Wedding Pics!!!

Finally... after a long night of waiting, the pics are uploaded. Click on pictures for the series.

Pre-Ceremony

Church Ceremony

The Afternoon


Tea Ceremony

The Banquet

Quiet Night

Hubs is out for a "boys only" outing - a friend's stag night, so I have the house to myself, and some quiet time to catch up on the housework (urgh, yes...) and reconnect with the world of internet (the boy had been working from home the past few weekends on our only computer...).

It's been a less than ideal day at work, but at least it's a public holiday tomorrow, and we are off to Hanoi for a department retreat come Friday. Yay! Except, I've somehow been roped in to help out in the organising committee, so that means it isn't all play for me. Still, I hope to get some shopping and lotsa eating done. *grin*

OK, resolution for the short break this week - upload our wedding pics. Promise.

So the haze has finally gotten to me. And in a very bad way - my throat is inflamed, nose is running and my ears are buzzing away inside. Though I really ought to be resting, that's impossible at the moment. We found that the water wasn't draining out of the shower stall last night, and there was backflow this morning and the pipe spewed what looked like construction debris. Sheesh!!! So the developers have sent their plumber to our place and there is much noise, much water running and much *good* smells. as they poke/pump/vacuum and whatever else they can do... and it's all a mess. They've even removed both toilet bowls - like literally ripped them out from the wall/floor. I'm hoping they get it all cleared up by today, else we'll probably have to move back to mum's place for the night. URGHK. And I don't even dare to think about the major cleanup and super-disinfecting i have to do later...

Only consolation - (despite the barrage on my olfactory senses from the crap they're stirring up in the bathroom) - our luscious bed...


Now if they would only hurry up, cos my head hurts and I want to quickly finish up the springcleaning so I can shnuggle back into bed....

a reprieve?

After days of smoke inhalation, the air cleared for a little bit this evening, and we spent some time just cuddling at the bay window, enjoying the cool gentle breeze and the city lights twinkling softly in the distance.

It's so surreal - we're married and living in our very own home. Maybe it'll all finally sink in when the bills come in. haha... but till then, i'm in bliss! :)

The First Week

So we’ve moved into our new home, and over the past week or so, it’s taking shape. The curtain man came in over the weekend to install the drapes and blinds so we don’t wake up at 6am anymore, and we’ve started stocking up the kitchen with some decent food and the necessary apparatus to prepare them. There are still some inconveniences here and there that need to be fixed, and we haven’t entirely moved all our stuff from our parents’, but I’m sure it’ll work out slowly somehow.

Sorry, can’t post any pics at the mo, cos there’s no internet connection at home, and I’m posting via email on the blackberry. But we’ll hopefully fix that tonight when I get the router.

On a separate note, the haze has been really depressing. We woke up on Sunday morning feeling like we were in Genting Highlands when we looked out the window. Comfortably ensconced in our air-conditioned room, wrapped between luscious sheets and looking out the window to Fort Canning, it looked like mist, but as soon as we opened the windows, the sharp smell of smoke hit us. It was so bad, the PSI reading hit 140 by late afternoon, and we couldn’t even see Swissotel. We really need some rain here…

haze bad...

before:


after:


Give us back our view!!!!

Back in Singapore

Arrived home early Sunday morning and was greeted with haze. Oh joy… as if hot and humid wasn’t enough. Nonetheless, it was good to be home, although it still feels like we’re living out of suitcases – our apartment isn’t ready and we’re staying temporarily at our respective parents’ homes. Hopefully we can get the place cleaned up and in a liveable condition this weekend…

We kinda went radio-silent towards the end of the trip and stopped updating the travel blog, partly cos the blackberry had stopped working and partly cos we were just too tired. We ended off Argentina with a trip to the Perito Moreno glacier, amazing grilled lamb, and a fiery tango show before heading back to NYC for a *spot* of shopping. Well, enough shopping to have to attempt to get past airport security with 4 pieces of check in luggage (one of which was large enough to store 2 of me without chopping up), and 5 pieces of hand luggage. We did it!!

But reality bites. We’re back at work and the weekend seems so far away…