Cry Baby

From the moment i knew for sure i was getting married, attending solemnization ceremonies and watching wedding video's made me cry. Be it strangers' weddings , or that of close friends and relatives. I put it down to hormones and the stress of planning a wedding. But ive been watching a couple of wedding videos of late- and ive been bawling like a baby at the office its embarrassing!

what surprised me even more was when my collegue called me over to her desk to watch the 'flash mob' at KLIA- the one thats all over fb now- we were both fawning over the video till the end bit when the cabin crews came out then evryone did the dance togather. Thru flooded eyeballs I went- I dont know why but i feel like crying watching this. Without skipping a beat she went- i pooonnnnnn!! and immediately passed me a tissue as we both wept.

Hello- ape yg sedih kot!!?? I just feel so touched looking at them all dancing in sync with one another. Its not often you see msian uniting but this is one of the few occasion that brings togather msians of all races, age groups and social status. So touching laaa!!

If uv been living under a discarded coconut shell and have not seen it- pls click here and do. And tell me- did u feel like crying too??

Flatpacks and flapjacks

So were in the midst of moving into our new place. ETA of moving day would be this weekend then its good bye kajang n hello civilization!! I was horrified when jj first suggested we stay in kjg for a bit while our house gets done- coz hello?? kajang is so far!! u practically need a passport to come! n they dont have ou... or the curve... nor do they have ikea... all they have is alamada! eeek!! that fact alone has put me off going on movie date nights- something we used to do on a weekely basis back in damansara.

But truth be told.. after staying here for 2 months plus... the place has kindda grown on me.. living here is kindda like going back in time.. where the people actually stop to make way for u when ur both stuck on a narrow lane... n old ladies smile back at u instead of just looking away.. oh well... i hope our new place will be good to us too..

We still need to get a media set for the tv- or as ikea puts it, pusat hiburan. and the odd lamp or two. and 2 nightstands. n a cream carpet..

And lastnight- after dinner i came home and made myself a choc chip pancake topped with whipped cream. coz hubster ate all of my ice cream. thats the 2nd tub i never got to eat. Im considering buying one of those fridges with the lock thingy- do they still make those!??

Last weekend we cleaned the house with my in laws n im starting to think my house is humongous!!- judging by the aches and pains i got from mopping n sweeping so much surface! or maybe im just lazy... whatevs..

I think of this as an investment- coz 20 years later- heyyy!! lookie here! its still on my thigh! n growing stronggg!!

See those gleaming floors??? does ur eyes hurt looking at them?? coz my arms still does!

Thats my kitchen door. I super love it coz its pretty AND it swings both ways!!

Day 15: Fave Song EVER

i decided to skip #14 coz im just too freakin lazy to look thru my files for a decent pic of me last year. If im not mistaken- i was mighty fat plump this time around a year ago so id really rather not relive that painfull memory thank you very much! So my favouritest songs ever are as listed below.

1. My Destiny by Jim Brickman- I love it so much i used it as my wedding song!

2. Forever and For Always- Shania Twain

3. Wally- Aslyn

4. Brown Girl in the Rain- Boney M- I used to sing this w my mom wen i was a kid (ok fine until now). Sabrina crazy loves it too! n so does hubster, even tho he cannot for the life of him carry a tune.

5. LOVE- Nat King Cole- I used this in my wedding video but its actually a song my brothers and i share. We'd put it on real loud in the car and sing our lungs out. rindu nye!!

6. Time to say goodbye- Tho i dont understand 3/4 of what she is saying, i think her singing is simply beautiful!

7. Tell him- Celine Dion & Barbra Streisand- Listening to these two sing gives me the goosebumps!

8. Smile- Judy Garland

9. Jann Arden- You dont know me

10. All songs from the sound of music!!

Krabi Story

Ok i need a break from the 30 day blogging thingy. ok fine im just lazy to go scouring for a photo of me from this time last year. We came back from krabi 2 days back and im so wishing im back thrrrr!!! Its not so much that the place was amazing or anything- but not doing anything work related for 5 days was beyond awesome!!

Beautiful!

Phi phi was breath taking as expected. We took a day tour and was thrown into a speedboat full of european tourists and 2 indian couples with their 3 kids. The europeans were largely friendly and accomodating- but the indian family were far from pleasant. They didnt listen when the boat man was speaking, and as a result- kept us all waiting when the didnt turn up at the boat at the pre agreed time. I was pretty happy when the boat man told them off for being late :p- coz really they were so super annoying! a german guy seated next to me was giving me the nudge and pointing at them- nk ajak mengumpat boleyy??

