Bridal Shop shopping

Preparing for marriage is quite a headache, considering the amount & type of shopping one has to do. First was the banquet venue. I went to 6 - 7 hotels to view & discuss before settling on Oriental Singapore. Even after signing the contract, I still went there another 2 - 3 times to view the wedding set-up.

Think I'll go for a casual, cheerful flower theme instead of a classy theme. My bf & I don't really fit into a classy atmosphere. Come to think of it, we met at an Expo on nature/saving earth, so we should go for earthy themes, right? Hmm...maybe i should borrow the Expo mascot from my friends for wedding decop....better still, put miniture Merlions there since i was working at the S'pore pavilion then! hahaha!

Since Feb, I've visited 7 bridal shops & tried on more than 10 wedding gowns. And spent hours reading comments in forums. Finally settled on a shop i like & will be going for 2nd negotiation this Sat. It's actually quite fun to go to BS. I experienced the pushy sales persons and the blur, bochap ones. Some gowns are so ugly i wonder why it's been made in the first place.

I had fun trying the gowns. I couldn't zip up many gowns on my own and had some near miss tripping & falling on the gown. Some gowns i tried were so puffy & heavy i wonder how to walk gracefully down the aisle. My bf's not very tall so I can't wear very high heels. One sales guy from the BS told me to ignore my bf & wear nice high heels coz I'm the star of the day! hahaha...must get bf to eat more long beans and play more basketball to see if can extend height at this age! If not, too bad for him! hahahahaha

School holidays?

Can't believe my 5 weeks of holidays is ending in less than 2 weeks' time!! I spent my holidays working at my dad's company so there really isn't any break for me. Looking forward to my 1-wk break next week!

I'm not too busy at work, so started planning for my summer holidays. Hehehe...1 holiday not over start planning for the next liao. I'm going to Japan in August!! "What's new?" as one might ask, considering how often i go all the way there to visit my bf. But this time round's different. I'm going on a solo holiday trip there! So excited!! I plan to cover Kanto & Tohoku region which includes Tokyo, Hakone, Yokohama, Sendai, Iwate, Aomori. As it's during summer, I'll get to see some summer festivals there. I spent 2 weeks planning the route, getting train/bus timetables, seaching for accomodation. Feels as if I'm flying off tomorrow! But won't forget about my bf lah...will visit him after i've had my 2 wks of fun. We'll probably register our marriage in August too. Counting down to August.....

End of 1 academic year

2006/07 academic year ended for the English Dept yesterday. 1 year of teaching English has passed for me, and I'll be continuing for another year. I find it hard to believe that a year passed by so quickly for me. Feel a bit sad that some of my students are returning to Japan for good. And many of my students will be in different classes in April. Wonder who'll be in my class again.....
Come April, I'll be teaching 5 levels. I've heard horror tales of Pri 4 & 5 students who drive their teachers crazy. I had blur & lazy Pri Ones, smart & enthusiastic Pri Twos, bored & problematic Pri Threes this year. Wonder what kind of students I'll get in April.....

Ocean (by B'z)

This is the theme song from Japanese drama 海猿 (Umizaru Revolution). There was a movie before this. And late last year another movie was released. It's about Japan Coast Guards. A very exciting & touching drama. Highly recommended! But do standby a hanky for the last few episodes...sob sob...

新年快楽

Happy Pig Year!! May you have a prosperous year!! So happy it's the Year of the Pig coz it means many cute pig decorations. I love pigs!! Kawaii!!!

This year's CNY is the same as previous years --> boring! But this year it's a working holiday for me. Save for 1st day of CNY, I spent the rest of the long weekend working. Prepared lessons & wrote students' reports. Haiz...what to do? Only have 1 wk to work on it before term ends.

Besides work, I spent hours in front of my notebook during the holidays. I was addicted to an anime & Taiwanese drama. Yes, Taiwanese drama! Even I'm surprised. I've always been a Jap anime & drama addict, but Taiwanese drama? No way!! Or so I thought.... hahaha.... After watching just 1 episode of Meteor Garden, I've been quite anti-Taiwanese Idol dramas, thinking that it's just pretty faces who can't act. And now here I am, hooked on to this drama called "Hanazakari no kimitachi e" (花様少年少女) which is adapted from a Japanese Manga. It's showing on Channel U now. The drama is ending its run in Taiwan next month.

So what caused my addiction to it? The silly but romantic plot (^-^) It's about a girl diguising as a boy to enter a boys' school in order to see her idol. The hilarious situations combined with some touching moments is quite a refreshing change for me. Reminds me of "My Boss My Hero". Crazy storyline, funny scenes yet has some serious moments.

This being an idol drama means they have the usual pretty boys & cute girls. The female lead & 1 of the 2 male leads did a good job -->very exaggerated, funny & manga-like. Entertaining! Unfortunately the other male lead is really just a pretty boy with limited acting abilities. Well, he good-looking mah....can't act/sing but will still have many fans wan lah....

Also watched an anime titled "Monster". I started watching it 2 years back when I was in Okazaki. A very dark anime, not meant for kids. The lead character had to search for a murderer, and people were brutally killed in almost every episode. I gave up at episode 30+ coz it was still going on then (in 2004) & I was tired of chasing the series. It finally ended at epi 74 & I watched the last few during CNY. Open-ended ending but done very well. Overall a very good anime even though i only watched the 1st half of the series & skipped to the last few episodes! hehehe

I wanted to watch "Protege" during the CNY holidays coz wanted to see my 2 cool idols - Daniel Wu & Louis Koo on the big screen but decided to avoid the CNY crowds. I can always watch on a wkday or wait for the DVD. Now I've run out of animes, dramas & movies to watch.....bored again...