Wedding preparations

Finally is coming real soon!
And im glad to complete the required..

Something old: 
My mum's bracelet & necklace

Something new:
Wedding dress sponsored by sister

Something borrowed:
Necklace from rosita (my classmate)

Hmm what should i get for something blue?

Start of unemployment

Since my graduation from university
I think the longest i ever been unemployed was a month
I never had the chance to take long holiday
or not worked for a more than a month.

And today marks the start of my unemployment.
I dont know when it started
but my worth seems to be tied to my career achievement
and now on,
i will be zero.
Its a scary thought
but i believe my self worth is more than just about job.

Uncertainty of the future
for now, i shall just follow the flow
and get used to having monthly allowance
haha.

last look of my empty office

Marriage application documents..Part V

On my 30th birthday
I gave myself the best gift!
That is to complete the painful process of
marriage application documents.

Despite my bad experience and phobia of France Embassy
It was quite a smooth procedures to certify the french documents.
Thursday morning was the only day for consulate services
and no appointment was required
that was what the website said
and i was fearful that i need an appointment 
when i arrived
however, I did not required an appointment.

So, i went into an empty waiting room.
It was more like an office.
When a staff came out of the office,
she did not spoke a word,
a man who was waiting before me went in.
I start wondering where is the queue system
how will i know is my turn?

as more people came into the waiting room
i think everyone was having the same thoughts as me
how will we know is our turn?

Then the smart thought came to me
i realised the security card that was handed to me
had a number!
and it was in sequence 
when i compared to people who arrived later.

So, when the staff stepped out
I just went in
without her speaking
hmm, i must made others curious about 
how i knew it was my turn
haha

anyway it was rather fast
she asked why i required the documents
and i mentioned is for my marriage application.
She just looked at the translated documents
without comparing to the original English documents
and proceed to certify them as true copies.
thereafter i made payment 
I paid about S$30+ per document 
It was rated at Euro18 per documents
but the embassy charged based on the exchange rate for the day
and it was done!

Finally, all documents are ready!

1)Birth certificate
-  new copy from ICA
- Translated into French
- Certified true copy (English) 
- Certified true copy  (French)

 2) Single status
- Certified search result from ROM
-  Translated into French
- Certified true copy (English) 
- Certified true copy  (French) 

3) Marriage laws statement
- Fiance collected from Singapore Embassy in Paris

4) Proof of residence
- My bill with address
- Copy of my identity card
- Copy of passport

5) Witness detail
- Copy of identity card
- Copy of passport

It started as a long scary journey
and now im still anxious whether in left out any documents
whoever says marriage is a easy process
Tell them to try marry a French in France.

The week when I arrived
We will be applying for the marriage
hopefully it can be on the 8 February 2013
and all is well.

Wedding bands

We always seems to have strange luck
Everytime when we tried our best to search 
We will not find it
When we feel we will settle for second best
We will find what we want

Maybe fiance is the one with strange luck
He always managed to appear at a right time
To skip queues...even at disneyland
To walk when rains stops 
To catch a bus
Always at right time and place
Hmm...to meet me? Haha

like how we found my engagement ring in paris
It was quite a nightmare
Is not like in singapore 
where a mall have many jewellery shops
Each shop is just so far apart
And shopping hours are short
But every ring we saw was just not right
Too expensive
Not worth the prize
Poor quality diamond
Ugly design
No size
Etc etc

Ordering online takes too long
And uncertain about quality
Just when we were thinking to give up
Maybe settle for 2nd best or delay purchase
We went to an unlikely street 
The "branded" champs les elysees
On a sunday
Where shops are unlikely to be open
And at a shop where we thought its too expensive
We found it!

A little over the budget 
But both of us just feels its the right one..
Other rings always made us think "is okay"
But this was different...
And everything went well...

Fast forward to now buying of wedding bands
I persuade the fiance to buy them in singapore
Since more shops and
Should be cheaper with exchange rate and tax refund

Okay i am wrong
Its not really cheap and we cant find the one
Too expensive
No sizes
Wrong cut
Wrong color
Bad designs
Etc etc

It doesnt help when we have a tight budget
Fiance has huge fingers
I want a diamond-less plain white gold ring
Its fiance's first and only ring that he wants it comfy
And we were like searching everyday -,-"

Same thing happened
Going to different shop
Thinking there is something wrong
While we were thinking to settle for second best
Or even getting different-similar design rings
We found it...

Although mine has diamonds..
It was on 50% sale that made it cheaper than his
Although they dont have his size..
They can resize the ring

I thought of a white gold ring
But it was rose and white gold..
However i like the design and diamonds..haha

but the mosy deciding factor..
when his first immediate response was
"I like it... it represent the union of us.."
And i knew it was the one...

We had strange luck again. :)