1 more day to go

Missing Dearie... I want comfort hugs from him. feeling so stress abt work now. that's working life! Looking forward to countdown! but not looking forward to start of sch. but i hope 2011 can fly by quickly and go into 2012 asap! by that time our house will be ready for us to move in!

Major purchase of the year

Last yr, we bought a house at tpy. This yr, we have bought a car! So now we have both the big budget item. So we can go out on weekends without fighting for space in the public transport :D

You cross my mind (^_^)

Dear is busy with work now. so many things to do! Baby Bunnie realises that she loves Dearie Daddy more and more each passing day!

cant seem to let go of the past? or simply feeling sour?

Jus cant understand some ppl's childish act.

Some thots...

Its kids' sch hols now. but not for chers. But well, i am definitely looking forward to this coming dec. No big plans for hols, cos we need to save up for the big occasion. So we are now looking at somewhere near instead. No matter where, most importantly is to be able to spend time with dearie. When going on hols, we are able to see each other the whole day and spend quality time together!

Talking abt work, Dearie is going on deployment soon. Thou for a short while, I will still miss the phone calls everynite. Hearing Dearie's voice is a kind of assurance and its something to look forward to at the end of a tiring working day! Loves ~~~

A Pleasant Surprise

But this time round, the surprise is not for me :p

Dearie and I attended his sec school friend's BBQ last nite. But it turned out to be a proposal! So sweet right? I was complaining to Dearie that his proposal to me was so plain in comparison.

Actually I was just teasing him. I prefer this kind of moment to be private and intimate for both of us. But having the chance to witness this proposal is really interesting :) I bet the guy must be super nervous when he kneel down and say those touching words. I think I would cry if I were the girl. Aww.. So sweet!

Ytd we drove to MM to take a look at the ballroom for our wedding banquet. It was quite nice! Hopefully our booking can be done asap!

Cant wait for the ROM dress fitting and photo shot fitting this Dec. Mus remember to call and make appt!

how the story begins...

I feel that it is amazing how fate plays an impt part in our life. I m not a v strong believer that our own fate is being predetermined. Instead, I feel that we can control our own fate to certain extend. Of cos, other factors play an impt role as well. For example, human factor (the ppl ard u). Sometimes u can decided on things solely by ur self. It's juz like team work. So long as u have put in effort, there is nothing much u can do or control.

I was flipping through all the letters and cards Dearie has given me from the day we met till now. And they brought bk fond memories... (Somehow, I prefer the conventional type of mailing to email, bcos u get to keep the hard copies and they are all handwritten).

I remember how we met... at the bus stop outside MOE building in Jan 2008. I was waiting for the shuttle bus to go back to TLL after I had finished my interview at MOE. Then I saw Dearie walking past, he seemed to be in deep thoughts. I din call out to him but just teasingly sms him, telling him I jus saw him walking past and asking him why he was there. And he replied saying that he vaguely saw a pretty lady wearing bright red (which was me) at the bus stop and din occur to him that its me. That was how it started. From then, we continued our sms about general stuff ans talked about the r/s problems we were facing then.

This continued for mths... We went out toge, either in groups or just the two of us (after we have settled all the r/s problems). On V day in the very same yr, we went out for dinner... as frens of cos. I din prepare any present. Just a simple card saying " hope u have a great yr ahead". But to my surprise, he bought me bouquet of flowers (i think it was a polite gesture) and he burned tons of love songs into a PINK (cos he knows that it my fav colour :D) CD. At first i thought its just a CD full of songs. The somehow it strucks me that the CD cover (a picture of angel drawn by him) might contain something inside. So I took it out and found out that there was a letter hidden inside. It was quite a long letter and its quite personal. So I dun intend to include here. In his letter, he mentioned that he would want to know me better etc etc... But that time, I wasnt really ready for a r/s. So i told him about my problem and he understood, saying that he could give me time and wait for me to be ready. So nice of him rite? :P

So we continue to go out as frens for mths and on a particular day (secret!) in May 2008, he popped the qn in the capsule of the singapore flyer when we were at the highest point. This was how we got started...

