$%^&&*$@#!$^

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DAMN..!!!!!!


I'm SUPER upset now.



WHY...????


Because my freaggin belly button ring got caught at the door and


freaggin


ripped


the


hole


APART.....



Uh huh...!!! $#%^&*(&#$%^&!


You tell me, is that a good reason to be upset tonight...???


Well, I have taken some pictures and they are SUPER gross. I'm so tempted to post it in here but lets see how many of my reader here wanted to see.


You've been warned - they are not pretty pictures. If 20 of my readers wanted to see the pictures, I will post them in my next entry. If not, fuggetaboutit...!!!!


Alright, I'm VERY VERY upset to the max right now. I'm gonna go to bed and sleep it off.






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Picture with Santa 2009

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A very short post today.





It's that time of the year for the girls to take picture with Santa.


Like past years, we took the girls to the mall, waited in line, spent 20 bucks and voila.....







Can you read what was written on Annabel's shirt...?????


Girls Rule... Boys Drool... Haha! Ok, ok... The "Boys Drool" part was from me.





Oh, it's the same old Santa as last year.



Here is last year picture.








For previous years pictures, click here.




Alright, must run now. So much work to do, so little time.







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and I shopped till I probably dropped....

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So, I went shopping the other day. And bought some clothes at a bargain price.


How much...??


Ummmmph, like....






and....





See, both are 70 & 80% off original.


Every mother's stores are having christmas sale and this is the time of the year that they are making some BIG BUCKS!






How do you like this black sweater top? $8.80





I SUPER love this gray top. The belt that comes with it is SUPER cute. SUPER cheap at $10.80





I'm going to wear this black dress to work tomorrow. Ha!





Here is my favourite piece of jacket. Love the color and those BBB = Big Black Buttons. 50% off original and I paid $37.50.

A little expensive though and out of my budget, but I SUPER love it. Ha!







The fluffy scarf goes well with the jacket. Don't you think so...?




Oh, I also bought 3 pairs of diamond earrings (fake one lah). Custome jewelry at 60% off.




Green, Purple and White



These are the three rings I bought too. And I give them funny names.





The "BW" from Black & White.





La Fluer.





The Pigmentado.




Which one do you like...???






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Oh, how do you like my french nails..??



If you have been my blog regular reader for some time, you should know by now that I usually do my nails at home. Over the weekend.






And today, I splurged and had my nails done at the nail salon. Just simply because I felt like being pampered.


I like it alot and will have it done at the salon every other week. So, there you go. Extra expenses added to the month. Uh-huh..!!!!


Oh, they are my real nails. Acrylic Nails = tak main le! (no way).. Ha!





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The "Kutu" Saga continued

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Note: "Kutu" (in Malay) = Head Lice



We finally took the girls to see their pediatrician and got prescription for the head lice.


And guess what...???


One of my anonymous reader who left a very sweet comment on my previous post, was CORRECT.



Anonymous said...

kak.., di hospital saya , selalunya guna ubat kutu yang ada malation 1% + sodium chloride. cuba lah yang ini.

9:10 AM, November 11, 2009




For you English speaking out there:-


Sista.., in my hospital, they usually use head lice medication that contains malation 1% + sodium choride. Give it a try.









The girls' doctor had prescribed Malathion 0.5% - not the 1% as mentioned by this kind reader. (Thanks for your comment, to whoever you are <<>>)






But nevertheless, we are going to give it a try and cross my fingers, toes and eyes that it will works this time.



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One bad thing about living far away from home (home for me, of course Malaysia lah) is the constant cravings for Malaysian food.


Char Keow Teow, Nasi Lemak, Assam Laksa, Bak Kut Teh and the list goes on and on.


The other day, I was craving for Yong Tau Foo.


So, off I went to the Vietnamese store on the other side of the town and picked up some shitake mushroom, fried tofu and a container of fish paste.


And I made some semi-homemade Yong Tau Foo.





Shitake mushroom and fried tofu - my all time favourite.





I stuffed myself silly that day.





I even cooked enough for leftovers... Nom nom nom nom.


Well, mom's Yong Tau Foo still the best and out of the world. I can't wait to be home in a few months to savor her homecooked comfort food. Gotta be patience.



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Oh, I went shopping today.


At Kohl's.


And bought myself some work clothes. They were on sale 70 - 80% off.


Guess how much I paid for this fluffy scarf..?





Two-Ninety-Nine.





