Some colour to my boring life! Piccies time!

Been seeing a tad dull blog lately. Well coz technically aside from wedding and reno, nothing else occupy my time! As much as i am trying to ENJOY the process just feel abit drain. Maybe its my job, somemore with soooo much negative vibes. Abit hard to find the fire within...

Oh well shall blog again when i get the time. but some piccies from Adeline koh Wedding (YES she got everything settled way faster than me) & also a Zouk party.

Thats all for now....

GF, PS, reno & more reno- Mountain of Debts

Woah lapse in writing again. Crap since V is back every weekend busy with either reno or got something to do. I had not got chance to shop and give myself some ME TIME!!! i need ME TIME...

Been busy talking to IDs and contractors for our house reno. We slated for $30k reno but based on what we want, looking almost $50k lor. Shucks man! So friggin expensive. Not helping when i start thinking about wedding cost also. Gosh overwhelming mountain of debts.

Oh well finalising wedding items along the way. Am gonna go for gown fitting (GF) this Sunday, photo shoot (PS) on May 28 & 29. So gonna be a jam packed MAY for me. Furthermore my bro getting married on 18th May. So loads and loads of things happening.

So far been feeling a tad depressed over the way my parents prepared for my bro wedding. From the renovating the 'xing fang' to many other things. Basically my bro and wife will not be staying in SG after they got married. BUt for some strange reason my mum insisted that she give up her MASTERBED room for my bro 'xing fang'. Reason simply because his wife entourage is very big, so my mum kind of do not want to loose face for using my bro miserable small room as 'xing fang'. Oh well so now that my bro is back, my parents got no where to zzz. My room is in haywires coz all my tables are shifted to another room. Haiz...can't even begin to describe. But suddenly just feel a sense of crapiness towards my family.

oh well.. damm...blog later...

Busy busy Addy

Woah...long long time since my last post. So much been happening, also don't know where to start updating.

lets see..Shall write whichever comes to my mind....

V been back almost a month. So far been great, and i have never been happier knowing he is just in another corner of Singapore and not half way in KL. Though it was a major decision to come back, taking a risk with the new company and adapting to SG way of life again. But i think he is coping. But of coz, when the new company can allow him to buy his dream car. Yes in the midst of our wedding preps and reno, he could actually squeeze in a car. 2nd car nonetheless, and is a swanky LEXUS IS200. I totally like that car. So nice and is a rare sunroof LEXUS! Well dear V actually posted the pics up in his facebook. Else can go to this link and see the car.

http://www.sgcarmart.com/main/info-20YJEnG-1317.html

Wedding preps...Date of my photoshoot confirmed - 28 & 29 of May. Desperately trying to loose weight. Cutting down carbs, eat less junk. Hope to just drink soup...but so far not working. Will continue that. Currently the whole family is actually bz with my bro upcoming wedding on 18th May 08. I am panicking coz i have absolutely NOTHING to wear. Crap...

Since V been back, we have been actively sourcing for IDs/ contractors. No joke what a pain, setting up meetings and comparing quotes. Basically still not feel that the contractor is the right one for us. So still keeping that thought in our prayers and hope we find the right one soon. WE bought a bed though which is a strange item to buy when we have not even finalised reno stuff. But hey that us. We were at an exhibition and were swayed over by Slumberland. Initially we wanted Sealy which was apparently a premium bed used in hotels. Price also reflects that. So after comparing, Slumberland was the next best option compared to local ching chiong brands.

Feel quite bad that i had missed meeting the girlies, but i reckon the girlies are also busy. I did manage to meet iris and company on April fool's day. Sadly did not take any piccies but was soooo nice meeting them. Missed chatting to them and seem so distant sometimes. I hardly know what they are talking at times... haiz... still they are a gem lah...least we still make an effort lah. I mean thinking the times from the very beginning when we started working together till now as we start settling down with our special halfs. Definitely treasure that...

k think i am veering off what i want to say coz i am dozing off...literally...tired... shall blog again hopefully soooooooon...

check back laterzzzz

Beginning of my 29th year....

woah...almost the end of my fav birthday month. This month been fast fast as usual, before i know it - Hit 29 already.

Gosh ...as one gets older no more fancy celebrations and presies. Having celebrations and presies almost seem like a mockery of my age. Geeez... Well nevertheless it is an excuse to meet with frens and just catch up.