We have known each other in uni when I was in yr3 and we attended some lectures toge b4 (he would sometime sit beside me) and I still can remem how he would fell aslp during lectures). But at that pt of time, it din occur to me that we will end up toge happily. that's how amazing fate is :D

Forward Planning

It exam period now, aka tchr's happiest time.

This month has been, and is going to be, quite eventful. Dearie and I have finalised on our wedding date. Basically we cant get it done using tong sheng as the issue for 2012 will only be out next yr ard aug or sept. By that time, most of the hotels would have been taken up. Thus, w/o much choice (since Dearie's side insisted on calculating), we engaged a geomancer to calculate it based on our Bazi. So now we have gotten the date. What we need to do now is to secure the booking in the hotel we want. But the booking for 2012 is not open yet and this is making me v paranoid (being a typical s'porean - kiasu).

I have a hotel in mind. But based on the no. of tables we r going to have, that hotel is no longer my option. The price of the wedding banquet is mind blogging, esp when we have so many tables! There was a suggestion of putting the wedding in 2013 so that we got more time to save up. If you know its so expensive, why have so many tables? So our house will be empty for 1 yr rite (as we will be getting our keys in 2012)? I just dun get it and I am damn irritated! I know its out of good will. I understand. But there is a better way of solving to prob rather than pushing the date further so that can book more tables rite? To some, one yr doesnt matter. But to us (or rather, me), it matters alot. Why not compromise on the no. of tables instead??? We are the ones getting married anyway. Argh!!! There must be a way of prioritizing the guest list. But luckily Dearie has decided to have in in 2012 anyway.

Getting married is definitely not easy. esp the process involves so many ppl. Its worst when one side is more open-minded while the other wants to follow the tradition.

No matter what, I still love Dearie :D

Going to meet the wedding planner tmr. Hopefully it can be settled soon.

irritated

i just find it absurd. how can it be unavailable! watever. if cannot get it in 2012, do it in 2013 then.

holiday planning!

Haven been blogging for sometime. When Dear is not on deployment, I wont blog much. hee :P

Oh well, this blog has become more like a diary of my own. I seriously think that no one reads it besides me. It's okie since i m not using it as a tool for earning bucks.

I have no holiday plan this dec!!! So sad!!! I wanna go somewhere... but not too far or too expensive.. cos i wanna save up for next yr's japan trip! Japan package is so damn ex nowadays... I like to go for package tour as I dun have to do planning. Just pay and go. Easy. Wanted to learn diving this dec. but all diving places in m'sia are closed during that month and going to indo ot thai for diving course is far too expensive! so might have to postpone till next yr ard june. So wat now? hmm... I still wanna go on a holi!!! but where? M'sia? I wanna go to somewhere that has the sun, the sand, and the sea! Dearie just bought a new bikini for me last week, those I m super onz about going to beach holi. this will give me the chance of wearing the new bikini. Hiao rite? lol but where??? haiz...

shall do some research now...

short but sweet hols @ batam

this gonna be one of the songs for our wedding :D

short after thot...

Just came bk from our short batam trip. Though there is practically nothing much there, but the company makes the trip a worthy one. Spending the entire day together, engaging in the same activities, card games and others... how i wish holiday nv ends! 1 wk break is way too short! so what shall i do for dec hols??? hmm... i wanna go somewhere... a place that is affordable... but where?

thot

Some ppl are just plain sour grapes.

Another weekend...

I should be setting exam pp now. But i always get distracted whenever i m using the lappy to do work. I will either log into FB or read friend's blog etc... Or I will read forums/ reviews on my house (The Peak) and Bridal Shop.

Basically Dear and I have already signed up with one bridal shop and already paid for it. I agree that we were a bit impulsive at that point in time cos the package sounded attractive. And the thing is, we have not actually gone to other bridal shops beforehand. This is at most the second shop we have really visited (and it was impromptu). The first time we enquired abt bridal package was during a bridal fair which we happened to walk past.

Upon signing, we quickly went online to search for comments and reviews about this shop. Luckily this shop is one for the few bridal shops that is more well-known and receive good comments/ reviews. Still being paranoid, we make a visit down to the HQ ytd. The person who attended to us was quite friendly. Hopefully their service will be gd too.

