Beautiful Wedding....

On saturday I went to Thao and Ray's wedding, and it was beautiful. The colour scheme was sage green which was also the colour of the bridemaid's dresses. Thao as expected looked absolutely stunning in a satin gathered bodice ivory gown. The reception was held at the Port Melbourne Yacht Club which had a view of the water with the boats and lights as a backdrop, beautiful. I also loved the cake. I sat next to her uncle Bao who I hadn't seen for 16 years. It was a bit awkward at first because he is so shy but as the evening went on he talked a bit more. I also got to catch up with her sister Trang and younger sister Liz who is a stunner. In all it was a great night. Congratulations to the happy couple, I wish you a lifetime of happiness together!

The hotel I stayed at in Melbourne was terrible. My room smelt like cigarette smoke and on saturday night there was the sound of revellers all night, great! I won't be staying there again, although the service was really good. I did a bit of retail therapy in Melbourne, got myself a Tommy Hilfiger top, and Ty some underwear. It's weird being in a different city by yourself you feel so lonely. Normally it wouldn't bother me to shop alone but in Melbourne I really missed Ty and home.

I did a bao thing while at the airport. I was doing the whole online check in thing and I wanted to sit at the front of the airplane so I could get off quicker. So when the computer assigned my seats I said to the Qantas guy where is the front of the plane and he pointed to a picture of the plane (which I hadn't seen) and said "the nose of the plane is the front and that is back" i felt so stupid duh!

The generosity of strangers!

Clara's blog inspired to write about my own experience recently with the generosity of strangers. As you've probably read previously Ty is doing the Relay for Life walk which raises money for cancer. I sent an email around at work and the response was amazing. People who had never met Ty or hardly knew him donated their hard earned cash to this worthy cause. It made me feel so appreciative to have such lovely and supportive work colleagues. Ty will be doing a special lap for MIGA! Ty has told me how much it means to him, knowing that people support what he does. He truly believes in his charity work and works so hard at it. Did I mention how great he is :) ?

I have been back in contact with an old friend from Adelaide Simon. We have been sms'ing back and forth and he sent me a funny email last night. In the middle of the email he writes "do you like cheese" so random but hysterical at the same time. There are people who walk through your life that leave their mark and you will never forget them. Well Simon is one of those people. I love him dearly and wished he lived in Adelaide.

This week has gone very fast and work is very busy at the moment. I'm going to visit the Vietnamese doctors to do a meet and greet so that should be good.

Our house is filled with boxes at the moment as we prepare to move. The mess is driving me crazy so I'm counting down the days til we move. I have been so slack with packing just the least un fun thing to do ever!

"Sometimes life throws you little suprises and you just have to sit back, take a breath and think I can do this." (bao comment)

Saved my previous post but didn't even write about Beth!

I was meant to mention in my previous blog hence the title that I spoke to my niece on skype tonight and she was hilarious. Walking around like a Pengiun with a motor on her ass. She is sooo funny, she has grown up so quickly! Thank God for technology and Clara's blog or else I would be missing out on much more of her antics. She is still addicted to watermelon. You can really see her cheekiness and naughty side start to come through sometimes when Clara and Phan try to get her to do stuff. Don't think Phan has much chance of disciplining her I think Clara will be the one doing the "telling off". But you can't stay angry at the face for long just too cute!

How did Beth grow up so quickly?

Well back at work today and it was quite busy. The printer and photocopier broke down in the morning and weren't back online til half way through the day so that was convenient. Adelaide has finally had some rain, AWESOME, cos we need it!

I am in the middle of deciding what to wear to Thao's wedding I have a few outfits picked out so it's not a huge problem but am torn between a dress or pants. I will probably decide on the day. I am quite excited about her wedding it should be good, looks like it will be typical Melbourne weather though with the rain.

Ty is doing the relay for life this weekend to raise money for the Anti Cancer Foundation, my work colleagues have been quite generous and donated quite a bit of money which was good. I am so proud of his charity work and am sad that I can't be here to spur him on, but I will be thinking of him while partying in Melbourne he he hee.

Not work tomorrow!

Well it's Easter Monday which means back to work tomorrow. I always love the Easter Long Weekend because everything slows down for a bit and you get time to spend with your friends and family.

I was meant to do some packing this weekend but I got lazy and decided to watch endless episodes of Friends. They had the gag reel as extras on some of the dvd's which were hilarious to watch.

Tonight we went to Ty's cousins house for a bbq with his family which was really nice. Paris (Ty's niece) was adorable and hyped up on chocolate. We got her an easter basket in the shape of a duck that I found in Myer it was very cute. I ate so much chocolate tonight that I feel a bit sick and there is still some left. I might have to bring them into work and palm them off to people.

I have decided to try and sell one of my auntie di Trangs figurine on eBay she gave me an extra Cinderella. If they do well then I plan to buy some from her to sell, I think there could be a market for them.

