Aren't they lovely ?

My dear hubby surprised me with this bouquet of purple tulips upon my return.

@ the airport... so happy to see my honey again after a week! hee...

My GUCCI wallet!

Hubby bought it when I was away. Was already guessing what he would get for me when he told me he's shopping for my present @ Ngee Ann City. Certainly never expect this!

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As a celebration of our wedding, we're making this Christmas a special one by showering our spouse with 2 rounds of Christmas presents! Yeah yeah!!

We've just exchanged the 1st round of gifts. I'd say we've given each other a big big surprise. Before that there's a mutual agreement that we're to stick to the $50 rule...... but we both had the exact intention of getting something that he (or I, in his case) needs & most importantly, likes regardless of the price. So without knowing each other's decision, we both broke the rule...!

So my present is........ a GUCCI wallet!!! It's truly a big, pleasant surprise! Love the colour & the design! In fact it's the 1st time I've such an expensive wallet! Hee... Thank you honey... Muakzzzzz!

& his present is....... a SAMSONITE laptop carrier! Hee.. my hubby loves it & I'm happy to see that he's so excited upon getting the gift...

The next round will be on Christmas Day itself. But this really gonna be a very budget one... just to have another surprise & some fun.

So we'll see what we're giving each other again! Heheee.....

YO ...

OK! I'm back! After disappearing for a considerably loong time... Hee....

Well... briefly pick up where I last stopped...... the Christmas tree, & yes we really managed to dress it up with pretty glittery balls & lights on that Fri nite. Guess we'll be having a new tree next year as the present 1 actually migrated from my parents' place... apparently it's aged a lot & appeared to be balding....... hmmm... Nevertheless, it still looks nice enough with all the ornaments.

Following day was the BD+housewarming party. Glad that every1 likes our place.
Generally it's a good 1... got to meet a "long-lost" cousin though we didn't have much chance to catch up. Anyway will be going for afternoon tea with her & another cousin next Fri.

Poor tree...

How come we're still so busy after the wedding & settling in our new house?? Our poor Christmas tree... been up last Sunday but now still waiting to be dressed up. Cannot... no matter wat, gotta get it done tonite!

Been so tiring & I'd fall asleep every night when my hubby massaged my feet. Poor honey.. as he'd carry on until I woke up & stopped him. Somehow there're always things popped up for us to do almost every evening...

Like it took us 2 days to look for a new hairdryer. After having my hair permed, I can no longer use the normal hairdryer but to wait for it to dry naturally. It does save me the time to blow-dry my hair but it takes extremely long to be dried entirely. In order not to have any side effects on me in longrun, my hubby insisted I get a new hairdryer with volume diffuser. Was not really for it initially as who knows how long I'll keep my curly hair? But my hair could scarily take 2-3 hours to dry & imagine till what hours we can turn in as we don't reach home early...
But those hairdryers with this added feature are very pricey... all over $100! So we went to several places & finally found 1 from Philips that's exceptionally cheap. Good thing I insisted on going around to compare prices. Hehe...

Went to visit my SIL (Vince's sis) @ the hospital last evening as she'd given birth the night before. Didn't have the chance to see lil Rylie... only some pics. He's adorable & considered quite big (near 3kg) as a premature BB.

Having more people over tomorrow as my niece, Zoe, gonna have her birthday party @ the mulit-purpose room downstairs. Took the chance to do a simple housewarming for the relatives too as we can share the catering costs with my brother. Considered a pool party as they're all set to swim, except the relatives?

Guess the entertaining part gonna last for a while.... hmmm.

My Handsome Honey!! Hee...

Family Sunday

Was a busy weekend...

SAT. We went to Chong Pang market early in the morning (ha! 1st time stepped into a wet market after, say 10 over years?!) with my parents. Got almost all the ingredients needed for the next day. Had a stroll back which gave them a chance to explore the neighborhood. After lunch @ home, hubby & I went to central to buy the remaining stuff. Returned after an hour for a rest. My original intention was to take a rest on our ottoman while my honey did laundry but without myself knowing I fell asleep. Only woke up 1 hour later & we’re running late for Vince’s haircut appointment @ Tg Pagar. But my sweet hubby still brought me to enjoy my fav peanut ice kacang before going to the salon. Yum yum!!
His haircut didn’t take long though & he’s done in less than half an hour. Wanted to go to Toa Payoh for our 1st month celebration but we’re blur enough to take the train of opposite direction. So we ended up in Tiong Bahru & you know what? We shopped there & ended up with a few shopping bags! Amazed by ourselves and we’re so glad that both of us love shopping & browsing which always makes it such a fun time together… be it in Spore's big shopping malls, Bkk, KL, JB…… & now even in Tiong Bahru. Honestly, we wouldn’t consider making an intentional trip there to shop but voilà! Bought 2 cushions, 2 cushion cases, 1 A4 photo frame & 1 skirt in an hour. We’re planning to go Europe next year… if not possible, perhaps to Korea… guess we better try saving more for shopping as it seems like we can shop anywhere & anytime! Hehe…
Ok back to the prev topic, we then proceeded on to Toa Payoh for dinner & the highlight’s sharks fin soup which each of us had more than 3 servings (oopz.. not for those animal-friendly 1s!) as that’s the minimum pot size to order.
Was already past 9 when we reached home. Started to make our curry chicken for the following day. We’re giggling so hard while trying to use our remaining strength to twist the coffee bags filled with grated coconut so as to get its juice… My hubby’s really great… always so participative & happy with doing the prepping & washing job. The cooking part was not a problem & I was relieved that my 1st curry smelled good after nearly an hour of simmering. Also made a beancurd almond longan as dessert before calling it a day.

