(2006) Brides of year 2006


Hi gals,

my wedding is 2 weeks down the road...n i can certainly understand wat u gals r feeling...sometimes i wonder y some pple r so inconsiderate...from this whole experience of inviting them, i finally realise which r the pple who hv super low EQ....i hv one colic whom i sms her, den no reply, so giving her the benefit of doubt, i email her again a few days later, giving her a deadline to reply, den no reply again....i wonder y someone need to consider so long, dun wana come juz say lah, y mia n act blur...terrible...so angry manz...now see her liao oso duno wana smile at her anot...sigh...

sometimes how i wish there is no wedding banquet...haha...juz rom n go honeymoon...waste so much money n time n heartpain so much seeing the true colours of some of ur frenz...sigh
 
hi Daman - not lah projector shld be Infocus 3000dpi above. HA HA HA HA HA HA with latest DLP technology. So not creative brand lah. apple is good for health. :p

HA HA HA HA.. eh.. I booked my package way way back in 2004 so my prices aint today's prices. ke ke ke ke ke

Yuki - PS was very fun. I hope can redo again. ke ke ke ke ke
 
Hey,

Anyone HB have not get his suit sorted out? My fren recommended on very good & reasonable. $300.00 for a MTM suit (good material) includes a MTM shirt(cotton with style of your choice). Additional shirt at $30.00/pc. The tailor can give professional advise on what style suits you. Even makes cheongsam.

D'Zendiq
Far East Shopping Ctr #03-15 (next to Liat Tower)
Tel: 67344632
Mon-Sat 11.30am - 8pm
Sun & PH 1pm-5pm.
 
To all BTB,

1 small tip for shedding some kilos b4 the BIG DAY.

1 bottle of maple syrup and lime mix with 3x1.5L water. Drink this concoction for 3 days(only). Heard can shed up to 3kg(Dunno true or not). Plus stick to light diet. No red meat. Can eat like steamed fish/chicken and lotsa veggie. The concoction is used by some slimming centre for detox purpose. No harm trying.
 
Hi all,

My wedding jux 4 days away from now. i now also having headache planning my banquet arrangement. I hope everything will turn out well no big hiccup :0
 
Hi Shan Shan,

Same here... my wedding is in 2 weeks too! 22 October 06... talk about idiotic colleagues. I have one who chucked my invitation on a table for weeks! I actually wanted to cancel invitation, but still grit my teeth to confirm attendance. He said "don't think so..". I was overjoyed!!!

Then others I just try to heck care liao... though I still get upset sometimes. Mom in law said don't bother getting upset with them. Most important thing is everything runs smoothly and we are happy during that big day! =)
 
D'zendiq.... i know that tailor... FH made his day-to-day working shirts there... $30/shirt. ie $150 for 5 shirts. but then the material for $30 shirt is not that fantastic, last 1 yr, the shirt looks worn already.. also year in year out, the cloth is the same! if u are talking abt working shirts, for a bit more, such as 45/55 bucks, u can get good & lasting shirts from Marks & Spencer.. yes, its prices have dropped

also, D'Zendiq, for the better quality shirts, eg for wedding purpose, is at least 70 onwards, for egyian cotton material.. my FH made 2 wedding shirts of good material... with french cluff somemore, is at least $75/shirt. simiarly for suits, u are taking the good quality wool material.. is not cheap also.. u can check out the prices at other tailors (other the branded ones), pricing are comparable if you choose good materials. $30/shirt material is for day-to-day wearing. cannot make it for formally ocassion. 1 look at it, u can tell is cheap material
 
samkoh, the easiest way to lose weight is to do housework.. cleaning the house, wipping the windows, etc with an empty stomach when u wake up in the morning.. then take a brunch at 2-3pm. carry on with housework till 8-9pm then light dinner.

1 week, i gurantee u sure lose weight. that is what i experienced when i clean my new house.
 
hi tingting,

hee...ur AD is same as mine.
i'm so worry, a lot of ppl especially christian celebrate christmas eve, so i must pray hard all my guests will come to my wedding.
 
hi, silentelf,
got ur note re. the piggy.. thanks so much.. I no need do homework liao.. u done for me liao.. hehehehhee.. tis week is food tasting.. 1 more thg settled?? hahahhaa..
 
