Our Life Journey…

posted by L'abeille on Nov 28

Hey peeps, how was Thanksgiving?

I decided to celebrate and have a little Thanksgiving dinner at the apartment yesterday evening. Nothing fancy, just the two of us- XT & I, grilled boneless chicken leg with lots of whatever herbs and bbq seasoning I could find on my kitchen shelf. Lean beef bolognese was served with angel hair too. It was a 1 hr & 10 mins of cooking compared to my usual ” by the 30th minute-dinner would be on the table-daily” time frame I gave myself. The char-grilled chicken was juicy and the bolognese was somehow heavenly. Thanks to my daily dose of Chef Micheal Smith on AFC every morning before I go to work. His daily tips on “cooking without a recipe suits my “chin chai bong chay” attitude when it comes to cooking. My limited resources at my current kitchen has made my cooking even more challenging than before. Just the other day, I was attempting to cook kung poh chicken without sugar, oyster sauce and oil. -.- 

Sorry, no Thanksgiving meal photo to show this time. That’s the reason why this post ended up here instead of our foodie blog - It’s all about the food. We were starving and started eating as soon as the char-grilled chicken and bolognese was placed on the dining table. Geez… it was a meaningful meal as it was my first proper dinner prepared at my kitchen, it was Thanksgiving night and I’m thankful for the cosy place X-T has prepared for me and the best part was, the rain out there started to pour heavily. The breeze…..Woah.. best!

After an hour digesting our dinners, it was time for some badminton at the club for us. One word… FUN!

We ended the evening at our fav hangout place- da loveseats with his eyes 1/2 opened while watching a comedy. Mine was 1/4 open thoughout the show. I blame the deem lightings and the aircon.  It’s just too comfortable to sit up right.

Wedding plans and wedding day discussions was set aside yesterday because I wanted to enjoy the evening. But letting go of everything behind and clearing my mind from the blissful stress makes me sleepy… very sleep…. Guess I’m a sucker for pain huh?

posted by L'abeille on Nov 26

Dear Miss Slowcatchupkuan,

The last person in my comment box was actually you.

So, here’s my letter to you and I guess this is the most painful letter I’ve ever written to someone and it shouldn’t be for someone as sweet as you.

Whatever written is not very true, I’m only doing the meme all because the tag came to me from you :p hehehe

RULEs:
Do the “Letter MEME”. Tag no less than 5 other people, and leave them a comment, informing them that they have been tagged. Then copy the “How-to” Letter Meme, and finish your Journal entry.

-> How you do the Letter Meme:

Dear ________(the last person who left a comment on your blog/journal):

I don’t really know how to tell you this, but ___1___. I think I realized it ___2___ ___3___ and I saw you ___4___ ___5___. I’m sure you’re ___6___ enough to understand ___7___. I’m returning ___8___ to you, but I’ll keep ___9___ as a memory. You should also know that I ___10___ ___11___ .

___12___,
-Your name-

Basically just fill in the blanks on top based on the answers you are gonna choose below. ( I will put my result at the bottom of this entry =) )

1. What’s the color of your shirt?
Blue - Our romance is over
Red - Our affair is over
White - I’ll join the monastery
Black - I dislike you
Green - Our horoscope doesn’t match
Grey - You’re a pervert
Yellow - I’m selling myself
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - You’re a loser
Other - I’m in love with your sister

2. Which is your birth month?
January - That night
February - Last year
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on sesame seeds
May - First of May
June - When you put cuffs on me
July - When I threw up
August - When I saw the shrunken head
September - When we skinny dipped
October - When I quoted Santa
November - When your dog ran amok
December - When I changed tennis shoes

3. Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - In your apartment
Pizza - In your camping car
Pasta - Outside of Chicago
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad - As you ate enchilada
Chicken - In your closet
Kebab - With Paris Hilton
Fish - In women’s clothing
Sandwiches - At the Hare Krishna graduation
Lasagna - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a state of trance
None of the above - With George Bush and his wife

4. What’s the color of your socks?
Yellow - Hit on
Red - Insult
Black - Ignore
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - Put leeches on
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the toupee off
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive out

5. What’s the color of your underwear?
Black - My best friend
White - My father
Grey - Bill Clinton
Brown - My fart balloon
Purple - My mustard soufflé
Red - Donald Duck
Blue - My avocado plant
Yellow - My penpal in Ghana
Orange - My Kid Rock-collection
Pink - Manchester United’s goalkeeper
None - My John F. Kennedy-statue
Other - The crazy monk

6. What do you prefer to watch on TV?
Scrubs - Man
O.C. - Emotional
One Tree Hill - Open
Heroes - Frostbitten
Lost - High
House - Scared
Simpsons - Cowardly
The news - Mongolic
Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Senile
Top Model - Middle-class
None of the above - Ashamed

7. Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful I’ve felt
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That Santa doesn’t exist
Angry - That your pimples are at the last stage
Depressed - That we’re cousins
Excited - That there is no solution to this.
Nervous - The middle-east
Worried - That your Honda sucks
Apathetic - That I did a sex-change
Ashamed - That I’m allergic to your hamster
Cuddly - That I get turned on by garbage men
Overjoyous - That I’m open
Other - That Extreme Home Makeover sucks

8. What’s the color of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your ring
Yellow - Your love letters
Red - Your Darth Vader-poster
Black - Your tame stone
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - The pictures from LA
Orange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your contact book
Grey - Our matching snoopy-bibs
Purple - Your old lottery coupons
Pink - How awful I’ve felt
Other - Your memories from the military service

9. The first letter of your first name?
A/B - Your photo
C/D - The oil stocks
E/F - Your neighbour Martin
G/H - My virginity
I/J - The results of your blood-sample
K/L - Your left ear
M/N - Your suicide note
O/P - My common sense
Q/R - Your mom
S/T - Your collection of butterflies
U/V - Your criminal record
W/X - David’s tricot outfits
Y/Z - Your grades from college

10. The last letter in your last name?
A/B -
C/D - Never will forget
E/F - Always wanted to break
G/H - Never openly mocked
I/J - Always have felt dirty before
K/L - Will tell the authorities about
M/N - Told in my confession today about
O/P - Was interviewed by the Times about
Q/R - Told my psychiatrist about
S/T - Get sick when I think of
U/V - Always will try to forget
W/X - Am better off without
Y/Z - Never liked

11. What do you prefer to drink?
Water- Our friendship
Beer - Senility
Soft drink - A new life as a clone
Soda - The incarnation as an eskimo
Milk - The apartment building
Wine - Cocaine abuse
Cider - A passionate interest for mice
Juice - Oprah Winfrey imitations
Mineral water - Embarrassing rash
Hot chocolate - Eggplant-fetishism
Whisky - To ruin the second world war
Other - To hate the Boston Celtics

12. To which country would you prefer to go on a vacation?
Thailand - Warm regards
USA - Best regards
England - Good luck on your short-term leave from jail
Spain - Go and drown yourself
China - Disgusting regards
Germany - With ease
Japan - Go burn
Greece - Your everlasting enemy
Australia - Greetings to your frog Leonard
Egypt - Fuck off now
France - In pain
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Dear Slowcatchupkuan,

I don’t really know how to tell you this, but Our horoscope doesn’t match. I think I realized it That night In your apartment and I saw you Drive out My best friend. I’m sure you’re Man enough to understand That there is no solution to this. I’m returning Your ring to you, but I’ll keep Your collection of butterflies as a memory. You should also know that I Am better off without A passionate interest for mice.

Your everlasting enemy,
L’abeille

 I tag these ppl and I hope they don’t make more enermies after answering the tag:

Coudy’sLife, Carmen’s, A Tale of Two Superheroes, Hor ny Ang Moh, Judelittle

posted by L'abeille on Nov 25

No biggy celebrations for this coming Thanksgiving, we’re currently caught up with the wedding plans and there’s not many weekends left for us to work on it too. Neither will there be any turkey in da house. I was just checking a supermarket’s brochure the other day and I nearly choked. RM300-RM400/roast turkey. Oh gosh! forget about the turkey, one over sized chicken can taste as good as turkey and it only cost me RM15.90. tsk tsk tsk..

Earlier, I was browsing through all the post I wrote in the past. I noticed that at the end of each year, I talked about how great a year it has been. In fact, it was better than the year before. Well, life isn’t a bed of roses for me but I know for sure that as I continue to put my trust and faith in God, everything is gonna be all right.

As for this year’s Thanksgiving, there’s so much and I mean SO MUCH more that I would like to thank.

• Firstly, it would be to The Man Up Above who’s watching over me. He’s always guiding and guarding me. I dare to say He knows what’s best for me. I wished I could elaborate more on all the “garbage” He forcefully took away from me but I think that would be a story for another day or maybe not. Thinking back of what has happened to me before and who I turned out to be today, I am thankful and I could see that He has never forsaken me. He is  constantly moulding me and healing me. Without Him, I think I’ll be so wasted.

• Next would definitely be to X-T, my fiance..30+days left and he’s officially my hubby. I know it’s not right to compare but if it’s for the better why not. I thank you for being a man who’s always true to your words. I thank you for understanding me and giving me space to breath whenever I get cranky and L’abeille can really be a pain in da ass…I know..I know.. :p. I thank you for being the car mechanic, carpenter, the electrician and also the plumber because I can be so dumb at these areas. I thank you for accepting all my flaws and loving me as who I am.

