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[blossom]

hi alhana,
i also dun like to clean hse. my hubby whole day working on his pc, but i manage to make him vacuum the floor.

the hse is in a mess, dun clean also cannot.

dun u need to clean the hse during weekend?

my hubby bought 6 books of LOTR instead of the usual 3 books package. the books are thinner and easier to bring along. he is still at book one...

too busy at work.

 

[wenn]

hi gals!

How's the weekend? quite sian man, back to work liao

seiko,
when's ur ROM date ah? I 4got liao

 

[alhana]

Hi Blossom,

We live with my parents, and my mom usually does the whole house-cleaning bit on Friday coz she wants to enjoy the weekends Yes, we're VERY pampered. We did clean last Fri tho, since it was a holiday.

Heh..is he planning to finish book 2 before he watches the movie?

 

[seiko]

Hi Wenn!

quite a relaxing wkend, went for a scrub + mud wrap at Amore's. Attended a frds wedding at Shangri-La. Lovely Ambience

Mine's on Dec 26. going 4 shoe fitting at leapin Lizard tomorrow. Every Tues till ROM day is reserved for facials *hee*


Hi Carol, Wow, u really spent quite abit on yr wedding sia? how come yr bridal package is so ex? is it bcos of Pix ?


Yo Jojok ???

 

[blossom]

hi alhana,
wow, so xin fu.... my hands getting rougher now...

i dunno if he is planning to do that. he told me he read the books when he was still schooling, now reading it again in detail and to refresh his memories....

 

[alhana]

Hi Blossom,

Yeah, I know I'm very xin-fu. Really appreciate my mom..she's the best! Yah lor, pple always make fun of my hands..say so soft and smooth..must be becoz I never do housework! Actually I dun mind cleaning the house. I just dun like ironing, doing the laundry and cleaning the toilets. The rest I dun mind.

Yeah, the stories are really detailed and its not easy to remember everything unless u've read it q a few times. I read it through once and found out tt I didn't have a very deep grasp of the story after I was done. Will probably re-read the whole thing again one of these days..after I'm done reading the rest of my books..so many waiting for me to delve into.

 

[blossom]

hi alhana,
do u intend to get ur own place? actually, it's nice to be with mom, i miss my mom a lot although we used to argue a lot at home...

wow, u really love reading a lot. i will get headaches if i read for too long. jia lat hor...

 

[pixie]

hi hi!

why weekend always passed by so fast?!! if only it cld b longer. went to watch singing in the rain last night....it was very entertaining....me & hubby enjoyed it a lot!

EL, we went to botanic garden & then to an ole house datz qte near to the garden.....a bit regret going to botanic garden liao ....afraid pics wun be nice....somehow wished i had gone to a place where the grass grow less orderly!! well, c how the photos turn out. now qte anxious abt it ...hope it turns out well!! ..... yah lor, dat day never c u on the bus otherwise we wld hve a much more enjoyable bus ride!!!

wah alhana, i agree with blossom u very xin fu leh

i oso dun like doing housework..... aiyoh....i put off my housework until next week....hei hei, mebbe hubby can't stand it anymore & he might volunteer to clean!

me work in the hr dept so year-end is always very "siong".....have been leaving the ofc at 9+ or 10+. feel very tired nowadays.

 

[blossom]

hi pixie,
i see... actually i always thought hr dept not busy wan, it's the dept that can dictate the "opening hrs" and after that cannot go there liao.

 

[alhana]

hi blossom,

actually my hubby & I also have a stake in this hse..we combined w my folks to buy it. but we may sell it later on if the mkt is better and get our own place. but i agree, i wld miss my parents alot of i moved out...esp since we're v close.

I guess i've always loved to read since young. my hubby's the same! Nothing beats having an excellent book in our hands. Of coz reading a lousy book can be a crappy experience too..I usually don't even bother to finish reading it.

Hi pixie,

wow its tough to work till so late! better take care of ureself esp with all the holidays coming up. I never feel like working in Dec..everyone's in a holiday mood and we feel so nua

 

[el]

hi all,

yah i agree with Alhana that we feel so nua during Dec. right now, i just feel like sleeping at home. how nice if i can sleep through the winter months..... Zzzz.....

 

[jojok]

Hi gals,

Applied leave yesterday & went shopping for christmas presents as my friend had 25% discount at Istean. She gave me last min. notice. Fortunately, my boss approved my leave yesterday morning.

