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Hello!

Buddy JL wants to organize a old sec school gathering and ponders the choice of 'conducive' location to hold one cos assuming some like her are already parents to be able to allow their kids have a place to play while the mums catch-up. I had SLIGHT hesitation cos I DON want to be listening to diaper-logy! Of cos she said there are also some who are still child-free like me! Really, what are the chances.. more parents turning up or singles?

anyway, told her Vivo might be good idea cos there are playground ma but apparently, she's not aware. So, I shot a video on the way back from lunch... Hee..

HBB reporting from VivoCity, HanBaoBao News.

What do you think? =D

HBB.

Hello so long..

V random shots of me.. hahahaha...

Quite like this shot.. heh

DO I look like a pretty babe or wat?

Hehe.... any resemblance of modelling ads?! LOL

Do u find me seducing??

Honey said v 'heart-pumping' wor.. hehe.. =p

Then hor, spend so much time sticking e fake lashes still not obvious enuf leh.. but too drama also kill it..

Btw, am starting to take Celergen from tmr onwards! Be ready to witness more youthfulness transformation and slimming effect (I really hope so)!

Planted a tree

Planting Certificate

This certifies a tree has been planted by Credit Suisse
and WWF Indonesia on behalf of

Rachel Han

in Rinjani Protected Forest, Lombok, Indonesia
with the following coordinates

Sector / Tree ID: 159 / 0779

Latitude: 116.568525000
Longitude: -8.462246000

On behalf of Credit Suisse and WWF,
Thank you for your support.

For more information about WWF, please visit http://www.wwf.org/.

My Tree

Downloaded Google Earth! So power!
After d/l, key-in the longtitude, latitude & the map of the earth goes flying to the location! Amazing! try it!

Quiet moment tonight

My crappy-buddies haven been updating their blogs for a year le! Hw lazy can you get?! Well I think prolly the state of mind has changed or 'lost' the point of what blogging is about.. which all led to the 'absence'. Speaking of which, I've 're-visit' back to my old book Open Secret; a philosophical-buddhist book about...(since its philosophical that made it difficult to define it)... "I"... in my own words, identifying the "I" concept. How do you associate yourself as being "you"? Who are you that you have to 'quantify' or identify yourself as with certain characteristic or style etc; ain't you objectifying yourself and in a way you become an object?

YAWNZ...



Married life has been interesting... after taking the first few months to sort out duties and trying to accommodate or compromise on habits, there are still the occasional 'fights'.. 1:9 of quarrel:loving-ness....when we are really fighting it'd just be friendly sparring. Its been a year! Gosh.. time flies..

The HK entries are kinda boring... so I shall not continue that.. hee

Hong Kong Day 2 !

I had to say we dint start the day very well cos the free breakfast provided really sucks big time. I will bet my dollar that you cant find these kinda beggar's food in the lousiest kopitiam or HK cafe. Everything just sucks.. maybe the hard boiled egg is only thing that you find 'normal'.. the coffee sucks too.. so bad that the food cause some after feeling in your throat, Thomas alike. Haiz.. what can you expect from a cheap hotel?

We took the MTR to Tung Chung station to get to Lantau Island. Its the last stop of the Tung Chung Line & it's also after the Sunny Bay station where you transit to Disney Land (No, I dint go Disney land, not interested! :p).

However, we had to take the cable car to cross the sea & the queue was more than 45mins! We can take a bus though but it will take approx 1hr.. hehehe... comparing the cable car journey of 20mins.. of cos cable car la!

BUT, think about this; 45mins waiting time + 20 mins journey > taking 1hr bus - isnt it???

We see the Buddha!!!

The cable car station is at the foot of the Ngong Ping village, once you cross a 'divided part' nearer to the statue (where I stand in this photo), all eateries only serves vegetarian. It's as a form of respect.

268 steps to the Buddha
I will make it!
almost there...

Nice, satisfied & in harmony...

