Friday, May 28, 2004
BOND/AGE
today is the last day of my dreaded bond. i feel this HUGE sense of relief. they can't touch me now. neneneneneeeeee...
went to celebrate my 'freedom' with fizzyfish at tanglin mall. ended up shopping (
of course). got a really good bargain at island shop ($7 for a skirt, can you believe?), and bought LOADS of yogurt and granola food products at tanglin mart. i myself do not know what's up with that. it's like we went on this unexplainable healthfood frenzy. strange. i went from aisle to aisle with bulging eyes, and mouth draped open... the collection of food there is astounding!! you can find everything and anything - in gorgeous packaging at that! i had mini little orgasms every time i walked past treats like black pepper boursin cheese, dark chocolate pudding, and herb-infused risotto... *dizzy*
miss fizzyfish, you are a bad, BAD girl.
btw, i have shitty news (shitty for me lah). it seems that i can't quit this job of mine as yet cos i've been handed the *biggest* guilt trip of all. i'll be teaching
mostly graduating classes next semester. and since a colleague of mine had beaten me to resigning, any leaving on my part would brand me as irresponsible (cos hey, i'm already taking on *his* load. if i leave, who's going to take on both our loads?). looks like i would have to stay on until the end of the year. oh well. what's losing another 2 kilos, right?
:: rouge @ 11:58 pm ::
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Sunday, May 23, 2004
LOVENEST
eh eh, apa tu?
yup, collected our keys, paid a visit, and now we have another headache coming - renovation! we were pretty impressed with the living/dining rooms, but felt that the master bedroom was a bit small lah. ingatkan nak rolling-rolling... :P but hey, as long as it can fit a bed and a tv set, i'm not complaining! *winks*
:: rouge @ 10:49 am ::
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Thursday, May 20, 2004
PURSUIT FOR POTENT PITERA
in my bid to be 'the glowing bride', i had decided to invest in a couple of highly recommended (not to mention;
publicised) beauty products. no, not the usual pharmacy fare. this time my pocket hurts much, much more! but, for the sake of vanity (pretty much justified this time round), i *shall* sacrifice one month's cab fare to make way for
crystal, clear skin. those blemishes, acne scars, and uneven skin tone MUST GO! i only have 2 and a half months, you know!
friends who have used the 'miracle water' swear by it. well, all i can say for now is that, everything disappears into my skin on application... that's already one good sign. my skin is the type that can goreng pisang one, so any product that is non-greasy is a blessing for me. as for the crystal, clear skin, i'll just have to wait it out lah, right?
maybe,
just maybe, i'll *metamorphosise* into a sammi-qiqi-deanna-fauziah clone ~ a cinonet one!
:: rouge @ 6:48 pm ::
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Wednesday, May 19, 2004
PEEKABOO
i'm actually squeezing whatever precious minutes i have at work to blog!
ok let's see. can you *guess* why i'm oh-so-busy right now?
(a) it's exam period (interesting combi of marking and cursing)
(b) i'm still in the middle of settling my house purchase (still
waiting to sign on that dotted line)
(c) my never-ending wedding preparation (
GRR..)
(d) currently investigating a suspected hacker job on my online
transaction for my wedding favours (damn you hacker, that's
MY MONEY you swindled. may you rot and smell and grow a
freaky third nipple.)
(e) waiting for my job applications to come through (stress seh)
(f) ALL OF THE ABOVE (*hint, hint*)
before i ciao, a note to diah and nurul:
makcik kecik kat sini tersangatlah sorry pasal tak dapat rewang dengan korang hari tu. tulah, susah betul kalau jadi guru mithali ni kan? hari minggu pun sibuk ber"marking". takpe, nanti tak lama lagi guru mithali kat sini akan membuat appointment tergempar dengan minah-minah rewang hari tu, jadi kita-kita ni bolehlah mengubat hati yang rindu (hey, that rhymes!). tapi awak dua mesti janji pakai slippers ok?
