Citibank Joint account

After work today, Teddy Chua came over for dinner as we needed to sign a courier document. The document is for a joint account with Citibank which Teddy Chua thinks is good for us to start saving money. Initially, he suggested having 2 such accounts and I thought why not make it a joint account since by pooling our money together, we can get a higher interest. There was a section to state my relation to the main applicant and I asked Teddy Chua what to fill in...was thinking if there's such a thing called wife-to-be...haha...in the end, he asked me to fill in "wife"... Hmm...for the first time, there's a change in the status...have to get used to it i suppose...

"Red Riding Hood"

Yesterday after work, i went to get tickets at GV Vivocity for "Red Riding Hood" before heading to PageOne to check out the books. Managed to find some travel books about Taiwan and spent my waiting time browsing through them. As I had Big Breakfast with sis in the morning, didn't take lunch so by the time Teddy Chua appeared, I was quite faint with hunger.

We went to Shin Kushiya for dinner as they were donating 10% of the bill to the Japan earthquake. Tried a prawn head miso soup, very nice...Teddy Chua loves the lychee martini with sake...think they made the drink very well.

Found a necklace with a small treble clef pendant at a shop that costs $13, decided to get it. We went to see the gashapons next and I got the new range of macaroons with animals, koala, bear, cat and dove!

GV came up with a Rio popcorn set and it comes with a tumbler with straw so decided to get it. The movie is very interesting. The female lead, Amanda Seyfried looks very good in the red cape and her two boyfriends look presentable too. By the time the movie ended, we were quite tired. Reached home by 12:10am.

Tappety Tap...tappety tap...

Been trying to finalise and get the tapshoes for the students so that they can begin wearing them and get used to them. I actually dreamt of the shoes and students with the instructor saying that she's preparing a performance and how many students are needed. There were some students who quitted and we needed to find more to get the required number for the performance. (0__0") Today during the practice, the students got the new shoes which we ordered for them. They were excited to try out their new shoes and have to learn how to walk as quietly as possible with the tap shoes. They need to control their feet and not make so much noise. Tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap......

Great World City

After having lunch with Teddy Chua's parents and mine with sis at Mao Xing Teochew Restaurant, headed to Dynasty travels to collect our air tickets. They made a mistake with the hotel booking so they will mail it to me.

Headed to Great World City next as I wanted to check out Dorothy Perkins. Intend to use the voucher my colleague gave which can get 20% discount on regular items. Managed to find a dress with my size that looks quite nice. I've been wanting to get something similar for some time but couldn't find a suitable dress. Got the dress for $60.80. A little pricey but it's all lace so find that it's worth it.

We tried to look around for ideas for my wedding footwear. Some of them look good but the heels are not tall enough. Need to get an evening bag so that I can put my handphone and wallet when I go for wedding dinners or to nice restaurants like Mimolette.

We saw a sparrow flying around in the 3rd storey, looking very lost. In the end, it just perched on the GV gold sign and rested. Looked so pitiful...hope it manages to find it's way out. Had Island Creamery's Apple Pie ice-cream while Teddy Chua had Banana ice-cream.

I bought a Japanese brand mascara which comes with a mascara remover. Quite interesting as normally people just use make-up remover. Will try it for the coming weekend with my contact lenses. ^_^

Acuvue Moist

Saw that the site for disposable contact lens were giving away a free pair so decided to arrange for an eye examination to try it out. The optometrist told me I had very slight astigmatism and that contact lens won't help to correct it but just give me clear vision for the degree. Was advised to get Acuvue Moist as the lens are softer and won't give as much stress to the eyes and would not cause dryness. The optometrist taught me how to wear the contact lens and also how to take them out. She commented that I'm quite fast in learning how to wear and I was able to take the lens out on the first try. Since it's the first time I'm wearing the contact lens, I can only wear them for 4 hours to let my eyes adjust to them and not to stress my eyes out. Subsequently, I can increase the hours by 2 each time and normally the disposable contact lens can last up to 10-12 hours. The contact lens that can help enlarge the eyes costs more so decided to wait and see if I can get use to the moist lens first. By getting 4 boxes that can last me 2 months, I can waive off the eye examination fees and since there was a promotion, I bought the 4 boxes. Will probably wear them during weekends since I need to use the computer at work and it might create more stress for my eyes.

