I can still vividly remember last Chinese New Year and this Chinese New Year is coming already. My first new year as a wedded woman! I feel both excited and weird having to go around giving ang baoz.
Of course I would really rather collect angbaoz... Because I have always look forward to having extra pocket money! Now I am giving the little kids pocket money.
And I bet this new year, relatives will tell me,"Quick, have a little one to help you recup some "losses!"
But still I am looking forward CNY coz of the holidays, coz I am able to eat good food. Coz family members can gather together and catch up. Coz we are able to have a yearly gambling session!
This year will be a busy year, coz the visiting doubled as now I have to go to every of Ray's family visiting too.
Seriosusly, still trying to get used to the new identity. Ray's wife. Married daughter. New daughter-in-law. New sister-in-law. How long will it take so I won't hesitate when people call me Mrs Tung?
*Engaging Holiday Mode*
February 07, 2010
January 31, 2010
Cravings Satisfied
My craving is satisfied. In fact satisfied 2 times!
::::::: Samsui Chicken ::::::::
Went Soup Restaurant on Friday to celebrate colleagues' birthday. Went again yesterday with Ray as we promised to go together way before.
Both times I was enjoying the tasty chicken!
Craving satisfied BIG TIME!
::::::: Samsui Chicken ::::::::
Went Soup Restaurant on Friday to celebrate colleagues' birthday. Went again yesterday with Ray as we promised to go together way before.
Both times I was enjoying the tasty chicken!
Craving satisfied BIG TIME!
January 28, 2010
Aging - Signs of Horror
I smile so much in my sleep last night, I didn't want to wake up this morning!
I wish today's Friday so I can don't wake up early tomorrow! I hate alarm! I hate being stirred from my sleep. Borrow a line from Zinc, "I am grouchy when I don't sleep enough." I totally have this feeling now.
I have alot of work to do but I don't know where to start.
I cannot focus and my brain is really not working with me this whole week! My limbs are not responding well to my brain's instructions. There is some kind of a breakdown somewhere and I don't know how to go about it.
I cannot concentrate. My determination has weaken. My energies has gone missing, evaporated like the steam from my cup of hot tea. All in all, I feel like a 80 year old woman, who can't help herself and is getting frustrated.
I just want to curl up and sleep and sleep and sleep. I want to replenish all my energy and leave this 80 year old "situation".
I will use this weekend to 'de-age'. I have never felt this tired before. Not even after spring cleaning the whole house. This is not just physical drain, but I feel drain from the core.
Re-Booting-in- process......
P/s: And I crave seriously for Samsui Chicken!
I wish today's Friday so I can don't wake up early tomorrow! I hate alarm! I hate being stirred from my sleep. Borrow a line from Zinc, "I am grouchy when I don't sleep enough." I totally have this feeling now.
I have alot of work to do but I don't know where to start.
I cannot focus and my brain is really not working with me this whole week! My limbs are not responding well to my brain's instructions. There is some kind of a breakdown somewhere and I don't know how to go about it.
I cannot concentrate. My determination has weaken. My energies has gone missing, evaporated like the steam from my cup of hot tea. All in all, I feel like a 80 year old woman, who can't help herself and is getting frustrated.
I just want to curl up and sleep and sleep and sleep. I want to replenish all my energy and leave this 80 year old "situation".
I will use this weekend to 'de-age'. I have never felt this tired before. Not even after spring cleaning the whole house. This is not just physical drain, but I feel drain from the core.
Re-Booting-in- process......
P/s: And I crave seriously for Samsui Chicken!
January 27, 2010
You Are My SunShine
Tonight he sang this song to me.
You are my sunshine
my only sunshine
You made me happy
when skies are grey
You never know dear
how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away......
Then we search the song online, play it on my laptop, snuggled against each other, and started singing along together.
It made my night so sweet, I will smile in my sleep.
I feel in love.
You are my sunshine
my only sunshine
You made me happy
when skies are grey
You never know dear
how much I love you
Please don't take my sunshine away......
Then we search the song online, play it on my laptop, snuggled against each other, and started singing along together.
It made my night so sweet, I will smile in my sleep.
I feel in love.
January 26, 2010
I Just Want to Stay in Love~
I thought by marrying each other, it means we will spend ALOT of time with each other. We will see each other till we tire of each other. We will always be looking for our own little space because we will be "overwhelmed" with each other's constant presence.
The truth is, we are not seeing more of each other. Maybe not less, but definitely not more than when we were not married.
During my holidays, he wasn't able to take leave and stay home with me. We couldn't "honeymoon", as we did not go anywhere romantic, and we didn't even had an 'imaginary' honeymoon in our own home. He will be at work and most of the days I will need to arrange program on my own, or I will be at my mom's watching serial dramas.
