Sketches of Life

I had this crazy idea last night. I wanted to enroll myself in the same art class as my daughters’.

On Thursday, I went to register my eldest in the Great: Art & Drawing Class and they told me that parents can stay around. So I was thinking to myself; why not I too join the class and learn from scratch and later I could use the skill I pick up to teach my other girl and boy. Since I will be there for 2 hours, better not waste my time. Driving home would cost a lot of petrol money.

So today, I went with both my girls because my 2nd girl insisted that she wanted to join the art class too. So, there I sat in a room with 3 to 16 years old kids. I felt so out of place and chicken out. I dare not open my mouth to verbalise my “dream”. So I just sat there and assist my girls with their colouring. Well, in a way, I could learn from observing too and it is FOC.

Maybe later when they advance to drawing and water colour, I might want to sign up.

When you watch action movie or CSI, many times they will have a scene at the port and you will see many huge boxes around. Those boxes are called crates that is being used to contained equipment and products that does not have its own packing for shipment. Normally they are being used to export valuable equipments. In the movie, they even used these to smuggle illegal immigrants! They are very valuable! I doubt portland crating will allow such practice.

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My tenant is moving out by end of this month. I really pray that God will send 3 more of them to take over their place. If not, that would be about RM700 each month for me to pay!

I also hope that the apartment is still is good condition and nothing is broken. The last I went to see, the apartment look clean and tidy. If we are living in NY, I would assist them to look for mover NYC to help them move to Cyberjaya.

Hubby has an apartment that is rented out to the MMU student. His tenants are moving out end of this month. Another 2 students want to see the apartment. So I tag along to see the condition of the apartment.

I was shock to find a bed in the living room! There are 3 rooms in the apartment and 3 tenants. It seems that they converted one of the rooms to TV and Computer room. The floor…I was speechless…Just take a look at the photo below:

Even in the other 2 rooms, rubbish are all over the floor. I think Cockroaches are their best friend. Rubbish in the toilet and balcony too. The toilet/bathroom wall and sink are full of spots.

Only one room and one toilet is clean which is being used by the tenant that liase with hubby.

After they leave this Friday, I think I would go there to do some scrubbing.

Filthy!

Getting eaten alive by the Garra Rufa fish during the Fish Spa is nice. And now the aftermath of it.

The parts that the fishes nibbled the most are itching like crazy now; my hands and my legs. It is not only me; hubby also said his body is itchy.

It is either we are allergic to the fish or the water, or the water is dirty. Whatever it is, we do not plan to return there.

Thank God I did not deep my face inside the water if not; I think more pimples will pop out!

During our dinner at Portuguese Settlement last week, all eyes were glued to a Chinese lady that wore a white dress with the length like the above bridal lingerie! All of us were wondering whether she wears any short tights underneath it or just her undies.

She and her partner, walked to the tables by the seaside and my sister was saying that the mosquitoes must be rejoicing! LOL. Unfortunately, they left. The mosquitoes must be very disappointed and the guys too. No more sexy “scenery”.

A month ago, we decided to wake up early for a jog at the beach. We did but only once. After that, we are too lazy and no will power to get up early because most of the time we will be sleeping late; me with my online work and him with his online game. See the difference? One work, the other play. =P

Now I am consider getting on those retractable treadmills. I can run anytime in the day when the children are sleeping or napping, provided I don’t nap with them lar!

We finally went for our Fish Spa at Dr Fish, Melaka. Brought my girls along but my 2nd girl freaks out even before any fish starts nibbling her tiny feet. She may be the rascal in the family but she chicken out when it comes to “life threatening” event. hehehe

At first hubby and I shared a tank; we went for the smaller fish first. The first 10 minutes, the room was filled with screaming and giggling by yours truly. hehe After that, I went to another tank accompanied by my girl. Had the fishes all to myself.

I love the nibbling sensation. Hmmm…we wondered whether we are allowed to strip naked to allow the fishes to nibble every part of our body. LOL.

