Written Memories

Our ROM

2011-06-14T14:43:00.002+08:00

I simply love my Dearie!

Juz for tots

2011-05-06T16:53:00.003+08:00

Dearie is on deployment again. Plus its sch exams now and my papers have yet to come in. Thus got abit of time to blog now.

We have recently completed our marriage prep course. I must say that most of the issues that we discussed are things which we actually know. But bringing them out and going deeper into them are quite insightful to us. Marriage is a lifetime commitment. It should not be treated so lightly and taken for granted. With the evering raising no. of divorce, how many ppl actually think this way? If you want others to love you, u muz learn to love others as well. You wont want to see your partner suffer rite? Love is a mutual thing.

Our ROM is drawing near. Getting alil excited. But I seriously nd to slim down!!!

wedding shopping! :D

2011-03-06T14:11:00.003+08:00

spent the whole day looking for our wedding bands. We din noe that customisation of wedding bands tk 3 mths! Plus both dearie and i have small ring sizes. I m a size 6! they dun even carry that size in the shop. thus we were only left with simple designs to choose from. Cos rings with simpple designs can be altered to fit out finger size. Ppl usually take one yr to find the ring they want and we did it in one day. not much of a choice, cos we nd our wedding bands 2 mths later. 1st stop was sookee. Not impressive. then went to Love and Co. the designs were so so lah. anyw all their rings nd 3 mths to make. so tat is out of qn. our next stop was goldheart. looked at various selections. Dearie set eyes on the celestial collection. initially i thot it looked abit chunky one my finger. But after a while, it actually looked quite sofisticated n nice. simple but elegant and timeless. we din buy that one the spot thou. we continue to go to lee hwa. but in the end, we still decided on the celestial one. so now both my engagement ring and wedding band are from the celestial collection!

after we have shopped for our wedding bands, dearie n i met up with sf and lp for our ktv session. it was fun and we had supper after that. reaching home at ard 2.30 am. haven had such a nice meet up for soooo long! really miss the korea holi we had 3 yrs ago :D

Feeling Blissful

2011-02-10T09:52:00.003+08:00

Work ended rather late ytd due to meeting, but seeing Dearie when I stepped out of the office door made my day perfect! Dearie ended work earlier ytd and he gave me a pleasant surprise by coming to fetch me without me knowing! He parked his car right in front of the door step and I was pleasantly surprised when I saw him! Dearie brought me to have an early V day celebration and a bouquet of flowers was already in the car when Dearie came to fetch me. Girls love pleasant surprises and seeing Dearie after a tiring day at work is the best reward ever! Love Dearie Lots!!!!!

2 in the list

2011-02-01T18:52:00.001+08:00

1) Because I love you - Celine Dion
2) Tonight, I celebrate my love for you

Great time spent!

2011-01-30T14:50:00.006+08:00

Drove to Orchard Rd to change the t-shirt sizes for those Polo T i bought for Dearie for CNY. We then decided to proceed to Fort Canning since its near Orchard Rd vincinity. We ended up paying ERP twice while trying to avoid 1 ERP at first. Lesson leant: 1) dun try to avoid if unsure 2) Dun go to fort canning on sat if u r driving.

we bought our lunch at Taka and had it at fort canning.

caught Dearie doing this by chance!

Our lunch from Taka food court.

Getting ready to start eating!

Dearie looked so happy upon seeing the food!

So tat was last weekend. This weekend, we went to City Hall to look at the bridal suite and find out more about the wedding package. After meeting up with the wedding planner, we stayed at the hotel for a while for a cup of coffee and tea.

A simple cup of coffee came with so much details! I like the sugar stick the most! But I melted it in the coffee b4 i took its pic. The greenish think was a half eaten green tea choco. Dearie likes it alot, but I find it too sweet for me.

Overall, we like the ambience of that hotel :D that shall be our choice :D

simple pleasures in life

2011-01-18T09:19:00.002+08:00

Dearie is on deployment again. the duration this time rd is 5 days. Wonder how's the sea state now as the weather has been rainy recently. Really cant wait for friday to come.

Given our working life, weekends are especially precious to us. We will spend watever time we have together and with a car now, it has been much easier as travelling time is shorter now. There no nd to go to shopping malls or exquisite and expensive places. Even lazying ard at the reservoir is quality time spent together. Sometimes there is no nd for much words. The presence of the special someone, being together, already speaks of everything. That's love. Much as a call everyday. Although there is nothing urgent or impt msg to convey, hearing the voice is already v comforting. That is priceless.

