Gown Selection for Taiwan Pre-Wedding Shoot

went for my 1st gown selection and it was a breeze compared to some of the horror stories of camping at the studio for more than half a day or not able to find any suitable dress. thanks to lily from feline bridal for helping with the gown selection and fitting. glad she was around to squeeze my fats into the dresses. =P figured that most brides are skinny and tall as i could hardly breathe in them and most were sweeping the floor with me on bare feet. thanks to dear and my mummy for being there to provide their feedback, saved me loads on the choosing process.

Wedding Gown

tried on 6 gowns in total (4 mermaid, 1 ballgown and 1 column) and eventually decided to confirm the very 1st i put on with slight modification. good and bad thing was i wanted a not so complicated yet not too simple gown which made it much easier when it comes to the initial selection. decided that mermaid cut makes me look slimmer (surprisingly) after 2 attempts and that very much limits my choices as there are not many mermaid wedding dresses (white/cream). was choosing between my final piece and another with more 3D bottom/train (roses). settled on the former as it enhances my not so perfect body and the latter was quite heavy (had to consider luggage space and weight).

Evening Gown

had a choice of bringing 1 or 2 evening dresses for overseas shoot. picked out 2 out of total 6 i tried on (1 coral, 2 red and 2 yellow). this was even simpler than wedding dress as there were only a few colours i was looking at - red, yellow, blue, purple and keeping in mind of a not-so-complicated yet not-too-simple criteria. loved the coral chiffon dress at 1st sight when lily showed it to me and further confirmed my liking after putting it on. however, both dear and myself found it to be too simple/common and decided to pass it. red was not part of my consideration prior to the trial as i already have a red evening dress which can be used but i could not find any blue/purple dress to my liking. 1st red was a mandarin collar capped sleeve ball gown. mum loved the dress but i look fat in it. 2nd was a red ballgown which went right into my confirm list. was prancing around the fitting area in the ballgown while browsing for another evening dress. was looking through the short dresses and nothing caught my attention till lily pointed out that i could choose from the long chiffon dresses too. immediately picked out the only 2 yellow ones from the rack to try them on and my final outfit for taiwan shoot is chosen!

Jackets/Suits/Pants

it was a piece of cake. 1 white, 1 black and we are done! probably need to go shop for 1 more shirt for dear and we will be all ready.

the whole process took less than 2 hours. did not take any pictures as i was following the sign that says no photography. promise to update with photos when i go for my final fitting in march. =)

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lack of a better but appropriate way, i had to blog this instead of posting it on facebook. if i was the only one who is feeling the frustration and anger, it may be my issue. there are a couple of us who can't agree on their way of working, it has to be their problem isn't it?

honestly, i think my english standard is average compared to my peers. i wonder how did the trio got past their english papers in school. simple things like 'this is' and 'these are', i believe primary school kids can get this right. it is really ok to keep your sentences short and to the point, without using big words as long as your audience get your point. classic example "i be going on Wednesdays, so tomorrow will be that day".

i can give it to people who are lazy but absolutely smart or streetwise. i respect those who are less intelligent but hardworking or willing to learn. what i can't tolerate is these three are stupid but lazy, not intelligent but like to act smart. after 1 year in the company and 2 years in the industry, you actually didn't know what operator subsidy is. it is not difficult to know what it means by taking the literal meaning. to be fair, it is only right to ask when in doubt, but you have to ask the right person at the right time!

the last straw came in last night. i knew he visited the wrong store as per what someone mentioned to me a few days back. i am ok with others going to my store but why can't he just admit to the mistake and not come up with lousy excuses? we have all the details of our outlets in the landscape, B2 and level 3 are too far apart to be mistaken as the same store. and not to mention that both stores had different names and had clear signage at shopfront! if seeing M1 means the store is under your coverage, might as well tell me someone with moustache has to be your dad. to make things worse, quoting his exact reply in the email -

"Now my next question will be, am I not to visit the M1 booth since it is in Gadget world, if so why I am task to visit Handphone shop – Causeway (Gadget World) stating in the Masterlist? Also do I fully task to handle All M1 OS and its EDs?  I’m will be glad someone willingly to take up some of the EDs. This is the part where I am confuse now."

thank you for confirming your disability. I would gladly accept your pay and your job to help you visit the stores under your account as well.

new hair colour to welcome chinese new year and taiwan pre-wedding shoot. =) made appointment with roots for a hair cut just before taiwan trip.

almost a complete collection. thank you dear for the lovely pendant for our anniversary. i love you!

countdown to wedding day : 300

Happy New Year!

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