It's a matter of principle

so the both of us took one and a half day to decide whether the man should get his personal BCD (buoyancy control device - something like a life jacket but is inflatable and deflatable at your own fancy to control your buoyancy under water).

our first stop was along beach road. the boss there tends to talk and giggle to himself and was one lousy salesman who din even bother to try and sell his products. He quoted us S$690, subject to further negotiations if we are really keen, and told us to go back and think about the purchase 1st.

pardon me, it was a really sweet gesture and we reallllly appreciated to be given some time to think about it. because we all hate HARD SELLING tactics in the market. but well, at least as an owner of the shop, we could expect a little more effort in retaining the customer.

so off we went. without buying anything on DAY ONE. that's where we met the ladies who were shopping at Arab street :)

my man has the unusual habit that most guys have. that of checking out a few shops and then settle for the best deal. So DAY TWO was when we went to Lucky Plaza to check out the price of the same models that we were eyeing. The boss told us that all the dive shops belong to ONE FAMILY (blood ties type). And we were rather surprised he didnt want to match the S$690 of the Beach Road shop!!?? Their base price was S$700 even though we told him that his brother/brother in law over in Beach Road quoted us S$690!

So, anticipating a lower price than S$690 at Beach Road, we made a trip down (that was after an Ayam Bakar Ojolali dinner @ Lucky Plaza. this shop was featured in one of the foodie.com websites, so we HAD TO give it a try. The AYAM was reaaaaally motherliciously fantastic!!)

We managed to bargain a further discount and got a price of S$670.

Yippee yay.. BUT!!!!

on returning home, we realised that the inflator hose was not attached to the BCD! (in layman's terms, that's like ruler without the markings, or buying a pair of specs without the glasses)

SO, I called this morning and was told that we have to get the hose SEPARATELY. imagine u having to buy your ruler and pay for the markings separately??!! OF course, I was mad #$%&?~^

and there goes my man to save the day...*think the MIGHTY MOUSE song!*

HE called up and demanded for an explanation as to WHY the hose and the BCD were sold separately. Guess what was the reply he got??
"Are you sure it's not in the bag??" and he was told to make another trip down to collect the hose. For FREE.

Mother F*cking bastards!

that piece of hose would have cost me S$30+++ and it wun be of the same brand as the BCD. Sometimes it is not about the money. S$30+++ is not alot. It is about the principle. I was unhappy to have to pay for something that is supposed to come together with a BCD but had been taken out UNSCRUPULOUSLY to earn our extra $$.

If there's one thing that N has taught me in our 3 years of relationship, it is to ASK. If there is anything that defers too much from reasonable doubt, ASK. ASKING wouldnt kill. Even though he did make me irritated by asking me to help check out the prices on the internet. You know tts not a GIRL'S forte. Why dont you also go and check out Bonitochico's website to check when is the next launch?? ;p

This purchase incident just made realise i ought to pick up some bargaining skills from the man. Although I dont suck at it that badly, cos I have recently bargained for something down !!! 10x !!! its price :) that's how I know certain stuffs in a particular industry is being marked up so badly *smirks*. Don't ask me what I bought! :)

Realism

is when you realise the ring on the forth finger isnt just about your pledge of love to each other. it signifies an acceptance of the greater set responsibilities towards his and her family.

the reality of the hair pulling frustrations over a wedding prep suddenly become so real of late. what began as a romantic emblem of love between you and him suddenly becomes a challenging task of making compromises and accomodating the different expectations and cultures of two families. you might even be surprised that your parents might have some weird requests that you have never known, until the wedding preps.

we are all guilty of showering excessive concerns over the history of the ring - the proposal, song, flowers, hotel, carets and visibility. After the whole hooo and haaa over that piece of shining stone, who ever asks about the wedding preps in such meticulous details????

dear bride-to-be, hang in there!! we heard your cries! we ll be your listening ears to keep your sanity level in check :) :)

HOT bod NOT!

those health fanatics with fantastic bodies always say they do a mental count of their daily calorie intake..