Free vegetarian snacks which was inclusive in the entry fee to enter the Buddha.. its nice ok! esp the yam cake! Soya bean curd was also very smooth..

We're getting traditionally married !

Thomas was pointing to this path that can lead you to cross the mountains.. Recall how it took us 20mins by cable to get across...??
DON take the path on impulse!

We left Lantau island around evening & headed right to the Citygate mall!

Citygate is famous for big brands & designers good at bargain price, cos I think it only sell off-season goods. Brands like Coach sells at ave 30-40% discount which is not bad and the designs are still quite nice! I didn't buy any cos I really don need extra bags (designer or not) hence I don see the reason to spur. Mom bought a CK silver colour tote for sister thou.. @ half price! Sold in Club21.

Citygate is locate right outside the Tung Chung station, above the bus terminal to go to Lantau Island which is also beside the cable car station lor! All within 100m radius.

Hanbaobao

HONG KONG !

Heyo Nicole! I'm in HK! haa... Nicole, I'm beloved colleague of 2 yrs in ML, just that we've never met before... in case if you peo reading still hasn't getit, she works in HK la! ha...

Well, this trip was a result of my gen-peng-ness (greedy in hokkien) of the Tiger Airway promotion over their IPO launch.. & partly for my parents la.. cos mom was asking for a holiday to Hainan island but I couldn't go during the CNY period. So, here I am! Dying for holiday too from the mundane work...:x

Credits again to Honey for planning the whole trip! Kudos!

Here we are on the Xpress train from airport. We sat the wrong direction and had to endure the train 'reversing' the whole 20+ mins journey.... @_@

Reached the hotel at 12:30pm which is still early for check-in so we asked the reception for direction to yam cha! This Federal restaurant is just around corner of the Evergreen Hotel.
We had no real idea what we're ordering cos the Chinese are phrased differently as the mainland Chinese. Its in Cantonese way. Anyway, we roughly recognized a few familiar wordings & ordered it.. Here you see this cracker-like dish is coated with syrup.. err.. TOO sweet, I cant stand it! haahahaa.. I think I might have ordered it.. which I dono either cos Thomas ordered most! Initially he wrote down 2 serving per dish! Qi sin ar !

Our very small... room..

Causeway Bay - Lane Crawford
Expensive area la... full of branded boutiques on the streets...

SOGO

We joined the queue to go up Level 9 for the mega promotion! Its crazy... ppl shopped like there's no tomorrow.. listen up, its entire building L9-B1, 40-70% sale! buy-buy-buy!

Hopewell Center - R66
A splendid way to spend your 1st night of your holiday.. revolving restaurant that overlook HK.
However, I does not think its the best restaurant around despite the posh settings & crowd. If I compare apple to apple, I grade it vs our own Meritus Mandarin @ Orchard. Food variety MM wins; quality MM wins; height R66 wins (L62!); price MM wins; poshness... equal, I guess.
OK, you know where to eat now.

I don think when I ate at MM, they have this kinda mini lobster but I recall seeing email that said this kinda creature lives in sewage?? Hence, their meat are full of bacteria????

I really cannot recall if MM serve this! Crab stick!

More!

Honey bugged me to take this photo.. he was so excited..

Temple Street
Last stop for the 1st nite, just opposite our hotel. Thomas wants to look like 林达浪！

So，cute not?

About the men & us

Saw lotsa amazing & interesting clips on Daniel Wu's blog. Few of them:



before I saw this clip I actually wanted to complain complain complain my coll CB (yeah, his name acroymn honestly IS 'CB').. he is a real CB lor.. knn.. made me angry.. ridiculed me for asking 'stupid' qns.. knnbccb... there is NO SUCH THING AS A STUPID QNS in my dictionary.. only kam gam qns thou.. hahahaha... he really knn.. all e more cos he told my boss he think I 'should be ashame' of myself... he really fucker to the max.. carried his 'joke' too far liaoz. I guess I'm gonna be angry with him for A BLOODY LONG TIME. YOU ARE SCREWED YEO CB !

so damn angry mere recalling it.. hmmp!

oh well.. I don really like to blog angry stuff cos it'll spread bad emo? haaa..

so here's somethg that hopefully will remind U that we are never living for ourself or simply selfishly for ourselves with no concern of wat happens outside what we don see or cant reach or are too far. It is necessary that everyone cultivate this perception that an individual effort is influential to the environment we're in. With these collective effort to think, work & strive as ONE.

