It's been a mighty long time since I made an entry here *blows dust off bloggy*. It's not of course due to the fact there was something wrong between the two of us *grin*, though some people may wish for it to be so *tongue in cheek*. On the contrary, I just got too busy trying to maintain 3 different blogs, I ended up only updating my public one most of the time.

Reading the old entries here brought alot of smiles and beams. I'm very happy to say, while the world around us continued to change and some things came and went, we're still the same. Which gives me a surreal feeling at times, like we're the only ones standing still while everyone else moved on. Then again, it may seem like a bad thing in another context, but it makes perfect sense in our case. That we have somehow found a special enduring something in each other, that withstood many tests, many tribulations, many tears and just as much pain.

Love never comes easy. I would be seriously mistaken if I thought otherwise. It's because you see the fruits of hard labour, that makes them even more sweeter. DD has tried hard. And there are many times when he'd give in to my persistent stubborness, against his own logic, while I firmly stood my ground and not budge. Not because he agrees with my reasoning, alot of which is often care-lessly defensive and eludes a self-centered kind of indifference. But because he loves me and loves me for who I am, as much as I drive him up the wall into madness at times. At the same time, some of his quirks irrate me to no end and no amount of hair-pulling can relate the extend to which I'm unable to make a difference at all. But this big difference has kind of made up for itself, by creating an insatiable, delectable kind of attraction and bond between us which makes it hard for anything or anyone to break.

Lately, I've been seeing DD alot more often than in the past, than last year. It's sorta a change in our relationship..... rather a step forward. Like a preparation for what it will be like if we were to live together on a daily basis. For 6 years, it's about the right time yeah? :)

This is one thing we did last Sunday, which I really appreciated. Something simple but yet so meaningful.......

Woke up around 0630 hours and headed out to MacRitchie for the 4th annual 06 SPCA Fun Run and we managed to be on time too *sheepish grin* for the start-off @ 0700 hours.




  Starting point


I love this bit of the trail best..... reminded me of my trekking trip to Pahang


Mirrors.....




Mushroom shaped tree top by the roadside


The CDs we have given out as momentoes. Guess what? They had "Sound of Music" (hehe the songs were going around my head all week) so naturally I got that *beams*
We finished the walk at around 0811 hours and headed back, all refreshed. Really enjoyed it, especially the nice clean air + all the wonderful sights/sounds (saw a cute chattering squirrel and heard monkeys!) and DD and me had a great time chit-chatting as we walked along hand-in-hand.

I'll definitely be around more often to write here. Cheerios!

We were out of SG last 2 days on a trip :D. More about that in my next entry. I'm still sorting out the photos.

We went for the EA Play event for the competitions today and met up with the FsK3 guys. Saw quite a number of people we knew, some unexpected as we haven't seen them in a long while. Seemed like everyone was there. =P

Here's a photographic summary:


FsK3. Ize just won himself a stack of games, hence the celebratory grin.


Goofing off at a late lunch
DD took videos of the finals of the games where it was held in Lido cinema itself and hahahahaha, you can hear the insults and very "helpful" commentary in the background from the guys about the respective gamers and whatever that was going on on the big screen. So for that reason, I'm not about to upload it here. =P

The entire event was telecast live on MTV too and Ize, DD and me made it on telly *rofl* for a bit there, sitting in the dark cinema with the both of them waving while I was just trying to blend =P . We only found out it was really live, when Ize got a sms from a friend saying he saw him on tv.

Following my lucky streak at a Bingo game (wooo hooo, my very first LUCKY monetary prize win), DD followed by scoring himself a Nintendo DS *omgggggg* in the lucky draw today. We wanted to pick one up for awhile now, to play Nintendogs but we never got around to it, so it was just puuurrrfect timing. We also got a goodie bag each and we managed to pick up a PS soft cushy cushion thingy-magik (see collage for piccie).

We had dinner at Fish & Co across the road at Wheelock Place, and had the Manhattan Fish and Chips again.

It's been a mighty long time since we updated this blog as lives got busier and more things land on our laps. :P Still in love, nothing about that has changed. ^^ We just got back from a trip to Hong Kong about nearing 2 weeks ago. Will stick yet another travel photo up somewhere here. I must get the time to tell you dear bloggy, how much DD still means to me. Be back real soon!

