Birthday...

There was a very meaningful HongKong TV serial showing in Sg recently. Didn’t really watch it much except for the last episode. At the end of the show, he concluded that he is a millionaire because families and friends are his wealth.

I don’t think I am some one who treats friends and family very well. I admit I am self-centered and there is much room for improvement.

I am not saying this as fake humility or what, but as an honest evaluation of self, I confess to my own weakness.

Despite my shortcomings, God has blessed me with friends and family who loves me. (Much as at times I feel so frustrated by my family members, and I also hope I can not only know in my head that they love me, but also feel it in my heart.)

Anyway, I know that God expresses His love for me through the people around me and also through His being with me daily.

Here is how I celebrated my birthday!

FOOD!!! Kia Yuan would be tickled by this because he knows I love food and somehow this year, I ate so much during this birthday period.

Went to Marriot with Paul. Had a buffet that I would never get to eat except during birthday. And after trying this once, I will never come back here again, because what I wanted was the experience of the food there! Hehe…

Rather happy with the seafood! Though I wish they could cook the crayfish the zhi cha style rather than the ang moh style

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The drunken prawns are good! The soup is tasty and with the prawns freshly cooked in the soup, it is juicy and leaves an herbal aroma =)

The next nice thingy was the steak. I am not a steak person, but I personally enjoy the sauce that goes along with the steak and the baked potato that is cutely prepared.

As for dessert, they have nice cheng tng and with so much dried longan that I believed they didn’t add any sugar to make it sweet. It makes it sweet without being sick.

Fayth and Jolynn remembered my birthday and they very generously gave me a treat, together with YJia at Chilli Padi Nonya Café. (Another buffet!)

These 2 girls LOOOOOVEEEEEES food. And I am not KIDDING!!!! They would travel to places to taste good food! Farrer Park Laska, TPY Ban Mee, Holland Village Provence Bakery… Amused by them =)

Anyway, the last time we came to Bugis, they saw this Nonya café, so there we went today!

Laska, MeeSiam, Gado-gado, Kueh Pati, all very nonya taste. Not bad.

Especially love the Kueh Pati, we can eat it over and over again. It has a crunch, but softened by the sauce. So it does not hurt your tongue. The turnip is tasty as well. I cant exactly describe the taste, but it left a pleasant taste for us to eat it over and over again.

But the chwee kueh there is not so nice. The kueh is nice, but the chilli and the cai po still lose to the one in Bedok. So people, still go for the Bedok chwee kueh. I will not recommend Nonya chwee kueh..

Thank you girls, thank you YJia, Thank you Paul for your kindness toward me =)

Lovely bcos of You (God, friends and families)

This is THE event of my life.. (Ok, maybe one of the event, the other one would be the church blessing next yr) N I am thankful for many things. The one thought I have was the many friends who stood by me to make this happen. I just want to share some pictures =)

To you, Serene, Huimei, Chee Wei, Kris who cannot make it to be with me though you so much wanted to do so. Appreciate it.

To you Charlene, Ruth, Santi, Suyin, Nat, Lihui & Stella whom I could nt invite as there was not enough space to accomodate. Love you!



We had it Swissotel Merchant Court. Thanks to Jac's recommendation. The setting was beautiful, small event, and people were comfortable. Food was good as complimented by friends and families. N Paul said if his sister didnt even have a word of complain, that means it must be really good! hehe..




Our parents mingling before the event started. Paul's mother is very kind and she even put her hands around my mother. =) Looks like I am gg to have a very understanding MIL.



Paul and myself made it a point to talk to the guests before the event. N we were just relaxing ourselves and chatting with them! I feel that the only way I could thank my guests for coming is really to catch up with them etc. I mean they are there to be with us, not to watch us.


Preparing to march-in...



The vow-making process.. Why did I laugh so hard?? Cos Paul could not remember his vows and his attempt to recall was so funny. But it made everyone laugh, including me.. Aiyo, I seriously tried my best to control my laughter liao.



Signing on marriage cert..



Prayer..



N chocolate fondue!! hehe.. But then ah, I get to eat none of it! I was trying to talk to everyone tt I could not really focus on eating.. I really want to go back there for the food!




There was a pendant, given by KY n Marge, my 2 beloved leaders.. He spent the effort to think about what I will like, and went to look around for the gift. It feels like a downry from the parents! haha! Anyway, I love it.. Not the gift but the persons and the thoughts behind them.

Thankful for...

• good weather. God made it!
• Freda, who helped with my hair and give feedback on my make-up (DIY job)
• Ps John who go the extra mile for us and being thoughtful for us and our guest
• Aunty Grace for being th ever supportive wife and making the lemonade for all the guests
• sister who took all these pics
• Kelvin n Kelvin who took the more pro pics (have not gotten them yet)
• Michael, Stephen, Kelly, Clarissa for being our very faithful ushers and being good colleagues to Paul.
• JJ, who help us to emcee and so directive. It helps to get our guests organized
• Nick, who help with our music
• Huiling n Chailing, my supportive Uni friends, n over the years our friendship grew. Your creativity is imprinted into my guestbook.
• Chailing, who took up the challenge to do translating the next morning when I only called you 10pm the night beforem n u were sleeping already! Nxt time, I can do it for you girl!
• Jia, who ended up the coordinator, and even practice march in with me! n for gg out of your comfort zone tt day.
• Marge, who stood in for Serene tt day
• Serene, the time you spent with me discussing, thinking through the program for me, n watching over the details in the prep.
• Jac, Doreal, Raymond who made the place beautiful for us!
• Kingmun who came and rush to go to work later
• KY who rushed from training!
• SoonKiet who rushed from work too!
• Esp to WQ, Evelyn, Mavis, you came even though you dont know Paul.. =) But you still came to bless..
• Marlene, Cecilia, Freda, Susan.. You enriched Paul's lives when you worked together closely with him, and you became our friends.
• Woo Soon, who came though he did not know anyone else
• Father, Mother and Sis who came from M'sia and rushed back the same day.
• Paul, who chose the dress and accessories for me and make me pretty on tt day.
• Paul, without whom I cant marry!! haha!
• God, for being who He is...

How can I thank my friends and families enough?

It was beautiful, because of our God, friends and families..

Counting Down

Have written my vows, bought the things I needed, made the guest books, bought the pens, chosen the song and bought the CD, pack whatever I can at this point, plan the program flow, have in mind the flow of the event.. I think it should be more or less done..

Will pack in the cert once I get them.

Sometimes, some things can be very simple or very complicated. I realised that the little time I have, I am thinking about how to use them to enhance this and that a little more. just a little paranoid.. A reminder to be careful not to over-do some things.

SH must been very involved in this whole process. He takes pride to be a part of the process. Be it guest book, choosing the pen for guest to sign in, choosing the jewellery... , he delights to be part of everything. Its a blessing for me..

See you on Sat, Happy Deepavali..

Emo Rights

There is much to learn. Even loving needs to be learned.. Its nt just instinct or emotions.. I am way too emotional. Bt emotions are nt wrong!!!!!!!!!

Wat does God says about emotions? Before I swing to being an advocate of Emo Rights, let me hear what God says abt emotions.

Our society honors the rationale n logical. Therefore, another name for the depressed is Out Of Their Mind. Those are who rational and logical are the straight ones.

Who says so anyway?