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Another great opportunity to score brownie points with your future in-laws. What could be a better gift than giving a box of branded mooncake? Instead of sending a box of exotic flavours in snowskin, I picked this box of 6 mini baked mooncakes from Shangri-La. It is proven that brand does sell. The old folks were impressed with this box of branded mooncakes. Brownie points scored! But not into my net... but his... haha

Nursing a sore throat and a subsided fever... and a flu is developing.. moi struggled to tie the silvery thread onto the cards. The effort is enormous. "The spirit is willing but the flesh is not. " Got to stop now. The back is breaking and the nose is blocked. The throat is sored. Silvery Thread from Manila. The effort that gets only this far... This much more to do... so if you like to volunteer and help me, kindly contact moi. Merci Beacoup!

Got these 2 T-shirts from our BKK trip. Meant for the pre-wedding photoshoot. But it got axed by the gown designer. We both thought the wordings are quite funny. But guess who is wearing which one? Haha...

I seldom post anything related to wedding. Not that I have something so classified it can't see the daylight. Haha... in any case, the Big Celebration is drawing nearer.. and things are starting to fall into their respective places. This means... 1. Guest book - sent out for printing. Don't know when it will come back. Hmm.. my 1st time putting together a photobook and using it as our guest book. Heard is reliable so used their services. Cost me USD 25.99 for a 12" x 12" 21 pages photobook. (it was actually USD 24.99 for 20 pages, i added 1 extra page at USD 1.00 more and got a free shipping coupon) Source : http://www.artscow.com/ I hope is worth all the efforts and time. 2. Wedding cards and inserts - folded all the wedding cards and inserts in printing progress. Got these cards during our BKK trip. On hindsight, we should skip the card and just head straight for a postcard design type. And card is no longer the In-thing. Post card invitation is picking up the trend...

You think you have seen enough... What about this? Fascinating .... A BLACK Bread. RM3.50 for 3 thick slices. Taste? Like any soft white bread... I like it! Ah... instead of piglet, I got myself a fish. Not the live, swimming in a water tank... but a baked fish! Well, maybe you won't call it a baked fish... but whatever, I like it! And it tasted well! Yummy!

Complex. Complicated. Confused. Anxious. Unsettling. Fear. Doubt. Depressed. Stress. Compressed.

1. How many hours of sleep do you need a day? 2. How many hours of sleep do you want a day? 3. How many hours of sleep is then considered beauty sleep? 4. Or is it not the quantity but the quality? To the above questions, 1. 8 hours 2. 8 hours 3. 10 hours 4. Both But I am not getting any of the above. 1. New games in my PSP 2. New games in my PSP 3. New games in my PSP 4. New games in my PSP I'm just hooked to my PSP nowadays! And turning into a human panda! Photo source : http://rowhouselogic.com/Llama/panda3.jpg

Recently, called up a few old friends and realised that everyone's on a different path pursuing different goals in life. Some had their no. 3, while some dodged me like a thunder bolt. But there's one which set off a pang of envy in my heart. She's off to UK this weekend to start her new beginning. Maybe I should learn to be contented with what I have and still be thankful that even I don't have what I desire, whatever I have now is already very good.

Yesterday, went to this fast food joint which I don't patronise at all. Then why I went there. Because, it was the least crowded. Went up to the counter and order their newest menu which was grilled chicken. Took one bite and only one word came up to my mind " Revolting " Always trust the woman's instinct.

某人最近跟我说了这番话。 “ 恋人吵架何必搞什么 cool off period ？ 去冲个凉不就 cool off 了吗？” 看来我也应该试一试。 去冲个冷水凉！

Thanks to the inspiration by Yagiza. I went back to the gym today. I can't tell you how much my arms are aching now. But I intend to keep it up, in lest someone comments my body shape is not proportionate. Again!

