Old vainpot

Am referring to the husband!

Hb has been pumping himself up these days. Could it be because of me woohing and waahing over the nice springy square chests and those countable 6 packs on the models/actors? :P

Anyhow, it's a good thing i say.

Because..

. that means the husband is getting fitter and healthier definitely. Chances of me dying before him is there now! Hahaha :P
. hb will look good in fitting tops
. hb will look bigger and broader than me for once! [i hope]
. i will have a nice teddy bear to hug whilst sleeping instead of a bony one :P

Last but not least, now i can squeeze squeeze hb's D cup already before going to sleep or just to irritate hb whenever i feel like it especially if he were to do anything to me which he always does!

Or when hb is halfway taking his shirt off! *squeeze*squeeze*

Nice.

Ho ho ho!

Monday blues no more~

Between hb and i yesterday.. closed to noon time - sms while i'm driving. Very bad i know but i only do so when it's safe eg ; red lights :P

Hb : with kids now?
Me : not yet. Just got the car [from servicing]
Hb : busy today?
Me : very. why?
Hb : Got time to hear me say something?
Me : [oh shit.. doesn't sound good. Heart starting to beat faster. Could it be.. that?!?!] sure. call me in 10 mins time. call house phone
Hb : no need to talk over the phone
Me : then? sms?
Hb : I love you.
Me : [stunt.paused.absorbed.smiled] :O

As for the rest of the day, i was almost grinning from ear to ear!

For the record, i couldn't even remember when was the last time hb said that to me! It has to be eons and eons of years ago.

Definitely a beautifoooooooool Monday morning for me :D

Birthday dinner => instant noodles?

Sort of.

Because that was what the pig requested for this year as his birthday's dinner today.

Usually, we'd go up to the in law's place for a mini celebration but this year, our 1st year actually.. hb wanna stay at home due to the late working hours.

It's that time of the year again. Clearing the year-long-kept-precious. Heh.

Big abalone for the adults and the tiny one for the kids :P

So last week, i opened 1 can and cooked it with the exact noodles and exact style i cook today. Hb loves it, which, is why he requested for the same dish again today.

The instant noodle

Of course it is not really that instant noodle noodle.

The similarity ends at the noodle used.

For the broth, i used ikan bilis [as usual], accumulated prawn heads and the abalone broth itself that comes together with the abalone in the can. (no salt needed)

And oh, some wolfberries too!



As for the rest of the ingredients used, it's no secret at all.. as you can see from the above picture :)

(the usual minced pork, sliced mushrooms, prawns, egg, fishballs, vegetables and sliced abalone)

The instant noodle :P

You know, my 2 boys who usually need an hour to finish up their dinner actually finished their noodles within 10 minutes. No kidding here!

Hb and i were amazed to no end :P

It is really good. Trust me!

Go and try cooking it yourself. Hope you will love it as much as we do :D

Anyway....

Happy 35th Birthday to my pig! :*

May you .... *toot*toot*toot* [censored! *ahem* for some reason]

Oink oink :@

Run Lola Run!

If you ever see a couple sprinting towards a car, laughing and screaming like a madman, you can be very sure that the couple will be the husband and i.

Because both of us are always running to the passenger door, not wanting to be the driver whenever we go out for some quality time.

Wedding band lost?

The husband lost his wedding band yesterday.

hb : i must go get a new ring already
me : *ting ting ting in the head* why?
hb : i lost mine today

Hb was playing with the ring when he was having lunch when it got lost. I suspected it was because he took it out, played, ate, then forgot all about it until he was in the car.

I really don't know whether to be angry or happy. But i think i'm 20% angry and 80% happy. Of course, i didn't show that i was happy! I controlled darn hard not to grin but acted angry instead when i questioned hb.

And then.. still acted irritated when i made the following statement.

me : where got people buy just 1 wedding band ah? It comes in 2! And i don't think it's auspicious for a couple to wear a different wedding band! *squinting at the husband for an answer i was hoping for*
hb : then we go get a pair lor..
me : sheeessshhh!! Okay lor!

Kekekekkeke.. i was practically jumping up and down inside me!! I had to run out of the room to break into giggles right after that. Hahhahaahahaha.. :P

Because the first thing i thought of instantly when the husband told me that he needed to get a new ring was this.

Women.. cunning little creature aren't we? *hiak*hiak*hiak* >.< **praying hard that the husband won't be reading my entry for a week starting from yesterday**

Me the wife

Nice me ~

• considerate - even when i'm still boiling in the middle of the night, i don't send my sms-es to the husband who is sound asleep. Because i don't wanna wake him up and lose his precious sleep. Instead, i'll send it to his work phone. He'll see it in the morning.
• nice - nice lor. I practically live for the husband *hide*
  
• loving - i love to dote on my man. Whenever i go shopping, i'll think of the husband and try to buy something back for him.
  
• affectionate - i love to touch hb's face when we are about to sleep, stroke his hair and i love looking at hb when he's sleeping + love hugging and small pecks
  
• not a nagger - it's the husband, not me! :P
• no PMS - really! My mood is usually dictated by the husband's mood *hide*
  
• no tantrums - i am not someone who is unreasonable. I don't simply flare up for no reason.
  
