Bangkok - Too Much to See, Too Little Time

Took a short trip to BKK during my birthday. All expenses paid by His Highness "Juz-Take" xD.

Only managed to cover Pratunam/Siam area... MBK, Central Mall, Platinum Mall, street stalls along every lane etc... and of course, Naraya madness hurhur~... No chatuchak and riverside? Well.. probably end of this year when dear's course is over.

A couple of days after we returned, BKK broke out in chaos... bombs, airport closures, and the works... was counting my lucky stars we were not caught in any of it *phew*..

Anyways.. some pics to share.. not much tho.. legs were walked bare and hands were laden with parcels most of the time. Sweet!

a bemused dear at the sparsely furnished BTS


a really smiiill plane


the uhh.. departure gate


we'r off~


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all new but already under-capacity Suvarnabhumi Airport


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naraya for the 1 yr old





eat where the locals eat: pork blood cubes - absence makes the stomach go hungrier.


Mr. DunMakeMeDoThis at one of the endless streetstalls ;)


glass coke, Thai style


bo cheng hu after 930pm at the MBK bridge.. fakeys for sale, with hip hop kids yo-yo-ing


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only wanted to look like a couple, but ended up looking like locals ._.
Until next time then...

Updates

It's been almost a year since i touched my blog hehe..

Lost most of the pics in the drive holding them.. However, some updates and pics for now...

Cold Cold Winter

I'm having a terrible cold now. Just can't stop sneezing, practically waking up the whole neighbourhood when I had my bouts a few minutes ago. The Niagara Falls make the inside of my nose hurt terribly, my nose-bridge (whatever bit there is) throb constantly, and my ears StuffTFU.

Dear came by earlier this evening and commented that I should put on more/warmer clothes (Im wearing a tank top w/shorts). I was like.. zzz... a cold isnt neccesarily due to being c-o-l-d.... A-n-y-w-a-y... Cant even kiss him gdbye cos I dun wanna spread the nasty little germs to him. He's having an exam tomoro.. erm.. today. And I totally agree, studying is a pain, no matter what age you are.

Surfing for some recipes to incite my other senses... Prolly will make some cookies, choc chip agn?, soon. Not now though. Sticky chewy choc chip is not in my list at the moment, thank you.

Will check in when I feel less lousy.

Adios.

Shu Shu's Lips

Here are baby ZhengYong's latest pics..

im 2 months old!




And I juz realised he has Andy ShuShu's Lips! rofl

Life's A Song

After searching high and low, I've found the perfect song for our wedding! Well actually, Dear found it eventually for me... I know the title and have seen the video but I couldn't locate it.

He kinda laughed at me initially when I told him I shed a tear or two when I first heard it... and told me it's still some time to go before the dinner itself... But, he still helped me search for it... zhOots! to him... lol...





I was watching Oprah the other day, and she started off by asking the audience to write down 5 words that describe the relationship between ourself and our partner.

These are what i wrote down



After which, Oprah told her viewers to evaluate what we wrote down. Are these what we want in the/a relationship?

I did not write down "romantic", which many of her audience did. Oprah said romance should not be in the equation. It is true that we all long for romance, and many a time have heard; "romance keeps the relationship alive". But it is not realistic to have constant EXPECTATIONS of romance in a relationship, neither does the existence of romance equals a healthy soulful relationship. Maybe, "romance" had just been misused in the modern times. A loving word, a tight hug, have often been taken for granted. Contrary to Jerry McGuire, no one "completes you". you have to bring a 'complete self' to a relationship.

If we yearn for romance as a reassurance of our importance to our partner, then what actually lies beneath it is fear, and what causes fear is insecurity. The root of it will be we need someone to make us feel better or feel worthy of ourself.

I don't know if I've reached this stage whereby I'm so at peace with myself. Many a times when things happened, I always felt I can't go on, but I each time I did. Perhaps what I heard is true: we ARE stronger than we THINK we are. I would be devastated if I do not have Dear in my life. But I know I do not live my life FOR him. I live for myself, and when with him, we can build another life together. I have my goals, but I also have our goals, in that order.

Marriage is a journey, not a destination. I hope our journey will always be loving, warm, supportive, complementary, and hopeful in our adventures.

万事俱备，只欠东风

My birthday is just over. Though somewhere at the back of my mind, an echo reminds me :" Girl, don't count your chickens b4 they hatch"... Suddenly life offers a ray of hope again.

I need to do well... I need to do very well... *Cross my fingers*

Chocolaty Hearts




Pray hard and hope for the best!

Coming & Going

What a weird day I had today. I saw a life being taken away, and welcomed a new life into this world.

We were woken up at 6am by Dear's mum, with the news that his sis-in-law has gone into labour. Later on in the day as I was on my way to Dear's place, I witness death for the 2nd time in my life. A couple of cats were playing with their litter in the carpark. For some reason, one of the cat leaped across the carpark as a red car was speeding across. In that split second, there was a thud, the car seemed to hit the cat across its body in midair, and it disappeared beneath the car.

I turned around, and it was lying motionless on the ground, the car was no longer in sight. I was shocked immobile. I stood there with my mouth open. The poor thing started convulsing vigorously as a stream of cars stopped, seeing the 'obstruction' on the road. An uncle on a bicycle alighted and went towards the cat. I couldnt look. I kept on walking. The images stuck to my mind. Of it disappearing under the wheels, of it reappearing many metres behind, of remembering there was no blood, of hearing the thud, the damn dreaded thud.

I wish now that I had gone to help the cat. Though there is probably nothing I can do, and I don't even know SPCA's number, I shouldn't have walked on. I may not like strays, but I witness an agonising moment and did nothing. Im so ashamed. It saddens me.

We set off for Gleneagles soon after I reached Dear's place. His sister-in-law had given birth to a healthy, rosy, huge 3.8kg baby boy. With his thick head of hair and pouty lips, he is so adorable. He loves to be carried and cooed at. When u put him down in his crib, he makes protesting noises, but stops as soon as he is picked up again.

He is such a bundle of joy. As I look at him drifting in and out of sleep, and the other womenfolk chatted on about babies and childbirth, my heart still felt heavy, but not as bad as before.

little cutiepie


What message was God trying to send me, by allowing me to witness life's 2 most fragile moments in a matter of hours? I still don't know.

Just that it left a bitter-sweet note words can't describe.

Lights, Candles, Lanterns!

It's the annual Mooncake Festival again, our Chinese version of the "Festival of Lights".

Being the Big Kids we are, how can we miss out on the fun? =D

my doraemon lantern


Vandalism in the act


a disgruntled Dear being forced to pose w my lantern


the only day they could play w fire


bubble boy!


auntie me


dun keep looking at bubble boy lah


what u do with bendy candles


and the real star of the show