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I've been down the flu for the past couple of days, and it sucks. I haven't had such a bad flu in the longest time... the weather has been too unpredictable nowadays, I suppose. :( Even in the office now, while wearing a jacket, I can feel my hands turning stone cold. Brrr.

I've been getting lazier in housework recently. I'm not quite sure why, but I've been feeling fatigue, bad. Maybe it's because I haven't gotten a massage in ages. Or maybe it's because it has been leading up to The Flu. Anyway, the poor husband has been taking over my duties the past week and he's like so poor thing, lol. I'll try to resume my work after my flu goes away, ya? :) He has been making lunch boxes for me too, and I feel like a spoilt, pampered daughter. XD So sometimes it's not too bad being sick after all... feels nice to be spoiled rotten.

On a brighter note, we had McD breakfast with some friends and caught Despicable Me 2 last weekend and it was GOOD. Too funny! We all need some laughter in our lives, no?

"Underwearrrrrrrr..."

It felt good to be up and about on a weekend morning. The weekend lasted a little bit longer. Perhaps, next time we can go to one of those brunch places, which I never had the chance to try. :)

Till then, I'll need to get my nose to stop running the marathon first.

Managed to find a blog layout I like - something simple and does the job. Gone were the days when I liked everything frilly and flashy and BOOM-BA DESIGNER STYLEZ. Also gone were the days when I had alot less stuff to do in real life... namely during my student and post-student days. I used to make my own blog layouts... I'm not too bad, actually, but it was really time-consuming.

The husband is in Moscow now, and he has bought me one of those Russian nesting dolls as promised. *whee!* He's there for work, but took a video of himself frolicking in the snow to make me green with envy (intentionally or not, I may never know...).

More updates about home stuff (bored yet? XD).

FINALLY bought the coffee table. After much deliberation, we still got the Noguchi-inspired eventually, lol. It's pretty HUGE but the Natural colour is so pretty.

Bought the TV console too. We were contemplating whether to custom make one anyway because we couldn't agree on a design... but then I found this!

Both were purchased from X'clusive Home at Toh Guan. Much thanks to the smelly sis for sponsoring my coffee table! :)

I also ordered the LG Direct Drive washing machine (7kg) as recommended by Joey, and I bought it from Kong Tai Electrical Trading - people who live in Jurong should find this shop pretty familiar. This shop has lotsa raves from Renotalk too. I THINK this should be the model (that's the thing about catalogue buys... you're not quite sure what you're buying... but cheap what!)

My aunt also sponsored a garment steamer from Philips and an electric kettle from Bosch (no pic, forgot which model).

We're very blessed to receive such awesome gifts from loved ones! :)

Reaaaaaaaaaaally alot of stuff to blog about, our Bali trip for starters. And then I just received my wedding AD photos for sharing too. Plus my home renovation status. Busy busy... I don't know where to start. ._. Feeling miserable at work prompted me to log onto Blogger dot com, so I'll just do a text-based, long-winded whine post.

Renovation is really a soul-suckling process where you have to keep forking out shitloads of money (alot more than the wedding) and don't even feel half-satisfied. Okay maybe that's because we're still a distance away from completion... and/or I'm too perfectionist for my own good. I need to learn how to let go/be more easy-going. It's tough to be easy-going when you're spending tens of thousands, sigh.

Plus I can't find my perfect coffee table and TV console... okay, I did it again. *breathes*

Work sucks. But that's the usual. I'm a miserable-forever employee. Hopefully my plans take off smoothly in the not-too-far future and then... I can finally be self-employed. :D

I don't know if it's the after-effect of holiday blues, but somehow I don't seem to spend enough time with the husband. :( It's rather depressing, but oh well. We need a reaaaaaaaaally long holiday... earliest also must wait until year end/early Jan bah.

Happy Chinese New Year from Mr & Mrs Chew!

This is our first year as a married couple, so I felt kinda excited. I can't say the same for the husband though, who had flown off to Yogjakarta and started work on 初二... poor thing hadn't slept much these few days too. :( But he's back today!

