Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Pining For You

With the 2nd instalment of our condo out of the way, we now have more time to start planning for the big day.

Everyone's asking us WHEN, but it's hard to give a definite answer at the moment. Our initial date of choice was 9th Sept, y'know how nine (“九” in Mandarin) sounds like “久” which can be roughly translated as "long, eternity' sorta. AND because next year marks our 9th year together as well.

Problem 1: It's a Sunday and we can't hold a church wedding on a Sabbath, i think.

Problem 2: It's an "auspicious date" and prices for the wedding banquet will probably be higher.

Anyway we're still trying to settle on another date so until we do, we can't answer that date question! Haha!

We went to The Pines for a bridal showcase last week and to be honest, we weren't really impressed, mainly due to the fact that we paid money to get in, thought we'd get to speak to someone about the wedding banquet, but ended up seeing booths which were promoting lingerie, salsa dancers, mosaic classes and other stuff which were not that relevant to a wedding, at least to us la.

Ah, i got a set of Helena Rubenstein's samples from the Collagenist series though. At least!

I suppose having a wedding banquet at The Pines is really value for money. The dishes and perks are pretty standard, but you get a night's stay at Shangri-La (without having to spend a bomb there!) and a chauffeur-driven Bentley from 7am-7pm! Economical for couples who intend to have many tables at the wedding. Prices start at $538++ for weekday packages and $588++ for weekend packages.

We're continuing our search for better locations, and we're eyeing others like Pan Pacific (where we spent last x'mas!), Amara (where we go listen to their trio play cheesy Top40 hits) and Traders Hotel (where our favourite DON is at)! Will update more when plans are less hazy!

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Sunday, March 12, 2006

You're It! Song Meme

With a little help from my trusty Ipod... HEHE


1. A song by The Beatles:
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Yesterday
A Hard Day's Night

2. A song featuring piano as the main instrument:
God Is Dead? - Extreme
Wait For Sleep - Dream Theater
November Rain - GNR

3. A song with a woman's name in the title:
Walk Away Renee - Rick Price
Julia Says - Wet Wet Wet
Melissa's Garden - Steve Vai
Carrie - Europe
Amberdawn - Yngwie Malmsteen
Anna Lee - Dream Theater
Living Next Door To Alice - Smokie
Suzi Wants Her All Day What? - Extreme
Sarah - StarshipTell Laura I Love Her -?
All About Eve - Steve Vai
Breakfast At Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
Mustang Sally -?
Misty-?
Rosa's Cantina - Deep Purple
Rosanna - TOTO
Pamela - TOTO
Jane Doe - Mr Big
The Ballad Of Jane - LA Guns
The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix
Amanda - ?
Mandy - ?
Oh Marie - Sheryl Crow
Maria Maria - Santana
Charlena - Los Lobos
Donna - Los Lobos?
Jessica - Dixie Dregs
My Naomi - Paul Gilbert
Sweet Rosalyn - Sheryl Crow
Xiao Wei - HAHAHAHA!

4. A song with a man's name in the title:
Ted The Mechanic - Deep Purple
Johnny Be Goode - ?
Georgy Porgy - TOTO
Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix
I Just Shot John Lennon - Cranberries
Joe's Garage - Frank Zappa
Frank - Steve Vai
Lil' Jack Horny - Extreme
Quicksand Jesus - Skid Row
Simple Simon - Steve Morse

5. A song about money:
Qian Bu Gou Yong!
If I Got $100, 000 - Hokkien Song!

6. A song with weather in the title:
Wind Beneath My Wings - cover by Sonata Artica
Summer Rain - Belinda Carlisle
Summer Song - Satch
Summertime Love - ?
Colours Of The Wind - ?
Wings Of The Storm - Whitesnake
Wind Of Change - Scorpions
Rainbow Connection - The Muppets
Shelter From The Storm - Bob Dylan
Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden

7. A song with parentheses in the title:
Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do) - Van Halen
Don't Know What You've Got (Till Its Gone) - Cinderella
Can't Live Without Your (Love & Affection) - Nelson
(Its just) Desire - Nelson
(s)Aint - Marilyn Manson
Creamer (Radio Is Dead) - Limp Biskit
I Need You (That Thing You Do) - The Wonders
Love Will Never Do (Without You) - Janet Jackson
Mutha (Don't Wanna To Go To School Today) - Extreme
Obsequey (The Art Of Death) - Marilyn Manson
Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) - Limp Biskit
Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion) - Def Leppard
Take Me Back (Deja Vu) - Van Halen
Ultra Violet (Light My Way) - U2
Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) - Metallica
Who Needs Love (Like That) - Erasure
Brandos Costumes (Gentle Ways) - Steve Vai

8. A song made by a punk band:
Basket Case - Green Day
When I Come Around - Green Day
My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down - The Ramones

9. A song with the word "song" in the title:
Song For Love - Extreme
The Na-Na Song - Sheryl Crow
The Greeting Song - RHCP
The Christmas Song - Steve Lukather

10. A song you love so much you stop and listen whenever you hear it/ put it on repeat mode and never get sick of it:

None - that's what an Ipod is for..keep skipping songs till you reach the 3000th song!

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Saturday, March 11, 2006

Sibei Char Ah!

Bloody Techno Music! , Originally uploaded by manniqueen.

And i thought he liked my singing.

BooohooOOooooOoo!

Juicy! , Originally uploaded by manniqueen.

We were having a chat over dinner and Dan suddenly thought about something juicy that he loved, hence this picture of him mouthing the word "Joooooooooosey". WHAT exactly was he thinking about? Hmmmm.

I'm Oh-So Cool , Originally uploaded by manniqueen.

Dan is becoming a l'il bit of a photosl*t recently but that's cool with me because i love getting trigger-happy and i must admit that he makes a good model, being so yandao and all.

Everytime he sees a good shot of himself, he'll scrutinise it and exclaim, "WAH! 这么帅!!" Yes yes, my dear, i'm swooooning over you!!! You're beautiful, it's true! HAHA!

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Thursday, March 09, 2006

7 years and 10 months anniversary!

Managed to grab some nice flowers from Tampines after my event this morning..The florist definitely recognises me as I always frequent the same florist at Century Square and even knows which colours I always buy haha!

Nice flowers for my pretty princess !!!

I Heart Flowers!
Originally uploaded by manniqueen.

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