Jet Li's One Foundation






Putting charities aside, we odd to alwys think wat are the consequences to our daily acts or routines; like printing a paper just for a 5mins read den simply chucking it in the bin later - this means we really don need to print it out rite? or pouring a glass full, drinking half & throwing rest of the unfinished? To taking a plastic bag fm the store for a small purchase only to throw it mins later? - small unnecessary wastage can hugely affect OUR environment. Rem your effort matters, cos you'll influence your peers to ponder..

Rachel

I REALLY LOVE MY NAME RACHEL. haha.. watever that sounds like but I think if you don love your name you probably don feel good about yourself too..

Let me tell you how I got this name for myself. It started off after I was hooked on F.R.I.E.N.D.S and of cos w the character Rachel acted by Jennifer Aniston.

Back then, I was watching video of this sitcom til pass midnite during my secondary & literately laughing til I choked on a sweet while watching.. remembering everyone was asleep, mum & dad would came out to check wat e hell was that hysterical laughers about.. ya.. I still love this sitcom and hasn't had another that I really enjoyed.. but I had to consider the fact that I did not watch much for the pass 10 years.. wat Prison break & all - I DID NOT watch a single episode.. hahaha.. but don you think peo who glued to the tv catching all these dramas are either in their teens or those Obasan? lolx..

Secondly, I think Rachel is a great name! ha.. you may not believe it but once I went to a 'name-teller' (I dono wat the proper name to call them!) he said my chinese name is not v 'helpful' against my 8-characters but luckily I chose this name Rachel which actually 'helped' me alot. I duno la.. but he showed me some materials that describes the elements & 'pros/cons' of the names etc etc.. so jus listen lor..

THEN, don you think there're many people by the name of Rachel whom you 'know' them?? e.g. celebraties?? haha...I'm talking about pretty & famous ones ok?!

Rachel Weisz

She don need any introduction!

Rachel McAdams

Ok, this name might not sound v familiar but her face might ring a bell or two.. her most recent firm is in Shelock Holmes as Adler - Shelock's ex-wife cum smart con-woman.. hee

another movie she starred in was The Notebook - you have to watch this if you're sucker for romance & tears. FYI, don think only women are sucker for this kinda movie ok, cos this movie was highly recommended by my guy friend who insisted I had to watch this, so much so he went to buy the dvd for me to watch! haa..Synopsis - The Notebook
is an epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to an older, invalid woman whom he regularly visits. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths. Though her memory has faded, his words give her the chance to relive her turbulent youth and the unforgettable love they shared.

As teenagers, Allie (Rachel McAdams) and Noah (Ryan Gosling) begin a whirlwind courtship that soon blossoms into tender intimacy. The young couple is quickly separated by Allie's upper-class parents who insist that Noah isn't right for her. Several years pass, and, when they meet again, their passion is rekindled, forcing Allie to choose between her soul mate and class order. This beautiful tale has a particularly special meaning to an older gentleman (James Garner) who regularly reads the timeless love story to his aging companion (Gena Rowlands).

I think I'll end off here.. short entry ya.. hee.. The Notebook is REALLY a great firm.. go watch it if you've not!

My Virgin collections!

Saw this simple elegant looking (to me la!) braclet & knew my aunt could 'help' me get it.. by making one for me! ha.. indeed when she come back 2 weeks ago, she brought me to Arab St & bought some accessories to customise my own!

