Week-END where-ABOUTS

Weekends le !!!! so happy !! TGIF !!

I haven been working for many many weekends since december'06. Luckly thing i have cols who can cover me else i'll be very tired u know !

This weekend, i tot of going Ikea to get a new bed for my mum as she is coming to cook for me ! muahhh !!!!.. so looking forward to her cooking !

I wonder why each time i miss my mum i tot of her cookings .. i wonder if my kids will do the same to me.. i guess unlikely as my cooking is no where to compare to my mum's.. but come to think of it.. i have a friend who praise her mum's cooking very much. once we had a chance to try her mum's cooking and ...we actually don't enjoy it..

maybe all children will love their mum's cooking no matter if it's nice or not.. it;s just the feeling of it ? but my mum's cooking confirm is good as i'm not the only person who feels her cooking is fantastic even my husband or neighbours feel the same..


ohh.. im suppose to plan where to go this weekend, not abt mum's cooking.. yeah.. plan to go ikea.. then maybe keep a look out for maternity clothing.. i guess very soon i'll wont be able to fit into my daily clothing.. better see see look look now..

Have a great weekend !

Endless Week

This week seems to drag so long.. so looking forward to weekends...

maybe too much free time in work place these days....but i cant sleep in office..

so i setill feel tired.. sleepy...i need lots of time to zzzzzzzz....

yawn till jaw tired.....

Im Over FirsT TrimEster !!

Kinda excited cos finally im over the first trimester ( 3rd month), according to doc nausea and vomitiing will subside after this trimester but does not mean wont have it. Occasionally i still vomit sob sob.

According to the book i read, after the first trimester, lesser chances of miscarriage. so safer to move about now. kekeke.

That day, my sis just ask how am i. i told her much better as no vomitting for a week. Never knew on that night i vomitted twice, my dinner was wasted again.. mum said pantang.. cannot say next time !

now im reading the mummies forum to get more info on pregnancy and even child care..this is something we still headache abt .. after the bb born.. who is going to take care.. geesss.. maid/child care/parents ??

Sue, thanks ! yeah a lifetime experience i must say.. at least i'm over the worst 3 mths.. i hope ! still alive and kicking !! kekeke..wish me luck to the rest of the journey

Sting-i-ness

Tak boleh tahan...

Sometimes people is so stingy till their stinginess affect other people..

real case #1:
one of our col in another department went for fibroid removal op. He wanted to show how he care, telling her if she go for operation, must inform him so that he will visit her or buy her some fruits basket.

So, recently, she went for the op. We found out. he talk big to her department cols , wanted her address cos he wanted to send him some wellness gift.

So, guess what he did ? he send an email asking me to buy and ask everyone in our department to share !!! funny right ? isn't he the one wants to show kindness ?? why must we share and buy for him ?

That's the problem. the underline lies in.. he always wanted to do something...to show others how generous he is.. how kind he is.. but he used his own department people to pay for it. he ask everyone to share.. not he ask.. he used other to do the job to sk others.. u get what i mean. so beh tahan him.

a $45 fruit basket, cant he afford ? but he rather ask everyone to share (we don't like the lady anyway, such an arrogant person) , so if u don't share, he take it personal, taking it as u r not cooperating with him.

So, we r the scapegoat !

real-case #2
He emailed to me asking if myself and another col wanna go for lunch to eat fish head curry. his treat. im fine with it lah, but being understanding, i say i will buy deserts. all agreed.

But, when we at the hawker centre, the food came. the aunty asking for money. guess what he did ?? he pretended eating.. din even show any initiative to take out wallet to pay.. so my col as a guy, have to foot the bill !!!'

Can you believe it ?? i still keep my words, i bought them deserts. cos im not like him. he thinks everyone owes him cos he is the one decide our salary & bonus !

But, hey, we work for it ! and the money is not his ! it's the company's !!

We wonder if he will double his wealth by doing all these small action ! despising people who always trying means and ways to get advantage of others. abuse his power over the weak !