Two Dollar Ninety Nine Cents. Ha!





Just perfect for cold winter weather. Love it. So soft and fluffy.



Must run. Time to get some sleep. I'll show you some pictures of the clothes that I bought today in my next post.

Bon Nuit everyone!



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Thanksgiving Dinner

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I can only describe Thanksgiving dinner this year with just one word.


AWESOME.






To be honest, I have not had a clue what's Thanksgiving is, and why do American celebrate it.

I know it's a celebration to be thankful for what we have but what I really care for on this special day is the BIG turkey. Gooble Gooble!!!





Well, we started our Thanksgiving dinner with the girls saying their prayers (read below).


God is great and God is good,
And we thank you for our food,
By HIS hand we all are fed,
Thank you for your daily Bread.
Amen.






Our Thanksgiving Menu:

1. Oven Roasted Turkey.
2. Green Beans Casserole.
3. Sweet Potatoes with marshmallow.
4. Stuffing or Dressing (some of you may called it).
5. Corn Pudding (my favourite side dishes).
6. Cranberry Sauce (must have).
7. Pickles, Green Olives & Cut Celery.
8. Hot Dinner Rolls.




Clockwise: Ed, Rita, Papa, and Adele.



And here are the desserts.




Four different types of pies.




Homemade Coconut Creme Pie by Rita. It was D.E.L.I.C.I.O.U.S.




All-Time favourite Pumpkin Pie.




Yummilious Cherry Pie.




And Raisin Pie homemade by Rita also.



Guess what I had..???


Two GIANT pieces of Coconut Creme Pie. It was that good.







After dinner, it was time to take a nap.




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Fast forward to 2 hours later.


Went around the house and took some pictures before we hand-picked some grapefruits and oranges.





And we QUACK QUACK here, QUACK QUACK there....

here QUACK, there QUACK... (everybody sing with me)





We put almost 2,000 miles on the car. Yikes!





In Florida, you will see alot of palm trees everywhere.





Ha... Look at the orange tree.





Full with oranges.





One for me and one for ya....





And a whole lot for the girls.




We ended up going home with 1 full bag of grapefruits and 2 full bags of oranges.




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Here is the last part of the post which I'm very proud of myself.


I used to crochet. 23 years ago, when I was 15. (Jesus, am I that old..?)


Well, I haven't touch the needle since then and completely forgotten how to even hold the darn needle.


And while we were down in Florida, I was suddenly interested to start crocheting again as Adele was making some pots holder and she's good at it.


So, I picked up the needle and made......

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A Purse.




It took me a couple of hours to finish this purse. It's for Annabel.



Then, I made another one.




For Emma.



And another one.





For me... Nah, I was just kidding. It's for Alyssa, Annabel's BFF.




So, I made 3 purses for the girls. Yup, I'm so proud of myself.



Got to go now. I'm so much into crochet now. Perhaps I will start making a purse for myself. Ha..!





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Busch Gardens, Tampa

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Busch Gardens was fun.





We literally spent the entire day (on Monday) there, from 10:30 am till 5:30 pm.




Well, many thanks to Adele's son-in-law who got us free admission tickets to the park. All we had to pay was the parking ($12) and lunch ($34+). Oh, and locker for our backpack too ($6+).



The very first thing we did was to watch a 30-minutes Critter Castaways show at the Garden Theater.





Well-trained dogs and cats, ducks and doves, potbellied pigs and a few surprise animal stars entertain guests with a spectacular tribute to the human/animal connection.





I tell you, she is one pretty young lady.





Mr T and the girls were enjoying the show while I was there enjoying my sun tan. Haha!



Then, we walked around for a while and saw.....





a bunch of beautiful pink flamingos...





and a BIG HUGE-ASS komodo dragon. Yikes!



Talking about dragons, the girls had a blast at The Land of Dragons.







Do they really exit? I mean the dragons.



While the girls had some "dragons rides"....













I continued having a good time under the sun.







After a couple hours at The Land of Dragons, Mr T and Annabel decided to go for a Tanganyika Tidal Wave.






It was fun for Annabel and she would do it again in a heart beat.





By now, I was a little exhausted, had enough sun and wanted to sit down.


So, we went for another show.

(Pssst, shows are free in Busch Gardens - inclusive with the admission tickets)



Christmas on Ice.
















The show finished in half an hour, then we hopped on the train and off we went for a ride around the park.










Saw some animals along the way and the girls were bored.



