Meet up with the "E"

Yesterday was a day out with the "E"s, I went out with Eileen, Elaine & Ellyson. I meet up with Elaine at Suntec first, & we head over to MS & source out for Ellyson's belated birthday present.

Had our lunch at Kenny Roger, my all time favourite & we when walk around till evening time.

I head over to meet up with dear & Jimmy at Datoka, we head over to Ubi to look for Type R again. Found 1 finally but the price was too high.

Today the guy called dear again & offer him a better price, we head over to see if they can buy in dear's current car.

Finally deal made, they offer a good price for both buy & purchase, so we made the deposited. Looking forward for dear to get his new car soon.

I feeling terrible now, I broke my tooth again while eating dinner, it hurt so bad now, I don't want to go dental :(

Preparation to the actual Day

Finally it over! I simple yet with lot of preparation birthday celebration for my dear is finally over. I got tons of photos, from planning, till hand on, & lastly till the actual day to upload.

Creating a surprise wasn't easy at all, especially for my dear, maybe he know me well enough, so before I surprise him, he will surprised me by spoiling my surprised. I don't know if he was used to be pampered in such way with whatever "eXs", "Y", "Z" he had in the past till he had kind of taken it for granted, so he usually response "expressionless" toward surprises.

I don't care what ever nonsense he had in the past, it all history now, what matter now is the present, our future.

If you guys follow my blog, you all should know that I bought him a blink blink Mont Blanc pen for him 2months back, no reason, no occasion, just a gift to him for sharing my joy of big fat bonus.

Ever since after the pen, I told him please don't expect any present on his birthday, I had spend over my budget. He agree to it, just a simple dinner celebration will be fine, this is our initial agreement. But, other than work, I don’t like to go by the book, I like to go against the rules of the game, go against the agreement made & I love to surprise people around me that I love.

Okay, now I can officially say thank you to my crazy Haagen Dazs peeps now on my blog since the surprise is over. They walk around with me to so many places, giving me ideas & suggestion on our mooncake shopping day, so, I got this present for dear's birthday. Yah, that what I always do, way before the date I already start planning & sourcing for presents.

♥This is dear's 26th birthday present♥

That not the end after buying the present, there comer the worst plart, planning, I hate most. I must start recalling dear's like & dislike, his availability on that day, look for dinner place, atmosphere, price, quality, location, cuisine & many many more, all mention above is part of my consideration.

I know it sound a little ridiculous to some of you outta, machiam preparing for my wedding day. But, that me, I will do my best to make thing prefect in a way :)

I start dropping enquiry emails & called to many different restaurant & hotel to check on items they offered, are they able to accept my special request, blah~ blah~ (lot more). Only till a week before the birthday, I settle with "Melt - The World Café" located at Oriental Hotel.

Since location settle, time for me to work on my "letter of invitation". It look a little silly & childish in a certain way, but I feel that, dinner, we will eat everyday, so nothing special about it, so I would like to add some "spice" to our boring life.

♥"Birthday Voucher"♥

I spend quite a lot of time to design my "birthday voucher", I amend & edit time after time, I wouldn't say it look prefect now, but it slightly closer to my perfect as compare to the previous attempts.

Initial planning was to send out the "birthday voucher" by mail, but I'm kind of afraid that the "birthday voucher" will reach dear's hand either before or after his birthday, I want it to reach to his hand exactly on his birthday. I know it hard to be done, so I decide to deliver the letter to him personally.

Since I don't need to post the "birthday voucher", I might as well design & make the envelop myself. I feel that hand-made stuff feel more sincere.

♥Hand-made envelop♥

I fail to get "Happy Birthday" rock candy for Sharon on her birthday, I feel a little disappointed. So this time, I made my trip down 1 week earlier to get my order placed, I design the candy jar myself too (Yah!! Go ahead & comment, I know it look childish, but so long I like will do)

♥My designed bottle♥

No birthday cake this year, cos we always ended up wasting the cake, so, I reduce the size of the birthday cake to 2 tiny mini cuppies (No wasting of food this year).

