Christmas is this Sunday, so...

You know what, I just realised that Christmas is this Sunday and today is Friday. This means, today is the 'last' day for doing pre-Chrsitsmassy stuff. Well, there is nothing to look forward to since I have my own problems in the office. So, the moment my colleague asked me to help with an errand, I quickly took it just to forget about things...

Whoa... nice setup

This little guy is made up of empty mineral water bottles and CDs. Not sure where it got its 'nose' from, but perhaps, from a fabric conditioner? I mean, who in the office uses fabric conditioners? Was there a washing machine there?

Still, this is a very nice decoration and tome, very imaginative.

After the errand, I made it just in time for the Office's gift-exchange. But because I had some discussion with my Senior, I missed it. Still, I got this for me DVD video which I bought and gift-wrapped for a total of less than RM20.00

Kaelynn helped me open it. Its a coffee cup of some kind, with a rubber cover.

Seriously, I am not in the mood for anything and missing out on things not in my control is not something I would like very much. Then again,

Aaaah, I don't even know what I am trying to say. Sorry, I am just feeling very down from work.

The Dinner at Shogun Mont Kiara

Its time for another buffet dinner, this time, its at Shogun Mont Kiara. When I was younger, I loved to go to buffets and stuff myself silly. However, nowadays, times has changed. Yes, nowadays, when I go to buffets, I just stuff myself.

I mean, just going there and eating all the 'expensive' food does not mean anything much anymore. Maybe I am bored or just that, well, there was too much to take. Remember the story about how a Father cured his son's smoking habit by locking him in a room full of cigarettes/cigars and told him he could smoke all he wanted until the next morning? No? OK, there was this kid who smoked which and smoked, which his smoker Father did not like. So, he locked the kid in his smoking room and told him he could smoke all his cigarette collection until the the next morning. When morning came, the Father unlocked the door and... this is so boring I actually forgot the ending....

With their favourite Biological Aunt from Singapore here today, the girls are very very happy. And so, it was decided that everyone must have dinner at the Shogun Japanese Buffet.

To start the evening, I got some cold meat and...aww.. this isn't about me,

Its about her! The Little Princess, all dressed up

OK, now back to the food. Left-good, right-gooder.

Nom nom nom nom

Nom-nom                        nom-nom                          nom-nom

Nom nom

nom nom

nom nom

Kaelynn with Grandma

Nom nom.... urp

Anyway, as the evening draws to a close, it was time to pay the bill and other stuff. In the meantime, the girls posed for their Favourite Aunt. Its not the wide selection of food nor the tast but the company which we enjoyed.

Man, this is really her night.

Panoramic Shot of the Restaurant. Very nice setting and the lighting is very nice. But for some, it might be a tad too dark.

The outside view overlooking the PLUS Highway at the Jalan Duta exchange. You can choose to sit outside, which is quite airy. But its still a bit too humid and noisy for my taste.

Overall, this is quite a nice place compared to the one in 1-Utama and Sunway. And be prepared to walk quite some distance due to parking. What I do not like is that there is no 'direct' access to the place and you need to use the escalators and walk quite a bit, which is a problem for my Dad.

IKEA's Stralande

After so many months, its now or never. I bought this from IKEA after reading Suanie's blog about it. Its a bit pricey to me but I'll explain a bit later. Anyway, after much thinking about it, I bought it on the last Family's trip the The Curve. Its amazing I had not bought anything else because there were so many things in there...

Anyway, I like to eat garlic and when it comes to chopping them, I am practically useless. What I do is to peel them off, then cut them in long strips before turning them into mini cubes. For my Wife, she just use the chopper's flat blale to whack the garlic and then chop them as if there was nothing to it...

For RM29.00, this is what you get. It more or less fits into the hand quite well.

And the beauty of the Stralande lies in this shaped blade which cuts in a very unique way

You can take the cover off to wash the blade but remember this, its very sharp especially at the corner edges.

First, I used this much onions but it does not work that way since I did not RTFM either. After some trial, you have to put in a little bit less.

Ah, my wonerful helper who will now demonstrates how the Stralande works.

With every downward push, the blade will cut your... things. Once you release the top, the blade will rise aaaaannnndddd, rotates! Then when you push the top down, it will chop and then rise and rotate and so on! This is wonderful! After a few more presses, the garlic/onions are chopped.

