And so what did I do on my last weekend here?

As usual not much. I had ice cream because I had this sudden craving for it. No, one schmall lil scoop won't be enough for me..no, no, no.. I just had to have the big one. Greedy monster me!

Before we start on our ice cream expedition, let me introduce you to Chandler. Err, he really does not look like the oh-so-famous Chandler Bing that we all know and love (let's just stick to know..I prefer Joey's character..hehe).

Gulp! What a catch!

Hey hey..the competitor is just right across the street! Ben & Jerry's, sorry, you don't have a place to sit so I had to go with HD.

My day is not perfect without a cup of coffee, whatmore during a cold Saturday afternoon.

Coffee and vanilla flavoured ice cream. Loved the coffee, so-so on the vanilla. I knew this already but I keep making/ordering the same ol flavour. Why o why???

Ta-daa! The virgin ice cream served in a sweet waffle cone.

All in all it was a pleasant Saturday. After the ice cream and people watching expedition, I went home, relaxed and got myself ready for the farewell dinner. I love Saturdays. Who doesn't?

To sum it all up...

Pretty pink roses :)

A beautiful bouquet of roses and champagne were presented to all who were in the Annual Dinner committee. The champagne? I gave it to my colleagues.. (psstt.. it would've been better if I had chocolates no?hehehe)

Body cream, and EDP and a shower gel..things that I like! Thank you!

The prezzie, a kit of Crabtree & Evelyn goodness that I got from my friends. Nice huh?

A Singaporean restaurant..the food was just so-so. Name of the place : Shiok!

Food was not super shiok though. Too bad.

This funny sort of inappropriate painting to look at while eating was right in front of our table.. so 'appetizing'

Anniversary lunch with SoSho at a Sichuan restaurant. The Lime soda was delish!

Sichuan vegetarian soup. Spicy just the way we like it! I wonder why I don't like the ones they make in Msia.

A cupcake with fresh (and definitely shweet) strawberries on the side.

Charlie's angels? I think Not!... :)

Something I bought at a very cool price. I am definitely going to miss the affordable cosmetic products here.. :(

A decorative item meant for our house.

This is how it looks like when you stick a picture there.

The things that I did or receive during my last few days here..the pictures are in no particular order.

Goodbye, Goodbye Flying Pumpkin, come again, come again..

Strike a pose! I love this picture.. :)

Tired, but happy us!
This is Tony's attempt in trying to get all of us in.

Charlie with his two angels. Where's other one?

Oh and that lil one, I think she's a gymnast. I don't know how she did that.

Wheeee.. Happy girls!

Hey, the happy man with his new ties.

You the MAN tony!

Happy people in the house!

Okay, I don't know why I still remember this song. And the funny thing is, I think the only ones who can relate or remember that verse are my elder sister and I. It's from some old tv series or something..I was what, 5? Aiyaiyai.. how time flies.

Back to my story. On Saturday, it was supposed to be a pre-CNY get together dinner with friends. We gathered at this cosy lil Indian restaurant called Guru’s. You see, SoSho has made friends with the owner of this place so we sort of got good rates for the whole dinner thing. The guys brought their own drinks, wine and champagne. Me? Mango lassi.. Though it didn't go down very well with me that night. I tell you, don't order lassi when you know you’ll be eating a lot..hehe..

The guys actually planned the dinner to be a farewell dinner for both Tony and I. How shweet these people are I tell ya. And they even bought me a very nice present… Wheeeehoooo! A heart shaped box of stuff from Crabtree & Evelyn. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Loves it!

Tony received two pairs of ties.. not out of this world but we hope he likes it..hehe.. Now all he has to do is just buy two more shirts to match the ties. Haha.. I like how a woman thinks.

After dinner we headed off to this karaoke place.. Red Box in Wan Chai. The place does not get any thumbs up from me. The list of songs were.errmm.. disappointing. Nevertheless, the crazy friends made up for the lack of song choice. We sang to our hearts’ content.

Thank you people! We shall meet again..

Next date : dinner with Miss M.

Tag and you're it!

