Playing with your partner

They say couples who play together, stay together. If you are thinking only about the naughty naughty deed, it is not just that yo! 

Here's one of my favorite games I play with the hubs - Charadium!

And the reason why I enjoy playing with him is not for the sense of accomplishment for every correct answer that I make. It is purely for the laughing pleasure I derive from each game. LOL! 

Me: MONKEY!

Answer: Headphones

Him: Why you so stupid one?!

LOL!

DE(the)-grading system

Over a Nyonya and Peranakan dinner last evening with 2 other of N's work acquaintances last evening (who are non-Singaporean), we came up with our own versions of the Singapore academic grading system to fool them!

I was quite impressed with the bout of silly ideas we could come up with that instantaneously!

Before that, a glimpse of what we had for dinner (after our round of chillax at Pacific Coffee - they were having 1-for-1 from 6pm to 8pm!!)...

Nonya Prawn Roll!

our favorite Nonya dish!! YUMTUMS and goes super well with the sweet sauce!

Ayam Bua Keluah (Chicken and Betel Nuts) 

A very distinctively Nyonya dish! But not everyone takes a liking to the nut cos of its bitter and rather unique taste ;) I like to mix that into my rice.

Beef Rendang 

N's favorite, I think.

Fishhead Curry 

Chap Chye - a mixture of assorted vegetables 

Kang Kong  

always a favorite ;)

And, the classifications of the grading system that we came up with on the spot:

A - ATROCIOUS!!!

B - BAD!!

C - Cannot make it!

D - Damn Good!

E - Excellent!!!

F - FANTASTIC!!!!

Kiss Me

ONE reason why Daddy N refused to kiss me...

:(

Because I kissed our baby (He claimed I smell like Murphy)

(O_o)"

New BAG!!

This is Murphy (2 months old) when I first brought him home.

We chose the most expensive bag in the shop. Made of LEATHER - more stable support, pee and poop proof. Inexperienced first time mommas often spend unnecessary $!

O.o

He fitted comfortably and could even manage to spin 360 degrees around inside.

This is Murphy (4 months old) when I first brought him out to see the world after all his vaccinations. And it was like the Xth time I used his expensive leather bag. He was home-quarantined prior to all the jabs, so we didnt have much use for the bag.

By the time he had all his jabs, see HOW MUCH he has grown???!!!

I had to take extra care to zip him in carefully so that his furs do not get zipped in the process.

Since then, he continued growing and soon outgrew the expensive leather bag.

I think I barely used it 10 times. It's now kept somewhere in the storeroom. Couldnt bear to ditch it (the usage hasnt justified the $)

>_<"

But you know animals have natural instincts? Like how hermit crabs naturally know how to ditch their shells for bigger ones as they grow?

I witnessed the marvel of instincts with my own eyes...

Murphy crawled and settled himself snuggly into my Polo Raulph hand carrier one fine evening... *Hyperventilatesss*

Awwwwwwwwwww!!!!! It was JUST.SO.CUTE!

***GUSH*Madly in LOVE***

If Hazel does read my blog, I think she will have a panic attack and might just go get that poodle! :):) Cos we just had a loooooong doggie conversation over email and luncheon :) The happiness a furball gives you is priceless. Far surmounts the extra trouble you have to incorporate into your day-to-day lifestyle.

And lesson to self: To be more diligent in future impromptu purchases!

TGIF - Hanging Out

Amendment to this POST, I realised this was actually the FIRST stick of bamboo pole I hung out of the windows!!!! :p:p

HEH. Must have looked quite retarded to the neighbours across us :)

Taken on 21 June 2008.

I decided to wash his well-salivated teddy bear O.o

The bear's obsolete now, and been replaced by a similar brown one which too, became obsolete.

O_O"

Dad says he couldnt understand why we need to buy soooo mannnny toys for our baby a dog, only to have him bite, fling and ruin them.

It is because of LOVE!

Because he is the baby of the family.

Because he is so cuddly cute, he gets toy donations ;p

A closer look..the tinier toys are hidden by the big ones above. ALL has a name! And Murphy brings you the correct one everytime you call for them! Well, most of the time anyway, if his tiny brain isnt overwhelmed by the sexcitement over his latest toy. 

Most are squeakies! Cos he has a fetish for anything squeaky.

