Are you satisfied..?

Did you all read that piece of news last week?

The report stated that although most Malaysians agree that sex is important, fewer than two in five (38%) of them are satisfied with their sex lives.

According to the latest Durex Sexual Wellbeing Global Survey 2007/08 report, loss of romance and sexual prowess are key factors for the lack of sexual satisfaction.

I pick a quote in the report, “Many Malaysians have lost the sense of adventure, interest and romance, which explains why they are not fully enjoying their sex lives. "

Me..? well, if you ask me, let's just say I am more then contented. Ask hubby, he may tell you something else..ha ha...

Truth is, I think it's important to pay some good attention to your love life in general. For some the spark is diminished after some years and it's hard to blame then. Things get tough, life gets mundane and problems can easily cloud your relationship so it's not easy to rekindle that loss of romance. (plus a kid who refuses to leave you room ain't gonna help..!)

Hubby and I will be celebrating 18 years of marriage this year. If I write off the first 6-7 years as being the rocky years when you begin to really get over the pains of being married, then that would still give me at least a good 10-11 years.. long time huh..?

How do we keep it alive? Laugh a lot and enjoy the silly and mindless things that can make you go crazy. Leave some room for your own life but never forget to flirt..everyday if you can..!

As for the sexual prowess part of the survey - ayaa..cannot comment so publicly laah...

The tiny emerald...

Ok, I gave it some thought already. So, Hawaii cannot be considered sidered an option since I did call the islands home for many years, I had to come up with something else. And seeing that I am inclined towards islands and the sea, it naturally had to be Bora Bora. When times were good I had the chance to indulge in one of my loved activities which was to travel. And travel we did so although I cannot claim to have traveled the world over, I have been to lots of places and seen many many panoramic picture perfect sceneries that shall remain etched in my memory for a lifetime.

So, when I had to think of a place for this ‘tagging’ thing that my sil got me involved in, I find myself going back to a place with crystal clear waters, white sandy beaches, far far away. Ok, ok, so yes, Redang is beautiful and people say Sipadan’s underwater is unrivalled but I had to pick Bora Bora because it has that added bonus of being exotic.

Seen from the air, Bora Bora has been compared to that of "a tiny emerald in a setting of turquoise, encircled by a sheltering necklace of sparkling pearls".Now, isn’t that just awesome..!

Ok, before I go on, let me share some facts and figures -

Official Name - Bora Bora, part of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France, originally claimed in 1843

Largest Town - Vaitape

Languages - French (official), Polynesian dialect

Official Currency - Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc

Religions - Protestant, Catholic, others

Population - 4,650

Land Area - 44 sq km (16.9 sq miles)

Bora Bora itself is rather small, and can be circled by car in about an hour.The lagoon is 3 times the size of the land mass and offers an amazing range of hues of blue and turquoise as you navigate its crystal waters.

Ooh la la.....I am geting visions in my head already...! But sorry, tak sempat get more pix la..

To the southeast of the island is the Coral Garden, a natural underwater park where all types of fish and corals are found.Off the Point Matira there is an area where the huge and graceful manta rays congregate for your viewing pleasure. There are other types of ray such as the beautiful spotted ray and the friendly gray ray which love to be petted during the "ray feeding" excursions.At the entrance of the pass, the "White valley" teems with gray sharks and barracudas in a never ending ballet.

So, who's coming with me..??

This thing called "tagging"

I have been tagged, so my sil tells me. Huh?? I saw that phrase quite awhile ago, I have been tagged by I can't remember who and I never did anything about it.

Now my dear sil tells me over the weekend she ahs tagged me. So now I am supposed to follow this through. Ok, seeing that she has asked about a place where I would most like to travel to, I ned to ask, does it have to be a place that I have never set foot on, or can it be a place I just want to travel to, irrespective of being a first time visitor or not..

Nothing comes to mind except the islands of Hawaii..seriously..I tried but nothing comes to mind. So I shall dream some more before I follow this through ok..

see, I can just see the waves, I can feel the sand and the breeze blowing in my face ...I can even hear the buses I used to take and the honking of the police along the streets... I can even have a visual walk-thru of the malls in my head...!!

aaah..I can literally smell the islands...will continue next time...

The Stork, the Stork

We got some bit of thrilling news yesterday. I’m getting a new niece or nephew…yeaaay…! A rather long awaited news, I was thrilled for my bro n family. Back home, while cuddling after our daily bedtime story with my precious, I shared the good news with him. This lil’ conversation took place : -

Mum : "Hey Haqim, guess what, you’re gonna get a new cousin u know..!"

Haqim: "Huh?"

Mum: "Airis and Jasmine are getting a new baby brother or baby sister..! isn’t that exciting?!"

Haqim : "yeaa…" (not totally amused)

Mum : " So, what do you think of that?"

Haqim : "Well, if it’s a boy, can Auntre Rin handle it?"

Mum: "What do you mean?" (totally bewildered at this point)

Haqim: " U know, Auntie Rin and Pakcik only have girls. They’ve never handled a boy before."

Mum: "Broke into fit laughter and TOTALLY amused..! Well, maybe you can help them out then."

Haqim: "But I’m just a kid mum"

Then added - "You and Daddy have 3 boys. You two would know how to handle if it’s a baby boy!"

Ha ha ha

When I told this to my colleagues at work today, they suggested perhaps tonite I shud tell Haqim we’re expecting a baby girl and after 3 boys, goodness, would we know how to handle a baby girl…??!

Later Haqim added, somewhat an afterthought I guess-

“Girls watch strange movies”

Mum: " Like what? "

Haqim : “ Like Little Mermaids and Fairies. And also Syaitan movies. (ask Airis’s mother about that one..) And Dora. So much Dora. I don’t like those….I like boys better."

So, there you go – that’s my son for you. We can probably expect more strange and amusing quips while we wait for the family's latest bundle to arrive. Meanwhile sis, enjoy the pregnancy…!!