Definitely my favourite vegetable dish from Dian Xiao Er

Dinner feast at  The Chau’s

My favourite boys

Groceries shopping with the boyfriend

Gordon Ramsay inspired breakfast – Pan-fried portobello mushrooms and tomatoes, scrambled eggs with potato onion bread

My little batman

Tuesday movie dates

Lunch with The Chaus at Dian Xiao Er x Slept the entire afternoon away with the boyfriend and woke up for home cooked dinner x Drinks at Three Crowns, followed by supper with together with Amanda and Darren, which we obviously over ordered thanks to Darren. x Woke up early in the morning to whip up a Gordon Ramsay inspired breakfast with the boyfriend x Tuesday movie date x Cheap-but-good eats at Maxwell market.

Instead of having what I actually hoped – fancy dining, some fun and exciting activities – for during my four days off from work, it was actually an absolutely lazy one. Completely makeup-less, running errands, having cheap eats and doing something new together. It was actually such a rejuvenating break that I actually woke up an hour earlier than I usually did on the first day back at work.

P.S: All photos were unedited (except for resizing the images) and comes straight from the camera. ;)

Monday The new toy at The Chau’s – Nespresso. Jon’s dad was damn excited to show me how this machine works and he made two cup of coffee for us. At 11pm in the night. The next morning, I made a cup of Rosabaya de Colombia espresso for myself.

Tuesday I stayed over at the boyfriend’s place on Monday night, and had plans to hit the gym the next morning. But plans changed and I postponed it to the day after because I wanted to learn how to cook amazing pisang goreng! Apparently this is exactly the kind of banana fritters I have tried to search high and low for, and would easily be sold at $2/piece. Not kidding at all. Soft and sweet on the inside, hot and crispy on the outside. Need to do this more and learn this from step a to z. Must master this.

Wednesday Woke up early and hit the gym to work out for the first time in a really long time.

Saturday Cup corn for snacks at work.

Sunday Stayed over at the boyfriend’s place again on Saturday night, so make that three days in this week. We woke up and brought J to the dog park for some fun time. Running around the park with this little pup was good enough to exhaust me. And I really can’t get take enough pictures of this cute little fella who never fails to smitten my heart even when he is really mischievous. Being so curious in the car as always, standing and shifting around (partly because he is getting bigger and it gets really uncomfortable for him to lay still), then deciding to rest his head on my lap to take a nap. When we got back home, Jerwin told him that he was going to bring him for a shower, and he just went to lay on the floor in toilet waiting for his brother to clean him up. He was so tired from the day of fun he was falling asleep while showering, and resting his head on Jerwin’s arms. Awwww, what a cutie. ☺

Sunday Met up with Amanda and Darren for dinner and movie on a late sunday night. Quick catching up session at Astons and rushed to the cinema to catch Crazy, Stupid, Love which was hilarious. Chick flicks always make me tear somehow, for what reason I am not too sure myself either. Supper at Rochor Tau Huay thereafter. But after trying out the Old Airport Road’s, this pales in comparison.

I’ve concluded that really need to have a camera with me 24/7 because I literally just shoot the most random stuff and find joy in it. With that, I am starting to really want an iPhone. :/

Cooked lunch, chilly weather, poolside lazing, sleeping off my afternoon away.

Rejuvenating sunday.

Spent the entire Sunday just the way I wanted. Slow and steady, just trying to recuperate from the lack of rest. Slept in a little longer, then Jon & I woke up to prepare our home cooked lunch together. I made spaghetti (with asparagus, mushrooms, prawns and sausage), while the boy had the urge to make bruschetta again. The puppy was being so curious that he went around sniffing everything that we were cooking. He is sucha sweetheart, and I am sure if the way I pamper J would determine the way I pamper my kids, they would be spoilt to death.

