In 2 days time most loving couples in this world will be celebrating Valentine’s Day. For some this would be their first time meeting their Valentine. If you are one of them, I am sure you would want to look your best on this first date. What more on Valentine’s day! I am sure the ladies have started dieting and taking weight loss supplement so that they will look their best on this day. But also remember, no matter how good your look or how sexy your are, inner beauty surpasses all outward appearance.

It was our 8th wedding anniversary and like every year before we went out for a special dinner, just the 2 of us. This year, this can’t be done because my newborn is fully breastfeed. We need to bring him along. So our choice of places to eat is very limited; furthermore, I am still in confinement and there are a lot of food I still can’t take.

We ended up having our anniversary dinner at Seoul Garden; BBQ Steamboat. The place is very clean and not many people too. For the first 15mins, my newborn slept soundly in the stroller and I have an interrupted meal. Unfortunately, he poops and then he wanted to latch most of the time when he discovered that he is not at home; feeling insecure I guess.

As always, hubby felt that it was not value for money because we only eat one type of food for a quite big sum of cash. He said, next time around we should just eat a lil bit here and there and get to try more varieties of food.

Ok then, for his birthday, we shall do that.

What we did not do was going for Satay Celup dinner because it was raining quite heavily and this wife doesn’t want to get wet walking from the car park to the restaurant. Well, when it is raining, you tend to run to get out of it and I can’t do that anymore with my 8 months tummy.

So I picked a place where there is sheltered car park. We ended up at MBO cinema watching The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Our dinner was a quick bite of Fish and Chips at Marry Brown. By the way, we did not park at the sheltered car park because by the time we arrived there, it was only drizzling.

I was telling hubby that we could only go for our 2nd honeymoon during our 10th Annivesary that is when our 4th child is already 2 years old and hopefully he/she has weaned of from breastfeeding.

Would love if we could afford to join the New York City Sightseeing. Cruising on the top deck of the double decker bus, admiring the high rise buildings in New York City and visit places of attraction in NYC especially their museums. If it is God’s will, one day we will do just that because there will be many more anniversaries to come.

I can’t remember what happened!!!

All I can remember that after he sign off his love letter to me he will write this date: 920212

Was it the day we fell in love? Or the day we officially declared our love for each other?

Whatever it is, on that day a beautiful and complicated relationship began.

It started with really short distance relationship. We live just 2km away from each other and we worked in the same restaurant. However it only lasted for a few months then it turned into a long distance relationship; he in KL and me in Malacca.

KL is not THAT far but coming from a poor family, KL is VERY FAR. That is when the problem begins because my language of love is Quality Time. I need him besides me as often as possible but he can’t fill my love tank due to financial constraint.

Anyway, that is not what I want to share today. I told my love story many times in my blogs. What I wanted to share is about God, being the center in our relationship.

I fell in love with him because of his Christ-like character. I wanted to know what made him so different than any other guys that I knew. The more I know that it was God who made him who he is, the more I want to know about his God (i was a non-believer then you see). That’s how our friendship begins. Me, searching for the Man behind his wonderful character. Him falling in love with me because I am a tomboy!!!

Most of our dating topic revolves around God and His Word. We often prayed together and commit our relationship to God and asking Him to bless it. Innocently we prayed that He will keep us together no matter what happened in our life because we know that we are still very young then and there are much challenges in life that we will face.

True enough, we went our separate ways 2 years later but 8 years later, God brought us back miraculously! It was a miracle to me because he registered for marriage and I almost got married too! And we broke off because both our almost life partner to be was not compatible spiritually and was pulling us away from God.

Now, almost everyday, I will thank God for giving me back my David.

Our night out again. I thought we won’t be going anywhere because we are financial tight but hubby decided that he still wanna go catch a movie. I happily oblige but we make sure we take our dinner at home so that we only spend on the movie tickets, pop corn and drinks. Next week, we must do without the pop corn and drinks.

It is great to still be able to take a break away from home and the children and just be with each other enjoying a movie together without needing to pause the movie to make milk, bring the children to the toilet or break a fight.

Being a married couple we need to make time for just US. Don’t you agree?

So you don’t need diet pills if you are fat. How true is that?

I seen a few on my friends marrying a very fat husband and she is very skinny. They have a happy marriage. But then…

If you are a guy and you are fat, getting a wife is not a big problem if you have a good personality. Most ladies look pass physical appearance but sad to say that most men are not like that. They go for the physical appearance first then personality and character.

That is why diet pills are mostly bought by ladies and not men. Sad isn’t it?

We have a good time of fellowship at Old Taste Kopitiam with our missionary friend who is back for the school holiday. Interesting stories, eye opening stories and jaw dropping stories. I love being in their presence. They are funny and they are real. They are so down to earth unlike other missionaries that I’ve met before. They only tell you about the good stuff.

With them, we received first hand experience about living the life of a missionary. It kinda prepares us on what we should look forward to when our time comes.

Can’t wait to meet them in Cameron Highland sometime this year!