Just yesterday morning, he heard the squeaks from a little girl's shoes and ran frantically just to find the source of the squeak! He must have thought it was a toy! I swear he was going to pounce on those shoes (and the poor girl's feet) if I hadnt pulled him back! ;p

Go Indian!

We decided to be adventurous on Monday, I suggested we go Indian.

Trust me. We know Singapore is a food heaven because of its multi-ethnicity, but how many of us actually know what is Indian food? To me, Indian food has always been prata (assorted flavours), teh tarik, rojak and nasi bryani. Nothing beyond that. Even my Japanese friends know more indian dishes than me..

So we made the right choice by doing a North Indian dinner on Monday.

We missed an exit on the ECP and so switched venue to The Playground. YAY! They offer an Indian buffet! 2 years ago, N met the owner of this restaurant somewhere and he asked why Singaporeans love buffets?! Guess it must have hit him to start a buffet trend from then :p 

Something to tentalise your taste buds first...

My God! This cracker is super ooooiiisssshhii!! Better than the cracker on Nasi Bryani! :):) Crispier and more flavourful!

There were even 2 kinds of dips for the crackers!

This greenish one is abit sourish...

Paired with this reddish (cranberry) one that is sweetish!

The 2 go well together and you dont get ji lad (sick) of the dips.

Stove set up, all ready for our Indian meat stick grills 

Assortment of grills - Chicken (2 types), fish (verrry fresh!), shrooms, potatos.

FREE FLOW

Personally, I find the spices in most Indian food too strong and flavourful for my liking. I would prefer the fried chicken in a Bryani, anytime.

Buffet spread - My 1st plate of food.

You can see I was quite skeptical! :p But the rice/potato/veg thingy in the middle is actually verrrrry nice! Not overly generous with the spices, hence taste more normal - Me likey! The goo puddle on the right is the yoghurt thing that I always see Indians eat with their rice in Lao Par Sat - I guess it is what balachan is to the chinese :p

Almost hyperventilated in my tracks at the buffet table!!!

Rice in sweetened milk!!!!

OMG! My childhood anorexic hate for everything but sweet food conjoured into fantasy of cooking rice with milo, candies and Dutch Lady condense milk just transformed into a real life dish in front of me!

Thus proves the fact that I was all along cut out to be a kitchen goddess someday.. :p:p I was 5-6 yrs old when I thought of that recipe!!

Assortment of curries - Fish, chicken, cheese.

You MUST TRY the CHEESE one! It was the only curry I helped myself to that night :)

Naan (Not on buffet spread) - assorted flavours!! (Butter, garlic, plain and 2 more which I couldnt catch from their Indian accent)

Can order FREE FLOW from the alacarte menu!

Also had a "Sex on the Beach" cocktail which made me frown/laugh at the bf's idea of humour:

Waiter: Any drinks for u sir?

N: I'll have Sex on the Beach

Waiter: How about you ma'am?

*before I could speak*

N: She'll be having it with me!

Me: O_o

Unhappy

This tail shows an unhappy dog.

And SO I learnt after having Murphy baby boy. That was how fast I rushed into it :) Didnt think of the consequences. Didnt do ANY research on bringing up a furball. I basically knew nothing about a dog!

Pinky & I disturbed him from his sleep last night. And LOL over this sight.

We had a good laugh over the day when I thought I broke Murphy's beautiful tail!!

It was the 1st (few) time I brought Murphy boy out of the house. So him, being young and timid, refused to budge half the time. And I had to carry him home one day. That fateful day, I scooped him up with one arm under his pits and the other under his butt. His tail was kiap downwards and held together with the butt.

When I finally let him down, his tail was dangling downwards!!!!

And I thought I broke his tail!!!

Attempts to lift it up again saw it swinging downwards. So I thought I broke the tailbone or something.. Got sooo scared I ran home to tell my family.

Just when all attempts to lift up his bushy mane fail, and we were anxiously pondering over what to do next (he wasnt whimpering, so it might be redundant to go to a vet), the tail slowly rose to its masculinity...

o_O

I later went to google and learned that a dog's tail swings downwards when it is unhappy or scared.. Poor boy must have been scared in the foreign environment..

Hey!! Live and learn!!

Gonna sleep! Furball's waiting for me!

Geek speaks, tech talks *funny*

a typical email conversation with my friends looks like this...

Apart from joke about the ang mohs' confusion over our friend's last name, this email thread got me cracking up last night :D

Ms Ho H. Peng is officially known as a Ms Peng now :D :D