Then there was this 4 days short getaway, and it is the closest I could get to enjoy being with my newly wed husband daily and truly just in our own world. Then he need to go for his reservist while I get ready for school/work.
Then there was this cycle of travelling between my mom's place and our place during his reservist period. He comes home every alternate days, but there are nights when he is stationed to be on duty. Then we will spend short evenings together, because I will get back home late from work, and the next morning I will depart for work, he will sleep till it is time to book in. Then he won't come back till the next afternoon.
That went on for 3 weeks.
Finally, his reservist is over and I was so looking forward to that weekend, which we had promise to go shopping, eat good food and enjoy ourselves.
Then, there was emergency at work. In fact, when he finished his reservist on Wednesday, he was called back to the office. He came home only around 8pm. The next 2 days, he worked till 9plus and got home near 10pm on Thursday and reached home only around 9plus on Friday.
Worse, he needs to go back to work on the weekend. 10am to 6pm. When I say weekend, it means both Saturday and Sunday.
Calculating the time that I can see him, it will be late evening. Plus, the emergency at work is really eating into him and he is usually quite exhausted by the time he gets home. Hardly able to talk to me, neither can we do anything fun together, like we used to.
I have to wake up early every morning to prepare for school. I don't really want to sleep late, so usually by 1030pm, I will be ready to sleep. By the time he gets home, bathe and eat, it will be around 10pm, which is very close to my bedtime.
We will watch abit of TV together before I fall asleep and then wake up at 5.45am the next morning. I will go to work at 6.30pm while he is still asleep. Then when I get home around 6plus 7pm, he is still at work.
And the cycle continues for this whole week.
It is like we hardly can have the time to really enjoy our marriage life together. Saturdays, I will be doing housework, and if he isn't working, he will helped. If he doesn't work, we can still catch a movie, have meals together. After working so hard cleaning up, it is really very rewarding later to be able to just go out and have some fun.
But seeing the situation now, it is so hard to even have a meal together! (I don't want to have dinner after 8.30pm.)
And then every Sundays, it is reserve for his jammin'. He usually go out from 2pm and all the way till evening when he will come back for dinner.
Last week, I threw tantrums when he said he is going jammin' on Sunday. I was really very looking forward to spending 2 good days together, after all this shifting around and all. I have even planned out what we could do on Sunday.
When I told him my plans, I was met with,"But I am going jammin'."
Immediately and uncontrollably, I got angry. I thought he will be looking forward to spending more time with me, since we haven't been really seeing each other alot. But it seems I don't come first, jammin' is as important, if not more important.
Maybe I sound unreasonable, but I just can't help feeling angry.
Seeing my reaction to that, he told me maybe he won't go jammin'. "Maybe". I kept quiet for sometime before I told him that I don't feel very important to him. He said he missed me, yes, but he missed jammin' and the guys as well. I am definitely not special in anyway.
I flinched at his "maybe" and then he said,"Okay okay, I am not going jammin'."
This got me even more pissed. It sounds like I am making him say that. I got mad and then I argued with him. He insists he doesn't mean it the way I see it. He said I am important but somehow, those three words doesn't seem convincing anymore.
I still feel that I am "making" him say whatever he was saying.
We made up in the end, but deep in me, the insecurity feelings in me starts to spill. Maybe I don't seem that important anymore after marriage. After all, we are living under the same roof, so it means we are still seeing more of each other compared to him and his mates.
Even if counting the hours, I don't see how we are seeing "more" of each other, to him, I am an overdose. Jammin' time is precious, coz he only get to do it once a week for a few hours only.
This hurts me. It hurts me more than I thought it would. I know probably he don't mean it that way, but to me, the stubborn insecure me, I can't see it any other way. The next few nights that followed, I asked him,"Do you still like me, as much as before?"
He gave assuring answers, but I don't know why, I don't feel assured. I am a little afraid that he might change, I might change or we will change after marriage. I don't know how to explain, but it is really a very complex feeling.
Maybe it seems like I am robbing him of his jammin' time. But I thought he could skip another week for me. I thought he will have me in his mind, not his guitar.
In the end, he had to go back to work. So it is neither me nor his guitar. It became work that had to come first. I cannot argue with that, can I? Guitar lost to work, I lost to work.
I don't want to become an unreasonable wife who is insensitive and not understanding. But I think even after marriage, it is important to keep the romance. We must do special stuffs for each other, appreciate each others' effort and say sweet little nothings occassionally.
We stay together, we live together, but that doesn't mean we are together. I think there is something more spiritual, something more than just two bodies beside each other.
Sometimes I purposely slowed down when we walk. He walks ahead of me now. Not beside me holding my hand, he walks ahead whenever I slow down. I told him this last week, coz I can't help feeling kind of lousy. Then he realised.
