we got our house keys today!!!!!!!!

yes, proud to be owners of our flat at Lim Liak St

woohoo!!!!!

Dragon Phoenix

dragon phoenix restaurant

so... would this be it??

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somewhat updates

this afternoon, i spoke to one of my fren who was married last june...she was just relating to me how she felt about her own wedding, what she enjoyed most and some of those regrets she didn't choose to execute when it had happened... basically, she dropped me a very important fact:" we all only marry once and that's it, and it's also something that our parents would want the best for us! " this didn't quite sink into my mind and heart for awhile, having said this as I was looking at the sort of dilemnas both john and myself are facing for now. the wedding banquet.

after 2 weeks of debates, tug-of-wars, negotiation, talking loudly and some tears... we still haven't got much "progress" in this wedding banquet issue. somehow or rather, it sounds quite political cos it involves our parents and us. one favours this and another favours another, there are so many criterias to meet and it seems to be eating into our scheduled timeline. So many moments, I feel like giving this up! Giving the dinner a miss all together, no more worries, no more ang pows, no more pleasing and seeing the pleasure of one another apart from the bride and groom. Afterall, it's our wedding ,right?

well, but this friend of mine highlighted that it's about our parents as well, especially in their heart as it may seems...it does means a GREAT DEAL to them...perhaps, i may not understand the meaning behind all the traditions and certain perculiar practices, but somewhat I think our parents do mean well to many extend. Right now, I can only pray and ask the Lord to intervene that our crisis over the dinner will be over soon plus wisdom to be more diplomatic in my speech with both parents than mere political. For which I am trying very hard not to expose my frustrations.

please remember us in your prayers, k....

wedding dinner

wedding dinner = some stupid thing wedding couples organise...
1)it probably cost like $12000 and above
2)some ppl wun turn up when they promise to go
3)got stupid performances
4)to please parents
5)it's a face thing
6)ppl come with children but ang pao only give $20
7)some parents can be chosy of which restaurant or hotel they one (refer to point 5)
8)must maintain happy face all the way (i hate this the most)
9)stupid yum seng
10)bleah

got lots more, but maybe i'm aggro at this point of time..... arrghh!

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calling all units

thanks dee.... ur cornering power...
anyways, we are looking for manpower help...... photographers, decor, frontdesk..... we are also looking for used furniture... and lots of cash for our honeymoon.. hah!

what is love?

i remember whenever it's VD, john will always say:" dear, i got no money to buy you flowers..." immediately, i will keep a long silence...

imagine now that i'm not married(yet), already no sight of flowers...so you can imaginatively figure what would happen after 15 november 2003...well, i'm not really complaining lah. but rather i'm more like reflecting the meaning of love, this tricky little word that many will fly or fall... i am a not-so-good romantic myself, i remember to date i already O'TANG or owe john a few festive presents since 2001.like x'mas, VD, birthdays... i have to confess i am not a very good gift giver... sorry honey...

thou i may "complain" as it seems that john never buys me flowers or pressies but by the statistics, i think i am far worst than him... so many times, i tried to buy him t-shirt or ring or any thing you can imagine...they're ALWAYS under-sized...so i would tell him a quick sorry and ask him to give those gifts away to someone who can fit into them so as to quench my "guilt" in buying the wrong things...

so am i a bad lover?

i dunn quite think so lah... just that i am different. i ever read this book somewhere that the author says that there are " 5 language of love", namely, Acts of service, quality time, words of affirmation, physical touch and gifts...i think my strengths are: words of affirmation & acts of service, weakness are: quality time & gifts. so afterall, i know what i am good at and what i really need to work on in my marriage.

buses to our place

well, just doing some homework....
anyway, 16 brings us to town, and my office... woohoo!
195 brings us to church!! woohoo!!
score!

furniture hunting

well, it's been a few days since the great high summit meeting...... now, so red star is a no no..... thus, now, we have got a choice list from dee's mum stating the restaurants she prefer..... i really dun understand wat's the big deal.....
but anyways, i'm cool with it...... just wish that nothing too chingchongkingkong happening on that day.....

we are also looking for used teak furniture... i think at this point... we need a tea table preferably low, and made of dark teak..... and also used teak dining table and chairs...... we saw some days ago, but they cost quite abit..... so, if anyone got lobang... that would be rad...... but at the end of the day, we stay in 3 room flat... so nothing too big..... please mail me if there's any lobang
thank you very nice

sserts...*spelt opposite*

God, pls come and take over...

mega set-up

tonight our parents from both side met for a high summit meeting.i would say some things went on well but some was soooo carried away...
first my mum (dee's) wasn't pleased at all with our choiced " RED STAR RESTAURANT " without a good enough reason she said " what a 'place' to hold wedding..."
then, our parents conspired for the first time...

they wanted to settle an " auspicious date" and we have to "pai pai"... and john was furious!!!
never quite noticed that for a loooong time... half the time my dad was very quiet, he was super neutral but my mum was yakking away...

think john & me have to pray real lots and trust the Lord...pray for provision and obedience in HIM...

the meeting

tonight marks the greatest setup of all... the parents meets up for the first time..... well, not that they haven't met before.... just that this time it's about the wedding.......

dear God, please let it be smooth......amen......

house,budget, etc...

it's been almost 2 over years since i last worked with johnC. i mean work-WORK ( our wedding planning lah)...ehmm... for those whom had worked with or for him you probably had your encounters but not for me. Very vaguely, I could only recall that we worked "abit" together during the very first SUB-C and that's it.

if you asked me how I feel, actually abit scared... because i know he's not an easy person to work with...but yet as a boyfriend/fiance, he is great! so what should i think? should i condition myself to think that he's a gentle, kind, loving, listening co-worker or how?

i also dunno lah...he'll probably question me later why i post this.

been working hard

we nailed down the "to-do" list, we are also working out our housing insurance..... and also the renovation plans for our home..... i think we still got time..... looking at the counter, 283 days... woohoo..... we can do it!

come end of the month, we'll get our keys... so exciting... but that would also mean that we have to start paying off our loan in March. hah!
hopefully we can have enough money to work on the renovation.... will post the plan dee came out with... i love it, alot of space. woohoo!