How’s your X’mas holiday so far? We are having good times. I’m still on leave today though my darling is working from home doing a 12-hour on-call shift. So being the dutiful wife (ahem!), I purposely took leave just to be with him, to take care his lunch and dinner. Hehe! Tomorrow will be back to work and classes. I will have my first class in the morning tomorrow, hopefully nothing changes or get cancelled last minute.

So how you celebrated X’mas eve? We are not actually celebrating X’mas but I got a X’mas gift for my darling.

Guess what?

You remember I said he doesn’t like surprises? I purposely sent this photo to him and asked him to guess. Of course, he couldn’t guess but he didn’t pressure me for the answer. I knew he couldn’t wait to know. He’s never good with waiting. Haha!

Of course it’s a gadget, sort of…a USB speaker…hehe!

On the X’mas eve, we went to gym after work. I went for RPM for the first time. My legs were not mine after the class. It was said we are able to lose 900 calories with 50-min cycling class. But then we went for Thai food for dinner. I guess all the burned calories just replenished itself. Haha!

We have always wanted to pay a visit to our nearest national tourism place called the National Zoo. Haha! He always said we should give our support to the animals by paying them visit. So, we did on the X’mas day. There was an event and we were enjoying all the shows very much. The best thing about this outing was it’s the nearest outing ever. We reached home in 5 minutes. Haha!

He’s so happy that the elephant came to him automatically…I also managed to touch its trunk…so happy…

Most interesting show…very smart animal

For more photos, click on this photo…

Hope you enjoy seeing the lovely animals…please show your support too if you can. Pay a visit to the Zoo. I live ‘inside’ the Zoo, remember? Come and pay me a visit too. Haha!

Photos from his trip to US turns into e-cards to all…Hehe!

Well wishes from both of us to all friends and families. Happy Holidays!

It’s nearly 2 weeks since my darling came home and I have yet to tell you what he got for me from US. I didn’t really expect him to buy me anything but he did. What really surprised me was he bought me not one but two Coach bags.

The first bag he bought from a premium outlet…

The second bag he bought from Coach boutique…he said it was love at first sight as he knows I’m crazy about blue…And he has good fashion sense, don’t you think so?

Obviously, the first bag costs lesser than the second one as they differ in sizes. Since my sister wanted a Coach so much, I was given a choice between this two bags, though my darling said I could have both if I really want to. I know my favorite blue bag costs more than RM1k yet my darling said price doesn’t matter if I like it. Honestly, I love both but I couldn’t be so selfish and asked him to spend so much for me. Hence, I had been thinking and weighting my choice. At the end, I chose the smaller one with the reason of saving him from spending so much for me. I also don’t feel comfortable for owning a thousand ringgit bag. It’s just not me. So, I sold this blue bag to my sister and gave the money back to him. Hehe! My sister kept on asking me not to regret making that decision. I was firm and said I would never regret giving it up. It’s just not meant to be for me.

Knowing how to let go of something you like is a blessing to me. Nothing is more important than my love to him. And that includes always thinking for his welfare. Saving his money. Haha! Of course he’s happy that he didn’t have to spend so much but at the same time, he felt pity for me as he also likes that blue bag. As I always said, I’m a simple woman who doesn’t really care so much about all these expensive fashionable stuff. A simple thing like a bottle of Cola makes me even happier than ever…

A special edition Cola…he got me a Diet Coke special edition too…love them…so cute…

Oh, I nearly forgot about M&M chocolates. My favorite. Hehe! See I’m just that simple. Simple stuff makes me happy. Knowing he loves me and willing to buy me things I love makes me very happy too…

Birthday celebration is never a grand event in our life. No surprise and no nicely wrapped present. That’s just not our style. He always tells me, no surprise please. He doesn’t want to get heart attack if I do anything drastic. Haha! So for his birthday this year, it is the usual stuff. Eat, of course.

His dear younger sister always buys him cakes for his birthday each year. This year it’s cupcakes.

From Cupcake Chic…

From his dear wife, this is what I bought…

Our membership to the new Celebrity Fitness center in Wangsa Walk Mall.

This was no surprise as we went to inquire about this membership even before he went to US. However, I specially requested to start our membership this month, only after he came back. Of course, it’s my idea to join membership and it’s my first time paying for both of us. I think it’s kind of cool to be his birthday present, right? Now, let me think what I want for my birthday soon. Haha!

We went for our first yoga class on Friday. Then he went for his first RPM class which I think it’s so cool. I will want to try out next session. Hehe! Now we both are all pains on the arms, thighs and asses. Haha! Which I think it’s good. We are in desperate need for exercise to keep fit. It has been so long since we last joined yoga. I miss it so much. This new fitness center is kind of cool and convenient to us. We no longer need to travel for half an hour and mostly stuck in traffic jam to Cheras for yoga. Now we just need 10 minutes and we are there. Furthermore, there are a lot of good food in this new Wangsa Walk Mall. Most importantly, Subway is opened. My favorite.

