TBDs..

The list of to-dos in a marriage prep seem to be getting lesser finally.


After we finally settled on our new abode 3 weeks ago, paid 5% of the house + stamp duty (ouch), we finally had time to settle the nitty gritty details like


- visit the florist, decided on the sort of flowers for pre wedding shots & actual day & car deco
- tailor make ken's suit
- buy ken's shoes
- go for my trial hair and make up
- fitting for the gown and evening gown
- deciding on caterer & meeting up with caterer at the church to decide on menu/ pricing/ other nitty gritty details like what type of flowers/ colour theme/ how many standing tables...
- decide on type/ style of wedding invitations + where to get it printed





Things to be done (TBDs) next..
- to buy/ tailor make shirts for ken
- church deco
- to get bridesmaid down to the tailor
- to decide where to take pre-wedding shots
- to decide on route for honeymoon so we can start to book hotels
- to decide on format of order of service + where to get it printed, march in song, etc..

It's been tiring but yet exciting.. 4 more months to go.

Below: Us at East Coast Park taking a breather, enjoying sunset.

Bought my new house!

I bought my first house!!!!!

Ok.. it's not exactly a house house like landed but it's my new home!

We started a house search in early Feb (ever since we did some in the early part of 07), and we contacted a few agents, went to different types of houses.. and when we finally went into this one. It was just right. It is hard to explain.. but imagine you go around feeling skeptical about the economy.. markets are volatile, credit crunch, recession fears, market data showing slowing growth etc etc.. it's what I do at work and it's like "yah, we're just looking around so we know at least what we want and we'll buy when the time is right". BUT, the moment we stepped into this house, in 5min, we were quite convinced that we really liked that place a lot a lot. The next thing you know, you're walking out discussing what price to offer!!!! It's crazy man. So to be safe, the next week (like last sat), ken brought his mum and i brought my dad to see the place (my mum was working). And we asked for their opinion. They both agreed that it was a nice place and all my conditions satisfied (mid-high floor, no afternoon sun, breezy, walkable to MRT yet without hearing the sound of the train, in the east side of the island, near amenities, quiet in terms of surroundings, quiet in terms of not having overcrowded mrt stations, no blockage, relatively gd condition of the house so i dont need to do a huge amt of renovation, and within budget).

So what next. We went to view some other condos in the same estate on sunday.. and spent the rest of sunday discussing whether we really wanted to buy the first one. So the answer was yes. We decided on the price, made an offer yesterday, the owner accepted today.. and effectively the proceedings will be completed by 9June. WOW!!! I'm super happy.. I mean, I bought my first home!!! Hahahaha.. I think I will be spending a lot of time daydreaming on how I should renovate the place from now on. And oh.. there's this korean tenant staying at the place now and she's only moving out on 8Nov.. so I'll be a landlord for 5mths and collect rent. That means I wont really have my own home after the wedding. But on the bright side, I get to collect some money, and I can wait for the christmas sale and post christmas sale to buy my furniture!!!

So yes, that's a major update from me.

Jun & Jan, see you gals next month!!!