‘.. err… the mega update?..(part 1)”
a lot has happened since the last post..
New wife.. heheh
with that comes New Family..
New Beginnings…
I’ve found meself a New Job…
things are looking up yeah? ..
The wedding was a big whirlwind over two days.. The Solemnization was on Saturday 8th August 2009.. Diaz was also proudly a part of the festivities. She was handled by Dafi, Reets’ nephew, who took these pics..
Akad Nikah ... One shot One kill ah... Reets was a tad worried her Dad might fumble the words.
how worried?? take a look at that expression.. lol
finally all smiles ...
After the Akad Nikah, the entourage returned to base.. and prepared for Bersanding. An outfit change later we made our way back to Reets’ place.
Arriving .. Round 2.. FIGHT!!
The King arrives to meet his Queen but her "Palace Guards" block the way
Paying off the guards.....
The hand maidens want part of the action too
Noooooo.. must pay money alsoooooooo!!
FINALLY .. a small fortune later..the Kings sits with his Queen
the part after this went by like a blur.. taking pictures with family and friends.. I could hardly remember who we took pictures WITH.. till much later when I went through to post process some 1000+ shots taken with Diaz.
Much later and after another outfit change..
The Bride and Groom feeling very Bollywood
that’s prolly it for Day 1… and it’s late… gotta go sleep and get up bright and early tommorra.. will continue this.. soon
till next time
“aaahhh it’s been a while..”
Yes it has .. so what has happened so far..
well.. I AM getting married exactly a month from today..
I avoided a court summons for my back taxes.. Luckily i went to IRAS to sort out undeclared income for 2007. Which resulted in a non-existent Notice of Assesment for 2008.. WHICH explains why I didn’t get any GST Credit Payouts this year.. so that’s settled.. for a mere nominal contribution of $75.00.. lucky me…
I got served .. yes.. no .. no more courts summons…. I got served notice.. that the company I have been working with for the past 8 years, will cease operations on 31st July.. *sigh*.. yeah I know.. bad timing innit..but what can I do.. ya? Had a few interviews already none bearing any fruit.. Yes I am anxious.. what with the wedding coming around..It could be a blessing in disguise.. Luckily this came around NOW.. i mean at least i have saved enough to cover wedding expenses ya know? If it had been earlier…. but after the wedding is another story ..*sigh*
moving on..
was bored last night.. needed to do something constructive.. so i recorded this..
yeah lah got bum notes and off key singing.. but hey.. had some fun too..
“.. weekend review..”
THE DATE approaches.. and I’m feeling the jitters .. really.. not the .. is it going to happen or not.. its like.. have I prepared everything.. or.. is the function going to go smoothly..*sigh*.. I AM excited.. really I am.. no joke..
BETULLLLLL..
you know , I had a crapload to write about.. and right now.. my mind just went BLANK..
let’s see what did I do on Friday.. oh.. yeah.. I packed some of my things I’d wanted to bring over to Reets’ place.. and I found a box of spare tires for my RC car.. took out half my wardrobe.. my Army uniform.. I looked at my old TV.. and I actually remembered saying to myself.. gonna miss all the good times with Al, playing xbox on this tv.. I mean our Xbox gaming sessions have been known to last like 24 hours at a go.. Lol.. So I put the XBOX away into the original box(yeah i still have it still looks new some more).. I packed the games into one of those IKEA carton boxes..with the dvd player.. the stuffed toys..(shut up)..some knick knacks and my sony photo printer..the guitar hero guitars (yeah got two of em) went back into their original boxes.. I’d wished I could’ve done this with Reets around, so I could like share the memories the good times. yeah I’m a sentimental fool.. But she had to be elsewhere.. I unplugged the minibar.. to melt down the frost, generally clean it out..
by the time i was done.. I had one IKEA DIY box of games and miscellaneous items.. plus the xbox and the two GH guitars (that’s 4 boxes altogether).. then i also had my Master Replica ForceFX Darth Vader light saber packed back into it’s box. (that’s 5).. one empty IKEA DIY box.. one box of spare RC tires.. and a pile of clothes on the floor..AND my army uniforms ( 4 sets)..
on the living room floor..
fell asleep while cleaning the room..
Phone rings.. I wake up.. thinking it was still Friday night.. It was Reets…
It’s Saturday Morning..