Since hardly anyone got anytime for anything these days except for birthdays. Even birthday meeting seem to take forever to organise. Haiz...gets lonelier as one age... people get more fake. Don't know when can one ever really trusts anyone?? K thats the cynical Addy talking. Dun mind me... its Sunday...i tend to get a little depressed!

My only trooper- V always there supporting me. I thank him for that. This 29th birthday he was sweet enough to bear the horrible causeway jam and come Sg to spend a simple day with me. Technically we had celebrated my bday with a 200RM dinner in KL. So still that thought was sweeet.

Next Satty will be me fulfilling his bday wish - passing that damm basic theory test. Gosh proving harder than i thought. Damm hard trying to remember those signs. Got to admit old man... my memory ain't like 10 years ago... :(

Oh well ... Apr onwards i have a 3 months - 3 objectives to fulfill at work in order to get my promotion. Haiz... wondering if i shld strive that hard just for that miserable recognition. So what i strive as hard as i can, nothing seems to be able to please my friggin MD. Honestly i swear all her talk abt G is really bunch of crap. Coz honestly she does not practice what she preach. I am so sick of her being soooo full of herself. Everything is about her and the profit margin. Crap...k i am whining again.

Crap...depressed Sunday....arrghh...full stop.

The rush of reading.. that i missed

Almost forgetting the rush of finishing a novel. Been months since i last touched a novel. Last book i remembered was Harry Potter.

Today i was on leave and i went to run some errands in town. After which i pop into Kino at taka to do some free reading. Guess what i decided to buy a romance novel to read whilst on my way home.

After kino, realised i do have somemore time to kill before time to head home. So arm with my romance novel i head down to kopibean for a drink. So there i was sipping my nice cuppa of tea latte and indulging my fantasies, feeling soooo very relax.

On a side note, i suddenly remember the joy i once felt when reading a nice romance novel, k maybe not just ROMANCE. The rush to know what happens in the end, almost akin to me watching my fav kdrama.

The tons of romance novels and kdramas had put all whimsical thoughts into my thick head. Sometimes my thoughts like to wander and i start drifting off dreaming of being swept off my feet. Thinking of the impossible... How wonderful it is to have the imagination being kept alive and that small portion of me still functioning normal.

Not to say that V ain't the perfect romantic husband. He is ...but alas he is only a normal human being AND we are just an ordinary average couple. We can't be romantic day in and out. hahaha...

hmm....enough babble for today... woah....ending march... end of my fav month! WHY - coz it is my birthday month. How exciting and boring as one grows older... shall save that whining for another post. ...

btw- i DID finish the book within a few hours... YAY! :P

Start of the busy year...

Woah...finally the 15 days of feasting over. Time to head back to reality. Gosh work piling ...personal life so much stuff to settle. Quick checklist- WEDDING + RENO work...

RENO work. What a pain that is especially for newbies like me and V. Ain't funny lor. Worry kena 'KA' by the CON-tractors and claimed IDs. Last Satty me and V tried to take the first step in trying to ask around for quotes. Went to IMM since that were tons of furniture shops there. Basically it was a total futile trip as both of us hovered around the various shops not quite sure how to approach them. After awhile, we ended up just looking at furnitures and peering into the ID shops. Quite embarressing coz we really dunno what to ask? I mean what if they charge us for just some initial consultation?? Dunno lah... Start of my headache woes... Thank goodness V is coming back to Singapore soooon ...April to be exact. Whooooopeee

Errmm...on the other end...perhaps ain't that whooopeee! Well it is FANTASTIC he is coming back but but but i had gotten used to him not being around except during weekends. Used to doing things my own time own target...used to finding my own plans....doing my own things... Geeez...oh well AM sure in no time i will be more than accustomed to having him around. Well at some point i do have to get the thought that i AM MARRIED to V. So have to get used to US rather than he and me being individuals. Yes ....lalalalaa...getting used....

Next wedding Preps! Gosh YES HAVE TO GET MY BUTT MOVING!!! Need to get back to regime of slimming down. Am quite positive i put on weight though i had not weigh myself but hey they say pants the best gauge. Getting a tad tighter around the waist!!! So ain't funny... Work just got to take a back seat COZ YOURS TRULY GOT MY OWN WEDDING TO PREPARE!!!

