My Husband, My Fashion Advisor

Over WhatsApp,

Me: "I'm thinking of getting this dress, (sends link). Maybe I can wear for C's wedding? What colour should I get?"

Him: "Green will blend in with the grass."

Me: "Yah, that's true."

Him: "Black is common."

Me:"Red?"

Him:"Yah, red."


And so, I bought the red dress :)

Going The Distance

It's always been our dream to experience working overseas.

Well, luck is definitely on his side because he recently got offered an opportunity to work in the HK office for almost 3 months. I'm so envious!

It all happened so quickly that we were shocked when he was given less than a month's notice to start his short term stint there. I contemplated asking my boss if I could work from my company's HK office, but didn't try as I knew the proposal would only get rejected.

Well, he's leaving this Sunday and it still feels surreal. We've never gone through a long distance phase in our relationship so I don't know what to expect. I like to think that I'm a relatively independent partner but I'm sure I'll miss him. The Shire will feel emptier and I know there'll be days where it'll get lonely. Who's gonna listen to my work rants, kill the insects in the house and help me with the household chores? :(

But looking on the bright side, I look forward to catch up sesssions with girlfriends (if they have time for me!) and solitude time. It helps too that HK is in the same time zone as Singapore and he'll just be a Skype call away. Thanks to promo fares and redemption of miles, I'll also be flying up to visit him every three weeks, so it's not that bad, right?

To Give Is To Receive

Now that I've caught up on sleep debt and have almost recovered from wedding coma (yes, it is real) and food coma from the past few days of CNY feasting and visiting, I hope to share more about the wedding in the next few weeks.

Anyway, the husb and I had joked about how broke we were going to be, when it dawned on us about a month back that we had to give out ang pows this Lunar New Year, a few days after paying off wedding bills. Although some say the first year of marriage is supposed to be a 'resting' year for a newly wed couple, we decided to prepare them nonetheless.

It's been surprisingly fun giving those ang pows out.

I love to see the little kids' faces light up when you hand them the red packets and remember, that I too was once like them and looked forward to the extra pocket money every year.

I guess this is what you call the joy of giving.

Before I forget, Happy Lunar New Year and may this be a prosperous year for all of you!

Contented

When I was younger (and saw the world through rose tinted glasses), my idea of happiness was to be married at 26 and have three kids by 30.

Now, I'm on the wrong side of the 20s, married and eager to embrace the DINK (double income no kids) lifestyle for the time being, with no intention of racing with other couples for a Dragon baby.

So I'm nowhere near my naive little girl dreams but the happiness I had looked forward to is the same and that's what matters.

Cats and Dogs

One of the things we are really looking forward to, when the new home is ready, is keeping a dog (or two if we can cope).

Recently, the fiance suggested we could keep a cat too.

Uh, thanks to the media influences growing up, i'm not sure if dogs and cats can get along in the same household.

I wonder if anyone knows someone who has harmoniously kept a dog and a cat under the same roof?

Friends or Foes?