BAKED RICE WITH LOVE..
Darling dearest surprised me last nite with this!

sooooo sweet of him lor!... i was sooooo surprised that it tasted soooo darn GOOD! and by the end of dinner, to OUR surprise, we almost completely finish that big bowl of baked rice!.. it was TAT good!!... uh'huh!... :D

very proud of u darling! *muuuaaacckss!!!*... so now, from Mondays to Fridays, u shall be the chef eh??.. hehehee...

i'll post up the recipe in Multiply sometime soon.. i've posted the recipe for u to try!.. if my Dearest can do it, so can u hubbies out there! ;)

anyways, Ah-xin sent me an email on the effects of wearing high heels... not that i'm gonna stop wearing them coz i lurve wearing them soooo much that i actually missed them when i was pregnant!.. ehhehe... i feel soooo short if i dun wear them lah.. but niways, here's actually why u should NOT wear them often..

LOVE NEST
Due to "popular demand", i've decided to take a few snapshots of our love nest for your viewing.. :)

i really feel like the photos dun do justice to my very beautifully done-up home (if i can say so myself! hahahaa....) but wateva lah.. u're welcome to come view anytime! ;)

when u first enter thru the front door, the first thing that'll greet u is the dining room..

this pic is taken from the living room angle..

my love-at-first-sight sofa.. only thing that's missing from the living room now is a carpet.. still haven't found a right one yet..

as u can see, from the dining to the living, it's an almost black/white concept..

next, u'll have to go thru the walkway to our rooms and we've called it our hall of fame walkway coz we displayed our graduation shots here.. hehehe...

Eshan's room is on the right, facing the common toilet while ours is at the end.. the mirror u see is actually a 2-way mirror.. ;)

when u enter our room, u'll first see our custom-make wardrobe cum wall feature in the supposed master room..

and yes.. fyi, the TV can be swivelled just like the TV in the living rm wall feature AND u dun see any wires sticking out! ;) juz next to it, is our study room which we converted to our bedroom..

the mattress is on a platform that is actually a storage space..

so there u have it! features of the house which i soooo lurve!... hehheee.... of course, i lurve wat the developers did to the bathrooms too but i can't seem to get a nice pix of them!... so, too bad lah!... :(

wokay!.. on to my weekend.. Daddy told us that he's got tix to watch the fireworks festival.. and so off we went, all the while praying that it won't rain!... but afterall that rushing here and there to the floating platform, the fireworks started freakin late and lasted only abt 15mins?!... grrrr!!!....

and so of course, i took shots of Eshan and ourselves while waiting.. hahaaha.. but no need to feature ALL lah.. this will do.. hehehe..

but i must say, it was a good 15mins! it was almost 3D like!... and boy was i glad Eshan din scream in fear throughout the show!.. i guess he must've been too sleepy to be bothered!.. hahahaha... :D i did take a video of part of the fireworks if u'd like to see..

click here to see the video..

we also manage to squeeze in to attend Dila's wedding before Dearest have to dash off for his reservist.. bcoz of that, we didn't manage to take pix with the bride and groom! :( but instead took a photo of this cutie pie! hehehhee...

but the wedding was beautiful!.. it was an almost all-white theme with feathers and silver bears.. they got live band singing traditional malay songs and dancers from PA too!... i LOVE it! :D well done, Dila!

and then on Mon, i went to welcome home the TS team...

where we're at, there wasn't much peeps - only kids!... but oklah.. had fun clapping and cheering at every hippo bus that came along!.. hahhahaa...

haizzz.. it's raining and it's lunchtime! how to go out?!!!!.....

HOO HAH!
wat's the blardy hoo hah abt this t/o/n/y vs S/T/T/A thingie? plsss lar... i believe the media has sensationalised the whole issue and PLUS! he DID NOT get sacked eh... his secondment period is OVER. geddit? O.V.E.R. it's only rite that he goes back to where he belongs...


albeit the mistake that he did is not a grave one.. but it's enuff to rob one's dream of an OLYMPIC medal! so tell me, how would u feel if u're in that athlete's shoes?


in the "real world" there's really no mercy... so, plssss get over it!...