One big headache. I need a maid of honor/ KEY COORDINATOR on 25th Oct 08. Been mulling over this for the super duper longest time. Who to ask? k ....awkward silence here...mmm...dunno what else to say moment.... Will make the final decision sooon....

Have to go to the bridal studio fix a date and go try some gowns. Abit excited about that. Picking THAT PERFECT gown. What will suit me...i pick the dress or you think dress pick me!! bwahahaah...k its 2.15am. think i am rambling nonsense....

need to hit the sack...yawnz.....blog soooooon....

Simple Yet Heartfelt Gift - From my hubby

Feb 14 - a Day of celebrating Love from friends to couples. For me, sweetest gift i had got so far. No need to say, just watch this video. It was actually a powerpoint presentation that my hubby had done for me. Basically tracing our days together with some cheesy, mushy lines. But thank you hubby for saying those cheesy lines and for the effort. Especially scanning the austrialia pics since all were in hard copies.

Alrite...there was my Vday. ;)

CNY round the corner blog

Wow so fast...after NY now it is Cny. I think it is a process of growing up where the mere mention of these festivities no longer ignite any sense of happiness within me, except for the mere respite from the hectic work life. For that i am thankful for such festivities.

No longer do i feel a need to rush around looking for CNY clothes... shoes... or whatever new things in order to usher in the new year. I buy things when i feel like it or when there is something nice and worth it. Well even buying is beginning to feel like a chore to me. So many friggin people jostling about getting to the fitting room is such a pain, then comes the paying part. Also need to wait and queue for my turn. But i think that is a SG problem, there is just no more space for the increasing population. Even there is, there is not enough time to educate these people about good manners. Honestly even the government feels the same way. haha...how sad.

Wish i can escape from Singapore and go to somewhere nice and stay there. Away from this crowded and polluted country, away from everyone caught up in their own lives...

Been reading blogs and seeing so many lovely piccies of my frens making a point to travel all over the world while they are still young. Yet yours truly had never really went beyond Japan or Australia? A world so vast and wide, can i ever really finished it? I doubt so...be glad to just see the piccies through internet. Northern lights...Alaska... Caribbean Sea....Tuscany.... Swiss Alps...Athens??? Wah....list is endless... How i dream and wonder.......

One more thing before i end. Me and V just got a Canon IXUS 75 Digicam for a steal @ $499. Freebies include 2x 2G memory card, 1x original Canon battery, 1x travel case, 1x leather pouch, 1x non-stick screen protector. Sooo happy ...now we can take piccies whenever we want to. Pity V ain't around.

alritey thats all ...till the next post... ;P

How can my post be boring...here are some pics of my fav places

Self Photoshoot at Haji Lane - Happening...

This got to be the most boliao blog. Last night we had a mediacorp private drinks session at Bali Lane.

As the night drew to a close and we started leaving the place. Me, Russ & Eve decided to go down to Haji lane to wait for a cab thinking the main road be much faster. Much to our frustration, no cabs. So in the end me and Eve started calling cabs.

Dear Russ be the side started the whole snap happy. So here is the results of our im-promptu photoshoot at Haji Lane last nite. Trust me alot of people were giving the 3 of us weird stares during the whole 20 to 30 mins.

For somemore shots, pls check out my facebook. ;P

:)

the blog about nothing and everything...

Woah...been awhile since my piccies post. Well nothing much been happening except dealing with crap clients at work and pigging out way too much.

New year new me, how easy to lip-service that. So easy to say the simple 4 words but takes loads of discipline to carry it out.

Oh heard that one of my colleague who just got married in Oct is actually pregnant for almost 3 months liao which means it almost one time home-run kind of pregnancy. What are the odds right? I mean here you are just done with the hassle of getting married and almost immediately more adjustments required to welcome another new life into your current new life? Woah...just that thought for me seems hard to swollow. Being a parent, no joke. Am i ready to embrace a new life other than Vincent? Just a random thought that struck my head. hiak

I wonder as one age do they distant themselves?? Juggling work, family, friends where does that leave 'ME' time? As friends start settling down and leading their own busy lives, what happened to the impromptu kopi gatherings and karaoke? As we all deal with our own miserable insecurities, what is left for us to grapple the tons of responsibilities. I wonder...

