SOME GOOD MEMORIES & Experiences

Its been more than a month since the wedding party. Some moments & special touches were especially memorable. One of which was a Oriental wedding card I received from a couple. Before I move onto the content of the card, here are some moments from the wedding party.

Thats my man, whom at that point probably had many glasses of champagne already. Thats my sister giving me a generous red packet with a card. Her angbao money was derived from a rather complex formula and she said "how come you can't guess it?!" hmm accountants. Thats of course me, the bride, grinning from ear to ear. Thats brother and sister after receiving the tea ceremony red packets from us.

The card, yes one of the cards that was the most meaningful was written by Auntie Pema and Uncle Sam. In it, there were summarised writings and teachings of the Six Paramitas, namely, Generosity, Discipline, Patience, Joyful Endeavour, Meditative Concentration and Prajna.

I got curious and researched more on the Internet. Here's more on Generosity (summarised):

The practice of generosity is to give what is helpful and good and to give without selfishness. The teachings on generosity, explain proper and improper charity. It is necessary to abandon improper giving and to know what is proper to give.

One’s motivation is very important when one is charitable. It is also important to reflect the recipient of one’s generosity. It certainly is not beneficial to pamper those persons crazed with desire and filled with greed. Proper generosity is giving whatever one possibly can and doing so with a pure motivation and enthusiasm.

me in mosaic pictures...


1. Wedding Shot @ Boat Quay, 2. Bobby Heng, 3. Home Party, 4. Wedding Shot by the sea, 5. Smilezzz, 6. Bobby Heng, 7. Wedding shot by the sea + plane, 8. Chocolate Muffins made with love, 9. Relaxing Manhattan, 10. Wedding Shot @ Boat Quay Lane, 11. DrangonFly @ Yokohama, 12. Wedding Shot @ Bella Pizza

hmm, just wanted to experiment with the Mosaic Maker.

Gui's seating arrangement plan

Here's the hand-drawn seating plan during our wedding party at Mezza9. Mr Gui decided to do up his own sketch as Mezza9's computerised seating plan was beautiful, but it was inflexible as we wanted to shift around some of the table arrangements to suit the groupings of our friends. They were probably impressed and we used this hand-drawn plan for our meetings & discussions henceforth.

It was fun, but hey every since the wedding party, Gui and I seldom have time together. He is just sooo busy, rushing a project at the moment. Yesterday was National Day, a public holiday, but he had to work till wee hours (ok I have to admit I have no idea what time he got home), he's just sooo busy and he told me, "please include me in your prayers!"

Indeed when I chanted yesterday, I said, "I dedicate the merits of these mantra to all sentient beings, including Mr Gui." I hope this works. In Buddhism, it is belived that the most powerful prayers are those that are made to benefit others. So always chant your mantras to benefit others; say your prayers to benefit others. This is the source of greatest happiness.

The Setting

Mezza9 surprised us with the design of the immediate family table setting. Oh well we probably had to pay for those peeled out rose petals. The decor had a slightly spa-like feel, so it created a very relaxed atmosphere for us as we dined. It was the first wedding they have held and I won't be surprised if they took inspirations from their spa boutiques?

After returning from Kuala Lumpur this week, I have been staying home. A little unwell, a little discomfort, but ok, trying to perk myself up mentally. I could also do some light work from home via email.

I read a quote today: Do you know what is responsible for much of the difference between Youth and Age? Just one thing. Youth looks forward always to something better. Age looks backward and sighs over its "lost" youth.

So despite the discomfort, I tell myself to Look Forward!!

Yea! We are All Done!

We have completed the wedding celebration marathon!

Phew! Quite a relief. We completed our celebration in Kuala Lumpur (KL) on August 1 with our family and relatives. They travelled from all parts of Malaysia, and many of which we were only meeting for the first time.

This celebration was a bit more traditional than the one held in Singapore. During the tea ceremony, we even had relatives putting necklaces over us. Mr Gui had a gold necklace, oh yea, it did match his red tie.

Although it was a three-day stay in KL, i.e. kinda rush, Gui and I did have some good time alone, and we managed to find time to pray while in our room in the evening. Life starts from here!