Today is only day 2. Bunnie will start to countdown soon! Miss Dearie lots!

1st entry in 2011

2011-01-02T21:52:00.002+08:00

haven been blogging for a long long time and today is the 2nd day of 2011. I declare that 2011 is going to be awesome!!! This yr's countdown was spent at home with my family, Dearie, and frens (sf, ky, lp and wk). We spent 10 hours playing board games (starting from 8pm on 31st dec 2010 till 6am on 1st jan 2011). I couldnt believe we can actually play board games for soooo long! Gosh! It was rather tiring towards the end but it was really fun!!! think we can do it again next yr but prob till 4 am the latest heee ;p We really enjoyed ourselves thoroughly!

I hope 2011 will be a smooth yr ahead for everyone in terms of career, health, and relationships etc. Let's hope that 2011 will be awesome for everyone!

1 more day to go

2010-12-29T15:45:00.002+08:00

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

2010-12-20T11:40:00.001+08:00

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 (^_^)

2010-11-14T21:59:00.003+08:00

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?

2010-11-04T12:25:00.001+08:00

Jus cant understand some ppl's childish act.

Some thots...

2010-11-03T11:01:00.002+08:00

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

2010-11-01T09:16:00.002+08:00

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...

2010-10-14T11:02:00.002+08:00

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

2010-10-08T11:51:00.002+08:00

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

2010-09-26T14:22:00.001+08:00

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

holiday planning!

2010-09-24T19:25:00.002+08:00

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

2010-09-07T19:38:00.009+08:00

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

2010-09-07T18:07:00.001+08:00

short after thot...

2010-09-06T20:03:00.002+08:00

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

2010-08-28T11:55:00.002+08:00

Some ppl are just plain sour grapes.

Another weekend...

2010-08-22T14:00:00.002+08:00

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

2010-08-17T19:51:00.002+08:00

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

2010-08-15T20:38:00.002+08:00

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

2010-08-09T21:09:00.002+08:00

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

2010-08-04T14:38:00.002+08:00

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

2010-08-03T12:30:00.002+08:00

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...

2010-07-31T21:48:00.002+08:00

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

2010-07-29T22:24:00.002+08:00

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

2010-07-23T08:26:00.001+08:00

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

2010-07-21T20:46:00.002+08:00

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

2010-07-20T18:22:00.001+08:00

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

2010-07-14T19:50:00.002+08:00

Our first attempt at tandem bike. I love it!

Intoxicated

2010-07-13T09:25:00.002+08:00

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...

2010-07-12T08:18:00.002+08:00

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.

2010-07-09T17:08:00.003+08:00

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!!!

2010-07-09T14:35:00.002+08:00

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?

2010-07-08T10:14:00.002+08:00

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

2010-07-07T15:31:00.002+08:00

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

2010-06-30T20:41:00.003+08:00

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

2010-06-29T17:44:00.000+08:00

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

2010-06-12T08:26:00.002+08:00

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

2010-05-30T10:39:00.004+08:00

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

2010-05-20T14:24:00.002+08:00

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!!!

2010-05-19T09:27:00.002+08:00

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

2010-05-16T13:56:00.006+08:00

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

2010-05-09T20:35:00.006+08:00

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.

2010-05-04T21:38:00.003+08:00

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...

2010-05-04T20:15:00.003+08:00

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?

2010-05-04T18:28:00.004+08:00

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

2010-04-27T09:19:00.001+08:00

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~

2010-04-23T22:54:00.000+08:00

I like the show alot too!

So would you be there? :P

Happy!

2010-04-23T21:49:00.002+08:00

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!!!

2010-04-22T14:15:00.002+08:00

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...

2010-04-20T20:48:00.001+08:00

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

2010-04-18T14:25:00.003+08:00

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

Ladies Day Out

2010-04-18T10:39:00.003+08:00

Even SF realises that I only blog when Dear is on deployment. Keke :P

SF, LP and I met up to go for mani and/pedi ytd. But now my nail polish has lots of scratches! My toe nails are okie. Nevertheless, we had spent a great time together!

As we grow, we are faced with different kind of problems. But I am sure there is always solution to every problem. Along as you are happy with what your solution is. So, dun have to worry so much. :D

I ended up buying 1 casual jumper from MNG annd 2 Rilakuma mugs. The 2 Rilakuma mugs are the paris series. One for me and one for Dear. So we can use them when we shift into our new house.

Mostly likely going for cycling wif the girls next sat! Wee~~~

Dear is sailing to Phuket now. Cant wait to see Dear!!!

