Wake Up and Smell the Cake

My stomach is getting a lot of attention from me. Haha. Easily bloated, hunger pangs, hungry very often, but when presented with food, sometimes I can be so full I can't eat so much, or I'm so hungry I can eat like a bear. And I still want my Korean strawberries! Found some at Cold Storage Bugis yesterday, and they look big and unsweet. I want the ones I had from NTUC Toa Payoh! Haha :p Am quite conscious of the food I'm eating these days, to make sure I get enough nutrients. Yesterday I was worrying if I have enough protein and iron cos I don't think I'm eating enough meat. While I was busy calculating how much iron I'm consuming, I realised I am eating multi-vitamins! Turns out, those yucky pills have already met my daily iron requirement! Haha! So what's left is calcium and Omega-3, but then again I've read that too much fish isn't good too because of the high mercury content in most fish. Bummer. And I've found a food that covers BOTH calci

I CAN'T WAIT TO MOVE INTO MY HOUSE! Contractor please hurry up and finish whatever so we can move in. It's been too long. I wanna unpack and clean and do whatever I want.

Husband has two (yes, TWO ) overseas trips within two weeks next month. And it clashes with our important date on the 10th. Soooo. Should I change the date or not. Cos right now I sure feel like I don't.

My parents came over to our house on both days during the weekend, and they like our house! Yay! It's all slowly coming together now, just the minor paint touch ups and the drillings of shelves, railings etc, and Thursday we'll be welcoming our big items like sofa (HUGE I tell you), bookshelves, and my bedroom wardrobe. And then slowly we can fill it up. With A LOT of stuff. Haha. The kitchen is warming itself up, fridge was delivered last Saturday, washing machine installed, and I've washed most utensils that were kept in the store for over a year. Am very eager to fill up the high cabinet and the fridge too! Hehe. Can't wait for Thursday! My mum's coming down to help unpack. I think she can't stand the sight of mess. HAHAHA.

Something I should try out, apple pie:   HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA  

Would like to get these books! Borrowed them at the neighbourhood library to kill time. And it's about time I started reading up! :) So far it's been a good read! I've come across normal books which offer week by week descriptions are not very informative. You could get the info from the net. These are a little different. I like what I read thus far :) Good tips on how to bond with the little one, what it can hear, do and experience as a baby. Serves as a good reminder of what should or should not be done now that you're gonna be a mother. This book (I've only read the first chapter hahaha) thus far has vivid description of conception! Good for people like me who didn't pay attention during biology in school. Hahahaha. Will be a good reference when my little angels ask us how they were formed :) I think the third book is this: Pictorals! Yay! All that DNA stuff in words soooo don't get into my head :D I'm a visual person, and pictures, especial

I hate waiting. It's my number one pet peeve. I don't like being late and I don't like waiting for people who are late. If you're going to be late, please inform in advance so I can change my plans. I don't think I'm impatient. Would you call someone impatient if he/she waits for someone at the arranged time? No rite. It's a justified anger. Both parties have already agreed to come at a certain time. If that person came early and expect people to be early, then ya la you can call that person impatient. Oh wait. I hate it even more when I have to wait, and the person is not contactable. That is just outrageous. Late without any notice AND cannot be reached. Make my blood boil.

We bought our paints! Thank you Khalid for the contact! And thankfully the shop's very near our house! Yay! Went to the house just now, and they've started on the cabinet! The Husband says it looks like cabinets in the hospital or clinic -_-" Monday the fans and lights will come, and it'll be all done soon! Can move in! Yay! Finally back into our home after more than a year!

Pictures from Batam honeymoon! :) Love the resort. Can just lepak there the whole day. The only bad thing is there's no shops within walking distance. But the view is wonderful. Next time we come here, we should stock up on snacks or food so that we don't have to order room service all the time. Haha.

Salmon teriyaki bento set! Yumyum :) Not my foto, took it off the internet to make salmon look interesting. Haha Am looking at ways to cook salmon! Salmon has good fats i.e. omega-3 which is good for development. And we need it a lot! :) Am not particularly fond of salmon, it tastes like mackerel or tuna. Same family of fish I guess. But with the right spices, it should taste good. For a fast fix, I had salmon teriyaki ramen for lunch. I could eat more of it! Rather small serving.. Or maybe it's cos I was wayyy too hungry. For future reference: Salmon can be found in Ramen Ten, Swensen's, Japanese stalls at Banquet and Fork & Spoon. Maybe I should have salmon for lunch everyday hurhurhur. I wonder if The Husband is willing to accompany me for lunch ;)

Went Batam for a short getaway! Pictures later cos I haven't transferred them to the laptop, let alone edit the fotos! Most fotos aren't about us anyway. Haha! And as usual, we tend to forget those mandatory shots like the room, the food. But we did take photos of the room on the second day. The place is gorgeous nonetheless! Wasn't expecting Batam to have such a resort. A very good place to relax and unwind and just spend quality time with your loved one. Speaking of which, we saw a gay couple doing just that! Gross lah looking at the ang moh and malay guy taking couple fotos yucksss. Anyway! Went to meet lil' one yesterday! All grown up and fidgeting :) So adorable! ♥ Our next meet will be in February, quite long more to go :( Can't wait!

