AD: Fruits & Martians
November 27th, 2008
i never thought i’d see the day fruits start blogging, but life’s full of little surprises like that. so sometime last week, i was shown two really cute blogs written by two rather unusual individuals - a Berry and a Lemon! hahaha yes the utter strangeness of it all. so i started leaving comments on their blogs with many stupid puns. like, berry good. when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. and, what do you give an injured lemon? then i facebooked Berry and wrote on his wall that i met a strawberry today, and i asked if they were related. his reply? “no su ann that is a straw man!” HAHAHA. BERRY GOOD!
so the boy Berry’s blog is here and the girl Lemon’s blog is here. they are both boyfriend and girlfriend - a new couple from the looks of it - and they write little stories from their relationship on their blogs. Berry, the guy, has a really quirky male sense of humor, as is obvious from his straw man retort haha. in one post he writes about why it’s good to be ‘purple and pantless’ :
* I stand out in any group photos, unless you shoot in black and white…
* I don’t need to take off any pants going to the toilet
* There’s no yellow snow moment
* I’m waterproof
* If I keep watering myself, I’ll never go bald
* No Monday blues
* Purple matches yellow, so I look sweet with my lemon pie
technically, berries aren’t waterproof because they have a partially permeable membrane (osmosis!), but he’s right about not having to take off any pants before using the loo. hahahaha i think i kinda just stared at that sentence in disbelief and then spent a few minutes giggling when I first read it.
Lemon, the girl, writes about very cute and girly things that I can so relate to. In this post, she writes about how she can never decide what to wear on dates, and either ends up being too overdressed or looking too plain. and she also says that guys aren’t really ‘quite there’ when they’re shopping with us, which is sooo true. all Martian does when he shops with me is play with his PSP :( i remember a time when he was very eager to come in with me into the dressing room and i’d have to kick him out, but now……. haih. very tak dilayan.
reading Berry’s and Lemon’s blogs reminded me a lot of how Martian and i blog about each other. earlier today, i went back to my archives and looked at all the posts Martian wrote when he was guest-blogging for me while i was away on a 10-day camp. it’s been almost two years since he wrote those posts, and reading them now, in 2008, evokes a lot of nostalgia in me. i remember the ‘us’ from two years back.. i remember how he called me while i was at camp to ask me how to put up photos on my blog (yes please excuse that horrendous picture of me in the ‘egg shaped muffin’ post… we’d just got off a long flight and i was so engrossed in my chocolate frappe at the airport that i didn’t care enough to delete all the bad-angle pictures from his camera).. but most of all, i remember how happy i was when i came back from camp and read those posts. now that i am reading them again, i feel like i’m extracting a whole different meaning from those posts. kinda like Antoine de Saint Exupery’s The Little Prince and how the meaning to that story always changes when we read it at different points of our lives :)
i guess most of you dont know that Martian used to keep a blog :) he started blogging a few months before we got together, and at the time i’d always read his posts with some kind of nonchalance. but when we got together, we fell in love so quickly that i got a bit scared. i didnt know too much about him, and he didnt know too much about me.. plus the distance made it a lot harder to integrate our lives.
so i started re-reading all his blogs, in a covert attempt to learn more about him. i remember reading the comments from his best friends - i wondered about these people, if i would ever meet them, or if Martian and i would get to a point in our relationship where we were friends with each others’ friends. I remember seeing an ex girlfriend’s name on his blog, and while at the time the only meaning i could pin it to was the story he told me about how he dated two girls with the same name before, i wondered about his exes and if he was best friends with them the way i am with my own ex boyfriends. and then there was a post where he blogged a brief but funny story about his friend A from Hong Kong. back in 2005, to me, A was just the star of a blog post and someone who i’d probably never meet.. but now i’ve met A so many times, and just from reading the story, i can instantly tell it’s him even though Martian changed his name.