14 days to go~

2010-04-16T09:35:00.003+08:00

Dear called again last nite! He will be going to thailand soon. Hopefully calling cards are available there and can be purchased! We spoke for 19 minutes ytd and 8 minutes plus for the first call he made last week. total up to be 28 minutes (after rounding up). One minute of call will cost $8 plus after GST. After much calculation, its over $200 dollars! Knowing that its so expensive, Dear still made an effort to call me. Dear must be missing me as much as I miss him too! :D *grinz*

"Miss" and "Love"

2010-04-15T13:35:00.002+08:00

Dear once told me, in love letters, smses, or even in conversations (between couples), the most commonly used word is "miss" instead of "love". True enough, the most commonly used word between us is "miss". You will only miss someone alot when him or her is of utmost importance to you and love is the main driving force.

Mutual respect is a very impt aspect in a r/s. If you know that certain actions of urs will make him or her unhappy or uncomfortable, you will refrain from doing it (of cos, the thing that he or she doesnt like must be reasonable enough). For e.g., I dun like him to meet up someone of the opposite sex individually. If I dun like that, I will not do that to him either.

16 more days...

2010-04-14T20:48:00.002+08:00

its wed and I cant wait for fri to come! (Although i have to work late on fri) basically i cant wait for SA1 to come so that I can get a bit of rest b4 the pp comes in for marking. My pp was said to have improved and now i roughly know what are the things that are looked out for. Its a really gd learning experience. And I m glad to have very experience seniors who are willing to share with me and guide me along the way. :D

16 more days~ Dear is out sailing now. So could not sms me. Hopefully Dear will be able to get calling cards when he reaches thailand :D

Meeting bff for mani and pedi this sat. finally can get some time off to beautify my nails b4 dear comes bk!

Miss him~

its Monday again~

2010-04-12T13:23:00.001+08:00

Monday blues. tat's nothing unusual. but fortunately, I only have 2 classes on mondays. Now I am waiting for the pp to come bk to me. Hopefully its much much better than the previous one *cross fingers*

Dear juz called back!!! so happy. they could not get calling cards in india as an india passport is required to purchase it. thus Dear used the phone on the ship t call me. So happy!!! 18 more days to go!

typo

2010-04-11T22:58:00.004+08:00

i was reading my own blog and I realised I have so many typo errors in my entries!!! this is the result for not checking the post or typing while feeling sleepy!!!

got Dear's msg today again! *Bunnie's happy!* but still have not rcv the call yet. Probably Dear hasnt gotten the calling card.

Alright, time for bed. :D

chance upon this...

2010-04-10T22:46:00.002+08:00

While surfing the net, I typed in Dear's name in the search engine and I came across Dear grad photo on NTU website. The photo was taken when he was receiving the award for Accelerated BSc (Hons) programme. So proud of him!

Just some thots...

2010-04-08T14:15:00.002+08:00

have been v busy this entire week. rushing to edit my pp, rushing to complete syllabus, bring kids out for CIP, ceremony rehearsals etc etc. i think Dear is as busy as me too. it has been abt a week since Dear's deployment. And I finally rcv his call on Mon!!! So happy!

I was on the bus on my way home wif my fren today and we were chatting casually about looking for a partner. We agreed that the best time for one to look for a partner is when studying in school, or rather uni or tertiary education. Once you start working, there will not be much time for you socialize. You will feel too tired to go out after work. besides that, ppl u meet at the work place who you think are more desirable and possess qualities to be ur potential partner are usually taken up (either attached or married). So the best time to fine a partner is when you are still schooling.

still have 22 days to go!!! almost 3 weeks. really cant wait for apr to be over. or at least rcv Dear's call in one or two days time. miss the days and weekends spent toge. miss the feeling of snuggling him!

4/4/2010

2010-04-04T21:54:00.002+08:00

Just came back from m'sia. Argh~ totally dun feel like coming bk at all... esp the thot of going bk to work tmr. Why is life so stressful??? the only reason that makes me wanna come bk is to see Dear.

Dear told me he would call me on saturday nite once he reaches thailand. but up till now, still din rcv his call. I m so anxious to hear from him! still waiting still waiting... A msg from Dear would at least make my day.

Miss him.. miss him...

Day 2

2010-04-01T15:30:00.004+08:00

Its 3.30pm now and all my neighbours are gone... But I m still here as i have things to attend to. sigh... Its day 2 of Dear's deployment and I will be off to our neighbouring country for the long weekend. But this long weekend will be packed with work again. Markings, pp setting, test setting. that means I will have to bring my lappy, my worksheet over to m'sia as well! I have more than 120 books to mark and I want to give it back to them by next week b4 i give them the test. Busy Busy. and now i still cant go home cos of other commitments.