We actually intended to take the photoshoot next yr. ROM would most likely be in May. So would nd to make a trip down to the shop again to try out on ROM dress. PS would most likely be in the 2nd half of the yr. So now I have to start to keep my hair long and slim down abit (i have put on quite abit of weight since graduation).

The shop did give me quite a gd impression. So hopefully the service and product will be gd, esp the gown! I saw quite a few nice ones there thou :D

Marriage life

My colleague asked me, "so are you looking forward to moving into ur new house?"

I replied, "yes of cos!"

Colleague: "so you are ready to settle for married life!"

I know that there are some couples who have worries about staying together after marriage. They might even have phobia for it and thus some might even need counselling. Living together means having to give and take. Compromise and complement one another where ever possible. Marriage, of cos, is not a ned full of roses. But somehow, I am still excited about it. In fact, I m looking forward to it. Just that our love nest will take some time to be completed ( prob 1.5 yrs or 2 yrs including renovation).

I was once told by a colleague, the best way to find out if u and ur bf or gf can stay together peacefully is to go on a holiday toge. In this way, you get to know what are his or her living habits and you will find out what ur threshold level is for things u cant accept or accomodate. this is actually quite true.

Marriage life is a new beginning for everyone. Just like wat a peranakan culture states, marriage is the time when life really begins.

I dun get it

sometimes I just cant seem to come to an agreement wif how things are done and plan in other ppl's family. I understand that every family is different, but their way of thinking is some what in conflict wif mine/ peculiar.

there are some events that do not req the attendance of the wole family. So why must it be a mandatory thing whereby everyone is made to attend? its not that ppl are sitting at home wif nothing to do. In fact, they have some ompt stuff to attend to for e.g. exam or test to study. So ended up they have to stay up late to finish studying.

Maybe my family isnt like this. Thus I nv understand the reason behind. But i noe at least i will not be forced to do things that i dun like / dun want by my family.

I m certainly not a pushover, n i dun believe in listening everything what elders says. cos sometimes they might be wrong too. Be selective. I can be someone who is difficult to live with.

Loooooong weekend

Although its a long weekend for me, but it seems to be soooooo short! planned use this weekend to finish my work since Dear is busy, cant spend time wif me. But I dun feel motivated to do my work at all!!! I m taking forever to finish the task! Gosh!!!

Now i am looking forward to Tcher's day hols followed by sept hols!

nitty gritty

Hmm... Dear is on deployment again. Okie lah.. I m not complaining. He hasnt been on deployment for quite some time. and this time rd, its relatively short. He will be bk tmr! Wee :D Thou I have a long weekend this time rd, Dear is busy! So cant really plan much for the long weekend too.

Now waiting for meeting to start. another long day at work. I din manage to get off from work early this week at all... haiz...

Cant wait for tmr to come! For the obvious reason :D

Auspicious

Now, all Dear and I need to do is to choose an auspicious date for our wedding before we can book the hotel for the wedding banquet. I used to think that we only cannot have our wedding during the 6th mth ( cos half yr husband n wife, translate it into mandarin) and 7th mth (hungry ghost fest)on the lunar calendar but I din noe that we cant even take wedding photos and choose the wedding date during these 2 mths too. So now we have to wait until the roman sept before our wedding date is chosen. Meanwhile, Dear and I have to go ard different hotels that we think is nice and affordable to take a look at the ballroom and the suite.

ppl might be thinking that we r kiasu. But the banquet table is increasing by 100 bucks every yr. n we hope to get our desire date plus getting the table when the rate has not increased. so yah.. we even bought the wedding package already... hopefully its a nice bridal shop that provides gd services and quality products :)

Never know...

