I got inspired

Last night, I finally watched "Julia & Julie". The story is about a lady (Julie Powell) attempting to try all the recipes in Julia Child's cookbook: Mastering the art of French cooking, in a years time and blog about it at the same time. My verdict of the movie: 10/10. I love it! What's more was that I got inspired. Inspired to do what you say? Well, inspired to do something about my life of course!

I enjoy being a fulltime housewife and taking care of my baby, but having worked before makes me feel that something is missing. That SOMETHING is actually the need to work again..which is impposible cos 1) I dont have a nanny to take care of my little precious, 2) Noone is willing to pay me the salary that I demamded, & 3) I dont want to miss a single moment of Little Precious first word, first step..ect2...which leaves me back to square one, which is to become a fulltime housewife. However, after watching the movie, I feel that there IS more that I can do even as a housewife. I mean, apart from helping mr. hubby financially, I can also kill time..not that I have much of it in the first place, but yeah..it can be done.

What is it that I'm gonna do? Hm..I will keep it to myself first, but once its started, I am deff gonna blog about it..just like what Julia Powell did..and who knows, I might get lucky and someone important, like a publisher/producer *cough*, will read my blog and oh..i dont know...publish it..or make a movie out of it?! Ok, ok..i might have goten way over my head. On a serious note, I do intend to do something. That something still remain a secret for now as I dont want to jinx it, but rest assured that I shall write about it once its started.

Till then..i shall continue to wacthout for more inspirational movies and get inspired evenmore to do what I intend to do. Watch out peeps..I'm on a roll!!

Long Overdue post..

Hello blog..we meet again. The last time i posted something was way back in 2008. Now, its already the 2nd quarter of 2010. I have no excuse this time for not posting anything, just plain lazy. Since the last time i wrote, soo many things happen in my life....got hitched, quit my job, moved back to hometown and now a proud mommy to a 4 month old baby girl, whom i shall address as 'cik strawberry' (she was wearing a polka-dot hat during one of our visits to her aunty's house, and they thought she looked like a cute strawberry, hence the name).

Frankly speaking, i dont know where to start. So many things to post about, and yet so little time to do it. As i type this, I'm listening to Hitz.fm with the tv on showing "Nancy Drew" movie. Oh, and also to the annoying sound of my husband's snore. Urrgh! In case u're wondering, my husband is the same man that i dated for the past 10 years before we decided to get hitched. He's even featured in a few of my postings earlier. Well, since were on this topic, i might as well talk about the wedding then. So here goes...

In my previous post, i refer to my husband as mr. boyfriend. Well, since then, he has been upgraded to mr. husband. From now on, I shall refer to him in all my post as mr. husband. Now, back to the topic..hmm..where was I?! Oh..ok. We got hitched in Nov 2008. Did he propose u ask? Of course he did. He was even on bended knees..both knees,mind you! He proposed to me on my birthday, with a gold ring since he said he cant afford to get me the diamond ring that i wanted. I dont think i need to inf om you what my answer was when he popped the question right? Mr. boyfriend upgraded to mr. husband..enuff clue?! =)). Anyway, to cut the story short, we flew back to hometown and he sent his side of the family to discuss with my family, wedding arrangements were made and voila, we were married! Now, a year plus later, we are blessed with the new addition to the family, our little 'cik strawberry', whom was born Jan 2010. If time permits, i may post pictures of the wedding reception and perhaps a photo of 'cik strawberry' for this post sake, but for now i shall call it a night. As i type this last sentences, its already 5 minutes to 1 am..which translates to 'zzzzzzz..' time.

Till the next post, nite2 and sweet dreams to me!

Celebration of Lights..

Today, is a special day for all of our Hindu friends who celebrates the festival of lights..or commonly known as 'Diwali'. I do appologize if my definition is wrong but if i'm not mistaken, the celebration is to mark a new year for our Hindu friends. For people like me, its another excuse to have a PH and also to sample the glorious food served during open houses.

Speaking of open houses, there will be one open house that we will be visiting and i am looking forward to it, cos i know the host can really cook! The last time we visited the host was for the same occasion and boy, oh boy, did they impress me with their indian array of food served. Only one world to desribe it, delicious!

