Dear Blog,

It's been more than a month since the last time I updated you.

No, of course I have not forsaken you. Please. In fact, you've been at the back of my mind everyday, buggin' me and remindin' me that I have you to come back to.

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But.

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I have been extremely busy since my last post.

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First, my stupid maid ran away.

In fact, she ran away a few days after my last post.

So I was, AM, left with the house cleaning, food preparation (dicing onions, slicing carrots, cleaning chicken, etc), cooking bla bla bla....everything that you, stupid useless maid, should have been doing....on top of looking after Renee and meeting deadlines for my articles!

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Second, Renee had been falling sick on and off and needed constant attention.

It's not funny lor, having to watch over a sick child, taking temperature every hour, making sure the fever doesn't get too high, and feeding her medication on time.

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Damn stressful.

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On top of that, still do housework, vacuum, mop, clean, scrub.....argh! Everything that you, stupid useless maid, should have been doing!

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Third....well....*ahem*....I shall stop here because what I'm about to say might offend certain people. Ok, for sure it will offend certain people. Of course, the certain person I'm talking about doesn't read blogs and most definitely does not even know that this blog exists, but I do know other people read this blog and other people might tattle tale back to the person that doesn't read blogs so I shall stop here.

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Confusing, no?

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Anyways, so yes, the pass month has been extremely busy for me, physically and emotionally. Majority of it caused by you, stupid useless maid, for running away!

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But life goes on.

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And my life went on anyways.

So here I am today.

Without a maid.

Cleaning the entire house every 2 days.

Cooking separate meals for the family.

And still able to meet deadlines.

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Of course in between, I'm screaming like a psycho bitch mother.

Neighbors 5 houses away must think I'm mad.

Renee must think I'm mad.

But seriously, sometimes, she does drive me mad.

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Like for example, this morning, she somehow managed to spill milk ALL over the floor, the sofa, her toys and on herself!

All within 10 minutes.

All when I was in the kitchen making her lunch.

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Already I was tired from bending over slicing carrots and spinach.

And crying from dicing onions.

And oily from frying chicken.

I walked out into a MILK FLOODED living room!!!

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Wouldn't you get all psycho bitch too?

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p/s: note to self - must update blog more often or watever left of readers will really go and read someone else's blog and leave this blog empty and lonely

I'm going to the beach!

The last time I was at the beach....as in PROPERLY by the beach (Penang in Aug 09 not counted cause it was raining the whole time we were there and I didn't go into the sea for a swim cause it was so murky)....was so friggin' long ago that I can't even remember when it was exactly. Neither can I remember where.

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See. It was THAT long ago.

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Krabi in 08 also not counted cause I was suffering from all-day sickness and didn't enjoy myself one bit.

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So, I think it was Redang in 07 before I got married.

Yes. THAT long ago.

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ANYWAYS....we're heading to the beach again!

And I'm sooooo terribly excited that I can't sleep every night just thinking about it.

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We're heading back to Lang Tengah.

The very same island where the hubs and I first went for our scandalous getaway before we were even officially dating. Hah!

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That that, we brought ourselves, 2 bottles of JD and a whole lot of mixers.

This time, we're bringing ourselves, a 20 month old terrorist and a whole lot of diapers & wet wipes!

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The boat transfer from jetty to island is via speedboat so SK is a little paranoid la.

I don't blame him.

I mean, the big buffalo can't swim.

And he knows very well that if anything happens to the boat, I'll save Renee first and he'll have to fend for himself.

But fortunately for him, the boat provides life jacket for cacat swimmers :-)

Unfortunately, they don't have one in Renee's size.

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SO.

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He sent his unemployed wife (whom he thinks sit at home doing nothing) on a wild-goose chase to look for a swim vest for Renee.

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After searching high and low, twitting friends for help and bla bla bla....I FINALLY found it.

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At Mothercare, BSC.

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But I got the one in red with blue lining instead.

And it cost me RM178!!!

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It better work man!

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I also bought Renee beach toys, you know, the pail, spade, gali-gali stuff...

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Oh yah, I almost forgot, all the pharmacies and supermarkets in this state don't believe in selling sunscreen lotion for kids wan issit??!!!

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Guardian, Watsons, Jusco, Parksons and Cold Storage in 1U sells sunblock for almost ALL sorts of people, from the vain, to the old, to the sporty EXCEPT for kids!!! Stupid!

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BSC Guardian and Cold Storage also don't have.

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Subang Parade also don't have.

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Pavillion also don't have!

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In the end, I found it in the Guardian near my house.

This area may be ulu but not as ULU and STUPID as you big malls in KL and PJ area.

Hmph!

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Ok, anyways, I'm so excited!

Leaving this weekend!

And this will probably and last post for now until I come back....unless I wanna be a little more rajin...and IF the stupid Maxis boradband don't kaput on me again.

Soon soon....

It's not that I forgot about this blog.

I didn't.

I just got myself a new toy.

The iPhone 3GS that's it.

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*BEAMS*

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So I'm online via my phone most of the time and hardly come on using my laptop that's why no new updates.

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But I PROMISE there will be updates soon!