Oh past weeks been busy catching this romance kdrama called 'The Coffee Prince'. It is soooo nice can. some youtube videos for your pleasure. I am totally in the reel world of Coffee Prince.... dreaming dreaming..... for that like-minded someone...

Langkawi trip in - 19 to 21 Dec

Hey hey...am on the roll here.

Recent trip to KL where my darling hubby brought me to Langkawi via Air Asia since i had mentioned many times that i had not been on a plane for the longest time. Wow soooo sweet of him...

Anyway the trip was good for us since i had never been to Langkawi. Something different. Simple serene place, very laid back i thought.

Not much to say except look at the piccies. Taken by my trusted hp! Kool eh... :)

Welcoming Mr and Mrs Bernard TAN

Wow...My bro officially got married on Satty to his gf (my DA-SAO)!!! WOw to some of my closer friends will know how just a few years ago i was desperately promoting my bro as he was still a swinging bachelor.

But fate and love work in amazing ways, before you know it in the space of 2.5 years, he got himeself a loving wife. Though i do not know my Da-Sao that well yet, but she seems an ok chick! My age and earning big bucks like my bro.

heee... well anyway ROM was the same place - My sis condo. Me and V felt like deja-vu all over again! Was alrite event except most guests seem pretty old compared to mine! hahah...guess thats when age gap come into play.

kekeke...well anyway din take much pics except these with my BRAND NEW CANON IXUS 75!! ooooh...heheh

k enjoy...

the online KTV post

Ok..What have I been up to lately? I have been searching Youtube for latest karaoke songs that i can learn. And again Youtube never ceases to amaze me on the amount of junk one can find.

This post shall be dedicated to some of the songs that i am addicted to... and had been practising hard. :)

Enjoy...

OMG- It had been a WEEK into 2008!!!

Drums PLS! Usual the very first blog of the year. Gosh been that many years...almost 29 years liao. As for this blog, its been almost 3 years since the first post in August. How i had grown through the 3 years, can almost see the ADULT click somewhere in the midst of all the blogs that i had written. Sound soooooo old can... haiz...

Just looking at 2007 blogs, friendster & facebook, i must say it was an eventful year. Save for the fact that i GOT PROPOSED & MARRIED, other things like work, new friends, start to exercise routine. With the actual date of the wedding set for 25 Oct 2008, alot more exciting things to come.

It is with a mixture of excitment and dread that i am anticipating the wedding preps. Not to mention we will also need to start thinking about renovating 'VNA humble abode'. So much things that i WANT but only so much things budget will allow. So decisions decisions...

2007 saw me struggling with work and also friends. I realised due to work, it had driven my friends away. I feel cut-off from my frens (sometimes), sometimes i totally hate work. Everything irritates the hell out of me (am sure its not just ME, tyvm). I sincerely wish 2008 will allow me to catch up more with frens and to treasure these fragile relationships.

2007 saw most of my gfs kena proposed and also getting pregnant. I am definitely happy for them. Even my bro also getting married. Can you believe it? YES MY NERDY BRO- Bernard Tan. Well i definitely wish them the bestest... How cool is that? :)

Shall not named my resolutions yet since i had not made any... But i have to go get a friggin license. can anyone who read this constantly remind me especially when you see me? So that i get a moving on this. V will be very very happy.

Oh one more thing, 2007 saw me and V hitting another year with our relationship and yet able to still stay loving. This is beside the point he is not even in SG. I Love him for faithfully taking the time to come back to SG to be with me. From getting our flat till hunting for the perfect venue, he always make a point to come back to ME. THATS WHY HE IS MY HUBBY!!! Coz as what he always says - I LOVE YOU!

Think this post is mushy as it is... will post some piccies up soon. Alternatively can check out my facebook for the piccies. :)

MERRY NEW YEAR to all my faithful readers, dunno who you are but do drop a comment or 2 whenever you can!

Pictures Pictures...MORE PICs!

Some of the pictures i have been taking at some company pictures....

Adding some colour to my blog....

Venues Venues--- Addy in a dilemma!!

The Beaufort- What i missed.

