tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68334782098268180322024-03-13T13:18:03.979+08:00Verbal thoughts, Random spaceAshley Liewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659127933363155330noreply@blogger.comBlogger352125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833478209826818032.post-34313269757236505692013-09-27T17:00:00.000+08:002013-09-27T17:00:38.299+08:00Health is Wealth<div style="text-align: justify;">
Remember when I had surgery a year ago to remove a cyst? Immediately after that, my gynae had put me on an induced menopause so that my body has enough time to heal and rest post surgery. His concern was that my regular menstruation might trigger a regrowth and it would be such bad news to have me sliced up again so soon after my first surgery.</div>
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It was quite a roller coaster ride during my induced menopause. I mean, I'm only in my mid 20's and I'm already getting first hand experience on what my mom would be going through. The benefits that I enjoyed were to quit buying sanitary pads, clear skin and not having to worry about a regrowth for at least one year. Bet my husband wouldn't agree that it was a walk in the park, because he was bearing the brunt, or rather, wrath of my uncontrollable emotional meltdowns. They were powerful, uncontrollable and constant, believe me. I no longer question the ability of a middle-aged woman to control her emotions because I've been through it. </div>
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The effects from the injection stayed in my body for about as long as my gynae had predicted. He did say that some of his patients had gone back to their normal period cycle quicker than he had expected. So my uterus went to sleep for about a year and got back up to its normal working condition at the month right after my wedding. Talk about good timing. I'm glad it came back only after the wedding because I didn't have to worry about WHAT IF MY PERIOD CAME WHILE I WAS WEARING THE MOST IMPORTANT WHITE DRESS OF MY LIFE?? The worst thing that happened was my face went into this crazy breakout phase ever since my period came back. So after experiencing an early menopause, I'm now reliving puberty all over again.<br />
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I didn't change my skincare routine too much because I was using the same products from before. I've been eating so much more healthier than I already had been and my skin's still going crazy. I've been asked to go for facials more regularly to see if it helps.<br />
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It's pure havoc on my forehead and nose. I tried to look up some references online and most diagrams tell me that the area between the eyebrows is related to my liver and the nose is related to my heart. I really don't know what to make out of that. I've been struggling with indigestion and constipation since I was really young and have been taking steps to manage that. So can someone please tell me how I can help my buddies, namely the liver and heart? Note that my eye circles are so dark - that is also from childhood and should be due to my sinus. Blocked nose and mucus are my best friends ever since I can remember.<br />
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One of my friends have been updating on Facebook about this liver cleanse that she did. Basically you go on a detox and expel liver and gallstones that are trapped in those organs. I followed her lead and did a liver cleanse two weeks ago and although it was really difficult, I'm glad I did it for my body. Take a look:<br />
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Scary stuff, eh? These are mostly gallstones that are pushed out of the gallbladder. Although this detox is called a liver cleanse, liver stones aren't that common. The analysis of my stones indicate that I'm a typical modern human being, as it is green, but also with the likelihood of my liver not being able to process fat and cholesterol. It might explain why I have oily scalp and excess sebum on my face, but my pimples are still here so it could take a few more cleanses before I can blame it on my liver. I was quite gung-ho about wanting to do a few cleanses before I started the detox, but I think I'm going to stick to once every six months (as advised by my nutritionist) because it is quite challenging. I've had to really watch what I eat during the weeks leading to my detox. I only had natural yoghurt with fresh fruits and organic nuts for lunch two weeks prior and have replaced whatever I can into organic products. The reason for being so tired doing this detox was because I had to go clean my colon before and after. It's a fairly easy and quick process but it does make me feel tired because, guess what, I have constipation. But if it's something that will help ease the liver cleanse, then I will have to do it. The liver cleanse only takes a day but the stuff that you need to take can really test your gag reflex. Try to imagine chugging a glass of pure lemon juice mixed with olive oil. Yeah, it wasn't easy for me actually doing it. It was also tiring for me when it came to the time when you're supposed to 'output' the stones because again, I have constipation. But it's good results because my friend who did her liver cleanses told me that I have more stones pushed out than her. Yay?<br />
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I've also cut out a lot of processed food. I have homemade bread every morning, made with ingredients that I get from the organic shops. I'm not one to preach about going all out on organic living but I guess replacing whatever we can could go a long way. I've also been really good about eating free range chickens and eggs. The hormones that we put in chickens just goes back into my body and screws it all up.<br />
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I'm not sure what else I can do to help improve my skin problems but I guess I'll have to just keep doing what I do, or else it could be much worse. </div>
Ashley Liewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659127933363155330noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833478209826818032.post-84686883248228709102013-09-24T16:44:00.001+08:002013-09-24T16:44:32.307+08:00Our Wedding<div style="text-align: justify;">
My last post was about how I was coping with a lot of things going on a few months ago - work, house renovations, packing+moving+unpacking, wedding preparations and just life in general. I know I've said that I will blog about our wedding as soon as I got photos back from the photographer but I didn't do it straight away because I can get away with procrastinating since I don't have a gazillion blog followers :p</div>