Geesss.. how i feel better after i spill it out !! i cant be going around complaining him ! i wish i could say it out loud and let him hear it !

TaX-inG

Another year to give money to gahmen..our hard earned money will be distributed to their projects to build and rebuild their bridge/road/house..renovate and renovate again and again...

This year nothing for me to submit for tax relief.. sobb.. sobb...

GaTHering

Once again Gis initiated the gathering. Past few times were called off cos not much of response from all..

seems like this time 4 of us will meet for sure. it's been some time since i meet Iris or BK. The last time i met Gis was during my wedding.

now, most of the cols we know in HP have left..to a better place..

Geess.. sleepy now.. got to try to stay awake..yawn yawn..

Saw jia's blog on CH's wedding..we wonder if ML will ever improve on her fashion sense. she looks older than her age and not up to date.. maybe that's what prof c likes .. heee..

anyway, boss left office le.. he eats snake a lot lately.. we also happy lah..

You & me..

Im feeling better now.. not fully but better than before..

Yesterday, we can see him/her in a much clearer picture..with hands and legs and face and stomach... amazing how much changes in just a month time.. last month is just a bean-like feature...amazing how this small little life of 5cm can move and kick..

Geesss.. still overwhelm with the image of the cute little thing..the connection btw me and him/her...amazing...

NeW LifeStyle...

I never know this is so difficult. The initial excitement and anticipation have gone with the weeks of suffering..

The experience is no joke really...hopefully i'll be back to my normal lifestyle again..always looking at the bright side though..with the support of my family and LGG...

Still coping with the changes .. I know i'll be fine.. just a few more weeks to go... !!!!

PearlScale

LGG bought me two Pearlscale Goldfish..

They look like the picture below.very cute. like ping pong. nice..
Now is the matter of how long will they last..

BaCk

Im Back to reality since last week. Been feeling un-well. Now nose still stuck. sob.

Europe is just too cold for me. Air too dry for me. Scenary is beautiful but i cant live with that weather.

I still prefer and suitable to stay in hot and humid country. i miss laksa, nasi lemak when in Europe. How nice our own country is !!

The flight there also killing me. Taking more than 10 hours to go and come back. We suffered from Jetlag. now still recovering from the sleeps we lost..zzz...

CountinG DowN..4..3..2..1..

Getting more excited now.. 3 more days to go and we will be off to our long waited honeymoon !!

Yipeeee.. this is the only trip that my luggage is full with long sleeves and super thick cold wear. Usually when go holiday will bring lighter clothing possible.

Our bags are now full with our clothing. I wonder how much can we shop...mmm..

Europe !! We r coming to you !!

Happy Chinese New Year to my friends and family.

Piggy year and finger cross, it will be a better year for you and me :)

BloG-HaLT

Blog is upgrading the login system and im not able to login since. Finally, today i manage to login with the google login.

So troublesome. Wonder how will it help with or withour this enhancement.

Neeway..Been busy lately. work wise is always management. Next week will be a kick-off of our project and i wonder if im the one to chair the meeting. scary ! i'm not good in public speaking. later i shiver and fainted on the spot. Best if i just do the background work.. no need high profile or show face. geeess..

We have a take-over from Japan system. High chances we will be flying in business class over in Feb/March. I will only be back end of Feb from honeymoon. Thus, not sure if they can wait for me !! sob !!

For the time being..i wont blog much ! still got many more things to do. Haven even start packing for our trip ! geess.. i hope i can cope with the cold weather there. Sis just came back from Korea, weather too cold and she said nose bleed. scary !!

Happy packing !!

Task Completed

I've finally uploaded all the photos taken by photographer for my wedding day onto web. I've posted some in my previous blog.

I will send personal email to friends for the photos viewing as i will not post photos with our faces in blog.

Next step is to choose photos to print in hardcopy. Pheww.lots of work cos if can i want to print all but then will need to buy many albums to place. Not practical also.
So, got to choose and pick.