Yes, I have told myself many times, he is tired, that's why he doesn't humour me. He is not good with words and I cannot pick in between his lines (which I am really good at). He watches TV while I talk coz he really is too tired to focus on my words. All in all, I have always used 'tired' as the final excuse and tell myself I have to be understanding and forgiving.
But it is really hard to stay angry with him....... *Sighz* He really looks very 可怜 at times. Then I become such a bit*h if I continue to torture him or scold him or make him feel worse.
Still, sometimes I wonder, do I have to be so clear about everything?
Stating down:
I don't like you to walk ahead of me all the time.
I like firm, assuring hugs, not half-hearted ones.
I like it when you stroke my hair, hold my hand or etc etc.......
Yes, we need to tell guys everything straight to their faces. But then don't they have senses? Can't they sense what we like and don't? Even when it is obvious? If I have to state all these and tell them to you in the face, then is this still romance? Or is it a SOP on How to Handle Me?
You are tired, but I am tired too. I am tired at work, I am tired with all the housekeeping.
I know he still dote on me and he never says no when I asked him to help out at home or do me favours whenever I am lazy. But still, there is this part of him that is absent, or not functioning very well... I want something more...... spiritual, something that you do out of your own free will.
Some things you discover because you took notice of me. Some things you know although I don't say it. Not something I state out in the open.
I... just... want... to... stay in love.
The truth is, we are not seeing more of each other. Maybe not less, but definitely not more than when we were not married.
During my holidays, he wasn't able to take leave and stay home with me. We couldn't "honeymoon", as we did not go anywhere romantic, and we didn't even had an 'imaginary' honeymoon in our own home. He will be at work and most of the days I will need to arrange program on my own, or I will be at my mom's watching serial dramas.
Then there was this 4 days short getaway, and it is the closest I could get to enjoy being with my newly wed husband daily and truly just in our own world. Then he need to go for his reservist while I get ready for school/work.
Then there was this cycle of travelling between my mom's place and our place during his reservist period. He comes home every alternate days, but there are nights when he is stationed to be on duty. Then we will spend short evenings together, because I will get back home late from work, and the next morning I will depart for work, he will sleep till it is time to book in. Then he won't come back till the next afternoon.
That went on for 3 weeks.
Finally, his reservist is over and I was so looking forward to that weekend, which we had promise to go shopping, eat good food and enjoy ourselves.
Then, there was emergency at work. In fact, when he finished his reservist on Wednesday, he was called back to the office. He came home only around 8pm. The next 2 days, he worked till 9plus and got home near 10pm on Thursday and reached home only around 9plus on Friday.
Worse, he needs to go back to work on the weekend. 10am to 6pm. When I say weekend, it means both Saturday and Sunday.
Calculating the time that I can see him, it will be late evening. Plus, the emergency at work is really eating into him and he is usually quite exhausted by the time he gets home. Hardly able to talk to me, neither can we do anything fun together, like we used to.
I have to wake up early every morning to prepare for school. I don't really want to sleep late, so usually by 1030pm, I will be ready to sleep. By the time he gets home, bathe and eat, it will be around 10pm, which is very close to my bedtime.
We will watch abit of TV together before I fall asleep and then wake up at 5.45am the next morning. I will go to work at 6.30pm while he is still asleep. Then when I get home around 6plus 7pm, he is still at work.
And the cycle continues for this whole week.
It is like we hardly can have the time to really enjoy our marriage life together. Saturdays, I will be doing housework, and if he isn't working, he will helped. If he doesn't work, we can still catch a movie, have meals together. After working so hard cleaning up, it is really very rewarding later to be able to just go out and have some fun.
But seeing the situation now, it is so hard to even have a meal together! (I don't want to have dinner after 8.30pm.)
And then every Sundays, it is reserve for his jammin'. He usually go out from 2pm and all the way till evening when he will come back for dinner.
Last week, I threw tantrums when he said he is going jammin' on Sunday. I was really very looking forward to spending 2 good days together, after all this shifting around and all. I have even planned out what we could do on Sunday.
When I told him my plans, I was met with,"But I am going jammin'."
Immediately and uncontrollably, I got angry. I thought he will be looking forward to spending more time with me, since we haven't been really seeing each other alot. But it seems I don't come first, jammin' is as important, if not more important.
Maybe I sound unreasonable, but I just can't help feeling angry.
Seeing my reaction to that, he told me maybe he won't go jammin'. "Maybe". I kept quiet for sometime before I told him that I don't feel very important to him. He said he missed me, yes, but he missed jammin' and the guys as well. I am definitely not special in anyway.
I flinched at his "maybe" and then he said,"Okay okay, I am not going jammin'."
This got me even more pissed. It sounds like I am making him say that. I got mad and then I argued with him. He insists he doesn't mean it the way I see it. He said I am important but somehow, those three words doesn't seem convincing anymore.
