Domesticated goddess

Presenting my bday present!!! Tadahhh





Had been looking around for quite some time in search of the ideal sewing machine. Amazingly, sewing machines are not as widely used here and our option is narrowed to a couple of shops that carry them. This is a non-electronic one, rather suit my standard as an amateur seamstress. Happy happy ^^. Although the electronic ones are seemingly cooler but they cost 20,000 baht up. I am more than satisfied with my bday pressie that cost less than half of that. Me gonna sew bean bags, dolls, clothes etc. Yuppie~

Series of misfortunate events

After spending 2 nights in BKK, we were back home on Sunday night. No pho at all. Arggghhh. All thanks to the stupid immigration and tour agency. In the whole drama mama twist of events, we had to get the airport personnels to retrieve our luggages that were already checked-in. And the most frustrating thing of all was that we had done double, triple, quadruple checks with the immigration department and tour agency prior to our departure from Chiangmai.

Our passports were held by the tour agency in BKK and we had to wait till getting to BKK before we could apply for the re-entry permit. Even so, no one could give us an absolute answer as to whether a re-entry permit is required for my non-immigration visa to remain valid if I am to leave Thailand. The screwed up agency assured that we could get the permit granted within 10 mins and this could be done in the airport. All we need were 1000 baht and the application form filled up. So, the smart ass did a group check in and asked us to get to the immigration counter. Only then we realised that the minimum waiting time was 30 mins and I need a passport size photo to be submitted. And... there is no photo machine in the airport!!! The stupid immigration officer knew nuts about the re-entry permit and couldnt confirm if I would still be able to get a new non-immigration visa if my existing one cease to be valid. WTH. We could have gambled but it didnt seem worthwhile.

I kinda miss the system we have in Singapore where everything's super transparent and info is readily available online. Here, info online is crappy and people give varied answers. You'll have to judge their credibility. Truly amazing Thailand.

So... yupz, we ended up in BKK. Again. Didnt really enjoy ourselves cos we were drowned in disappointment. Not sure when our next trip would be, but I'll ensure that things will not be as screwed up. I'll get my parang ready. Argh.

Level completed

Had my thai lang test yesterday. Learning and memorising vocabs aint the toughest thing, guess putting them together and expressing myself in a non verbal retard way is. And yup, I would be advancing to Level 2 ^^. Would be visiting another lang school to see if their classes are better than YMCA's. Had lotsa fun learning thai in YMCA but the teacher can hardly speak english and most of the time she cant understand us... so... yup, another obstacle there.

And... I've booked the tickets yesterday! Mdm would be back from 19th-29th October! *Dance* Gotta get MM to book a slot with Jeremy for me... I need him to work on my hair!! And once I get home, I'm gotta give Delsea a big big hug.

Off to BKK then Vietnam tomorrow. Yea~. Trips are always good. We're gonna eat lots of Pho Pho Pho. We've booked a room with this boutique hotel in BKK that has this cheena and oriental feel. Check this out http://www.shanghai-inn.com/

I'll be back ^^

Virgin buy

I am super addicted to Kao Soi. Very very yummy!!! This laksa look-alike is becoming my staple. It's less oily than laksa and much tastier. While driving home this morning, I had my lone virgin takeaway and the whole purchase was done in Thai! The classes have proofed their worth ^^.





Bought this from a shop that's supposed to be a famous Kao Soi restaurant in Chiangmai. With photos of Thaksin pasted on the wall, it very much reminded me of the Fa Qi Ren Bak Ku Teh shop in Balestier. For this yummy brunch, I'd just spent 30 baht! I reckon with 100 baht per day, I would be a very happy Mdm. Me is a easy wife to feed.

Oh oh... and P has gotten his Singapore PR! Yuppie! We would be going back to Sg soon for the paper work and all. We havent gotten our tickets yet but we would be going back for sure cos we were given a deadline of 2 months from the date of approval (i.e. XX September 2007). Yea~

Will be off to BKK and Vietnam next week. Wee~ wee~ wee~. It's shopping time! Super looking forward to our trip. Come to think of it, this is our first trip out of Thailand, Singapore and Australia together. Lovely ~

Brush brush brush

Over the past week, I had completed my first painting.






And... Tadaaahhhh!!!!



Amateurish, but well, it's my first time! *Dance*

Took these on my birthday to capture our various emotions. No particular reason for doing it, we had just done it out of fun and laughed like crazy over them. P's definitely a worthy Oscar nominee. Wakhaha.







Havent been online a lot these days cos P's bro is out of town and we have to stay over at his place for guard duty. Would be a very nice place to live in if P hadnt used his might on the pathetic tap and somehow damaged the piping system. We have to turn off the water mains cos the pipe seems to have bursted. And for this reason, going to the loo is a chore.

Was on our way to my in-laws farmhouse when we saw this herd of cattle. Me being me, the excited Singaporean, we stopped our car by the roadside and I managed to take some shots of the vast field and the herd. Pics are in P's phone so uploading would have to wait till he's back.








Anywayz, upon jumping back excitedly into the car I was smart enough for this:

"Why is it that your parents never have cattle in their field?"
"Why the hell do you think we are selling tractors?"

O..O

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.