SCC - Outdoor ceremony

SCC Banquet - Unblock view too.. hmm

Raffles Marina - Banquet. Unblock room
Raffles Marina- Outdoor Lawn area

Woah..been a while since i written about anything. Well i have been busy. Usual frenziness to close the year well. Office life been a real bitch... not helping when the resentment towards management seems to be on the high side. Well thats work.

Personally i have also been trying to organise possible places i can hold my wedding next year. Gosh it is a nightmare since V ain't around half the time. Well no excuses but coordinating is SUCH pain i swear. Balancing good venues within budget ain't easy, wants and needs are also sooo hard.

Well since Chjimes ain't available, we wanted to confirm Beaufort aka THE SENTOSA. However final meeting with wedding planner made the whole meeting quite sucky. She was very unwilling to help and V says he din feel a connection with her. So not happy to let her earn the commission. So off we go again to recce 'OUTDOOR UNIQUE wedding venues!!'.

So last Satty, we went to Seletar Country club (SCC) and Raffles Marina (RM) to check it out. Both wedding planners are very nice and helpful. Hence am not torn between the two places. Will post some pics of the venue and my faithful readers can help me decide.

start of a glooomy week... :(

RM is slightly expensive BUT still affordable. Only difference is that i can have my march in via a private yacht. So it will be something different as compared to SCC. SCC is new to the wedding biz, but they are very accommadating in giving other perks.

So now very torn torn...here are the piccies of both venues!!

Life is so fragile to be wasted on petty overly sensitive people...

this post is dedicated to Ian's Bro - Colin who passed away suddenly. I will be keeping him and his family in my prayers. Pray sincerely for strength and renewed faith that Colin is in His loving arms.

On another note, been feeling overly frustrated by things i heard at work. On one hand i feel like an ingrate, on the other hand i just want to go ahead and bitch abouy my work. Been almost 3 years since i had started in this industry. So much i had encountered that it actually felt alot longer than 3 years. Called me jaded or negative, i am sick of what i am doing. The endless pretence for my clients and even towards my own boss is stifling me.

Colleagues are really great but its the management that is getting to me. Only thing holding me back from moving on is fear of being labelled an ingrate. Ingrate for turning my back towards something that was fought on my behalf. Am i fated not to stay in a job for more than 1.5 years?? Whats wrong with me?

Recent spate of events leading to the frustration and disgust for the management. So hard to draw a line, when is she a friend & when is she a BOSS? To her perhaps there is a distinction, but to me she will always be the BOSS. WHY? Coz as boss she can be unreasonable and say whatever that she wants, she can clearly defend her favourites and write weird emails. Who am i to say otherwise? For i am just an executive, to HER its always either am too lazy or am just cruising. Nothing else matters.

Even a simple plate of chicken comments, she got angry and stomp off. Who had to eat the damm 2nd order of Chicken?? Whats wrong with HER? Had she gone wonkers? She had i am sure. The title had all gone to their head. So much so that it had cloud their sense of empathy for other people' suffering.

haiz..just another blog where i want to rant and rave... pls ignore if you do not get this... not for your understanding. Purely something i wrote to get it off my damm chest.

Frustrated Addy..urgh...

Whatsup with Addy?

OMG… Nov 25 already. The year is drawing to a close. Been a LONG while since my last blog. Been feeling lazy and uninspired for the longest time, did not know what else to put on my blog.

Reading people’ blog seem so fun but my blog seem kind of dull. Does it mean I am dull? Is Addy DULL?? Will someone SAY NO TO THAT PLS!!

Oh well, the HAI are all finally officially married. Last one- Dearest SOH and Jansen finally tied the knot on 17 November 2007 at The Merchant Court. Nice simple affair with great buffet I must say. Ah Soh looked fabelicoious after the months of dieting and slimming massages. All is worth it when she wore the gown and looked so pretty. Well guess that’s why they say ALL BRIDES ARE SPECIAL AND BEAUTIFUL!!! I say we HAI ROCKS!!! Will go put up a pic of all our ROM pics once I get them.

Left with Lynette’s wedding which will be next year together with her wedding dinner which I think I probably missed it as it is too closed to my OWN wedding. WOW…imagine me saying that – MY OWN WEDDING!!! I mean I know I am officially married but to keep on telling myself that still seems surreal.