I've been tagged by Shariz :) . Dan jawapannya adalah seperti berikut:

First time jumpa with ur hubby bila n kat mana?
Hmm..can't remember when exactly sebab we were in the same course, same Uni cuma in different classes. I knew more about him than just his name when we were the annual dinner committee, 2nd semester of our diploma course. Strictly as friends!

2. Love at first sight?
Nope! hehe..i dah cerita panjang lebar how we gotta know each other (the entry in conjunction with our 2nd wedding anniversary).

3. Who was he when the first time u meet him?
A stranger? hehe.. betulla, tak kenal pun sangat eventhough I knew he was taking the same course as I was.

4. How long did it take for him to ask u out on a date?
Errrrrrr.. I think we have to revise this question. How long did it take for me to ask him out on a date? Lamalah jugak sebab both of us were very different..he dated other girls, i dated other guys. Oh, and he is/was a shy person..hence, the revision of question above.

5. First dating place?
Hmm.. Guardian pharmacy Mahkota Parade ke (terpaksa la pergi as my excuse of going there was to buy Naz's cough syrup kan? Tak beli nanti buat malu je)? Tak ingat.. tapi yang i ingat, he woke up damn late! Grrr.. buat bengang je..memang suka tidur tau dia ni dari dulu sampai le sekarang..kekeke...

6. How did he propose?
OOOOO, this is a good one! I think he got all this whacky (but nice) ideas dari movies la..I mean, we already decided to get married, dah cari cincin merisik dah. Uncle pun dah kata ok. So one fine Saturday afternoon, he brought me to Italiannies (where our table had been nicely decorated with flowers la, candle la, card la)..and he proposed to me a la the western style (on bended knees i must say, the full package) ! haaaiii.. boleh tahan jugak anak bongsu kepada my parents in law ni..hehehe.. Pandai dia geng dengan manager restaurant tu to makes sure that everything was in place before we reached the place.

Cincin merisik tu pun ada kes. Will be storied-moried in a later date. Yang penting I ada 2 cincin merisik..hehe..ini kes orang tak reti apa-apa punya pasal.

7. Special Date with your hubby?
eh, tak boleh plural ke? it should be 14/2/2002 when we first got together. 31/1/2008 the day we got hitched. 2/2 - hehe..of course my birthday is an important date for the hubby.. betul tak?

8. Changes that he asked u to do?
For me to be more patient...hehe.. that is my ultimate weakness i must say.

9. What is it about him makes you love him so much?
Errr.. because he can withstand me? :)

10. What is it about him that u wish he would change?
Not much. he is getting more matured and very determined every single day :)

11. U will lose ur mind n crack ur head when he?
Aaaaaaaa... ini satu family tau..kekekeke...

12. U will smile through your eyes for the whole day when he?
When he sometimes make the most funniest (and naive) comment about something..

13. Complete this sentence.. 'My love towards my hubby is as big as..?
haaaa? boleh ke bagi analogy for this? I don't know.. I don't have an equipment to measure it by..hehee..

Who's next? Sape nak jawab silakan.. :)

And she turns 1! plus 28 ...

With the best actor and actresses in Hong Kong..hehe..
Eek! My dress lable can be seen in here.. that thing keeps coming out, it is so stubborn!
By the way, why only ONE candle? I think only because they charge the candle per piece here..hehe..and why spoil the cake with too many candles no?

Again, the roses plus one thorn in action. Again, thank you all for the lovely lunch surprise and yummylicious cake!

Of bulging tummy and a happy (nearly surprised to death)me!

The culprits
Helen, Angela, Mich, Sonia, Pinky and Tony

The roles
Sonia – as the main coordinator. I’m guessing that she is the one who worked with the rest on this idea.

Tony – the one who should be keeping a surprise as a surprise, but always nearly blowing the cover.

Mich & Helen – the gals who went to buy the cake.

Pinky – another culprit playing her role in the small but sweet event.

The location
My favourite Thai restaurant at Soho – Cafe Siam.

How the culprits played their role.
Nobody wished me happy birthday in the morning. Everyone was busy doing their work.. Mich and Helen were busy packing stuff as they needed to move their workspace to a different location. Boo hoo hoo!

