... 5 days to go

recently I am too busy to update the status here. I am glad I am finally having my holidays.

Michelle, my roommate (whom is now my good friend) during my study in New York, arrived 2 days ago and we spent most of the time together. Somehow I am bringing her to tour around Hong Kong and I still believe this is the will of God.

He just needs me to RELAX... and let K handle it.

5 days to go and we feel so blessed cause people around us are getting more excited ( than I do!)

Bridesmaid are coming to stay overnight before the big day. HAPPY! :D

countdown

... 4 weeks 1 day

Thank you Po Ming.

I am facing to this blog again. And yes, hurray... 4 weeks 1 day to go. didn't really the excitment right? haha, all my worries are about the guests. I can almost see their face turning GREY when they knew about the ceremony & banquet location.
 
K is taking care of the wedding smoothly now, so I feel less stress handling for both wedding stuff and company new launch.

Mentally need relax relax relax.......

... 1 month 2 weeks

Trust me, this is not something like a “pre-marital neurosis”

I was thinking if I should add this here, but the love from K and beloved friends made me to.

It was a sun-shining morning and I thought I am going to had a good day. But dark clouds surrounded me when I was in the bus after a cool-down with the noisy world. I started to text people in phone yelling for help with my depression -- this is my second time and I feel this time it’s even stronger . Just couldn’t help crying on bus. I was feeling so bad that I couldn't express in words.

Thank you Dino. You saved my life when I was travelling. K was trying hard to comfort me, but they are repeated. I need to build a new trust and not focusing sharing with one person, I do not want to bother him. But, Dino did a very good comforting job. I found out , along the way, I am relying on you too. I just kept on texting you , whenever I feel ‘ not right’.

Raymond, I was so happy seeing you after the shower with my eyes. I was just going to the shop by luck, then I saw you.  Your smile, your tailor-made beverage, I feel you welcomed me, welcomed me to be one of your special friend in your life.

K, I am sorry. I am too heavy. You are such a happy person and you just kept on wanting me to be happy as well. But that’s not supposed to be your responsibility. You were trying hard to bring me out of this place. But of my sickness, I didn’t seem getting much in to it. I am so sorry that I have been giving you so much hard time. PLEASE do not use all your energy on me. You will be too tired , too much pressure…

Last night, I couldn’t fall asleep cause the surroundings was full of fear, I am so scare of hearing sounds, but the hug made me feel secure and finally I could sleep.

Yet, the clouds are still here with me today.

What should I do?

b.

... 1 month 2 weeks 4 days

time is really running so fast. i was so afraid to open this page to see how many days to go for the big day. crazily busy with my job and that 's why i am so much worry. anyway...

a wedding is just for a day.
a marriage is for a lifetime.

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early saturday morning i called the new wedding banquet manager to follow up with some issues. her name is Leona, i could feel her energetic working style , happiness and smartness. i am glad that she picked up the job from Jackie quite fast and being very helpful.

so, after this call, there are several things that i have to manage immediately. hmm. need to discuss with mr.k afterwards. i better work on another details while half of the world are still resting.

Mon- Fri 100% office work
Sat - Sun 100% house / family / wedding work

intensive weekends schedule.

gotta work now, stay tuned.

b.

...1 months 4 weeks

a little bit disappointed cause company suddenly pops out 2 ad-hod big launch this coming 2 months and 1 across my wedding day.

i texted k immediately for this sudden change and i kind of ... feeling disappointed since i didn't feel like getting 100% ready for my once & only big day in my life. sighed

and the pressure goes to k, i am sorry about that.

I have to start handing over all the materials and things to be follow up to K for further alignment and booking. somehow i am so much worried and led me more pressure.

huh. 

Lord, I know you will help us.

...2 months 2 weeks 4 days

god always help k. (lorrrrrrr)

night before we had our marriage consultant with Priest - Martin , and he told us it's not necessary to make a booklet for the mass. i kind of like this suggestion. this sounds so special to me! and we are not going to waste too much paper & money on this!

somehow we still need to do 'something' about the mass, let's speed up thinking!

the consultant content are unexpected. anyway, i am glad k and i compromised those before meeting Martin.

we raise up a 'request' to Martin and hope that he would be able to arrange it for us... understand that's difficult. but it's really a big help if it's possible to do so... 

raw material of the invitation should be available by early next week. there are some ' accident' and production house kept helping on solving the problem for us. so much appreciation to their efforts.

tonight i will be out for set up till mid-night, i feel nervous yet a bit excited...anyway, complicated feeling. there would be a work which i used the name Belenation as the design artist.  thank you k for the little surprise this morning.