318bi, nope havent got the clothes for my jia zhuang yet ...duno where to get leh ...
for payment wise, i am paying my PG when we collect our photo only ....

angel, haha u muz have a lot fun during PS ...i feel the same way tat time too ....keke :P
 
hi silentelf, i didn't invite those colleagues whom i only talk to on work. basically, some depts i will juz send out cakes for them cos not enough tables to really cater them. the rest of the colleagues will juz inform them tat im getting married.

hi ivy, saw ur post, dun b upset and muz not let such matter affect ur mood, cos u got more things tat u have to do. cheer up man. everyone make mistake n treat them as a lesson learn.

hi blur, u muz be very excited to stay in ur new hse today. its a total different feeling when u hve ur own hse. for my case, im stayin wif my in-laws but so far so gd, they treat me well. so gd for me.

btw, use pimple blemish for quicker healing of ur pimple. its work very well, i got from body shop, under tea tree product. u can try it come in stick form. drink some barley water or ginseng tea gd for u too. cos staying late n busy wif work will course our body to heaty.

hi silentelf, u may want to try joy cuisine, they r very flexible in the dish n nice n cheap. also, if not u may want to use neo garden which my bro-in-law always order for our family gathering. they provide alot of different menu & prices r reasonable. if u want joy cuisine contact let me knw, tis caterer, my company has been using them for yrs.

lets work hard and count down. me getting excited man. hopefully, tis wkend, can complete more task.
 
SAM...how much lime must we put...?? i interested leh...took up personal training for 2mths hope can shape up b4 the big day...

me counting down liow...AD same as diamond 9th dec....

now i every mon, wed, fri eat slice fish beehoon soup.....ha ha ha
 
Hi girls,
haven't dropped in here for so long... glad that everyone is happily preparing for the AD..

Just a question, are we allowed to send out invites only after GDL?
 
blur blur, debbie... me bo hse warming leh.. and debbie u giving cakes to colleagues? before AD or after AD? hmm.. ya lor.. i oso dun want to exceed my tables.. sekali, still need to invite more to fill the 'empty seats'.. ;p ok ok.. i will think very very hard whether to invite those colleagues whom i tok about work only...

1 day before the wedding, i think we must be busy with mani+pedi & back scrub rite? hee..

debbie, does joy cuisine has a website?

One more thing to add.. dun forget to tidy your own bed room!! hahaha.. cos photographer will definitely snaps photos in your room.. dun let it look like a pig sty.. like mine.. kekeke..
Everyone jia you!!
 
diamond....u r lucky....me been putting on the weight i've lost ever since i finish the PS...now got to loose another 3kg....haiz...
 
hey all,

seems like most having problems with guests confirming their attendance. what me n FH did was to send out invitation on our own, and get a mutual friend(those def coming for wedding) in each group(ie 1 friend from secondary sch, 1 from uni) to chase those ppl who didn't rsvped within 2 weeks. and days before my wedding, they r going to help me email or sms those coming to remind them of my big day.

i know it's quite hard to confirm attendance, my ballroom is having table constraints (max17) so if anyone can't come i wld rather give their seats to others who want to come... like my not-so-close-friends who turn out to be really supportive of my wedding... =p

Shanshan,
wear the night before meh? i thought wear on that day itself???
 
Stefy, how to put on weight when i got to face work stress & wedding preparation stress?

318, i hv written half of my invite tonight! got another half to go... hehhe
 
i think the maple syrup thing, the initial weight loss that it promises is actual water loss... Cos water is loss first.. and making u drink so much water is to make u feel full and to get rid of water retention, you first have to drink a lot of water also. (proven) And the maple syrup... is to make drinking a more pleasurable experience than just drinking plain water.. I went to those beauty salon b4.. think the girl attneding to me was drunk, dont know why she let out all these secrets.. haha..

alot of these beauty palors and weight loss regimes ah.. they will give u a menu to stick too.. and frankly, this menu is for birds man...

morning: one piece of bread, 1 cup coffee.
snack: 8 grapes
lunch: soup, 1 cup tea
snack: 3 crackers 1 cup coffee
etc...