then there are the pictures. true, not many in Martian’s blog, but there’s this one that i took of him in front of the concert poster in Bangkok. that shirt, those shoes, that pair of dark green khakis.. so meaningless to me back then. now, i know who gave him that shirt for christmas and i know where he bought those shoes and exactly when he likes to wear those khakis. around his neck - in the photo - is a concert pass and the voodoo doll i didnt want, which i would later come to be very familiar with as i walked to and fro the guestroom in his hong kong apartment. the voodoo doll hangs from the doorknob, together with the cirque du soleil and coldplay passes.
another secret: i’d actually read about Martian on someone’s blog a long, long time before i actually met him in person. she’s a good friend of his and i stumbled across her blog sometime in 2001; she and Martian hung out pretty often and every now and then she would talk about him. he was the guy in her blog who wore the tshirt with a funny leaf on it, the guy who has a kitchen he never uses. it took me way too long to actually put two and two together, but that is irrelevant.. the point here is: Martian used to be Leaf Tshirt Guy to me. on a blog. written by a girl i’ve never even met. and now, he’s my whole world. i know exactly which shelf of his wardrobe that leaf tshirt sits on. and i’ve met Stephanie.. she’s the coolest person ever. and i still read her blog :)
Martian has blogged about me a few times on his blog. funny stories are attached to all of these posts, but there is a particularly special one where he wrote about the first time he met me. in that post, he called me gorgeous and smart (hahahahaha i must hold on to this. with time, i find, he has stopped complimenting me) and talked about how if he died (in Hong Kong) the next day, i wouldnt know. weirdly enough, it’s actually true.. cos at that time, we barely spoke to each other. there is also another post where he described the journey from his house to mine, and in one part he says that he texts me that he’s arrived about 10 minutes before he actually reaches my place. cos i always take so long to get ready. 2 years later, he’s STILL doing that, but sometimes he texts me as early as 20 minutes before he actually gets there -_-
i miss Martian’s writing :( he doesnt even write me long emails anymore… T____T *twiddles thumbs* Martian if you are reading this, this is a HINT!!!
and i miss Martian.
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40 Comments Add your own
1. Gin | November 27th, 2008 at 6:36 am
………i didnt realise u guys together so long adi lor @_@…………..
damn fast wei…
2. pinkpau | November 27th, 2008 at 6:37 am
2.5 years only la! very long meh
3. Michelle | November 27th, 2008 at 6:52 am
Maybe he wants to make you miss him. : D
4. Emily | November 27th, 2008 at 7:02 am
omg i'm so sick with the berry and lemon ad dy leh..what's tat about?? Berry and Lemon?? Ribena with Lemon? OMGGGGGG
5. lemonade | November 27th, 2008 at 7:06 am
u guys seem like the perfect couple to me! :)
6. nyrac | November 27th, 2008 at 7:55 am
sigh. i never get long emails anymore.
7. themilkyland.blogspot | November 27th, 2008 at 8:46 am
U guys are jus so sweet! Much better than my not-romantic, not-funny, not-exciting, not-cool bf who makes me love his stupidity even more. yaiks. love~~
8. hui wen | November 27th, 2008 at 9:20 am
YAAAAA my bf always look bored when we shop together. Then he asks me, “why you never want to go shopping with me”. -_- And he seldom write me long emails too!!!
But I just got one at work that day — he actually wrote a STORY for me!!! *dances*
9. Karie | November 27th, 2008 at 10:35 am
Yeah, I’ve been seeing these BERRY n LEMON ads all over the place, and its frankly being kinda annoying… :) but I know these bloggers are just doing their jobs; you would blog about these irritating fruits too if it means money..hehe. :)
But then again…arrrrggghhhh! :) :) :)
10. christine | November 27th, 2008 at 10:40 am
you mean those two bloggers actually paid someone to promote them or something?*scratches head* :S
11. lydia | November 27th, 2008 at 11:25 am
this is a really good post! i love the way you write about martian and how you describe your feelings so perfectly. do write more about him! =D
12. KY | November 27th, 2008 at 11:30 am
wahh that long already!
13. Nat | November 27th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Yea, lemon and berry sux! Watever they are! PFFT! So money can do everythg eh?
2.5 years? 0.5 longer than mine! LOL. How old is Martian anyway?
