After Birth

The midwife pushed me out from the labour room to the ward room. I saw Ken waiting patiently outside the ward room. He still looks so worry. I think he is worry about me.

I moved to the ward room. Ken cames in and I asked how is the baby. He said she is healthy and kicking and moving her legs and hands. She was put into the incubator due to her size.

Ken informs that she weights at 1.75kg only. She have to take premature baby powder. He informs that he had informed both our parents on our baby new arrival. I am so excited and wanted to see my little baby but the midwife said I need to get rest. She prohibited me from moving off the bed within 24 hours time.

She is Born

My contraction and pain is getting worse when I am in the labour room. The midwife asks me not to push as the gyne is performing an operation on the another labour room thus unable to deliver my baby now. She asks me to breathe in and out by showing me the correct technique. My contraction pain is reduced by using that technique.

While waiting for the gyne, she performs fetal monitoring on me. It is an external ultrasound monitor whereby a belt is placed on my tummy to monitor the baby’s wellbeing. Usually it is used when the cervix has not fully dilated. By the way, I am not sure how many centimeter (cm) I am dilated as the midwife did not mention to me. As for me, I am too painful to remember all this. She just told me that the baby is ready to be delivered. Maybe all of it happened so sudden that the midwife did not performs enema on me too. Enema is a medication given to empty the colon to prevent defecation (passing of stool) during labour.

Few minutes passed and the gyne is still busy with the other patient. My baby keeps pushing herself out. I tried not to push it but my baby keeps pushing herself out from inside. By now, I am all over sweating from my head to the face and body. I informs the midwife and she said do not push while she busy preparing some utensils for the gyne with other nurse-midwives who came in and out the labour room. She checks me at my vaginal area again. Then, she quickly ran out to the next door.

Less that 30 seconds, she came back in. About 10 seconds later, my gyne came in as well. I am relief that finally my gyne came. Then the midwife informs me that everything is going to be okay now as the gyne is here and I can labour my baby.

"The doctor is here. Don't worry. You may labour now," the midwife assured me.

Upon hearing that, the gyne shouts at her, "Wait! I am not prepared yet!".

Another nurse is helping the gyne to put on the glove. The gyne continued, "How can you asks the patient to labour while I am not ready yet?".

Then, I quickly informs the gyne, "No, doctor. The baby is keeps pushing out,".

The doctor keeps quiet.

After he prepared himself well, he came in front of me at the end of my opening legs and takes a look at me. He grabbed some utensil and performs episiotomy on me. Right after that, he asked me to push. The midwife also asked me to push as hard as I can. I pushed once. Then they asked me to push again. Then I pushed for the second time and third. Suddenly I felt that my baby is delivered! I glaced at the clock hanged on the wall and she is born at 6.30PM sharp! Once my baby was delivered, the feeling is so relief and comfortable just like you put down a very, very heavy bag off your shoulder that you been carry for months!

I takes a look at my baby that is being carried by an Indian midwife while the gyne done his jobs - cutting the umbilical cord. The first impression when I first saw her : She is so white and tiny! She looks white because the blood vessels have not started to flow in her body. She is tiny because she is pre-mature baby. While the gyne cuts off her umbilical cord, I keeps asking is my baby ok and fine. Then, the Chinese midwife who accompany me all the while takes her from the Indian midwife to do some testing and weights her.

She then wrapped her up in a cloth and showed it to me.

"Here is your baby. It is a girl and she is fine,"

What can I say? I felt so tired after the struggle of delivering her and all I can do is nod my head for her acknowledgment. Then, the Indian midwife gave me an injection. I asked the gyne if the placenta is delivered as well. He informs soon.

Out of sudden, I feels another great relief just like when I delivered my baby. It was the placenta. The injection that injected to me earlier is to speed up the placenta delivering. The gyne informs me that the placenta is delivered. Then, he does the stitches on the episiotomy that he performs just now. When everything is done, the gyne went away from the labour room.

The Chinese midwife informs me that everything is fine now and she praised me. She said that I pushed well during my first time delivery and during my second delivery, it would be easier for me to give birth. She also reassured me that my baby although is tiny, just let it me and raise her as normal. Eventually, she will pick-up her own pace of growing up. All I can do is nod my head as I am too tired.

