March 5, 2015

You are not a property, get a grip

Disclaimer: This is going to offend some people who are in a relationship. Relationship in this case means dating exclusively (means you are seeing one person only but not together), boyfriend-girlfriend, engaged & it-is-complicated-but-he/she-is-mine. Nothing concrete by law, which in other words married. But hey, even married people know how to chill.


Number one on the pet peeve list: People who think they are not humans.

Let me reassure you, that you are a human. I think it is effort on my side (and to those people who happened to chance on my profile in the morning, you must think I am crazy hahaha) because here goes:







As you can see, it gets more kronik as you scroll down.
Why don't want to write his/her name on your forehead sekali?

IMO, it doesn't scream to the world about your love/dedication/loyalty to this relationship. It screams one word: IN to the SE to the CURE! What does it spell: INSECURE! Yes, only people who are insecure need to validate their non-concrete relationship to the whole world, making you seem like you're a non-living thing. Kesian. No need okay? Your pictures on the feed will be very clear that he is your boyfriend/fiance and no bitch can steal him away from you. After all, real men can't be stolen (vice versa for the guys). So chill. I mean, your couple picture as your profile picture is also a clear sign.

Okay let's look at my original profile before I edited to those crazy ones above:

Blue: I usually love putting our couple picture but when I tengah feeling feeling solo shot, I still want to include Baobei inside hahaha.
Red: The only time I can actually call myself a Mrs because school still calls me Ms Renny. Also, some men don't get it (ala ala, the credit card line haha)
Green: MY mantra since I feel in love with Baobei in 2013 which has always my what'sapp status. Editing the 'satu' to 'suatu' doesn't make it your thing. Especially if you have the cheek to use it on your social media.
Yellow: Something that will stay for another month because I am newly wed leh. So give me chance okay. But yes, married.

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Number two pet peeve: Shared accounts is especially annoying when you just got together.

WHY WHY WHY! Why can't you have a separate account like every other normal people? Don't worry okay because once you're married you will share a lot of things like house, bank accounts and babies. No one can run away from that. So save the sharing for other important things. After all you have your own set of friends and backbone right? And you will not die if you don't share this one thing right? Because I haven't heard in the news of anyone dying from that before so you're safe.

Or you make your boyfriend delete his account or they do not own an account of their own so you add their name to your account (vice versa for boys). Ummm? Belum apa apa, dah give your share so easily ke? He didn't die without having a social media before, I am pretty sure he won't die now. So need to use your account to post love messages to you when he can tell you personally okay? Come kish.

Which brings to my last pet peeve...

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Number three pet peeve: Delete sesuka hati kau then lepas tu add dengan muka yang tebal nak mampos / Delete when you feel like it and add back like as if nothing has happened.

Do you know what it reflects on your or your relationship? Gaduh jek (When having an argument) tukar (change) profile picture, delete their name off  your profile lah. Then when da kiss and make up, change everything back to normal. EEEEE YOU GOT SO MUCH TIME TO AIR YOUR DIRTY LAUNDRY TO THE WHOLE WORLD IS IT? 

Worst still, deleting/blocking/unfollowing your partner then add them back when all is right in the world again. How old are you again? 10? This is the I-don't-friend-you phase, is it? Dammit it man, you both have a plan to eventually get married to each other some day (I mean, if you have a relationship with no plans for the future, then don't be in one) so have some respect for each other. I may not love, love my husband when we argue but he is still my husband and I married him for a reason. 

And it is not one social media you know? Every platform of social media available that you do which ummm everyone on your list can see. Or are you so oblivious to the fact that people can see you adding back as friend again/ following your "other half" back. And that, is just a tad embarrassing IMO. I am embarrassed for you because you are doing such an immature thing which you obviously didn't think it through. Baru relationship/engaged already like this. Marriage how? Don't like then jatuhkan talak? (Divorce?)

Please lah, whatever happens behind closed doors, let it remain behind closed doors. Don't need to show the whole world how ugly things can get. Because it is like you ludah but jilat balik (spit and lick back). That's just damn gross both literally and figuratively.

Here's a tip: You're having an argument? Don't go into social media. Simple hor? Don't need to tunjukkan perasaan on social media like a 3 year old spoilt brat.

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Oh, if you are happy with whatever situation you're stuck in above, be happy. You don't need my approval. If you're happy and you know it, well know it. Remember that the end goal is marriage, family of your own and always be blessed with good things in life.

And I happened to stumble upon some people's social media who is obviously not happy with me/Baobei. Let me say something: May the hatred in you die and you will learn to live happily with the fact that I don't like you/I am thankful for what I have. Get over yourself.

Okay, Honeymoon in Gold Coast Part 2 is next! And if you have are a MUA/photographer and will be interested in joining us, click HERE!
March 3, 2015

Honeymoon in Gold Coast Part 1

Pre-honeymoon
Flight
So we booked our flight via Fly Scoot when they had promo back in July 2014. Our tickets cost SGD500/ pax/ 2-way. Cheap eh? I am a crazy traveller where I plan my trip at least 6 months in advance because when the flight gets too expensive, I find that the whole trip is not even worth going. Like now, I am already planning our December trip. Initially we wanted to take SQ but SQ flies to Brisbane and that's a 2 hour drive to GC. So tak per lah.