14. yosie | November 27th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
wow 2.5 years..but only about half my time :D
and hope you are having a nice first time american thanksgiving experience (followed by black friday as well!). gotta love american holidays.
15. sweatlee | November 27th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
dunno what to comment but die die wanna leave one wtf
lemme go read all his posts!
yeah nowadays i have to get mad at barry then only he’ll write me a long apologetic emo romantic email ^_^ wtf
16. Louisa | November 27th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
I know martian personally but haven’t been in touch with him in ages. When I first met martian, he was still single. I’m glad you guys are together, you guys seem so perfect!!
17. xc | November 27th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Yep, so true. I never get long email and recorded kisses from my bf anymore. =(
Men!!!
18. iamthewitch | November 27th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Su Ann! Long time didn’t leave you comment already… I love reading Martian’s guest posts btw. And I am happy for you guys.. Distance could really make the heart grow fonder. ;)
19. sheon | November 27th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
endearing. i cant believe its close to 5 years since i’d actually loved someone……
20. smartypants | November 27th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
hey the LG hps around your page look so sweet & pastel. meant for girls only kah?? and the honda banner reminds me that i need to get a car soon but some peeps say with the big 3 auto mess. maybe later buy 1 get 1 free if they file for chapter 11? 7? 13 or some chapters. hehehe.. BUT all gas guzzlers so what for hor?
21. Gin | November 27th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
it feels like only a yr wei
22. Owen | November 28th, 2008 at 12:14 am
im sure he misses you too :) maybe he’s busy and all
23. sylvia | November 28th, 2008 at 12:33 am
why so many bloggers promote berry and lemon blog !!!!!! who are they ? I’m sure martian miss u much much.
24. Simon Seow | November 28th, 2008 at 12:37 am
Did Martian get your, ahem.. hint?
25. pinkpau | November 28th, 2008 at 1:33 am
michelle : well his plot is succeeding :\
emily : ah, shame!
lemonade : thank u :))
nyrac : join the club :(( hugss
themilkyland : eh dont say that!! later your boyfriend emo
huiwen : sigh at least they try :P having bored-looking boyfriend around is much better than having NO boyfriend around! omg he wrote you a story… so nice… T___T
christine : it’s an advertorial my dear :)
lydia : thank you :) martian and i ahve a really cool collaborative post coming up… i think. if he agrees to do it la. haha.
KY : oh so nice wan your comment!! i thought you were going to say something mean about my timing and how martian texts me that he reached already, as early as 20 mins before arriving at my house..
nat : wow. i honestly dont know if you’re being rude on purpose
yosie : hahaha i’m jealous. i would love to see thru a 5 year rship with martian. but oh well :) OMG I’M SO EXCITED ABT THANKSGIVING. DINNER TONIGHT!!!!
sweatlee : hmmmmmm!!! liewsuetli that is a very good idea
louisa : really? wow such a small world. you should get back in touch with him.. :) he recently changed his phone number and all that tho. lemme know if u wanna get bak in touch with him and all that!
xc : recorded kisses?! like sent in files over email?! omg say it is so!!! cos i used to get those too..
iamthewitch : glad to have u back :) yea i love his posts too. but he’s too busy to write for me i guess :(
sheon : love will come to u when u least expect it :)
smartypants : ya it’s a really girly phone called the LG Ice Cream. i’m getting a unit to test out soon, let u know if it’s good! eh dont buy car la so expensive :(
gin : hahaha i wanna go back to my 1 year anniversary with martian. very nice.
owen : yeah he is. but still la. sulk.
sylvia : it’s an advertorial my dear :)
simon seow : unfortunately not. sigh
26. sheon | November 28th, 2008 at 3:57 am
its cute how you always will address suetleei in her full name.
aiyah…when i least expect it…..bio clock ticking, and always kena interrogate by my aunts… difficult….
27. pinkpau | November 28th, 2008 at 4:07 am
bio clock ticking!?!?! hahahahaha aiyooooo nonsense
tell your aunts that if they rush it, they wont get such a cool niece-in-law as if they waited :) sometimes the wrong ones prevent the right ones from happening.