Viola! My VERY OWN SELF-DESIGNED BRACLETS!
CHIO NOT???

Then, for co D&D, I did a very last min job.. created a necklace out of the remaining chain I had to suit my Greek goddess look... wahahah... & I did it 5mins b4 I rush out!
CHIO NOT?????!!!

Jump topic.

Nah, see my water heater tank.. w.t.h.... fall of the wall!!
Luckily, no one was in the toilet or showering, otherwise I cant imagine what hurt it would have caused!

Screwed the technican who did this.. cos he used a shorter nail than usual that couldnt hold off the weight of the tank in the wall, hence..

Omituofo. No one hurt!

Chemosynthesis

Here goes Hanbaobao's Science class: Well, U all know what is photosynthesis.. Chemosynthesis is right the direct opposite. Simple enough? U CANT get any more simplier than that?!

If you think u've got more brain cells to kill, I've got wiki's definition of it below..

Hydrothermal Vents on Earth

In biochemistry, chemosynthesis is the biological conversion of one or more carbon molecules (usually carbon dioxide or methane) and nutrients into organic matter using the oxidation of inorganic molecules (e.g. hydrogen gas, hydrogen sulfide) or methane as a source of energy, rather than sunlight, as in photosynthesis. Chemoautotrophs, organisms that obtain carbon through chemosynthesis, are phylogenetically diverse, but groups that include conspicuous or biogeochemically-important taxa include the sulfur-oxidizing gamma and epsilon proteobacteria, the Aquificaeles, the Methanogenic archaea and the neutrophilic iron-oxidizing bacteria.

Many microorganisms in dark regions of the oceans use chemosynthesis to produce biomass from single carbon molecules. Two categories can be distinguished. In the rare sites at which hydrogen molecules (H2) are available, the energy available from the reaction between CO2 and H2 (leading to production of methane, CH4) can be large enough to drive the production of biomass. Alternatively, in most oceanic environments, energy for chemosynthesis derives from reactions between O2 and substances such as hydrogen sulfide or ammonia. In this second case, the chemosynthetic microorganisms are dependent on photosynthesis which occurs elsewhere and which produces the O2 that they require.

Many chemosynthetic microorganisms are consumed by other organisms in the ocean, and symbiotic associations between chemosynthesizers and respiring heterotrophs are quite common. Large populations of animals can be supported by chemosynthetic primary production at hydrothermal vents, methane clathrates, cold seeps, and whale falls.
It has been hypothesized that chemosynthesis may support life below the surface of Mars, Jupiter's moon Europa, and other planets.
--> Hydrogen sulfide chemosynthesis: CO2 + O2 + 4H2S → CH2O + 4S + 3H2O

what the f**k... I thought I'll never see this kinda equation again... Reason for my post? Scientist found large mass of water (ocean) in Jupiter's moon..!
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/091116-jupiter-moon-life-europa-fish.html

Housewarming

Today is the 'n'-th group of frds who came for house warming le! My Sec school mates.. Wendy, Jenny & Bee.. hee.. small but noisy grp esp w. Wendy & Bee around.. wah liao their voices so loud & like can nv get tired or sore-throat from talking non-stop de! how?! HAA..

Also to update on my Wish list! ha! I've almost fulfil most of them!!! I've to praise Bee for being so smart that while I dint update what I had so far, she managed to get that 1 piece that I'm lacking to 'complete' my kitchen wares.. Food blender!

Here's what -

1. Safe deposit box (we just bought it!)

2. Toaster (Coll Jer bought it!)

3. Juice blender (Colls Ros, Cyn, James & Shimin bought it!)

4. blender (Bee got it!)

5. 30cm wide non-stick frying pan (BQ, Benson & Angie got it! + a MJ table!!)

6. streamboat cum bbq table top cooker (Considered done by Sis, as it can be a deep frier too!)

7. sofa cushions (Nope.. I wan to get those super big type, bigger than a kitchen sink! yes!)

