Birthday Pictures!

Oooo.....I know where he wanted to take me for birthday dinner now.....too bad, the restaurant closes at 6pm and we got there only at 9pm. We ended up having dinner in another restaurant which we never been - Phonecian. It's a Lebanese restaurant but with a Sushi Bar. It's very crowded even at 9pm and choices of sushi looks pretty impressive. We opted for Lebanese this time and we'll be back for the sushi soon!

Pictures have been uploaded but there are so many of them so I'm gonna just put a link to my album in Facebook. Look at them there!!!

Happy Birthday to me!

We're back from Nakuru and back from Nyanyuki. When we came back last night, hubby said why not make a day trip to Nyanyuki for fresh trout? Nyanyuki is right at the equator and about 2.5 hours drive from Nairobi. It was GOOOODDDD. How can you say no to fresh fish? You can even choose your own trout from the pond! But we had to fight off monkeys - they tried to steal our bread basket. What a nerve! They jumped right on our table! Hubby had to fight him off!

Apparently, there's a special dinner too! I'm still waiting for him to say Let's go coz I have absolutely no idea where he's taking me too. Apparently it's a place we have never been. He said it's a nice place but he's not sure how the food tastes. I'll just have to sit and wait for another 30 mins or so I guess.

It's Tuesday already tomorrow - only 4 days to go to our flight home for 3 weeks. Excited and nervous all in one. Man! I'm looking forward to the family gathering and also meeting up with all my dearest friends again. I can't wait to see what my dearest sisters and mum has got me for my birthday and I can't wait for business class on Emirates!!! Hehehe...that's about it. Nothing much to be excited about apart from that.

I'll write again tomorrow with pictures from the lodge and the trout farm.

SURPRISE! - My birthday present

I'm now sitting on our lodge's balcony, watching the sunset while
hubby's sleeping. My birthday present this year is a weekend getaway
to Sarova Lion Lodge in Nakuru. It isn't my birthday till Monday but I
received it this morning.

Both of us didn't get much sleep, only 2 hours at most before we had
to leave Nairobi. This place is about 3 hours drive but we slept only
at about 12 noon. Huh? Cause we played mahjong all night at John's. We
left at about 10am this morning :s I know right?

Another surprise hubby gave me is that he'll be on leave on Monday
just to spend my birthday with me! Awww so sweet eh? I know! So
touched *sob sob*

I'll write more when I return to Nairobi and post pics too. Oh did I
mention the lodge is right inside the National Park too? Game drive
tomorrow!

Gotta get ready for a traditional dance show before dinner! But first
gotta wake hubby - poor him (and me! I drove, he slept!) tata!

Another birthday looming around the corner

This will be my 3rd birthday which is not a public holiday. All my life, except the recent 3 years, my birthday has always been a publich holiday for me and the whole nation (Malaysia). But since I moved out of Malaysia, it's just another day. This year, I think, will be really just another day. Even though I'm usually never at home during my birthday, even when I moved out of Malaysia in 2006, my birthday has never been a quiet and simple event. I spent 2 birthdays in Moscow, last year in Kenya and this year again in Kenya. Birthdays in Moscow were a blast! The whole office will be celebrating it for me. Oh actually, I spent one of my birthdays in the airplane too! :) Last year, hubby bought us a weekend getaway and Malaysian embassy in Kenya "celebrated" for me too. This year, no sign of anything and Malaysian embassy has confirmed that there won't be any function this year.

Oh well, birthday is really just another day on the calendar right???

It's only a week now before I fly back to Malaysia for holidays. I'm excited and nervous at the same time. Excited - obviously. Nervous - well long story and don't even get me started. I don't want to start actually - I prefer to just try to forget that episode and move on. Not good harping on it. It'll become a disease.

Actually, I'm suspecting that hubby might have somthing up on his sleeves to celebrate my birthday but we're going over to John's for dinner and mahjong tonight......this leaves me a little sceptical. I'm doubting my 6th sense, gut feeling - whatever. So we'll just have to leave it till tomorrow to know won't we? He's been trying to make my Saturdays and Sundays free - I was supposed to have a meeting on Saturday, he said to change to Friday and last night a client asked if I'm able to meet her on Sunday, he said change it to Monday. Weird huh? I KNOW!!!

I'm feeling so moodless these 2 days. Insomnia ain't getting any better too. My body seems to be mixing up day and night. I sleep like a baby during the day and have no problems falling a sleep at all! But during the night, when I'm supposed to fall asleep properly like a sane human being, am getting nothing of that. 

Gotta run! You know your hubby's a gambling addict when he's home early, MUCH earlier than usual because he needs to get ready for mahjong!

Public Holiday tomorrow!! Woot!!

Actually I don't even know why I'm so happy - everyday's a public holiday for me - am not working anyway. Hubby's not working tomorrow though so maybe that's why although I still don't understand why. Hmmm...I mean it's not like he devotes all his time to me when he's not working. He'll be holding on to his PSP all day and night, and I'll still be left alone although it's the company that matters no?

