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Hi all. Hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas and may 2008 bring you all even more laughter and happiness than you obviously already enjoy!!!

Hi Elizabeth, I might be able to help, but be warned, my writing and ability to think critically is a bit rubbish at the moment. I've got you on multiply right, drop me a line there?

Nikki, oops, sorry, forgot to answer your question about the cake. We had cupcakes (from c cup) instead of the traditional wedding cake. We also used that as our wedding favours, and killed two birds with one stone. hehe.

Nikki, Any of your husband's male relatives coming for the wedding? Maybe they can be the 'xiong di'? I was worried that my husband wouldn't be too spontaneous and take part in the 'fun' (he can be a little impatient at times) but we talked about it and felt it might be weird if he just came...

Hi Nikki, Sounds like everything's on track. Are you doing the traditional bits as well? We went to Cake Avenue to try their cupcakes and were actually quite disappointed - taste and service wise. Pine Gardens (http://www.pgc*ke.com/ replace '*' with 'a'; what's the rule on posting...

Hi Nikki, heehee. yeah, i think its quite traditional for Chinese to give out wedding invites closer to the day. But don't worry, the cards are more of a formality, i bet those who your parents have invited already know and pretty much given an rsvp of sorts. Furthermore, with sit-down...

Hi Nikki, Congratulations! That sounds like a super fun wedding, and the old mill sounds gorgeous. Can't wait to see the photos! woohoo! Well, hopefully you guys will be more relaxed for part 2 now that the big signing is over! heehee. Congrats again!

fruitchick, We, too, only had the tea ceremony and did away with all the other stuff. Husband came in the morning to 'fetch' me at my place. Oh we had a short gatecrashing for the fun of it because i thought it was a little strange to just ring the doorbell, but it was quite fun in the...

Elizabeth, what you're doing sounds very interesting. it must also be helping you with your language skills right? Emi, hehe. i didn't realise exercising wrongly is a waste of time, i thought some movement is better than none. given my state of inactivity these days, i was definately...

Emi, ohhh..sports science is supposed to be one of the big things at the moment right. cool. does he get to meet lots of celebritity sportspersons? Chris, good luck with the language course. elizabeth, no worries. you sound like you've got a lot going on at the moment. hope you had a...

Chris, Don't drive in Sg, too stresful. I think if you put a heart rate monitor on me when i drive here i come close to getting a heart attack! haha. take MRT better! MrsN, Good idea. How about "The Joys of Roach Killing". Or you could do a second thesis, design an uber powerful spray can...

emi, congratulations on the good news. sorry, can i be kaypo and ask what Chris teaches?

margiel, thanks for the tips. we try to play frisbee with him on the grass but he will still seek out his slippers before stepping on it! haha. but yes, he's so adorable when he acts all yucky about stepping on the grass. cuclainne, your nephew's so cute. good thing he discovered the sweets...

hey liz, guess we will meet racists wherever we go, just got to be careful and avoid the more dangerous areas. if all they do is make stupid noises and say stupid things, then let it be. staying alive is my primary concern! in that way, we're very lucky in singapore. we have racists here but i...

Fruitchick, That's a horrible experience. I've been lucky to not come across such yobs when I was living in Notts. Only time some idiots shouted at me was when I was walking with my friend but i suspect it was more to do with her being a muslim than me being foreign. The way i see it, these...

Mrs N, Plodding sounds like a good way to describe my progress. Fingers crossed eh. As far as i know, Singaporeans can't drive in Sg with a foreign license at all. So, get hubby to drive in the future if you decide to rent something here. hehe. But it is weird that you didn't get your Sg...

Mrs N, The rule on converting to the UK license is that if you've been living there for over a year you'll have to take the theory test i think. You're lucky to have gotten away with it! As for losing your Sg license, they'll send it back to the Sg traffic police but you can pick it up from...

fruitchick, LoL. I think that's the one!!! We haven't gone back in a long time, cos we're living in Singapore now. We were in Nottingham for about 5 years. As for macaroni, we just use the ones from Sainsbury's. I think they are bigger than our local macaroni but they do the trick. Just make...

Mrs N, That's a great story! The poor guy must have been so embarrassed. lol. I've always wanted to try gliding. Is it expensive? Maybe one day when we return to the UK! Fruitchick, Is the Singapore restaurant the one behind Birmingham 'chinatown', on the lane perpendicular to the chinese...

Chrisl, The first few months away from home is always difficult, especially when you don't know when you'll be going back and seeing your family again. But I am sure your husband is giving you a lot of LURVE and support. Things will get better. You can buy ready mixed yee char kuay flour...