Sister Down!

Received a message from hubby this afternoon telling me that he got news that my sis is in hospital and asked how is she. A wave of blind panic swept over me. Sis in hospital? What? Why? Why am I not informed? After much confusion, panic, worry and stress. I managed to visit her at the hospital.

She looks tired and she's got a drip poked into her hand. (shiver down my spine) Only when I saw her and talk to her did the tight knot in my stomach relaxed abit. I think she would be ok, I hope. Doctors are still doing tests. Initial suspicion was Meningitis, but we don't know yet. I kept rubbing my health - Feng Shuei monkey in office before I went to the hospital, hoping that my feeble attempt would help her recover soon. I hope they work! Hubs coming home tomorrow, so we'll go visit her together.

The light at the end of the tunnel

After a roller coaster ride of emotions, the ride as ended and has safety pulled up back at the station.


I mentioned earlier that my dream wedding dinner location was at Hotel Intercontinental, but their minimum number of tables was too high. We called the hotel in defeat, to throw in the white towel. But our hopes were lifted again when the events coordinator said that she would try to talk to the manager about the number of tables, in attempt to close the deal. I should have known better, I was in cloud nine! My dream wedding is back on track! But I was slammed back onto the cruel ground when my sis told me two days later that there was no deal, and we have to choose somewhere else.


I was devastated! The news was too harsh, too abrupt, I wanted to cry. It didn't help that I was still in office. I couldn't work, I just want to sink into a heap on the ground and sulk. I msg hubby, asking if he can talk, and I hid in the privacy of the toilet and told him how sad and disappointed I was.


After two days of misery I've decided that maybe this is for the better! Smaller wedding means less tables, less tables means I can only choose close friends. Fewer tables would also mean more savings, and more savings would mean a more fantastic honeymoon! So now I only hope that the appointment with Goodwood park goes well!

Sunday Outing

What a day! When to a colleague's wedding lunch but turned up at the Hilton, which was wrong hotel. I had to walk all the way back the opposite direction in the blistering heat to the right hotel, Marriot. HaHa... blur like sotong.. Thank goodness I wasn't late. Actually, I rather enjoyed the walk, it's been awhile since we have such a bright and sunny weather.

Marriot's grand ballroom was pretty with the intelligent lighting system changing colours every few seconds, but I find it a little too dim for my liking. Overall the wedding was great, I think my colleague's wife is very cute, bubbly and likable. Haha... if I'm a guy I would sound pretty pervy huh..

Met up my sis after that. We went shopping abit before viewing the Goodwood Park Hotel. I went there last weekend with hubby but we never went inside as it was locked. It was a dream... The bright sunlight poured in through the windows into the reception area, the furniture was white with rose petals scattered everywhere. The ballroom was pretty small but bright and airy. Everything was white with different shades of pink roses on the tables. It's so sweet and romantic, it warms my heart just thinking about it.

Then there was Hotel Intercontinental. We strode up the winding stairs and peep into the ballroom, and the sight took my breadth away... The whole room was white and gold, with two huge chandeliers hanging over head, surrounding the chandeliers was countless crystals, making the room shine like nothing you've ever seen. The stage was also white with a little lights behind a sheer back-drop, giving it a starlight effect. I was dumbstruck, I loved the room before the renovation, and now it's even better than before! I was lost for words except 'whao' and 'oh my..' The room would be perfect for the military wedding we wanted. This is my theme, 'Grandeur & Elegance'. It's perfect.

I crashed back to earth awhile later when I learned that we need a minimum table of 35 tables for a Saturday dinner. We only have about 29! Unless we do a Saturday lunch, but the timing is almost impossible if we wanna do a military wedding. Or we could use Goodwood, but I want inter-con! Or we could just save money and go with Marina Mandarin, but their so-call ballroom sucks! HOW???

Reached home at around 8pm with tired feet and a heavy heart.. I can't do this alone, I need my hubby.. He's calling me at 11pm later, he's overseas and I missed him terribly. I need to talk to him, maybe we'll find a solution together.