As we were driving at Melaka Raya, I saw so many lawyer offices. So many lawyers around, how to know which one is good in certain area. Not that these lawyers has website like the City of Omaha lawyers. For Personal Injury Attorney Omaha, you are recommended to hire attorney Larry R. Demerath who has spent the last 35 years helping fellow Nebraskans get what they need to support their recovery from serious injuries resulting from negligence. Our state government should follow their footsteps. Get these lawyers to advertise in the state government websites. As always, make money from your website whenever possible. =P

One of kampung folks whom was my primary school teacher and also related to my family and also a well known man in my village who heads the Peranakan Baba Nyonya Association here is marrying his son this Saturday. According to my mom that he asked my dad whether he can borrow my dad’s grandson which is referring to MY SON!

No, he is not replacing my son as the roasted piglet dowry. He wants my son to role and jump on his son’s wedding bed so that his first born would be a boy. This is a believe to many Chinese and Baba Nyonya in Malacca; I do not know about other states, which is superstitious lar. It is God who blessed a couple with either a baby girl or boy.

Well, thank God my mom opposed to it and told my dad that my son is way too young for all this kind of ritual and we as a Christian parent won’t allow it.

Anyway, we will be attending the wedding dinner this Saturday at EQ. Both hubby and I was his student. Must show face lar.

Looks very appetizing ya?

This was what hubby prayed before eating them…“Dear Lord, Thank you for the food. Sanctify and Purify it into our body. In Jesus Name, Amen.”

Not because that it is unclean food again but because this is my first attempt cooking Sweet Sour Crab and I told him that it is a lil bit burnt!

Well, they are edible but the gravy tasted a lil bit bitter due to the burnt. hehe

I think, I’ll just wait for my family Chef to come back to cook me a good Sweet Sour Crab. By then, I must get ready a bottle of Leptovox. I can’t resist his cooking!

Here is my not so good recipe Sweet Sour Crab recipe.

I noticed that there are a few places in my hometown has the paintball field or whatever you call the place. But I never seen another any paintball game taking place. Either I was there at the wrong time or it is not that popular here yet. I would love to try out the game but my problem is, where to find the team. Any mommy bloggers want to start a team with me?

Hubby did mention that he would consider venturing into this business if the demand is there. We easily get the paintball tanks, paintball guns, goggles, hats, hoodies and other items from ZephyrPaintball.com. Hmmm….now why to find capital for it. I have a huge place for Paintball but no money! hahahaha. Anybody wants to joint venture?

I ate so much “unclean food” until my body feel so contaminated, so unclean. I need detox or colon cleansing or whatever to clean it. I ended up drinking Slimming Chinese Tea.

This is one of the unclean food that I ate. More photos here.

Oh ya, the food at Portuguese Settlement is not expensive but do go to the first stall, Sea Terrace. The most crowded stall. I think they can even afford to change all their chairs and table to teak furniture! LOL

gtg…i wanna cook sweet sour crab now…yes! more unclean food!

When we first decided to start an internet cafe, hubby drove around town to look for shop to rent. It took us almost a month to finally get the shop lot that we are renting now. We wasted one month there just looking for the right shop at the right location. If you are looking for office space Connecticut, please visit MySquareFeet.com. MySquareFeet is the premier commercial real estate listing service where you search free to find the perfect space for your business.

Just now, after waking up from a short nap, hubby surprised me with a good news. He reserved a lot of Blogi for me. Wah! I am so happy because long time no Blogi to write. Since it is going to be a long day working on my laptop, I decided to go out and get a bite; Rojak Fishball, my favorite.

As not to wake the children up, I let go of my car hand brake to let the car reserve out from the garage which is near the room the children sleeps. Unfortunately, I did not manage to close the door on time and it got stopped by the garage pole. I thought surely my car door will tercabut (came out). Thank God my maid saw it and quickly helped me to stop the car from reversing further.

Now I want my Persona!!! My car door can’t close properly. When I forced it to close, the paint came out and I have no choice but to inform hubby about it. He managed to fix it a little bit but the door still can’t close tight. Hubby said, “There goes your Blogi.” sop sop sop

I wonder midwest auto recycling would want my car since the engine is still in good condition. When O when can I have enough money to buy the Persona.

Last year June was a new chapter in our life when hubby resigned from serving full time in church and started our own business in September. In the same month too, we were blessed with a son that we are anticipating for.

This year June, there is going to be another new chapter in our life. No, I am not having another baby. =P

I am going to be a full time Mommy!!! I am so excited about it. And I really hope that I know how to prioritize my time to spend with my children and my time online. =P

My replacement is here. She came today and it seems that she is going to stay because the company that she were attached too is far worst than mine. I hope she can absorb as much as possible and as fast as possible so that I can leave in peace by end on June 26.

