Monday, February 16, 2009

Valentine Weekend

After his Saturday morning errands, PaPa came home with 3 stalks of roses for me although I've specifically told him not to.
Reasons being :
1. Extra expensive on V-day.
2. I have to dry them then figure out what to do with the dried flowers.
But since he was being extra sweet, I'd better quickly say "Thank You" and appreciate his thoughtfulness.

~ roses from my Valentine ~

We don't really celebrate Valentine's Day in a big way anymore. As time goes by, we put less and less emphasis on special dates. There are just too many to commemorate. And some are just too commercialised. As long as he remembers them, it's good enough for me. Don't have to shower me with gifts or flowers. But of course, some surprises thrown in once in awhile would definitely send me to cloud 9. :D

Hubby suggested we go for seafood dinner coz he knows I love crabs. We had dinner at a nearby Chinese restaurant and the highlights were cheese crabs (not very satisfactory - will stick to their sweet and sour crab next time) and tomyam prawns (cooked and served in a coconut shell and it's really yummy! *slurp*). Again, sorry for not taking any pictures coz I forgot when the food came. :p

Since we didn't go out on Saturday, we decided to go for a movie on Sunday as we've got free GSC tickets which will expire on Tuesday. We went for dim sum at Tai Thong restaurant in Cheras. Hubby said the food wasn't nice. For that kind of price, I'd say it's just so-so. Next stop, Midvalley Megamall. We have some time to shop around before the movie. Then "armed" with popcorns, drinks and nuggets, we watched The Wedding Game. It's a romantic comedy and I find it quite entertaining (I don't have high expectations) but hubby said it was boring. One thing for sure, it's not suitable for kids as there were some kissing and intimate scenes. It was very funny and embarrassing when XY went "haiyo...". hahaha

After the movie, we had a very late lunch (at 5 pm) at a mamak shop on the way home. Had to rush home coz the air-conditioner installers were coming. The unit in our room has broken down. We must be the unlucky few as it's only 3 years old. It costs a lot of replace the IC board and motor fan so we bought a new unit. Panasonic air-conds are quite reputable, no?

After some popcorn indulgence and being out almost the whole day (meaning no proper rest), didi started having fever early this morning. Coughing a little bit too. Sigh... jie jie has just recovered from fever, redthroat and slight cough. Now it's didi's turn. Luckily his fever's not very high - below 39ÂșC. And I'm so thankful force feeding medicine is a thing of the past. *phewww*

25 comments:

Kristie said...

hope ur son gets well soon ya...

ur hubby is so sweet...

women always love surprises, dont they? :)

Mummy Moon said...

It is true, flowers go super expensive on 14 Feb... So me too ask my hubby not to buy!

Anywhere, your hubby is so thoughtful. And I hope your boy get well soon!

Chinneeq said...

Ginie, your hb so romantic one..after our marriage, no more flowers from hubby except those complimentary given from hotels when we dine for Valentine's dinner (that is also before the birth of QQ :( )

Cheffie-Mom said...

What a thoughtful hubby! I'm glad your Valentine's Day was full of hearts. (: I hope your little one feels better soon.

JK said...

You are indeed very practical. There is a place in PJ that sells nice tim sum at a very reasonable price. Will let you know later.

Get well soon, didi.

Fussy mum said...

Wah, you got roses for V-day...so very sweet of your hubby :) I love Tai Thong dim sum *slurp*.

Hope CE gets well soon.

Everyday Healy said...

Yeah... I think as we get "matured", we prefer something solid rather than flowers. Ha! What a materialistic girl I am.LOL!

Somehow, it's still so sweet as long as he remember. :)

Get well soon, Didi.

Sasha Tan said...

wah yr hubby so sweet neh got flowers and get to eat crab samo...

michelle@mybabybay said...

Yummy cheese crab!

Mummy Gwen said...

Hey..your hubby is so romantic and thoughtful la. Poor didi, hope he recover soon.

MeRy said...

Hope didi will recover soon!!

Lee said...

Hi Slavemom, its always the thoughts that counts...as well keeping the love fires in marriage burning brightly.
Have fun and keep well, Lee.

Anonymous said...

yeh i asked daddy not to buy me flowers also during Valentine but he bought it as well... but nvm la its their tots.... hope didi will get well soon

Anonymous said...

at least u got flowers, i was riding a scooter with hubby! how romantic hor..hehe

andrewjune said...

sorry was a lil too late to wish you a happy belated valentine's day! wah, so thoughtful of your hubby to get you the roses! yup they can pretty expensive on that day!

and here's wishing all of you a speedy recovery!

Hazel said...

wow, such a romantic hubby u have..

Unknown said...

ur hubby also very sweet n romantic, but just like you i dont want him to spend on v-day. a dinner will do. ;)

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Anonymous said...

sounds like you had a perfect valentines with flowers and family around you! we didn't do anything to celebrate!

Mummy In Vain said...

ur hub treats u nice mar...yeah, valentine's day to us now is just like another family day.

LHS said...

the kids tagged along ar? hehe..no more romantic liao :)

didi, gets well soon!

Anonymous said...

wah ..so envy...my husband never gave me any flower as he said flower is dead thing. once dried no longer appreciate... and some more he said wasting.. better spend for food or something else....
but he still romantic in other way la...

BTW, we do not celebrate valentine day..

Annie Q said...

Wah! So sweet of your hub!! At least u still got flower, me nothing. :( Ever since we got kids, no more valentine's celebration lo. :)

Oliveoylz said...

It's really nice to celebrate V-day with all ur loved ones around and the flowers are surely a bonus! Just found out that next year's CNY falls on V day. XY is so cute...haiyo-yo...I realise our kids are starting to be aware of those scenes...hmm...

Anonymous said...

geeee....3 stalks also boleh lar, still sweet of him yeah & see...how wise u sounded!!??

if u dun mind traveling a bit to maju junction, KL d chinese rest (think taithong related also) offers pretty good deal...30% disc on total bill (dimsum & oth dishes)...food was good to our std.
reason being bis was only good during workg days & during weekend, that place was quiet!!
poor didi...hopefully he's recovered by now!!