Day 11: Favorite TV shows

These are without a doubt my most favourite tv shows ever! Gimme a whole lotta snacks and plop me in front of the tv with lotsa fat pillows and ill be one happy girl!

Day 10: Something you’re afraid of

Its not secret among my close family and friends that i am DEATHLY afraid of roaches. Refer to this post for a clearer picture. I will bring much embarrasment to all those around me should a situation that involves roaches arise. But please dont be too quick to judge me. A number of incidents has happened in my life that has furthur strengthen my fear of this highly disgusting and awfully despicable creature.


1. We once went to uptown (a place notoriously known for its high density of roaches) and sat next to a pleasant looking old couple who were happily enjoying their dinner. The husband was sans hair, and the wife had too much of it- think alleycats' arumugam. Halfway thru my dinner, i saw the wife abruptly stand up and was running her fingers thru her hair like she was looking for the lost Mayan gold in it. The anti roach lunatic in me told me to run, fast. And i did. I ran far away (like a psycho killer was coming after me) leaving my husband (then boyfriend) looking bewildered and wondering what the heck was the matter with me.


My instincts proved right. A giant roach had in fact gotten lost in the sea of hair and had seemed to dissipate in it. Needless to say- that was the end of our dinner. I stood 10 feet away from the hair lady and refused to come any closer, much less finish my dinner. We left 2 seconds later. Me- from utter fear. My husband- from sheer embarrassment of me.


2. Another time i was with my family- again at uptown (i dont know why i keep going back!).The whole family were enjoying dinner when I noticed the kids at the next table staring at sumthing under our table. Being paranoid i practically shouted out - Whattt!!!??? They mumbled something and i asked again- whattt?? what what whatttt?!?!! (at this point i had thrown my handbag and was ready to sprint) the girl pointed to sumtin under the table and went (i will nvr forget the tone of fear in her voice) "ada bug...." by now both mama and i had jumped up from our seat and were jumping around like monkeys trying to get the 'bug' off us. After 3 mins of this we realised the bug wasnt on us. They were still staring under our table so we asked- mana??? she went. "dekat leg diaaaaa!!" pointing to my embarrased dad's leg. He actually continued eating while the 'bug' walked up n down his leg coz he was so malu of the commotion mama and i made. hello. lipas tu big ok. gross!!


So u see folks. All the incidents i mentioned (ok there is SOOOOOOOO more then 2!- i forget) have morphed my fear of roaches. I hope when we move into our new house next month, we wont have any untoward incidents involving them. *prays super hard*

* I thought of putting up a pic of a roach here but decided otherwise. My blog might die of fear if i did.

Day 9: A favorite picture of your best friends

I've been searching hi and low in fb and in my files here for a pic i like of my bestfriends. But i couldnt find any that i absolutely love! so im just gonna put up some pics of them so u know who they are ok!

Super love them!! facial hair, fat lips and all!!!

Day 8: A place you’ve travelled to.

I have always loved travelling. Be it to far flung places, or just a trip back to my kampung. I didnt mind the long journeys, I even loved it back then- the long drives and long haul flights. Till our roads got so accident prone, and I got old enough to realise that long flights dries my skin out, makes my hair go flat, and sleeping on na airplane seat for 15 hours leaves me feeling like a 90 year old.


Despite all these- I still liked travelling. Last weekend hubster and I took a drive to Penang. We agreed that the drive was tiring. But we both enjoyed the trip tremendously. We ate so much nasi kandar- and still craved more the moment we were back in KL- gluttons we are

From all my travels, I have concluded that my most favourite place in the whole wide world- outside Malaysia is London and Cape town. I love London because it reminds me of family, friends and shopping. It gives me a sense of peace. I go for walks in the park every morning that im there at 730 sharp. I bring a bag of nuts with me and feed the squirels. I went there so often, the policemen who patrol the park remembers me and would cheerfuly greet me every morning.

Cape Town is just beautiful. Despite the horrific crime rate, I fell in love with the beautiful landscape and gorgeous coastlines. I really wish it could be a safer place. Contrary to popular belief that all of Africa is a hot desert- it actually is cold in South Africa in the last few months of the year, and its pretty cool there the rest of the year. And it really is a beautiful place. Not so much shopping to be done- but def worth going.

Day 7: Favorite movies.

Id like to say that my fav movies are something deep or meaningful- or are great classics... but im a chic flick lover thru and thru so... These are my all time favourite movies!!

Absolute favs!!- n yes i do have a thing for Julia Roberts! i loved her in Steel Magnolia and Pretty Women too!

ps: system is down at work today. So im making up for future 30 day blog procrastinations

Day 6: A picture of something that makes you happy.

At this point in time. I can think of two things that would make a very very verrrrry happy girl.

2 weeks and 2 days to go!!!

Day 5: A song to match your mood

I dont celebrate christmas, but the end of year always leaves me feeling jolly and christmas-sy. I love London  in December. The xmas feel there is just so... festive and it really gets u in the mood- despite me not celebrating it. You cannot help but be sucked into the happy cheery twinkly happiness.I loved walking around town alone, looking at the beautiful decorations, eating warm soft cookies and choc covered waffles speckled with fresh snow.


I once met a santa claus in front of Selfridges who, instead of wishing me a marry christmas- said Assalamualikum when he found out i was from Malaysia. Turned out santa hailed from Turkey- How cute kan!

