Don't worry, there's nothing R rated about this post. Just some musings that I thought was a little amusing.
So Babe arrived in HK last Tuesday night and he just left about 2 hours ago. It was nice having him here for the past 5 days. It would have been even more blissful if I didn't have to work on Friday night! But well, life is always perfect isn't it. But overall, it was a great time. And it was comforting to hear from Babe that he is still willing to head back to HK in mid Aug even though he might be headed back to HK without a job. His career does look very uncertain for him but I am glad that he understands and knows that God is calling him to head back for His purpose and in God's time, everything will fall into place.
Anyway, back to the topic of rubber. Babe and I never really had the rubber factor in our marriage. We did use it once or twice when I forgot about my pills. But for the longest time, I've been on the pill and rubber never came into the picture till Feb came and I was done with my pill and I thought that it was time to give it up and let my body return to norm. Hey, I do want to conceive someday, you know. Over CNY in Spore, Babe had to buy the rubber and over Easter it was the same. This time, it was no different. The only difference this time was that I was with him hunting for the rubber. It felt strange hunting for the rubber in the supermarket and feeling conscious asking where's the rubber in the supermarket. I was thinking, why isn't it a problem asking where the chips or even where's the pads located? But when it comes to the rubber, we suddenly turn red faced and shy. Well, we didn't ask where's the rubber. Walked a couple more rounds and then viola! It was under men's grooming. Men's grooming??? I wanted to laugh out loud! Men DO NOT use the rubber to groom!!! Or since when did men use rubber to groom???
Oh yes, conceiving. So one might wonder why do we bother with the rubber since I do want to conceive someday. Yes, and I know that I'm no spring chicken too! Well, we do feel it deep down in our hearts, souls and lives (both of us) that God is leading us to adopt first. By the way, rubber suggestion is not from me. It's from Babe. And it did come as a surprise to me too. We're praying and giving the rubber till Christmas and then adoption or no adoption, rubber will have to go.
See, told you that there's nothing R or vaguely R rated about this post.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Manila Over the Weekend and Some Thoughts
Last Friday, I went to Manila for a short getaway with Pauline and her friends. It was a really good trip. It's been ages since I went on a girls' trip. Probably more than 5 years' ago when I was in Sydney doing my masters. It was really fun.
On the roads of Manila, I was genuinely surprised that it was really clean and orderly.
The nicer slums of Manila. Was told that there are worse slums and this is one of the nicer ones. Check out the lady washing her hair. Reminded me to be really thankful of everything single thing that God has so graciously showered upon me.
I think this is Manila Cathedral. It's really beautiful. When we were there, there was a wedding.
The living room of the hotel we stayed. Thanks to Babe's recommendation, it was a really nice place. We stayed at The Ascot Residence.
Sharda and I showing off the pearls that we bought. Pearls are really cheap in Manila.
Yes, you're not seeing triple. We bought the exact same pearls. Kinda went a little crazy with the pearl buying. But it was cheap! That was my excuse.
In Manila, I caught up with Uncle Larry and Aunty Amy. Uncle Larry is my dad's second brother and Aunty Amy is his wife. It was a good time catching up with them. They were very gracious to drive us around and when they left for Singapore, they let us use their driver. Very grateful for everything.
While I was in Manila, I started to think about family and relationships. I told the girls that Uncle Larry and Aunty Amy are like a second set of parents. Even though they have lived in Manila for close to 30 years, my family is still close to them. I'm pretty close to their children, Eelynn and Jolynn too. I'm really looking forward to seeing them in California this summer.
I was and am still raised in a family that places importance in relationships in the family. Uncle Larry would send Eelynn and Jolynn to Singapore every summer so that we could hang out and build bonds and relationships. I'm actually quite close to most of my cousins. I count my cousins as close friends. Now that I'm living in Hong Kong, there's always a temptation not to head home for holidays and head somewhere else. But with the arrival of JC, I want to head home to spend time and build bonds with her. It's easy to just send loads of presents to her instead of being there physically. But I believe in building bonds with her. Just like what my dad and uncles did for us.
Now that I'm older, I really appreciate what my dad and uncles did for us. They have provided us with relationships and bonds that are strong. I look forward to catching up with my cousins whenever I can. Yes, can't wait to see the latest addition to the family in San Francisco too!
On the roads of Manila, I was genuinely surprised that it was really clean and orderly.
The nicer slums of Manila. Was told that there are worse slums and this is one of the nicer ones. Check out the lady washing her hair. Reminded me to be really thankful of everything single thing that God has so graciously showered upon me.
