A Touching Wedding on Father's Day

Attended a wedding yesterday at Swissotel The Stamford (Raffles The Plaza). Though it's common to attend wedding, but this wedding was someone whom I had play, study, quarral and fight together since young. When we started out schooling, our parents (sometimes relatives as well) had been comparing from head to toe about the two of us. Schools, results, awards...everything! Does it mean cousins who are of the same age needs to be compared to achieve better grades and become a better person?? We did not like each other as we feel pressurised whenever the other one did better. However, things started to change after we got on to Polytechnic. Our relationship got better because of an idol - SAMMI CHENG! We went to her first concert in Singapore and subsequently meetup often for shopping and chatting.

I recommended her to my gang of secondary school friends and now everyone treats her as one big family as well. I tried to introduce my guy polymates to her but to my surprise, one of them turned out to be my bf instead. Well, all these histories were memories that were kept in one of my brain cells which would accompany me till I become ashes one day.

Reached the bridal suite at 6pm to witness the solemnization. When I thought I was late, the videographer and groom's parents were even later. The videographer lost his way as he went to Raffles The Plaza lift instead. Well, I could understand as it was indeed quite confusing because these 2 hotels share the same ballrooms, yet they operate differently having their own lobby and lift.

The solemnization started around 6.25pm and ended 10mins later. 7pm, we were down at the reception attending to incoming guest. Dinner started around 8.20. The couple march-in was something special. The guy sang 'Ai Shi Yong Heng - Jacky Cheung' with the help from the screen. After the chorus, the bride march-in herself with the groom walking to her, and they walked to the stage together. There was a hiccup with the system as the song stop half way. They were suppose to sing the song together and march to the stage but in the end they did it without the song.

2nd March in was the song 'In Love With You - Jacky Cheung and Regine'. Both of them march-in together singing the song. Though the system and mike were cockup and some hiccups here and there, but the wedding was still a pleasant one with the couple ended off from the stage with a touching speech.

Wishing them have a blissful marriage and hoping to see their little cow Karen or little cow Baldwin in a few yrs time.


The beautiful bride & me

Sick at the wrong time

My company corporate audit lasted for 4 weeks and it finally ended on 2nd June. To reward everyone for putting in extra effort and working over time during these period, the management decided to reward all employees to a pizze feast on the 8th June. We had an 1 hour talk by the GM and some HODs before we got ourselves gobbling down the 90 pizzas that the management ordered! Yes, 90 pizzas of various flavour, many boxes of chicken drumlets, many garlic bread and many bottles of pepsi!!
BUT.......what the hell!! I'm having terrible sorethroat and fever, that I could only sit there and see my colleagues gobbled down one after another slice of pizza, drumlets and garlic bread! I had a cup of pepsi, 2 small piece of garlic bread and headed back to my desk to pack up for the day. Took a cab home, pop some pills and slept throughout till dinner time.

Thought I could be well and return back to work the next day, I was wrong. Woke up in the morning, throat was feeling dry. Had a cup of water and vomited everything out right after. Tested my temperature and I had fever. Flu and cough came to "visit" me as well! Hence, I got to take MC for the day.

Today is also IT dept Team Building day. We are going to have BBQ at East Coast Park. For those who are involved in food and logistic, they can be dismiss at 2pm. The others at 3pm to head to East Coast for activities before bbq starts at 6.30pm. Again, I have to give this event a miss! How could I possibly eat those yummy bbq food when my throat had already gave warning that I could not touch these food for sometime?!

Time is now 3.30pm. Some of my dear colleagues should be reaching East Coast soon. For me, I just woke up from my sleep typing this blog to vent my anger for being sick at the WRONG TIME!!!