Moving from one place to another is no joke. I experienced it twice when my grandmother “requested” my dad to move out from her house. That time I was only 15 years old and I didn’t know what actually happened. All I know my dad told us that we are moving to our own house. Our own house is only 500m away from my grandmother’s house. It was a rented house and later found out that it is haunted too!

Since it is quite near, we moved our things bit by bit and bought a lot of new stuff. If the house was far, we would have hired a moving company like Boston Moving Company. Can’t imagine moving without the help of a moving company.

Two years after that, my grandma begged my dad to move back in because she had a stroke, her youngest son who was supposed to stay with her moved out. My dad was reluctant but since my sister was being disturbed by the evil spirit that haunt the house and was advised told by the medium that if we did not move out, my sister will die! So, there we go again. Packed our things and move back to my grandmother’s house. We stayed there until today.

Posted on May 15, 2008

After using credit cards for so many years, I can’t imagine myself without at least one credit card. Even though I have cash in my purse, I can’t help thinking of the cash back rewards or point rewards that I will loose if I pay my purchases with cash. Carrying a few credit cards in your purse, you must have self-control.

Well, so far I managed to settle my outstanding payment when the bill arrives. Only once I owe the credit card company when I bought furniture to furnish my newly bought apartment. Thanks to Balance Transfer Credit Card, I managed to save some interest when I transfer my balance to another credit card company, normally it comes with No Balance Transfer Fee too. Looking for one? Look them up at CreditCardSpecialist.com.

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Hubby always makes noise when I asked him to login to my accounts. “You have so many passwords and so many account, how to remember all??? Not that I have password vault!”

So I emailed him all my accounts and the passwords and yet he still ask me for the password when he needs to login to my account. So I make noise lar, he told me to write it down and paste it some where. Like that not safe lar right? Anyone who uses my computer will sure know my password. Dangerous!

Must get the password vault lar. No need to remember or write my passwords down.

7 years ago after our wedding, hubby hibernated during our honeymoon. He sleeps most of the time. 7 years after, it was my turn. I was too exhausted to even update this blog! I slept, nap, slept and nap. Only today, I am myself again. Awake and alive.

Wondering what we did on our wedding anniversary?

We did some banking; investment for the future then buy milk for the children; another form of investment for the future and fetch the children home from my mom’s. Had light lunch then head to Dr Fish, in Melaka Raya.

We took their package of the Fish Spa and Massage. RM80+ for me (Mother’s Day promotion) and RM85+ for hubby. However we went for the massage only because I am having my menses. Don’t wanna change the colour of the water and kill the fishes. Be going again with my children after I’m “clear” because they told us that it is free for our children!

The aftermath of the massage; my whole body aches especially my neck and due to it, I was down for 2 days.

I enjoyed my dinner though. I finally found a restaurant that serve beef steak that is thicker than 1cm and it tasted good too! The restaurant is on the 1ts floor of Carrefour called Le Garden. They served buffet Steamboat and BBQ too but we did not try that. I was too hungry to wait till 6.30pm. We were there by 5pm.

 The Sirloin Steak above looks like a piece of fish eh?

After dinner, we went to Tesco to shop for toilet roll! :lol:Then head home to shower and to bed.

I loves to go shopping unlike my husband who went shopping only when there are things to buy. Well, I always ‘need’ to go shopping because I enjoy the atmosphere and ambiance in the shopping mall. The only problem that I face is when I need to find something that is of certain brand and design. I hate it when I have to go from one shopping mall to another just to see whether I can find it there. Now, things are much easier.

I can login to ShopWiki.com and search for it. I can even compare prices for various retailers, all at the comfort of my own home. If you ask me to find DVD player for my car, I would not know which shop to go to but I can find it at Shopwiki.com. One interesting features about shopwiki is the advice that they provide the products that you are looking for. Check out their women clothing and you will know what I am writing about.

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7 years has gone by with many sweet memories. Hubby asked, what we have accomplished thus far. Well, we are still together, still loving each other and still very much in love. We have 3 kids; that is big accomplishment. We bought properties, we started our own business, I resigned and still driving our old junks.

