Stuck With Each Other

Stuck With Each Other - Shontelle ft Akon

Lately, my butt has been itching to get a job ASAP...
I had no idea how much - I CANNOT be one of those 'stay-at-home-wives'...
Not until recently at least...

The idea of it had always seem so much more appealing...
The luxury of waking up at anytime I wanted...
The very limited amount of housework required - cleaning, washing and ironing...
and not forgetting the flexibility to sleep at wee hours in the morning...

BUT to my surprise... I am not enjoying this as much as I thought I would...
I guess it has always been one of those luxuries that I never had...

I mean I always knew I was somewhat career driven...
But I never thought I just couldn't be - no - WOULDN'T be one of those women...

Somehow, people always thought that because I chose to get married early - naturally I'd naturally like to start a family early as well...
*haha* Thankfully, Darrel and I share the same new-generation-selfish-parenting-mentality cuz to my grandparent's disappointment...

I don't think that is going to happen so soon...
We just didn't want to have wrinkles in our wedding pictures that's all...

Cuz yes, I recently found out that I am more career driven than I thought...
It just sucks that my PR documents are taking so much longer to arrive - or maybe that's only normal...

But yar... I guess I don't think people would be that keen on employing a girl who's still on a student visa...

Oh well, I was telling Darrel the other day that - if I reach my limit - I might even be desperate enough to march down to the call centre nearby and beg them to give me job...

*haha*

Back Again

Back Again - 16 Frames

One week ago, Sue Kim bought me a book - Twilight; as a farewell present...

Darrel was shocked (no... Flabbergasted!) by the present (that I actually chose) - and Sue Kim predicted I would take a year to finish reading it...

Of course I have to admit - it doesn't take a genius to figure out that I... do NOT read much... *haha*

But to Sue Kim:: Thank you so much for the present, and guess what? I ACTUALLY finished reading it within a WEEK!!! *I know!! quite miraculous huh* -> Shows u how free I am!!!

and to the amazement of my beloved husband - who just realised that I actually do read -> I have began my second book of the year 'P.S. I Love You'...

I guess...

I FINALLY have all the time in the world to do the things I never had time for!!! 

Love, Save the Empty

Erin McCarleys "Love Save the Empty" -

On Valentine's day, Darrel and I went on one of those typical 'Valentine's day' dates - which includes watching a movie and then having dinner :p

This year was special though -> cuz believe it or not - we have NEVER celebrated Valentine's day together - cuz... we've ALWAYS been in different continents *haha*

But oh well, we went to watch Marley and Me...

Which was great for both of us - cuz it is a chic flick (great for me) and it includes ANIMALS (great for him)

So this film is like a biography of this young couple - whereby, first they look for a job, then get a house, then a dog... then kids etc.

And it got me thinking about my list of things...

1. Get Married (tick)
2. Get my PR
3. Get a JOB

and ...

4. Get a house!

Yep!! that has been our obsession lately - looking at property...

It is more exciting than I thought it would be... It is almost like this same feeling u get when u shop for ur wedding venue... *haha*

But yar!! Marley and Me got me excited about moving out and living by ourselves... We might even bring cookies along :)

What Would You Say

Trailer Choir - What Would You Say

what if the moment came and

you knew your life was down to minutes

ladders flame was all you had to see

and you found a pen and torn up piece of paper

and a note was all you could leave

13 men felt trapped in a mine in West Virginia,

only one made it out alive

but there love lives on in the words

I can not wait to see you on the other side

what would you say(x2)

(CHORUS)

in the lines on a page from the life that you made

could you write it with no regrets

would you know in yourself you gave somebody else

all the love that you had inside

right down to your last prayer

would you tell your momma thank you for the way you love me

daddy don't cry everything's gonna be ok

would you tell your little boy that

you'll be watching him from up in heaven,

you'll never miss one game

what would you say(x2)

(CHORUS)

in the lines on a page from the life that you made

could you write it with no regrets

would you know in yourself you gave somebody else

all the love that you had inside

right down to your last prayer

what would you say

(CHORUS)

in the lines on a page from the life that you made

could you write it with no regrets

would you know in yourself you gave somebody else

all the love that you had inside

right down to your last prayer

what if the moment came and

you knew your life was down to minutes

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Q: So what would I say??

