Xerene - Woman 5.0

Our Second Stop - Turku, Finland

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:24:00 +0000

Bidded goodbye to Germany happily (you will know why shortly) as we headed towards Finland.

I was expecting Turku to be a quiet and peaceful city; well somehow boring in my thoughts and was prepared to stay in the hotel room for full 3 days as hubby goes for his work meeting. To my surprise, the place we are staying - Sokos Hotel Hamburger Börs is surrounded by many many shops and departmental stores *Great!*

About Germany: We shopped mainly during our stay at Frankfurt city, focusing at Goethestrasse aka Frankfurt’s ‘Fifth Avenue’. A street where women will love, i think :) You can find almost all the brands you want there, from LV to Pradra to Chanel, Miu Miu, Hermes, Cartier, Tiffany etc

And yes yes, i left Germany happily cos hubby got me a Chanel bag there! Hee hee... At times i do ask myself, "Why do women love bags, especially those that cost so much?" Some call it materialistic, some say its silly but who cares as long as you like them. Guys do love expensive cars and watches too, don't they? :) Simply unexplainable.

Any way, back to my first Chanel purchase experience. When we went into the store, the SA told us there was only one classic flap jumbo in store, which is in black. I also spotted the patent black classic flap but it is only available in mid size. Contemplating if i should buy or wait? Size vs Material? For the high price, i couldn't really make up my mind as my ideal choice would be a metallic or patent in jumbo size. So a little disappointed, we stepped out of the store, continued our shopping and went for a cup of Nespresso coffee along the street.

I guessed during the coffee session, hubby knew my mind was all about the bag (or probably written all over my face, hee hee). He then said, "You like the bag right? If you can decide and really like it, then buy it." So we finished up our coffee (quickly, hee) and he brought me back to the store. What can i say but to give a BIG BIG hug & kiss for my dearest G ~ Thanks dearie for the bag & belt. Hee, yups got a LV belt too. Okie no more gifts for the year *zipped*

Well i'm not the only one shopping, hubby got quite a lot of stuffs too and 2 gifts from me :D
He commented, "Wow, good exchange ya... 1 cufflink and jacket in exchange for a belt and bag!" Geezz...

Our room in Hilton Frankfurt

Strolling along the street

H&M is everywhere

Drizzling....

Only manage to pop by LV, all others were closed

Next morning, all charged - Ready for shopping, heee...

Apparently all shops in Germany close on Sunday so Saturday was the only day we could shop before leaving the city on Monday

Enjoying Hot Cup of Coffee

Happy Hubby getting gift for Wife, hahaha... (one-sided thoughts)

Yippies! Thank you Hubby!!

The restroom in Chanel store

Happy or Not Happy? *Bleh*

Unveiling my Gift

The SA says she will be doing a special packaging for me... Hmm, just dust bag different i reckon?

My First Chanel - Classic Flap Jumbo in Black Lambskin *Love it*

We arrived Turku - Only walked for less than 5 minutes and asked Mr. G to turn back, it's tooo cold

Market Squaure infront of our hotel

2nd Night in Turku - Hubby brought me to candle light dinner to try their famous Reindeer Meat :)

Popping Snails :)

Tomorrow we'll be heading to our last destination, Helsinki, before flying back home. The weather here in Finland is really cold and windy, we kinda miss the hot and sunny little island :)

Germany, Day One

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:38:00 +0000

Yawnzz... a bit tired right now, sitting at Starbucks in Frankfurt Airport waiting for Mr. G to arrive. Total 7 hours of waiting and the good news is that 4 hours have passed, more than half the waiting time so 3 more hours to go!!

Bought a HotSpot card for internet access which helps to ease the waiting time so much :)
It was such a coincidence. Never thought i would meet someone here till i hear a familiar voice calling my name at Frankfurt checkpoint. It's Ai Lin!! Apparently we were on the same plane and she is also alone heading to Cologne for an exhibition. Both of us, first time travelling to Europe, were so excited and happy to see each other, hee... :)

We parted after collecting our luggage as she needs to head off to the train station while i explore the airport for the next couple of hours.

