3 days to go

Went for our final fitting and collected our gowns and suits today! Its so surreal to see them hanged on my closet now..

Will really miss the opportunity and feeling of trying the many many pretty and colourful gowns!

Its An chuang day today! Many thanks to Uncle Jimm and Auntie Jasmine for their help - an chuang is supposed to be done by a married couple with children so we have asked for their help plus they are probably the closest aunt and uncle to us.

4 days to go..

Had a fantabulous hen's night with the girlies last friday! Thanks for putting in so much time and effort into making it happen! Was then whisked off for a osaka turn over the weekend. Flight and crew was nice so it made the relunctance to work less painful.

On the flt back, we discovered we had a sanitary pad stealer onboard!

This was what happened - As maintaining cleanliness and dryness in the washrooms are one of our duties, I pulled the trash can out so I could push in the used towels and waste to accomodate more waste papers and prevent any fire hazards. To my surprise, I saw many empty sanitary napkin boxes in the bin! And I quickly opened the drawer where the airsick bags and pads would be stored, there was only 1 pad left where there should be like 8 stored there!

I told my colleagues abt it and we were all joking how the pax could afford the air ticket but wants to scrimp on toiletries?

Later on in the flt, my colleague suddenly came over and told me she discovered that 2 more toilets had all their pads raided! OMG can u believe that..haha..

Went for my facial today, met up with my team gal for coffee and then melissa to pass her the v expensive loose powder I have gotten for her in osaka.
I was just telling her how motherhood hasnt changed her much at all haha and said her son is as siao as her! haha cute..

Collected my corsages from the post office too and am really happy cos they looked really pretty but there is a problem now, cos the online supplier only managed to make 5 corsages the way I wanted and cos she was lacking in one butterfly, reason being one of them were out of shape. Now only 1 of my corsage doesnt have it! How weird is that going to look?! Sighz

Have emailed the supplier and asked her to just mail the out of shape butterfly to me..hope she doesnt pull any stunt again.

While Jo was away for the wkend, we had the traditional Guo Da Li where the groom's family would bring over items like my jewellery MIL has bought me, pin jin, dried seafood, cakes etc..
Above are pictures of the super old school traditional cake Jeff had chosen to give my mum for the ceremony.

The fruit basket was made by my mummy!

10 more days to the big day.

Am having mixed feelings for it to come sooner and yet knowing that I would miss the whole process when it is finally over.

Jo finally broke down last night..from all the stress from trying to please both hubby and mum. It isnt easy cos Jeff would be frustrated from all these last min changes and would urge me to go talk to my mum and Mum would be like unhappy cos its either I keep rejecting her for her countless requests or breathing down her neck for the confirmed guest list.

Arnt we all supposed to be happy and enjoying ourselves since its a joyous occasion?

I do understand where both of them are coming from but don't they see that their wife/daughter is the one taking most of all these shit?!

:(

1 more month to the big day!

Its exactly one more month to the big day we have been preparing for at least half a yr.
Besides feeling excited about it, am also quite scared that the H1N1 influenza outbreak may affect our wedding. :(
Hope everything will turn out well..
After the wedding means I have to start looking for a new job seriously too, sighs..Need to start all over again.

Distance..

This is my first blog entry from the comfort of a hotel room! Am in new york now lonely, jet lagged and feeling distant from all my loved ones in singapore. Hubs just logged off to meet his friends for some drinks, MPP isnt replying, she is prolly preparing to go out for her party.

Few comforts I have here is the luxury of having the internet (not free though) and the much needed company I have from my team girl in this long and ardous 7 day pattern.
Made use of the high speed connection and loaded almost all of our bridal pics from hubs to my lappie!

Brings so much joy and memories when I scroll through all those pics. Am going to resist the temptation of letting any friends take a sneak preview at them before the actual day! LOL hoho..sure takes a lot of effort

Cant wait to go back Singapore so I can continue with the rest of my preps for the big day, seems like its gonna be a real hard task to arrange for a day where all my girlies are free to meet up.

Can't help feeling left out at times.. :(

Sisters in law..

We finally gotta meet up proper after such a long time! Had such a good chat which we hardly have chance to especially when we go back to my in law's place for dinner.