 

[cherubies]

Hi bluechin,
sorry for mia.
not coming in regularly now...

me ok... how are you?

wow late spring... and fine weather... lucky gal...

hope i will enjoy my honey moon as much...

as for my prep, well tomorrow, i will be going down to confirm my design...take measurement... etc... but got problem. still so fat... hee hee...

how's married life?

 

[wenn]

hi gals

this morning very busy so only now then can chat

seiko,
enjoying urself huh??

my sis attended a wedding at mandarin last sat. she said that the food is quite nice

so dun have to worry liao.. must be counting down to ur ROM huh?? carol took her bridal gowns from local designer mah,, so will be more expensive lor

jojok,
hee hee,, will be taking leave this friday,,,, staying home to snooze liao

 

[bluechin]

Hi cheubies,
I'm doing well.... trying for a baby and busy entertaining hubby's relatives. Getting Married is the most wonderful thing that had happened to me..... And i'm really thankful that my hubby is the one person i'll spend the rest of my life with.

U been busie?

No worries.... u will definitely enjoy your honeymoon.

Must treasure the times.

Ai yoh.....why u say u r fat..... not fat not fat.....Have fun choosing the design of your gown.... I'm sure u will enjoy it!

Must log in whenever u r free to update me ok.

 

[blossom]

hi alhana,
haha.... it's a good habit and hobby lah. if im more keen in reading, my english would be better....

 

[blossom]

hi el,
i felt the same as u....

 

[carol]

Hi gals,

hee hee had my food tasting already last thurs. Actually I have never like chinese food, so dun quite like it except the dessert. Its good!! But my parents, in-laws and husband all think the food is ok. But of course,it is not fantastic la.

why I spend so much, actually I also dun know.. the bills just add up and after a while we realised that our budget is quite fluid, always adjusting upwards. Bulk of it went to my gowns I think, about 6k. the rest are like 2500 for photos, 1100 for hair/makeup, hubby suit + rental tuxedo about 1k, invitation cards (inserts for hotel, church invites, church programme) about 1k, catering for church is 2500, flowers and car decor is 400, accessories is 200, rental of church, angpows, etc about 2k, so all in all close to 17k.

jojok, is the sale at isetan still on? does it include the nine west shoes? aiyah thinking of getting this pair of gold shoes to match with my evening gown. aiyah, 15% also will be good leh, now every cent counts cos hubby very very unhappy that we spent so much already.

over the weekend I tried to do the wrist corsage for my "sisters" and receptionists. Quite pleased with the results but havent shown to the gals yet. My husband's opinion can't count cos he will just say nice without looking. Are you gals intending to DIY certain things yourself? If yes, better to start earlier, me very last minute so quite stressed. My GDL is this sat, hee hee quite fun cos like super traditional, must those stuff in the chinese-looking baskets.

 

[seiko]

Hi Jojok,

yr boss is nice ya? how was yr shopping trip yest ? Any 'damages' ? *hee*\


Hi Wenn,

ard 2 wks more.... cant wait leh... was supposed to stop by Leapin Lizard for shoe fitting. But the lady told me that the fabric i ordered was out of stock 4 quite sometime. So i prob have to wait 2 days. But she assured me that i will get it a wk b4 ROM, so not a prob *phew*


Hi Carol, me thinking of making wrist corsage for my jie meis too. But since my wedding is in August, will prob start on it during June sch holidays. Are u giving wedding favours? R u going to include red wine in yr menu ?


girls, Shangri-La gives out a pretty organza pouch filled wif a fragrance timber flower. The vanilla coloured flower ( 1 big bloom ) looked so beautiful. wah Shangri-la is very generous hor ?

 

[jojok]

Wenn, enjoy your beauty sleep this Friday... take a good rest!

Talking abt "damages", indeed so but the xpensive damages r stuff (Christmas present) for my godma & FH's family members. My parents do not celebrate christmas, so perhaps will just give them a makan treat.

Carol, the sale is still on... one of my friend's friend works in Istean so she has 25% discount for all items not on sale such as cosmestic. For items which is already discounted, could only get up to 25% discount (quite a good deal actually). Was considering making wrist corsages for my jie mei & helpers too but how to do it? U have any "mi ji"?