I hope and pray that there will be many more 7 years to come and we will grow old together gracefully and without any health problem. Pray that we would never need any stair lift to go up the stairs.

My sister planned to celebrate my mom’s birthday this May 18 at Portuguese Settlement. The moment we hear Portuguese Settlement we were reminded on the expensive food. So far we never dine there except my sister because we heard so many testimonies from others that the food there is very expensive.

According to my sister, that is not so. The food is very expensive to the tourist but not to the locals; Malaccan. My sister told us that when she dine there, she will let them know that she is local; not KL people or Singaporean. Then they will give her discount. If you are Portuguese, the food there is even cheaper for you. My sis has a few Portuguese friend you see; that’s how she knew.

So if you wanna save money dinning at Portuguese Settlement, drag a Portuguese along. Ask him/her to order for you.

We will be going there this May 18. I will update on the pricing then. hehe

Today is my wedding anniversary day. To others, they would buy gift for each other like. The rich one might even present their loves one with dewitt watches. As for me, I can only afford those Japan brand watches like Casio or Seiko. They are Japanese’s right?

My hubby is not that particular about watches. If I remember correctly, when I first met him, he was wearing his dad old watch. He wore that for quite a while until it died down on him. I think he still keep the watch till today. Well, I just bought for him a new watch for his birthday. Unfortunately, he didn’t quite like it, he was saying it was a lil small for his wrist. Well, I couldn’t afford to get a new watch for him yet. Maybe I will get another watch for his next birthday. Save more money and buy a bigger watch.

For a price of dewitt watch, I could buy a car you know! Some watch collector really would spend to buy such an expensive piece. As for me, I can just “ooohhh and aahhhh” over it. They are made of gold and titanium. I wanted to buy a 50g of gold also cannot afford!

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

My Mother’s Day dinner. Unplanned. Simple and Mouthwatering if you like the food that we ate.

The restaurant is just 100m away from the Pontianak favorite hang out. Oh ya, get didn’t get to wish her Happy Mother’s Day. Btw, I don’t think it is wise to do that even if we meet her. It will cause her more grief. hehe

Black Pepper Lamp Chop

In the menu, there are Fish, Chicken, Pork and Lamp. I want Beef! No beef, so settle for lamp lor.

Seafood Tomyam

Hubby’s all time favorite. This the reason hubby pick the restaurant. To satisfy his craving. The gravy is thick but the BeeHoon is very little this time around.

KFC Snack Plate

To fill our half empty stomach while we chat away in an air-cond place.

We went to visit SIL Yen at Mahkota Medical Centre yesterday. She has her cyst removed; all 3 of them. Before the operation the doctor found only one and told her that will cost her around 5k. After the operation, he told her that there were all 3 of them and the charges would be different. Fuwah! Like that one ah? Like that arh, if he wants to earn more, he can always say he found 5 or more! I wonder how he can prove that there was more than one cyst.

SIL was in pain when we met her, a day after the 4 hours operation. She said there is a lot of wind in her stomach because they pump in oxygen into it before the operation. I do not know what’s the procedure called; they dug 3 hole in her tummy.

She has also canceled her trip to Langkawi with another BIL and MIL at the end of this month. I thought of filling in for her in case the hotel room has been booked but then cannot lar, I have no car and dare not drive all the way to Langkawi as hubby won’t be going. My Johnston and Murphy suitcase shall rest longer in the store.

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Btw, if you are buying your ticket, can treat me arh? Buy one for me lar. I never attend any real life concert or watch real sports tournament. I am usually the player and never a spectator. It would be nice watching them right from the field rather from the square box eh?

Someone copied my He Loves Me More Today post!!! And I am so pissed. If you like my post, at least link back to the post or better still, ask my permission to publish it in your blog. I would surely say “Yes”. Now I know how some of you felt when your post are stolen.

He even have the nerve to tell me that he edited it and added an image to it. So what! With that just few lines??? The post is very personal to me. My chat conversation with my hubby when I was at home and he at work.

I am so so so so pissed!!!

The copied post is here.

I took a screenshot of it but it is blur when I upload it here.

I got 4 options:

1. Tell him to remove it. If he refuses…

2. Report to Blogger

3. Report to the Blog Advertisers

4. Report to Google

Hubby said, forget about stupid people like this. As long as we know that is ours enough already.

But what if others point fingers at me and said that I copied his???