♥This is the cuppies♥

♥Rock Candy♥

Took a half day leave on Monday, & a full day leave on Tuesday. So, Monday after work, I will rush down to Central to pick up the rock candy & cuppies. After I got my stuffs, time for me to head home to pack my stuff nicely.

My plan was to give dear the candy, cuppies & "birthday voucher" on Monday, let him feel that I really not buy him any presents, present will on be giving to him over the dinner. I really have no plan on how to surprise him on Monday, I seriously hope that he got plan on that evening itself, so pretend that I'm not meeting him, then I will head over to his house during late evening, till the time he reach home I will be expecting him at home with surprise.

Around 1 week before the birthday, mum accompany to search for a pretty box for the cuppies & candy, finally I decide on this, but mum feel like it a like girl-ish for dear. I think it look sweet isn't it, maybe because I love PINK, hahahaha, but hopefully the box can fit in the cuppie height.

♥The nice pink gift box♥

I spend lot of time at home cutting all this strips of paper from the gift wrapper, cut till blister formed on my fingers. I finally give up the ideas of cutting, just a little more to go, so I got those ready one from Daiso.

A day before dear's birthday, I took a half day leave. Once the clock strike 12.30, packed my bag & left office, head straight to Central to collect the candy & cuppies. Hurry home after collecting my stuff, & it time for me to packed & décor the stuff.

♥Stuff all in the gift box♥

I feel bad lying to dear & not answering his call for the day, told him I'm busy for the day, at meeting most of the time. Till 6pm, I never received any call from him, I don't know what his plan for the night so I can't plan my stuff.

Lucky I got a spy by dear side, my 好姐妹 Jimmy. He told me what the plan they having at the night & he promise to update me once dear head home.

I drop an SMS to dear's mum that evening around 7pm, there how the SMS goes, "Aunty, This is Lynn here, Mark is out with his friend, is it convenient for me to drop by later & wait for Mark to come home. I want to pass him his present & cake tonight."

I waited & waited, but no reply from dear's mum, I even try calling, but no one answer the call. Since no reply, it rather rude for me to turn up without inviting, I plan to wait for dear at the garden for him to come home instead.

I estimate the time dear usually reach home, so I start waiting for him since 10.30pm, estimated the longest waiting time will be around 3hours. I'm well-prepared myself for this long wait, I bought drink, candy, DS to keep me occupied while waiting.

It within my guess, dear reach home around 1am (I waited 2 & 1/2 hours in total, feeding the mosquitoes in the garden). BOO!! I appeared in front of the car while he is doing the parking. From the look & the smile on his face I can tell that he was surprise by my appearance.

Poor dear, he wasn't feeling good since the dinner session on Saturday, once we step into the house, before I can hand him the presents he need to run to toilet first.

I shouldn't elelabrate on his expression & stuff when he received the gift from me, he is forever expressionless, & sadly, his tummy wasn’t feeling good, so he can't eat his cup cake. So after he check out his present, he doze off straight, poor dear still need to work on his birthday.

♥The MMS I send dear when clock strike 12♥

♥Dino checking out his daddy pressie♥

♥Time for dear celebrate dear birthday for him♥

♥My Cheeky dear♥

I receive dear's mum SMS only the next day, this is how the SMS goes, "Lynn sorry i didnt read yr sms yesterday hope u didnt wait too long. Next time just come in anyway is your home too". Isn't dear mum very sweet?!? I feel so touch by her words.

While dear head off to work, I try to get a little more beauty sleep but I'm seriously annoyed by the 4 cats. All the 4 cats came into the room play around & slept with me, taking turns to "parade" on my body, brushing their tails on my face, no peace at sleep.

I woke up, do a little tidy up for dear's room, sweep the house as it really full of cat fur. Till late afternoon, dear finally home & bought me my long-craved 牛腩面 for lunch.

That not the end of his work, dear continue doing his work at home till late evening, he really shouldn't have take half day leave.

