tired

today was a toughie. not so much because of the kids, who were away at camp learning to be young entrepreneurs, but because of the amount of work that needs to get done with the new yr looming upon us. every yr the relevant ministry carries out spot checks on centres like ours to ensure that everything is as it should be. sigh. which basically means a whole loada work. i hope the spot-check occurs before the end of the year so i can take leave in jan when i'll be turning 24. damn. that'll take a while to digest.

it's funny how upon learning i'll be moving to australia soon, everyone in school is giving me cooking lessons. one of the aunties taught me to make herbal chicken soup (though i doubt imthie'll much fancy the idea of white fungus) yesterday whilst a teacher was teaching me all kinds of stir-fry combis (so difficult i tell ya :) ) i wonder what my mum haws i store for me over the weekend but i'll be sure to post pictures of whatever it is.

have not exercised at all for the last three days. my left knee was hurting really badly after two consecutive days of running. could hardly walk on it yesterday but it's doing much better today, so hoping to get myself off my rather generous behind tomorrow.

i can hardly keep my eyes open at the moment and its barely past 10pm. i must be getting old. need to be at work at 8.30 tomorrow. i miss being able to wake up at noon. those were some good times...

feeling the love

first of all thank you to the many people who left congratulatory messages. it was a real pick-me-up, especially since i've been missing the hubby something bad. lemme explain the current situation; we're officially married as we've ROM-ed in Singaporean speak. however, we're not gonna live together till after the reception, which is the big wedding banquet to be held next july, if all goes well. so for the moment i'm in singapore whilst imthie's in melbourne. we're doing the phone thing, which has it's moments but can get you down at times too.

thankfully i started working almost immediately after he left which i think i owe a large part of my present sanity to. work has been unpredictable, something anyone who works with kids on a daily basis will tell you. overall i really enjoy being with the kids, who can be difficult when they wanna be but it's all forgotten when they give you a hug or one of their killer smiles. the love they so readily give you makes you wonder what the world would be like if more adults would do the same.

another thing i've been using this time to do (other than learning to cook) is to try to get back on the fitness track. though its been very slow going, i think i can finally say that i seem to be heading in that direction. it took some time for me to believe i could do it but when you just go thru the motions initially, then you realise that you're body is not that much different even though a few kilos heavier and seeing how much better you feel after, you just wanna keep on going. yes i wanna look my best for the wedding in july, but i'm not gonna starve myself or become obsessed with numbers on the scale. i wanna reign myself in because i worked really really hard to get where i am and to just become complacent and resort to old habits would be a pity. i need to make exercise and healthy eating a part of my daily routine, so i will continue them even after i join imthie in melbourne.

so what have i done so far that's inspired such a lengthy post?? nothing much really, but i'm in a positive frame of mind and it took me a while to get here. i have cut out carbs during dinner, which means i often go to bed with a slight rumble in the tummy, which strangely enough is a rather comforting feeling. and today i made my own salad, something i haven't done in ages.i've started moving again too. on friday i did 20 min on the bike. it was a short workout but i really pushed myself. then sunday and today i went for a run. sometime next week i'm gonna see if i can work shorter hours so that i can add sessions with din too. i'm taking a slower approach this time around. and giving myself snaps as i go along :)

taking baby steps to becoming a domestic diva

i've been sayin ever since the prospect of getting married (ok some two months ago) became even remotely possible that i was going to learn to cook from my mum. well today i actually did. there's a sri lankan malay dish called pittu (pit-too) that the hubby can't get enough of, and therefore naturally was first on the list of dishes to master. its basically a mixture of rice,coconut and flour that is steamed in a somewhat err phalic shaped device. it is not that hard to make but does take a month of sundays. the effort is definitely worth it though cos the combination of the pittu with any curry and a onion n chilli sambal is simply orgasmic. i also learnt to make these accompanying dishes of course. here's some pictorial evidence that i'm not shitting you. have a good week folks and will keep you posted on my other culinary achievements :)
p/s:i think i got the domestic diva part down, next time i should prolly dress the part tho. hehe.

the in-laws

mummy and daddy-in-law

second sis-in-law

elder sis-in-law and her super cute son

the registration (the day i became a mrs)

pic1- sayin farewell at changi airport

pic2-mr n mrs mahamooth :)

pic3-spoilt rotten by the mother-in-law

pic4-meeting the friends for the first time, is it any wonder someone looks nervous

pic5-our fascination with immy's cat; bubbles