Our first business trip

Just some photos of our Malaysia Seminar adventure + eating of course

KL, picked up by Uncle John's nephew Darren who was very very nice and drove us around everywhere and generous buying us yummy meals.

My beef brisket noodles, Hong Kong Style.. yum..
Shopping crazy in KL and met up with Vernon, Jack, Amy, Greg and Sherlyn for dinner..
Vern came again to meet me the next day for late late lunch...
It felt as if time just stopped and we picked up from where we left off... Everyone was still as funny and crazy .. so good to be with friends again.. Jack brought his professional camera having happy snaps time. So tempted to take out my little Exslim Casio haha but didn't =) Should have!

Two nights in KL and we were off to Kuching and met up with Uncle Wang Jing and Aunty Mary.
They organised our trip and the seminar in Kuching and brought me to try different east malaysia and fuchou food. Sarawak laksa, kolo mee, some funny bead/fern/bean like vege and dishes I can't pronounce or names I forgot but I have pictures!
Set-up in the hotel in Kuching, all organised by Uncle Wang and Aunty Mary.
Didn't manage to take pictures of participants was manning the presentation.

Celebratory beef noodles after the presentation: Good turn out of more than 30 given that Uncle Wang only put out a short newpaper article.

Happy finding of Durian!! one nightUncle John really getting into it.Next Stop Kota Kinabalu.
After a quick lunch, Uncle John left me to my own devices to go shopping and wandering around.. My room

Went to Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf after my shopping for a rest and to use the Wifi there... RM11 for a ice blended!! how do the Malaysians afford these things if they are earning dollar for dollar as compared to Singapore?? Kopi is just Rm1 !! Happy snapsDinner: look at the size of those lobsters!
KK seminar with Dominic Siow



The team at the airport in JB
Morning in KK, we went hunting for breakfast, found this malay style beef noodles in a nearby kopitiam
Then off to JB and then to Muar



Aunty Mary and Uncle John stop for a banana break... haha!

To be continued... I go back to Singapore this afternoon

Reception Picts and pretty ideas

We visited L'aqua on the weekend braving the crazy rainstorm outside. Once we stepped in, we forgot the cold by checking out the gorgeous set-up for the dinner reception in both rooms that evening.Set-up in the gold room (we'll be getting this one) peach coloured theme, very sweet but a little over the top with the centre-piece, wouldn't be able to see the person from across the table.Lovely wedding cake


Balcony where guest can take photos and enjoy canapesBridal table with the organza and fairy lights set-up.
Table set-up for the other room, silver/bluish theme, dave liked this set-up better
I'm crazy over Martha Stewart's wedding... everything is so pretty!!! Going to borrow a few ideas from her website.. thanks to pet who introduced it to me..WAH!

Love this idea, cookie buffet perhaps to set-up after the ceremony and relocate next to guest signing book during the lunch reception.
This one is just so yummy-licious pretty

We've got a date!

Yes we've finally got a date: 28th of March 2009

For all my good friends out there and dear Karola & Pet who "suffered" through my daily updates on wedding planning and date finding, a big THANK YOU !

After many phone calls and anxious waits for Dad and Mum to consult their fengshui master, discussing with Little B about her travel/overseas exchange plans to Switzerland next year. We've decided that yes the 28th of March 2009 is good for Dave and I to get married, and that Little B will fly back for the wedding during her semester break. Just in the nick of time, I had to place in a deposit yesterday afternoon with the place we really wanted for our reception place, as they could only "hold" the date for us for 4 days... So its set! surreal feeling and at the same time you think to yourself "its really happening!". Had to call Dave prior to going in ask him how sure.

Finding the date has been my 2nd storm. The lighthouse "vision" I had had, revealed after further waiting in God's presence meant " no not have a lighthouse weddig" but that there would be storms in the planning but His light will always lead me to safety.

Humbled by this wedding planning process, thinking that when we got engaged, more than a month is plenty time to book in a reception place and a cermony venue.. HAHAHA !! don't underestimate the time you need, finding, searching, calling, whether they have your date available etc etc etc

more to come, pictures once i have time to load them...
Now prepping for the business trip adventure with Uncle John to Singapore & Msia.