happy birthday to me!

was pleasantly surprised by the many birthday wishes and blessings on fb and whatsapp. thanks everybody thanks, i feel the loves from all of you!

of cos, to the gfs and kkj for the pressies and to the bf for bringing me to morton's for a yummilicious dinner!

shrugs, cant seem to upload any pics tonight. 

will upload all the photos of places and good food that we've explored in july soon!

the preparations.

it's already the first day of july. time doesnt just fly, i think it rockets.

the first and most important thing in a chinese wedding is to find a reliable master to calculate the dates, that is if the couple believes in it. well, we rather we do and so, we did.

master long was recommended by yunn and both the boyfriend and myself were very comfortable with him during the appointment. he's almost like a wise grandfather giving opinions, advices and simple instructions for us to follow. most importantly, we heard what we wanted - wedding is a simple affair and all the wedding customs can be simplified.

i love the fact that we were given 3 years worth of auspicious dates suitable for the both of us. it might sound like a lot of dates but in reality, we were left with only a few after we decided that the wedding should be held over the weekends.

i also love the fact that all the instructions for 过大礼 and 安床 were also recorded in the little booklet that was given to us for references.

our first choice was the grand hyatt along scotts road.

even though we were on the waiting list for the 2 shortlisted dates, i was pretty sure that we would be able to get the dates. however, we were played out; not by the fact that the couple in front of us had confirmed their reservations but the management of hyatt decided their ballrooms need a revamp in 2012, hence, no new bookings for next year.

 thanks to the babes and gfs, i was able to shortlist a few more options almost immediately after the call from hyatt. a change in venue will also mean a new round of search for the availability of dates and unluckily enough, both dates were taken up when i called up the other hotels.

anyway, we've decided to push forward the wedding and settle for a lunch banquet instead. the date has been tentatively booked but we are still in the middle of negotiations with the hotel. however, the fact that the date we want is still available is a big load off the mind, really.

the next item on the agenda is all the photography stuffs, luckily the gowns have been settled! 

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