We got a great online deal from Groupon - Classic Medicure + Pedicure at $20 by Beyond Beauty!
Sister and I bought a total of 4 vouchers for us (including younger sis and Mommy) to pamper ourselves on 27 May, day before wedding!
There's a little problem. They don't have enough manicurist to do 4 at one go... so we might end up in different outlets.
Oh, I changed my trial makeup appointment on 28 Apr, Thu instead as it coincides with my company D&D. Luckily, Chris is able to make it and he is nice enough to inform di Gio of the change on my behalf :)
Friday, April 15, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Boon Lay Fields application result
Another failed attempt of our HDB application - what's new for our 5th attempt??
Again, our application for a 5-room flat is 3 times over subscribed.
1st attempt - Sales of Balance flat at Bukit Merah
2nd attempt - Dawson our BTO
3rd attempt - Corporation Tiara BTO
4th attempt - Sales of Balance flat at Jurong West
5th attempt - Boon Lay Fields
I just found out from Daddy that Lim Boon Heng is the MP for our GRC. I have asked Daddy to help me find out when is the next Meet-the-people session. Great timing to pour our grievance and make our voice heard!!!
Again, our application for a 5-room flat is 3 times over subscribed.
1st attempt - Sales of Balance flat at Bukit Merah
2nd attempt - Dawson our BTO
3rd attempt - Corporation Tiara BTO
4th attempt - Sales of Balance flat at Jurong West
5th attempt - Boon Lay Fields
I just found out from Daddy that Lim Boon Heng is the MP for our GRC. I have asked Daddy to help me find out when is the next Meet-the-people session. Great timing to pour our grievance and make our voice heard!!!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Unhappy event of Chris and di Gio
I gave di Gio a piece of my mind today.
Chris, the make-up artist called me yesterday to confirm on the timing for the evening make-up for myself and Mommy. He informed that he has another couple who is holding their ROM at Conrad prior to mine so he will reach Fairmont at about 5.30pm to work on the make-up.
After I mentioned that we might need to be ready slightly earlier for a short tea ceremony for a few of my relatives who are not able to make it in the morning, Chris realised he would not have sufficient time for both of us.
If we want to be done by 6.45pm, he would need to get another make-up artist to do Mommy's hairdo and make-up at $100 instead of the agreed $80. After hanging up for less than 10 mins, he called again to find out the time Henry will be fetching me on 28 May morning. Only then, he sprung another surprise for me - another bridal make-up that might clash with mine! But he needs to check the timing of the other couple. If our timing clashes, he said both parties might have to compromise.
I remembered Chris told me that I would need to pay $130 in total for the morning and evening make-up, of which I vividly recalled that this should be included within di Gio's package.
Hence, I called May up this afternoon and she clarified the price with me:
$25 - Hairdo (should any curling of hair required)
$25 - ampoule
$15 - Fake lashes
At the same time, I expressed my unhappiness over Chris' schedule for that day, pointing out that it would disrupt our programme timing and inconvenience everyone on such a happy occasion. What's more, I have to fork out extra money to get a second make-up artist!
I have also enquired about the extra cost that we need to pay Chris for coming early to my house that morning. It would be charged at $50 for every hour before 6.30am and since I'm supposed to do my make-up at 5am, it would cost me $75! I requested for a goodwill price but May said it's a standard market rate of which the cost will go through them. Obviously they are drawing some commission from it!
The more I spoke to May, the more frustrated and agitated I become and I realised May's tone of voice started to change. She told me she will check with Chris and update me soon.
In less than 30 mins, Chris called to pacify my anger, saying that there might be a miscommunication on the fact that the charges of different make-up artist varies and there are some confidential issues which di Gio did not convey to them; it's only between the customer and the bridal studio.
I told Chris that I don't want to do my make-up and hairdo in a hasty manner on that day and that I hope to achiee a win-win situation for both myself and himself. He kept telling me not to get angry so I poured my grievances to him, saying that I'm upset di Gio charges for every little thing much to my disgust! He totally understands my plight and said that I'm not the first bride to file that complaint.