So, we got off at the next station and hopped onto the sky-ride.






Ah-ha... Sky-ride was much MUCH better.









Unfortunately, we didn't take a whole lot of pictures while on the sky-ride.




And these two pictures below were taken just right before we decided to go home, to Papa's and Adele's.








Did we have fun? Oh yeah. ALOT.


Would we be back again? Probably not. Cause we will be going to Disney World next year.





Next post: Thanksgiving Dinner and Pick Your Own Florida Oranges.


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we are here in Florida...

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We are in Florida.


At Papa's and Adele's house.






Reached here yesterday (Saturday) morning at 7:30 am.


It was a loooooong drive - close to 13-hours with a stop in South Carolina at 10:30 pm for a very late dinner.


The girls had been good in the car - dozed off around midnight and by the time they got up, we were about 20 minutes away from Papa's and Adele's.


We didn't do a whole lot yesterday - was too tired. Just chilled at home and went out for a buffet dinner at a restaurant nearby.


By 10:00 pm, everyone was in bed. Zzzzzzzz.



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This morning, Papa and Mr T were off to hit some golf balls.


We, the ladies, decided to hang out at the pool and try to get some sun.





It was a little cloudy this morning.






And quite windy too.






But that didn't stop me from wearing my fake LV bikini and hope to get some sun.






Say hi to Adele, everyone.






And these two young ladies never failed to strike me some nice pose.




So, what's in plan for tomorrow...???


We are going to Busch Garden. 45 minutes drive. Yeah, that's nothing compared to what we had driven Friday night.


Come back later for more Busch Garden pictures.


Now, I need a cat nap before we go out to the mall for some shopping this afternoon.





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our journey to Florida

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We are leaving to Florida for Thanksgiving this evening.


It's gonna be a long 12-hours drive. Yuck!


Well, here is the general idea how our journey is going to look like, from Richmond, VA to Tampa, FL via Interstate 95.





We will drive through 5 states starting:-

1. Virginia
2. North Carolina
3. South Carolina
4. Georgia
5. Florida




Virginia.




Virginia is easy. It's going to take about an hour drive or so from Richmond to be at the border of North Carolina.




North Carolina



The Interstate 95 in North Carolina is approx. 182 miles long... and driving at an average speed of approx. 60 mph, would take approx. 3 hours and 2 minutes to cross.




South Carolina



South Carolina - 207 miles long... and driving at an average speed of approx. 60 mph, would take approx. 3 hours and 27 minutes to cross.


Fuh, by this time, I would be half-dead, man...



Georgia



Georgia is a short one. 112 miles long and would take approx. 1 hour and 52 minutes to cross at 60 mph.




Florida




Once enter Florida, we will be on I-95 for 45 minutes or so, till we get to Jacksonville.


Then from Jacksonville, we will take Interstate 10 to Gainsville before we proceed to Interstate 85 all the way down to Tampa, FL.


This journey would probably takes approx. 5 - 6 hours. Double Yuck!




I tell you, this is not going to be fun but anyway, wish us a safe journey, please.

I promise I will post our family portrait in the next entry while we are in Florida.




Florida... Papa... Adele.... Here we come!!!!




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more of the girls...

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We had our family portrait taken last weekend.


It's the family tradition to have our family portrait taken at the studio every year. We have been doing that for the past four years - since Emma was born, to be precise.


I'm so eager to share our family portrait in here but that has to be put on hold, for right now.


Anyway, here are more pictures of the girls.


Which one is your favourite?





She looks good in green, doesn't she...?





Love to see those tiny little fingers.





Aaah, hope there were some candies in here...





but I guess not. Oh well...!!






She looks like a teenager in this picture.





Christmas is my favourite holidays...





so that I can hang ornaments on the christmas tree all day.




We will be off to Florida this Friday for 8 days to be with Papa and Adele this Thanksgiving.


It's gonna be a loooong 12-hours drive and yuck, I'm not looking forward to that. Lots of coffee and unlimited supply of RedBull should keep me going, I hope.


Till then, I might pose our family portrait in here. If not, I guess it's gonna be after the holidays.






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You are

You are my guiding star
You are my shining light
You are my everything
what helps me through the night.





You are my heart
You are my soul
You are my savoir
what makes me feel whole.





You are more than my sister
You are my best friend
You are the one that will be there
when my heart needs to mend.





I love you sister
more than you will ever know
You are my other half
with you i am whole










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