On the way there : )

Looks kinda scary with all the sashimi on the table, LOL!

We thought one of the guys were so nice to take the dessert for us. Then we realised: WHY GOT SASHIMI ON ICE CREAM?! LOL.

And all the yummy desserts!!

Chu 4: Met Eileen for dinner at Olive Vine!!

Always so thankful for a friend like her, surviving through 2 decades of friendship is not easy! ;p

Grilled Fish

Cheese Fries. I rarely take cheese fries cos of the over cheesy-ness and mayo.
Surprisingly it tasted good!

Dear friend looking excited over her fish ;p

In fact before the dinner, I was stuck in a little train delay. So I had some spare time to read through my daily devotions subscribed through emails.

Then I came to John 15:5.

So coincidentally, we decided to have our dinner at Olive Vine, I saw this verse hanging on the wall, right on top of where we were sitting!

John 15:5

Food we had! YUMS!!

Chu 5: Went visiting again, brunch and dinner with dear Pau!

Light brunch at Ambush (Jurong Point).

Soda with Ice Cream!

Mini Sausage Platter – with Cheese Sausage and Chicken Sausage.
Yummy brown sauce and mustard.

Me and Pau, waiting for car wash.

Steamboat dinner at Xian De Lai (nex mall). Totally regretting it,
cos I don’t think it’s worth the price ;p

Don’t underestimate this spicy chicken. Felt discomfort after eating a few, LOL.

An amazing sermon this morning, together with this Wagyu Burger
wrapped up my wonderful holiday week : )

Mr Pau firstly came over to my place and off we go!

Everyday must act cute ;p

I like how the bottom of my dress look like!

Wearing the red dress from Love Summer Breezes. A little too big for me,
didn’t have time to alter before the CNY. Hehe.

After visiting, we went to Esplanade. The kids:

Dinner at Blue Garden Korean BBQ Restaurant. Quite nice, they have meat (chicken, pork, beef), vegetables (lettuceeeeee!!), kim chi fried rice, fried rice cake, porridge, soup etc. I kinda enjoyed the kimchi chicken, kim chi fried rice, ikan bilis and porridge. Niceeeeee!

In times of doubt, just go for the meat, meat, meat and meat : )

YUMS!

Mr Pau moved his lips here, resulting in the legendary “sausage lips”. Wahaha!!

Going to rest, and have another round of buffet tmr!! : D

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Blue Garden Korean BBQ Restaurant
Address: 50 Tiong Bahru Road, Link Hotel (within the hotel, first floor)
Tel: 6224 0700

A scorpion enlists a frog to take him on his back across a stream, even though the frog is astute enough to protest that the scorpion “will surely sting me and I will die.”

The scorpion points out that if he stings the frog, he will die too. The trusting frog thus takes on his passenger, is stung by him, and the two creatures drown together.

But before the frog drowns he asks, “Why did you sting me, Mr. Scorpion, even though it costs us both our lives?” to which the Scorpion replies, acceptingly, “It is my nature.“

Sometimes it is sad when people act like they are always right, made right in their own self-righteousness. Or people who love adding poison, bit by bit, into other people’s lives.

They don’t really bother me in my daily life. However being silent doesn’t mean ignorance. I love being silent because winning the argument doesn’t mean you win everything.

And if you really have the best advice on earth, pardon me, why is your life so unhappy?

I always try, but it is painful to love the unlovable like these.

So we went out to take some pictures. Really difficult to finish the entire roll of film! Haha!

Our first test shot on the Doraemon puzzles ;p

We usually would eat at Citylink’s Coffee and Toast before heading to church on Sun. Love how the photo turn out!

We started to serve in 11.15am service in Dec last year. It’s really challenging! I seem to make mistakes here and there (so far it’s my 3rd time being the usher!), and I’ll feel really bad about it. Heh. I guess what is most important is that we get to serve the Lord and practice having a humble spirit.

: )

Yesterday was the Commissioning of Prayers for helpers like us.

Wore my “favourite” dress to church yesterday:

Bought this belt last weekend at Bugis Village Level 2. 2 for $15. Hohoho ;p

♥  ♥  ♥

Earlier in the first week of Jan, we had lunch with Mr Pau’s family:

The boys:

Was sick on the very last day of 2011, and was gong gong erm, drowsy as people were ushering in the brand new year!

Didn’t really have time for New Year resolution (rarely works for me though ;p), here’s a brief one though:

1. Self
A lot of times I could be very easily affected by people’s comments or words, especially those which are not true (that I think).

Sometimes people can have a very weird way of processing or defining matters, which made me wonder (or perhaps it could have been me haha!). Very often, I get very frustrated easily and I felt wronged.

During these times, I probably will just keep quiet (before I explode). And when I keep quiet, unfortunately, I look very angry.

So in 2012, I look forward to develop a humble spirit, who doesn’t explode easily at other people’s comments. Others can say what they want, but what is important is how the Father sees me from Heaven : )

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2. The Pau
The year 2012 was supposed to be the year for our wedding (as we would have planned previously). However due to some minor changes and requirements, we have to shift it to the next year, due to the wedding rush in the Year of Dragon. Hahaha.

At this moment, I would agree that we can see everyone’s inner self (probably hidden or subconscious flaws) through a wedding.

Very much as I lament about how others not care about what I want in my wedding, I probably have to just give in so everyone can be happy over this joyous occassion.

So I guess my dream wedding of a very simple and casual affair is kaput already. Hahaha.. Hafta do it the Singaporean style. But oh well, what’s more important probably is the marriage for life, not the 1 day wedding ceremony : )

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3. Work and Health
To be able to work and be on track, I have finally realised the importance of health. I rarely fall sick really bad, but I was kind of down since last Sep to the end of the year, with minor break downs here and there. Hehe.