First stop - Supermarket. Spotted so many interesting chocolates and goodies which i wanted to buy back already, geezz. Talking about food.. Hmm, before i took off last night, i had such bad cravings for bubble tea (i ended driving out just to buy a cup!) and local food. Must be the thought of having sandwich, pasta, steaks and potato everyday which makes me feel like i'm going to miss local makans.

Actually only 11 days but i made it sound so drama like i'm going away for 11 months! Haha... Well well, this is Woman 5.0 :D

Touched down Frankfurt @ 6.15am

Wonder how dreadful it would be without internet....

Our meeting point, Starbucks :)

A good way to pass time - Watching TVB drama with iphone

Tag-A-Long Trip

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:21:00 +0000

I used to meet Maybel for coffee sessions ~ girls talk, chit chatting and gossipping. Hmm.. but nowadays, it seems like we have to change to baby sitting sessions for catch up! I forsee her place is going to be 'The Rabbit Babies' Meet-up Place' (along with BB Alexis, BB Shermaine & BB Charlyne) where the little ones will play together while mamas catch up, geezz..

It's been only a couple of months since i last visited Baby Alexis and she grew so much! Well done Maybel for your 'never give-up feedings' (apparently i heard Alexis is a not-so-easy to feed little gal and Mummy Maybel has to use "special tactics" to coax her in drinking the milk!) :D

And in less than 24 hours, i will be on a plane to Frankfurt! Hee, so looking to the trip as i have not been travelling since last November; also my very first visit to Germany and Finland :)

Mr. G is now in Brazil and i shall meet him in Frankfurt 2 days later! For now I do miss him and i guess i will be missing little one from tomorrow night...

"We will be play mates"

Will be missing her smile and her innocent-looking chubby face

MIA?

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:16:00 +0000

MIA? Almost 3 months with no updates! I have been really busy with our new arrival, BB Charlyne! :)

Ok now that our new helper is in, i finally find some time to update my bloggie :)

So many things happening, Mr. G & I were so overwhelmed by our new joy and i guessed we took it off quite easy beforehand - so well, lesson learnt - need to prepare all our stuffs for the next one! (Yeah, we are still planning to have more little G and little X)

With my favorite month August (our birthdays and wedding anniversary) being my confinement period, it was no fun at all like previous years. But when I see BB, heee... well, she just melts your heart.

Now now, coming up in October is a month i'm so looking forward to! My mama is full-time taking care of baby and my very first visit to Germany and Finland. Haven't got time to really plan the itinerary though so i believe we'll just pop by a few places of interest, find a nice cafe, sit down enjoy the weather (or probably too cold, haha) ~ have a hot cuppa coffee and relax! :D

Alright, here's some pics on our little joy :)

Our Little Angel :)

Also our Sunshine Gal! :)

Day 30th ~ Celebrating her Full Month

According to Tradition - Cut Hair Ceremony, heee..

She don't seem too willing eh, haha.. so skip the botak head

Our Birthday Treats ~ Enjoying High-tea at Rose Veranda, Shangri-la

From this pic, you know we had a good time at high tea, hee hee

Reason why Mr. G laughed so happily - This is the sweetener and he accidentally pour tea in it!

Well, not only once but twice or thrice?!! Hee

Great Singapore Sales!

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:17:00 +0000

It's GSS - Great Singapore Sales and really a shopping month for us :)

Every weekend is just shop shop shop - buy buy buy - spend spend spend. Bought so many new stuffs, heee... With sales everywhere, i guess it's the best time to shop eh? :) And finally this month, we started to prepare for baby's arrival - got her new clothes, bed, car seat, carrier etc. Hubby also got himself a new driving mechanic! I do feel sad as we bid goodbye to the 3-year old silver beammer.. but with this new mechanic, Mr. G can stop complaining about car boot size :D

Mr. G trying out the Manduca child and baby carrier

My thoughts: Of all the baby items, I felt hubby was most enthusiastic gettting the carrier, so he decides on his preferred design whilst i'm more into stroller, heee..

Have to start drinking coconut as recommended :)

Last Weekend @ Barracks Cafe - Truffle Fries with Cute Ketchup Sauce *Yums*

E.M.O.

