Car accident story

So I got into an accident yesterday and had a terrible night's sleep worrying about how everything was going to turn out today.
Because I didn't have the chance to take photos of the accident and I hit the lady's bumper, if the lady decides to tell lies or hide some truth then I would be quite dead.
So this morning at about 10am, the lady whom I hit called and said I WAS IN THE WRONG.
Excuse me lady but you were coming out from the side and I was coming straight down the road.
I think you were suppose to look out before you decide to forge ahead.
And if you decide to come out then please do it quickly.
Not crawl out at 10km/h and decide that oncoming traffic should slow down and give way to you no matter what.
I only saw her come out when I was about 50 meters away and IN NO WAY with the rain and the slippery roads was I able to stop in time to let her slowly crawl out.
I already slammed my emergency breaks and I still hit her.
She then proceeded with the 'My daughter was in the car so I was driving more carefully. I would never do anything to endanger her.'
I'm sorry but slowly doesn't always mean carefully.
If you really wanted to be careful then you should be driving on the last lane and not try to shoot out to the second lane which I was on.
So now at the 11th hour, she tells me she wants to go the insurance way because she thinks she has a good chance of winning given I hit her from behind.
All I can do now is trust in God and leave it to Him.
It is so difficult though..
But I shall claim the promise that my God will take care of me.
No matter the outcome, I know it'll be the best.

J's works of art.

I love my job because autistic children always amaze me. 

J has an amazing memory and a very very cute internal system. 

She is like a little Sesame street. 

Every session, she has a letter of the day. 

And with that letter of the day, she has an animal or creature of the day. 

And it's not just any letter! 

She remembers which letter she had in the last session (even if her last session was more than a week ago), and knows what the next letter is. 

So as a little reward for working hard at her work, I let her draw and colour her creature of the day...

and here is some of the amazing works of art she has done :) 

One for each session :) 

She only just turned 5 and she's already such an awesome artist.

I want to make them into tiny pieces of wall art and frame them up because they are such great pieces, don't you think? 

Aren't kids just so amazing? :)

So last night we bought our new old hairdryer (I had to say it that way.)
The lady who was serving us chuckled a little when we pointed to the hairdryer and told her we wanted one.
One look at the box and you knew it was really old...
I wonder if my hair would look like that after using the hairdryer ;)

Very muscular Q with the hairdryer

We walked around a little looking at other things like ovens, printers and coffee machines..
We are only 60 days away from our big day and moving into our new home officially!
Tonight, we met the contractor to make final decisions on our wall paint, counter top colours, cupboard laminate colours and a few other design details.
They have fully demolished everything and are in the midst of waterproofing the bathroom and building our kitchen cabinets in their carpentry workshop now!
How exciting! :)
There is still a lot of other things to do in the meantime!
But an optimistic date of completion is some time the first week of June :)
CAN'T WAIT! :D

Renovations in progress

Went down to have a quick peek at the progress of renovations yesterday evening and everything has been demolished and it is well underway.
Kept smsing Q to tell him what the progress was like and all.
Super excited about everything!
Tonight we are going on a mission to fulfil our dream of a retro boxy hotel hairdryer for our master bedroom bathroom.
It is so strange and awesome that we both have the same desire for that hairdryer :)
Just one of the things that remind us how much we are made for each other :)
I'm a bit high now due to the 1.5 cups of coffee I downed this afternoon during lunch.
I shattered a whole bottle of top coat on the floor and spent quite a bit of time cleaning it up.
So maybe all the fumes are also contributing to my rapid heartbeat now.
Can't wait to get our place for real! :)

9 more weeks

9 more weeks to the big day!
We are in the midst of getting our house done up and every weekend, we've been driving to different places to choose laminates, tiles and such for our renovation.
Tomorrow, we are choosing our throne (the toilet bowl).
People have told us to choose a unique one..
The best suggestion so far was one which has fish in it..
But Q would be so freaked out every time he had to go that he might not be able to go at all...
I am also 2 weeks away from finishing my certificate in autism course!
I had my last lecture this evening and just have one last assignment to do and hand in.
Looking forward to striking that off my list of things I have before the wedding!