Once there was a time,
love was just a myth,
it just wasn't for real,
it didn't exist.
Until the day you came into my life,
it forced me to think twice.
I didn't have too much,
no I wasn't rich,
You made me believe that someday,
I'd be more than this.
That's why until this day I'm still your man,
cause you made me understand...

Love is,
kisses in a bean bag chair
the two of us with no one there
Love is,
the moment that I climb the stairs
to hold you in my arms after we made love.
Love is,
waking up to see your face,
or kissing in the morning rain.
The only thing that keeps me sane,
at the end of the day is that I've got you.

You're my secret place,
where I can be myself.
You connect with me,
like nobody else.
Even though our circumstances changed,
our love still remains.
Keep me on the ground,
still you help me fly,
You taught me to be patient,
I taught you to rely,
so no matter what tomorrow brings,
we got the simple things cause...

Love is,
kisses in a bean bag chair
the two of us with no one there
Love is,
the moment that I climb the stairs
to hold you in my arms after we made love.
Love is,
waking up to see your face,
or kissing in the morning rain.
The only thing that keeps me sane,
is at the end of the day I've got you.

Love is,
a Sunday morning with the blanket wrapped around your waist.
Love is,
the way your lips seems to curve when you say my name.
Love is,
and when I'm stressing like the world's turnin' upside down.
girl it all makes sense when you're around.

Love is,
kisses in a bean bag chair
the two of us with no one there
Love is,
the moment that I climb the stairs
to hold you in my arms after we made love.
Love is,
waking up to see your face,
or kissing in the morning rain.
The only thing that keeps me sane,
is at the end of the day I've got you.

Love is,
kisses in a bean bag chair
the two of us with no one there
Love is,
the moment that I climb the stairs
to hold you in my arms after we made love.
Love is,
waking up to see your face,
or kissing in the morning rain.
The only thing that keeps me sane,
is at the end of the day I've got you.

~ Backstreet Boys

You and me baby, we're still all good. I know I seem afraid, but no, I'm not gonna run away, not gonna be the runaway bride you think I'm gonna be. I melted to bits when you told me I'm perfect to become your wifey. And it's so fun thinking about living together and everything.....

I'm still loving every moment we spend with one another sweetums. I'll be here.

What can I say, except I love the simple things we do in each other's company. Like this weekend for instance. We had a guilt-free lazing around time, doing just about nothing, oodles of cuddles and snuggling *grin*.

First we visited Jackie's place late Sat arvo, to see the bunnies and also picked up hay for our kids. Finally had the opportunity to meet dear Sherlock, who caused a major drama while we were away oblivious to the going-ons. He's recuperating well after the ops on his teeth. Here's his story. Sherlock was found on the ground level of a multi storey car park at Spottiswoode Park Road *long face* in this condition:






Photos courtesy of KK (other more painful photos on the link). The photos hurt our hearts. He must have suffered a tremendous lot with his teeth mis-aligned like that (caused alot of complications), unable to eat properly and he must have been left this way for a long time before his owner decided to toss him out instead of finding help or paying for medical aid. We're donating as soon as my next pay comes in. This month has been a time for SOS..... cats, and another bunny case I was monitoring since last year requires sterilization fees aid, so it's been really tight on the pockets but never mind, they are all worthy causes and nothing will make us happier. We've been trying to sell off things too for extra cashie *hee*.

This is how the little guy looked yesterday:


Milky eyes from maloclusion


Sherlock in loving arms now


Teethless :(


His on-going medical bills will be hefty, to provide him with the bestest care, so anyone out there, who's been meaning to give instead of always receiving, then let Sherlock be your reason to start. He may not be human, but he's still a life, and deserves the right to live.

Mail a cheque to: House Rabbit Society (Singapore), Toa Payoh Central Post Office, PO Box 108, Singapore 913104 and indicate at the back of the cheque to "Sherlock".

Shopping for groceries then making dinner together yesterday. DD helped with the washing up of coz, the domesticated guy he is now *cheeky grin*. We tried out the mini deep-fryer Auntie Dot got for him and it was nifty for frying his fave spring rolls and fish cakey things. I wanted to make him Zha Jiang noodles but in our huff and my starvation, we completely forgot to put a bottle of salty beans into our basket *omg* and we were standing right in front of the shelves but banter got the better of us, so I had to modify the recipe. So Zha Jiang noodles it is sometime this week after I pick the bottle up *sheepish*.

