Planning the ROM

Horrors or delights?

Planning a ROM is not as difficult as planning a traditional wedding but when things go wrong, a delightful event can turn into the horrible nightmare of yours! *Gasps!*

Well, my ROM has just passed a week ago. :) Coincidentally, the date is the same marriage date as one of my good friend. :) Talk about being besties, marriage date is the same too. It was not selected on purposes. mr. Bambam and I went to select the good date with a fengshui master :)

So, how did I manage my ROM? The built up of events are as follows:-

1. Make an appointment with the fengshui master on 24 December 2011, 11am to select our marriage dates

2. Research and select a few venues for ROM

• Furama Riverfront
• Changi Village Hotel
• Grand Copthorne

2.1 Check on the availability dates of hotel

2.2 Reccee hotel on an impromptu basis on 6 January 2012, visited Furama and Grand Copthorne

3. mr. Bambam prefers Grand Copthorne for its ambience and stylish outlook as compared to Furama

4. Email the coordinator of Grand Copthorne to arrange for an actual viewing of their venue

We went somewhere in Jan/Feb, there were 2 rooms that is suitable for coordinating ROM but unfortunately, the bigger room was taken (mr. Bambam and I loved the bigger room as the receiption area is very enclosed and belongs to a private area). Therefore, we had to take the Paradiso Room instead which can only seat up to 40pax.

5. Make the downpayment for the hotel

6. Preparing guest lists (only for close relatives)

As there are limited seats, I can't invite my friends already. :'( But good thing that there is the wedding dinner for us to invite them :)

Oh oh! And my ROM hotel coordinator left. So we are stuck with a new guy and he was quite helpful about the whole event :)

7. Prepare invites (design and done by me using powerpoint) :) Printed using canon printer (good quality!) and used hard shiny glossy paper. Got quite good comments on the printing :)

8. Gown and coat

I happily tried my gown in September and have choosen the one I like. It's a little pink fluffly dress and it looks absolutely cute. Totally not a bride style (white and all) but it's the only one that fits me perfectly :) Talking about getting the right dress, I think what matters is the feeling and let your heart decides when you put on the gown.

Coat for guys - G2000 is the safest ^^,

9. Shoes and accessories - Shoes from METRO and accessories from Taobao :)

10. Photographer and make up artist - Friend and he's quite good!! Make up artist from bridal shop

11. Justice of Peace (Solemniser) - Mr. Chia Ti Yu 

11.1 Met and signed the consent form - 2 September 2012

12. Choose march in song - Select one that you can do a grand march in, I choose something instrumental with dynamics :)

10. Apply with ROM and get certificate (File application on 25 Aug 2012) - Applied on 2 September 2012, paid $26

11. Decorations in function room (Fake flower petals / Balloons)
mr. Bambam's close friends did alot of great help by decorating forus, last minute stye :)

12. Ring pillows - free one from Lee Hwa

13. Wedding bands - Lee Hwa

14. Hand bouquet

15. Door gifts - bought from Taobao, swans + sweets.

Actually, it is quite tedious but I am glad everything went smoothly (with some hiccups) but yeah, that's how our ROM is done.  ^_^



A different stage in life

It's quite funny how life works. You go to school, grow up, know someone, work and get married with someone whom you trust and love.

The love stage is a funny yet heartwarming episode for me. Love happens when you never know it. It is like cupid pick the wrong kind of guy for me, someone that I have never thought of being together with, at my age then.

Yeah, you may say I'm evil to describe mr. Bambam like that but yeah, he's really the kind of person I never notice. Not in my whole 3 years in secodary school but when I knew him, he fell hard for me. And never had once a guy made me felt like a princess ever. (That was then, now I'm his maid.. -.-)

Oh well, but the story goes on how we got closer, was not in contact for a couple of months and met each other again thereafter and happily ever after.

So how do we get to happily ever after? I guess it's the type of we are always acting childlike. He always play with teddy bears to entertain me while I always be like a little girl in front of him. Both of us can be so unpredictable, I can suddenly scream like a little girl in a supermarket saying 'I wanna buy that chocolate!'' and he can suddenly tug my clothes while shopping and say 'He wanna buy teddy bears.' Like who the hell does that now at their twenties.

So, keeping our relationship lasting is to never be ourselves. We're like two actors playing in our own movie, being so cute and not a care for audience.

Oh, but we don't show our affection in public. I'm sorry but I was taught never to be intimate until married. It's not a free show for all you know and I dislike being judged at.

Anyways, at the end of the year, I'll walk down the 'aisle' and take my vows to be with him until time ends.

I'm really overjoyed. This is the man, I never thought of before. This is the man, who listened to me. This is the man, understands me the most. This is the man, no matter how much shit is dumped onto him, he's always there, always fretting about our future and he strives harder than anyone else could to provide me with a life I wish to take. This man, is my everything.