It's only been a little over four hours, and I'm missing you a lot. So much I could cry. But it's not like we've been apart before... Hurry Tuesday faster come :(

Hello! :) I am hungry. HAHA. There was a talk by CPIB earlier today, and I didn't know they have a financial investigation unit! Awesome! I am considering... *hehehe*. Yesterday I tried awesome cheese fries and sipped a bit of Mee Bandung from Spize. Sedap!! I think I shall try the Mee Bandung one day. Not that common to find it at hawker centres.  I am sooo not gonna like Sunday. Cos The Husband is flying off to KL for a conference :( If only I didn't sign up for the five day course!!! Urgh. Should've signed up for the November one and leave my December free. Practically everyone's clearing leave and going on holiday, I wanna go on holiday too! Though actually a colleague said I have had enough holidays to last me a couple of years. HAHA. Okay lah fine. But a short getaway??? Pleaaase?? Heehee. Renovation's going on pretty well! Today we're gonna drop by and see the tiles that have been laid. It's pretty fast actually! Which means we need to buy our s

I was really looking forward to some sort of a holiday or staycation or whatever, but now looking at our weirdly "busy" schedule (I signed up for too many courses), I don't think that's possible. Or maybe it is, I just have to sit him down and look at ALL dates possible. Little things keep bugging me and they'll all swell up. Like waiting. And food. And my measly bank account. And renovation. And the bitter taste in my mouth. And lack of privacy. And waiting. Have I mentioned waiting? I need chocolate. LOTS of chocolate. And I want to go back to our life in London. Ooh and London's cheap but good fatty biscuits!

I have this must-bake syndrome that hits me once a fortnight. And then I'd head down to my mum's (since our house hasn't even started hacking yet) to use her trusty oven. My siblings are only too happy to receive free snacks. Especially the night rodent aka beloved sister. She'll go sneaking in the kitchen late at night to snack. Right now I have an urge to bake cookies. Triggered by the thought of Famous Amos cookies, but not liking the price of those yummy crunchy cookies. This weekend's a no-go for baking. Sigh. On another note, I want us to go on an escapade. Let's drive away somewhere in Malaysia okay? We've been postponing this for way too long. Hopefully there's no floods or heavy rain :)

I can't believed I teared during takbir. Why it happened, I am not so sure either. I couldn't control it. I just felt very emotional.

Tried Ikea Tampines' halal meatballs last Saturday. My friend said it's delicious, so we went and gave it a go. Tried the kid's meal (we were just taking a light meal at that time) of meatballs and baked potato and chicken wings. It's not too bad. Much better than those fake bouncy balls they sell in packets, but not fully meaty. Would've preferred a more meaty meatball, less fats. Could've done with more sauce, though. But the interesting bit was mixing jam with the sauce! Haha! Had a twist of sweetness to it! The chicken wings were so-so. It's amazing how Ikea can get soooo many people to eat at their cafeteria. The food looks so-so. Easy to make, too. Most of the non-halal section are boiled items, put together without much sauce. It's not like it's super cheap. Maybe after walking the whole showroom, they get hungry. Haha.

I miss Other Half :( Today we won't see each other the whole day until maybe at 10-ish. That's long. Very very extra long. Sigh. Extremely sleepy today. Lack of sleep, and sleep these days are always filled with action-packed multi-storyline vivid dreams. Tiring lah! Was supposed to sleep early but this and that happened and so we slept late. I love my sleep. Speaking of which, I need pillows. After many years I've still yet to find a proper sleeping position with the best possible pillows. FFL IS BACK!!! YAY!! Initially I wanted to mogok and refuse talking to her, but when I saw that she was online, I couldn't resist. Haha. Lame, I know. We're going to have a triple date soon with the other FFLs! Yay! Actually, we haven't had a triple date before! Maybe I shall volunteer to make something :)

Home updates! We've signed the contract with the contractor. Hopefully all goes well. Thankfully, cabinet colours have narrowed down to white + wood, but still unsure which colour's the door and which colour's the kitchen top. This weekend hopefully we can go pick tiles. Though Pergo flooring seems soooo tempting. Last weekend was fully spent on home and renovation. Three days of travelling from one end of Singapore to the other to search for lights, fans, sinks and taps, TV console and coffee table. Finally, we've bought some of the lights and both ceiling fans, and our sofa -- huge and at a steal! Have yet to settle the stove and hob, bedroom and hall lighting. Quite hard to find decent ones. Still got loads to settle! Hopefully our home will be fully functional by year end.

My love for potatoes and french fries has grown. This is bad! French fries isn't at all good for the health. So much preservatives and oil. But oh so heavenly! Especially those spiced wedges, crisscut fries, or thick shoestrings. Omg! Salivating. Had a dose of fries just now! Teeheehee. And now I'm sleepy -_-" Omg! Popeyes at AMK and Toa Payoh are halal!! So convenient! Yay!