Got to settle all these before Feb. as we will have many more photos from our honeymoon.

This weekend i wanna bake chocolate cakes !! No i need a mixer ! got to get it this saturday. lalalala.

I haven been posting my cooking on web. heee. so far i've burn away one chicken & one container. The rest went smoothly. ohh.. yesterday boil soup forgot to remove the seed of the melon Dunno what it is called. those yellow melon type to make soup.

heee..challenging to be housewife huh.

Our PhoTos..

Wedding Eve 29th December 2006

My wedding flower. I choose the colour & the design. Sweet i love it.



Sister's floral band. This is for my friends.
My sis-in-law helped me to create this. Nice.



My wedding gown.
Two white gown(1 morning, 1 evening) & one pink modern "gua" & a can-can to help to hold-up the gown to make it looks wider below.



Desert of the night as a wish for both of us to stay happiness ever after with lots of children to come. sweet. Mum made this for us.



House Decoration

Mum's idea to hang balloons. The happiest person are Yann & chenn. They have so much fun that night.



My nails
Sis & i went to bugis to get our nails done. This is the french style with some diamonds intact. i choose pink of pink is the theme colour for my wedding.



Our wedding day - 30th December 2006, morning

Groom aka LGG come to pick me up with his brother carrying these as part of the chinese custom. Then my mum will return him with some goodies too.





Our wedding - 30th December 2006, Afternoon


Our wedding Dinner - 30th December 2006, evening

Some beautiful pictures by our photographer

Our Weddign sign-board


Our wedding cake, new design as i want pink roses on the cakes




Our wedding cake, the top genuine layer. We chose chocolate cakes as Grand Hyatt is popular with their thick chocolates. Usually wedding cake is fruits cake.





Chinese Custom Wedding

The Sticker on our room door


The rooster & hen that symbolises the Husband & Wife ? not too sure. But my aunt said they lead the way to happiness & towards parenthood.

One pair of bedside lights "Xi" is to be lighten up not sure why too.



Yann(boy) will punch through the potty to retrieve ang pow.



Some others:















After Our wedding

Jewelleries from relatives (mum, mum-in-laws, siblings, uncle/auntie)

The traditional 4 pieces of gold from each side of our parents. Yellow gold.


Wedding cards from relatives & friends

Y2007 New Year Resolution

Not sure what im busy with but just don't seem to have time to do my usual stuff. Haven't got the time to upload photos too.

Well, it has been second week of Y2007 and im married for 2 weeks now. Things are great, getting better i must say. We started to feel comfy with our new home. Still have many things have yet to tidy & pack but we will do it gradually.

Oh yeasss.. It has been the third year i blog on my New Year Resolution !! Just a guideline to my one year planning i guess.

A Flash back on my Y2006 New year resolution and how much have i accomplished my goals

Careers & Travel:
Boss has been good to me. Appreciate my work and have high hopes in me.
He has given me many opportunities to learn new things and see different aspect of IT life. It is enjoyable and fruitful.

This year, finger cross that i'll have chance to travel as boss has been mentioning this for the nth times but seems like things get delayed and delayed. He din fly for the whole of 2006 too. One reason was due to change of Management. We have a new boss who looks like Jurasic park 1 actor.

Feb'07 we will know if i get promotion/pay rise/bonus. hoo..fat new year i hope.

LGG & i are suppose to go for honeymoon in Jan but trip was cancelled due to insufficient participants. So we have rescheduled to Feb. Hopefully this is confirmed.


Health :
I've been quite reqular to gym. jogging has been my Y2006 main sports.
I din get to work on pilates/Yoga much cos the schedule always do not fit.

This year, i will continue with my jogging & of course i will try to fit in my schedule with yoga/pilates.

This year i learnt dancing (cha cha.waltze.etc) not a bad experience !
Stay Healthy always !

