My sis is very goofy... i have finally confirmed it. Since she was little, she frequently has bumps n bruises on her legs and arms. No, they were not from me! Well, she has what i would describe as poor spatial sense.
She is quite hazardous to herself in a funny way.
She kicks her own toe nail into the heel of the other foot while walking, bumps into the leg of my bed when trying to walk to the windows (mind you, my bed has been in that position for years, but she's still not gauging it right)
She also has slow reflexes too, she told me she once burnt off the hairs on her arm coz while she was cooking some noodles for herself, she felt cold, so she put her arm near the stove to "warm" herself. Then she smelt something burning, and then she realized the little hairs on her arms have "melted" into black dots. She said she did not feel any pain.
Then, when she was making pannacotta for my friends, she was looking over the pot of cream on the stove, she did not have her hair tied back and 1 chunk of the roots of her hair got burnt.
Another quirky person in my life is N. Poor at regulating his body temp, he starts going a little nutty when u bring him out on a hot n humid day. He starts to display all sorts of facial expressions he can contort his face into and he'll start to mumble to himself to (in his own words) "calm himself down". At this point, nothing you say will get thru to him, until he gets into an air-con area and has time to cool down.
Then when he gets hyperglycemic from a full meal, he becomes a little loony. Kinda like me after a snickers bar (Fiona will vouch for this)
Friday, July 10, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
The Difference btn a Family with Sons & a Family with Daughters
In a family of 4 with sons, dinner is a ricepot filled to the top with rice... by that I mean like 6 cups of uncooked rice. The only time I see a ricepot filled to the brim is at chap chye pung stall & chicken rice stall. In other words, only in commercial areas....
On the table will be like 4-5 plates of assorted vegetables, meat etc. All these plates are piled up to look like mini mountains.
In my family, with 3 ladies & a man, my mum only cooks 3 cups of rice in our ricepot for our dinner.
Dishes will consist of a plate of vege (not mountain-ful) , a steamed fish and soup.
When N comes for dinner, he is always amazed that we eat "that little".
I always tell N he is fed like a p*g in his home, thus accounting for his "mass". Unfortunately, I have not been able to improve his eating habits. Its still more more more, or not enough, not full yet.
Help me shrink his appetite!
On the table will be like 4-5 plates of assorted vegetables, meat etc. All these plates are piled up to look like mini mountains.
In my family, with 3 ladies & a man, my mum only cooks 3 cups of rice in our ricepot for our dinner.
Dishes will consist of a plate of vege (not mountain-ful) , a steamed fish and soup.
When N comes for dinner, he is always amazed that we eat "that little".
I always tell N he is fed like a p*g in his home, thus accounting for his "mass". Unfortunately, I have not been able to improve his eating habits. Its still more more more, or not enough, not full yet.
Help me shrink his appetite!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
House needs a system
Aim is to get our home ready for house-warming in May-June.
What a daunting task! For those who have not been to my place in the past 2 weeks, you would not know what I am talking about.
House is a mess... with things strewn all over the place. Mess from reno tools & paint cans etc; mess from post-travel purchases; mess from things brought over from both our houses... with no cupboards or wardrobes to put them into... ya i know, we need to plan to purchase some storage.
Need to have curtains n grille installed too... hopefully now, with the economy not doing so well, we can get better value for money.
What a daunting task! For those who have not been to my place in the past 2 weeks, you would not know what I am talking about.
House is a mess... with things strewn all over the place. Mess from reno tools & paint cans etc; mess from post-travel purchases; mess from things brought over from both our houses... with no cupboards or wardrobes to put them into... ya i know, we need to plan to purchase some storage.
Need to have curtains n grille installed too... hopefully now, with the economy not doing so well, we can get better value for money.
Back from Trips~
Always feels nice to go on a holiday, to take a plane and everything that you were busy with, in Singapore just takes a backseat for a while.
We went to China in Feb, courtesy of N's family.
And we have just returned from NZ trip, courtesy of my family.
I feel very blessed to have both our families so concerned & caring towards us.
Hope that things in both our families will only get better, everyone will become more close-knit.
We went to China in Feb, courtesy of N's family.
And we have just returned from NZ trip, courtesy of my family.
I feel very blessed to have both our families so concerned & caring towards us.
Hope that things in both our families will only get better, everyone will become more close-knit.
Monday, February 16, 2009
1st V-day as Mrs. T
Finally, in a place of my own, no need for cooking at my parents' house & bringing food over to enjoy v-day dinner.
I cooked for our v-day dinner in my very own kitchen!
Menu for the night >>
Starters: Butter Garlic Mushroom
Main course: Seafood spagehtti, complete squid & prawns (de-shelled & de-veined of course), topped with with salmon fillet baked in basil & butter.