I'll try and post pictures of the open house when i get the chance, so until then, wishing all my Hindu friends a Happy Diwali and to the rest, have a safe PH!

Happy Raya!!

Ok..so i have not been very consistent in updating my blog. I somehow lost the momentum after the last post and the going-ons in life didnt help either. It was work, work and more work. Even had to work on weekends sometimes, which is such a bummer. But... you gotta do what you gotta do to earn an honest living.

On a brighter note..tomorrow is Raya! Yay! 2 days of PH! Double Yay!..and for a tripple Yay, I'll be flying off to Kch tonight! Wohhoooo!! Thankfully the PH falls on a Wed and Thursday, so i'll only take leave on Friday and the following Monday. I'm still working today but am gonna leave before lunch as the company has a policy of allowing their staff to take 1/2 day on the eve of festive season.

I'll try and write sum more during this holiday but until then, I would like to wish all my muslim friends "Selamat Hari Raya" and to those that are not celebrating, have a wonderful hoilday & be safe always!

Hectic Week - Part 1

Last week was a very hectic week and to date I have yet to recuperate from all the activities that was going on. Hopefully no activities will be on this weekend so we can finally rest and most importantly, get the much needed sleep that we have been lacking! =P

What happened was, sister (LB) came down for a 2 week meeting last Wednesday and since then our weekdays AND weekends have been pretty much occupied with her. Our routine for the whole 2 week was meeting her after work to have dinner on weekdays and bringing her for her shopping 'ritual' around town during the weekends. My BIL (brother-in-law) was also in town and he has been here since the beginning of April to attend a one month course, but he would normally join us during the weekend as he would only be free then. Besides, the place where he was attending the course was quite a distance from the hotel that LB was staying in. On top of that, it was in town so trying to get a cab during rush hour to go to Hilton PJ is just like committing suicide!

The first night LB was in town, she was staying in Boulevard Hotel in Midvalley area. The room was pretty much standard....nothing to shout about. Initially, she wanted a room in Hilton PJ but were told that it was fully occupied and so was Armada Hotel, which was just opposite Hilton. So she had no choice but to take Boulevard. There were a few of them staying there so every morning all of them would call for a cab to go to Hilton PJ to attend the course.

Me and BF fooling around at the lobby and in LB's hotel room in Boulevard.

LB moved to Hilton PJ the next day, so no more hailing a cab every morning for her... and boy, oh boy was she glad! That night, after work, BF and I met her for dinner and we brought her to have dinner in 'Strawberry Field' in PJ. Didn't took any photo of the food we ordered but it good nonetheless. Me and LB ordered the same noodle dish while BF took the rice set. We also ordered the dry butter chicken (yum!) and fried cuttlefish as a side dish but we were not able to finish all of it. I guess it was pretty much because our main dish was served way ahead before the side dishes came, so when it did arrived, we were already quite full.

The following nite after work, we went to visit her again and this time around, BIL was also coming to visit her as he was gonna spend the weekend with her at the hotel. Arrived at the hotel around 7ish but we had to wait for BIL as he was still in a cab on his way to the hotel. I think BIL finally arrived around 8ish and off to dinner we went.

Trying out the camera's night mode while waiting for BIL to arrive.

We had dinner at this seafood restaurant not that far away from the hotel, but I cant seem to remember the name of the joint. Hmm...must be cause the food was..well..how shall i put it?? - below average?! Yeah, the food was way,waaaayyy below average. The soup was tasteless, the 'belacan' asparagus was nothing like 'belacan' asparagus and the fish..tsk,tsk,tsk. Poor fellow..died for nothing. The fish had that 'fish taste' and smell that lingers at your palate even after you've swallowed. I dont know how to explain the taste and I dont even know whether there's a name for it, but I do know that I like to eat fish but not when it has that taste and smell. Urrgghhh. It was torture eating the fish, but being polite ibans that we are, the fish was eaten anyway.

Sister (LB) and BIL while waiting for out orders to be taken.

