~ just the two of us ~

Have been busy lately.. plus the stress at work.. and worse part, when we came back from Malacca last weekend, our landlady told us that we have to move out by end of June as she's sold her place to her relative. Sigh.. another headache for us to find a place...

Anyway, we were away over the weekend in KL to attend YP's wedding. We flew to and fro because of time constraint as Jason is having his week of exams this week. Hehehe. Thank God for budget airlines, we managed to fly to KL with Jetstar, and come back by Tiger Airways. And it was out first time traveling through the budget terminals for both sides. So, practically we have covered the main 3 budget airlines, AirAsia, Jetstar, Tiger.

We had a good and relaxing time in KL. Most of the time, we were EATING. Yes. The wedding lunch was pretty good, though it was held in the hotel (The Saujana). Food was different, and good. Then, we went for a 2-hr massage at Zouk Spa at Jaya-One. It was good. A much needed massage. Chose the Indon massage. I think it's a combi of Javanese & Balinese massage. Then we went to a Thai restaurant. Supposed to be a light dinner, but it wasn't. Hehehe.

Next day, after church, went to Chilli's! Yay! Ate till our tummies bloated. Then shopped at RSH, sales, bought a Jansport bag at 70% off! Pretty happy with it. Hehehe. Then, went home awhile to rest and pack our bags. Went to PappaRich for dinner. Food is much better than OldTown, but the guys said the coffee still can't beat OldTown (of course la! OldTown has their own brand of coffee some more). Then we left for LCCT. Didn't know it's soooo freaking far. Prolly abt 20mins away from KLIA and going at 100kph that is! We had this mindset that LCCT has no shops, nothing at all. But wow, was pretty impressed that they do have restaurants and those "duty-free" shops. And, another different thing is that we have to walk to the airplanes. The last time we walked up to the airplane was when were in Chiangmai Airport, 6 years ago. :)

We reached Changi Budget Terminal 20 mins to midnight, and managed to escape the surcharge of the cab fares. :)

Thank God, today is still a holiday for us. :) Have a good week, everyone!

Posted in: Ave Maria, chit chat, travel on 11 May 2009 at at 12:06 pm 1 kay-pohs  

A dear ex-classmate of mine.. It was great.... some sort like a reunion.. hehe.. Bang Bang to those who couldn't make it :P (you know who you are).... Congrats to the newly-weds... *ting, ting, ting*

More pics on my facebook too :)

Posted in: Ave Maria on 5 January 2009 at at 11:16 pm 0 kay-pohs  

Yup, we were up in KL on New Year's day for their wedding.. some snap shots.. :)
Congrats to the both of them... :) May God bless the both of you as you embark on this new journey of life together...



More pics on my facebook :)

Posted in: Ave Maria on at at 11:09 pm 0 kay-pohs  

The day my good friend got married.. and I am glad I attended and missed my SCB run for it.. Hehehe.. Congratulations, my dear Chernie.. Wishing you all love, joy, happiness and blessings in your journey together with hubby.. :)

Posted in: Ave Maria on 11 December 2008 at at 11:05 pm 0 kay-pohs  

Posted in: Ave Maria on 11 November 2008 at at 10:56 pm 3 kay-pohs  

It's been two years since I said "I will" to the man of my life *ahem*. Hehehe... Memories are still fresh in my mind, the tea ceremony, the holy matrimony, and dinner. The lights, flashes from the cameras, speeches, people, everything is still fresh in my mind...

Posted in: Ave Maria on at at 12:17 am 0 kay-pohs  

26th July 2008

I have always loved weddings.. especially those of my dear childhood friends. And I was pretty glad that I made it for Lavi's wedding last Sat. It was truly a joyous occasion and was able to meet up with other friends. Yup, a mini gathering :)

Like what Ed said during her speech, it makes me admire both of them, Lavi & Kulu for the long distance relationship they managed to sustain though they were at different parts of the world due to work circumstances. And the first time I met Kulu was in UTM during a visit there, in 2000 or 2001. Can't recall. And yes, he's such a gentleman, always smiley and patient. He truly complements Lavi. If there's such a thing as perfect match, I would consider them one.

Here are some pics of the wedding... More pics are on my Facebook. :)

Posted in: Ave Maria, chit chat, friends on 3 August 2008 at at 3:14 pm 0 kay-pohs  

...since I last update. Been rather busy at work actually. Have pics, but no time to load them. Hahaha... So, some updates that happened the whole of last week...

Thursday, 8th May
Steven was in town, Jason's buddy in uni. So we gathered and went out for dinner. Hubs, me, Steph (Steve's sis), and Jules. And guess where we went... to Shokudo again.. hehehe.. This time round, we didn't have our desserts there.. but instead, we went to the Esplanade to have our dessert at this sweet-smelling-choc place. The minute you step in, you can smell the fresh chocolate smell. Lovely! Makes you really "melt" in it. Hahaha...