I recently bought Michael Buble's xmas album. His voice is like warm smooth chocolate- like the ones flowing from a fondue machine. I swear it does good stuff for the soul. If i were rich, id make him sing me to sleep everynight!

So because its december, the song that matches my mood would be-

Day 4: My parents

I actually turned on my laptop twice to write about my parents. But nothing i penned down seemed appropriate to portray the enormous respect and deep love i have for them both. So ill leave you with bits and pieces of my life to make u better understand the amazing people they are-

When i was little, my dad would pick me n my sister up and hoist us to standing position on his shoulders in the swimming pool, and throw us into the water. The last time he did this was when i was 14. He went to Tokyo shortly after- and came home in a wheel chair. *guilty*

My mom understands me better then anybody in the world. When i got into an accident (minor one- This bozo hit me on the side.) I coolly called my parents and was all composed and confident talking to them on the phone. My mom obviously panicked when she heard the word accident. When they arrived at the scene, cool composed me broke down n cried like a baby at the sight of mom who obviously also cried. Padahal the car was just slightly dented on the side n i wasnt hurt at all!!

Up till when i was in highschool, whenever we travelled overseas, papa would make me put my hands in his jacket pocket n made sure I never let go. he was afraid he might loose me in the crowd. My last trip with him, we went to south africa and argentina- i was 23, he held on to my backpack the entire time we were there. When we went to the supermarket, he wouldnt even let me be in the next isle alone. I felt like i was 3 years old again- till i heard that a huge burly steward was mugged at gunpoint and a friend of my dad's (a SA national) told us how her son was shot at random and had died.

Sometimes i feel my mom and i speak a different language that only we understand. Wen we talk- most people dont just dont get it- my dad included. We're laughing most of the time anyways. And countless times- We have been mistaken as sisters. Which kind of irks me really. And i think she looks real young- This is much easier then admitting that i look old :p

When i studied in Arau, my dad made sure i had a open ticket so i could come back anytime i wanted to- this does not include the bi weekly ticket i already had.

On the night after my reception on my husband's side- My mom called me and we both cried buckets. Reality had finally set in that i have moved out of the house i grew up in. My husband found me lying in bed crying my eyeballs out n he just held me while i cried. While my mom- who was actually at a friends house, ran to the toilet and stayed in there for a good 20 mins and came out with a nose that would have put rudolph to shame.

When my life fell apart, they were there to pick up the pieces and fight the battle for me, not alongside me, but for me. They protected me as much as they could and and cushioned the rest- and for that i am eternally grateful.

There really are a thousand more stories i can tell u why my parents are awesome. But at the end of the day it doesnt matter. Coz mere words do not do justice to the great love and respect i have for them.

My rocks

Day 3- My 1st love

Hmmm... my 1st love or rather 1st crush if i remember correctly was a fellow classmate- in kindergarten. Yes i started pretty early. I cannot for the life of me remember what he looked like but i know he was huge- not in a fat kindda way, more like in a buff gym goin sorta way. He was 5 bt im pretty sure he worked out. N he spoke flawless english. I think that was what attracted me to him in the 1st place. Since a young age, i loved to hear ppl speak english.

When i was 6, we went to brisbane and met this 6 y/o twin girls on a river cruise- they were australian of course. We became friends and played games and at one point i ran to my dad n whispered- "paaa!! dorg terror sgt ckp englishhh!!". ahh to be young and innocent again :)

3 days n going strongggg!!

Ill be in penang tomorrow till sunday so day 4 will resume on monday!

Day 2: Meaning behind your blog name

This blog was initialy a product of grief and the need to be invisible. My previous blog had been violated and my words were taken and twisted in ways that made me afraid to write at a place where my name would be linked- hence the birth of this blog.


And then there was me- at that time meant that there was something more then the stupid political hype, I was more then the names mentioned in passing, the one people pitied, and cursed at. After all the blood sweat and tears- there was me. Just me.


The me that people would see if they would only open their eyes and look at with naked eyes. Not from blogs, nor newspapers, or the news.


But as the saying goes- after the storm comes the rainbow. And the rainbow indeed is here. Im so grateful that my life has turned out the way it has. Im def in a much better place now and i believe the downfall that i had, has made me a better person.


So there you have it- The meaning behind my blog name.
Cheers!

Day 1- Introduce, recent picture of yourself, 15 interesting facts.

Ok this picture isnt really thaaaaat recent- but its d best i can do. The pencurik took off with both my camera's mann!!

1. When shopping (groceries, toiletteries, clothes- and the likes) i will feel the sudden unavoidable urge to do a number 2 (always!).

2. I cook with one hand on my hips.

3. I sometimes drive with my legs crossed.

4. My feet are always freezing cold!

5. I always make sure i empty my bladder 15 minutes before reading the news coz the studio is super duper freezing cold!!- n freezing temperatures always makes me wanna do a number 1

6. I have always dreamed of having a yellow kitchen. But the house we bought comes with a white tiled one.

7. At any given time, I have at least 6 pairs of shoes in my car.- 9 if u count my niece's

8. When i get nervous, my teeth goes all tingly.

9. I dont cry easily- and when i do, it gives me a migrain.

10. I get bored doing facials.

11. I hate mani pedi's.

12. The thief who broke into our house ate my orange.

13. He also pooped in the backyard.

14. I secretly hope the TV he stole will electrocute him.

15. Im surprisingly not mad that he took our 3 thousand ringgit camera

The Challenge

I got this off another blogger and thot it might be an interesting challenge- both in coming up with ideas to write, and in trying to blog discreetly under the watchful eye of my manager- whom im seated next to.

