And it is ended ..

The euphoria of having The Hubby home has gone. Hahaha! Wow .. That took all of one week or so. First weekend he was back .. I was driving us to Vivocity and things were back to normal ie I heard all kinds of "driving advice" while making my way there. Thankfully, while I usually do get fed up, at that point in time, I was still happy he was back and managed to drive merrily there. Bugger man. Bumped into a friend at Vivocity and somehow the topic of cars and driving came up and she said, "Your husband lets you drive?"

Woman .. It's not a matter of him letting me drive. I can drive. My kids know I can drive. My maid knows I can drive. The people who issue driving licenses in Singapore know I can drive. I've been driving for 10 years - accident free. The bugger man just thinks he drives better than me and so therefore, I must take driving instructions from him. And he prefers I drive btw. He just wants to be in charge of HOW I drive. *rolls eyes*

What. The. Hell. Half the time, I'm rolling my eyes upwards while driving cos I hear him telling me to change lane, do this, don't do that. My other friend says I have a lot of patience. It's not actually patience per se. It's more of resignation. If I tick the man off we end up bickering. So usually, 90% of the time, I just ignore him and his doom and gloom sayings like "u drive like that ah, we're going to skid and die" and just try to enjoy the drive. Hard to lar. I am trying very hard most times not to lose my patience. Lol.

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Mummy, what is that? ..

It's so not cool to have a hickey at a grand old age of 37.5 (eh, STILL not 38 till the 27th of this month) .. And it doesn't help that it's the size of Texas. I kid u not.

Sigh.

And suddenly I'm bumping into all and sundry at Giant hypermart this afternoon. What. the. hell. And it's hard to have a conversation while trying to angle your body to one side so that the person you're talking to can't see it. Ok, who am I kidding? I was HOPING they wouldn't notice it. Hahaha! All the while I was cursing my husband inwardly.

Yes, I used concealer. Yes, I used calendula cream last night in an effort to get rid of it fast. Doesn't seem to be helping. I am close to just pasting a band aid on it .. A Disney Princess one no less and claim that I er, cut myself shaving? Lol.

And I am hosting a party at my place tomorrow evening! Can u beat that? I thought of wearing a scarf, but really, a scarf? Here?

And yes, of course my girls quizzed me on it .. "what is that, Mummy?" .. *sigh* I had to come up with a NOT x-rated explanation.

Eh. Stop laughing. Lol.

My downfall ..

Ah yes, not one to accept that I cannot wear high heeled shoes cos they basically cause me pain in the form of blisters, I went and bought myself yet another pair of Tommy Hilfiger wedge sandals. What the hell right ? Lol. They're very pretty. And in a nice bronze-y kinda shade.

Come on, I'm sure I'll be able to walk in these. They haven't arrived yet. I got them online. Yes, I have to buy most of my shoes online. The shoes here are Liliputian.

So I'll let you know how it goes. Whether I walk or hobble around in them. Haha!

The Rose Veranda at Shangri-La

Met the girls there again yesterday for lunch/high tea. Man, we do love that place! The food and ambience - really very nice. Service is good too. I detest the parking compound though. It's basement parking .. And it's not connected to the main hotel. I had parked at basement 2 this time, and I had to lug baby, my bags and the stroller up the stairs on my own.

Other than that, I love having meet ups there with my friends. We were there blissfully eating and chatting from 1.30 to 5.30pm. Ah, joy !! Charlotte was with me and man, the little munchkin just couldn't stand all the sitting around. I half regretted bringing the little tyke along with me. I'd say she would be happier at home ... But I'm not sure she would. Not for that long anyway. To be separated from her beloved mummy (lol) .. Ah,  motherhood.

Anyway, I came home later that evening and decided I was gonna skip dinner. Lol.

Foot binding ..

Can one start foot binding at a ripe old age of 37.5 (ok, I'll be 38 at the end of this month) .. ? I think I need to consider it, man. I haven't worked in years. Many years. And so, I hardly wear closed shoes. And my toes know it. They're so used to being splayed and not forced together in closed shoes for so long, that when I tried wearing my Tommy Hilfiger wedges last weekend, I nearly died. I had a big ulcer on my right little toe within an hour of having them on.

Blardy hell.

Thankfully, I had anticipated such a situation and had my regular Ipanema sandals in my car. So I swapped them out after I bid my lunch companions goodbye.

Man, I feel useless. And does it mean I'm forever doomed to wear flip flops and sandals??! Forever? I haven't tried ballet flats. While I don't mind wearing flats or court shoes my whole life, but it would be nice to don high-ish wedges and such SOMETIMES. Especially for nice dinners, you know?

But then how? My toes obviously aren't going to allow me to get away with it. They don't want to be cloistered and squeezed into closed shoes. Or rather high heeled shoes.

I'm going to be a slipper wearing Aunty forever from the looks of it. I just know it. I'll be 65 at our gala wedding anniversary dinner in a gown and wearing flip flops. Die la.

Eye of the tiger

Ok .. Not really. I was thinking of that song by Survivor from the 80s ..

Anyway, I was having lunch today at Samy's .. Indian food of course, with an old friend .. And she ordered fish head curry. Now check out my pic. Firstly, that is NOT a small bowl. The serving was pretty big for 2 people but they told us it was a small fish head. Yeah, riiiiiight.

There was only 2 of us eating. Lol. It was a very filling lunch. We had rice, vegetables, masala chicken and garlic naan. Washed it all down with lime juice. Yummy !! Poor Charlotte only had her baby food and her baby biscuits. I didn't dare give her some papadum cos she's only 10 months old. Lol.

Anyway, look my pic. When I posted it on instagram, my friend thought it looked creepy. Hahaha! Yes, it does! Can u spot the eyeball? It's almost like it was eyeballing us and balefully chiding us for eating it. Hey, man .. (or fish) I wasn't the one who actually killed u. Ate you, yes. So don't be hating.

Korean curry

Tastes pretty much like Japanese curry I found out. Met up w a friend for lunch in town today and we went to this little Korean place to try their food. Not bad I must say. And reasonably priced too. I had a set lunch. Chicken curry rice.

Then we walked around town a bit. It's nice to shop during the Christmas season. I love it.

After coffee at Dome, we headed home. Tired but happy haha!

Decisions ..

Ah yes, I am faced with a life changing question once again .. what a dilemma (lol) !

I have decided that it would be nice if I bought something for myself this year for Christmas. And I was looking to get new day curtains for the hall. A set that I really like is going to set me back for $540. The shop already has my measurements for the hall windows so they know what it would cost. I was in there a few weeks ago looking at nice new day curtains cos mine are looking ratty and not white anymore. Initially, the one I chose which is just a plain chiffon material would cost me $320 but it's plain. And I will have to live with it for the next 5 years at least. My current set has been hanging there for the last 7 years .. Can u beat that?? Anyway, the ones I really like have big flower designs on it .. And it's shiny. and it's $540. Lol. It sounds frightful but it's not ..

So it's either curtains or a new Canon S95. Man, I've been eyeing that cam for awhile now .. It'll be just nice for my handbag. I love my Canon EOS 7D .. but really WHICH Coach bag can stand the weight of that camera PLUS my other assorted rubbish I lug around on a daily basis?The camera is also about $549 ..

So I gotta think hard .. Curtains or cam? What do u think? Ok, I might end up not getting either cos I do have a list of things that need changing in the house ... new sheets, new pillows .. so I might not have the cash to spare in the end ... ah well. Let's see how it goes.