WAT'S WRONG?!
i can't freakin chg my blog skin!... i simply wanna add twitter on the left panel of the screen and when i view it, it went haywire!... i can't even replace eshan's pic!.. :(

YyyyYYYY?!!!!....

does this mean i have to go scout for a new skin?!...

booo!!.. hoo!... hoo!!....

PERGI "BUAT" CEPAT2!..
I can't believe i had that early a conversation with Mummy on baby-making!... she said "better go have another one before they realised it's not gonna work and take it back again!"... hahahhaa... typical kiasu Singaporean!....

i AM just happy that they've made the call to increase the maternity leave and provide more leave for parents with child(ren) under 7yrs..

• 16wks maternity leave (last 4wks can be flexi)
• 6 days child-care leave until child turns 7yrs old
• 1wk (i'm assuming it meant up to 7days) infant-care unpaid leave up until child turns 2yrs old
• tax incentives for working moms
• more baby bonuses for new moms to be announced later!

of course these will work for ppl like me who's planning to have another one.. but wat abt those ppl who are NOT planning for one or have already stopped planning? will they be "enticed"? errrr... prolly not lor.. coz these measures are short-term.. having a child is a long-term effect.. the cost of living juz gets higher yearly plus the companies that we're working in may not be that enthu with the no. of days we're away...

howell!... we see how lah ye... i, for one, intend to stick to my plan of having another baby by end of next year, insya-allah... and i also do hope that it's a girl!... i dun wanna have to go for a 3rd try for a girl!...


ps: hmmm... with all these incentives, it looks like this is making it more difficult for me to bow out from this company! :(

APPLE CRUMBLE RECIPE, ANYONE?
i actually feel like baking.. but i dun wanna keep baking the same stuffs plus the oven's such a mini that i really am NOT motivated to bake!.... but now, i've this urge to eat apple crumble with ice-cream and i can't possibly go to swensons for it!.... might as well try to do it myself, rite?...

i had this recipe before and manage to do it too.. but first time didn't come out rite but the taste was, if i remember correctly, DAMN good!... anyways, i didn't keep it and i'm now hunting for a nice apple crumble recipe... can someone plsssss pass me a tried and tested recipe??....

the in-laws are also coming over this weekend.. thank god Mak is cooking!... i really dunno wat and how much to cook with the amt of ppl coming!... but i've to at least prepare something too mah... the SIL was also damn nice to offer to buy somethings to put on the table!... but she also reminded me "jgn tak buat choc tart har..."... hmmmm.... like i said, the oven's a mini.. i tried doing it the last time and ho.. ho.. ho... it was a few trips to the oven!... :( howell!... we'll see how...

for now, i juz wanna find an apple crumble recipe...

WE GOT 5th!
and so, we got 5th in Butterfly Swimming (W)... oklah tu... who would've tot that we're NOT last?... considering her size and age?...

at home, the debate is still on between me and Dearest on "F/S/T/s" vs true-blue Singaporeans.. as much as i tried to convince him that some of these F/S/T/s are not "imported" and were trained and coached by OUR own coaches, he still felt otherwise...

howell!... the garbermen really have a long way to go to convince ppl like him that the F/S/T/s are one of us!... kwang.. kwang.. kwang..

anyways, a union took place on National Day (ND) itself - speaking of which, it's soooo weird how it never rain on ND?... it was raining sooooo heavily where we're at which is pretty near to the NDP venue but apparently, the show still went on and it didn't really rain as heavily there... so anyways, felt like a freak going there with my specs, slightly torn dress and bushy hair!

(i wanted to put up a pix of the family photo we took with the bride & groom, but decided not to bcoz i look like a freak!.. :p)

my eye was swollen at it's fullest!... the whole time, i felt like i strained it and only by closing my eyes did it felt comforting... haiiizzz... luckily yest, the swelling subsided.. but it's still itchy! :(

oh!... i had a 1-to-1 talk with our new boss and thankfully, we're on the same page in terms of work-life balance.. :D i did mention to him that i'm thinking of leaving and he accepted it graciously and offered to make life a lil bit more "exciting" for me... it's not really "excitement" that i'm looking for... it's the recognition and the moolahs that i'm after!!.... hehehhe...

so niways, we c how lah hor?... i need some form of motivation to come to work and WORK now, is NOT the motivation!... :(