Yum-yum!

Mysteriously, my Stralande disappeared after this and so, I have to use the knife again....

The day they came.... III

OK, for Dinner, we're too exhausted to do anything else. But since it was still early, we decided to go to Aeon to have something to eat...

This is very nice. More of like Barbie for post-teens.

And the quality is much much better. The hairstyle is very natural. Shame the same cannot be said for the male version which looked slightly better than Ken with a wig.

Yep, time to get a new pair of shoes. After much searching in there, I finally relented and chose this one due to the size of my feet. Since they have the size but not the width, this was the only series I could find. Took us more than 100 minutes eventhough there was a Sale, going on.

OMG, I never did realise how haggard this pair of mine looked after three years.

Since everyone was still full from the Clownhouse, and there was nothing to fit the bill between a heavy snack and a minimal dinner, we got some stuff from the Food Section. This one was half price since its already past nine.

The girls enjoying their food while someone else looked on

Yep, as usual, she takes the su and I take the shi... in other words, its DBKL time again.

The day they came.... II

OK, this is the second part of the day where, apart from getting the important stuff set-up, we pick up the pieces, something which is getting to be very common with us, especially with the bringing up of the girls.

But first, time for a break and its better than Kit Kat

After much mucking about, it was time for Lunch. We need this break because after this, its more things to do.

Yep, first thing on the list is to fix the tap for the washing machine. The Aeon guys said that the tap is not compatible with the washing machine's adaptor. And so, its time to go to a hardware store...

After an hour and a half in the hardware store, I got this tap for RM100. I mean, I could get it cheaper and sooner but I was trapped by the Salesguy who laments the working condition and his treatment by the Boss's Wife, etc.

OK, I can't do this one but we know there was a problem with the wiring. We were surprised that the circuit breakers did not trip the first time this wall plug was installed. This is bad news and Wife is chewing the contractor's butt on this. Luckily, there was another power point nearby

Next on the list is the toiler which, needs the metal hook fixed. Luckily the guy from the shop gave it so me free. I need to do this fast in case the girls accidentally poo-poo in there and could not flush.

Hmm... what do you think? A dash of white or maybe, cream & brown scheme?

The day they came.... I

Hokay. Today is a very exciting day. Why? Because I said so.

Today is the day where the stuff we bought from the AEON Member's Day arrives. Yes, its about two weeks already but we're not in a hurry. I mean, its good to wait a little bit longer since there was lot of things to do at the office as it is this time of the year.

We're still in a good mood despite the neighbour blocking our entrance the whole day.

Now, pay attention to this lady, people. Not only was she nice to us, she managed to get our stuff through without scratching the neighbour's car.

The moment she rolled up her sleeve, all eyes opened wide...

This was because both the driver and her are the only ones that will REALLY deliver the stuff and also install them.

And she went through all the things with us too

The Fridge is huge and yet she managed to get it in. They're both very professional about it at the end of the day, despite the wrong water tap and faulty power point for the washing machine, it was all working.

The girls were happy to break in the new Fridge....

OK, I did help a bit but I just want to highlight that the Staff from AEON were very very helpful. And if I were to get more things, I would definitely go for them even if there is a SengQ or whatever Ah Kow.Ali shop nearby.

555 notebook

The little notebook that everyone either uses it all the time or, at one point in their lives, encountered one. The 555 Notebook is just a small little notebook with some pages for you to write. And that's all about it. However, why was it so 'famous', I am not sure. But it was one of the most useful ways of keeping tabs on things, as reminders, as lists, etc. That's right. Everyone uses them religiously.

The the PC came and changed everything.

I am not sure how she got one, but it good. Also, I am not going to ask her what she is going to use it for. Maybe she might surprise everyone.

Boogers

Aaaaahhh.... yet another satisfying experience. This time, its perfect too. The feeling is like something slippery from your body being removed without any pain and yet, you feel that foreign object coming out without any struggle. And its slightly ticklish.

I think the closest feeling I can describe to you is the pulling out of your pinkie from your slightly runny nose. Because the other description below the waist is not appropriate.

Not too hard and not too soft

And not too watery either. This way, when you pull it out, it gives you THAT feeling.