June 2, 2011 12:35 PM.
嫁妹妹
My dearest sister is finally married! And before me. ('_')""
A beautiful wedding indeed.
Unique dinner setting with black tables and pink chandeliers...
Interesting 'march-in' by the couple with teenagers dancing in...
Sweet surprise for the groom when my sis sang a personalised song for him for the 2nd march-in...
Lovely and touching speeches by the couple and the groom's brother...
A beautiful wedding indeed.
And this is my surprise speech (which I choked on throughout) to the couple during the dinner. (for some of you who have been asking what I said for the night).
Good evening everyone,
I am Fengling’s sister, Rachel. I know we don’t really look alike. I look like my mum while she inherited her good looks from my dad. Just like our appearance, our characters are also totally different. I am more domineering and bad-tempered, just like my father. Fengling is like my mum, more qing cai, more accommodating and mild-natured. Opposite poles attract each other. I guess that’s why we share such a close relationship since young.
Fengling has been my longest friend. And I am thankful that my parents have given me such a great companion, especially throughout my childhood days. (Thank Mummy in Mandarin) Our childhood was really tough, I would say. We were very poor. We had no toys. No Barbie dolls. No teddy bears. Our only toys were each other. Our favourite pastime was playing masak. Sometimes I will pretend to be the salon owner and she will be the customer. We will arrange the stools in a row in the toilet and she will lie on them with her head dangling at one end. Then I will start to wash her hair like a 洗头妹. Waste water I know. But we had no money, so we just had to make use of whatever resources we can find at home. Of course, all these were done when our parents were not around and we cleared up everything before they got home. And now, my mum still doesn’t know about this because she doesn’t understand English. But those were the days and I really missed them.
Since young, we would share about everything and anything. And I never recall that there was any man in my sis’s life besides Matthew. Maybe there were one or two, but no one official. I still remember the first time I saw Matthew – It was at my father’s wake. I don’t even know if they have started at that point of time. Maybe it wasn’t an appropriate time to introduce him to us then. It was after some time later when Matthew came to visit again, then we knew it was official. Matthew was the first guy Fengling introduced to the family, and the only one ever since. Her 1st and only love.
Actually, I was quite surprised when Fengling introduced him to us. As we all know, Matt is the jiak gan dang kind. Whereas for Fengling, she is more of the Mandarin-speaking type. I have been speaking Mandarin to her for all my life. My mother even had problem pronouncing Matthew’s name for quite sometime at first. She kept calling him ‘Desmond’ which was the name of my ex-boyfriend. So, it has never occurred to us that Matt would be her cup of tea. But who knows, Matt turns out to be Koi, popular like anything.
Being the youngest in the family, my little sis has always been ordered around. ‘Ah Ling ah, can you do this? Mei ah, can you do that?” And she will always do the chores willingly without complaints. Especially ever since my dad left us, Fengling has become the ‘man’ of the family. Water pipes clod? Light bulbs fused? You know who to find. And I appreciate all the things that she has done for the family. Now that she is married, it is sad that the ‘handyman’ of the house is no longer living with us. Sad not because there is no one to order around anymore, but more so because we missed her presence and joy that she brings to the family.
But though we lost our ‘man’ in the house, we are very glad that she has found her ‘man’. A man who brings her and our family joy and laughter. A man who has been generous and treated our family well. A man who takes good care of her. And most importantly, a man who really loves her and dotes on her very much. And we are glad that Matthew is the man and we thank him for that. It’s a pity that my father could not meet his fine son-in-law in person. But it could also be because of his blessings that his 宝贝女儿 has managed to find her happiness, her 幸福 for her rest of her life. Like what she said, "We are a family of few words." But on behalf of Papa and Mummy, I just like to say “Ah Ling, Mei, We love you and 祝你幸福."
Thank you.
Congratulations 妹 !!!!
Let's Ignore all the unpleasant aftermaths and focus on the good memories...
Stay blissed!!!!
February 21, 2011 4:34 PM.
Super Belated 5th Anniversary
January 12, 2011 11:12 PM.
I'm back!
I finally managed to get my internet connection in my new home!!!!
Time for a celebration and a blog post!!!!
It's been some time since I posted.
Been really really really busy.
So busy that I have not touched my Restaurant City, Pet Society, Hotel City etc at all for so long.
It has been a long time since I got my 8-hour (min) power sleep.
Mostly due to work and the new house.
Many many weekends burnt.
Including this coming oneS.
Will have more time after the major event this weekend. Hopefully.
Shall be posting more often then. And more photographs of my new home!!!
Till then!!!!
November 20, 2010 12:15 PM.
