Misc

Had a very yummy japanese meal last friday. The one uber nice thing about here is that food is good and cheap. Our dinner on the following day was at Duke's, my first proper western meal here and the portion was humongous. We took away some ribs and fillet which are still in the fridge. With the amount of food getting into my stomach, I'm keeping my fingers cross for my waistline. Anyway, the yummy japanese curry led us to the supermarket the following evening and... tadaahhh:



Did our own japanese curry yesterday. Meat's kinda too tough but overall it's still a good try. LOL. How hard can it be stirring the paste. Keke.

Have started picking up the guitar again in the past week =). And... my hubby bought me this! ^-^.



Yea! Me's gng to start painting! I'm going to be a painter! Rather excited about this cos I've always wanted to paint (as oppose to my regular senseless doodling).

And in my attempt to have a balanced diet, me is increasing my intake of fruits. And this is my new-found pet fruit:



The custard apples here are very very yummy. Granny used to have a custard apple tree at the back of her house and occasionally, she would pass some to us. I dont remember hers tasting as nice as the ones we get in thailand. The good thing is fresh fruits are widely available here and fruits dont make me fat.

That's all for now.

Spinning ard and ard and ard

Kinda getting harder and harder to fall asleep. Missing home and lots more... and... feeling kinda weird these few days. Feeling alone... not lonely, just alone. I hate this feeling.

Bite bite bite

A lazy man


is a happy man


Was having my first lone venture around town this afternoon. Some random pics:



Sat in this rather decent cafe for like an hour. Was having a yummy cup of ice mocha while reading my novel until I was attacked by some irritating mosquitoes. Mosquitoes never ever seem to let me off here. Argghh. Sitting in cafes (alone) is something that only MM will do. Gotta kill me to do that back in Sg. It's too much like a poser activity. My pace has slowed down so much that I can now absolutely appreciate this as a non-poser activity. Am I appreciating life or just succumbing to it.

Island

Am sitting back and enjoying my cup of coffee now. P's attending a meeting and would be back at 2pm... so, I'm now sitting alone in front of the com. Enjoying this moment to myself actually =). Not too much of it though. It will bring me to tears with boredom again. Guess these few hours of personal time would be sufficient.

Used to think that I'm one who prioritize love life above others and would be happily living with my prince on a long forsaken island. Motion is overthrown! Guess the existence of other beings on planet earth is as important to me as the existence of self. Me is not a party whore but me need communication! Yesterday's class kinda balanced up my life since I did manage to use up the daily quota in my word bank. Emotion kinda swung to the high side with boredom level sinking to a low. So... Mdm is a happy girl now.

Met John II yesterday. John II is a young englishman who has been living in Chiangmai for the past 1.5 years. Kinda interesting how these ang mohs are. How many of us back in Sg would opt to give up everything back at home for a laid back town, me wonder. John II is not a rich man cos he called Sg an expensive (but nice) place and he's definately not here on retirement visa. He's too young for that anyways. John II is picking up muay thai and is hoping to teach muay thai here, if not elsewhere. According to him, Chiangmai would still be his base no matter where he goes to. Amazing. Life is really too short to be thinking 2, 3 steps ahead, gotta live for the moment.

Side tracking, I've not seen a single elephant since my arrival. While driving yesterday, I saw a wild boar on the street.

Booorrrrrrrrrriiiiiinnnngg

I am so bored I feel like crying. People, I feel like going home already. REALLY. What have I done to myself.

Ratio

If the ratio of unhappy people to happy people is 3:1 given that one is neutral, then is it more justified to follow the will of the 3 unhappy people.

Bits and pieces

Pics of DD, MM, my folks and I at the airport.







Had been busy stocking up new stuff, packing, arranging and doing miscellaneous work for the past few days. In our attempt to get down to something serious, I was enrolled into the Thai course at YMCA and attended my very first class today. So for the months to come, I would be heading there to attend my 2-hourly class thrice weekly =). Going back to school isnt really something foreign but... hmm, I would update with more pics of the classroom to explain. LOL. By the way, I made my first friend in Chiangmai today! Keke... this New Yorker (John that is) who was sitting right next to me is a rather chatty man. Yes... man. A man in his 60s =.=''. My first friend in Chiangmai is an Ah Pek! Half the class are retirees (like John) while the other half are young people (predominately ang mohs). It fascinates me how retirees would actually opt for Chiangmai to be a place that they would grow even older and die. For now, it's just some pics that I've taken while waiting for P to fetch me.





Had been coping relatively well since this is the Nth time I'm here. Adaptation should not be an issue, though it strikes me at times on how much dependant I have become. At times when I've to follow him around while he get things done, it can really bore me to the core. I've not been doing anything substantial yet aside from attending my Thai class. P's telling me not to be too anxious about these but... it's just kindda weird for me to do nothin as all. I want this arrangement to be temporary. Thou is not fit to be a TTT. As far as my marriage life is concerned, I have been enjoying every single bit of it, especially so when I know that my man is trying to accomodate me as much as he can. Apart from attending classes, we are spending lotsa time together. This man is now multi-tasking as my hubby-soulmate-friend-driver. Although I'm very much enjoying him as my companion, I would still want more Johns.



And... Happy belated bday to you, my MM. Was trying to send you this on saturday... but my stupid phone wasnt set up to send MMS yet.



Even when you are sixty, you are always six to me. Love you always.