Day 2.... still have many many many more days to go. How I wish april can just fly by in a blink of an eye. Cant wait for may to arrive!!! Missing Dear~~~

I have been reading up on our house's forum. Our block is already 13 floors high! Woohoo! and our house is on the 11th floor. technically speaking, our house has been built! They (ppl in the forum) speculated that the house might be ready by next yr aug, one yr earlier than the stated date. And it was said that that was usually what happened. so that means we shld be getting our keys next yr! So excited. Buying a house with someone you love is really an exciting process. Especially in Sg, buying a house is a BIG thing.every now and then when we walked past a furniture shop, we would go in and start discussing about our house reno. what theme do we want, what colour to choose for the bedroom, the curtains etc...

Cant wait to see the house and for Dear to be back!

April

2010-03-30T20:12:00.002+08:00

This is the mth which I hope will fly by quickly. cos dear will be on deployment during this period. gosh~~~ so long~~~ approx 30 days. Consolation is, Dear will give me a call whenever possible! this will make my waiting seem shorter. at least to me. The calls are very impt to me. its to inform me where Dear is and know how he has been. this will at least give me a piece of my mind.

So for the next four weekends, I shall be a gd gal, stay at home and do work. Probably can meet up the gals to go for mani and pedicure! Oh! I wanna watch the movie When in Rome. Wanted to watch it with Dear but I guess have to watch it on my own now.

Cant wait for april to be over!!!

Do you know wat u really want in life?

2010-03-21T14:36:00.002+08:00

Lp, Sf and I were having dinner after our KTV sessions weeks ago and we were having a discussion on whether we know what we really want out of our lives. Most of us dunno what we really want and what we want to be and we are still in the midst of searching. I m nowhere different. In fact, I also dunno what I want to do. Do I want to remain in the same line for life? Then I mentioned about other things besides career. My priority in life is not my work. which is true. To me, what is more impt are my love ones, my family. A job is basically there to sustain the daily needs. I think I m more family oriented. To some, I m seem very xiong wu da zi. But what's the point of being v successful in career and there is no one there to share the joy wif u? or worse, the family is in a mess? There is still a traditional or conventional part of me. I think my hubby should be more successful in career and earning more than me. In that way, I will feel more secure. :p

Part of our Sg road trip

2010-03-21T14:28:00.003+08:00

I simply love this photo. although only half my head is seen :P

new term begins

2010-03-21T12:17:00.002+08:00

the one week break is not exactly a holi. but still, its a gd break from work. so now i m looking forward to june holi! One gd thing abt this holi is that I manage to spend more time with Dear. Minus my camp days, we see each other almost everyday. Time always fly by quickly whenever we are having great quality time toge. Just like ytd, we spent half a day walking ard clark quay, suntec. it seemed so short and there we went, time to head home again!

its work tmr! feeling so so blue....

Greatest Invention

2010-03-14T23:04:00.002+08:00

I wont disagree that light bulb is the greatest invention ever. Imagine life without light bulb. eveyone of us will be living in darkness at night or get the pathetic minimal light from a lighted candle.

besides light bulb, air-con is another great invention. Esp with the super hot weather nowadays, an air-conditioned room is like heaven to me. Plus I slp in air-con every night, i practically cant live w/o it.

The next greatest invention is GSP!!! oh my, cant imagine how i would drive ard without it. I can remem some routes for nuts. and map reading pose as a prob (even though i used to be a geo student). I can read a map but I will take a super long time to figure out. I have a poor sense of direction. never thought of the usefulness of GSP until I started to drive ard sg on my own since last wk.

fat! fat! fat!

2010-03-08T18:09:00.002+08:00

I m getting fat and ugly! Time to lose some weight. I didnt eat extra as compared to the past. But it seems that I have been putting on weight!!! How come? Is it that my metabolism has slowed down??? Probably. Oh i hate that. No time to exercise now and metabolism is slowing down. I nd to serious think of ways to get rid of my fats. looking at the photos that I have taken recently, I looked chubby in all of them!!! Shit!!!!

2010-03-05T21:14:00.002+08:00

its finally friday! After a long day at work, I managed to reached home at 7 plus today. Cant believe I work for ard 12 hrs today. Next wk will be week 10 of sch term and the following week will be sch holi! Sounds gd rite... But I still have to go for camps. 3 days camp!!! well, at least can rest a bit more (on the days after camp) I hope...

