growing up. most girls i know had an extensive list of 'criteria's' they wanted in a man they were to marry. which girl has not had numerous discussions with their girlfriends about how they want their guy to be
1. Rich- mandatory criteria this one
2. Handsome- another major point here
3. Must be a prince and/or an actor and/or an heir to a major company, hotel, business or all that i have mentioned.
4. Romantic
5. MUST be a gentleman
6. Generous and caring- by generous i mean buying me gifts every other day, or everyday im not picky
Thats all i can pull so far off the top of my head. But the problem with setting criteria's are that we set the bar so high up, most of us will never meet anybody who meets all that. Sure we'll meet that guy who is as romantic as Heidi Klum's husband Seal and good looking to boot but of course he's a casanova so be prepared to share him with a slew of girls.
The gentleman who opens doors for us and pulls out our chairs are unfortunately shorter then us. And princes, heirs and actors never even look our way.
As for the shower of gifts. I guess practicality applies. Unless ur marrying the list of people with titles above, i doubt you'd be showered with gifts on a daily basis eyh? JJ called me from adelaide 2 weeks back all excited! he was telling me that he got me sumtin. my ears perked up like a kangaroo imagining handbags or well... a pot. thr's this pot which i was eyeing but even at the outlet store its like 1500 MYR. his voice was all cute and excited and he went-
"i bought u... plastic bags!!!"
"you can marinade chicken in it and bake it IN THE BAG!! like throw it in the oven along with the bag!!
"how awesome is that!!"
*crickets chirping*
i laughed my a** off!! here i was imagining designer handbags and expensive le crueset pots and he was so excited in an almost childish way about this plastic bag it was soooo cute!!!
he's arriving tonight for a short break and i cannot wait to see him!! i cant pick him up at the airport unfortunately coz im reading tonite. so i'll see him tomorrow and i will def bake him that chicken in the bag.
he is most def not the romantic kind either but he surprises me sumtimes. and i prefer this arrangement to the romantic all the time kind of guy who can be rather suffocating at times if u ask me. with him, since its so scarce, it becomes really meaningful.
i guess the man im marrying does not meet my childhood list of criteria but i believe in this phrase i once heard.
when two people are crazy in love, they dont sweat the small stuff
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Food overload...
2 weekends back, JJ and i went to visit his grandma at the hospital. she had fallen and broke her shoulder in 3 places. such a pity. u kno how long it takes bones to heal... esp so in older people... so since we were in the kajang area, i wanted to go to pla dib for lunch. i had read about it on blogs raving about the menu which was a wonderful balance of old fashion thai cuisine with a dash of modernity. u'll find things like fish ceviche and squid ink fried rice on the menu. i was pumped! i tried to look it up on the gps and nothing came up. i got hold of the number and it was out of service. determined, we made our way to the heritage village anyway. silently hoping for a miracle.
it was beyond hot that day.. as it has been for the past week, which did nothing to brighten my mood. and to make matters worse, the restaurant did close down. All we saw were the signage and a note pasted on the door saying they had closed down and will re-open indefinitely. INDEFINITELY...ckp je la tutup forever...i was crushed!! sedih giler!! we had come all this way and i was already mentaly ordering all the things i wanted to try.. but it was already wayy past lunch time and we hadnt eaten yet so we trudged to the nearest place we saw, a persian rest wich was devoid of people which to me meant mediocre food.
i wasnt entirely wrong. the food was just ok. when i asked for a recommendation all the waiter suggested was the lamb kebab. jj had already asked for that so i wanted sumtin else. when i asked for another recommendation, he gave me the same one. i think they were out of everything else on the menu. i settled for the beef lamb kebab coz everything else seemed to have beans in it. im not a fan of beans in savoury dishes so i skipped that.