1: eat so little sure can lose weight one lor
2: drinking so much coffee will make u feel more energized and the caffine will raise ur metabolism.. so u d experience some weight loss and u think u feel more alert cos u have lost weight... wrong.. u are on a caffine high!

I'm now doing this... morning one piece of bread or sandwich, 800mls water (thats the amount my tumbler can hold lah), lunch: some soupy dish with noodles..
4- 5pm i will def feel hungry, so i drink a glass of milk (heard pple that drink milk more often can lose weight easier.. dont know about it, but just try lah.. the calcium intakes good too.) then dinner soupy stuff again with minimal carbo.. nil if possible...
 
Stefy , me too put on weight after PS ... near to 3kg liao ...dunno hw to cut ...seem like getting hungry easily ...where u taking personal training?

diamond, wow u so good lose weight ...me wan too.

ribbons, wow the diet so little food think i can stick to it ....keke :P ur diet seem ok but i cant go without carbo leh ...think got to try liao ...u maintaing this diet hw long?
 
hi debbie and ffbear

thank you for the kind concern. I am better, not as abgry, but just plain sore about it. will be better on my wedding day lar...
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hi jacqueline

for my hb and I, we sent out our invites before GDL, so did my parents. Only older relatives receive it on the day of GDL. as for my ILs, they only did so after GDL.

silentelf,

i was telling my mum that I would be moving back to her place 1 week before the AD. I have moved into my flat 2 yrs back, after my ROM. And since then, my mum has infiltrated into my room, and made it hers.

I almost fainted when I first return to visit her. I could not see my writing desk, or the bed, or even the floor. So I must return 1 week earlier to help her get rid of her 'baobeis' - all the assessment books she has for teaching references.
 
Diamond~Where to buy at Bangkok? you very on to do the invites
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I quite lazy nowadays, don't feel want write the guest name at all....Where you bought the shirt for your HB?

Stefy/Yuki~me after PS straight away put on wieght leh...really want to loose weight if not can't wear the CS lor!How to cut down?

Ribbons~Did you try the method?
 
yuki, not enough rest on wkdays & wkends, no more afternoon naps on wkends to recuperate, stress on work & other stuff.
how not to lose weight u tell me?

like yesterday, i slept close to 2 am.... *yawns*
 
Debbie, yaya.. I am trying to detox myself... been so tired recently with all the prep.. yup, we were so happy staying over at my new house last night. but we only sleep on a thin "di lam" not very comfortable.. plus not pillow some more.. keke..

jac, I thought sending invites can be anytime.. anyway, i will be sending mine 3 wks before my wedding.

silentelf, yaya, sounds kinda bad, but they can be your back up list.. to fill up the seats.. my number of tables is exceeding already. i don't wan my hotel ballroom to be too cramp..
talking abt packing up my room har.. my room is so messy.. must force myself to start packing soon..

ffbear, food tasting session.. good.. one more things settle. I will b having mine 2 weeks later.
 
318, go chatuchak & source. lots of good stuff there. cheap also. take at look at this website:
http://www.cheeryparadise.com.sg/favours_ceramic.htm

the "hugging couple salt & pepper". this friend's friend bought it from chatuchak & hand carry back to Spore. is so cheap there. of course the package may not be nice if from BKK. but, u can always go concourse & get those little satin bag with pull string to put...

FH's 2 wedding shirts (1 for the day & 1 supposed to be for the night) are custom made at D'zendiq. but not the $30/shirt that kind of material. is egypian cotton.. so 1 shirt is abt 70-80 bucks. if chose a even better grade of egypian cotton, is more $100.

the 2 shirts all have french cluff. supposedly, the tailor will charge $5 more per shirt for the cluff. but then, managed to get him to absorb that extra $5/shirt

his suit is tailor made by the studio. but he topped up another $200 more coz he wans a expensive wool material....
 
318bi: which method u referring to? the bird's diet? neh.... i see the menu.. i think i will be better WITHOUT it.. haha..

yuki: i dont normally eat a lot of carbo too.. but i do love fried foods (not always eat also) and i love carbonated drinks.. but now i try to avoid carbo (except for breakfast), and i make conscious effort to avoid rice for dinner... if u scared u will feel hungry.. try this...eat slower.... talk mroe drink more.. it works.. haha..

i now give up on carbonated drinks. When i go out for lunch i bring my own water to drink lor..

