My 2nd Sister, Doreen’s Wedding

Today is 14 September 2008 (Sunday).
This morning, my whole family & I woke up very early ‘cos its my 2nd sister’s Big Day i.e. Chinese Traditional Wedding. After I have washed up, I quickly change into a set of nice clothing in preparation for some photo taking. As soon as my 2nd sister i.e. the bride finished her make up, my elder sister and I quickly took turns to take photos with her using our own cameras.

It was about 8am when the bridegroom i.e. my 2nd brother-in-law came and fetch the bride. There wasn’t any games being played hence the bridegroom was able to get hold of the bride effortlessly. Then, we were arranged by the photographer to take some family photos. I could see that everyone of us was so happy and excited. Despite that, there was a moment when suddenly the whole atmosphere became a little touching. That was when my 2nd sister was about to leave the house. She and my mom started to weep. Gosh, upon seeing that, i suddenly felt a slight pinch in my heart.

It was about 8.30am when my 2nd sister left the house with my 2nd brother-in-law. After which, I went to take a quick rest before helping my mom to do some cooking. Yeah! You’re right…I’m doing some cooking! Haha…actually its some simple cooking (together with Tony, my elder brother-in-law) i.e. deep frying finger foods using an electrical appliance meant for deep frying. Simple task right?! Haha.

At ard 12 noon, most of my relatives have arrived at my house. Soon after my 2nd sister (together with her hubby) reached my house, we then started the Tea Offering Ceremony. It took about 15 mins for the Tea Offering Ceremony to be completed. Celebration in my house continued until 4pm when all the guests started to leave.

Tonight’s wedding dinner was held @ Orchid Country Club (OCC), Sapphire Suite 11 (Ballroom). My family and I reached OCC at 7.20pm. Then, we went to my 2nd sister’s hotel room @ the Resort Hotel, OCC to look for her. IMHO, the rooms @ the Resort Hotel, OCC are satisfactory. I didn’t really explore much as well. After taking a few photos with the bride, I then went to the Sapphire Suite 11 (Ballroom) to help out in some ushering duties.

The whole wedding feast lasted about 2.5 hrs. It was about 11.30pm when we left OCC.

On the whole, the wedding was a successful one. Unlike my elder sister’s chinese traditional wedding (which was held 3 years ago), my 2nd sister one was much more simpler. Nevertheless, it was still very enjoyable and memorable. Hereby, I shall wish her forever happiness in her marriage.

I’m ready for my jogging

Today is 23 August 2008 (Sat).
Finally, I managed to purchase a pair of running shoes and a running tee from Sportslink & Royal Sporting House respectively.

I got my pair of running shoes from Sportslink (Kovan) for the price of S$39.90. The brand of my running shoes is called Hongxing Erke. It is actually a Chinese brand. Despite that, the design and quality of the shoes are very good. Besides, it also fits all my requirements for a running shoe…Its cheap (within my budget), nice design and acceptable quality.

As for my running tee, it is actually from Reebok with its patented “Play Dry” (commonly termed as Dri-Fit) material. Got it from Royal Sporting House @ Suntec City for the price of S$19.90 only (after discount). It’s really a good price.

With my running gear and running tee ready, I hope I can start my jogging soon. Long time no exercise liao…Think I really got to drag myself off the chair & PC and head toward the running track. Haha…

A Chill-out Night @ Boat Quay

Today is 15 August 2008 (Friday).
This evening, I met up with Yongsen, Eric and Liangji @ The Central, Clarke Quay. Later, we then crossed over to the other side to have our dinner @ The Fishermen’s Wharf.

After finishing our dinner, we then went over to Boat Quay (BQ) for a few glasses of drink. As usual, we walked up and down the whole stretch of KTV pubs deciding which one to enter. Finally, we decided to go into a KTV pub called “The White Bar”. Inside, we ordered a jug of beer and there we go…playing dice games, chatting and looking @ girls. Haha…

After our 1^st jug of beer, we then decided to go to another KTV pub for the 2^nd jug. Again we strolled up and down the whole stretch of road to choose another KTV pub. Friday night @ BQ was very happening. There were a lot of crowds @ BQ, be it the locals, tourists or expatriates (whom are mostly Westerners). Hence, most pubs were packed with people.

Finally after much walking, we managed to find a KTV pub which hadn’t ‘Full House’ yet. This 2^nd KTV pub which we patronized was called Pub 85. Actually this pub is one which has hostresses to serve you. Most of the hostresses were young and trendy. Their main job duty (as far as I know) is to chat and entertain their customers. During our patron there, I was ‘entertained’ by some of them. They are really very good in their PR skills…keep on persuading us to buy more jugs of beer. Heng~ we were able to withstand all their sweet talks and escaped from their skillful buy over.

It was 1.30am when we left the pub. We then walked over to the bus stop @ Esplanade to take the Night Rider home. Now then I know, the Night Rider to my home is NR1 (by SMRT bus service) and N1 (by SBS Transit). Pai say hor, I long time never go chiong liao…Haha.

Me & My Motorola W270

Today is 29 July 2008 (Tues).
This afternoon, I went to Toa Payoh Central to buy my Motorola W270. Actually a couple of days ago, I have already asked the salesperson @ Planet Telecom (Toa Payoh) to help me reserved a set.

The phone was retailed @ S$118 but was sold to me @ S$98 given that I have the National Day Parade (NDP)’08 Motorola’s voucher.

Actually, this Motorola W270 is a very basic mobile handset. There is no camera, no wifi, no 3G, small LCD screen etc. However, I have chosen this phone because it does not have camera BUT it does come with a Mp3 player, FM radio, speakerphone function and an expandable memory card slot (up to 2GB). Most importantly, it is a sleek flip phone.

In fact, I am using this handset as my secondary phone mainly for my online business (via eBay Singapore). I have already intended to get a new prepaid SIM card (most probably from Starhub) for this phone. It will be easier for me to communicate with my buyers with a separate new mobile no. (to be used only for my online business purposes) ‘cos I always feel insecure for giving out my personal mobile no. to my buyers. Hehe…Scared of misuses e.g. prank calls etc. 

Besides, I can also use my W270 for my annual in-camp training since it meets all the MINDEF requirements for mobile phones (to be used in army camps).

A Belated Birthday Dinner @ Sakae Sushi, Marina Square

Today is 26 July 2008 (Sat).
This evening, I met up with Yongsen & Eric @ Suntec City/Marina Square for my belated birthday dinner. After much choosing for a place to dine-in, we finally decided on Sakae Sushi @ Marina Square.

At Sakae Sushi, I ordered a rice bowl (Chicken Teriyaki) for my dinner. Besides, I also eaten a few plates of sushi which I have picked up from the conveyor belt.

This year, apart from getting a birthday dinner treat @ Sakae Sushi from Yongsen, Eric & Liangji, I also received a white polo tee (purchased from The Signature by Levi Strauss & Co.) from the 3 of them.

Thank you all of you for the dinner treat as well as the gift. I appreciate it very much.