Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Blistered hands and a body at breaking point

Saturday 9am- I had gone down to Tanglin Shopping Centre for my chiropractic appointment (",) last time i went was a month ago and this entire period not one attack. Janet(my doc) said i'm doing great and even i feel the same. Hope it continues this way. Told her i was nervous abt my wedding and afraid i might get an attack on that day but she said not to worry cuz at the rate i m going shes pretty sure i wont get one:) well she'd be there in case anythin happens ;)

Saturday 10am- FH and i were driving around Tampines looking for a paint shop.We came across many but none were open and finally we came to one and spent abt 300bucks on purchasing paint. We bought 2 5litre light beige for the hall and balcony and orchid white for the 4 rooms. Honey brown for the main door and ash grey for the rest of the doors. So saturday after toiling and toiling from 12 to 7 we managed to get the hall done. Got home quickly too our shower and went to visit my uncle in TTSH Got home and slept like a baby.

Sunday 9am- Left home, went down to our home and while FH started with the painting i started cleaning and scrubbing the kitchen. The previous people left it in such a mess. All the while i was cursing and swearing at them...it made my job alot more tougher.
Anyway after oding the kitchen i went to help FH paint the MBR. When we were almost done with that at abt 215pm, my dad came along with chutz to help us out (",) so yeah they painted the balcony, and the other room.i washed the toilet in the kitchen and started mopping the floor .We had to get it done by 6 since the agent was coming down then. Thankfully at 6 we were almost done.

Hafiza our agent.She's my SIL sch friend and was really friendly and nice. Very helpful. Anywya so many families came down and but we'd ahd a bad experience b4 so this time we both were very careful with our selection.we had the ballin our court ;) FH left me to make the decisions (See he trusts me so much) so yeah we finally agreed one one family :)
Great things is we're finally done with the house...it looks brand new now with a fresh coat of paint and clean scrubbed floors. Cant express the joy of seeing it this clean once again.

So with blistered hands and cuts on various parts of my body...a back that was about to break and both ankles swollen...this must have been the only time i had done so much work in a day...
hahah but WTH its my home...so gotta do it.Only got back at 1030pm...took my shower and went straight to bed.was so tired couldnt eat...FH fed me while i was in bed...so thweet;) so yeah right after that he applied medicine on my wounds and i was off to slumberland in no time...
This was a hard hot weekend.but a enjoyable one though

Friday, March 23, 2007

The preps & Mangalsutra

Mum and I had gone to the temple and then to look out for stuff for my wedding....I mean i only have like about 3 months i need to really get it rolling! SO yeah we went to a goldsmiths' and i picked out my mangalsutra :) simple and unique something i can wear daily after the wedding! When i brought it home, i was like admiring it all the time :) i dunno but it holds alot of importance to me now as i am buying these things and reading about what it symbolizes :)

So yeah then we went on to selegie and checked out the imitation jewellery.Saw one at MKM for 250 nothing unusual ...but better than the one they carried previously.There was one which stood out from the rest and it cost 35o with just the eatting, necklace and maangtikka. if i wanted the full set, i had to place an order with the shop owner who would be goin to india to get it for me... Hmmm i also saw a devdas set for $420. Was really nice, inticrate and traditional but i wasnt all happy with it. So i took her name card and told her i'd call...

I think i might as well order one online...they have so many more than what singapore offers :P
So yeah still thinking on that one. I emailed a website and they told me to wait 2 weeks after which they will launch their bridal collection and i can shop online...so am keeping my fingers crossed...will post again once i see them

For alvin's Sherwani and mojari, i looked in sheetals but didnt see anythin nice... so we went down to selegie and there is this A1 shop there which has a great variety of sherwanis and mojaris...prices are reasonable too...cant wait to go shopping with FH to pick out his attire...

Well i was looking thru the SGbrides forum and came across this thread just for indian brides...it makes things alot more easier. They post alot of details and contacts there. so yeah i m always reading to keep myself updated!