Finally, he managed to appease me by agreeing to help me to get his make-up artist friend to do it at $80 on his account and he can do my morning make-up at 5am since the other couple will only start at 7am, although I still need to pay $75 for the early charge.
Chris, the make-up artist called me yesterday to confirm on the timing for the evening make-up for myself and Mommy. He informed that he has another couple who is holding their ROM at Conrad prior to mine so he will reach Fairmont at about 5.30pm to work on the make-up.
After I mentioned that we might need to be ready slightly earlier for a short tea ceremony for a few of my relatives who are not able to make it in the morning, Chris realised he would not have sufficient time for both of us.
If we want to be done by 6.45pm, he would need to get another make-up artist to do Mommy's hairdo and make-up at $100 instead of the agreed $80. After hanging up for less than 10 mins, he called again to find out the time Henry will be fetching me on 28 May morning. Only then, he sprung another surprise for me - another bridal make-up that might clash with mine! But he needs to check the timing of the other couple. If our timing clashes, he said both parties might have to compromise.
I remembered Chris told me that I would need to pay $130 in total for the morning and evening make-up, of which I vividly recalled that this should be included within di Gio's package.
Hence, I called May up this afternoon and she clarified the price with me:
$25 - Hairdo (should any curling of hair required)
$25 - ampoule
$15 - Fake lashes
At the same time, I expressed my unhappiness over Chris' schedule for that day, pointing out that it would disrupt our programme timing and inconvenience everyone on such a happy occasion. What's more, I have to fork out extra money to get a second make-up artist!
I have also enquired about the extra cost that we need to pay Chris for coming early to my house that morning. It would be charged at $50 for every hour before 6.30am and since I'm supposed to do my make-up at 5am, it would cost me $75! I requested for a goodwill price but May said it's a standard market rate of which the cost will go through them. Obviously they are drawing some commission from it!
The more I spoke to May, the more frustrated and agitated I become and I realised May's tone of voice started to change. She told me she will check with Chris and update me soon.
In less than 30 mins, Chris called to pacify my anger, saying that there might be a miscommunication on the fact that the charges of different make-up artist varies and there are some confidential issues which di Gio did not convey to them; it's only between the customer and the bridal studio.
I told Chris that I don't want to do my make-up and hairdo in a hasty manner on that day and that I hope to achiee a win-win situation for both myself and himself. He kept telling me not to get angry so I poured my grievances to him, saying that I'm upset di Gio charges for every little thing much to my disgust! He totally understands my plight and said that I'm not the first bride to file that complaint.
Finally, he managed to appease me by agreeing to help me to get his make-up artist friend to do it at $80 on his account and he can do my morning make-up at 5am since the other couple will only start at 7am, although I still need to pay $75 for the early charge.
Invite cards
I gave out my very first few invite cards today!
Passed to Eileen when we met for lunch and then to Yoke Ying and Haiqi when we had our dinner at Jurong Point.
More to go! I'm trying to arrange schedules to meet up with friends to pass it to them asap. Hopefully I will be able to hand out all by 1st week of May!
I have done up a 90%-confirmed program rundown of the Actual Day a couple of days ago. I don't know why, but I felt a huge rock has been taken off my shoulder thereafter. In fact, I feel happy even though I worked on it till 1.30am on a weekday :)
Passed to Eileen when we met for lunch and then to Yoke Ying and Haiqi when we had our dinner at Jurong Point.
More to go! I'm trying to arrange schedules to meet up with friends to pass it to them asap. Hopefully I will be able to hand out all by 1st week of May!
I have done up a 90%-confirmed program rundown of the Actual Day a couple of days ago. I don't know why, but I felt a huge rock has been taken off my shoulder thereafter. In fact, I feel happy even though I worked on it till 1.30am on a weekday :)
Sunday, April 10, 2011
T-shirt printing
We brought all the Xiong Dis and Jie Meis' t-shirts to Queensway for printing.
Waited for about 1.5hours before they are ready for collection, only to know that one of the Xiong Di's t-shirt got a little stain from the printing! They offered ti compensate a piece to us but Henry was insistent that it was not entirely their fault...
In the end, we were only charged for the printing of 19 t-shirts.
We went to NTUC Fairprice to buy a bleach pen and try on the stained t-shirt. It proved to be futile though we managed to remove a little.
