27th Jan 2007 marks the day when my friend becomes a man. He is happily married with his wife, Miss Mavis Tan. In which now she would be call as Mrs Edward Lin. Before the actual day came. Last min preparation was the final touch up.
Xiongdi report to camp on 26th. But not all turn up the same time. So abit of waiting before we start to wash our car. Fun stuffs.. All helping out to help it done asap. In order to have supper later.
Then got to receive the news that Kel got to wait for the florist. Living Horizon, the name of the florist we got to know later. Might as well condemn this inexperience, unethical way of doing business. They are late for an hour or so. Did up the 1st design and got rejected. And got to redo everything including the hand flower. All we can say is that an amatuer can do better than them. No photos to show. But from a guy point of view you should be able to imagine. When guys can complain on it, whats more for the girl. Its simply disgusting. Wrong combi, untidy work or simply name it as rubbish. It nearly spoils the day. Thus Kel got to wait for them to get everything done up on early morning. More examples given at michela's blog...
All went to sleep after our supper. Getting only a short rest at around 0330hrs. And waking up at 0530hrs. One after the other got ourself wash up and getting ready. 0700hrs, 1st call... Delay for 30mins.. So went for breakfast at Ubi. Reached at 0730.. Then at ard 0800 call them and again another delay. Finally getting started at 0830. All the games came in. The Jie meis think they are clever.. But too bad, they met us.. The whole thing was delay due to the games we got to do. 0930 then we managed to get in. Luckily for all travelling time a buffer was given. So we still managed to reach church at the planned time. 1230 standing by in church.
At around 1310hrs. The stupid florist reverse and bang into my car. Giving all sorts of excues. Lousy product still want collect the balance of the money fast. Work haven done finish also. All we can say. LOUSY LIVING HORIZON Totally, utterly cannot make it.
Everything ended in the church at around 1730hrs Packing up and some debriefing.. So all started to proceed over to Ed's place. Upon reaching his place, Everyone washes up and some dozing off.. Pizza for dinner.. Dunno which company. But the pizza taste good. So after finishing the Pirates of Carribean 2 Watched Sg v Malaysia till the penalty shooutout. Yes, Singapore had won the match. They will be facing Thailand to defend their title.
After the match everyone start to proceed home. Drop off one friend and back home for Man Utd match. Boring 1st half, so many wrong decisions. Luckily Man Utd scrap thru. Knock out after that and slept thru... So its Sunday again.. Not to be included in this post..
Roger so far..
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DeviLbiker 3:16 at 5:05 pm
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What has been Happening | Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Everyday there will be lots of things happening. Be it on you or around you. So many conicidence things happen. Or perhaps some had been pre-determined. This makes up the real interesting part of life.
Some times you really cant wonder what they are trying to do. Or what they trying to hide or even to show. When you observed from a certain angle. Some party are just trying to get 'time' on. 'Time' of being together for some occasion. Wondered if its one-sided affair or willingness from both.
So many little tiny things that one party tried to do. Was ever so revealling. Thats why I had came up with the 'Yin Guo Shun Huan' The Evil shall get his pay back. Indeed this thing came true. While I was still sipping my WCD at coffee bean.
Ever so enthu for so many kind of activities. Come on.. No one is blind.. We can see, hear, think or even feel.. Too much of activities, ACT to be recorded here. Thus will not elaborate too much.
Yeah got my blazer from domanchi. Indeed it was much fitting than I last tried out then. As I had been faithfully doing my runs.. On the threadmill though. Waistline seem much better now. Will be constantly doing it till friday. Before Ed's wedding.
This month is ending soon so payday drawing near. Hopefully can get a hefty sum to go thru CNY. Another time to clear off some debts owed for the past year. Ya, Ben does owe debts. My bills which I delay my payment. Installment for school fees. This is the few debts which I got to clear.
After my Design Economics lesson. There is a few more new skills to learn. Hold your input. Let it out till the very last possible day. So to maximise your interest earned. And not paying any interest owed. Get the best benefits for oneself. All I can say, this lecturer damn great. Prof Paul Bowen, from South Africa.
Sat 27/01 is coming. Ed's wedding. Guess all things had been ready by now. All brothers standby for his command. Whatever lacking remember to tell us. It will be a wonderful day for you. Itinerary has been out. Whoever dun haf do get a copy from kel or me. We will be staying overnite on friday. So no one would be late on the actual day.