I probably have to work out an exercise schedule with The Pau for 2012. HEHEHE!

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So there, 2012 is gonna be a blast for us! : )

Experienced rollercoaster of emotions, went through tears & joy, got baptised and confirmed in the church, settled the house and preparing for our future together with The Pau …

WOO! Words can’t explain how I feel, now that I look back upon 2011 with memories.

Though the wedding prep is still majorly not settled, here are some stuff that we have confirmed:

1) The engagement ring

We actually shopped for the engagement ring together (HAHAHA). Mr Pau didn’t felt at ease though I gave him the specifications.. He’s sweet enough cos he wanted me to have THE ring I really wanted ♥

: )

Ring: Jann Paul Diamonds

I am not particularly concerned with the carat size, more towards the color and clarity though (Hehehe).

The diamond is a modified cut – cushioned Brellia, AGS certified. The specs is exactly the ”dream” diamond I thought of earlier: Color E, VVS1, 0.468 carat ♥ 

Though I am quite particular about service, I am totally impressed by the guys at Jann Paul. Prompt, professional and smiley. And you get to really learn about diamonds, unlike in the retail jewellery shops out there.

Pictures don’t do this gem a justice, cos in real life, it sparkles with brilliance and is so clear and white in color ♥

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

2) Bridal Studio Package

We are kinda different in the sense that we confirmed our package earlier than the wedding venue.

I am glad we did! Cos the bridal studio takes a little longer to process the photos.

And we are with My Dream Wedding.

Some pictures by MDW:

So far the experience had been great with MDW. Met them at the roadshow and they were all smiley, sincere and friendly.

Just that when we went over to the shop for an “orientation” and fixing of PS date, the photographer attended to us, and made some comments that weren’t very nice.

Like commenting on the LCD monitors of our church that doesn’t make the picture look nice (ERM), and it is very difficult to take nice photos at the church (DOUBLE ERM). And talked about some Singaporean ladies can’t carry off certain kind of gowns from their premium range (ERM ERM ERM).

Anyway.. Haha, still a pleasant experience and I think the package is really a steal la, so still quite happy. Tee hee hee!

- to be continued: Hotel venue -

Last week Mr Pau and I attended a Pre-Christmas get together organised by the church. And one of the staff sang this song – Que Sera Sera. Which brought fond smiles to our faces, as we remember our lives since childhood days ;p

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When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother, what will I be
Will I be pretty, will I be rich
Here’s what she said to me.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future’s not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.

When I was young, I fell in love
I asked my sweetheart what lies ahead
Will we have rainbows, day after day
Here’s what my sweetheart said.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future’s not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.

Now I have children of my own
They ask their mother, what will I be
Will I be handsome, will I be rich
I tell them tenderly.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future’s not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.

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An article by Max Lucado:

Some of the saddest words on earth are: “We don’t have room for you.”

Jesus knew the sound of those words. He was still in Mary’s womb when the innkeeper said, “We don’t have room for you.” …

And when he was hung on the cross, wasn’t the message one of utter rejection? “We don’t have room for you in this world.”

Even today Jesus is given the same treatment. He goes from heart to heart, asking if he might enter.…

Every so often, he is welcomed. Someone throws open the door of his or her heart and invites him to stay. And to that person Jesus gives this great promise: … “In my father’s house are many rooms.” …

What a delightful promise he makes us! We make room for him in our hearts, and he makes room for us in his house.

Merry Christmas!

Today your Savior was born in the town of David.
He is Christ, the Lord.
Luke 2:11

I stopped wearing my lenses because of my long working hours, that made me more prone to eye infection.

The good thing about not wearing contact lenses or spectacles in daily activities, was that it made my (short-sighted) degree dropped!

I used to have a 300 (left) and 170 (right) short-sightedness when I was in Poly. After I started working, my degree dropped by more than 1/2!

Currently my short-sightedness for both eyes are around 70, with astigmatism higher (more than 100).

Because of certain occassions, I decided to try out contact lenses again. Got AIR OPTIX Aqua at Pearl’s Optics at Jurong Point – Great service! (Don’t go to the optical shop at the basement, really horrible)

The nice sales assistance gave me a trial pair and a bottle of travel-size saline after purchasing 2 boxes (6 pairs) with them.

The good thing about AIR OPTIX is that there is more oxygen flow, allowing breathability, retains moisture and resists deposits.

I still remember I used to get those small bottles of solution to remove those nasty protein deposit. HAHAHAHA. Really belonging to the “retro” ages ;p

I am surprised that I was able to wear the lenses easily, and I didn’t feel like I was wearing any contact lenses.

However, I wore the lenses for about 10 hours (opps) on the first day, and my eyes got a little dry in between the 10 hours. I think it’s quite good, given I wore the lenses for quite long!

Quite good stuff I say! : )

And most of our friends would be having the *eyes wide emoticon* look. Hahaha!!

Way back in 2009 when we just knew each other:

LOL! How much we have changed through the 2 years ;p

Then it was my birthday (first with The Pau), and Mr Pau just returned from a Taiwan holiday with his buddies. And he bought me this giant Doraemon.

It’s quite funny to see how we have changed through the days of knowing each other.

And finally it came to getting the ring sometime in Dec : )

Some pictures he took on his own for a surprise he planned. Hahaha!

Sometimes people can say a lot of things, but I think what is important is that we keep going ahead. Times when I want to give up totally, I am thankful for The Pau to be always there encouraging me and keep us close together.

Totally looking forward to finalise the wedding plans for 2013, and welcome in our house in 2014 : )