haha… was juz browsing thru’ expressivelyjoho’s website
To my surprise! I saw this
-Part of my Patrick Chan’s dress = which i sold *heart pain*
-Part of our fingers + wedding bands
-Part of BH’s Patrick Chan’s suit
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Since they juz revamped the website – Hope it’ll be there for a long long time!
Here’s the original picture 🙂
it’s our first Vday overseas and married! well… we started the day by going to the supermarket.. needed to buy food for the week… came bk for lunch.. then went to the Seattle Space Needle.. wah… the view there is spectacular!!! really nice! hmmm a little bit like the S’pore Flyer? haha… ok.. after which, we came home for tea time… then went out to downtown seattle and visited the Seattle Central Library.. which is HUGE and it resembles the Singapore National Library along beach rd! haha.. of corrs the seattle library design was way better… it’s kinda like the lourve musuem in paris…anyway, BH and i made a library card and we both cld borrow 100 bks/media resource each!! how cool is it?!! so we came home for dinner – steamboat then went online to reserve the books and cds and dvds.. so tt ended our day…
Post Vday – we drove abt 1hr to the Seattle Premium Outlets to reckee bags… havent spent so long at the outlets nt buying anything.. decisions + risks.. you’ll know why soon…(hopefully)
looking at the pictures we took, i think i put on weight 🙁 feeling abt sad coz the weighing scale says my weigh is the same and i have been exercising ( now 4X a week with average calories burnt of 460) haiz… and i can fit into all my clothes so far.. and some even felt loose (even though the dryer shld have shrunk it!) so i m very worried… what went wrong… geez… even xiaxue look skinnier than me in bikini!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh *bangs head*
ohh.. i cant post any pics here! hmm… i think there’s not enuff space.. need to wait for one fine day when bh is free to settle this…
yesterday, BH went out with his family.. he excitedly came back with some scrapbooking materials and a rice cooker cum steamer! wah… we finally have a rice cooker – kindly sponsored by BH’s family.. thank you so much! so he was like ” let’s spend Vday scrapbooking!” (i think he forgt to add ‘and eating rice!’) hmm.. nt my idea of a romantic Vday but still.. it’s better than no plans…
well… i was looking at the stickers he bought for our ‘Vday project’ and a particular sticker stuck me – ‘Love Honour Cherish’ … it’s 3 simple words but it seems so complex…i don’t really understand what it means… and i THINK it was in the vows which we made on 6eptember… i woke up this morning and i began my search online… no concrete answers..
then i realised… i got married w/o knowing its true meaning… i said the vows w/o understanding…
What is love?
Why should we honour each other?
How can we cherish our relationship?
if anyone tells u tt after marriage, things are still the same.. they are juz bullshitting
EVERYTHING changes after marriage
nah.. not tt i had an arguement with BH or BH is treating me bad.. but i feel tt things are not the same anymore.. i prefer us to be juz best friends.. really
Before marriage, he lends u a listening ear. After marriage, “Amanda, I am doing work now”
Before marriage, he does not mind doing things for u. After marriage, “What are you doing everyday!”
Before marriage, he thinks you are the prettiest. After marriage, “You should go to the gym and exercise.. fatty fatty pom pom”
Before marriage, he tells you that he miss you. After marriage, “What are we eating for dinner? Are you preparing lunch for me?”
Before marriage, he holds your hand when we are walking along the streets. After marriage, he walks before you, forgetting that u are catching up with him.
Before marriage, he would apologise even if its not his mistake, just to humour you. After marriage, “Why is it so difficult for you to apologise?”
Before marriage, he plays the songs you like on his ipod (when u r listening with him). After marriage, he plays the songs he likes and mks u get a headache.
Before marriage, we go shopping at departmental stores. After marriage, we go shopping at supermarkets.
Before marriage, we spend weekends going out. After marriage, “Amanda we need to clean up the house.”
