Monday, May 28, 2007

1:14 PM

Last Saturday was Ziana's solemnization. Finally... she got the "HALAL" chop! Congratulations babe! Best wishes to you and your official hubby, Faizal, always.

Hope you guys liked the papyrus painting of Tutankhamun and his wife that I especially bought from Egypt. Complete with both your names in hieroglyphic as well as your wedding date some more... Customized for you, chosen with much love..

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And here's a picture of the beautiful bride

And there's Faizal.. waiting for the Tok Kadi..

While waiting, I took the opportunity to take a pic with her..

Sign contract kaper, kak?? Hehhe...

Best kan..? Dah halal.. Muka pon ada senyum..

Tengok tu.. Tak ubah bagai pinang dibelah dua..

Last pic of the day taken with the lovely couple..

After which, I have to hurry on home as I got a 7am flight the next morning. So could not afford to stay longer & wait for the other makcik to come. Nevermind.. her turn is in July. Akan datang...

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

10:53 AM

If you notice the Featured Article on Yahoo! today (which happens to be my homepage therefore its the first thing I see when I click open my IE browser...), the highlight of the day is about "Jumping into Gemini" and from it, i get a Year 2007 Overview horoscope. It says..

Gemini

Gemini thrives on change, variety and mental stimulation. You will attract these in all areas of your life, making for a very exciting year. Use your talent of looking at your emotions objectively to come to terms with them when you don't understand logically what's going on in your life. Emotions are like events to you, and you have the ability to categorize them well. Your ability to feel connected with people will help keep strong relationships going this year. Treat life's challenges as projects and you will inevitably figure out what's going on.

You will make long strides in your career this year -- as long as you keep faith in yourself. The energy you put into your work will allow you to experience many material blessings in your home environment. Pay close attention to your own creative ideas. Many new inspirational ideas are coming your way and you will benefit by putting your ideas into action in your career. It's important for you to be recognized and feel appreciated for your efforts.

You attract a variety off people with your great charm, and you have a natural ability to gain admiration. You'll feel energized by the opposite sex. For most of the year, communication will be top priority, and you'll be asked to articulate your inspirational ideas in some kind of writing project. Friends and family are key in helping you manifest your desires, especially in the latter part of the year, and the chance to deepen your relationships with them makes you very happy!

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Actually, my point is.... the time of the year to be older is nearer...
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Yikes!!!! *BIG gulp*

Monday, May 21, 2007

5:03 PM

I've seen it!! One of the Seven Wonders of the World..

The Great Pyramids of Giza... in Cairo

And my.. it was such a magnificient sight! To see huge slabs of stones stacked so high.. you can feel nothing but amazed at how its actually been built in those ancient times..

But first... you have to withstand the sun, heat and not to mention lots and lots of sand of the desert.

Luckily theres Max.. my trusted steed.

For I cant imagine walking on foot through that!

And see the Sphinx itself in the flesh... i mean stone.

For your info, the grand structure of the Sphinx is made from only one HUGE slab of stone, carved into a being with the face of a man, head of a woman and body of a lion to protect the pyramids itself..

As part of the tour, I got the opportunity to climb down through THAT and come face to face with a real coffin..

Of course, theres no mummy in there but what was astonishing was that while it was so hot outside, it was really very cooling inside the tomb..

After the desert tour, we visited the Egytian Papyrus museum.

Egyptian papyrus is known to be the first form of writing surface invented from way back in Ancient egypt and because of the way it is produced, it is known to last for a long long period of time... Unique isnt it?

If you are into history and artefacts, then you must visit the Cairo Museum. Inside, you can see thousands and thousands of ancient artefacts including those found in King Tut's tomb.

Unfortunately, no cameras are allowed inside so all I took back are memories and amazing sights.

My favourite has definitely got to be the mask of Tutankhamun. Ive seen it so many times on discovery channel and so, having to see it live in its grandeur was indeed a lovely opportunity..

And so is staying at the lovely Conrad with a splendid view of the River Nile just outside my balcony...

Monday, May 14, 2007

2:23 PM

First and foremost, I would like to give a huge birthday shout-out to Ziana..

Happy Birthday Babe!!

Sorry I cant wish u on the day itself.. I was in Nanjing and I didnt bring my charger so my HP was practically dead. But as wat I can see, you sure had one hell of a rolling good time!! Congrats!! Counting down to the 26th now.... hehehehe.

And to another birthday girl, my best friend of 13 years.. Roslinda!! Happy birthday to u too!! As it is, I was glad that I manage to celebrate ur bday itself. Although I just came back from Taipei, I didnt mind rushing back to change and quickly came down to East Coast for ur birthday dinner at none other than...

Red House Seafood Restaurant.. where we ate to our fill.

Us.. after our Black Pepper Crab, Creamy Custard Prawn, Sweet & Sour Garoupa, Oyster Kailan, Deep Fried baby squids and of course Chilli Crab with 15 bread rolls.

What a dinner that was!!

Another special person whose birthday also fall in May is MD. My dearheart.... As luck would have it, I got a day off on the 12th of May. Right after my Nanjing. But since I got standby duty the next day on the 13th from 0000 hours onward, I didnt dare make plans for dinner. So I took him out for lunch instead. But I didnt want to just go for any lunch.. I want some thing that we both have never tried before. At first we didnt know where to go. We went to Vivo City and found it..

Its called.. The Mussel Guys

When I saw the restaurant's name on the directory, I instantly remembered having mussels in Auckland at The Occidental Restaurant and it was really really good! But Ive never heard of any mussels restaurant in Singapore so I was really excited to give it a try..

The birthday boy trying to do what also I dunno.. My guess is he wants 11 mussels up his nose..

Here he is again.. kena forced to take picture with me..

There was not much people there and we found out through our friendly waiter that we chose the right time to come as it gets really busy during dinner and the cook would not have been able to take his time to prepare really good food for us. So i guess we were lucky.. And as it turn out, the food was really good.

This is my favourite of them all!! One pot of Belgian mussels.
It comes with fries some more! Best!

One dozen of the baked mussels with cheese mornay.
Eat them with tobasco sauce and it sure gives the kick!

Just having mussels is not enough so we also ordered the seafood pasta.

I must say that it was a really musselicious meal. A good substitute for those mussels that I so miss having in Auckland.

After the meal and a good walk around Vivo city (plus a 20min eyebrow shaping session at the Esprit Salon- my eyebrow was in such a mess that I cannot tahan hokay!!), we make our way to watch a movie.. and what else to watch rite??

Other than the hyped up Spider-man 3..

So that was it.. basically my time with him is up.. For now I have to 'casually' make him go to Pasir Ris Park where his frens tengah standby for his surprise birthday bbq.

Which turn out to be not so "surprise" for him as he actually manage to catch a few hints and so was expecting it already. Hmmph!! Action seh!!

MD and his members..

and the ladies present...

The effort put in to decorate this cake is really commendable.. I find it so cute and adorable..

Okay.. enough on birthdays. For yesterday was Mother's Day. And instead of me bringing my mom out for makan or something, I had to stay home and have my mom look after me instead... I was diagnosed with stomach flu, you see.. My mom made chicken porridge for me and stayed home to take care of me. It was really dreadful. Im going to treat her for a holiday in Phuket next month. Sightseeing, seafood, spa, shopping.. All expenses paid. That I'll do for her..

So I would like to take this opportunity to wish my momma a Happy Mother's Day. Love you lots mom and I promise to always take care of you no matter what...