Meet the Parents Session plus Food Tasting

We had our meet the parents session at Yishun Lake Garden last friday, 16 of March 2007.
It was a big group of us, 14 people comprise of both side parents and aunties.

Thanks to Thomas, our coordinator at YLG who arrange a private room for us. This is the 1st time both side relatives see each other. I could'nt feel any tense feeling as all of us are enjoying the food and giving comments on the food. The food was seved pretty fast and that helps to cover some quiet moments.

From dish 1 till dish 8, no one start the topic of the nite! We are suppose to talk abt the dowry and any procedures to follow for the wedding preparation and ceremony. Just as we are being served the 2nd last dish. He say "so how shall we do the ceremony?" Phew! Finally we get the relatives to start talking. Hahaha.....

Luckily we are living in the modern world, a lot of things can be represented by writting on the "ang bao"! Haha! There are still some traditional stuffs that we need to follow, like comb hair, "Guo da li", "an cheung" etc but overall its considered very minimum already. Hehe! I still could'nt remember wat we exactly have to do, we would have to get the aunties to help when date is nearer.

Din manage to take any photos cos dun want to disrupt the eating. We are quite satified with the food and presentation. The portions are really huge.

得不到了解的理论，妥协？沉默？

得不到了解的理论，妥协？沉默？

这才公平吗。

怎么算公平？
人从出世来到这人间就没公平可言。
打从娘胎，你就没得选则你的家庭和背景，肌肤和性别。

你所谓的公平是用什么来衡量？
环境，教育，经历都会影响个人思维。
没有两个人是相同的。

这世上，没有所谓的公平，
往往个人都用自己的秤来衡量。
公平与否只有自己定夺。

我有我的道理，你有你的理由。
当我觉得你没道理，你觉得我不公平，
在怎样的立场这件事才能的到结论？
我该选择妥协还是沉默？

男人会为了省麻烦而沉默。
女人会为了维护感情而妥协。
这是解决问题的最好方法吗？

我不是一个轻易妥协的女人，
除非你能税负我。
而你不是一个沉默的男人，
强此托理，只逼我接受你的理由。

我的眼睛累了,争辩不开,
我的嘴巴累了,不想再言论,
我选则做妥协的沉默女人。

Postponed of Photoshoot

Suppose to have the photo shoot on the 6th March. All ready and prepared for it. I even took leave on 5th to do spa, manicure and pedicure. Who knows, on the 5th morning I woke up unable to open my left eye! When I see myself in mirror, Oh gosh, I had a big swollen eyelid! As if someone just gave me a punch!

I faster put on mask to see if it can bring down the swell. By late morning the swell goes off a bit. I went on to do my spa and manicure, hoping that the swell will go off by tuesday morning. By monday nite, the swell get slightly better. I keep worrying if we can still have the photoshoot, everything was arranged. I packed the stuffs we need to bring and sleep in hoping that the swell will go off.

Tuesday morning is a nightmare, the swell got worsen. Still hopeful. We went to have macdonald breakfast as planned. He keep saying if worse to worse we postponed loh.... Upon reaching Boon Keng studio, we waited for the make up artist to arrive. I showed her my swollen eyes and both her and the photographer tell us we have to postpone. The make up artist say she can bring up both eyelid to equal level but will look damm fake. The photographer also commented that I have nice double eyelid, so its best not to take it at this condition. There is no way the photo will turn out nice with that big swelling eyelid. Plus only take the wedding photo onces in a life time of course must be in best condition.

So we apologize for the inconvenience and change the date. Both the make up artist and photographer are very nice to console us that its ok. But i still cant help but feeling a bit sad, low morale. Just as we fixed the date to 1 month later. He commented "hei hei, u would have 1 more month to slim down!" Both the make up artist and photographer boo him upon hearing this. They "scold" him, u should be the one putting more weight! hahah...

We left the place feeling a bit low, maybe its the mood, all ready for it and have to change. I keep telling myself maybe it will just rain damm heavily so hopefully its a blessing in disguise. Indeed it rain in the afternoon and we just sleep the evening away.

This morning I woke up with a even more swollen eye. No choice go and see doc. Doc say I got "Zheng Yan"! and the pus already burst that's why its filling my whole eyelid! Suck!!! First time going to take wedding photo, First time experience "Zheng Yan"! 4D, toto also not so heng loh....hahhahh

I wasted my leave, my manicure and pedicure. Well lesson learnt. I decided to try those stick on nails for the photoshoot. I hate sitting there to wait for the nails to dry! Hahah... I also realise one thing, just take things EASY!