I think this is Manila Cathedral. It's really beautiful. When we were there, there was a wedding. 
The living room of the hotel we stayed. Thanks to Babe's recommendation, it was a really nice place. We stayed at The Ascot Residence.
Sharda and I showing off the pearls that we bought. Pearls are really cheap in Manila.
Yes, you're not seeing triple. We bought the exact same pearls. Kinda went a little crazy with the pearl buying. But it was cheap! That was my excuse.
In Manila, I caught up with Uncle Larry and Aunty Amy. Uncle Larry is my dad's second brother and Aunty Amy is his wife. It was a good time catching up with them. They were very gracious to drive us around and when they left for Singapore, they let us use their driver. Very grateful for everything.
While I was in Manila, I started to think about family and relationships. I told the girls that Uncle Larry and Aunty Amy are like a second set of parents. Even though they have lived in Manila for close to 30 years, my family is still close to them. I'm pretty close to their children, Eelynn and Jolynn too. I'm really looking forward to seeing them in California this summer.
I was and am still raised in a family that places importance in relationships in the family. Uncle Larry would send Eelynn and Jolynn to Singapore every summer so that we could hang out and build bonds and relationships. I'm actually quite close to most of my cousins. I count my cousins as close friends. Now that I'm living in Hong Kong, there's always a temptation not to head home for holidays and head somewhere else. But with the arrival of JC, I want to head home to spend time and build bonds with her. It's easy to just send loads of presents to her instead of being there physically. But I believe in building bonds with her. Just like what my dad and uncles did for us.
Now that I'm older, I really appreciate what my dad and uncles did for us. They have provided us with relationships and bonds that are strong. I look forward to catching up with my cousins whenever I can. Yes, can't wait to see the latest addition to the family in San Francisco too!
Monday, May 17, 2010
40 hours in Singapore
Last weekend I was back in Singapore for a grand total of 40 hours. I went back for a belated Mothers' Day lunch with the family and also to hang out with Babe. Babe is kinda growing through a slight rough patch now. His eye is giving him quite a bit of worries.
I realized Saturday night that I was only in Singapore for about 40 hours and I paid about HK1600 or slightly more than SIN300 for the flights. I wondered for a moment if it was worth it. And the verdict, totally worth every cent. It's hard to quantify money with time spent with family. Especially time spent with Babe. I love the short weekends that we have with each other. We seem to be more loving than before. It's hard to imagine that come this November, we'll be married for 8 years. A marriage is full of ups and downs and if I can choose again, I'll still choose Babe. Dana, my fellow sister in Christ in HK, believes that God creates a special person for everyone of us. And I totally agree with her.
Little JC and I in the restaurant. E Food and Wine Restaurant is my current favourite restaurant. It's in Dempsey. Wonderful ambience, loving surroundings and most importantly, superb service! It was my second visit there and I think when I head back the next time, I'll be back. The food is not bad there too.
Look at the happy and proud grandma. I know I'm biased, but JC is really a lovely baby to bring out. She did whinge a bit when she sat in her baby chair because it was a tad too big for her. And when she finished her lunch, she whinged again because she wanted me to carry her.
After lunch, we went shopping and we took a break at Starbucks. JC started looking at my ring. And then she looked closer and she tried to pry the diamond out. It was the same ring that when Babe showed it to her, she crawled after it, mesmerized by it. This kid has sure expensive taste! Baby girl, the ring was given by Uncle WK. It's Aunty Jasmine's super duper early 10th wedding anniversary present. I told Babe years ago that I would like a 1 carat diamond ring as a present for our wedding present and lovely Babe bought this for me for Valentine's Day this year. And it was bigger than 1 carat. Love him heaps!!!! Thanks Babe for the wonderful present!
Don't be fooled by the little girl's innocent look. She's still trying to pry the diamond off! Thank God she wasn't looking at my Tag as well!
The whole afternoon, little JC refused to be put in the pram and she refused to let anyone carry her except me. The only time she wanted her mother was when she wanted milk. She was stuck to me the whole time. My mother called the the koala! For some reason, I believe that little JC knew that I was going to be in Spore for a really short time and therefore she really wanted to spend every moment with me. She's really a lovely baby.
Little Rizq, Yati's little one. We wanted the babies to have a quick playdate in the carpark but....little Rizq was napping. He looks so so adorable!
The trip was a wonderful trip. Enjoyed every moment of it. So glad to spend time with Babe. He'll be here in about 8 days'. Can't wait to see him again!