On Saturday night, I asked him what he wanted to eat to start the celebration. Guess what? We were so lazy to go out and at the end, we ordered pizza delivery. We spent hours on bed watching movies and eating pizzas. Haha! On his birthday afternoon, I suggested to bring him to Ampang for Korean’s. Our favorite kimchi soup. After that, we went for his favorite waffles and lastly, we spent the rest of the day with family at my in-law’s.

That’s pretty much concluded the celebration, if you call it one. Like I said, we love to eat therefore, we need to exercise even more. It’s time for another round of RPM and yoga, darling. Hehe!

Happy Birthday to you, my darling!

Finally, today is the day. In another 6 hours or so, I will be able to see my darling again. Hu hu!

This will be the last part of ‘While he’s away’. As of tonight, I won’t let him go anywhere without me. Haha!

Let me refresh what I did for this week. I went to Ikea on Tuesday with my best colleague. Redeemed my Allianze Ikea card points for RM20 voucher. Bought 2 throws and had my favorite meat balls for dinner. On Wednesday, I went to dinner with 2 of my best friends in Solaris Mont Kiara. Originally, we wanted to try the Taiwanese food but after seeing the menu, I decided not suitable to our taste. We went to Michael Angelo’s instead. I always love Italian’s. Pasta no less. The ambiance was very nice and the food was great too. However, without some discount, they sure are costly.

Here are some of the nice yummy food photos. Hope you enjoy. Haha!

Complimentary…crispy and fresh

Our starter… a Caesar salad…though its Italian name I can never pronounce…

Mushroom fettuccine…I think…

Smoked duck spaghetti…

Finally, our dessert, can’t remember the name now…but it tastes yummy…

Spending time with friends is always well worth our time. It’s always fun and relaxing. Thank you for spending time with me when you know I’m lonely…Haha! I found out that there are a lot more restaurants in Solaris that I wish to try. One day, perhaps. When he’s back. Hehe!

Yesterday after work, I decided to drop by Wangsa Walk Mall, the newest soon to be the hype in Wangsa Maju area. There are so many more new shops opened since my last visit. I couldn’t believe that Subway is opened. Hooray! TGV is said to be opened next March. Really can’t wait. Since I was alone and for the last night, I went to Popular Bookstore and leisurely enjoy my time. You see, my darling normally has no patience waiting for me to see books. He always count the time while I’m in a bookstore. Can’t blame him, he’s not a bookworm, unlike me.  Hehe!

I’m truly glad that the 2-week is over. I can’t say I was happy while he’s away nor was I unhappy. Lonely, yes. I truly appreciate all my friends’ support and their valuable time to be with me during this period. I was said to be without a leash for 2 weeks, fully enjoying myself but soon I will be back in ‘jail’. But gladly. Those who said these are obviously too dramatic. Nevertheless, I’m excited for tonight. I’m not going to let him out of my sight once he’s back in my embrace. Hehe! Too romantic now? Haha!

Finally, my darling sent me photos to see. We basically chat every day, normally during his night time but my morning. I normally didn’t get to talk to him during his morning because he’s always busy at work. Most of his time in the office is in meetings and discussions of his job role. He said there’s so much to learn and he’s happy to learn new stuff. He told me it’s very cold now and it already starts snowing. The temperature today when I spoke to him was negative 1. I hope he got warm enough with his clothes.

Here are some of the photos before snowing…

This is a power plant, he said…

I’m amazed with this car. Running on hydrogen…so cool…that’s part of his company business…if only we have car like this here…maybe in another 20 to 50 years…

Nice salad…dinner treat from one of his colleague’ at his home…I want to make this salad…yum yum…

The snow is here. This is where he’s staying during his trip to US. Click on it to see more photos…

Feel like I have been away from my blog very long but in actual fact, I was away only 2 days. I went back to hometown with my best colleague and bringing another colleague and her family along too. It was an awesome trip full with abundant of food. That’s the purpose of this trip anyway. Haha!

I basically brought them to all the famous food outlets in my hometown. Our first stop for breakfast was the famous ‘Hakka mee’. Then we stopped for ‘tau foo fa’ and ‘chendol ais’. In later afternoon, we went for ‘Lou Wong Taugeh Ayam’. At night, my mum cooked so much that can feed 20 people. Haha! The next morning we went for dim sum at the new Foh San. Then we went to morning market. Bought more food, ‘nasi lemak’ and ‘char kuey’.  All yum yum food. Oh, not forgetting my mum’s special dessert at home. We had second round of ‘tau foo fa’ and my colleagues bought a few boxes of salted chicken to bring back to KL. I brought back my mum special sweet and sour vegetable stew to KL. Haha! Never tired of eating, I tell you. On our way back to KL, we dropped by to Batu Gajah’s most famous tourist attraction, the Kellie’s Castle. It has been so long since my last visit. Must be in my younger days cause I don’t really remember the place. Our visit this time was good. We had fun. The scenery was very nice.