28. sheon | November 28th, 2008 at 4:26 am
ok…i’ll call and ask my makciks to shudup now!!! by orders of pau merah jambu…!!
29. sheena | November 28th, 2008 at 7:20 am
hi pinkpau, this is the first time i’m commenting. i’ve been reading your blog for a while now - not that long but yes a while - and i just have to say that love your writing. it really inspires me. :)
30. chm | November 28th, 2008 at 9:36 am
kakaka… come dwn earlier lar nxt time.. guys onli nid a few mins 2 prepare. long emails r tough on the fingers :P:P:P
31. Lavender | November 28th, 2008 at 10:14 am
I don’t get it. If their blogs are already interesting and their relationship is so fascinating, why would they need to pay someone to talk about them?
This is seriously weird.
Is this some sort of marketing scheme? Like they pretend to be a super sweet couple, pay people to write advertorials, etc.etc. What for though?
Oh! To increase their ratings! And get more money from Nuffnang! Issit?
Seriously seriously weird.
I do love reading about you and Martian though. You guys are just so adorable together!
32. pinkpau | November 28th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
sheon : eh hahaha no la no la dont do that
sheena : thank u sheena :) i havent had much time to blog lately tho.
chm : DONT DEFEND THEM!!!! it’s inexcusable. if we take a few mins to get ready and look like shite then u all complain also….
lavender : it’s really not that complicated.. or even weird. it’s an advertorial, whereby a brand pays bloggers to write about their product. fairly simple. well thank u for the comment wrt martian.. that really was the point of this post.
33. Kiran | November 28th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
You and Martian are a great couple ;) I checked out Berry and Lemon’s blog - super cute!
Hope college is well so far. Let me know if you need any Malaysian snacks from Florida!
34. sylvanna | November 29th, 2008 at 2:34 am
so sweet la the both of you. :D
dont worry, guys are like that, giving short emails. they’ll start with long, long emails then after that, it gets shorter, shorter and shorter. hehehe. my sis-in-law told me how my brother used to send super long emails to her. they have a long distance relationship too, which lasted pretty long … 6-7 years maybe, till they got married and now live together in the land of the rising sun.
35. Lavender | November 29th, 2008 at 2:39 am
So berry and lemon… they’re a brand? OMG is it ribena?
I do love the berry and lemon ribena.
36. jeremy | November 29th, 2008 at 3:20 am
mad props on the little prince reference :D and dude, your comments section is really creepy. had a total zomg moment. how does it know i commented 2 years ago?!?!
ps. curry leaves got pisang goreng? only for breakfast issit? i can never make it in time for their breakfast which is a shame because they have so much tasty goodnesses!!
37. Karie | November 29th, 2008 at 6:27 am
Lavender: You are a slow one, aren’t you? :) The ribena ads have been going about for some time now…although I must say it’s a failure on brand’s part if it’s creating so much confusion, until consumers can’t even differentiate between a product and a human. What’s the point on burning money on blog ads, if it makes no sense? :) :) :)In the end, these ads fail to promote the product, which is a thorough failure, my dear :)
38. cel | November 29th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
so funny hahahah i think i gonna borrow ur post n make my bf write me long emails! : D
i <3 your blog, u and martian together !!
enjoy the upcoming winter *runs*
39. yizhen15 | December 1st, 2008 at 10:44 pm
so nice to read your posts… :) gotta write more girl.. i miss ur writing..
ooooh. btw, i got u a lil smthg. just for fun :) will mail soon. a bit lazy to go to post office.
40. aronil | January 15th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
Heya pink. Aww the couples who blog. “there is also another post where he described the journey from his house to mine, and in one part he says that he texts me that he’s arrived about 10 minutes before he actually reaches my place. ” That has go to be the sweetest thing ever.
You know the age of writing is so passe. But it still feels nice to read what your other half texts or writes. Especially if it’s meant for you.
On one hand it’s really sweet on another too don’t know if all couples will actually consider it. My other half would never blog… even if it did bring benefits :P, he would think it too…. revealing. Lol.. but do i need him to write me all that just to know we’re together :P?
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