She helped me to push in my piles that being pushed out when my baby was pushing herself out that time. Then, she helped me to change. I glanced the clock again and the whole process just took about 15 minutes to 20 minutes! I cannot imagine that it was that short - from the time I enter the labour room till the gyne done the sticthes. All the time taken is about 15 minutes to 20 minutes!

Delivery

When I am on my way to the ward, I still having my contraction and become more and more frequent. Ken is very worry while driving me there. I am seated at the back of the car and I can feel that he cannot concentrate on his driving. He keeps asking me if I am ok.

Finally we arrive at the ward. I have another contraction when I want to get down from the car. After it is over, I quickly and slowly came down from the car with Ken's help. He hold and help me to walk to the ward stairs.

Yes, the ward is located upstairs at third floors! Slowly and carefully, I step up to the stairs. My contraction still attack me and I am sweating all over to overcome the pain. Ken held out his hand for me to squeeze and tells me to breathe in and out.When the contraction is over, I climb the stairs again. However, the contraction is so frequent that I have to stop for do not know how many times to ease my contraction pain. The pain is so unbearable that I scream out telling Ken that I am so pain. I can sense that he feels very helpless towards me as he cannot share my pain. All he ables to do is hold tight to my hand and ask me to breathe in and out. The situation is keep repeating and repeating. Finally, I managed to climb to the last few steps of the stairs when the contraction strike again.

I stopped at the few steps and breathe in and out and scream. The midwife came out and sees my situation. She ask why came so late. She quickly urges me to the room and checks my situation while Ken is waiting outside the room. She checks my virginia area and she informs that my baby head is very low. Initially, I thought that I just having contraction but never thought that I will need to deliver now! I mean that day when I am discharged from the ward, the baby is not yet moved to the birth canal. I cannot imagine that within one night and one day, the baby is already moved into the birth canal!

The midwife informed me that I no need to feel scare as the gyne is in now. He is in the labour room operating another pregnant patient. She mentioned that I need to go to the labour room now. My contraction still come and go frequently - about 3 minutes apart. The midwife then went out to prepare the necessary. Ken waiting outside the room looks so worry and I asked him to come in. I told him that I need to deliver now. The midwife came back and asked me to change my clothes into theirs.

After changing, with my contraction that keeps striking, they ask me to walk to the labour room to get ready. I hardly walk due to my contraction. The midwife asks me to walk slowly and when the contraction is not taking place. Ken tried to help me and he seems very worry. I never sees him being in this worrying state. He tried to accompany me to the labour room but stopped by the midwife. She asked him to wait at the waiting area.

Initially, when I am in few months pregnancy, Ken and I discussed that whether he wants to accompany me into the labour room to see me deliver or not. He said that he would not accompany me as he afraid of blood. I insisted and even begged him few time but he still refused. But today, he wanted to follow me to the labour room! I think Ken is really really worry about me and the baby.

Labour

The clamp like pain is reduced in the morning but my body is too tired to stay out of bed. So I stayed at bed and sleep. Ken brings me breakfast-lunch together meals which is bread and Milo as I barely have my appetite to foods. Then I took the anti-infection medicine that the doctor prescribed to me.

I continued to sleep for the day but I awake when I have this clamp like pain and it become more frequent and intense. Ken offered his hand to me to hold and squeeze whenever I have this pain and asks me to breathe in and out. I tried my best to breathe in and out till the pain is over. Later that afternoon, Ken brings me for late snack which is bread and Milo as I feel hungary. However, I barely eat or eat very very slowly.

Suddenly, my clamp like pain came and it is unbareable pain. I squeezed Ken hand when the pain striked and do the breathe in and out technique. After it is over, I went to toilet to urine and I found that I have this discharge that looks pinkish or reddish. I tell Ken about it and he asked me to call to the clinic ward.

I called and the pain is still striking me. I told the midwife my situation and luckily the midwife knows my situation - she recognized me and even tell my full name out. She asks me to come to the ward immediately.