food was just ok, a little light on the spices which wasnt very middle eastern-ish as they're normaly pretty liberal with their spices. kebab's were served with plain white rice, albeit fluffy rice sprinkled with saffron rice. and when i asked for dessert he told me they were out of it. they had 3 items listed in the desserts section and they were out of all of it. at the end of my meal however, i saw the caucasion gentlemen next to me nursing a dish of ice cream. it was pretty upsetting but i didnt feel like making a fuss, esp when i saw the dessert looked like plain chocolate n vanilla ice cream.
then i remembered that i've been wanting to try this mille crepe cake forever!! i read it on a few blogs and a mari sed it was to die forr!! a few taps on the gps and we were on our way!! it was a little tricky to find but we manage to locate it and sat down to omg the bestest dessert cake ever!!!
i love layered desserts!! esp such a delicate one!! its basically tissue thin crepes layered with custard creme. its so delicate and intricate and looked like it needed a lot of patience to do! sumtin im lacking in. and it was basically heaven on a dessert fork! we ordered vanilla and fell in love. then we ordered mango. on another visit we tried strawberry and both agreed that vanilla is still the best flavour. i loveeeeeee to sit and stare at the beautiful layers and savour the delicate thin-ness of the crepe on my tongue. sedap gilerr!!
if you're ever near pj. do drop by ok. but try not to do so on a hot hot hottt day as the rest does not have aircond. on a hot hot afternoon, with the fan spinning lazily above, i was transported back to my school days. felt like those days, after waktu rehat when it was burning hot and the fans offered little comfort, spinning hot air around us. but the mille cakes make it all worth it!! go ok!
Food Foundry
BG-8, Happy Mansion
Jalan 17/13,
46400 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor.
Tel: 03-79553885
it was beyond hot that day.. as it has been for the past week, which did nothing to brighten my mood. and to make matters worse, the restaurant did close down. All we saw were the signage and a note pasted on the door saying they had closed down and will re-open indefinitely. INDEFINITELY...ckp je la tutup forever...i was crushed!! sedih giler!! we had come all this way and i was already mentaly ordering all the things i wanted to try.. but it was already wayy past lunch time and we hadnt eaten yet so we trudged to the nearest place we saw, a persian rest wich was devoid of people which to me meant mediocre food.
i wasnt entirely wrong. the food was just ok. when i asked for a recommendation all the waiter suggested was the lamb kebab. jj had already asked for that so i wanted sumtin else. when i asked for another recommendation, he gave me the same one. i think they were out of everything else on the menu. i settled for the beef lamb kebab coz everything else seemed to have beans in it. im not a fan of beans in savoury dishes so i skipped that.
food was just ok, a little light on the spices which wasnt very middle eastern-ish as they're normaly pretty liberal with their spices. kebab's were served with plain white rice, albeit fluffy rice sprinkled with saffron rice. and when i asked for dessert he told me they were out of it. they had 3 items listed in the desserts section and they were out of all of it. at the end of my meal however, i saw the caucasion gentlemen next to me nursing a dish of ice cream. it was pretty upsetting but i didnt feel like making a fuss, esp when i saw the dessert looked like plain chocolate n vanilla ice cream.
then i remembered that i've been wanting to try this mille crepe cake forever!! i read it on a few blogs and a mari sed it was to die forr!! a few taps on the gps and we were on our way!! it was a little tricky to find but we manage to locate it and sat down to omg the bestest dessert cake ever!!!
i love layered desserts!! esp such a delicate one!! its basically tissue thin crepes layered with custard creme. its so delicate and intricate and looked like it needed a lot of patience to do! sumtin im lacking in. and it was basically heaven on a dessert fork! we ordered vanilla and fell in love. then we ordered mango. on another visit we tried strawberry and both agreed that vanilla is still the best flavour. i loveeeeeee to sit and stare at the beautiful layers and savour the delicate thin-ness of the crepe on my tongue. sedap gilerr!!
if you're ever near pj. do drop by ok. but try not to do so on a hot hot hottt day as the rest does not have aircond. on a hot hot afternoon, with the fan spinning lazily above, i was transported back to my school days. felt like those days, after waktu rehat when it was burning hot and the fans offered little comfort, spinning hot air around us. but the mille cakes make it all worth it!! go ok!