So I decided to give it a try, and hopefully this will take some of my SINS.

~~~~FOOD RECOLLECTION~~~

Monday

brekkie - 1 roti prata + 3/4 plate carrot cake + coffee

luncheon - xin wang HK cafe's sweet and sour chicken with pasta + HK milk tea + 1.5 pieces of toufu skin roll

dinner - balithai's toufu & vegetable fried rice + tauhu telor + 1 stick of satay

Tuesday

brekkie - lorong ah soo's nasi lemak + 2 you tiao + coffee

luncheon - 1 curry puff + 1 papaya (light finally!! cos I had a beauty appointment squeezed in during lunch as moi therapist only works weekdays till 6pm!)

dinner - swensen's random burger + mummy's ooishi soup

Wednesday

brekkie - 2 slices bread with tuna + 2 eggs + coffee

luncheon (!!!) - a 5-course xmas lunch!!!!! :{

there goes a Sunday's run and climbing the 2 flights of stairs @ dhoby ghaut. That's what they meant when they say counting the calories right? Count in terms of the amount of workout required to burn those food off..

Gone were the days we eat without sparing any thoughts for the calories or the expanding waistline. If you ask me live to eat or eat to live, I d tell you it's the former. Food is just tooo good to be given up.

Oh dear, please take my sins...

Of a Bachelorette

Let this vid do the talking :) Moi maiden attempt.. :) Pardon the not so appropriate music. I have nothing else. ;p

CONGRATULATIONS GIRL!!

Because II

I had a S$20 Isetan voucher expiring today. The man told me to go check out their counter. And gifting needs no reason :) :) :) :)

And I just only realised tt they used sake fermentation technology to create this 'miracle' water. Simply put, you are just applying ferment on your face. It kinda stinks. But the BioT moisturiser works well to cover up the smell.

AND hey! This water is going to make me prett(IER)!

I am a happy girl today!

And my little boy when I returned. This is his naughty look. Take a closer look. And he just bit his bed and ran around the house!

The sister told her bf to be fierce and scold him. That elicited a GROWL response from the bf. *rofl*

And this is the good boy look he always wear when he goes out. Niu niu's (aka his girlfren)mummy told me she couldnt imagine him being a naughty boy! Big poseur!

Gender difference

There is a distinctly apparent difference between the 2 sexes, like how the Venus and Mars books come about.

I was distracted some time ago by a casual office banter.. A male colleague was talking about Maslow's theory of needs. And air, food, water, shelter, sleep and SEX were mentioned as the basic needs.

Why didnt i recall the last need from our academic literature? However, that coming from a man, came as no surprise at all. After all, men are always said to rule with their dick.

Like how the guys in class were taking a tad longer time in the changing room (cos they were discussing and comparing their endowments, we were told). How the question of the name of the bed in the master bedroom was asked (then the innocent girls just gave the cheap thrill answer tt they desired, "masterbed").

Yes. Man, and their dirty minds. Of cos the girls also had our share of size-able discussion. Who could resist talking about the D-cup girl??!! And no doubt we all had a good laugh after their silly question. But you see, the gender difference started as early as our teenage years!

In a Christie Chung's movie I watched a long time back, I could vividly remember her telling the husband who made her mad, "no sex for u tonight!!" And the man looked so upset after tt.. :) :) We cant fault him, cos he has been deprived of his basic need. Like how girls would become grumpy if we go without shopping or food. It is THAT basic.

Over at a dinner with N last week, he secretly admitted that the blading guys actually discussed about the blading girls figure. I happened to fall into the good category of their discussion ;p But my seemingly big boobs appear smaller nowadays as the tum tum grow outwards! *heh* Well, point is, girls dont discuss about the men's endowments!! (save for Jacob's body that is soooooooo omphf!! and got the girls fixated on those huge 8-pack abs)

It is also no wonder how Geylang still thrives in its flourishing trade. And how the se bei beis in the particular bus stop along Chinatown get conned into a money-driven relationship with those cheena woman.

In a world that men exist, the women will always survive. Because we have something to trade for those monies.

I prefer to work the way to his heart thru him tums. Here are some pictures of a domestic goddessful weekend!

Simple fare prepared for luncheon, after the man's game.Food is also the trick to the little man's heart :)

Eye your food longingly with those puppy dog eyes. mummy will meltz into puddles and feed u some food..

Stir fried baby kailan with garlic (heaps of garlic!)

Stir fried potatoes with pork strips.

The dad, the man and the sisters gave thumbs up for this meal :) Makes me wana work harder to become a better domestic goddess :)

Ooh, and the sister's bf was on TV last night for his great entrepreneural idea! Biz amongst the siblings seem a verrrry appealing idea :) beat that, sisterly loves :) like how they like me cooking :) N can attest to that :)

Brag later

Got that from the magazine I picked up from the table last evening (25 Nov).

"Do first, brag later"
because by bragging first, it gives one the feeling of accomplishment already! and one will tend to slack off thereafter, resulting in a failure.

so, shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Sleep-a-boo!

the heavy eyelids on hearing my Kaching~! Sleep-a-boo baby!

and........to dreamland.....

I wonder how many sleep hours this guy clocks daily....

CANNIBALISM

A scrumptious home cooked chilli crab + smelly beans + brinjal + fried chicken wings + vege soup later and a thriller-ful screening later, we drowned in SINS. Yet N & I slumbered back to snooze land.

Thereafter waking up to end our Yummy saturday!! :) In Atsushi's words, cannibalism!

we circled the Seletar camp site a coupla times. Got lost, like what the internet says. Before finally finding this!! :)

Looking pretty normal. Before the FIERY began!!

My 1st piece - LEVEL 2!! They have all the way till level 35 and u apparently get a cert for it! :) We decided to start with a mild one 1st... :)

Remaining 3 out of 6.

FIERILY HOT!!!

My HOT boyfren :) ok. we were poseurs. HAHA! But it was really quite HOT!

Cheesy fries. Smelly with Cheese! OOMPHF!

And there was a pork ribs tt we forgot to take pics of. but you ll see the remains of what was left after we devoured on them.. twas a carnivorous night..

my loot!

Our combined attempts!

and finale of the night! a COMPLIMENTARY dessert cos N met a fren there! Yippe YAY! :)