Do you know who is the dating expert in my family? My dad of course. Living in a kampung, he knows almost every family in the kampung. Thank God his daughter pick someone from the same kampung if not he won’t be the dating expert after all. So when he heard that I am going out with someone’s son, he will give his comment like “He comes from a good family, His parents is very strict too, His siblings are all good in their education etc” That means it is alright to go out with that guy. If he says, “His family doesn’t like to mix around with others, His mother is very bossy, His dad is very abusive etc.” That means NO.

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I learned something new this week.

A Pastor of a church is like a Shepherd. His church members are his sheep.

Sheep likes to wonder around and the Shepherd will go after that sheep.

So a Pastor’s job is to show care and concern towards his church member. Chasing after sheep is his job.

So, can a Shepherd blame the sheep or punish the sheep if the sheep does not go to him?

If in the first place, the Shepherd never show concern, never build that close relationship with the sheep, do you expect the sheep to get close to you?

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Never pay for LOVE. Love that has to be paid is not love; it is LUST!

Wow! Am I turning in a philosopher??? I am frightening myself now.

Honestly, that is the thought that came to my mind when I read about the Free Dating Service that is offered by Meeta.com.

The unique thing about Meeta.com is it does not only help you find your match but allows you to start a group or join group of your interest, then meet in a group. I guess this is much better and safer than one on one meet ups. Through this we can also observe how our match socializes with others. That will bring out lots if their personality.

This is not for me anymore. I am happily married with 3 kids and have not time for other things except blogging!

I hate possessive love; if there is such a term. My ex-bf is a VERY possessive man and I felt so “rimas” trapped being with him. That is why he is my EX.

I went into a relationship with him right before I left for varsity. He bought me a mobile phone that cost almost RM2k. I thought he did that because he would miss my voice and for emergency purposes but it is more to keep track my whereabout and who I am with all the time! So most of the time, I left the phone in the drawer!

I think arh, if possible he would place the vehicle tracking device on my motorbike!

My hubby is totally the opposite. Some times I wonder whether he care for me because most of the time, he couldn’t be bothered where I am and with who. I love this arrangement. hahaha We need some space too right?

Come to think of it, we have not really gone dating for quite a while. We do go out without the children but with errants to do.

Thursday is usually our dating night and we went out last night without any plan or errant to do. We went for a simple dinner at a nearby restaurant, ate our favorite Seafood Tomyam Beehoon then we took a stroll at the beach. Walking and talking about everything. From business, to the children, to the house and also our bedding!

I really enjoy this kind of night. Holding hands as though we are still single and no cares in the world.

I just watched You’ve Got Mail for dunno how many times. TV2 showing it just now. My VCD is at my mom’s. Dunno whether can still watch or not.

I can’t believe that it has been 10 years already. I love the show because I can’t get enough of looking at Meg Ryan’s manja face. The way she talks, her eyes, her smiles and her lips. And she has that girlish behaviour. Very cute.

10 years ago when I watch, I was always hoping to receive email from my ex (my now hubby). And email that says that he broke off with his girlfriend because he is still in love with me. Notti eh, me? hehe.

Today I watched with our 2 girls. My second girls asked me to repeat the part where she was dancing with her mother in the shop with cabinet hardware that are empty. The shop is closed for business.

Oh! I did not receive any email from him then.

We dressed in our most comfortable clothes. Me in my baby T and jeans and him in his slack and T-shirt. Then we head to a Malay warong near the beach. Yes, we dine in a warong. Not romantic at all right? Hehehe. Romance can wait later.

Main thing, we get our food quick and we don’t have to queue for parking or even to get into the restaurant.

We ordered our favorite.

Ayam Golek; grilled chicken. Something similar to Kenny Roger’s Roaster but kampong style.

Roti John. I love soaking the sardines coated bread in the chili sauce before savoring it.

Tomyam Bee Hoon. Hot and Sour, a very good appetizer.

Half of the Roti John has to be packed and take away. Too much food for us to finish.

Then we head to the nearest supermarket to get a bottle of lotion and bathroom lights. What did we do with it? “It” is the lotion, not the lights. That is for us to remember and for you to wonder.

Hubby reminded me about the date just now. Alamak I forgot!!!

16 years ago on the 12th of February we officially became a couple. I can’t really remember what happened on that day. I wish I kept a blog then, so I just need to search for the date and read what happened.

Maybe that was the first time he holds my hand.

2 days after that was our first Valentine’s. Argghhh!!! I wish I can remember what happened!

Did we sit facing the espresso machines, sipping our favorite drinks? Did he buy me any flowers? I doubt it because we were only student.

Well, what is important now that we are together now and will be together for a very long time.

My parent, the one who brought me up never ever complaint or said a word about me being stubborn but my hubby who really knew me in less than a decade always points his finger at me when our children behave stubbornly. “Because you are stubborn, that’s why your children also stubborn.” Hello, doesn’t they have your genes too.

Truthfully, maybe he said it jokingly but it hurts deep inside.

A friend told me, “Man sometimes love to keep their brain inside the freezer.”
I replied, “No wonder so cold.”