Sian, target to cut down 5kg. But never close to the target. Nevermind, will still carry on my jogs. In order to meet my target of 60kg by may. Guess that this is what has gone pass these few days..
Roger so far..
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DeviLbiker 3:16 at 12:16 am
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Review the past week 9/1/07 to 19/1/07 | Friday, January 19, 2007
It has been days since I last blog. Kinda running out of topic to do so. Indeed life isn’t much the same again. After starting my semester 2 in SIM. Work in the morning & study at nite. Time has indeed not enough for me. So the only time to jog was after my class. 11pm still in the gym sweating out. At least better then slacking at home, Munching away the tibits.
After posting on marriage preparation. Then came to realise that preparation are not enough. You will need really plenty of patience with each other. Spending the time quarrelling for the history done. Why not doing some quality stuffs. Sometimes something just cannot be rushed. In order to co-ordinate 2 on-going projects. The workload got to be shared by the 2. Otherwise one party would be half dead before the day came. 2 Projects namely: Renovation for home and Wedding Planning.
Finally had my haircut (17/1). At least I look tidier now. So many people had asked why never cut your hair? My reply is, 49days. And it ends the untidy hairstyle.
When to resign came out again. Today boss asked.. So can only reply cannot cfm yet. Wheras the whole team is just waiting for the increment. Bet that everyone is on the same line. Increment no good.. bye,bye n off we go.
Life in DLS indeed still isnt that bad. Just the kinda workload that the M&E are having. Each QS handling 1o or more projects. AQS helping out at around 5 or more. Day by day more files piling up. Clear project A, project B, C D piles up.. So non urgent case place one side 1st. But still there is more n more things too.
What to do in the next few days... Still a mystery..
Roger so far..
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DeviLbiker 3:16 at 2:40 pm
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Marriage Preparation | Tuesday, January 09, 2007
I guess the above topic had been going around some of my friends. Indeed marriage isnt a very simple event to plan for. If you want the basic to be in. Too many things to be done. Thus the work got to be shared by the couple. Best still write down a checklist and who to take action for it.
Or lets pick out some of the important stuffs for a traditional wedding 1. Attire The bride and the groom got to pick out their best suit for the day. And how many sets will the bride wear - 3 to 5 The handling over, tea reception, dinner. And of cos the groom can do some changes if budget permits Est: 1K
2. Bestman/Buddies aka xiongdi Deciding on who will be the one helping you to stand out. And the group of buddies to help you in hand for all minor stuffs. Co-ordinate the dress code - the colour theme. Est: A few angbaos
3. Car Need a nice car to convey from one location to another. Look for car rental or rent a nice posh car from the lobangs around Est: 250/day
4.1 Date Of cos the date of your wedding/ROM got to be set. Then you will know when you got to set up everything. When will be the latest date for everything to be done.
4.2 Dinner From choosing a restaurant to hotel. A very big difference in the budget. Class or quality?? Ranges from 5oo to 1.3K per table And how many tables to be there?? Ranges from 20 tables to 100 tables.
5. Engagement Ring. This will cost a bomb to the guys. Need this to propose to the girl you like. Too much details on rings to be explained. Min roughly 1.2K
6.1 Flat If you are going to have a place for your own. Then look for a flat around your budget. The location and the sizes does matters. Different type of option available. 1. New flat - dun need reno much 2. Old flat - good cond, just need do something. 3. Old flat - spend huge some for makeover. For the old flat- plus point is its larger in size. But older in years. Est: 300K (HDB) or 500K (condo)
6.2 Florist Another specialist you got to find to do up some deco. Or will the hotel bear the cost for you. However there are still some flowers that need to get. Not cheap thou... Est: 500 to 1.5K
7. Gifts Dunno if its to be classified over here. The so call bride asking price. The wedding biscuit for the relatives. Est: unknown, as its to be discuss between both parties.
8. Honeymoon The place where both of you would like visit. Europe or other preferences. This is one of the high spending item. Est: 5K to 10K
9.1 Ideas For the sisters aka Jie Mei. Planning of Ideas on how to make the groom n gang do. Before you can fetch the bride. Est: Angbaos and some little hard work..
9.2 Itinery Which means your timetable. Tour schedule for the day. Got to keep track of the time. Allocate it well thus there will be no rush in the later program.
10. Lunch Need to prepare any buffet lunch? Or just some simple food to serve your relatives. When they are waiting for the tea reception. Buffet est: $10 per person.
11.1 Money Way before the wedding day. A huge sum of money will be use. So both parties had a part to play in all expenses. From Flat to toilet paper. Est: Add up all figures stated here.
