Surprise Surprise

Look what came in the mail.



My immediate thought was, "It's a damn marketing scam! Spam mail!" But after remembering that I had submitted a picture eons agon on the Simple website, I went to the website and found out that the whole contest was already over with the winners revealed.

And hey? How come noone told me I was a finalist? Hoho. I called the company and they confirmed the email to be true. So I'm gonna get their hamper worth $100 and some other freebies as well. Not bad at all. =)

Ha, life has been a hiatus. With the endless piles of cases at work and finding time to meet up with my loved ones, I can hardly get a full day's worth of solitary rest. Not that I'm complaining though. Despite being quite exhausted already, there's still so many of my dearies that I've yet to find time to meet up with. You know who you are! I'm so sorry..!



Hence, I'm gonna update everything (well, MOST) at one go. Pardon me, for I've forgotten the exact dates of some.

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One of those days, baby got his first pay (whooping load of money!) and gave me a treat to a buffet near his workplace. I'm not gonna reveal the exact location. Only exclusive friends will be allowed. Haha.

Exotic Penang Buffet

We reached the place about dusk to realise to our tummies' dismay, that it would only start operating at 7pm. So, we did some nap-snap snapping while counting down to the restaurant's opening (well.. we had to distract ourselves from our growling tummies)

Time passes real fast when one indulges in photography..!



And in we go. The interior designing captivated me and got me taking as much as peeksures, from as many angles that I could think of, for some good minutes that I almost forgot my hunger.

Real awesome right?! Diners can look out to the man-made pond and garden through the floor-to-ceiling glass panes while enjoying the food. The whole theme of the restaurant was very nature-like and helps to put one at ease.



As usual, was super excited upon seeing the feast waiting for us on the counters.

Our top faves - Seafood Soup and their signature dish, Char Kway Teow.

Penang Laksa which tasted sorta like ayam soup and Prawn Mee with generous servings of prawns, sliced fishcake & greens. Both dishes were served in mini porcelain bowls which is a really good idea for people who wanna try a wide variety but cant eat alot.

That's only our first round. I lost count of the number of times i walked to the buffet counters. Even HE was shocked by my appetite that day. Haha.

What do you think he's doing???! Making Penang Rojak!!



And we hereby very humbly present to you our self-created Penang Rojak! Assorted tropical fruits (pear, pineapple, apple etc) in tangy dark gravy. Absolutely low-fat and healthy!

We had sooo much food that night... 3 bowls of Seafood Soup EACH, Char Kway Teow, Prawn Mee, Penang Laksa, Curry with bread, Satay Chicken, Otah, Spicy squids, Nasi Lemak, Malay Kueks, Rojak.. and I can't recall anything else already haha.

Went to catch the Forbidden Kingdom after our major feast. Strolled down the night streets with him, hand in hand and talking about our visions and everything else under the moon. Real memorable.



There's still MORE to come..! An evening with Mother Nature and Mommy's Day on 12 May! But my eyes are getting heavier.. to bed to bed...

I Love you, Mom

I stared at her from the bedroom door, suddenly finding myself looking at this woman whom I’ve lived 20 years with, from a different light.

The crowfeet under her eyes seem more obvious now, yet they seem to give her a characteristic smile when we manage to amuse her with witty comments. She is blow-drying her hair, like how she normally does after washing her hair and I cannot help but chuckle to myself as she gently lifted sections of her hair to blow-dry, as though her hair was most delicately precious to her. In fact, her hair is. 10 years of experimenting and getting chided during my childhood has taught me that. I watch as she lifted her fair arms which must have been much toned from basketball sessions and lifting piles of heavy textbooks. The outline of a little bulge appears beneath the body-hugging red blouse she has on, a testament of 3 pregnancies and 20 odd years of motherhood. She puts down the hair-dryer and finally notices me grinning from ear to ear.