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:06:00 +0000

Feeling emo... Need sweet treats, so went off to get some donuts after work.

Feel like shopping but don't know what i can get for myself :( Anyway, just shopped for a while and got some little stuffs. Shopping therapy does some how helped in lifting my spirit, well at least a bit.

Bad start of June - Feeling moody, vexed, irritable and huffy. Must be the increasing hormones that made it from bad to worse. Pray that tomorrow is gonna be a better day!

Last Count Down for the Month!

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Sun, 29 May 2011 15:36:00 +0000

Hubby's back for a couple of days and again tonight, here i am starting my count down clock as he flys to China... Hopefully after this trip, he won't be travelling that often till our baby says "Hi"

Meanwhile i shall keep myself busy with work, friends catch up, our to-buy bb list and "bag research", hee hee - Don't know why but i so feel like getting a new bag recently, heee... And am very glad that my MIL do come by and stay over for a few days to keep me company :)

Another Counting Down Begins Today

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Sun, 15 May 2011 15:52:00 +0000

May - This month hubby is on frequent work trips; there he goes again to Europe tonight.

I hope time passes quickly this week! Meanwhile i shall turn in early, hope i don't toss around in bed for long :)

Counting Down

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Thu, 05 May 2011 16:09:00 +0000

6 more hours and hubby will be back from Houston! Have just checked online and his flight is scheduled to arrive on time ~ yippies. So looking forward to him back :)

New Gadget Recruited

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 05:50:00 +0000

It's Good Friday today - rest and relax at home and looking forward to go for this Sunday's Easter Service whilst Mr. G goes for his golf session :)

Last Saturday hubby says he will bring me to a 'secret place' for dinner and kept me in suspense till we reached the destination. The place is indeed quite 'ulu' but nice ambience there; with options of both indoor and outdoor dining areas :) Actually Mr. G had heard it over radio advertisement and decided to explore this new place together. Hmm.. I must say strict hubby can sometimes be quite sweet and dar at times, geezz...

(P/S: Couzie Janey, radio advert works!!)

Our Saturday Dinner @ Bunker Restaurant

Outside the Restaurant

Thanks Dearie :)

Ooops! Mr. G says "Cover ur plump cheeks" *_* / Cheers ~ Need a mug of cold beer during this hot weather *Slurps*

On Sunday, yippies i got my new camera!! And yes we went to the same old favourite shop - Parisilk. Did some research online, called to check out the prices with other shops and it seems like Parisilk's still offering one of the best package in town :)

My new Nikon D3100! Can't wait to take pictures with it :D

April Updates

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:21:00 +0000

Mr. G's out of town again... and while he is away, i have been working on late nights. Many many events coming up, work seems never ending, hmms... Yesterday, one of my colleague who sees my still around at work after 8pm jokingly said, "Hey Xerene, go home - this is child abuse!" Oppssie... Of course i won't wear myself out and I'm glad i don't feel extremely tired - thank God for blessing me in good health :D

Okie enough of work. On the leisure side, Mr. G and I went to Goodwood Park's weenkend local high-tea earlier this month. After which, hubby thought we should go around Singapore hotels to check-out their brunch or high tea every first week of the month! I told Mr. G, "Well, i don't mind" hee hee.. As for Goodwood Park's Coffee Lounge, overall was not bad. The food was tasty but they should really look into adding more variety as you kind of get bored over eating the same few dishes after a couple of rounds. And ya, there were Mövenpick ice-creams for desserts but why was there no chocolate flavored? :(

Da Local Delights *Yum Yum*

(Weekend Price: SGD 33++ per adult)

Eat n Eat

Goodwood Park's Coffee Lounge - Nice Ambience :)

Meanwhile the things I'm looking forward to:
- Hubby's home sweet home tomorrow :)
- Getting my Nikon D3100 over the weekend!! Can't wait to have it in my hands, heee

Meet-up with Couz

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:04:00 +0000

Just back from dinner session with Couz Karling & Janey. Time passed really quickly everytime girls sit down and start chit chatting, heee... I'm glad to hear that they are both happy with work and all things are good :D

After i ate the Oreo Cheese last week with Hui, it left me with a not so satisfied feeling so i guess it led me to having cravings for nice Oreo Cheese cake. Both couzies wanted to ensure i have a good sleep tonight so they decide we should walk around till we find a cafe with 'nice-looking' Oreo Cheese cake. As the nearest stop was Coffee Club, they first suggested the place and i immediately said "No - i just had it last week. It was alright but their oreo cheese look very grey" heee.. So we headed on to our search and ended up at Flying Chillies (a Thai Restuarnt) @ Orchard 313.

