Oh Yes..

... I do need to clean the house too! hahahaha.. Deb,your post made me feel guilty, but perhaps not guilty enough to actually get off my arse to work on it! hahahahahah...

New Chapter

Welcome back Debbie! =) Sorry folks, I have been pretty lazy myself! But I thought it's about time for me to start activating our blog again.. isn't it, Deb? :P Well, if you folks haven't heard of it yet, I have just left my office of 2.5 years. The most important reason for me leaving is the fact that my office is no longer a very pleasant place to work with. Apart from one particular colleague, I don't really enjoy the rest of the office anymore! My boss's wife (who is conveniently the office manager) is the most annoying person! Although she has no architectural training whatsoever, she is always butting into our conversations, telling us what we should do, even when we are on the phone, she wants to know who it was! How annoying is that?!?!?!? And even our pay is always not on time. It gets rather inconvenient when you have bills to pay!

So I started looking for new jobs, since I have gotten myself registered as an architect. It was really hard, as there weren't many jobs available due to the economic condition. But I was lucky enough to land myself one, although it's not offering me exactly what I wanted. It's a 6 months contract position, with view to be a permanent staff. This is a bit of a worry, what if the economy doesnt pick up enough for the office's workflow? It took me some time to consider this and discussing with Manlok about it. In the end, I decided to take the risk and hope that everything goes well.

So that was that and I will be starting the new job on Wednesday, took a couple of days off to just rest in between jobs since I never allowed myself to rest between jobs EVER! It's quite daunting as I haven't started a new job that is 100% new to me, as my previous jobs, I had at least 1 or 2 people that I know working in the office that I joined! Anyway, it would be rather interesting and nerve wrecking perhaps, as I wouldn't know what their expectation is of me and vice versa! Fingers crossed, I will get on well with the office... wish me luck! =)

Starbucks

STARBUCKS.....my fav coffee place. Me waiting for Simon to finish his meeting so we can have dinner. Meantime, I just makan-ed a (chicken) shepherd's pie and had my usual ice-blended Green Tea with whipped cream. Although having coffee at Starbucks can be quite expensive at times, but I like it nonetheless.

Did you know that sheperd's pie was formerly known as 'cottage pie'?

Cottage pie, also known as shepherd's pie, refers to an English meat pie with a crust made from mashed potato and beef.

The term cottage pie is known to have been in use in 1791, when potato was being introduced as an edible crop affordable for the poor (cf. "cottage" meaning a modest dwelling for rural workers).

In early cookery books, the dish was a means of using leftover roasted meat of any kind, and the pie dish was lined with mashed potato as well as having a mashed potato crust on top.

The term "shepherd's pie" did not appear until the 1870s, and since then it has been used synonymously with "cottage pie", regardless of whether the principal ingredient was beef or mutton. There is now a popular tendency for "shepherd's pie" to be used when the meat is mutton or lamb, with the suggested origin being that shepherds are concerned with sheep and not cattle, however this may be an example of folk etymology.

Hmmm, still no sign of Simon. *sien*

giat-ness

While I tengah giat to write, I thought I'd just pen down my thoughts.....on what? I also not sure. I guess I am abit celaru now. So many things to think about. So many details. So many issues. So many plans.

Ah, speaking about plans. Club Med is giving 1+1 promo again. U just need to pay for one adult, and the other goes for free. Quite a good deal since it covers meals and selected outdoor activities. My family enjoyed themselves the last time they visited Cherating. Now I am wondering if I should go. But with the other plans I have pending, I thought I shouldn't even be thinking about holiday-ing right now.

Just too many things to consider at this point of time.....

chak...here i am :D

Yes, yes, after thousand and one excuses to Sophie, I am finally making yet another re-apprearance here. After the wedding, I thought I should start blogging again now that I have a little more time to myself.

The wedding was a memorable one for me and Simon. And to have Sophie and Manlok come all the way from Melbourne made it extra special for us. Thanks you two :) Was great meeting Manlok for the first time, and even more sweet to catch up with friends some time after the wedding.

Now that the whole ceremony is over, I have some time over the weekend to do whatever I want since Simon is back in office for some urgent work. And so the first thing I did was to clean the apartment- something I haven't done in ages :P I am used to having the makcik over to clean for me since I told Simon that we were busy preparing for the wedding, and it's already tiring enough to walk round the city trying to get things done. And so the makcik, my saviour often cleans the apartment every fortnightly when we need her to. I contacted her for this week, but she is tied up with another house, and I can't stand another minute walking round the dusty place. My only option: CLEAN THE HOUSE MYSELF :( ...... With the new vacuum cleaner in hand, I started to clean. And clean. AND CLEAN. It's like never ending!!!! The apartment is only 900 sf in size, HOW LONG CAN IT TAKE TO CLEAN A SMALL SPACE???? The more I cleaned, the more I thought about this fact: Our moms had to cook, clean, wash, fold, iron, feed the kids and still maintained a career. HOW DID THEY MANAGE ALL THAT?

Maybe I am getting a taste of married life?