One more month to X’mas, I have to start my X’mas shopping real soon. This year will be very stretch for me as I have a lot MORE financial commitment. I AM A REAL GROWN UP with debts and commitments. Haiz… With wedding and renovations coming up in 2008, somehow I dread having to think how are we going to pay off everything.

Oh well, next wedding coming up is Hoon and Andrew on 15th Dec 07. We will be having her Hen’s nite on 8th Dec. That will be something to look forward to, afterwhich they will be zooming to Maldives for their honeymoon. Niceee eh…so happy for her. To finally find the man of her dreams and settling down.

I think I have written enough. Not too sure what else I have to write. Some pictures of my recent trip to KL where my darling hubby brought me to Port Dickson. Plus I also attended the wedding of Steven (V’s Australia mate).

Yawnz….

Just a random post...

Wah… been awhile since I updated my blog. Least since my ROM on Sep 15. Firstly not that I was lazy but coz I had been plagued by sickness since my ROM. Yes you are right. Don’t know whether suay or lucky, after my ROM I kena swollen eyes, viral fever, basically sick like never before. Thank goodness all is over and I am finally on the road to recovery. My voice still abit nasal but otherwise I am all good.

Gosh, just attended 2 weddings this weekend. One is my dear ex-ibm colleague – Val & Henry, the other is my current colleague – Vivien & Vernon. So zun hor both Vs. Hahah….just some random similarities I noticed. So happy for my getting married friends.

Seeing them getting married and preparing for their own wedding set me thinking about my own. After my ROM, naturally the next step is to think of the actual wedding which I had already set on the date – Oct 25, 2008. Now am just dragging my feet to settle the venue. Why can’t I settle the damm venue I ask myself many times? Thought me and V had kind of settled for Chjimes, BUT BUT I still thought of a nice outdoor wedding after watching Chuck a and Larry the movie. The last part of the outdoor wedding and dance is the kind of wedding I like. Though how much can Singaporeans take such simple wedding is another question I don’t know how to answer.

I mean honestly sometimes I think venue and ambience can be superb but if your audience is not sporting then also can’t be helped. But nevertheless I think coz mine has no relatives, so I thought perhaps I can have it abit wild and different. I thought having couples dancing will be quite nice, perhaps even karaoke will be good (I mean tastefully done karaoke!). Oh well, how does one start preparing for a damm wedding? Like so much work, wish I can have mine in nice little Bali with close friends against a setting sun by the beach…. Guess that will be ultimate?? Yes/ No?? hahaha…

Well shall go ponder somemore about what I want and discuss with my hubby!!! By the way in case people been wondering, so how is married life? No difference to me coz my dear Vincent ain’t in Singapore. He is still working in KL, and YES he is exploring options to come back to his dear wifey in Singapore coz he can’t bear to be away from me!!! Bwahahaah… dohz…

K …enough crap for tonite… till the next post… …

Introducing Mr & Mrs Ng..Goodbye Miss Tan

Wow...Thank YOU all my friends and buddies. Can't thank you all enough for taking time to come for our very simple ROM at my sis place (even in the midst of the WRONG address). OOps..i know. My sincere apologies.

Nevertheless the DAY finally arrived - September 15, 2007. Though a little bit of worrying initially when it rained, the sun finally peeked through around 12noon. Guests arrived slowly but surely due to my little hiccup on the address.

(Honestly i thought people will usually research in advance on how to get to a place, NO MEH??) Anyway i know...it was my BIG BOO BOO.

The simple decor was nice enough with my korean music in the background. Am contended and happy that so many people came by to share our joy.

Here are some piccies i thought i shall post for your enjoyment... ;P

2 MORE DAYs- Sep 15

Wow...last blog before Sep 15 i think.

This should be what the past few months prep lead to. Even as much as i keep telling myself that this is a SIMPLE ROM. Somehow still there will be bouts of nervousness and even panic when you have so many friends that just casually asked you 'So how- all SET?'

Honestly i don't know what to say except whatever i can prepare i had done it. The rest of play by ear on day itself. Leave onto HIS loving hands to bless us with whatever we would have wanted.

Collected the certs and also the dress today. Open my house too. So much things that signify more responsibilities and the venture towards the next phase of my life. We are all creatures of habit, to some unknown could be adventurous, to other unknown could be scary. I do not know what future holds for me, but i know for sure there is a mate and friend walking side by side with me.