Dear will only come bk on Sun. 2 days later than expected! I nd to wait for another 2 more days... hopefully he will be bk by tmr! tat will be great!

I realise I will always blog whenever I miss him. I will take out all the letters, all the cards he wrote for me to read and they never fail to bring a smile on my face and make my day. Just like now I m listening to the CD which he compiled all the love songs and gave it to me on our very first vday when we were not together yet. When I recall how we met and got together, I find it really amazing. maybe that's what ppl known as Yuan Fen (affinity).

My eyes are feeling so tired. I shall not do any work tonight. Tmr still nd to go to the guide house for meeting. OMG~

Wedding Bells

2010-03-01T19:40:00.005+08:00

dun mistaken tat I am getting married juz by reading the title.

I was looking through the photos in FB and found that more and more of my friends are getting married. Even my pri sch frens. This is not surprising as we r at our marriageble age now. This makes me wonder, how come ppl are getting married at a much younger age than I expected? We are 25 now. We still can wait for 2 to 3 more yrs before ringing the wedding bells rite?

Looking through the photos can make one envious of cos :) wonder how would mine be like in future. there are some advantages of being married. One of them will be able to see one another everyday. Ever since both of us started working, the times we get to see one another has reduced. Luckily Dear's work place is nearer to my house as compared to his. that's y he could occassionally come over to my house and acc me. thus if we r staying together (after we r married) we will be able to see one another everyday. Dear sometimes asked, "why dun we get married first?". I would counter ask him where we would stay. Then he would reply, "my house!". Then I would tell him if he doesnt mind staying in my house, I wont mind getting married now.

The thing is, I dun wanna stay with in-laws. I wan a house which will belong solely to both of us. My family living habits are so different from Dear's. I can use laptop while watching TV. I on my air-con very nite. I can do watever i want and I feel so much as ease at my own house. There is bound to have conflicts if there are differences in living habits. One more thing, I dun do housework at my own house. If I stay with other ppl, I will be forced to do it (of cos u will feel paiseh for not doing it rite). If we have our own house, we can do watever we want e.g. cuddling in sofa to watch tv. How to do that in front of the parents rite? Besides that, we can spend more quality time together, have our very own private moments. :D

Our house will be ready in 2010. 2 more yrs to go. But its still better than buying BTOs which will only be ready in 5 years time. Thus its a good thing that we bought a DBSS. By the way, BTOs are not necessarily cheaper. The one at Dawson is much more ex than The Peak @ Toa payoh, the one that we bought. Getting married includes wedding banquet, honeymoon etc etc and these equate money. So we can use the 2 yrs to save up more money!

Cant wait for 2012 to arrive! Oh wait, where is my proposal ring??? :P

ye shanghai~ ye shanghai~

2010-02-28T10:05:00.004+08:00

Dad and Mum went to Natas fair ytd. Initially they juz wanted to go there to purchase travel insurance for their Korea trip which will be taking place in March. But besides that main agenda, they ended up signing another Shanghai package with CTC. And Dad is sponsoring my trip!!! so happy! So we will be going to Shanghai in this coming June! Mum asked me if Dear wanna go with us. But Dear is on deployment and there is no way I can contact him. So I can only wait for him to come bk and ask him. Hopefully Dear can go too!!! I have always like to go on a holiday trip! Nice~~~

*And Dad allows me to drive his car when he is in Korea!!!*

there is a limit for everything

2010-02-26T20:42:00.002+08:00

I couldnt tk it anymore and broke out crying in the toilet ytd. Mum noticed it n came to tok to me. stress is cumulative and it felt much better after crying. Din want to tell Dear anything as he was busy at work. Dun wanna make him worried. But Dear came to my house two days ago during his break to bring me out for dinner. And he came to acc me the whole of ytd nite. Feels so comforting and nice~ Dear is stress at work too.. How come both of our job scope are so stressful?

Dear is on deployment again. cant wait for Dear to be bk!

Only managed to slp 3 hrs last nite. feeling so tired and sleepy now~

Life Transformers II

2010-02-22T22:59:00.003+08:00

Managed to catch the last episode of Life Transformers II today. This show never fail to cause the tears to well up in my eye sockets as I was watching it. Esp today's episode. Somewhere in Sg, there are ppl who are struggling to live everyday, surffering from poverty and illness. N this highlight a very impt point: health is something that money cant buy, and without health, there is no way wealth will come. Without health, one cant get proper job, or worse, become unemployed.

there was one episode where by the father earns less than 2k per mth and he has to raise 4 or 5 kids. the mother left them when they were v young. the kids dun even get to sit down to have dinner wif their dad, not even for cny reunion dinner! on top of that, going out for meals is totally out of qn. Poverty is the problem.

