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This started off during 2008's CNY eve's reunion dinner..
Baobei and myself were surrounded by his relatives! Uncle Pui, Auntie Pat, Father.. they were so eager to set a date for us to hold our customary wedding. I thought I could slip past this stage but I was wrong..
Father hopes to have a grandchild before he turns 60. He wanted us to hold our customary cause the elderlys were pressing him for our BIG day too.. *shakes head* We didn't want to put him in a spot either. Next, I was surrounded by andy's uncles n aunties about our child. They commented, it will be a son for sure! Because andy's grandpa is the eldest grandson, andy's father is the eldest grandson and andy IS the eldest grandson. I just smiled at them and told them it's not within my control really.. ANDY's sperm will be the answer to our child's sex. Hahaha
About a week plus after our reunion dinner, we went to the "temple" at bedok south. Uncle ngou was the medium.. we waited for a very very long time.. alot of worshippers came by to seek the chinese god's advice. Some asked about improving health conditions, some consulted on prospering their business, and us, we asked for the auspicious date for our wedding day and the time.
That day wasn't a gd day for me.. I lost my keys and baobei didn't bring his. So in the end, bb and lianhai broke the wooden door (side panel) by force (baobei has the spare key to the front door kept at bedok). I was sad but I know Lianhai did that out of good intentions.. he didn't want us to spend money calling the locksmith. Oh well.. I tried calling HDB for the contractor.. he came down and wanted to help us find the side panel but no response from him thereafter.. and so.. my door isn't fixed still.. If I changed the entire day (fire-proof), it'll cause us thousand plus.. *boo hoo hoo*
Now, back to the temple.. I will never forget this experience. it's my first attempt to seek chinese god's advice. The entire 3-rm HDB flat was filled with incense smoke.. I nearly choked myself and couldn't breathe well.. my eyes were tearing! Baobei brought me to an air-con room where some elderlys were.. ALL HAINANESE! Somehow related to andy's grandpa.. maybe friends. I felt really uneasy cause I lost my keys during my way to Bedok (from home). I believe I left it at the cab but the cab driver said no. Clare helped me alot by reporting to the cabby company. We managed to track the cabby down by his surname: Koh, and the timing we board the cab from Kim Tian to Bedok North St 2. Anyway, he said he searched his car and couldn't find the keys. I was really perturbed! I sought my dad's help to get a lock to lock my front door. He stayed there but I couldn't go off... was waiting for my turn to seek chinese god's advice..
This is really a suay day for me.. I will never forget how dramatic my day was.. the day we seek our wedding day..
After we got the date, chinese god said it'll be good for us to have a child born in the year of TIGER. That was his 1st advice after we gave him our 8 characters. Then our date: 15th Nov 08 and we need to pray to the heaven, parents and ancestors by 9.30am. How is this possible??? Hmmmm... (deviate abit)
7am - 8am Makeup artiste come for hair do and make up
(PLAN FOR SNACKS AT AH MAH'S HSE FOR JIE MEIS AND UNCLES)
8.15 to 8:45am Andy arrives, kenna tekan and leave by 8.45am
9.30am Arrive at Parkway parade - Pray to ancestors, parents, heaven
Tea ceremony
11am Go photoshoot! leave at 12pm for our lunch buffet
FIND A PLACE FOR PHOTOSHOOT.
Need to plan again!!~~
OH MY GDNESSS... after we got our wedding date! I got frantic! How am I supposed to find a banquet and how many tables do we want? I can't decide due to baobei's extended family members.. Soooooo manyyyy soooooo chaotic.. grandunclesss, granunclesss' sonss.. and grandunclesss' sonsss' sonss! *faints* Still got mother side somemore!
Anyway.. I called my 1st choice PEONY JADE but my BIG day has been taken by another couple.. I called and email several hotels for their packages and availability. Only Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel is available and most suitable for its proximity to Marine Parade. I bargained with Katherine via email on the items to throw into the package. In the end, we ended signing the $808 package per table. This excludes red wine.. but they'll give us 1 bottle of red wine per confirmed table. The rest we'll order from the hotel. I will fill up details of the wedding dinner package again.
Wedding dinner banquet is settled..
Next is my bridal/evening gown. I settled that with Cole too. Our wedding photoshoot day is set on 28 July 08.
I paid $1k during confirmation of gown.
COle is making the skeleton of my actual day and evening gown now. I have not choose my other gowns for photoshoot yet..
Next is my bridal shoes. I got them from NOVO. 3-inches tall for both heels. very sleek and pretty $59.90 or so for 2 pairs.
Then I managed to source for our videographer and photographe today! $1.8k with 300 4R photos.
I just paid $500 deposit
More things coming up.. I need to start sourcing for my actual day items and draft the bethrothal items
Videography.. it comes with night highlights where 1 of my gf sharon or bf nate will help to interview my friends or relatives on my wedding dinner.. during precocktail maybe. I hoped my cousins, uncles/aunties will be in this video.
I want them to interview my AH MAH! The one I love most.. Friends.. geeez many many. Heheheh
I want to take pictures with my cousinsss! andy's coussinssss, friendss and colleaguess!! Wanna be fun fun fun!~
AHHHHH, wo yao feng le.. so many things going in my mind now.
Oh ya, andy and I decide to have 4 sisters/brothers.
Zhongren- Uncle to open door @ GROOM
Lian gen Lincoln
Lian zhong Lorenzo
Lian Qing Avis
Lian Jie
2 cars for jiemei and brothers, mei puo
1 more spare car (father's car) for 2 PGs and 1 VG (need to check if any of them drives)
Jerry Yijie or Guoxian - Uncle to open door @ BRIDE
Lian feng / Jos
Clare
Celine
Rena
Baobei and myself were surrounded by his relatives! Uncle Pui, Auntie Pat, Father.. they were so eager to set a date for us to hold our customary wedding. I thought I could slip past this stage but I was wrong..
