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Kimono Kotobuki Handkerchief

29 Tuesday Mar 2011

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I receive this amazingly beautiful gift today from a Japanese friend of mine.

It’s actually a piece of handkerchief which was folded (in origami-style) to resemble a kimono.

Kotobuki, 寿  –

means wishing longevity or congratulation. Also used as a good wishes in weddings or child-birth.

What amazes me is how the pictures matches with each fold and joins perfectly.

Thanks you very much.

ありがとうございます!!

Break it gently

23 Wednesday Mar 2011

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Why don’t people just speak what they mean?

Nowadays, I often hear phrase constructed so flowery just to tone down / dress-it-up so that it sounds less harsh.

 

Giving constructive suggestions.

> It is basically an Insult / Critic

  • A critic is a critic, it doesn’t matter how it is phrase, it still hurts. In fact, it frustrate even more since this person is ‘trying’ to be nice about it.. You can’t shout *b*#cH* to their face !! Or even slap them. You just need to ‘gracefully’ accept them.

 

Gentle persuasion / strongly recommend / highly suggest…

> DO-IT-my WAY or the High-Way

  • If you want something done your way, DON”T give the impression that there’s an OPTION in the first place. Demand for it. And if I don’t take/agree to what you  ‘STRONGLY recommend’, you twist and turn to try and ‘GENTLY PERSUADED’ me to agree with your opinion

 

It’s not you – It’s me

> I want to break-up with you.

  • Lousy way to dump someone. IF it is over, just be done with it. GAME-OVER. I have no more feel for you. Basically, it really means that It’s not you. It is me who have problem with YOUR problem. I cannot stand YOU. You are the caused of these problem and I cannot take it anymore. Seriously, it’s not even fair. IF you do have a problem with your other half, at least voice it out and do a KPI or something. Give the poor thing a chance.

 

The company have to let you go

> You are FIRED.

  • Whenever I hear this phrase I always wonder, does this means the company actually don’t want to let you go? It is phrase is such a way as if the you are the one that wants to go… and the company LET / allow you to go. Whereas, in the first place, they WANT you to GO.

 

you are – Uniquely Special

> Weird-O

  • If I am special, why should i be uniquely special… ??!!

Andway, there’s many more of such phrase. These are just some which really tick me off. 😉

Romantic dinner for two

21 Monday Mar 2011

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Last Saturday was a free day for us !!! Do you know how incredible that it?!!

After married for only 2 months, we realised that weekend if no longer fun and romantic. It is usually swarm with chores. Either it is housework, running errands, visiting family, and etc.

Basically, there’s no more tête-à-tête time for the 2 of us.

One of the things we learn from the pre-marital course is to ALWAYS try and have at least one day out of the week (or 2) for hubby-wife (couple) time.

So, in the spirit of trying to inject some romance into our relationship, I decided to prepare an elaborate dinner for 2 (at home).

I drag hub with me to buy some ingredient needed for the dinner. Not knowing what to cook, I just grab any basic ingredient.

When we reach home, i took everything out and lay them in the kitchen table and started to plan my menu.

And boy am I proud of myself… 🙂

 

For Starter / Appetiser,

Saute tiger Prawn sprinkled with paprika on bed of butterhead lettuce drizzle with balsamic glaze

Main

Coq-au-vin served on a bed of thinly slice grilled aubergine with garlic bread on side

the chicken was Amazingly tender and juicy.

The picture doesn’t do the dish any justice.


Meal accompanied by Moet Champagne which was a wedding present for us from a good friend of hub from Perth ! Thanks !! It was divine and simply delicious… I couldn’t think of a better pairing for this fine meal. 🙂

Hubs was busy playing with his computer while I was slaving away in the kitchen for 3 hours to prepare the meal. So, when he come down he was definitely impressed. 😉

It really feel GREAT for me that hub enjoyed the dinner so much.

After dinner, we were too full to even think about desert (which thankfully – I decided not to make). Actually, I was just planning to cut up some fruits. hahahaa..

Anyway, Hub propose we take a stroll around the neighborhood. It was quite romantic…or maybe everything seems more romantic because  we were a little drunk (considering all the red wine I pour into the pot making the coq-au-vin) and the champagne !! hoohoohoo…