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because there are moments that need not interrupted.

a pants story

adrian is a skirt man. (he loves his woman wearing skirt,hehe).

the unfortunate thing, i find it too limiting to wear a skirt when im out and about.

especially on a cold day.

especially when im photographing.

worst of all, he hates one of my favourite trousers--the workman's trousers.



at manchester's alexandra park




hate them or love 'em

i cant help but wear it, when travelling, or doing alot of work.

its comfy and just easy peasy on my movement.

(no wonder he keeps saying, he cant wait for summer, lol).



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i surfed the sartorialist, there was a photo of a man wearing the same big trousers that i own.

hmmmnn, adrian needs some lesson in comfortable fashion.

snow in january

it was unusually snowy the last few days. england almost came to a halt and even cancelled classes for students due to the dangerous icy conditions. adrian, who's a lecturer and myself, a student on tuesdays and wednesdays, had days off to our advantage.

yesterday, it was such a shame to pass the oppportunity of being able to enjoy the sunny day (even with snow) that i opted to ask adrian to drive me to ikea to get some stuff for my valentine party im hosting here at home.

never the one to pass up days out with his missus,he gladly obliged to drive me (im still inept driving in snow, walay snow sa amo!..im a scaredy cat eversince the car skidded on the road one icy morning) around for my errands and carried the bags for me.

i wish it was heavily snowing every tuesdays and wednesdays, (para wlay klase pirmi) it is a beautiful scenic day out!



monday to work...




going home (monday)...




a magical white




yesterday (tuesday) at ikea..sunnier yet still icy




at the babyrooms section...found a bath we liked...



and i found a mirror i liked...secluded and no people about,haha





but of course, halfway thru shopping,we had a snack.



adrians's strawberry torte.


...today, im still at home...woke up late..burned the phonelines, talked to my sister, my cousins on the phone, and got updates about my brother's wedding.

this year, im going to 4 weddings (and counting), and none of them my brothers.

im missing a big chunk of my heart.

celebrating adrian

first things first: apologies, there are not enough food photos.

the problem with per course-type dinner, is that the hostess, apart from entertaining the guests, has to account for the courses to be timed just right, and to consecutively execute the courses, apart from being timely yet still think of presentation. ( after the starters, leave a little room for conversation without the main being cold,then after the main meal, another room for breather, before the dessert, so on, and so forth)--so taking all these in consideration, i just wasnt able to take the photos of the main meal (got so worried that the vegetables were a little under done, i was too embarassed to whip out the cam...but i'll be cooking it again, so there will be photos to make up for it)...

*gosh its hard, serving 5 people + myself, as people dont start eating without you yet you dont want their food to get cold while waiting, so i was embarrassed to take a photo of the porkchop main course which everyone had*

everyone loved the cantaloupe melon and parma ham. i got the idea from an italian restaurant we went to. it actually, made you hungry for something savoury. plus its so easy to make it. just slice the melon, and wrap the parma ham around it. then refridgerate for 30 minutes to make it cold, so the melon's sweet taste really comes out, yet still fresh enough.

funny, everyone wanted the porkchop. they all asked what was in the oven, i showed them what it was (they could smell it), and said, they wanted whatever it was. so the sirloin steak will be adrian's and my meal the next few nights,haha. (everyone had the roast rosemary potatoes while mark and i had rice,haha).

for dessert, anne,john and mark had seconds. alan,anne and mark chose the wild blueberry cheesecake. john, adrian and i, had the apple pie with custard. anne and john had a portion of the strawberry trifle, while mark had a slice of apple pie.

the cheesetray was attacked, considering everyone had a three courses prior to this. but the secret to course-meals are: to serve the right size portion. not so much of any one, that people's tastebuds get blocked with just one course.


so why am i describing everyone's food choices in detail? just so you know, that if i have the opportunity, i would love to cook for you here at our humble home.

looking forward to that.

here are the photos i took when i was able to.



the table setting



fresh roses cut to make centerpieces



i can imagine the supergirls who'll sit on these chairs...




starters



gotta have red wine



caught taking a photo




say cheese!!!




chitchat



after-meal talk




so when is adrian opening his presents?




just like a kid




saying goodbye to them in the snow



closing time...

finished the night with a chat with adrian with a cup of green tea...=)

what's for dinner?

in two hours my guests will be arriving.

i have singlehandedly arranged and prepared everything for adrian's dinner party.

tonight the guests are his brothers john and alan, and alan's wife ann, adrian's son mark, and myself.

a sit-down meal for 6.

i cant wait for the meal. im getting exhaustedand hungry.


the four course menu:


starters: parma ham on cantaloupe melon


main meal: porkchops with piquant sauce
or
pan fried sirloin steak

with
roast potatoes with rosemary
or
steamed basmati rice (me!!!!)


dessert: traditional apple pie with custard sauce
or
blueberry cheesecake
or
strawberry trifle


afters: assorted biscuits and crackers
assorted cheese: brie, stilton, cheddar and camembert



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PS: (all the main meal, i cook/cooked from scratch, the desserts: pre ordered from a dessert shop--toinnks!)...

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i wish youare all here for dinner...

i promise to post pictures soon=)