Niki and I misses Daddy

The dynamic duo is having dinner and found time to take a pic for Daddy. Miss you, xoxoxoxo

I Await in Anticipation...

I'm currently and irrevocably addicted to True Blood. And made Vicky watch Season 1, he's 2 episodes away from the finale, and he likes it, well the graphic *ahem* scenes does help, y'know.

I'm so over Twilight, actually no, I just watched and re-read Twilight again in anticipation of New Moon that opens November 20th!

I just purchased Books 1 to 8 of the Sookie Stackhouse series! And I can't wait for them to arrive at my doorstep! omg, I'm so addicted to blood and gore, and it's not healthy, well at least I am holding a book and reading!

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri

The beauty of living in Malaysia is the celebration of our diverse cultures, as most of you know, I already celebrate like 75% of the major festivals, the other 15% is Hari Raya, which is strictly reserved for me to indulge my guilty pleasures, ie. rendang, lemangs, mee bandung, super sweet air sirap and etc. We're heading out soon, and got a few open houses to attend :)

To all my muslim friends, I wish you a most wonderful Hari Raya, may you celebrate it with joy and in the company of all your loved ones.

Ok gotta go iron that baju kebaya!

Jet is just right next to me, note to self, must take pic of the hairball, he's 6 months old now and a real sweetheart although a bit too active for his own good.

Selamat Hari Raya, all and Happy Holidays!

We're Decorating

It's been 7 years-ish since we moved into KK.

And boy, do we love it here, so much so that we're moving from our current home to our new home also here in KK :)

Again, it comes with the daunting task of renovations, ID works, the works la .. but we're taking it all into stride because this is something we're really looking forward to, as for our current place we wish the next family that moves in loves it as much as we did and that the home will bring them as much joy as it has brought us.

Yogi V

Today September the 5th marks Vicky's first hatha yoga class,

my beloved wanted to "teman" me to my classes but I think he's enjoying it very much.

And my, my, my hubby sure is flexible ;-) back bends and spinal twist is done with much finnese -- good for me, eh?

Words of Wisdon

To Look Up Is Joy! says Confucius

This is my post for today, immerse yourself into the meaning,

and its meaning runs deeper than the five words you see.

C'mon take the time to reflect!

Happy Independance Day!

Happy Merdeka to everyone.

As I grow older (ahem!) I've come to realized that the grass is as green here as it is anywhere else. Malaysia is not perfect but it's home. And in all things that's not absolutely perfect there's always room for improvement.

Love the earth, be a tree hugger, recycle

Appreciate our country, our people, our culture and most of all our differences, celebrate that, be happy, Happy Independance Day to everyone!

Got Stung

Today per usual of a sunday, i dedicate to cleaning everything that i can get my hands on... inclusive of ms niki who on sunday refuse baths, managed to grab her and threw into the tub full of sudsy water, that's the only way, since she refuses to shower! Guess who she got this from ... ok .. fine truth be told her dad and i are rather opposed to bathing on weekends ... errrrmmmm .. so i can't actually point fingers when it comes to this.

After drying her off, it was time to get jet for his bath, as I carried him and his bath towel i felt something stinging, and aarrrrghhh to my horror saw a mini centipede, within minutes my left arm was all reddish.. I panicked, I thought I was gonna passed out ... called hubby who has troubles of his own (stranded in pagor as I'm writing this) .. hubby told me calmly to drive to the doctor's and have it checked out.. I was like omg, what if I passed out as I drove, you'll never know I mean if you passed out. So despite my worries I told Niki to wear her mask, while I wore mine and drove out to the doctor's office. Thank God, it was still open, afterall it's Sunday!

Waited for my turn, it felt like a longer than usual wait, and as I stared at the length of my arm, I saw two red nodules! At least I'm already at the clinic .. if I passed out the nurses know who I am and would know who to contact but then again hubby is stranded in pagor... !

Finally saw the doctor who checked it and said that it doesn't look too serious, since the inflammation is rather contained, she prescribed two types of anti allergy and anti swelling meds for me, I happily popped them immediately. Got into the car and drove home.

Since I'm able to post this it's safe to say that my left arm should be alright though it still feels abit inflammed, but the redness and has gone down and the bite area looks much, much better.. I feel relieved, if I ever see another centipede, let's just say I won't hesitate squashing the bleeting thing with my boots!

