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Leanne's actual birthday is 28 July. However, we had celebrations for her over the entire week starting from 26 July all the way to 2 August:) 26 July, Sunday 27 July, Monday 28 July, Tuesday Leanne is growing up too fast!

Days leading up to 1 October 2016 were tiring and stressful, but I think they were all worthwhile thinking back to how much I enjoyed 1 October 2016. It went by too quickly. I miss wearing my wedding and evening gowns! heh. Here is the awesome Wedding Day Express highlights video done by Douglas and his team at XD Studio - LOVE IT TO BITS: I thank God for the great day He made it. He provided good weather and made everything come together so nicely. He gave us a great team of friends and vendors (Goderic for photography, Shirley for the bridal studio doing hair, makeup, flowers and of course the fantastic dresses, Douglas for video, and Joo Geek for MBS) who made the day so enjoyable for Eugene and me. It was everything I imagined, and so much more. I wish it went on just a little longer!

Last week, we had 1 public holiday - Labour Day on 1 May. However, it wasn't much of a public holiday for me because it felt like I was still at work! Why? We attended the Momentum 2014 conference organised by Love Singapore. It was held at Suntec Convention Centre Level 6, on Friday evening 7:30 to 10pm and Saturday 9am to 6pm. I was stuck at work on Friday evening and rushed to meet Eliz and Shu at Suntec. We gobbled down the yummy mushroom swiss burger and Hershey's sundae pie at Burger King - 2 things I REEEAAALLLY like. It was all the more delicious because Burger King is difficult to find in places I frequent in Singapore (i.e. home, church, work, heh heh). So it was a little rushed, but I was soooo happy to get to eat the sundae pie after such a loooong time. We were fashionably late, entering the auditorium at about 8pm, half an hour late. Worship had ended and the first speaker, Dr Jennifer Moore, was already into her message. After Dr Moore came US ...

Because the bros were away and Joanne was off at her usual handball training, it was just Shu-En, Eliz and I after 2nd service. We skipped prayer meeting (heehee) and went off for a late lunch at Fat Boy's, something which I have been craving for awhile now. But before we left church, Eliz was determined to try the $1 ice cream from the ice cream truck uncle who sets up shop at our church every Sunday. After a very satisfying lunch at Fat Boy's, we went back to the car to find... A PARKING TICKET!!! SIGH. I thought public parking was free on Sundays and Public Holidays, so I was fined $30 for failing to display coupons:/ But I felt much better after Shu-En and Eliz managed to get 2 tubs of Haagen Daaz Macadamia Nut ice-cream from a nearby petrol kiosk - my life felt complete as the 3 of us shared a tub of Macadamia Nut ice-cream while watching an episode of Running Man at my house. Even though I was parents-less (parents were in Ilo Ilo for the weekend) and boyfrie...

In a what they call "once in a lifetime" experience, Eugene, Joel and Kah Wan flew off to Melbourne to meet James, and they were off to a 15-day trip in Melbourne, Tasmania and Sydney. We all went to the airport to send them off, chilling out first over ice cream at Gelateria, where they actually provided free toppings of nuts and chocolate rice! They get back only on 9 May. Looking forward to their (his? heehee) return!

The Good Friday long weekend was one of rest (on Friday and Saturday) and activity (on Sunday) for me. On a side note, I'm really enjoying a slow down in my church involvement since I stepped out of the Youth ministry as youth mentor and I cut down my worship duty to once a month. On Friday , I woke up slightly later just in time to wash up and head out for dimsum brunch with my parents, brother, Carolin, baby and Carolin's parents. We went to Imperial Treasure Cantonese Restaurant at Great World City. I stuffed myself silly with the yummy custard buns and egg tarts - they were really good! The rest of the Friday and Saturday was spent at home, reading, falling asleep, waking up to disturb General, then reading again, falling asleep, waking up to disturb General, reading... and the pattern continued. I actually woke up for dinner with a headache, which my dad thinks is from sleeping TOO MUCH. Saturday was really free too. But I also spent the day preparing for cell...