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  • Jul. 14th, 2009 at 10:27 AM
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i must not go to bed until 9pm this evening. i will fight all temptations to lounge on anything comfy. seriously though, it must be my age or something, i used to be able to do longhaul flights and bounce right into action but recently i've been struggling with different timezones and travel fatigue!. so i must not succumb to the z-monster today!

im slurping through a hot bowl of kway teow fishball mee now, trying to figure out which meal of the day its meant to be. and sorting through dad's billion pictures and will have some lovely pictures to share soon!

meanwhile, dearly beloved has been the best boyfriend ever.
he keeps a very close eye on our wedding appointments and details.
he even calls a hair fascinator by its name!
just sharing a  little snippet of our daily conversation.

d: guess what?
z: XX is pregnant with twins/ children nowadays curse more than before/ im getting a walkin wardrobe/ josh duhamel is getting a divorce!!
d: nah... but guess what?
z: what.
d: we're getting married in 5 days!!!

and this entire drill repeats itself the very next day! yes, we're dorks but the ROM countdown begins! :)

g'day world!

  • Jul. 9th, 2009 at 7:58 PM
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the entire clan is now in a train headed to kings cross from edinburgh after our little getaway in the scottish highlands. everything is so peaceful and beautiful here... and because scotland is known for their horridly cold winters and rainy grey weather, i was prepared for the worst! but not too bad cept for occasional sprinkles here and there. the fresh air and breeze, delicious! makes me miss spring so much! the convertible dad rented *raises brows* got quite a bit of work out in the pretty weather. everyone says we lucked out and caught the best weather in ages. yayyyy..

wow! what a mouthful to say about the weather. but i just glad to enjoy some family time and chill out a little before our little party.

just a couple hours ago, we had a little bit of a hike up to Arthur's Seat with song, the sportiest thing i've done in ages! and it felt fabulous.. now i won't feel guilty when i pig out at dinner! 

but i haven't had decent internet connection in ages! so just catching up on some lovely blogs and belated entries...

here are some from the weekend before at prive, keppel bay! ;)



qian and her birthday present. (she loved it! *phew*)


matchstick fries with truffle oil! it was delish!!! a little like eating chips! (or crisps as they call it here!! all so confusing.)

ohoh! and i nearly scored a pair jimmy choos this afternoon. and i use the word nearly very loosely because they were the PERFECT shoes in the PERFECT colour and height. but only 6 sizes too big. better luck next time, chica! :)

international cuisine day: mediterranean

  • Jul. 3rd, 2009 at 12:48 PM
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man! it has been 5 years since we started this international cuisine day. (and also 5 since we graduated from NTU!!) i think it started when we decided to try our hands in the kitchen and made an international mix of toasted bread (pizza), toss-everything-in-the-fridge-and-mix (fried rice), pan fried melty sausages (from gogo hotdogs). hence the name 'international cuisine day' but we've had a few more successful themes thus far. so way back then in borrowed houses, paper plates and much to be desired culinary skills, we started this little tradition! and man have we come far! :) 

theme: mediterranean
venue: deaf & jay's
dresscode: toga
chef: dick


isn't pheebs the prettiest kittty cat ever? just like her step mom, she loves loves bags.. this is her snuggling up to carol's leather purse


urm.. actually any sort of bags.. her in our ta-pow bag..


seasoned by his stepmom, he was ever ready for photoshoots...


caprese salad with basil


the yummiest fried fish! it was the bomb! we had yogurt dip, pita breads, falafel, rice and the entire fanfare!!! good job dick!! :) 


as usual, we play to not wash.. but lost!! to the boys!!!

its actually news-worthy because we NEVER EVER lose, except for once at cranium (and swore never to play that game again) but i think the boys are actually getting pretty good as a team. oh well, at least we had fun cleaning up... while the yayapapayas stood outside engaging in manly-banter. how gay. 

and im obviously not a gracious loser. :)

pay back time...

  • Jul. 2nd, 2009 at 6:56 PM
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thus far in our pseudo-long-dist relationship, daniel has done most of the travelling. i fly to phnom penh maybe once every 5 times he flies home. he's got the entire check-in - customs- temperature checkpoint thing down to a tee. he makes it his little race where "cabin-crew-disarm-doors" marks the start time. sometimes he is out so fast he has to sit and wait for me at the terminal, gloating at all the other slower passengers lumbering into their rides awaiting at the curb. he even has a personal best timing that he tries to beat each time.. (significantly slower after the outbreak of H1N1, but boy! that man really tries every single time.) each trip is an adventure.

i love it that he takes this entire thing in such good spirits.

i, on the other hand, terrible at it. i get grumpy when i cant catch forty winks on the plane. i get grumpy when the food is not right. i get grumpy waking up too early in the morning. i get grumpy when there is a crying baby.  i get grumpy period. for crying out loud, missy, its budget airline. what do you expect, right?