Waited for about 1.5hours before they are ready for collection, only to know that one of the Xiong Di's t-shirt got a little stain from the printing! They offered ti compensate a piece to us but Henry was insistent that it was not entirely their fault...
In the end, we were only charged for the printing of 19 t-shirts.
We went to NTUC Fairprice to buy a bleach pen and try on the stained t-shirt. It proved to be futile though we managed to remove a little.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
IKEA
Dresses and jacket fitting for family - 23 April, Sat at 12pm
Trial make-up - 27 April, Wed at 7.15pm
Henry could not wait till 23 April to collect our photo album, table top photo and the 30 x 24 canvas portrait so we made an impromptu trip to di Gio. Pretty impressed with the final outcome of the photo album and the canvas portrait!
I believe the portrait is going to have a significant presence in our room!
Packed Henry's room in the afternoon and we certainly put our new vacuum cleaner to good use. A worthy investment indeed! I have also began to buy some daily necessities and park them in my new room.
We went to IKEA with my parents-in-law in the evening to check out the bed frame and curtains for our room. A failed attempt at buying the bed frame... my dream bed with the romantic curtain drapes on the metal stands surrounding the frame proved too unrealistic and unpractical for Henry.
MIL was nice enough to suggest that if I really wish to have the drape, my FIL can drill a loop in the ceiling for me to hang a similar one that is separated from our bed.
Ultimately, we need to deliberate if we getting a cheaper one or a higher quality one depending on whether we would want to move it into our own home a couple of years down the road.
But our IKEA trip was not fruitless after all, since we bought curtains for the room! This is my first attempt in purchasing such home items so I got the help from MIL and I managed to find one, which I hope it will blend in beautifully with the green wall of the room.
Oh yea, my 'Married' car plate has been delivered to my house today! Thanks to Daddy who had to stay at home to wait for the late courier.
Trial make-up - 27 April, Wed at 7.15pm
Henry could not wait till 23 April to collect our photo album, table top photo and the 30 x 24 canvas portrait so we made an impromptu trip to di Gio. Pretty impressed with the final outcome of the photo album and the canvas portrait!
I believe the portrait is going to have a significant presence in our room!
Packed Henry's room in the afternoon and we certainly put our new vacuum cleaner to good use. A worthy investment indeed! I have also began to buy some daily necessities and park them in my new room.
We went to IKEA with my parents-in-law in the evening to check out the bed frame and curtains for our room. A failed attempt at buying the bed frame... my dream bed with the romantic curtain drapes on the metal stands surrounding the frame proved too unrealistic and unpractical for Henry.
MIL was nice enough to suggest that if I really wish to have the drape, my FIL can drill a loop in the ceiling for me to hang a similar one that is separated from our bed.
Ultimately, we need to deliberate if we getting a cheaper one or a higher quality one depending on whether we would want to move it into our own home a couple of years down the road.
But our IKEA trip was not fruitless after all, since we bought curtains for the room! This is my first attempt in purchasing such home items so I got the help from MIL and I managed to find one, which I hope it will blend in beautifully with the green wall of the room.
Oh yea, my 'Married' car plate has been delivered to my house today! Thanks to Daddy who had to stay at home to wait for the late courier.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Depressed.
Bad news - Yiqian called me this morning, she sounded weird over the phone and I could sense something was not right...
Her dad has been admitted into the ICU for a week since his operation. Right now, he is in a critical condition of which his breathing is being supported by an equipment and he will remain unconscious unless the life-supporting equipment is unplugged.
Doctor does not have high hopes.
She cried over the phone and was apologetic for not being able to be my emcee, Jie Mei and even attend my wedding.
I was not upset with her at all, I know she doesn't want this to happen either and she is in much agony than me.
I just have regrets that one of my best friends of 14 years is unable to be present on my big day...
We have to think of someone to assume the emcee role again. As for replacement of Jie Mei, I have asked Jasmine and Hui Han for help. I hate to make decision between the two of them hence, I told them to discuss among themselves and let me know who is going to be my Jie Mei.
Henry and I were wondering... why did history repeat itself from our ROM 1 year ago?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)