A topic that has been lingering in my mind for the past weeks was Honeymoon... True to my dreamy brain, I have come up with many great destinations that would serve as wonderful honeymoon hotspots. 1. Maldives - beautiful beach, need I say more? 2. Japan's Hokkaido - but I'm more inclined to go during their summer so I can dive into the sea of tulips and sunflowers. 3. Israel - what better place than to start our lifelong journey together with Christ. But then, you see, preparing for wedding and getting the house all at the same time is strenuous to our piggy banks. I have to keep balancing the scale so that none will tip over to the other side. Image source : http://www.uiowa.edu/~fyi/issues/issues2003_v41/04022004/photos/FYI%20400/BalanceRGB005.jpg So after much thinking, negotiation, discussion, deliberation, arguments and pouting... we signed up for a trip to Korea.... image source : http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/cms/content/60/347460_image_1.jpg Departing .... 2 mont...

问世间情为何物 只叫人生死相许 执著下去也只 不过钻牛角尖 Learn to look from another perspective Learn to understand from another angle

Got the 2nd quotation from another ID. Whop Ho... is another way off the budget amount, a whopping 32k for the things we want to do. But I guess for now, besides getting quotations, I realise that we have no concrete ideas on what we like, what we prefer, what kind of theme are we looking at. Thanks to Ms Momo, who has gathered a few useful webbies for me to use as reference. source from : http://kitchen-interior-design.blogspot.com/ I quite like this kind of kitchen, gives me a cheery feeling. Feels very healthy and cosy too. source from http://www.homeinteriorszone.com/interior-decoration/21-modern-and-stylish-bedroom-designs/ Rustic feeling type of bedroom. Fuzzy warm feeling. But maybe not the green walls and the green carpet. Somewhere along this line.... source from http://www.decorpad.com/relatedPhotos.htm?photoId=17113 I guess I really like the rustics cosy kind of feel. Plus the bright airy feel. source from http://habituallychic.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html I woul...

Extracted from latest StyleWedding magazine Q: My fiance is totally disinterested in the wedding and has told me that he is going through it just to please his and my parents. Although I am able to do everything myself, I feel our relationship does not benefit at all from this. Any advice? A: Why have a wedding when one party in the relationship is obviously not interested in it? Before you set a date, it's best to understand what weddings are about in the first place. The event is for couples to exchange their vows and express their love and formal commitment to each other as husband and wife. It is also an opportunity for the newly-weds to share their joy with loved ones and friends. If one party does not feel the need for this or is totally disinterested in the event, then there is really no point in having a wedding at all. Don't rush into getting hitched under pressure or obligation. It takes two hands to clap and for a marriage to work, both parties need to be d...

Have been thinking about my life, my job and the things I like. Let's start with my life... There's a saying that the 40s is the new 20s. Then I guess I'm in the teens module. The teens is the time when you get wild, you get crazy, you have many BIG ideas and you dream. You get down to it and very hands on. You move forward without fear and enjoy the youth benefits it bring. I am perhaps a subdue "teen" then. If that's the case, I can be excused for the many BIG ideas I've got. The dreams and wishes that I've secretly buried in my heart. My life should be lived to the max on its own accord. The Job - won't it be nice if it is the IT job instead of just "it" is a job! Haha... move over dreamy head. Get real in this b'cos "it" helps to pay my bills and pamper my whims. I figure out that "it" won't be a job unless I'm the boss. Until that happens, I better turn back my screen to analyse my data. *looking behin...

I am filled with Dust. Barely into a month of the new hideout, a layer of dust formed at my shelf. The eyes tear and the nose block. How long more will it take before the Dust will settle?

I am annoyed. By my mum. And My boyfriend. Annoyed because he tried to smoke me about his marriage vow. Just hastily wrote me a few lines and handed up the homework. Tsk Tsk!!! Mr Poh, being in reservist is not an excuse. Homework was assigned to you in May. If you don't want to do it, say so. *Fuming* Already in a lousy mood when I got home last night, the illogical nagging fueled by my mum finally sparked off the fire. Terribly annoyed by my mum. First, kept saying she is a very simple person. Doesn't need a lot of things for the Guo Da Li. Kept stressing that the guy's family should have the final say. In that case, I told her, be prepared that they won't do much. Don't know what's gone into her. Suddenly she exclaimed so loudly, getting louder and louder, nagged at me from kitchen to my room. Kept saying, I messed things up, I complicated things, why cannot arrange both sides parents to meet, how can she tell the guy what to bring over.... I was already fumi...

