CiaO 2008, HeLLo 2009..

Sigh~~There goes another year..with just a blink of an eye. How was my year? Well, by looking back at my 2008 resolutions..I think I did quite well in sticking to it..Applause! Applause!

Now, let's focus on looking ahead. What other major thing happening in 2009 that is more important than OUR BIG DAY??? Yessss...2009 will be MY YEAR..or rather OUR year. 1 year from now, I'll officially be known as Mrs Sim. Hahaha...I know, I know...I have mentioned this millions of times..but I just can't stop thinking about it, OK...

I believe, once I sit down & ponder on the happenings in 2009, exactly 1 year from now...I'll only have lovely memories of my BIG DAY to talk about...The wedding of the year..my dream, my fantasy..to become a reality on the fateful day of 28th November 2009..

In 2009, the one & only event that I'll make a huge success & give myself high expectations to work on would be my WEDDING. Nothing would ever top that. It's a once in a lifetime event, so just like every girl, I'm gonna make my Dream Wedding come true. I'll have to start planning & preparing from now...get ready & stay tuned to read ALL about my wedding here...(I have a feeling this will be turning into a wedding blog..hope I'll not bore you..)

So, 2009....HERE I COME!!

My LittLe pRoJeCT

I guess all my friends would get a shock of their lives reading this. They might not believe that their lovely friend (Oui, C'est Moi) knows how to stitch! Yes, let me tell you, don't be surprised. I have been exposed to sewing & stitching at a very young age.

My mum, being the EVER PERFECT MUM not only cooks well, but she can sew too. She used to make clothes for me to go to school. She sews little dresses & skirts to doll me up when I was younger (I'm still young now..:-p). I loved waking up every morning to have a new dress sewn for me to wear to playschool. Awwww...I feel soooo lucky!! & pretty..(haha)

Well, so, what have I been up to?

Ta daaa~~~~

CROSS-STITCH!!

Can't really tell what this is?? Well...scroll down to have a look...

Not that far off, right?? See...told you I got the genes from Mama...hehe...

Mr CaSiNo MaRKeTiNG

Should have blogged about this at least 2 weeks ago. Well...as the saying goes...BETTER LATE THAN NEVER...

Attended our Casino Marketing B Group's SMC Dinner on...errr...12th December 2008. We were to dress slightly more formal than our usual jeans & t-shirt casual dinners. It was supposed to be a formal dinner at one of the smaller ballrooms @ GICC. The decorations were OK grand..looked OK & everyone had fun (except for the food..which was CRAP). Well, the best part was..to vote for Mr Casino Marketing. Dada, was of course, one of the nominees. & WHO ELSE to vote for but HIM, right?

Well, found out that I'm not the only one who voted for him. (But I'm still, however..his #1 FAN..) Yess....I'm not sure how confident he was about the title but he surely had my 100% support & I had no doubts about it that it has GOT TO BE HIM. Before they announced the winner, I whispered to him.."Da, don't go to the gents first, you'll need to pick up your prize soon...& you must thank your lou po, ME in your speech, OK?"

Haha...& when his name was announced...I clapped & cheered like crazy...Beeming with pride.. YEAH...THAT'S MY MAN...

You know what he said in his speech? Well...I didn't really expect that because he's normally a very shy guy...that's the reason I LOOOVE him so much..Well...this is what he said:

"Thank you for your support, thank you for guiding me & teaching me so many things...I want to thank especially MY WIFE ~ Tsen Siew Yee..."

Gosh..I was blushing..& abit shy shy le...everyone clapped & cheered for us...the emcee for the night also commented (Wow..what a touching love story!!)...I didn't know where to hide my face! Haha...We're not officially married yet, but then he addressed me as his WIFE in front of everyone else. It was sweet~~ & embarassing in a way too..coz a colleague teased me.."Wife ah?? Since when??" Sigh~~can't wait to get the title OFFICIALLY la...I LOOOOOVE to be called Mrs Sim..sounds so nice & perfect for me...haha..(tak tahu malu hoh??) But like what dada said...we're engaged..so it's not wrong to be called Mrs Sim..but I enjoy being called Miss Tsen too..gosh..can't be too greedy...I have to keep REMINDING myself!