Went down to the poolside after the rain has stopped to just laze around with the company of my boy & iPod, relishing the free time on my Sunday afternoon. The boy took a dip in the jacuzzi while I just wanted to stay dry for the day. My stomach has been churning the entire day it was causing me quite a bit of discomfort, so I took a nap after taking some pills that Jon’s mom gave me to soothe my tummy that was probably too bloated with air.

Just the day before, Jon and his family attended his cousin’s wedding. The first couple to get married from his generation to get married (from the paternal side). He told me how everyone else started questioning him when will it be our turn to get married and they are expecting us to be the next. I don’t know why but I find it quite amazing why will people start asking him questions like these because we are only 22, and he has yet to finish his studies. Just today, Jon told me that when he and his Mom was on the way to the supermarket (while I was taking an afternoon nap at his place), his Mom told him about one of his maternal cousin applied for a house together with her boyfriend already and asked him when would the both of us would want to do that. Since we do not have to pay for anything at this point of time and all we need to do is probably to just show our certificate of marriage when the house is ready, why not?

Applying for a house right now might just be what the both of us would want to do if the terms & conditions by HDB is to our favour.

I love how the both of us take our future together so seriously. I’m amazed that a relationship that started out when we were 17 would bring us this far. ♥

Time Check: 18:05. Location: Starbucks @ OCBC Centre

Spending a quiet Monday morning, doing something that would bring a smile to somebody who is worth it. (:

I’ve been spending the whole afternoon in Starbucks. Well, this was what I planned to do on this Monday. Slow and serene, just on my own.

I stayed over at Baby’s place, and J the alarm clock never fails to wake me up at about 8am. Doesn’t really help when this puppy knows how to open the door, and always wants me to play with him the moment he wakes up. And because of that, Jon and I can’t really get to sleep in whenever I stay over. He puts the blame on me, because J never does this when I am not around. /: Oh well, I am his playmate and that’s pretty obvious.

And lately, I’ve been a very light sleeper so that makes going back to sleep a little difficult. Wanted to do something nice for the boy, so I dated him for lunch the day before. But I had a small little surprise planned for him! (: Asked him to think of where to eat with good and cheap food, but I already had the intention to cook and takeaway some home-cooked lunch. By me! :D

Tomatoes, onions, garlic and butter rice!

Omelette rice, sausage wrapped in bacon and nuggets. Jon’s face lit up when he saw this. (:

Happy boy at lunch!

I made him treat me to a cup of Green Tea Frappe heehee.

Hungry boy.

Getting really sleepy after all the food.

I’ve been sitting in starbucks for about 6 hours now, waiting for the boy to knock off from work while I try to work on something for Optique Zone’s website. My eyes are burning from the long hours in front of the computer, trying to force myself to take visual breaks just like what I’d usually advise people. And my specs are causing me a headache since I don’t wear glasses for 20 years in my life. /: Second cup of Starbucks and it’s making my tummy bulge already.

In about 15 minutes, I’d see my boy again and I wish that every day would be like that. Simple, slow and serene. But bah, it doesn’t really help when my mind is all about work. This isn’t healthy at all. ):

Gonna stop facing the computer, grab a magazine, and enjoy my cuppa coffee. This is what life should be.

and you’ve been the perfect valentine ever since.

Valentine’s Day wasn’t an extravagant occasion with the boy. The boy had to work, but we made it a point to have our vday lunch together! (: No flowers, no presents, just each other’s company and a simple meal.Gave the boy a treat at Overeasy, and I was surprised that it was rather quiet considering it’s Valentine’s Day. Settled on Overeasy because we haven’t tried it before, and it was within walking distance to le boyfriend’s work place. We ordered two set lunches which left us so filled up and sleepy after that, the boy refused to go back to work when his lunch break was over.