Never know that I actually have mood swings and can get easily agitated over things when I m approaching m. So in fact, I experience emotional PMS too. I used to think that I only experience physical PMS, until recently, which is like this one or 2 yrs, I found out that I have mood swings and get really emotional during that time of the month. I recalled crying over stress (which i think is not really highly stressful after I m done wif my crying), picking up arguements wif dear. But I m really glad that Dear is very understanding, lending me his listening ears and giving me confort. Dear even come and see me after his long and tiring working day. A tight loving hug from Dear is all i need :D

priority

sometimes little things you do or say will indirectly tell ppl what things or who are more impt to you. even the thought of giving priority to ppl who u wanna give the tix to. and this causes the other ppl, who they think u care abt most, ( plus dote on most, and definitely have priority over the rest) come to an awareness abt it and feel dejected and disappointed. the feeling is not exactly mutual is it? so it has always been a side of favouritism bcos no matter what, u have spent all ur life wif them and only a short few yrs with the other. i understand.

Oh My God

saw this video on yahoo! news Hopefully travelling ard during rush hr on our small lil island will not become like this one day...

nitty gritty

Not feeling v well. itchy throat, runny and sometimes blocked nose, sneezes. Shld I go and see doc tmr?

Oh well, althou Dear does not have to go for long sailing trips recently, he is quite involve and busy wif ndp too. every sat he has to work. so we r left with sundays to go out. but at least we get to go out on sundays! and that is impt to me, esp when dear has to go to ultra long sailing trips ( like 1 mth, ya 1 mth to me is v long) sometimes. It doesnt matter where we go. even if its just sitting in a cafe drinking tea, its nice too!

Working is getting busy and interpersonal r/s is impt. So far so gd. but as a newbie, sometimes u dunno boss's exceptations. besides, kids can really make u mad at times. 80% of e kids r quite alright. but the rest can really be a headache. n make u dun feel like walking into their class at all. muz always go in wif an open mind. kids being kids, no pt being angry wif them. sometimes i wonder how do the parents educate their kids. or rather, do they ever educate them? and this sets me thinking of how i shld educate my kids next time...

Hotel Shopping

Has been going ard hotel to check out the wedding packages since last weekend. Checking out what each hotel is providing a better package, comparing the price, checking out the ballrooms. But the wedding planners were not ard during weekend. so we need to arrange a time with them to discuss the details. It can be quite tiring, but at the same time exciting.

Now we r trying to weigh out our options. see which one is more affordable and worth it. Shall arrange a time with the wedding planners soon!

Happy Time! :D

Our first attempt at tandem bike. I love it!

Intoxicated

Dear went sailing ytd again. Luckily we got the chance to chat over the phone for 2hrs before he sailed off. Chatting over the phone has been a daily activity for us as long as Dear is not sailing or both of us are not busy. And 2hrs is not considered long i guess. Cos time juz flew pass when we were on the phone. This is one activity I look forward to everyday too! :D

One thing came across my mind this morning: are we too 'intoxicated' by one another? By 'intoxicated' I mean very much into one another, will think of each other whenever possible, and cant wait to spend time together whenever possible. Maybe all couples are like this?

Working life is so different from school life. On some working days, one can really feel down and upset with work. But its always nice and comforting to know that there is someone you can always fall back on, a pair of listening ears and nice shoulders to lean on. Whenever Dear goes sailing, Mum will become my audience. Hee..

Hopefully Dear will sail bk tonight! Cant wait to see him and watch Desipicable me this weekend!

aftermath...

weekend is over!!! argh!!! went cyclingytd wif Dear and his sis plus sis bf. fun! I was sorry abt throwing tantrums last wk. I know that Dear was super busy running errands and was very tiring. But I just cant stand it when Dear din give me enough attention. N now I know how frustrated it was for Dear for the past few days. Tired and sometimes got reprimanded. i shld try to curb my impatience. the time spent wif Dear in e chalet was nice! anywhere wif Dear is always nice! :D

still pissed.

sometimes, women dun mean wat they say. so u muz noe when does she mean it and when she doesnt mean it. sometimes its quite sad when after so long, the person still doesnt understand. wat u see in the msg might not be the real meaning. read between the lines. I guess time out is needed. possessive as it may sound, tat's the way it is. maybe i shldnt be there at all tmr.

Pissed!!!

i am damn pissed now. whole of weekend burnt! so wat is the big whooha abt that? I really dun understand. so every1 nds attention. n every1 is fighting for the same attention. even for the photos in the wallet as well. I m seriously sick and tired of it.

when? where? what?