I realized Saturday night that I was only in Singapore for about 40 hours and I paid about HK1600 or slightly more than SIN300 for the flights. I wondered for a moment if it was worth it. And the verdict, totally worth every cent. It's hard to quantify money with time spent with family. Especially time spent with Babe. I love the short weekends that we have with each other. We seem to be more loving than before. It's hard to imagine that come this November, we'll be married for 8 years. A marriage is full of ups and downs and if I can choose again, I'll still choose Babe. Dana, my fellow sister in Christ in HK, believes that God creates a special person for everyone of us. And I totally agree with her.
Little JC and I in the restaurant. E Food and Wine Restaurant is my current favourite restaurant. It's in Dempsey. Wonderful ambience, loving surroundings and most importantly, superb service! It was my second visit there and I think when I head back the next time, I'll be back. The food is not bad there too.
Look at the happy and proud grandma. I know I'm biased, but JC is really a lovely baby to bring out. She did whinge a bit when she sat in her baby chair because it was a tad too big for her. And when she finished her lunch, she whinged again because she wanted me to carry her.
After lunch, we went shopping and we took a break at Starbucks. JC started looking at my ring. And then she looked closer and she tried to pry the diamond out. It was the same ring that when Babe showed it to her, she crawled after it, mesmerized by it. This kid has sure expensive taste! Baby girl, the ring was given by Uncle WK. It's Aunty Jasmine's super duper early 10th wedding anniversary present. I told Babe years ago that I would like a 1 carat diamond ring as a present for our wedding present and lovely Babe bought this for me for Valentine's Day this year. And it was bigger than 1 carat. Love him heaps!!!! Thanks Babe for the wonderful present!
Don't be fooled by the little girl's innocent look. She's still trying to pry the diamond off! Thank God she wasn't looking at my Tag as well!
The whole afternoon, little JC refused to be put in the pram and she refused to let anyone carry her except me. The only time she wanted her mother was when she wanted milk. She was stuck to me the whole time. My mother called the the koala! For some reason, I believe that little JC knew that I was going to be in Spore for a really short time and therefore she really wanted to spend every moment with me. She's really a lovely baby.
Little Rizq, Yati's little one. We wanted the babies to have a quick playdate in the carpark but....little Rizq was napping. He looks so so adorable!The trip was a wonderful trip. Enjoyed every moment of it. So glad to spend time with Babe. He'll be here in about 8 days'. Can't wait to see him again!
Sunday, May 09, 2010
Living Alone
When I was doing my undergrad and postgrad, I'd rather pay twice the rent, starve myself, shop less and do whatever it takes to live alone. I lived with people before, friends and strangers, but I never liked it. I hated making small talk with people when I come home or have to deal with anyone other than me. I know I'm selfish. Yes, very selfish. The only people that I can and could live with are my family. Maybe Eve or a handful of friends.
However, there were times that I didn't wish that I lived alone. One of those times was when I was doing my masters. The water tank above my apartment broke and the water was dripping into my apartment and it was like 2 or 3 in the morning when this happened. It was frustrating, my tiny studio was almost flooded. But thank God, I had a wonderful landlord and she fixed everything up. But at that time, it was frustrating because I didn't really have anyone at home to help me deal with the mini drama.
So last Tuesday, something like that happened. After work, I came home to a broken fridge. Got in touch with my landlord and he's trying to get a new fridge for me this weekend. Have been eating takeaway loads. Last night, he emailed me about the delivery of the fridge. Well, the tiny little island that I live on, only allows deliveries from 10 to 4 pm. And problem is that I can only be home at only 4.30. And now, I really wish that Babe is around to help me out with the situation. Oh well, this is life, isn't it?
But whatever that I'm still glad that I live alone. I really enjoy my me time heaps. And probably the only person that I really enjoy being with 24/7 is Babe. Can't wait to see him next week!
However, there were times that I didn't wish that I lived alone. One of those times was when I was doing my masters. The water tank above my apartment broke and the water was dripping into my apartment and it was like 2 or 3 in the morning when this happened. It was frustrating, my tiny studio was almost flooded. But thank God, I had a wonderful landlord and she fixed everything up. But at that time, it was frustrating because I didn't really have anyone at home to help me deal with the mini drama.
So last Tuesday, something like that happened. After work, I came home to a broken fridge. Got in touch with my landlord and he's trying to get a new fridge for me this weekend. Have been eating takeaway loads. Last night, he emailed me about the delivery of the fridge. Well, the tiny little island that I live on, only allows deliveries from 10 to 4 pm. And problem is that I can only be home at only 4.30. And now, I really wish that Babe is around to help me out with the situation. Oh well, this is life, isn't it?