Things do change…
i rem Felicia told me tt i think too much.. i should juz do it.. BUT i regretted not thinking hard enough..
it’s interesting how fast 2008 flies by.. it’s definitely the year which impacted my life the most
1) a real form teacher for a P4 class.. deal with all the sh*t… the boys are notorious… some girls are siao… and one particular girl, S, made my life upside down.. and affected my mental health as well… i’m so glad i didn’t end up in the mental hospital
2) did some ‘projects’ for the school and zonal level.. which means more work on top of teaching.. at least i was appreciated for outstanding effort!
3) Big career switch for BH which resulted in us getting married earlier… well… it feels like i’m getting married to my best friend… and the bonus for this is…… unlimted spending power and holiday for 2 years in a foreign land
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guess the above are the 3 main events… it’s simple to jot down in afew words but the process was unbelievably hard and difficult…
i wanna thank these people for making my 2008 so wonderful: (NOT written according to importance)
Family – My father, my mother and my sister for giving me all the help and support i needed. Giving me wonderful suggestions and advice, caring and helping me all the time.. Thank you very much! and i miss u all… esp. mama’s food 🙁
Binghuan – For planning surprises which did not surprise me! For making the BEST choice in his life by getting married with his best friend.. and for planning and organising most of the wedding details ( from the bridal studio to the honeymoon) Thank you very much for being a wonderful companion and partner!
Friends – Caryn, Felica, YM, Zhihui + many others for your help during the wedding preparations and actual day. Collegues from my *workplace* who had helped and guided me throughout the year.. 🙂 Thank you!
Last but not least, i wanna thank God for overseeing everything that we do.. esp. through our wedding preparations and helping BH through his career advancement… without God’s help, all these would not be possible… Thank you for showing us the “impossible” 🙂
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In 2009, I ..
1)DO NOT want to get pregnant
2)DO NOT want to get fat
3)WANT to exercise at least 2X a week
4)WANT to travel around the states(whale watching, san diego zoo, pier 13 sealions)
5)WANT to make better use of my time ( dunno what can i do yet… furthering my studies is just too expensive .. haiz)
5) WANT to cook even better food so that Bh can gain more weight and do even better in his work! (haha… so life-giving!)
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2009 must be the happiest year for me! my resolutions seems sooooo ez-going… it’s like I have nothing SOLID to do.. for the 1st time, i feel relaxedl!!! wah!!! i think i’ll find happiness finally… oh well.. even if i were to die today, i will not regret! i have done nearly everything i would have done if i’m alive! and BH and i will be surviving in a foreign land for a full one year! how exciting! 🙂
“i don’t wanna go to school” –> my family will not hear this phrase from me for at least 1 year! haha
Happy New Year to all! Stay healthy and be as happy as a lark! keke.. so primary school!
So this is it! The new loft! We are so excited about it! Now we scare our furniture are not up to its standard… lol
We are so happy we had steamboat to celebrate today. 😀
geez.. BH is nt feeling well.. he’s down with flu! see see!! i told u so!!! luckily, i told a flu jab and bought flu medicine from my doctor before coming.. in the end, BH took my medicine and is resting now… well… being such a sweet and dedicated wife..i cooked porridge for him and gave him 1 day sick leave.. with my BIG and GENEROUS heart… I pardoned him for not doing his ‘chores’ TODAY haha..