Yeah! its thurs! N.... tmr is gonna be a long long long day for me. Yea, I noe fri is supposed to be a shorter day for most ppl. but that doesnt apply when it comes to my job. cos i got co-activity on all fri! darn...

When ever I feel stress or depress at work, I look at my ring. and then i will feel happier. I dunno why. but tat works most of the time. really. maybe tat's y they say diamonds are girls' best friends. toking abt this, we have been sourcing ard for places to hold our wedding banquet. to some ppl, it might be too early to go ard sourcing now. but we were told that its better to book it early before all the gd dates are taken up (esp when the yr we r looking at, is the yr of dragon). n trust me, looking ard for a venue that u like best, have everything you want its not easy. esp when there is a budget. its so ex to get married! on top of that, our house reno and honeymoon comes into play. Must have at least 100k in combine savings.

the prob now is, we dun have the time to do the sourcing ard part. besides, we have yet settle on a date. I m busy. Dear is even busier! so how? we might juz end up not having a wedding banquet and go for honeymoon wedding. argh...

was looking at my friends' baby photos. I have a couple of frens who hav been promoted to the status of mother! time flies. besides, watching the current few episodes of SATC, which talks abt miranda being pregnant and becoming a mother, some sort of maternal instinct kicks into me. I cant imagine me being a mum when I dun find myself mature enough. I wan to have kids, but not now i guess. at least 3 yrs later. being a parent is a HUGE responsibility whereby the whole marriage might just end up revolving ard the kids. I hope tat wont be the case for me in future. i think couples still nd some time to be spent toge (in the absence of kids) on order to make the marriage as mundane as possible. sparks have to be there to keep the fire going.

Sex and the city

have been watching sex and the city sitcom ever since I came bk from shanghai. There are 6 seasons in all and I m currently at the 3rd season. I love the show! Not for the censored portion thou.

The issue in the current episodes involve getting into relationship and getting married and have kids. on the front, the ladies are afraid of committing themselves in a r/s. but deep down, they are hoping to find the mr right and walk down the aisle with him in the end. then comes the problem with staying toge. things that have to be compromised. Maybe due to different form of upbringing, sometimes the things that need to be compromised and are a big whooha to them, dun really seem to be a big prob to me. those are things that can be compromised easily. and to them, staying toge can sometimes be a nightmare. (maybe it really boils down to what type of person ur bf is). SOme things to me are acceptable, but some things seriously can nv be compromised. if the r/s has reached that point, the best way is to end it. who knows a better one or prob the best one is waiting right there for you.

I think most of the gals are hoping to find the right one. Finding one is not an issue, but finding the RIGHT one is not tat easy.

single vs attached

Just sent out the pp for vetting today. I foresee many changes (althou i hope not. *cross fingers* i m praying very hard) Thus here i am, preparing reserve qns and at the same time looking out for qns for SA2 pp.

While working over the lappy, its inevitable to log in to FB. its so addicitve can? cos u get to know info abt ppl, how hav they been, just by looking at their photos or status. It so convenient now. dun even have to physically see the person. so sometimes i will be kaypo abit, or i m rather curious abt things.

met up wif xy last fri nite and shared some news and gossips. And at the same time, update each other on what has been happening / latest news of ourselves. haven seen her for quite sometime. then we mentioned about our very precious weekends nowadays. For ppl who are attached, weekends are the only time when couple can really spend time toge. And both of us agreed that we usually block up the weekends to spend time wif our dearest bf and thus we gals dun usually meet up on sat or sun when possible. there is actually a pattern too. I realise singles usually have a more colourful lifestyle too. During weekends or hols, they will meet up wif their single frens and go on adventures like diving, trekking or even pick up expensive hobbies like photography. Is the lifestyle of couple getting boring in comparison? Or is it that as long as you are with ur special someone, what activity or where the place is is no longer impt? I truly believe in the later. Cos I would still choose to spend time wif dear even when given the choice of going out wif frens on an adventure. tat's why sometime we have our double or triple dates. and our bfs will get to know each other at the same time. keke.

now waiting for dear to come to my house. he is drenched due to the rain! so poor thing! luckily got warm herbal chicken soup awaiting him at home! :D

Term 3

Times like this make me feel like hugging Dear immediately. Term 3, is really madness. I m gonna sent my CA2 pp for vetting. Its so stress! So scared that it will have many mistakes again!!! Pls pls!!! Give me positive comments this time round.

