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the buyer perspective

aargh ~~

the seller changed her mind again !!

our agent called us and like us to meet up with the seller and persuade her.

*groan

okie, we will be there. but i doubt we will do our part in persuade her. leave the talking to our agents. the seller accepted our 5k. according to HDB law, she shld release the flat to us.

i understand she is a old lady, and she is stubborn.. probably the flat means alot to her. but she shouldnt drag everyone along with her.

hai.. the seller shld be glad that pumpkin & i are consider nice. i’m sure there are nasty buyers out there who would immediately take legal action against her.

i’m very tired of this seller. i wont be surprised if she changed her mind again after tonight’s meeting.

i hope we will reach an amicable agreement.

– G

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tv time !

went to his place to look at the goldfish !
the goldfish are fine, cute & colourful ! cant take photos coz his parents around.. kinda shy

*watching tv in his room !

*dont sleep ! wakey wakey !

*smile !

i felt very blissed sitting beside him to watch tv ! 🙂

– G

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outdoor shoot !

woohoo !!

that’s my first ‘look’ of the day.

18th april is our photo shoot ! 3 locations, 3 looks, 3 hair-dos !

it rained in the morning ! met him for mcd breakfast at jp ! quick bite & make our way to my dream wedding.

we got there at 10.30am, as instructed but the shop was closed !! waited for 5 mins and we call Ivy, our make up artist. no answer !! nerve-wracking few mins.. !!  finally, Ivy arrived at 10.40am. she was caught in d mrt jam.

she got us settled down & its time for make up.
i was told to look thru the catalogs again to see what kinda make-up / hair i like or dislike.
erm.. honestly, i dont hv any idea !

we started chit-chatting and she goes ‘you look quite cute. how abt doing ur face & hair in those cute / princess look’
*shrug. fine with me. i’m easy going.

the make up / trying of gowns took abt 1hr45mins !
the 2nd gown is too loose & the auntie work magic on the dress.

we finally set off at abt 1pm, the sun is out ! hooray !

grab our stuff & climb into the huge van. selfish me occupied 2 seats. one for my butt, the other for ‘d rest of d gowns’

quick kervin ! find my camera in my bag and take a photo !!
hehe that’s how we hv these 2 precious photos.

*say hi to man in white – pumpkin – dashing !

*the wonders of make up !

look at those hair? its extension !! Ivy applied temp colour on my hair, turning my black hair into brown. look at my bimbo-eyelashes and perfect eye brown ! hehe the gown.. the gown is super tight. i couldnt breath normally. and last, i wore this princess-looking hairband !

1st location – blair street.

hehe ! those pose are kinda funny.
poor pumpkin, tux and all !

lotsa pple stare at us. along d way, some drivers horn, wave, say hello to us ! hehee

moving on to 2nd location – wilkie road

the driver pulled out a table, 2 chairs, bird cage, flowers & a portable changing room.
Ivy help me changed, and did my make up under a big tree !

this time round i have a veil, 3 hairbands (yes, 3!) AND a white gown. this time heavier den the first gown. the clip-on earring is super tight !!

throughout the photo shoot, i saw lotsa bugs making their way to my gown. these little creatures simply hop onto my gown. aargh !!
i freaked out when the photographer told me to sit down !! yes, i did it. wait for the photos..

next location – wikie road empty field.

the driver pulled out a ladder and tie a swing to the tree. ta-dah !! the uncle hold on to the swing while i sit !

next location – train track !

i asked our photographer.. can i wear my red shoes? see the train truck, there’s no way i can wear heels. he hesitated but agreed ! hhahaaa !!

we saw another couple at the train truck. erm… the groom seems a little old.

pit stop – mosque’s toilet.

i really need to ‘go’ and was told to use the mosque toilet. i’m like.. reallllyyy?
the nice pple at the mosque let us use their bathroom. 🙂

changed in the portable changing room aka tent. make up & hair-do.

next location – marina bay sands.

wow. the place is packed. kinda shy.

last shot is a kissing pose.

the end.

poor pumpkin, he don’t understand the photographer’s instruction. lotsa times, he seems lost & uncertain. somehow, i became his translator.

took a taxi home. brought fried bee hoon + fish slice bee hoon for myself. so hungry !! i hardly eat. no mood to eat..

got home & the wee family got excited ! this is how i look:

*there are at least 80 bobby pins in my hair !!

*with pumpkin !

*the fake eyelashes are so long.. it touched my glasses ! 🙂

*smile !

*look at my crazy eyelashes!

that’s it !

40 mins in the bathroom !! took abt 10mins to remove my hair up, 20 mins of conditioning my hair .. the hairspray are crazy !

happy days ! wuv pumpkin ! (L)

– G

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implant (2)

my appt is on the 09th april but postponed until yesterday (21st april).. the receptionist told me, my face will be swollen after the implant and we are going for photoshoot (18th April).. so, yup. postponed to a later date.

i reached the clinic abt 7.30pm.

‘ms huang?’
‘yup.’

suppose to take 3 x-ray but i only managed to took 2. the dentist is very nice. he volunteer to stay in the room during the lower tooth x-ray. i disagreed ! its my tooth, how could i put someone else’s life in danger?!

my x-ray result shows.. both tooth are strong enough for the implant. requested to do left side, coz there’s a ulcer on my right side.

the dentist examined further & realised.. he need to remove the root before proceeding with the implant.

‘lets proceed’
‘gimme a few mins. i’m not ready.’

everyone waited.

‘okie, time to do it.’
‘no !! i’m not ready.’
‘why?’
‘i’m still thinking shld i do it !’

the dentist decided to go ahead.. otherwise, i would wait until 9pm !

first – anesthesia. 2 needles. the second time really hurts. the dentist assistant hold my hand. she’s d nice lady who continue to hold my hand throughout the 2hr surgery.