So for the next 30 days I will be blogging according to the list below. Hopefully on a day to day basis. Otherwise- a few days of delay never killed anyone

Day 1: Introduce, recent picture of yourself, 15 interesting facts.



Day 2: Meaning behind your blog name.


Day 3: Your first love.


Day 4: Your parents.


Day 5: A song to match your mood.


Day 6: A picture of something that makes you happy.


Day 7: Favorite movies.


Day 8: A place you’ve travelled to.


Day 9: A favorite picture of your best friend.


Day 10: Something you’re afraid of.


Day 11: Favorite TV shows.


Day 12: Something you don’t leave the house without.


Day 13: Goals.


Day 14: A picture of you last year – how have you changed?


Day 15: Fave Song EVER


Day 16: Dream house.


Day 17: Something you’re looking forward to.


Day 18: Favorite place to eat.


Day 19: Something you miss.


Day 20: Nicknames.


Day 21: Favorite picture of yourself ALL TIME and why?


Day 22: What’s in your purse?


Day 23: Your idea of a perfect first date.


Day 24: Something you’ve learned.


Day 25: Something you crave a lot.


Day 26: Your dream wedding.


Day 27: Original photo of the city you live in.


Day 28: Something that stresses you out.


Day 29: 3 wishes.


Day 30: A picture of yourself this day and 3 good things that happened since you started the challenge.

Short getaway and Edward i love u

I have been meaning to post up some pictures of us from - well from various places and times but i keep forgetting to have them transferred from the camera. Last i checked, there are pics in thr from up to 7 months ago. Oh well, itll have to wait.


We watched Twilight Breaking Dawn the other day. I was pretty insistent on watching it coz Edward is just toooo hot to miss like seriously. And i was not wrong! OMGGG!! he looked sooooooo hot smilling and laughing like that- at times i actually forgot hubster was seated like 2 inches away from me. It felt like it was just me and him (him being Edward of course!). n wen bella got sick she looked all old n ugly- my insides were going all heyy Edward lookie me!! all healthy and fleshy!! pick me pick me pick me!! of course he didnt... bt that didnt stop me from grinning from ear to ear like an idiot anyway. MUST WATCH ladies! must watch!

We took a short trip to cameron highland a couple of weeks back. It was his birthday and i was outta off days- so we took a short 3 day 2 nite getaway and im glad we did. Cameron's was as pretty as ive always remembered it. We (my family) go to penang and cameron highlands every year during the hols. Mostly because its about the only place worth going in the chain of hotels/ apartment in my dad's time sharing package. But also because we just love it up there. Penang is a food haven. But cameron is jut so... relaxing and quiet. 

We went hiking up there! Ive been up cameron highlands thousands of time but i never even thot of goin hiking up thr! bt we did!- he didnt bring his sports shoes but d tour agency provided them so yeay!! if u ever go up there- make sure u dont miss goin hiking in the mossy forest! its beautiful!! ok im leaving for home in a couple of minutes so enjoy the photos!

Bedtime stories

I feel so old now.. i can see fine lines running accross my lower eye lids and im alway tired! Hubster commented yesterday about how early i go to bed.. like last night. he was watching tv in our room. he was sitting on the floor and i was sprawled across the bed talking to him. I was getting really sleepy, he was telling me how bored he gets late at night coz he has nobody to talk to. So i felt really guilty coz the night before he made himself a burger at 130am coz he was hungry and his wife was sound sleep- by 10pm! I felt so bad so i told him- ok! im gonna stay up with u tonight n teman u watch the game! he was going all- 'eleh podah lah u'. then he turned around to face me n i was already sound asleep. can u believe it. 1minute and i was gone. Its like magic really.

I probly should move my sleeping time to a lil later. but hey- i gotta be up real early. And its always me who's up 1st n its always me pushing for him to get up. If it wasnt for me, i bet he'd be late for work like everyday. So if i sleep late, itll be bad for both of us!! and those lines aint goin away with inadequate sleep y'all! i think HE should sleep earlier!! that way i wont feel guilty- ANDDD!! no more wrinkles!?! win win situation eyh!! okayy- its a janna win situation but thrs nothing wrong with giving in once in a while eyh!?

The Professional Packer

Every morning, i would wake up early, turn on the hot jug then step in the shower. once im done, i would wake hubster up n he would start his morning routine with his mug of coffee. sometime last week, we slept over at my mom's. after i had gotten up and got ready, i woke him up and proceeded to pack up our things. He had previously left 3 pairs of work pants there and had been looking for them. Being a diligent wife, i packed em all up into our overnight bag. I also packed his dirty laundry. and all of our toiletteries. As i was heading out, a very sleep hubster handed over the pants he wore to work yesterday for me to take home as well. I packed evrything into the car, and left for work- late. the traffic on the ldp was understandably heavy as it always is at that time of the morning. As i reached kj- the heart of the horrible jam, my phone rang.

