A big mistake.

Signed up for a course that I shouldn't have and risk losing almost S$5K for nothing.

I have done all that I could to study but I am still not confident. Can only pray for God to bless me now.

Hope I can pass the assessment (70%).

Please.

Happy Wabbit Year!

Happy Lunar New Year!

Thank God it is a long weekend this year because we are busy to the max with the wedding so close.

On the eve...

I had to work on the eve and was only allowed to leave at 445PM. Good enough for me since reunion dinner was to start only at 630PM.

Reunion dinner was at his place this year because we have already 过大礼 and I am already considered as part of their family.

Uncle Seng and Aunty Alice joined us this year. According to my future mother-in-law, it was the first time Uncle Seng joined us for reunion dinner though he was invited every year.

We had steamboat for dinner. There was so much food on the table that we couldn't finish.

After the dinner, dear and I head back to my home in Woodlands to spend the rest of the evening with my family and we stayed there for the night.

初一...

We woke up early on the first day of the Lunar New Year because we had to go to the church to "visit" his grandma.

After "visiting" his grandma, we dropped by Nex to pick up some groceries and have breakfast.

We ate roti prata at Food Republic for breakfast and it was mad expensive. Each of us had a piece of plain prata, a piece of egg prata, a cup of teh tarik and that cost us S$8.60 in total. They imposed a 10% surcharge because of the Lunar New Year. =/

Went to Joanne's new place in Serangoon Gardens after breakfast, as usual. It was time well spent and we had lotsa fun. Meeting up with the girls again for breakfast tomorrow. =)

初二...

We spent the whole of Day 2 at home.

Spent half a day trying to fix Dear's notebook because it was attacked by a virus. So proud of myself when I finally fixed it after struggling for a few hours.

Made potato salad and boiled carrots for lunch because there was nothing to eat out there.

We had dinner with our families at Red Star Restaurant because it was his dad's 60th birthday. Food was so-so. Nothing fantastic to rave about.

初三...

Supposed to have tuition in the morning but I had to cancel it because I seriously lack sleep.

Had lunch with Dear, Melvin, Terence and Ros before hopping over to Robin's house. Robin just shifted to a new place and we were invited to a housewarming party. Finally saw Kai Li again and we were all glad to see that she is fine and cheerful.

Went to Elaine's house for the annual steamboat reunion dinner in the evening. Uncle Teng initiated a Bingo game after dinner and we all had fun playing the game. All the new additions to the family were also present. They are all so cute! =)

Collected many ang pow this year. This is also the last time we will be getting ang pow from the elders. It will be our turn to give ang pow next year. =)

We are tying the knot!

We are tying the knot on 20th February 2011!

Please visit our wedding website for more information:
http://www.theknot.com/ourwedding/KennethChua&IreneChew

Corporate Banking

Saw an opening in Corporate Banking after I came back from my vacation in June. It was a rare opportunity. I quickly applied for the position despite the significant pay cut upon successful application.

Corporate Banking has always been an area I wanted to explore since I started my banking career in 2008. After spending two years in Consumer Banking, there isn't much that really fascinates me anymore. It is time for a change.

I got the job. Currently in training, I will only be joining the team proper in mid-September. Already feeling excited about it now.

With the new working hours, I have better work-life balance now. Dear and I knock off at about the same time everyday so we have more time to hang out after work. Saturdays are spent playing and pigging out with friends while we spend quality twosomes time together on Sundays.

So far so good. I am enjoying myself every single day. :)

It is so hard to achieve work-life balance. :(

I have been neglecting dear a lot recently because of work, especially when I work late. Hardly see him these days and he is complaining. May have to change job soon if this goes on. :(

The pig is going to Italy and he is not going to bring me. :( He is going with his boss and it won't look good on him to have me tag along. Don't think I can go anyway. I won't be able to apply for any leave now since I am scheduled for training soon. We will be separated for another week. Gonna miss him. :(

Met up with the NJ group at Marina Square last night. We went to watch Iron Man 2 together. It was baby JR's first time watching a movie in a cinema. We were worried that he might cry in the cinema but he was very good and did not make any noise throughout the whole show. :)

We wanted to go to a wedding show at Vivo City yesterday but we couldn't make it because he was held up at work. Kris suggested that we go for the bridal show at Suntec Convention Centre instead. Since I was early, I went to take a look. To my disappointment, Seletar Broadway was the organizer and also the only "participant" of the bridal show. With nothing to compare against, we did not sign up for anything. Not much time left to waste. Got to be more hardworking in preparing for the wedding.

I miss my pig. Looking forward to our wedding day so that I can see him everyday after that. :)

One year.

It was our first anniversary yesterday.

I thought he had forgotten all about it because he didn't make plans with me. He didn't even reply the SMS that I sent him in the afternoon. I was surprised when he finally called almost immediately after I log off from my PC. He was waiting for me downstairs. When I got to the car, I saw Elmo sitting in my seat. Elmo played an important role in our relationship. A year ago, dear used Elmo to tell me that he will take care of me and he did not forget his promise. :)

Our Elmo. :D

We went to Seafood Paradise for dinner after he came to pick me up from work. We ate creamy crab with fried mantou and rice. The creamy crab is really creamy and yummy!

Picture taken from http://www.seafoodparadise.com.sg/

Collected my engagement ring from Soo Kee Jewellery last Thursday. We sent it to be engraved with our names. Loving it. :)

I love dear. Now and forever. :)

Lesson of the day: Always wait for the boyfriend to come before you shop.

Bought a truck load full of cleaning equipments and household items from the hypermart because I thought the boyfriend will come and pick me up after his meeting. He just called to tell me that he is going to be very late tonight because he has a big project to do. Now I gotta try to lug my bulky purchases home all by myself on public transport. :S