I told Ken that I need to go to the ward now. He even ask if I want to bath first as I have not cleaned up since in the morning. I said it is not enough time for me to take a bath as later I might labour at home. When I said that, he become so anxious and rushed me to the door.

However, my contraction (now only I know I having the contraction - really silly me!) become more and more frequent and I barely walk fast. Ken offered me his hand to support me and I squeezed him hard when my contraction strike. Finally I made my way to the lift and to the car.

Contractions Strike Which I Don't Even Know

After I was dischaged from the ward, I rest at home on my bed as advised by the gyne. Nothing much I can do except sleep and do some reading. Ken suggests to buy a 14" television for me to kill my boredom. I said we can discuss this issue later as maybe my condition will be better in these few days. He agreed.

Somehow, I feel clamp like pain in my lower tummy near my uterus. I told the gyne before I was discharged but he did not mention anything to me. The clamp or pain will come and go within 30 seconds or less than a minute. Then the gap time for it to occur will be between one hour to two hours. I experienced this from the morning till mid-night. However, at mid-night, my clamp like pain is getting worst and it occur longer and the gap is shorter - between 30 minutes to one hour.

Ken although very supportive by providing his hand to me to hold when I am in pain, he also very concern about me and the baby. He scares that something wrong with me or the baby and he is very worrying. He keeps asking me to call to the clinic ward (hotline) to ask why I having this pain when my clamp like pain seems very painful to me at mid-night. Finally I gave up and called to ask.

I told the midwife that my water leakage is minimized but I have this clamp like pain. The midwife ask if I have any water discharge that looks reddish or pinkish. I said no. She said is ok and no big issue. She advise me to call again if I got this water discharge that looks reddish or pinkish. Nothing I can said much except ok.

I told Ken but he seems not very satisfying or too worrying about me and the baby. Finally, he suggests me to take the painkiller to ease me. I agreed and with that painkiller I took, I am able to sleep thru the night.

P/S : I do not know it was contraction pain until the very next day when I am nearly in the labour situation!!! Silly me!!! :P

Water Bag Leakage..........

I had a stomache early in the morning, at about 5.45AM. I went to toilet as usual and suddenly I felt that some water just pour down from my virginal area automatically. Althought I felt weird, I just treat it as normal as sometime I have some discharge.

As I am finishing with my bowel movement, I had another automatically pour down again. As I am still in blur of waking up state, I thought it is just an urine but still felt weird about it. I went back to sleep as normal as it is not time to wake up for work.

At about 6.40AM, my alarm rang and I woke up to clean myself up for work. As I am getting my toiletries ready, I had another automatic pour down. This time I am sure something is not right. I called out to Ken. I told him the situation and suspect that my water bag is broken but not sure. He suggested me to call to my mum for advise.

I called my mum and ask her about it. She said might be the water bag is broken but not too sure about it too as she is not physically here at my side. She suggested me to visit gyne to check-up. Then, I called up to my maternity clinic (24 hours hotline) for consultation. The midwife asked me to come to maternity ward for check-up as the clinic is not open yet. I quickly clean up myself and Ken drives me to the maternity ward.

Upon arrival at the maternity ward, I was checked by the midwife and she confirmed that the water that leaks out is from my water bag. She does heart scanning for my baby to ensure that my baby is in good condition. She told me to rest and do not walk around. She also gave me an injection just in case the baby is to be born early to avoid liver infection.

Later, at about 9.30AM, my gyne is here to visit me and he checked the position of the baby. The baby is not engaged to the birth canal yet. He told me to rest a lot and do not move around. He also informs that midwife will give me another injection after 12 hours later for the avoidance of liver infection.

Thus, I have to stay in ward for two days for monitoring. The gyne inform that the water bag is leaking maybe due to the outer layer is broken. As long as I rest and do not move much, the broken area will heals and the water will stop leaking. The gyne advise that it is not adviseable that I gave birth to pre-mature baby at about 34 weeks to avoid any complications. If I can delay the baby birth until the due date, it is good for both of us - mother and baby especially the baby.