Hubster- hi yang! hows traffic?

diligent wonderful wife- bad as always. u dah siap?

hubster- erm belum...yang... where are my pants?

diligent wonderful wife- ur pants?? u gave them to me to pack.

hubster- no no.. my grey pants?

diligent wonderful wife- hah??? msti la i x tau.

hubster- the ones i left here....??

diligent wonderful wife- oh i have them... with me... in kj...

hubster- what about the ones i wore ysterday?

diligent wonderful wife- u gave them to me to pack this morning remember? along with ur jeans...

hubster and diligent wonderful wife- oh uh....

so it turned out all of his clothes were in d car w me... n he had nothing to wear to work. tp still nk sweet kot. he told me to go straight to work n that he'll find somthing else to wear. but seriously- anything of my brothers will be too small for him n my dads pants are far to big for him. the only thing i left him were a couple pairs of boxers n a tshirt.

so, diligent wonderful wife turned around n got caught in the jam 2 more times!! wonderful?!? i think so!! me ok- NOT the jam. this happened a couple times more coz i have a phobia of leaving things behind. so now, before i pack, ill lay out his clothes from top to bottom so i dont leave him out cold :) but really, he should thank his lucky stars he has a personal packer tau. id kill for one...

3 weeks going on forever :)

Prior to getting married, i mentally prepared myself for our life after the wedding. I tried to psyche myself up with the joy and pleasure of actually being married, of not having to be sent home after watching a late night movie, of not having my dad call me evry 5 mins if im out past 1030!- then i would feel down when i think of having to mop floors and do the laundry. I love to cook! love love love! but give me a mop and ill pretend to go into a coma. Ask me to fold clothes and its like ur talking to a wall! and id rather walk around wearing an ugly top if kak wani isnt around to iron a pretty one. ironing gives me rash.

but being married brings with it a truckload of responsibilities. in the 3 weeks that we have been married, i have quite enjoyed my quiet time folding clothes while scolding the kardashians out loud for being rude to their mom. and i have learnt to turn on the hot jug as soon as im up coz my husband needs coffee first thing in the morning- and i have learned how to make coffee :) at least i think i have.

Being married means 2 heads in everything. We have our fare share of head butts where i think my way of washing dishes is better then his. n he tells me i should let him run the washing machine coz my way of dumping everything in is just ridiculous. i tell him well y not go the whole 9 yards n hang n fold them while ur at it! my point is- being married is not simply moving in togather. there is so much to consider and so much to tolerate. i guess it would be different if we were staying with our parents. being on our own allows us to make a whole set of desicions togather- and its not always easy.

i have enjoyed being married tremendously. i especially love going to the market and going grocery shopping with hubster. we even made a weekly meal plan and shopped according to the list. but of course i went overboard and we didnt really stick to the plan. well we did- for a day :)

Were going on our first short trip tomorrow and i cannot wait. Hopefully we wont forget the camera coz i dont know where it is- he tidies up and puts things away and most times i cannot find them. so hubster- if ur reading this, do not forget the camera.

Its officiall!!

And so it begins!!! my new role as a wife has been signed sealed delivered!! im officially a wife!! n it feels great!! The wedding is finally over!! i can eat again!! n sleep peacefully!! n not have emotional outbursts over stupid things like ribbon textures!! before the wedding i could hardly eat a thing! i was hungry all the time but the thought of putting food in my mouth made me nauseous. now im back to my old self of waking up at 4am with a craving for grilled cheese sandwich. but ive improved a fair bit coz yesterday i was up at 4am dreaming of stir fried veggies- chinese style. healthy?? i think so!!!

So lets talk wedding!! The day before the wedding, my bestfriend ayun slept over to assist me in EVERY way she could. That girl truly went out of her way to make my life easier in every sense of the word! she was with me from morning to chauffeur me around town to pick up cakes n chocs n cupcakes n such. then at night she slept with me (on the floor mind u) coz my bed was all made up for the wedding. she even went ahead to the hotel after the reception to send all my luggage and handbag so i wont have to carry a thing when i left for the hotel that night. SHE DID EVERYTHING!! im soooooo thankful to her n ALL my girlfriends for going out of their way to help me out. i luff u guys sooooo much!!!!

We had the akad nikah and reception on the same day so it was rather tiring. We went to the hall early morning as my make up sesh began at 8am. It was only after we arrived that i realised i had left my tudung at home. thank god for siblings!! i had my brother pick it up for me. oh btw- i had my nikah at the same hall we had our reception, dewan perdana felda. i was nervous as hell!! wen the rombongan arrived i was peeping thru the curtains upstairs to catch a glimpse of the rombongan- nearly falling off the chair in the process.

I went a bit bridezilla in those last few moments tho. my mom called me to ask my dulang girls to come down now now now!! that was how she sed it. with the urgency of someone shouting fire fire fire!!! so i naturally panicked n asked them to line up n well... i sorta shouted a wee bit... im sorry korg... but i promise i still love u all to death!!

then since my dad was performing the nikah, i had to formally annouce that i allow him to marry me off. ive seen this done at my cousins wedding and in wedding videos and it always leaves me in tears. now here i am, telling the man who raised me that i allow him to give me away. it was heartwrenching! papa, being the impatient man that he is, kept asking me to say it n thot i was having trouble remembering what to say. i was choking back tears and words just seemed to escape me! i finally managed to sputter my consent after much dabbing of the tissue :)

we were married in one breath of the lafaz nikah!! it was beautiful!! bt it was funny when he tried to kiss my forehead, he sorta grabbed my head like a ball with his giant hands and pulled me close, everybody laughed. it was a lighthearted moment we'll cherish forever.