Yesterday met up with Bridesmaid #1 (BM#1) for dinner. She asked about wedding favours and I began the history of the Great Idea... Long long time ago, I thought of a great idea for the wedding favour! Great Idea #1 picture taken from http://www.isaboutwedding.com/002.htm Rose tea in test tube - test tube kinda represent us as we first got to know each other in school as science student. - I like tea and rose represents romance so what happened? Great Idea #1 was dropped because of the manpower involved and of course, the cost is not going to be cheap. Then we went to bangkok early this year, I got Great Idea #2 Great Idea #2 Picture taken from http://www.favoursandgifts.co.uk/organzabags.htm Hershey's Kisses in Organza bag - saw many different kinds of size and colours of organza bag. - went to their supermarket, discovered they have flavours not available in SG so what happened? Hmm.. hubby-to-be exclaimed, " Huh?! You are going to keep the chocolate until end of the year...

Good for you! You have survived 2 weeks of your reservist, so did I. hee hee... wasn't as bad as i thought. Got to see you, on average, every 2 days ah Next week standby won't be so painful... keke

*hands up!* Me Me!! I want a trimmer bottom. Was first introduced to FitFlop by Darren who heard about the goodness of FitFlop from his colleague then. She raved about all the goodness to him and he in turn wanted to buy a pair for me. However, upon seeing the design, my head shook faster than a bullet train. Second impression improved after Ms Yoshi bought a pair and worn to work. I was not in any particular fond of FitFlop yet. 1 month ago, with the declining exercise rate, I decided I really need an external help. So I went to Isetan and tried on a pair. Expensive for a pair of flipflops and the size wasn't really suitable. But Today - someone raved it to me again about the wholesome and goodness of FitFlop. Oh yeah! The mind is set. The heart is set. The FitFlop will be mine! Who cares if there's no Isetan sales.... hmm... actually I do care... but how can I still care when my bottom is expanding?! Benefits of FITFLOP The FITFLOP I'm aiming.... but ouch! is a $100 less ...

How do you react when the New meet the Old? My smile was waned, brief and minimum. Cordial, polite and civic minded.

Can always trust on the good old Darren to fix any computer or internet problem. My old pc on the verge of dying which I had the very intention to change, was revived by him. That's was 2 years ago and until today, the power of this PC just kept on adding up. Hard for me to find an excuse to change to Mac. The bugging problem of me having difficulty of logging into this blog was also resolved by him. *amazed*

I had such a lousy yesterday... Got to squeeze with the impossible crowds in the trains and bus. It won't happened if I could leave my office earlier. The incessant phone calls drove me to the brink of craziness coupled with the fact, I was running late for my piano teaching. Back home, I couldn't access this blog AGAIN.... I don't know what's wrong or is it just a coincidence that after the typhoon in Taiwan, I have problems accessing blogspot at home. But I have no problem logging into my account in office or at boyfriend's place. Does it got to do with Singnet? The renovation quotation I got is depressingly so off our budget. Although we got our new place without COV and below valuation, the 5% cash component imposed by the bank was really hefty. Perhaps it is time to review my expectations, re-aligned my needs and wants to better fit into our budget.

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During dinner yesterday with a wise woman, she gave some insights on relationship with people, family and elderly. After hearing her out, I told her I would give it some thought. 1. On Independence - There's nothing wrong being independent. However, this could be overbearing because I would fail to consider others' needs and wants. So it will actually help to build rapport with the occasional treats. My 1st line of defense was insisting that this is so hypocritical, so unnatural. Because this has to be done consciously. But on 2nd thought, things that do not require any effort from my part will yield no result. 2. On changing Mentality - A chore will always be a chore unless you change your mentality. If you stop thinking that it is a chore, it will not be. Sounds familiar to me, like the same quote from FM 93.8 Eugene Low - Change your perspective, Change your life. My 2nd line of defense, why do I have to change? Think again, I have a lot to lose if I don't change my ment...

Heee Heee... just wanna do a quick update here. Was thrilled to see the Pre-Wedding shoot up on the photographer's blog. http://www.absolutresolution.com/blog/?p=1230 Hmm... got the "feel" I'm looking for... finally =D Thanks Joe!!!

Entering into the last quarter of the year. Hope my wishes and dreams will come true.