Author: Dyan

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a little piece of heaven

Dyan

Last week we went to Turi beach, batam and had a splendid time!
Firstly, cos it’s on weekdays. So there’s literally no crowd.

By that, i mean really no crowd. we were the only ones in the ferry! Feeling-feeling ferry sendiri!

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Granted we took the Ferry from Tanah Merah because we are heading towards Nongsa instead of Batam Centre.
I Like Tanah merah because there’s not much crowd, save for those going to Bintan. Other than that, Immigration situ goyang kaki.

It was a smooth 35min ride. We managed to catch a wink and woke up to another island. Awesome.
Nongsa Immigration pun senyap, unlike the hustle bustle at Batam Centre.

We got picked up by the Shuttle Bus to Turi Beach, which is just a 10mins bus ride away.
Turi Beach resort is really secluded. From the guesthouse to the lobby, there is no way you can walk, especially at night!
but i love the peace & serenity it came with and to be honest, it felt exactly like that time we went to Beyond Resort at Krabi.

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Check-in was swift. We managed to get a room upon early check-in cos there’s errr not much guests? LOL
No free wifi so we took a Daily WIFI package at S$20. Not worth it honestly cos we were not in the room most of the time.

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Bag-O-Love, Shopping Spree

almost an obsession

Dyan

something frivolous for today. Ezdi bag posts got me started on this!

u know when i was still in the workforce, i take cabs to and fro work every day.
just because i hate the public transport and my colleagues always tell me, instead of spending close to $700 on cabs every mth, i could get a Chanel Flap every year instead. Or a few LV or Prada or Celine or Balenciaga. U get my drift.
Back then, i will never trade cab rides for anything else. But now that im no longer required to travel back & forth office by cabs, maybe a Chanel a year is possible. That’s if my husband don’t murder me for this. lol

Earlier this month, i invested on my first Balenciaga. I can’t remember which actress was holding a red Balenciaga that made me go O_O
but since then, i knew my first Bal would be red and with rose-gold hardware. Because it has been discontinued in 2012, it would be even harder to track one later so i was so happy when i finally track one!

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Trips & Treats

Dyan

kita yang merancang, Tuhan yang menentukannya.

So drama.
all hopes of any travel escapades this year hancur musnah dan ranap because the husband has recently tendered his resignation and that would mean starting with a new organisation will require him to go through the 3 months probation again, hence no annual leaves.

so, no anniversary trips this year. i think. (i’m still hoping we can squeeze in a short trip somewhere though, cos our anniversary falls on Hari Raya Haji but that also mean he would have to take leave on Monday and i’m not sure if he can do that. le sigh.)

but, if he can’t take leave and we can’t go on trips, i will figure some other memorable stuff we can do. fret not.

on another note, luckily i remembered buying a groupon deal sometime back for Turi Beach Resort at Batam.

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It was expiring this month end lah so we managed to scheduled in a trip this thursday since the husband’s last day is this wednesday. a short 2D1N but enough to rejuvenate us to prepare for the tiring weekends ahead.
Cos this Saturday is Metallica!!!!!! \m/
this sunday, we are raya-ing with his colleagues and then next weekend is Azmi & Nori Hort Park Wedding.

Back to the Anniversary trip. If he really wont be able to take the monday off, then a super short weekend getaway would be okay. BIntan or KL pun boleh lah. as long as we get out of the country, laze around in hotel rooms and eat good food, i tak cerewet.

Why am i fretting over something happening in October when it’s not even September, i have no idea.

As for now, i’ll just enjoy our Batam trip aje lah and cross fingers Turi Beach willlook at least half as nice as the picture above.

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coloured drinks & pineapple tarts

Dyan

trivia: my favourite Raya kuih is Tart Nenas & Kuih Makmur. Any house yang ada ni dua kuih, confirm kena sebat.
my husband said i kampong. Because his favourite kuih raya is honey cornflakes. mak ai.

anyway i thought i’m not excited about this year Raya but i take that back.
The raya mood datang secara tiba-tiba 2 days before Shawal.

i cooked a feast twice. 1st day raya for us both and then gave it to the parents & in-laws. Second cook-fest was on 4th day Raya for the in-laws chinese guests. penat gila, i knocked out and took an evening nap after that.