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Our wedding was back in June. We had the Chinese tea ceremony in the daytime and a wedding dinner reception at the town nearest to Mr Bun's hometown. If we had it our way, well maybe my way, we might have had another dinner reception at KL since I'm from here and Mr Bun's been based here for some years now. But we decided against it after all, because we were financially tight while putting our house together at the same time as planning for our wedding. It's not worth it to get even more tangled in a financial mess just so we could have fun with friends and acquaintances for one more night. The ones who care enough to share this big milestone of ours shall travel a 5-hour return journey just to share a toast with us. Muahahaha...</div>
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Most of the preparations for our wedding were DIY. We also skipped out on the cheesy wedding bits like prewedding photography. I absolutely can't get over the fact that people willingly get ripped off by bridal houses to take photos in cheesy poses, get a bunch of framed oversized photos which end up gathering dust and live happily with the fact that these photos have such ridiculous powdery-face effect. But I do like it when once in a while I see friends who have tasteful prewedding photos. It's such a breath of fresh air. I did my own hair and makeup, with assistance from Mr Bun for curling my hair for my evening look. I got two bunches of tulips from my usual florist in Pudu and put together my own bridal bouquet. There was no way I could get a decent bouquet for less than RM200, and it could be even more expensive had I requested for tulips. So I took it into my own hands and it ended up less than RM100. Made cute bowties for the groomsmen to go with my bridesmaids' mint green dress theme since I couldn't find anything that I wanted from the shops. I stayed away from pink dresses because it would be too obvious for me to choose pink for the bridesmaids' dresses. The games for the boys were all set by me too. I'm such a control freak that I have to lay it all out myself but obviously the girls had to execute the plan for me. I'm not a fan of disgusting or distasteful games so the games were quite tame. Mostly aimed towards the groom but it's up to the girls to make it difficult for the rest of the boys. I'm glad they all had fun because most of us are friends from our uni days. The best part was when I whipped out old videos from back in the day for Mr Bun to re-enact as part of the games.</div>
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Since we were on what people would call a simple direction (compared to a standard Chinese wedding), it was almost drama-free. The most dramatic moment was when my family acted like typical KL-ites, arriving late and we could only do our walk-in to the restaurant and start after they had arrived. Wedding dinners in small towns are usually quite on time, not exceeding 30 minutes from the time you have printed on the invitation. It's quite un-Malaysian-like.</div>
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Mr Bun and I were like deers in the headlight while we were on stage, not giving a proper thank-you speech to everyone who deserved it. But I hope everyone knows how much we truly appreciate their help; big, small or anything in between. I think if we had a chance to change one thing from our wedding, I would re-do my thank-you speech. Everything else was a dream, despite some teeny tiny hiccups along the way. Enough talk, time for photos!!</div>
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Ashley Liewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659127933363155330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833478209826818032.post-78888884855437290982013-05-31T12:11:00.004+08:002013-05-31T12:11:53.425+08:00Making it official tomorrow<div style="text-align: justify;">
I haven't been updating because I was swamped with a new job, moving into a new house and preparing for my wedding. So far we've lived at our new nest for little less than a month and the big day is tomorrow. </div>
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I haven't got good news about my current job because my present employers have put me in a very difficult position due to their inability to be clear of they wanted when they made me an offer. So on top of my stress cake of moving and getting married is a big fat juicy cherry of having to look for a new job. But unlike the past, I am now choosing to move away from asking "Why is this happening?", and picking myself up to walk on a new path. I shall not be bothered by idiots who made the decision to hire a rookie and then dropping it all without even providing any useful coaching. As much as I was worrying a few days ago about whether I could find a new job, I'm hopeful. It took some sobbing sessions to arrive at a slightly more positive stage but I'm glad I can move on.</div>
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So... I gotta keep my nerves in check for my big day tomorrow. I shall be updating with photos but we don't have Internet at our new place. The good news is, I saw TM contractors laying down the cables yesterday and it should be available in a month or so. Yippee!! I'm beginning to like this positive thinking thing.</div>
Ashley Liewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659127933363155330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833478209826818032.post-2860505967998355112013-02-17T23:30:00.001+08:002013-02-17T23:30:20.338+08:00February so far<div style="text-align: justify;">
I've been jobless for more than a week now since I resigned from my job on the last day of January. I'm not really jobless since I have a new position to report to come beginning of March, but I have three weeks off before I embark on a new career journey. Three glorious weeks!! So far it's been filled with days well spent with family and friends over Chinese New Year celebrations. The timing couldn't be any more perfect. I'm also cramming in opportunities to go out looking for stuff that I need for our house. Who knew even a minor thing like curtains could turn out to be something totally major? Now I realise that the devil is in the details and I'd better get things sorted out while I still have time.</div>
