Yes! Yes! Yes!

I just finished writing my last paper for my MBA program. I am now done with school. Forever. And ever. It feels so good. I can now go back to sitting on my ass when I come home from work. Whoo hoo!! No more worrying about school stuff.

I started my new job this past Monday. When I was in still in school, I first wanted to do consulting. Then I switched to Marketing. And now I get to do both. That rocks! I'm in training this week and next week, and I like what I'm learning so far. I missed one week of training, so now whenever I get any free time, I sit at my desk and do some self-training stuff. It's been a long time since I were this clueless at work. It is exhausting and disorienting having to learn new company lingo and what not. But people at the new office is friendly, and they are very laid back, so I think I'll be ok.

One of the good things about my new job is that it's really close to Nils's office. So this week we have been carpooling. With gas price hovering around $4 / gallon, that is a big saving for us. Talk about saving, Nils and I have to revise our budget soon, now that our expenses have changed. I want to ask for an increase in my allowance. Hehehe... That way I can save a little bit more in my personal stash. Wish me luck!

So far still no word yet from the photographer about my wedding pictures. He said the pictures will be up this week. That reminds me, I have to call makeup lady to make an appointment. We didn't have a professional photographer at nikah, so we thought we would use the "engagement session" to take pictures in our nikah outfit. Too bad Boy is not here to re-enact our youtube akad. Teeheehee... :)

Mmmuuaahhs!

Thank you my darling friends for being there with me. It wouldn't have been as much fun if you guys weren't there.

What do these socks have in common?

They are all black? *******

They all belong to Nils? ******

They are all missing their pairs!! Ding ding ding ding ding!

I couldn't believe it. 6 different kinds of black socks! Hehehee... No wonder Nils switched to his new strategy - buy 12 pairs of the same one and stick them in the drawers. His logic: this way he can just grab any 2 and they will match. Sungguhla creative anak mak :)

4th of July

Nils and I are celebrating 4th of July in Virginia this year. We're usually at the beach house at this time of the year, but this year nobody had any time off from work, so Dad canceled the trip. We were going to take the metro into town to watch fireworks from the rooftop of Dad's office, but it was drizzling and what not, so we bagged that plan. Instead, we went for a bbq at the neighbor's house. The entire block was pretty much there, and I got to meet all of them for the first time. They were very nice and warm to me. For some reason I'm always surprised at how nice Nils's family and friends treat me, mostly because I know I am usually not particularly nice to strangers (I'm not rude to them, I just don't make extra effort to make them feel comfortable). But today I was nice. I was chatty with almost everyone there. Maybe part of getting old is learning to be nice to people I don't (yet) know.

We're heading off to Mom's tomorrow morning. Might grab a bite at this Japanese restaurant we usually go to (yeay fish cheek!). I wanted to do dim sum since we don't have those back in kampung Bedminster, but it would take too long. Next time, I supposed. So no chicken feet for me this trip.

Oh, I turned in my resignation letter yesterday. It feels so weird and scary to be in-between jobs. It's like I've fallen off a tight rope, and still waiting to find out whether there is a net down there...

Relax

The maid is here, so I am seeking refuge on the balcony. Thank god for the wireless connection. Yesterday turned out to be a really good day. Nils finally beat his long time pool rival. It's so awesome, and even though I can't fully comprehend it, I'm so proud of him. Apparently this guy is the only other 7 (pool also got handicap) in Northern NJ, and Nils has never beat him on the small table. And yesterday's match was extra good, because it was on the guy's old pool table that he gave to the bar when he upgraded to the pro one - so he knew the table like the back of his hand. Anyway, bottom line is, it was an extra special win. I had to make Nils take Nyquil to stop him from being hyper and so I can get to sleep. Muahahahaha...

And the other good news is, I got the phone call! Whoo hoo hoo! Sekarang tiba lah masanya......

My essentials

ps: I miss Malaysia Hall :( Huwaaaaaaa!