Wedding Diaries

If you see me smiling to myself every now and then, don't worry. I've not flown over the cuckoo's nest yet. I'm getting married! The date's set, well, more or less. We've settled for August 11 2007, so now the next step is to settle a wedding venue. I was really fortunate enough to get my elder sister to be my wedding planner. She's a real gem I tell you.

Hubby and I actually planned to do the wedding in 2006, but my sister's wedding was in June the same year, so we decided not to steal her thunder and not stress our family members (especially my mom) out by having two weddings in a year. After her wedding, my sis was asking us when were we planning to do our wedding dinner. We wanted to, but both my hubby and I were just too lazy and busy to get things started. Being the Feng Shui enthusiast, we ask her to help us choose an auspicious date next year. After awhile I thought, why not just ask her to help me plan the whole wedding?

My sister is a perfectionist when it comes to planning. She does all her research before negotiating for the best deal in town. I have complete faith in her planning capability and taste, so I asked her to be my wedding planner. She seemed happy to accept the role. So the date is set, appointments are arranged to meet hotel event executives, and all I have to do is say 'OK' or 'not OK' each time she calls me to make decisions.

I know of brides-to-be that turned into bridezillas from the stress, so I know that I'm very lucky to have my darling sister helping me out. Now I can enjoy the whole experience with the knowledge that my wedding is in good hands.

So is it surprising if you see me smiling to myself every now and then?

War!!

Yes, this time it's personal. There's no going back now, in fact, there is no other way. It's either do or die...

Er... Maybe it's a little over exaggerated. But I guess I have to prepare myself mentally for this challenge. Here it goes.

As of 1 December 2006, Colene (aka Miss CoCo) is going on a diet. Reason? Miss CoCo would be having her wedding dinner in 2007, so everything has to be perfect, figure included. But! Being a true believer in healthy living, crash diet is definitely not an option. In fact, it's even in my 2006 New Year resolution!

Here's my war plan:
1. Eat less during meals but never skip meals (I read somewhere that skipping meals would just make things worst)

2. Eat more healthy food instead. Miss CoCo will opt for more light & soupy meals, with lots of fruits and vegetables!

3. Miss CoCo will try to make the ultimate sacrifice by reducing her nibblings on happy snacks, especially potato chips (slurp) and CHOCOLATE! (slurp slurp slurp....!) CoCo would have to brainwash herself that they are not "Happy Food" but "Bad Bad Food"... Sob....

4. KICK ASS! Miss CoCo has signed up for kick-ass kick boxing classes on every Saturday, which have commenced since 2 December 2006. Miss CoCo will then up her tempo one month later by having an additional Aerobics class on Wednesday’s evening. proud...

Well, that's the war plan for now. I've even prepared reinforcements by getting my hubby to be my war ally. The enemy is strong, and it's gonna be a tough fight. I would need someone to be there with me all the way. Like they said, Misery loves company. Besides, he kept complaining about his tummy anyway.

I will periodically update my progress, so wish me success! CHARGE!!!!!!!!!

Daily Ramblings

Sigh... finally its the end of another day. Ive been assigned to purchase new neckloops for my company, and now I'm starting to regret the choice of vendor because I don't think he can meet my dateline. I'm starting to feel the breadth of my boss down my neck.


Talking about neck, the stupid strain on my neck is back recently. I sprained it when I was a teenager. I flung my head back while drying my hair and SNAP! My head was tilted to the right, unable to move from the pain. Ever since then, the pain resurfaces whenever I'm feeling stressed.


I'm feeling the chills from AJ recently. (She's my team mate) I dunno if it's because I've offended her unknowingly or I'm just being sensitive. She is quite well known to be pretty sensitive and petty, definitely a cannot-take-the-joke kind of person. Anyway, as long as we are still ok working as a team, we'll live.


Well, I think I have enough of the PC for one day. I'm logging off now. Bye.

