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Misconceptions of marriage

waiting for the drycleaners to deliver my clothes.. they are late . hate to wait, seriously regretted rejecting BH’s offer of us picking the jackets up from the shop. Let me blog an entry while waiting. Boo.. they are not coming today, coz they realise tt my white down jacket is still dirty 🙁

I have always wanted to put this into words .. so here goes –

If you are like me, u will have many of your own ideals of a ‘perfect’ marriage.. i entered into this marriage with many many expectations.. to only realise that the ideals I have are pure misconceptions. Does it sound weird? but it’s true!

Myth 1: Once you get married, you can have lots of sex

YOU WISH!! Geez.. believe it or nt but BH and I rarely get intimate – ok.. not tt you are interested but the frequency is TWICE in a mth! pathetic? haha.. we had been married for a yr + and we haven’t done it for 100 times!!

eh.. I am not complaining. Being a guy, he’s a very willing party BUT I feel so insecure each time even when we use protection. So, I’m not enjoying.. just obliging.. In anyway, I wld rather not live in fear and anxiety before my period comes! I have so many plans for us and myself… 1 mistake will kill us!!! Hence, I resulted to “NO SEX! Can we just cuddle?” haha.. we don’t need sex to feel connected – now i wish i was in Avatar

“why don’t use birth control?” > I am afraid of weight gain 🙁

Myth 2: Going to bed together

This is sooooooo not true can.. BH had been really bz at work… so we sleep at different times. I will sleep early and he’ll crawl into bed ( and wake me up) in the wee hours in the morning… bad… disrupting my sleep and sometimes, I’ll wake up with a bad headache 🙁

Myth 3: Wear sexy lingerie

nah.. i hardly don’t wear sexy lingerie.. I mean.. y do I wanna put myself in danger man

Myth 4: Easier to create romantic surprises

Rubbish! I will kinda know if BH gets me something.. he will be sooooo sneaky abt it… and the worst is.. he hides the gift and I will accidentally ‘discover’ so… it’s not very fun.. In fact, you will get complacent and nt get any gifts for each other anymore… kinda sad.. but true

Myth 5: He throws the trash

I do this sh*t job too… coz after cooking, I will clean up the kitchen and the bin will stink  ( and he’s not home).. so I got to do this disgusting job .. ( actually, not v gross la.. the building is new.. the trash room here is clean for now)

Myth 6: He/She will change after marriage

BH still works late and put works first. Don’t expect your partner to change. Accept whatever flaws/ bad habits BUT you can train him to do things your way 🙂 haha.. BH is well-trained like.. he knows how I wld put things ( after all the scoldings ) and does the ‘correct’ way. heh…

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haha.. will add on when I think of more 🙂

So far, we like married life.. that’s because we are both here in Seattle and we don’t have to care abt a thing in SG ( eg: whose relatives’ bday, which family dinner.. blah blah…  you get the idea) -tt’s also one of the MAIN reason y we don’t wanna go home…

Sings – “It’s just me and you always…and forever..”

 

 

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Second try: Pineapple Tarts

This time I had BH to help me with the baking 🙂 It’s the 1st time BH and I baked together! oh well, it wld be nice if we had the stand mixer. Still waiting for a good deal to make the purchase.

The pictures below are numbered. heh.. do read the descriptions after the pic if u are keen to know how we baked these tarts.

Pineapple tarts seattle

1) I prepared the pineapple jam before hand. I used 2 cans of crushed pineapple. Why didn’t I use fresh ones? Well, it’s not cheap here and I do not know how to prepare a fresh pineapple! Preparing pineapple jam takes a while coz you need to ensure that the water from the pineapple had evaporated –  you need to be patient

2) I prepared the dough. We did not managed to take pics of how I made the dough but I knead it by hand – which is so much easier than using my lousy hand mixer. This time I placed the dough in the fridge for abt 1hr before rolling out and shaping the tarts. As you can see, we do not have the pineapple tart mould so we used a bottle cap – which works fine too!

3) BH turned out to be a better tart moulder than me. So he took over the task! You got to dust the work area and rolling pin with flour

4) I was rolling the pineapple jam into small balls, painting dough with egg wash

5) In the oven! looks so good already

6) Tadah!!! pretty??

7) we felt tt it’s a wash to throw the dough away ( kneading was hard work!) so we used the remaining dough and made them into choco chips cookies

8 ) we cooled the tarts, packed them into small boxes. This might sound crazy but we are gonna ship them to SG so that our family can have a taste of them 🙂

That’s all.. hope u enjoyed reading this! haha

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Got these free!