I'm going out this week to visit some more doctors so that should be good. I enjoy the promotional side of my job. We are heading into the busy time with the renewal period around the corner.

Dad and Fancy watches don't mix...

Today we went to Nghi Ngan Quan for lunch to celebrate my dad's 56th birthday which was on March the 20th. We gave him his present which was a Seiko chonograph watch, very trendy. But it had about three buttons on the side which made different parts of the watch start. Needless to say this confused my dad who proceeded to press them and said that the watch wasn't working. After fixing the problem I gave it back to my dad who did it again, doh! But he loved the watch I think it's the first trendy one he has ever had. He asked me if his and Ty's watch was the same, I don't think so considering Ty's is a Tag Heur.

Tonight we are heading over to mum and dad's to hang out. Mel is going to model some clothes for me to sell on eBay, which she has done before for other people so she is a pro!

Only one more day of the Easter Long Weekend and then there won't be many public holidays left for the first part of the year. I am counting down the days til my niece comes down from Brisbane and when I move into our new house. I will be in my nesting phase.

Examples of "It's a Bao Comment..."

I thought since the title of my Blog is "It's a Bao Comment" that I should actually give you examples of my comments that have my friends in hysterics.

1. I did not know that why mums heated up bottled milk. I had no idea that breast milk was warm until my niece was born which was only 16 months ago.

2. We were watching Celebrity Poker, and there was a guy at the table who was wearing sunnies inside at night. So I asked my friend Matt if the guy was blind and Matt said "How would he be able to see the cards he is holding?"

3. I thought that they had repaired the ozone layer and actually went around work telling people this.

4. A lady at my work had a cup with an in built coaster on the bottom of it. Which we both thought was a great idea. So I said to her "Wouldn't it be great if you could get cups with an in built thermas, to keep the coffee warm?" And she replied " They have them they are called a thermas?" And I was like "Oh yeah".

Good Friday

Well it's been an extremely long time since I last posted. The ironic thing is when life gets busy I have more to write about but just don't have time to write it. So get ready for a very long post. Ty and I have been busy selling both our properties and we have bought a house together. Ty's house sold for less than we expected but my unit sold for more so it evened out in the end. We don't get to move in til May which is a longer than usual settlement but we wanted to be able to sell both our places and the people we purchased from needed time to find a place as well. There must be something in the air at my work place though because in the last month 3 of us have bought new places.

Now our days are spent being obsessed with finding boxes so we can start packing. The house is messy at the moment as we start sorting through our stuff. I plan to hold a garage sale because we just have way too much stuff and alot of it we don't want to keep. I want my kitchen dining and cutlery to match so any mismatched china is going to be sold at the garage sale.

Ty and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary and stayed at the Grand down at Glenelg last weekend. It was fantastic because we felt like we had a mini holiday. His mum got us two vouchers for Christmas so we still have another one to use. We had an all you can eat seafood buffet and both being seafood lovers we were in heaven. After that we met Aisha and Matt for some chocolate and coffee at Grace Birdle's on Jetty Road they make the best waffles there. Ty suprised me with an IPod Nano and he put a video clip of Beth on the swing which was so cool. I felt terrible because I didn't get his gift in time. But I am organising him a surprise when we move into the new place instead.

We are busy saving for Hong Kong so I have been really good and haven't bought anything for myself since Christmas, and for those who know me that is an amazing feat. I am excited also because it isn't long til my gorgeous niece is back from Brissie, and I get to give her lots of cuddles and kisses. It will also be Phan's 30th birthday as well so I am looking forward to that.

Work is starting to get busier so that's good and I am attending more Medical Student Society functions. I am getting used to the idea of presenting to 100's of people and my boss said I do a good job so that is reassuring. For those who dont' know Adelaide has had a heat wave with temperatures over 35 for 16 or more days which is insane. We finally have cooler weather and it feels so good.

Last night we went to see Guy Sebastian do a Motown Memphis concert and it was awesome. The guitarist wrote the song "Sitting on the dock of the bay" and had worked with Otis Redding he was so cool too. Ty loved the drummer and it inspired him to get on his drums and bash out a few songs I've missed him playing so that was nice. Guy as usual was the consumate performer and a little girl managed to get on stage and give him a little teddy bear wearing the Crows Jersey. We were right near the stage so we had great seats! One of the best concerts I've ever been to.

Today we went to Lyna and James place for a bbq and boardgames. We played Cranium and I realised that I am extremely competitive and I'm like Monica from Friends, I get so loud and argumentative it was a bit embarrassing. We had a great time though.

Well it's Good Friday. So in the spirit of Easter I would like to take a minute to think of things in my life that I am thankful for. I am thankful that Clara is so tech savy so that I am constantly updated with great photos of my favourite niece. I am thankful for Ty the most amazing boyfriend a girl could want. Someone who will never let me down and who I will love forever. And I am thankful for my family and friends without them life would not be the same.