The gyne discharge me from ward on the 25 November 2006 and gave me a Medical Leave until Monday, 27 November 2006. He asked me to come back for check-up on Monday to see the situation. He insists that I have to stay in bed and do not move around as the leaking is minimized. As long as I do not move much, the holes will heals and the water will stop leaking.

I went back to my home to rest as advised.

Week 28

I had a cramp on both of my legs especially the left leg. The cramp strike when I tried to move my leg. It would not strike long - last about one to two minutes only. Then it dissapeared. It came again when I tried to move my legs.

I am unable to move away from my bed because as I moved, the cramp will strike. But I forced the move as I need to get to the doctor. I managed to walk very slowly and I can felt that my nerves are struggling.

The doctor informed that my baby moved into a position where she puts pressure on my nerves thus triggered the cramp to happen. Well, I cannot blame the baby as she has a very limited space to move around in my womb. So, it is common that she found her "nice" place in my womb to stay and tend to stay there longer without realizing that she actually caused me, her Mummy to have cramp.

She do not know anything. She just move around in the womb without knowing all this! I cannot blame her and I will not blame her. I just have to bear with her on her movement. After all, she is just an innocent baby! :)

Later, at night, I went to gyne as scheduled for my monthly visit. The gyne informed that she is good conditions - everything is developed as it supposed to be. My health is good too. The gyne did not suggest me to take the second time blood test as he informed that the first time blood test result is showing normal - no particular issues arised. My gyne visit has been scheduled to two weeks now instead of monthly as it is the critical weeks. The gyne needs to monitor the baby development closely.

Ken and I cannot bear the time to see the baby being born into the family. Sometimes it seem that the time past really slow. :P

Is A Baby..........

Is been a very exciting week for me and Ken. It is the day we get to know our baby's gender (that everyone is asking me about for the past few weeks)!

The beginning week was teribble week for me as I hoping Friday was just next hour so that I can go to visit the gyne. The reason is simply. I CAN'T WAIT TO KNOW MY BABY GENDER!!!

From the beginning week, I keeping asking Ken to guess what is the baby gender. One day, he get frusturated and tell me that I am being so annoying because I keep asking the same question again and again. Finally, he said that whether it is - a baby boy or baby girl, he will still love the baby as much he loves me. He said he would not neglect the baby whether it is a baby boy or baby girl.

Finally the moment of truth has come. Ken and I waited patiently at the sitting area for our turn. Luckily the patients are not much that night. About 10 minutes of waiting, finally the nurse called out my name. It is my turn. I waited patiently for the gyne and finally he came in. He informed me that I am in 20 weeks pregnant. I asked if the baby gender can be determined now because I need to buy some baby clothes. He said yes. He do ultrasound on me and I can see my baby in the monitor. The gyne informed that he growth into the correct size. The head skeleton and brain developed in the correct size. The spine is in good structure and shown me my baby heartbeat. I asked if I can hear the baby's heartbeat but the gyne informed that if he can see the heartbeat in the scan, he would not do the heartbeat hearing.

Then, he showed me the baby's tights. Finally he said,

"Here is the place where we can see the baby gender", pointing the exact location in between the baby small little tights.

Ken moved closer to the monitor so he can see clearer I suppose.

"Is a baby girl?" finally the gyno uttered with the sound of question mark in his tone.

"Oohh..........it is a baby girl?" I asked in excitement.

"It would not be wrong, right?" I asked the gyno.

"It would not be mistaken", he said.

I am so happy that I forgotten to ask him take a sonogram for me.

After we are out from the clinic, in the car, Ken informed that he is not 100% sure and confirm if it is a baby girl as he cannot see clearly in the monitor and secondly the baby tight is moved up when the gyne scan that area. I assured him that we can always double confirm with the gyne on our next visit next month. Nevertheless, he is happy that it is a baby girl. He informed his sister so that his sister can inform my parents-in-law.

Gender.....

Everyone is asking me about my baby gender but I have not know it yet as my next trip to gyne is on next week, 18/08/2006!

Just out of curiosity : Why people keeps asking me what is my baby's gender? Does it really matter that it is a boy or girl? No matter what is my baby's gender, I still need to raise him / her up, right? The baby is my blood and flesh!