Bought sweets from Sticky as a small gesture to surprise the boy! ♥

Mine

Le boy’s

Le boy’s

Mine

I really can’t explain why I look so round. ):

The boy dragged himself back to work while I went to get my hair fixed, then back home to catch up on some rest since I was feel so sleepy after the meal. D: Finally went to get my hair treatment done because I think my hair’s in a state that’s so terrible I can’t even look at myself. /: When the boy ended work, his parents came over to my place to pick the both of us up, and off we went to IMM because we wanted to cook up a little feast at his crib! :D Jon’s plan of preparing prosciutto was ruined because they didn’t have the ingredients that he needed to prepare his food, so he changed to make bruschetta which turned out really good too! I LOVED IT SO MUCH! My boy’s amazing the way he is.

I cooked cod fish for the first time, and I think I really deserve a pat on my back because it turned out pretty good and there wasn’t any fishy smell at all! The fishy stench was so bad when we first opened it up, ewww! Well, credits to Jon’s mom for teaching me how to get rid of the stench! (:

The dinner turned out to be extremely filling even though it doesn’t look like there was enough to fill our stomachs! We’re making a point to make cooking our tradition on Valentine’s Day already! (:

Lil J sitting outside the kitchen waiting for me to be done with cooking, so I could play with him. Sooo cute!

Bruschetta, sauteed portobello, panfried cod fish.

We don’t need Valentine’s day to commemorate our love for each other. But Happy Valentine’s Day anyway, my sweet love.

I don’t know why, but I quite like this picture. Zilch makeup, hair tied back, my pint of Starbucks ice-cream and me, with the boyfriend sleeping in the background.

Lazy but happy day ♥

Day 5 in Los Angeles, 12th December 2010

For the past five days while I am here, it feels like I have lost track of time. Waking up at 1pm seems like a norm, and the sky turns dark by 5pm, and sleeping at 2am feels early to me. This is quite bad. /:

Yesterday was a really simple and lazy day. We didn’t go any where and only stayed indoors the entire day. The boy was supposed to study for his exam but was so tired that he ended up sleeping the afternoon away. Oh well, he functions best in the wee hours of the night when it comes to studying anyway. The exact opposite from me.

The only time we left the house was for dinner at Chinatown with Apple and Nelson. Chinese cuisine at Master Chef, and I was really bloated. Surprisingly the food in the states isn’t really expensive (unless you are talking about those high end dining restaurants) and it really made me think that it’s probably the standard of living back home is higher. /: Groceries are cheaper and comes in much bigger quantity, and I guess I can start to understand why Jon enjoys being in the states quite a far bit.

The food at Master Chef was good, and really filling considering the price that we paid for. We couldn’t even finish them and had to ask for takeaway. Seems like the perk of being here means that paying for a meal could mean that you can save on the second (if you takeaway and heat up the food the next day)!

Eggplant. I love this dish!

After a bloated dinner, we went off to another Chinese cafe – Phoenix Inn Chinese – to takeaway some desserts! q: Greedy gluttons are what we are.

Day 6 in Los Angeles, 13th December 2010

Baby woke up and left for exams while I slept in to 1pm again. But it was really nice to wake up with a very simple and sweet surprise from Jon when he got back. (: But it was so huge I only managed to finish up the big breakfast portion. D:

Macdonalds Deluxe breakfast

A random picture: The insane amount of Coach items that Wilcent’s (Jon’s housemate) Mom bought! Coach is dirt cheap here it practically has not much value.

The only time we left the house today was to go over to Apple & Nelson’s place to cook dinner together. I am kinda experiencing what a life of an overseas student is experiencing and I really think that they get to learn a lot of self survival skills (e.g. housework, and cooking for themselves). Sometimes I really wish that I’d have an opportunity to study overseas as well. ):

Walking over to Apple & Nelson’s place to cook up our dinner!

I have no explanation for that retarded expression here.

Baked rice!

Went back to Jon’s place thereafter to just laze a little while before Jon has to get back to mugging. So his resting equates to playing a game of DOTA and having desserts together. After all that, Jon told me that he was hungry and he wanted to eat the pancakes he got for me earlier. In the cold state that it was. I stopped him and went to heat up the pancakes while he continued on with whatever that he was doing, but with more effort and love. (: Even he was surprised when I took it for him! :D

Sleeping on my leg with the bear. (Oh yes, I brought the bear over to surprise him)

Heehee, Baby was surprised at the midnight pancake feast I prepared for him! :D

Played with my Holga and the multi-coloured flash!

