| Saturday, April 14, 2007 |
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Don't ask me why i was researching on such stuff, but i somehow just stumbled upon these information... so now i finally understand why in chinese traditions, girls are also known as 'pei qian huo'.. the below is a traditional guide as to how the expenses are usually divided between the two families during the planning of a wedding. The Bride's Family: The engagement party The reception,including the food and beverages like wine wedding cake decorations music flowers gratuities for the bartenders and waiters Wedding gift for the newly weds Wedding invitations,announcements and mailing costs Bride's wedding attire/trousseau Engagement and wedding photography The ceremony, including rental of the sanctuary fees for the organist, soloist or choir, and sexton;aisle carpets/runners and/or canopy/music flowers; and any additional costs for decorations Bridesmaids' bouquets Parking costs coat-check fees gratuities for traffic attendants Transportation for the bridal party, both to the wedding ceremony and from the ceremony to the reception Bridesmaids' luncheon Wedding albums Videographer's fee Personalized napkins, matchbooks, and guest towels The Groom's Family: Clothes for the wedding Their travel expenses Wedding gift for the newlyweds? The rehearsal dinner and any other expenses they elect to assume like omfg right? they might as well say let the bride's side pay for everything and the groom's family just stand by the side and watch the show. i think in modern times, like now, the total bill is split quite equally right?? even then, Shing, at this rate, i think we'll never get married knowing that we have to save up and pay off for most of the costs incurred, ourselves. lol. anyhows. i miss the boyfriend. my boyfriend. |
| Thursday, April 12, 2007 |
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i've finally found the best way to deal with stupid problems - to just go to bed and deal with it tomorrow. i'm just too tired to whine recently. disappointment feels downright, fucking shitty. hate it. |
| Tuesday, April 10, 2007 |
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The boyfriend is booking into camp this Friday, for the very first time. yes sweetheart, i know you might be a little concerned about life without your hair. but there's nothing to be afraid of - cause after they shave your head, you'll look as hot as this!!
maybe NS ain't gonna be that bad afterall... |
| Sunday, April 08, 2007 |
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yeah! my monster-sized photo blog entry is finally here! muahahaha. The class chalet was on the 28 29 and 30th of march at Aloha Loyang. to be completely honest, i thought it was really boring. (Maybe i spent tooo much time in the kitchen) Anyway, now i know why most chalet units are haunted with their resident ghosts - they're there to help spice things up and make things more exciting. really. Loyang was too clean.. maybe next time we should go back to Aloha Changi, Fairy Point Chalet 3...hmm. i mean really, the people there were so bored, they were watching chinese drama serials on channel 8!  and of course there were the mahjong people. it was a pity that i didn manage to sit down to play, i knocked out after cooking lunch and dinner and ila didn wake me up even though she promised to do so after coming back from the mahjong rental store. boo. Second night of the chalet was my birthday dinner.  My family came down to celebrate for awhile, to cut and eat the cake.. which my dad ordered from his baker friend who designed it for me! yummy marble cheesecake with strawberry!  i swear amanda spoils me rotten. thanks cutecute for everything! Love me more ya! as you know i secretly do. =Dand also to gen and serene for the lovely clutch bag! i know this is totally random, but my mummy thinks that Matthew and Leonard look alike. i'm somehow starting to think so too. and i think that matthew has a secret crush on leonard. here's a picture of the super funny choir people. i heart you guys like crazy. and before i forget, thanks for the presents as well. =) Until i realised that the jacuzzi pools are infested with frogs at night!! okay, maybe not infested.. but i swear, there are at least 7 frogs swimming there, in the pool. kelvin would gladly attest to it no? =D i dunno why, but i found the frogs strangely amusing, and kept returning back to look at them swim. oh! and when i told the girls about the frogs in the pool and brought them to look at it.. i swear. the looks on their faces - priceless. haha. thank god i didn go swimming, the next day, after we came back from our morning walk? (was it then iffah or cycling?) we saw frog spawn in the pool!!! haha! they're green-ish and come in long long strands. we saw ALOT hanging around in the water..PLUS! we saw these two frogs humping by the side too..uber cool eh? like maciam watching Animal Planet live or something.. i dunno why but thinking about those frogs makes me super happy. i think i'm sick.  