Weddings are expensive! This i am realising as a continuously look at ideas and purchase stuff – thank goodness getting married is a once in a lifetime event!
Cash strapped as i am (yeah, between reno and legal costs, i’m bleeding profusely!) i still went down south to Singapore recently for a short break… well, it was more of everything was being planned and there was no way i could get out of it without stepping on anyone’s toes. But, all in all it was good cos i managed to get all that i needed for the wedding – his and hers stuff!
Instead of driving, decided to take the earliest FireFly flight from Subang airport – 7.55 am. No worries there since it meant getting up extra early and most importantly, reaching Singapore bright and early! After some amounts of calculation on costs and tiredness, flying in would be a better bet. Plus, the thought of driving for four hours after a hectic week, did nothing to motivate me … more so cos i wasnt’ driving down alone and, hence free rein to burst all speed limits was not an option anymore… So gave up speed for leisurely flight down …
Upon reaching SG, we took a cab to my friend’s place in Upper Bukit Timah. We were staying at her brand new apartments. I must say, those apartments were really nice, and even the neighbourhood, was near the forest reserve, so there were loads of trees and birds chirping (or so la…). For brunch, we went to Vivo City and ate fab dim sum. Yes, it was also an all-you-can-eat holiday.
Then it was on to more shopping till we went back again to Changi (terminal 3) this time to pick up my friend’s aunt who was flying in from the UK. There, ate more – fab wanton with char siew. Wooaah, it was good since i handnt eaten this dish in ages and ages! Oh yes, since we waited extra long, we shared a packet of McD’s fries. Upon reaching home, it was pizza and all the additional stuff that comes with take home orders! And yes, while the others had it with wine, i just drank like half a bottle of coke to wake up and join in the conversation. Was dead tired from waking up super early and all that walking!
The next day, since i was dying for the black carrot cake (which i never can find in Msia), we drove over to Gim Moh market that sold the best carrot cake (black)! and it was goooooood! Reminded me of my memories as a kid heading down to Serangoon market to get my carrot cake fix everytime i was there!
And all this time we were there, it rained cats and dogs, literally! It was super heavy with strong wind, leaving uprooted trees as well. Even the jams were horrible. I noticed the Singaporeans were reacting very surprised to the strange weather they were having. Me, having lived in lands with very strong winds, very heavy rains, monsoons and floods didnt blink an eyelid. Hhhhmmmm … just kept on eating my yummie black carrot cake … heaven on earth!
From there, we went to orchard in search for everything wedding related – shoes, ties, cufflinks, etc etc etc. Far East plaza is really, my kind of place! Fantastic sales with a variety of styles to suit my crazy love for all kinds of shoes. Ok, so all in all, i bought like 5 pairs. We searched. We deliberated. We compared prices. We bought. We moved on.
Next we headed for Tangs and there we found my wedding shoes! Beautiful pair that i fell in love with… talk about classy!
And then we went to Paragon and Taka to look for other stuff. All at spectacular discounts! And then, we had a break at PS Cafe (?) at Paragon, lovely dips and flourless orange cake!
After having found out that Paul Smith was not at Taka, but at Isetan (some place quite far away) and went all the way there to find out that we had to go to Hilton SG since the boutique was there. And again, we went there to find out, the boutique was closed! Aisey … all that walking! So anyway, we just took a cab and went to my friend’s place for dinner!
And we did all this with loads of water falling from the sky!
To be continued…