I still feel that I am "making" him say whatever he was saying.
We made up in the end, but deep in me, the insecurity feelings in me starts to spill. Maybe I don't seem that important anymore after marriage. After all, we are living under the same roof, so it means we are still seeing more of each other compared to him and his mates.
Even if counting the hours, I don't see how we are seeing "more" of each other, to him, I am an overdose. Jammin' time is precious, coz he only get to do it once a week for a few hours only.
This hurts me. It hurts me more than I thought it would. I know probably he don't mean it that way, but to me, the stubborn insecure me, I can't see it any other way. The next few nights that followed, I asked him,"Do you still like me, as much as before?"
He gave assuring answers, but I don't know why, I don't feel assured. I am a little afraid that he might change, I might change or we will change after marriage. I don't know how to explain, but it is really a very complex feeling.
Maybe it seems like I am robbing him of his jammin' time. But I thought he could skip another week for me. I thought he will have me in his mind, not his guitar.
In the end, he had to go back to work. So it is neither me nor his guitar. It became work that had to come first. I cannot argue with that, can I? Guitar lost to work, I lost to work.
I don't want to become an unreasonable wife who is insensitive and not understanding. But I think even after marriage, it is important to keep the romance. We must do special stuffs for each other, appreciate each others' effort and say sweet little nothings occassionally.
We stay together, we live together, but that doesn't mean we are together. I think there is something more spiritual, something more than just two bodies beside each other.
Sometimes I purposely slowed down when we walk. He walks ahead of me now. Not beside me holding my hand, he walks ahead whenever I slow down. I told him this last week, coz I can't help feeling kind of lousy. Then he realised.
Yes, I have told myself many times, he is tired, that's why he doesn't humour me. He is not good with words and I cannot pick in between his lines (which I am really good at). He watches TV while I talk coz he really is too tired to focus on my words. All in all, I have always used 'tired' as the final excuse and tell myself I have to be understanding and forgiving.
But it is really hard to stay angry with him....... *Sighz* He really looks very 可怜 at times. Then I become such a bit*h if I continue to torture him or scold him or make him feel worse.
Still, sometimes I wonder, do I have to be so clear about everything?
Stating down:
I don't like you to walk ahead of me all the time.
I like firm, assuring hugs, not half-hearted ones.
I like it when you stroke my hair, hold my hand or etc etc.......
Yes, we need to tell guys everything straight to their faces. But then don't they have senses? Can't they sense what we like and don't? Even when it is obvious? If I have to state all these and tell them to you in the face, then is this still romance? Or is it a SOP on How to Handle Me?
You are tired, but I am tired too. I am tired at work, I am tired with all the housekeeping.
I know he still dote on me and he never says no when I asked him to help out at home or do me favours whenever I am lazy. But still, there is this part of him that is absent, or not functioning very well... I want something more...... spiritual, something that you do out of your own free will.
Some things you discover because you took notice of me. Some things you know although I don't say it. Not something I state out in the open.
I... just... want... to... stay in love.
January 24, 2010
Last Party 2009
The annual Christmas party. This year held at our place, Coralinus!
It is a skill, to change typing "I" and "my" to "we" and "ours". After 20 years of I and myself, it is quite a challenge to change that habit.
I love Charlie Chopin theme!
::::::: Darn Hungry ::::::::
::::::: 胡子？眉毛？素铭分不清楚 :::::::
::::::: Charlie ChopinS ::::::::
I love this photo! Don't some of us look really good with mustache?
:::::::: Seriously - No Laughing! ::::::::
::::::: Crazy ChopinS! :::::::
BWAHAHAHAHA~
:::::::: The Japanese :::::::
::::::: The Dutch ::::::::
::::::: Mustache on Girls :::: Who needs threading?? :::::::
I realised the tape on the mustache is not very sticky after awhile. Especially when we sweat around the mouth area. It is quite difficult to smile too when the tape is still sticky. LOL!
::::::: Zinc's Specialty ::::::::
It is quite tasty actually, although we were quite full when we were eating this.
::::::: Gift Exchange Time ::::::::
Secret Santa of MeiMei
Secret Santa of Ray
Secret Santa of Cynthia
Secret Santa of Wendy
They were each other's Secret Santa
SuZ's Secret Santa
Sheena's Secret Santa
Uncle's Secret Santa Weiling - is absent
Weiyi's Secret Santa
Zinc's Secret Santa
My Secret Santa
::::::: Zinc & Polar's Birthday Cake ::::::::
:::::::: Happy Birthday to Zinc ::::::::
::::::: Their Celebration ::::::::
A very nice ending to 2009......
It is already coming to an end for January 2010. It is scary how time flies now......
It is a skill, to change typing "I" and "my" to "we" and "ours". After 20 years of I and myself, it is quite a challenge to change that habit.