Bamboo Island

I love the turquoise colour of the ocean

We went to a few islands but i gotta say, krabi looks pretty much like pulau redang underwater. They do have more pristine beaches, but the aquatic life looks very familiar indeed. Nonetheless, i had a lot of fun frolicking about. I love feeding the fishes with bread- we brought some from the hotel as did some other guests. However, i dont like having the fishes crowd around me. geli la. so i kept throwing the bread far away at other swimmers and was having a gleeful time watching them shriek and panic- till i realize thr was an awful lot of fishes around me! i splashed my limbs about bt they werent budging. then i realised why!! there was a mother daughter team on board the boat who were happily tossing bread at me while i was happily tossing bread at another couple. ok fine- karma brought me loads of fishies. haha!


The next day we went white water rafting!- era i love it too!! but there were soooooo byk other boats around that it felt like bumper boats. It was fun tho. People kept splashing water at me with their paddles and one guy even poured water down my back using his helmet coz i couldnt for the life of me work the paddle to splash back at people. All i could do was shout- "splash him yang!! the one in yellow!! ya and that one!! n yg tu!!". Useful boat mate i was...We were paired up with another couple from the UK. We were given instructions on how to paddle and i was all serious and ready to rock- till we reached a particularly frothy part of the river. I threw my paddle into the boat and hung on for dear life and from that point on- for the next 4.5 kms, all i did was hang on to the strap thingy and screamed- as did the other girl on our boat. we were basically dead weights la. But scary ok!

Barbie's ride

Two pink heads are better then one

Joy ride

Then we rented a scooter and went riding around the entire day. I went in to the scooter rent place and heard jj requesting for a pink scooter for me complete with matching pink helmets :) sweetumsss!!!I tried my hand at riding it myself- but hubster gave me all of 5 seconds of 'sorta-trying-to-accelerate' before he went- "xpayah la. no no. Ur def gonna fall n hurt urself. confirm!!". hurmph- so much confidence he has in me.

My angry bird giving jeep the eye

Painting in the park

We took a nice slow drive and stopped at a park where we sat down on little tables and mats and painted plaster of paris figurines. I painted a pink angry bird tabung for sabrina while he painted a tiny jeep. It goes without saying that mine look better.

Crabs drowned in butter and garlic

The BEST lemon steamed fish!

RM13 salt baked fish! delish!!

It was a wonderful trip! I We ate and ate n ate. Everyday i would eat this banana chocolate pancake thingy- its sooooooooooooooo good!! its basically our roti canai stuffed with bananas, stretched real thin and pan fried till uber crsipy and generously drizzeled with condensed milk and chocolate sauce. Theres another version which slathers nutella on the hot pancake. Heart attack on a plate?? i think so! well at least ill die happy.

All in all we came back darker, fatter, but def happier!! our next trip is to kota kinabalu in July but im planning to squeeze redang somewhr before kk. were also goin to jb at the end of the month to watch my bestest friend finally get engaged! then we have penang the week after. So many trips plus moving house next weekend. looks to be a pretty tiring few weeks to me! i hope evrything turns out good! oh and i may be a little late but- HAPPY NEW YEAR FOLKS!!

Day 13: Goals

My main goal right now is to start a family. 1 kid, 2 kids or 6- i dont mind!

But my long term goal or rather dream is to open up a small family run cafe which offers home cooked food in which a menu isnt set. daily offerings would be- whatever janna feels like eating cooking. I would be a plus if its by the beach- under a HUGE tree to shade it and me from the sun. Or up in the cooler climates of the mountains. I imagine a relaxed setting- think recycled wood, white linen, kitschy art that one of my 6 kids made, flowers on the table- always flowers on the table, crayons (maybe i should rethink while linens) and brightly coloured plates.

Either this- or a kindergarted. I LOVE working with kids!! but its quite a responsibility to care for so many kids. Esp now w horror stories we hear of crazed machete- weilding men coming into tadika's and attacking children. *shudders*

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

I NEVER leave home without- my lipbalm. If i forget to bring it, i simply pop into the nearest pharmacy and buy one! I have one in my ofc drawer, one on my dresser, 2 in my handbag, another one on my dresser at my parents, and another on the nightstand, and yesterday i found one in the glove compartment of my car, and another under my pillow.

The only brand that works for me is neutrogena. Ive tried em all! from the ever delicious smelling body shop, to the pink lips promises of lip ice, and the super expensive sisley- they all made my lips chap and crack. Ive been using neutrogena for the past 6 years and i love it still!