Theres so much to write about!! ill write more about the reception when i have the time ok!!

Updates!

i am a nervous wreck. i can hardly sleep. i read the news quite frequently last week so i was sleep deprived- but last night i was in bed by 10 and my eyes wouldnt shut. at one point i had yawned so much my pillows were soaked. i hate this feeling. even more so when i see how relaxed jj is. not fair. guys have it so easy.


lina n dayah came over n helped me stick thank u tags on my favours last night. im so grateful coz really- it was a lot. i had insisted on doing them myself instead of getting the store to do it for us coz i wanted to have that wedding feel! u know when ur room is messy with stacks of boxes and u have people in every corner of the house doing sumtin. beautiful chaos. well i had 2 people over lastnite- plus my aunts.. n my room was def in a terrible state- and we had dinner in my room. it was fun :) thanks korg!!


we viewed our pre wedding vid lastnight. n omg were we THAT fat!?? ok yeah we sorta were... n my nose is so bulat!!! if i were rich id get a nose job!- ok no i wouldnt coz it looks painful. we liked the vid. its really cute n colourful but there was a scene whr we were running n i swear i have the ugliest run. it looked like i had broken a knee and twisted an ankle! burok giler!! Im never running on camera again- EVER!


I think were about done with everything cept for the seating arrangements- my nemesis. i cringe thinking about it. my dad was saying something about making it free seating- save us the headache. the hall ppl have yet to pass us the floor plan cn u believe it!??! ish sakit perut la pk!! i think ive aged more in this 1 month then i have this whole year. im only going on leave on thursday coz my cuti's r limited.


on a sadder note- we still have not gotten the keys to our house. its been almost 2 years kott!! n its not even a new dev!! ud think were getting a 7 million ringgit crib but really its just a simple modest home! so we'll be staying at his grandma's place- who just passed away by the way :( i hv to admit im a lil hesitant seeing that ive nvr lived on my own but i guess marriage is about starting our lives togather n really i sorta dont have a choice kot.. it is a lil daunting staying at a house whose owner passed away just last week tho....


my systems have gone haywire with the stress. ive been on mc 4 days this month. n i discovered i had gastric. ME!! who has never missed a meal in my LIFE!! seems stress cn do horrible things to u.. i hope all illness keep away till the big day...


eeekkkk!!! scared nyeeeeeee!!

13 days!

1 week 6 days!! omigosh!! feels like thrs so much to do but i dont know whr to start!! im so disorganized!! my wedding organizer is god knows whr! i carried it arnd in my bag arnd jakarta in the early few months then my bag got heavy with the million other essential stuff that it seemed safer for my posture if it just stayed in my room/car/ofc drawer. now im really not sure whr it is....

n it irks me so much that msians are useless when it comes to RSVP-ing!! so far only 30% of the guests hv reverted back to me. my brain feels like its in a constant block. and i think i have amnesia. like i was super excitedly telling jj about sumtin n he flatly went- weve had this exact conversation yesterday. dont u remember?? n the thing is that i dont! i have no recollection at ALL about it!- or mayb he's just messing w my head... hurmm... but this has happend a few times w friends as well. i seriously need to get my head togather...

my babes threw me a surprise shower last weekend which i will write about in the next pose. it was wonderful! i wish nat could have been thr tho :)

sneak preview of what is to come :p

20 days!

So its 20 days before the big day and im breaking out like a teenager!!  its really really frustrating coz the LAST thing i need is a face full of zits!! ive been slathering on oitments and gels and all sorts of miracle crap n none of it seems to work. mom asked me to take it easy coz its stress that's causing my moon face. it doesnt even seem like pimples anyway.. its like mosquito bites.. u know like fat round welts on my cheeks. urghhhh so irritating!!

disgusting skin aside- i got my crown!! we went to this marvellous place in semua house which sells tiara's of all shapes n sizes n i went a little overboard trying them ALL out. i mean all. after i had chosen my normal sized tiara, i walked around the store trying on each massive sized tiara that would have made the queen mother look at hers in shame. i walked arnd the store n waved at ppl. they waved back n sed i looked pretty :) i love that store- its my new happy place. by the time we left, we were friends with most of them- bride to be's cn be the nicest people sometimes.

we're having some trouble with the house we purchased so we'll be bunking with my parents for a while. i cleaned out my room of unwanted trash on sunday to make space for jj n his stuff. amazing how much things can be collected over the years. i donated 3 bags of clothes- some were still in perfect condition, but i will be undergoing some major wardobe changes after the wedding so most some items were deemed unsuitable. none was happier then kak in who was picking thru my clothes like she was at the boxing day sale.

so all that needs to be done at this point is-

1. Send my wedding clothes for pressing/ steaming- whatever it is they do to get the creases out.

2. Pass one more hantaran item to my hantaran lady

3. Food tasting

4. Clear my face of icky yucky welts

5. Colour my hair for the very last time- coz really my hair has been so badly abused, it deserves to retire from contact with any form chemical.

