Wednesday, March 02, 2005
Alot of things have been done during this week... and it's a tiring week indeed!!Sunday, Kris finally got a confirmation from his parents that they can't make it for a Dec wedding. Firstly, it's winter in Belgium & his mom wants to look after the sick granny over the cold seasons, especially when they are the only kins she has. Secondly, it's gonna be xmas & they wanna spend the holiday with the granny. Thirdly, they haven't got enough money to be able to pay for all 3 of them to travel for their 2 months' stay in Perth. Fourthly, Kris' younger brother, Koen, wants to witness his wedding and he can only make it in July, after his final year in school. And of course, if Koen stays, Mom stays behind too... and Dad wouldn't wanna leave them for too long on their own. I mean, they do stay in a large forest all by themselves...
Monday, Kris & I were too scared to call my Mom to break the news about us having to postpone the wedding another 7 months...
Yesterday, there was a blackout & Mom called & called on my mobile phone. But my phone needs to be recharged, so I didn't answer it. I reckon mom must have called the house several times, but we have a fax/phone & a cordless phone and both are of no use in a blackout, since we need a power outlet. So, as soon as the power came back on & right after dinner, I called her & realised she was at her brother's place. I passed the phone to Kris so that he can tell Mom... He managed to tell her calmly. She wasn't happy about it, but since Kris told her, she knows she has no choice... I mean, she wouldn't wanna sound rude to Kris as to ask him to just get a representative to come all the way from Belgium just for the 2 days - ie. ceremony & reception. If I had been the one to break the news to her, I would have been screamed at & the matter would have been dropped on my feet like a hot tater!!
Today, she was not very happy as she made some personal revelations & realised it was somehow her fault as well. I'm just gonna let her cool down & let her get on with the preparation of my sis' wedding due this year. She'll come round when she's calmer... And we'll discuss about my plans for my wedding. Oh boy, do I have to discuss this with her... cos I've heard her plans & I'm not too happy with it. I'm letting her do the footwork, not run the whole show!!
Anyway, on a more scrumptious note, I was chatting with Nor & the entire time, we were discussing food & cravings!! hehehehe... It didn't help that I made a 20 item list about my favourite foods while she's watching the clock like a hawk & counting the tics as the office hours go by!! Not sure if she bought her mom the pandan waffle with her fave peanut butter spread. She'll let me in on her food escapades tomorrow, I reckon.
All that started out cos she had a craving for fish & chips at Fish&Co. And no one could go with her at a moment's notice... not like me... but I'm in a different continent... and we were reminiscing how we would drop all appointments just to catch up over a macca's yummy hot chicken & McFlurry at the Tampines Interchange or the one near her block & my office (she stays in an apartment right across from my office), or that char kway teow with hummmm at Habibi's!! So, we were drooling the entire day... And I decided to make a Singapore Hainanese Chicken Rice... It turned out good... Kris likes it, except he hates ginger & he reckons I've put too much... I had to tell him that most of the ingredients in the actual recipe mainly consists of fresh ginger slices & fresh ground ginger... and garlic, etc etc etc... but he cleaned up the plate, plus the soup & the salad too. You wouldn't even need to wash them dishes, that's how clean it was!!
If you think I'm going offline & gonna watch TV with him now, you're right & wrong... I'm gonna watch Little Britain (our fave comedy show) on ABC & then, I'll have to clean up my vanity & the bedside tables in the room! He said it's so dirty, he's sick of looking at it... Anyway, I'll have to rearrange the stuff on it too cos he's got me a really flash jewellery box for my birthday & I wanna put all my jewellery in it & display it next to my mirror. So, some of the knick-knackerty boxes can be stowed away now that my pretties' got a new home!! :)
ok... I'm off... I'm supposed to be waiting for my aunt cos she wants to show me something with her new webcam, but she's not online still.... oh well... I'm going off anyway... have a goodnite all...
