Midsummer

HIS wilderness survival kit #1 - A waterproof tent to survive the wilderness   HER wilderness survival kit #1 - survive what?...   HIS wilderness survival kit #2 - Comfortable sleeping bag to keep us warm in the cold wilderness   HER wilderness survival kit #2 - Nice bag to...   HIS wilderness survival kit #3 - Waterproof & windproof jacket   HER wilderness survival kit #3 - A nice and pretty jacket...   HIS wilderness survival kit #4 - Waterproof and non-slip hiking boots   HER wilderness survival kit #4 - some kind of...boots...   HIS idea of fun in nature - fishing   Her idea of fun in nature - snipping & tweezing...   What is an adventure to you? To me, it's about doing things I've never done before, going where I've never been to before, or simply trying another route that I've never tried before. So what if people say your way is wrong? It's you who will enjoy it, the way you want enjoy it. Others can only either say "See? I told you.." or "Oh.." at the end of it. I will not judge my wife if she wants to try hiking up a mountain or get behind waterfalls in those boots, I will not judge her even if she insists that waterproof lipsticks and face powder are more essential than waterproof windbreaker and sleeping bags for the wilderness, it's HER adventure! Although I will advise her to bring along waterproof windbreaker, waterproof hiking boots, and maybe a cap anyway, no matter how less important they are.   No point doing things the way people tell you to. Do things the way you want to do it. You can ask for advise, for guidance, but chart your own path. Even if you encounter numerous "Damn-I-should-have-done-that" or "Shucks-I-should-have-gone-there" moments, remember it is supposed to be an adventure. Where is the adventure in doing things exactly how someone else want you to do it? That's not having an adventure, that's like going on a guided tour. Hey, even if that's your thing, nobody should judge you, THAT's your adventure.

Wife and I joined in the Swedish Midsummer celebration over the weekend. Midsummer marks the longest day of the year. Yeap, the day is LONG. In Stockholm, the sun sets at around 10pm and rises at 2am. We have no idea how bright it is at 2am because wife and I have no problem sleeping through the night but I did woke up once around 4am to empty my bladder. It IS bright.   Anyway, Sweden is a country with dark winters and short summers, so light and warm is a cause for celebrations. They celebrate this day by wearing garland of flowers (or grass and leaves) on their head, singing and dancing around a maypole. And lots of eating and drinking under the sun too.     Everybody made their own garland of flowers to wear. So, she did it too to join in the fun.   No comment. Did not do this willingly.   He's lucky nobody made him look silly.   How do they mow the lawn up there??

Yen Can Cook - California Roll

We also tried BBQ - ayam percik

ATTENTION: Update to this posting on 2008-06-24 One day after this was posted, one of my friends messaged me this link and said to me,   "Hey man, I think you and this guy has something in common" ....   For the record, I have NOTHING in common with this guy other than we're both men My wife has nothing in common with his wife other than they're both BEAUTIFUL and ATTRACTIVE WOMEN My wife is NOT an idiot or dumb blonde. She's not even blonde My wife is an extremely smart/intelligent, capable, kind, patient, caring, considerate and full-of-love kind of person. Proof of these are: She can cook very well She gave up her career and followed me to Sweden to start all over She chose to stick with me even though I'm not the best around She knows how to persuade me to agree with her She can set up her own computer. She even helped to set up her former company's computer system She knows how to operate the DVD player and remote control I better stop the list here in case some slimeball casanova can't stop themselves from trying to seduce her away from me   I wasn't complaining when I wrote those things the way I wrote them. I was just sharing some amusing observations I made as one half of a married couple. I'm sure some people can relate to this. Those who can't, just get a laugh out of it. I'm also using this blog to tease my wife at times. Sometimes it works, like how she allows me to buy an extra can of Pringles just so I won't have something to write about. Or how she grudgingly cook something with lots of gravy because she knows I like my rice to be "flooded". I'm not implying my wife is any less intelligent than me in any way, implicitly or explicitly.