6. Clear another drawer for JJ in my room. Coz it seems 2 drawers isnt enuf. pffft!- what r u planning to bring the entire mens dept at the store?? sheesh... 2 drawers cukup la kn??! i NEED the other 7..

7. Mail a few more cards

8. Deliver some cards to my babes!

9. Bug the hell out of my make up artists lest they forget!

10. Anddd pick up last min things like chocolates, desserts and cakes and stuff!

At my cousin's wedding last weekend. lookie my face, it looks round coz i ate sumtin that made it urm... swell n puff up.. yeah thats it... coz im actually not that chubby... damn u 'everything sumtin i ate'

Thats about it kot... for now...

20 daysss!!! ughhhh ive got flying dinosaurs in my tummy n moon craters on my cheeks- bummer

toodlooo lovelies!!

Brush with the law

Last weekend, i was driving alone in my car, my mind fully occupied with all things wedding. I absentmindedly picked up my phone n speed dialed my fiancee to remind him of things we needed to settle and ok fine im no angel- i actually do that ALL THE TIME!! eleh i know u guys do the same! who doesnt talk on the phone while driving!?!? in my defence- i did buy a handsfree kit! but it didnt work! i never bothered to get it checked or get a new one coz i was plain lazy.

as i was driving, a huge white crv passed me by and i saw the 'polis' logo 2 seconds too late. the officer was pointing me out to his collegue n they slowed down in front of me on a busy busy road with no curb. so we were basically stopped on a busy road- blocking off an entire lane- im sorry people of pj!! 

mighty embarrasing it was- but i was more scared out of my wits then i was embarrassed of course! the more senior looking officer came up to my window n i immediately passed him my license n id. he was being all officerly and was totally judging me. i did what i had too.. i went all innocent mengade gedik like if i werent desperate i would hit myself.

police man- awk tau awk buat salah ape?

me:  tauuu... im sorryyy...

police man: jalan ni busy,.. skrg ni by accident sbb ckp tepon ni...

me: im sorry pakcik... sy salah... tp sy promise sy x buat dah!! promiseee!!

policeman glances at passanger seat n notices my stack of wedding invites

me: sy nk kawen bulan dpn... jgn la saman saye.... *makes a face my cat would scratch if he sees*

police man: ape kene mengene kawen ngn ckp tepon!?

me: *shocked my face tactic didnt work??* mayb its broken...

police man: hah! awk ni nk kawen darah manis ni. jgn bwk mcm ni.. hrmmm... dah... nx time b careful.. jgn ckp tepon sambile drive.. ok jalan.

me: *i still got it!! its not brokenn!! thank u goddddd- and policeman* -thank u pakcik!!! byee :)

ok truth be told.. this is the 4th time i have been stopped for talking on the phone while driving. n i am so thankful that so far my pathetic facial expression has helped me get out of those sticky situations. gets better with practice i reckon. but in all seriousness- i will TRY to cut down on yakking or fb-ing on my phone while driving. stop calling me when im driving plsss!! im trying to b all strong n disciplined and a blinking ringing phone really doesnt help.

have a lovely thursday beautiful!

The storyteller

Everyday i leave for the office at 725am. I use the same road and highway. day in n day out. But on the days where i get the luxury of coming in a bit late, i leave at 830am. This doesnt happen often, so its quite a treat. On days that i leave later, the journey will be different. The sun hurts my eyes a bit more as they hover a lil higher, the traffic surprisingly is always better, and the shouting lady is always at the same spot, rooted to the ground, shouting up to the sky about god knows what. She looks clean n proper. Like if wasnt shouting to the sky, you probably wouldnt even notice her coz she blends in with the crowd like a normal person.

Everytime i see her, she's standing opposite the bus stand, screaming up to the sky, narrating stories and asking questions. i know this because i always roll down the window to listen to her. The 1st time i saw her, i thot she was putting up buntings by the road side. a couple of encounters later, i learned that she's - how do i put this in a polite manner... mentally disturbed? but she doesnt hurt people. in fact she doesnt even seem to notice the people who passes by her. She has quite an audience tho. I guess the people who frequent the bus stand know her pretty well by now. I feel like stopping and talking to her sometimes, get to know her story, what happened to her and who TH is she talking to!?? but of course theres this annoying thing called work... and im kindda scared she might get annoyed and push me into traffic.

So for now ill just look forward to the occasional brushes we might have. With me listening to little snippets of her stories- once she was telling a story about shooting, complete with machine gun action. She will probably never even know me but i wish her well..

38 days to go!

I feel like days are slipping by so quickly now. Its like i blinked and the week has gone by. I have yet to try my dress on again- with my post raya body. As of yesterday, i have reconfirmed my booking with all my make up artists 5 times. I hope i have not irked them too much coz i have 2 more reminders to give them before the big day. I hope they still turn up... i dont wanna have to pull a kate middleton (or kate wellington as mari would say) on my wedding day.