SUN. Woke up very early @ 7+ to fry bee hoon. Then went for a shower & get ready to meet my in-laws in their AMK home. We’re going to the studio for my hubby’s graduation shoots!! And I took fotos with him as his wife! Hehee!!
Had my in-laws & his family over @ our new place for a family house-warming lunch thereafter. Very glad they all complimented my curry & appreciated the food though it’s such a limited spread.
They met my brother & family later who came for a swim. The whole family left after another hour. Well… it’s a cozy gathering… great!
Joined my brother’s & sis’ who arrived later at the pool & all of us including my parents just relaxed there with newspapers/gameboy/tidbits..
In the evening, went opp Sembawang Shopping Centre for dinner together with my SIL’s sis & family.
All in all, it’s a FAMILY day!

MBR

Our cozy bedroom ...

Bought our bed from Harvey Norman & it's another great find... got it half price! The bedside board with glass panels on both sides are also very special that will gleam when on the switches... totally fit into our decor concept. Love it!

Have roman blind in our bedroom instead of curtains which're used in the rest of the house. 90% opaque, meaning we can happily zzz the whole morning away without the glaring sun... My hubby's the happiest! Hee!

The latest addition's the ottoman from The Furniture Mall. Realised that we've some space by the window after placing all the furniture. It's a very relaxing corner. Been taking naps there over the weekend & resting when back from work before shower...

Every1's amused by this curtain & loves it. Actually wasn't in our inital plan. It all happened after buying the bed & realised that the colours of the built-in wardrobes couldn't go very well with the darkwood bed. As our bedroom's not big, when these 2 items are put closely together the colour combi looks odd. So our interior designer suggested a curtain to buffer the effect. We love the result... it looks mysteriously unique & at the same time being very useful as it's the closest alternative to a walk-in wardrobe I initally wish to have. As the wardrobes are still in good condition, we've decided to put the idea on hold till they are worn out which may take some years.

After seeing our curtains, many of our guests came to realise that having a good set of drapes is very important. Well... at least it's worth the high price we paid.

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Celebrated our 1st month anniversary on Sat! Hehee...
Had a sumptuous dinner @ our fav "zhu-chao" in Toa Payoh.

Nouvelle coiffure

My new hairdo!

Had the 2nd perm in my life last week (the 1st during school days). Not used to the curly look at all as I fancy long straight hair.

Justina, the GREAT STYLIST behind all my hair works, of course knows my likes very well but still used all her persuading powers to convince me to have my mane permed... said she's sick of seeing me in the same hairstyle for sooooo many years... hng!

Turned out that my hubby loves my tresses & objects to my intention of straightening it... Well, as long as my honey likes it lor...

<: Our HOME SWEET HOME :>

Before

After

Tour around our house:

Sofa: A very very good buy :)

Coffee table: One of our favz... it's even more ex than the sofa!! There's another side table next to the sofa which's exactly the same design but smaller.

Pictures: The 1 on rite was bought in France many years ago... like its vintage look. Newly bought the B/W 1.

Dining table: Our fav! Been looking at it every week for several weeks before we're finally sure it's the 1...Tried looking for a cheaper substitute but failed to find another 1 close to it. Tatz when we affirmed our love for it. Heehee!

Dining chairs: Another great buy... found them @ Millenia Walk's Harvey Norman during their annual warehouse sale. The price slashed was more than 65%!!

Lighting: It's a crystal hanging light above the dining table. Found it @ Great World City... We like its simple yet outstanding design because of the rainbow colors emitted from the crystal.

Q&A time. Question: Guess what's that below the clock? Answer: My shoe cabinet!! It's taller than me! So big rite?! Yeah! "Fa-da" liao leh!! Haha....

Notre Maison d'Amour

We've officially shifted to our very own home last Saturday! Yeaaah!!!

In fact we already started staying there 1 week prior the moving to oversee all the deliveries... & also to clean up the place. Actually had already engaged a 'housekeeping' company to clean & sanitize the whole house for us but because of the deliveries & installation of furniture plus the curtains also up during that week, it's somehow dusty. Initially my honey's a lil upset as he thought we've wasted the $250 to hire cleaning service. But later realised we did save lotsa trouble from cleaning all the windows, frames, doors as we only wiped the kitchen cabinets & wardrobes.

We thank God for watching over all the works so that the house could be ready just in time. Though we only did some minor renovation, it's not ez to have everything done in just 1 week. Our interior designer was good & helpful.... all thanks to him!

Looking @ our new home, we just can't believe it belongs to us. Before this August, the idea of owning a place like this was still sounded like a dream to us... We always thank each other for making this a reality knowing that without him, we wouldn't be able to have this home & vice versa. We build up our home sweet home together & we want our Lord to be the Head of the household!

All the unpacking & packing have just completed... phew!! Will be having my in-laws & family over for housewarming this Sun. In fact there'll be a series of gatherings/housewarming parties to organise since it's nearing Christmas & NY as well.