Anyway, he came back to the table with a cheeky face. I looked at him sternly & said.."Don't be cheeky, what is the point of being capable at work, but come back home being a LOUSY husband to me?" Hahaha...got him...his face turned sad..but I cracked a smile & gave him a kiss..

Dear...I'm proud of you!!!

Mr & Mrs Casino Marketing (that's what everyone's been calling us after the dinner)

The NOT OFFICIAL MRS SIM :-p

Dada with his crown & prize..

X'MaS SuRPRiSe & WeDDinG uPDaTeS

Hi there...MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone!!!

Last nite at midnight, as usual...received lots of forwarded sms on X'mas greetings. Very ironically, I got an sms from a friend who was quite close to me when we were in Uni. Have not contacted him for quite a while now. However, he popped into my mind recently as I have been running through my wedding guest list in my head. And voila...here's an sms from him wishing me Merry X'mas! Was so happy..sad though, that we could not keep in touch & continue to be how we used to be when in Uni...but perhaps that's what you call LIFE..friends come & go..I'll just have to live with it...

Anyway, back on a happier note, I'm excited as wedding plans are beginning to come true. We have booked the ballroom at Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Resort..It's a dream come true as I have always planned to have my wedding there..NO WHERE ELSE!!!

Mum & dad are just about done with their 1st draft of guest list! OMG!!! They are rushing me to come up with MINE soon too!! I'm so excited...Can't believe it..next Christmas, I'll officially be MRS SIM... I just loooove that title...I can't wait!!!

MiXeD MooDs

The day of the trip that I have been anticipating since booking the tickets for them, has come & gone. Now, everyone is back at work, recovering from the extravagant shopping splurges. Haha...back to reality, everyone. I'm particularly happy that we were able to spend quality time together as a family. We enjoyed each & every second of it.

Yes, as discussed previously, one of the main purpose of this trip is PMP (Parents Meet Parents) Day. The day that I have mixed feelings about. I won't go into details here. Coz I really don't know how to blog about it. But then, all I can say is...Thank God I have lovely, wonderful parents who can handle all sorts of situation & only have my best interest in mind. I know...to them, I'm always their little lovely diamond princess daughter (a nick that they have for me) that they love dearly. Love you too~~ Mum & Dad.

That's why, I'm having mixed feelings about life thus far. I wanna stay by their side & never leave them. I sometimes feel that, if getting married means leaving them behind, & not continuing with my cool surname TSEN..I'd rather not....

Sometimes, when I'm in my silly + childish mood (yes, this is one of those moments), I just feel like I wanna be their little girl forever...I don't wanna grow up, I don't wanna get married, I don't want them to grow old..I just want the time machine to stop!!!! So that we stay exactly where we are now..with me having the ability to take care of them & with them..strong & healthy always...*sniff*sniff*

OuR BIG DAY aNNouNCeMenT

Hmm...by looking at the title of this post, everything is self-explanatory, rite? Just need to officially announce it, since literally EVERYONE has been bugging us on the actual date since the proposal. Now, everyone, the cat is out from the bag:

1st leg: Kota Kinabalu ~ 28th November 2009

2nd leg: Taiping ~ 6th December 2009

3rd leg: Kuala Lumpur ~ 8th December 2009

Well, just to share with you all, 8th of December (the 3rd leg) is also Baobei's birthday, as well as Mum's birthday (in the Lunar Calendar). Just like what daddy said..we'll KILL 3 BIRDS WITH ONE STONE. We also joked about having 3 layers of cakes to be cut. One layer for our wedding, one layer for mummy & the last layer for baobei. Haha...that would be fun!! I can't wait!!!