• forgive easily - all the husband needs to do is just push some right buttons and i'll be okay again :)
• faithful, fiercely - my brain rules the heart in this case
• not materialistic - well, at least no longer is! Hee hee hee.. :P
• dislike quarreling - i don't spoil the day with remarks which are uncalled for. Even if i'm unhappy, i rather keep quiet most of the time for peace's sake. I wasn't like this in the beginning but after a while, you'll realise quarreling is exhausting.

Not so nice me ~

• like to sleep - i can sleep till noon if i want!
• i don't wake up to prepare breakfast [but the brekkie is already on the table hor] for the husband at 6am - i need my sleep mah but i do cook lunch [for kids] and dinner [for the whole family] on daily basis okie!
  
• stubborn - i do think i'm right most of the time, which i am! Er.. see.
  
• dislike housework. Period.
• vindictive - only to the husband! eg : if hb mistreats me, i'll ill-treat him back. Hohoho.
• not an excellent mother. I don't live and breathe children, sadly.. as much as i wanted to.
• i'm an A *blush*. Used to be a full B pre-kids. Ugh.
• er.. i'm quite lazy too. Hahaha.. like to sleep + dislike housework = lazy!
  

There are many types of wives around. Friends, family, relatives and some, i even read them through forums!

Some very garang, some very nice but not too many unfortunately [same goes for nice husbands of course], in another word, all kinds.

Most of the time, i'm pretty nice, soft and submissive. But the husband cannot bully me. Because when he does, i'll bite.

And my purpose of this entry?

To let hb knows he's very lucky lorr. Hahahahhaa...

So don't take me for granted hor, PIG.

But then, the husband has never. never told me that he's lucky to have me before *sniffs*. The pessimistic husband says he will only know on the day i die. Grrrrr...

p.s : or maybe not so lucky after all.. since my list of not so nice me is so long! o.O

One tray dinner

One of the simplest dinner one can prepare..

No skills needed, not much washing, definitely easy but nevertheless yummy. A sure hit with both young [my 3 angels] and old [the husband of course!] :D

Why one tray dinner?

Because... i really did chuck everything in into that one baking tray!

Grilled chicken

And some asparagus, potatoes and lastly...

the highlight of the day.. and also the main reason this dinner was cooked ->



Portobello mushrooms!

It was my first time buying portobello mushrooms and grilling it at home.

To be honest, i'm not a huge fan of mushrooms. I can live without it. I bought because i remember vividly how fond the husband was when we had some grilled shiitake mushroom over the dinner in a Japanese restaurant a couple of months back.

I wanted to whip up something similar.

And i'm pretty damn pleased i did.

The one ring..

I know i have been talking about the ring again and again...

Here it is..

The one ring that i have been eyeing for...

Tiffany's Atlas ring

Isn't it gorgeous??

I h.a.v.e to post this asap. Because me think the husband has kinda forgotten about our anniversary which is just next week.

I did tell the husband to get me the Tiffany Atlas ring on our 10th anniversary. But that was because the initial ring that i was eyeing for costs $10k++ and this, only $5k+!

The $10k one no more in production liao.. *sniffs* :(

So.

Bestie says that since the ring i want now costs only half the price, get it now instead of waiting till 2011! My waiting time also halved like the price. Good idea hor?? Hahahahhaa...

So yeah, dear... [no more donkey!] i want this ring okie? *wink*wink*

I did try it on the other day with bestie and it looks soooo bl**dy gorgeous!! Really, very very beautiful. I so want it!!!

Hmmm... just checked. If i were to buy this from the States, it will cost S$1k less!!

Dear, let's go States!! ^.^

La la la la lil la la lil la...

Men..

I've been reading her blog for more than a year already. Got to know about it through another gf's blog. Love her creativity and her talent, totally.

Her pictures really say a thousand words, with a couple of words here and there and voila! You will know what she's trying to convey plus her drawings are soooooooooooo cutesy and adorable! :P

She (her drawings) was my inspiration when i did my gf's wedding slide show in May last year. Grin. I know i know.. i promised to upload it to my blog but i dunno how! *hide*

I tried using slide.com but goodness, it was sooooo slow! After more than an hour working on it, i gave up. So yeah.. i enjoy her blog tremendously :)

Then a couple of days ago, i came across this entry of hers. Interesting. Very true too (applicable to most of the relationships but not ALL). And then..

Me, the butt itchy wife decided to test the husband with it. LOL ^.^

Even though i KNOW what is in for me if i do. After knowing hb for 8 years, how can i not know right?

So, on 1 fateful Friday night, which was 2 nights ago when we were hanging out at Borders during supper time..

me : pa (yes, i call him THAT :P) , u know i saw this blogger's entry the other day, so cute leh! She drew .. (the drawings were explained). Now now, i wanna eat donuts from Donuts Factory tomorrow okay? Can you buy for me?
hb : wah.. look at this book! Web design for Stoopidss (Dummies).. U should get it.
me : oi. Talking to u ah!
hb : wah.. another web design book. Wanna buy? Then you can design your own webbie.
me : Duwan.. i want donuts!
hb : i'm working tomorrow..
me : after that lor
hb : after that going home
me : after going home lor
hb : not free lah
me : cheh..