i'm scared of heights. :p
:: rouge @ 4:37 pm ::
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Friday, May 14, 2004
2 DOWN, 1001 MORE TO GO
i've booked my void deck! dad hated the idea of using the boooootiful linkway for the reception (i have NO idea why), so i have to settle for my berkeladak-lagi-berdaki void deck. it doesn't help that the pillars are a *pukish* shade of blue and orange. abislah nanti aku kena lilit kain cantik banyak-banyak...
i managed to settle my dinner favours too! actually had 3 ideas for the berkats, but the first two didn't work out cos of expensive shipping costs. well, luckily for me, the third option was easily accessible, and it's going to reach my doorsteps in 3 days' time. next worry: the wrapping and packaging. i haven't even settled the wrapping of my lunch favours... YIKES!
supposed to collect my house keys today too. but man-boy is currently in thailand, hence another postponement. bilalah agaknya boleh tengok love-nest saya tu ye...
next immediate agenda: dinner invites - more purpleness. :D
:: rouge @ 3:17 pm ::
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Thursday, May 13, 2004
SUNGGUH SHIOK
had seafood and greens at marche yesterday evening with the 77 clan (this one not secret society ah!).
simplyayu did a fabulous job summing up our endless chatter:
"five. one. ladies. man. marche. heh. salmon steak. veggies. and more veggies. shitake and more shitake. toppled. first timer zuchini. overcharged. cancelled. free. stingray. heh. work. bling. album. art. nude painting. fever. nose job. actress. divorced. lawyer. grand wedding. prata. luxury. pictures. weddings. more weddings. food blog. asam pedas. baking class. SKII. flower girls. purple. excited. stress. arab street. lace. very stress. lost. diet. put on. bun. kebaya. lily. orchid. sunflower. hair. rebond. curl. shoes. him. fishing. dad. driving. nice memories. why. why. why. hugs. if only. hugs. cousins. hugs. heu heu heu. HEH!"
pictures courtesy of
izadnhana. sorry, i had no time to take pictureslah. too busy "takong air".
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Tuesday, May 11, 2004
PASTA, SALAD AND BROWNIE WITH A SIDE OF GRAMMAR
feeling suffocated by the office 'aura', i decided to vamoose and do my marking somewhere else. gave
zethrop a ring-a-ling (she was busy moping around in town
alone) and settled on the good ol' airport. heh, i can still recall all those times in sec 3 when my entire tk clique would plant ourselves at the airport on the *pretext* of mugging for our exams. yah, hence the NEED to dress up and all. what were we thinking?! but then again, we
did get to meet up with some pret-ty cute guys, aye? oh, the mentel-ation!
anywayssss... miss zethrop and i tried marking for a few minutes before deciding to embark on a full-pledged bitching session about office politics, and GUYS (
how sometimes they can be the biggest liars on earth:p). we had a good time laughing in amusement and disbelief at the things we had to say; it was all an eye-opener really... very cathartic at that. not to mention all those carbs and fats that we had happily consumed while updating each other with cruel jibes about the opposite sex. but neymindlah, since the both of us now resemble the sapu lidi, we might as well stuff our face silly.
so in the end, we did not manage to reach our marking quota for the day (surprise surprise). however, we
did get to enjoy each other's company and forget about that *toot* workplace of ours for a few blissful hours.
next, marking with a serving of gelato.
fizzyfish, i know you won't refuse me lah, right or not auntie?
and oh oh oh! i've added 4 more ladies to my bridesmaid entourage... you know who you are *winks*. oh well, you know what they say - the more the merrier. :)
:: rouge @ 11:58 am ::
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Monday, May 10, 2004
GUTDAMMIT
am on mc today. the gut-wrenching tummy ailment has made its comeback (with a vengeance this time). stress aside, i think this time it was exacerbated by the skipping of breakfast yesterday. i blame myself. the doctor sort of told me off for cancelling the colonscopy (bad timing mah... EXAMS). but i assured the doctor once i have cleared all the marking for exams, i will dutifully make another appointment to be poked where the sun doesn't shine. i need to assure myself next. i'm actually scared shitless (
the sheer irony of it all).
this condition has been dragging on for nearly 3 months. hmm... either i'm superwoman, or *in denial*. ok man-boy, you can stop nagging. i promise to go for the scope during the school hols.
the doctor's instructions kept playing in my head - no chilli or milk. only soupy stuff. so i busied myself in the kitchen and whipped up this very simple meal:
beefball soup with vegetables...
comfort food. :)
i didn't have time to update on my mother's day celebration; but needless to say, there was feasting involved. my mum received different gifts from each of her four children... and
this was what i gave her. it is reminiscent of her own wedding ring which she had lost eons ago. she was *definitely* happy.
note to self:
no more buying bling-blings for the next decade.
