Friday, August 26, 2005
MY WOMB, MY BUSINESS (IN OTHER WORDS, F.O.)

i think some people have kacang kuda for brains.

of late, i'm been bombarded by THE question of the year by the makcik kepos of the world ~ "kenapa masih takde baby?"

*stumped*

like i know. like i'm God???

take one incident for example.

when i answered, "masih belom rezeki cik..."

she went, "you are still young, you shouldn't have problems..."

so i reiterated, "masih belom rezeki, apa nak buat. we're still trying ah..."

to which she insisted, "how can you say you're still trying? young people shouldn't be still trying! you're supposed to sangkot a long time ago!"

i then retorted, "eh manalah kita tau, Tuhan belom nak kasi! we can only ikhtiar, but He decides when!"

her reply to that logic? "you guys must be doing it wrongly."

wahhhhhhhhh, so crever horrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

me; all of 28 years; schooled in science; working in a medical environment - IGNORANT ABOUT THE BASICS OF PROCREATION!!

nak cucuk tang mana? tang sini eh cik????

bodoh punya kacang kuda.

this weekend, my new house will be sprawling with hundreds of relatives (literally) cos of the housewarming kenduri. i just *KNOW* they'll be killing me with the same stupid question.

i don't like this one bit.

i like kacang kuda, but not for brains.

must.prepare.sarcastic.ammo.

:: rouge @ 4:26 pm :: ::


Tuesday, August 23, 2005
DAVE NAZARRO



somebody's got a new toy. somebody couldn't stop grinning since last night. somebody better compose a song QUICK. *somebody else* is in dire need of a romantic serenade.

happy 28th birthday b! may you look 18 always. nari kita makan besar haaa. :)

*many thanks to you-know-whos who helped this clueless being with her purchase. now the laki wants his AMPS. macam mana ni??

:: rouge @ 10:40 am :: ::


Sunday, August 14, 2005
ONE


taken a year ago, time baru pak-pak bing-bing

today's our first wedding anniversary. and our 11th dating anniversary. :)


i was greeted by these first thing in the morning. one can never go wrong with flowers and ice-cream cake!

this pair of pengantin basi decided to have a quiet, domestic celebration for a change. no need for fancy restaurants or over-the-top gifts. after all, the husband is finally fulfilling his 11-year promise to cook for the wife!! eh FINALLY tau! do you know how LOOOONNNNGGGGGG the wife had to wait for this historical moment?! for 9 years, it was, "my mum tak kasi i touch her kitchenlah b." throughout the 10th year, it was, "i very paiseh want to cook in your mum's kitchenlah b." now that he has run out of excuses (semenjak domenjak dah ada rumah sendiri ni), he has no choice but to strip himself of his kitchen virgin status this very day! and i am more than happy cos the feeling *IS* like striking lottery you know! wah piang eh!!

next came the big question. nak masak apa? member ambitious you! telor tak pernah goreng, tapi mati-mati nak try resipi asmah laili! hehehe! baby steps, b!

it was quite chore to think of a dish that is not too difficult to whip up, but is not taik gigi either. before i had the chance to tell him my suggestion, i found him in the kitchen, all raring to go.


see that? he was all dressed for the occasion.


the kitchen virgin - undeniably excited about his first time. :p

it turned out he liked my suggestion and immediately set himself to work. i was there only to bark out the necessary instructions. hee!


kitchen virgin having *wee* too much fun.

half an hour later,


the vegetables are ready,


the rencah is ready,


and so is the seafood.

can you guess what the virgin is cooking?
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kway teow tom yam!!


not bad for your first time eh? *clap clap*

i enjoyed the dish very much. next time, we'll use more cili padi ok, b? :) somehow eh, this feels more like my birthday than our anniversary. but i'm not complaining! :D

now he's saying maybe he should quit his day job and become a full-fledged househusband. *winces*

NAH~

that's MY turf. :p

anyway, thanks a lot for today b. you are a very good and useful husband. LOL!! boleh diharap!

for that alone, i promise to love you for an extra 100 years! don't stop that loving feeling baybeh!! (and don't you ever menggatal hokay!)

i loveyouloveyouloveyou! <3



:: rouge @ 10:16 pm :: ::


Wednesday, August 10, 2005
NI ASTHMA LAILI NAK CAKAP SIKIT



this is now my new makeshift living room - until the sofa set comes. mrs izad must be happy now that there is no more tikar mengkuang to cramp her style (and her butt). :p it's reminiscent of a bachelor pad, but we like it. empok dan gebu. benda lain tak penting. haha.



oh yeah, there are curtains in the living room now - an advance present from the mil for my up-and-coming anniversary!



curtains for the bedroom too, to match the purplish-silver wall. no more frantic, towel-clad, 2-metre dashes from room to room for me! (tengok tu, wedding portraitku masih berbungkus lagi. ish ish.)



the hubster prefers a shower curtain for his study. unconventional, but i think it works. not to mention hassle-free.



tonight i decided to break my own cook-only-on-weekends rule. feeling *extra* rajin punya pasal.



lauk emergency no 1: sambal tumis udang



lauk emergency no 2: ayam masak terengganu



the mouths i had to feed. :)



a very satisfied punggol neighbour. kesian dia, laki jauh nun di scotland. don't say i never take care of your wife hor, mr gopal!

at this point i'm so knackered i have no energy left for a bath. how *do* some working women do it?? cooking, while therapeutic, is something else if executed on a daily basis (i'm of course referring to fellow full-time office hoggers). you'll spend so much time cleaning up afterwards, you won't even have time to garok your pantat!

i think i'll confine my asmah laili inclinations to strictly weekends from now on. monday to friday = makan kat rumah makbapak. kalau susah sangat, kedai kopi 24 jam kat blok sebelah ada.

janji dapat garok pantat.

:: rouge @ 11:27 pm :: ::


Friday, August 05, 2005
RANDOMLY RAMBLING

so many things to write about, so little time. i shan't bother with the swirling archives in my head.

all i know is, july passed by like yesterday's angin pus-pus. didn't even feel it. where the heck did july go??

it must be the new house. the new schedule as homeowners. the sudden barrage of chores. the sudden onslaught of bills. wahlan, like this ah, i make sure the next time i flush, i better not press the button so hard. so use less water. damned bills.

still adjusting here.

now it's august, the GOLDEN MONTH. for me at least. both the 1st year anniversary and the laki's birthday are coming soon. my poor head feels wrecked with all the half-baked plans that i have to cook up. theme *must* revolve around "highly meaningful" (read: minimum cash, haha!). eh "meaningful" is always good ok. think sappy poems and other similar jiwa retak entities. now can someone teach me how to write a poem? i only know i love you, you love me, i kentot, you lari. *eyes dog-eared, primary six autograph book*

work is still overwhelming, house is still sparse and echo-ey, housewifeliness is still not up to par, womb is still trying.

but i'm thankful.

my nazzmatazz makes a hell of a (house)husband. all he needs to do now is learn how to cook. goreng telor pon jadilah b!

it's funny that you can *still* discover new quirks about each other after, what, 11 years together? i DIDN'T know that he'd turn out to be such a neurotic nitpicker!! he even makes the bed better than me! tsk tsk.

this husband very good hor, very efficient. i think he can be best friends with mr izad's roomba. in fact, i think mr izad and wa de laokong would make the perfect gay couple (if they ever get together, that is). one simply loves to cook and the other, has a questionable fetish for cleaning.

we so lucky hor, mrs izad.

:: rouge @ 6:12 pm :: ::