Observation

Had my classroom observation by RO and VP for my P1 class this year. Went for the post-observation conference this morning and they were not pleased with the lesson. They said that I didn't meet expectations as the lesson was conducted in English instead of Chinese. My rationale was that the students were international students and when I tried using Chinese to teach them before, they couldn't understand. I thought that by using English, they would be able to follow the lesson and can learn the Hanyu Pinyin taught. Looks like my move was wrong. From now on, I will have to use Chinese to teach them even though they have difficulty understanding the language. They just have to get used to it and cope.

7th swim

After 2 weeks without swimming, it's back to the pool again this morning. Did 22 laps and Teddy Chua commented that I'm getting the strokes correct now...getting more used to it. Lost 2.3kg since the first swim. We went to IKEA Tampines next to check out the wardrobe design and to have our lunch. Managed to get some ideas for our wardrobe before we headed for French Bridal at Tanjong Pagar to do the first gown fitting. Managed to choose 2 gowns out of about 12 that I'd tried. Still got to make another trip down to choose the gowns for the Taiwan photoshoot as well as the evening gowns.

Sun with Moon Wheelock

Went to town with sis as she's meeting her friends there to celebrate her birthday while I'm meeting Teddy Chua. We went to Pacific Plaza first to see if we can send his adidas watch strap for replacement. In the end, the strap would costs $55 and have to wait 2-3 months...we decided that it's not worth it so headed to Sun with Moon Wheelock to get our dinner as the $20 voucher I got expires today. Got to wait for about 30 min as the restaurant's full. Both of us were quite hungry but we can only wait. Had sashimi, yakiniku kamameshi, agadeshi tofu and a dessert that is similar to creme brulee only milkier. Headed to Levis in ION for Teddy Chua to get his free tee and also to buy a pair of jeans at $50 off. Picked up sis at Hilton before heading home.

"Gnomeo & Juliet"

Went back to school for CCA till 1pm. Shared the cab with the instructor and dropped her off at Tampines before heading to Teddy Chua's place. After lunch, we went to Suntec and was told that the adidas watch can only be sent for repairs at Pacific Plaza's Fossil shop. Went to redeem my Old Town coffee as I got an mms advert which allows me to get a cup for free. We were walking over to Marina Square when we were approached by a UOB staff to sign up for their credit cards. Teddy Chua decided to sign up for it and he gave me a supplementary card! Thanks dear! We thought that the Manhattan credit card was by DBS but it's by Standard Chartered. Teddy Chua signed up for it too. We went to buy movie tickets at Marina Square before going to see the kiap wa was. We tried for the cinamoroll and when that didn't seem possible, I tried for melody and it dropped to the side...cos the bottom was lined with fake grass, melody got stuck there. The person said it didn't count...must drop to the bottom...sheesh...so sickening! In the end, didn't manage to kiap anything. =( The movie was very cute and funny. We had a good time watching it. Went to Sushi Tei for dinner before buying the nice takoyaki home. Bought a share for Teddy Chua's parents too and his mum seemed very happy about it. =)

March holidays are here!

So glad that the March holidays are here...though it's only 1 week but still it's a welcome break. Need to go back to school for tap dance on Wednesday but other than that, the rest of the days I'm free. Plan to pack my room and throw away or give away alot of stuff...luckily sis promised to help...Looking forward to 20 March as it's the first fitting for my gown!

