Hotel selections for Berlin:
- Circus Hotel
Hotel selections for Prague:
Hotel selections for Vienna:
Things to do in/around Berlin:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autostadt
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Life as Mr & Mrs on a Saturday
Their day started at 6.45am. It was supposed to be earlier, but the Mr could not wake up when his alarm rang at 6.30. Both of them dragged their sleepy butts out of the house to make their way to MacRitchie.
The Mr met up with his usual running buddY (-Y because the -IES didn't turn up or were late) and both of them went on the 10km route. The Mrs, on the other hand, was accompanied by her trusty iPhone and did the 4.5km route (u-turn at the fork).
It had been rainy the past few days, thus the trail was muddy & slippery.
They left MacRitchie at 10am and went for breakfast at the Mr's favorite bcm stall at Longhouse. Mrs tried the Prawn Noodle instead. It was ok, but the soup could be a bit tastier.
After brunch, they took the Circle Line from Marymount to Dhoby Ghaut. They hung out at Plaza Singapura to kill time as their Art Exploration Session @ Istana Park only starts at 1pm.
At the session they were told that they can put colours on to their "blue" painting that they have produced last week. Mrs struggled with the mixing of colours (should have picked a reference pic with less funny colours) while Mr's painting was still blue-ish by the end of the session. The session lasted for 2 and a half hours.
They took the Circle Line again, but this time to Stadium. There, they visited the Mega Discount Store for the 2nd time (1st time last week) in search for a washing machine & an oven. The Mrs did not like that the placement of the appliances were disparate such that it was difficult to make comparisons. Mr also got frustrated by the Mrs for being indecisive. They left Kallang Leisure Park without making any purchase.
Mr & Mrs continued on their Circle Line journey, this time stopping at Bishan (Junction 8) for dinner. Mrs discovered this restaurant a week back and loved it so much that she brought the Mr here this time.
The Mr met up with his usual running buddY (-Y because the -IES didn't turn up or were late) and both of them went on the 10km route. The Mrs, on the other hand, was accompanied by her trusty iPhone and did the 4.5km route (u-turn at the fork).
It had been rainy the past few days, thus the trail was muddy & slippery.
They left MacRitchie at 10am and went for breakfast at the Mr's favorite bcm stall at Longhouse. Mrs tried the Prawn Noodle instead. It was ok, but the soup could be a bit tastier.
After brunch, they took the Circle Line from Marymount to Dhoby Ghaut. They hung out at Plaza Singapura to kill time as their Art Exploration Session @ Istana Park only starts at 1pm.
At the session they were told that they can put colours on to their "blue" painting that they have produced last week. Mrs struggled with the mixing of colours (should have picked a reference pic with less funny colours) while Mr's painting was still blue-ish by the end of the session. The session lasted for 2 and a half hours.
They took the Circle Line again, but this time to Stadium. There, they visited the Mega Discount Store for the 2nd time (1st time last week) in search for a washing machine & an oven. The Mrs did not like that the placement of the appliances were disparate such that it was difficult to make comparisons. Mr also got frustrated by the Mrs for being indecisive. They left Kallang Leisure Park without making any purchase.
Mr & Mrs continued on their Circle Line journey, this time stopping at Bishan (Junction 8) for dinner. Mrs discovered this restaurant a week back and loved it so much that she brought the Mr here this time.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Photo Montage
This video was played before the 2nd march-in. Apologies for the low-resolution. Blogger had to compress the video for it to be streamed online :)
Will check if Facebook is better
Blogging the last two days of singlehood
Wednesday, 3 Nov 2011
Woke up today at 7am. Took today & tomorrow off from work because there's a lot of errands to run. The rest of the house is awake too. Went for breakfast at the coffeeshop downstairs, then took a cab to ROM. Arrived at 8.05. ROM opens at 8.30. So had to stand outside. Soon more couples started to arrive, and everyone stood outside. As 8.30 nears, all couples (including us) edge closer to the main door, hoping to be 1st in line. Darn, should have formed queue right from the start.
