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As can be seen, I changed my blog theme again. Heh. Was sick of it looking light & sweet. This bunny theme is probably the most original theme I have… it’s based on the kubrick / k2 template, but I amended the banner pic to one of my bunnies, and I amended the colours of the fonts on the page too. Yeap… that’s the extent of my coding knowledge – changing colours & pics.
Saw on Yibi’s facebook status today that “life eventually becomes a washing machineâ€. I guess my blog themes work that way too.
Argh.. sleepy sleepy. Was dilly dallying last night and ended up sleeping at 2:10am. Thank goodness I ironed 4 dresses on Sun so my work attire from Mon – Thurs is settled.
Went to the tailor during lunch & dropped off the lining for the gown. Decided to stop by International Plaza since I was in the area. In the end, I decided to get the pair of silver diamante shoes I was eyeing the past month for the wedding. At $190, they’re expensive, no doubt about that, but the shoes will be custom made to fit my feet, which according to the owner of the shop, is a size 8 length & size 6 width. I suppose you can see why no off the rack shoes fit me comfortably.
I snapped a pic of the shoes discreetly ‘cos the owner was serving other people (the shop was very crowded) and I didn’t have the opportunity to ask if I could take a photo (which I felt was ok since I already paid for a pair!!).
It’s the one in the middle… very simple design, and I had it made in silver. I figured it will be good not to have to bother with buckles & hooks since the bridal gown’s long & heavy & I don’t want to have to lift up the can-can just to wear the shoes. Very unglam.
Iceman and I also bought the “Jazz in the City 2†album from That CD Shop over the weekend to be played as background music during the dinner.
Disc One –
1. Aselin Debison – Over The Rainbow/ What A Wonderful World (Medley)
2. Lisa Ekdahl – Rivers Of Love
3. The Peter Malick Group feat. Norah Jones – Heart Of Mine
4. Johnny Mathis – The Rainbow Connection
5. Carly Simon – I Only Have Eyes For You
6. Renee Olstead – A Love That Will Last
7. Everything But The Girl – Almost Blue
8. Julia Fordham – Lovin’ You
9. Basia – Waters Of March
10. K.D. Lang – After The Gold
11. Luther Vandross – What The World Needs Now
12. Diana Krall – I Remember You
13. Will Young – What’s In Goodbye
14. Cyndi Lauper – My Baby Just Cares For Me
15. Peter White – Fantasy
16. Chris Botti -The Look Of Love
17. Tony Bennett & K.D.Lang – La Vie En Rose
Disc Two –
1. Michael Buble – Feeling Good
2. Norah Jones – What Am I To You?
3. Rosa Passos – Besame Mucho
4. Westlife – Fly Me To The Moon
5. Keiko Lee – Night & Day
6. Sinead O’Connor – I Want To Be Loved By You
7. Alison Moyet – That Ole Devil Called Love
8. Jane Monheit – Do I Love You?
9. Bette Midler – Big Spender
10. Eliane Elias – So Nice (Samba de Verao)
11. Michael Bolton – When A Man Loves A Woman
12. Neville Brothers – Bird On A Wire
13. Annie Lennox – A Whiter Shade Of Pale
14. Rick Astley – And I Love You So
15. John Pizzarelli – Unforgettable
16. Martina McBride – True Love Ways
17. George Benson – The Greatest Love Of All
*Yawn*. Okie… time to start working again… zzz…
Sigh… “This Day†may be a little too slow… thinking about this song instead…
True love ways – Martina McBride
Dilemma dilemma!
Slept really late last night ‘cos I was trying to find songs suitable for the march-in. In the end, I thought of This Day by Point of Grace for the solemnisation march-in, La Vie En Rose for the 1st march-in during the dinner… and maybe Feeling Good by Michael Buble for the 2nd?
Here’s how This Day goes…
Haven’t had the chance to discuss with Iceman though… so there still might be some adjustments. Heh.
Snapped these pics over the weekend (using the SE T707’s 3.2MP camera).
Had brunch from this stall at Old Airport Food Centre (at Kallang). Fantastic. Best prawn-bak kut teh I’ve ever tried.
Was waiting for Iceman to get his pants altered at G2000. I thought this woman’s dressing was really weird… macam wearing pyjamas out… and it really wasn’t flattering on her hips.
These looked like the Aldo shoes that I was “bioing†previously.. but they didn’t look very nice on my feet when I tried them on so it was a no go.