• Along the line, I wish to say thank you to my parents for loving me. Never once in my life they’ve left me alone in whatever the situation I’m in. They smile and shared my joy whenver I’m happy. They comfort me whenever I’m discouraged. They shade tears when I’m sad but reassures me that they’ll always be there for me. As we’re planning for the wedding, X-T and I are so blessed to have them who’s there to help us with the wedding plans.

• This year, there’s a special couple added to my Thanksgiving list. There’s none other than my in-laws. Nah, no apple polishing here as my in-laws doesn’t read blogs. I think every new bride’s greatest fear is to face their in-laws. I would say I’m blessed with a very bubbly MIL whom I can talk to. I thank her for all her cooking tips and recipes. Oh, didn’t I tell she is one of the best cook I’ve ever met? I think she has magic fingers. My dad-in-law is a jolly fun person. Sometimes, I forgot he’s actually my dad-in-law when we begin to chat. I thank both of them for accepting me into the family, most of all, I thank them for X-T.

• I wish to say thank you and throwing a big hug to all my Internet/blogging friends who’s always there for me. Without you peeps, life during the day can be soooooooooo boring. I thank you for sending me a ‘nudge’ when i fell asleep at work, I thank you for the daily  obscene emails funny emails, being of you are my time keeper… to remind me it’s already lunch time or it’s already time for me to go home.

Once again, I thank everybody who has made my life sweeter. Another blessed and blissful year has gone by and I’m looking forward to enter into the next phase of my life being a daughter, a daughter-in-law and a wife.  

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

posted by L'abeille on Nov 24

Another SAD…very very sad movie.. I think I ended up soaking up at least 4-5 sheets of kleenex from my teary eyes during the movie. I cried so hard even after the movie has ended!

I told X-T that I’m so glad I didn’t watch this movie at the cinema. I can’t imagine walking out of the cinema with my teary swollan eyes along with my fiance who sincerely wished the peeps outside the cinema believes he isn’t the culprit behind my tears. :p

X-T is STILL laughing at me today remembering my reactions during and AFTER the movie. I was seen walking in and out of the room, kitchen and bathroom in tears after the movie. Siao isn’t it?

This Japanese movie talks about the 10 promises a little girl made to her dog

1. Give me time to understand what you want of me. (私と気長につきあってください。)

2. Place your trust in me. It’s crucial to my well-being. (私を信じてください。それだけで私は幸せです。)

3. Be aware that however you treat me I’ll never forget it. (私にも心があることを忘れないでください。) 

4. Before you scold me for being lazy, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. (言うことを聞かないときは、理由があります。)
 

5. Talk to me sometimes. Even if I don’t understand your words, I do understand your voice when it’s speaking to me. (私にたくさん話しかけてください。人の言葉は話せないけど、わかっています。) 

6. Remember before you hit me, I have teeth that could hurt you, but that I choose not to bite you. (私をたたかないで。本気になったら私のほうが強いことを忘れないでください。)
 

7. Take care of me when I get old. (私が年を取っても、仲良くしてください。)
 

8. You have your work, your entertainment, and your friends. I have only you. (あなたには学校もあるし友達もいます。でも、私にはあなたしかいません。)

9. My life is likely to last 10 to 15 years. Any separation from you will be painful for me. (私は10年くらいしか生きられません。だから、できるだけ私と一緒にいてください。)

10. Go with me on difficult journeys. Everything is easier for me if you are there. Remember I love you… (私が死ぬとき、お願いです。そばにいてください。そして、どうか覚えていてください。私がずっとあなたを愛していたことを。)

I can’t brave myself to watch this movie all over again..it’s just too sad for me..Err if you caught me watching this movie again, that’s because there’s something in my eye and I couldn’t find my OPTREX eye wash.  -.-

posted by L'abeille on Nov 21

One month ago, X-T finished filling up all the  tiny honey jars for our wedding’s Favor to be given to our guest during the wedding dinner. Yes, and that task was completed exactly 1 MONTH AGO!

Now, my duty is to tie a ribbon around the cap with a cloth.  Sounds easier than the task of filling up those bottles? I am not too sure which is an easier task now because these bottled honey has been sitting in the plastic boxes TOPLESS and RIBBONLESS for the last 30 days. I’ve just started giving them a top cover 2 nights ago. How many bottles have I completed? You see lor…ney, completed ones are now sitting on top of that tiny table. *eyes rolled and giving myself a smack* . I lost my patience… really…