Dear is out sailing again. A short sailing. But still, I wont be getting Dear's call today. I m so used of listening to Dear everyday. I miss him~~~

June Hols

A few more hours before my flight to Shanghai. Looking at my table, I still have tons of work unfinished. Gosh! No motivation to work that hard during hols leh. But I did manage to get some work done. At least I have picked some qns for the CT2 pp. Now left with the pics to be scanned.

My flight is at late noon and I am starting to miss Dear now. I m so glad that Dear came to keep me company ytd (not to mention he took half day off!). Today he is on duty. So the first thing i am going to do when I land on Shanghai is to go to the nearest convenient store to buy prepaid sim card so that I can call Dear!

Oh, I m feeling so broke now too! my credit card bill will be shocking! No more bags and shoes for me for the rest of this yr! Self-discipline! Self-discipline! Self-discipline!

P.S.: I will miss Dear alot alot alot!

In progress

Dear and I visited our house 2 days agao. Our block is now 17 floors high! Woohoo~ We cant wait for our house to be ready! We proceeded to the showroom for Trevista. It was awesome. Initially we just wanted to get some inspiration for our house reno but as soon as we entered, we were guided by a friendly house agent. The service was good, I would say. I mentioned the outlook was awesome, so was the price! One unit at Trevista cost twice the price of our house (both are of similar size). Hopefully we would be able to own one condo in future (on top of our own flat)!

So ytd we spent some time discussing about the reno in our house. Ok maybe it is still too early to tok abt it now (since there is still 1.5 yrs to go), but its really exciting when we were discussing it. Where to put our bed, tv, bathtub etc etc. It was more exciting when we discussed abt our master bedroom. In fact we only discussed abt that i think as that is our primarily concern. lol.

I think its impt for both party to have similar taste and expectations especially when it comes to reno. And I am glad that both of us does have similar idea and goals! Whoopee!

nostalgic

My dptmt juz had a farewell party for my math CT during FGD. It was quite an emotional affair esp when my CT talked about the yrs she had spent in the schools, the things she has learnt through the experiences. She was my CT when I was a trainee. Remembering the times when she would spend alot of her time to teach me things, give me advises and chat about stuff amongst her very busy time schedule. She is one of the teachers thatI really look to and how i wish she was my teacher last time. I have jus started my career for like 6 mths, and now she is leaving. I m feeling a lil sad abt this. but happy for her that she manage to pluck up the courage to step into a diff working anvironment. But wat she said was true. She did not want to look abt at the age of 60 and regretted not trying any other jobs besides teaching. I hav thought of this question myself too. But will I ever have the courage to do that?

Fats!!!

I noe this is not the first time I have posted this on my blog. But I cant help it. I m seriously growing fat! Now I dun even dare to wear my bikini and go swimming. jialat!!! During sch term, I will have my breakfast at 6.30 am and by 9.30am or so, I will be feeling hungry in sch! So I will have my super duper early lunch. then late in the noon, i will feel hungry again! jialat. y do i keep feeling hungry???? I dun wanna put on weight leh... Muz control. I shall not have lunch later!!! On top of that, I am not doing exercise at all! Siao liao.... I muz cut down on my food in take and try to exercise if possible. I still din manage to shed off the 2 kg that I have gained since grad.

TCC

Dear and I were discussing whether to install a bath tube in our master bedroom toilet. Actually not really discussing. We have already decided to hav it since Dear is v on abt it. But the problem we r having now is how are we going to install it - meaning where shall we place it and what type of design so that it will make our toilet look good. Dear knows that I m quite particular about the design of the toilet as well. Since I m rather free today, I did some research on toilet design. I came across a pink toilet! The colour scheme is my fav. But the toilet tiles in our toilet are all fixed and we already have those nicer looking heater, wash basin mirror and all installed (since we bought a DBSS), thus I dun think we would want to waste money to remove them and replace them with other designs.

