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It has been a while since I last shared a post about our upcoming wedding! Yes! Our wedding is still on! And it is happening in approximately six months time! OMG! In this post, I would like to share with you guys my church solemnization venue! Yes! I am finally revealing my church venue! I booked it a long long ago and had to keep it a secret! But I read Nez’s sharing of our church location (which is the same as mine!), I just had to share it! HAH.
It will be held at a National monument and the oldest church in Singapore. The Armenian Church of St. Gregory is built by Armenian pioneers of Singapore e.g Agnes Joaquiam (an Armenian). More history of this church can be found here in Nez’s blog or at Armenian Church’s blog.
Source: Nez’s
Source: Nez’s
Source: Nez’s
Source: Nez’s
There are many reasons why this church is finally picked and here are some pros and cons of this cosy little church!
Pros
- Location: It is right smack in town and accessible by MRT which is 10 minutes walking distance from Cityhall MRT
- Ambience: Previously I always wanted an outdoor wedding, but most of the outdoor location in Singapore is either out of the way or extremely pricey when you need to book both indoor and outdoor. Also being a pessimist, I need an indoor area just in case it rains (BAH). I love the exterior of the church and the little lawn is simply perfect!
- Religion: I guess a commercial outdoor area will not justify the importance of a holy matrimony! Even though the history and culture of Armenian Christian are very different from our usual Catholic / Protestant church, what it matters is that they all started from Jesus.
Cons
- Price: It is one of the more costly church venues we came across, standing at $1600 for a maximum of 100 pax, that is almost 3 times the cost compared to other churches if you compare cost per head! But it doesn’t matter, because this ceremony will only be for friends and direct family who created an impact in both of our lives.
- Capacity: This tiny little church can usually hold 80 pax and a maximum of 100 – 120 pax when more chairs are added! Freth not, this is perfect for our little cosy event!
- No air con: If you don’t mind, this old building comes only with electric fans! But that also means, all my guest can dress casually and comfortably!
- Memorial tombstone: For the traditional and pang dan couple, the memorial tombstone may give you goosebumps! But not to worry, there are no grave below those tombstones! They are purely memorial tombstone or moved from other locations! And anyway, if you are Christian, you should have faith that God’s blessing and grace will be on you!
At the end of the day, the venue is a place where all my love ones gather to witness the covenant we have with God. In rain or shine, I will wear my brightest smile because it is through His blessings that brought us so far!
We had our first and best dinner at Portuguese Settlement!
The Portuguese Settlement is a Kristang community in Ujong Pasir where Kristang are a Malaysian ethnic group with mixed Portuguese and Malay ancestry. This community was arose during the Portuguese colonial period. In this area, you can also see many household with a cross at their door!
This place is famous for all sorts of seafood and they had a lot of crayfish and all sorts of shellfish! But with only two of us, it is hard to try all different dishes without bursting our pocket and stomach! Our hotel concierge recommended Stall 1 and it is indeed a popular choice among the patrons there!
Tried their Portuguese style fish which tasted a little like our sambal stingray!
Tried their famous pepper crab! Unlike our local black pepper crab, this tasted like grill/bbq crab tossed lightly with black pepper!
And of course, sambal kang kong is a must in all zhi char eat out. HAHA
Note: I did a quick edit of this post, he was too embarrassed to read my poor English. I blame it on my lack of time to fine tune it and my poor command in English doesn’t help.
The first day was spent exploring around the vicinity near the hotel we stayed – Holiday Inn Malacca. Other than the two malls opposite the hotel there was pretty much nothing except a beach and a mini swamp.
I had a lot of these “Monkey God” pictures!
He didn’t know what I was taking. The view and the mosque! Duh! He commented that whenever we go on a holiday, the photos seem that I am the only one on a holiday. HAHA. Cause I take sucky pictures and he takes all the nice pictures.
At the opposite reclaimed land, the apartments are all empty. The developer had some disputes with the government and now they refused to grant them the permit to proceed with the project. Wow. Now those buildings are all abandoned for at least 10 years. And this, we found out from a local (featured below).
Random.
This is a bad picture of me looking pregnant. But I had to share this to show you the swamp. BOO. We even spotted a monitor lizard! Hah.
