Upon arrival, we played some team building games (yeah, my team lost and we each had to do individual forfeits!). After games and buffet dinner at Traders Hotel, we went shopping at Sungei Wang. I bought a white maxi dress for only S$15 and a frilly lacy top for S$10! Both items were from Metro. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the price tags hahaha.

We stopped by McDonalds after our fruitful shopping spree as two girlies were thirsty. Took the opportunity to snap a shot while they were busy quenching their thirst. Then, we began our long and arduous stroll back to Traders Hotel. We took a total of about an hour plus to arrive at our hotel.

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I spent a fruitful day with JW yesterday. Woke up in his arms and then popped by Corduroy & Finch for brunch. Got myself a meringue shell too. I love meringue although it can be sickeningly sweet sometimes.

We also viewed a showflat done up by one of the interior designers and brought my parents to view my new home. We’re planning to get our home done by August before we head overseas for our pre-wedding photoshoot. I never thought renovating my home could be so exciting, but it truly is! We have already brainstormed about the type of furniture we want, all the way down to wall decorations as well.

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After I took up this job, I developed a bad habit of going to my offices ( I have two offices) on Saturdays to either check e-mails or take my laptops (yea I have 2 laptops too) home. So off we went to my offices after viewing my home..haha..Spent about 15 mins at the first one and an hour at the second.

Thankfully, the second office is located right in the heart of the city, so we could head down to shop thereafter. Ironically, I hardly venture into the shops on a typical work day. I told JW that I am not interested in shopping anymore, but I ended up buying a new bag for myself at his persuasion. SIGH. I need to save money!!

On a separate note, I’ve taken a fancy to natural skincare (mainly certified organic products). I suspect my skin has become intolerant to all the toxic chemicals found in our usual skincare products, such as paraben and alcohol. My dad, a chemist by training, told me that natural products are the best for our skin. Although I have been using natural skincare for only about 2 weeks now, I notice a significant difference in skin clarity. My skin is also smoother, brighter and less congested than before. I’ll probably stick to natural skincare permanently.

Going off to prepare for a family outing now! Bye!

I was terribly exhausted by then as a result of all the visiting throughout the week.

His sis & me

Given that the shade bears a striking resemblance to that of mandarin oranges (and it sure didn’t help that he held two mandarin oranges in his hand when he stepped into my house), I think a more appropriate phrase would be “I am an orange.”, so I kept making fun of him the entire day. Coincidentally, the word ‘orange’ is made up of the same number of letters as the word ‘addict’. Hahaha…I know you must think I’m really bored.

Visited the grandmas today. Never knew that it would be so mentally and physically draining just to listen to 3 people talk for an hour each.

Just when I thought I could have a good rest on my bed, my mum had to wake me just to ask if I was having dinner at home. Sigh. I can’t go back to sleep when I am awakened prematurely. That explains why I am blogging now.

I have other things to do, like work, but geez, work is a sure dampener to the festive spirit. I’m not touching it till Sunday!!

It’s a wonder how the boy is never awakened by anything…he has been sleeping for about 2+ to 3 hours now!! I threw a little tantrum, switched on the light, snatched the blanket from him, but yet he remains deep in slumber.

Sleeping probably ranks 2nd on his priority list, after rockclimbing. I, on the other hand, come in third place I think. *whinewhinewhine*.

BIG SIGH.

Shall try getting back to sleep now…ugh.

I love my bed.

The grandmothers really attest to the fact that women do have longer life expectancies as they have all outlived their husbands. I hope that doesn’t happen to me cos I want to spend my remaining days with JW!! 🙁

I still like my bangs. 😛

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As I was walking down to my maternal grandma’s apartment, I spotted a cosy area outside someone’s home. I love the unique horizontal grills and the way the money plant entwines around it. The little pots of plants, coupled with the wooden chair, create a very rustic ambience.

If you click on the photo to expand it to its full size, you’ll realize that the door mat has a very Victorian design. It’s remarkably exquisite and practical too, cos it’s made of rubber. I absolutely adore it!!!

If anyone knows where to get the mat, please let me know. I’ll be eternally grateful!! 🙂

I have friends my age who have already given birth, or have just gotten pregnant! Haha..I can’t imagine myself looking after a baby at my age. Not when I still look and behave like a kid myself. 😛

Looking at JW and myself, I can’t help but think we will look like two kids getting married on our wedding day. Hahaha.

I often joke that our guests (especially distant relatives like perhaps his uncle’s grandnephew’s niece’s son’s daughter) would mistake us for the flower boy and flower girl. A little far-fetched I know, but you get the drift.

Anyhow, I like this new phase in life.

At least I have something else to occupy myself with besides work and shopping (ugh..now I sound like I have no life!!!).

Oh well. Soon, I can occupy myself with household chores too. Cleaning the toilet, mopping the floor, making breakfast in the morning. Wow, I am so excited at the thought of doing all these things! (Yeah right).

But that’s the price to pay for having quiet couple time and serenity in a house without parents. No, don’t get me wrong, I love my parents.

I am just looking forward to the independence and freedom that I’ll get. 🙂

This is probably the last year that I will be staying in the same house as my parents.

Time flies.

To cheer myself up, and also to cheer you up, here’s my gown as promised. This is not the final gown as my designer intends to do a completely new one for me with added details like more glitter, lace etc. I love the veil! I am slightly disappointed though, because the glitter on the skirt doesn’t show up in pictures. I hope that adding more glitter or maybe some embroidery will do the trick.

Now I gotta think of a design for my evening gown too! Suggestions will be most appreciated :). I am totally clueless when it comes to wedding preparations.

I’ll try to persevere and hold on to my current job for as long as I possibly can. I love my colleagues, but I can’t say I really enjoy what I do. However, if things don’t work out eventually, I guess I would consider leaving and taking a few months’ break to recuperate as well as to see to my reno and wedding preparations.

The private bank offer I received previously still stands apparently, and I’m really honoured that my contact has asked me to join him time and again (about 3 times now?). I think he would be a good boss and I would definitely learn a lot from him, but I am still uncertain if that’s the career path that I would want to pursue. The monetary benefits will be quite substantial in the long run, and unlike the typical private banker, I will develop a very specialized skill set. But deep inside, I think I would much prefer to pursue my music diploma and try out teaching music. I wouldn’t want to run the risk of jeopardizing our friendship by telling him that I’ll join him and then quit shortly thereafter. There are just too many considerations at stake.

Anyhow, let’s take a look at what I did over the weekend:

He can’t drink at all, which is quite worrying cos I can foresee him being dead drunk on the night of our banquet. Either that, or I’ll be the one who ends up dead drunk, although I think I can hold my liquor pretty well. Perhaps I should plead with my wedding guests to let him have it easy so that we can spend the night doing something more meaningful. HAHA.

We all get in touch with metaphors of war during our life time, so let him be my inspiration, and yours too. 🙂

Hence, after listening to this track twice in a row, I attempted to play the entire song from memory on my piano. Surprisingly, I haven’t lost it haha. Thank God my musical abilities are still intact. I seek solace in music, and I still think that playing the piano is one of the most enjoyable things to do.

The only problem now is that my brother keeps bugging me to play dandelion’s promise on the piano, on repeat mode.