My X'Mas GiFt to DaDa..

I have made up my mind to get Dada a pair of new shoes for Christmas every year. You know why? Coz..I would like him to wear those shoes.. & accompany me through this journey called LIFE. Isn't it sweet, romantic & meaningful?? ;)

His X'mas Present 2008: PUMA Golden Bronze Boots ala Usain Bolt style

His X'mas Present 2007: Adidas Black & White Boots with 'Good Year Tyre Marks'

a LittLe too EaRLy foR X'MaS

Dada came back on Sunday night from KLIA, and got me something that he assumed would be my "Christmas + New Year" present. What makes him think that I'll let him off so easily?? Hahaha...he has NO IDEA what other things I have in mind. Can't wait to unveil all the possibilities to him when we go on leave next week...

Smell danger??? Haha..We'll see...

Miracle - LANCOME

DiSaPPoiNTeD iN a FRieND

I USED to have a friend..(when I put USED to..it means USED to..) whom I thought has the same thoughts as me, the same principle in life, share the same moral values in life with similar family upbringing.

She was someone whom I shared literally the same bed when we were roommates not long ago. We have been sharing the same room for more than 2 years. We had a good relationship while we were roommates. We actually hardly see each other in the room, as we work different shifts most of the time. So, once we have the time to see each other in the room, we would be busy catching up on the latest gossips and we could go on and on and on all night. We stay up happily chatting till late at night & until we really couldn't stand it, then doze off to sleep. We had endless topics to chat about.

We help out each other at work, as well as when we're sick. I remember she called me one day when I was at work, she said she wasn't feeling well & needed to see the doctor; without any hesitation, I rushed back & escorted her to the clinic. I also made sure she was OK & had something to eat before she takes the medicine.

There was also once, when she was sick in bed and there wasn't anything to eat in the room. I quickly went to get her some hot porridge so that she could take her medicine after that.

I was excited for her when she went for her promotion interview. I encouraged her & gave her confidence. She was like a sister to me, someone I cared for & treated her like a dear friend at heart.

All this...has now changed. She has turned into a total stranger, someone that I don't know anymore. All her actions make me feel sick & it's really unbelievable how the power of $$$ could change someone. She has now done something that wayyyy back when we were roommates, we swore together that we won't be caught dead doing it...I'm really disappointed in her..I know..I can't treat her like before anymore..things have changed..SHE has changed..maybe the problem is ME..as I didn't change with her? Nope...no way..I'm who I am..

DeCeMBeR UpDaTeS

I think everyone close to me should know by now what I have been busy with recently. Yes...mummy darling arrived on the 2nd & I have been spending quality time with her ever since. Of course, apart from working..we're almost 24hours inseperable. I'm definitely trying to make up for all these years' lost time with her. I really wish I don't work away from home. But I would say all this is called FATE. Had I not work here, how would I be able to meet Dada...right? There's absolutely 0% of him going on a KK trip & accidentally bump into me there..right?

Well, even all these romantic, rational thinking doesn't wash away the guilt deep down that I feel some times, being away from home...being robbed off time with my dearest mum, dad & baby. I have yet to think of the best solution, to have the best of both worlds..working life + life with Dada AND also to have my dear family close by my side always. Sigh~~I guess we can't be that greedy..:( But is that really too much to ask for? Actually I really don't think so!

Well, anyhow, I was really happy to be able to spend mummy darling's birthday with her this year, to be able to celebrate with her really means alot to me. She told me she was really happy about it. And I know, of course..that this is true. From the bottom of her heart...Muaksss..mummy darling..hope you are happy always & have many, many more birthdays that I could spend with you. Stay healthy always...You're always in my heart & mind..Love you always...

The BIRTHDAY QUEEN & PRINCESS (Baobei wanted to celebrate hers in advance)

ONE HAPPY FAMILY