This toilet looks grand too! I think I have a liking for bath tub that is rounder in shape. I was thinking maybe we can follow the design below whereby a glass panel can be sticked onto half the length of the bath tub. So when we shower without using the bath tub, water will not be splashed out, making the entire toilet wet. But then again, we have to stick to rectangular bath tub.

The Proposal

Ytd marks our 2nd anniversary. It has been only 2 yrs, but we felt that we hav known each other for a long long time. Is it bcos we know each other too well? Or perhaps we have been spending alot of time toge and that accumulates alot of memories for us? I think its due to both reasons.


Two yrs might not have been very long as compared to other couples. But its doesnt mean that the time is too short for the couple to get to know each other. some couples dun even really understand one another even though they have been toge for many many years.


Chemistry is one factor that brings ppl toge. Besides that, being able to see the future toge is an indication of whether the r/s is mature enough and to know whether both parties have the same direction in life.

Those significant memories for the past 2 yrs or more have been deeply engraved in my heart. From the fateful day we met at the bus stop till the proposal at the botanic garden. I might have been able to guess those surprises (being smart is not my fault, keke) but I still appreciate them alot and in fact, I love them.

There was one advert that won the gold award under ppl's choice of advert on tv. In the advert, the lady said that it was the imperfections of the person u love that make him or her perfect for u. No one on in this world is perfect. Every single person has his or her imperfections. In a r/s, the imperfections of 2 person should complement one another.

Marriage is a life time commitment. And obviously, thorough thought has to be given before making the decision. I think it takes alot of courage for a guy to pop the qn. On the same note, it takes alot of courage for the girl to say yes.

A token that marks the commitment and promise. The price is not of primarily concern. What is most impt is the meaning and significance behind it.

a day at fish & co.

this was taken when i reached home after work today. Bunnie looked so cute! she was looking at me like this when i walked into my bedroom. so irresistable! hee.

we went to fish & co. last fri nite. wanted to try manhattan fish market initially. but the queue was super long and we were famished! besides, we wanted to eat something 'fishy', thus we decided to go to fish & co. the waiting time for the fod was long too. thus we played with our cam.
this is the signature look of dear. his trademark hand sign.



the mysterious plus cheeky look. as if trying to say 'wat are u up to?'.

the demure look. (self-proclaim)

the happy look! :D bcos happy to see me! wahaha :P

the food wasnt good. but the company makes up for everything!

as usual...

i m still as paranoid. Dear brought me to Goldheart to buy a Celestial proposal ring for me! Erm... aint proposal supposed to be a surprise? How come I know it beforehand? Well, I was given an option. Dear asked me long ago, whether I want him to choose the ring for me or I choose it myself. And I have chosen the later. hee.. We just bought the ring, but not yet proposed. I was told that there will be a surprise. but i seriously hav no idea wat it is.

so wat's wif my paranoia? I was deciding between a bigger carat with an average clarity (VS) and a smaller carat with a better clarity (VVS) ytd. For colour, I m very certain that I would want either a D or E range. Cos the difference in colour is quite obvious when compared side by side. I have asked ard and was told VS was gd enough as long as the blemish is not smack in the centre of the table of the diamond, just like wat the salesman had told me. In the end, I have chosen a E colour, VS and a bigger carat. So wat's about the paranoia. I have looked at the diamond ytd, trying to see if there is any blemish that is v obvious to the nake eye. I think I din see any but now i m feeling paranoid. The diamond blinged so much under the light that I scared I din see clearly. Bcos it is quite costly, that's y i m being paranoid. The ring is now being sent for resize cos my finger is too small. Maybe I could ask the salesman to put it under microscope and let me see the diamond again when I go n collect it.

is that wrong?

Everyone has his or her own principles. n i m no exception. N i m quite obstinate about it. So is it wrong to stick to one's principle? Absolutely not, i would say. but one juz nd to be flexible in times of need. So what are my principles?