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PROMISE!!!

Keep coming back k!

Don't leave this blog to read another more interesting blog ya!

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Hehehe...

My style

A couple of friends have been asking me what I wear and how I accessorize myself when I go out with my 19 month old daughter, because they just can't seem to match comfort + fashion when they want to go out with their kids.

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So I've decided to start posting down what I wear when I go out so that they (and all other mothers out there who wants to know) can have an idea about how I match comfort + fashion for myself.

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Of course, I'm not the most fashionable mother around and I'm sure there are many others out there who has their own personal style and still look absolutely fabulous. But since I've been asked, I'm proud to share a little bit of my own fashion.

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Simple lunch with Kathryne and Sam @ Delicious, 1U

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Me

top: cats whiskers

harem pants: random thai fair

bangles: diva

watch: nooka

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Renee

top: mothercare

jeans: old navy

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I swear, harem pants are THE MOST comfortable thing ever created!

They're tapered at the ankles so there's no trouble with stepping on the edge of the pants or having to fold it up when stepping into a wet public toilet. And the best thing is, they're so baggy it feels like you're wearing your pyjamas out.

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I matched this outfit with a pair of beige wedges.

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They were only RM25, which to me is DIRT cheap.

Am so glad I bought 2!

She killed for the 1st time

See this millipede here?

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Ya, we get a lot of them crawling into the house from our garden outside.

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Anyways, I think Renee killed it's father last night. Or mother. I dunno, they all look the same to me. Ok, so maybe killed isn't really the right word to use for what Renee did. I think MAULED might be better.

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Hmmm...in fact, it could be a younger sister or brother that she killed. I didn't really see the size of it. In fact, I didn't even know my 19 month old daughter was committing murder until she came screeching happily up to me and then dumped the two-halves, intestines spilling, dead worm on my lap.

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And I was in SHORTS!!!

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So please forgive me for not taking a picture of the deceased.

I tengah hysterical!

Make a Pinata out of him

Omg, did you read the papers today???!!!

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Crazy man armed with hammer walks into a kindy and whacks children in their heads!!!

*click here*

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Okay, fine, so the news didn't say anything about the man being crazy but C'MON! Which sane man would walk around bludgeoning 6 year olds in their heads with a freaking hammer??? Only someone absolutely crazy and out of his mind can do something like that!

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I mean, why would he want to do something like that?

What can a child ever have done to him to make him so filled with anger?

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Anyways, the police are on the lookout for him now and I pray they catch him fast.

You know what they should do to punish him?

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They should tie him up and dress him up as a Pinata and then set loose a group of baseball bats-wielding 6 year olds on him.

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Hah!

If I can't even control my 18 month old girl when she's swinging her plastic hammer around at me, I definitely wouldn't wanna be caught in the same room as a bunch of 6 year olds swinging their bats at a Pinata man.

Cheesecake-in-a-Cup

On Monday, I invited my family over for dinner.

I made a feast of steamed ginger chicken, baked dori in butter and lemon sauce, sambal tumis sotong, vegetables and lotus roots soup.

On top of that, I attempted at making dessert.

Cheesecake-in-a-Cup.

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Sounded easy enough.

And it surely wouldn't be much of a mess.

Or so I thought.

Because 5 minutes into making it, THIS happened :

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And this is just 30% of the whole mess.

For me to be able to take a picture of the WHOLE mess, I needed a wide-angle lens, and I didn't have one.

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My whole kitchen was covered in cream cheese and yes, literally my WHOLE kitchen.

The walls.

The ceiling.

The floor.

The window grills.

The back door.

The appliances (as you can see from the picture above).

The stove.

And.

All.

Over.

My.

Maid!

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Me?

Hah!

I had an apron on.

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But the mess was not in vain.

Whatever that was left in my mixing bowl was still enough.

And I'm proud to say that my attempt at making dessert was not only successful but it was DELICIOUS as well!

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So here's my recipe (just try not to make a mess like I did ESPECIALLY if you don't have a house-help to help clean it up).

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CHEESECAKE-IN-A-CUP

(recipe serves 4 - 6 pax)

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Ingredients

250g cream cheese

250ml plain natural yogurt

2 tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

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Fruit Layer

1 cup finely diced fruits (you can use strawberries/kiwi/bananas/grapes)

2 tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoons lemon juice

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6 - 8 pcs digestive biscuits (broken into small pieces)

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Method

1. Place cream cheese, yogurt, sugar, lemon juice and grated lemon rind in a mixing bowl and using a balloon whisk, beat until smooth.

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2. Chill for 10 minutes while you prepare the fruit layer.

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3. Combine diced fruits (please stick to one type of fruit), sugar and lemon juice. Mix it up then set aside for 5 minutes to let fruit soften slightly and exude its juice.

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4. Divide broken digestive biscuits into 6 small glasses. Spoon a layer of cream cheese mixture over the biscuit, followed by a layer of fruits mixture. Top with another layer of cream cheese mixture. Then garnish with a slice of fresh fruit.

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5. Serve immediately or cling-wrap and chill until ready to serve.

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I hope you have as much fun making this as I did!