Friday, April 2, 2010

Punggol Ripples & Sails

We thought we nailed it this time. (third try)

But we got yet another lousy queue number, 968 (out of 400+ 4 room units). Well, we were given a selection date and time. Mid April actually. But in end March, HDB emailed us saying that the Chinese quota is full. So we didn't even get to go for selection... :(

Now, we are waiting for the 1200 units to be launched in April's BTO. Hopefully the location is not too bad. Sigh! It will be another long 4 months wait.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

How he proposed!

The first time i remembered dear mentioning about our future together is at the new playground near my place. We were chit chatting and he suddenly tell me that he has been thinking/dreaming of me being his bride since a long time ago. That was really so long ago, i can't provide you with a specific date.

The second time he 'tested' water was on 3 August 2008. We were on our way back to Hougang from Changi Village, when he started hinting me that he (or rather his 'friend') bought something very expensive. I think i'll need to do a bit of explaining here. Because of my wonderful temper, he knew he had to 'own up' before i found out on my own. I guessed that he bought a ring. But he wouldn't admit it. *Shrug*

23 August 2008 was the day we went to Ritz Carlton to watch the fireworks festival. It was also the day dear first asked if i will marry him. My answer was of course not. Haha! My reason? Because it was not an 'official' proposal. Ahem... (read: empty handed) :P

10 November 2008, also our 13th month together, dear popped the question again. This time, he strongly advertised himself and then kneeled down to propose. He is lucky the venue is my room, cause my answer was "See first". Haha! (He was still empty handed mah!)

09 October 2009, is the eve of our 2nd anniversary. The day before it, dear bought the big Destinee box (with scope but without ring) to my place. He insisted that it belongs to his friend and he is just helping him to keep. *roll eyes* Anyway being the clever me, i know what he is up to. On Friday, 9 October, he came to my workplace to fetch me from work. We went to have dinner and then went home for the daily dose of Hong Kong drama. Dear was pretty restless and keep coming up with excuses to get me to go out of my bedroom. I sensed that he is up to no good so refused! Hahaha!! But in the end i gave in and went to refill water for him. As for the rest of the story, my dear's entry will present it in great details (in his point of view)... :)

Ours will be a pretty long engagement, so our wedding will not be so soon. We have not even managed to secure a flat yet! (Yes we are not one of the 'majority' Singaporeans who skipped the proposal stage and proceed to sign for the HDB flat first!) :)

Will keep updating our progress and 'homework'. We have not attended much wedding shows or fairs recently. So... keep watching out!

The Proposal...... Finally

Yes, the title of this entry rather explains what it is about. Heehee, but i am now going to jot down this beautiful event in greater details. Yes in fact i have bought the ring a year ago. (shock right?) But i have planned to execute on this day( 09.10.2009) instead , because its the eve of our 2nd anniversary. Another reason is , to give ourselves more time to know each other better before giving her my promise. :)

Ok, lets roll. Let me start with the "Layout Plan" first.

From the picture above( might enlarge when clicked), we can see the different parts of her room where i plan to plant my "executers".

So what is and what does my "executers" do? The "executers" are actually Post-it papers. Haha! u may laugh, but they are very important in this mission. The first post-it paper is suppose to obviously let Dear notice. But after she notices and read the message on the first paper, it should suppose to lead her to a sequence of more discoveries of the other post-it paper messages. Which in the end .... I will not reveal now.. read on ;)

But i realise it is not so simple. Firstly i have to plan the sequence of the post it paper messages. So i rehearsed in my mind of her daily routine whenever she steps into her bedroom. Ahh, that is crucial because that will decide where i will plant my 1st post-it message! Normally, i should say BASICALLY, dear will dive into her bed first and then the tv control to watch tv. Ha! so the tv controller is the first place to target. But in order for me to plant all these, i must make her absent from the room. But how? So i begged her to refill water for me...



This is tough because my dear will not leave her bed once she got onto it. Luckily, lazy dear finally went to refill water for me. When the moment she steps out, i "ga lang ga bog"(clumsily) took out all the pre-prepared Post-It messages out from my wallet. Boy! i find them not as adhesive as before. But heck time is running out!! That woman will return very quickly. So I tactically and quickly pasted the first few ones. BUT! Dear steps in and one of the messages i am pasting dropped! i quickly pick it up and chased dear out. Gosh, its a half flop mission. And i guess Dear knows i am up to no good(always)... But heck, it is do or die. So i frantically pasted the rest and make sure the ring was in place...

Ring checked. Sequence checked. Heart beat checked(racing like mad).

Then i asked dear to come in. And i told her the tv off by itself and hint her to go on and try again. Then she saw the yellow 1st piece of paper under the controller. I forced her to see whats that but she refused! Embarassing!! But under my constant pushing, she read the first message. she smiled....

And she opens the small cupboard door beneath...

And she was forced to go to the computer.. haha!


And when she draws out the keyboard , she saw this. Haha! she is getting the hint ... :) Then she walks to the door and prepare to close it when she saw ANOTHER one!



Then according to the message, she went to the wardrobe beside and opens the door. She saw ANOTHER one pasted on the mirror top!


And she looks down...

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....... Yes, this is her infamous Fat Fat pillow! (She loves it more than me).
So she walks over and was going to pick up the pillow but saw the finale under it....
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Immediately, she turned around n asked me to explain this.. And when she is turning back i quickly took the ring i have planted on the bookshelf....

and then i held her hands tight , looked into her eyes and kneeled down... My heart was beating 10X faster. My sweat was oozing. My hand start to shake.

I remembered i was so nervous that my mind was in a blank. I have forgotten what i wanted to say. I could see tears in her eyes. I said some heartfelt words to her. ( i cannot say here. It is only for her.) And finally i sincerely asked the golden question :" Will you marry me darling?"


It is a "YES"!

Although we know this day will definately come, It is still a really magical moment. I really don't know how to describe the feeling. The time just felt it just pause there and its just me and her.



And what happen afterwards i cannot reveal here. ;) But here are some of the "blur pictures" we took. Enjoy !

The most important - The Ring. Spent alot of time on research on diamonds and running around different outlets. Final decision - Destinee from Lee Hwa. Guys, do make sure u do yr homework well because this is the magical rock for your lady. I hope my Dear will like it :)

And the 8 " Hearts and Arrows" under the scope. :)


Although this is not the typical grand and posh proposal which we normally will expect, it is the most original and sincere one i prepared for my dear.

No beautiful flowers, no lavish dinner, .... but there is one thing that is definately worth more.

My True Love for her.

I hope she will remember this forever .....

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Rich Account!


Haha! That's the name we gave our first joint account...


Friday, September 4, 2009

BTO - Punggol Residence




30 July 2009 - Launch / apply Residence BTO

4 September - Results for BTO out balloy number 1835!

This is the second BTO we applied for, and our ballot number still sucks! So sad, i really like this project! Sigh! We have to pray hard that HDB will release projects as decent as this really soon ...
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