Ren egged me on to play Monopoly Tycoon, insisting I don't give him enuff challenge *hmpf* so I increased my seriousnesses and managed to beat him in Round 1. Round 2 was a long and close game but he eventually emerged victor coz I was a tad bit slow refurbishing my businesses when they stopped making money and as usual, here's where our differences lie: he takes risks and throws in everything, I hold back prudently and analyze more. *lol* And it's even reflected in the way we play games hee.

Then we just watched re-runs of Frasier and DD and me shopped online for spanking new pet carriers and other things, and he shared silly bits of trivial with me as he read his daily webbies. This was pretty much how the entire weekend was like and it felt wonderful just taking a break from the hustle and bustle and spend quality time with one another. =D

We'll be heading to JB for a day-trip most probably Wednesday. This will be fun!

Toodles!

Aaron got a spanking new haircut! After much hard persuasion from me and Auntie Dot, he relented and took a plunge by visiting this new stylist the family now goes to. I wanted him to have his hair a lil spikey like the way it was during the first month we were dating like ages ago. At that time, he fell asleep during the haircut and the then stylist experimented on him and he woke in horror *rofl*. But it was cute when the hair grew.

And these are the oh-so-cute results (DD in the spiffy phoenix tees we managed to find in Aust for him):

  

We made it baby, though no one thought we would.

Happy 5th Anniversary to us, sweetums. I know there are bigger things around the corner waiting for us to pursue and soon, we'll have a new life ahead, possibly in another country. ;) It's scarily real but yet wonderfully exciting. I'm having a tad bit of a cold feet, feeling all the jitters, coz it's all sinking in, thinking and planning about our new life together in the very near future.

It's been a road of roses and thorns. The lows were demoralizing and tiring..... But now we have a short bit to smell the roses. =D

DD cuddled me after I was sent home after a weekend over at his place, and he helped me up with my luggages and told me "happy anniversary" again with a good-night kiss.

And I floated away.......

I love you baybee.

On the phone earlier:

[D]: My sis asked if there's ever a moment where I think, "oh my gosh, he's gonna pop the question right now!" According to my friends, it happens quite often these moments to them.

[A]: *splutters and laughs* Quite often????!!!!

[D]: Okie, well, not all the time but I mean, they've these moments. My sis also thinks and gets cold feet whenever she gets that feeling.....

[A]: *laughs* You know, with your demands and wanting it to be at a right place and all, it's very hard for me to even dream of asking. For instance, like at that card shop with the guys there, you'll definitely tell me no right?

[D]: Yup definitely flat no and I'll tell them you lack sincerity as much as they'd like it to happen right there and then. :P And those guys probably agree with me and send you off and ask you to come back when you've good news!

[A]: You know I prefer to have a proper time for these things.....

[D]: Okie, fair 'nuff. But did it ever cross your mind, at a particular moment, wouldn't it be great if we were to be married right there and then?

[A]: Quite a few times *bashfully then changes subject and escapes*

[Edited]

DD accompanied me to Aust for a short break but his tum tum problems came along with us unfortunately. But nevertheless, we still had wonderful times and a bottomless jar of memories that we brought back home with us. Here are the run-downs......

We went through a hairy tornado together and it hit Perth May 16th and we were in the middle of it all. Damages came as close to a suburb just 10 minutes away from my home. So it was pretty freaky. Roofs flew off, cars damaged..... millions in damages but thankfully no one was hurt. Our main freeway connecting to the City was also flooded by our drinking water coz a pipe burst *pengz*. And it just poured and poured the next few days. Quite a huge drama right? My family joked me and Ren brought the rain again, like previous years *sheepish grin*.

Here are some pics taken during the Million Paws Walk on Sunday early morn'. The venue for the event was actually right opposite our city of Perth/CBD:



As you can tell, there were black clouds galore and it poured like elephants right after we finished our walkie with the two dogs.





