Charismatic

A belated post. But my first trip to America is surely worth blogging about. Most people are surprised that I've never been to the States up till now. Well, I guess I can cross off my 3rd continent now. Europe, Africa, South America etc will have to wait.  We had a uneventful, albeit slightly bumpy flight to LA. I was doing my best to follow the advice of beauty program gurus (namely, cleanse and moisturise face,neck and arms every 3-4 hours in a long haul flight), so I was armed with a cleanser, toner and 2 masks. It was very dry on the Eva Air flight, and I hate sitting for long periods of time. So it was great to walk around for a bit when I needed to use the washroom to cleanse and moisturise.  Got to LA and queued up for the LONGEST time at immigration. The Asian officer was VERY unfriendly. But I expected nothing more from the infamous American border officials. So after answering a few questions, he slowly stamped my passport and let me through.  I was...

Let's go back all the way to March when T proposed, shall we? Honestly, I already sensed it was coming because we were going to leave for Australia in a week and he had planned to propose before then. However, he put a lot of thought into it and I appreciated the effort with all my heart! We were out on a simple dinner date. He had already given the keys to a  couple of life group friends who were in the know. Their job was to decorate the place with whatever T had already purchased beforehand. T then asked me to swing by his place, and when we entered the place was all aglow… The gals had done a fantabulous job with the decor!  "Marry me" and a heart of candles. Petals everywhere. He knelt Most importantly a bunch of people burst out from behind with their phones and cameras I was laughing, not crying… It wasn't easy to absorb what was happening around me, and respond in a ecstatic manner.  I said yes after his spee...

Aloha! It has been AGES since I've blogged. It's been difficult to find time amongst all the chaos, but it's probably quite evident from my Facebook pages and Instagram that I am no longer single! Officially hitched as of the 14th of June 2014! WOOHOO! There is plenty to share about regarding the Big Day, but I'll start with the gowns! After some discussion with mom, I opted to buy my wedding and bridesmaid dresses online as opposed to renting them from a wedding photography studio (as most people in Malaysia or Taiwan do). It was an experience that was both stressful and rewarding. I learned a lot and don't mind sharing a few tips. Mom told me during Chinese New Year that our old church family friend's son had just gotten married, and her daughter-in-law got everything off a Chinese 'e-bay'-ish site called 淘寶Tao Bao. She said that most wedding studios were getting their gowns from China anyway, so perhaps I would be able to find a good deal.  ...