a.nite.to.remember

The lovely bride and her groom



Edmond and Zann

Sorry guys...she's so attached.
Sandy (in green) and I. I really like this girl. Wish I knew her better...

It was a surreal experience watching my friend get married. Even at the wedding, I just didn't quite get it. Nevertheless, I was filled with anticipation to meet up with all my girlfriends most of whom I've not met since last year. What a nice evening!

wedding.bells.are.not.ringing.partII

wedding.bells.are.not.ringing. garnered some interesting comments. They make good food-for-thought. I just want to thank all of you for your input. Everyone appreciates a well-thought comment.

It's fascinating to remember that despite all our cultural differences, some things are alas, still the same. Same but yet different. Same in that most agreed marriage is not something we should rush into and different because we have our own reasons for not doing so.

To sum it up (based on those comments)....having someone to share all the adventures and experience is pure joy times two. There is no right or wrong age to get married, it's a matter of mental readiness, maturity and sometimes, luck. It is good to wait a couple of years before hatching babies. And finally, like it or not, one should at least be financially stable because diapers, milk powder and education don't come cheap.

wedding.bells.are.not.ringing

Hello everybody. Long time no blog.

I think my honeymoon days in the office are over. Since returning from the HK trip, I have been clocking in long hours with lots of work to do and things to learn. I had the chance to moderate my own focus group too! I really enjoy that, drilling people with questions and feel them brainstorming for answers on the most unlikely questions. But I won't go too much into that. That's not what today's entry is about..

No, I'm not getting married nor do I plan to anytime soon. But that does not mean than people around me aren't. The last two years, I've noticed a strange 'fad'. A handful of my friends are tying the knot and settling down with their loved ones. This may not sound strange until I tell you that my friends are just 22- 23 years old. Some of them have recently turned parents!

It is a strange feeling everytime someone I lose touch with calls me up and invites me for her wedding. While I do feel happy for them most of the time, I can't help but wonder what on earth were they thinking? Getting married at 22 or 23 is just so out of my league I find it hard to relate to that. I feel that life is really just beginning at this time now that school has ended and most of us are starting on a career. There're so many things to do, so many places to go, marriage very naturally takes a backseat. Perhaps this is a rather selfish viewpoint, perhaps there are others out there who feel that at 23, he or she is ready to take on the challenges and responsibility of being married. Perhaps so. I really don't know.

Marriage to me is like stepping into another phase, another state of mind. It is not so much the age..I'm using 22-23 as a rough guage here. With parenthood, it gets even more daunting. I admire super Mums who raise superkids (Melissa and Hazel are you reading this?) . I feel that life is so good because they have kids but at the same time, I can't phatom myself in their shoes. I love being around kids but having one is really a very different story. Maybe this story will be different again when I turn of age. But right now, it's simply beyond me.

Fellow bloggers, I'm probably stepping on tender grounds here but I want to know, what are your thoughts on this?

treasures of the deep blue sea

I know this is a little belated..but i wanted to post them anyway. We had the chance to do a quick drop by at Ocean Park while we were in HongKong. Here's what I got to show for it... i love the picture with the jellyfishes, they move with such grace. The other picrue I like is the one that looks like an oasis..