but now, things will change. i will be the frequent traveller, flying back for work almost every week.  i just plonked down a hunka cash on flights for the next half of the year. *sigh* but guess this is all part and parcel of moving away from home.

plugged me and ma honey's flights into a spreadsheet and it looks as messed up as the periodic table. bah..

oh well, at least administrative duties are over.

wedding stuff: have your cake and eat it

  • Jul. 2nd, 2009 at 2:21 AM
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im a firm believer of real cakes.. especially when they look as fabulous as this! :) 

this amaaaazingly gorgeous cake is a handcrafted masterpiece from cherylshuen. she worked this entire cake around our couple's love for music (and their groups of talented friends who spontaneously climbed on stage to belt out concert-worthy solos.. beats any band hands down!) and their wedding theme of orange! i must say her marzipan flowers were even prettier than the real thang! woah! 


three tiered chocolatey yum-ness!


check out the detailing! it was so intricate i couldn't beat watching people eat them.. ooo i love the bejewelled bows... it was so pretty i kept hovering around the cake table..

more pictures on spellbound's blog soon! :) 

things that mean the world to me...

  • Jul. 2nd, 2009 at 1:18 AM
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1) a glass of cranberry goodness & mozerella toasties
2) aggie's description of my man .. 'young and very talented'.
3) hand-written letters
4) pretty weddings
5) ma stinkystinks dogs...
6) sleepovers! :)
7) anything yellow polka-dotted! (*sigh* cant wait till this obsession is done and done!) 
8) my boss. she is seriously the bomb.

happy hump day!

holla boon..

  • Jun. 26th, 2009 at 12:34 AM
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to the guy who reads my blog cos of my ohnotheydidn't feed, i love you too. :)

fyi, the green and white fluffy florwers are hydrangeas.

happy birthday again, darling june! :)

note to self, next time i lose weight, check for tumour.
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im done obsessing with the linens. i put my friend through so much pain as they patiently sort out "a touch of cream" versus "white with a touch of frost" or "pale yellow like a creamy popsicle".. haha.

moving on to even more mundane details like the fans. we scoured through the markets with suman a few months ago looking for lollipop fans that yellow in colour. he's a hard bargainer and i wanted "pantone 14" yellow fans so it was no deal. qian &  daniel were just glad to get us moving from one stall to the other.

but now im back with vengeance.


basically i like this idea for garden weddings. (or as deaf bluntly pointed out. its not a garden la.. its a porch!!) but still, i think its a fab idea!

its just for the ladies but it would make fantastic pictures, i reckon.

the chinese dancer in me votes for this...


in this shade:


or just plain ole this?



what do you think, guys??

mid-week fiesta

  • Jun. 24th, 2009 at 10:51 PM
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needed to shop and chill a little from non-stop wedding action. (happens a little when your job and personal life runs a little too close..)
and in came the girlies for a perk me up! :):)



seriously now, i love them so much.

and also, urm, we ordered way too much.
and against better judgement, had to order the lavas just cos it was cute.
and counted to three and poked holes in it. it was almost ceremonial.
and we missed the married one.

we also poured through fun jewellery, flipped through "way too young" clothes and spotted a bright yellow birdcage. which gave me ideas! :)

ooo i think i even love them more than cupcakes.

oh! and i got a 'just-because' pressie over the weekend from the boy! im a proud owner of a brand new polaroid camera! yayyyy... i love "old technology" (as my dad puts it..) cos they're so much fun! im no photographer but i like the way holga pictures look too. maybe i should get one for my birthday this year!!!!

cookie & baby

  • Jun. 23rd, 2009 at 5:17 PM
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last sunday, we swung by to carol's after jones the grocer to visit their new fur-child.


brand new to the family, baby gets frightened when we visit and hids in the tiniest corner.. i don't really blame her because till now, daniel gets occasionally shocked at how loud we are..



cookie display of sibling rivalry...

shaun & his toys. he always has happy things to look at. my newest love, his step-through european bike. its a shame no one is tall enough to ride it properly.. but oh so pretty!

travel stuff: visiting scotland

  • Jun. 22nd, 2009 at 5:54 PM
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an unexpected pink dot on my map. its prolly my last without the mister.  but it seemed suitably romantic because that where my parents lived together before they had us weirdos..

i cant wait!! *bounce*

found this amazing picture on flickr! wow! i wish i took pictures like this.

booboo of the weekend! :)

  • Jun. 22nd, 2009 at 10:57 AM
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im so thrilled this monday morning! :) fuelled by a lovely weekend of indulgent meals, quiet time and dancing.

