well..hello hello!

hello there earthlings! i have not been quite disciplined now have i? i've been going MIA recently and there is no reason to it.. only laziness.. with the capital L! :)

a lot have been going on lately.. we've moved into our new home .. (yeay!).. and managed to make it our own comfortable place to stay, bit by bit. You see, we don't have a lot of moolahs to start at a new place, and to even spend on lavish deco, not yet..and this house still in fact belongs to the bank, because we do still owe the bank a BOMB! and we're paying bit by bit.. slowly but surely, we'll get there.

okay, so have been trying to upload the pictures in here for a good few minutes and i dont see it working. this means i would have to resize them which means it is something that i will procrastinate and not do now..haha.. lazy bum me..

anyhow, we'll get to the house pictures sooner if not later :)

till then, have a good puasa month..take care of what you eat :)

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!