it's the lunar new year again!!!

haha as expected, nobody will shout out these days... even when they get the 8888 number hee... oh well nevermind... =)))

it's chinese new year eve today and i am so excited!!! i love reunion dinners cos we go to my grandma's place and all my beloved relatives are there!!! i love my paternal relatives... they are a down-to-earth, sincere, honest bunch. they might not be living in condominiums and driving luxury cars, but what matters most is that they are who they are and accept everyone as who they are. you know for some families, cos they are slightly richer than others, in a higher income bracket than others, their noses tend to be slightly higher than others, and they tend to talk less to those whom are not in the same social circle as them.

furthermore, from next year onwards, i won't be able to spend the whole night with them during reunion dinner... so this year's reunion dinner and even chinese new year visitation holds a very special meaning to me... small things like that would make a difference, i realised. i used to think that marriage makes no difference to the couple cos in the first place we already are used to each other's schedules etc... but as the day draws nearer, God shows me things that i need to manage, and expectations that need to be changed, etc... cos it is not about 2 people but 2 families. 2 people is already very tough, 2 families is extremely difficult... all the nuances, the habits, the culture, the attitudes towards certain things, etc... wow totally can't do it with my strength alone...

anyway, as promised, show you the process of our wedding band hunt!!! actually only 3 pictures la... all from the same shop. we visited 4 shops (excluding the usual lee hwa, sookee etc) and short listed 2 shops. to keep you all in suspense, won't show you the proto-type of our final wedding band!!! why i say proto-type is cos our wedding bands are customized!!! =))) we decided to go with the one that vin really likes most... from fairysinc. this pair is also the one that i am most comfortable with and like the most out of the many places and pairs that we have seen... =)))

vin's first choice. my last choice

my first choice, vin's last choice

our 2nd choice... notice that all the rings have gold HAHAHA... we decided to not go for the 'traditional' silver wedding bands... ^_^

have a blessed lunar new year everyone!!! for the married, enjoy giving!!! for the singles, enjoy receiving!!! most importantly, have a great time with your family and friends!!! GONG XI FA CAI!!!!! ^_^