And I attached the Holga’s flash onto my LX-3 just to play around a little. Quite liking the kind of effects I am getting (other than it being overexposure I am getting)! :D

Red + Yellow filter

Jon took this, and I look like a zombie. D:

My mugger in the background.

Blue + Yellow filter

I can’t wait for tomorrow because Jon will have his last paper and we will be off exploring new places together. And that’s when my holiday officially starts too! :D I can’t wait! Shall crash early and prepare for the eventful (hopefully) day tomorrow! :D

Good weather, good shopping, affordable food, good company – what more can I ask for? (:

Day two in LA, 9th December 2010

On the second day, one of Jon’s Melbourne Uni friend – Mabel – who has been crashing at their place for the past month returned from Hawaii. Just like me, she came over to USA just to travel around for an entire month! (: I take my hats off her because Jon told me that she has been doing a lot of traveling on her own. Alone! And yupp, she went to Hawaii alone too. How independent! Oh, and she snorkeled in the ocean and swam with the sea turtles! :O

So anyway, while Jon left me at home to go for his exam, I was supposed to be cooking lunch for him when he returns. But mission aborted as Mabel and I decided that we are going out to Beverly Center to shop! q:

Mabel and I had Soy Grill & Katsu for lunch (yes, again for me) and spent quite a lot of time over lunch surprisingly! We talked quite a fair bit, before walking over to the bus stop to wait for public transport – bus – to get us to Beverly Center shopping mall! (:

Spicy salmon

Shrimp tempura

A very friendly police officer offered to help us take a picture! (:

Free veggie skewers yay! :D

Shopping in the states is really good I’d say! Even though the prices that are stated are before tax and that their currency is stronger than Singapore Dollars, somehow most of them still turn out to be cheaper than in Singapore! And oh god, the stuff are exactly the kind that I’d go around Singapore looking for! It’s paradise to me! :D

Victoria’s Secret

Outfit of the Day
Crumpler Five Million Bag, Biker Jacket borrowed from Amanda, Chiffon dress from Bonito Chico, Hot Pink 280 denier stockings (leggings?) from Bugis Village, Boots from Go Jane

I spent a bomb (mostly because of the wallet I wanted to get since forever) but I am really happy with my buys. And god, it’s only the first day that I am out shopping. Well I am going to stop all the shopping until Jon finishes his exam and I know it’s gonna be a lot more crazy when we start shopping at the factory outlets! Omg I can’t wait! :D I walked so much that my thighs and butt ached when I woke up earlier today. D: Shopping = exercise = keep fit! Heehee.

We took a bus back, and we had to wait so long for the bus to come. In the cold. And there were no seats for us to sit on while waiting. ): Even the american dude was asking us how long we’ve been waiting for the bus to come, and minority of the locals do actually take the public transport. I guess that’s why Singapore’s public transport is really good.

Mabel and I took a rest before heading over to Jon’s friends’ place for dinner because they were cooking that night. They’re studying in NUS by the way! After dinner, Jon and I drove to Ralphs for some groceries shopping – one of our favourite hobby – together!

Taking a public transport back. It feels a little weird when I start to notice that people actually board on the right side of the bus.

Obviously he wants the best of both worlds.

Err… this is the only guy I know who wears slippers and bermudas out in winter. And it was damn cold I was all wrapped up. -.-”

Only USD$17.99

This is almost like giving a red packet away! Anyone wants to get me one of these gift cards?! :D

Shopping loots for the day. Damage done.

Loots from American Eage, Sephora and Prada.