... 2 months 2 weeks 6 days

time is really getting closer and closer ...
we finally settled the 75% of the invitation - raw material , and we have to move on with it when we gather all materials next week. hopefully , the invitation will be ready by end of this month and will start distributing.

reviewing back to the planned schedule,
invitation design (jan) & mass booklet (feb) are delayed for more than 3 months

and in May:
>bus confirmation with numbers
>application of car permission
>submission of documents to church
>finalized schedule of the day
>confirmed venue decoration / car / reception

please tell me that it's possible to squeeze in all these, please tell me that it's possible to squeeze in all these, please tell me that it's possible to squeeze in all these. ay.

meanwhile,
> i need to do modification for the dress pattern after the 1st fitting and catch for the 2nd fitting in Jun
> a big campaign will be launching soon ( office work-which will be occupying about 1 month time for the development and set up ....)

please tell me that it's possible to squeeze in all these stuff...

just too tight, too heavy...and this is not my way of working... i never study a day before the exam. but at least 3 months ahead when I was in uni ... I hate this feeling....sighed. 

so the july. i will still be crazy. wish me luck.

b

…. 2 months 4 weeks

I know I am going to be terrible busy at work this week, still I want to write down the things happened over the weekend. I do not want to forget any beautiful details of it.

Saturday

We booked the appointment for submitting the Note of Intended Marriage at admiralty that morning.

A little bit nervous cause this is my first time (and only once) to do such thing. Instructions were clear and direct, we proceed our application fast.

No. 19, Window 15 – Ms. Alice Lau

Thank you Alice. You are such a cute and wonderful lady. You made us feeling so welcomed to the marriage world. Your stories, your laughter. You are the 1st government worker that I feel the 100% passion with your job. Thank you God for us to meeting you. Fear no more.

CMAC

Seminar by Peter. Full of information but inspiring for part of it. We are informed to have on-site training for 2 courses that will be using up 4 days. Glad it’s after the wedding. Hee.

Ken & Popo

Special friends and we planned to have dinner together. They 2 live so far and always willing to come far across the ocean to my birthday parties… Location changed and we finally have dinner in our new home. I cooked some new dishes ( of mine) to them. 1st attempt , room to improve, yet I am glad they love the dishes with compliments ( as usual, I can only hear the negative comments , even only 1 and it covered all positive, haha! Not good not good B)

Sunday

Punch line of today is the house blessing + warming with St. Ambrose Choir & Father Yip- Martin.

And I did fitting with the bridesmaid for their dress and shoes. It’s quite tiring!

K kept on picking and sending out the guest. It’s quite tiring too!

We both not staying long with the guest but they just find their way to have fun in our home. We are glad they did.

Let me try to recall finally how many guests were in our house.

1. Yoyoma

2. Kenne - maid of honor

3. Cody - bridesmaid

4. Cecilia - bridesmaid

5. Elaine

6. Water

7. Fung

8. Wulstan

9. Jowin

10. Sing

11. Leslie

12. Martin - Priest

13. William

14. Bobo

15. Kit

16. Wawa - bridesmaid

17. Joe

18. Renee

19. Matthew

20. Joyfield

21. MC Yan

22. Kimberley - bridesmaid

23. Partrick

24. Zoe

B + K

Shocked. Total 26 ppl in a house O_o

I feel blessed to have them with us for the house blessing, that was so warm for us.

This morning I talked to myself…

My weekends recently are so beautiful…..

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And that made me feel my weekdays are terrible….

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… no, I shouldn’t think that way, I need to fix it. Ha.

b

... 3 months 3 days

Many things happened last week. First of all, thank you! It was a thankful week.

...Thank you, b for caring mum so much...

...Thank you, Lord for looking after mum all the time...

...Thank you for all of the blessings from my family and friends for my Last Single Birthday...

...Thank you for the unexpected big surprises from b...bunny 25 came to my office in the afternoon as a delivery (I thought the supplier sent to a wrong person :P)...

...Thank you for the Coexistence model which b took a long long way to get from South Horizons...

...Thank you for the birthday song from Ailey's sister team...

...Thank you for the present (3-eyed Aliens glasses towel) from Kitty...

...Thank you for mum and dad's lai si...

...Thank you for b's tears from CMAC training...the tears of happiness and thankfulness...

...Thank you, b for bringing me to have the best fish ball noodles in the world on the Peak...

...Thank you for the surprise with the birthday dessert and special birthday song from the restaurant staffs...

...Thank you for the peaceful and smooth youth mass...

...Thank you for the chocolate birthday cake from Ambrose...

...Thank you for the special selected birthday card from Kenne...

...Thank you for the lovely bikes from Raymond...

...Thank you for the wonderful housewarming with b's friends...especially thanks for b's dishes...

...Thank you for the suitable goods from taobao...

Thank you for sharing your love with me. I love you all.

Love,

k.

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... 3 months 3 days

okay, first of all, about last saturday's CMAC

the proposal of the 'private kitchen' is not presented , yet, we can ensure our proposal was so good fit with their 'requirements' hee.