*deep breath

removing the root took 50mins. *blink back tears* i couldnt feel the pain but there were alot of noise,  pressure & my muffled scream.  im scared. just like everyone else in the room, i work hard – to stay still, remain calm & corporate. towards the end, my muffled scream turns into whimper.

finally. the root came out.

i declared.. i’m NOT coming back for the second tooth. and the dentist actually replied, he understand. of coz ! the agony of it ! me, the dentist & three of his assistants saw the things i went through.

den came, the supposedly easy part – the implant.

he drill a bigger hole and insert titanium “root” device. tighten it with this little equipment. god, its hurt ! i could feel the pain ! even though i had 4 dose of anesthesia !

just when i tot its all over.. the dentist realised, the root device is too small. he gotta remove it and re-do.

of coz, i reacted !! with my mouth half numb, i insisted i dont want to remove. i can live with it. its my tooth. no, no, no !! but the dentist insisted on removing it. aargh.. !!

removal and re-insert.

den came the hard part – needle.

i felt the first stab. ”WHAT WAS THAT??? IT HURTS !!” he was surprised ! i could felt the pain. the anesthesia is wearing off.
‘hang in there, another stitch to go.’ there, he did it again. stabbing my poor tooth with the evil needle.

and.. with that, part 1 of tooth implant came to an end.

i came out. and saw pumpkin standing outside the clinic.
i wave him in.
he took one look at me and put his arms around me.

5 meds, 3 bottles of mouthwash and a pack of cotton.

collected the meds, quick trip to the ladies..
impatient me just wanted to go home. the cotton is soaking wet, i’m bleeding and i could feel the pain !!

in the lift, i covered my mouth with tissue paper.
pumpkin say, my neighbors must be thinkin.. why the girl like that? the husband (he!) musta punch me. hahaha

share with him my experience by typing into my phone. (i couldnt talk) and i started crying..it hurts him to see me cry. it was really painful & i was scared.

left right of my face is swollen and i cant do my usual crazy laugh.
all in all.. a bad bad experience.

right now, i dont think i hv the strength to go through it again. i noe the wedding is exactly 6 mths away but.. its really not easy. *tears* i am alot of things but being brave is not one of it.

– G

 

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eventful – first appt !

i was late.

felt so bad.. i ran from TPY mrt to HDB hub. pumpkin & his parents are there since 10.10am. i reached abt 10.45am.. our appt is at 10.45am. opps !!

our agent & the seller’s agent are late. -_-

long story short.

our agent was late coz she went to meet the seller’s agent. the seller didnt turn up for the first appt. the seller claimed that she didnt receive HDB letter even though her agent has informed her on sunday..

there’s more.

the seller requested a different corresponding address for all HDB materials. seems like she didnt want her family to noe she’s selling the flat or smt. HDB sent the letter to her corresponding address but she fail to pick up the doc. in any case, she refused to come down to HDB. she apologise and say she’s going msia & wont be available for d rest of the day.

eh???!!!

HDB are informed of this change of event & tried unsuccessfully to contact her. its a SG ring tone. she might be out of town but left her phone at home.. i dunno.

*shake head

next course of action:
1) wait for a week. the seller’s agent & HDB will called her. and explain to her, she aldy signed & accepted our monies (5k) she HAVE to let go of d flat.
2) 1 week from now, if the seller refuse to sell the flat. we will hv to take legal action against her.

of coz, no one wants to take legal action against her. that’s gotta be super troublesome and it also mean we hv to look for a flat all over again.

oh well.. let’s wait for 7 days and we see how it goes.

good news !

the seller is back in SG and agreed to turn up for the next 1st appt.

all’s well that ends well.

– G

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for sisters & brothers.. (update!)

long story short.

my blog was down for a few days due to migration. kor migrated my blog to a new domain or smt like that. my photos took up alot of space.. 🙂

anyway, i’m back ! njoy the next few entries !  

hi girls,

thanks for being my jie-mei ! 🙂

fyi:

  • jie-mei dress: pastel blue

(the guys will be wearing white shirt, black pants and blue ties ! )

  • reporting time is 7am. Pioneer
    (very early hor? wah.. i’m gotta wake up at 4.45am ! )

i have typed out the the schedule and ‘duties’ for the actual day. Please check attached.

there are many shades of blue & i have attached the kinda blue i like. you may start looking for your dress ! hehe

let’s meet up in july / aug for a discussion. meanwhile, free feel to ask me anything !

last, i saw this dress.. look pretty nice ! www.trendysg.com/products/1264-charming-pageant-fashion-dress.aspx

thanks again !

– minying

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mr tan

mr tan is recommended by jen.

pumpkin wrote him an email & he agreed to be our solemniser.

we went to visit him today to get some forms signed.

ohhh. both of us like mr tan !
he is exactly what i expect him to be.
wise, friendly, warm, nice & full of smiles.

he invited us into his house and went through the procedure with us. pumpkin saw tears in mr tan’s eyes when he read us the marriage vows.. so sweet. (psst, i didnt notice coz i couldnt stop smiling at pumpkin. (L)

we are so glad mr tan agreed to be our solemniser. in fact, pumpkin like his voice so much, he was wondering can mr tan be our emcee. hahaa !

i intend to give mr tan an above market-rate hong bao. i decided on this amt way back in Jan. 🙂

– G

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the wine.

www.barworks.com.sg/wines/

just spoke to the nice dude at barworks.

i told him we have 22 tables & its a wedding lunch.

1 ctn = 12 bottles.
price range = $15 – $25

he suggested:
– take 1 ctn confirm (12 bottles x $15 = $180 )
– take 1 ctn consignment (depends on how much we consume & they will charge according)
– delivery included
– no gst.
– the end.

G