Day three in LA, 10th December 2010

Jon and I slept in to 1pm, and I refused to wake up. D: Washed up, and we headed off to have Mexican Fast Food for lunch with Mabel. Fast food here generally doesn’t equate to unhealthy food. They literally mean food that’s served fast. So far all the fast food I’ve eaten are all rather healthy! (E.g. Sushi, rice) And fast food restaurants are ubiquitous (and affordable too)!

Chiptole Mexican Grill was rather good! Mexican cuisine is generally rather exotic to me, but I enjoyed it quite a fair bit! (: Rice in wraps with meat and beans in mega huge portions!

Faux University of Southern California student

Tomatoes overload nomnomnom!

A cafe in USC run by students

And Baby brought us here to try out the awesome milkshake!

I love all the trees on the streets! So beautiful! ♥

It was also Mabel’s last day in LA, so while Jon went for classes, I accompanied her to MacDonalds because she wanted to try the McRibs! Everyone said that it’s a must-try, but both of us thinks that it tasted not too bad, but not fantastic. /: On a side note, the whole MacDonalds menu over here is totally different from the ones we have back home. There’s no fillet-o-fish or McSpicy! There’s only thing that we have back home and is available here is Quarter Pounder! Or at least that’s what I saw on the menu!

After Mabel tried her McRibs, we went over to Yogurtland again! Today’s special was supposed to be Chocolate Macaroons, but it was out of stock the moment we were there. ): And since Jon conned me on our previous visit, this time I went all out and ordered all that I want! :D

A DAMN AWESOME AMOUNT OF TOPPINGS HEEHEEHEE!
Oh god, I enjoyed eating frozen yogurt in the cold weather despite freezing my fingers! (Y)

Later that night after Mabel went off to the airport, Jon & I cooked a simple dinner for ourselves. I didn’t even notice that it was already 10.30pm when we were eating our dinner. So make that supper instead! I was trying out the rice that I learnt from my mom just before I came to USA so that I could cook for Jon. But apparently it didn’t turn out as good as my Mom’s because it was a little too wet. ): I am not too sure if it was the rice though because they had Japanese rice instead of the usual ones we have back home. ):

Guys who can cook/do housework are very charming! Heeheehee.

I’ve been enjoying myself while I am here so far, even though it is a little boring since Jon’s having his exams now. But after his exams end next week, and when his entire family is coming over, we are going to have so much fun! Vegas and San Francisco! (Y)

My Dad was very encouraging about my first attempt though! He told me what was good and what’s not so good, and ate everything with a smile even though I know they don’t exactly taste fantastic. My Dad told me, if I want to keep Jon by my side I’ve to learn to cook. Oh well…

Need to cook more often and work on my culinary skills!

1. I guess I’m actually doing quite fine in my new working environment. Rather huge responsibilities, but I must say I enjoy my work despite the long working hours and being often misunderstood and looked upon as just-another-sales-person. Oh well, guess I can say all’s good! :D

2.Quite a few of my friends actually came down to visit me, or meet up with me for lunch/dinner! :D Estella, Eng Heng, Karen Ting, Matt, Samantha Ting, Stacey, Yuli, just to name a few! (:

3. I’m going to catch Iron Man 2 for free in early May, how exciting! :D It’s a free movie sponsored by Ciba Vision for Optometrists working in Optical 88. Look at how the things that contact lens companies do to bribe us to sell their products! q:

4. I’m starting to bring packed food from home for lunch every day. There are even some random days I will cook up something simple for myself! (: Love having an apple and a bottle of yakult for breakfast too! (:

5. Brought my Mom out to shop on my off day! :D I love some alone bonding time with my Mom just like this. (: After which, Soulmate came over joined us after that and we had Sun with Moon for dinner! :D Recommended Stacey to try my favourite collagen soup and she loved it! :D

6. Met up with Optique Zone’s ladies after work at Timbre one day.

7. Very funny and random convos with Jon.

K: Dear I don’t want to work anymore *hinting to him to feed me for the rest my life*
J: YOU BETTER GO AND WORK!!! *awhile later* Eh dear, why not I be your xiao bai lian? You have to pay for all of my expenses when we go out, then you have to pay me extra $50 to spend the day with you.
K: -.-” I want to kill you now.