Vanilla Ice Cream with Warm Crumble & Cranberry Sauce
Drink of the day: Watermelon juice (as u can see we are no liquor fans)
Dinner was shared at our chandelier-lit dining room :)
After dinner snack: After-Eight Chocolate Mint
I must say my first experience with cleaning out a squid was quite unforgettable.
N outdid himself by surprising me with a bouquet :) Thank u!
I have not received flowers from him in quite a long time. The most recent flowers being from bridal shop for my wedding.
I cooked for our v-day dinner in my very own kitchen!
Menu for the night >>
Starters: Butter Garlic Mushroom
Main course: Seafood spagehtti, complete squid & prawns (de-shelled & de-veined of course), topped with with salmon fillet baked in basil & butter.
Vanilla Ice Cream with Warm Crumble & Cranberry Sauce
Drink of the day: Watermelon juice (as u can see we are no liquor fans)
Dinner was shared at our chandelier-lit dining room :)
After dinner snack: After-Eight Chocolate Mint
I must say my first experience with cleaning out a squid was quite unforgettable.
N outdid himself by surprising me with a bouquet :) Thank u!
I have not received flowers from him in quite a long time. The most recent flowers being from bridal shop for my wedding.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Strange Dream today
Had a strange dream this morning.
I dreamt that N was pregnant... hahahaha and we were rushin to the hospital for his delivery.
He had to have 1 leg amputated to deliver the baby (no hole to deliver hahahhahahah), was told his leg can be reattached afterward (wat a strange idea!)
anyway twins were delivered, duno boy or girl then i woke up :P
weird things happen in my subconscious it seems
I dreamt that N was pregnant... hahahaha and we were rushin to the hospital for his delivery.
He had to have 1 leg amputated to deliver the baby (no hole to deliver hahahhahahah), was told his leg can be reattached afterward (wat a strange idea!)
anyway twins were delivered, duno boy or girl then i woke up :P
weird things happen in my subconscious it seems
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Thoughts Afterward~
It's funny how I stubbornly thought that having a wedding (complete with traditions & dinner banquet) is simply "going through the motions" for the people around us to see. Thinking that being with one another for 10+ years, what else can change between us.
Although I must admit, every girl, at some point in her life, has fantasies of wearing her "dream wedding dress" complete with her prince charming at her side. I am not an exception.
But the hassle of all the "needed-to-be-done" tasks were making me dread having a wedding.
My close friends all know how many "to-dos" I had before the big day, it was killing the joy of things.
Somehow, on that day, all thanks to my galfriends (can't do without u, ladies!) I could float around & simply do whatever N & I were told. They covered me very well, that in the morning I was hardly stressed.
Dinner was another story entirely, delays & delays & delays. Sorry to all those who were putting up with your hunger...
Strangely enough, after the whole madness of the day & "going through the motions", the dynamics between the 2 of us feels different. I do not deny that being called Mrs Thia felt 'nice', but it seems more than that. Like somehow having the day's event actually happen, our mindsets tweaked? I'm not sure how to explain. Was it reciting the vows or doing the tea ceremony? I don't know.
Like N told me, after the the 'guo da li', he actually felt that he had to take care of me, after asking for my hand, from my dad.
Like I knew I was going to spend the rest of my life with him, but now I really am going to.
Although I must admit, every girl, at some point in her life, has fantasies of wearing her "dream wedding dress" complete with her prince charming at her side. I am not an exception.
But the hassle of all the "needed-to-be-done" tasks were making me dread having a wedding.
My close friends all know how many "to-dos" I had before the big day, it was killing the joy of things.
Somehow, on that day, all thanks to my galfriends (can't do without u, ladies!) I could float around & simply do whatever N & I were told. They covered me very well, that in the morning I was hardly stressed.
Dinner was another story entirely, delays & delays & delays. Sorry to all those who were putting up with your hunger...
Strangely enough, after the whole madness of the day & "going through the motions", the dynamics between the 2 of us feels different. I do not deny that being called Mrs Thia felt 'nice', but it seems more than that. Like somehow having the day's event actually happen, our mindsets tweaked? I'm not sure how to explain. Was it reciting the vows or doing the tea ceremony? I don't know.
Like N told me, after the the 'guo da li', he actually felt that he had to take care of me, after asking for my hand, from my dad.
Like I knew I was going to spend the rest of my life with him, but now I really am going to.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Whoa What A Day!
Wow... the day is over. All preparations (or lack therof) can never be ready for the chaos of the day.
The confusion, mess and unexpected happenings of the day.
To be honest, the only time I was truly stressed out was when we were in the hotel room, trying to finalise which video clip to be used during our dinner. Making sure all the video & music files work.
And my makeup artist was late, so I did not get to do tea ceremony for quite a number of relatives, as pre-planned.
We wanted to start at 8pm but unfortunately, due to all the delays, we only marched in at 8:30PM.