My darling came to meet me at White Sands on the 30th, after we checked out from the chalet, to bring me and all my barang barang over to vivo for lunch at Carnivore! Carnivore is this Brazilian restaurant and their Churrascaria Lunch Buffet is just crazy. if you're not a meat lover, no point going really. all they serve is grilled meat but the people there slice the food onto your plates straight off the kebabs in your face! i think their salad bar is their only saving grace! but then again, it's perfect for lazy people! a buffet which requires no walking...  Cm bought me flowers for my birthday and had them delivered over to the chalet on the 29th, the night of my birthday dinner. it was a really sweet gesture. thanks so much sweetheart!  Lunch was great, and so was the walk outside, and the movie!The 31st, was Cm's birthday! Brought him to Marina Square for Xiao longbaos!!  i think that chinese restaurant (i can't remember it's name), located beside Secret Recipe, serves the best xiao long bao ever. cm and i think that it's even better than those from crystal jade and ding tai fung! cheaper too..Also bought him a cake from Rive Gauche Patisserie@ takashimaya for his birthday - this caramel peanut creation which i thought was quite an interesting combo. But to be honest, i bought it plainly because i thought it looked the cutest of all the cakes sitting at the display window.  thank god the cake tasted so good. and that cm loved it. =DHappy 19th Birthday!! i hope you had fun despite the stupid quibbles we had that day. thinking back now, i feel really bad and stupid. i'm so sorry..  Moving on! had my belated birthday lunch with my buddies - Hsien, Fangyi, Timo, Cheryl, Ernest and new girlfriend QianHui on April the first! yes, it's my birthday. and i get to be queen. so let me be happy. Hsien organized lunch and we had it at the Mussel Guys @ vivo.. yes, i went back to vivo again.. well, i shan't comment much on the food, but they really provided very good service, the people working there are all very very nice. Hsien had really bad hearing that day, even though the restaurant was strangely quiet.. the waitress clearly said, 'here are your set soups' or something along that line, and she heard it as 'sex soup'. i swear, you either have loads of ear wax in your ears, or you're just simply deprived. lol. here's a picture of the infamous sex soup. and if i did recall correctly, i think cheryl heard it as sex soup too...did you did you?? if you did, then maybe it's the waitress's fault. Here's Cheryl and my good friend timmy. He's Mexican. i dunno why the people at the Mussel Guys gave me two balloons. somehow i think the people at my table put them up to it. bleah. the balloons make me look super stupid. you can always approach me for my banking details. anytime.=) |
| Saturday, April 07, 2007 | ||
What Do People Envy About You? hmm.. |
| Wednesday, April 04, 2007 |
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my birthday post will be up as soon as all the pictures come in..don't be impatient ya hsien? anyway, the past week was plain madness, with the class chalet, mini birthday celebrations, cm's birthday and work.. yes, i'm now working at my mummy's office, again, almost everyday, doing the same admin stuff but facing loads of extra pressure as somehow, i dunno why, the boss and my mum seem to have higher expectations of the work that i produce this time and trust that i'm now competent enough to handle the more challenging reports and claims. boo hoo. higher expectations = perfect work performance= high stress level = inability to slack sighs.. which results in me getting so exhausted after a day of work in the office. Honestly, if i had a choice, i would rather have more days at Lancome, even if means having to stand for almost 7hours straight -there's this immense sense of satisfaction you'd get after hitting the counter / personal target, the adrenaline rush to grab sales and of course, extra comission! =D i suddenly realise i'm digressing from my topic. Anyway, i was on the train to meet ck and cm for dinner today, during the evening rush hour where the trains were squeezy and all, and i was standing, pushed up against one of the poles by this aunty when suddenly i smelt this very disgusting odor .. it seemed to be coming from behind me.. so i turned my head, only to find myself, only about 5cm away, from the hairy pits of an old fugly uncle. ohmygod. i swear the stench was absolutely disgusting. SMRT should really ban sweaty uncles, with hairy pits mind you (i think it would only smell half as bad if it was hairless, really, or if they were wearing shirts with sleeves to help aid in the airing of their rotten pits ), from wearing tank tops and then holding onto the handgrips, baring their pits for the wholefuckingworld to see and smell. dammit. why do these people have no brains? ....maybe because they haven't had a hairy armpit shoved up their face before... Only after, then would they realise the importance of deodorants and the maintainance of personal hygiene. bleah, i ranted. yeah-ness. |
i think i have the bunch of cutest friends ever. i mean, when singing the brithday song, you're supposed to stand around the person and not form up infront of the person in some choir-like formation and sing from there no? 
