Ponderosa, the street name of where we will be staying for the next two years. The neighbors here are very friendly and we love the location!
Even though the admin screw us up at a certain extent, it will not affect us anyway. After moved in for a week, all necessary furniture have moved in especially our bed! Love it so much!
More updates to come!! Will definitely put up some videos!
A word for the admin little girl: Grow up kid! Stop being a spoilt brat and stop rolling your damn eyes! Pissed...
12 Oct 13, the day we departed to Mountain Home, Idaho. For those who don't know where is Idaho, it is located at north west of USA. There's nothing much in there and it is mildly populated. However, it's famous for its potatos.
Juliana and I were on different flights to the potatos land as the admin had some issue booking the tickets. Well, at least Juliana gets to enjoy Singapore Airlines world class service.
It's really sad and tough to leave our families and loved ones especially for Juliana as this is her first time leaving her family for two years. Mum Janet will definitely miss her so much!
Juliana reached Boise 5 hours earlier than me. I was left stranded in Minneapolis with Chelsea for 7 hours. Luckily Chelsea isn't in a mess. She just seemed terrified. I finally reached Boise at 12am and met up with Juliana at Sleep Inn where we spent our first night. I wasn't suffering from any jet lag but was suffering from bloated stomach during the long hours flight and couldn't sleep. Juliana did not had a good sleep either.
We moved in to Base Lodging the next day on 13 Oct 13. We had settled most administration matters like getting our ID etc. Will be moving coming Friday into our new house! Can't wait!
As we are leaving for states soon, I decided to have a mini steamboat party with my beloved family and friends.
I really enjoyed myself and appreciate my friends for coming. Love the birthday cake from Shikai, Sharon, Ouyang and Charmaine. Besides celebrating my birthday, it is also a gathering with my friends and family. Elmo and Michelle were badly missed. Next I would like to thank Bro, Eunice, Junhao, Zhengjie and Angeline! Your presence are greatly appreciated. Will definitely miss you guys for 2 years!!
Most importantly, I want to thank my beautiful gorgeous wife for making the time for me despite her friend's wedding. I love you always! Muacks! Thanks for 'selling' me the Air Jordan shoes for a dollar!
Ruiz, our miracle lies in the path we have chosen together. I enter into this marriage with you, knowing that the true magic of love is not to avoid changes, but to navigate them successfully. Let us commit to the miracle of making each day work together. Ruiz, I LOVE YOU.
In every relationship, there are rules and regulations.. There's no right or wrong. Most importantly, there must be mutual understandings and mutual agreements in couples. What we had been through is what every couple would had been through.
Grrr.... Will update you guys again.
Typed by Ruiz as Juliana is too shy to update her own thoughts. She has to say and I typed it out.
I don't know how to put it in words but I just know that marriage is a commitment to one another. We have to care and love each other in bad and good times. We have to faithful to each other and no matter what happened that might do us apart, we will always find a way back to each other.
Our status changed from a lovely young couple to married adults. We will still be as usual happy, outgoing etc. We will remain as loving and of course will become more loving as time goes by. There will definitely have arguments, disagreement and unhappy moments. But with our love in each other, we will find our way back to each other arms.
When I was making my final vetting in the function room, I was thinking to myself. "Wow.. I'm getting married! Juliana is going to be my life time partner." I felt a little nervous and my heart suddenly became heavier. When the march in music, By My Side, finally played, Juliana accompanied with her Dad walk through the aisle. She is damn beautiful and she's my wife in few minutes! I could feel that her Dad was feeling a little nervous too after he forgot to pass his daughter's hand to me. Haha.. That's fine though.
When I said my vow to her, I stuttered a little as I was getting nervous. I tried to keep my composure and finished my vow. If I can re-write my vow again, I would keep it short and sweet. This came to my thoughts after our ROM:
Juliana,
You are my best friend. I vow to take care of you, encourage and inspire you in good and bad times. No matter what happened that may do us apart, we will always find a way back to each other. Juliana, You are SO mine!!!
P.S. I will get the ever tired Juliana to write her thoughts.. Stay tune people! Pictures are on their way...
First of all, we would like to congratulate Rajesh and Nisha, the newly wed. We had a wonderful evening at their wedding in Sri Mariamnam Temple. This was our first time attending an Indian traditional wedding and definitely our first time wearing the beautiful Indian traditional costumes. We are truly honored to be invited to their wedding.
The function room was beautifully decorated and almost everyone was dressed in the traditional Indian costume. There was a huge crowd consisted of different races. When we reached the entrance of the function room, we were greeted by Mr Shan, Rajesh's father, who is always cheerful and has a big heart. We were a little lost as we didm't know most of the people there. We proceeded to the function room by walking through the main door as friends and relatives of the newly wed sprinkled water from a golden bowl and gave us flowers. I believe those were to symbolize good luck. While making our way to the seat, a gorgeous woman greeted us and after startled for a few minutes, I realized she's Nisha's mum! She looked totally different that night with her hair bundled up nicely and she was wearing a stunning Sari.
While we were waiting anxiously for the ceremony to start, the newly wed's relative recommended us to take our dinner first as the ceremony will take about an hour. We took his recommendation and proceeded to the dining hall on the first floor. The food served which were all vegetarian consisted of Bryani rice, mock curries, papadams and other delicious traditional Indian dishes. Even though the dinner was vegetarian, the fragrance and the taste were awesome. We really enjoyed it. Apart from that, there was a photo booth set up for the guest to have a picture as a souvenir of the wedding. How wonderful!
After all the prayers by the priest, the newly wed sat on a couch in the center stage as the guests queued up to congratulate them. It was such a fantastic evening! We wish the lovely couple to have a blissful marriage and have a baby soon!