I'm in a hotel, with the boys and G - just having a weekend away from home.
G made it back home yesterday (or else I have to drive by myself!), and both of us drove all the way to SP today. The plan is to eat! Since Mokz and Nora are already here, they'll be our food guide. And I trust Mokz's tummy... :)
I was on MC yesterday. The day before, already woke up with a headache, but went to work anyway since I had a workshop to attend. Tough luck, lunch was delayed to after 1pm, and by then, my head was throbbing like mad (angin dah naik ke kepala) - my veins felt like they were going to burst. Ok la, 'twasn't so dramatic, but enough to make me skip the afternoon session and get MC yesterday.
I know what my boss may be thinking of me. I've been on MC a lot these past few months. Not by my own design, though. What can I do if I have 2 types of intermittent headache attacks? The vertigo type, and this "angin" (wind) type - which, by the way, can lead to a severe migraine.
So do I care what she thinks of me? I guess I do. As I've been saying of late, I MALAS to get my a$$ to work. I question my drive, I question my morals, I question my life-purpose... And ok lah, I admit, I do take every opportunity available to skip work. This of course doesn't bode well for my supposedly aspirational career path. I feel guilty, and slightly ashamed. I don't want to leave a legacy of "bad" behaviour, but... I dunno. I'm so impulsive nowadays. I'm not sure where my rational head went. Sometimes I think I sabotage myself. On self-destruct mode. Hmm... that's an interesting thought.
But in any case, I can't come right out and say it like it is, right? So I slink away quietly? Leaving those questioning minds unanswered, and disappear into oblivion?
Argh. I've only got a month plus to go! Steadfastness, don't fail me now! I have to prevail!
I miss G. Next week Friday only the boys and I will see him, since he can't come back home this weekend. I've just gotten used to having him around, having left my weekend wife days ~ 2 years ago... Hehe. Mengada2 pulak.
So tomorrow my aunt's coming over dgn anak2 dia, which means D has company and so will I. Basically the plan is to stay at home. If it doesn't rain, maybe we'll go to the golf club pool.
My mood has been as gloomy as the weather. I'm short with the kids, the maid. Sigh. G, I need you to balance my chi. I especially don't feel like going to work. Malas! I don't look forward to it. I used to. I'm so counting the days to start of the sabbatical leave.
And so I envy those who are so passionate about what they do. I wish I still have that drive, that passion, that zeal. It used to make me want to go that extra mile. Give it the last push and all I've got. And have that sense of accomplishment at the end of it. Don't think I've accomplished much lately. Boss pulak have great expectations. Double sigh.
As usual, when I'm in my "sombre" mood, tadi in 1 Utama, I thought of retail therapy. Tapi, I managed to restrain myself from making unnecessary (and possibly regret later) purchases to make myself happy. I read about this in an article somewhere, sometime ago. Can't quite remember the title of the article now... something about being happy - small town vs big city style. It was an interesting read.
1st resolution for 2009 - manage budget! Got to have that budget worked out with G...
2nd resolution for 2009 - manage time! Got to start working on the timetable...
Tapi takde mood laaa...
Gosh. Where do I start?
Let's see. Raya came and went. D had his school concert. (I finally saw what the "Ultraman" pose was all about.) Had a blast meeting up with old, old friends in the Raya month (due to all the open house invites!). And I was hospitalized for a night some time end Oct for vertigo. Long story. But in short, vertigo is incurable, and I just have to take care of meself.
And last night, I had a good time - it's been a while since G and I went out to an adults only dinner. We must do this again some time. I mean, it's great family quality time to go out with the boys and all, but I believe, as last night has proven, it's equally great to just hang out and have a laugh with other people in your age group... :)
So we went to this place called NEROVIVO -I got it off the net while going through the participating restaurants list in the Malaysian International Gourmet Festival (going on all this month of November). Earlier, we had planned to go to Tuscany (PutraJaya Marriot Hotel) but it was just too pricey! RM115++ for a 3 course dinner. Aisey. Not worth it, man.
So, since I got Liz's agreement that we go Italian this time, NEROVIVO seemed the best pick.
When G and I got there, the place was teeming with patrons. Fortunately I had made reservations earlier in the week, so we got our table pronto. The ambience was nice. The staff was friendly. And the place seemed a hit with expats. Honestly, looking at the other diners, it seemed that we were somewhere else not in KL. Then again, I guess it was my party that seemed out of place... :p
I'm not getting into the details (I dunno whether Liz will elaborate on her blog), but suffice to say, we all agreed to give the place a 5 (on a scale of 10). Food was so-so (but we all gave thumbs up on the antipasti and dessert) - 'twas the presentation that brought the whole fine dining experience a tad down. I mean, the MIGF website said "extra special menus, extra special experience". Well, I didn't see the "extra" bit lah.
Maybe it's like G said - we were expecting what we see shown on the Asian Food Channel. It was a bit of a let down. But we did have a good time in each other's company. Tam and G took the opportunity to discuss business. Oh well. At least I got him to do this with minimal kicking and screaming.
That's it for this year's MIGF. One restaurant only. We'll see next year's festival...
p.s. How could I forget???!!! The other thing to commemorate in this blog. D lost his first baby tooth!!! Awwwwww......