Then the rest, for those who were there, is history.
Although I personally thought the whole evening was rather messy, things were not in place, and generally everything needed our attention.
What did you ladies think?
Oh, and we were both trembling on stage while reciting vows, thank goodness our JP did not leave in a huff although things were delayed by half hour.
Finally, after all these years... Mr & Mrs Thia :)
The confusion, mess and unexpected happenings of the day.
To be honest, the only time I was truly stressed out was when we were in the hotel room, trying to finalise which video clip to be used during our dinner. Making sure all the video & music files work.
And my makeup artist was late, so I did not get to do tea ceremony for quite a number of relatives, as pre-planned.
We wanted to start at 8pm but unfortunately, due to all the delays, we only marched in at 8:30PM.
Then the rest, for those who were there, is history.
Although I personally thought the whole evening was rather messy, things were not in place, and generally everything needed our attention.
What did you ladies think?
Oh, and we were both trembling on stage while reciting vows, thank goodness our JP did not leave in a huff although things were delayed by half hour.
Finally, after all these years... Mr & Mrs Thia :)
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
48 hours to D-Day!!!
It's been a roller-coaster ride the last couple of days.
So many happenings, all very stressful... with every day comes more situations that we have to tackle...
Who-ever said organizing a wedding was easy....
Anyhow, N & I will get thru it... despite all the many many challenges of the events of the day, ultimately i remind myself, its just about us...
BTW we went down to ROM to collect our solemnization documents today, all couples there seem so happy... y isit that we are the only ones who r so stressed out...
To all my galfrens out there preparing for your big day, chin up!
So many happenings, all very stressful... with every day comes more situations that we have to tackle...
Who-ever said organizing a wedding was easy....
Anyhow, N & I will get thru it... despite all the many many challenges of the events of the day, ultimately i remind myself, its just about us...
BTW we went down to ROM to collect our solemnization documents today, all couples there seem so happy... y isit that we are the only ones who r so stressed out...
To all my galfrens out there preparing for your big day, chin up!
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Countdown! 7 days to my big day!
Only 7 more days to my big day... *wow*
It feels so surreal. Many people ask if I'm excited... I don't really know how to answer that question. Deep down inside, I guess I am excited, but then I'm being bogged down by lotsa outstanding stuff needed to be done that the excitement has not taken over yet.
Or maybe it just hasn't sunk in that 9th Jan is almost here. Don't get me wrong, N is helping out with stuff. Maybe I'm what you would call a Bridezilla... hahah crazy neurotic bride-to-be who wants everything to be 'perfect' on her big day.
In this quiet hour in the morning, I realise that this is the day I have been dreaming of & looking forward to for the past 10 years. So yah, I can understand why I am a little neurotic at times... since J1, I have been waiting for this day. Wow... it's finally a week away.
This feeling, few can understand... amongst my girlfriends, only 1 or 2 have relationships as long as mine or even longer *bow in respect* At times, it was difficult, but its been more good than bad... otherwise it would not have lasted like it did.
When N & I started out, I knew we were both not looking for short-term relationship. But I never really expected to have a relationship this long... so he is my first BF. Call me nuts but I knew, in sec 4/J1, that this was a guy that I loved & would take care of me for the rest of my life.
~the big day~
It feels so surreal. Many people ask if I'm excited... I don't really know how to answer that question. Deep down inside, I guess I am excited, but then I'm being bogged down by lotsa outstanding stuff needed to be done that the excitement has not taken over yet.
Or maybe it just hasn't sunk in that 9th Jan is almost here. Don't get me wrong, N is helping out with stuff. Maybe I'm what you would call a Bridezilla... hahah crazy neurotic bride-to-be who wants everything to be 'perfect' on her big day.
In this quiet hour in the morning, I realise that this is the day I have been dreaming of & looking forward to for the past 10 years. So yah, I can understand why I am a little neurotic at times... since J1, I have been waiting for this day. Wow... it's finally a week away.
This feeling, few can understand... amongst my girlfriends, only 1 or 2 have relationships as long as mine or even longer *bow in respect* At times, it was difficult, but its been more good than bad... otherwise it would not have lasted like it did.
When N & I started out, I knew we were both not looking for short-term relationship. But I never really expected to have a relationship this long... so he is my first BF. Call me nuts but I knew, in sec 4/J1, that this was a guy that I loved & would take care of me for the rest of my life.
~the big day~Thank you!
Thank you to all my galfriends! *muak*
Really appreciate all of you taking time-out to join me last night!
Hope you had fun & learnt something useful for yourselves.
I'll disseminate info to all my helpers by today, please check your emails k?
*MUAK*
Really appreciate all of you taking time-out to join me last night!
Hope you had fun & learnt something useful for yourselves.
I'll disseminate info to all my helpers by today, please check your emails k?
*MUAK*
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