Verdict: Xerene is now satisfied (can sleep well, hee), especially with the presentation of the cake :)

Target Spotted! As we walked passed Flying Chilli :D

We wondered why they took so long to serve the cake.. Well, worth the wait :)

Home Alone Week

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:54:00 +0000

Recently Mr. G is back to travel mode - Dubai, Jakarta, now Hong Kong then Malaysia - so home alone week for me.

Sometimes i do miss him much even if it's only a couple of days and though we still chat every night. I can't imagine in May where he will be probably be home for only a week or so? Alright, won't want to think about it for now. Just looking forward to hubby back in another 2 days! :)

Last week, it was home alone week for Hui Hui aka the new Mrs Pee. So we met up for dinner, had a good girl's talk session, did some shopping and went for dessert. Hui was so sweet, she just popped out 2 Jagabees and said "Nah, for you" - Reason, she said i need to put on weight, haha...

Our Dessert @ Coffee Club - The Bottom One is Mine, Make a Guess to the Flavour on this Greyish Cake?

(Answer: The gray colour, clay-look alike cake is actually Oreo Cheese! Taste alright but colour seems really off)

This Ain't No Normal Jagabee - It's with Lova! Hee hee...

Sad that L'occitane discontinued their Shea Organic Cotton Range, so i just had to source for altneratives

This Kiehl's Moisturizer is not bad too - Mild and non-greasy feel :)

It's Here!

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:04:00 +0000

Our delivery today......

HUGE Box!

Da-dah!!

The new Stokke Xplory v3 in purple! :) We went to buy this stroller last weekend at Taka Baby Fair and although we still have a couple of months before we can start using it, the discount offered was better than usual so we have to decide.

I'm particularly attracted by the high chair function and adjustable height, reversible facing etc which distinguishes it from the others. Well i did lots of research, price considerations and was contemplating which to get - Soooo many strollers out there in the market, so many different reviews (pros & cons) - wow, tough choice!

After much thoughts, we decided to go for this one as there are many ravings about this Xplory; also quoted as 'One Of The Best Parent Friendly Stroller'? We'll see :)

About Stokke Xplory: http://stokkexplorycompletestroller.com/stokke-xplory-features-benefits/

We ordered the cup holder too :)

High Chair Function / This is how it will look after set up - love the Purple!

Last weekend before heading to Taka Fair with Mr. G:

At East Ocean Restaurant for Dim Sum

Yummie Pan-fried Carrot Cake :)

Hubby's First Valentine Gift

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:17:00 +0000

Da-dah! Here's my first v.day gift from Hubby:

An ironing board? Heee... Yeah, he bought it on v.day and jokingly said this shall be my v.day pressie since he haven't bought any gift for me. Heh, trying to hint me to do more housework...?? :) I'm glad this is not really a gift for me but i'm sure our part-time cleaner will be happy to have a good new ironing board :D

Every year on valentines day, lovely G will send me flowers and i'm so happie that he didn't forget this year. *In thoughts: "Marriage is not the end of surprises and romance?" Heee... i do hope so. Earlier in the day on Valentines, sweet Mr. G sent flowers to my work place. This year slightly special, i got 2 bouquets! Of course he won't send two but just happened that the florist delivered the wrong flowers on the actual day and they re-sent the correct order on the following day. That's why i ended with two; the one and only year i will get 2 bouquets from Mr. G :)

1st Delivery - The wrong order

This is the correct one with Ferrero Rochers! :)

Thanks Hubby!! :)

Hello 2011!

