I luv Bkk =)

It's a fruitful trip! Managed to buy a lot of beautiful house deco stuffs. Their stuffs are sooo beautiful.. unlikely to find similar stuffs in S'pore, esp at their price. =) In fact, we went with 2 baggage and came back with 9! Sounds drama but we actually had to take 2 seperate cab to the airport since we can't possibly fit into one... haha!


Also went to my fav Siam Paragon.. simply loved the deco there. We tried their Cream & Fudge outlet and it's delicious. The best ice-cream I ever had! Choco ice-cream, brownie & nuts are mixed together on their special frozen marble stone and serve in a cone & finally topped with choco fudge.. sinful but absolutely heavenly.

What a great way to leave behind sweet memories...

What a ride!

Extremely busy lately.. both at work and during weekends! Busy is good though.. so no complaints. Work is extremely challenging lately because of a new project I'm embarking on. The project is interesting and I'm sure there's plenty to learn.. so I'm looking forward to the challenges ahead!

Two more days and we're off to BKK for holiday!
Sooo exciting because we're going there to shop for house stuffs =) When Gerald and I last went BKK in Apr this year, we saw so many beautiful house deco stuffs. But we couldn't buy any at that time becos we haven't bought our place yet. So when we found out that there's an International Houseware Fair coming up over the long weekend, it was a must-go for us.
Looking forward to going crazy in BKK.... ;P

I'm sooo excited..


The house is going to be ready soon! =) Here's a little snapshot. There's lotsa cleaning up to do over the weekend and the furniture is coming in on Monday, just in time for our photoshoot on Wed.. hee!

Ordinary People

Simply loved this song =)



Just started looking out for nice songs as part of the wedding reception prep.. less than 4 mths to go! So many things to do.. so little time.. *panic*

Finally started our home renovations 2 weeks back.. busy busy!! It should be ready by end Sept 06. Considering the time, effort and $$$ we've invested on the house.. we're real excited to see the end product =) For many many months (ever since we bought the place), we spent EVERY weekend shopping for house stuffs.. lightings, sanitary accessories, furniture, electrical appliances, etc. We scout so many places all over S'pore to find the stuffs that we like. Tiring at first.. but now we're so addicted.. we couldn't help but wanna shop more... haha

This phase is most exciting! Our first home and it's gonna be PERFECT!

Our first time..

Last weekend, Gerald & I cleaned our house for the first time. We merely washed the floor but it sure was tiring! Since neither of us does housework at home, we're both novice. Haha! But it's nice that we're both learning and working hard for our new home. =)

NDP Preview

We went to NDP preview on 29 Jul 06 (Sat). It was a refreshing change and since it's our first time watching the NDP live, I thought it was real fun. My fav part is the Fighter Planes showcase as well as the FIREWORKS!

I Luv Dempsey

On National Day itself, Gerald and I went shopping for bow tie and tux shirt for our bridal fitting this coming sat. It's great we found what we like and I must say.. he looks real cute in bow tie. =P Thereafter we went to try out "The Wine Company" at Dempsey Road. I simply loved the place!! It's laidback and cosy.. Can't wait to go back there again!!

Busy weekends but all worth the trouble =)

Renovating our apartment..

We finally collected the keys to our apartment on 3rd July 06.
It was real exciting! That weekend, the ID and contractor came onsite to take measurements. Thereafter we went tiles & lightings shopping with the ID. Last Sat, we shopped for sanitary fittings & lightings with the ID again and on Sun, we spent 4 hrs discussing details of the design with the ID & contractor.

It sure was tiring but we're happy seeing our dream home taking shape. The ID (YC) was great! He's taste is similar to mine so I loved his design. The contractor (Mr & Mrs Liang) were hilarious so it was nice working with them too. But everything is soooo expensive! It didn't helped that I have expensive taste (quartz tiles & square taps cost a lot more).. sigh!


Most likely we can start the reno works in early Aug and do up everything by mid Sept in time for the photoshoot. It's our first home so we were hoping to capture it in our bridal album for future reference. Sooo exciting..

Bridal Gown..

On Sun, I finally decided on my choice of WG & EG. They were beautiful, especially the WG ;o)

Before today, I gave myself so much stress wanting to look PERFECT on the big day. Went to the bridal shop for 5 rounds of fitting and basically tried all of their gowns... luckily I got Chingway & Jarene to help in the selection process. I also went through numerous bridal mags and deliberated for a long time on the design. Even quarrelled with my Gerald several times over the selection.. but luckily now he's been more supportive.

It's all about managing expectations I guess... and I felt a lot happier now. ;o)

Search for Dream Home..

Shortly after accepting Gerald's proposal, we starting searching for our dream home.. Both of us loved the East, so we were looking at places along East Coast / Parkway area as well as Chai Chee vicinity.

Honestly, I think the HDB policies make it sooo difficult for young couples... New HDB units in good locations are rare and only available via balloting. We did tried to ballot for those new HDB units at Eunos MRT (they look great rite?!) but obviously didn't manage to get it as demand was so high. On the other hand, there's abundant of new units but all located in those super ulu areas so we didn't even consider those ;o(

So ultimately, we're only left with the option of resale HDB or private apartments.

Jes MIA..

After house-hunting for 2 months, we stopped for a while as I was preparing for my OBSA trip to South Africa. I MIA for a month from mid Nov to Dec 05. It was a great experience and I learnt to better appreciate what I've in life...

We only started house hunting again after CNY this year. It was a tiring process.. we practically spent most weekends flipping the newspapers, viewing houses and fixing more viewing appointments. I was extremely flicker-minded so we alternate between looking at private apartments (new / resale /leasehold / freehold) and resale HDB. In fact, we actually looked at 46 HDB / Condo units in all!! (Haha.. that's a lot rite as compared to a few frens who decided on their house after looking at 5 - 8 units.)

Our dream home was a condo unit at Kembangan area..

It was a 2 bedroom unit (about the size of a 4-room flat).. Probably small to some people.. but we wasn't planning to expand the family anytime soon so the size is just nice for us. We loved the place! The condo facilities as well as easy access to East Coast Park via the park connector were plus points! Its location was another key factor why we got the place.. its right next to the MRT so it's super accessible! Plus the kembangan area is not too overly-populated unlike most town centres in S'pore..

Most importantly, it's rather affordable .. Essentially we felt that we can struck a good balance between having a good quality of life and not having to suffer too huge mortgage loans in future ;o)