Da di da.. exactly what i've expected. Honestly, i wasn't upset at all. Because that was expected. I wasn't even disappointed too. Not even a teeny weeny bit.

Then yesterday's morning after our brunch, hb brought me to Suntec to get some stuff. We parted our ways usual upon reaching.. until we are both done then meet up again to go home.

As we were going back, hb pointed out to the Carrefour's donuts which has 0 people q-ing, turning to me and asked -

hb: u want donuts right? I go get for you. How many do you want?'
me : duwan. I duwan Carrefour's donuts. Already tried 2 weeks back. Not nice. I want Donuts Factory's donuts only
(we continued on walking.. to the car park, which is just below)
hb : seriously, i don't understand what's the craze about. It's not that fantastic also. Why like it that much? Furthermore, q for so long just for something that is not so nice? (hb's not a fan of donuts)
(was reaching the car soon)
me : the point now is q-ing for me, buying it for me and not thinking so much into it because it's for me, not....

Before i could finish my sentence, i spotted this on my seat, the passenger seat.



Grin.

Yeah, the cat got my tongue.

I was like.. OH MY GOD! (said this out loud) Hb bought it!! For me!!!!

Hahahaa.. :D

I was so so so shocked. Really so so so so so shocked. I have never expected it at all. Not in this life of mine. And not even in my dream for Pete's sakes, knowing the very impatient husband well enough :P

It was a pleasant surprise. The surprise is as good as giving me a Tiffany's 1-carat diamond ring. Grin. So some brownie points he scores he did. I'm very sure hb was pretty glad/happy himself too.. heh, for seeing that priceless expression on my face :PppP

Turned out that hb bought 2 boxes, 6 in each. Wah.. bliss!

Hb didn't know what topping is nice and totally clueless on my favs too, so to play safe, it's all chocolates and nuts

When we reached home, i ate like there is no tomorrow! Lol.

I know i wont q for them myself, no matter how bad i crave them. The first time i had them was when they just opened, during the first week. No qs and of course, the media + peeps haven't discovered it yet... That, was my first time.

Then the second time which was also my last time was last month, during a relative's party. They bought in bulk, almost. So, i had like 4-5 at 1 go!

And till today, this is my 3rd time eating them. That's why i chosed to eat like there's no tomorrow because i know it'd be my very last time. Hahaha.. (the diet WILL wait). I doubt hb will buy it again for me and i wont buy them myself too, unless there isn't any q.. which is highly unlikely.

So hmm.. yeah, after 8 years of marriage, there will still be surprises. But it happens only once in a blue moon. (i know what hb will say about this sentence! If i didn't write this part, he's gonna come home and tell me that it needs to happen only once in a blue moon! Else no special already if happens every other day.. )

Men.. o.<

Note to the husband :

for this sentence -> The surprise is as good as giving me a Tiffany's 1-carat diamond ring doesn't mean that i will always accept the donuts in replace for diamond ring hor! The sentence is only applicable for 1 time use ONLY.. :Pp

Nice Sunday

If only every Sunday is like yesterday's...

I had a wonderful day yesterday. You may not find it that special, but it is.. to me, at least :)

The beautiful morning began with many many kisses and cuddles from the boys, first the big boy then followed by the little boys.. Bliss *smile* Then it was off to brunch at our 'every Sunday morning fish ball stall for the past 4 years'. Reading paper and coffee under the breezy outdoor setting, plus a play area for the boys to entertain themselves. That's pretty ideal isn't it? Best of all, brunch-ing there costs less than $15 for all of us in total ;)

After that it was car washing for hb and i. Usually, hb will go first and i stay behind to put the boys to sleep. After hb finishes with his, he would help me with mine.. (yes, hb found out about the other 2 'secret' scratches yesterday! Ackk.. Thought i could escape his 'eagle eyes' if i were to wash the exterior myself and hb cleans the interior but guess not! Heh)

Anyway, after we were done, we dropped the boys off at in laws' and went on for our appointment for couple's tuina at Club St. I quite like this so-called TCM spa. To me, it doesn't quite feel like tuina, but more like normal relaxing massage. Furthermore, it is in a spa setting and my therapist yesterday was so good (okay, it was hb's therapist actually but he kindly 'lent' her to me for 1 time use. Ha!) that i fell asleep during the last bit when she was doing foot massage. For your info, i hardly fall asleep elsewhere other than my own bed. I am not like the husband. Lol :PpPp

And before that, our date was at the nearby Spinelli, enjoying our lazy afternoon with latte for the husband and the very yummy Cookie Spin for myself + a slice of chocolate cake to share, reading the rest of the paper for the day and yakking the rest of the time away before leaving hand in hand for our appointment.

The happy day got rounded off with our monthly dosage of Lim Chee Guan which we got nearby after the appointment.

Nice.

Looking forward for next month's this Sunday! :D