K: Dear, I’ve already planned for you what you want for your 21st birthday already.
J: Woah, don’t stress me like that leh. (since he’s probably having some weird plans)
K: I booked the Macdonalds at Boon Keng. Kid’s birthday party!
J: Phew, I don’t feel that stress anymore. Mine’s just slightly worse than your plan.
K: -.-”

Just when I always think I’m going to shock him with his life, he always have a way to counter me. But here’s one from me to him! (Y)

K: Dear, can you faster start working?
J: Why leh?
K: I am planning to retire by the age of 25! :D
J: GOOO ANDDDD DIEEEE!
K: HEEEEHEEEE! :D

Merry Christmas!
I hope everyone had a good celebration, with their families, loved ones, friends, or anyone! :D

Christmas Eve was spent with mainly with Jon, Raymond and Xing Ying! :D We went to pick Xing Ying up, and met up with his Melb Uni commerce friends! we had buffet for lunch at Hokkaido Japanese Restaurant, located at Turf City! The food was good, and it was value for money! Gotta say that the sashimi is damn fresh, I like! :D

Went to Queensway thereafter because Raymond wanted to get his contact lenses while Rachel bought her sunglasses. Emmanuel and Rachel left thereafter, and we went to shop around Queensway for a little while before heading to Cathay to catch Avatar in 3D! :D Zongwen and his girlfriend joined us for it too. (: A good movie never feels long even if it’s last for almost 3 hours, just the same as 2012! The story line was good, and thumbs up for the CGI! Go catch it if you haven’t! :D

Had bak kut tehdinner at Havelock Road, our usual bak kut teh hangout! Went over to my place for a short while because I need to collect my stuff, and then we headed down to Holland V for some desserts. I brought my flute down since Xing Ying wanted to try playing the flute, and we played it in the car! Bet Jon must be irritated with all the noise produced! q: Raymond tried too, and it took him a long time to produce a sound! Hahaha.

Raymond just can’t stop laughing when he attempts to smile so as to get the right embouchure before he could actually start playing!

We wanted to settle at 2am dessert bar, but it was full booked so we went over to Mykii instead. Didn’t get myself anything because I had some cravings for Frolicks, but apparently it was already closed after we were done with the desserts at Mykii! ):

There was a group photo without Jon’s face being blocked. But the guys looked extremely retarded in there, so I am putting this up instead!

If you actually noticed, I didn’t have pictures from the first half of the day because my Dad borrowed my camera and only got them later that night. Pictures are with Xing Ying though!

Christmas was a simple affair. Jon & I went to IMM’s Giant for some grocery shopping to buy some food since we were whipping up a feast at home! Xing Ying and her boyfriend came along as well. Bought a hell load of things, and the bill came up to about $85! :O So much more than we have expected. /:

Drove back to Chau’s residence, and then we started preparing for our dinner straight away! It took us about 2 hours to finish cooking, and it was hard work! But I really love cooking with Jon Baby. Makes me feel so happy and achieved at the end of every cooking session. (:

I started with the dessert preparation first since it has to be frozen, which equates to waiting. Then I worked on the mushroom soup, and it turned out not too bad for the first time! :D A little creamy and the blender was too strong, that’s why the soup was quite smooth in the end. /: Cutting the mushrooms and cooking them before turning them into the actual soup required loads of effort! I am quite proud of it actually, but a lot of room for improvement! (: And because preparing the soup was so time consuming, Xing Ying’s boyfriend, helped me with preparing my signature mashed potato which turned out nice! :D

Our dinner: Mashed potato, chicken, salmon, cocktail sausages, carrots, broccoli, cheery tomatoes and mushroom soup! :D It was a super filling meal!

Xing Ying and her boyfriend.

The Chau brothers.

The dessert: Berry ice-cream Parfait.