Stalked in Bangkok
I always thought Bangkok is a rather safe place to stay in. Afterall, I have been there several times and had enjoyed myself. Till we met this bloody stalker on my trip with the Pinkies.
We were shopping at the night market in Pratunam and everything was fine till this black guy walked next to Huijun and said 'Hi' to her. Huijun ignored her and told the rest about it.
We then decided to walk away quickly but this asshole kept following us. Whenever we crossed the road, he did the same. We just kept crossing the road and made sure that he was always across the road and not too near us. We pretended not to look at him but at the corner of our eyes, we noticed that this guy was always in our sight. It was like one of those typical horror shows when the man will stand there with both arms straight by the side, staring blindly at you with a faint smile. I can still remember how he looked like. He was tall with medium build and was wearing a orange t-shirt that looked that it had not be washed for ages. His smile revealed his disgusting yellow teeth and accentuated by the black patches on his cheek.
The ladies wanted to head back to hotel but I saw the Birkenstocks stall and I wanted to buy a few pairs before we leave. As I was choosing the slippers, the ladies drifted away from me (but still can see them la) and I was the only one standing at the stall. This idiot began to walk nearer and nearer to the stall. It became so near that I thought he was just a metre away from me. I couldn't hold it further anymore. It was then I shouted at him: "What are you trying to do?!? Go away and stop following us!!!!"
With blood boiling, I decided to continue choosing my slippers. But I felt unrest. Despite my shouting, he did not move away. He just stared at me and continue that faint smile. He then began to talk on the phone. I decided that I shall not risk it anymore. I forgone my slippers and told the ladies that we should grab a taxi and head back hotel. We managed to got a cab and the ladies quickly rushed into the cab, with me and Mao throwing our beloved Burberry into the boot. At the back of my head, I could sense that the asshole was looking at us and smiling away. But thank godness, he did not follow us further as we drove off. We told the cabdriver to make a detour before heading back to the hotel safely.
Back in the hotel, my overwhelming emotions still could not subside. It wasn't fear. It was anger. What the hell was that fucker trying to do? Because of him, we could not shop further and go for our daily massage. Did it thrill him to see a few dainty chicks getting all frighty because of him? Or was he just mentally unstable? Parrot said that he could be one of those Nigerians who conned ladies to smuggle goods out of the countries. But I remembered in the news that these Nigerians are usually quite good-looking and would conned ladies with their good looks and sweet talking. This blooding mother fucker is definitely not considered good looking loh!!!! Whatever it is, our holiday was spoilt because of this fucker. Maybe should have paid a visit to the temple on our 1st day afterall. *signs*
So ladies, in the midst of all the crazy shopping in Bangkok or in any countries, please stay alert and beware of such happenings. It's never safe in anyplace. Even Singapore being such a safe country, one has the dangers of being randomly hacked by some teenagers on the streets. Outrageous!!!!
November 18, 2010 5:25 PM.
Facebook's new tagging function
October 30, 2010 1:08 PM.
It's all about the House
Realised my life has been pretty monotonous ever since I got the house.
Almost every free time I had was spent for the house. Every weekend burnt for the house.
Spotchecks on renovation....meeting with contractor....shopping for electrical appliance....lighting....furniture....zzzzzzzzz
And not forgetting packing the stuffs in my current home....
Why are there so many freaking things to pack in such a small house?!?!?!?!?
Haiz....
Fixing up a dream home can really cause a lot of unhappiness between a couple. Especially when one expects things to be done perfectly while another simply is the 'Green Vege' kind. Most of the time, I am the one raising the question and solving the problem myself in the end. Dear ends up holding the hands of the Contractor and asked me to adopt resolutions which are not the best ones. I just want the best for OUR house! What's wrong with that???? I can't stand it if I have to stare at these flaws for the next 10 years I am going to live in!!! In the end, I always had to fight for the best myself with Dear's silent consent. Makes me seem like such a bully. Haiz.
Contractor said that the renovation should be done by 2nd week of November but he has only done the tiling so far!!!!! Furthermore, he had to redo some of it because I wasn't happy with it. Call me Ms Perfectionist aka Ms Anal. =p
Seriously doubt that it will be done by then.
I can't wait to settle in my new house!!!!!!!
*rrrooooaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrr*
September 26, 2010 4:51 PM.
Bad Dream=Windfall?
I had a bad dream that woke me up in the middle of last night.
I was in this room having a gathering with my colleagues and my director.
Then I was talking to this Pinkie who was carrying a KS bag which has a design that I didn't see before. I still remember I actually quite liked the design.
I was talking to her and she told me she had to leave to board her plane.
Then she boarded a helicopter which flew haphazardly and flew very near to another plane.
And I was in that other plane.