I actually really hate soupy stuff.. cos its so hot, i wanna be able to be able to enjoy my food and need not worry about being scalded by burning hot fluid.. i vely impatient one.. haha.. but no choice lah..


i on this diet for about 3 months liao.. my metabolism's slow.. very slow.. If i can, i dont take dinner also. its hard but the struggle to look good (yet healthy) for my AD is worth it lah..
 
Hi all,

my AD over liao (07 Oct 06).. it really an experience but really tiring though .. Things went rather smooth for the banquet and hiccups were solved with Sisters help as i didn't mingle with the guests. i only came out during the 1st march in... can say its a success...

Enjoy the moment all BTB. take care.

Remember not to drink too much water on the night b4 ur AD as eyes will be puffy if u drink too much water.. Take care...
 
is it really true couples should go back to own house first before going groom's place? oh no..if its true then I have to change my schedule again. so headache..

rach..ya, i was worried abt guests not able to turn up too..but good thing is we only have 25 tables..so chances of filling them up is higher, we just invite more pple than available and get them to RSVP early..in fact me and hubby already sent out sms to friends asking if they're coming. Will send out emails to them soon also. Hehe..think I am too kiasu, most of the major things already done..but still feel like many things not done..and its a good thing I have a pastor who agrees to sacrifice his time for my wedding..but juz like to ask, do we need to send him an official letter to conduct the solemization or can I just pass him a wedding invite? He has agreed verbally to help..but not sure if there's any other standard procedures required.

Talking about diet..i am trying hard to cut down on meals too..i either take a light lunch or totally no lunch sometimes..but I take a normal dinner. I guess the key is to take many small/light meals instead of heavy lunch/dinner. All brides-to-be tend to be very stressed out and develop bad face problems..so I am already starting the treatment phase by dedicating a full day on weekend to rest..simply sleep the entire day..keke..and also to drink lotsa water..I am starting to take soya beancurd everyday also..hopefully it can help...I will start to put masks frequently few weeks before my AD..cos can't afford to go for facial packages after spending so much on wedding & house le.
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Hi Christel,

yah, dis kind of pple, dun come even better ah..:p...n i finaly understand dat if a person is goin to reject a wedding invitation, shld do it politely n oso congratulate the groom or bride...basic courtesy mah....

charly,

har, i duno lehz...thot muz wear dat one to sleep the nite before the AD...brides-to-be or those whose AD is over, pls advise us!!
 
Hi Christel,

yah, dis kind of pple, dun come even better ah..:p...n i finaly understand dat if a person is goin to reject a wedding invitation, shld do it politely n oso congratulate the groom or bride...basic courtesy mah....

charly,

har, i duno lehz...thot muz wear dat one to sleep the nite before the AD...brides-to-be or those whose AD is over, help!!..pls advise us..:P
 
hi, silentelf,
ur bedroom like pigsty ahh.. let's shake hands.. mine is like.. omigosh! dunno whr to start packing.. I do Know tat need to pack, & I hv been pushing back tis task.. opps!
hi, blur blur,
yah, gg food tasting, pretend to b food critics for 1 nite.. kekekeke.. yes, yes.. 1 thg off the list..
 
hi blur.. hw was ur stay in ur new home? ;p o.. goin to v ya foodtasting? .. enjoy the good food!!
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hi silentelf.. yar.. i noe wat u mean.. i guess when it comes to invitation, its always a headache.. hmm.. jz try to plan in a way the best that u can..
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but muz make sure got enough seats then invite oso lor..

hi jac.. i wil send out the invites before my GDL.. cz GDL is onli 2wks before wedd.. so not enough time liaoz..
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.. except for relatives.. shd b during GDL bah.. depends on my parents..
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Hi shan shan,

Think u talkin about new pyjames 4 d comb hair ceremony rite? I got mine from the chinatown mkt, d 1 tt is shifted to outram mrt there. there is only 1 stall sellin those traditional wedding stuff.
 
diamond-ok will tke note of it. but u mena just to get sme1 to stand there and see them pour? cos i believe the poruing wil be outside the ballroom rite? or at a corner in the ballroom?