Accommodation
So anyway, I had plans to go Gold Coast years back and found this sweet apartment. Read lots of good reviews on TripAdvisor here. Yup, love Moorings on Cavill Avenue. So we managed to book this place for our whole trip which FYI, you have to book wayyy in advance as this place is always fully booked!

Car Rental
We both love jeeps and since we know that it is almost impossible to own one here or even drive one that it made sense for us to rent a jeep for our whole trip. So anyway, I have been doing homework about jeep rental for awhile. The cheapest place to book is here. But like everything else, it gets booked really fast. The later you are, the lesser choices of cars and dates you have.  By the time we wanted to book which was like 5 days before our trip, all the jeep wranglers were taken up in the cheap website. Sigh So we ended up booking here and paid 200AUD more. But there's a good side to it which you will find out later.

Day before honeymoon
Both our families had dinner with us at the airport. Our flight was about 10.50pm which by the time we got in, it was just nice for us to board. Since it was a night flight, we managed to catch some sleep. Well I did, Baobei didn't find it comfortable to sleep (and then he complains about not taking SQ hahaha).


DAY 1
Arrived safe and sound, Alhamdulilah. No bumps etc, smooth sailing. After we cleared the immigration, we bought international sim card and find Greg, the guy who is going to pass us our jeep. Initially, we thought we were given the 2006 or 2009 model but since we booked like 2 days before the trip, we got the Jeep Wrangler 2015 Sports Ed. Awesome right? Free GPS which got us to all the places we needed to go with ease.


It was super duper hot! We were actually sun burnt by the time we got to the apartment. Didn't take pictures of the apartment but what you see on TripAdvisor, is really what you will get. But here's a view

Awesome right? I read reviews online where they ask you to request a room with a riverside view. So much love for the apartment. Which by the way, each guest gets their own unique parking space at the basement.So after we washed up, we headed out.

First stop: Carrara Markets.
This probably took 12 minutes from our apartment to there by jeep. It is only open on every Saturday and Sunday from 7am to 4pm.

By the time we arrived there, it was slightly after 1pm so there was very little crowd and well, we were super hungry. So we were finding for food when we came across this Singaporean Chinese uncle who is the owner of this pasta stall. And.... HE HAS THE ROCK WORKING FOR HIM. No, seriously. That guy really looks like The Rock that we actually did a double take. Probably The Rock's doppelganger. Too bad, we didn't take a picture with him. Anyway after lunch, we walked around but couldn't find anything nice. Not sure if it was because it was near closing time or that there is really has nothing there. So we left, empty handed.




Just outside of the flea.




This beauty was ours for the whole week in GC!




So we decided to find the beautiful Surfers' Paradise that people have been talking about. We realized it was a 10 minute walk from our apartment! Super, duper close. 

SEDAP SEY THE BUBBLEGUM FLAVOUR!
Costs about 8AUD though.




Loving everything about the beach.

I think after that we just tapau food around the area and headed back to the apartment for dinner. We were quite tired from the whole overnight flight and wanted to start the day early since we are two hours ahead (4pm Singapore time means 6pm GC time).



DAY 2
We had good intentions to wake up early but... 

First stop: Movie World


We took about 30 minutes drive from our apartment to here. It was convenient. The roads were pretty straight forward. We bought the VIP pass online where we have unlimited entry to Movie World, Sea World and another world that is just beside Movie World. It costs us about 120+SGD per person, though. But at Surfers' Paradise, you can buy one day pass at a much cheaper price and honestly you will want to explore other places than just amusement parks. Oh wells.

As you can see from the clouds, it started pouring much, much later. So we only managed to take one ride which Superman. It was awesome, especially when it shoots out from the building.

Next stop: Harbour Town
This place is evil. It makes you spend money like you print them at home. It has a lot of outlet stores but dirt cheap kind. I like the baby sneakers a lot. DC lah, Dr. Martens lah. We spend most of our money there. HAHAHAHAIS. There is this nice churros stand over there for 5AUD. We were there until it was closing time 5.30pm (7pm on Thursdays because it is pay day!)

Next Stop: Beachfront Markets
Didn't manage to even step there because it started raining super heavy that we ran into the nearest restaurant and ate fish and chips. Yum.



Day 3
First Stop: Pacific Fair
This is the shopping mall that houses Target and K Mart. Hahahahah, believe it or not, we actually went crazy in there, especially K Mart. Everything we buy, the reasoning behind it is "dirt cheap." Yup, we actually spend slightly more than 300AUD just in K Mart itself. Undies and pyjamas were super cheap. Bought for people things there too cos it is hard not to buy those cute things at such a steal! 

We were there until it was almost time to close, which is 5pm.

By evening, is always us back at Surfers' Paradise finding for food. I am not sure if we because we are married and old (I consider 25 too old for night life and stuff), but we would rather be back at the apartment, eating takeouts and watching tevee. One night we watched Ladder 49 which is about this fire fighter and how he started out until a big fire that he was at. Cried pls. Hahaha, tengah feeling feeling bini abang bomba.

We probably spend the whole evening walking around shopping.



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Anyway there will be a Part 2 of the Gold Coast entry but will no longer be day 3/4/5/6/7/8 because TBH, I don't remember what we did anymore (as you can read hahah, "we probably") because it has almost been 7 weeks since we went for the trip. Anyway, next trip will be filled with more pictures and what we did that you can too (+ tips we learn along the way) if you're going Gold Coast.

Cheers Mate!