:: rouge @ 2:31 pm ::
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Friday, May 07, 2004
LORD OF THE RING: THE TRILOGY
after 2 days of searching, i finally found my
trilogy ring! *bling bling* ... but it's not from de beers and the stones are NOT as big. heh. but i'm still elated cos we got it at a really good price! wah lau, i so happy you know... i wore it for an entire night before surrendering it to man-boy for safe-keeping. kemaruk? itu sudah mesti. :p
things settled yesterday:
+ decor & colour scheme (2nd round. fickle me. hee.)
+ hantaran baskets (again, change in colour scheme. fickle me.)
+ bedspread (now in my storeroom)
+ choice of paint colour for the bedroom
mil was pleased with the trilogy. thank god! even MY MUM was pleased. do you know how difficult it is to convert ladies who'd only approve of yellow gold?
NOT easy, but i *think* i've succeeded. yay yay.
the heat is on. every single day revolves around settling this; settling that. thank god this minah-minah kahwin phase only happens once.
to hana, i don't know how you managed.
to diah (dan lain-lain lagi yang sewaktu dengannya), your time will come VERY soon. enjoy your 'free' time and clutter-free brain while they last. :)
to b, i'm glad you're enjoying this last minute ride! and of course, that car comes in handy. if not, must go and pikol everything myself liao!
i must admit though, as stressful as it is, it *is* thrilling to be planning for such a major event. if you are anal about details like me, the bridezilla in you might just make an appearance when you least expect it. but you see, if you don't go bridezilla once in a while, things can never get done the way you want them to be! i think i've turned bridezilla once or twice on my mum... and man-boy of course. *sheepish grin*
but all for a good reason.
all for a good reason.
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Thursday, May 06, 2004
WTF
i thought you have ceased hurting me. i was wrong.
:: rouge @ 12:37 am ::
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Wednesday, May 05, 2004
BLING-BLING
man-boy is fetching me today after my gruelling 12-hour labour to go ring shopping!! i'm experiencing pre-purchase euphoria, cos i have NO idea whatsoever what kind of ring to get! i've always fancied the trilogy ring (a.k.a the zoe tay ring) but it will burn a hole too deep in his pockets. kesian man-boy... nanti kena puasa 3 bulan.
i discovered my penchant for jewellery pretty late in life. i only started wearing jewellery consciously after my uni days. you know why? because i'm allergic to gold and silver. if i were to use a piece of jewellery for an entire day, i'd get blisters the next morning. so now, if i were to use any, it'd stay put on me for only half a day. come petang, must take out oredi. wasted right... i *know*.
BUT... this is going to be my maskahwin ring, so allergic or not, i'm not about to miss this opportunity to own a fine piece of rock. maybe i should get a placebo to wear during normal days, and save the genuine one for important occasions. kekeke.
man-boy, you must be thankful that you get me as your wife, hor... my allergy is going to save you A LOT of money! :p
:: rouge @ 5:08 pm ::
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Sunday, May 02, 2004
CHEW ON THIS
i was thinking about some issues pertaining my soon-to-be change in status when something struck me ~ that about respecting your spouse and keeping his/her shortcomings to yourself; what more blatantly cursing him/her, especially publicly! nauzubillah min zalik. the thought of doing that scares the hell out of me (pun fully intended). i'm no saint myself - i have my share of disagreements with man-boy - but i'm willing to change for the better. never to raise my voice at him (difficult for a teacher, but i
must try :D) and most of all, to protect his "maruah" after we're married. the last i heard, that's the ticket to heaven.