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We usually go back to Mr Bun's hometown for up to a week during CNY but he doesn't have that privilege this year. So we only spent three days, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th days of CNY back at the kampung. Kinda glad for the fact that we didn't have to get caught in the pre and post CNY mad traffic. I spent the first two days cooking, which got me thinking if I want to do this again next year (I guess I can overlook the fact that it's super tiring since it's a once-in-a-year affair). </div>
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I'm not a big baby-hugger type of person but here I am caught in one of those rare heartwarming moments. This is the 3rd niece from Mr Bun's family and here she looks like a super adorable baby zombie trying to chew me alive.</div>
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Been spending some time lepaking at home while Mr Bun is at work over CNY. But we did manage to have a nice meal on Valentine's Day. No flowers, gifts and shiz because we never got into the silliness of those stuff. Just spending some quality time with each other will do :D We had dinner at this quaint restaurant called <a href="http://www.facebook.com/tastegallery.western.asiafoods" target="_blank"><b>Taste Gallery</b></a> at Bandar Mahkota Cheras and their molten lava cake is the best letmetellyou!!</div>
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My second elder brother had his registration of marriage two days after Valentine's Day. It was at the NRD in Putrajaya, the same place where I had mine. Back then they weren't open on Saturdays but now they are. We spotted a few hot-air balloons from the public carpark and walked over for some photo-op after the registration do but they were calling it a day. It was a MAKNA private event and how I wish I could've snuck in a little earlier. They had free helicopter rides!! ARGHGHGHGH :(</div>
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Snuck in a few lou sang makans with different groups of friends and here I am with my girlies from PESS. That's Baby Cherish, who is the 2nd baby of the group. Wonder who will is next in line to be a babymomma?</div>
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Last weekend was an opportunity for our group of UTAR yumcha geng to travel to and meet up in Malacca for Joanna's wedding. Few of us girls were roped in as bridesmaids so we had to arrive the night before her wedding day. Since it's been a while from my last visit to the bone-adjusting uncle in Malacca town, Mr Bun and I decided to drive down in the afternoon so I could drop by for a session. It would be wise to avoid the weekend rush hour drive down south as well, and our thoughts were proven right when I read all the posts and tweets about how horrendous KL traffic has turned due to the heavy downpour last Friday. We spent the few extra hours in Malacca town watching Les Mis and it was such a horrible experience, no thanks to uneducated individuals who didn't know it was a musical and started giggling everytime a sentence was sung as well as the little bitchy brat who kept moving in her seat as if she was seated on a sofa at home. The drive to Joanna's hometown was a challenging experience, and I was so glad when we finally arrived!<br />
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Sweet bridesmaids in peach</div>
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The groom arriving</div>
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First order of the day: Being served with breakfast for champions - Warm Carlsberg with a straw</div>
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Aunties and uncles from the groom's entourage took over at one point and finished off the warm beer. Their excuse was that there were roadblocks along the way on small Malacca town roads on a Saturday morning O.o<br />
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The bouquet toss! I was forced to participate although technically I'm married and the bouquet was destroyed on the first toss since no one really wanted to go and catch it. The bride had to forcefully aim it for someone to catch on the second attempt. Haha!</div>
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We decided to rent a homestay in Malacca for one night after the wedding dinner since we all hadn't met in a while and could catch up for an extra few hours while everyone was in town together. Lin's Cottage was a nice, clean double-storey house located within 2-minutes walking distance from Ban Lee Siang satay celup (apparently it's one of the more famous satay celup places apart from Capitol). However I have one big bone to pick with the owner; we weren't informed of an additional longstay guest prior to the booking and during check-in. There were 4 rooms available for all of us and we were all curious about this 5th room after we checked in but the door was locked. We only found out when a few of us returned home after midnight and saw the lights in the downstairs room switched on and shadows of a person walking around in the room. I was the first person to wake up in the morning and saw the main door left open. I don't have to tell you that we wouldn't be a happy lot if anything went missing had we left anything precious in the living room. To make matters worse, we weren't given individual room keys and were told that our belongings would be safe as we travelled in a group of friends and we wouldn't steal each others' belongings O.o<br />
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My favourite part of a Chinese wedding dinner.</div>
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If I had to give proper credits to this woman, Shanice over here, I would have to admit that she indirectly played cupid to Mr Bun and I. She basically forced me to go on a trip to Redang after our final year examinations back in uni and that's how Mr Bun and I became friends. But we didn't develop feelings for each other until we left uni and started working in the cruel world.<br />
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My girl, Joanna and her husband. You know you chose a good man when he is willing to help carry your drunken friend to the car and back to home AND gives up his bedspace. In case you're wondering, the terbabas friend was yours truly. Man, I'm old and had no idea how low my alcohol tolerance has dropped.<br />
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Camwhoring session before we checked-out for lunch and bid each other farewell. The next gathering would be at my wedding later this year. Final group photo obviously stolen :P Courtesy of Chin.</div>