I can't help but feel that CNY is different for singles and marrieds.

Singles: YAY GOT ANGPAO! HUAT AH!

Marrieds: OMG SO MANY ANGPAOS TO GIVE *packs APs furiously on CNY eve*

Singles: Kanna asked "Eh, when getting married ah?" or "Got boyfwen anot? Want auntie to intro?"

Marrieds: Kanna asked "Eh, when having kids ah? Must fast fast give birth..."

Singles: Happily eat tidbits and soft drinks after 拜年 with two orlengs + receive angpao!

Marrieds: *kanna attacked by kids-tsunami during 拜年* D:

Singles: Shopping happily for shitloads of new clothes, bags, underwear, etc...

Marrieds: Queuing unhappily along the Great Wall of China line to change new notes at the bank. Oh, must remember to get the free angpao packets too! Maybe can "bank-hop" to get a few designs...

Not that it's a bad thing, just a major and inevitable shift in lifestyle which makes me rather amused.

It feels like my whole CNY revolved around whether I'll have a kid by the next CNY, which I didn't mind because it's good that people are excited, lol. But someone also asked about my contraception method (in front of my parents), and I was like... o_O;; okay, super awkward moment.

Anyways, also planned a little surprise for the husband this weekend for our post-Vday celebration. Hopefully it's delightful!

I was told that now is not a good time for that particular mid-career switch, markets and the economy being unstable and all, but on the contrary... I think now's the BEST time, really. I guess the opportunist in me just happened. I don't know why, but I just have a good feeling. Over-optimistic? Maybe, maybe not.

Anyway, Ox will have a pretty good year in 2013!

(Reference)

The Ox will have found 2012 quite fast moving and a little unsettling! But they should be very proud of all accomplishments that they have achieved. The final couple of months will leave most Oxen feeling a little pressurised, especially at work, but by remaining adaptable they will sail through this period.

The Year of the Snake will be an outstanding one for most Oxen and their outlook, for all parts of their life, is bright and shining! They need to leave the difficulties of 2012 behind and make the most of all opportunities and situations that present themselves to the Ox.

On the work side of life, some Oxen will be considering changing their job or indeed, their career. They must carefully consider what they actually want to do and then go for it! This is not a time to hang back and see what develops. February, March and June and August will all be auspicious periods for the Ox’s career, presenting positive changes and chances for advancement in their field.

On the social side, 2013 will be very agreeable with many opportunities to socialise. The Ox can find it difficult to bond with new friends or romantic partners, but the Year of the Snake will change all that! July to September and November will be particularly successful social times. In addition, many Oxen will decide to marry or make a serious commitment this year to someone special.

Financially, this would be a great year for Oxen to take advantage of putting away extra savings, making use of tax incentives and generally being wise about their money. This will reward them tenfold in years to come. For those Oxen who feel disappointed or weary after 2012, it’s very important to leave those feelings behind as they enter the Year of the Snake. This can be an outstanding year for the Ox and they should be feeling optimistic and energised as they start 2013.

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Good changes beckon. :) Okay, there's actually mixed forecasts for some odd reason... it's either very good or very bad, but at least 1985 babies have pretty good career luck this year (just that there'll be super alot of 小人!).

I was eating non-stop for the week and after during mid-October as laoniang became officially 27.

Korean BBQ for dinner on 12 Oct with colleagues. Delightfully 'meatilicious'.

The husband was working on my actual birthday, so he brought me out for sushi at Itacho on 13 Oct.

I forgot the name of this... tamagoyaki-something. See, I'll totally suck as a food blogger. ._. But this was delicious. The eggs went so perfectly with whatever's inside.

The husband wanted to buy me a whole cake, but I decided on having tea (at like 9pm lol) instead. We went into Pique Nique, a nifty looking cafe place.

My cake tasted quite dry and crappy. Husband's cake tasted aLOT better. I'm such a bad judge of cakes.