I am getting married :)

It feels so weird to get married but it is part of our life~

When mr. Bambam proposed, it wqs quite an awkward moment because having someone you're so close with kneeling on one bended leg to propose - the feeling is like having butterflies in your tummy and overexcitement!

mr. Bambam is quite a shy guy so I didn't anticipate the proposal to be loud and show off (Sagittarius like me likes to be in the centre of attention :P) but nonetheless, his little story about the watch and ring is so sweet :)

Wedding date: 25 November 2012
Wedding venue: Grand Corpthone Hotel, Singapore
Time: Lunch

So much things to do. Gowns! Decorations! Make up, photographer...JP! Oh my, I'm overwhelmed. Hahas.

Anyways, I posted this in FB and many came to say their congrats :) <3 Sp touched.

But I was particularly upset and had whined to mr. Bambam that one of my closest or I thought was close friend didn't mentioned anything or ask me about it.. Like why?

Quite disappointed. And I thought of inviting her to my ceremony but I don't think she is genuinely happy for us. I seriously doubt it.

I hate to be fake so I really show her that I'm pissed. Shrugs. Not going to harp on it anymore.

Next, my life is getting so excited with me going on braces. Going to have my 2nd tightening this Friday! Yays, straight teeth ftw :)

I wish my life stays as beautiful and eventful forever ;)

Cheers!

Step by step, to our own future

Whoa, this was supposed to be a post 5 months ago and I didn't managed to complete it.

This is to update what's with my life for the past few months. :)

26 October 2011 - BTO application

24 November 2011 - Annoucement of results which is really a very good number for us after numerous tries (4 times?). It's a double digit number less than 50 and can you believe it? There was like 3000+ applicants vying for 300+ flats! :) Lucky lucky!

27 December 2011 - We were the last at HDB selecting our flat!! :) But bambam and I went very very early (like 2pm) there. I took half day and was extremely excited. Anyways, we have selected our little hommie and look forward to a future together :)$2000 fly away~~

23 April 2011 - Signed and paid for our agreement to purchase the flat. Anyways, Singapore flats are on lease for 99 years, not really 'purchase'. Can you imagine that? Spending 330k++ on a flat that doesn't belong to you and it's only 92sqm. Initial appointment was 3 April 2011 but bambam was still in Taiwan for his army so yeah, postpone till 23 April 2011. :)

And the past few months have been exciting visiting the plot of land that is about to build our future :)

31 July 2011 - Finally, the fence is up! :)

And till now, all the machinary and piling has started. Excited to see the first level up :)

Anyways, I gotten my bonus from my company! Quite a ok amount that is close to my expectation :) Cool!

11 July was our 6th year together, can you imagine that? And we still look like young couple :P Hahahahas.

Ok, so just to end with a photo of us :)

why must ring be on the 4th finger?

为什么婚戒要带在无名指上。。
Why wedding must be on the 4th finger..


请照着步骤做，你会发现上天造人的奥妙
Pls follow the steps given


1、首先大家伸出两手，将中指向下弯曲，对靠在一起，就是中指的背跟背靠在一起
Firstly, with both of your centre fingers bend, put your hands together with the centre fingers facing back to back


2、然后将其他的4个手指分别指尖对碰
Secondly, place the rest of the fingers tip to tip


3、在开始游戏的正题之前，请确保以下过程中，5个手指只允许一对手指分开
Now the game begins, follow the below arrangement, only 1 finger can spilt at a time


4、请张开你们那对大母指，大母指代表我们的父母，能够张开，每个人都会有生老病死，父母也会有一天离我们而去
Try splitting open your thumbs. You'll realized it's easy to do so. Your thumbs represents your parents, it can be seperated because your parents will leave you one day, as they will aged and die before you


5、请大家合上大母指，再张开食指，食指代表兄弟姐妹，他们也都会有自己的家世，也会离开我们
Now close up your thumb, and open your second finger. This finger represents brothers and sisters. They will have their own family someday which is why they will leave us too


6、请大家合上食指，再张开小母指，小母指代表子女，子女长大后，迟早有一天，会有自己的家庭生活，也会离开我们
Now close up your second finger, and open up your litter finger. This represents your children. Sooner or later they too will leave us for they have to make a living and have their own family.


7、那么，请大家合上小母指，再试着张开无名指。这个时候，大家会惊奇的发现无名指怎么也张不开，因为无名指代表夫妻，是一辈子不分离的
Lastly, close up your litter finger, and try to open your 4th finger which we put our wedding ring on. You will be surprise to find that it cannot be open at all. Because it represents husband and wife, this whole life you will be attached to each other.

真正的爱，粘在一起后，是永生永世都分不开的
Real love will stick together ever and forever

在命相学上也是这样
It's the same in fortune telling
大姆指代表父母
The thumb represents parents
食指代表兄弟
Second finger represents brothers & sisters
中指代表自己
Centre finger represents own self
无名指代表配偶
Fourth finger represents your partner
小指代表子女
Last finger represents your children


OMG! it's so true..
*cries*
i want to wear the ring on my 4th finger forever :)
love love~
:)