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nothing fancy but the sambal goreng pengantin is so tedious to make. i spent a total of 5 hours in the kitchen just to whip all these.
how did our mothers do this, seriously?

1st day raya was very emotional, especially at the in-laws place. Kalau ada award for synchronised crying, kita semua boleh menang.

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DIY Project

Selamat Hari Raya!!

Dyan

Selamat Hari Raya u’olls!
Maaf Zahir Batin kalau ada tersalah type in my blog / FB / Instagram (depending on where u follow me at) and i f i have offended you in any way.

It’s the 2nd Raya as husband & wife and it’s even better now!
We learnt from our mistakes last year on raya visiting (it was a lil chaotic) so kita plan swee-swee this year.

I also did a few DIY jobs this year even though it was last minute. But mad happy cos i didn’t spend much on them cos most of it were DIY-ed using some recycled materials. If you follow me on Instagram then you’ll probably have seen this already!

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Her

not funny

Dyan

u know what’s not funny? When people tell you, life is good working from home, especially in Ramadhan.

I have odd sleeping hours now that i work from home. I usually sleep at about 3.00am and wake up by 11.00am the morning after. WIth Ramadan, it’s harder to keep to this weird timing. I’ll feel sleepy by 3.00am but i refuse to sleep because sahur is in few hours time and i’m a deep sleeper. At least for the 1st 5 hours, i get into a really deep sleep even that annoying iPhone alarm can’t wake me up.

We missed 2 sahur so far because i accidentally slept at 3.00am and husband woke up at 6.30am and had to rush to work and i only woke up at 10.00am, realising that we did not sahur. I felt so damn guilty because i know the husband hates not being able to sahur.

Dugaan duduk rumah time ramadan jangan cakap. So many times, i open the fridge, pour a drink, put it on my study table and then realised i’m fasting. Tu belom part  jiran-jiran tetangga yang tersayang yang masak during the day and then the bau masuk menusuk kalbu. Korang cuba try duduk rumah on weekdays. Macam2 bau masakan yang ada. Rajin jiran2 aku.

On the other hand, i’m kept very busy saving the world rushing artworks for clients and pestering my printers to get everything out before Raya. This is where the art of negotiating comes in. I’ve been know among ex-colleagues to be one of the best negotiators in the department. *pats back*

Oh and can u believe it, i have not done any Raya shopping yet? This year super slack.
The other day i told my husband “this year raya mcm tak excited ah. maybe pasal dah 2nd year” and he got offended lah sey! hahahaha

Padahal i was referring to the house. our 2nd year in the house! Not 2nd year being his wife. -_____-

And you know how pagi2 u bangun semangat berkobar-kobar nak buat itu ini, sana sini and then once u dah mandi, u macam malas nak buat apa2 and you just end up watching youtube videos? I’ve been doing that for the past week.

I might be one of the best negotiator.
but i’m also one of the best procrastinator.

The Husband & Wife

The second one

Dyan

It’s my second Ramadhan with the husband! Oh, Ramadhan kareem u all!
Anyway, this Ramadhan is extra special because it’s just the two of us. (Last Ramadhan, his auntie tumpang rumah kita and errr i was excused from cooking for Iftar and Shaur. even though we had to keep eating Asam Pedas, Kari Ayam and Sambal Udang on a very very regular basis)

This year, i die2 had to wake up for sahur. just so you know, i always skip sahur and just tahan with not eating the entire day because i get very cranky when people wake me up from sleep.
So i usually will eat before i sleep.

But my suami tercinta need to sahur. and it has to be rice.
macam lah dia kerja cucuk tanam sayur, keluar peluh nitis2.hee
So nak tak nak, nak masuk syurga, kena lah bangun sahur.
But i told my husband to not talk to me during Sahur because i get irritated when people talk to me. Ngada2 i know. But my husband being my husband, thinks it’s funny to make fun of me during sahur. 😦

Been sick since 1st day of Ramadhan but alhamdulillah i’m holding strong. But then again, i work from home. I can take a nap as and when i want. -_____-

Oh, and our 2nd Ramadhan together and i just found out that he don’t like Kurma and he just found out that i LOVE kurma.

The little things you continue to learn about your partner each day!