The castle is really such as beauty. So sad that this lovely castle is never going to be completed.

Ah, and I nearly forgot to mention about the durian. Opps! My darling sure will want to twist my ear when he reads this. He always afraid I get too heaty. However, this time I don’t feel heaty at all. I guess my enough of sleep does make a difference even though it was a hectic weekend.

I heard from my darling that it started to snow in US. The temperature is dropping to below 0 degree. Yet, I think he quite enjoyed himself with his colleagues. Going shopping and sight-seeing and eating. He said everything is so cheap during the sale. I bet he bought a lot of things. I seriously didn’t ask him to buy any for me. However, knowing him, he definitely will buy something. I don’t really mind. Nothing much I want over there. Unlike my sister who has demanded help to purchase a Coach. Seriously, I don’t even know how does a Coach look like or what so special about it before this. However, my sister seems to be going ‘ga-ga’ about it.  Sometimes I wonder am I a woman? Why la I never demand such thing? Shouldn’t I demand nice expensive handbag and watch.

Of course I love handbags. Not forgetting shoes. I don’t really like those famous brands for only one reason: leather. I know they have non-leather bags but what they are most famous is their leather bags, right? That’s why I never look at those brands before, not only they are damn expensive in Malaysia but also their leather design. This is only my personal opinion and there’s nothing wrong for anyone to like these expensive brands. I did go through Coach designs online and they are indeed very nice. No wonder my sister will love it so much but I’m not sure will my darling be able to get what she wants. It’s very hard for a man to buy ladies’ stuff especially not for his wife. Haha!

Anyway, I’m happy that it’s only 4 more days until he’s home. I can’t wait to see and hug him this Friday. I truly miss him so much. Alone time is so suffering…sigh…

I seriously don’t know how people survive in long distance relationships. I for one cannot survive longer than necessary. Sigh! It has been 4 days since he’s away and truth to be told, I feel kind of miserable. Although my colleagues thought I enjoy my freedom and is happy for now cause I have been showing a happy face planning my outing, deep down I’m lonely and miserable especially at home. I don’t like home alone. Sigh!

Anyway, on the bright side, guess how I spent the last 2 days. I went for 2 movies 2 days in a row at the same place. Hehe! My very good colleague had already booked me for watching New Moon together. Since this kind of movie obviously not for my darling, it’s the best time to watch without feeling that I left him behind. We went to buy movie tickets after work on Monday but all the good seats were gone. Leaving us not much choice, we bought the tickets for Christmas Carol instead and bought the New Moon tickets for the next day too. As I didn’t know much about this X’mas Carol, I had no expectation whatsoever but the movie did turn out to be quite good. Meaningful enough but that is usual for Charles Dicken’s story. However, I think the movie should be waited for X’mas and not so early before X’mas to be aired.

So, on Tuesday night, we went to watch New Moon. Finally, my long awaited movie for the year. After reading all the Twilight novels, watching the movies can be quite satisfying. I had high expectation for this second movie as I really want to see the transformation of Jacob. However, I’m not a big fan of Jacob and neither Edward alone. I’m more into the Cullen family as a whole and how strong they are together. As expected, New Moon has less Cullen-time in it but more Jacob-time. It’s quite satisfying to see Jacob turns out to be quite good looking. Very appetizing actually. Hehe! I have to say that it’s quite close to the novel and it’s really good to somehow see the story comes to life. I really can’t wait to see the third movie, Eclipse for more actions.

Many said that these kind of movies are ladies’ movies but surprisingly I saw a lot of men watching New Moon. I guess they were probably being dragged along by the girlfriends. Pity them especially they have to watch half naked Jacob with his new well-built body most of the time. Haha! It’s so funny when every time Jacob appears half naked, the audience would woo-ahh…Damn funny. They did the same when they see Edward half naked too. I wonder what the matter with half naked men. Haha!

As for tonight, I have a date with my darling’s younger sister. Today is her birthday. It will be at the same place tonight too. That makes it 3 days in a row at the same mall. Hehe! Even though my schedule may look like I’m fully occupied but somehow I truly miss him a lot. His absence at home is truly felt. Sob sob! I’m a failure in long distance relationship and pray his trip like this won’t happen often. I can die like that….