Of course if it is a boy, it is the best in term of Chinese tradition because my husband is the only son in the family. So if I gave birth to a baby boy, it will make everyone happy especially my in-laws. And according to Chinese tradition, the baby boy I gave birth to can continue the family generations.

Sometimes I wonder what if I gave birth to a baby girl? Although my in-laws, Ken and myself are not so tradition and particular on this issue. But what I really gave birth to a baby girl? Do it really that matter to others as well as what baby's gender that I would give birth to? I really do not understand why they need to know so desperately.

Looking Like a Pregnant Woman

I started to look like a pregnant woman already. My tummy is getting bigger and bigger everyday. I have to change my bra size due to the hormone changes that needed to produce milk. I never imagine that my bra size would go that size - size that I never imagine before!

Although my tummy is getting bigger, the public still not very "responding" to my pregnancy as when I am in the KTM train riding to work or coming back from work, I still have to stand! No one concerns to give me their seat (sometimes there is some kind hearted people who give me their seat). Luckily my destination are about four stations away. If not, my legs will always cramp because of standing too much.

Ken is very excited and he will touch my tummy every night before I sleep and every morning when he drops me at the KTM station. He would say bye bye to the baby before I get of the car. When I am back from work, he would ask how is the baby. He do not even ask my day but he ask about the baby condition! Sometimes I do feel jealous about that but thinking that he is first time to be daddy..........I just forgive him. ;)

Complications

I was on my way to office.

As usual, I waited for the train in Bandar Tasik Selatan station. Then, the train came and I broaded it. There is no seat available and I am forced to stand.

Suddenly, I felt dizzy and wanted to vomit. The train stopped at Salak Selatan station and I quickly get off. I dashed to the toilet and vomit. Then, I started to sweat and vomit again and again. The lower part of my abdoment is very pain and I hardly walk straight. I felt like I am out of control.

I called Ken and let him know. He asked me to come back so that he can take me to doctor. I called my supervisor to acknowledge her on my problem. My sweating and vomit still continued. As I did not eat anything in the morning, the only I vomit is only water. Slowing I walked to cross the bridge to the opposite direction to wait for train to go back to Bandar Tasik Selatan.

Ken took me to the AIA panel clinic in Sri Petaling. The doctor cannot identify what happened to me and he said it might caused by my pregnancy. He even do not dare to press my stomach further when I told him that I am pregnant. He recommended me to go back to my maternity clinic instead to have an ultrasound check. He only prescribed me with the pain reliever and medical certificate.

I still did not eat anything after I am back to my house because I do not have the appetite. I am so pain that I cannot sleep or rest properly. I end up taking five tablets of pain reliever whereas the doctor only prescribe me three tablets per day. I was so painful every hour that I needed to take the pain reliever almost every hour.

I was better in the late evening and Ken send me to the maternity clinic to double check. The gyne do the ultrasound on me and found that the pain is caused by the unfertilized eggs that remain in my Fallopion tube. He advise me not to move or do excessive things and rest a lot. He prescribed me pain reliever and medical certificate to rest more.

It was the terrible experience for me.

Week Six (6)

We went to break the good news to my Mummy, auntie and grandpa of my mother's side. They are so happy that I am pregnant. Mummy and aunties share some of their personal experiences to me. Give me some advices and etc.

Later, we went to the gyne again as scheduled. The gyne asked me whether my breasts are swollen. I answered yes and it is so painful. He said it is good that I have experience the swollen and painful more now because it shows that the embryo is growing and my hormones are changing. He then do an ultrascan on me to see whether the embryo has heartbeat. I silly questioned:

"So early can already detect whether the embryo has heartbeat?"

"Yes," the gyno answered ina simple sentence.

I can see the embryo in the monitor and it is larger in size now. The embryo is now 1.5cm and aged 6 weeks and 3 days. Then, come the exciting part! The gyno shows me my little embryo heartbeat. It beats slowly and dimly in the monitor. I quickly asked Ken come nearer to see. I am so exciting. For the first time, I can see my little embryo beat on its own. No wonder sometime I can sense that my heartbeat beats faster compare to usual. It is because my embryo beats together with me!