Signed up for Artscow promo and got a free mousepad 🙂 I think i look kinda fat in the photo but it has a subtle sweetness to it.. don’t ya think? heh

“Forget (each other’s name) not” is engraved on our wedding bands – so brilliant of us to think of that phrase rght?? wahahaha…

 

We had 2 addresses ( coz we moved and paid for mail redirecting) so HE created one for me and I created one for him. mine haven’t arrived yet..So whose is nicer? ;p

me loves freebies!!! :p

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The 3rd party

*sob sob*

Maybe this is the result of  7 years inch?

Ever since BH and I started dating, I am against him buying any form of game consoles or handheld games.. I do not like guys who sits in front of the TV or computer playing games. I think it’s a complete waste of time and it mks one ‘lazy’, ‘violent’, or simply OBSESSED!! You wanna relax? Go out of the house! (ahem .. this is also the reason why students didn’t do their homework or forget their books!)

I was sooooo upset when BH went right into the game industry after graduation – and when he works late or forgets my birthday (for 1 yr, which I will rem for life), I blamed it on those idiotic inanimate machines/games.. geez… how childish right??? But I can’t help it!! hmph! Fortunately, he’s out of that industry now

Before we got married, I still reminded BH that ” no game consoles is gonna step foot into the house” and he was like ” ok………..” I bet he murmured something else under his breath!!

I guess… BH just had his wildest dreams fulfilled when he finally got hold of his 1st REAL game console for the 1st time. He was truly happy and excited BUT he acted like he’s not..I think the feeling is even better than his wedding day.. grrrr

As for me, I felt as though BH brought his mistress home 🙁 and I gave him HELL for the weekend.

Oh well, at least we have a DVD player for now and I gt to watch youtube on TV and BH is more motivated to come home early after work. The reason is not me, it’s PS3.. it’s sad but true . I feel lousy.

This is the start of when he says ” gimme 5mins ” > it wld mean 15mins

I think I can go home now, knowing that he has ‘better’ company

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Coach new poppy collection is …

OMG – disgustingly CUTE!!!

Coach seriously knows how to captivate the young hearts and minds.. haha.. I am not exactly young but i’m young at heart.. hehehe… so..

I am seriously waiting for the VIP discount to lay my hands on 1 of the wristlet.. heh…

 

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Snowboarding Day 1

We have been planning a skiing/snowboarding trip for some time .. last yr, the snow was really bad, so we didn’t even think of trying these sports out. Although, the weather is cold and wet this year, it’s still isn’t tt bad 🙂 SO Julius kindly volunteered to bring us to The Summit at Snoqualmie This is the nearest ski/snowboard place to Seattle, abt 45mins away from us

we had a late night the night before, due to Avatar BUT we still got up bright and early, had a super heavy breakfast and head to Snoqualmie. I was wrapped in layers coz I thought it wld be cold, since it’s outdoor and there’s snow… BUT i was sooooooooo wrong!!! geeez… I was perspiring like crazy after the snowboarding session.

heh.. ok.. so BH and I bought a 3 day lessons pass ( + gears rental) for US$119, which was quite reasonable! I was expecting the gears to be old and dirty but i’m wrong! The gears are relatively new and well-maintained. Actually, I wanted to try skiing coz it looks easier.. heh.. BUT Julius was ard and he’s able to teach us snowboard, so we went for snowboard instead!

The 1st time was hard – the shoes make walking difficult and the snowboard was super heavy!! I took the kids size one and it’s still heavy!! really struggled the 1st few times to put on the gears and to balance on the board( ya.. i am real bad at balancing tt I don’t know how to cycle)

Julius was really nice – he was like “it’s ok to fall and embarass yourself.. don’t worry!” haha..so looking at the many newbies ard us and having a mindset tt “snow does not hurt as bad as hard cement floor” , I pluck up my courage and I managed to balance and even snowboard for a distance!! wow!! I’m impressed by myself 🙂 I realised tt I had been belittling myself all the while ! I can do it!! Why do I always think I can’t?? In the end, I even managed to do better than BH ( so i thought.. haha.. talking abt being humble) :X

The pass we bought enables us to take 3 beginner lessons – so we went for our 1st lesson. Seriously, got 2 thank Julius for teaching us the basics 1st – he gave us the headstart so we weren’t the worst in the class! (Class consist of adults!)

So now I know how to control the snowboard with the heels and toes, I can make a small J turn too – how cool is that!!

Some pics of us in action 🙂

haha.. of course, in the process of learning, I tried and fell many times in order to get the techniques right. anyway, I bought kids’ size pants and they have extra ‘padding’ at the bum and knees, so it didn’t hurt that bad 🙂

Above all, it was fun and something new.. I love how free I feel when I snowboard – awww.. the cool air .. and I’m not gonna wear too much next time!! coz snowboard is kinda like an exercise? you will perspire, even when it’s cold!!

Looking forward for our next lesson – where we will take our snowboard to a ‘higher’ level!!

