Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Bz and tired...

Its 4 days to my wedding! Scary!! Been very busy past week thus no time to even organise my thoughts. On top of some but tedious preparations for the wedding (like updating of events, guests list for banquet and of coz re-doing pictures for the montage etc.), work is also quite hectic these days. Best of all is while I am trying to rush some work, my boss is SO kind to call from KL and scold me, just coz I sent her some stuff to approve and she said how come I do last minute... kns. If I had time, would have done it earlier and not wait until now, bodoh!

I need a break, especially after the wedding, away from work and all these preparations, but anticipate will be much busier (with housework etc.) later on. Still got loads of stuff not moved over so after clearing some tomorrow, would have to wait till after the wedding.

Thursday would be facial and probably some shopping then clean up the house. Friday need to "an chuang" then meeting Xris to do my nails in the late afternoon. After that would be to get a good rest (hopefully) until the wedding the next morning! Seriously dun feel any excitement yet as I am too tired these days. Hopefully will be able to enjoy it!

Monday, September 17, 2007

Its Monday again...

Was updating my website, then realised I only have 12 days to do until my wedding! Time really flies and suddenly I find time not enough! Need to go do my hair, facial and buy stuff for the wedding (decors etc).

This week will be a busy week for me. Probably going shopping with sis tomorrow coz we have yet to go to the OG sale and I anticipate next week I will be damn busy, so better do it this week. Wednesday will be our mini housewarming gathering and got a facial session on Thursday. Friday might need to go down to my BS again to try on my KUA, which the boss blur blur forgot to bring the other day. Weekends will be preparations for my wedding (put up decors etc) next Sat. Need to also get stuff for the "An Chuang" ceremony next Fri.

Sunday
Woke up ard 8am+ as we need to go to Web's house, take the "Si Dian Jin" then go to my house. Had breakfast at Web's house then took a cab to our place as he said felt insecure with gold in his hands. After staying a while at my place, we took a train to AMK to visit his paternal grandma to personally invite her to our wedding dinner next Sunday. We then have lunch at the nearby hawker centre, bought some stuff then took a bus back to our new house.

I then watched youtube and napped abit in between. Ordered KFC for dinner as we were really out of ideas what to eat then packed up the place abit b4 heading back to our homes.

Spent the rest of the nite copying my photoshoot photos into thumbdrives for my sis who is helping me with the montage, as well as for me to bring to office. Dun think I could carry my album to office with me thus can only show colleagues my soft copies.

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Bz weekend

Finally collected our wedding album and framed pictures etc. last nite. They were all very nice! We have yet to pin the framed pictures up coz haven't hammer the nails to hold the pictures. Probably will do it b4 our house warming...

My favourite picture!

Took a cab home from the BS and we waited quite a while even though its not even 8pm, as the stuff were quite heavy and bulky. Spent the couple of hours hooking up our broadband to wireless connections and both our laptops worked!

I then spend the next couple of hours (until almost 2am) to edit the photos size so that I could post them online as they were of high resolution. Finally uploaded all of them (individual and artwork copies) into my multiply, including those intended to be used for montage (from my unselected photos).

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Woke up quite late this morning as slept ard 3am+ last nite and went out for brunch at Rivervale Plaza. We then shopped for some drinks for next week's gathering of my jiemeis (and brothers of Web) and helpers for my wedding. We then took a bus back, unpacked then I continued to set up the colour laser printer which I redeemed from the purchase of our 40" LCD TV, while Web watched TV then took a nap. I then started doing Sudoku and fell asleep on the sofa too.

We then went dinner at the nearby coffeeshop again b4 coming back while I did the upload of pictures into my wedding site. Its almots time for bed soon as we would need to wake up early, leave for Web's home then my home for the "Guo Da Li" process. Its gonna be just a simple one, where Web will present to my parents my "Si Dian Jin" then we will need to personally send the wedding invitation to Web's paternal grandma. We will then need to buy some stuff from NTUC again then make a trip back to our new house then go home. Gonna be a tiring day...