Ashley Liewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659127933363155330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833478209826818032.post-86126530536066249682012-12-28T15:33:00.001+08:002012-12-28T15:34:37.053+08:00Looking for the silver lining<div style="text-align: justify;">
With all the nonsensical drama that has been bugging me recently, I cannot help but feel helpless and being depressed about things. Although I must admit that there are a few good things that I can hold on to and count on to bring me back to a better place. I should call these people/things my wooden plank and pretend I'm Rose from Titanic. Even when all hope seems lost and my Jack has frozen to death, I still have a wooden plank to lie on until I'm rescued. Lately I'm getting tired of holding on to things that make me unhappy and have started questioning my own thoughts. Why can't I start focusing on things that I'm lucky enough to have, instead of dwelling on things that make me feel miserable? Yes, they're miserable and are still in my life but since I have to live with them then I shall put in extra effort to focus on things that make me happy. I'm going to leave them negative thoughts at the dumpster tonight and enjoy my not-too-bad life. Tonight is my friend, Joanna's hen's night and I'm looking forward to have a great girls' night out. Hope there aren't too many indoor smokers around to spoil my mood (and vision). If I manage to capture some nice sassy photos, I'll be happy enough to share some in a next post :)</div>
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When I was just a little girl, I never asked my mother what will I be. I never paid attention to whether I'll be pretty, if I'll be rich and she never said anything to me. </div>
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But as I hit puberty, I started wondering why my mother still wouldn't invest in proper teenage skincare products for me while I envy other girls who at that time seemed to have smoother faces than I did. Despite not being the rose that every bee would buzz around at school, I was going about fine and enjoyed my carefree days as a teenager. I successfully transitioned from a child to an emotional teenager.</div>
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Then came the proper growing up phase as I marched into my 20s. The responsibilities of becoming an adult seemed all too real just a few years ago and thankfully I turned out to be a responsible adult. Sometimes maybe a tad too responsible (translation: boring!!). It sure wasn't easy moving on to becoming an adult. Right now it seems like the world is on my shoulders where I stand. Kind of makes me wish for the end of the world this Friday to be true, just so I can escape from the rut that I'm in. </div>
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I'm at lost thinking if I should wait and see if things take a better turn, or take matters into my own hands and go on a new path. It's not like I didn't give it time. It's been a year and whenever things seem to be getting better, it all turns out to be the same and I'm getting tired. But a part of me wants to stay and watch it grow. </div>
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Is this what adults deal with or am I going down the path of a mid-life crisis too soon?</div>
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In just a few days it would be your death anniversary and I just wanted you to know that I'm sorry that I couldn't attend the 30 days prayer. I'm playing bridesmaid to a school friend and had to skip going down to Seremban. I hope you know that I'm missing you from time to time and you'll be in my thoughts. </div>
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To be perfectly honest with you, I do wish that we kept in touch more often before you left this mortal world. But I'll have you know that you brought Edwin, Esther and I together when we went to see you to bid our final farewell. Did you see us there at your house? I hope you liked the flowers we brought you. The florist didn't have many choices for flowers but they did their best. I know you'll get me if I could share the story of the 'artistic' Bangladeshi workers who put the wreath together. You wouldn't have guessed if I hadn't told you that they put it together, would you?</div>
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It wouldn't be easy for us to forget you, especially for Edwin. He did say out loud that you chose a date that he'll never forget. Well, not loud enough for everyone at your house to hear but just enough for me and Esther. No one knew you had a photograph of Esther and yourself by your bed and when your dad brought it downstairs to show us, it made us all sad for a little while. But in the end we're glad that you're no longer in pain. I hope your parents and Ben can heal from the pain of losing you too. </div>
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You know, I went through my photo archives and managed to find a few photographs that we took together. I wished we had more. You may not agree with my choice here, but please know that it wasn't easy for me either to decide to let the world view my juvenile attempt of looking cool and fashionable way back when. Hope you're well and happy wherever you may be now and be good.</div>
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It's finally happening. I'm getting the keys to our first (and new!) home this weekend!! Things have been slowly creeping up on me and I just realized that I'm about to be a mad new house owner for the next couple of months! I'm already worrying about potential problems with the contractors, what colour should I paint my walls, what colour should my kitchen cabinet be in, yadayadayada... How lovely it would be to have Mr Bun back home sharing this milestone with me but alas, he needed to be away to bring home the bacon and so be it.</div>
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Thank goodness for my habit of saving beautiful photographs of other people's homes and now I am set to make my very own inspiration board. But first I'll have to filter out what I really want and then work from there. This will not be easy.</div>
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I'm kicking off the process with meetings with contractors this weekend, screening them based on their characters and responses as well as the quotations that will come later. Coming from the middle income bracket, I'd definitely need to look for the best price but I'm trying hard not to focus too much on the price. The workmanship and reliability plays a bigger role in this process. </div>