11.2 Make up artise To engage some pro to do up the bride face. est: 500 to 800
12. Photo Shoot Locally or Overseas. Package or Customise ideas This got to be set nearly 6 mths before the wedding date. And not during the dec period when rains are falling. Est: 3K to 7K depending on the numbers of shoot, scene........
13.1 Registry of Marriage Before the traditional wedding came into place. In Singapore Law, you had to register to be husband n wife. Cheap to register but will be expensive to deregister(divorce) So better think properly before committing your signature to it. Est: Cheap, depend on how you going to do it.
13.2 Renovation to your home Another few Grands to be spend over here. If you want to make it look presentable. Engaging ID or just directly to contractor. Or the best way - DIY. It will all depend on wat you are doing and the quality of the materials.
14. Savings Way before the plan to get married. Both had to start saving up along the way. Eg. Both party to work for 3 years. A pay of 2K each. Est: 700 in to OA CPF acc. -25K will be in the acc. 400 of savings. -14K will be saved. With only this figure. Nothing much can be done. So save young and standby for it.
15. Wedding Band The rings for both parties. Est: 800 to 2K
Hmmmmmm....... Any more things that need to be done and clear before the day arrived. Along the way what should take note of. What would be the additional things to do. Shopping for home accessories, Going for SPAs, more into relax mode. However this should come hand in hand with the rest of the things Set a target and get it done asap. Know what you want and how you want it to be done. So you will not be wasting another day for the same item. Controlling of budget so it will not get burst. Dun buy the stuffs and regret later. Get only the useful ones 1st... thats the piority to make your house. So any more to add on...
Roger so far..
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DeviLbiker 3:16 at 12:56 am
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2007 1st Blog | Friday, January 05, 2007
Just after receiving weilik sms. He gave me another inspiration for this entry. The 1st week of 2007 will be over very soon. Thus those who had yet to pen down any aims. Do it fast. Writing down what you wish to achieve. Will at least set you moving. To the direction you want. Well big goals are hard to set. Then why not writing down small achievable ones.
In any aspect such as: 1. Work Life 2. Physical Health 3. Financial Health 4. Knowledge 5. Family 6. Social
1. Work Life What is the thing you want to achieve in this year. Are you working hard enough for 2006. Do you want a promotion to a higher level, An increment or changing of job.
2. Physical Health Have you been exercising regularly? Are you in poor health? Then better start exercising. Do a checkup if its necessary
3. Financial Health Meaning your money matters Have you been overspending? Try to cut it down.
4. Knowledge Reading up any books lately? Enrol into any courses Then find something - course or lesson Which will enrich you knowledge
5. Family Have you been spending quality time with them. The most important group of people around you. No matter what happens they will be with you. What I mean is your parents, siblings. Partners- dun really think so as they might leave you. When you are down and out.
6. Social The correct mixture of friendship into your life. There will be helps coming along when needed. So have you been mixing with the correct group. Which ever you mix more with. Will at times turn you more towards them. Your behaviour and thinkings.
Anyway what stated above are those things you would have done for years. Just that there should be some plans in your life. On the direction you should be heading to. Easier said than done. Thats why you got to plan. Write down what you really want for your life. What do you see yourself in the next few years. Or where would you be in 10 years later.
Anyway those who know me.. My life will be changing soon.. No more long sleeve shirt in Air-con room. But at new bicycle shop sweating out. Now dad doing discussion on the bank loan. So I shall also try not to use/waste too much money. Cos dunno how much to pay upfront. And the renovation which will come later. If everything go thru well today. Then my letter of resignation will come very soon too. Shall see how..
Physical health Started exercing and sports along the way. Aim to slim down 5kg by 26th Jan Another 5kg by May this year.
Financial health Not too bad for me. Just got to pay abit more for my insurance. Overall still in the healthy zone.
Knowledge Still pursuing my degree at SIM. Now also got a few more good books to read on. Plus I might need a few more technical books on bicycle.
Family Ties had been much stronger after death of granddad. Between the whole family. Sis had become more sensible. As they willing to offer help in shop whenever possible.
Social Guess that there will still be lots of activities for me. So will still try to attend most of it whenever possible. And its also time for me to do something this year.
Hmm this is what I had thought of so far at this moment. Main piority for 2007 is the new bicycle shop. Once it was settle then other things will come into place. Just hoping the chance will come for me. Praying hard...
Roger so far..
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