Greetings from Melbourne

Hee... sitting in my hotel room at Melbourne now.. paid Aus$5 for 1 hour internet. GOSH.. so expensive. Things that we used to take for granted at work and also at home.

Anyway, haven't experience much of Melbourne yet as I touched down at 8.30pm and been dark during the taxi trip to hotel. But WOW.. the bagage check at the airport is seriously something! Detailed questions and they go through your bag! SERIOUSLY!
But then my boss said it also depends on what address you put on your landing card as he didn't get searched whereby me and my colleague did. HUMPH!!!!

More updates from Melbourne soon.. if i have time. this is just a short trip.. will be back home on Thurs!

Oh.. Happy Belated Deepavali to my Indian friends!

Biological clock

Mom: It has been raining so much lately and how long has it been since it rains every day?

Me: almost a month i think [half heartedly as i was vegetating in front of the telly]

Mom: I remembered we don't used to need air-con, the one back at our old house was seldom switched on!

Me: ... cannot remember lo...

Mom: We seems to be happier there.

Me: [ALERT!!!! How did we get from discussing the weather to aircon and happiness?!?!?!]... erm .. Ma, are you not happy now?

Mom: We [please note the use of 'we'] are more settled now.. but seems happier then.

Me: [Now she has my full attention] .. erm.. why is it so?

Mom: Both you and your sis were younger and I got kids to play with... [sigh]

Me: [Oh No.. i can see where this conversation is heading.. me? back to watch telly.. and half heartedly said .. also playing dumb]... I will ask sis in law to bring her two kids for you to play lor. They have grown up a lot and very cute now.

Mom: It is just not the same.. those are still others.. but yours will be different.

AH HA!!! SEE.. it is about nagging me (emotional blackmail!!!) to have kids. Well.. i have to give her credit that this is something so totally new.. how would i expect that kids are related to weather?!?! Well... i wonder whether we all have a biological clock in us that tells us it is time to be a grandparent?

I love weddings...

Attended a friend's brother's wedding recently and weddings always give me a warm and fuzzy feeling. The bride is always pretty and slim ^_^ They had a church wedding which hubby and I attended and it is so different from the traditional Chinese wedding. When the bride walked down the aisle .. I felt that my eyes have became watery and the look on the groom face was just so happy.. so thrilled and absolutely radiated with love and I truly believe that he must be thinking that he is the luckiest person in the world... and I would agree with him if he said that out loud.. hee...

On the same day of the church wedding, we also attended the wedding dinner at Equitorial Hotel, KL. We were nearly late because Smart Tunnel was closed due to rain and hence thrown our carefully planned schedule out of the window! Making matters worse!!! The hotel carpark was fulled that night and we had to parked at the carpark next building, then walked over. So we were running (with my high heels not a good idea!) up to stairs and went under the nicely decorated arch and the swans ice sculpture. I was thinking at that time that I will come out to take pictures later! Went to the registration counter and I was thinking how come my friend (the groom's sister) who said she will wait for me were no where at sight?!?! ... but I didn't think too much at that time ..we gave our names to the 'receptionist' who are taking registration and they could not find our names! Despite we gave them the few versions of our names (I forgot to ask my friend what names she registered us under!!!).. while Hubby was trying to figure out with them why our names were not on the list, I glanced to my left and saw a group of people was admiring the wedding pictures of the bride and groom. I was looking at that album thinking "hmm.. how come i missed this album the night before at the pre-wedding party?" I was sure that I have scrutinised every single wedding albums and pictures. So.. I was half heatedly looking at the pictures while listening to Hubby.. also thinking.. hmm.. the bride looked a bit different in these pictures (ok.. you must agree with me that most of the brides looks the same from far if their 'shape' is the same!!).. so as the lady who were holding the album turn a page.. I suddenly realised we must be at the wrong wedding because the groom is double the size of my friend's bro (please do not think that this groom is fat... just that my friend's bro is superbly lengthy!)... and when I realised we were at the wrong wedding reception I whispered to Hubby that we were at the wrong wedding.. but Hubby had to asked the receptionists:"Who is getting married here?" They said two names which it sounded like alien language to us.. ha.. then we spoke the two names of the bride and groom were there for and they immediately said "UPSTAIRS" in unison (i bet they get a lot of people going for the wrong wedding!!!). So.. we have to climb another flight of stairs to go to the Ballroom where the right wedding dinner was held. Told my friend this experience and she laughed her head off.. well.. I am not surprised as I feel like laughing myself thinking about this now. Told TTB too and she spent some good time laughing. Well.. it is not everyday you get to attend two weddings right? HAAAAAAAAAAAAA....

Happy Birthday little niece

My niece is 2 years old now! Went to her 2nd birthday party today and since we haven't seen her for a few months she seems to have grown 5inches! She is just so adorable and also likes to talk to you.. although we still can't figure out what she said... kids do grow up very fast...

Humph!!!

Ok.. I really hate traffic jam.. for some reason.. I still have not gotten used to it after being back here for slightly more than a year now. I get cranky whenever I am stuck in the jam for more than 1 hour.. I will turn into Medusa (just without the power.. too bad)!

Hee.. other than this.. I am actually very busy.. the long holiday passed by without me noticing... what have I done? Well.. paint the house, family waterfall trip, family friend wedding (tied up 2 days nearly).. attended Body Pump launching at The Curve...REALLY GOOD!!!! and still suffering from muscle ache! I felt that my legs and arms just do not listen to my command anymore when I have muscle ache... very amusing.. I think I look like a sumo-wrestler whenever I climb the stairs. THANK GOD someone has invented lift and escalators!!! Since Monday I have jumped back in to the busy working routine and hence only now I get to blog a bit.. Arghhh.. but brain not functioning that well.. so keeping this short!

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