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I add u liao, hehe.... Add u in frenster liao....i add u in msn also ok? hehe....

Getting worried...i read dat got ppl book Peony-Jade for 2009 already *gulp* Guys, shld i book now??? They cfm dat price will only increase at most 5% without the ++...but i scared leh...HAI!!

My MSN?? dats not my pic leh...if im so chio, i will enter Star Search liao loh...dat one is my idol...Kim Ah-joong from 200 Pounds Beauty! Ok lar, we see each other until ....wuhahahaha.... Fifi, thou im not Mandy, im not Meili too

Yep...sometimes i feel dat at least they r willing to let us handle part or all of his $ IF he noes he's not good at budgeting lar...if his financial skills are ok, no harm letting them handle their own $ rite? Then we no need to trouble ourselves, lol. Our situations quite alrite...have colleagues whose hubbies juz refuse to let them handle part of their $ even thou the hubbies themselves spend $ like water. Worse rite? So sometimes, i give myself a pat on the back cos at least hubby allow me to touch his $ loh...thou i reali sian at times lar *grumble grumble* lol

U all got frenster boh? Got frenster then just add one another can liao. We go see one another's faces so we can recognise one another loh. I see Phantom until zzz liao, wuhahaahahhaah! Huh!! Zun4 boh? Im not Mandy hor, lol.

Agree with you. Was considering Hilltop too but end up give it up cos we only have 20 tables & the smaller ballroom for 20 tables not a v nice feel. U saw the crystal ballroom? Sibei sui4....totally worth it. If i have 45 tables, i will hold there....

I cant sing for sure!!!! The last time i went KTV was when i was 19yrs old neh!! But i dun mind lar of cos...But if go, tink i'll be gg alone only cos hubby doesnt sing at all one

Oh, so u called already? For us, we decided on taking the dates from websites. Initally wanted to see fengshui ppl to take the dates but we preparing to book in Dec & its way too early for them to help us see dates for 2009 loh. So hubby say juz take the date we want can already....

Wow, thks for the assurance! For now, we still fix on PJ...waiting for the 2009 prices to be cfm b4 we place the deposit... 3mths!!! I tink u have to juz fix ur dates...have a few dates & start calling places already. Only places where there r vacancies, then u go view the place...

Yes...im quite sick of counting everything myself & having to budget this & dat loh....Juz back from BKK last nite, working tml....zzzzzz.....

Yep..i also kenna asked when i plan to have kids.....Our HR did not ask...i guess there was no reason to cos she didnt look pregnant...

Candy....im cheekychick from sgbrides...the one who bombarded u with questions I only rem 2 choices, Conrad & Swissotel Merchant Court.... My ROM two years ago was there loh...had the dim sum buffet, eat until peng san

The allowance system is only necessary if hubby is the kind who cannt control or keep track of his own spending. Its doesnt work for everyone. In fact, it doesnt work for most men. Only the minority of men can allow this to happen....In fact, i find it tough sometimes cos gota keep track of soooo many things...gota budget this & dat. If i can, i rather be the one to ask for allowance everyday & no need to wori abt a single thing, lol.

Wow, u all so good ar...im the most stingy one here, lol. Hubby will get his daily allowance from me every morning, lol. He forever has no $ in his wallet !!

huh!!!! $2888 enuf anot???? Cornetto, im giving $1888 only....

Reali?? So far, heard dat the food & service is not bad...i hope it lives up to its name cos hubby is quite particular abt food. He say the last thing he wan is to invite ppl to dinner & they come all the way to eat sucky food Dats why thou shld b able to afford certain hotels, he not interested cos the menu not appealing to him at all Haa...I tink Novotel change name liao, fengshui also change liao...business getting better !! Actually, i've nv heard of Novotel until i started my search for banquet venues....but not bad leh now, lol. Guess the reno + change of name helped....

Wow...if me hor, tink i will go home drop tears not becos im sad but becos i will be d.a.m.n angry loh. I was one of the recep for my ex-colleague's wedding & 4 of us guard the box like siao & none of her family mbrs minded loh...in fact once their pockets full liao, they will pass to me to safeguard! Dat attitude is too much...Actually, i also duno how i will react if next time these 2 frens of mine ask me for help when it comes to their turn...i will still help out lar of cos but i will hope they realise how difficult it is to plan a dinner. I hope my hubby & his mum will visit my parents too...as in ti qing lidat. Cos b4 we ROMed, my parents not hapi dat my hubby's mum nv visit them. But my hubby's mum also not hapi, say ROM only, no need to visit, only customary then need. I hope she will practise wat she preaches else my dad will reali jump....Ping jin cfm i will give out of my own pocket. I noe its weird but i dun like to use other ppl's $ thou traditionally, it shldnt work dat way, heh~ Ur mum is very understanding, very nice of her !! WUhahaha...ur sis very auto, she volunteer to be jiemei herself !! I also heard somewhere dat pregnant all the more shldnt be jiemei & cant even attend wedding dinner or wat cos clash or wat....But i reali bochap lar, cos now its 2007 already, not BC2007....

Ooohh...now i noe...mayb i can tell them this, at least they wont feel weird Im totally not pantang but i will respect those who are, so tot its better to be more conservative loh. They scared cos they married, then duno wat married jiemeis will bring bad luck to the bride....siao4 i noe but alot of such myths flying around...