8. slow cooker >/= 4Litre (Bro bought it.. guess Mum made him do so)

9. standing tower fan (Hehehe.. Jenny, Susie & sharon sharing.. yet to deliver)

10. a nice flower vase? (Nope.. not a priority)

11. beautiful painting for my empty wall?? (nope.. not a priority)

12. charcoal filter moisture absorber for my storerooms & shoe rack?? (got it! but not effective one.. bluff & mere gimmicks )

Last two groups of friends.. TLP & Poly!

p/s: Had to mention, Wendy gave a big ang-bao! *giggles*

Your Song

Was at Dempsey Rd, Ben&Jerry, this song dedication came up & Thanks to Michael Cho for letting me reminisce this song again.. Good job

HOME WISH LIST

Hmm somethg wrong with my blogger posting page.. its in plain text! gosh!?! I NEED HTML! GGrr... somemore realised my draft post done in office wasnt sent to my yahoo mail & I had deleted it fm my outlook sent folder! dunno who the fucking hell i send wrongly to this time?! that last time i drew devil wings & horns on a coll photo & fwd it to a snr banker whom i dono !! GGrrr.. i can join contest for 'fastest fingers first'.. so fast & quick i cldnt see who's name i typed which the email auto suggested & i click sent. 3 steps matters & yet i cld overlooked it?! i think my eyes must really be slping on job man.. getting too bored of it.. haha.. ok i know for you must be thinking "Y R u alwys so free in office???" but its not tat im free! it COS I CAN MULTI-TASK & IM EFFICIENT!!!!! WAHAHAHAHA...

For my wish list, hehehe.. Y i wana post up my wish list? it 'serve' at least 2 purposes.. 1 to remind myself & update it whenever i think of something & 2nd, so that u ppl who might wana get me smthg can get some obvious 'hints'! hah.. hey, did any1 of U know that somewhere in the european region or germany, their culture is such that the host just choose a dept store (e.g. Harvey Nicoles) & arrange the store to note down the items U wan while e invited guests can just go there & select whichever items on Ur store list according to their budget and the store wld deliver! how nice?! I pick exactly what i wan & u ppl jus go there pick, buy & give! Not sure we have such service here in the big store?? tell me if u know? heee...

finally getting down to my wish list, here goes:
(not in any order but maybe watever come to mind first means its in my priority??)
1. Safe deposit box (not expecting anyone to buy.. ha.. )
2. Toaster (not sure sis got this, cos she bought smthg thats wrapped up to be in that proportion)
3. Juice blender (prefer only Philips or Braun)
4. blender (all purpose kind. no, it cant be used for fruits! =p)
5. 30cm wide non-stick (NOT coated type) frying pan
6. streamboat cum bbq table top cooker
7. sofa cushions
8. slow cooker >/= 4Litre (chinese use it while ang mo use pressure cooker. method diff but results kinda e same)
9. standing tower fan
10. a nice flower vase?
11. beautiful painting for my empty wall??
12. charcoal filter moisture absorber for my storerooms & shoe rack?? HEE

well, stop @ 12 items now. quite a gd start. my previous list i stop @ 6 now i doubled?! wow! hahaha

ok.. tat for tonite..

NDP 2009

WE'RE 44TH YRS!

Hey I got OUR Birthday rite this time! Cos last yr I unforgiveablely mistaken we're celebrating our 35th or smthg nation's birthday - OOps! haa.. pai say..

While on our way to our flat, Honey & I was talking about how time flies.. where it seems just not long ago that we're celebrating it will some new frds.. goin to St James Balek Kampong nite & some of us winning the actual NDP parade tickets etc.. hmm. This year, I totally missed the NDP. Have been busy packing since Fri nite til 2am to move most of my 28yrs into a brand 'new' life! From packing to unpacking, excitedly trying out my new Miele vacuum cleaner, none stop wiping away e dust in all corners, putting things in order etc, etc.. all done thru sat & sun til late. Come Mon, it mostly left with Honey's cupboards, table, sofa-bed, huge bagsss of junks - I symbolically did some wiping & sit there wait for Honey to connect the new 42" TV ! Hee!!

