The Highlights of My Wedding Day - 18 May 2008

The day we have been counting down to for the last one year plus....finally arrived. Though we planned so much in advance, there were endless tasks to do...i was arranging the guests lists right up till 11pm the night before, till Daddy had to chase me to go to bed....

I slept well, though for barely 5 hours plus...got up to prepare...nervous...didn't know what to expect...didn't even have appetite to finish my favourite muffin for breakfast...

Picture taken when my parents had to do the traditional - putting the veil down for me. Something that i see in everyone's wedding album....but still, a very very sweet and memorable picture for me. But we kind of took it in a rush, becos my hubby was downstairs horning away of his arrival downstairs...

The Groom and his bros - all ready ~ TO BE TEKANed!

And so he sang and dance, as my jiemeis were sabo-ing him ....he got it easy becos 1) he happened to select the "sweet" drink out of the "suan, tian, ku, la" and 2) my mums and aunties were instructing my jiemeis to let him and the guys in becos it was too hot for their comfort outside the house!!!

The joy i had when he was my room that morning....to him - it was "FINALLY! ~ the ordeal was over!" This is one of those candid shots where my photographer captured it really well - all natural :)

Me with my jiemeis before leaving the house.

My dearest family - who all worked so hard to plan the event with me, to decorate and clean the house for me....

Off we went to Clarke Quay for day photoshoot.... one of my favourite shots :)

As part of the Koh family :)

And at our matrimonial home ... the Groom fulfilled my dream to carry me WITH MY HEAVY GOWN onto our bed :)

The KUA which i am very proud of ~ took a lot of effort to source for it as the piece packaged at the bridal shop and most other outlets were too short for me. So glad to find this piece, which is brand new and at a reasonably good price....and the hello kitties which i kept for many years came in handy on the bridal car as well :)

The Groom presented the roasted pig to my dad - it supposedly came at a very very high price~~

Together with my beloved grandparents ....

My solemnisation table with the precious moments wedding figurine, candles with gold ribbons, pink flower petals, personalised vow cards etc etc....all thought of and planned......so glad everything was just like what i dreamt of :) ~ Its the pink theme at the solemnisation room - VIP Lounge B at Stamford Ballroom, Swissotel the Stamford...

Getting ready to march in with Daddy and the 2 pairs of flowergals / pageboys....aren't they all so cute? :)

Though it is a pity that i didn't have a church wedding, it was still a dream come true with Daddy marching me in...this is really a special moment for me...with "Canon in D"

And so we said our vows and got officially married...despite forgetting our vows and making a fool of ourselves in front of everyone present!

And need i say...our ballroom decor that night was awesome!

And even the ice carving at the cocktail reception - it had huge strawberries and grapes that were well-liked by the guests....

Not forgetting my cute ang pao box ~~~ if you haven't noticed by now...the theme at the Stamford Ballroom dinner is RED and GOLD.

At cocktail reception .... groom was too busy with logistics...and i had the opportunity to take pics with many gd frens....just one here with Xan and Jenevieve...

First March in with the song "All my life" by KC and Jojo

2nd March in with the song "Fallen" by Lauren Wood:

The surpise performance by hubby ....singing ... "I wanna grow old with you" by Adam Sandler ....*Heart Melt Melt*

End of the dinner with some of my very ONZ maternal cousins, uncles and aunties...who stayed till the end for a group pic....

Picture with all the bros and jiemeis at the end of the day....where everyone is relaxed and warmed up....thank you all for making the day special for us....

There are just endless pics to show - check out http://ourwedding.photoshop.com/ for all the pics....

And endless people to thank.....especially to my parents, my (real) sisters and James for all the effort to make the day so memorable and without hiccups.....to Jason Ong and Ang for that awesome performance of Erhu and Guitar and to Donny and Olivia for being such dymanic emcees!!! I really can't thank all of you enough!

My wedding is really a dream come true! :)

Apr 21 - 28 Las Vegas

Very fortunate of me to join the company just before the annual Worldwide Sales & Marketing Conference (WSMC). As i registered later than the rest of my team, i had the privilege to fly on the 16H direct flight to LA via SQ before taking a domestic United Airways flight to Vegas. The rest of my team flew United Airlines! First time i flew such a long flight on my own, quite an experience indeed.

The WSMC was held at the snazzy Venetian. See the ceiling of the lobby:

Many of us had the prvilege to stay in a suite individually. See the very grand and high bed:

Every hotel there had a theme and had certain special programmes. Bellagio has musical fountain every night:

Our hotel at the Venetian is very much like Rome. Other than the very European and Roman kind of paintings in the ceilings, we also had this scene at the dining and shopping area of the hotel. Always clear blue sky, makes us feel like its day time even when its night.

The world of Fantasy at this hotel (can't remember the name) - I would love to stay there!:

Treasure Island Hotel

Mini Paris

I visited M&M's World....so cute:




And the famous Wynn...

Shopping at the factory outlets - bought Coach, Polo Ralph, Timberland, Nike, Max Studio, Armani and many more! too busy shopping.....no pictures here......

Visited the awsome Grand Canyon and took the helicopter for the first time!


Truly a memorable trip for me. 5 Full day conferences packed with industry, product and company info which came at a good time cos i just joined. Wonderful friendships made with colleagues all over the world.....a total og 5,400 of us flew to Vegas for this conference. And of course, needless to say....the shopping and sightseeing experience in this sin city - Vegas....was awsome!

I'll be back for more, Vegas!

25-27 March - Kuala Lumpur

My first business trip as a travelling executive. New job, new experience, great exposure! Really had to learn to be independent and to work on the go. It was great flying SQ and staying in Le Meridien Hotel.

View of the hotel swimming pool:

Far view from my hotel room:

Well...didn't take much pictures cos i was pretty much alone and it was a short trip...