On the way to Esplanade, they had some art works published along the way as the Singapore Arts Festival is coming up...Pretty interesting pieces of art work...

At the entrance of Max Brenner's

Interesting wall

The menu

Pancake with Belgian chocz and superb berries!

Our drinks...If only I can capture the smell of the chocz in this pic :P

Saturday, 10th May
Celebrated mum's day instead of Sunday because mum had to be on a course starting that evening, till next Saturday. We went to the club to have lunch. After my facial session in Jusco, mum was around there shopping.. So I got her, her prezzie... I had this Lancome EDT as my birthday gift last year and it smells good that I use it to work nowadays. It's light and mild. So I brought my mum to the Lancome counter to get a perfume for her. Got her this. Sweet smelling.. Their latest.
That night, we attended Anthony's wedding... Congrats!


So, that was the whole of last week... Need to knock off now.. Have to sleep early these days... tired out easily.. Hehehe.. Have a good week ahead, everyone! God bless...

More pics on Facebook

Posted in: Ave Maria, family, Happenings, home sweet home on 12 May 2008 at at 10:55 pm 0 kay-pohs  

My good friend is getting hitched! Finally... after 8 donkey years... They have been living apart (half the world around) and sustaining this long-distance relationship for so long, that she finally tells me she's getting hitched.

Am really happy for her. And am also looking forward to her wedding, come this July. Congrats, girl! *hugs*

It's the wedding season again. There's one in Feb, one in March, one in April, my friend's in July, two in September, one in Oct, and one in Nov, and one perhaps, next January. *phew*.

Congratulations to all couples!

Posted in: Ave Maria on 18 January 2008 at at 6:43 pm 0 kay-pohs  

Happy First Anniversary to us!

Posted in: Ave Maria on 11 November 2007 at at 12:21 am 0 kay-pohs  

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Heartiest congratulations to the newly married couple, Lennard & Liza!!! After months of toiling and planning, *phew*, it was finally over. Really want to thank God for the wonderful weather, as according to my mum, it was raining everyday in Malacca, but miraculously, it was a sunny day on Saturday. Just nice for a small wedding ceremony by the poolside, and an open-air buffet dinner, also by the poolside...

The theme color of the wedding is apple green and white. Thus, you may see this in the pics. Too many things to write here, so, I will let the pictures speak for itself. For more pics (taken by my camera), please log on to Multiply site. :) By the way, I think I lost about 60 pics! Arggh! While loading them to the pc, it got stuck, as some of the pics could not be read. It's so frustrating! *sob* Am still hopping mad with myself. *boo hoo*.

Pre-wedding nite @ Wing's Cafe

Make-up & games time!

Ceremony @ poolside

This is the song sang by cell members for the bridal couple. It was personally requested by Liza, but we thought we couldn't make it, that's why we told her we wouldn't be singing. Hehehe. Hope she liked the surprise. :)

Household of Faith - Steve Green

Here we are at the start committing to each other
By His word and from our hearts
We will be a family in a house that will be a home
And with faith we'll build it strong

Chorus:
We'll build a household of faith
That together we can make
And when the strong winds blow it won't fall down
As one in Him we'll grow and the whole world will know
We are a household of faith

Now to be a family we've got to love each other
At any cost unselfishly
And our home must be a place that fully abounds with grace
A reflection of His face.


May this song bless the both of you, and to all married couples out there (whether newly-married, or celebrating their golden anniversary!).

Posted in: Ave Maria on 1 November 2007 at at 10:09 am 0 kay-pohs  

Today is my darling's birthday. Blessed birthday, and may God bless you loads, dear. *big hug & kiss*

We had a pre-celebration dinner last night (10-10-07) with seven of our cell group members. Actually the dinner is for both of us since my birthday is five days later. Hehehe. We had it in Fish & Co. at Parkway Parade. Kenneth arranged it all, and it was supposed to be a surprise one, but Jason could smell something was fishy from afar. Hehehe.

As the years go by, and as we get older, personally, for me, I don't really look forward to having celebrations, or parties or anything else. I mean, like the ones we used to have when we're young, and perhaps, our parents invited like one whole kampung (village). Hehehe. People change as they grow, priorities changes too. Hehehe.. And yeah, it was somehow different yesterday, because it was celebrated with people whom you actually share your life with. :) Thanks again to all who were present. :) (I know most of you were very busy with schedules).

The waiters/waitresses at Fish & Co. were cool. It was something like TGIF, where they actually sing for you. But they did it the fast way. And, both of us were given a small fireworks each. Haha. And they had 3 birthdays that night. I guess their throats were sore after that because they really sang so loud. And yes, I love the cake that Kenneth bought from Swensen's. It was a nice ice-cream 3-layered cake. Yummy! And yeah, the candles were great too. Out of so many years, first time we ever had the cake almost fully filled with candles. Thanks, Kenneth, you're the MAN!