Back to work again tmr & had taken half day leave to go back home cos ALL our furnitures are coming in - sofa, coffee table, dinning table/chairs & our Sealy bed!! woohoo!!! I'll be a Punggolian soon!

Now, that is really smthg worth asking "How's life after marriage?!".. ha.. U & I will know pretty soon..

Bad month for Hay Cars

Honey car got into mess again! Its the Kelissa again & its her 2nd time this year... Further, just so happened that barely 2 weeks ago, the Vios (driven by his Dad) was crashed at the left rear by an anonymous vehicle! Kaoz.. what a bad month for his family's cars.. while I don have picture of this Vios, I got Honey to send me for the Kelissa.


*If u dono, Kelissa belongs to his dad's & Vios belongs to Thomas. Vios is a off-peak car (OPC) so its driven by his dad cos dad work nite shift. OK, maybe you're wondering why didnt his dad buy this Kelissa as an OPC right?? In fact, his dad did & then Thomas went on to buy another OPC (Vios). So, come why two opc for one family leh? cos Thomas copy-cat lor (hahahaha).. later on, his dad convert e kelissa into an normal plate cos it cheaper to convert kelissa into normal plate than converting Vios. There you have it - Thomas drive the kelissa during the day!


How the kelissa got into the mess this time? Well, it not Thomas fault again la (like the last incident) but his frd.. cannot explain how his frd clashed it but everyone's opinion was he wasnt careful. Ran right into a pole during a (must be quite fast) right turning..

Spent $300++ on it.. paid by the 'clasher' of cos. HEE

山穷水尽

山 [shān]
1. noun [地质] mountain
山峦 mountain range
2. noun [似山之物]
冰山 iceberg
人山人海 crowds of people


穷 [qióng]
1. adjective poor
2. noun limit
limitless


水 [shuǐ]
1. noun [物质] water


尽 [jìn]
1. exhaust, use up
2. deplete
3. to the limit (of sth)



山穷水尽

shān qióng shuǐ jǐn at one's wits' end; at the end of one's rope; at the end of one's tether
山和水都到了尽头。比喻无路可走，陷入绝境。


**Initially, I thought this idiom/proverb (i dono wats e diff) simply means BROKE; BANKRUPT; no more money; very poor already.. which 'suit' my current state bcos of 'Baby'.. but now after googling & yahooing I realised from the explanation that it DON quite mean the same! In fact, the actual meaning is in a much worst state which I'm not in & don wana be!!!


Did you learn smthg?!
=p

Rants

This must have been one of e sunday after many weeks that I'm slacking at home. With coming of my first 'baby', there's SO much to do! So much that I'm kinda lost what have I been busy with.. hee.. from discussing the designs, carpentry, meeting with shifu Lin, looking for TV, furnitures, to finally buying them! Gosh such matters ALWAYS exceed your expectations & budgets! In terms of the latter, its less of exceeding the estimated cost but more of under-calculating that you need more!!! Just take for example, we've managed the reno cost but little did we know that just running/installing the electrical points etc would cost a whopping $3K?! wtf! Not only that, we had the idea to install another aircon unit in the dinning hall area but the implications of that led to suggest us that it would be better to re-install the aircons in the entire house = min $4K! No way am I gonna agree to it & was so adamant to Honey this time that he relented so that we could make better use of these unneccessary costs else where. Talk about marriage, home & financial planning!