I've not been taking Mcs for 2 years. Amazing huh ! im entitled for 30 days MC per annum but all gone to waste. But i rather not taking than suffer from health problem.

Family & Love:

JL aka LGG (Lao Gong Gong) & i finally tie the knot on 30th December. We have moved into our love nest and started our new life together.

I've picked up my cooking since. It has been years since i last cooked a meal but now i prepared dinner for my LGG daily. Cool huh ! Im still picking up slowly from my mum & mum-in-law and of course recipees books come in handy all the time :)

Glad to have a proper family gathering on my wedding day. The photos are so precious. I've got to arrange & print them out.

Y2007 Resolution..
o stay happy. healthy.organised. less temper.
o Love my LGG & let him love me more.. heee
o Polish up my cooking skill !!
o Keep slim. Been adding more "bak" cos less exercise. Pick up Pilates/Yoga
o Go Bangkok for shopping spree
o Looking forward to our love product :)
o Try to spend time with my mum. Muak !
o keep in touch with friends.
o Stop drinking Coffee !!

This year resolution is shorter cos i think it is the matter of achieving so not to put too much pressure on myself too.

All the best in Y2007 the year of piglet ! Roast pig is nice, always ! heee

OuR Wedding Day - 30th December 2006

Details of my wedding day on 30th December 2006


1. Preparation

Mum & aunt woke up as early as 430am to prepare breakfast.

Brother they all too,woke up and bathed and went out to buy coffee for me.heee my special request.

Basically, whole night i cant sleep. not sure why but just the mind did not seem to be able to rest. nervous with the day i guess. I got up with one-sided headache.

Mum made some herb tea for me to drink which seemed to work.

Make-up artist arrived at 7am. Photographer arrived at 8am.

After, make-up, i changed andand LGG came just about the same time.

2. Groom's arrival

LGG came to pick me up at redhill home. Upon arrival, he called up.
Yann & Chenn (boys) went down to open car door for him.
Then LGG gave them one ang pow each

* this is part of the customary, boys of bride's family will open car door for the Groom *

Then LGG & his brother (brought along a traditional layered basket with goodies like cakes/fruits..)

Mum is so nice that she invited LGG for breakfast.

3. Sister's challenge

My sis,sis in law, autie & chenn they all blocking the door to the room where i'm sitting with face covered by the veil.

*Groom will have to pass the challenge to lift up the veil and bring the bride with him *

LGG is asked to sing mandarin love songs to me.. he got the hint few days back and managed to sing a song with the self-prepared lyrics. He passed la !! but the singing a bit errr.. heeee

Then of course got things like they asked him who is he looking for ? why looking for her ? blahh..

Finally, he is given permission to enter the room & be with his bride.

In chinese custom, after leaving the bride's home, they need to return on the same day.
But, mum said no need to make extra trip back, so we walk one round to the other end of the corridoor outside our house and come back.

Then, Mum gave us both each a cup of chinese tea or is it herbs to drink before we took off.

4. Temple

We moved on to temple.
Since we have many people, so all got to sqeeze into 2 cars.

bridal car- 6 people including driver. phewwww.

Mum cant follow us, this is part of chinese customary too. she and sis took another transport to go direct to our new home.

At temple, we are surprised with the wedding song that they played. It was the really traditional wedding music. " pom(3) pom(2) pom(4) pom(4)...." you know.

Then venerable do chanting and bless us with blissful marriage.

All these are videod by JK.

We spent some time at the temple waiting for some relatives.

5. Our New Home

We headed to our new home.
Many people already there. This is where we have our tea ceremony & buffet lunch.

Yann went up to our bed to jump, as according to chinese customary, this bring lucks to the newly wed to have children and to have boy.

Boon, jia & Suh came too. So glad to see them especially Boon for making a trip all the way from penang just to attend my wedding. He & jia are my Dinner Mcees.

They took many photos of my marriage customary items. posted here.

So after all the tea ceremony & makaning, relatives roam about in our house. chit-chating.