Last blog as Miss Tan. Not quite sure what is the feeling as yet, but definitely excited and happy. A step that took us a long 7 years to finally commit.

What i would do during the actual ceremony next year? Will i cry since everyone says actual ceremony is very emotional? I am a cynical and bitter person i once hear someone told me. Perhaps. But everlasting positivity do not exist. One can only put your faith and beliefs on something to sustain that. Right?

Well probably do not make sense. But hey my BLOG.

Very BIG thanks i want to say to some of the faithful BTBs who had been with me throughout the entire journey so far... you all know who you are. Especially to Iris... thanks for this Satty.

Alrite...3 cheers to MISS Addy TAN soon - to - be MRS NG come Sep 15! ;P

Heroes ZOOM into SG

My last post on non-wedding stuff. Sorry for the lack of posting for the past weeks. Had been totally uninspired after the last post. Too much happening till i don't know where to start. Anyway thats for another post to update. :)

*Points to my nick*

You are RIGHT, i was THERE witnessing 4 of the HEROES in SG! Thanks to my lovely boss who gave me the invite very last minute for me to go. SO there i was a tad under-dress (event dresscode was formal), i still press-on and went ahead with my colleague, Michelle. I felt so happy. Will attached piccies for your viewing pleasure.

Well the gala dinner was held at four seasons hotel and of coz dress code had to be formal. Pat (my boss) told me to just throw a shawl to my simple get-up. Thank goodness for Ray vietnam - indian looking shawl that saved the day. Armed with that i went to the dinner.

Moment we arrived, we saw many people holding their champagne and chatting away. In my mind i was only focusing from one thing aside from food. When we were finally sitted, i was so glad that we were right smack beside the stage. Hence we got a super view of the heroes. AIN'T IT AWESOME!!!

Anyway when the heroes came out, i was just starstruck literally. The cast were fantastic, and looking dashing. Even the boring Mohinder looks YUMMY!!!But the most cute was HIRO-san aka MASI OKA!! He was sooooo obliging to take pictures and do autograph. Gosh i can't even begin to start talking about it.

anyway, think pictures speak louder than words... here goes...

enjoy...

Preferential treatment

Preferential treatment. Do you ever feel there was preferential treatment being given at any occasions? Say between boss and yourself, waiters and yourself, friends and yourself, family and yourself, member of the public and yourself?

Do you question yourself why are there preferential treatment? Are you bothered like I am? Nothing in particular, just that a colleague of mine was griping to me about boss favouring someone in the office. Similarly I encounter the same thing elsewhere.

I feel preferential treatments come about when people expect something out of nothing. And when that something do not deliver, that is when we or least I will get disappointed. Of coz boss can favour someone, coz he/ she is simply THE BOSS. Who are we to determine who to give priority to?

Same goes for the friends and families, sometimes just because you have a false sense of closeness, you expect certain things. In the end if that something do not come true, you feel a sense of discouragement like you ain’t good enough as a friend or family member. Hmm…wonder wonder…

Anyway,.,. That was just my observation around at times…

Yawnz,…k pretty late. Shall stop my griping here. Enough.. move along now… L

***Btw I think I will have 3 consecutive posts without mentioning about wedding and marriage. Now is the 2nd post.

doooodooooodoooooo

Evan Almighty thought about G

Enough of ROM/ wedding updates. Shall not bore you all with the boring details.

A thoughtful post.

Today i went to watch EVAN ALMIGHTY with Trish. Thought it would be your normal typical comedy show. However strangely the show shruck a cord with me. I mean my friends will know me as someone who just takes whatever good things that come, i mean honestly the more the merrier. That is me. Well here goes...

The show talks about GOD asking Evan (Steve Carrell of 40 year old virgin fame) to build an ark. He showed him in Gen 6:14 (which in order to understand this verse completely you will need to read from Gen 6:13 to 22). Before this episode, Evan was a clean and selfish freak. He had neglected his family in order to be congressman and his slogan was 'Change the World'. So one day his family had decided to pray to God asking of certain things. His wife actually asked him what did he pray for? He could not answer, though he did pray in the end quietly in the middle of the night. He prayed that God will show him the way to 'Change the World.'