Yuki-wahpiang my BS really slow leh. still nt yet send me the soft copy layout. kow. email invitation i just say smething like you are invited to my wedding....details as follows; then give date, time, venue with sme directions and day as well. cos mine monday so gt to highlight its monday and its after work then go. then last paragrapg is to get them to repl asap or give a timeframe lor. so far sme reply and sme dun. hehehe

318-ya..maybe gt to revised. my head nt tat big, so cant wear big hats. so gt to revise....

angeldust-hahaa infocus i mountain tortise again leh. bo tia kuay. heheh. yeah apple gd for health..esp the apple that can be apple or windows. hahaha..tat wil be the dream apple that designers would want.

tingting-thats wat my mum saw in papers


all btbs,

now i gt MIL and MUM problems liao b4 the wedding. I noe my mum is 1 kind lor but she requested the following to be done during GDL.

1) groom side put APs (1 big and the rest small circling around the big1) in a plate and to bring to GDL. then bride parents will tke the small APs and dun touch the big APs. the big APs will contain lots of money and the small APs will contain lesser. the big APs will then bring back to groom side.

2) bride side to give AP to groom (me) so that i will be able to celebrate bride's parent birthdays for them in future.

anyone heard of the above 2 patterns? ya. my mum alot of pattern. da wife cant tahan her liao. so early b4 wedding areadi i gt wife and mum probs. sigh. Can anyone help me to resolve the 2 issues? SNJ = Sang Nao Jing

I told da wife that i dun wan to be invovlve in this issues and also suggest her not to be involve also and let the elders go settle themselves. but da wife prefer to be involved. so far everything is under wraps and quite silent. its not made known as its da wife mum who told her and she in turn told me. so both of us are not suppose to noe abt the arrangements that my mum come up with her mum.
 
daman, not stand there & see the waiters pour. u hv to tell the captian before the banquet starts what are your expectations. etc, pour 1/3, 1/2 cup full, etc. then u hv a helper to remind the captain if your instructions are not followed, eg when your helper see that the glass that the waiter tops up & bring to the guests, he will know if is in accordance to your instructions.

also if tell the captain that any opening of new barrel of beer has to seek your appointed helper's consent. your helper will then check that the earlier barrel is really finished.. aiyoh, u asked ard your married friends, these are very common things. b'coz liquor if not under close watch, can end up very extravagant & u will hv a big bill to settle later

the important thing
u convey your expectations to the captain
then him liquor like opening near barrels
need to check with ur helper

the rest, your helper just has to be observant & keeps a lookout & if necessary, tell the captain immediately wat is wrong
 
daman - ha ha ha ha projectors only got that few brands in the market. Infocus is the leader. I dream of that also. boss have that switcheroo apple windows.. ha ha ha ha ha me still using 1 platform only. wanna get THAT!!!! maybe after next pay raise..

oohh that logic me never hear of.. so paiseh.. cannot help u wor... maybe last resort say u check with geomancer and see what geomancer say? if geomancer say dunno.. then u tell da mum and da in law said no need? HA HA HA HA HA HA.. me nottie.. :p
 
hey...my fiancee is looking for to get a new kua...my BS kua looks old and worn...anyone can help or know of any kua to loan?

my AD is dec 06..."hmmmm..stress stress"
 
Hi Jac...erm, I started gathering my RSVPs last week, and I'm beginning to give them out already. (KS horh?) Well, I'm starting with colleagues and the bosses first lah.
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anyone knows where i can get wedding signature scroll for the guests to sign? want something more special instead of the conventional guestbook. thanks
 
hi gals, any teachers here?

care to share which groups of colleagues u inviting? is it pple from the same dept, HODs, etc?

I am having headache over my guest list. sigh...
 

Ooops.... I tink I too kaypo about other ppls weight issues liao. But I tried the fish soup and yong tau foo diet b4. Really works leh. I used to weigh like 60+kg now bet 53-55kg depending on time of the month. Always blot like balloon.

Anyone calculate if their "da e ma" will come visit on AD? I'm kinda worried abt it. If my DEM visit on time, i shud be ok,
 

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