So wat is the solution to poverty? Ans: Education! (tat's wat I was told when i was in sch) LOL

Since I m still blogging at this hour, u shld have guessed that Dear is on deployment again. Pretty close... he is not no deployment but doing other impt stuffs. He works late today again! Dear is going on deployment soon! So I guess I will be bk for blogging for quite some time.

Time to hit the pillows!!! and snuggle my Bunnie (my fav act!) :D

lost and found!

2010-02-17T21:21:00.003+08:00

I found my diamond earrings! I was keeping my necklace and braclet into my jewellery box and my diamond earrings appeared miraculously in front of me! It's so weird! I have looked through the jewellery box for countless times and couldnt find the earrings but they appeared in the box this morning. after much discussion and reasoning, we concluded that the earrings might have been stucked in some corners of the box that we din notice. but thank god I found it. Initially i thought i had really thrown it away by mistake.

1st day of work after CNY. Felt so reluctant to go to work today. started to have wed blues since ytd. So many things to do after the long weekend. luckily got dear to acc me last nite :D

work is getting hectic. Very hectic. For Dear n me. Sometimes dun even get to go out on weekends. just like this coming weekend, i will be having chingay on both fri and sat. dear has to work on sun. haiz... But that makes our time spend toge even more precious. Luckily dear will still come to my house and acc me on certain weekdays. :D Love you Dear!

JC fav.

2010-02-16T13:04:00.002+08:00

songs that I listened when I was in JC. looking bk, it has been so many yrs! cant believe it that I m gonna be mid 20 this yr! gosh!

tired...

2010-02-07T00:28:00.002+08:00

went of Chingay rehearsal today. It was so tiring! I had to walk with the students during the parade. now i m physical and mentally tired. How to do work?? Still have so many things waiting for me. sigh..

Dear is on deployment over the weekend. I realise that I do most of my blogging when Dear is away. usually we will chat over the phone at nite. besides that, Dear will listen to all my complains (if any). maybe tat explains y i seldom blog nowadays..

cant wait for dear to be bk!

28/1/2010 11.03 pm

2010-01-27T23:00:00.002+08:00

just finished setting my common test pp. now nd to go on with coming out with the ans scheme. feeling tired but cant go to bed. looks like there will be at least 1 wkend whereby my weekends will be burnt by CCA. y muz they put some CCA activited on sat? Haiz...

Dear is on deployment again. for a few days. Cant wait for him to be bk!!!

I m lossing my voice. its a 4-period day tmr again... hopefully it will be a beautiful day tmr :)

Diamond shopping I

2010-01-12T09:09:00.002+08:00

So now I m given a homework to find information about diamonds online. According to Dear, this is to allow me to know what I want to look for and to choose the diamond of my choice. But all the information I found gives almost similar things. What I really need most is the comparison amongst the jewellery shops in SG. Luckily I have friends who have quite a good knowledge abt diamonds and I must really thank shimin for feeding me with all the information that I need! And we have the same great taste for celestial diamonds! Thanks so much! I think we might need to go down to the shop soon to see and feel it for myself :D

lost and not yet found...

2010-01-11T15:34:00.002+08:00

I m referring to my diamond earrings and nothing else. Its a present from Dad when I was in sec 2 and its nowhere to be found!!! How? How?? How??? Gosh! I like it alot and most imptly, its a present from Dad. I juz prayed that I din accidentally throw it into the rubbish bin together with the tissue papers *cross fingers cross fingers* Pls let me find them asap!!!

went to Dear's colleague's wedding last nite. Had a sneak preview of a military wedding. Its rather cool cos not everyone can have it. So Dear is bringing me ard to survey on ppl's wedding to have a rough idea of what we would want ours to be. Now its already 2010, 2 more yrs to ours!. Hopefully can get the hotel of our choice cos 2012 is the year of dragon!!!

wonder wat's Dear doing now? Dear so nice to wake up to have breakfast with me at 6 plus! Love u loads! :)

New Year New Beginning

2010-01-06T09:12:00.002+08:00

So now I am, into the third day of work. has been slowly adusting to the new work system and is not feeling so much at the bottom of the pit as compared to the past 2 days. Being a FT really req more work. But it's rather fun for the time being (i hope it will always be) as I get to interact mre with them. the young ones are cute but can be cheeky as well.

