18 days: its the jitters

As a closing question to the entire marriage preparation course, i asked our pastor: Why do people get married? Isn't it better to be single, attached and well, gay?

Perhaps not the best question to test my understanding of the entire course :)

Each morning i wake up, i blink a few times and i try to remember what month it is. Each time i realised it's November, i do a mental freak out. ITS NOVEMBER!!!!!!!!!! D-day is here! I must be honest and tell you that I'm feeling scared and confused. Most times i feel like a kid in the body of a 2x year old person. And this kid is getting married? You got to be kidding me!

I try to sit down and think about the wedding, discuss it through with our dearest ocx cum superb wedding coordinator... but each time i think about it, i freak out. It's tough getting your emotions in check as you think through the details! In fact, i started out really wanting to write how i felt in this post... so that when i revisit this blog after the honeymoon or something, i would remember how i feel. The feeling however, is too immense to put into words.

I had it real bad last saturday. The bridesmaids were having tea at the lovely Royal Copenhagen and putting on their evil hats discussing the sabotage idease. And then it hit me (you know like the movies where you suddenly had this out of body experience...); i'm a bride. Shooooots! (ahaha, not yesss!).

Later in the day, i was praying and i felt God's assurance telling me that He's always with me... especially when we walk into the unknown, we never walk alone, because God's with us. In the same way, when i asked the question above to the Pastor (also my uncle!!)... part of his answer included this. With such immense feelings that i'm feeling, i'll have to admit that it's hard to go... aahhh okay God, this rocks. But i say i'll try :)

So to all brides out there who are feeling alittle confused, alittle off and definately very crazy right now, you are not alone. But remember the reason why you fell in love with the person you are about to spend the rest of your life with. Remember the moments that made your heart skip a beat... bask in them. And most importantly, remember that God, your family and your friends are with you through every step.

Here's a video that made me cry. It's beautiful because the couple's so real... but at the same time, it reminds me of the young love Isaiah and I share. Love that we'll celebrate in 18 days time :)

Pat & Ley Cinematic Wedding Trailer from Paper Cranes Productions on Vimeo.

19 more days: Gitters or Glitters? :)

It's 9th Nov, 6:14pm. I'm chilling out at marina square Gloria Jean having a latte, blogging on a white MacBook...so cool haha...well it would be if i was still a teenager!

in 19 days we are taking a step off the cliff - into another world called MARRIAGE! i wonder if its expected to have chills before it? like taking a major exam or something?

some how ... i DONT! i'm totally EXCITED! to be honest it is also cos i haven't been the one doing the work :p its been all matz dear working hard to make this event something truly special.

then again it will still be special nonetheless!

the couple of months before the wedding have been the toughest for me personally. tough time at work, the longest hours i've had EVER! less time for church and ministry...resulting in 0 (read:ZERO) time for me to help in the wedding planning.

yet one thing always holds - with God in the centre, everything holds together beautifully. God has provided in so many ways. when we didn't have a church - He provided a NEWLY rebuilt and beautiful church which has an MRT at its doorstep!

when we couldn't find a wedding car - He provided again - a BMW 7 series! and its even more special cos the license plate is our wedding date!

the speaker for the wedding, when i first asked, had a scheduling conflict and was not coming. BUT again God made a way!

some people may say its hard to blend a wedding with sharing the goodness of God - but really for me that is the bottomline. God has been amazing through our journey as a couple - i have learnt so much and grown so much over these 4 years -truly the Lord has extended my tent.

we give our wedding to God - its a testimony of our love for one another, but more importantly it is a testimony of the greatest love of all - that of Jesus to us.

the simplest thing is made beautiful in the hands of the Master :)

And for the friends around us - thank you :) God moves in His people and everyone around us has been giving and helping.

So for everyone coming in 3 weeks time, we hope you come away with a reminder that there's something better and something more to life. it's like taking that leap into marriage - we can't see all that's ahead from where we are now. but we're trusting God - that there is something beautiful He has planned ahead and we're just gonna take a day at a time, together, in His hands :)

What is love - that Christ came and gave it all for us and that in response we should give all to HIM and those to whom He calls us to.

"As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD" ~ Joshua 24:15

20 more days: how to get to Bartley Christian Church

Its 20 days to the wedding.

(silence)

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

inspirations

credits

credits

credits

in love - 29 more days!

our favourite sunday breakfast hunt with mummy and my sis!

I like to call myself a self-induced-selective-lactose-intolerant person. I feel like puking after some milk. Sometimes i feel the same after tea with milk and coffee with milk. Other times i feel the same after latte and cuppucino. But seriously, give me ice cream, mos-burger milk shake and meiji yogurt anytime. :)

To make things more confusing, coffee and tea with milk drank at the right temperature gives me so much pleasure that i cry for more even when i finished the last drop of it. At the wrong temperature however, i say hello to the puking sensation after 2 mouthfuls. I drop everything i do and try to wash off the bad taste from my mouth.

I think this is like a relationship. When i first started dating Isaiah, i thought everything would be rosy and perfect. In other words, everything also can. But as we progress in our relationship, turning it into a marriage and a partnership for a lifetime, i've learnt that managing the relationship also requires each of us to know the right temperature to do certain things. It takes alot of sensitivity, compromises and most importantly, putting him in front of me. I'm a mad person. Not exactly impatient but when i get caught up in the spur of the moment, i'm led by my inspiration. However, sometimes these spur of the moments don't exactly match his mood or the situation his' in. When this happens, my expected happy reaction turns into a sour one.. and sometimes (ok, many times), a tiff.