I am really glad we could be close enough to share and not jump to conclusions based on what MIL had said which could be so exaggerated and untrue, of cos she might have said them unknowingly..but still!

Cant imagine if the 3 of us were not so close to start off with and the discord that could have risen from all these dubious info we hear..

Oh well, its all part of a marriage huh..Still much stuff to learn as time goes by..

I had such a weird dream last night! It was the morning of the wedding and my make up artist was not only late, but she totally didnt turn up! I kept calling her and a guy picked up instead, and no matter how I was pleading for her to come do my face, the guy just kept refusing!

How weird is that?! I dont think I am that stressed up with preps..haha..funny!

Am going to office tmr to pick up my schedule for June and also hope to find a change in the people I am flying with..sighz..that is if a miracle happens.

Pu sa bao you..

Me went to rebond my hair today! keke..Simply cannot stand seeing my new grown wavy hair and cant possibly wait till after the wedding to do it cos that will be after 2 months! Cannot imagine how it would look!

And like I haven't spent enough money, I bought a really sweet black and grey dress at Ness too..$59 bucks after 20% off..Was eyeing it when another lady was holding it and was hoping she didnt take it. Anyway i had other pieces to try on and was deciding to buy another piece when i came out of the fitting room and saw that lovely dress hanging on the rack!

Hehe..and now its hanging in my wardrobe! *contented*

Will be away again for long this flt, from this sat till 16th. Hope the tulips are still around for me to snap like a 1000 pics of them with my class gal and team leader. May it be an enjoyable flt with good pple and nice pax !!

With the actual day drawing nearer, Jo is getting more and more concerned bout the state of her complexion..haha! Just bought a 'star white eye spot' fron Laneige to hopefully lighten my dark eye circles..and also i realised my eye lids are of a different shade from the rest of my face..so ugly!! sighz..

As for the photo shoot, I truly enjoyed it and I miss it so much now! And am truly relieved and happy the pics turned out really well :) Even happier that hubby didnt mind topping up some money for extra pics despite the fact that he was kinda sternly warning me not to go overboard with choosing the pics and all BEFORE we saw them..hur hur..:p

Tmr's the day to capture our best looks! And here are my nails to complement the look! :p

Ended up signing a pedi package with my regular nail bar as well..my regular manicurist always has a way with me to part my money! :(

Prays for fine weather tmr..

Went to bed feeling hungry and thus had a lot of food cravings..was telling Jeff how much I felt like eating Macd's breakfast and he playfully asked what meal and drink I wanted.

I played along thinking that he wouldnt be serious abt it to go order it for me..

This morning, I was awoken up by the door bell. Heard Mum asking the delivery man who ordered it..immediately, I dragged myself up from the bed and rushed to the door and at the same time laughing to myself what my sweet hubby had did! keke..

Am still sipping the McCafe cappucino I requested to be in place of the original not so nice reg coffee..and he remembered too..

This surprise really made my day :)

We cooked lunch for mum and my aunt yest! Am so glad it turned out quite well, esp the chicken, its meat was succulent and smooth! Rice needs to be improved, could add more water and salt to it next time..
It was 4-5 yrs back that Jeff tried to cook this for me when he came over Newcastle for a visit!
Dish : Chicken rice(recipe from Jeff's mum)
Chefs: Jeff and Jo

9 more days to photoshoot! *excited*

Am finally back from NGO-CAN and thankfully, I heard this route is going to be taken out! We may not be working at full load at each leg but its still tiring enough with the early show ups and late touch downs!

However, that flt and the flt back to sin was made more enjoyable with the wonderful crew I flew with. Not all but most of them were really genuinely nice and it really feels less torturous to be at work. :)

Before this, Jeff and I went away to taiwan/hkg for 9days! With all the hype and most friends telling me how taiwan is so enjoyable, I was kinda disappointed cos I didnt enjoy it as much as they promised! Haha..Well, the food was unique in their ways but it didnt much suit my palate as well as in Hongkong!

Shopping was expected to be less fruitful so I aint complaining bout it. Haha..

Maybe cos also we had to walk alot too that I didnt find it quite relaxing at all plus we were drenched with the heavy downpour that lasted to the whole of the next day! Not nice when you have to carry a brolly, walk around in totally soaked shoes and jeans and try to eat the food bought from shilin market!

