Our hot plant

It's time to harvest our chillies! We collected a whole bag of chillies and have no idea what to do with most of them. Sue has kindly offered to make sambal for us but I guess we have to distribute the chillies to people who likes them.

By the way, did I ever mention that this is the hottest chilli we've ever tasted. Even my aunties who are chilli queens, agreed that this chili variant (bird's eye chili) planted in our landlord's garden is the BEST and the most FIERY!!!

Talking about an instant reply from God!

I try to pack food for lunch whenever possible. Especially days when hubby cooks, he will try to cook more (as I always tease him, as though he cooks for the whole 'kampung') and I will pack food for lunch the next day. Food at my cafeteria is so boring and not much of a variety. I could go to Macquarie Shopping Centre for lunch but it's too much of a trouble for me to drive there everytime.

So one night, hubby whipped up something really delicious and as predicted, we finished our dinner without any leftover. So, we were wondering what to bring to work the next day.

A few moments later, there was a knock on the door. Sue, my lovely Singaporean lady who lives next door (who married an angmoh, and has 2 beautiful kids) was at the door, holding up a plate of chicken lasagne fresh from the oven!!! We couldn't believe our blessing from the above...bless her soul!

That's when you know, God REALLY provides! The lasagne was absolutely delicious, too!!

Perth trip

I have been so slack. I did try to update my pregnancy blog but not this blog. So, please forgive me.

My company sent me to Fremantle for a genetics conference 2 weeks ago and although it was a last minute trip for us, it was worth it. Hubby was a little hesitant to go with me but after much persuasion, he gave in. All in all he enjoyed the trip but regretful that he lost his ipod! =(

Fremantle is absolutely beautiful and I can imagine myself living there. Perth as a whole is pretty nice to stay compared to Sydney. Sydney's too congested and fast-paced. If anyone's thinking of retirement, go to Perth.

I've posted heaps of photos in Facebook, so I'm kinda lazy to post it here because I have to resize all the pictures. I could do this through Picasa, but somehow I have been encountering some problems uploading photos in this blog through Picasa.

This trip has been a good experience for me. It was my first time attending a national conference and it was high time my company does something for me since I've been slogging like crazy for this company. It was probably going to be our last holiday together too before the baby comes. =)

Goodbye 'singlehood' and welcome motherhood! I'm so going to miss my sleep..

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone! It's awesome having a 4-day weekend and thank God for countries that celebrate Easter like Australia. =) It's great having to have another few days of rest even though I just got back from a long break myself.

See those bunnies in the picture? Aren't they cute? They are chocolates inside and I couldn't bear to eat them but they are Lindt chocolate, who can resist!

Anyway, nothing much for today apart from going to church for Easter Sunday service and came to realize that I have been quite distant from God. I have been extremely busy with other stuffs that I haven't been in touch with the Lord. I've shifted my focus without even realizing that I'm forsaking what's most important in life.

I thank the Lord for the baby that I'm carrying, well that reminds me of His faithfulness and His grace to me everyday, anyway. Carrying a baby is a great reminder of God's presence in my life. I have to ask for forgiveness and ask for help to get back on the right track.

Back from holidays!

Since, being pregnant, I find that I have been plagued by a disease called 'placental brain'. I am not as active as before, I begin to pause longer to find words I want to say and short term memory lost is more imminent than ever.

Anyway, I am glad to have such a long break back home in Malaysia though I hardly meet up with many of my friends. Most of the time, I am just indulging myself with treats and meals that I sorely missed or I will be sleeping because of my tired state.

This time round, my impression of Malaysia is somewhat tainted by the ever-rising cost of living. RM10 nowadays used to be like RM2 in the olden days. It's hard to change my mindset and spend accordingly. Most of the time, I tend to complain and be aloof more and more to the money that I have to keep spending. Guess what, RM2000 is NOT enough to spend for the whole month for the two of us. Apart from spending on food, I only managed to spend on some baby's stuffs. It's ironic!! Oh well, not to mention I have a very 'poor' family whom I have to do 'charity work' by footing bills most of the time.

Hubby was feeling depressed when he came back to Sydney. Upon seeing all my belongings at home and the scent that's so familiar to me, I was overcomed with an overwhelming feeling and thought to myself, I actually miss my 'home' back in Sydney. This is my place with my own space. What a liberation! As much as I miss mum and sister back home, I still love to have my own space and my own life. I don't think I can be away from my home for longer than a month.

We are seriously thinking about moving back to Malaysia. Hubby has had enough with Australia. He simply hates this country because of how they suck money out of you. And I was thinking to myself, as if Malaysia doesn't do it, probably with lesser severity.

Apart from holidays, life has been pretty mundane. I'm back at work with more work than ever. Probably a punishment for having to take maternity leave soon, which I can't wait!

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