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Time's up.

I meant a break. Now that the intense period is over, it's time to write. I have not blogged a huge bit of the wedding prepration prior to the actual day, but looking back, there is plenty to give thanks for. Not taking a honeymoon holiday, we returned to London two days after our wedding only to run into cold and wet weather, a messy apartment and piles of un-ironed clothes. Reality of a married life?

The trip to Singapore was amazing. Though it wasn't much of a break (given I spend a week out of the three in office and the rest on wedding preparation), I had an excellent time just catching up with people while distributing the invites. It's funny how I actually dreaded this experience at the same time - because I have been to a few dinners, knowing how boring it can to be seated with strangers and listening to the same message, I did not wish it upon others for my own special day. I was advised to post the invite, which thankfully I did not for most people (save a couple who were on reservist training). I actually opt to meet them and have a catch-up. In fact, I never once felt bad for myself should a friend was not able to make it for WHATEVER reason; after all this is an invitation, not a summon (yes Singaporeans do think of it that way). So I was very glad to see mates turning up and just those mates because they were the ones whom I really hope to have witnessed my special day.

We were truly blessed by the presence of our ex-KPMG friends (not just ex-colleagues), friends from churches and colleges. I had a rocking time with Dev the emcee in particular good form while my cousin helped greatly with my last minute request for a Mandarin translator (in fact almost everything was last minute!). I can only hope that my friends were blessed too!