Instructor Angel asked us to observe the other married couple reaction during the activties cause we have experienced it few months ago. and still, I cried.... A LOT!!!

everything was a rush! we finally took taxi to the peak catch for the booked dinner.
enjoyable dinner with full of thankfulness in heart. really really so so so thankful.

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Bikes from Cyberbike Underground arrived home together with Boss Raymond W. on sunday!
Phoebe , Samuel & Tsz Yan went to our home for dinner. I ... just love cooking so much ( yet so worry if the foods are not good) I should learn more kind of dishes from now on.

5th May , house blessing. 20+ people will be visiting our home. Bridesmaids will be trying on with their 1st mock up of dress. Still a lot of adjustment on the dress needed.

let's see.

love
b

… 3 months 1 week 3 days

First of all, BIG CLAP for the BIG MAN with all his effort to the house, to our family.

Last week we experienced a war after the CMAC training. I could tell that it was like a REAL training from god.

I am glad we finally overcome it. I remember I gave him a hug in the kitchen. Heart soften.

I was looking at K on bed when he was so much concentrated on fitting the curtain. My tears out and turned my face to the wall . I sincerely feel thankful and recall all the memories of ours before.

3 months , we will be a married couple. He suddenly looked like a dream to me , yet his breathe , skin, movement… everything are just so close and real to me.

And then I said: you look very handsome.

He smiled. Real smile that couldn’t be hide. Hahaha… I seldom compliment him this way. I realized I seldom speak out my appreciations to him.

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The draft schedule is settled and the church time is confirmed.

Next next next >>>>

1)      Invitation production

2)      Church invites design / production

3)      Booklet / production

4)      Transportation arrangement……

5)      I do not want to think anymore……………………………………………………………….

Hahahahaha.

b

... 3 months 2 weeks 3 days

'nervous?' mum's question to me.
' i don't know' this is how i replied her.

haha... i guess that means 'yes'?

Joel asked me if my wedding stuff are all settled.
I replied her that I am getting ready for the marriage, but not yet for the wedding. hahahaha...

there are still so many broken pieces that we have to handle.

1. invitation & envelope & arrangement
2. coach arrangement
3. mass booklet
4. sitting plan
5. schedule
6. decoration // car decoration 
7. floral (tho i dun really like fancy flowers :\ hmm, i am not gonna spend money on this, hee)

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last saturday, we had our 1st lesson in CMAC
that was so much fun! classmates of our are mature and well experienced.
one couple married for 40+ years. i know we gonna learn a lot from them.

we are the only couple who are not married in CMAC voluntary training.
i am glad we are not, i believe we all benefits to each other about what inputs are necessary for unmarried/to-be married couples.

so meaningful and thus we still spare out time for this training even we can foresee we are going to be very busy.

thanks God for this arrangement.

… 3 months 3 weeks 4 days

WE MISS OUR NEW HOME .

Last Saturday’s B+K ‘s families meet up was too beautiful.

This even gave us stronger bonding with the house, I feel sad leaving home this morning and might need to wait till weekend for the visit.

B’s dad + K’s dad, warmed up with few glasses of red wine.

B’s mum + K’s mum, connected with the game SCRABBLES.

B’s B (brother) + K’s K (sister), brought out a lot of jokes and laughter.

B + K  , being so happy and enjoyable serving these 2 families with love.

The food was great. We ordered an award winning  village traditional dishes-- Pun Choy , it boost up the enjoyment of the gathering!

The new fridge is great. It just catches the right time for us to serve our guest with cold beverage .

We just had a great time &  great memories.

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K announced with St. Ambrose Choir about the house warming gathering on 5^th May together with the try-on of the bridesmaid mock up dresses yesterday.

Starting from next week , we will have a series of voluntary training provided by CMAC .

We go great privilege to received their call asking for a talk in a marriage seminar. Unfortunately it is crushed with the date for the body paint shooting which will be using up almost a day that we must have to turn down with the invitation .

More to come.

Move forwards.

… 3 months 4 weeks

Friends around kept asking me this question these days:

How are your wedding stuff going? Are you busy?

I do not really feel very busy while I am doing gradually for the wedding stuff with normal speed.

So the first basic mock up dress are ready.

The try on date would be on 5^th May (Sunday) together with Ambrose house warming function.

There are still a lot to adjust on the dress:

1)      darts

2)      length

3)      neck line

4)      armhole

god bless me on these.

Other than that , tomorrow 6 April (Saturday), both families will be meeting each other together with our 1^st house warming gathering.

GOD BLESS US ON THAT!!!! Nervous !

I hope they all will have a great time in our new house that fully filled with LOVE.

We are now working on the wedding banquet invitation now . 20% and moving on now.

Closer & closer.

The words “ 3 months” appears.