Wake Up and Smell the Cake

My brother was a medic in his NS days. But medic my foot lah... Singaporean army medics, what to do... NS boys mah. Take the case of my bleeding thumb. He was the first to come home after I cut myself, so I told him about it. And him being a medic, I'd expect that he'll be able to do the wound dressing. Such high hopes I have of him. Sigh. He cringed when I told him how I got it. He disappeared when I changed the wound dressing. Both times! And can say, "I cannot see or hear about wounds, I'll imagine them on myself. We all medics in NS don't deal with wounds what... Injections, we do." Injections! Drug addicts are EXPERTS at injections! Don't need to be a medic for that! I think I shall make him see my cut when I change dressing tonight! *evil laughter* Hahahahahaha :p

Basket. Plan interrupted. I stupidly cut my right thumb by slicing it over freshly cut tin. How am I supposed to mix the batter and mould the tarts. Bloody blood won't stop bleeding. It's been twenty minutes now. Luckily the blood didn't drip into the butter or mixing bowl. Please hurry and stop the bleeding :'(

Housework Sunday! Helped my mum cook three batches of bee hoon goreng for my sister's event, did all the cleaning up after cooking (I love to clean up!), going to fold clothes and make pineapple tarts after that. Yup pineapple tarts for my tart :) Was supposed to make it next weekend so it'll last longer, but seems like both days I'll be out, and I don't think I'll be able to complete them in the morning. Just have to really keep them for Other Half and make sure I , the cookie monster, don't eat them excessively myself! Haha! Am currently caught by the reading bug! Into fiction lately. Which is a little weird, cos I usually am interested in non-fiction. Just completed one book, after many weeks haha, and I started on an ebook yesterday! Ebooks aren't as good obviously. For saving on the cost of the book, you get mistakes everywhere, language and grammar have been discounted. But for this particular book, I'm more interested in the content, so I guess it

The countdown has gone down to just FOURTEEN days! Two weeks :) Very very happy! :) There's just so many things I wanna do with you. And I've started a little list of what to cook in London :) Only six items so far. Haha! Curry and masak sambal not included okay. Looking forward to Winter Wonderland too even though I can't skate. Hehe.

Attending other people's nikah reminds me of my own :) Sadly, the past two solemnisations I attended, Other Half couldn't be present. It would be sooo much more meaningful if he were here. Yesterday's solemnisation was touching. Firstly, our dearest colleagues got married! Budak Taufiq tu dah kawen! Hehe! I am so happy for them :) Secondly, the bride cried. You can just go "awwww!!". I thought I'd cry during my solemnisation, but I didn't. Of course I was a bit blur, I don't really know what's going on, even the mak andam and my friends noticed. I was in my happy, tune humming mood as I walked to the dais for the ceremony. It was such a joyous occasion for me (joyous much more than solemn), you can say that I was almost drunk-merry! Heh :p And partially the fact that Other Half and I didn't see each other for the few days before that made the day more exciting :) It's been over three months now. Married to the most amazing guy ever, as clic

It is not Hari Raya without you. I want to stay at home and rot.

I was walking towards my room, my dad was sleeping on the couch. My brother was outside my room, and I said to him, "ice creeeaaamm". Then, not my brother, but my dad responded. "Ice cream???" Hahahah!! Wahlau eh! We thought he's sleeping! Hahahaha! Apparently he really was sleeping, but dunoe how come he heard ice cream all of a sudden. Haha. Weird.

I wanna make cookies. Cos I want to eat them. Haha. There's still M&Ms and chocolate chips in the fridge, just waaaaiiting to be baked! The countdown's getting smaller and smaller :) I am going to meet my sweetheart soon! Yipee!! We'll let the next 29 days fly by very very quickly k?

Our M&M cookies are sedap! HAHAHHA! Okay okay I might be biased. I thought of an amazing gift Other Half can get me! But then my bday or anniversary isn't any time soon. Anniversary. Imagine that :) I have a wedding anniversary now! Coolness.