My dessert didn’t turn out so good because the ice-cream that was purchased was quite lousy! >:( Should have gotten something better, because it melts really quickly! I couldn’t even get my layering properly done, but I guess it tasted not too bad since Jerwin asked me how to prepare it. :D Gotta try making this another time, with better ingredients the next time round!

Christmas was a simple and homely affair. Didn’t regret on deciding to give up going out for a fine dining dinner together with Jon, because it’s nice just cooking a feast together with my love. Not only is it economic (about $15/person for an extremely filling meal), we get to work on our culinary skills too! :D Both of us agreed on not to get any present for each other, in the attempt to save some money too. (:

Gotta go crash now since it’s getting late, and I need to wake up early tomorrow. Gonna watch Jon & his brother play football tomorrow, since I have yet to watch my boy played football before. Hey, he’s the captain of the school team when he was in secondary school! Gotta see the boy work on his foot tricks tomorrow, while I melt and die in the sun! Hope it’ll all be fun, and I won’t complain of being bored! :D

Absolutely have no idea why whenever I get the time to sleep in, I’d always wake up at around 9am. ): So much of sleeping in. /: Spent the entire morning lazing around the house while talking to my favourite boy. (: I’ve said it a million times, but I’d still say that I wished I had his company here with me to get by days like this. And like I’ve said, 24 more days! Meanwhile, the both of us would probably talk a little lesser since his exams are coming up! Would take a bit of understanding and getting use to, since we’ve been talking on the phone almost everyday.

Headed down to Plaza Singapura by myself in the afternoon, and I had Chicken Teriyaki sandwich from Subway for lunch! And then off to Diaso to get Soba & its sauce, and a packet of instant corn soup for dinner with my youngest brother. Sometimes I do enjoy going out for a short walk alone down the streets, ignoring what’s happening around you and blasting music on my iPod. Own time own target! (:

Bought a bimbotic rubber cover for my phone since I lost my original Nokia pouch a few days back. ): My phone has been feeling very naked. I wanted a leather cover initially, but it seems that I can’t find the ideal one I wanted and I can be really picky when it comes to buying something. The only colour available for this rubber cover was cyan, pink and transparent, so I settled with pink. This is probably the best I can find, and I’m growing on it! (: And I still have the spare Dior pouch that I koped from work to go along with it!

Finally bought a small plastic pouch to put my toothbrush & toothpaste for travelling purposes! And I’m starting to like my bimbo cover! :D

Cooked dinner for my youngest brother and I, and I’m glad it turned out pretty good. At least they didn’t turn out inedible! (: I had to settle for the standard soba instead of my usual green tea soba because it was out of stock. Oh well! /: Mushroom tasted good, and I almost forgot about the garlic! Thank goodness I remembered before cooking. And I concluded that I can never ever cook instant soup that comes in the form of powder. I always have this problem of misjudging the amount of water I need to add. How pathetic. /:

I had to shove my Mom away because she was going to have dinner with her friends, and kept wanting to help/teach me cook the mushrooms before she leaves. I wanted to do this all on my own, and I’m glad I did shove her away! q: At least now I manage to do this all on my own, and I think I should be capable enough to whip up a few more different dishes in no time. (:

Surprisingly dinner turned out very filling, and my brother didn’t complain that the food was too salty or whatsoever! (:

I love going through the day without anything in mind to complete, receiving random calls from Jon while he’s taking a break from studying. I love slow and lazy days like this, a break from the crazy world. This is how life should be.