so how did BH caught a flu? last night, something exciting happened at our apartment.. at ard 8pm, BH and I were debating who shld go and bathe first.. b4 we cld come to a conclusion… there’s was a loud screeching, annoying siren in our apartment… my first reaction was to look at Jessica, don’t ask me y.. haha.. i was afraid the lights on Jessica would short-circuit and cause fire.. haha.. then the sound seem to come from the laundry rm (weird coz we r nt washing any clothes).. so we opened the door and saw pple evacuating from their apartments… so we quickly took our jackets… and i took my ever ready emergency bag = our passports and cash then went to assemble outside the apartment.. which was FREEZING cold!!! man!!! it was interesting to see how our neighbors seized the opportunities to take photos of the ‘fire’ and the fire engine… hahaha… shortly after, the firemen came… checked and there was nothing… so… after a cold and painful 20mins, we could go up to our apartment… i guess.. that’s when he caught a cold…
conclusion: Living in the US is sooooooo filled with uncertainties… Singapore is definitely safer! haha
anyway, i’m sick too 🙁 I am soooooooooo sick and tired of snow!!!! argh… snow is no fun at all!!! really hope tt we could drive out tomorrow… coz I HAD RAN OUT OF THINGS TO COOK!!!! and there’s lots of sales going on!!!! believe it or nt.. i still have nt gone to Seattle’s factory Outlet stores!!! 🙁 BH better recover soon!!!
o.. and i opened my x’mas present from BH.. received an American Eagle cardigan.. Bh was delighted to receive a Celio sweater which i bought from sg.. haha…
Happy Boxing day to all!!
Been delaying this for some time now, but finally got time to put them up due to the snow! haha… Amanda and I have been doing great as she cooks wonderful food for me every night. 😀
Still got 1 more album which is Jon Keng’s work which we need to put up… Hopefully we can do that up later…
(Edited: Done!)
Pre Wedding Shoot
Pre Wedding Casual Shoot
Actual Day Shoot
BH drove us to an Asian Supermarket – “Great Wall Shopping Village” at Renton yesterday… wah.. things are way cheaper than Bellevue and there are more asian food and vege to buy! ;p we managed to get the Jasmine rice as well!
After which, we also went to Walmart where we bought rubber mats for the car and xmas deco!! hehe… came back and bought the real x’mas tree from the supermarket beneath our apartment ( for convenience sake)
while i prepare meatball spaggetti for dinner.. BH fix the tree up! not an ez task!! after dinner, we deco the tree! What can i say? it’s a wonderful weekend! 🙂
Last but not least… our car, Blackie!! 🙂
It’s a Black Honda Fit
(Go to Bounceeverywhere.com to hear the song! it’s an advertisement here!)
I fall asleep to,
your serenade.
I wake up to,
your saving grace.
I see the sun beam the perfect ray,
I wanna send out a gazillion bouquet.
I hear the chords that resonate,
It’s just another,
oh oh, oh ordinary day.
aoooh, aoooh
I look from your eyes,
down to your lips.
I feel it from my toes down to my fingertips.
I see the clouds shake,
A sweet aray
It’s just another,
oh oh, oh ordinary day.
aoooh, aoooh, aoooh, aoooh
On sunday afternoon we wake up,
to find that snow has fallen down down
We should put our winter clothes on,
and go walking ’round.
And we can sit there,
beside the hills.
Maybe we’ll notice that the world is standing still.
Some things may go and,
some stay the same.
in just another
oh oh, oh ordinary day.
aoooh
oh, oh, oh ordinary day
aoooh
oh, oh, oh ordinary day
aoooh
oh, oh, oh ordinary day
aoooh
oh, oh, oh ordinary day
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i love the song and i feel like this everyday! haha… except tt weekend is coming and i feel so excited to go on an excursion with our new car!!! Blackie! ;p No pic yet.. will take later!
anyway, i cooked chicken curry last night and we ate with rice and bread.. yummy i must say… and i am such a good cook (when i’m not working).. hehe
Top: Curry in a pot
Bottom: Curry in bowl ( added coriander leaves for colour)
Not bad right! 🙂 and i also enjoy the smell of the clothes after wash… so satisfying to smell them on BH.. and to see the well-ironed clothes on him! hehe.. i’m loving it! can i don’t work? i rather give my love to 1person than to 40 monsters 🙁 or can i don’t further my studies… i don’t wanna write essays or do projects…
haha.. i wonder how long and i ‘tahan’ this nothing to do life! waking up and realising that i’ve gt no work! no deadlines! and no friends or sister or mother near me 🙁
but life’s still good with online……Screen (not window) shopping!