Subsequently God (Morgan Freeman) appeared before him and ask him to build an ARK. Being a freak that he was and facing the need to excel in his new role as congressman, he could not take it of coz. Friends and family started to see him as a weirdo or congressman gone mad. They all left him alone. This was the part that struck me. God actually appeared before his wife giving her advice since she was obviously feeling low that her husband had gone mad, building an ark in the middle of 21 century. God told her that when one prayed for a courage, do God give the person courage straight away or allow the person opportunities to display acts of courage?

At that point, the sentence was very poignant for me. I had been asking God to give me faith and also give me wisdom. I realized that he had been giving me various opportunities at my workplace to display my moments of wisdom. I had doubted HIS existence coz I had never felt HIM. I had think that HE was fake, or that I am just weird for not able to feel his existence.

Though till date I can’t say I feel his actual presence, but I think HE is definitely there. And like the show depicted, HE loved all of us before we know and love him.

One more thing from the show - Way to Change the World is by doing Acts of Random Kindness (ARK) one at a time.

Amen.

For more info about the movie, kindly visit the attached URL.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Almighty

Addy's happenings...

It is bloody 1.30am and I have a swollen left eye. What can I write about? Plenty I say, but what do I CHOOSE to write about?

So far things had been well or so I like to believe. Work-wise continues to be frustrating at times when sudden bouts of depression and laziness threatened to overcome me. Why does it happen to me? Does no one else gets it, or is it only ME? I see my dear V getting all hyped up about work makes me ponder- AM I NORMAL?

Love-wise I can’t ask for a better partner that I want to be with. I just came back from a short National Day weekend trip to KL. Though we had a little setback with some loser, we are still good. Had a great time disturbing my darling’s KL life, and eating yummy food.

Wedding preps are a little crappy now coz I am a tad lost on what to do. Basically ROM is like settled, but what about actual day next year. Just settling a damm date makes it soooo frustrating. I am torn between wanting a good date and just settling for ANY dates. I mean honestly I should not be bother by these coz HE would have already blessed us. MY TAKE IS MORE BLESSING THE BETTER. Right? Not to worry blessings come from which side. Any good blessings I TAKE anytime. So now I am abit lost. What do I want for a wedding? I mean it is once a lifetime. Do I want to go the traditional way (which is the money sucking wedding dinner kind) or a non-traditional simple way (buffet and informal)?

I have many thoughts but I kind of think I will take the latter option. Have the morning RA-RA and tea ceremony. Take a few pictures, set off for my church ceremony and then buffet and MORE photo-taking. Next day, off to Batu Pahat for wedding luncheon for the Msian folks. I wish I can have the luncheon at KL instead. But NO my dear V wants it in BP though by then his parents will be nearer to KL. So now I think most probably I will have a simple luncheon at some CHEENA restaurant in BP. How UNEXCITING… Well that is what I have in mind, been thinking for past week. Will discuss with V when time I nearer. Hmm….

My bro impending wedding is also making my parents super kan cheong, YES YOU HEARD RIGHT!! MY nerd bro – BERNARD TAN is getting married to his girlfriend, Claire. Anyway I had asked him to NOT kajiao my date- October 25, 2008. So no way he can ask me to shift my dates.

Friend- wise, been awhile since I caught up with the girlies. Caught up with Yang and Ping last week, had a great time reminiscing about our secondary school days. So much fun back then, and of coz trying to find out what some of our classmates are up to. Am not surprise a lot of them seem to be married with kids in tow already. I mean what is up with these people, do they really like parent-hood soooooo much. Bbrrrrr….sorry I still can’t bear to think, though I probably should be thinking about it. hahaha…worry when time comes. Within the girlies, we have another BTB coming up and boy she is super fast than me. I admired her decisiveness in making all decisions. H – you go GIRL!!! \

Still going strong in my cardio mix class, though I had skipped at least 4 to 5 sessions but still good. Will continue with it, and in additional I signed another massage thingy. Apparently I am too gas-sy, hence the tummy bulge. So aside from curbing my carbo intake, I will be going for massage + hot blanket to bring down the damm bulge. Hope the massage can rub away those damm gas. Hahaha….

Shit my eye don’t seem to be letting up. Dammit, tomorrow better go see a doc. Hopefully it will subside by morning.

Yawnz…zzzz time…laterz…