We were all drenched, as above. Brought Buddy, Rand's dog and Mika, Wen's friend Marie's dog to walk with us. I was hoping to see some bunnies there, as with previous years but the bad weather probably kept the furries away. Here's a nice furry alpacker. His camel friend was having the jitters so they had to leave the event early. It's not a llama but belongs to the same family, just smaller in size:



This is Mika, a LARGE and I really mean HUGE Russian Wolf Hound (he's a good six feet tall standing on his hind legs!!!!!!):



The reason why he was all squashed up in the back seat of our car, was also coz of the heavy downpour and Marie's car was too faraway for a walk, so all of us had to pack and cram ourselves in together with Mika looking extremely dubious. He was quite sure he wouldn't fit and wanted to set us "stupid" humans straight. *lol* His espression was priceless. I was sitting on DD's lap in the front seat like a kid 'til we reached Marie's car. DD took a really cute pic of him, a border collie (black but with the same eye colors like Xavier!) and a blue heeler. I'll put it up when I've it done. ;)

Dear Bloggie,

Sorry for the super long hiatus. We're still around, just very busy as of late since my last post here. Well in a month, it'll be our 5th year anniversary. DD and I have booked our tickets for Aust today, for him to take a nice long break, which he has been deprived of, since last year and for me to see my family whom I missed very dearly. And to escape this really terrible heat! >_< DD has some plans for us and I do too so I'm just racking ideas on how to make the Big 5 a really memorable celebration.

As I've said so many times before here, I've no idea how we got this far but we're loving every moment of this ride. Although we bicker like cats and dogs at times, because we're just that different in certain aspects of our characters, somehow at the end of the day, love comes to the rescue and we work it out, talk it over and soften up and it all ends with a begrudging punch on the arm, a soft grumble and then a lil smile. Against all odds, we're gonna make it. ^^

Let's see, what happened in April......

Since my last update, DD and I also ended up playing quite alot of games together and I'm training under him in some cases *dodges his lectures*. We're now part of a team too, as one of our many side projects (as if we're not already overwhelmed with other interests!), with lotsa exciting opportunities ahead and there'll be plenty of room for expansion into other areas, if we stick together and things go as planned. We got featured in a short write-up after a weekend tourney at Funan, on Focus Play, which we were all really happy about. The guys are fun to be around, and I'm actually a team manager of the lot of them, which makes the entire idea even more hilarious.

Here's some quick piccies of us and the team I put up on my other blog:




     
 

I've again left this blog for dead for quite a long while. Things have been really good with us, on a personal front.

I think our relationship reached yet another higher level. While my parents were here the week before, his parents asked for the parents to meet. We once had a discussion we won't say anything unless one party requests for a meeting and it really happened! Unfortunately, my mum wasn't well enough to travel around so we decided to postpone. I only figured much later, that Ren really wanted it to happen. 0_o All this time I thought he'd rather not, coz of the stress we'll both be feeling during the entire "Meet the Parents" session. :P

I know I was sweating it out. We both badly want our folks to get along and to be honest, I do think they're as different as night and day so I wonder what their common ground would be. Not to mention, the topic of marriage will somehow come up *gulps*. My dad just told me, he's not the one marrying and we both are, so he'll never dispute and will happily go along with whatever that's planned so long as he gets a few tables for the banquet. *lol* My dad's always been supportive of his daughters in every way *beams*. I really miss them now that they've left SG.

We just got back from a quick week-long KL trip, with his parents too. Yup, my very first vacation with his family. All this time, it was him living with me and my parents whenever we travel Aust. I was getting a good dose of what it feels like to be him! *grin*

So I won't deny I was rather apprehensive at first, coz I would be literally sharing daily personal space with them and that's revealing alot about yourself. The entire trip went alot better than I anticipated and I actually managed to relax and enjoy myself. He went around introducing me as his gf to all his friends -.-" *sweating* and I guess quite a number of the people around us were wondering where I came from coz I'm not in their circle of activities and they usually date people amongst themselves.

Ren and me went for our first ice-skating trip together too and I always never wanted to in the past with him due to various reasons.

Have to run off to the vet with Ren's new piggie Chewie. I'll be back later to elaborate.

You'll be sorely missed every day you're not here, and still very much loved until we meet again, our dearest wheek wheek little one. It always so hard to say goodbye, but this is one goodbye we can't avoid in life.

Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.
~ Anatole France


Wait for us with Bugs and Curly.

There's a bridge connecting heaven and earth. It's called the Rainbow Bridge. Because of its many colors.

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.

There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.

The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again.

The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together......never again to be separated.