Where's the soap?

Don't we have any? We should have some here. ( Slid open the mirror cabinet)

See, I use liquid soap, he likes soap bars.

Trust him not to see the Dove twin bars staring right back at him, eye level. Are males, or is it only mine, has only one vision on one thing? Like if he likes hard boiled eggs in the morning, couldn't he see that poached, scrambled, soft-boiled, sunny side up, fried, Benedict, are also very tasty, if not more?

I was intrigued, really wanted to pick his mind at that moment. Was his brain only processing on one visual, that is one bar of soap? Whether it was a wrapped bar, boxed, or naked (veggie soaps, no wrappings), that is irrelevant. Therefore when I bought this twin pack, it didn't register to him that it would look different.

Hhmmm.... if I opt for Botox, I think it may be a waste of money. But if I up my boobs size, whaddaya reckon?

Anyway, I pointed out the soaps to him and said aloud What would you do without me? And he just took the soaps, studying them, and looked rather perplexed. Hahahahahaaa!!!

Ps. I guess I should be thankful that he doesn't go for different tastes. Who knows there may be the Aussie Sheilas, tangkachis or piao meis...

Ketat Buntut

Bini kawan sayang I ni talipon saya dan bagitau yang dia akan hantar kad jemputan untuk meraikan anak lelaki mereka cukup bulan. Dua minggu dulu sayang I dan anak I ada pergi rumah depa untuk melawat. I takde pergi sebab kena kerja, tapi ada arrange hadiahlah.

Pada hari yang sama, yang kita dijemput, harijadi Yang Benar, dan I bagitau sayang I ni kawan I dah siap sedia pelan kita, untuk makan tengahari kat rumah dia. Suami I pulak kata tak syok jika I tak pergi, sebab sudah I tak tunjuk muka kali pertama. Abuthen??!! Hari besar I kan??!! I tau ler dia ni nak kita pergi sekali sebab tempat itu jauh. Okaylar, I bagi tau kawan I tak jadi, boleh makan lagi hari lain.

Baru petang tadi, I tanya suami I nak bagi apa? Duit ker ataupun hadiah? I suggest hadiah sebab kita tiga orang, nampak elok sikit. Jika bagi duit, habisler poket, sebab makan di restoran. Maklumler, anak laki. Dulu anak pompuan buat buffet kat rumah. Anyway, I bukan kedekut, tapi nak jimat, dan I tau suami I lagi 'ketat buntut', tapi tak sangka buntutnya ketat sampai sedemikian! Dia kata dua atau tiga puluh dolar.

I bengang sekejap, muka I mesti bewildered, dan ulang sekali lagi 'Tiga puluh? Untuk sekeluarga? Makan di restoran?!'

Aduhai. Kalaulah I bagi dia decide, dia boleh muka selamba saja, tapi I tak tau nak taruh muka I kat mana. Dia ni memang tangkap cacing masuk buntut. Kawan dia lagi. I tau dia ni jimat cermat, tapi kenalah tengok situasi.

Dan kawan-kawan, jika kamu tinggal komen, tolong tinggal BM ye. No point I tulis BM dan kawan lain DIA boleh baca komen Ingris. Tau ler orangtu I tengah kutuk kawan dia!

To give up or not to give up

The electrician made a little mess in Aidan's room. Expected. He was very late, which made me unable to clean up the mess. Jadi I bagi tahu sayang I ni bersihkan bilik anak. And I left for work.

Wanting to know if everything went alright, I called home. We bought a new ceiling light from Ikea and cilakak, the outer case doesn't fit. No wonder it was on clearance for $5. Electrician caj I seratus ringgit, saja untuk tukar lampu ni! Tapi I bagi warning kat dia, jika suami tanya, dia kena cakap enam puluh. Taulah, sayang I ni ketat sikit, I tak mau drama. Bila I panggil balik, suami I kata yang vacuum tak jalan. I ketawa ler, sebab filter nu I basuh semalam, masih di bilik mandi. You know what? Tone dia ni, macam susah sangat dan tak tau taruk balik filter tu. Aaiikkk?! I sudah masak, kena ker I suap dia makan lagi? Hhaaaiii... I tau, bukan saja you, kepala I pun tak henti geleng-geleng-geleng.

And guess what? The electrician called me up at work, saying his conscience won't let him sleep because he was worried about Aidan poking his fingers into the lights as he couldn't fix the outer case in. Aidan does sometimes climb up to the top bunk and play. So he offered to buy a new one tomorrow and fix it for me. Isn't that sweet of him?

Right now, I am starving. Didn't have the time to pack dinner for work so I only had a pack of Indomie goreng. Right now...


Pumpkin soup and breadsticks

What?! No Lemons?

I brought Aidan to my friend's house for barbeque lunch yesterday as it was an extended holiday from Australia Day. Wilkin took the chance to stay home to study, and he said he would do that after doing some grocery shopping. I told him to get me a lemon.

