The 9th Year

So we have reached the 9th year in our journey together. We have been through 'up the hills and down the valleys' these past 9 years and every ups and downs taught us important lessons in marriage life. It's either we face them head on together or we allow ourselves beaten and broken. Thank God, we survived so far!

This year we were not sure what to do for our anniversary. We decided to have a late anniversary lunch at Gaucho Grill at Chulan Square. When we reached there, the restaurant was closed and will only open at 6pm. So we had lunch at Kayu restaurant next door. Then we headed to Pavilion for some 'croaking' session. And we 'croaked' our way till 8pm then for dinner at Gaucho Grill.

Gaucho Grill at Chulan Square is an Argentinian steakhouse. Gaucho Grill imports all their meat from herds raised by gauchos (cowboys) of Argentina. Hubby has been wanting to dine there as he had tasted Argentinian beef in Buenos Aires during his last trip there last year and he was raving about the tenderness and juiciness of the beef cuts from there.

I had La Boca T-bone steak and hubby had Peublo (Prime Steer Beef Tenderloin). Juicy succulent beef and for the first time, we had them medium instead of well done as advised by the kind waiter. During dinner, we talked and discussed about a lot of things; about the past, the present and our plans for the future. And as any other anniversaries, we have to give gifts.. right? But I didn't have any for hubby this year. Actually, I do have something in mind for him but it will take some time for me to save up to get him 'that' gift :) Hubby is giving me a trip and I am looking forward to it. Yeayynesss!!

Sounds like a boring celebration but it was very meaningful for us as each year we looked back and analysed our marriage and ways to improve it. We make new plans and goals. It felt like as though we just got married yesterday...........fresh all over again.

Alone again....

It's the third day of March already. And next month, hubby will be away for 2 weeks... 2 whole longggggg weeks!! And I am really dreading it. After his trip to Buenos Aires last year and I was left alone in KL for a week (another week I was in Perth with a friend...so not so bad!), I really dread this upcoming trip of his. This time he will be going to Oran, Algeria. And since there are not many flights going in and out of Oran, so he has to go a lil' bit earlier and coming back a lil' bit later. Not a good news to me though...

We had a discussion a few nights back about where I will be staying when he is away. I have to admit I am a coward (a BIG one at that!) and dare not stay at home alone. My imaginations will run wild... so wild you will not believe it! So, a few choices have been made available to me. I can go back to Singapore and stay with my mom or ask my mom to come over to KL and stay with me. But I cannot be away too long cos it will mean that higher cost of engaging the cat sitter to take of my cats. I also thought of going on a few days trip with my mom but since we will be going away in May, we cannot afford to waste money unnecessarily....right??? Or another option is to stay at home......ALONE!! ......a very last resort!! Will yet to decide what I plan to do and I am trying to collect all the guts I can possibly find and go and get that driving licence before he leaves. I need to be mobile when I am alone or I will be so miserable.

Let's hope I can find the best solution. A week after he is back, he is going away again but this time, I will definitely tag along! MUST!!

February

Oh man! I just noticed that I did not blog in February when I already told myself to blog every month at least once... argh!! I suppose there were nothing much to blog about in Feb and that's the reason for the blogless month. Anyway, Feb is a short month and even with that many holidays, we did not go anywhere. Firstly because we did not plan anything and so, nowhere to go. Secondly, we wanted to save money for a more important trip in May and thirdly, we rather stay at home and spend time with the cats.... hahahaha

Anyway, in Feb, I went for the launch of the Lose Big Programme at Cineleisure on 24th Feb 10. I met Dave Nuku in person, the Blue Team trainer for the Biggest Loser Asia and was really inspired by him. This journey to a healthy, thinner me is not an easy one so meeting up with someone like Dave was certainly an inspiration. During his talk, Dave explained the 4 most important Bs. They are Believe - believe that you can do it and only you can make the difference. Then Begin - Begin to embark on this journey for a better you. Belong - Belong to a group of like-minded people to spur one another to go on and on. And finally of course is Become - Become the person who you want to be. Syanie Hisham was there as well and she is the ambassador for this Lose Big Programme. She has lost 60kg and is definitely an inspiration for us all. At the end of the launch, I was really tempted to sign up for the 13-weeks programme but as I have a trip in May, I have to decide between the 2. It's either going on trip to have fun and experience or to sign up for a programme to change my life. Alas, I decided to have fun .... hehehehehehe!! I really hope they will come up with the second round of the programme and I will definitely sign up for it!

March is a month to celebrate. We will be celebrating our 9th year wedding anniversary on the 10th of March. Then, on 27th of March is my dad's 9th death anniversary. Yes, he passed away the same month I got married. It was definitely an eventful month.

We prayed that our marriage will be for eternity....insya-Allah!