Hi ladies
Sorry for the silence.. internet at FH¡¦s place is still down. It¡¦s been a month!! The IT guys are obviously sleeping on the job!
I keep having to catch up on the posts¡K.
Elizabeth Yes, I¡¦m in S¡¦pore right now. I do have biz trips sometimes (which can also be quite last min). Suppose we can work this out somehow. My office is opposite the ABC market¡K so not too far from the central.
Fully understand ur ¡§freedom from parents¡¨ sentiments.. used to feel the same way too! Guess I¡¦m a little more grown up now after having lived overseas for a while. Recently been feeling like it¡¦s time for me to live up to my responsibilities here. Can¡¦t help wondering what I would do if my parents get ill in future and I¡¦m living overseas¡K
cuclainne Maybe your parents are more open minded than the rest of ours? My colleague¡¦s been dating an American and she says her parents are more than happy to have her out of the house. Guess it really depends on the individuals and their background although I suppose in the Chinese culture, most parents have the thinking that kids will support them in their old age and the thought of not having that security scares them? It would be the rare handful that think otherwise¡K. I agree with Elizabeth that if you¡¦ve had open communication there shouldn¡¦t be pandora¡¦s boxes in the future.
I¡¦m trying to persuade FH to read ¡§Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus¡¨ to no avail.. hmmm¡K now trying to figure how to persuade him that marriage prep courses will most likely help us build a better marriage. He¡¦s so stubborn and keeps saying that these would cater only to the local context blah blah blah¡K
cuclainne &
elizabeth Are u guys planning to hear pitter-patter soon after ur marriage? That¡¦s gonna be cool¡K Think my future in laws are just so relaxed abt everything¡K maybe cuz he¡¦s been here for so long, they don¡¦t feel the need to ¡§kick¡¨ him out of the house¡K but FH and I had a chat recently and he expressed his wish to have kids soon cuz he claims he¡¦s getting old. I was like wat?!?!, can we wait at least a year¡K I think I need time to adjust to married life...
denise good to see u again¡K. Let me know if u need any more help with the venues¡K. If you can give me an idea of the style that you¡¦re looking at e.g. ballroom formal, outdoor, etc.. I would be in a position to make better suggestions.
It¡¦s true that Villa Bali only allows one caterer (Creative Catering). The other alternative would be to use hotel caterers (which are the only other ones that they allow) tho this would be a lot more pricey.
For Burkill, if you have abt 80 pax, you wouldn¡¦t need to split your guests up on 2 levels. You can use the lawn for the solemnization, downstairs for a cocktail followed by dinner upstairs which can sit up to 80 pax without a stage. As it¡¦s a very intimate setting, it feels kind of like hosting a dinner at your own home (albeit a very nice colonial home).