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A year older.......

A year wiser.....and.....one less wrinkle!

Birthday dinner for two

We had a combined birthday (mum and I) dinner last Saturday at Thai Country Café, just 5 minutes drive from our house.

I have become so round now, like a walking meatball with a puffer fish face, no, an overweight puffer fish! HAHAHAHAHAHA. So I guess these will be the last batch of my photos until I get back to shape and look pretty pretty again. Not very nice to torture your eyes looking at all these. Hahahahaha

The two birthday stars!!

Mum, dad and I

The green curry was a bit watery, but the deep fried fish is top notch! The rest were above average.

The meatball with puffer fish face! LOL

Labels: Event/Celebration, family/friends, food/drinks

Last day of work

My last time of work today. It is a break that I have longed for. I guess it is time for me to slow down and save some energy for the upcoming big event. LOL Mum and dad arrived in the weekend, helping up around the house and doing cooking for us (^_^)

As I am heading towards the end of my pregnancy, I kind of having this mix feelings. There are some aspect of pregnancy I don’t enjoy and mainly revolve around physical side of things e.g. carrying the heavy bump 24/7, mobility constraint, not being able to squeeze into nice nice sexy clothes, food restriction etc. Sometimes I just can’t wait to deliver, get it over and done with, then I can move on with my life.

BUT

Having said that, there are some aspects that I thoroughly enjoy being pregnant – being pampered and looked after that is! And I don’t mean just coming from husband/family, but from strangers as well. Strangers walking pass on the street, strangers you happen to be in the same lift, the SAs in the retail stores etc. I don’t know about people in Malaysia and other countries, but being pregnant, I get like extra gentle treatment here. People would stare at my tummy and give me a nice “Awwww…..” kinda smile, some would ask me about the due date/gender of the baby, they hold the lift/door for me, the SAs would give me freebies etc. I tell you, it feels good, it feels really good. Hehehehe

Anyway, I will be off work for approx 6 months, not sure how I would cope with being a full-time mum and housewife during this period but I will get through. (^_^)

Labels: notepad, pregnancy

My (advance) birthday celebration

So I celebrated my birthday last weekend, 2 weeks in advance! We are not sure when the BB is going to arrive, and Rick wanted to give me a nice (and last) birthday dinner celebration as a couple, making the best out of our freedom before we are “jailed” for an extend period. LOL

So Rick went ahead to make a reservation at One80°, a restaurant hiding inside Copthorne hotel at Oriental Bay. This year celebration is a bit different than the previous ones, in fact this is the first time we did it this way. We, at the very last minute decided to crash two restaurants this time. One80° for entrée & main meals, then hopped over to The White House just a few blocks away for dessert! We wanted One80° as we have never been there, then we (well, particularly myself) were attracted to the dessert menu offered at the White House. I have always wanted to try this French dessert, tarte tartin and I was extremely delighted to find it in their menu! What would I do without you, internet!

My chicken breast and Rick's lamb shank at One80°

At The White House, Lemon crème brûlée and my most coveted Pineapple Tarte Tatin with coconut ice cream

Labels: Event/Celebration, food/drinks

The bump and I at 35 weeks

Labels: Photoshots, pregnancy

Labour long weekend

This is what has been keeping me from updating my blog.

Pandemie, a corporative game which players work together to treat, cure and eradicated 4 different kind of virus epidemics. This game is evil, I am so hooked!

Anyway, the long weekend has just went by in a blink of an eye. It's never long enough! Did a bit of houseworks, gardening (My pathethic garden has almost turned into a bush! *faint*), watched Angels & Demons and Confession of a Shopaholic, pregnancy photoshoot (will share the photos soon) and a nice, satiating dinner at Restaurant 88, one of our favourite restaurants!

Back to my Pandemie again. Tata! (^_^)p

Labels: food/drinks, leisure

MAC Dazzleglass Creme

Oh I have been preying for this since I read about them, and as soon as they hit the store today, I zoomed right there to catch a glimpse at the colours, literally.

To be frank, I am not a fan of MAC lipgloss/lipglass. I tried once and found it a bit too sticky for my liking though I can't deny their ever beautiful colours. When this new Dazzleglass crème came out, I was given the idea that they're less sticky yet still keeping the high shine. On top of that, it moisturizes your lips. So, it was a must try for me!

There are 9 gorgeous shades in this range:

Luscious Spark — Light orange with gold pearl
Totally Fab — Bright yellow red with pearl
Sublime Shine — Light coral brown with gold pearl
Soft Dazzle — Midtone peach pink with gold pearl
My Favourite Pink — Light blue pink with pearl
Perfectly Unordinary — Bright yellow pink with gold pearl
Do It Up — Bright blue pink with pearl
Creme Allure — Bright yellow plum
Amorous — Deep brown red with pearl

It was pretty obvious that one shade appealed to me - My Favourite Pink.

Tried it, love it! It is not sticky and it shines! The lipgloss contains quite an amount of shimmer to give the high shine effect, so I would say it is probably more appropriate for party or evening.