I love Charlie Chopin theme!
::::::: Darn Hungry ::::::::
::::::: 胡子？眉毛？素铭分不清楚 :::::::
::::::: Charlie ChopinS ::::::::
I love this photo! Don't some of us look really good with mustache?
:::::::: Seriously - No Laughing! ::::::::
::::::: Crazy ChopinS! :::::::
BWAHAHAHAHA~
:::::::: The Japanese :::::::
::::::: The Dutch ::::::::
::::::: Mustache on Girls :::: Who needs threading?? :::::::
I realised the tape on the mustache is not very sticky after awhile. Especially when we sweat around the mouth area. It is quite difficult to smile too when the tape is still sticky. LOL!
::::::: Zinc's Specialty ::::::::
It is quite tasty actually, although we were quite full when we were eating this.
::::::: Gift Exchange Time ::::::::
Secret Santa of MeiMei
Secret Santa of Ray
Secret Santa of Cynthia
Secret Santa of Wendy
They were each other's Secret Santa
SuZ's Secret Santa
Sheena's Secret Santa
Uncle's Secret Santa Weiling - is absent
Weiyi's Secret Santa
Zinc's Secret Santa
My Secret Santa
::::::: Zinc & Polar's Birthday Cake ::::::::
:::::::: Happy Birthday to Zinc ::::::::
::::::: Their Celebration ::::::::
A very nice ending to 2009......
It is already coming to an end for January 2010. It is scary how time flies now......
December 24, 2009
My Life
Just watched Avatar tonight with Ray. It's really a pretty good movie! Good graphics, interesting story and touching scenes. There are really a lot of messages being highlighted to us, made me feel bad as a human now, because I seem to be hurting Mother Earth too.
Maybe there really are energy all around us from the nature, but we have grown to ignore them somehow or what. I don't know. But the way the people connect with the nature in the movie, amuses me, and somehow, touches me too.
So as of today I promise to always:
1) Save electricity. No more forgetting to off switches not in use.
2) Save water. Shall I cut the bathing time or the numbers of bath in a day?
3) Bring my own bag to shopping!
It only costs us $6 per person to watch a movie tonight! Cheap lohz in times like now when we used to pay $10.50 per person to watch 1 movie at GV. Plus we could watch like 2-3 movies per week! That went on for some years, and noe thinking back, imagine how much we could have save!
I seldom book tickets online now too. I go down to the theater counter to purchase them. I have learn cost effectiveness, and I am trying to cut down on expenses.
People keep saying I sound 'Auntie' now, maybe it is true, and that is probably the price to pay for leaving singlehood. The hardship of earning my own keep (that's if I have any left to keep) really hits now that I am married. We have to pay our 'debts' from the wedding, not to say the installment plans for some of our furniture. We get by, but if we want to start living comfortably again, some efforts have to be made!
My life is much easier so to speak. Ray tries to keep me out of shouldering the 'debts'. He said his pocket has expired and he probably need another 4 months to start feeding those pockets again. I cleared my own bills and paid for some of the household bills. I have to do my part right! Fortunately for me, I still had some money left for abit of shopping this month. =D
So tips to becoming a good wife.
Rule #1:
While stashing away shopping money, help out the household by settling some of the bills on the table.
Rule #2:
Learn to whip up a few good dishes so that my husband looks forward to coming home!
That was some time ago second weekend after our wedding, and I was so proud of myself! I wouldn't say it tastes very good, but it taste of love and effort!
I promise Ray I will cook him lunch, but on the first day, I took abit too long to put away the groceries, marinate the meat, prepare the ingredients...... We only dig in at an awkward time - around 3.30pm.
Well, beginners tend to screw up a bit......
:::: My most confident dish :::: Pan Fry Chinese Ham ::::
It cannot go wrong as long as I don't pan-fry it till it turns into a charcoal color! It is tasty and go superbly with the porridge! SCORE: 10/10
:::: My Own Creation :::: Mushroomy Fry ::::
It tastes not too bad in the beginning. Then I thought it was kind of too heavy. The pork was too tough, I think I cut it the wrong way again. I can NEVER EVER figure out the right cut! =(
And I think I was too greedy and put in to much ingredients. SCORE: 6/10
:::: Eggs :::: Tomato Scramble Eggs with Chinese Ham ::::
Well, the reason why I put in luncheon meat here too is because my container is too small and I can't squeeze in the remaining ham. In the end, I slice a bit off here, shave a little over there and I have got to do something with them right? They went in with the eggs and tomatoes.
I forgot to add in some salt. Kind of blend, but the ham saved it a little. SCORE: 7/10
:::: First Soup I Boiled :::: Pork Ribs White Raddish Soup :::::
My first try at soup! I mean really boiling a delicious home-made soup. Well, it isn't too delicious because I made the mistake of throwing in ginger. I was afraid the pork ribs might stink and so I throw in 2 slices of ginger. In the end, the ginger taste was like overpowering!