Father hopes to have a grandchild before he turns 60. He wanted us to hold our customary cause the elderlys were pressing him for our BIG day too.. *shakes head* We didn't want to put him in a spot either. Next, I was surrounded by andy's uncles n aunties about our child. They commented, it will be a son for sure! Because andy's grandpa is the eldest grandson, andy's father is the eldest grandson and andy IS the eldest grandson. I just smiled at them and told them it's not within my control really.. ANDY's sperm will be the answer to our child's sex. Hahaha
About a week plus after our reunion dinner, we went to the "temple" at bedok south. Uncle ngou was the medium.. we waited for a very very long time.. alot of worshippers came by to seek the chinese god's advice. Some asked about improving health conditions, some consulted on prospering their business, and us, we asked for the auspicious date for our wedding day and the time.
That day wasn't a gd day for me.. I lost my keys and baobei didn't bring his. So in the end, bb and lianhai broke the wooden door (side panel) by force (baobei has the spare key to the front door kept at bedok). I was sad but I know Lianhai did that out of good intentions.. he didn't want us to spend money calling the locksmith. Oh well.. I tried calling HDB for the contractor.. he came down and wanted to help us find the side panel but no response from him thereafter.. and so.. my door isn't fixed still.. If I changed the entire day (fire-proof), it'll cause us thousand plus.. *boo hoo hoo*
Now, back to the temple.. I will never forget this experience. it's my first attempt to seek chinese god's advice. The entire 3-rm HDB flat was filled with incense smoke.. I nearly choked myself and couldn't breathe well.. my eyes were tearing! Baobei brought me to an air-con room where some elderlys were.. ALL HAINANESE! Somehow related to andy's grandpa.. maybe friends. I felt really uneasy cause I lost my keys during my way to Bedok (from home). I believe I left it at the cab but the cab driver said no. Clare helped me alot by reporting to the cabby company. We managed to track the cabby down by his surname: Koh, and the timing we board the cab from Kim Tian to Bedok North St 2. Anyway, he said he searched his car and couldn't find the keys. I was really perturbed! I sought my dad's help to get a lock to lock my front door. He stayed there but I couldn't go off... was waiting for my turn to seek chinese god's advice..
This is really a suay day for me.. I will never forget how dramatic my day was.. the day we seek our wedding day..
After we got the date, chinese god said it'll be good for us to have a child born in the year of TIGER. That was his 1st advice after we gave him our 8 characters. Then our date: 15th Nov 08 and we need to pray to the heaven, parents and ancestors by 9.30am. How is this possible??? Hmmmm... (deviate abit)
7am - 8am Makeup artiste come for hair do and make up
(PLAN FOR SNACKS AT AH MAH'S HSE FOR JIE MEIS AND UNCLES)
8.15 to 8:45am Andy arrives, kenna tekan and leave by 8.45am
9.30am Arrive at Parkway parade - Pray to ancestors, parents, heaven
Tea ceremony
11am Go photoshoot! leave at 12pm for our lunch buffet
FIND A PLACE FOR PHOTOSHOOT.
Need to plan again!!~~
OH MY GDNESSS... after we got our wedding date! I got frantic! How am I supposed to find a banquet and how many tables do we want? I can't decide due to baobei's extended family members.. Soooooo manyyyy soooooo chaotic.. grandunclesss, granunclesss' sonss.. and grandunclesss' sonsss' sonss! *faints* Still got mother side somemore!
Anyway.. I called my 1st choice PEONY JADE but my BIG day has been taken by another couple.. I called and email several hotels for their packages and availability. Only Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel is available and most suitable for its proximity to Marine Parade. I bargained with Katherine via email on the items to throw into the package. In the end, we ended signing the $808 package per table. This excludes red wine.. but they'll give us 1 bottle of red wine per confirmed table. The rest we'll order from the hotel. I will fill up details of the wedding dinner package again.
Wedding dinner banquet is settled..
Next is my bridal/evening gown. I settled that with Cole too. Our wedding photoshoot day is set on 28 July 08.
I paid $1k during confirmation of gown.
COle is making the skeleton of my actual day and evening gown now. I have not choose my other gowns for photoshoot yet..
Next is my bridal shoes. I got them from NOVO. 3-inches tall for both heels. very sleek and pretty $59.90 or so for 2 pairs.
Then I managed to source for our videographer and photographe today! $1.8k with 300 4R photos.
I just paid $500 deposit
More things coming up.. I need to start sourcing for my actual day items and draft the bethrothal items
Videography.. it comes with night highlights where 1 of my gf sharon or bf nate will help to interview my friends or relatives on my wedding dinner.. during precocktail maybe. I hoped my cousins, uncles/aunties will be in this video.
I want them to interview my AH MAH! The one I love most.. Friends.. geeez many many. Heheheh
I want to take pictures with my cousinsss! andy's coussinssss, friendss and colleaguess!! Wanna be fun fun fun!~
AHHHHH, wo yao feng le.. so many things going in my mind now.
Oh ya, andy and I decide to have 4 sisters/brothers.
Zhongren- Uncle to open door @ GROOM
Lian gen Lincoln
Lian zhong Lorenzo
Lian Qing Avis
Lian Jie
2 cars for jiemei and brothers, mei puo
1 more spare car (father's car) for 2 PGs and 1 VG (need to check if any of them drives)
Jerry Yijie or Guoxian - Uncle to open door @ BRIDE
Lian feng / Jos
Clare
Celine
Rena