in the swing of things

I'm trying to get him to nap so I can surf the net a little before getting ready to head out. Today's my self-proclaimed day out. I get the afternoon off and can finally head to the mall to get Joa a nice picture frame for his new office desk.

These days I'm starting to enjoy staying home with the little one. Initially I had dreaded it, not sure if I'd ever be able to single-handedly pacify him. But I did. But it's not always smooth-sailing. Especially in the mornings when he wakes up at 7am and my body is still numb from a desperate need to sleep. Motherhood is not easy. Though I must say I am relishing every minute of it now so at least when he's all grown up and defiant, and adore other women above me, I can at least know that I once had him all to myself.

Tonight we're having dinner at a new restaurant opened by Joa's best man. It's just down the road from where we live and serving Italian. There are no Italian chefs, in fact, it's all gonna be cooked by him and a relative he hired. I must say we are a bit apprehensive. But we still want to show our patronage.

I've finally got a call for another interview tomorrow. There hasn't been any updates from the last few that I went to. I guess the competition is keen and I can't really have high expectations. Still I believe there'd be something. Just need to wait. And while I'm waiting, I can at least 'smell the roses' of a stay-home mum and enjoy every minute of having him close by.

homelady

Joa's finally had to report to work so now i'm back to being alone. although having the baby around makes up for some entertainment but that also means i can't catch up on sleep in the mornings and lesser time for me to do whatever i like.

now that he's Captain, he's so busy. morning runs every mon, wed and fri. leaves before the dawn and returns only after way past dusk. there's now no time for lazy meals together, weekday afternoon movies and shopping trips. with him gone, the day now feels longer and the evenings shorter. worse, he's even have to go for some company run on sunday without a leave-in-lieu for compensation. what kind of welfare is that?!

visited the GP today becos of a blocked milk duct and aside from some massaging techniques and advice, there was nothing she cd prescribe me to remove the blockage. she suggested that i join some breastfeeding support group to gather more information about how to deal with the lump and decreasing milk supply.

no bubble tea today so i had ice-cream to make up for it. not too happy.

mascara too much

okay, i admit. i've been overdoing the mascara bit. how i got the wake-up call: last night, a swollen wee flap of skin on my left eyelid plagued me all night. and what's worse is that it had to be this weekend. i'm upset becos this is the weekend i've been looking forward to - Grace's wedding tonight (i get to finally don on my new poppy dress), and Little J's baby dedication service tomorrow!

i think it happened becos last sat, in the hype of my excitement about the new turqoise-coloured mascara, i'd put it on to swim. and while i was shampooing my hair, the mascara faded across my eye area. to finish the story, the stain remained till several days later.

so i've been washing the affected eye with optrex every two hours and applying aloe vera on the bump. hopefully it gets better soon. otherwise, i can't imagine what i'll look like with a swollen eye doned over with a dress of blooming red and pink flowers. just blooming frenzy!

that aside, i can't wait to see Grace! i can't imagine she's got married. my memory of her seem to have halted since the night she left for the UK in that horrid checked shirt, jeans and sneakers. all of us teared after she crossed the gates. it was the first time we'd ever had to see a friend off.

13 years later this evening, i'll be attending her wedding. she in her most gorgeous ever! you see, this is the nostalgic past that joa's never known of me, which explains why i simply had to buy that new dress for the occasion! gosh, men.

Everyday Men Style

Have I ever bragged about being married to one of the best dressed dude I've ever known? I'm sure you must have heard about me going on about how vain Joa is. About his hair, his weight, his complexion. Like his hair: omg, after each haircut, he'll spend the rest of the day looking in the mirror and asking me if it looks ok. And his complexion: whenever he spots a zit, he'd never be too embarrassed to walk around with a thick wad of pimple gel on it. His weight: I shan't have to repeat how often in a day does he look into the mirror to make sure the love handles are in check.

anyway. what i'm trying to say is, he's set up a blog about addressing the everyday men's style. covering hair, complexion, dressing, and shoes issue. becos he is disgusted about my stand on designer goods hold better quality thus their price, he's out to prove that economical clothes labels can still make a charmer out of every person. so here it is, my darling's very first business venture. i hope you'd all help spread the word around and get all the guys to tune in. tell them it has really good fashion tips that could revolutionise their romantic life without costing an expensive makeover.

Joa's http://EverydayMenStyle.blogspot.com!

happy 28th birthday

from now on, i have a new someone to celebrate my birthday with. just in the morning, i'd reminised about how i'd spent my 27th. a cosy dinner with a few closest friends at an american restaurant in jianwai soho.

we didn't do much on the day itself. just went shopping in the day, and in the evening, Dad brought us out for crabs. loved the salted egg one.

presents this year: a new mobile phone from joa, earrings, a new mascara (this time it's turqoise colour), and a eyeliner crayon from my bestest girlfriends; and from myself, my very first kate spade (a leather 'bucket' bag)!

not missing out of course, one of my favourite gift from God - my little monster boy :)