Today marks the last day of year 2008. We will be dancing into year 2009 in a few hours time. Like everyone else, this year is filled with ups and downs, happiness and sadness, laughter and sorrow. Well, I believe this is the only way for life to be interesting!For me, I would love to keep in memory the ups, the happiness and laughter in 2008. Of course, I feel that all of us should not forget the downs, sadness and sorrow which in one way or another makes us a stronger and better person. It is through difficult times that we learn and improve ourselves.
This year, I experienced many first times of my life, which I would like to pen down:
1) January 2008: Putting words into action - getting our Fengshui master to select our wedding date.
2) Feburary 2008: First time I put on wedding gowns and evening gowns. I had to select my gowns for our pre-wedding photoshoot. Finally, I understood why a girl is always the prettiest when she is in her wedding gown.
3) March 2008: First change in permanent job! Although in the same bank, just different division, it is an absolutely different job scope, with different people and a different job environment. This new job poses a new challenge to me every other day, unlike the previous one which is almost the same every other day. And people I work with are all around my age, no longer the 40+ year old spinsters!
4) June 2008: First family studio photoshoot. Since my university graduation, my mum has been wanting to take a studio family photo. We only took this family studio photoshoot after my brother graduated from Poly this year.
5) July 2008: Pre-Wedding Photoshoot. This is one photoshoot which you will only and want to take only one time in your life.
6) August 2008: First overseas assignment. For the first time in my life, I will be living away from my parents, siblings and my then boyfriend for about 3 months. It is a great experience, learning to live with someone else in the house, learning to wash, iron, cook and do every chore on your own. Learning to navigate on my own in a foreign land is something courageous I have achieved!
7) September 2008: Selected our lovenest, Park Central @ AMK. This is indeed the biggest ticket item we have bought in our 20 odd years on this Earth. We are looking forward to TOP in Dec 2011.
8) October 2008: 4th Oct 2008 marks the day we joined in matrimony in Singapore Marriott Hotel, Pool Terrace Pavilion. We became husband and wife legally. From this day forward, we know we have to hold each other in wealth, in poverty, in happiness, in sickness. We know that our actions are accountable for 2 persons, no longer accountable for myself only.
Moving forward into year 2009:
1) Our customary wedding held at Singapore Marriott Hotel, on 15 Jan 09 which is just 15 days away.
2) 10 years dating anniversary on 20 Jan 09.
3) 1st time giving out red packets on Chinese New Year.
4) Our honeymoon - destination yet to be fixed.
5) Living together in hubby's current house till our love nest is ready.
6) Beginning to pay off our 30 year HDB loan.
7) Little Kelvin/Grace? Let nature take its course. HAHA.