Since we were all tired, we decided to call it a night after dinner and dropped them off at the hotel. Arrived home quite late and went to bed straight away. We figured that the next day was gonna be a hectic day so we wanted as much rest as possible. Our intuition was right as that weekend wasn't our usual laid back weekend. It was more of a 'running around' kind of weekend, which I will only post in the next entry. One thing for sure, if i were to keep that kind of pace every weekend, I can guarantee myself that I will be able to be back to my slim figure in no time! Hehe...=P

Weekend getaway - Langkawi

Lately i have been terrible in updating my blog. Cant really blame me as the only time i can do the update is when i'm in the office or when i go to a cyber cafe. Yes, yes, i hate to admit it but i dont have any internet connection at home. Lame huh? I know. Shame on me. Tsk,tsk,tsk..(shakes head).

Since i last did my posting, alot has happened. Both good and bad. Did quite a number of weekend getaway as well. The recent getaway was to Langkawi for a 3 days 2 night stay. The whole trip was great but tiring as we were trying to explore the island in 3 days! Alas, we manage to only visit 5 places, which i think is not bad considering the fact that we did that all in 1 day. Try to visit a few more places on the day we were to return back to KL but due to time constraint, we decided to scrap that idea. Didnt wanna miss the plane back to KL, plus we were missing our babies terribly! =P

In front of the our room at the Langkasuka Resort Hotel on the 1st day.

Sunset from the hotel's beach. Lovely ain't it?? Am missing the view already...*sigh*

What to eat..what to eat? Hmm..everything looks soo good.

Taking picture with the fishes in Underwater World Langkawi

I love this place! Gorgeous isn't it? I think its called the Royal Langkawi Yatch Club. Did i mention that i love this place?

There are a few more pictures that i would like to post here but cant seem to do it now as there is something wrong with the uploader. Will update the post as soon as the uploader is up and running again. **Sigh**

Happy Bday to me...again!

Who celebrates their birthday twice in a year and gets to make birthday wishes all over again?! Uhuh (nods head)..mua did!

A few days ago, my uber cool friends threw a small bday celebration for me during the Prophet Muhammad's Bday since it was a public holiday. That was a Thursday. My bday is that following Saturday. So, my super uber adorable BF decided to throw a small BBQ gathering to celebrate my bday, again. Didn't served anything fancy. Just chicken, lamb chop, hot dogs...ect. You know, the normal stuff you'll get for a BBQ.

We called a few friends over and there we have it, a BBQ! Sid and HA were able to make it but Feesa had to be in PD to celebrate her mom's bday. My other friend, Maya and her new husband also came. Invited my cousin as well, but she had a bad case of upset tummy since she got back from HK. My housemate also couldn't make it cos she was away celebrating her bday in Bali.

BF bbq'ing the chicken and wala! The cooked chicken bbq. Slurpp...!!

Apart from the food that was served, BF also ordered a cake for me. Chocolate cake..yummy..my favourite! Oh...and as mentioned, I get to blow the candles and make my bday wish...for the 2nd time in week. Hehe. How cool is that? But me, being modest and all (ahem..), wished for the same wish that I made a few days ago. Would love to write down the wish here, but they say if you say what your wishes are, they wouldn't come true. Technically, I'm just putting it in a blog, but...if someone were to read this, it would be considered as telling, right?! Hmm..am not gonna take that chance! I'll just keep it to myself and hopefully it will come true!! (Keeping fingers crossed!!)

Left to right : The bday cake and BF trying to light the candles earlier


Left to right: After stuffing our faces and me with the bday present from HA

After stuffing ourselves with all that food (including the cake as dessert), we chill for a while outside before adjourning inside to gamble, no money included of course. Played for a while and then we called it a night.

I heard the next day that some of them were tipsy from the alcohol that was served, especially the JD, which none of them wanted to finish. Hehehe. Ohh...HA and Gee commented that the "tuak" that BF and I have kept since 2004, which my mom prepared, is tastier than the JD that we served. Guess when my mom made it, she was in the best mood as they say that a tasty "tuak" is the product of a happy heart! =)