One of the most 'cost-saving' of all are our TVs! Yes, it not TV but TVs! We're gonna have TWO TVs in our house & I'm telling u it's not in the rooms..but each in our living & dining! ho ho ho! Guess we're gonna be couch potatoes liaoz... but Hey, we're not saving anything here with 2 TVs?! Rather adding to our cost isn't it? Wait, U're not gonna believe it that we'd got our 32" for approx $3oo+ & our 42" for FREE! FREE FREE FREE!!!!! Its one of the lastest LG's which cost at market $3K! wahahahaha... Thanks to Singtel MioHome plan! Honey got an 'upgrade' of his plan from MioTV to MioHome and the costs diff is not even $0 bucks?!

韩宝宝 ~ 我在家！ says:

Honey.. u upgrade miotv to miohome.. hw much dif ar?

thomas says:

for me no difference

same amt..

~ 韩宝宝 ~ 我在家！ says:

ho ho ho!

Call that an upgrade! lolx

Then for other things in the house, there's mattress, dining table & chairs, sofa, coffee table, lightings.. Lightings are SO expensive!! 我的天啊！Cove light bulbs, white & warm spot lights, kitchen & rooms lights, bathrooms & a more grand hall lamp - $2K! -_-" .. not finished. Then got fridge, washer, hob & hood, oven.. sink.. toilet bowl (did u know it cost min $200 to sit on?!), taps.. wat have not.. Make a guess how much these sets me in?! Thomas said he wil pay for all reno cost & I to foots these bills.... lucky enough? :s There're still curtains & wallpapers.. acessories.. I rem asking Thomas, "what do we need to shop for these weekends....??" - not that I cant wait to shop but I like to know if there's uncalculated for items!! Rem someone saying nonchalantly.. "Hai ya.. its like that la.. U wont be left a penny in your pockets..".. Ya .. u being there done tat.. "thanks".

Oh well.. Baby is in midst of reno. Titles are set, fixtures are up, first coat of colours painted.. arr.. happy each time I see our baby. Imagining it.. Mmmm..

updates: Scolded hell out of the curtain maker Peter from Eastpoint mall for making us waited an hour for him WITHOUT any notice! Honey was real pissed-off. We ran some errands & rush in time for our 2pm appt but til 20min past there was no sight of him. FYI, all the time that I'd made this appt, he didnt reply to confirm my sms twice so I had to call him to confirm out appt 3hrs before & worst of all, no calls from him that he'll be late. When I called him @ 2.17pm he was 'on the way'.. "where are you exactly now".. 'er.. tamp..'.. wtf.. does that means he left whereever he was @ 2pm? Shop is in Simei, we're at Punggol & 20mins past appt time & he's jus at Tamp?! ... For it was me who got referred to him by a coll & his initial quote was much cheaper so I pleaded a few times with Thomas to wait for this Peter .. when he finally arrived.. whoa.. he got a bad lashing from nonetheless - my Honey da ren.

Verdict: I've decided not to take him. First is he might up the price cos the actual measurements was slightly more than the initial sizes I gave which means the cost will be higher too so it wont be competitive anymore. 2ndly, if I would to engaged him, that means it would be a one-sided followup considering his 'way-of biz'. 3rdly, I like things in harmony.. Honey already condemned him so... U know wat I mean.

Well again.. let's hope everyone be nice.. don chop too much off ppl's profit & don let ppl take u for a fool.

Good Sunday.

ROM 06th June 2009

Have you been waiting for my post? Or thinking that wat's on FB were probably 'all' there were for my ROM?! HA! Nope! I will save the best juicy parts for you & you who follow my blog la... how can I neglect my FANS?! Afterall, FB network are too wide to even include ppl U're not in close contact with, hence probably wont share MY joy. agree?? Heeee..

