too lazy to update so here are pictures

as you come to my front door & ring the bell (or bang the padlock against the grill which is more effective cos the doorbell doesnt work) you'll be gaily greeted by my christmas wreath which is placed strategically over my peephole. so i can see you & you may not even know it! careful, dont be digging your nose!!

as you enter my humble abode, you'll see our christmas tree.

here without presents;

and here with presents galore.

and this is one of the christmas stocking hanging over my mantelpiece (ok lah, no mantelpiece so its hanging underneath my tv supported by the cabinet doors. everytime we open the doors, it falls off.)

here are the happy faces of the niece & nephew. can't you see, they're just brimming with joy. & they told me "aunty, my cup runneth over." NOT. hihihi...

heres my gift from the husband who calls himself King Leonidas. ptoooiii!!

& heres my gift to him all wrapped with ribbons.

this is one of the little people on new year's eve. liliputians.

flatulence

ahhh… the power of the fart. you might be wondering why on earth i found the need to blog about this. it is my belief that The Fart has for far too long been taken for granted in creating happiness in human relationships. have you ever noticed that a fart, especially a loud one, has the astounding ability to bring a smile and even a fit of giggles on? of course this is usually accompanied with the thumb and fore finger pinching the nose or, if you’re more lady like, with one hand making a fanning motion in front of your nose. in my case, its always a slap on the husband’s lap or shoulder, reprimanding him for his lack of manners.

farts have played a major role throughout my pre-married life and more so in my early married life (actually, i’m still in my early married life). there are times when i get angry with the husband for farting (especially if its somewhere in the vicinity of my face), under the duvet covers (which have a way of wafting out of the folds), in the car or just a bit too loudly. but most times, it’s always a giggle fest. usually when it’s yours truly releasing the airbombs. hihihi…

the husband has rather active bowel movements. so sometimes when he farts, he goes “uh-oh… i hope its not a shart.” a shart being a fart with a bit of shit. hihihi… i know that most women, myself included, are often embarrassed with releasing bodily emissions cos its un-ladylike. i know of people who still malu-malu to do certain things whilst their husbands are in the bathroom. hey, its understandable. i am too.

its funny though don’t you think? how men are often times more relaxed about these things? but heres the thing: i am less self-conscious about these things more and more and these days, i can give as good as i get. so husband, although i wont do it in the presence of others, theres nothing stopping me from flatulating (if theres such a word) under the duvet. so watch it.

what you can do, i can do twice!

blessed 2008 to one & all

its now 15 days into the new year. i'm rather late in this entry but i was so lazy to write lah. so here are my updates from my christmas break to date:

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~christmas eve~

haha... i forgot what i did on that day hihihi... oh ya!! my sister & family came over about tea-time. the husband & i left for christmas eve mass at about 6-ish. it was raining so when we got to church, it was chilly as we had to sit outside. i was so hunger by the time the mass ended & i really really wanted to have some chicken rice in pj but unfortunately, we had to head back to the mil's for the customary stew & bread. lucky got vindaloo too. come midnight, we had our fruit cake & wine & opened gifts. the husband & i then headed home for gift opening with my sister & her family but by the time we got there, they were asleep. so we opened our gifts to each other instead. i got a bathrobe with matching slippers and he got jengjengjeng... a bathrobe as well!! hehehe... then we went to bed.

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~christmas day~

i was awakened by my nephew trying to open my room door to see if i was awake so he could open his gifts. hehehe... once every gift was opened, the husband & i left for geddis... port dickson... hihihi... how exciting. anyways, the journey there was uneventful. i left home equipped with my lollipops to battle any car- or morning-sickness. when we got to PD, i was sorely disappointed with the accomodations. lucky the company was good. we were in PD for 3 days. i didnt do much due to all the pantang larangs given to me by my mum. brought my bikini but didnt even swim. ciss... i was tired all the time & had to take a nap in the afternoons. i was glad to be heading back to KL on the 3rd day.

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~new year's eve~

anyhoo... my countdown was spent at home. my immediate family as well as the husband's immediate family came for dinner (a dinner which i DID NOT totally cook all by myself hihihi). this was the menu for the night:

2 black pepper roasted chicken (store bought from jusco)
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mashed patatoes
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black pepper beef with spring onions
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garlic stir fried bak choy
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white rice
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chocolate cake from secret recipe
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longans-in-a-can


the chocolate cake was so supersweet, i couldnt take it. so i stuck to my longans-in-a-can as a dessert. my estranged fil also came lah (arghhh). i was having one of my morning sickness nausea cum headache so i was skeptical about my ability to layan his nonsense (one minute he says he's not coming, next minute he was there. ishkkk!!). but lucky i was ok towards the end. come 12midnight we were standing at the balcony enjoying the fireworks from the curve (i think). & while the kids were all screaming, the adults were watching the chua-soi-lek-hotel-scandal thingy on the news. nothing exciting about my countdown but i liked that we spent our first new year's countdown as a married couple at home with our loved ones (yes including the estranged one arghhh). for entertainment, we had my niece sing us a sabahan song. muahahaha... it was so farnee. i wish i took a video of it lah. dammit.

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~new year's day~

we woke up to breakfast prepared by my sister's maid --i'm such a bad hostess i tell you. i had NOTHING in the freezer for breakfast. lucky i had bread & eggs & nuggets. after breakfast we went to the pool so the kids could swim. again all i did was sit by the side of the pool soaking my feet in. oh how i wish i could swim without fear. soon soon. after the swim, my family left & the husband & i went over to my mil's for new year's day lunch. so many people. so many kids. i was a kid-magnet thanks to my lollipops.

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ok end of update. the lazy bug has kicked in. till later when i find my rajin bug again!!