INFECTION
I've got a stupid infection on my left eye... i think it's coz of my mascara... grrrr..... gotta throw it away! :(

i've got a wedding to attend to tml but i've got to put on the ointment 3x a day! tat'll mean, i can't "glam up" for the wedding!!!!!.... double grrr....

my eye feels like it got punched but it looks like i cried (one-sided) for the whole nite! and to think it wasn't like this, this morning!... i'm also trying all my might not to scratch my eyes out!

y?!... y?!... y?!....

btw, "Don't Forget the Lyrics" was soooo fun and the girl was damn funny lah!... she can't freakin sing but she sure as hell lurrrve to!... hahahhaa... would lurrrve to join the local version but i'm damn sure i'll juz forget the lyrics once it's not there!... hahhaha...

Have a nice weekend peeps!... for those with that privileged tix, LUCKY u!... :p sourgrapes-me will juz have to be contented watching it live on TV! booo!!

END OF DAY..
it's the end of the day.. i've been feelng pretty unproductive and soooo unmotivated to work!.. :( been sleepy, tired and just. unmotivated. period.

anyways, got to meet Ms Quirky for lunch. as usual, Quirky as ever!.. questions came like gun shots in a cowboy shooting scene!.. ahahaha... very kepo that girl! but i think she's found the right job with her kepo nature.. ;)

Oh!... Dearest got a letter to inform him that there'll be a second recall for the financial year!... how many freakin days do they need sia?!.... urrrgghh!!.... the letter encouraged him to show the letter to the family and company to seek their understanding... (yeah! rite!) understanding or not, can say NO meh?!.... haiyah!!

urrrgh!!.... i'm FULL and i'm SLEEPY!... i wanna go home!... 5 mins, come quickly, can???....

A NITE @ HOME & A CUT..
and so, we invited Dearest's football group and family for a potluck session cum private open house.. it's soooo much easier with ppl coming in with food... it's not too stressful on the owner, u know?.... *hint! hint!*..

the session was to also celebrate our niece's bday..

the bday girl is in the middle.. she's 3 today! :) happy bday Qis!! *muacks!*

these nieces of ours are my biggest food critic.. if they say good, it must be good!.. ahhahaa... esp si gendut tu!.. she reminds me of me!.. ahhahaa.. niways, thank god i passed!... the food was not gone to waste... all that was laid on the table got wiped out by the end of the day.. first time in history actually!. . ahhaha...

but it's prolly coz they went for a swim after dinner and was famished again after the swim!... oh!.. yes!.. we really made a ruckus at the pool that nite.. but errr... who really cares?!.. hehehe...

see? the guys were posing half-naked in the gym.. but before they could even sweat it out, the security guard chased them away for not being in proper attire!... got ppl complain it seemed!... kwang.. kwang.. kwang..

we also left eshan "swimming" alone in the dark... but not for long lah... already as it is, he dun like to be in that float!..

so, the nite ended late but with very happy stomachs... hehehhe...

the day after, we sent eshan for his hair-cut!... gosh!

this was how he looked the whole time we were at the barber's waiting for our turn..

he was also caught looking apprehensively at the barber... kecian..

when the shaver first reached his head, he only jembewek and whimpered...

he only wailed towards the end of his cut...

we expected a full-fledged wail from beginning to end.. but nope!.. our boy's all grown up now... hopefully, by next cut, he'll not jembewek oredi lah.. hehehe... ;)

STUPID FOOLS!
call urself "professionals"!.. oh! pleaseeee!... u tried to bring an innocent down for your own freakin agenda?!... thank god He's great!...

truth prevails and those who got blinded by you and the rest are fools to trust fools like you!...

very angered by the turns of events and how much one change for the drama of it all!... the innocent one had kept mum all this while - not wanting to touch your rice bowl - but this is how you repay one's kindness?... f.u.c.k. U!

gosh!... if only someone would "talk"!.... fools like you should have been asked to berampus long, long time ago!.. we can't grow as long as fools like you are amidst us... i dearly wish you get punished for all that you've done..

karma, my friend... karma..
it'll bite you when u least expect it. .
i'm sure..

to the innocent one, u're strong.
i hope u'll stay.
u're the best we've got so far.
and i hate to see you go bcoz of these fools.
dun say ur job's done coz u've still got a lot to give..