...I keep thinking there is so much I would want to write on that little paper...

纪念

ji nian - liu jia yue tuan

I don't think I have ever considered myself as an emo person...
But sometimes, I have to admit - I do withdraw from the world...

Yet...
I don't think I have ever let many people see that side of me...
Yet alone out here...

But this time, I thought I should take someone special's advice and let people in...
Just this time :)

I am human after all...

Yesterday was my dad's 52 birthday...
and it hit me today again - I don't have many days left here...

There would be many Birthdays I would miss...
There would be many Christmas's I would miss...
Many Chinese new years...
Many Sports Days...
Many Award ceremonies...
Many Sitiawan Trips...
Many Sundays...
Many swimming nights...
Many school holidays...

I would miss watching most of them growing up...
I would miss watching my parents and grandparents grow older...
I would miss alot of the laughter...
and alot of the dinner conversations...
I would miss alot of mothers' days and fathers' days...

*sigh*
I would miss so much!

When I made my decision to leave Malaysia 3 years ago... I really had no idea the extent of which I would miss... I didn't appreciate the warmth of my family... And I sure don't think I fully comprehended the abundance I have been so blessed with!

When I made that vow before God and before man to leave the familiarity and comfort of home of which I spent my entire life, and to built a new one in a land still foreign to me - It never crossed my mind how difficult it REALLY is - that is 'to leave and to cleave'...

I don't regret that decision...
For I have faith someday - we'll be together again...

But I am jealous!

Jealous of people who have their loved ones close to them and yet take their families for granted, not appreciating them...
Jealous of people who have the time to make amends and yet choose keep hate and wrong doings of families in their hearts...
Jealous of people who get to spend Birthdays and Christmas's with family and yet choose to spend their time elsewhere...
Jealous of people who get to have weekly family dinners and yet miss them - because they choose to hang out with friends instead...
Jealous of people who could have celebrated mothers' days and fathers' days with their parents and yet choose not to...
Jealous of people get to spend time with their siblings everyday - but don't treasure it...


... Jealous of the time they still have left to spend with family and yet not realise how precious and valuable it truly is...

that very limited TIME... which I don't have much left...

City of Angels

City of Angels - Corrinne May

I can't believe one WHOLE month just flew right past me...

and now I only have 13 more days to go in Malaysia :( and so the countdown begins once again...
It IS a strange feeling with Darrel now back in Melbourne -> whereby I am half way torn in between NOT wanting to leave my family back in Malaysia and yet still looking forward to going back to Melbourne to be with Darrel...

So YAR! I thought I should post up some pics of our honeymoon recently...

The Racha island has to be the MOST BEAUTIFUL place I have EVER been to *ok I was exaggerating a little* -> But HECK! that place was GORGEOUS!!!

Now back at the beaches in Malaysia - I am appalled by the very minimum sense of direction of our fellow Malaysians in finding the nearest dustbin! *sigh*

Anyways, here are some of the unedited pics :D

Check out the MASSIVE difference between Thailand and Malaysia!!

The Racha

Sitiawan

Anyways, I went horseback riding too!!

By which I also FELL OFF the horse! It was so miraculous that I got up without a scratch!

We also went on a ATV sunset tour

Went snorkelling

Touched a puffer fish :)

Made friends with The Racha Staff



and watched some pretty crazy performances put together by some of the 'sports boys' - for their staff party (of which we joined)

And LAST but NOT least...
We ATE!!

We ATE!!!

We ATE some more!!!

and we ATE even more!

*haha*

Btw, Corrinne May is one of my newly discovered-now-all-time-favourite Christian singers in The Racha! -> she's REALLY good :)

Ooooo, the melbourne wedding pics are out!!! :) Do check them out at :: jennysunphotography.blogspot.com

Jenny did such a FANTABULOUS job!!! It was THAT good - till the word fantastic just doesn't describe it enough... :D

Happy Chinese New Year people!!
*Can't believe I have be at the 'giving end' this year!*

Makes me feel so OLD :p