I find myself going to the supermarket more often these days. Since Mom hasn't been around, Hubby and I will make our way to NTUC Xtra by Jurong Point very often, with the intention to buy bread and fabric softener, but end up with groceries amounting to 3 digits. In the past, you'll never catch me looking at kitchen appliances, but now, I go gaga over the current new model of Moulimex multi-purpose blender.



But no, I bought a much cheaper Philips blender to replace the much-used one instead, coz Mom have been a faithful follower of that brand of blender since forever.

I love going grocery shopping with Hubby for the fact that, we never fail to behave like little kids playing push-the-trolley and sharing jokes in the little things that we are purchasing. Like what happened just now, while choosing a pack of instant noodles, Hubby wanted to buy a certain brand of mee goreng type, coz he says it 'tastes like mee goreng'. When I heard that, I gave him my most awed expression and said, 'Wow, that's amazing..' And then he started to tickle and poke me and we behave like small kids again.

Being with Hubby has made me realise that problems are only major if we make them major. He has taught me to relish doing little things together, even if they are mundane daily things like grocery shopping, or just dinner at some hawker food centre. He has taught me that relationships are about standing up for and with each other, and not defaming, insulting and airing each others' flaws to the public eye. It's also not about being calculative and about who earns more to dominate respect, but about sharing and giving, and supporting when the other is down without expecting anything in return.

Like they always say, 'Love does not consist of looking at each other, but looking at the same direction.'

And she waves goodbye...

12:09 pm