When I got home, I asked him about the lemon, whether he bought it for me, because I couldn't see it anywhere in the kitchen.

None.

None?! Hang on. Are you telling me that there are no lemons in the supermarket?

Can't find them.

Can't find, or too lazy to focus? Surprising? NOT!

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!

Happy Australia Day!

And what better than a day celebrated with food, fun and sun, where all three can be done in another Aussie way.... the beach! Yes, we went to the beach today. It was great fun! Aidan spent most time in the sun than the both of us, and lucky thing, he takes after me, ahem!

See, he was barely tanned at all, apart from his pinkish face. Either that, or I have been dutifully applying sunscreen on his hands and legs. Still, there should be little tell-tale lines on the bare skin with his swimgear, but none. As for myself, I got a little pinkish and darker on my back. But hubby hor....



The scare-kedy cat was afraid of seaweed thrown at him, but made friends with a little starfish. A real living starfish, mind you. Aidan held on to it throughout. I hope the poor thing survives. Wilkin wanted to bring it back, but I said no. It wouldn't have survived without sea water. Anyway, little rascal forgot about it when he had his chips and lemonade.

On another note, I am labelling all my 'Man' and 'Male' complaints under 'Male Moment' so here's the story. I had a load of towels in th wash. MM asked me about it and I thought that was that. When I took the them out to dry, I found his pair of black sports pants among them. BLACK PANTS in towels wash! MM knows the reason why I always handwash the blacks separately, YET!

Guess who will be cleaning and picking at the lints stuck all over it? D'oh!

Difference between the two guys in my life

We came back from an outing and small guy went missing for a minute or two. When I asked what he was doing, there was no reply. Two minutes later he re-appeared from his room, all changed, to his comfy T-shirt and his silky Spidey boxer. I am so proud of my little man now. He can change on his own.

The big guy. Well..... the big guy. Hmmm..... last night he asked me where the tomatoes were. He was fixing his own snack for work today. I told him they were on the veggie racks somewhere. I am sure most of us have a place for the onions, garlic, potatoes and ginger? I left the tomatoes in an opened plastic bag, but in the same area anyhow. Twenty seconds later, my bloke said 'Wan mm dou ah' (Cannot find it).

Seriously, did he even look? Where else can the tomatoes be?! Which brings back to my previous post two days ago:

*Realistically, the last thing I want to do at the end of the day now is to sweat my butt off. Guys may not realize it, but it's actually total mental exhaustion in keeping the house and family straight and clean. Some tasks may seem simple to them, such as, planning for dinner. Ask any guy who's one of the hobbies isn't in the kitchen department to plan for one week's meals. Or very simple things like keeping track of dates, appointments, inventories for things around the house, housekeeping, gardening, kids, etc. Isn't it bliss to just say 'Lou por, no more toothpaste' or 'Honey, no more soap' or 'Wei! No more toilet paper!' Of course, most of the time they won't need to say that, because the things will never run out for them. Try asking my husband where Panadol is kept. When he's got a headache, he just needs to open his mouth. When I have one, I may do the same thing, only to get a reply 'Where do you keep the Panadol?'*

Anyway, it took me a few steps to the kitchen at got the tomatoes out for him. Blur or what? I have friends complaining something similar about their hubbies. Is it a guy's thing or is it a guy's thing?

Aduhai, suami I!!

Tengahari tadi suami I talipon, sajalah, sembang-sembang.

Dia nak bagi tau I dua perkara yang dia buat, yang dia kata 'Sangat bingung'. Hmm... apa pulak ye? Okay, kes pertama. Dia kata, malam Isnin bila I kerja, kawan dia, yang sangat sangat sayang kat anak kita nu, dari tempat lahir dia, adalah, sembang-sembang dengan dia kat internet. Yang boleh tengok masing-masing dengan 'kamera jala'.... kakakkaka... kelakar I ni. Ada ker ayat ini??!! Muuahahhaaaa....

Anyway, suami I ni, tengah sembang, korek hidung pulak. Apa lagi, kawan nampak ler. Tegur kat dia, aparah, korek hidung depannya. Suami pun segan lar, dia tak perasan kamera jala tu boleh 'tunjuk semua'. Lepas bagi tau I, dia ketawa sekejap, kemudian cerita kes kedua pulak.

Tapi hati dan otak I ni tengah berpusing, tak nak lagi dengar pasal kes kedua! Biarler dia habiskan, I terus tanya dia kes pertama sekali lagi bila dia habis cerita. Yang korek hidung tu, least of my concern, tapi yang sudah habis korek, ADA TAK BASUH TANGAN??! Takde. Abuthen, terus taip lagi? Ye.

Celaka betul laki ni. Tak segan kat I, lagi jawab mengada-ngada. Ingin sangat tampar muka tu kuat-kuat. Apa lagi, cepat-cepat ler I ni ambil disinfektan dan kain, lap punya lap tempat taip and tikus tu lor.

Biadab betul...