i am hostess

last saturday we hosted a potluck lunch for the husband’s cousins.

the menu consisted of:

dominos pizza

spaghetti bolognese

fusilli carbonara

frozen strawberry cheesecake for dessert

chachos & tzatziki dip

an array of alcoholic beverages & carbonated drinks

lunch was scheduled for 12noon but malaysians being malaysians kan. the worst was the waiting for the spaghetti bolognese. they were 2.5 hours late!! lucky we all have a sense of humor. so, i donned a pair of maternity pants (which was miraculously available for use that afternoon!!) & shoved a pillow under my t-shirt.

the husband’s first reaction was: what happened to your boobs? hihihi. they went missing of course. after all, this is a faux pregnancy ma. so although the faux tummy was there, the faux boobs were not. so anyhow, it was perfect timing bcos just as i was ready with my “costume” the doorbell rang. & so i waddled to greet our lidut guests. it was very believable i tell you. my waddle i mean. & when i opened the door, i told them “haiyaaaa… you guys took so long that i got pregnant while waiting for your bolognese lah!!” kihkihkih…

for entertainment, the husband & our guests gambled. so much for playing board games. & i was so looking forward to playing taboo. well, at least the mahjong table that my parents bought & stored in the apartment came into good use. i don’t gamble bcos i’m just so very bad at math. imagine, i have difficulty even with playing blackjack (sometimes also known as 21).

so, the day was spent gambling, drinking, laughing & accusing me of being racist. the husband announced to our guests that my marrying him is just a camouflage for my bigotry. ciss. we tried to make margaritas but it turned out not so great. oh well.

we headed to the pool at 9pm & had a lovely time frolicking & racing. ahhhh… so nice to feel like a youth again. after the swim we headed back to the apartment & some more funnies took place. for one, someone decided to hang their wet undies outside the window ledge secured by the window of course. i stumbled upon it by accident as i was trying to secure the window back into place. needless to say, that someone was feeling mighty awkward that night hehehehe. for another, someone else decided to leave his wet undies on my dressing table with the hairdryer on to dry it. i stumbled on that accidentally too bcos i heard the hairdryer going for about 10mins & realized no one was there. haiyooo… cartoon cartoon…

oh well. it was a lovely weekend. unfortunately for the husband, he was working on sunday whilst the rest of us lazed & recuperated :-D