My plan for dear's birthday was spoiled due to his stomache. Dear don't want me to spend so much on dinner that turn out he cannot really enjoy the food & wasted the money, so we give the dinner a missed, I suggest to go to RWS for a walk instead (my motive is to go there for Garrett's popcorn).

Dear park his car at Vivocity & we took the monorail in instead, actually taking monorail there was rather convenient & it save us a lot more compare to diving in.

♥Casino at RWS♥

♥Look at the gorgous cars♥

♥I love this compare to the 2 other Ferrari♥

♥Inside attract me more, so blink!!♥

♥Candylicious♥

Dear feel so cheated, I bluff him to go all the way there to buy popcorn in such hot weather, on his birthday somemore & worst still there isn't much thing we can see there.

Happy Birthday Old Man

Happy 26th Birthday my dearest old man.

It his birthday today yet I'm feeling it as if my birthday.

Hope dear wasn't feeling very good since the BBQ dinner on Saturday. Not only that, today is his birthday & he is out there working while I'm at home waiting for him to be back.

All my presents & surprises had gave to him, seriously, it the same old thing, through his expression I can't feel anything.

All I can say is I hope that he like the little present from me, & the little surprise I gave.

I wish him happiness always & a smooth career ahead.

Assurance, Commitment & Trust

The assurance that dear gave me now, at the very moment, is putting all our saving to my care.

I always believe that money is a very sensitivity issue, be it husband & wife, or even blood-related family members, I saw many incidents of people "自相残杀" over money issue. That the very ugly side of human when luxury came so handy, they will crave for more & turn into greed.

I admit that money cannot do wonder, but without money, we can do nothing. I always believes that simplicity is the felicity of life, I will work hard to achieve my comfort zone, I will not demand what is beyond my requirement. If I got excess, it a blessing, if I do not have enough, I will work hard to achieve it, that is my principal if my life.

We opened a joint account last Saturday at OCBC, a joint account is a kind of commitment for both.

I was shocked & surprised by what dear did. He request for only 1bank book, 1 ATM card & 1 debit card (he don't see why both of us need to hold the card), dear put me as the main application for all. I will be holding all the card & he won't be holding any.

I'm really glad that dear have the trust in me, but at the same time, I seriously hope that he make the right choice, as money is an evil thing, I won't wish to have an conflict over this issue in the future.

Food, food & more FOODS!!

Can someone please save me, I wanna eat Garrett's caramel popcorn sooooooo badly!! I want it NOW!! Right NOW!!

 ~3 Packets is mine!! Buttery, Cheesy & Caramel~

~1 Packet of Caramel belong to Sharon~

I realise that my intake potion of foods had increase days by days.

A made up birthday dinner treat for mum birthday at 店小儿 last Wednesday. This dinner cost me a bomb.

 ~十全烤鸭~

~东坡肉~

~I forgot what the name is this, ~

~but this is GOOD!!~

~佛跳墙~

 ~The bill come up to $82 for a dinner for 2~

Of cos not forgetting the dinner on Thursday, dear bought me to Sushi Teh.

On Friday after work, dear bought me to eat again. Had our dinner at Old Airport Road, my favourite 大虾面, bought some dessert after meal.

I believe all of you had tried fried bananas, but have you all tried fried durain before?!? It good I swear, damn yummy

Saturday, an advance celebration for dear's birthday with his family members. Dear's dad wanna eat BBQ, steamboat thingy, so I suggested to eat at Marina Country Club, Sakura, Charcoal grilled Shabu Shabu.

~Dinner @ Sukura Charcoal Grill~

~My dessert after meal~

The food was good & there lots of variety there, I'm glad that everyone enjoyed the food there alot. The food taste real good as it was cooked by charcoal, with the price we are paying, we can have lots of seafoods varieties there, including the scallops, crabs etc.

I hope I can bring mum there to eat one day, but the place was a convenient place to go without transport.

One thing bad about eating this type of BBQ steamboat stuff, you will be stink after the meal. Went home for shower before we head for movie.

~A table full of 点心~

~Now you see, now it gone :D~

After movie eat again!! A table full of 点心.