Look at this field! Love the soft look.
Those grass may look soft but they are not exactly easy to walk on.
There were at least a hundred of crows there. Yikes.
The swamp is also the home of the egrets (yes, those tiny little white dots on the left). It was an amazing sight.
This local shared with us how the ecological system there has changed drastically over time and I can actually feel his sadness for the environment.
He took too many pictures without me realizing! Haha. But I love it!
Collecting shells is a past time I once had. Yes yes, I know, not exactly environmentally friendly.
Yap, that new hotel over there is Holiday Inn!
Spotted a tiny dead crab!
Here are a whole bunch of pictures we took at Universal Studio! I love theme parks and I love roller coasters!
Note: Please turn your head away from the screen if you experience any giddiness from viewing the following pictures. My beauty may be a little challenging for most people to appreciate.
You can probably tell from our sleepy face that we woke up early for the rides! Hee.
I have a million things to share, USS pictures, our trip to Melaka, our wedding updates and home updates among all the random thoughts ! But I just can’t get my butt seated to blog! Grrrr. I want my life back. My blogging life back.
Coastes
50 Siloso Beach Walk
#01-06 Sentosa
Singapore 099000
T:(65) 6274 9668
At Sentosa, we dropped by Coastes for their thin crust pizza and calamari. With a live band playing at the background, sound of the lapping sea waves and unintentional (spoilt!) dimly lighted area, it is the romantic moment for a lot of couple. Haha.
A while back we celebrated our Proposal Anniversary at Sentosa. I meant it as a surprised but I couldn’t contain my excitement and my fear that he will scold me for overspending! I intended to recreate our proposal moment at a theme park! So I’ve booked two night stay at Costa Sands Resort @ Siloso Beach and tickets for two to Universal Studio Singapore!
I’ll share a short review here about Costa Sands Resort @ Siloso Beach, Sentosa!
Pros
- It is relatively accessible, a 15 minutes walk from Beach Station and it is just near the beach
- Clean and fuss free
- Package includes breakfast for two
- The view from our room is perfect. It is facing the pool and we can actually see the beautiful sun set from our bed. (Picture in his phone!)
Cons
- It is more like a chalet than a hotel! Before we reach the place, he kept complaining about our upcoming stay at a Chalet. While I kept assuring him that it’s a resort and it is much better than the one in Pasir Ris, I gave up once I open the room. It is slightly better than the chalet in Pasir Ris but it is definitely nowhere near being a resort. HAH. Thankfully I didn’t book the Kampong Hut, I think he will skin me alive! But hey, if you are Jason’s friend and you happen to read this post, maybe you can book the Hut for his bachelor night as a joke. HAH.
- The breakfast is terrible. BAH.
- It is a little far from Universal Studio. Hee.
- There is no cable TV but there are Singapore’s and Indonesia’s free to air channels. BAH.
- It is definitely not hotel standard toilet but at least it’s clean!
** This is the only piece of good news this week and I’m really thankful! Thank you Lord for the blessings!
Dear Ms Tan,
REQUEST TO DEFER SUBMISSION OF YOUR MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
We refer to your email of 9 Mar 2011 and your request to defer submission of your Marriage Certificate.
2 We have considered your request and we are pleased to inform you that we will allow you to submit your Marriage Certificate by 17 Oct 2011.
3 Please complete this undertaking form ((See attached file: marriage cert undertaking (Final).doc)) and return it to us. We will then follow up on the arrangement for your key collection to the DBSS unit.
Yours sincerely,
MISS TAN HUIQIN
CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER
for HEAD (SALES OPERATIONS)
ESTATE ADMINISTRATION & PROPERTY DEPARTMENT
Restore Living Pte Ltd
124 Tanjong Pagar Road
Singapore 088533
Chanced upon ReStore during one of our wedding errands day! It is a quaint little café set up by Meg and Hwee Min. They hunted down old furniture in Singapore and restored them to their glorious state. Meg loves for gourmet food turned their little showroom into a café!
Love the cosy café and their works on the furniture.
How nice if I can have a little counter like this at home!
Nice warm lights.
Mmmmm.
How retro!
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