how can some people freely air their dirty laundry? granted, if you were to write about yourself (and yourself only), that's *fine*. but to discuss your spouse's flaws and curse him/her at that, that's TOO much. there are bound to be problems in one's marriage (heck, sometimes before marriage dah ada problem. heh), but letting the world know about how useless, etc. your spouse is, is not the way to go. if you need to write about your spouse, how about writing about his/her good qualities? if there are NO good qualities to speak of, tulislah pasal ikan emas ke, kumbang terbang ke... but to drop your spouse's "water face" is a
no-no. mesti respect, beb.
one more thing. the issue of money. i think EVERYONE enters the world of marriage with a degree of financial concern (unless you're marrying some anak raja or anak datuk!). to each his own lah. what's important is how you manage your finances; in other words, living within your means. so why should we bother about how other people spend their money, as long as:
1) duit tu dari sumber yang halal
2) barang yg dibeli itu bukan untuk tujuan yang jahat (if it's something to please the hubby, tu yang wajib youuuu!)
3) kita tak berhutang kerana membeli sesuatu barang itu
4) kita telah pun menyelesaikan segala tanggungjawab2 yang lain sebelum membeli barang tersebut (hmm, boleh tahan jugak melayu saya ni...)
simple apa. buat apalah nak kecoh-kecoh ni suma.
as for me, living moderately is the best solution to a happy life. tak payah nak kaya-raya. man-boy pon dah cakap, asal kita cukup makan, cukup pakai, dah. yang penting, hidup mau happy (i salute you ah, man-boy!). kalau kita susahkan sangat pasal hidup orang lain, we'll never be happy with our own. and there's no reason why we must have ill-feelings towards others' rezeki.
people don't have to apologise for their hard-earned money. having a comfortable life does not necessarily tantamount to arrogance and foolhardiness. and it *certainly* doesn't render them ignorant of life's many adversities. some people have to experience
a lot and
a long period of hardship before "getting there" (
i should know). just because they don't blog it down, doesn't mean others can assume shitloads about them.
i don't like it when people get bad-mouthed for nothing. it pisses me off. i'm sorry if what i've written here is a bit hard to swallow for some. but, if you can dish it, you surely can take it, can't you?
i'm happy i have love in my life. i'm happy i have a functional family. i'm happy i have enough to eat; to wear. i'm happy i have my health. i'm happy for my God-given rezeki. does this mean that my life is inferior and less meaningful compared to others who have to work extra hard to achieve whatever it is they want to achieve? i work hard too, all for the sake of my family. susah senang kita Allah saja yang tahu. don't you dare trivialise my efforts (and others' too) just to make yourself look better. we will not apologise for our earnings. we EARN our money. but we are also deeply grateful to Him cos we know it can be snatched away from us at any time. you don't have to go on with your judgemental antics just because you're insecure. macam anggur yang dah masam
semasam-masamnya.
PEACE.
:: rouge @ 3:47 pm ::
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Saturday, May 01, 2004
AFTER THE QUARTER LIFE CRISIS, HERE COMES THE GROWING UP
haha. my baju nikah is not low-cut and sexy; neither does it have thigh-high slits! you all pandai buat kelakar eh... my baju nikah is proper enough not to give the kadi the shock of his life! later if he pengsan, sape yang nak nikahkan i dengan man-boy? hehe.
today i got quite a lot done:
+ booked my henna artist
+ finalised the kompang entourage
+ shortlisted a couple of sound system companies (cheaper one wins of course)
+ haggled with mom which kendarat to take (still under negotiation)
still needs settling:
+ how to wrap the 1200 pieces of berkat currently hogging my living room
+ have not settled the changes for my day invitation card design
+ have not informed 'ky' my ideas for the dinner invites (panic big time oredi)
+ BUYING THE RING (damn, must do that next week! but which design?? mati.)
+ buying the hantaran stuff (the hantaran trays too!)
+ etc. (i refuse to list anymore for fear of causing more distress to self)
soooo many things. but feels like i have so little time left. big ben is ticking. furiously.
read through recruit today. spotted 3 jobs that i could be suitable for, which means....... more resume writing.
the much-awaited hdb letter finally arrived; man-boy and i will be collecting our keys in 2 weeks' time! we cannot wait to see our future love nest - the place where our future kids will be conceived!! ahakz (eh tapi betol ape)
but that also means... renovation.
can i cry now?
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