 

[wenn]

thanks jojok

must rest bcoz i will be quite busy most of the weekends till end-of-year... this weekend have to help fren with her new pc then hari raya lunch at colleague's place... fren's wedding on 21 & 22 weekend,,, have to help him to rsvp (his excuse is too busy to do it himself) oso meeting up with some of the gals from femalebridesonline forum

seiko,
have to keep checking w the shop on ur shoes,,, just to make sure that they deliver

talk about wrist corsages, i dun intend to have many jie meis,,, only my sis & KC bestfren,, & my sis said she wanted a choker corsage instead.. ???how to make?!?!

i think i'd ask her to go & do it herself....

 

[carol]

Hi gals,

wow, I must definitely go isetan today during lunch. hopefully still have the pair that I want.

Seiko, I am including red wine in my menu but haven't place order yet. Probably getting 60 bottles. My wedding favours is actually a cd compilation of songs that I use for my wedding. Its a lot of work cos got to burn cds and then print the sticker and cover page. We even bought pink jewelcase to contain the CD so that it matches my theme of white, creme, gold with a touch of pink. Think it is easier if we had chosen things like chopsticks or potpurri kind of stuff. Furthermore, different people have different taste when it comes to music, so not everyone will appreciate. Shangrila always give very nice stuff but actually all included in the package already. The tables there are really expensive esp if you want a better menu.

Jojok, actually quite simple. To make the wrist corsage last, it is better to use silk flowers rather than fresh flowers. You just buy nice ribbon, sew or glue on the flowers, add some crystals if you want and its done. Mine is gold ribbon and creme silk flower (one bloom only) with creme feathers. I love to use feathers cos especially in the day when the wind blows, the feathers will sway and look very lovely. Even my bridal bouquet has feathers. Anyway, in the west, feathers are very much part of bridal decor.

Wenn, who will be your bridesmaid? caroline? Choker quite tricky but you can get those fasteners or chain to secure both sides, then the design is purely up to you. I prefer to DIY such things cos then its totally unique and if it turns out beautiful, all credits go to you too

 

[seiko]

Hi Jojok

my PIL n my parents oso dun celebrate Xmas, so prob will juz take them out 4 makan too.

Wenn, have u met any1 fr singaporebrides? wow, u quite on leh, meeting brides- to -be fr Femalebrides online too

2 make choker corsage, i think u wld have 2 use a bigger flower liao.
small flowers look gd on the wrist, but as a choker, 1 big one will do. Thats what i saw at dept stores too

Carol, wow, burning a cd each 4 yr guests? thats tonnes of work? how much is a bottle of wine?
i was thinking wine wld be cheaper during this festive season? shd i buy some 1st? Also, me know nuts bt wine, any recommendations?

 

[wenn]

hallo carol & seiko,

yup, it's caroline... i asked her since we've known each other for so long liao...

actually, my sis has been making jewellery w plastic beads lately, so we are experimenting w lots of ideas at the moment... hee hee,,, i told her if want to wear choker,,, must have long neck 1st

wah, so many cds to burn,,, ask me to burn a few in 1 nite, i oso sian liao

as for wine, i'll be asking my colleague for recommendations next year...

nope, have not met any brides from this forum... actually, one for the sb gals asked me to go over to fbo to chat in the sept brides thread as the 1 here is rather quiet... the gals there are rather friendly too... u can pop over to join in too

 

[carol]

Hi gals,

Seiko, when is your wedding? Some red wine can't be kept for too long. I am thinking of getting from The Red Cellar at Stamford Court. I may be using Somerton, Australian wine. Each bottle costs me S$20 but quite nice. They had a Merlot there which I was also considering at S$18. Look for Alan, his no. is 9751 4452. Can't seem to be able to post his email here. They allow consignment up to 1/3 of total purchase. Meaning if you can't finish, can return up to 1/3 unopened bottles.

There are also cheaper wine in the range of $14 - $16 at a wine shop at Heeren. Some of them are French wine. Actually I prefer french wine, think they taste better but most of the time, they are a lot more expensive.

I also say burning cd is very time consuming, so dun even try. Hee, hee, but I sub-contract the task to brother-in-law who is having holidays on to do it. Even the gold string for the inserts were done by my MIL. I only write my own cards... quite terrible hor? like quite lazy but most of the time when I reach home, already damn tired, really got no energy to do all these things.

Wenn, maybe we should meet up lah???

 

[seiko]

Hi Wenn,

wow ure sister is creative ya? lots of hard work leh.

Hi Carol,

my weddings next Aug31st. Tks 4 the contacts of the wine sellers. Will check them out next yr.
How many bottles shd i order for 300-320 guests?