Dear is on deployment again. But he is coming bk soon! Cant wait to see him! Miss him dearly~

Because you loved me

2009-12-29T20:43:00.001+08:00

For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through through it all

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

I'm everything I am
Because you loved me

towards the end of 2009

2009-12-23T15:12:00.003+08:00

It has been ard 2 wks since I got back from Taiwan. Everyone loves holiday (plus travelling) and I m no exception. The Taiwan trip has been a pleasant and memorable one and I cant wait to go for holiday next yr. But according to Dear, next yr's trip has to be a small scale one, meaning cheaper holidays. This is to save up for our wedding + house reno + Europe honeymoon which will be 3 yrs later. Hmm... Hopefully I will go Japan in 2011 maybe? I din plan to go Japan a soon as next yr as well.

I was once told by a colleague that going for holiday together is the best way to tell if u can live with ur bf/gf for the rest of ur life. Because during that period, both of u will have to live together and will be able to see the habits of one another more clearly. Met up wif my sec sch buddies last nite and I was further cfm by sf as she experienced it herself too :) Sidenote for guys: It's absolutely normal to see gals bringing a bag full of skin care products when they go for holiday. Its a daily routine for gals :D

8 more days to 2010! So fast! In a blink of the eye, 2009 is almost coming to the end. Thinking back of what I have accomplished in the yr of 2009, all I could think of is the good time spent in the training school with all my fellow sch mates. And of cos, the memorable times I have spent with Dear. It has always been comforting to know that I have a shoulder to lean on whenever I m upset and stress up. Dear will give me a call everyday even if he reaches home at 8 plus or 9pm after work. Even if he stays in base, he will still give me a call whenever he can. When he is on deployment, he will call me asap when the ship has reached the harbor of another country. I really appreciate that and I will try not to go out at nite when he is sailing just to wait for his call. Certain days at work can be quite taxing. But knowing that I will be meeting Dear later always make me look forward to knocking off :) Next yr, Dear and I will be even busier. Hopefully we will still manage to spend as much time together as possible :)

Jolin 2009

2009-12-17T16:22:00.000+08:00

I want to go for Jolin's concert the next time rd!

Feeling Bad

2009-12-03T20:22:00.002+08:00

I accidently damaged Mum's new favorite floral cardigan when I was retrieving my jacket just now. It was a knitted cardigan. I think the zip of my jacket got hooked onto the cardigan thus as I remove the jacket from the rack, the thread of the knitted cardigan was being pulled at the same time. I m feeling so bad now. Mum likes that top very very much and it was the last piece when we bought it at F21 that time. Mum din scold me, but I could see from her face that she was quite upset. I also couldnt find it on the online store of F21. I am feeling very sad and bad now.

:D

2009-11-17T18:51:00.000+08:00

Received an sms from Dear at 3 am plus today. It made my day :D

The Best Surprise

2009-11-15T23:28:00.002+08:00

11pm. I was about to brush my teeth when the door bell rang. Initially I tot its my parents who might have forgotten to bring the house keys. But to my surprise, it was my Dear! Dear came to see me before heading back to camp cos he will be away for this week as well. I am really happy and touched!

self-reflection

2009-11-09T16:12:00.003+08:00

sometimes its good to take some time off to do some self-reflection. finally finished (sort of) all my assignment and is having a gd long holi before my real work starts in end of dec. thus its a gd time to do reflection and see what I have accomplished since graduation.

As I was reflecting, I realised I am quite contented with my current life. Why m i contented? The following are the reasons:

1) I quite like my job up till this point of time. Hopefully I will continue to like it when I am having the full workload. hee *cross fingers*

2) I have a happy family life. My Dad, Mum, Bro, and Dear.

3) Major event of the year: Dear and I bought a house! So we are doing financial planning for the next three yrs. Cost comes in for renovation, wedding, car (probably), and honeymoon.

4) I get to travel (for holi) at least once a yr.

5) And most imptly, I have someone whom loves me alot and I love alot too! You know who u r :D

Being contented doesnt mean not striving forward. of cos there are things that I wan to accomplish for the next few yrs. For work, I will let nature takes its own course. I hope that I will be able to start my Masters degree 2 yrs later. Hopefully I will still have the motivation to do it by that time. :D

Side note: Now i realise the importance of having a recognised degree. Its always gd to enter a local uni rather than going to private. saves time and saves $$$. :D

Happy Happy!!!