More pics on My Multiply

And yes, my darling got himself a second wife...... TAA DAA.... A Fina 1215 full acoustic guitar. Okokok.. Since when did he play the guitar? Since uni... I think.. and he has not been playing for 2-3 yrs. He wanted to get a guitar when he came down to Spore. And to confirm this thought, last Sat, he was asked to play for cell. And we were thinking, hmm.. might as well get a guitar. And so, he began searching online for any good deals or shops to get the guitar from. Consulted my brother and all that. Finally, on a forum he found, Davis Guitar Music Centre. So, on Monday (yes, a day before cell) we went to Peninsula Hotel and we found more than 4 guitar shops there. Wow. The retail price was $350. And he bought another set of strings, picks, guitar case (fully padded - $40), and after negotiation (the owner gives about 5% discount to those who quote from that forum or if you're a City Harvest Church member), the amount came to $358. Cool right? God bless the owner. He played "Eidelweiss", and "What a Friend we have in Jesus", and it sounded great. That's why he chose the full acoustic one. I like the color, and the feel. It's not polished/lacquered, but people say it's a must, else it'll be prone to scratches and knocks. Oh boy. If it's polished, then it'll lose it's matte-ness. That was what I liked. Hehehe...

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And yeah, today marks our unofficial R.O.M. (Registry of Marriage) 1st year anniversary!!! Ta Daaaa... One year have passed.. yups... so fast huh? How was it?, as most of you have/will ask us. I'd say, it has it's ups and downs.. but what's most important is how we adapt to each other, in our behaviours, characters and habits. Muahaha. I would say, for me it's more of a character building thingy. And also, without God being the centre and foundation of this marriage, we are nothing. :) In the world we live in today, where divorce/broken marriages are so rampant, I think, we really need to put our trust in Him. Remembering what Ps. Sam said to us during our pre-marital counselling, "A three-cord bind is not easily broken". And so, the three-cord represents God, Husband and Wife. Anyway, our actual wedding anniversary is exactly one month from today. :)

Posted in: Ave Maria, Birthdays, cell on 11 October 2007 at at 3:02 pm 0 kay-pohs  

With the lovely bride

Posted in: Ave Maria on 25 September 2007 at at 10:38 am 0 kay-pohs  

Check out some pictures uploaded on my Wedding (IV) : The Invitations, Theme color, Gown-Trying sessions, Misc.

Posted in: Ave Maria on 21 August 2007 at at 11:25 pm 0 kay-pohs  

The first march-in

Table arrangement I wanted. When it's dark, the middle part of the table lights up. Chun!

Just before the 3rd dish, my brother had another surprise for us. He wrote a song for the both of us, and sang it for us. It was touching. You can check out the lyrics here. After that, it was time for me to change to my dinner gown.

Second march-in

For the second march-in, I had my gues vocalist, Samuel (I "demanded" for him. hehehe. Thanks, Sam. You were absolutely great!) to sing for us, (a duet with my bro) the song, by the famous Christian singer, Steven. C.Chapman, "I will be here".And they were cool. So were the rest of the band members. They played well. After the walk in, we went straight up to the stage first, for the cake-cutting ceremony , followed by the toasting session. The best man coordinated the toast for us. 1st toast, was to us; 2nd was to our parents; 3rd to the guests who came. And after that, naughty he, he had a trick up his sleeves and we had to do what he says. Kiss until every stops toasting. (You better watch out on your wedding night, Eric).

The band - part of PG165 (minus the drummer) :)

The stars of the night - Sam & Justin :P

After that, it was time for us to go from one table to another to thank our guests for coming. No, of course we didn't go to every of the 66 tables, else, we wouldn't have time to finish it. Before long, we had to rush out to stand at the entrance to greet the guests and thank them for coming. (As a sign of respect, we had to do this). Most of our colleagues have already been long gone before this.. (From what I heard, clubbing. Hehehe.. something quite usual I guess after wedding dinners :)). Those who stayed back were our MMU friends, and of course, my school buddies. We took lots of pics here and there.. and also, I took one with the band.. and also my great photographer, Andy & Junnie. :)

By then, I was superbly dead tired. After bathing, I literally went to bed and slept. However, Jason still had the energy to go for supper with Eric. At the late night char-siu fan (roasted pork rice) shop. Next day, we went visiting relatives, and also started to pack for our honeymoon the next day. :) Wil blog about that soon too. All backdated stuffs. hehehehe.

Posted in: Ave Maria on 3 August 2007 at at 2:44 pm 0 kay-pohs  

*Continuation from Wedding (VI)*

These pics taken from Yen :)


Our wedding bands

Posted in: Ave Maria on 28 July 2007 at at 2:00 pm 0 kay-pohs