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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The famous Mrs Bhupalan was my principal in high school and she had written in my autograph book (yeah, remember those in the 80s?) “Procrastination is the thief of time”. She also wrote “No man is an island.” I have always remembered those words. She also said to watch out for all the Romeos at […]
Snippets from today
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have a new addiction. Instead of reading to bed every night, I now play bloody Herd-A-Word on Facebook where I have to make long-long-long words in order to win. It’s so addictive that I have toothpicks stored by my bed to hold my eyelids open at night just to keep going. My hands tremble when […]
Self abuse tendencies
Monday, February 11th, 2008xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
That would be me. I went for yoga today. I feel like a Chinese Mandarin orange that’s just been flung onto the ground at full force. And I know tomorrow, I will be orange juice. Why do I do this?
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When I was in Poland….
Monday, February 11th, 2008I wore these! Yes, boots from Emu Australia. It was -5 degrees Celsius so no stiletto boots for me. I needed practical, comfortable and most importantly extra warm boots. I wore six layers of clothing - can you believe it? The clothes were heavier than me! I looked like a Michelin man with a tiny […]
Penelope, the movie - Christina Ricci and Reese Witherspoon
Monday, February 11th, 2008The Hubs and I are planning to watch a movie soon as I got a free movie ticket from Times Book Store the other day at Pavillion. We watch movies at the cinema less than a handful of times annually. *sigh* Furthermore, we can never agree on what to watch as we have completely different […]
Searching for hotels
Monday, February 11th, 2008That’s what I’ve been busy doing - OK, help me out here. Should I stay in a hotel that looks old and musty but is cheap and has all the gimmicks that Tee would love because it is a Disney hotel (possibly a convert from an old motel that’s seen a lot of puke and stains […]
Husband-Wife conversations….
Monday, February 11th, 2008xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Brushing teeth and showering this morning,
Me: You know, Lys had her armpit hair removed through this process called IPV or whatever, where it’s practically permanent.
The Hubs: *silence*
Me: It lasts something like more than a year, you know. So she thought it was quite worth it since KL is so hot, and she’s always wearing spaghetti straps, […]
My first stair lift
Saturday, February 9th, 2008My first real architectural project was the Trentham Nursing Home in England more than ten years ago and it was then when I had first heard of a stair lift. Stair lift? What the hell is that? And since we had to have one installed, there I was researching all the stair lifts available then. My […]
I want to ride my Bicycle……
Saturday, February 9th, 2008xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Day One.
She has a black bicycle in KL and a brand new blue bike for KB. Some kids don’t even have a bike, I told her.
Day Two.
Trying it tough cycling on grass. Didn’t like it. Obviously not a toughie, to Mama’s despair….
Day Three.
I’m a professional with my new bicycle now!
Day Four.
I inherited another bike……blue and […]
Space saving water heaters
Saturday, February 9th, 2008You sure don’t need an architect to tell you that this tankless water heater is an absolute must for people with not a lot of space at home. Even for people with large space, why waste it when you could do something more useful with the space you have than house an ugly, bulky water […]
Tee with starfruits and strange flowers
Saturday, February 9th, 2008This is Tee’s reluctance to pose with the starfruit that her Amah so wanted her to pose with to show the world that her home grown, non-pesticide and very loved starfruit trees bare giant starfruits bigger than her own grandaughter’s face! And if you were wondering what those little flower thingies are on Tee’s head […]
Running a business of my own
Saturday, February 9th, 2008I’ve been thinking lately of what kind of business I’d like to have in the future, design (although the Hus strongly discourages this) or something else (not knowing what something else is). Whatever the case, I’ve always maintained that when I do have my own baby one day, I’d ensure I know all my staff. […]
Tee’s allergies to sand
Saturday, February 9th, 2008Have you heard of anything so ridiculous? OK, maybe it happens to one in a million but when we heard princess moans the other day, it was Tee whining that she was allergic to sand and quickly, please, get the sand off my feet!!!
Only her Daddy would slave to remove every speck of sand in his […]
Malaysia’s unfair system
Saturday, February 9th, 2008xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I love my country, don’t get me wrong. We have the best food, the best beaches, the best people (ahem)………..heck, what more would you need?! But something niggles at me all the time.
It’s the fact that a certain race, only that race, within the country have added benefits in living here, OUR country, such as discounts […]
Building a great retirement village - vague definitions confuse me
Saturday, February 9th, 2008My mother has always had this brilliant idea for me to build a retirement village in Malaysia in the hope that she could live in it one day. Not the old folks homes that are currently available right now. A REAL retirement village. One which you not only can see yourself living in one fine […]
The consequence of Chinese New Year dinners
Thursday, February 7th, 2008xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Well, for the Hubs, that is……
Some of the dishes we had included this red crab meat mince which my mother-in-law said was very, very difficult to make because it involved scrapping out crabmeat from it’s shell before stuffing it all back again. She pricked her fingers several times preparing this dish.
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Chicken mushroom soup with 3 cans […]
Better safe than sorry? Do you have insurance?
Thursday, February 7th, 2008Last year, we looked at some term life insurance quotes for Tee but decided to wait a bit before making that decision. I think it’s definitely worth having accident and emergency insurance and hospitalisation cover since you never know when misfortune happens. But to have term life insurance for a toddler is stretching it, I […]
Chinese New Year toenails
Thursday, February 7th, 2008Last week, I went for a pedicure, manicure and haircut. Yes, this has been the fourth haircut in the last month. It was disastrous so let’s not go there. But my toe nails! Look at my toe nails! OK, you’re not supposed to focus on my ugly toes, okay? They’ve been through a rough life, […]