I actually have tonnes to do still but im rather contented sitting on my round tushie and having friendly banters with na who seriously is growing up so fast and she really is her own person! yesterday she insisted on goin to sleep in her baju kurung instead of her pj's. --> lina i understand now y u got your tudung the day before ur wedding... i havent found mine... nor have i the interest to actually start looking for it... n i still dun have a tiara. oh dont judge me! its the only day i can get away with wearing one! and we still have not gotten the keys to our new place. we def have to stay sumwhr for a month or two b4 moving in. he's not keen on staying at my mom's. Im not very happy about staying at his kajang as suggested by his dad. i mean really?? id get lost everyday!! n its really far!! its like a whole other country!!

on a totally unrelated note-

If there was one thing i could change about myself- i would make myself less edgy. Im soooo nervous all the time! n i often times let my imagination run wild. like this morning. jj slept at cyber last night. he used to stay here but he moved to be closer to me :) anyway. he arrived late and it was raining n all but watever. I slept really early coz i fed na her meds n she conked out at 830 n i followed soon after. i spoke to him just before i fell asleep n he was having dinner.

when i woke up the nx morning i called to wake him as per usual. there was no answer. he seldom doesnt pick up my calls but i figured- he must have slept real late lastnite catching up w d boys. so i gave him 10 mins more and called again. stil no answer. i gave him 5 more mins of sleep time- and he stil wasnt pickin up! i was starting to panic by this point n called again. n texted him. n called again. my over imaginative mind kicked in at this point- omg, he's lying in a ditch sumwhr. or omg, he died playing soccer n his friends are all too afraid to tell me. i had visions of his friends standing around his phone, all too afraid to answer it and give me the dreaded news. i go psycho sometimes. forgive me. in the end when he finaly called me 1 hour 41 minutes later- i was naturally livid!! n he knew it! he was being all mousy n nice n i had gone all makcik on him. i HATE it when he doesnt pick up n he knows it! i was all the more upset when i discovered his phone was rite nx to him. grrrrr. so as punishment, he's treating me dinner at a place of my choice tonite. and im making him watch bridesmaids- a true 'pink' chickflick at midnight- knowing he's sleep deprived. and no. he's not allowed to sleep during the course of the entire movie. oh n did i mention he's goin to have to take me out for early breakfast the following day as well?



the martian im marrying

the fatty marrying the martian

jakarta

46 days

So the wedding's in 46 days! im in the midst of sending out the invites and its so frustrating that i cannot invite everybody- the downside of having a sit down wedding dinner. i cannot wait for the wedding to be over. i dont know y im not excited about the wedding itself. im more looking forward to the marriage. i did get a lil excited when passing out invites at the ofc this morning tho. like fuyooohh this is for real! like im telling people yuuhuuuu im getting married y'all!! but in all honesty- this wedding business is pretty draining if u ask me! im just praying hard imma fit into my dress and that i dun trip n fall flat on my face!


i had a falling out w a friend of mine a couple of weeks back. i was hurt by sumthing she sed n she was upset w me for sumtin else. i guess all this wedding frenzy has got all our panties in a twist and dont even get me started on the hormones!! oh myyy!! im so sick of crying at tv commercials! the other day i cried over breakfast while telling jj a story. i hardly ever cry! in fact im always laughing at mama n my sister for being such leaky faucets!


sumtin funny happened last weekend. jj n i had just finished watching a movie, i needed a toilet break so i went to the ladies. while i was goin about doing a number 1. i sat on the throne n went about doing my business. just as i was done, it started raining in my cubicle. were not talking fine sprays of water here no siree!! it was a full blown storm of fat water droplets rain minus the thunder!! picture this. i was on the throne w my jeans around my ankles squinting (for fear of loosing my contact lense) thru the rain trying to find the source of this catastrophe. on second thot- Dont. i hastily put my pants back on all the while wondering if the building was on fire n its the sprinklers that r raining down on me. my carefully blown hair had gone all curly bcause of the sudden downpour. my handbag n shawl were soaked- as was i. then i realised the water source actually came fr d cubicle nx to mine! i went out n stood in front of the door of the leaky cubicle and was ready to give her a good dripping piece of my mind!! a girl in tudung n baju kurung stepped out, took one look at my dripping hair n walked away!!? can u believe it!? she walked away!! i stepped in front of her n went- what happened??!? she started pointing to the faucet n the door n babbled sumtin n just turned on her heels n left! pls note that she was all dry and non frazzled. no apologies whatsoever. what is it w malaysians n apologising. when i was younger my mom wud smack me silly evrytime i forgot to say sorry or thank u or please. ur momma didnt smack u enuf! she left in such a hurry she didnt even wash her hands- rude n dirty. eeew. but it was so hilarious!! i laughed out loud all the way out n cudnt wait to tell jj wat happened. that girl is super rude alright! but it was so funny lah!!


no raya updates from me coz raya was rather subdued. we went back to our new place in kedah n eeee so byk insect its disgusting!! we came back with itches and marks here n there fr the various types of insects that were buffet-ing on us. its a frogs heaven i tell u. i took sum pics of the beautiful view from my room bt as always- have yet to transfer them.


Selamat hari raya y'all!! n maaf zahir batin.

61 days!!

