Man!! Once again its cruel to eat a baby pig which is still suckling on its mother, but please forgive me!

The skin was so crispy and I love to dip it in sweet black sauce and eating it with the steam dumpling (mantau). Hubs on the other hand was enjoying the pigs leg which he devoured like there is no
tomorrow.














The following dishes was broccoli with abalone and home made bean curd and sizziling seafood noodles. Both dishes were a bit hard to go in as most of us were super stuffed! But somehow we manage it very well!







After such a hearty and sinful meal, we were treated to a yummylicious dessert. Snow frog desert double boil in coconut. Snow Frog??!! It's what we Chinese call "shiut kap", actually its kinda disgusting, it is actually dried fallopian tubes of some asiatic green frog or knows as hasma.
Yes is sounds horrible, but its actually good for you and yummy!
I must admit it was a fantastic dinner, and everyone was happy and contented with the meal. It's not like everyday we get to eat like an emperor or empress for that matter, seeing that the bill could feed more that 7 of us for many months! And for once I am glad to be a Chinese that enjoyed "Chinese" food!

F.R.I.E.N.D.S

Friends...

How does one be a good and true friend?

Am I a good friend to my friends?

Sometimes I feel that I am but sometimes I don't.

Does that make me a bad friend?

Well, to me..
A good friend is always there to share your happiness.

A good friend will be there to help and support you when you fall.

A good friend will always tell you off when you are wrong.

A good friend will wake up in the middle of night to listen to your troubles.

A good friend will love and cherish you.

A good friend will never betray you in any was possible.

A good friend will not be jealous of you ( and even if so, they will admit!).

A good friend will take care of you when you are sick and alone.

A good friend will drive you home when you are drunk.

A good friend will tell you that the dress looks hideous on you.

A good friend will laugh and cry with you.

Bottom line is a good friend is hard to find and when you find it, cherish it!

Happy V- whatda Day??

February 14 came and went in a blink... seriously...what was the big deal about it?? Never understand...maybe I am bitter bout it but seriously...

So to blend in with to hoo-haa of Valentines Day, I decided to cook mash and steak for hubby...turned out ok only nothing fantastic and hubs decided to give me Cornetto ice cream cone as my pressie!

The night ended with some friends coming over for cheesecake shooters and few bottles of champagne.

DRUNK!

Happy Valentines Day!

My BIG 30 and A Baby

Shit! I will be turning 30 this year ( this October) ! The BIG 3.0.!! Where did the years go? Everything is happening so fast! I don't even have the time to pause and reflect on what I have done or what I have not done!

This year, I think I will celebrate my 30th by having a baby (or two)! Yes! I think its about time I seriously think about producing little ones! My best friend is already almost 6 months pregnant ( and lovin it!), and two of hubs' buddies are fathers. Sometimes when I look at babies coo-ing and all I get all warm and mushy inside. And when I see the child bonding with the parents, sigh it's absolutely to die for! I also understand under all the cuteness and warmness, it is not easy to take car of a child! Financially and mentally we have to be ready! Well...financially we are sooo ready but mentally, hubs is but I sometimes want it but then sometimes I am afraid by it. Does it mean I am not ready? Not ready to give up my carefree life? Not ready to hold on to more resposibilities? Not ready for the PAIN?? ( my pain level is VERY low!) Many friends and mothers and mothers -to -be that I have spoken to have told me that all my questions and doubts will no longer exist when I have a bun in the oven and even more so when I have the cooked bun on my arms! I suppose there has to be some truth in that!

So the plan is:
1. To hump like bunnies everyday!
2. To hump like bunnies everyday in different sexual positions!
3. To monitor my ovulation.
4. Go for medicals ( to make sure our reproduction "tools" are functioning and compatible)
5. Don't stress!

If all fails by the end of this year...then we will think of something else... in the mean time, I will enjoy my hubby...hehehehehe

Wish us luck!

Ma and Her Explosion!

Just sitting and reminiscing my old Melbourne days, I could not help but to remember what my good friend Ma did with the microwave and a boiled egg with shell intact ( for those who knows about microwave will know what is coming next).

And the story goes something like this....

One fine day, while the rest of us was out, Ma decided to watch our favorite re-runs of FRIENDS on the computer and she decided that she will finally eat the egg she boiled the night before. So she took it out and stuffed it in the microwave. When it was done she happily sat down in front of the computer and resume watching the show. The minute her fork hit the egg *KABOOMMMMM*!!! Ma thought that the monitor screen exploded and when she finally open her eyes she was like "eh the monitor is still there, but when is my egg???" She looked around and found the the whole egg has exploded and was on the windows, ceiling and everywhere but in her bowl!

When we came back and when she told us the story we all cracked up laughing and her only logical defense was that she did not know the dangers of a microwave.

Till today we still remind her of the explosion incident and I think until today she has a court order to stay 10 ft away from any microwave!