It's Never Too Late...

That's my take in learning and improving yourself. As long as there's a breadth of air in your lungs, you are ready to learn something new.

I really like some of my friend's blog, and I learnt that most of the things they know about web design is self taught. I was so impressed and envious! I thought, if they can do that, so can I! So I seek advise from one of them (I've just added her into my surfing menu, check her out!)

She gave me two websites that gives online tutorials but so far, I'm only at page two. Haha... The thing is, I usually just veg out when I get home and I spend all my weekends at a no-Internet environment. But that doesn't mean I can't share the knowledge around yah? For all you thirsty learners out there, check out these two websites. It's all I have! Good Luck!

http://www.pagetutor.com/

http://www.w3schools.com/

The Shoe Lady..

I saw her again.

Did you notice that we cross path with some people almost every other day? I usually see the most interesting people at the bus stop near my home. This morning I saw "shoe lady".

She's a working woman in her thirties, always dressed in smart but conservative suits. She's got short, bright golden brown hair with fair skin. When she walked nearer into the bus stop shelter this morning, I was pleasantly surprised that she was wearing green contacts. I seldom see woman in her age and type wear coloured contact lenses and I was immediately impressed at her confidence and sense of style. Besides, the green looks great with her hair and skin colour.

Why is she the "shoe lady"? Every morning, she will wear sloppy, cheap looking, slip on sandals to the bus stop with her power suits. But, while waiting for the bus to come, she will take off her soddy looking sandals, pull out a pair of absolutely fabulous black shiny peep toes heels from her bag and put them on. When she slips on her heel, she's transformed from an ordinary office girl into this modern, chic office executive. Ready to take on the world.

Strange, why did she put on those ugly heels and change into another pair of shoes just shortly after leaving the house? Well, at least she have emergency shoes!

Innocent victim: "Oh no! my heels broke!"
Shoe Lady to the rescue: "Don't worry, I've got an extra pair of shoes here with me!"
Innocent Victim: "Oh shoe lady! You're a life saver!"

Dilemma...

What do you do when you have to choose? On one hand, you have a fun day of sun, sand and sea. A surprise birthday party at a beach resort surrounded by family and friends, BBQ, drinks, games and laughter. On the other hand, your darling is coming home after a long trip and he was really looking forward to see you waiting for him at the airport. He can't wait to give you a big hug and kiss at the airport when you meet him.



Let's weight the options shall we? If I choose to go to the party, I would risk hurting my darling's feelings. I know that if the tables were turned, he would choose me over fun with his friends, no hesitation at all. On the other hand, I would be enjoying my precious saturday at a great party.



If I decide to go pick up my darling, I would have to spend my beautiful saturday afternoon coop up at home facing the four walls, waiting for the evening to come. I would still be able to go to the party, but by the time we get to Sentosa, it would be around 8pm. Everybody would have eaten, party's almost over. But of course, the love of my life would be delighted, and I'm happy when he's happy.




If I decide to do both, I would go berserk running around the country and not doing much at all.



So I made a painful decision. I picked up my mobile and told my sis and friends that I won't be joining them at the party until later tonight. I spent the rest of the day mopping around at home, sulking away. I SO wanted to go to the party! But I guess I've pass the point of no return. Dear dear would be expecting me at the airport, I've told my friends that I'm not going to the party that early, so, no ride to Sentosa.




Oh well, no point mopping around anymore. There will always be another party to go, but my darling's feelings are priceless, and I guess Sentosa will not be disappearing anytime soon. I can always go there with my dear next weekend. So now it's time for me to wash up and head to the airport, to meet my choice. And I can't wait to see him!

Welcome to CoCo Land!

Hi ho!

First time trying out blogspot. I was previously from Friendster blog but they were quite restrictive. Besides, this would be a better learning space for me to learn more on learning how to design my own page. My friend Winsome send me some online tutorials on the subject. I'll try to update this page as I go along.

Good Luck to me!