Photo credit: http://www.tianya.cn/

Photo credit: http://www.hudong.com

突然听见，"豆腐花，豆浆水" 。。。
好想念我老家路边摊的豆腐花叔叔。。。
妈妈每逢星期六早上一定会买一包黑糖豆腐花， 然后另加一些豆浆水，给我享用 ：）

谢谢妈咪！

Congratulations to

Shawn Johnson & Mark Ballas
(Winners of Season 8 Dancing With the Stars)



Kris Allen
(Winner of Season 8 American Idol)


Photo Credit: Los Angeles Times, Shadowcat Blog

爱情词典

在寻找真爱的过程里。。。

有些人会想要尝试各种不同的恋爱过程，因为他们不愿就这么轻易的就安居下来。
或许他们认为世上还会有更好的，所以他们还在寻找当中。

也有些人第一次就幸运的找到了他们的终身伴侣。
有种预感他们眼前的爱人，真是他们的理想伴侣。


那你是属于哪一类的呢？

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A wedding-planning-related journal by Rachel.
Created in April 2009

- Dedicate to everyone -

Happy Reading!

Wedding service that you do not want to skimp on...

Hiring a Professional Wedding Photographer

When the day is gone, it is gone forever...But...Is there anything to keep the memory intact and everlasting? Yes! Photos and Videos!! Let's focus on Photography today.

Photo captures the once in a lifetime moment in your life. We cannot go back and live the past, but with the photos, we can "go back and enjoy" the special moment in life via the tangible asset - Wedding Photos. Therefore, it is essential to hire a skilled and experienced wedding photographer to capture every single moment on your wedding day and for you to keep them forever.

Some tips posted by Stephanie Merry from The Washington Post (amNY, March 24th, 2009)

~ An interesting blog to answer the question why the couple should hire a wedding planner ~
by www.weddingabc.net




Do You Need to Hire a Wedding Planner?

Couples who are planning for a wedding might have the following question, “Do I need to hire a wedding planner?” In fact it should be very enjoyable to plan the wedding yourselves. Some may even think that a wedding planner is only someone who wants to get some money out of their pockets and they will plan the wedding on their own.

In fact, a wedding planner is not someone who will do everything for you. You cannot just sit down and wait for the results. The wedding planner is meant to be helping you and giving you the most suitable and professional advices during your wedding planning. At the end of the day you still have to make the decisions yourselves. In some cases the wedding planner may even help you to saving money for your wedding.

One of the jobs of a wedding planner is to help you to compare different options for your wedding items. Since they are actively involved in the wedding industry, they will know which companies can fulfill your requirements. With the help of your wedding planner, you do not need to approach shop after shop. Instead, he / she will suggest a few wedding vendors to you and you can just visit these shops.

You may want to have a really modern Chinese style wedding invitation for example. After surfing and searching on the web for hours you may still be unable to find a shop which offers such wedding invitations. Your wedding planner, however, may have already known some shops which provide these wedding cards. They can just suggest these shops to you and this saves you a lot of time for searching. In most cases the wedding planner will accompany you to these shops and give you extra advices.

Besides, a wedding planner can help you to keep the schedules well. You may need to prepare the wedding invitation a year and take some wedding photos three months before your wedding. The schedules are so tight and there are so many items involved. You may forget some of the essential items you need to prepare for the wedding.

In this case the wedding planner can remind you if it is time for you to prepare an item. Since they are professional and have been dealing with lots of wedding planning jobs before. They will know what and when you need to do something from their experiences.

The wedding planner can also help you a lot on the wedding day. You may be already very nervous on the wedding day. Any minor mistakes may make you lose your temper. Although it is the “job” of the bride and groom to become the happiest couple on the wedding day, we sometimes just cannot control our tempers due to the mistakes.

Your planner can help you to take care of all the minor details and try their best to avoid any mistake. He / she will be taking care of the wedding rundown, reminding the staff of the wedding venues how to server the guests and even helping you to get some more liquors if you are running out of wine.

Of course you may not need a wedding planner if you have friends who are experienced in wedding planning. For sure they can help you a lot in planning your wedding but in this case they indeed become your wedding planners. If your friends are not available to help and your budget is allowed, you are still advised to hire a wedding planner.