So, renovations are officially starting this week!
I'm so excited!!
I am really looking forward to actually being able to clean the house and start putting furniture and appliances in their right places and getting the house ready to live in..
But I am most excited to have a little space of our own where we can invite friends over and not worry about bothering parents :)
When I think about our new home, I think about lots of gatherings with friends and pot lucks and brunches and people coming over to just hang out..
It's going to be so much fun!!
Q and I were just talking today and we both realised that in about 2 months, we would cease to stay under our parents' roof.
It's exciting but also a little scary.
There are still a lot of things we have yet to check off the long list, BUT I can't wait!

The start of 10 weeks.

So begins the distribution of invites and the chase for RSVPs.
We got our invites printed yesterday and are now sourcing for envelopes...
We want to thank Koon for being such an awesome friend and helping us to design our very very beautiful wedding invite!
Thank you for taking time despite your busy schedule to work on our invite and even source out an amazing printer for us :)

But anyway,
since this is another milestone.....
I am allowed to release another photo from the photoshoot :)

10 more weeks till the big day!

The build up

This week is going to be pretty busy.
We are going to cross a few hurdles this week as we get closer and closer to the big day..
Something big is happening this weekend!! ;)

Long Weekend

This week, Q and I managed to get Friday off as well so we had a really long weekend.
Plus having labour day on Tuesday gave us 3 full days (so far) to scout for furniture and electronics and all!
Boy did we use it well!
We went to almost every sale and warehouse sale and warehouse location we knew and got a whole list of items!
We also made MAJOR savings which I am very very proud of and happy about :)
The best was the TV.
We were sitting in my living room this evening watching TV when Q got bored and started to flip the papers.
He saw 'COURTS 3 DAY SALE'.
And so we decided there and then to head down to Courts which was actually only a 5 minute drive away.
We first saw the washing machine which was going for 200 bucks less than what it usually went for,
and on top of that LG was giving away NTUC vouchers!
So we decided to get it.
Then we walked around and looked at fridges and cooking hobs and ovens...
At the TV section, Q spotted a $3999 TV that was slashed to $1499!!
He said it was one of the models he was eyeing but didn't fit the $2500 budget we set for the TV.
We talked to the salesperson for a while because we were wondering why it was such a good deal..
but it seemed like Courts just decided to pull the price down.
The only thing left that was kinda in the way was the delivery date.
We needed them to keep it for 2 months but they said they could only hold it for a month at max given that it was on such a huge discount.
But we decided that if we are saving that much money, a little inconvenience is nothing.
So we went to get the invoice done up and were referred to the same nice lady (Jasmine) that helped us do the invoice for our washing machine.
By God's immense blessing, the salesman didn't communicate the earlier delivery date to her and she helped to set the delivery date to the same delivery date as the washing machine!
So in the end, everything fell into place!! :D
SO SO SO satisfying!
It is truly by God's immense blessing that we are getting all these amazing and perfect deals :)

Only by God's power, did we get off our lazy bums and go to the Courts sale.
I'm not kidding.
Most times, going to the kitchen for a glass of water already takes an immense load of willpower.
Super looking forward to the days ahead! :)

overwhelmed.

I'm starting to feel overwhelmed by the things that need to be done within the next 2 months and 3 weeks.
I think all this pressure is also starting to make me very intolerable over certain things..
People being late is one thing that gets on my nerves.
The contractor we met on Sunday was late for 45 minutes.
I really am tired of waiting for people...

And I'm starting to get a little tired of having to go back and forth in order to schedule a meeting.

If you can't bother to keep time and meet me on time, or at least within 5 minutes of the time set, then I won't bother to meet you.

I know I'm starting to get over sensitive too but it's difficult trying to not let it get to me.
I really am turning into a bridezilla.
In 3 months, I'm going to look back on all of this and think how silly I was to get worked up over nothing.