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Earthquake tremors

Rushed to facial yesterday after work and grabbed a burger to eat b4 that coz was damn hungry. As usual I fell asleep during the mask part and was so tired after the session. Nevertheless still feel refreshed coz this kind of nap is quite different from having it at home as its more relaxed after a massage. Will be going back again the next 2 weeks so that my face will look nicer for my wedding, really a big sacrifice ($$)!!

After the facial when I checked my handphone, both my colleague and Web messaged me earlier saying there was an earthquake tremor felt in Singapore again, due to the earthquake in Indonesia Sumatra. The impact was quite bad this time as it read ard Richter Scale of 8.

When I reached office this morning, saw that there were crowds downstairs and heard from the shutter bus driver that there was an earthquake tremor again so everyone dun dare to go up. I was like huh, dun tell me cun go up to work then I would have made a wasted trip! Luckily after I got a copy of "wo bao" from the reception, people were slowly going up. After listening to the news on radio, heard that the earthquake this morning was more than Richter Scale of 8! Hopefully no more tremors later else might really need to go home!!

My colleague who was still in the office last evening, said that he heard cracking sound and moving glasses when the tremor occurs. He said at 1st tot was something eerie and relieved that the lunar 7th month is over so suspected should be earthquake again in Indonesia. I guess as time goes by, we would be used to the shaking but hopefully Singapore will still be safe from the impact.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Mid week

Its mid week again and I have been quite bz at work past 2 days so no time to blog. This month is actually quite bz for me as we have briefing sessions and I have to arrange them as and when. Due to the kiasu-ism nature of my boss, every colleague has to attend and its really been a pain keeping track of attendance and getting people to attend. On the other hand, I haven't done much planning for my wedding so far, except drafting out the list of duties and programmes details couple of weeks back.

Will be organising a "sisters and helpers" gathering at my new house next week, to discuss on wedding duties as well as taking the opportunity for a mini house-warming. I am losing count of the no. of sisters and helpers I have now coz very difficult to differentiate them anyway. I am glad most of them offered their time and services for my big day and I am truly appreciative. They consists of my sister, cousins, pre-u classmate, irc frens as well as ex-colleague. Will be an interesting group so hopefully next week's gathering will be a warm-up session for them to know each other.

Managed to move some stuff to my new house with my bro, sis-in-law and mum on Monday in bro's new car. Sis couldn't make it coz she got piano lessons and dad was playing badminton. Bro had also helped in moving my printer back from the office (which I have redeemed last week and left in the office 1st) earlier as he and Peggy were nearby. We then had dinner at home b4 setting off to my new house. We had a chat (almost 2 hrs) after the move in my new house and by the I got home and went to bed, it was almost 12am+. Sis was not home yet at that time as she had gone to watch movie with Yoki after their lessons and bro went to fetch them home.

Was feeling so tired after lunch yesterday, probably not enough sleep thus took a nap last nite for almost 2 hrs+. Woke up this morning still feeling tired and hope can survive the day as I still have facial tonite.

Finally managed to start distributing my wedding invitations to colleagues yesterday and most of them were surprised and excited for me. Although a couple might not be able to make it, most of them were fast to confirm they will be there, which of coz brightens up my mood. Still got a few to give out 2day as some were not in office yesterday. Also posted out to those ex-colleagues and frens this morning and will be sending a few 2day as I need to confirm on a couple of addresses.

Have to contact my BS again today as the boss is arranging for me to try on a KUA he is borrowing from a fren. Need to collect our photo albums and framed pictures this week too and need to check if my gowns are ready for fitting after the amendments and additions. Next week will have to find time to shop for wedding decors for our house and parents' houses, although already got some from Peggy earlier on. Will be getting busier for the next couple of weeks...

Monday, September 10, 2007

Updates updates...

Its yet another working week and it started off with a wet morning. It just started drizzling as I got to the place to wait for the shutter bus. Within mins, the rain got heavier and good thing the shutter bus came in time. The rain as quite heavy by the time I reached my office building then went to the canteen to get breakfast.

