Of trips and bibs

In its entirety, Hong Kong is a truly boring travel destination for a Singaporean. Whatever we're trying to escape from by travelling out only magnifies itself in Hong Kong. Crowded commuter trains, rude drivers, rowdy FTs, impatient eatery assistants, claustrophobic sidewalks, brisk-walking OLs, towering skyscrapers... The saving grace, IMO, is the lip-smacking cuisine, chachanteng style or not.

... And I'm done with my runs for the year! From being abhorrent of all strenuous physical activities to signing up actively for runs, I felt that I outdid my old self once again. Come 2014, there will be more boundaries to push, more causes to run for and more milestones to reach.

The gift of giving

I think Mark is one gorgeous boy.

I meant Mark the retired racehorse.

Despite often telling people in a patronising manner that I work for the sake of earning a keep, I've sought another perspective - to change people's lives for the better, be it during or after office hours. Thank you to all the people who gave me the wings (and horses) with which I can deliver smiles to faces. Despite some disappointments and the misses, I'm more than grateful for this opportunity to give and learn. And thank you to Gallop Stable for making all this possible. :)

The new education

Before you think I've lost my way while basking in the rosy glow of post-coital post-marital bliss, I have to do justice to married life and clarify matters. My life as a Missus did not change drastically, fortunately or unfortunately. Being married, however, opened up a whole new paradigm, an uncharted path ahead.

But we're still behaving crazy, all the same. We bicker, throw words at each other like imbeciles and boil our little cauldrons of jealousy every now and then. It takes two sane minds to get married, and two insane minds to stay married. It's through some of our exchanges that I learn more about myself - the double standards, the foolhardiness and other bad habits I should be quitting.

Life will never be the same, though. I said this with the understanding that life should never remain the same as it was before "I do". Instead, it should mean taking even more leaps of faith, be it with each other or with life. Married life has urged me to proactively explore many more priceless experiences - conducting a food blogging workshop to share my interest with students from my alma mater, completing another run as a Missus, speed-travelling, and sharing my love for photography. And I'm guessing it won't stop there.

I'm just getting warmed up here.

And we wed

It's surreal, but we're now Mr. and Mrs. :)

No matter how much we tried to establish plans and draw up detailed schedules, none of us were prepared for the moment I step out onto the balcony with all eyes on me, including those of the man who is now my husband.

Both of us agree that marriage is a challenging new phrase of life; no one will lay the bricks of this road of marriage for us, and no one prepared us for this uncharted path ahead of us. Until death do us part, it will a continuous learning journey for us, as we proceed from this moment on.

To everyone who gave our beautiful union your blessings, thank you. :)

9 days

We're down to the final countdown of 9 days to our solemnisation. I've never had feelings so absurdly confounding before. A large part of me yearns to marry this amazing man and be his amazing wife immediately, while the other iota of me wishes it hadn't been so soon because there are a thousand things that we could perfect for our wedding solemnisation if it had just a few more months later. This isn't pre-marital depression or any similar shit. It's just my inner Virgoan trying to be an arse. The Husband-To-Be would probably roll his eyes a million times over while reading this.

Anyway, out of boredom on a Saturday afternoon (without the inclination to get work done), I thought I should share some acronyms that I've learnt as a Bride-To-Be:

AD: Actual Day (Wedding)
BTB: Bride-To-Be
ER: Engagement Ring
HTB: Husband-To-Be
MUA: Make-up Artist
PG: Photographer
VG: Videographer
WR: Wedding Ring

... As well as the other set that I will have to learn after 17 June 2013:

FIL: Father-in-law
MIL: Mother-in-law
SIL: Sister-in-law

:)