Xinyi, i did dat privately...when hubby is not around cos he was working dat day....Her first question was, who will be giving, lol. Since its me, she say anything lar, up to me...Will be giving her $1888 loh...i cannt afford more liao.....See how much she wana return...she dun wish to give back i also anything...

Heh~ Cos ur venue nice mah!!! Im taking my camera for my hubby's fren's weddings, can snap some pics, hehe...but not sure wat theme he has chosen...then i can upload here, wuhahahaha.... Having 20 tables Tentatively have settled on Peony-jade restaurant...no budget for hotels wor....Hotel Rendezvous, at first quite interested..but after seeing the pics & floorplan, i dun like it reali...mayb not my taste. Grand Shanghai not cheap! Consider My Humble House at esplanade too but also not cheap. I like Hilton's Panorama room v v much...but...hai...budget problem. Now, juz hope Peony-jade's food will be nice Novotel is an extremely popular venue They must be doing something rite isnt it? Would encourage those who are interested to take a look....its actually quite posh inside...

But all along, we give $100 per pax to frens, cant be they also give $100 per pax too cos mine is restaurant? But i guess it's lidat cos if i have my wedding first & they give $100, i will give back $100 no matter where they hold it....when it comes to close frens, i tink location is not a consideration at all...at least for me... Ask already...she's only interested in the ping jin if its given by my hubby's mum, else she feels its of no point. Dats y ping jin amt, i decide also cos it comes from me...if come from hubby's mum, woah, duno how much she will ask man.... Wow, ur hubby's situation same as me..i only having one table frens, two tables relatives...but one table of relatives may not turn up dat kind...bobian gota invite cos ah-ma say if invite one, must invite all, i cannot choose. My hubby's side haven count frens already 14 tables... Fifi, im sure the things dat happened must have affected ur frenship with them rite? For me, i avoid telling them my dinner plans already cos im afraid to hear more hurtful stuff from them...My ex-colleagues offered to help me out but only one is unmarried. They say married liao cannot be jiemei else not good for the bride (which i dun believe cos if i get married late then i cannt have jiemei liao??) so they say they will call themselves as maids of honour, lol. My hubby's side will have 20plus ppl for the tea ceremony...so i cfm will cater buffet. For my side, less than 10 ppl including my parents & ah-ma...Pizza is a good idea! Yup yup, dats y i will want my helpers to follow me to go eat...then i will go back to my mum's plc for tea ceremony myself, they can go home or to my flat to bathe & rest first... I tink hor, by the time ur frens get married, market rate also different already...i tink wat they give u, is the minimum u shld give when its their turns loh...but i shudder to tink of future dinner prices....reali scary lor the increase in prices...

Ya, i noe tea ceremony no need jiemei but cos my hubby's relatives quite alot, i will cater lunch buffet for them...if jiemeis wana follow me to the tea ceremony, they can eat also...else from early morning 'start work', wil be tired & hungry too bah.... I see...meaning no matter wat, u will give the same back to ur frens the next time its their turn? I rem got a relative also record down the bai jin received for funerals so next time can return the 'favour'

Exactly Actually hor, i wanted to go too but hubby refused. He say he seen b4 & its not nice, so he dun wan to go loh...u noe, so far the ballrooms i see hor, Oriental is the best. The next one is.....the Crystal ballroom at HIlltop Garden restaurant at Bukit Batok civil service club But need at least 45 tables then can....dat one is gorgeous. U get a grand ballroom with very reasonable menu prices....if i have 45 tables, i sure book dat one liao....

Hai...the moment i suggested this idea hor, my hubby also say the same thing as u...everything must double charge liao if separate into 2 days. He say he rather busy one day than drag two days....But i have to say this is reali idea man, for ppl who wana cut cost like me Tea on weekend, dinner on weekday, heh~ Yup, friday also weekend rate...So i nv reali consider Friday b4. But i noe hotels like Carlton, still consider Friday as weekday Having the dinner is becos of my mum & grandmother. Headache becos hubby's side alot of relatives & some have very young children so having it on a weekday causes much inconvenience to them. Dats y started this thread, mayb can discuss & also serves as reference for others in future Wow, give ur mum 6 tables! Dats alot...im giving pin jin to my mum so i tink no need to give tables *gulp* Yes, dats wat my ex-colleagues told me too. Juz invite relatives & close frens & everything shld be rite... Can i ask hor, those angbaos from tea ceremony isit for dinner as well? Cos my mum say shld record down how much they give so next time can return the favour....

My ex-colleague did hers lidat as well. But its becos she tried to book hotels too late & all weekends were fully booked. So bobian, did hers juz like urs She did tell me turnout was 98% for hers.... Hi Fifi, grateful for ur inputs as well...Yes, was indeed real sad when i heard dat actually. My ex-colleagues assured me dat whether weekday or weekend, they will help out, it doesnt matter at all. Now, these 2 frens are telling me to go ahead with watever i wan cos its my day & they r only jiemeis, juz dat they will have to make special arrangments. Dun feel good reali.....becos they give me the feeling dat im troublesome.. I also agree dats a good idea...but i wonder how to plan lidat. Meaning after the tea ceremony, i still have lunch buffet for them & dats the end rite? So the VG i hire will only be videographing for half day rite? So he will only need to produce my montage the next day? Air, i also tink mayb tea ceremony no need invites? But i wonder how's the procedure like...If hubby is agreeable to this idea, at least dun have to trouble my ex-colleagues to take leave....