1. I dun like to lend things to ppl. Here, i m not refering to all the things that I have. But rather, there are certain things (such as clothes, jewellery and car) that i dun lend ppl. To me, these two things are v personal. If you have the money, might as well go n buy one ur self, why must borrow from ppl? Besides, when borrowing of car is involved, things can get complicated. Who's going to pump the petrol, pay for the servicing, some ppl might continue to borrow from you once u start lending them.

2. since i dun lend ppl those things, i wont borrow from them as well.

3. Only purchase or subscribe to things that are necessary. What's the point of subscribing a monthly magazine or TV channel whereby you or rather the family is seldom at home (since everyone is working) and will only be watching tat once a week? Besides, once u subscribe it, its very difficult, or rather impossible to unsubscribe it. cos ppl do get spolied. esp for those who r not the ones paying. the mthly fee might seem to be a trivial amt. but its a long term payment. it might seem insignificant every mth. but if u calculate how much it will cost a yr, it is actually quite a substantial amt. that is y i dun see e pt of changing my hp plan to a internet hp plan which i seldom use. Wat's the pt of forcing one to spend time using it just bcos it has been subscribed. this does not make sense (as it will become a chore).

4. the one who is earning the most at home (or the eldest), shld not be the one who always pay the bill (of cos when it comes to hubby, he should always be the one paying. cos he is the man of the family and THAT is his responsibility). Everyone in the family plays a part. doesnt mean that bcos this sibling is earning less, he or she nd not pay for most of the things in the house. THIS IS BULLSHIT. this is just a ridiculous reason for them to run away from responsibility.

let's say two brothers, A and B, are staying with their parents. A has a higher earning income than B. A has been paying the utilities bill and giving mthly household allowances to the parents. B, as he earns less, is not paying for most of the things. One day A moved out of the house to set up his own family. Does A still nd to pay for the utilities bill? In my opinion, he should not be paying for that. B who is still living in that house, should pay for it. But A should still give the mthly allowances to the parents.

We might not feel that paying for those bills is a burden now because the actual cost of living has not set in. But when we have our own family, when every single bill has to be paid from our pockets, the additional bills from the extended family will have an effect.

SO are these principles wrong? I m not asking ppl to be infilial. Taking care of parents is the responsibility of the children. Every child should have the same share of responsibility. It does not matter whether its daughter or son. Parents on their side has to be reasonable too. Y place all the pressure on the son. Dun you think daughters should play their part too? is it wrong for guys to be nice to their gfs and spend more time with them? I think parents have been through this stage when they were young too. Din they spend more time with their bf/gf when they were dating?

some of my frens have experienced these situations in some way or other. Some times it really makes me wonder why some families have this kind of mentality. I m really thankful and blessed to have v understanding parents.

i jus nd a place to voice out my opinion. :)

Once again, I cant wait for fri to come~

Joy :D

Dear came bk from thailand on sunday and were allowed to go out of base for a few hours before going bk to sail off. And I managed to see Dear for a few hours when he came over to my house. Yippee! He will be coming bk soon! How I wish time will pass by quickly for these two days~

Very Nice Song~

I like the show alot too!

So would you be there? :P

Happy!

Dear reaches thailand a couple of days ago and he finally managed to grab hold of calling cards to call me! So happy! He will be back next week and I cant wait for next wk to arrive! Practically countdowning down. Dear might be calling later again! yippee!!!

ROAR!!!

I m feeling extremely sore now! I have been trying to access sistic website and cal the hotline since morning and I still could not get the tix for Jay Chou's concert! WTH! I also have to work and go for meeting what. Who are so free to stay in front of the com and keep clicking on refresh all the time!!! Is the internet speed at my work place too slo? or is it really due to the high traffic? I m super pissed!

tues...

its tuesday. haven rcv any sms from Dear yet. Probably he has not reached Thailand. Still have ard 1 week to go. but it seems like the longest 1 week. I simply cant wait for fri to come! Miss Dear~

Rilakkuma in Paris

Decided to post the pics of the mugs that I bought ytd.

















Paris is a place which Dear and I wanna visit for our future honeymoon trip. Thus I decided to buy the mugs :D