I need to go on diet again!!! ARGH!!! FAT!!!

Dinner @ Sushi Teh with Dear

Fried Salmon

Beef Don

Tempura Udon

Yesterday dear came over to his client place at Harbourfront close to my knock off timing.
After dear done he bought me for dinner at Sushi Teh.

I personally love Sushi Teh's food, the foods there is very nice, the ingredient they use are very fresh too, but I feel that they are a little over price.

Suggest to have our dinner at Sakae Sushi instead, but dear insist to eat at Sushi Teh. He say he hardly bring me to eat good food, when he wanna bring me eat good stuff I start complaining so much. Yah, quite true ah, sound alittle contradicting, maybe because I know dear is not a person that willing to spend on food, so I feel the pain for him. Hahaha.

Uncivilized Behavior

Maybe I sort of taking thing around me for granted at time, so, I was "SHOCKED" by how some people behave themselves in the public.

Not saying that I drive to work or my boyfriend send & pick me from work everyday so I don't get to see how people behave in the public. I took bus 30E (express bus services) to work everyday, during peak timing of morning & evening time, each of the time slot only have 4 bus services, if you miss the timing, sad to say, I will need to take MRT or normal bus services to my office.

In the bus 30E services, you can see nearly all the passengers are white collar, they are willing to pay extra (each bus trip cost me $2.31 from interchange to my destination) for a faster service & convenient.

Everyday in the bus, you could hardly hear anyone talking, everyone with be taking a nap, listening to music, reading a book or playing with their phone. So my journey to & fro from work can consider rather peaceful without much disturbance.

I somehow I took this comfort for granted, cos other than to & fro journey from work, I hardly take any other bus service even on weekend as dear will be driving around, so he will pick me up & send me home for sure.

Yesterday I took bus service 2 home from Central after getting my stuffs, throughout the bus trip I was annoyed by so many uncivilized act by the people around.

Thunder loud snoring, loud munching of food (Chiak Chiak, Chiak sound), burping sound after food (I swear that is damn gross) & loud yawning sound as if wants the whole world to hear him. 

I feel that all this behavior are UNACCEPTABLE in the public, please show some respect to other & to yourself.

Everyone have a tired day at work, but in any case, you shouldn't make yourself so "comfortable" in the public & making the people around feel total uncomfortable & disgraced by your uncivilized behavior. I have no words to describe how annoyed I am at the very moment.

Happy Birthday Mum

Mango Moose Cake

Sunflower

Before I start off with anything, let me wish my mum HAPPY BIRTHDAY first, hope she stay pretty always, suitors increases with her age. Haha.

Yesterday was my mum birthday, everyday Sunday she will spend her day in my grandparents place, this is a habit start since at my young age. Cat could not get her off day change the last Wednesday, so we don't get to have an advance birthday dinner with mum.

Liaise with aunty Sandy, arrange flower & cake delivery to grandparents place, my cousins will do the job of celebrating her birthday for her.

Initially wanna place order for the same items I got for Sharon's birthday, but guess I was late, by the time I place order the delivery time slot was full. No choice I had to look for another florist to do the job for me. Lot of place only deliver flower, does not come with any pastry delivery.

At least my effort was not wasted, I manage to find one, although the package wasn't as attractive as Noel & the price are much higher, but I left with no choice but to order that.

I was out with Dear & Derek to West Coast & Turf City car mart to source for dear Type R when aunty Sandy told me that the delivery was not there yet. Delivery timing suppose to be by 4pm, called them & check with them to make sure they did not screw up my plan, they were late, but is okay for me, late is always better than never :)

I was glad that this arrangement caught mum by surprise this time, again, should say. As long as she is happy, will do.

We saw so many cars yesterday, at least 1000 over, can you believe we only saw 2 Civic Type R?!? One is red plate & one is a 9months old car which we cannot afford, I can see the disappointment on dear's face, he even say in a worst to worst case, he will get a Euro R instead.

Everything that dear want is always so hard to find. Last time we had a hard time looking for the Fazer, now is the Type R, but still I hope he able to find what he want real soon.