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I guess the house will keep me busy for at least 6 months. Obviously I'm hoping for the best and will try my darnest not to lose it. I need to keep my bridezilla mode for my wedding. I hope my house doesn't give me a meltdown before that.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">How does one feel when a mere task of walking at a normal speed suddenly turns into the last leg of a full 21km marathon? Or standing in front of the cash deposit machine for an extra 10 seconds makes your insides feel like they are being ripped apart? If you are curious enough to find out, I might be able to let you in on the details. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">It's been exactly a week since my surgery and I feel much better compared to the first two days out of the operating room. But I still remember how cold it felt in there, and how badly I was shaking when I started regaining consciousness. The nurses must have been accustomed to half-awake patients who signal to them with a weak wave for an extra piece of blanket, and a low grunt of approval when they ask if you would like the heat on the heated blanket to be turned up higher. I don't miss the few pumps of morphine I allowed myself to have while I was still battling my way to full consciousness. But I can testify how powerful it is, and how painkillers do not impress me at all. Morphine is the way to go, baby!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">It can get quite depressing if I place my focus on how much it hurts when I try to sleep on my sides, how hard it is to fall asleep when my body is dead straight, how much my stitches feel like bursting whenever I sneezed or coughed and how hormonal I've been as a result of my medication. But the good news is, I've started moving my thoughts into a more positive and optimistic space. It's nothing much but at least I'm trying. Now I hear a voice telling me, "at least you discovered it early, you didn't lose a limb, you're still here and full of opportunities to try" and yada yada.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">One month of recuperation sounds just right. Not too long or short. I just hope my stitches get healed in time so they can withstand the impact of sitting hours through the traffic. Or else I might have to resort to driving a race car because that's the only angle I can get comfortable with. What's most challenging for me now is to get through to the day my Mr Bun comes home. It certainly isn't the best feeling in the world when my queen-sized bed transforms into a vast, vacant grassland whenever I sleep on it alone.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Here's to getting well and looking at the glass as half full.</span></div>Ashley Liewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659127933363155330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833478209826818032.post-35643642410835619662012-07-25T17:32:00.000+08:002012-07-25T17:32:22.977+08:00My first surgery<br />
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This past week has been such a roller coaster ride. My Mr Bun left for Hong Kong two Sundays ago and that turned my life upside down. He'll be away for work for at least three months and during the whole time before he left, I thought three months was going to zoom past us and before we know it, he'll be back home with me. Little did I know that I started to crumble as soon as I turned my back at the departure gate, walking alone back to the car and driving back to the city with tears in my eyes. It was hard for him too, with this being his sophomore trip out of the country and first one without me. Now I know I was wrong when I said, "It's only three months, not three years". Because it definitely feels like I have to wait for years right now.</div>
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Things took for a more challenging turn when I had pains in my lower abdomen just days before the departure to Hong Kong. So I got myself a colonoscopy just to have things checked out and never would I guess that the doctors indeed found something, but in another area which I didn't suspect. They found a growth near my right ovary and after further screenings, I had to get admitted to have it removed as soon as possible. Which in my case, was quite immediate. After the surgery, the gynaecologist confirmed it was an endometriosis cyst which thankfully was quite fresh, but considered large in size. From what I remember, it was probably the size of an egg. It baffled him at first why it didn't protude and look visible from the outside because it was considered big and I felt a sharp pain when he examined me. But anyways, it was quite a fresh growth so it hadn't attacked my ovaries yet so that means I should try to get pregnant as soon as I can, while everything seems to be in working condition.</div>
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This has also resulted in me being on a month's medical leave and the days seem so long and lonely, especially with my closest companion being away and both of us dealing with long distance relationship for a short period of time. Sure, my mom's around to help me out with things but even she's leaving for her big Canadian and Alaskan holiday this weekend and I'll be left lonely at home. My brothers will be home but not much help there, unless it's something to do with transport or anything related to that. I use the word 'lonely' a lot because usually I like being left alone but I hate being lonely. The hormone medication that I'm on now to suppress the risk of the cyst's regrowth is not helping either. I hate it when my emotions and thoughts are so driven by hormones. It's driving me nuts.</div>
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Although this post sounds a lot like a post surgery rant, I felt it was important for me to share this episode of my life here so that other females can take note as well. It's also certainly helpful to be able to let it out because I've been so emotional lately. I didn't want to be one of those attention seekers to be posting updates about my condition on Facebook and then expect an outpour of comments. This is a good space to let off some steam and spread the message at the same time. So girls, go get yourselves a good gynaecologist and frequent check ups. You may think things like period pains are what comes with the package every month, but it could very well be your body trying to warn you about something. I know that now. You wouldn't to wait till it's too late to find out.</div>Ashley Liewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659127933363155330noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833478209826818032.post-34087063196866588182012-06-12T21:01:00.002+08:002012-06-12T21:03:02.553+08:00Snappity snaps 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCfy4KcRw8ChgD0JX-XB5mblAdKWb02qqaGAENuHE1OmRLoiqwwvyGz3Yy3t5zCTCBt2gSrPE9TECrM14rMAnBAf9oyLgc5w4uEQtFpI5Myjy_yVnV9aDh0x3PdP_SB-GF3qmb4BExyQ/s1600/snap2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCfy4KcRw8ChgD0JX-XB5mblAdKWb02qqaGAENuHE1OmRLoiqwwvyGz3Yy3t5zCTCBt2gSrPE9TECrM14rMAnBAf9oyLgc5w4uEQtFpI5Myjy_yVnV9aDh0x3PdP_SB-GF3qmb4BExyQ/s400/snap2.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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1. Cute furry flower with pink ends. I see them at the park that I go running during the weekends.<br />
