Wish list

TGIF! Was looking for a gift for my sister but I just had to swing by Selberan. Always wanted to check out their songket collection and boom, I'M IN LVOE WITH THIS.
The locket retails at 3k++ and the chain is 1k++. Gah! Money y u no grow on trees?!?

Aaaaaaand Fossil just had to come up with robot&rocket collection arghhhhh *kicks self in the shin*.

Have a good weekend. 

Wednesday comfort

Wednesday comfort. We were all stressed out with the outcome of the department meeting today.

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"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Emre: Abang's faithful accomplice.

Rumi: The dark side. Heheh.

inari soft shell crab at sushi zanmai

The first thing I'll order when at Sushi Zanmai. 

dream list

Oh just sharing some stuff on my wish list.

Saw this in-flight to DPS.

Every girl has her own dream bag. This is mine, for the month. ;p

some meal I had

DV Ristorante Pizzeria @ Bukit Damansara is one of my favorite go-to places if I'm craving for some authentic Italian food. Besides, I think their set lunch is a bargain - at MYR25 you'll get main dish, soup of the day, ice lemon tea and dessert. A steal! 

But this chicken ugh, a disappointment. The chicken is not fresh at all and it was such a let-down. Sigh. 

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"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Rumi: He said "thank you my dear" when I agreed to make him Maggi.

Emre: Asks for permission when he wants to mess up his toys.

China Treasures

Ah yes, my inglorious days of eating out are numbered, ladies and gents.

The minute I get my new baby (of the 4 wheels kind) I'll be eating out of maggi cups just watch me!

So last Monday, we celebrate my colleague's belated birthday at one of our favorite dim sum place at Sime Darby Convention Centre. I let my colleagues do the ordering because as long there's chicken in my food I'm game. And boy did we eat! All-you-can-eat buffet is the mother of all evils. I kid you not.

On to the food photos.

Y'all see the salted egg yolk right thurr? Heaven.

Prawn inside. Yup. and yum.

My new found love: steamed buttered & salted egg yolk bamboo charcoal bun

Can't wait to go back for this. If only they don't cost so much!

Note: All photos were taken by my colleague, except for the last one. Happy Diwali!

Office folks

Finally bought miserable plants for my miserable view. Well my colleague picked them out for me because I was too lazy to go out last Friday.

Planning for a trip to the hair salon for my long-overdue hair treatment is as tedious as hitting the gym is as tedious as planning for a short break on my birthday next year is as tedious as updating my CV is as tedious as clearing out the kids' closet is as tedious as updating the iOS. Throw procrastination in the mix and boom! { s t a g n a n t l i f e }

Kenanga Boutique Hotel Ubud

Now, finding in Ubud was a problem for me because while I (thought) I knew Kuta at the back of my hand, I'm pretty clueless when it comes to Ubud.

And here's a little confession: I am terrified of paddy fields. And most hotels in Ubud are surrounded by them.

I am trying to recall a movie, not sure whether it was a Malay or Indo movie, but I remember at the ending of the movie, the father was so angry at his kids that he 'threw' his kids upward into the sky. It was set in a paddy field and I'm sure it's not some figment of my imagination! I suspect it's that Ranjau Sepanjang Jalan movie but googling can only do so much and I couldn't find any reference to it. Perhaps I should try reading the book. But I'm not even sure if this is the movie or some B-grade indo movie damnit!

Watched a lot of movie hantu from Indonesia when I was a kid. My dad (bless his soul) has been an avid fan of Indo movies back then.

But I digress.

Best option to find a hotel? Tripadvisor it. So when I saw Kenanga Boutique Hotel ranked at Top 15 in Ubud, I'm sold. Time was running out anyway. Albeit the paddy field surrounding the hotel, I must say it was pretty cool to stay there. No noise, great food, free charter to Ubud (7 minutes away from the hotel) and despite my eternal loathing for the fields, we managed to go for a short run in the morning and the staff was nice. We couldn't check out late because the room that we stayed in was a tourist favorite but they were kind enough to provide a room for my marathon man to shower (he clocked in 5:47 for 42 km).

Room starts at MYR400++. Definitely coming back. Well, at least that's what my husband said to the receptionist. Heheh.

Mind run

My husband is right. Without proper training I might not survive the StanChart race this Sunday. I haven't been eating right, haven't been exercising... I don't even want to think about how much I weigh these days. 

In the meantime, this week I need to study study study. Industry exam on Saturday. I hate calculations!!! Die. 

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 "A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Emre: Says thank you to us everysingletime.

Rumi: Took center stage during his first school concert! I was so shocked! I mean his teacher said he's a shy boy and to see him on stage, full of confidence.. wow, just wow.