Baby is Home

It's been a week since I last landed. There were a lot of meet-ups and catching up over meals, mostly with close friends and families. This trip back home, I'm not in the mood for shopping for clothes or driving down to KL to lepak. Because whenever I think of all the junks I've accumulated in Melbourne, I shiver from anxiety and refrain from buying more things that I actually need. So, I just don't put myself in situations where I know I won't be able to resist the abundant temptations.

Such a good start. heh.

Instead, am just enjoying the less hectic lifestyle of my hometown, prefer chilling on the couch to read up on books and watch TV. I'm currently hooked on the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series recommended by my aunt. They make such perfect light reading materials and oh-so-inspirational.

Love 'em.

Here are some snippets of my week...

Roaming around on the land of Siew paus. In fact, I always get asked, what exactly are "Siew Paus". Well, they are like normal paus you get from having dim sum, but they are baked instead of steamed.

The J twins were back in town for dinner at our usual cheap-eat spot in Seremban, where crabs coated with salted egg yolks is always the staple dish. It's a whole new level of unhealthiness, we know.

Came home and was greeted by a new ride. I'm ditching the MINI. For real.

We had some house visits. My family and I love admiring the interior design of houses, especially those multi-million villas. And my little cousins were obviously having a ball running around and posing in front of a Christmas tree. While I'm at it, I would check out the owner's reading list, representative of the guidance on their journey in getting to where they are now.

Saw this walk-in closet in IKEA and decided that my future wardrobe in my future house will look like this. Did I mention that I love IKEA?

Of clown-like bowling shoes, consecutive failed attempts in keeping the ball from rolling into the longkang on both side of the alley, extremely smelly RM2 disposable white socks... I officially disapprove adopting bowling as a hobby. Sheesh.

Love family dinners that require team work and team spirit in sapu-ing all the dishes off the plates.

"You take the last two pieces of chicken!"

"No, I would take one and you take the other."

"Who wants some wings?"

Apparently, we get 40 degrees in Malaysia too. Not only in the Summer of Melbourne.

My two little cousins are the most adorable kids. I asked for a third furry crown headband and they didn't have one for me. iSad.

And here's to the most adorable dog with a personality. Or should it be called dogonality? How lame.

Before that I was living the life of a curious tourist in Melbourne, and now, I think I feel like a 50 year-old retiree.