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 15:24:00 +0000

Finally, my first post of 2011 hee... :D

No excuse, just lazy to blog i must say. Wanted to blog about Chinese New Year, company CNY party, Hui's wedding and babies - Liting & Maybel has been upgraded to Mummy status!! and so many more.. but but kinda lazy and not really into taking pictures recently *_*

I need a new camera, that's what i have been telling Mr. G, hee... Very tempted to get the Nikon 3100, should i?? :)

Anyhow, i just came back from a home-cooked Sukiyaki steamboat dinner at Mr. G's sis place - yummie and my appetite is back! *Hurray* Ate lots and i'm still snacking away now with beard papa puff, fruits and chips! Wheew....

Okie and now, picture time :D

River Ang Bao 2011 :)

Golden Horse

Da Rabbit Year!

Another Big Golden Coin

Family Photo :)

Company CNY Party - The Forever 'Bikini Brendan', hee..
*Always adding fun & spice to the party*

My Group - Union Theme

And finally.... It's their wedding! The fun & loving couple - JX & Hui! :)

And we realised we had the same solemnizer, heee
*Congratulations babe!!*

Hubby & I @ JX & Hui Wedding, The Fullerton

Ex-PC Mates :)

(Coming up next: Our dear Evil Jojo & Wesley's wedding this coming November)

Posting on Phuket Trip

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:28:00 +0000

Official NO WORK for this week! Yeappies! No plans to go overseas so shall stay in Singapore, do some shopping, relax and spend more time with hubby.

So whilst our part time cleaner is doing house work, i shall take some time to blog on our November Phuket Trip - Heh, my first beach resort/island trip; aside from Sentosa :)

When we are doing the planning, many of our friends told us beach resort places are very nice. Indeed, it was better than i expected, its definitely a good short get-away. However, i guess if you want to travel during public holiday seasons, a must must to book way beforehand as we spent 1k on our Tiger air tickets!!

Mr. G's friend recommended him La Flora at Patong Beach, so we stayed there. One word - Fantastic! Love the location, our room is 15 steps away from the beach, excellent service and spacious room :) We booked the direct pool access room and the balcony is linked to the pool. As its a small boutique hotel, the place is not too crowded with people, quiet yet accessible.

Well, for other reasons.... :D this is a very memorable trip for us :)

Welcome Drinks & Flowers from the Staffs of La Flora

Our Room - Open Concep, Hee..

Mr. G at the Balcony with Direct Pool Access :)

Hungry!! Time to Makan!

After Food - Mr. G tries Para Sailing. Well for me, i backed out *_*

Mr. G, all READY!

So for me, my job is to take pictures heee... Board the speed boat :)

Oooh... Mr. G's UP!

And UP! UP!

After this, Mr. G tried Jet Ski. Same, i was scared so we shared one. Of cos he was the main rider :)

Time Passed So Quickly and it was Dinner Time :)

After Dinner - We went out for a walk + Watched the 'Ping-Pong' Show, Heee..

(Ping-Pong Show: Very interesting indeed. To guys, i guess it's a great place for them heh. Not recommended to sit at first row unless you are prepared to go on stage!)

Back Hotel with Sweet Decor

Next Morning - Time for Sun Tanning & Beach!

(I'm finally prepared to get tan, for once :)

Followed by Lunch + Shopping + Massage (Awesome!)

As it was our First Trip to Phuket - We went Phuket FantaSea (recommended by hotel)

Phuket Fanta Sea: Take Pictures, Eat Buffet, Play Some Games, Watch a Play

(Hmm, a place more for family with kids)

Mr. G trying to aim for the basket

It's soooo Far! The ball can't event get near the basket :(

So we tried another Game & Mr. G won a little plush for me, hee :)

(Can you see i'm tanned??)

Ah.. i love this picture i took - Like Postcard? :D

Last Lunch before we leave Phuket.. Mr. G with Classic Bottled Sprite

Heart-shaped Rice! So cute :)

Good Bye Phuket!

Hokkaido Honeymoon

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:29:00 +0000

Heee... Finally i am posting my pictures on our honeymoon trip. We took quite a number of photos and for a new try, i edited the colour and picture contrast.

