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Darn, why does Tiffany’s have to be so expensive?

:(

I’ve been surfing an American communal wedding blog where brides-to-be get together and discuss wedding plans, love issues and stuff – it’s wonderful reading (they call it wedding porn, because it’s just so gratifying) and looking at pictures of weddings and engagement parties and dresses and rings and stuff.

I’m rather jealous of the resources available in the States for weddings, what with companies renting out cutlery, table linens, gorgeous vintage wooden chairs, colors and colors of bridesmaid’s dresses, etc. But one recurring thing I noticed that I just could not understand was this:

Why do they all have these horrifyingly over-blinged engagement rings? They wear huge, square-cut, banded diamond rings that look like something only super-rich taitais would wear in Singapore and I honestly wonder (with their estimated average budget for weddings reaching US$26,000) where all these people are earning their money, because I would like to work in the States, now.

Anyway, the rings. They wear atrocities like this:

:/ And then they all gush over these rings like they are the most beautiful things ever.

I just don’t understand it, because it’s just…too…bling…for me. Wouldn’t you feel like Fiddy Cent? Some even have colored stones in the middle – THAT SIZE. *jawdrop*

I think diamond solitaires are the most beautiful rings ever :) There’s nothing lovelier than a simple, single diamond ring.

All images from Tiffany’s. The solitaire is Tiffany’s signature cut. Hearts Tiffany but why does it have to be so darn expensive?

A man could propose with nothing but love in his heart and a dream in his hand, and the girl would say yes.

Without a pause.

Happy the bunny was a lonely little bunny.

“I’m lonely,” he said sadly to himself. “I would like a friend.”

Happy put on his spotty scarf and a fluffy hat, and he hopped out of the door.

“Where can I find a friend?” asked Happy.

“I know! I will find a friend at the park.”

Happy hopped to the park. He sat beside a tree. “Is there anyone who wants a friend?” he asked.

“No!” tweeted the birds, and they flew away.

“No!” whispered the ants, and they climbed up the tree.

Happy felt sad.

“I know!” he said, “I will find a friend at the pond.”

Happy hopped to the pond. He sat beside a lily.

“Is there anyone who wants a friend?” he asked.

“No!” gurgled the frogs, and they jumped into the water.

“No!” quacked the ducks, and they paddled away.

Happy looked even sadder. His left ear drooped.

“I know!” he said. “I will find a friend at the farm.

And so Happy hopped to the farm.

“Hello!” said Happy. “Is there anyone who wants a friend?”

“No!” mooed the cows, and they swished their tails.

“No!” barked the dogs, and they scratched their ears.

Happy felt like crying. His right ear drooped. He walked home slowly.

“No one wants to be my friend,” sniffed Happy. A big tear splashed on his front step.

“Excuse me,” said a little voice. “Excuse me, Mister Bunny!”

Happy turned around, but he did not see anyone there.

“Who is it?” asked Happy. “Who’s there?” Then, he saw a little lizard right next to his foot.

“Hello, little lizard!” Happy said. “How may I help you?”

“I am not a lizard,” the little not-a-lizard said. “I’m a chameleon!”

Happy scratched his head. “I didn’t see you at the park,” he said.

“I was there!”

“I didn’t see you at the pond,” Happy said.

“I was there!”

“I didn’t see you at the farm,” Happy said.

“I was there!” said the chameleon. “You see, I can change my color!”

Happy laughed. “What an interesting talent,” Happy said. “Would you like to be my friend?”

“Oh yes,” said the chameleon, “I would like that very much.”

And Happy and his new friend went into the house for tea.

Two things settled – and wow, I can’t imagine the coincidences that just drop into our laps. Yay we will have clean clothes and tasty things!

Happyhappy :D

I also have all these ambitious DIY plans which I suppose will have to wait till June, when I have a bit more free time on my hands.

In the meantime I bought this beautiful wrought iron hanging lamp thing – it’s a sphere of vines and leaves which can be opened to place a tealight inside. Beams at the prettiness! I envision it hanging in a corner, with a scented candle burning happily away and casting a soft light over everything. Warmth :)

I wish for an Ikea kitchen!

Should I be worried – or at least a little concerned – that my Sec 2 kids own NUM party tanks and live it up at Sentosa on weekends?

:/

i carry your heart with me (i carry it in
my heart) i am never without it (anywhere
i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing, my darling)
i fear
no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) i want
no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true)
and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)

I would buy this!

image hosted by weddingbee, shoes sold by net-a-porter

It’s only a thousand buckeroos!

:D

Love! Both the song and the music video, and how they made the little girls in the vid look just like the artistes :)

I am so making these. Maybe next Saturday.

36 Oreo cookies (almost a whole box)
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese
1 large bag (24 oz) semi-sweet chocolate chips
Sprinkles (optional)

Finely crush Oreo cookies. In a large bowl, mix Oreo cookies and cream cheese until well blended. Shape mixture into 1 inch balls. According to package directions, melt semi-sweet chocolate chips. Dip balls into chocolate and place onto wax paper. If desired, top with sprinkles for color. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Place truffles into small muffin cups; serve on a platter or in individual truffle boxes. Store in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve.

I am indecisive.

See, my floral package allows me to use the following flowers: eustomas, gerberas, or roses, or any combination. However, because of my l33t bargaining skills, I got her to agree to add five calla lilies to my bridal bouquet.

Now I’m in a bit of a quandary. I can’t decide what kind of bouquet I would like, and the boy is blissfully ambivalent! Help me pick? I like them all (well, except the rose and stephanotis one – I don’t think stephanotis is available in Singapore anyway, but I put it in largely to show what an all-red bouquet is like). Our color scheme is Tiffany blue and poppy red, and my flowers should ideally be red-toned, with a Tiffany blue ribbon/handle. I also want a bit of differentiated red/orange tint in the flowers so that it’s not so monochromatic.

Here are my options!

Now vote!

People who detest mush and squealygirlythings should avert their eyes from my blog for the next year or so :D

Something old, something new
Something borrowed, something blue.

All planned for ;)