2. Munching on M&Ms while reading a book = Absolute bliss.<br />
3. Revisiting childhood memories.<br />
4. A kinda new purchase, sequined collar blouse. I've yet to find an occasion to wear it.<br />
5. Red velvet cake for lunch. Other places never seem to top Ben's/Plan B.<br />
6. Pastel coloured macaroons from Butter Tree. Sadly they're only available as made-to-orders now.<br />
7. Bubbly at the office. Yes, miracles do happen sometimes.<br />
8. Right after we got some pretty balloons for our 'couple's shoot'. I look grumpy but it was just the glaring sun.<br />
9. Trying out the new air-conditioned walkway from KLCC to Pavilion KL.Ashley Liewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659127933363155330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833478209826818032.post-19706361831702473862012-06-03T17:00:00.000+08:002012-06-04T18:08:18.492+08:00Markets @ Jaya One<div style="text-align: justify;">
Last weekend I had the opportunity to visit yet another installation of Markets @ Jaya One. I've been wanting to go to this one because I wanted to get my hands on some of the goodies that were being given out. Thank my lucky stars that the freebie booths were already open even though we reached about 30 minutes earlier than the official starting time.</div>
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First stop was the Markets booth to redeem a free Topshop tote bag and I headed straight to Tongue in Chic's booth next because I wanted these supercool DIY tote bags... and the Bobbi Brown loose powder that they were giving out.</div>
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A sneak peek of what I was up to last weekend!</div>Ashley Liewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659127933363155330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833478209826818032.post-20714417549372251542012-05-29T11:57:00.002+08:002012-05-29T11:57:58.347+08:00Complaining is stupid<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 20px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; line-height: 25px;">“Complaining is stupid. Either act or forget.”</span><br />
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I love this quote from The Sagmeister. It's what I'm trying to do at the moment - ACT on it. But unfortunately I seem to be stuck for now. I hope things get a good turn around soon or else I might resort to stupidity.<br />
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I had a slightly longer-than-usual weekend in Penang last week due to a road show that we had in Gurney Plaza. We left for Penang last Thursday before the break of dawn and got back to KL earlier this week on Monday afternoon. I was alright stepping into the office on Tuesday but the bugs had to prove that they owned me. And owned me they did. I'm only well enough to be back at my desk today after a two-day sick leave. I still feel sick if another bastard/bitch turns on the air-conditioner (I've just switched one of them off right after I got back from lunch). Why do Malaysians love to freeze themselves in the office? Is this another one of life's mysteries that we'll never be able to solve?</div>
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I've always had a soft spot for Penang, since 2007. My love story with Bun kinda started from there but I'll leave that for another time. Maybe during my wedding? Since this was a work trip and we had to stay in a shopping mall the whole time, we barely had a chance to go around to sample Penang's famed local delicacies. Thank goodness we had a one-hour window while we had to wait for our hotel room to be ready and off we went to the streets of Georgetown, in search of some yummy grub.</div>
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I managed to meet up with a few friends over dinner and post-dinner as well. Tze Chin and his wife is the lovely couple behind <a href="http://www.tasteiest.com/">www.tasteiest.com</a> and they took me to Mizi Bistro for dinner. I have no photographs from the place, so feel free to read up on their reviews of the place. I will ask to be taken back there the next time I'm in town to try out the steak selection. Their food portions are humongous!! The set meal is only RM25 and you can take a pick out of a selection of mains, comes with a soup and free flow of ice cream. The soups were thick (yummy!) and I would've had more yam ice cream if I hadn't been hearing my Chinese physician's voice nagging in my head. They recommended me to go to a quaint little cafe in Gurney Plaza, it's called Winter Warmers. I was told to try their rose cheese cake, waffles and flower tea.</div>
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My chicken waffle. The waffles here are soft and moist, absolutely putting the waffles I've been having at the hotel's buffet breakfast to shame. I would've loved to try the green tea ice cream waffle but I suspect my Chinese physician was spying on me because I started hearing her voice again *shivers*</div>
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I found this quote online and couldn't help but think of how apt it is to describe my thoughts right at this moment. I need to take a moment, calm down, analyze my situation and think clearly before making a decision on my next game plan. I feel like I should do something and live with the consequences, rather than waiting for something to happen and left to regret the outcome. Wish me luck. Lots of it.</div>
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It's my darling Datin Abby's birthday today and I'm so happy that we got to spend some time together, catching up on our girly talk over brunch. We initially had the idea to meet at Publika and I've been wanting to go check out the place after 9 out of 10 people I know who have been there gave me rave reviews. But then I remembered the very reason why we could catch up today was because it's a public holiday for the installation of the King and it would be the dumbest idea to head down to where the new palace is O.o</div>
