Pearly & Dharm

Monday, November 19, 2007

The warrior who fights naked

Beowulf is such a disappointment. Perhaps i was hoping too much. What i initially assumed was a movie (thought it was something like 300) turned out to be a 'Polar Express'-like animation. The digital animation is simply excellent - almost real to the extend that the trailer had yours truly fooled. But overall, it was just so-so of a movie. Moral of the story: men are weak creatures. Oh, and do check-out Angelina Jolie's cekap digital animation figure ;p

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Wedding post-mortem

Kor's wedding is just around the corner. And i was just reflecting on my own wedding, and wondering what would i change if i were to have it all over again...

1. Cheemuis - the chipsmore kind. Hello, it is the bride's day!
2. My hand bouquet - was disappointed when i first set my eyes on it, but i tried hard to love it, really!
3. Should have wore the cheongsam first and then change into the saree for the dinner. Now the former is still hanging in the closet and dunno when i'll get to wear it,.. err not to mention if able to fit in it, ever!

But all in all, it was a wonderful wedding :D Thanks dear!!!

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Sunday, November 11, 2007

I wanna catch...

Movies i wanna watch in the very near future (in random order):

1. Mr Magorium's Magic Emporium
2. Beowulf
3. Bee Movie
4. Stardust
5. Lions for Lambs

But so sad my fav kaki wayang is not around *sobs*

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Saturday, November 10, 2007

The wonders of HK

Was in HK for a short visit to hubby dear 2wks+ back. A little apprehensive at first with tis being my first time travelling abroad alone and pregnant, but it turned out ok (minus the vomiting in the ferry to Macau! euuii!). What did i enjoy most about HK, besides the short and precious reunion with hubby, would be the shopping.. and the food, though there are many more local delicacies yet to be discovered by yours truly (must brush-up on my Cantonese first!).


What i discovered... (and more)


To walk fast (even if you were lugging a 2tonne bag) or else you might get pushed or worst get trampled lest you were to fall.

Order your food carefully. If you can't speak the language, point to the picture or something... If you think you've ordered meal A and the waitress got it as meal B, then you'll just be getting the latter.

Lots of walking here, including uphill hike (some steep ones too).

Not a good place if you are claustrophobic.

Queue moves fast - ppl are quite efficient.

They can be racist too. Doesn't really surprise me cos even in a multiracial setting ppl can be racist, what more in a country where one race dominates.

Ppl are rude and selfish. Typical.

Overall, i enjoyed my short stay there. Of course mainly due to spending valuable moments with hubby dear. The next time i'm there i'm hoping to be equipped with a better Cantonese! I better!!

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Tuesday, November 06, 2007

A traumatic lunch

Had the most awful tasting nasi goreng kampung today. The rice was soggy and tasteless (tasted almost like the perencah maggi mee - yucks). The saving grace would have be the chili padi and the tomato ketchup on top of a slice of almost-wrinkled cucumber. Mental note - never to have fried rice there (of whatever type).. ever again! The first and the last!

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Monday, November 05, 2007

A new experience *beaming*

Just into my 2nd trimester. And thank God that horrible nausea feeling and 'morning' sickness (24hr/d sickness more likely) have miraculously disappeared (that explains my long hiatus from the blogosphere). Appetite is slowly returning *yippee!* Feeling excited and nervous at the same time, with this being my first and all. hehe. The bump is already starting to show a little. And last Sat morning I thought i felt a little kick inside me (it is said that one could start feeling the baby kick within wk 18-22), could be my imagination.. but I am beginning to feel the little gift inside me :D Nowadays i'll try to make a connection with the little one before dozing off and after waking up and whenever i'm free haha - my new past time. We'll know the sex at my next ante-natal checkup (fingers crossed that it'll not hide itself), then we can start the headache of naming the child :)

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