After seeing my little embryo has its own heartbeat, it feels like every hard moments (morning sickness, vomitting, tiring and etc) I gone thru these few weeks are paid off. I see the embyro growing and growing each day in my uterus - fighting to be born to see me and his Daddy. I am so happy about it.......

As usual, the gyne gave me an injection, medicine and asked me to stay home and rest more. The embryo is still unstable and need my protection to protect it.I am wondering what my little embryo will be next week. Can't wait for next week to see him again.

Week Five (5)

Today we went to the gyne to do check-up again as scheduled. The gyne asked me some confirmation questions such as do I have my period and if my breasts are swollen. I answered no period and my breasts are swollen.Then the gyne said that he will check with the ultrascan to detect the location of the embryo. After a minute searching for it, finally the gyne detected something.

The embryo appeared in the ultrascan's screen for the first time! For the first time, I see my little tiny embryo growing inside me! I am so excited! So is Ken. Althought it only measured at about 10mm, both of us are so happy to see the embryo. According to the gyne, the embryo is aged 5 weeks and 3 days. I am a bit disappointed when the gyne told me that I only have one embryo despite that I have three (3) ovums for the last cycle.

Well, in the same time, it also relieved us cause it is not twin or triple. Or else, we have to start to think a lot of things to prepare especially financially. The gyne gave me some medication and another injection.

He told me many many times not to go anywhere even shopping or do heavy duties jobs. But I never been the good girl :P. I went to Awana Kijal to join my ex-schoolmates gathering on that very night itself. I am really naughty not listening to the gyne advice. But I never go extreme stuffs or activities. Just sit around and walk around.

I should take care myself more carefully now in order to protect my little one inside me................

I am Pregnant

Today is the exiciting day for both of us, Ken and I. It was the day to know the truth from the gyne whether what we efforted for the last few weeks was a success.

At first, the gyne is not able to determine using the ultrasound test. He searched for few minutes before deciding to use the traditional method, urine test. I am so excite yet a bit up sad as we cannot know the result immediately. The nurse gave me a plastic container to urine in. After a few minutes, she called us back to the consultation room. We are so excited and impatient.

The urine test was out and the nurse happily congratulate us. There was two lines in the pregnancy test stick. I AM PREGNANT. Ken and I was so happy and excited. The gyne informed that it is still in the early stage so the second line in the test stick was so light in color. Thus, the gyne is not able to detect the embryo in the ultrasound test yet. He informed us to come back next Friday to locate the location of the embryo with the ultrasound test to ensure the correct location the embryo should be. He even have me to take injection to protect the embryo and asked me to take some medicine because the gyne afraid that the embryo cannot protect itself naturally.

After the confirmation, in these few days, Ken starting to act "weird" - not as usual. He began to take extra caution on me. He even talks to the baby inside me and asked whether the baby like this and that. I think he is enjoying being a father! We still do not know exactly how many the eggs have fertilized since the gyne cannot locate the embryo now with the ultrasound. Hopefully we will know by next Friday and more good news!

WOW!!!

We went to the gyne on Friday night as instructed by the gyne on the past visit. We are going in with a hope. We are hoping that my eggs will fertilize.

After a long queue, finally our turn came. The gyne do an ultrasound on me. He said I have three (3) eggs that are going to mature! Three (3) eggs - means the ovum! Normally the cycle will laid one (1) mature ovum per month but in my case, I have three (3) ovum in my ovaries now! That surprise me a lot as well as Ken. That also means that my chances of getting a baby is bigger now because I have more ovum. I do not know why this month I laid more ovum. Perhaps it is due to the medicine that the gyne prescribed to me on my last visit to him. Or perhaps it is due the last month cycle that I did not ovulate so this month I laid more ovum?

