Independence

Malaysia will be celebrating its 51 independence day this year. Gained independence from the British on the 31 August 1957. Annual independence parade is held in front of office. Today is a full dress rehearsal, traffic was so so bad. Main road closed for this. Managed to snap some not so picturesque pictures from office roof top. The red and white stripe flag is Malaysia flag, whereas the other one (with the mountain) is the state of Sabah's flag. Happy Merdeka u'ol!

Love at First Sight

Fall in love at first sight with this baby gown. Saw it from a bus on the way home many many years ago in 1995. It was displayed in a glass window at a thrift shop in Walton Village Liverpool. During those years, I haven't got the "flea market" bug yet.....The baby gown was only 2 pounds I think. Its made from the softest material. Soft lace (Belgium lace maybe eh?). It is so delicate and soft to the touch. The length is about 4 feet (from top to bottom).

No baby girl is going to wear this now(sob sob sob), since all my sisters already "tutup kilang" (past the child bearing stage). At the rate am going now pun don't think am gonna be "berdangan" kan sri & M, And I don't think I'm gonna adopt any baby girl(or any baby for that matter regardless of the gender- am too selfish) hahahahahahahahahaha. I m thinking of framing this dress in an acid free frame, and turn it into an "art thing" (something like what was displayed in the Tate Gallery in Albert Dock). Wakakakakakakakakakak!

Fay's Household Tag

Tag by Fay - Household chores that I don't really fancy (ubah sikit the nama ah Che');

1. Dishwashing. Must have Vaseline hand lotion nearby, to ensure hands are smooth and NOT dry.

2. Bunuh Semut dan Lipas. Yup a menace to a household. Must have Ridsect nearby and my mom gave me this chalk (which supposedly be a low poisoinuos cockroach repellant). A friend suggested that kayu manis can also deter ants and cockroaches....sila la try ye.

3. Buang Sampah. To neatly tie bin bag nicely to prevent any unwanted and smelly water dripping or yucky smell. To go down 3 floors to the bin centre. Good exercise konon.

4. Dusting. On books, TV, Astro decorder, Cake Plates, ALL surface...sigh...

5. Bunuh Cicak. Their "bulu less" body and ekor pandai putus! To ensure that they died instantly (to prevent any keseksesaan), and to be creative in "sapu ing" its lifeless body without touching it and securely wrapped it in 5 plastic bags to prevent the ekor yg masih bergoyang-goyang frm terlepas!

Itu saja household chores that I don't like. 2 out of 5 involve pembunuhan.

Cath Kidston...I wish

Today is mugs' day. It had been ages since my last mug purchase (to justify my mug spending spree eh). So very smitten with Cath Kidston's mugs. How I (and shabbychic mom wish too) to have a Cath Kidston's shop here...sigh....As of now, we can only drool at the Cath Kidston's catalogue.

However, today Mr. Parkson (a departmental store) truly made my day. Among the many cawan cawan cina, 2 mugs caught my eyes. I thought they are Cath Kidston's, but nope Sri, they are the regular "Made in China" mugs. But, the prints are so very CK u'ol!

I am such a happy gal with my NOT CK mugs today! Nescafe tasted so good in these mugs.

Bundle of Joy

Announcing the much anticipated arrival of latest nephew, shopaholic owen's lilttle brother Nowell. Such a tiny tiny baby. We were and still is smitten with this little bundle of joy. The brother's mood swings is going erratic, between proud of being a big brother and a pang of jealousy of all the attention to his lil' bro....wakakakakakakak!

Wanted to create an "artsy" photo shoot, wakakakakaakakakak! Am still amazed at how tiny his hands and fingers are compared to mine.

The still shopaholic big brother, grinning from ear to ear.

Adorable

Adorable latest member to the family. Eldest bro's son 2 months old Calvin. he is so gonna be spoilt by his many many aunts wakakakakakakakakakakaakakaaka.....

Had been searching high and low for this classic hot water thermos. Wanted to find something like Cath Kidston's one (shabby chic version of pale green with pink roses). However, ini ja yg ada di Hiap Lee. I wonder if I can spray paint it white...hmmmmmmmmm (wht do u think shabbychic mom? Nyaman ni minum nescafe o kaw kaw kena tuyung frm this termos cina kan).

Take care u'ol.

Silence of the Hand..

Hai everyone. (Special greetings to e-ding!). Apologize for the long update. Won't be able to post daily update for the next 2 weeks due to whimsical RIGHT hand being injured (injured tendon). Physiotherapist advised to "encase" right hand Ala Silence of the Lamb to minimize movement of the hand. It is a challenge to do things using the left hand only.

Take care u'ol.