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Wednesday, June 27, 2007 NEWS UPDATE:I am moving my blog to Multiply and will be closing this blog account pretty soon. It is exactly 2 years ago that I started blogging. And today is also the day after my 30th birthday. My BIG 30! Argh, scary. Since it's easier to blog in Multiply & have the photos uploaded, I'd rather have my blog posts posted there. Wednesday, June 13, 2007 Had my wedding photoshoot done on 8 June, Fri.The day started at 10.30am with makeup & hair styling...followed by indoor photoshoot till 5.30pm. The outdoor shoot took place at about 6pm. Unfortunately, it rained so heavily at Bugis (where my bridal studio is located) but guess I'm still pretty lucky in a way that the rain stopped at around 5.30pm. By then, ground wet & sky not so bright. So our photographer, Sam was suggesting maybe we have to reschedule the outdoor shoot to Sept/Oct. But my hubby & I as well as Sam were quite persistent to go out & try to see if any outdoor shoot is possible. So in the end, we managed to take a few shots at St. George's Church & Botanic Gardens cuz luckily the sun came out a bit. I had initially wanted to go a few more outdoor places & told Sam abt it....but since it rained liao...too bad. All plans changed. Actually, also good lah...if take too many photos, in the end also headache. Got so many photos to choose from. Cuz as it is, with the indoor photos & the handful of outdoor ones, I think my hubby & I would already have headache selecting the number of pics given to us in the package. We are also determined not to end up in the "trap" of topping-up cuz wait the photo album will end up in some corner few years down the road, hehee. My makeup artist (MUA), Cecilia, did an excellent job in dolling me up. From having small single eyelids, she made my eyes looked so much bigger with double eyelid tape & fakes eyelashes. She also gave me 5 looks with different hairstyles to match the 5 outfits. I think my hubby, Mic, was very pleased with the end results...haha. Think he must be wondering "woah, my lao-po so pretty" *LOL*. Anyhow, despite it being a tiring & long day, we had so much fun, I kinda miss the session now. A few headshots taken "secretly" in the changing room. This was my 1st look to go with my made-to-measure short purple evening gown. My MUA asked me if I'm ok to go with the "wild & havoc" look & I said Go for it! Afterall, it's only once in a lifetime. And my MUA also agrees and said leave the decent hairdo & makeup for the actual wedding day itself! haha.  My makeup & look with cheongsam. The hairdo was completed yet though but i just took the pic during lunch break.  Close-up shot of my makeup & fake eyelashes...very long & luscious! :) 
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 Have been awhile since my last blog.Ever since my maternal grandma (whom I love very much) got admitted to hospital about 3 weeks ago, it has been a very busy & tiring period. Going to the hospital to visit her everyday after work & during the weekends when I have the time. Actually, I hate going to the hospitals. Disliking it cuz everytime a visit to the hospital means someone is not well. And the doctors & nurses just like to draw blood from the patients, day in day out. I know they are just doing their job....but then why must they draw blood like twice a day & everyday of sorts? My dad was also like that...draw until he scared. My grandma too....her hands are all bruised cuz they kept poking & poking. Being old, it's hard to detect the veins....they even had to draw blood from the veins from her foot. She even had to beg the doctor "tolong tolong" not to draw anymore blood from her. It is so heartwrenching.... Sometimes I wish one can be an immortal. Even though I know we will have to leave this world when our time is up, I can't help it but wish one (especially someone close to us) doesn't have to go. And as much as I know it is impossible, I wish I can escape and run away from this truth. Guess I can't accept death as it is. And it is always difficult to let go... With my pre-wedding photoshoot coming up in a week's time, I feeling more tired than ever, dark eye circles, lack of rest worrying & thinking about my grandma everyday, I feel so exhausted at work. I just hope & pray my grandma will get better & well soon & her pain to be lessened. And all will be worth. Tuesday, May 15, 2007 I haven't been posting lately cuz not much to update.The only thing that is stressing me up most at the moment is the wedding preps. Haven't really started to do the nitty-gritty stuff yet but just by thinking of it is already giving me a big headache. Currently, the thing that upsets me most is the making of my wedding (WG) & evening gown (EG) . So far I am pretty pleased with my WG but for my EG, I must say I am quite disappointed. It wasn't what I had envisioned it to be. Dunno issit because of the material use or the whole feel abt it. Then I also feel "paisay" to tell the designer to alter/amend the design cuz I dont' want to hurt her feelings. But then I am the bride and the customer, I should be more honest in what I want mah hor. *sigh* I'm going for my 2nd fitting on 19 May, so I