Today is stay at home day! Can't remember the last time I lepaked at home the whole day. I can't even remember what I did last weekend! Haha. (Now I remember! It was a wedding weekend!) Brother and I were left alone at home, and we're bored. I'm just bored. He's bored of studying. So! We tried baking big cookies! Hehe. Mother always baked small cookies, cos it's easy to keep. But we want big ones! With M&Ms! Took surprisingly quick to get these babies baked. Some fotos! :) The batter. Mixed by Brother. All baked! :) Chocolate chip melted in the cookie!

MIL talking to some relative. "Ohh tu la menantu kita!", as she points to me. Me, caught offguard, was yawning as they turned to look at me. Hahaha! So buruk.

Argh damnit! Why! Why must he DIE!!! Haha. I'm reading this book about a few women and their lives. There's this one old couple whose been married for ages, but are still as romantic and in love as ever, but lately the husband was acting a little weird. Common suspicion would be an affair, but me being the impatient reader, I flipped to the back to see a glimpse of what the ending will be like, and the husband in this pair died. But! I didn't know he'd die in Chapter 6! That's too soon! I hate sad stories :( I love to read about couples, no matter how long they've been married, they're still having a healthy loving relationship, but don't kill the mood with death! Sian. Oh well. I hope the other stories are happy endings. But seems unlikely. I shall go find myself fairy tales instead. I love happily ever afters. Sad stories should be banned!

I went for Fang's baby shower today :) Catching up time! I've known these guys for 4 years, some 5 years. But seems like only yesterday we were in university. It's good we're still together :) Suddenly this year, two of us are married, one with a daughter. We're aunties oredi! Officially aunties! It's amazing how time flies.

After procrastinating and searching and searching, I've finally bought the ticket. Now I feel like I should've looked some more. But then! The airfares are crazy! They increase overnight! Literally! Sian ah. Come to think of it, okay lah not so bad. Just have to do a little bit more logistics stuff that's all. After all it's a decent airline, with a cool 30kg luggage allowance. 56 more days. I'm coming!

Home is where the heart is. And it's not here.

I am beginning to like this housework and marketing and cooking thing. Getting used to it. And I'm improving! Kinda fun too! Haha of course it's fun! It's part of being a taitai! Hehehe.

I have THE most disgusting looking hands! Fingers all wrinkled like a dried apple, I could feel the skin being pulled when I stretch my hands. It's horrible! My skin gets red and irritated easily, even warm water can be pedih (painful?), and cracks! Omg. This is terrible. It's not like I don't use moisturiser! I use it at least once daily! Sian. I have to find a super moisturised moisturiser when I come here in winter.

Two months is a bloody long time. This will be the longest ever that we have to part. Hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it hate it.

We have moved in!!! Yay! :) Very tiring process of moving and setting up. 3 huge luggage + 2 small luggage + boxes of new kitchen appliances + loose kitchen appliances in plastic bags. After which, getting groceries from the shopping city nearby. Heavy lah! I shall go get the trolley or grocery bags, at least. Poor Other Half had to carry rice + chicken + probably 2 kilos worth of bananas + other stuff. Of course, I had to carry things too but less heavy lah hehe. But still! Our arms fell like dropping off the shoulders. Did I mention I LOVEEEE shopping city?! It's like Oxford St right here in Turnpike Lane! Coolness! I shall explore more. Oh oh! And there's M&S Outlet!! Outlet! I love this place :D Monday I think I shall rot at home and be a good housewife. Haha! I sooooooooo do not wish to go back Singapore :(((((((((

Found this on Other Half's facebook, very good reminder for me especially. Be A Good Wife Let me tell you the ways to get to his heart Delicious food is where you should start A really good meal – there’s nothing like it Be it steak or biryani, kebabs or fish When he returns home from work, greet him at the door A really nice smile will please him for sure Elegant clothes, make-up, perfume applied All these things make for an attractive wife. Serve him his meal and do it with style The domestic woes can wait for a while. Be a good listener – Was his day alright? Be ready to give him support and advice When he’s home, try to be there for him No friend can be more important than him If he wants to go out put everything aside Let your company be the best thing in life Be smiling and cheerful and do make him laugh This is one more way of keeping his heart Use wisdom and tact when dealing with him Nothing can be gained by fighting with him If he does say something which y