 

[jojok]

Hi gals,

Me also ordering wine for my wedding next yr. Have not decided on the no. of bottles for 400 guests. My bro says 48 bottles shld b sufficient cos most of our relatives doesn't drink (based on his wedding exp last yr), they prefer beer (fortunately I had free flow).

Carol, thanks. Will try making it.

 

[wenn]

hi carol,

can lah, can meet up

maybe can meet together w seiko & jojok too... but u'll be busy w all that preparations????

as for wine, i think between 2 to 4 cases as each case consists of 12 bottles... also have to depend on whether ur guests are heavy drinkers... i've only got 1 free barrel of beer & we have the corkage for wine reduced to $5+++...

 

[carol]

Hi gals,

going for meeting soon, but too hooked up on the forum. We can meet up after my honeymoon, late Jan. Then I can show you gals all my photos, contacts, wrist corsages, makeup/hair etc etc etc...

 

[seiko]

Hi Wenn

its a great suggestion! wld love to meet u n carol, n see how jojok looks like 11 yrs after we grad

think 3-4 cases will do rite ? jojok n i booked Mandarin which has free flow of beer. Wah the red wine will amount to quite abit leh .

Hi Carol

wld love 2 see yr pix n corsage after yr honeymoon

 

[wenn]

Carol, Seiko & Jojok,

Can lah, we wait till Carol comes back from honeymoon liao then we meet up

Seiko,
I was thinking of getting 2 cases next year as the restaurant will be giving me 6 bottles of red wine free

(1 bottle for every 5 confirmed tables) dun want to order now as got no place to store leh... somemore still got about 9 months to go... too long liao,,,

 

[plump school gal]

Mocha, wat is your surname? The only two handbell gals i know from the class were Jessie Ye and another fren whom I still keep in touch with. So who are u? May I know ur surname? Clue: I sat next to Hui Gek in Sec 3 and next to Felicia in Sec 4. The other ex-2D gal I know from my upper sec class was QY besides those u ve listed above. I am curious to know. Mocha, u getting married too so u in tis forum?

 

[blossom]

hi alhana,
i think i really enjoyed the book. must read at least one chapter before i sleep every nite.

im halfway thru the book already... getting excited as i have forgotten what was the ending of the movie.

 

[alhana]

Hi Blossom,

Glad u like the book! Its good yeah? I sorta envy u coz I love the feeling of having a good book in my hands and dying to know the ending..and u even have 3 more to go! My sis and I just re-read the last 2 books and we're so itchy to get the 5th one..alas there's still no news on when it'll be published

Maybe its good tt u dun read so fast..at least u can prolong the pleasure

Are u watching TAR3 tonite?

For LOTR fans, there's already some reviews out on www.rottentomatoes.com (my fav website when I wanna chk out reviews for new movies). Its got 11 reviews so far, out of which 10 are fresh (ie good).

 

[blossom]

hi alhana,
yes. im watching tar3 tonite. eager to know who's going to make it.

u should be watching rite?

 

[blossom]

hi alhana,
i finished the book! i couldn't resist the suspense having read two chapters which is my normal dosage every nite but it's so close to the end already so i just finish it off....

very sleepy today

, had difficulty getting out of bed....

 

[alhana]

Wow Blossom, good job! Did u find it more enjoyable than the movie? I think when u don't know the ending, u'll be even more eager to read thru the book faster! So ure starting on book 2 tonite? Hehehehe.

Yup, I watch TAR faithfully every week, ever since the first season. My fav team is still Kevin & Drew fr the first season. So far no other team has come close to being as fun to watch as them, IMHO. Think the twins last nite were kind unlucky, and I think they were panicking, which didn't help. Oh well, since I'm not big fans of theirs, I'm not too upset

 

[wenn]

morning gals

took my leave yesterday instead, so back in office today

but had a great time lazing around at FH's place,,, watching TV, cooking b4 going for facial last evening

 

[blossom]

alhana,
yes, i dunno whether it was more enjoyable than the movie.... cant remember how i felt during the movie. i think i was really amazed by the magic... the movie follows the book quite closely. dunno whether i will be starting the 2nd book tonite, will be going out and prob reach home quite late. maybe tomorrow.

i missed out so much! tar is really a very nice show. wonder if there will be repeats for the previous seasons.

yup, the twins are really unlucky, they are too anxious to run after the yellow flags when they din even see the box. but i think it's normal to feel excited to see the flags....

flo is really horrible... i think zach sort of gave up on her nonsense liao....