I don't really mind since I like ginger, but not for Ray. My mom's advice afterward: Put in garlic, it makes the soup tastes better and kills bacteria. No ginger.
I throw in 2 garlic the next day (leftover) and taste the soup again, and it indeed taste different! Gingery, but better. SCORE: 7/10
:::: My Favourite :::: Sambal Kangkong ::::
I bought a bottle of sambal chilli sauce at the recommendation of a friend. I throw in dried shrimps so it smells even better and TAA-DAA my favourite dish goes on the table! Easy to cook and nice to eat! SCORE: 9/10
The 1 point coz I guess the sambal chilli still needs some improvement. I just thought it could be better. I can make sambal, but I can source for other brands?
:::: Chef's Recommendation :::: Yaki Udon ::::
Even the chef (that's me!) fell in love with this dish! 我真的感动到我自己!!!! It is really very easy to do, and I just add a little of this and that - by feel, but it turn out really good!
SCORE: OF COURSE FULL MARKS! 10/10
(I just tried it again on Monday. But it turned out a little too salty, not as good as my first try... Then I have also learnt last week I have to freeze fresh meat and seafood if not they go bad in 2 days.)
Rule #4:
Go on holiday trips to relax and maybe 'fall in love' again! I think going on holidays really seem to ease the stress and tension we feel at home. Not as in we fight or argue, but at home, there seems to be constant reminders about bills to pay, things to buy and not to forget the tedious cleaning.
Getting away, I don't have to keep worrying about keeping the place clean, or frowning at the stain on the floor. Getting away, we can spend what we have (change into currency) and just eat and sleep and relax all the way!
So our KL-Genting trip! The last few photos I guess, to be taken by my Sony camera, which was, reminder again, broken by my husband! =p
Maybe there really are energy all around us from the nature, but we have grown to ignore them somehow or what. I don't know. But the way the people connect with the nature in the movie, amuses me, and somehow, touches me too.
So as of today I promise to always:
1) Save electricity. No more forgetting to off switches not in use.
2) Save water. Shall I cut the bathing time or the numbers of bath in a day?
3) Bring my own bag to shopping!
It only costs us $6 per person to watch a movie tonight! Cheap lohz in times like now when we used to pay $10.50 per person to watch 1 movie at GV. Plus we could watch like 2-3 movies per week! That went on for some years, and noe thinking back, imagine how much we could have save!
I seldom book tickets online now too. I go down to the theater counter to purchase them. I have learn cost effectiveness, and I am trying to cut down on expenses.
People keep saying I sound 'Auntie' now, maybe it is true, and that is probably the price to pay for leaving singlehood. The hardship of earning my own keep (that's if I have any left to keep) really hits now that I am married. We have to pay our 'debts' from the wedding, not to say the installment plans for some of our furniture. We get by, but if we want to start living comfortably again, some efforts have to be made!
My life is much easier so to speak. Ray tries to keep me out of shouldering the 'debts'. He said his pocket has expired and he probably need another 4 months to start feeding those pockets again. I cleared my own bills and paid for some of the household bills. I have to do my part right! Fortunately for me, I still had some money left for abit of shopping this month. =D
So tips to becoming a good wife.
Rule #1:
While stashing away shopping money, help out the household by settling some of the bills on the table.
Rule #2:
Learn to whip up a few good dishes so that my husband looks forward to coming home!
That was some time ago second weekend after our wedding, and I was so proud of myself! I wouldn't say it tastes very good, but it taste of love and effort!
I promise Ray I will cook him lunch, but on the first day, I took abit too long to put away the groceries, marinate the meat, prepare the ingredients...... We only dig in at an awkward time - around 3.30pm.
Well, beginners tend to screw up a bit......
:::: My most confident dish :::: Pan Fry Chinese Ham ::::
It cannot go wrong as long as I don't pan-fry it till it turns into a charcoal color! It is tasty and go superbly with the porridge! SCORE: 10/10
:::: My Own Creation :::: Mushroomy Fry ::::
It tastes not too bad in the beginning. Then I thought it was kind of too heavy. The pork was too tough, I think I cut it the wrong way again. I can NEVER EVER figure out the right cut! =(
And I think I was too greedy and put in to much ingredients. SCORE: 6/10
:::: Eggs :::: Tomato Scramble Eggs with Chinese Ham ::::
Well, the reason why I put in luncheon meat here too is because my container is too small and I can't squeeze in the remaining ham. In the end, I slice a bit off here, shave a little over there and I have got to do something with them right? They went in with the eggs and tomatoes.