Macau in the Summer

Hong Kong in Summer

Back Home

First things first,

I never knew I'd miss chilli sauce *wink*

And I am loving asam laksa even more..

The nearest option I got was the Singapore Laksa that I had at the Venetian.

Which was quite good *Thank God*

Otherwise I would've put up a b$*%h fit! :)

My mum had a great time, and I think that she's never in her life took on so much public transportation and truly did give her legs a good walkin'!

Per usual I decided to do the "when in rome do like the romans" path, so I got us Octopus cards and used it on the MTR/Busses/Trams you name it, we've travelled on it. Heck, you can even use it in 7E/Circle K! The only time I sat my buns down in a cab was when we were heading to the Macau ferry terminal, that also was due to our heavy than heck luggages filled to the brim with our finds!

In Macau much of the same thing, the hotel we stayed at was a stone's throw from the famed cobbled road of Senado Sq, so walking to the historical sites was within 10 - 20 minutes tops!

And Macau is really very much like Vegas!

Had heaps of summer fun in both Hong Kong and Macau!

And the bit of flesh between my thumb and index finger is injured due to excessive usage of chopsticks which is closely linked to how much of food we consumed, and yes, I brought home some holiday weight!

lui yan kai, mongkok

my mum and I were in the famed ladies market of mongkok, and found that most of the stuffs sold here are from thai-land, which is a cut off. Anyways, it was supremely packed and I thank god that I had a really good tea break before coming here.

And the tong lai char is certainly good.

Ok we're off to sogo and stanley today.

Here's Niki!

Last weekend, we ate ..

Shrimpy affair at Bubba Gump's

Niki and her daddy having a pow wow

cajun shrimp, butter shrimp, y'all delicious all the same

Lunch at Tarbush

Lovelies, I have a new friend for you ..

I've been going on and on about a particular LV model which makes the perfect everyday bag, hubby finally caved in :) *evil grin* .. and so my closet of bags have a new buddy, meet my oh so lovely lv galliera pm ...

Isn't she lovely ...

Those four words

and it's not what you think..

today Niki and I hung out abit in the evening before I started tutoring her on her Ejaan.

Had a little heart to heart session.

Poor girl, apparently there's a boy in her class who's been playing hot and cold with her, and using those dreaded four words that strikes fear in a pre-schooler's heart.."I don't friend you!"

Niki was pretty close to tears when she related how this boy was treating her, one day they're friends and the next they're not and worse thing is he's trying to steal Niki's best friend, a certain Ms K. So she's asking me why can't he treat her as a friend everyday.

I was dumbfounded. How was I to explain to a gonna be 5 year old the mechanics of friendship and the dreaded topic of boys?

Well I copped out and told her I'll call her principal right that moment and basically have Ms Principal right this matter by having a one to one with this particular boy. Spoke to Ms Principal who solemnly told me thay she'll talk to this boy and the class teacher for good measure, to make sure he play nice.

Easy peasy, when the going gets tough, it's always the same whether you are in pre-school, or primary school or secondary school, you just tell the teacher and let them deal with it.

I on the other hand am relieved that I have evaded the dreaded boys subject for another day, that day will come I know, by then I hope that I'll be talking to a much older Nikita.

*Sigh*

Johnny Depp ...

'nuff said!

Aloha Alor Setar

We're back in AS for a short weekend break, just to get away from it all actually.

And yes, it's a glutton's weekend.

This morning went for the best dimsum breakfast at this place near PMC, and

OMG!

Rm1 for a bowl of curry laksa .. unbelievable

Coffee or tea for 60cents .. free flow .. unreal

Dimsum galore, came to only Rm40!

Mana nak cari ..

Food paradise la, tomorrow before we head home gonna go eat somemore, no surpises there right?

Hong Kong & Macau here we come

In the midst of planning a trip to HK & Macau. HK hotel done, booked into a place in Wan Chai per advise by Vicky, feels it will be more central to everything.

It's just gonna be me and my mum.

Two words ..

SUMMER SALE!

Not exactly romantic

But nonetheless very fulfilling, we had our anniversary early dinner (we skipped lunch so we can tuck in more, see) @ our favourite haunt Tony Roma's.

Niki came along for the ride, providing the correct amount of lighting if you get my drift.

As per usual, the ribs were magnificent, omg, I can still smell it on my fingers as I type.

I now know for sure that I'm a piglet!!