 

[alhana]

Hi Blossom,

If you have AXN, you can wait to see whether they telecast repeats of the past 2 seasons. They tend to do such things..so kept your eyes peeled if u have cable! They also do hve things like AXN Amazing Race marathons (ie screen all the episodes together in 1 day!) so if u haven't been watching, its a good way to catch up.

Yeah, I can't stand Flo. Think if I were Zach, I wld have slapped her silly or ditched her somewhere by now

 

[seiko]

Hi Wenn

hmmm after the well deserved break, u muz be brimming wif energy now ya? yr FH so lucky, got wifey 2 cook 4 him. I told my Fh dun expect me to cook cos me can't even cook rice *hee*
he say he dun mind cos he can cook. After living abroad for 5 yrs, muz say he shd be quite ok in cooking. Funny thing is he's so bz that i haven even tried his cooking leh

talking bt wine, was wondering shd we stock up during the festive season? cos so many places having discounts on wines. But like what Carol said, some wines cannot keep for too long?
where u go for facial ? Body shop rite ? u once mentioned u took their package? Facials can be very addictive *hee*

 

[blossom]

hi alhana,
i dun have axn at home.

my hubby told me the same thing. he has axn at home and he has watched the past seasons. he is really glad that i like the show as well... not easy to get me to like what he likes to do.... that's why he's thrilled to see me reading harry potter every nite too.

flo is really very unreasonable. imagine her screaming at zach in the hdb carpark.... wonder if that attracted any stares...

 

[wenn]

hi seiko,

aiyah, me can't cook as well as FH

,,, not like him, have to take care of himself while studying ....

u need a cool place to store the wine,, like a wine fridge

i decide not to risk having the wine turn bad just to save a bit of $$$....

i go to green sanctuary (@ change alley's body shop) yup, took their cold compress facial package for sensitive skin... ok lah, my skin's white oil bumps have cleared a lot,,,, only left with the one or two recurring pimples...

now they have changed all their staff to older & more experienced ones,,, so the service is much better as compared to a year ago

 

[seiko]

Hi Wenn,

i think ure rite, scared small gains lead to bigger losses hor. Better not risk it

I prefer older staff too. Theyre more experienced. When i did my foot massage there, a lady in her late 30s did the massage. She said shes a qualified aromatherapist. There's 15 % for body or facial services at Bodyshop now if u produce the coupon. Got it fr a mag i think.

 

[wenn]

oh i had the bodyshop card b4 joining, so this time round, when i signed up for the latest package, i've got lots of stamps

& just them to claim most of my skincare products FOC

also, with the points, i've fulfilled my points quota for auto renewal of my card next year

but i've not tried their foot & total body massage yet...

 

[seiko]

Hi Wenn

wah lucky u! cld save quite abit on the skincare ya? Actually Im really sad that Body shop had revamped their makeup line. I used to buy their stick concealer which is the best after trying so many brands like Chanel, Estee. I only managed to secure 7 sticks after running 3 outlets. Im using their lightest shade which isnt avail in some outlets so got to get their nice sale assistant to call their outlets 2 find out which 1 carries it. Dunno what im gonna do after i finish using those sticks

Oh i love their rice bran scrub. Lovely smell. Their peppermint cooling gel works wonders on tired feet too.

 

[wenn]

seiko

dun worry, i think as more brands & products come out, u'll find ur ideal concealer

i'm int omy 2nd stick of prescriptive's concealer... quite like it

i'm using their african spa scrub (can't remember name) & they have a new cranberry scrub too... think i will try that next... i like their peppermint gel too!!

going home soon

& have quite a few appts this weekend,,,so i'd come back & chat w u gals on monday or when i'm free to log in

 

[alhana]

Hi Blossom,

Perhaps u can get ure hubby to tape the series for u if AXN shows it again. They always have repeats so I'm sure u'll have a chance to catch the last 2 seasons.

Flo is a real bitch...she's always bitching abt how Zach is slowing them down, but she herself bailed on so many tasks in the past, and Zack didn't complain once. Sigh..terrible girl. I think Zack will definitely have second thoughts of having her as a gf after this. Good thing her mind is on Drew now. Her loss..Zack seems to be a really nice guy.

 

[jojok]

Hi gals,

Bodyshop having sale at Scotts Shopping Centre fm 8pm to 11pm today & tomorrow. Thot of poping by tonite but FH still sleeping leh...

Enjoy your weekend !

 

[blossom]

hi alhana,
yup. flo is so terrible. if things din work out between her and drew, wonder whether she can get another guy now that the whole world knows how horrible she is....