I forgot to add in some salt. Kind of blend, but the ham saved it a little. SCORE: 7/10
:::: First Soup I Boiled :::: Pork Ribs White Raddish Soup :::::
My first try at soup! I mean really boiling a delicious home-made soup. Well, it isn't too delicious because I made the mistake of throwing in ginger. I was afraid the pork ribs might stink and so I throw in 2 slices of ginger. In the end, the ginger taste was like overpowering!
I don't really mind since I like ginger, but not for Ray. My mom's advice afterward: Put in garlic, it makes the soup tastes better and kills bacteria. No ginger.
I throw in 2 garlic the next day (leftover) and taste the soup again, and it indeed taste different! Gingery, but better. SCORE: 7/10
:::: My Favourite :::: Sambal Kangkong ::::
I bought a bottle of sambal chilli sauce at the recommendation of a friend. I throw in dried shrimps so it smells even better and TAA-DAA my favourite dish goes on the table! Easy to cook and nice to eat! SCORE: 9/10
The 1 point coz I guess the sambal chilli still needs some improvement. I just thought it could be better. I can make sambal, but I can source for other brands?
:::: Chef's Recommendation :::: Yaki Udon ::::
Even the chef (that's me!) fell in love with this dish! 我真的感动到我自己!!!! It is really very easy to do, and I just add a little of this and that - by feel, but it turn out really good!
SCORE: OF COURSE FULL MARKS! 10/10
(I just tried it again on Monday. But it turned out a little too salty, not as good as my first try... Then I have also learnt last week I have to freeze fresh meat and seafood if not they go bad in 2 days.)
Rule #4:
Go on holiday trips to relax and maybe 'fall in love' again! I think going on holidays really seem to ease the stress and tension we feel at home. Not as in we fight or argue, but at home, there seems to be constant reminders about bills to pay, things to buy and not to forget the tedious cleaning.
Getting away, I don't have to keep worrying about keeping the place clean, or frowning at the stain on the floor. Getting away, we can spend what we have (change into currency) and just eat and sleep and relax all the way!
So our KL-Genting trip! The last few photos I guess, to be taken by my Sony camera, which was, reminder again, broken by my husband! =p
::::::: Woke Up Real Early and Off We Went! ::::::
:::::: Waiting @ Little Thai of Singapore ::::::
::::::: Our Bus ::::::
:::::: Waiting @ Little Thai of Singapore ::::::
::::::: Our Bus ::::::
::::::: Our First Meal @ Stop Point ::: Ramly Burger!:::::::
::::::: Bought These Keep Occupied on the Way :::::::
:::::::: CamWhore ::::::::
:::::::: Scenic ::::::::
:::::: Housefly Onboard lohz! ::::::
::::::: Bought These Keep Occupied on the Way :::::::
Can't remember how long it has been since I last read “老夫子”! The printing wasn't very good, but then it makes my trip more entertaining!
:::::::: CamWhore ::::::::
:::::::: Scenic ::::::::
:::::: Housefly Onboard lohz! ::::::
There was this irritating housefly on the bus lahz! Kept flying around us I want to smack it so bad!
::::::: Almost Getting There! :::::::
:::::::: Reach the Hotel - Ancasa ::::::::
::::::: Security Guard Took This :::::::
::::::: Hokkien Mee! :::::::
::::::: Bak Kut Teh Ban-Mee :::::::
::::::: Pan-Fried Dumplings :::::::
:::::::: Reach the Hotel - Ancasa ::::::::
::::::: Security Guard Took This :::::::
::::::: Hokkien Mee! :::::::
::::::: Bak Kut Teh Ban-Mee :::::::
::::::: Pan-Fried Dumplings :::::::
The hokkien mee was really good! I like! But I don't really liked the weird ban-mee that actually looks like you-mee. The bak kut teh is not aromatic enough and basically not impressive. Dumplings are ok, a tad bit oily.
::::::: Furry Bow Slippers - RM$15 :::::::
Bought these as office slippers. They were selling at RM$25 which is super expensive and later sold me for RM$15. I still got cheated RM$5 coz in the end I saw malls' pushcarts selling at RM$10! =(
:::::: Creepy Blythe Dolls! :::::
I actually have colleagues who doesn't know about these big-eyed, eerily looking dolls! I wonder why anyone will ever like them?
::::::: Dinner! Had Wendy's :::::::
::::::: This Lives @ KL Monorail :::::::
::::::: Shopping ::: Damage Done ::::::
RM$70 - Expensive but Japan imported and guaranteed good!
Black Dress RM$110
Tees RM$15/ea
Xmas Present for Cyn......
......tested on Ray who's playing PSP!
Xmas present for meimeiz!