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IMAX: Avatar

I hope we are not one of last few to watch this movie? haha..By the way, this movie just won the Golden Globes for Best Film – I mean..”DUH!!” I’m not a psychic but looking at how almost everyone rushed to the threatres for this movie and the superb reviews – I’m sure it’s the BEST of the BEST!

BH and I actually bought our IMAX tix 1 week in advanced in order to get good timings – as the IMAX is free sitting here, we Q for slightly more than 1hr so that we can get better seats !

you know what? I usually get very bad headache the next day after watching 3D IMAX shows – but not this one! so, it’s 2 thumbs up for me! 🙂

The movie started at 10.45pm and ended at 1.45pm – I was enjoying the movie so much that  the 3hrs seem so short!! Not enuff can! I wonder if there’s a part 2?

Let’s talk about the movie, I like movies with strong themes, Avatar is one of them –

Firstly, Connectedness with nature. I kinda like how the ‘Blue natives’ are so connected with nature. When I say CONNECTED, it’s literal! How the nerves-like thingy joins them together with the birds and plants! So cool right? Imagine me greeting you using my hair in future? awww… “I see you..”

I also like how Good triumps over Evil – the last part of the movie kinda reminds me of Lord of the Rings – Return of the King. The part whereby all the different clans in Pandora join hands to defeat the humans vs the part where all the different kingdoms send their troops to help Frodo, Simialr isn’t ? I always like such scenes, like how self scarifical everyone is to help each other though it might seem bleak and tt they are fighting a losing battle.

Next, Appearance Vs Reality. This theme is present is almost all the books and movies I watched!! geez… Rem Jake? In reality, he’s on wheelchair, he’s a handicap – when he’s in his Avatar, he is a strong warrior! wow! I would love to have an avatar too!! Then I’ll be stronger and more powerful! wahaha.. anyway, it’s interesting how Neytiri, the lead female character falls for Jake ( when he’s blue), do you think Neytiri will fall for Jake if she sees him in wheelchair in the 1st place?

BH and I were also discussing abt the significance of Jake in wheelchair. Why does the director portray Jake as a handicap and not a normal person? What difference does it make to the movie? Well, in my opinion, I feel that it’s a good idea that Jake is handicap, this shows that even someone who can’t walk will be able to do GREAT things! Being handicap isn’t the end. However, it’s quite contradictory, if being a handicap still allows you to do great things when you r in an Avatar, why does he wanna become part of the ‘blue people’ ? Is it for love or for himself?

So the show left both of us wondering: Did Jake become part of the ‘Blue pple’ coz he loved Neytiri? or is it a self-centred thing? ie: for fame & glory in Pandora and his legs.

Above all, it’s an exciting show which I don’t mind watching again!! hehe

Just a quote I like from the movie, Jake said this “Everything is backwards now, like out there is the true world and in here is the dream” I feel like that, ‘out there’ = SG, ‘in here’ = US

nah.. i’m not depressed!!

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Review: Facing East

Bh and I got to know this Taiwanese resturant when we met Sam & Denny.. heh….. apparently, Julius also knew abt this place and ‘bo jio’ us to eat here for the past yr :O Anyhow, it was a spontaneous decision to dine here last saturday after our failed attempt to go snowboarding

This place feels like a “zi char” store .. the place is crowded and it’s affordable.. order many dishes and eat with rice.. I love it!!! Just don’t like the Q part

Anyway, these were what we ordered:

(Fried noodle, Bitter melon with salty egg, Braised meat rice, “Kong Bah Bao”)

I am not a meat person…I don’t like pork.. so I didn’t eat the pork rice and “Kong Bah Bao” .. my fave of these all was of course the bitter melon with salty egg… man… i love it!! The guys can’t tk the bitter taste, so i finished the whole plate myself!!! I LOVE BITTERGOURD!!!! 😀 well, i don’t cook bittergourd at home coz BH don’t like it and if i were to cook for myself, i wld need to cook something else for him.. sigh… so FACING EAST is the place to satisfy my taste buds for bittergourd.. wahaha…

And we also ordered soya beancurd as desserts!! it’s diff from what we can get from SG as it has ginger, nuts, nvtheless it’ nice!! ( not pictured)

So i totally love this place…

Total damage for 3 with tips: US$60

Be sure to reach early – the Q is long and it’s not fun to Q in the cold… brrr

Facing East Taiwanese Restaurant
1075 Bellevue Way NE
B-2
Bellevue, WA 98009

Some pictures to sum up this post –

Heh.. probably gonna be slaughtered if they see this pic on my blog.. but… I’ll still post it.. keke…

YES! You noticed my pics with nice borders – wahaha… just found a super good software – PhotoScape! It’s so fun and easy to use!! Lovin’ it – makes editing and beautifying pics so much easier. Has more designs than Picasa u know!! 🙂