Conclusion:

What a wedding planner does?
1. Listen to you about your dream wedding.
2. Be there to realize your dream wedding without having you to sacrifice anything and yet in budget.
3. Recommend you to the right wedding vendors that suit your wedding theme, such as photographer, baker, florist, musician and etc.
4. Always keep you on track, especially your budget.
5. Coordinate with your other wedding vendors; make sure they are on time on delivery and put in their best effort to create your wedding day as one of the most memorable moments in you and your family's life.
6. On your wedding day, make sure the two of you enjoy your first moment as husband and wife, as well as to create the wow factor from your guests! ;)



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Hmm...It seems like Winter is not ready to leave us yet...
It was snowing on the first day of Spring!! I was so surprised to see snow ... I thought I have got rid of it since the last winter storm at end of February. Well...apparently, I am wrong. That's okay...because I am so ready for the Spring!


Love,

Hooray!
Winter is gone~
Let's welcome the Spring days~!

Happy 46th-Month!


Love,

New Collection of Ralph Lauren Perfume > > >

Romance Always Yours

+ Valentines' Day Chocolate Box as compliment

A bReeZy eAsY SUNDAY

Daylight saving has just started at 2am this morning. We have one less hour of sleeping time! I never been told about the daylight saving concept until I came across the Pacific Ocean three and a half years ago. Fall 2005 was the first time in my life being exposed to this fresh, new time saving concept. I always wonder who and why these people invented the idea of daylight saving. Maybe I should find out why...

It's Sunday! Nothing can put a big smile on my face, besides the sunny day, my hubby, my family and friends! Yupe...It's the pre-Spring weather this time! The highest temperature of the day hits 65 degree (Fahrenheit)! Wow!! Wow!!! Wow!!!! I miss the "numbers" very much!! Let's welcome the Spring (exact date: March 20th, 2009)!!

I truly enjoyed my walking "trip" on the beautiful-breezy-easy Sunday!
What else is better than finding a nice place for brunch on the beautiful Sunday?
Therefore, I made up my mind to take a trip to West 4th Street Subway Station and explore the neighborhood around that area.

Exploring the neighborhood with help from my hubby was incredibly fun and exciting! He is always my personal mobile GPS! No one could replace his place, his role, his presence. However, we have to do it on the phone this time. He was checking the pancake restaurant online while giving me direction where to go. He leads me from one to the other point during the searching of the restaurant. It reminds me of the 'blind person's game' we used to play at campus, Drake University. I used to close my eyes, hold his hand, and walk as he leads me step by step. I miss it so much. Although it is just a game, but it does require a full length of trust on a person who is giving you direction. And I did. He has given me the confidence in him. Thanks, my dear.
Thanks to my personal mobile GPS! Although I did not go to the initial place where he suggested, yet I did enjoy the experience of exploring the city with his help on the phone!

Here is it >>>

Village Natural Restaurant
Address: 46 Greenwich Ave (between Charles St & Perry St), New York, NY 10011

Facts:
1. It is a vegan, international, health food place in Greenwich Village.
2. The decoration of the restaurant made me feel like home, pretty cozy and homey with wooden tables, chairs, cabinets, and floor.

3. Displays are antique and unique.

4. Servers are very friendly, always put on their smiling faces toward customers.
5. Healthy food + warm service + cozy ambience = a '+' point to my wonderful Sunday!

Let see what have I ordered:
tada...
One of their Breakfast Combinations:
Egg Platter two organic eggs, english muffin and yam tempura
+
A cup of hot Organic Coffee from Fair Trade (Introduced by the server from Tibet)

I love the organic coffee very much! It's fresh and smooth.
The egg platter is a good one to kick start a laid-back Sunday too! It gives you the protein and energy to shopping, for girls maybe?! It applied to me though. It leads me to walk and shop till the day turns dark =p

I will definite come back and visit them again! Hope you will, too!

Officially...
A new leaf in Wedding Planning Industry!
December 19, 2008

New title: Certified International Wedding Planning Professional
Tan, Siok Yin (Rachel) IWPP

HOME visit 2009

Thanks everyone for making up your time for ME, especially my dad, mom, aunts, uncles, sister, soon-to-be brother-in-law, cousins, kay ying, kay rui, hao wen, yee peng, jyy huey, wen jye, mei yee, khai au, john, man yeng, chin sien, and all relatives and friends I met throughout my stays in Malaysia. I look forward to seeing all of you soon!

Let the sparkle of fireworks unveil my wonderful CNY vacation, Malaysia.

CNY decorations at The Gardens, Mid Valley.

Mid Valley, Malaysia.



Bai Tian Gong 拜天公The End