24 more days to a the return of a Perfect life. I’d still have FYP and loads to make me feel stressed and burnt out, but at least I’d have you to make everything seem better. And I miss studying beside you, because you’d leave short messages of love with your terrible handwritting in my notes. (:

I love you Baby, hang on there and the exams will be over in no time. (:

I woke up before 11am today, just when I was hoping to sleep in. ): But oh well, today was good because somehow it’s the long awaited weekend I’ve been trying to look forward to for the past few weeks which never came. /: Headed to the market with my parents, and I managed to convince my parents to walk to the market instead of driving out! Save on the petrol and a good morning walk. (: Like I’ve mentioned earlier, I am determined to learn to cook and it all starts from knowing how to choose fresh groceries! On a side note, I looked totally like a true blue aunty – hair pushed back all the way and clipped up, walking around in baggy shirt, comfy shorts and slippers. I need days like these when you don’t care about how people look at you. Don’t you get tired from dressing up all the time? I do! (An excuse for being lazy on my side. q:)

Over brunch with my parents today, we talked a lot. Both of them were telling me to be a good wife in the future; how I should be able to do housework and cook for my husband and children, how these things will keep my husband’s heart with me and of course please my in-laws. And by in-laws, they were all talking about Jon’s parents. Literally! Hahaha, even my parents are already looking at Jon as their son already. I don’t feel any barrier between what I can/should say to my parents. Like today, I told my Mom about Jon’s plan of taking up summer semester and she were concerned too. I even told her when I want to get married, lol.

I know there are loads of girls out there who are having the modern mindset of guys are girls are equal, so females shouldn’t be the only one who cooks and do the housework. Maybe I am a little traditional on this part, though I admit that I’d love to have my husband helping me out with the housework! But I still believe that the wife/mother of the family is the one who will determine how the family will turn out; blissful or bitter, neat or messy. My mom was just telling me how my Uncle’s wife doesn’t do any housework at all, and he has to wash the dishes and sweep/mop the floor every time after he comes home from work. Just happened that when my cousin was injured a few weeks back from the maid tragedy, my Grandma went over to stay for a few days and was ached by what she saw. Then my Dad told me that people don’t scold or praise you directly, they do it behind your back. It’s true. You’ve a huge control of what people will say about you, but it’s another issue if they are out to backstab.

My parents may not be as well off like others do, but all I can say that they are very supportive and taught me a lot about life and values. I just told them that I’d be going to HK with Jon this December, they nagged at me for going to 3 countries in my list! But they didn’t stop me. I love them a lot. (:

Then I received a call from my sleepy head boyfriend from Melbourne who woke up so late. I bet it’s about 2pm on his side when he woke up. He was so happy to hear that I’m learning how to cook. /:

K: I don’t understand why the way my parents are talking being a good wife refers all back to you being my husband.
J: Of course I’m going to be your husband. Who else will you want to marry?
K: *Smiles to self*

My day started really well. Alone time with my parents, and then the call from Jon. Perfetto! (:

The rest of the afternoon was spent at home helping my Mom with laundry and having some good Me Time. And by me time, it seems like it revolves around doing my usual skincare regime. I used the Strawberry-flavoured MBD mask after the mud mask earlier, and it smells so good. Love-hate relationship with using flavoured mask because it stimulates my hunger. ): I was still talking to my Mom earlier in the day about some beauty products. I guess when you don’t have a sister to share such things with, your Mom is your sister. When Jon’s back, I’m going to get him to do the beauty regime with me, then I’ll make him laugh when he’s using the mud mask so either his face would crack or he’d die trying to stop laughing. Apart from our seriousness in our relationship, the evilness we have for each other is what makes us happy and laughing all the time. q:

Cooking with Mommy was good! :D Though we only cooked 2 dishes, I learnt a lot of things. (: Looked at how my Mom prepared the vegetables prior to cooking, and I felt so useless about whatever I knew before hand. They’re all nothing. /: Now I hope that I am able to reproduce this 2 dishes without any guidance. Afterall, that’s my main goal!

I had extra servings of the veg, and 2 bowls of tomato soup. If no one’s going to touch either dishes when I check the kitchen in a while, I’d swipe everything I promise!

Today’s such a simple and slow Sunday, just with the ones I love with my life. A really good way to end my semester holidays. (:

And Baby Jon, please webcam with me tonight! I want to see how much weight you’ve put on so that I’d miss you and your chubby cheeks even more. <3 you Baby!