shall see if I can speak to my designer to let her know exactly how I feel. House reno also delay a bit cuz Michael is away quite often in April so things came to a halt as most decisions on home reno are done by him, since I know nuts. I had hoped we can move in by early Jul so that we can start on wedding preps soon. Now, looking at the progress, I think we can only move in in August. Friday, April 20, 2007 I've been asked this question today, "So how's married life"?. In fact, this is not the 1st time someone had asked me that question.And many a times, my answer would be "same lor"..nothing much changes. But the truth is, if you "dig" deep enough...there're actually differences. Well, guess because we are not staying at our own place yet so maybe the differences are not that prominent or great yet. Personally, I think the one great major difference is that once married, you're committed to each other & it's a life-time contract. Some even say it's a death sentence, haha. Anyway, being in a marriage means you'll have to deal with issues together and in times of arguments, resolve it amicably (as hard as it may be at times). Cannot anyhow throw tantrums already...but have to grow up & deal with things as mature adults. Like if in a relationship, when there's a quarrel...maybe one party will ignore or give the silent treatment to the other for a period of time. Or even during a quarrel, one party may just walk/run away. But if you're married, cannot behave as such liao. Well...maybe still can lah but it'll be abit awkward. Imagine staying together & giving each other the silent treatment. It's a torture. And cannot run away or don't want to meet up cuz cannot everytime when there's an argument, go back to "niang jia" or the husbands hang out somewhere else & don't come home. And some couples decide to break up after some argument but if you're already married, cannot make such decision liao...unless something happened. So I guess there's really a difference between pre & post married life. The same friend who asked me the question today also said to me, "I didn't know you need to put in so much work to manage your marriage". I think for those who are married, may or may not agree with me, but I think it's true. A lot of work is needed & required to manage a marriage, let alone a successful one :) Wednesday, April 11, 2007 Celebrated my 1 year anniversary with Michael on 9 April 2007, Monday.Though we are only together officially for a year, it felt like ages to me. Maybe we had sunk into the "lao fu lao qi" stage liao. We had a simple dinner at Giraffe Restaurant, located at the Istana Park. A pretty nice place with a relaxed, chill-out ambience & music. Food is not bad too. Currently, our lovenest is undergoing renovation which started work on 5 Apr. They took 2 days to hack the tiles and it will take about 10 days for the tiles to be laid. The expected completion date is mid-May. I can't wait for our place to be ready. We have already ordered & bought most of our furniture, electrical appliances and stuff. We're still hoping we will be able to get "sponsorship" for the rest of the electrical stuff..... We will be staying as a couple at our own place for now till when Michael's parents are too old to stay on their own then they will move in with us. No choice cuz Mic is the only son. Though I don't really mind staying with the in-laws but if given a choice I would rather not & I would rather stay with my own mom. Though my in-laws are ok people but sometimes the things they do or say can get on my nerves (hehee). Guess it's the same elsewhere for most of us who have to stay with the in-laws. Thursday, March 29, 2007 I went to my 1st fitting at the bridal studio last Sun evening with Michael and 2 other friends whom I had asked to join me.I was really excited to see how the gowns my designer & I had conceptualized turned out to be. By the way, both my wedding & evening gowns are made-to-measure (MTM), rather than getting those off-the-rack. Guess cuz I'm so small-sized, getting off the rack one may requires quite a lot of alteration & what's more, the gowns may have been worn by others before already. At least with MTM, I can choose what I want. I guess my research online & from bridal magazines have kind of paid off. The gowns turn out lovely, especially my wedding gown!! I love it so much! And to think it's only the 1st fitting (without embellishments, etc). Even Mic was very happy with it too. We love the back of the gown which is pretty unique. Well, I think I have to give a little credit to him cuz he suggested the design on the back of the gown. And as for the evening gown, it looked simple at this moment but hopefully with the full works on it, it'd turn out as good as what I wanted to. The only thing is cuz it's a short gown, I have to buy a pair of suitable silver colored shoes to match it. The pair which I had recently bought was not very suitable, so I have to start searching for it all over again. It's so hard to find a nice silver colored shoes when you need it! Argh. I've always enjoyed my time at the bridal studio. Excellent service & a good designer. I know I am in safe hands....haha! Can't wait for my 2nd fitting in May. |