Instead of exuding the airs of a 50 year old woman who has undergone hardships and survived through them, I can not help but marvel at how cute and naïve she comes across as. Cute is not a normal adjective used to describe mothers. But she really is. I have a sudden urge to proclaim how cute I think she is, to everyone, anyone who is willing to listen. I could go on and on, churning never-ending episodes of her, but you would not be interested to hear all of them anyway.

And that’s the dearest woman in my life. The reason why Mother's Day is worth commemorating.

Life of a Time

Great week so far..!

Chunny's 21st at Ichiban!

Exotic Penang Buffet followed by movies.

Supper of Wanton Mee & Shrimp soup at a 24-hr kopitiam.

Sleeping in his arms till the sunrays beamed in.

Having Mac's breakfast on the bed.

and endless of smiles, joy and love.


This is true bliss.

Will be up with pictures soon...!

Andrei and Devon

Time to blog again!! So much to update, yet so little time. So many ideas in my mind, but limited vocabulary knowledge to pen them down. (my) Health has'nt been so good. Have been on MC for 2 consective days due to my almost-eye-infection. My right eye (which had previously underwent surgery) turned reddish since last Saturday and wasn't showing any improvement despite using eyedrops. Coupled with irritation and swelling on my left eye, I turned up at work with durian-sized puffy eyes on Sunday and decided to head to the doc's on Monday. I'm now on 2 kinds of medicated eyedrops; one antibiotic and the other to counter irritation. Sad thing is, I won't be able to wear my contacts for a lonnnngggg time. Oh well..
Here's some back-dated (yet again) pictures of me and my baby.

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cycling & hawker-munching at East Coast Park

Love this picture to bits. My first-time editing a picture! If you have'nt noticed, the background's blurred so that it would seem like we are the main subjects. We ARE anyway!

I insisted on full lenght against the beautiful scenery. We went down there on a weekend morning and weather was so damn good. Just the right amount of breeze and sun.

And I (he) cycled. LOL.

Was wondering what this make-shift castle is doing right smack in the middle of East Coast. Anyone has any idea?

More pictures... my baby appears a little fatter in these pictures cause he put on some weight ever since he joined StarHub. But no worries! He's slimmed (plus toned) down loads! I'm looking pretty much haggard in these pictures. Shoulda just hide behind my shades.

We stopped by the hawker in the midst of our 2-hour cycle and had our brunch there. It offers a beautiful scenic view of the beach and sea. Had western and chicken rice. Normal hawker fare, but tasted so damn good! I heard that the hawker there is pretty much famous and lotsa peeps would visit it at night. Hmm, another dinner at the hawker yea?

Another edited picture! Blurring's real cool! We were so fatigued after the whole workout that we decided to splurge a little on a cab to Katong (for more food!.

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al fresco at Jurong Point

For you all peeps out there who have'nt been to Jurong Point since months ago, you may wanna head down there for on a lazy WEEKDAY afternoon. I say weekday cause it would be flooded by BLANGA****, i mean foreign expats, on weekends. Many many stores have popped up during their revamp, and they range from beauty to healthcare to retail to food chains! Yea, food! We found this outdoor-themed foodcourt right outside the entrance to Jurong Point with quite a number of renowned food stalls. Check out the decor above. Kopitiam really pales in comparision with it.

Our dinner. Realise we eat quite alot nowadays haha. Finished everything in a short while cause the food was really good and we were famished after work. Yummy.

Can-did!

Insisted on sending him to his house that night, so we could spend more time together. More camming whilst waiting for my bus.




Desperately in need for a hairdo. =X

And if you think our dinner should have satisfied my appetite, think again! Made myself tomyam instant noodles with abalone and fish slices to go along with.

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I've got more to update, but am bummed out from editing the never-ending stream of pictures. More to come yea?! Some total randomness to end this entry. Pardon me.

Empty

Boy, I'm missing you.

Maybe we're trying
Trying too hard
Maybe we're torn apart
Maybe the timing
Is beating our hearts
We're empty

Work is tearing us apart.

And I even wonder
If we
Should be getting under
These sheets
We could lie in this bed
But it's empty
It's empty

I just wanna snuggle in your arms.