The Heatwave!

Just writing about the heatwave is enough to make me shrug! It was the worst heatwave I have ever experienced and to think that coming to OZ i won't have to ever endure the heat again..well..think again! It was even worse than Msia.

We had two weeks of 40 degrees and above and on the hottest day we had 45.7 degrees and that temperature was taken under the shade. When the newscaster took the temp under the sun, it came to 50 degrees celcius!! Seriously, they did an experiment by trying to cook an egg and that really happened on the train and tram tracks and that was why our tracks "buckled" causing massive chaos in our public transport for days.

As for me, the whole time i had my air conditioning on day and night because of my two kids as well but when I went outside to throw the rubbish .....OH MY GOSH!

It felt like i was in front of an oven and i couldn't breathe from my nose! I had to use my mouth!! It was REALLY BAD!!

Anyways, i took some pictures of my plants which sadly did NOT survive the deadly heatwave!

My plant which as you can see is burnt. The leaves are all brown and mind you, this is not their original colour.

This is supposedly my fern tree which was given to me as a present by my church. Sigh..at least i have one green leaf still sticking out for me..

Today is suppose to be forecasted at 39 degrees! I am hoping and praying it doesn't reach that high today..geez..i can't wait for autumn now!!

LOVE at first sight!

My knees are weak! My mouth salivating all the way! I am in LOVEEE.....in love with this new ice cream and it is all Jo's fault! I am going to hold her solely responsible for this addiction and she knows i am trying to loose weight! *sniff* *sniff* but this..this is heaven made..

CONNOISSEUR- Cafe Grande! The ICE CREAM to die for..

Description on the box: - Inspired by the skilled hand of a barista coaxing the perfect espresso from his 'machina'. It is made from a special blend of Arabica and Robusta coffee beans and rich cream and added to it are delectable chocolate..CHOCOLATE coated almonds and a swirl of Grande Marnier sauce woven through the smooth Coffee ice cream.

This is like my second box already and they are on specials now at woolies...*wink* time to go grocery shopping again..don't u think? hehe..

The Little Nyonya

Omigosh..I am sooo suffering from post withdrawal symptoms now! This show is one of my favourite shows to date. I not only watched it once but TWICE now. The first time was via the internet and the second time is thanks to a friend of my mine who bought it back from Singapore for me to watch properly without the effects of slow internet streaming and delays. Jo and I were watching this show and she was just commenting on how depressing this show was but the storyline and the actors and actresses in this show are absolutely amazing..they were soo good, so much so that on many occasions, i just felt my blood boil and really wanted to slap them on their faces lor..Jo had to keep reminding me..it is only a show...sigh..

"The Little Nyonya" is a Mediacorp production and has achieved extremely high ratings, with an average of 934,000 viewers during its 34-episode run, and peaking at 1.67 million viewers (33.8%) on the last episode. This series has recorded the highest viewership rating ever since 1994 in Singapore. It is based on the peranakan family and because I myself come from the peranakan background, i was just so hooked on this drama. What made me like this show even more was the love story between Yueniang and Chen Xi. Omigosh..they are both a match made in heaven!

You guys just got to watch it too!

Is happiness a figment of our imagination?

"The best way for a person to have happy thoughts is to count his blessings and not his cash" Anonymous

Reading this quote has made me think and it is so true.

Back in Malaysia, everything was like a rollercoaster ride for me both emotionally and physically. I was working till late at night most days leaving weekends free only to spend some quality time with my kids. It was all about the money game and what maid i was going to have and what house i want to buy and come weekend, it would boil down to what shopping centre do i go to? Coming to Australia is soo different. For the first time, i actually had time on my hands. I worked for a year and a half and i could actually leave right on the dot at 4.30pm. I would reach home at 5pm and have my kids scream and come running to me..such a nice feeling. Back in Msia, by the time i reached home, the kids would either be too tired or preparing for bed time. I had more threshold of income in Msia with both Ironchef and i working compared to now but i feel that i am actually happier here now than before. I actually get to see my family more and yes, although at times i still wish i was back in the workforce, i know that working in Oz is definately much better than working in KL.

This morning, i woke up to walk my lil tinkerbell to kindy and i just soaked in the nice breeze and embraced the birds chirping as we walked hand in hand to kindy. It was just this nice feeling of togetherness and my lil rascal who is 2 yrs of age was just sitting in his pram as Ironchef was pushing the pram. I ask myself how many of us actually get a chance to spend time together on a daily basis. This led me to think about the unfortunate people. Those who lose their loved ones and might not ever get to see them again. My family is my blessing and God is fair. When i lost my elder brother and father 4 years ago, I thought i had noone left. What i do have now is so much more than i could ask for. Yes, they drive me up the wall at times, Yes, they make me cry at times but hey, isn't that what families do to one another? Isn't life about ups and downs? I am still learning not to take things for granted and i admit as much as i tend to take ironchef for granted on numerous occasions, he knows that deep down, he is my one and only.

Is happiness a figment of our imagination? I really dont know but i dare say that amidst my boredom and quarter life crisis, i am experiencing happiness and if it is a figment of my imagination then i hope my imagination does not run out.

My new journal of life..

well, i guess i have always wanted to start blogging but for all sorts of reasons, i have always procastinated. I guess now is a good time to start..when you have two small kids at home and no adult to actually have a decent conversation with..i guess this would be a good way to pen down my thoughts instead of answering what day is it today? and what day is tomorrow? and what time is it now? Questions posed by my three year old on a daily basis and mind u she asks this every single hour or so..yes that is my lil tinkerbell at home.

An introduction to my life...so who am i? I am just your average not so typical housewife and i will get to that in a bit struggling to make ends meet married with two beautiful kids and a god sent hubby who i shall refer to as my ironchef. I don't call myself a typical housewife is because i am still trying to adjust myself to being a domesticated person and friends who know me well so understand i am so NOT a domesticated person! I lurve doing one zillion things at one go, shopping in different places and just being busy. I wonder whether this is a beginning of a quarter life crisis for me??

I started becoming a housewife not too long ago..to be exact 3 months ago and boy, it is not as easy as i thought it would be. My ironchef does everything for me, he not only works to give us the life we want, he also cooks dinner, cleans the house (or at least helps me too), takes care of the kids too and doesn't complain as much as i do. I feel like a total bitch at times but i can't help it!! I miss working, i miss the busy working schedule of what lies ahead but at the same time, i want to be here for my children when they need me around..pathetic isn't it?

Hopefully, i will come out of my crisis soon. Meanwhile, i have a new goal to achieve...loose weight! Eversince i gave birth, i have had problems with weight and being fat is something i definately inherited cause it is in my genes! I don't have good genes where i can eat like an elephant and still not see an inch of fat. I am completely the opposite! I have started going to the gym and this was 5 months ago. I have lost 3 kg so far but only a miserable, pathetic 3 kg!! and i need to loose 10 kg at least. My motivation :- If the biggest loser can do it, so can i!!