I check my postgrad email on daily basis, trying to find out about the semester 2 registration and of course the result of the semester 1 exam. One day last week, I got an email from the faculty, saying that the result for selected courses are out on the notice board. One of the said courses is my Database, which I praying hard to get pass. I was so anxious to know but trying to see the result anywhere online but to no avail. Sigh! I didn’t drive to work that day, so I had no car even if I wanted so much to drive to campus and look at the notice board at that time. Since I had no choice, I ‘msn’ my course mate. Apparently, he knew his grade from another course mate who went to see on the notice board. What shocked me was he told me that he failed with a C+. The course mate who helped to see the grade also failed with a B-. Oh no, I thought! I asked him about my grade and he replied ‘You probably pass’. Oh no no no…’probably’ left a lot of rooms for uncertainty. I was that anxious to know so I text the course mate who went to see. His reply was simple. ‘A’. I was still shocked at that moment, thinking I must be dreaming. Then his second text asking me whether my student ID is correct as he mentioned. It’s correct. He saw the right one. OMG! At that moment, I was thinking ‘I finally managed an ‘A’ for my database, my worst ever course where I got a C+ for my first midterm.

With my excitement, I went to ‘msn’ my darling, telling him a different story. I told him I probably failed because a lot of my course mates failed since the passing grade has been increased to a B. He really believed me and got worried. He even said would drive me to campus immediately at that time even before off work. He’s so serious that he called me immediately on the phone, trying to console me. Haha! He’s so cute at that time. Then I told him I bluffed and told him what my course mate told me. But I still wanted to see it for myself so I said we needed to go to campus after work. We went and found the notice board. Searched my ID and I saw an ‘A’. I looked at it a few times hoping I was not looking at the wrong ID. Hehe! He went to count how many ‘As’ and only found two. I can’t believe I’m one of the lucky two. However, I think many are disappointed with their grades seeing only two As.

Anyway, I really thank God for giving me luck. I seriously think I’m very lucky in this database. Of course, I thank my darling for his unconditional support. Thank you all who encourage and support me too. Now I’m praying hard for good results for Network and ISP.

I’m going to start off a series of While he’s away, mainly to capture what happen in my life during his absence for his reading pleasure. This will be my report to him for not wrecking our home or partying away too late (or I will just not mention it…haha).

On the day before his flight, it was a public holiday. We spent the morning by waking up late and then we went to Ampang Point for his favorite Taiwan noodle for lunch. He had always wanted to watch 2012 but failed to get good seat so we tried our luck at Ampang Galaxy after lunch. Again we had no luck for the 3.30 p.m. show but we bought the 6:30 p.m. and went home first. It was really bittersweet to me on that day, knowing that the next day he would be away for the next 2 weeks. I felt like I wanted to hug him and never let go. Sigh!

On Saturday morning, we woke up early and arrived at KL Sentral around 8:30 a.m. He went to check-in but we found that the check-in area is now closed up with the ERL ticket counter. It’s now a requirement to buy the ERL ticket first before he could check-in. After checking in his luggage and got his boarding pass, we went to Coffee Bean which is just around the corner. We had breakfast at the same place the year before on his US trip too. Hehe! So, we decided to reminisce on breakfast. Haha! Around 9:15 a.m. I had to see him off to departure. It was really hard for me even though I thought the second time should be better. I nearly cried but I couldn’t show him that (though I think he will read about this). Hehe!

After I had seen him off, I took the LRT to Kelana Jaya to join my sister and mum. We were supposed to go out but unfortunately my mum was sick. Feverish and vomiting. So I spent nearly the whole day at my sister’s house, watching DVD and Astro. I waited until in the evening for my mum to go back hometown then only my sister sent me to LRT and I took it straight home. I drove to my in-law’s and had dinner there. I went back to my our own home, feeling a bit empty but I occupied myself with drama and surfing net. I waited until 12 midnight hoping that my darling would call or text me when he arrived at London airport for transit. During that waiting period, I’m lucky to have his colleague’s fiancée for company online. We two were staying up late and waiting patiently for our spouses to contact us. I received my darling’s text message around 12:30 a.m. telling me he had arrived at London. His long distance call followed not long after. I was totally excited to hear from him.

I went to sleep after his call around 1 a.m. and woke up the next morning around 8 a.m. Really couldn’t sleep that much. Spent the morning watching DVD and drama again while waiting for the time to pass. He would be arriving around 1 p.m. and I would like to get his message. However, even after 2 p.m. still no news from him, I got a bit worried. Luckily, his colleague had sent message to his fiancée and she told me they had arrived in New York and en route to hotel. Sigh!  He only called me once he’s in the hotel.  Thank God everything is well. The waiting game is no fun at all.

Now that he’s safe and sound, I can start to enjoy my ‘freedom’. Hehe! I have a few appointments in line already this week. Tell you more later. Haha!