3 months on...

It seems like eternity but we've only been married for 3 months as of 3rd June 07.

Let's see... the foreign food/fruits he's tried so far are:

1. Chestnut (Buah berangan)
He took one and straight away put it in his mouth shell and all! and already bit half way when we ask him to take it out and peel the shell out first! haha

2. Durian
It was at the picnic w Simei family and all. i gave him a piece and he bit through the seed and all! and immediately spat it out saying it's smelly!! it was such a funny scene i tell you!

3. Squid
Now that he can eat prawn only need me to peel the skin first.. i tot he's ready to try squid... so i kept quiet about the squid's presence in our kway teow goreng from Banquet. and you should see how he winced when he felt the squid in between in teeth! and its not even the legs!


Then with regards to his visa...

There was some confusion at first but the final story is this:
1. His extended social visit expired on 2nd June 07
2. Went to ICA to get further extension on 28th May 07
3. Extended to 16th July 07.
4. Received letter saying he's not eligible for Long Term Visit Pass but was granted a further 6 months of non-renewable social visit pass in which he can seek employment and apply for work permit.
5. Applied PR and waiting 3 months till somewhere July to get a reply.

How changed has my married life been?

Past: Min $5/day for lunch, quite often $10
Now: target $10/week for lunch. average $1 or $2/day but have achieved average of $5/week for the past 6 weeks that i've been tracking...

Past: $50/pair of shoe
Now: $20 for a shoe is obscene... $10 and below is now my type

Past: Most nights i sleep early and soundly
Now: Can't sleep soundly

Past: Early riser
Now: Late riser

No matter. This is what i want. this is what WE want. we will get through this together with perseverance. Patience will pay. Insya'Allah Ameen.

On the overall, he's been bugging me to learn cooking. I told him i KNOW how to cook... just give me the opportunity. Besides, i dont want to cook in the current kitchen when the Madam is around hehehe..

He's picked up a lot of Malay so far. His favourite word is "berdiri". he will say, out of the blue, "Syifaa' berdiri", when she's actually sitting down. and will assoc anythign with berdiri and end each sentence with berdiri.. heheh Thanks to the overhead announcement he frequently gets to hear while riding the MRT.

Oh yes his fav malay/local food are Mee Rebus, nasi briyani, Murtabak.

He calls Ainul matabaik which sometimes sounds and is confused for Murtabak!! HAHHA

He really IS allergic to BEEF. his neck and the folds of his arms are red with rashes. heheh at first i tot it was just an exaggeration and since he CAN actually swallow and chew beef, i let him continue eating it. But we have since stopped him from eating beef for the past week or two... and with the help of Jorubi, and with Allah's grace the rashes have cooled down a lot. heheh but the other day no choice other than beef and it was slightly aggravated. i prescribed him Jorubi again.

I borrowed Winter's Sonata from Hanani. He watched with me on and off and he even teared a bit when Jun Sang died!!

And i can't tell you how very caring and loving he is... he cared for me when i'm sick.. he always listen to my rant, soothe my irritation and agitation and simply make me feel happy all the time. Sometimes i feel guilty for always making him listen to me, bugging and nagging at him, when he's always been so good to me...

Anyways, I resolve to write more about him. Cos i love him and wanna remember the sweet things we do together..