Food Foundry
BG-8, Happy Mansion
Jalan 17/13,
46400 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor.
Tel: 03-79553885
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Splitsville
a friend of mine recently told me that her wedding, which is scheduled for next month, has been called off. she has called her make up artist to cancel their service, and her dress is due for pickup nxt week. cancellations have been done on the hall she has booked and caterers have been informed. This weekend will be all about calling everything off, from the dewan, to the juru nikah, to the photographers. it truly breaks my heart when i see frens get hurt like this. especially when its gone as far as engagements and planned weddings. i hope and pray she'll be fine.
jj asked me once why i wanted to marry him. and i was at a loss for words. which is a big deal considering the mouth i have on me. he asked me to think it over and to give him an answer wen im ready.
later that nite we were hanging out in the kitchen talking then i realised why i wanted to marry him.
i wanted to marry him for his patience and for the trust he has in me.
i related an incident to him. once we had a fight, and didnt talk for almost 2 days. then for sum reason he thought i went out with another guy (which of course i did not). dspite thinking i was out with sumone else n being upset with me and stuff, he never did get angry with me for it. when we finally reconciled and met, he was just relieved and happy to see me, despite still thinking i went out with someone else. when i told him i didnt, he was just glad. he has so much patience it amazes me.
i drafted this post a while back but never got around to publishing it. but he's leaving again for adelaide in a couple of days. longer this time so im feeling a lil sentimental :( bear with me ok
Monday, May 2, 2011
Will & Kate plus 6 billion
omg so who did not watch the royal wedding!? some ppl are going all 'kate who? married prince watshisface?' i am gonnna be honest and say that i have been waiting for this day a long long looooooooooong time. well i was initially hoping i would be the one saying i do to prince watshisface but life's not fair like that and i moved on (sort of). i made my dad bring me back some wedding souvenir when he went to london. he got me a mug!! yes yes im obsessed get over it!! i actually worked from home on friday so i wouldnt miss a second of the wedding. i was parked with my laptop on my bed with the tv channel alternating between E news and ntv7 which broadcasted the entire thing live. i gotta say... ntv7's commentation was boring and lacklustre.
my mom who was in bandung at the time said the channels there provided a much deeper insight and was bragging to me that she knew the dress maker had to change the needle every 3 hours while making kate's dress coz she wanted each poke to be precise and needed a sharp needle.
it was a lovely wedding. and to all those ppl who called me during the course of it. pls go play in traffic. seriously. this is history in the making and ur calling me to ask whr i do my waxing. *gives dirty look to ayien* i was so anal about catching the whole thing i got upset when ppl barge in to my room to tell me sumtin. i mean seriously. i watched the 'i will' part w papa who was going on n on n onnnn about how she was
and the dress!! oh myy!!some people scoff and say its too simple and unfit for a royal wedding. i say it looks perfect on her. she's not the kind who would choose to wear a 26 feet long train. i mean imagine the weight!? i believe she's the sensible type and i applaud her for it. yesterday mama was showing me the material she got for my wedding and i saw a piece and asked what is this? she went 'oh dat was supp to be ur veil but kate's wasnt this material' and threw the thing. 'were getting a new one, like kate's'. i love her. my mom. not kate.
and i am still amazed that she chose to do her own make up!! im having a small wedding and im anal about having my make up done perfectly. nightmares and all. and she's got 6 billion people watching her and she chose to do her own makeup!!! amazing!!!
kate truly is one of a kind, i hope she doesnt let all the mean comments get to her. i heard william had to hold a press conference to ask the media to give them some breathing space coz all the negative comments were starting to get to kate and she even turned bulimic at one point after news of her getting fat were abuzz. fat!??? herr!?! that wud make me obese.
i wihs them a long happy life together and i cannot wait for her to pop little royals soon!!
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