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So we decided to meet at this Italian place called Casa del Cocco at Taman Danau Desa. I found this place with Mr Bun the other day, after realizing that a Korean place that we never tried before but wanted to, has already closed down. I usually shun places that has a limited menu but I actually like this place because the food's kinda great and the prices are super affordable. Not that I keep tab on the price of every dish, but both my visits thus far has not gone over RM60. My first visit with Mr Bun had two mains and a pizza, and today we had three girls with a main course and drink each, plus a pizza. How can you not love that?!</div>
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My pork herbs burger. My only gripe was that the buns were actually panini bread and they were kinda too hard to get away with being called a burger.</div>
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Her garlic pasta. It's not too big of a portion, I feel it's just nice. But this woman got hungry after just over an hour and wolfed down a slice of cake when she got home. She complained that the pasta portion was too small. I think she just has a case of the worms in her stomach because she had two slices of pizza to go with the pasta.</div>
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Our mushroom pizza. T'was nice. I love their thin and crunchy crust. I had the porky pizza with Mr Bun the other time and that was good too. They have a couple of dessert pizzas on the menu but I don't think I'll be brave enough to try those. </div>
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Happy birthday Datin Abby!! Aren't you honoured that your birthday this year is declared as a public holiday and it's also an earth-shattering occasion? I came home after our brunch to an endless stream of tsunami and earthquake updates and it's hard not to get worried about what's going to happen to the affected areas. I guess we'll have to stay tuned for these couple of days. I remember it rained almost close to 24 hours back when the tsunami hit Japan. It was strangely sunny and warm today even though it's happening closer to home in Indonesia.</div>
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Wearing my awesome Jusco-found pants. At first I was trying to evade obnoxious relatives after I spotted them in the store. So I had to wander around another section and as fate would have it, these pair of pants called out to me while I was mindlessly flipping through clothing racks, waiting for annoying relatives to get out. I couldn't resist the temptation. They also look kinda like Diane von Furstenberg's paint effect skinny jeans. But mine aren't jeans. They're just really tight pants that put me at the risk of flashing my butt cheeks to the world if I'm not careful.</div>
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Here are my Chloe-esque ballet flats. Chloe released their designer version for their S/S 2011 collection, so that's about two years ago. These were also accidental finds. Life is good sometimes.</div>
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What else would go with the whole outfit but my baby on my wrist? I love it to bits but I cannot stop wondering where those mysterious stains on the strap come from (you can't see from this photo). I might suspect fake tan but I'm not a starlet from Hollywood so that's one suspect down.</div>Ashley Liewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659127933363155330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833478209826818032.post-47655456571471124422012-01-26T14:49:00.001+08:002012-01-26T18:30:14.837+08:00Sit down and breathe<div style="text-align: justify;">
I feel like I've been on a complaining streak lately so I must sit myself down and think of the things that I need to be thankful for. </div>
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<b>I got a new job for the new year</b></div>
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I read this <a href="http://thebrandbuilder.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/deathbed-confessions-part-2-you-are-not-your-job/" target="_blank"><b>article</b></a> by The BrandBuilder and it inspired me a lot. It's not like I got fired from my last job, but it made me feel good about taking a chance while I still can. It's been less than a month at my new job and I'm still feeling my way through but I have a feeling that it'll all be alright if I worked hard at it.</div>
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<b>My in-laws like my cooking</b></div>
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Can I pour in a whole load of self-praise and say that they LOVED my cooking? Well, I don't know for sure but they did wipe everything clean when I went home with Mr Bun for Chinese New Year and spent three days cooking. It wasn't the grand Chinese dinner I had envisioned in my head but I sure did cook a whole lotta food to stuff everyone to the brim. I also found out that I need to learn more fatty pork dishes because ain't no Chinese dinner is complete without some good fatty oink.</div>
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<b>I settled my problems like a real adult</b></div>
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You know how people always moan and bitch about their neighbours when some misunderstanding happens, and the situation usually ends up with them not speaking and silently cursing each other for whatever reason? I have this neighbour who lives on the same street, and they left their dog tied outside at the porch the other night. I don't have to tell you how bad that night was for me, with the dog barking throughout the goddamn night. To top it off, I drove for three friggin' hours on the same evening from Johor back to Cheras, with a long crawl at before every Seremban exit! (Wassup with you Seremban folks?!) I tried to knock on their door the next morning but there was no answer. I had to leave to work feeling supermegapissedoff and lethargic but I found solace in the awesome traffic while everyone else is still away from the city. Once I got to the office, I made a call to MPKJ, filed a report against this neighbour and hoped that they came to kick their sorry asses. But after I got home from work, I sat down and did some thinking. I came to realise that I was overreacting. So I hauled my ass over to talk to my neighbours and told them what their actions did to me. They apologised for it and explained why they left the dog tied outside and they were away when I came over to knock on their door. I felt sorry too and said that I will cancel the MPKJ report and hoped this will not happen again. I'm pretty positive that we ended the conversation without any bad feelings. That's what I tell myself anyway. But I'm super proud of myself for acting calmly and solve my problem. Thumbs up for me!!</div>