1st off - My anticipation


There really wasnt much to do 'last minute' except to buy my hand bouquet. No need to take a off-day to 'finish-off' any matter at all. It not the BIG Actual Day afterall. Just nice, romantic & closey afternoon with my loves.. I had no 'butterflies' anywhere.. not even until the moment when we walked to the Terrace for our Entrance.. I had jus A LITTLE jitters.. just a little.. like "OH... so this is it? IS IT REAL?!??"....

ok ok.. there was some nervousness when I was still touching up on my hair @ 2pm & seems half my guests were in my suite !! Gosh ! WHO's outside?! Will other guests feel neglected that they're on time but not warmly welcomed by the hosts?? The same instance I shouted "Where is Thomas?! Is he outside already to greet them??!?!" Liren - my stylist - had to calm me down "relax, relax.. its ok.." -- twice! ha!

2nd - Blessings

Photographer
Studio called to confirm of our appt & the photographer in-charge. We have paid the the basic package for their in-house photographer @ $380.. So happened that the owner Jaki Ke was free for the weekend & volunteered to take ROM assignment & the kind assistant Jan Phua give us to him! Jaki's fee is min $680 & above!

Background - Jaki Ke is the founder of O Studio. Born in Taiwan, Jaki migrated to Singapore 10 years ago. He has more than 20 years of experience in the Photography and Filming Industry. Over the years, Jaki has done extensive assignments including famous faces, bridal and commercial photography.
Celebrity - Have done extensive assignments for famous faces such as Cindy Crawford, Tom Cruise, Karen Mok, Jacky Cheung, Aaron Kwok and Media Corp Artistes. - O Studio


Bridal Room
Initally when we negotiated, GWP would not promise a bridal room for us but upon sign up we made them give us one & they did. Glad. Cos it will be more convenient for me to dress up, makeup etc etc.. When I checked in, this manager (must be the Service Manager rather than the Catering Manager whom we liaised with) gave me the Pool Side Suite! Well, I dint know what difference it would make but on hearing its a SUITE must be not bad! She kindly explained cos the make-up room 'somewhere' along the washroom area don have nice room number so she changed it to another one for us & the pool side suite happened to be available!!

The Pool Side Suite has a small living room with a 2 seater couch with coffee & dining table, in front of the TV cabinet. The side doors do opens out to the swimming pool & The Terrace! Not forgetting it has a KING size bed! However, we dint get to sleep for the nite.. cos its jus a day-use room for that couple of hours.


Woo hoo!!!

3rd - Hiccups(small ones)

Hand bouquet
In brief; Went to the Bugis florist.. had hardtime choosing types of flowers & arrangement.. decided & realised it cost $88 for 6 stalks roses + some simple pieces + man-fee.. shocked.. reduced to mere 6 stalks of roses but each cost $4.. sorry & goodbye.. went to Cold Storage.. found ready made bouquet @ $18 !!!! Grab & pay!
Conclusion: Florist is a total ripped-off!

MC of the Day
Had the vows in Mandarin so that both our fathers will understand. Hence, any speech will have to be in both Mandarin & English.. This handsome best-frd here read the wrong name.. Our gd pal is named Xiang Ann & my Honey is call Zhi Xiang.. & he annouced 'Pls welcome Xie Xiang Ann & Han Li Fen..".. Honey's name WAS TOTALLY WRONG even to the surname! Honey surname is XIA not Xie !!!
*shake-head* I dint realised this actually until everyone asked me.. o.O

Xiang Ann scratching his head.. ?? or
was Ann in such shock that made him suddenly light-headed so much he had to support his head??

I caught U! Not paying attention!

'Lecher-Honey' - look at his tougue..



Best Photos of the Day!






Private pool in GWP



Jaki - Our photographer praised us for being 'like a model'.. hee!

Honey after pinching my nose..

Really like this shot cos its natural & showed us enjoying ourselves

Swee..

Hurray!!!

Thank you to all who graced my event. You've made our celebration of love complete.

Thank you again.

Yours Truely

Bride's Dress & Necklace - Chim Design by Chim

Bride's Shoes - Charles & Keith

Make up & Hair - Liren Neo

Groom's Suit - Self
Groom's Tie - Bride hand made!

Photographer - O Studio, Jaki Ke

Venue - Goodwood Park Hotel, The Terrace