My ring is ready!! its beautiful n i love it! we fell in love with the display one in the store but that one was designed for a much bigger diamond and for way bigger fingers. of course my diamond was smaller n i have a size 7 finger which apparently is really small. so they had to custom make it to fit my finger n the diamond we bought earlier.the dsign on the ring is really intricate and had to be done by hand. it took about 40 days to create and wen we went to pick it up were werent sure it was the correct one coz all the detailings were small compared to the one we saw (of course).. we took a closer look n realised heyy!! it is our ringg!! just smaller!! n i love it! we were both wearing n admiring our rings last nite n jj wanted to tke em out for a 'test drive'. of course i sed no! id kill him if anything happened to them before the wedding. plus it was all shiny and sparkly, the hazey air will tarnish it.

We have gotten all 1173 of our pre wedding photos last week and i get nauseous looking at them coz really- theres so many!!! never have i had my pic taken 37 times in one pose.

also. my dress has arrived!! n its really heavy... i tried it on just once n it was of course a nightmare getting into coz i have as much patience as a 3 year old but we had to be reallllly careful coz the fabric is really delicate n my mom warned me not to put on even a kilo coz she's afraid i wont be able to fit into the dress. and with raya coming up its gonna b a real struggle for me.. nat told me to go out without my glasses or lenses then id b blind as a bat n wont see food therefore i wont eat them. but hello? i kindda have a nose, a pretty powerful one too- but only where food applies. I can often times guess what my neighbours are cooking based on the wafts that come thru my windows.. Its gonna be pretty tough raya for me this year! mayb i should wear a corset... but i kindda like breathing.. so thats out.. gotta go back to the basics and work the old will power i guess.. not that its ever worked before tho..

2 months n 1 day to go!!

Honey! Im home!!

Jj's back on malaysian soil!! i have yet to see him coz he arrived late last night and went to work this morning but we'll be breaking fast togather tonite! i cannot wait! he requested ayam masak lemak cili padi. Its been so long since i last cooked for him im kindda excited!

Did u know that i can make a complete dinner for 6 people in under an hour including appetizers and dessert- but i cannot for the life of me make a good cup of coffee for my man. I always get a lil freaked out when he requests for coffee.. which is not very often for reasons i can guess. He normally asks me to make them only if he's realllllly tired or if were going sumwhr super early in the morning. Most times he goes for the instant or canned variety. but i make a mean coffee cupcake! maybe he should rethink his choice of caffeine...

On another note,  watched 'Haunted Changi' over the weekend and it scared me silly. I initially watched it alone then decided i needed sumone to hold me so i went over to kak in's room and got na to watch it with me. She was all macho and brave as she got under the covers with me.. At the 1st glimpse of the ghost she jumped off the bed and scolded me for letting her watch sumtin so creepy and haughtily went back to her mom's room. i got told off by a 2 1/2 year old.. Finally forced mama to watch it with me, which we did so on mute- a standard when watching a  horror movie with mama.

Im getting married in 2 months and a week!!!

Im dying to do a write up on places i went to get my stuff in jkt but i think it'll have to wait till after the wedding.

Till then! adieu!!

Home is where the heart is

Guess what guess what guess whattt!??? JJ will be coming home wayy earlier then expected!!! apparently he's almost overstayed his business trip this time (which in AUS is a max of 90 days) so the company has no choice but to let him leave and cont working from the KL ofc. I mean seriously. U nvr thot of this before?!?? u HAD to lug him ALL THE WAY across the world!??- ok not really accross the world but sort of..- and left me here alone to die for 6 months!??

ok emotional drama's aside. Im glad he'll be coming home for good- i hope. No more surprises ok boss? i cannot wait to buka puasa with him! or as na would say it. cannot wait to buka Kuasa with him. I asked her yesterday. 'na puasa tak harini??' and she answered 'kuasa laa'- while chomping on a mouthfull of chips.

I read this joke recently that made me ponder about married life- after i laughed my head off that is..

A young couple decided to wed. As the big day approached, they grew apprehensive. Each had a problem they had never before shared with anyone, not even each other.


The Groom-to-be, overcoming his fear, decided to ask his father for advice. "Father," he said, "I am deeply concerned about the success of my marriage."


His father replied, "Don't you love this girl?"


"Oh yes, very much," he said," but you see, I have very smelly feet, and I'm afraid that my fiance will be put off by them."


"No problem," said dad, "all you have to do is wash your feet as often as possible,and always wear socks, even to bed." Well, to him this seemed a workable solution.


The bride-to-be, overcoming her fear, decided to take her problem up with her mom." Mom," she said, "When I wake up in the morning my breath is truly awful."


"Honey," her mother consoled, "everyone has bad breath in the morning."


"No, you don't understand,. My morning breath is so bad, I'm afraid that my fiance will not want to sleep in the same room with me."


Her mother said simply, "Try this. In the morning, get straight out of bed, and head for the kitchen and make breakfast. While the family is busy eating, move on to the bathroom and brush you teeth. The key is, not to say a word until you've brushed your teeth."


"I shouldn't say good morning or anything?" the daughter asked.


"Not a word," her mother affirmed.


"Well, it's certainly worth a try," she thought.


The loving couple were finally married. Not forgetting the advice each had received, he with his perpetual socks and she with her morning silence, they managed quite well. That is, until about six months later. Shortly before dawn one morning, the husband wakes with a start to find that one of his socks had come off. Fearful of the consequences, he frantically searches the bed. This, of course, wakes his bride and without thinking, she asks, "What on earth are you doing?"


"Oh, my," he replies, "you've swallowed my sock!"