::::::: Day 2 @ Breakfast :::::::
I don't know why Ray's hair is so weird and funny! *LAUGHS*
::::::: Breakfast ::::::::
::::::: Had Porridge & Bombay Toast :::::::
::::::: Painful Thumb :::::::
It got worse by the day...... =(
:::::: Ray's Breakfast ::::::
Ray says the nasi lemak is not nice. But I thought it was okay when I try it the next day.
::::::: Day 2 - Sunway Lagoon! :::::::
Ticket pricing.
'Ticket' that need to be worn at all times. Money can be deposited and so we don't have to carry any cash.
Water Park near the Entrace......
Timer shot that failed...... turns out candid... LOL!
Second try is much much better!
Extreme park that we went as the last part. Filled with more adventurous and interesting activities! Most of them costs extra, or only free once.
Animal Park!
Chipmunk! I tried to get it to sing for me, to no avail! =(
It poses for me the moment I reach! But I hate the cages! Can't take good photos!
Pelicans.
This proud owl just refuse to let me take a good photo of it.
Fat and unhealthy looking.
They are hungry!
Camera already spoilt at this time.
Ray challenges the high, bouncy suspension bridge!
It looks so fun and cooling and I wanted to join them!
The flooring of the suspension bridge.
Ray is so brave, he completes the walk!
:::::: Steamboat Dinner @ Berjaya :::::
:::::: The Big Strawberry Bag :::: Cute! ::::::
It holds all my shopping!
:::::::: To Genting! ::::::::
::::::: The Mobile TV that Cannot be Used :::::::
:::::: Reach Genting Hotel - Crowded! ::::::
::::::: Walking Around :::::::
::::::: Lunch! Roasted Duck Noodles/Rice ::::::
:::::: Our Room ::::::
The wardrobe has a interesting design! You can open it from both the room and washroom! So after you bathe you can easily retrieve your clothes as easily as from the bedroom!
::::::: Views from Our Room :::::::
Look at those clouds! Amazing! =D
::::::: This Lives @ KL Monorail :::::::
::::::: Shopping ::: Damage Done ::::::
RM$70 - Expensive but Japan imported and guaranteed good!
Black Dress RM$110
Tees RM$15/ea
Xmas Present for Cyn......
......tested on Ray who's playing PSP!
Xmas present for meimeiz!
I also bought alot of tops for myself...... About 6-7 pieces. All at cheap prices (between RM$15-RM$50), except the dress earlier.
::::::: Day 2 @ Breakfast :::::::
I don't know why Ray's hair is so weird and funny! *LAUGHS*
::::::: Breakfast ::::::::
::::::: Had Porridge & Bombay Toast :::::::
::::::: Painful Thumb :::::::
It got worse by the day...... =(
:::::: Ray's Breakfast ::::::
Ray says the nasi lemak is not nice. But I thought it was okay when I try it the next day.
::::::: Day 2 - Sunway Lagoon! :::::::
Ticket pricing.
'Ticket' that need to be worn at all times. Money can be deposited and so we don't have to carry any cash.
Water Park near the Entrace......
Timer shot that failed...... turns out candid... LOL!
Second try is much much better!
Extreme park that we went as the last part. Filled with more adventurous and interesting activities! Most of them costs extra, or only free once.
Animal Park!
Chipmunk! I tried to get it to sing for me, to no avail! =(
It poses for me the moment I reach! But I hate the cages! Can't take good photos!
Pelicans.
This proud owl just refuse to let me take a good photo of it.
Fat and unhealthy looking.
They are hungry!
Camera already spoilt at this time.
Ray challenges the high, bouncy suspension bridge!
It looks so fun and cooling and I wanted to join them!
The flooring of the suspension bridge.
Ray is so brave, he completes the walk!
:::::: Steamboat Dinner @ Berjaya :::::
:::::: The Big Strawberry Bag :::: Cute! ::::::
It holds all my shopping!
:::::::: To Genting! ::::::::
::::::: The Mobile TV that Cannot be Used :::::::
:::::: Reach Genting Hotel - Crowded! ::::::
::::::: Walking Around :::::::
::::::: Lunch! Roasted Duck Noodles/Rice ::::::
:::::: Our Room ::::::
The wardrobe has a interesting design! You can open it from both the room and washroom! So after you bathe you can easily retrieve your clothes as easily as from the bedroom!
::::::: Views from Our Room :::::::
Look at those clouds! Amazing! =D
Didn't take too many pictures at Genting. First I don't what I will be taking since the display on the camera can't work. Second, there were so many people around I don't know what to take or where to take!
We shop abit, went for a movie and also spend some time at the casino. That sort of end our KL-Genting trip! I know we will be back someday......again...... since Ray has become the casino member! *HOHO*
We shop abit, went for a movie and also spend some time at the casino. That sort of end our KL-Genting trip! I know we will be back someday......again...... since Ray has become the casino member! *HOHO*
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