Oh I have not explained the reason for this out-of-the-blue holiday have I now? Well, Kenya is having nationwide census tonight so th president has declared a holiday tomorrow. Have not heard a census conducted at night? You're not alone! None of us have! What??? Census at night? Are you crazy?? Well not if you're in this part of the world. Seems like anything and everything out of the ordinary can and does happen! It's so amazing - am learning new possibilities each day! Good or bad, you be the judge. As it is crime rate is a huge concern especially after nightfall in Kenya so census being conducted in the night is causing even more concern amongst the people and the politicians. So why do it at night??!??? I can't comprehend either. So much security fears are being reported in the papers. So many efforts are being put in place just to make sure everyone's safe tonight. In a nation which is being plagued by starvation, energy and water shortage, a nation which is asking for monetary help from the world, this is definitely not smart. And why the hell on a Monday night?

And because of this one day holiday, we'll be having dinner and mahjong session at our friend's tonight. Sounds like a disaster to the piggy bank and my beauty sleep!!! Oh gosh!!! I'm already crying for help with my recent lack of sleep and another long night? Hmmm...not exactly looking forward to it to be honest, which I have to add, is so NOT me!!! I usually so up for a night/day full with activities - it's just sooooo boring staying home all day. It's hard to imagine especially if you're a working adult. My friends are crying for a break from work but me, I'm begging for a job!!

Yesterday, I realised, whatever money we have left for this month has gone missing mysteriously. When I went out marketing on Saturday, it was still there, I swear! But when I wanted to get some for marketing yesterday, it was gone!! Not a lot but it's significant! I suspected hubby must have taken it because the rubberband I used to tie them was left behind - hmmm...evidence. I asked him last night if he had taken the money - he simply replied Yes. I didn't ask further - didn't know why. I checked his wallet - wasn't there. Checked his working bad - wasn't there. Checked the pockets of his suit - wasn't there. I wonder where he hid them and why. He took EVERYTHING! Not a single note left for moi. I'm really really curious....but I guess I am afraid to know why he took them. I'll ask for sure, after this weekend. :)))) Those who know me might already guess the reason why I'm waiting till the weekend's over :p

Gotta go back to my books now. Making good progress, wish to try and see if I'm able to take my exams before next Saturday! Stupid to rush like this I know but worth the try I guess.

Poker night!!!

Still having problems sleeping. Made myself stay awake all day
yesterday and after a mini-Karaoke session with hubby till almost 1am,
was still unable to fall asleep until almost 3am! What the hell is
wrong with me?? Is it just plain insomnia or something more???
Urgh....

We're having poker night tonight at a friend's place. Waiting for
hubby to come out of the shower. Supposed to be there 15 minutes ago
but as usual, we'll be late. Dinner's served too - yum... Indonesian
fare. It'll be poker for the rest and Wii for me! Yay!!! I bet it'll
drag till late so I slept in the afternoon. It's so much easier for me
to fall asleep during the day nowadays! I slept from 2pm (I think)
till 5pm! That should make up for any lost sleep.

I'm toying with the idea of giving out pamphlets to every single
apartment unit in my compound, advertising the fact that I'll be going
back to Malaysia and able to bring back clothes from Nelanz for them.
No shipping costs (hey hey! a selling point) but am not sure if I'll
be allowed to do that. Will speak to the guard tomorrow to find out.
It's also a move to promote my dealer's business. If she has more
business, I have more business. Both are happy - why not eh??

Gotta run!!!!

No sleep, no food - looks as if I'm being tortured

I managed to sleep, finally, at almost 5am. And guess what time I got up?? 7am!! I was woken up by the alarm clock (as usual) and hubby was disturbing me!! It feels as if he knew I wasn't able to fall asleep last night and he's disturbing me on purpose because he doesn't usually do that. Weird huh? Anyway, he left me alone for about an hour (thank God).

I jumped up after 1 hour when I heard him coming out of the shower. Oh no! Hubby's breakfast!! And honestly, somebody is set to go against me and not let me have my beauty sleep today. I ended up passing him a cup noodle because the bread had started to turn bad. I mean, if I knew the bread would turn bad, I would have just told him to take the cup noodles to work. I don't have to wake up just to put the noodles next to his laptop. To clarify, bread doesn't usually turn bad so fast which is why I said somebody somewhere is set not to let me sleep.

And one more weird stuff - hubby actually turned on every single lights in the room! That he never does, not even when I'm wide awake. I just couldn't go back to sleep after that. When he left, I was wide awake and end up sitting at the laptop going through my routine and waiting for 10.30am for Sister Wendy's visit. And guess what - I have not eaten anything since I woke up! Dinner's in 3 hours btw. OK that's not exactly true - I had 3 slices of cheese and a cup of milk for lunch. Does that count as proper food? I know in my mum's dictionary, there;s no way that is can be considered a meal. That's not even food!!!

Then finally I thought maybe I should take a nap - it was 1 - then I remembered that it's Thursday today. I need to send out the catalogs to my wholesalers! So here I am, been working since morning and am off to watch EastEnders in awhile. I'm beginning to feel a little hungry and tired. I guess I'll order takeaway for tonight then.