Overall: It was a good relaxing trip and very minimal shopping which i thought its really good for honeymooners? We signed up the tour package with Chan Brother and overall, we were satisfied with the food and accommodation arrangements.

About the Tour Group: Very very punctual bunch of people and everyone was in fact ready even before the indicated time - well, meaning i have to wake up extra early to get make up done etc. If you're late by 5 minutes, i guess everyone will look at you when you board the bus, heee.... Nah, they are very nice people and family, really. Uncle Richard & Auntie Alice even wanted to treat us Snow Crab which doesn't come cheap - but of cos we insisted to pay :)

Special Person: Remember when we last visted Taiwan in 2007, we saw Chen Shui Bian, the Taiwan president back then. This time for our Hokkaido Trip - Guess who we met? Heee... Never did we expect this, but 933 DJ Ding Zhi Yong was in the group! :) On the second day, Mr G finds him familiar and told this lady (apparently his mum, Katherine) that he look like Ding Zhi Yong. She smiled and replied: "He is Ding Zhi Yong". Honestly, they are very nice - no 'air' and not atas, heee... When i was sicked on the 5th day, Katherine was so sweet she came to our room and passed me vitamins :D

Now, moving on to picutre time! Heee... expect a loooong post cos there are some many nice pics i wanna post, really :)

We're touched down to Japan! :)

First Stop - Eat!! After 11 hours of journey

Next - Do some shopping :)

OMG! The raw corn taste soooooo yummie *Slurps*

Wish i could buy a box back :)

They are proud of their products

Ice cream!

The very famous Bai Zhi Lian Ren - White Choco Biscuit

Lovely factory where they made the delicious choco biscuit - Feel like you've visiting Willy Wonka's Factory, hee

Where's our next stop? :)

Time for Dinner again!

Mr. G tried to buy a pack of Ta-ba-ko but.... they need a local pass! Too bad hubby, hee

Day Two of Honeymoon

This is Japan - everything is very organise, every breakfast plate :D

Next, we went Flower Land! Beautiful place :)

Lavander

Sun Flower - so bright!

Let's Try Something Diff - JUMP! My first 'jump-up' pic, hee

Guess how many times did Mr. G jump to get this?

Due to poor photography skills, hee... He said "Bu Tiao Le!" *_*

Ice Cream Time again - Lavendar Flavor? It's quite nice :)

Delicious! Tender and yummie Kobe Beef *Yum Yum*

Look at Happie G with his slice of Kobe Beef from Katherine, hee

So sad, I couldn't eat because i was not feeling well - and i LOVE beef!! :(

Buy Buy Buy - Goodies!

With da famous 933 DJ-Ding Zhi Yong & Katherine

First Pressie from Hubby *Thank UUU*

Take Order Here :)

Oi~ishi~i Ne :)

Last Dinner for our Trip - Ra~Men

Another Pressie

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:10:00 +0000

Belated post but BIG Thank You to Hubby for getting me a BIG pressie, heee :)

Two weeks back, dearie was getting a watch for himself and he bought one for me too! My eyes was set with those with blings but they do come with a price. Sweet Mr. G just say "Ok, buy it" since it was something i really like. On one hand i feel guilty for burning a hole in his pocket but on the other - i'm really happy. What can i say but thanks and muacks :)

Meanwhile looking forward to spending Friday night with Mr. G when he's back :)

Hour Glass @ Ion

The Signature Green

Sigh...

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:09:00 +0000

Haizz... Haizzz... Haizzz.... Unhappy Friday. Confusing Monday.

Seldom do i feel this way. But i'm sure all will be fine this week, i hope.

Work & Party

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:15:00 +0000

In good moods today :) cos my event ran smoothly and i met nice people there.

Been really busy with pre-events preparations so as you can see, some lag to the posting too :( Well, not expecting to get easy after this event cos upcoming, there will be another 2 events back-to-back.