To stop at HongKong was a last min decision. We didnt want to waste the opportunity
cos we had to stopover at hkg anyway when we go to and fro taiwan.

I enjoyed hkg so much more! Sadly it was only for 2 days but we went to disneyland,lan kwai fong and Da yu san Big Buddha! And food was superbbb..hehe esp the egg tarts ( which I ate consecutively for 2 days after BF), the desserts etc.

This trip had allowed me to bond with Jeff much closer and really appreciated the much research and time he had put in for our trip! :)

I was at 7 11 just now looking for the latest edition of Her World Brides, just as I was about to leave, a toddler was standing right at the door which kinda obstructed my path and I always take extra caution when opening or closing doors when little kids are around for fear of injuring their tiny and fragile appendages.

So just as I was about to try to make my way out by squeezing myself between the toddler and the door, she dropped her hat on the ground.

Then her stupid mother told her to pick it up, if the hat was right in front of u, would you just pick it up for her? And that toddler didnt seem to understand or simply didnt want to do it, she just stared at the hat. So I thought I was being helpful, I picked it up for her.

And what did i get in return for picking it up, the mother said ' Oh, I told her (her daughter) to pick it up'

Ok, maybe she was trying to explain herself so as not to sound like she was instructing me to pick it up, but hello where is your word of thanks?!!

If you were to say ' oh thanks, actually i was telling my kid to pick it up, then with a smile' the perception of it all seemed to be less hostile..

Feeling a little annoyed by now, i retorted: ' ya i am trying to open the door'

And the asshole mother actually said supposedly to her kid ' OH, auntie is saying she cannot walk around your hat'

WTF!!

I was so bloody fuming when I heard that, then she quickly just pulled her kid and walked further into the shop..TMD..here i was being nice and there she was being so bloody anal and sarcastic..

I dont care even if she was trying to explain every single thing to her kid, I feel she should at least use some tact here!!

I am so so so appalled..

If I see her again, I am so going to DIAO her..tmd..

Holiday!

Whenever I pack and prepare myself for another 6-7 days away from home, I cannot help thinking about what lies ahead for my future.
I remember when I first embarked on this seemingly attractive job, maybe I wasnt used to it or it isn't the job for me, I dreaded everytime I had to work.
Time really flies..Cos in another 6 months, it would be time for me to decide if I should stay on or look for another job.

I know would definitely miss the sightseeing, the new places to explore, shopping, and the off days I have in Singapore but will be really happy to be away from unreasonable and shallow people, rigid working styles etc...

With no outstanding qualifications or extensive working experiences in a certain field to boot, I think my resume will be sooo pathetic.
I dont know if I can find a job and survive in this rat race..:(

So much for just an aspect of life and how about starting a family soon? Arrgghh..

Anyway, on a lighter note, we will be going to Taiwan early next month for our long awaited holiday! Had been hearing alot from others how much they enjoy Taiwan esp their food and all..I shall go see for myself if its really that gooodd!

My heart skipped a beat when I this on my wedding ticker - '5 months, 4 weeks and 1 day to our customary wedding'

That doesnt seem like a lot of time in terms of wedding preparations!

I think i better get down to some serious work lest I want to be bridezilla on that day!

Anyway remember on my last post on how lousy I felt for having to take a long flt amidst the family gatherings and all..It wasnt that bad afterall because I had my class gals with me!

It was uber cool to have all 3 of us in New york! And I am most happy with my shopping cos I finally bought my Abercombie hoodie which was so coincidentally on sale that day! hehehe..

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! May it be a smooth saiing year ahead for all of us..most importantly, to be healthy and to be with our loved ones...

I am feeling so so so lousy now cos I got called up to do a long flight later..Because of this flight, I cant join my relatives who are having good fun at my cousin's place..

I am so going to leave this stupid job in Aug!

It had almost been 1.5 yrs! Jeff and I were discussing about how timely this piece of good news came..

The case is finally closed and none of the scary consequences we both had thought would happen..

The lot I got a few months earlier did indicate that things were going to be ok but still I kept praying as there werent any news yet and still I wasnt reassured till things were really confirmed!

I am so so relieved and would like to thank the friends and family that had been supporting us on, urging us on to be positive and the neverending words of encouragement throughout this long and tiring mental torture..

Time to move forward and to strive to be a better person..:)