Ken and I are perfectly in good condition, well, if I do not fertilize this month with three (3) ovum, then I am the one who is not that perfectly in good condition as the gyne said. Maybe it is due to the hormone that is not balance. Hopefully the ovum will fertilize and I get a good news as my birthday present! :)

False Alarm

At the beginning of our married life, Ken and I did not want to have baby first. But after discussing and consideration, finally we decided to have baby!!! We go the natural way. Then, my period missed & I began to wonder. I am so excited thinking that there is something growing inside me - my flesh & blood. I do a self test but it was a false alarm!!! I am a bit dissapointed. Then, Ken said that maybe is too early to detect anything. I gave in for the first time. Then, for the second month, I missed again and I re-do the test but it is a false alarm again!!! Finally we went to the gyne and to my surprise, I am having period when the gyne checking me. Confirmed that it is a false alarm after all. *sigh*

Wedding Dinner on 15 January 2006

Today is the wedding dinner at Spring Valley Chinese Restaurant, a restaurant under Tai Thong Group which located at Mid Valley Megamall.

As early as 3PM, Kristin, my make-up artist called up to inform that she is coming over to my house to make-up me. I quickly have my bath after she came. Then, I sat down in front of the mirror to let her tie my hair and make-up.

A little later, my bridemaids, Jane and Chin Chi and Winnie came and helps Kristin on her tasks. Ken was also busy arranging something else with his senior family members that came earlier. Later, Ken drives Steven over to our house before we settle to rush to the restaurant.

I gave Chin Chi, Winnie and Steven the table arrangement seats because they will go to the restarant earlier to arrange for the table arrangement as I wanted. Jane stayed and helped me with the gown and final touch-up as Kristin was home to prepare herself for the dinner.

We rushes to the restaurant as time is nearly 7.30PM after everything is settled. The wedding dinner start at 7.30PM as written in the wedding invitation card as some of the guests has arrived.

The table arrangement was well arranged by Chin Chi, Winnie and Steven.

Since the tea ceremony was not performed for the groom's side on 08 January 2006, we had a quick tea ceremony at the restaurant. It takes us a while to finally finished the tea ceremony which lastes about one hour.

The first dish was served at 8.30PM. Then, after the fourth dish, I am away from the dining table serving my friends with liquior. They been calling me since before the dinner start for the drinks. I dranked a lot and I am happy that my friends really celebrated this special moments of my life with me.

By the end of the dinner, I am really drunk but my mind still clear. The dinner ended at 10.30PM.

Here, I would like to take this opportunity to have a special thanks and appreciation to the following people. Without them, my wedding dinner would not be that smooth, joy and fun.

1) Addy Wong - for making the VCD and being the bestman
2) Vincent Yong - for being my photographer - you did a very good job (still I have not get those photos from you!)
3) Kristin Lai - for the make-up. Sorry to left you no time to prepare yourself for the dinner
4) Yap Chin Chi - for being my bridesmaid and helping me to calculate the ang paus and other things u have done to make me comfortable on my big day
5) Jane Ong - for being my bridesmaid and other things you have done to make me comfortable on my big day too
6) Steven Tang - for helping with the arrangement of the tables
7) Winnie Pang - for being the ang paus collection personnel at the reception table
8) Teh Foong Ling - for helping around
9) Others whose names are not mentioned here

Photos courtesy of my sister-in-law, Cheng

Wedding Day on 08 January 2006

Today is my special day and once in a lifetime moment. It is my wedding day!

After about 5 years in courtship with Ken, finally we are tying the knot to become husband and wife. We are taking our relationship into a lifetime promising relationship as a couple.

Here, I would like to take this opportunity to have a special thanks and appreciation to the following people. Without them, my wedding day would not be that joy and fun.

1) Vincent Yong - for being my photographer - you did a very good job and everyone is complimenting on them!

2) Kristin Lai - for the make-up. Sorry to wake up so early today

3) Yap Chin Chi - for being my bridesmaid and other things you have done to make me comfortable on my big day

4) Jane Ong - for being my bridesmaid and other things you have done to make me comfortable on my big day too

5) Teh Foong Ling - for being Chief of ji mui to trick my husband

6) Lee Poh Wai, Ho Kee Fong, Chen Chui Teng, Thong Siew Leng and Teresa Lau Yi Jun - thanks for coming to 'heat up' the moment and being my ji mui

7) Others whose names are not mentioned here

Photos courtesy from Vincent Yong