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<b>I'll stay for free when I visit the USA</b></div>
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If I ever get around that, I can shamelessly visit and stay for free at Deb and Ed's place. That is, if Deb doesn't get super famous after launching 'The Real Housewives of Oregon' and forgets this friend. In all seriousness, I'll miss you Debs and have a great new life in the Gold Mountain with your <i>gimshunhock</i>. Click <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat_a_Bowl_of_Tea" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a> if you have no idea what I'm gibbering about.</div>
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<b>People like me</b></div>
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That's my shy optimist side speaking. People still talk to me and stuff, so they like me, don't they?</div>Ashley Liewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659127933363155330noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833478209826818032.post-8295450182962316552011-12-24T21:46:00.002+08:002012-01-17T12:02:38.931+08:00Snappity snaps 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hgiIJQZGJf8/TvXWMAA8OgI/AAAAAAAACLQ/T_UMJuLo_WM/s1600/week1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hgiIJQZGJf8/TvXWMAA8OgI/AAAAAAAACLQ/T_UMJuLo_WM/s640/week1.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><br />
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2. Celebrating Winter Solstice at home with family<br />
3. One of my attempts at self-praising - bought this cheeky tee for my hubby<br />
4 & 5. Saying goodbye to my work desk and office as I leave for a new job come 2012<br />
6. A snowflake on Christmas eve<br />
7. Faux plant pup - totally adorbs and just what I need!<br />
8. Korean BBQ dinner on Christmas eve<br />
9. Beef tenderloin sizzling on the grill<br />
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My heart skipped a beat and fell on the lush green grass as I made my way onto the school field to run my final few laps here. In just about more than an hour I will be saying goodbye to the amazing institution which will forever mark my first foray into the education industry. It's been a great two and a half years working here but I shall be moving on within the same industry to join a new institution due to open in Nilai in 2013.</div>
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I haven't had the chance to share this piece of news but 2012 will truly be a new year for me. Well, at least in terms of my career. It all started with a few advances from the lost tribes of the rainforest which ultimately led to my decision to make a switch. I'll most probably be handling new challenges and gaining new experience as I will be part of a pre-opening team. It definitely sounds exciting and I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I've yet to let all the excitement and nervous tension take over me but I guess that will come naturally as my first day of working at a new place comes closer. It's baffling to realise that you don't grow out of that awkwardness - it's the exact same feeling as a young child switching to a new school and trying to make new friends even though you're not born as or trained with the skills to be a social butterfly. Maybe I need to get over it now that I'm an adult and all? Pffttt</div>
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2012 is just sneaking up around the corner, waiting for the right moment to pounce on us and leave us in bewilderment as 2011 seems to have gone too quickly. I haven't been able to sum up my feelings in a track that could express how I feel right now. But I will share a song that has strangely been playing on repeat in my mind the whole morning.</div>
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Forgive me if I seem terrible with goodbyes. Because I can be. I blame it all on nostalgic feelings during the year end and how sappy that can make one feel. It's been a great run through 2011 and I'm awaiting to see what 2012 will bring me.</div>
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Anxiously waiting for this maxi skirt with an amazing galaxy print to be packed off into the mail and delivered to me next week. The skirt pictured above is the closest I can find of my purchase. I can't believe I finally found it here at a reasonable price after drooling at the images all over the Internet. So glad I'm not crazy enough to order from this China website that I found earlier. Phew!
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It's been a while since I had a nice relaxing time with my girlfriends so we decided to do just that. Sunday lunch at a small family-run Korean joint sounds like a great hangout to me. Jasmine's birthday is also coming up so what better excuse to meet up and have good food? Deb's going to be leaving to Oregon for good in two months' time so I'll try not to say no to meeting her before she leaves :( Here I got to taste bulgogi for the first time. I must say that it's a much better feeling to eat the yummy pork bulgogi than having to cook it all the time while I play <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/my/app/puccas-restaurant/id426005270?mt=8"><b>Pucca Restaurant</b></a>. Haha!
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This is what I wore to Chic POP Street Market a couple of weekends ago. Aside from running into a girl who wore similar pants *rolls eyes*, everything was fab because I got photographed *<a href="http://www.tonguechic.com/style-snaps/chic-pop-street-market-10-part-2/#" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>* and *<a href="http://stylesnap.it/image" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>*. Hey, I'm not pissed off that I bumped into someone who wore similar pants, but I was offended that she kept hovering beside me while I was trying on a pair of shoes and the fact that I arrived at the stall first. I even overheard her telling her friend about some "no-no in fashion". You can very well go eff yourself, honey. <br />
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