Iceman showed me this headlines from ’The Star’ (some M’sian papers/tabloid). I was REALLY tickled by the headlines…
Had our food tasting session at Hyatt tonight. The hotel did as close a mock up as they possibly could to the actual dinner. Once we came up the escalator, we were greeted with a signboard that said, “Vanda Room 1, Private Dinner of ‘Iceman’ & ‘UptownGal’. Similar signboards pointed the way to the dinner on the 3rd floor (as they will on the actual day). There was a captain and 2 waitresses attending to us so the service was of course impeccable. The food was more good than bad… pictures below. 🙂
Left: How the normal guest table will look
Right: How the VIP table will look
The wedding cake.
Deep-fried Prawn in Yam, Grilled Japanese Eel on Garden Green, Tom Yam Maki Roll, Seaweed Chicken Roll with Bak Kuah and Marinated Soya Topshell with Sesame Sauce. (I personally loved the prawn in yam and the seaweed chicken roll! The rest were so-so. Nothing to shout about.)
Shredded Seafood Thick Soup with Conpoy and Enoki Mushrooms (other ingredients include fresh scallops, shredded abalone, prawns, and lots of crab meat). No shark’s fin soup as Iceman is against the killing of sharks.
Canton Roasted Chicken with Walnut Topping (My favourite dish of the night, not counting dessert. The skin was really thin & roasted to the most delicate crisp. Fantastic! Someone commented that the texture of the chicken skin tasted like suckling pig skin.)
Steamed Live Garoupa with Superior Soya Sauce. (Huge fish! Was slightly overcooked though. Not up to scratch).
Braised Sliced Abalone with Shiitake Mushroom. (Another yummy dish. The mushrooms were cooked just right, a little “springy†when bitten, not tough (a sign of being undercooked) nor soft (overcooked). The abalone slices were excellent too. Not rubbery at all. Liked this dish too.)
Sautéed Scallop with Asparagus served in Cheese Basket. (The cheese basket itself sucked. Tasteless & hard. Served no other purpose apart from making the presentation of the dish look good. The scallops were nice & “crunchy†and I liked the asparagus.)
Steamed Crab Claw on Zucchini, Fungus with Dried Shrimp Sauce. (Very interesting fusion dish but the gravy wasn’t distinct enough for me – as in I like flavours that are distinctly spicy/ sour/ sweet. The crab claw was tasty though.)
Sweet Yam Paste with Ginkgo Nut in Coconut Pumpkin Sauce. (This was super delicious! Instead of having pieces of cut pumpkin, the pumpkin was made into a smooth sauce. The entire dessert was smooth, not over sweet, not oily, simply heavenly!)
If you’re attending the wedding, I hope you enjoy the food.
P.S. There was also a Wok-fried Korean Glass Noodle with Rice Vermicelli but I was too lazy to take photos of it. Heh. It was good though. 🙂
I know this might sound weird given that I have a blog and the things I blog about are obviously open for public scrutiny, but I absolutely detest it when people who know who I am, but yet do not know me personally, start “keeping track†on what’s going on in my life. A good example would be two of Iceman’s cousins based in Australia. They minute they saw on Facebook that Iceman and I were together, they dropped me notes and wanted to add me as their friend. One of them even said something like "If Iceman loves you, we love you too". Ok, I know they were just joking and being friendly but that still freaked me out.
Initially, I added them as friends on Facebook because I didn’t want to be rude. But I know they check out my page every now and then ‘cos they leave comments and so on and it really irks me! The things I post on Facebook are for friends to see. Not for people who think they know me when they don’t. I concede that some may consider my behaviour anti-social… but the straw that broke the camel’s back was when one of them did a "How Well Do You Know Serene" quiz that I set up for my friends. In the end, I deleted both of them from my list of friends.
I think I have a pretty broad criteria for adding people as friends on Facebook; the minimum being that I have at least "spoken" to you online, be it via MSN or ICQ or MRIC or even e-mail. In addition, these "online friends" were formed for a reason – common areas of interest, being on the same team in some online game, etc. Thus, being purely a friend of my friend, doesn’t count.
So, I’m anti-social that way. Sometimes I wonder if it’s ‘cos I’m an only child and so I do not mix well with strangers. (I always give strangers a very cold shoulder when they talk to my in public). I think the crux of the issue is that I need to retain some control over what people see of me because this will affect their impression of me. If people meet the real me and hated me, that’s fine. I won’t change who I am. But to "know" me through Facebook alone? That’s too one-dimensional and I don’t like it.
This is the other ring that my parents gave me for the wedding. My mom also bought another pair of pearl earrings last Sat. Will take a pic when it’s ready! (Customised the design a little). 🙂
It’s just a 3.2MP camera with no auto focus so don’t expect much…
Pinky resting by the front door.
Horlicks joined him…
Pinky ran under the TV sideboard when he heard shouting and screaming coming from the TV.
The bunnies match the furniture and flooring hor? 😛
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