But whatever that I'm still glad that I live alone. I really enjoy my me time heaps. And probably the only person that I really enjoy being with 24/7 is Babe. Can't wait to see him next week!
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Babe's Birthday
It was Babe's birthday yesterday. I was just recalling and I think this might be the second time that I didn't spend his birthday with him in our married life. The first was when I was doing my masters in Sydney and yesterday was the second. I miss him.
Yesterday I kinda had a sign that maybe it's really time for Babe to head back. I know it might sound silly but my fridge broke down yesterday. I came home with a pack of frozen chicken wings and as I opened the freezer, I was greeted with soft soggy packs of meat and puddles of water. My heart sank. My first thought, my organic meat! Do you know how much money I've wasted? Checked the fridge, shut it and then called the repairman. He came and told me, nothing's wrong, maybe I didn't shut it properly in the morning. Fine, took what he said. This morning, woke up with this strange stench in the air, went to the freezer and opened it, sure enough, strange colour of meat.
Why didn't the fridge breakdown when Babe was around? It's things like these that I wish he's around. He deals with the repairman and people that I can't really communicate with. I know it's silly for me to rely on him for such things but I really wished he could have been at home to fix some of these stuff for me. And I wondered this morning, maybe it's God telling and prompting me that it's really time for Babe to return.
Babe, Happy Birthday! Life is sure different without having you around. I woke up this morning thinking that Babe was next to me. So I guess, it's time. Just a couple more months, we'll be in HK together again.
Yesterday I kinda had a sign that maybe it's really time for Babe to head back. I know it might sound silly but my fridge broke down yesterday. I came home with a pack of frozen chicken wings and as I opened the freezer, I was greeted with soft soggy packs of meat and puddles of water. My heart sank. My first thought, my organic meat! Do you know how much money I've wasted? Checked the fridge, shut it and then called the repairman. He came and told me, nothing's wrong, maybe I didn't shut it properly in the morning. Fine, took what he said. This morning, woke up with this strange stench in the air, went to the freezer and opened it, sure enough, strange colour of meat.
Why didn't the fridge breakdown when Babe was around? It's things like these that I wish he's around. He deals with the repairman and people that I can't really communicate with. I know it's silly for me to rely on him for such things but I really wished he could have been at home to fix some of these stuff for me. And I wondered this morning, maybe it's God telling and prompting me that it's really time for Babe to return.
Babe, Happy Birthday! Life is sure different without having you around. I woke up this morning thinking that Babe was next to me. So I guess, it's time. Just a couple more months, we'll be in HK together again.
Sunday, May 02, 2010
Weekend with Babe
Babe flew in on Thursday on afternoon. As always, it is nice to see Babe and to spend time with him. This weekend was a good reminder for us. Babe came into HK with a heavy heart. He flew in with thoughts in his head and with thoughts from God conflicting with what he wants as well. I could see his struggle but I was powerless to help him. I understand his struggles in wanting to do right by God and at the same time being a good testimony.
But I knew that God does things in His perfect timing and in His perfect ways, God works miracles. As we spent time today in church, we were strongly reminded of God's goodness and His will for us. It was nice standing in church, singing and praising God and being able to experience God's presence and sharing it with Babe. When Babe wanted to move back to Spore for work, I didn't stop him even though I wanted to and I knew that maybe that might not be God's will for us. I let Babe go knowing that God will lead him home. Some might think that it was wrong for me to let him do whatever he wanted. But I believe that it was crucial and critical for Babe to experience what he had to experience and understand what God's will is for him.
At the airport, he's decided that God is supreme. He will obey and in God's timing, he'll be back. I already miss Babe. It is comforting to know throughout my life and marriage, God is always there leading and guiding us. I'm glad that God has moved Babe even without me saying a word to Babe. Soon, Babe will be back.
But I knew that God does things in His perfect timing and in His perfect ways, God works miracles. As we spent time today in church, we were strongly reminded of God's goodness and His will for us. It was nice standing in church, singing and praising God and being able to experience God's presence and sharing it with Babe. When Babe wanted to move back to Spore for work, I didn't stop him even though I wanted to and I knew that maybe that might not be God's will for us. I let Babe go knowing that God will lead him home. Some might think that it was wrong for me to let him do whatever he wanted. But I believe that it was crucial and critical for Babe to experience what he had to experience and understand what God's will is for him.
At the airport, he's decided that God is supreme. He will obey and in God's timing, he'll be back. I already miss Babe. It is comforting to know throughout my life and marriage, God is always there leading and guiding us. I'm glad that God has moved Babe even without me saying a word to Babe. Soon, Babe will be back.
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