Finally alvin has managed to do the tamil typesetting for our wedding cards...have sent it to his sis and cuz for proof reading should be on its way to getting printed soon! Just FYI i had my hindi and english text all done up say 2 months ago! :P

Deco- Khalsa seems to provide deco but alvin's frend does it too and i really feel that his works are very elegant and classy yet to check out khalsa. Mandap seems to be a problem...but by hook or by crook we gotta get one...

Guestlist-has close to 400 people...still adding and getting stressed

Guestbook-probably getting one from loe n behold.Its really cute. Purple one :)

PG- i came across one kenneth leong from tsangstudios...i really like his works...will have to consult FH on this one...

VG-No idea

HEnna- Got a lady from s'goon but still thinking

MUA- Probably will get shanti from sylemart, will have to go for trial first to see if i like it...trial is at 80 bucks.... its all abt the money!!!..... hmmm what else? (scratching head)

The Lunch Appointment

We had gone to the swedish's ambassadors for lunch. All of FH's collegues with their other halves were there....well almost all. The house was so beautiful and majestic. Really nicely done up. We had a informal lunch and a mingling around session after which we could leave. We were ther from 130 til 430.

The lunch was delicious too...Food was swedish style.They had beef steak, cheese and mashed potatoes, baguette, cranberry baguette and alot of other stuff. I didnt eat much cuz i dunno what was it that i ate that caused me to have an allergic reaction. Rashes started developing on my arm. Overall it was a great experience. I've finally learnt to come out of hiding and interact ;) and hell yeah it felt good!

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Again

I just felt the tremors a second time....its not on the news yet and i dunno if i was hallucinating but i felt it more than the previous one. At roughly 153pm...lets see if its true..will update!

Started Exercising

I've started exercising again. I got a deadline to meet now so well i'm much more motivated.Actually if not for the photoshoot maybe i wont be in this state of mind. I had decided to get our pictures taken after our wedding in Europe but for our wedding day we wanted a portrait of ourselves so we went down to Popular Studios in Jurong to enquire since we have a deposit of 300 with them. The $300 portrait wasnt as big as i wanted it to be and the one that i wanted cost an additional 400 and makeup cost about 150 more so in all its about 850. We paid that and made our way home but on the way alvin and i thought what the hell? 850 for one portrait just one picture? an additional 1150 and we could have about 36 pics binded in an album. SO yeah we've decided on going for the indoor and outdoor shoot with Jeffrey.

Probably getting this done end of april or beginning of may. Still gotta get my jewellery+shoes alvin's attire and shoes and yeah get my blouse sewn. SO that among the gowns and eve gowns that i wear i can have one of us in the actual day wedding attire :)

Excited but hmm wanna lose weight before going for my fittings and trials ;)
Afterall its something i gotta look at and live for the rest of my life!

So to date we have the venue, the priest, cards to be printed next week and photography.
my wedding lehanga...

Gotta get the following done:
-Buy imitation jewellery(one i saw at mustafa for 430 wasnt to my liking)
-Alvins attire
-Get VG + PG for AD
-Print cards
-Hire DJ+Bhangra troupe?
-AD MAkeup
-Henna Artist for sangeet nite
-Garlands+looseflowers
-mandap+deco
get mangalsutra
and stuff like guestbook and etc list goes on...

Earthquake tremors felt

Its abot 1246pm right now on a tuesday afternoon. I have been using my pc since 10am and at about 1150am, i suddenly felt my chair shake.At first i thought i was hallucinating but on checking it was confirmed at at 1149am, an earthquake measuring 6.6 on the scale occured it was 430km away from singapore and many parts of singapore actually felt the tremors...I was just one of them.

First time i felt such a thing. My mum who is in the same home didnt feel anythin at all. Maybe cuz she was lying down. ;)Hope my lala is fine.

Indonesia is so prone to disasters.Forest fires, bird flu, earthquakes, tsunamis name it and they have it. Poor country. Count myself really lucky to be born in singapore.