Success isn't the thing that defines a person at the end of his/her life. The journey does. A person may obtain everything he/she wants in Life, but I guess... it's the people you've met, the experiences you've gotten and the lessons you've learnt that truly matter. 

Perhaps I've been slower at my self-discovery journey and finding my purpose than most of my peers... Perhaps they have not even thought that much about their purpose and find themselves trodding on the so-called 'correct' paths. I do understand that everyone has their own set of problems... it's just that I always seem to feel lost and confused, and tend to envy people who knows what the hell they want to do with themselves. :P

Like the quote says, the 'best things' might take a while... but as long as I believe and work harder for what I believe in... I'm sure this day will come. 

FIGHTING.

It's time for lunch.
I've been down the flu for the past couple of days, and it sucks. I haven't had such a bad flu in the longest time... the weather has been too unpredictable nowadays, I suppose. :( Even in the office now, while wearing a jacket, I can feel my hands turning stone cold. Brrr.

I've been getting lazier in housework recently. I'm not quite sure why, but I've been feeling fatigue, bad. Maybe it's because I haven't gotten a massage in ages. Or maybe it's because it has been leading up to The Flu. Anyway, the poor husband has been taking over my duties the past week and he's like so poor thing, lol. I'll try to resume my work after my flu goes away, ya? :) He has been making lunch boxes for me too, and I feel like a spoilt, pampered daughter. XD So sometimes it's not too bad being sick after all... feels nice to be spoiled rotten.

On a brighter note, we had McD breakfast with some friends and caught Despicable Me 2 last weekend and it was GOOD. Too funny! We all need some laughter in our lives, no?

"Underwearrrrrrrr..."

It felt good to be up and about on a weekend morning. The weekend lasted a little bit longer. Perhaps, next time we can go to one of those brunch places, which I never had the chance to try. :) 

Till then, I'll need to get my nose to stop running the marathon first.
Alright, the strange gone-case formatting was driving me crazy so I've switched back to the generic template. 

It has been a rough couple of weeks, but I have good things knocking on my door so I'm sure I'll see the light soon. :)

A mini-update about the house. The feeling of having your own home is indescribable... There's not much of a design (pretty simple really), mostly mix and match of furnitures and colours. I was going for earthly colours to emphasize on the 'coziness' and it turned out lovely (to us lah).


I don't have a feature wall because I can't justify spending a thousand or so on a patterned plank. No offense to those who do have feature walls, it's just that my budget was veryyyy veryyyy tight. :P


Looks pretty decent though, even without the feature wall. It's kinda like "angmoh style" because in the US of A I don't think they have feature walls for TV. 


See? In the US they only have TV consoles/cabinets. (Image off airbnb at a condo apartment in San Francisco)


Long-ish walkway to the main door. Can play bowling lor! That's how we did the pineapple rolling thing... like a pro. BOOM.


The room that made the biggest impact is undoubtedly the MBR. LOL. Please do imagine the looks on our parents' faces. Hilarious. The One Piece bedsheets were purchased from Taobao through 65daigou, along with my toilet accessories and everything.

The rest of my rooms... still 見不得人 due to the mountains of stuff still unpacked. I have no idea why a GUY (i.e. the husband) can have SO MUCH STUFF. He used a WHOLE LORRY to transport his stuff pls. Hopefully we'll be unpacked by the time we hold our housewarming parties... some time in June. Or July. Or December. ._.

We're pretty much settled in, and started cooking simple fare here and there.


LOOKS GOOD RIGHT~

But the curry chicken was not cooked by me. I took some leftover curry from my parents' house over the weekend and just heated it up, lol. But I cooked the rice and veggies ok? Which turned out pretty good if I must say so myself. It's a combi stir-fry of french beans and assorted mushrooms. I haven't cooked in a million years, so props to the husband who guided me along. :D


I also made french toast for breakfast over the weekend. Yummys! Along with hotdogs and tuna sandwich triangles. 


It's just the beginning so the dishes are all quite idiot-proof. I'll start cooking more, to train for my future SAHM "career" when the husband makes big bucks. :D
I barely touched any sort of housework for the past almost-thirty years and therefore I can be considered a walking disaster when it comes to anything household. But my life changed (being a new wife) so I MUST change too, I thought. I'm quite against the idea of having a maid due to various complications I encountered over the years and its financing implications, so I'm a part-time "housewife" now.

One of my aunts had kindly sponsored a garment steamer for my laundry, as suggested by my mum, and it has been such a life-saver.

Tips on using a garment steamer:

1) Don't let your water level drop to none while steaming your clothes. When the machine runs but there's no water to steam, it'll get damaged.

2) Empty all your water after steaming, to defend against dengue!

3) Don't test the temperature with your hand. If its hot enough, the steam will be visible.

4) During steaming, some of the steam might condense and you'll have some hot water dripping, so you'll need to watch out for that cuz the water will be super hot.

5) Your clothes might have wet spots here and there due to the steam, but it's normal. Hang outside before putting into your wardrobe, otherwise you might have strange little things growing inside your wardrobe. Or if you have it open concept like mine, you don't have to worry about it.

6) Technically it's harder to use than an iron, but there's lesser risk in burning a hole in your clothes.

7) Steam your clothes while watching TV. Otherwise it's really super boring.

8) Certain materials take longer to be crease-free, that's normal. It also means that you probably shouldn't buy clothes from that store anymore. Puma tees are heavenly to steam! Giordano tees = bitch plz.

9) When you hold up the sleeves to steam, pinch with your fingers so that the steam is not too close to your hand. I kanna twice already, super scalding lor the steam!

10) Get your husband to steam instead (not the dirty-minded kind hor) so that you can sit back, kiao kah and relax. :D

For more housework for idiots tips, stay tuned to #thewifelife, lol.

『感恩』

This is something I live with nowadays. 

Times are hard, but not as hard as others. Skies are grey, but not without the occasional golden peaks of the sun. I have nothing, yet I have everything. 

I am thankful for all the goodness in my life. It's far from perfect, and the road ahead is still a pretty rocky path but I know that I'm never really alone. I am thankful for the husband, my parents, my friends. I am thankful that I am able to wake up every morning. I am thankful for my fairly good health. I am thankful for having a roof over my head. I am thankful for the water and the food in front of me. I am thankful that I am loved. 

Times are hard, but not as hard as others. Because I have people and things in life to feel thankful about, I have the strength to carry on.

感恩。
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