Earlier this month, before everyone starts to get extremely busy, we had our company 'Summer Party'.
Guess what? Very contridicting to Mr. G's quote on "Queen Bee" - i was voted the "Nicest Person to Work with!" Hee heee... Agree? *Calling ex-PC babes to comment (non-positive comments need not reply)* :D

Besides that, we have a multiple dressing theme for that evening and it was my very first time, so seriously in getting dressed up. Went to costume shops... but as they were too expensive (old, dirty & expensive), we ended up at Mustafa Centre in getting some cheap accessories. Luckily our theme is not that tough afterall - Gothic; which make-up is the key factor. Me being goth...? Let's see :)

This is the party place

Well~~come!! :)

My team :) - we won 'Best Dressed Team' too!

Goth Vs Vampire

Awards! :)

Brendan - very popular that evening! :)

KTV Time :)

Lianne, Kelly, Me

He calls me "Queen Bee"

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:56:00 +0000

What's the first thing you have in mind for this word - Queen Bee? To me it sounded like someone you would described as very demanding, clamorous, insistent; somewhat fussy :s

This nick or desciption came along when I have some request, erm.. well, quite a number of requests and comments on our wedding pics. Well you know dealing with a Virgo (actually 2, plus Mr. G himself) can be quite annoying at times, I agree - cos perfectionist, we are. Hee....

But our photograher was so patient and nice handling our (ok, ehemm) ~~our~~ my feedbacks. So last night, he sends us the final draft. When Mr. G replied him, he says: This time round, "Queen Bee Xerene" loves it! Hmm... what is Mr. G implying to? So i asked him.. "Dearie what do you mean by "Queen Bee" - he just gave me a Big-wide smile *_* Left me wondering if I'm really Little Ms Fussy.. Hmm... But I think i'm nice not Little Miss Meanie, haha.

*Bleh* Anyway, now happie Xerene is looking forward to wedding video and getting the photos printed :)

Meanwhile, some pics here which i was planning to post up since August, hee hee

Happie Mid-Autum Festival @ East Coast Park

August ~ Our First Birthday Celebration as 'Husband & Wife' :)

He secrectly reserves this place...

Lobster Soouup

B.day Dessert on-da-House! :)

Back Home...

Make a wish~~Make a wish

Hubby bought me a cake

So did i! :)

One, Two, Three, Four, Five!

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:28:00 +0000

Today is a special day to us as it our 5 year mark! :)

Didn't really go 'celebrating' but a short and sweet sms from Mr. G made my day - no more Monday Blues!

A New Journey in Life

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:17:00 +0000

Time passes soooo fast!

Blink ~ Gavin is now Mr. G aka Hubby, heee
Blink ~ We are back from our Hokkaido honeymoon
Blink ~ It's been 10 days since we got married!
Blink ~ Back to reality, back to work!!

I'm really glad and happy that our wedding went smoothly, really thanks to our dear friends who helped us throughout the day :) *Thank U!!!*

Besides them, we are so lucky to have engage a team of very good and professional photographer (Yong How from 1950 Photography), videographer (Christopher from Ichiro Films) and music band (A Little Dream) - i still think they are the best! Hee heee :)

Many people asked me.. "So Xerene, how's life after marriage? Do you feel any difference? Or is it only your left hand weighs heavier (now with the ring and wedding band)?"

Hmm.... i must say the difference is not extremely huge but you can feel small little things happening, like hubby dotes on me more! Haha (maybe temporary) but still, i feel Mr. G's kind of sweeter towards me now, geeezz...

Meanwhile, it's only 10pm but i'm feeling sleepie already!! Cos way back in Hokkaido, we slept at about 10pm almost everyday. Yawnzz... And yes we took many many many photos during our trip and i'll be posting them soon :) As of now, nitey mates! Sleep early! :D

Wedding Music Band

noreply@blogger.com (Xer) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:27:00 +0000

Yippies! We finally are confirming A Little Dream (http://alittledream02.livejournal.com/) as our wedding music band :D

Met up with the band last weekend and i guess Mr. G was very pleased. Initially we wanted to save some money, thought of just playing CDs but then again, it seems really too much work to get each and every single song track to be licensed. The hassle of going through to register with 3 different channels just seem too much work; we really have got no time. In any case the trade off is good, heee..

Now.. i can go back and concentrate on my montage and confirming my song list. Any nice songs you can think of suitable for weddings? Please let me know! :)