Weekend passed very swiftly as usual. Got our broadband activated last Thursday and received the modem on Friday thru Web's house. I finally managed to have it installed and set up (with the help of technical support from Singnet coz the CD dun work on Windows Vista, how nice!) the broadband. The usb cable dun even work on Windows Vista thus I was not able to set up wireless yet as we lacked one network cable. Anyway, we really enjoyed the fast speed!!

Finally managed to head down to Ikea Tampines on Saturday and got what we wanted. We spend barely 2 hrs there and took a cab home. On the way, realised that the Ikea shutter bus was in operation again after the service was removed in Jul 07. I guess someone must have feedbacked so they reinstated back. Anyway, the taxi fare was less than $7 so not so bad, considering we have quite abit to carry. At least next time we can take the shutter bus there, which hopefully wun be removed again.

Took a rest after we were back and started to clean the house. Decided to do it on Saturday this time in case we were too tired on Sunday. The cleaning was quite fast this time, maybe coz we have gotten used to it. Took a break then prepared to go dinner at Kovan. Got stuff from NTUC again, seems like a weekly routine now and got myself a pair of speakers for my laptop. The sound from the laptop really cannot make it as its quite piercing to the ears.

Had brunch at the coffeeshop few blocks away, lazed around watching TV and youtube online and cooked dinner b4 heading home. Will be back today as bro is helping me to drive some stuff over and had to pray as its the last day of the lunar 7th month. Packed some stuff to be brought over last nite and went to bed almost ard 1am!

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Its about 3 weeks to my wedding, exact is 19 days (thanks to Xris for helping me to keep track! She was telling me she's getting excited but I dun really feel so hahaha. Probably I got lots more stuff to do (selecting photos, scanning photos, looking for songs, planning the day's events etc.) than just be a pretty bride!.

Mum already helped me to give out some invitations last nite at my uncle's birthday celebration dinner and I should be sending out to my frens via mail tomorrow and giving out to colleagues from Wed. More or less managed to settle the seating arrangements for the wedding dinner months back but need to make amendments here and there as some people cannot make it.

Actually through my wedding, I more or less know who are my true frens, who will attend no matter how bz they are, at least they will make an effort. Some replied me saying will be away or planning holiday or business trips and could not attend so somehow will feel abit of disappointment. Actually I am ok coz I guess everyone got their own committments and not obliged to come anyway but it only shows how much I matters to them. Perhaps I do not have that much "ren yuan" afterall. However, its still nice to hear some frens will even come uninvited or will sure come with my invitations.

My dad was saying he dun like to invites frens or not so close neighbours coz he dun wan them to spend unneccesarily on our own wedding events. I do agree with him, especially when some people dun really like to be invited as well (coz means pocket big hole) but sometimes, they are people or frens which we want them to share our joy. If these frens does not matter to us, we cun be bothered as well. But I guess reality hurts la, people whom matters to you, may not feel the same towards us. Just accept it lor...

I have to call my BS today to check on my KUA and alterations for my gowns by today coz kept delaying as quite bz or 4got to call. The problem is I am more free in the mornings but they dun open until 12pm, by then I would be quite occupied and will 4get easily. Actually this is the most bz month for myself and Web, the wedding seems to be at a wrong timing but think we can still tide over la.

Saw that winter holiday packages for Korea are out so we should also be booking soon. Need to also plan a pre-wedding gathering cum mini housewarming for my sisters and helpers soon so that everything will go as planned on my wedding day and dinner.

Friday, September 07, 2007

篇外篇

一段感情逝去了, 才了解幸福的定义

一段友情逝去了, 才深感朋友的可贵.

一段回忆逝去了, 才明白珍惜的价值.

我们虽然在生命中失去了许多, 却也得到很多.

当你回首往事, 甜蜜的, 快乐的, 悲伤的... 剩下的, 只有记忆.

记忆是永恒的, 但也是没有力量的.
它是无形的, 却也往往牵动着人们的心... 带你走向不知名的道路.