Occupied Weekend

Sat: After we had lunch at home, we went to NATAS travel fair at EXPO. Managed to book our flight tickets and hotel for June to Taiwan. A lot of flights are taken up already as it's the school holidays. We head to Sim Lim next to get the solar hp charger so that Teddy Chua can use during his outfield training next week. We went to Pan Pacific to have dinner at Keyaki but was told they had a full house, so got to wait for their call. We went to buy groceries at Carrefour first for his outfield training. Managed to go back to the restaurant at 8+pm to have a very nice Jap dinner.

Sun: Went to swim at SSC...it's our 6th trip there and I've lost 2.4kg since the first trip. We had lunch and headed home first. Around 4:30pm we went to fetch Jixin to go visit Shuying and her baby boy in Ang Mo Kio. Went back to Teddy Chua's place for dinner as he has to book in by 9pm.

Monopoly Millionaires

After seeing Teddy Chua play the game twice, decided to try it out myself. Think the graphics are quite colorful.

Dad's birthday

After protesting that I've no energy and my tummy is hungry, Teddy Chua still made me swim 20 laps. As it was already 4+pm and it was cloudy, I didn't get more "chao da" than before. Went to have a chicken pie and ice milo before heading to Beach Road to meet my parents and sis at the Teochew restaurant.

Chao Shan Cuisine serves traditional Teochew food. The food is quite tasty. Gave Dad an angpao besides the Kevin Kern CD for his birthday. Ate till I was very full...=P

The King's Speech

Met up with Teddy Chua after work to head to Orchard. When collecting our movie tickets at Cineleisure, decided to try kiap wa wa and after 3 tries, I managed to get the Rilakkuma with a eye mask for $3! After having dinner at Sushi Tei, we went to Kino before going to coffee club to have a drink and play Monopoly Deal Transformers. Won 6-2...hehe...

The movie was quite interesting and thought that the main actor acted very well...very difficult to act as one who stammers when he can speak perfectly well...

Celebrating Grace's birthday

Went to 313 Somerset to celebrate Grace's birthday with Teddy Chua and his friends. Chose the pink coloured rings I've made for her to decide as she mentioned during Sindy's birthday celebration that she likes pink. She chose the 3 small roses bouquet ring. We had dinner at the restaurant opposite Brotzeit and cut the cake at Charlie Brown cafe. Ordered a cappuccino and they decorated it with a woodstock design on the foam...very cute!

2nd Valentine's Day

As Teddy Chua only slept by 3+am (he was busy making my Vday card), he woke up late for work and his foot was hurting so he went to see the doc. After work, I went to his place to pass him the porter backpack and also the letter card I've made. Teddy Chua got me a rose gold necklace with diamond heart pendant and his handmade card. The necklace and the cards were lovely. We were about to leave the house when his mum returned and she graciously offered her car for us to use as she's planning to have dinner with his dad outside.

We were early for the reservations at Sushi Yoshida. The quiet and secluded restaurant served authentic Japanese food but it's quite pricey. After a very sumptuous dinner, I was trying to find a place that served creme brulee...couldn't locate it and as we walked out of the restaurant, I decided to ask Bar Stop which was just beside if they served dessert. In the end, they did and they have creme brulee!!!

Teddy Chua tried the apple crumble while I got the creme brulee...for drinks, Teddy Chua had lychee martini while I tried the chocolate baileys...there was a live band and overall the experience was very nice...felt so happy and extremely contented...

Next step...

After 18 degree meeting in the morning, I went to look for Teddy Chua at his place. While waiting for lunch, I saw an advert in the papers showing a wedding and travel fair at Suntec this weekend. Asked Teddy Chua if we should go take a look and he said ok. We went to the different stalls and after listening to 7 bridal shops, we were mentally exhausted. We narrowed down to 2 choices: Golden Horse Award and French Bridal. We decided to go home and do some research online to find out the reviews of the 2 bridal studios. In the end, French Bridal was our choice as their reviews are quite alright and I love their gowns.

On Sunday, after our swim (I lost 1.6kg since the first time I checked!) we headed to Suntec to sign the wedding package with French Bridal. We also decided on our wedding favors already.