Talked with Reets for a while.. she was at work.. It was 9-ish.. i stumbled out of my room in my towel.. and saw the car key’s on the table. She drove to work in the Chery SUV.. and left me the Mazda.. in my mom’s world it prolly means move what you gotta move and get the mess out of my living room.. so I thought .. why not surprise Reets at work.. showered abit and after a brief exchange with reets on MSN.. i left my laptop running and MSN running.. went out to watch a little tv and kinda wait for the time to meet Sharyl for breakfast. My phone rings again.. it’s Mom.. there was a network problem at our office and I had to come in for a while to take a look at it.. AWWW on my day OFF!!!.. yeah so cancelled the breakfast with Sharyl.. and went to solve things at work.. and drove straight to pick up Reets. Should say she was pleasantly surprise to find me waiting at the driveway..We had lunch .. came back to my place.. and yeah started loading the stuff and folding my clothes.. Remember the IKEA box.. yeah one box couldn’t hold all of the clothes on the floor..so Dad comes to the rescue with a bag.. OFF to Reets’ place for fun filled afternoon of PAINTING!.. hahah.. by the time we were done painting and moving stuff it was almost 8.. and still had the minibar to bring over.. haha another quick trip.. and all was over at midnight.. yeah midnight.. watched MILK with Reets and by the time I was home it was close to 3.. and i couldn’t sleep.. surfed abit.. watched Lakeview Terrace.. and soon enough i dozed off at 6..
Sunday
Jarred awake at 8.. Had some KJ-ing to do at a cousins wedding.. was on site at 10..
karaoke..karoke.. talk.. relative asks when it’s MY turn..I tell them.. they go ARE YOU SERIOUS..? more karaoke
repeat till suicidal
we were all done and wrapped up by 6 in the evening…
BANG!…
Mazda gets into a minor accident.. Mom was driving.. Taxi sideswipes the rear end on the driver’s side.. dents the wheel well… cracks the bumper.. mom was pretty shaken..but we got home ok.. decided on a mutual settlement with the Taxi Driver who admits he was at fault.. he was a very nice chap.. not pushy.. he asked nicely if we could settle mutually without getting authorities involved.. because apparently he just came out of another incident he was still paying for .. he even showed the paper work.. oklah give him benefit of doubt..
Met reets at 10-ish… around Simpang Bedok.. sat down for a bit and a little chit chat.. sent her home..stopped by for aquickie bite at mcdonalds AMK.. chit chat some more.. I got home at almost 12.. and Dad (who’d just got back from work) decides to inspect the car.. and i trudged along.. sleepy .. tired.. with dad back to the car for his once over..
By the time he was done it was close to 3 .. and i was throbbing.. everywhere throbbing.. so.. tired.. so so tired..
took panadol before i go to sleep, hoping it’s painkiller properties would prevent an aching body the next morning. It usually works…. but this time round .. it didn’t.. throbbing.. aching body… *sigh&
Till next time
“… Variables..”
ok another “multi-post”..
The end of an ERA
SBY1755T.. for almost 10 yrs, this Mitsubishi Spacewagon (also known as the Chariot/Expo in other countries) has served us faithfully. It’s not without problems, don’t get me wrong. I remember there was once.. the alternator blew..in Kuantan… on a public holiday morning… we were on our way to terengganu then. 1755 was the car that took over the helms of our old Mistubish Lancer. The same Lancer we won the Singapore Discovery Rally so it had big shoes to fill. My dad bought the Mitsubishi Spacewagon (2nd Generation) at a time where 7 seater MPV’s were rare on Singapore streets. It was prolly one of the first 7-seaters on the road.
This car could take a beating and still keep on ticking. another memory was how we fit the whole Atrika dance troupe (8 girls plus choreographer AND costumes) in the car for a show. When the Mazda 3 came along a few years back 1755 was relegated to being a backup/rental vehicle although it still performed on our regular trips up north to Malaysia. In recent times it was also used as a cargo vehicle for my work (we removed the last row of seats. I bid adieu to this faithfull servant. As it reaches the end of it’s second COE term (dad bought it as a second owner), it was just good sense to release it at a time when it still had some value. Whether it would be scrapped or sold offshore to Batam is unknown. It has now been replaced by an affordable OPC Chery
Tiggo.. a nice cute small suv in the same vein as the RAV4.. 1755.. will be missed..
Yahoooo!!!..
I lost all of 17kg in the past 2 months.. i went from 155 to 144 to 137…and still losing an average of 2-3 kg a week.. My target.. to hit or go below 100 by August.. do-able .. yes? The first few months did not reap any obvious results..but recently it began to show. A few have asked .. what did i do..well.. I changed my eating habits..I drink almost no canned/soda drinks..at home at least i only drink plain water.. and i guess when i go into full swing i will begin to lose more.. I hope i have the discipline to maintain these new habits..
The Fugitive
Thank God he has been recaptured…
that’s all for now i guesss.
Till Next Time…
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