一切的一切, 将慢慢地远去. 像彩虹划过, 像星星闪烁.
但愿人生的道路还有爱情, 友情, 和美好的回忆, 陪我们一起走下去.

- momohua

Damn hot weather

Just back from lunch at Sim Lim Square and collected my free gift from Samsung (from purchase of my LCD TVs). I had wanted to go myself thinking I should be able to carry it myself but end up its quite big and bulky, luckily I brought my colleagues along. Will put it in the office 1st and find one day get someone to send back for me. Supposed to redeem another item, a sound system, but its out of stock and waiting for it till they call me.

The weather is extremely hot and I am feeling a headache coming. Good thing its Friday and hope I can relax abit over the weekends after a quite hectic week.

Will finally have broadband this weekend as activation was done yesterday. The modem was supposed to be delivered yesterday to Web's house but they did not go so he called them and arrange it today. I would probably bring along one spare one from the office in case kena sabo again...

感叹

一段感情逝去了, 只能感到心酸...

一段友情逝去了, 只能感到无奈...

一段回忆逝去了, 只能感到遗憾...

我们究竟在生命中得到什么, 失去什么呢? 当你往事回首, 又可否感叹时事变迁, 难以挽回...

一切或许已太迟... 于是我们带着遗憾与感叹, 继续盲目的生命...

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Headache day..

Woke up with a headache so decided to take mc for the day. Was messaging my colleague to help me run my daily job then heard my other colleague also on mc. I was telling him must be coz boss is back that's why we both kena virus from her... hahaha...

My head was still thrumping with pain when I woke up ard 12pm+ so after eating lunch and medicine, went back to take a nap from 2pm to 5pm+. Finally the headache was gone when I woke up and bathed to bring mum out to meet sis at TPY central.

Had dinner at Sakae Sushi, in advance celebration for mum's birthday this coming Thursday. After that went to Courts to had my deposit for a sofa set (which was out of stock until infinity) ordered back in May. Its quite troublesome getting a refund as their system is not quite user friendly. Initially was told can exchange for anything at any branch if we do not want the item but I had difficulty doing so at another branch sometimes earlier. I then asked for refund but need to go back to where I ordered the item, which is quite silly. Anyway finally got it settled and probably will not be buying much stuff from Courts coz we more or less had all the furnitures in place.

We wanted to buy mum a pair of gold earrings but after checking out one jeweller, she din find anything to her liking. After that she insisted she dun need and refused to go look in other jewellers. We then shopped abit then took bus home.

Monday, September 03, 2007

25 days to my wedding...

Finally brought our invitations from the new house and should be starting to write names soon and distribute once the 7th month is over next Tuesday. Counting down, we have about 25 days left (thanks to Angeline for helping me keep track!) and we will have about 2 weeks left to distribute the invitation cards. Meanwhile, will have to go down to my BS again for final fitting, collect the albums soon, work on the photos montage and gather the songs/ music required.

Initially thought we still have alot of time but time really flies. Barely finished with our house, now have to start concrete planning for the wedding. We have yet to fill our house with all the necessities so hopefully will have some time after our wedding to do so, b4 starting to plan again for our house-warming. Wanted to do it earlier (b4 our house gets messy) but on second thought, better settle our wedding 1st so would probably do it sometime in Oct/ Nov.

Managed to do up the task and programme list for our wedding last week, while my boss was away and just need to re-check again b4 sending it out to my sisters and helpers. Probably need to arrange a meeting with them soon but seem to be running out of time. Its not easy to accommodate everyone's schedules too.

Its really not easy planning my own wedding. First of all, I am not exactly excited about the whole thing as I find it a waste of time. We din even want to have a wedding dinner but no choice. At least now we are trying to keep everything as simple as possible. I cannot imagine myself on that day... probably in a daze, just follow whatever needs to be done and hopefully not worrying about the events etc. I just hope that with my last minute but good planning with a group of efficient helpers, everything will go smooth.