we were part of a 2-day dance workshop at jj's with jamie jesus. and had a ball! it was just the right amount and level of dance classes for us as we have been slacking on the dancefloor for ages. and we love saying "we're going to see jesus tomorrow!" to our friends. seriously though, we thought at some point he would spoilt our fun and introduce himself as "ja-may hay-soos" but no, he is jamie jesus! i love it! :)

and urm, i locked myself out of my home this week in the backyard. how dumb, so i climbed by fence, trudged through the longkang behind and found that i latched myself out of my front door too.. *sigh* and with the parents out of town and all, i was truly stuck. thanks to my neighbours and their spidey-super powers.. we finally got my sorry arse in again..

but other than that, all's good!! and we're properly registered to get married! weehee!!! :)

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that totally did him in..



mocha was so pleased, he looked like he died and went to dog heaven. kept walking past the glass doors to catch a glimpse of his new look.

*sigh*

now i can't get him to remove it...

have a lovely weekend, kids!

my baby, gigi..

  • Jun. 19th, 2009 at 12:08 AM
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this babydoll is growing up way too fast! :( her mommy tells me stories all the time and she says the smartest things! she remembers me as the girl who braided her hair. thats sorta a nice thing, i guess. but we missed her on our last trip back because she was with her daddy over christmas.. but her mommy shared with us her latest tap class video and omg, her doing the cha-cha-cha.. ha-larious! 

*sigh*

its so hard to miss out on seeing her grow up.



she also has the prettiest name (and mom..). she is gianna.

daniel, if you're reading this... when are we going back to the burg again?

our wedding: stationery galore

  • Jun. 16th, 2009 at 5:54 PM
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i've lost my blogging mojo. 

only one culprit - work! 

but [info]lemonster , here you go!

ok before i get stones thrown my way, i already know im an obsessed bride. all our guests share our last names .. but no, had to send formal invites that matches each theme and mail them out old-fashioned way... even daniel got an invite in cambodia! *sigh* anyway, intially i'd wanted to have the invites professionally designed but with my super low guest count, no one would do it for me. so DIY it was! :)



the morning theme is bright, sunny and fun!! these neat double sided invites came in the cutest envelopes with matching inserts.. printed them at bras basah so we could get them on 250 gsm paper.

i still working on the bride & groom chair, dessert buffet, name tags and thank you cards.. i love the dots.. makes me happy! :)


our evening invite bit more urm.. traditional, as requested by mum. this is the brainchild of my beloved parents. mum came up with the visuals and the concept and dad executed it.

did i mention my mum is fantastic with jewellery so when you unclasp the card, you will find that it actually doubles up as a pair of earrings. perfect gift for the ladies because we requested them to come dress in cheongsam finery! :) what i great idea..



pops also designed the map of our venue (at the back side of the card), its very pretty and well designed! then he came up with the genius idea to scan the lace we bought and create a motif.. so we can apply it to:



our menu card and place card! :) so love!!!
 

chilling on a friday evening

  • Jun. 12th, 2009 at 11:28 PM
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what a pretty beer-mug of tea! :) it was as yummy as it looks!

thank you for thinking of me in china, anna..

a lillypad-ful of ideas..

  • Jun. 8th, 2009 at 11:11 AM
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howdy mates! how was your weekend? mine zipped by so fast and i had so much fun. we met george from a photo story for a quick hour and spoke about his new photographic project! i love it.. so much fun and such great ideas. and he is so right! eveyone needs something other than your job to keep the passion going. even if your job is super fun like ours! :)

im all bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning! was web-browsing when i saw this!  gosh! all my favorite things in one place. colours, clothes, painted ceilings, wall art, girlie scribbles.. an absolute treat! i would die to see that myself one day. and im completely inspired by the bright and bold contrasts for pink and greens!! a little splash of fun in a preppy-chic setting! have always been a fan of lilly pulitzer and their stationery. i love it! :)




mood board from wed chicks! :)

have a sweet marn-day, loves!

the chew-ren..

  • Jun. 6th, 2009 at 9:25 AM
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some happy snaps from uncle boon tat's wedding anniversary dinner.

this is my mama's side of the family. we had children spilling out of our ears..


esther flirting with the camera


jojo who is possibly one of the most intelligent child i've met.. (and mischievous)


debs strikes a supermodel pose at age 8...


everyone calls baby lois "loo-is".. poor girlie...


tengsy poodles who is back from hawaii! :) and the oldest child in the pack, my mummy.

the best friend's wedding is in full steam and i got my bridesmaid dress! yippeedoodles! i cant wait..

have a giggle-y weekend!

  • Jun. 6th, 2009 at 12:23 AM
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BE WARNED! after watching this with my brother once, i had the tune in my head for the WHOLE FRIGGIN' AFTERNOON..

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