I'm no expert. Still pretty much led by the spur of the moment inspirations. Still a young one learning the ropes. But i know with God, He makes everything beautiful.

It's 29 more days to the wedding. And i'm blissfully happy in the midst of the madness. :)

p.s. Thank God for granting my leave! woooots!

60 days roses :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

A very sweet boy gave this huge bouquet to me ( 1 rose for each day we are from the wedding) one day :)

Words can't suffice how i felt, but if i were to summarise it succinctly, he made me a very very very very very very happy girl... *grins from ear to ear*







We are officially 35 days from the big day!

Many months ago, when the full swing of wedding planning has yet to start, i had this grand plan where everything will be more or less finalize 3 months before the wedding. Then, i really didn't know how i would feel at this moment. The only thing i was certain was that i would be more or less ready.

Heheee. How wrong. But i figured it doesn't matter. I love doing all the knick knacks and making people around me go super nervous at my fabulous timeline. :P But seriously, it's been tough juggling work, especially when crunch time just passed. Thank God i survived! And more importantly, thank God for friends and people around who have been so incredibly kind. God Himself has been so great; everywhere we turn, we seem to always find a miracle waiting for us. Like a little surprise :)

For some reason, i've been reluctant to post the countdown on my msn nick. But i figured that there's no better time than now to do it. So here goes people, it's 35 days to the big day.... and till the next time i count.. its XX number of days :)

Have a blessed Sunday :)

at 6.55am...

... on a fateful Tuesday morning, i marked the last script for the year.

Result computation ... checked
Result analysis ... checked
Comments ... checked

Now it's full force into wedding planning or nothing!

Ain't these cute? :) Thank yew Dino and Sofy for their fantastic idea!

... more updates soon!


xoxo!

Sneak Preview to Bartley Christian Church

Firstly, we have to say that it's only by God's blessings and grace, as well as wonderful brothers and sisters in Christ that we managed to get such a lovely place for the wedding.

We initially booked our mother-church.Unfortunately, as it underwent renovation not long after we made an agreement to use its premises, the place would not be ready for our wedding. While it wasn't entirely impossible to hold it there, it would look rather unsightly i guess.

So in came brother jon and brother ocx and a few other kind souls who introduced churches to us. Jon helped to call Bartley to see if it's possible. We were emailing alittle here and there, cos timing was a constrain... and meanwhile we held our unabated breaths, hoping for the best.

One fine day, Isaiah and myself were sleeping in the car (tooo tired) after a wedding when suddenly his phone rang. It was uncle sam from Bartley, asking us if we would like to go down to see the premise. And both of us did a silent 'yes!'... hip hip horray! And the rest i say, would be history.

Isn't God wonderful? Such a beautiful and sparkling new place :)

Welcome to Bartley Christian Church :)

This is where we'll seal the deal..

And in case i get cold feet, i found my escape route

This is where i'll escape to to grab some good food by CJS

And i were to eat so much till the gown bursts, i know there's always soccer to work out on :)

Check out the glee on his face!

And when all is said and done, just pop out of Bartley, hop on the circle line and head to wherever you want. Remember to take the NEL to Dhoby Ghaut, change at Orchard for the dinner reception at Four Seasons the next day! :)

Each time i look at this picture, i have this compulsion to tilt my head :P

Praise God for taking care of us :)

Mr and Mrs Das :)

Some of you may know this, that Isaiah has a mixed heritage and one of them would be his Indian blood :) Some time ago, i toyed with the idea of wearing a sari to the wedding and shared it with him. Being the proactive person that he is, he brought his mum down to Little India to buy the male version of it!

Intricate detailings

Mother and son moment

Thought he looks handsome here :) hee

And then it was my turn to look around. In fact, i went to Little India twice; once with Isaiah and Aunty Pam and the second time with my colleagues. This shows how indecisive i am. Hhahaha!.. And such wonderful people i have around me :)

First outfit at Sheetal

Second Outfit at the Deepavali Bazaar

Third Outfit at the bazaar

So colourful!

Multitude of dazzling colours!

So are we really wearing the Indian traditional costume? :) I'll leave it to your imaginations... till the actual wedding day itself! :)

kiddos partieeee

The kiddos in church had an awesome awesome party on the 4th of October :) It was so fun that i barged into the event without the official tag :P Parents, if you are reading this, come to our next party! There's games, there's prizes, there's magic... and more importantly, there's sooo sooo soo much fun for your kids :) It practically made me a kid again!

So looking forward to the next partttieeeeeeee lined up for them! All of us are kids at heart aren't we? :)

Our 'guards' at the door before the event begun

hee hee. the kids were blindfolded and fed with a variety of food.
their task was to guess what food or drink they were being fed.

*heart melts*

*heart melts again*

*... and again*

Arent this the cutest pair of shoes?

Enthralled by the magic show

Not that i am anywhere near motherhood, but it does give me a great sense of joy to see kids warm up to me. There were toddlers who were initially frowning away at me, the jie jie (not aunty ok) with the big black camera... but towards the end of the day, they were all smiling and posing for me. I can't describe the feeling, it's just so awwwww.. :)

And then we started goofing around :)

Ladies and gentleman, lesson for the day - always give way! Especially on the roads :)

More photos can be found here. And even more photos both with the church office and me. Feel free to ask, i'll burn you a CD!