Afternoon, we proceeded to hotel for the preparation of our wedding Dinner.

6. Our Wedding Dinner

Tired but cannot sleep.

Boon, Jia , Suh , LGG went for the captain briefing to setup and prepared for the dinner with proper timing and all.

I'm the bride so just ready for make-up & be "mei-mei".. heeee

You cant imagine the how nervous LGG & i were. The march in was so "Kan-chiong", we just keep telling ourselves to keep smiling.

Yann & Chenn are my flower "boys" they carry a small basket and throw the confetti. After few rehearsal at home, they did a great job that night and enjoy themselves, cutey cutey :)

Our wedding songs selection:
First march-in = This moment
First dish =
Second march in = A moment like this

I wore the gown that i took picture in the morning, white one and a bit sexy as mid section are transparent.

I wore the second gown on that night, off white but very elegance as the material is so comfy and queen like

I chose to wear my tea dress as my secodn gown on that night as i think the pink strikes especially when take pictures. and it does not have a long tail like my first & second gown. So i can move from table to table easily.

Well. We are so glad this is over and we are now officially ( english or chinese cutomary) husband & wife. heeee

We felt like King & Queen during our 2 days stay in the 5 stars hotel. Breakfast was taken up in the room. our room was upgraded as a complimentary from the hotel to a full suit with 2 level. Originally it should be 1 level bridal suit.

The end of our wedding in Y2006. As we walked into Y2007 with a brand new life. Sharing our life together hand-in-hand.

All the loves go to my Laogong & my family and friends who have been a great help to make all these happened.

Next blog have to be my new year resolution.

BacK 2 RealiTy

Im back to work this week.

Been busy for the past 2 days. today is ok. I can have time to surf net to change watch battery and do my own stuff..hee

Cant believed i've taken 3 weeks leave..so long yet feel so short.

Life has been different now but i still enjoy it the company of my LGG with the cooking, washing.. learning to cook well.

Hopefully tonight my home internet will be up and i can share some photos of my wedding :)

Customary #3

3. Guo Da Li

Mum & brother got me a very huge roast pig. got a shock when i saw it but nice to eat. hee

We have lots of food and those wedding goodies. Mum ordered many boxes of wedding cakes to give to relatives & friends.
Mum also prepared buffet lunch for relatives. My aunt(71 year-old)volunteered to cook on the night before & on our actual Guo Da Li. So helpful.

most of the guests are my mum's friends and our relatives. some aunts i really longggg time never see. Anyway, that day, JL & I just smile smile, say "Thank you" and "Thanks for coming". so fake. But no other better words come to our mind. We are tired too. cos we eat the last. haaa.. cos paiseh lah.. everybody attention is on us.







Glad this is over. So the next big thing is just 5 days away. gees.s.s feeling lots of butterliessss in my stomach.

Stressful too of the preparation. hope all turns out simple and nice like i always wanted it to be.

Long Leave begins !!

Hurray !! Hurray !! Hurray !!
49 minutes more and my 3 weeks leave shall begin !!

Can't believe i'll be going for such a long leave ever since i start working !!

LGG and myself will be taking same length of leave Yipeee!!!!!!!

Tomorrow will be going home le !!!


2 more weeks will be our Wedding le !!!!

all exclaimation marks !!!! how can i not right !!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Customary #2

(2) Marriage Dana

Yesterday 10th December(Sunday) we gave our Marriage Dana in Temple.

This is the second time i join them for the praying. Im still not familiar with the reciting. Cannot catch up !!

Dana means we are giving vegetarian lunch to the temple people as a form of offering to the temple to bless our marriage. One of the Buddhist sutra requires 88 times of kneeling up & down. My mum-in-law said they seldom recite this on sunday, maybe the venerable chose this for our marriage Dana.

After the praying, we proceed to vegetarian lunch. where we both bring the food to the venerable and they return us with the portion of food as kind of blessing.

This is the first celebration of our wedding with the blessing of venerables.