2009-11-04T18:49:00.002+08:00

Dear is on deployment again! apparently he has quite a no. of deployment in oct and nov. cant wait for him to be back (m counting down.. :D)

He bought me a cookie recipe book last sat. see.. he got intentions one.. he wants me to bake more cookies for him! haha.. I m going to try our one of the recipes probably tmr or this fri. Hopefully it works and he will be able to taste it when he comes bk. by the way, there are 500 recipes in the book! even if i tried one recipe everyday, I will take ard 1.5 yrs to 2 yrs to finish trying all.

its in the month of nov now. I will be going to m'sia to attend my cousin's wedding at the end of nov. Dear will be going to with me this time rd! it will be a huge gathering for my maternal relatives and my sg cousin's gf will be going too! So glad that Dear can make it!!! hehe

but before I got overly excited, i better get down to do work (my 2500 words essay).

Happy Happy!

memorable times...

2009-11-03T14:16:00.002+08:00

was looking at the photos which I took during a trip to korea last yr and I muz say I really miss those times. Its nice travelling with ur best of pals and I would want to go on a holi trip with them (sf and lp) again! Its true tat u get to know ur pals better while travelling toge. Its is also not easy if each person has different habits. But luckily the 3 of us did not have much of a problem with that. We did not have the prob of kicking while slping in bed, snoring, making toilets dirty etc etc, like what I heard from my other frens. what makes the korea trip memorable was the fusing of light bulb in the toilet (in the korea village) when I was showering half way. SF n LP ended up having to shower using torch light! What makes e trip even more memorable was the crazy last min shoping for shoes a few hours before our flight bk to sg. I love those times...

Let's organize a trip toge next yr! (Hopefully lp n sf can join me in the taiwan trip this yr!)

surprised!

2009-11-01T21:14:00.003+08:00

met up with my sec school besties today. we had a great time chatting at starbucks and billy b., recalling our sec sch times and our unforgettable Korea trip! We muz go on a trip toge again! N I received a surprise bday pressie from them! initially i thot that they have forgotten abt it cos I din rcv any sms from them on that day. But in fact they did! So happy :D its not the pressie that is impt. Its the thot that they still remem even each of us have a busy working schedule now. Even if its jus a simple sms would make my day! thanks alot sf and lp :D

I nd to jian fei!!!

2009-10-26T16:11:00.001+08:00

Mum told me that I hav put on a bit of weight this morning!!! So sad. Actually i realised that too. I must start my exercise regime from today on. *sobz*

wardrobe mission

2009-10-24T10:32:00.002+08:00

yes. I have an upcoming mission for my wardrobe. According to my mum, she is having difficulty finding hangers in my wardrobe to hang my clothes after she has ironed them. She had already bought new hangers for me, but it still seems that its still not enough. Having two wardrobes in my room doesnt seem to help at all. So my mission now is to start clearing those clothes that I dun think i will even wear again from my wardrobe. I started to scan through those clothes that I have and I realised that my taste have evolved or changed over the years. So taste for fashion does change. Tat's y women tend to buy many clothes even though they already have tons of them at home. I shall do the clearance next week. Got to get ready and meet Dear in town! :D

Humid fri

2009-10-23T17:55:00.004+08:00

Dear came back one day earlier than expected! He reached sg on wed nite. But I was soundly aslp when he msged me... hee.. So i woke up early the next day and prepared tiramisu. Initially I thought that I might have added too much alcohol and coffee powder. But luckily it turned out well! Mum said that it tasted better than the first attempt. N Dear likes it (Hopefully he wasnt trying to comfort me.. hehe)!

Went to watch Julie and Julia (or is it Julia and Julie) with Dear ytd. Not too bad. But watching the movie made me hungry. We ended up eating Barcelos for dinner. The chicken wasnt exceptionally good and it was rather expensive. Talking about food, I am super hugry while typing out this entry! Still waiting for Bro to come home and have dinner. *I m feeling weak and dying...*

Okie I shall stop all these crap and get back to my essay! Deadline is drawing really near! (I m kind of crappy today:P)

I like this song!

2009-10-19T15:53:00.001+08:00

its applicable to most of the couples now as deployment is often a requirement of the job.

so sweet~

day 8

2009-10-17T08:18:00.003+08:00

Dear just called me in the morning! After waiting for so many days, Dear finally called as he only managed to get some handphone reception upon reaching the harbor. Still have a few more days before Dear comes back! Hee :D

Oh I mentioned about the tiramisu which I tried making a few days ago. It was a success! So I went to buy another tub of marscapone cheese from Holland Village's cold storage ytd in preparation to make it next week when Dear comes home!