8.30am. Doors open. Our queue number: 0006. Waited for about 10 mins, got attended by a man, who upon realizing that the Solemnizer is my uncle, cut short the briefing, on the pretext that "your uncle will brief you". We had to pledge some civil oath to declare that we're above 18, not currently married, and that all information in Form A is correct. After which Mr ROM hands us the cert & other paper docs for that day. Total time spent with Mr ROM: 15 mins.
Author's note: Remember to bring your ICs, witnesses' IC (original or photocopy) & letter of consent by Solemnizer.
9.30am. Arrived Woodlands 656. The big spring cleaning begins. This involved mopping the floors, wiping stuff, cleaning toilets, changing bed sheet. The whole affair was a 4-people effort that lasted for 2 hours.
1pm. Lunch at Everything with Fries, Holland Village. Loved the lamb burger. But can't wait for the Fergburger in Queenstown.
6pm. Rehearsal. Realised that the march-in is very long. Selected the march-in music and tested out all the audio & video. The hotel AV coordinator is very friendly and accommodative. We are also thankful that everyone came for the rehearsal in full force.
Thursday, 4 Nov 2011
Woke up at 7am again. Because of stomach ache. Realised I missed out a friend's bday yesterday. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY MELISSA!
Breakfast at coffee shop. Rented 6 plastic chairs for $1 each (deposit $100) from the warehouse at Depot Lane. Went back to pack cum clean my room. I have 2 luggages to pack: overnight bag for the hotel & things to put in new house and beyond.
11am. Mani & Pedi at Summer Nail Salon Great World City. Bought deal at $22 for gelish. Normal pedicure costs $32.30. Am typing this as I wait for the pedi to dry.
Woke up today at 7am. Took today & tomorrow off from work because there's a lot of errands to run. The rest of the house is awake too. Went for breakfast at the coffeeshop downstairs, then took a cab to ROM. Arrived at 8.05. ROM opens at 8.30. So had to stand outside. Soon more couples started to arrive, and everyone stood outside. As 8.30 nears, all couples (including us) edge closer to the main door, hoping to be 1st in line. Darn, should have formed queue right from the start.
8.30am. Doors open. Our queue number: 0006. Waited for about 10 mins, got attended by a man, who upon realizing that the Solemnizer is my uncle, cut short the briefing, on the pretext that "your uncle will brief you". We had to pledge some civil oath to declare that we're above 18, not currently married, and that all information in Form A is correct. After which Mr ROM hands us the cert & other paper docs for that day. Total time spent with Mr ROM: 15 mins.
Author's note: Remember to bring your ICs, witnesses' IC (original or photocopy) & letter of consent by Solemnizer.
9.30am. Arrived Woodlands 656. The big spring cleaning begins. This involved mopping the floors, wiping stuff, cleaning toilets, changing bed sheet. The whole affair was a 4-people effort that lasted for 2 hours.
1pm. Lunch at Everything with Fries, Holland Village. Loved the lamb burger. But can't wait for the Fergburger in Queenstown.
6pm. Rehearsal. Realised that the march-in is very long. Selected the march-in music and tested out all the audio & video. The hotel AV coordinator is very friendly and accommodative. We are also thankful that everyone came for the rehearsal in full force.
Thursday, 4 Nov 2011
Woke up at 7am again. Because of stomach ache. Realised I missed out a friend's bday yesterday. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY MELISSA!
Breakfast at coffee shop. Rented 6 plastic chairs for $1 each (deposit $100) from the warehouse at Depot Lane. Went back to pack cum clean my room. I have 2 luggages to pack: overnight bag for the hotel & things to put in new house and beyond.
11am. Mani & Pedi at Summer Nail Salon Great World City. Bought deal at $22 for gelish. Normal pedicure costs $32.30. Am typing this as I wait for the pedi to dry.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Bridesmaid dresses
Starring: City Plaza & the iPhone
The flustered bride finally realised that the Jie meis should have coordinated dressing for the morning programme because
1) there's phototaking session after the tea ceremony
2) the guys are dressing according to a theme
3) who wouldn't want to look pretty?