It wasn't a lavish affair, but I was pretty happy with the celebration. :)

On 14 Oct, I had food tasting for my wedding at Intercontinental on 16 Dec... which more or less turned out to be a free birthday dinner with the family.

Needless to say, the food was amazing. They had real crab meat (not the NTUC crabsticks hor!) in their fried rice and HUGE (like REALLYYYYY HUGE) portions for everything. The fish was my favourite... I would eat all ten if I could.

On my actual birthday on 15 Oct, I nua-ed for most of the day and joined the husband plus the 二姐 gang (lol :x) at Poulet, the french chicken place at Bugis+. The queue was LONG but I was late, so... it was our turn when we made it. :P

Tasted pretty good overall! I'll keep this place in mind. :D

Had my second food tasting for my wedding at M hotel during that same week. Food was pretty good too! The garnishing wasn't too desirable but generally the food was great.

Felt shiok to see our names on screen! *suaku*

Overall satisfied! :)

Ariel from Yumetori (check them out! :D), my wedding band, came to recce as well, and we agreed to top-up for the sound system because we felt it was necessary. We're having a four-piece band with vocals, guitarist, keyboards and percussion.

Final Song List

First March-in: It’s Real – Olivia Ong

Second March-in: 一家一 – 梁静茹 & 张智成

Wishes – Emi Fujita

Layla Kayliff – Shakespeare in Love

Bubbly – Colbie Caillat

Rest of my life – Bruno Mars

Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You – George Benson

最浪漫的事 –赵咏华

When you say nothing at all – Ronan Keating

Far Longer Than Forever - Regina Belle & Jeffrey Osborne

You and Me – Olivia Ong

Yellow – Coldplay

最想环游的世界 – 梁静茹

Always you – Charice Pempengco

Just you and me – Zee Avi

I wanna be with you – Mandy Moore

Two Words – Lea Salonga

Close to You

今天你要嫁给我 - 陶吉吉 & 蔡依林

I want to hold your hand – Beatles

Let Me Be Your Wings – Thumbelina Soundtrack

Every breath you take – Sting/Emi Fujita

Way Back into Love – Hugh Grant & Haley Bennett

We agreed that we'll open song dedications for the second half of the wedding... I have to remember to place song dedication notes on each table! I hope it'll be fun. :)

It has been a long time since our last movie date. The husband refused to watch 3D IMAX as he was worried that it'll give him headaches. Oh wells. The digital version is cheaper anyway.

"And there came a day... a day unlike any other... when Earth's mightiest heroes found themselves united against a common threat... to fight the foes no single superhero could withstand... on that day, The Avengers were born."

WOOTS. We have been super excited about this movie for a while!

We wanted to watch The Hunger Games and Battleship as well, but we never managed to. We have been pretty busy with work stuffs, and wedding preparations... Time to cut loose! Also hoping to watch The Flowers of War, The Lucky One, and The Vow.

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I always wanted to return to blogging, but I have been caught up in too many things in my personal life... I didn't know where to start, or how I should go about penning my thoughts. Some of them were overwhelming... most of them, pretty depressing. But things have finally started looking up for me in 2012, and I thank my lucky stars for all the happenings and people in my life right now. Without you, I wouldn't have made it through, so thank you. :)

I'm embarking on a new journey as I have just gotten married on the 24th of March. I'm also starting my new job on the 2nd of May. It's all so fresh, and welcoming, and exciting... emotions I haven't felt for a long time. Maybe it's time for me to start penning my thoughts again, I thought.

The name of this blog is pretty nonsensical, somewhat idealistic, but mainly reflects the author (me!) as the dreamer I am.

may·be/ˈmābē/

Adverb: Perhaps; possibly.
Noun: A mere possibility or probability.
Synonyms: perhaps - possibly - perchance - probably

I like to open myself to possiblities... but sometimes too much, to the point of uncertainty.

'Kumo' simply means 'cloud' in Japanese, and its kanji would be 云 - part of my Chinese name.

may·be/ˈmābē/

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