When it was lunchtime, Sonia went with me to get some lunch and she was leading me towards Soho. We ate so much the night before that I did not feel like eating so much today. Sonia wanted to bring me to this Indian restaurant where they offer cheap buffet or something. Mich and Helen were having their own lunch plan.. or so they said.

Sonia and I last-last masuk Cafe Siam. Ape kes? I smelled something funny already and I was so inquisitive asking why were we going into Cafe Siam when she said the Indian restaurant was cheaper?

The first person that I saw was Tony, followed by a big SURPRISE shout out by Angela and Pinky. When I said BIG, it was really big and loud. My jantung went over my head again (like what I felt when I was on the roller coaster ride). NOTE: I don’t recommend Angela’s surprise shout out to people aged 60 and above..haha..

All in all..on top of adding the much needed fat (what? I’ve gotta be kidding!) from eating the nice thai food and yummy chocolate cake, the small get together was a nice and pleasant surprise.

Hugs and kisses to all the sweet culprits! I will forever remember this birthday celebration.

All my life, I have never imagined that I would have the chance to travel, whatmore experiencing a birthday celebration in Hong Kong. Daddy if you’re still around, you’d be very proud of your 3 daughters. Eh? I should not be emotional on my birthday right? I should be happy! I am happy…eventhough I have a bulging tummy! Yikes!

Pictures will be posted soon. I just need to get it from Miss Helen. It was a surprise so I did not bring my SE phone with the better camera. Dang!

When Harry met Sally?

Whoopss..It should be how Syamsul Met Yana..that’s much better. How it all started? We did not actually bump into each other.. it's none of those love at first sight things. It’s definitely not like how people fall in love.. youknow, like in the movies. Letak phone number atas windscreen ke, pass note at the library to get to know each other ke.. none of these things. I wonder if people really experience this…hehe..

Ours was nothing out of the ordinary. It started from a normal friendship. Really, just a normal friendship of the typical ‘His and Byes’ when we were doing our diploma course. He was not my kind of guy.. and (I think) I was not his kind of girl.He dated other people.. I dated other people. Somehow we got closer during the final semester there where we often texted each other ( yeah, calling using our mobile phones were not cheap ok back then.. text message la murah sikit..hehe).

From thereon we went out together, still not calling it a relationship. And being the brave soul that I am, I was the one who asked him out first! (not on a date, more of going out to run some errands..I think my first excuse was that I needed to buy cough syrup for Naz yang batuk tak elok2...hey, that was true, cuma alasan nak keluar je tak berapa concrete :) ). Also we did balik KL and Melaka sama-sama.. FYI, he took the bus especially for me. :) Tapi tak selalu balik KL pun, sebab we started going out nearing the completion of our course. I remember the bus ride home, I asked Miss Naz if I can sit with Syamsul..hehe.. thank you for being okay to sit alone on the bus, jasamu dikenang Miss Naz. Who would’ve thought for such a small deed, your friends ended up getting married..betul tak?

It became a serious relationship in February 2002 (I think), our final diploma semester, siap bawak bunga lagi cik abang I ni. (Where did he learn all this?). And from thereon, we dated..went to pursue our degree in Shah Alam. Initially we were in different classes. Tak silap during the second year, we enrolled in the same class, macam mane pun tak ingat. We were in the same class in the last few semesters. Some lecturers knew about us, some maybe just could smell it..hehe.. takdela sampai nak duduk together saja. I think we rarely sat together in class and also I was never, or rarely in the same group projects as he.

We graduated, went on working and continued dating. The relationship evolved (macam evolve jadi mutant la pulak…), and we got hitched….. to each other that is! :) It was a mutual understanding that in 2008, we’d be married. And so we did.

To sum it all up, how we met and how we decided to be together is definitely not like in the rom-com, or romance novels.. It’s not out of this world. But I love it! And so, that is how Harry Met Sally/ Syamsul Met Yana…keh,keh,keh..

Hunny, happy anniversary and let’s pray for more happy happy anniversaries to come!