Given the limited time, they opted to scour the online blogs for possible dresses. As the bride was in the vicinity of City Plaza that weekend, she dropped in to check out the dresses there, hoping to find something that wasn't a convertible dress. Given that the City Plaza visit was a "spur of the moment" thing, the jie meis were unable to join in; but promised to stick close to their phones so that they could get instant updates through Whatsapp.
The bride did have to work with certain restrictions: no tubes, modest length, non-pastel pink.
One of the first shops that the bride chanced upon was Estrella Collections (#02-108). The shop sells convertible dresses (now they come in 2-tones for a single dress) and dresses suitable for weddings (at reasonable prices). See pics below for the selections. The bride highly recommends this shop because of the helpful shop owner and her service staff.
The flustered bride finally realised that the Jie meis should have coordinated dressing for the morning programme because
1) there's phototaking session after the tea ceremony
2) the guys are dressing according to a theme
3) who wouldn't want to look pretty?
Given the limited time, they opted to scour the online blogs for possible dresses. As the bride was in the vicinity of City Plaza that weekend, she dropped in to check out the dresses there, hoping to find something that wasn't a convertible dress. Given that the City Plaza visit was a "spur of the moment" thing, the jie meis were unable to join in; but promised to stick close to their phones so that they could get instant updates through Whatsapp.
The bride did have to work with certain restrictions: no tubes, modest length, non-pastel pink.
One of the first shops that the bride chanced upon was Estrella Collections (#02-108). The shop sells convertible dresses (now they come in 2-tones for a single dress) and dresses suitable for weddings (at reasonable prices). See pics below for the selections. The bride highly recommends this shop because of the helpful shop owner and her service staff.
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| New arrival - Arrived only the day before |
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| Nice coral colour, but cutting is a bit small |
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| Gorgeous colour and design, but very sexy |
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| Very sweet and simple, but limited stock available |
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| Gorgeous colour & material, but tube dress. |
The jie meis were agreeable with most of the bride's selections. Stay tuned on 5 Nov 2011 to find out which dress the bride eventually chose for her jie meis. For info, the whole process took less than an hour!
Do note that the bride also visited other shops in City Plaza to ensure that she got the best deals. Here's what other parts of City Plaza has to offer:
Sunday, October 16, 2011
The Chronicles of the Wedding Invitation
1) Collect cards from the hotel
2) Order inserts from TDragons
3) Collect inserts from TDragons
4) Write guest names on the insert
5) Set up the card (i.e use the gold string to tie the insert to the card)
6) Write guest address on the envelope
7) Put card & map in the envelope
8) Buy stamps
9) Mail the card out
Repeat steps 1 to 9 for 210 times.
2) Order inserts from TDragons
3) Collect inserts from TDragons
4) Write guest names on the insert
5) Set up the card (i.e use the gold string to tie the insert to the card)
6) Write guest address on the envelope
7) Put card & map in the envelope
8) Buy stamps
9) Mail the card out
Repeat steps 1 to 9 for 210 times.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
1 month to the wedding!
Here's an update to the wedding prep:
- Set the wedding date -- DONE
- Book a wedding venue -- DONE (Extra article)
- Book a bridal package -- DONE
- Select the bridal gowns and groom's suit -- DONE
- Shop for accessories (shoes, shirt) -- DONE
- Pre-wedding photoshoot (& photo selection) -- DONE
- Buy wedding bands -- DONE
- Recruit brothers & jie meis -- DONE
- Confirm the Solemnizer -- DONE
- E-File your marriage -- DONE
- Plan/Book your honeymoon -- DONE
- Print invitation cards -- DONE
- Send out invitation cards -- collecting cards on 10 Oct
- Confirm menu details & food-tasting -- scheduled on 13 Oct
- Select wedding favours -- DONE
- Final fitting of gowns -- scheduled on 1 Nov
- Traditional customaries -- DONE
- Book actual day photographer/videographer -- DONE
- Pick wedding music -- DONE (need to buy CD)
- Plan banquet program -- 1st draft completed
- Confirm guestlist
- Photo montage -- needs a Macbook :(
- Collect ROM Cert -- Scheduled on 4th Nov
- Thank you speech
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