The next step would be to confirm an auspicious date for the wedding banquet and decide on the number of tables before sourcing for a suitable hotel venue.

Our 1st Anniversary

After work, I rushed down to Sim Lim Square to get the keypad for Teddy Chua as our anniversary gift. Managed to finish doing his card last night. After getting the Logitech gamers keypad, I headed to Wheelock to do threading at browhaus. Went to Newton MRT to meet Teddy Chua around 7pm.

We took a cab to Eng Neo Avenue. He made reservations at Mimolette but refused to let me know. He even decided on the dishes already so basically just sit down, relax and wait to be served. When we arrived, there's no one else at the restaurant and it was already 8pm. Quite a nice feeling to have the whole restaurant to ourselves...as if he booked the whole venue...haha.

The food was delicious and after finishing our dessert, we were thinking of where to go when the waiter came out with 2 champagnes, a bouquet and a ring box. I was pleasantly surprised that he made such arrangements. The waiter put the drinks down first and Teddy Chua took the bouquet to give me first. Next he took the ring box and then when he opened it, I was amazed to find a ring inside. The first thing I did was to ask: " What is this? Is this our ring?" He took it out and while saying yes, it's our ring, he got down on one knee and asked: "So, will you marry me?" I was stunned and with a wide smile I said yes! I hugged him and after a quick kiss, asked him to get up. We enjoyed the champagne while I questioned him how did he managed to pass the ring to the waiter and he also told me that he came by the night before to recce the restaurant. He wanted to ensure that we have enough privacy so he told the restaurant to close the 2 tables beside us and he even checked that he had enough space to kneel down...

After assuring me that he asked for my Dad's permission before (when I went to the restroom during the Lei Garden Lunch), we decided to go back to my place to tell my parents about the proposal.

"The Fighter"

After work, went to PS to buy movie tickets for "The Fighter". Saw a new Korean restaurant so decided to try it. The beef bulgogi and ginseng chicken soup is nice. The decor of the restaurant is also very sweet. Teddy Chua noted that most of the patrons are female...haha, think the healthy korean food appeals to them.
Went to check out the price of Galaxy Tab cos was planning to get 1 for Teddy Chua as our anniversary gift. However, my hp contract is due only in June 2011, so we were unable to purchase and renew the plan now. To get the Tab alone would cost $900+ which is too pricey. Have to crack my brains now as to what to get him next. The MM's new book is an option but it's boring as a gift...
The movie was ok, not extremely fantastic but since it's based on a true story I suppose they couldn't dramatise it too much.

A different CNY

Couldn't celebrate CNY this year as grandfather passed away last july...had a nice dinner on the eve of CNY then stayed up late to shou shui. For the first day, stayed at home to try to do my work but didn't really have the mood to do them, tried to get a nap but also failed...
Went to Teddy Chua's place on the second day to celebrate with his family. Played Monopoly Deal Transformers after dinner with his cousin and brother's gf.
On the third day, Teddy Chua met us at my house to go to the temple in Boon Lay to pray before we went to Sindy's house for the Chinese New Year lunch. They got a mobile restaurant to cook for their relatives and friends. It was a 8 course lunch and they were able to fit 16 tables in their house! Very impressive...it was a normal meal table that sits 10 or 11 adults...we went to Orchard next cos wanted to get the Valentine's Day gift for Teddy Chua. In the end I couldn't decide which brand of backpack to get him so had to get him to go see. Bought a porter brand backpack for him in the end. Bought a Jap magazine which gave away hello kitty earphones. I like the clothes and shoes featured in the magazine...will try to look for similar ones in Sg.
On the fourth day, went to have ng ah sio bak kut teh with Dad's taiwanese friends in the morning. Dad sent me to Teddy Chua's house and I had lunch there before we went to Funan to get his youngest bro's birthday gift. We bought a lenovo thinkpad from mc2. Had dinner at Singapore Swimming Club and tried the brownie cheesecake.
This year's new year is quite different but managed to get a good rest.