Pre-wedding counselling

Mr. Jang and I went to church at 9.30am this morning to start our first pre-wedding counselling class with PC. To be honest, I wasn't super enthusiastic about it cos I thought PC is more, erm, serious compared to PG who was conducting the classes for sis and OSH. I was a little worried about saying the wrong things, and having PC looked at us like we're mad.

Turns out, Mr. Jang, in his usual jovial self, did most of the talking. I glared at him a couple of times during the session to hint that "pssssssst... maybe we shouldn't tell PC about this!" but he happily went on to talk about everything under the sun. (Ok, maybe this is what the session should be like - open, honest, naked sharing - but still I was a bit more careful.)

And then came out-of-the-blue questions like, "how do you define marriage?" I went "er......" again coz' seriously I haven't really thought about this and was rather caught by surprise. To me, it was more like Mr. Jang proposed and I said yes, so let's get married! But I haven't really given a good thought to how I define marriage. Maybe just simply starting a family? I don't know if it's a dumb answer (?) but I have quite a simplistic view towards this.

Thereafter came the temperament test. Apparently, Mr. Jang's perception of me is quite in line with my perception of self whereas his perception of himself is rather different from my perception of him. PC joked and said that perhaps it's time for me to "wake up" some ideas about him. Okie. Funny.

At the end of the day, Mr. Jang said that we shouldn't take the test results too seriously, cos i) he might have misunderstood the questions and ii) PC also said that we shouldn't read too much into the details cos the indicators have to be read in totality.

I am not affected. Maybe just worrying too much like I always do. Afterall, although Mr. Jang said that marriage shouldn't change anything between us, I still feel that it's a huge step into the "unknown". But I know we'll be alright cos God is with us! And as long as we keep Him as the first priority, we'll be fine!

Fantasy and reality

Fantasy: Haoxiang sent me pics of her month-old daughter today. So cute! Also saw photos of her in France where she's staying with her husband. Both of them are living a simple yet 幸福 life! Ooh! And those photos made me miss France so much! Argh. If only I'm working and staying there too! I can go to the louvre or eiffel tower everyday. Just for fun!

Reality: Mr Jang and I went to meet a photographer for our wedding. I quite like his work although the price is slightly out of our budget. We're thinking of not doing professional videography and spend the money on photography instead. The package comes with a fine arts coffee table book, which is quite different from what I see from the standard packages. Can click with the photographer and his wife too, so most probably going for this fella (he does film photography too). And well, we really hope to settle one more item cos the date is drawing nearer!

Trial make up!

I went for a trial make up for my wedding on Sunday and ta-da! Here're the results!

Think this is the most traditional looking one. Am going for this when I'm gonna wear the Chinese Kua in the morning.

Am considering if I should continue wearing this pin-up style for the church wedding as well. Perhaps with a pearl / sparking hairband or something. Tiaras are too common now I think!

This is an alternative. Think I want to try letting my hair down (depending on how long my hair will be in Jan). A more casual look! Didn't really like the curls here though. Maybe if I'm really doing a half-up, I'll do the hairband thing instead of flowers (yes, those are tissues you see in the photo). And less curls... only waves at most!

I thought the make up looked too white indoors, but the outdoor look is quite natural. I like! :)

Happy birthday Sis!

Sis gave me and Mr. Jang a treat on HER birthday! Haha.. Ok don't say that I'm stingy. Me, Adel and Chick already gave her a treat at Seafood Center on Monday, and today I bought her a small cake. Going to get her an additional present!

Mum always says that I bully Sis when I was young. Oh well, some things don't change.

P/S: I know I looked damn tired. That's the look of being stressed out by work! Ok, I shall vow not be a nerdball anymore!

The hunt for wedding bands

Mr. Jang and I went hunting for wedding bands after we sent Gugu and Uncle Mushroom off at the airport. Most of the designs we saw were quite common but there were two that caught our eyes. One was from Lee Hwa - a rather thick, unconventional, funky kind of design where both bands had three diamonds on it; the other was from Tian Po - a very traditional and classic design which looked and felt quite solid (something like this). The Lee Hwa pair would cost less than $2000, while the Tian Po pair would cost a whopping $4500!

I actually prefer the Tian Po one. It's a once-in-a-lifetime thing afterall, and we'd have to wear it for the rest of our lives. But then again, I can't imagine spending so much on a pair of wedding bands. I could use the money to go for a nice holiday. :'(

P/S: The salesman at Tian Po said that my diamond ring could easily cost more than 2 pairs of that wedding band. Suddenly I salut Mr. Jang for having the courage to purchase such an expensive thing. Now I believe him when he said that he has no more money left in his account. Haha.

While waiting under the sun...

We were all supposed to gather in front of the city hall today (early in the morning!) to take a group photo of the entire organisation. It was no joke. The sun was so scorching hot and everyone was really sweating like mad while waiting for the big bosses to come. Now I understand why Mr. Jang wants to take wedding photos in a cooler season. You really can't smile properly in this kinda weather.

Anyway, we were really bored while standing there waiting for the photoshoot to take place. Started to take photos of ourselves. Big big heads of the IPRDians!

BKK trip!

Had a fantastic time shopping, doing massages, eating tons at Bangkok over the weekend. Spent so much time at MBK but still I felt that it was not sufficient! In fact I felt that it was too short a trip and I haven't really enjoyed myself or bought enough things. Only ended up with one dress, a few tops, 3 pairs of shoes - very small case for a Bangkok trip! Was so so so sad that I had to come back to work. :( Sigh. But then again if I don't work I won't have money to buy all the shoes / dresses / clothes I want...

I think Dad and Mum really made the effort to organise this trip for the four of us. They offered to sponsor everything and Sis and I only paid for the air tickets - the rest was taken care of. I'm appreciative of the fact that they have always been very generous with us, despite the fact that we have already started working. Dad kept saying that it takes time and effort to maintain a family, and little things like going for overseas trips as a family count a lot. I think he is trying to impart all his "wisdom" to us... haha...

The highlight of the trip was the blue back on my chin - courtesy of Dad after two bottles of white wine. Sigh. I guess I was also asking for it cos Sis and I were sort of bullying him. Sometimes I feel that Dad's quite poor thing - he's gotta wait for us outside the shops when we spent hours trying shoes / buying underwears / selecting tops etc. And then he's gotta help us carry all the shopping stuff. Plus, he's the one paying for all the dinners and spas etc. Poor poor poor Dad. At times like this, I think he wished for a son. But then again, we are good daughters! Ahaha...

Oh well... perhaps he'd have a better trip in Perth this June, with just Mum and Sis (who'd probably spend most of the time with OSH!). :p