I cursed that helicopter for flying so dangerously.
The next moment, my plane went out of control and tried to fly under the MRT viaducts near Jurong East MRT.
Unfortunately, it failed and my plane crashed into the viaduct.
The fright woke me up.
I seldom have dreams that are so vivid like that.
I got out of the room to find Dear who was still not sleeping.
He was actually still playing 'Words with Friends' with my iPhone in the living room.
At 3:30am.
I told him the dream.
He said that the dream is impossible as only military planes can fly in Jurong East areas.
Duh.
He added that I should also buy 4D the next day.
Crashing plane signifies descending numbers.
So I should buy his carplate number 7765.
How consoling.
I bought $10 for 7765 today.
We shall see.
August 29, 2010 10:38 PM.
Ridiculous Dear (Part II)
Last night, Dear was rubbing his eyes and an eyelash was stuck in his left eye. In the soft tissue area near the tear gland. He said it was like a needle pricking into his eye. It hurt whenever he blinked.
No amount of water rinsing, rubbing or blinking could get the eyelash out.
He was wailing like a baby.
The only way was to use the fingers to rub the eyelash out. But I don't even dare to touch my own eyeballs, let alone his! (Fyi I don't wear contact lenses.)
So I had to ask his brother for help. 2 men shouting at each other in the toilet at 3am in the morning. And his brother was having a hard time finding the eyelash, seemingly camouflaged with the eye veins. Dear even attempted to use a tweezer (the one I used to pluck my eyebrows).
I kept asking if he wanted to go to A&E to take it out. Imagine going to the A&E. Just to take out an eyelash. The doctor would laugh his head out. And the bill incurred for just a freaking damn eyelash.
Thank Buddha we didn't have to resort to that in the end. Because after half an hour of wailing and struggling, the freaking eyelash finally came out.
Dear didn't even realise the eyelash was out till he saw it on his cheek. He was still searching for the eye lash in his eye when it was already out.
The freaking 'long' eyelash which caused Dear's deep torment.
The poor eye who had gone through much torment. *sayang*
I had my eyelashes stuck in my eyes before.
But not like this.
The only thing I could say to him after the eyelash came out was:
"Dear, you are really ridiculous."
Dear smirked.
Perhaps you want to remove all your eyelashes Dear? You don't consider that ridiculous right?
*shakes head*
August 24, 2010 10:46 PM.
Ridiculous Dear
"Where shall we go for our honeymoon?"
This question has been repeated countless times between Dear and I.
Budget is a main concern.
Japan seems like an ideal location. Affordable and lots of fun places to go.
But Dear is STRONGLY against it.
WHY????
As he hates Japanese.
WHY???????
Because Japanese caused us a lot of sufferings during WWII.
???!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?
Dear also wanted to soleminise our wedding in a temple, in particularly Brighthill Temple which happens to have a crematorium too.
Imagine seeing a funeral process during the solemnisation.
Talk about East meets West, 黑事meets 白事.
So interesting right?
In the end, we compromised.
We shall include Brighthill Temple as one of the venues for our bridal shoot.
Can anyone find a more ridiculous boyfriend?
Universal Studios!!!
Hello Wee Keong! Sorry we didn't take a picture with you cos the q was too damn long!!!
Queuing for the Shrek 4D show
The queue-up area were nicely done up and entertains the queuers.
All ready for my Jurassic boat ride! $2/poncho. So non-environmental friendly. Why can't they reuse the ponchos?!?!!?
Who is more fearsome? RROOOOAAAARRRR!!!!!
Lousy foodcourt that sells food at exorbitant prices.
Queuing for my $10.80 laksa set.
Call me Ms Muscle!!
Waiting for Dear to finish his Cyclone roller coaster ride. We were really suay that day. We had the Revenge of the Mummies ride and when it was finally our turn, the ride shut down temporarily due to technical difficulties!!! They advised us to visit other rides instead as they do not know when the ride will resume. We waited almost an hour for nothing? We decided to wait and thankfully the ride resume shortly. 
Dinner@Hard Rock Cafe
Bubble lighting tree
Loco-berry Margarita. Sucks.
Ordered too much and had to tabao.
A photo before we ended our day.
Happy super belated 5th Anniversary Dear!!!!
Moreen
Huijun
Parrot
Rabbit
Moi! Realised they captured quite abit for moi and Rabbit. Probably because we always have the same face for our shots...hee...
I look like Mao when I make funny face?
Jun looks like a statue!?!?!?!?!?!
What is this?!?!?!? This is so ridiculous!!!!
The freaking 'long' eyelash which caused Dear's deep torment.
The poor eye who had gone through much torment. *sayang*