Purchase of Wedding Band and Pendant

I and dear went searching for our wedding band since quite long time ago but still couldnt find suitable ones. We went shopping for quite some time at jurong point on Friday and thinking that since it is jewellery season now we may get some good purchase. We came across Citigem Roadshow and dear choose a pendant shape like a cherry (Rosella). She quite like it and the saleman is quite persistent and wanted us to buy immediately. I told dear why dont we shop around first in other shops as there maybe more designs there. She agreed and we manage to shake off the salesman with some effort.

We moved on to Soo kee Jewellery to search for our wedding band and pendant and finally decided to get something more conventional and nice to look at. Thinking that we will wear it for a long time, we have omitted those designs that are catered more for very young people. Finally, we have chosen a pair of wedding band which we both liked and comfy to wear. We intend to engrave some wordings on the inner side of both rings to make it more meaningful. It will take about 2 weeks for the ring making to be completed. We have also bought a Pendant which is quite unique and eye catching with a few small diamonds on it.

Finally, We enjoyed our shopping spree at Soo Kee and the salegal that served us is very patient and unlike other sales person, she does not force us to buy anything. She is always with a smile and in fact she has attended to us before and when we stepped in, she still can remember us.

Note: Buy jewellery one at a time and not all at one time unless you are those rich guys. Nowadays, Si Dian Zuan is prefered over Si Dian Jin for younger generation that means have to spend more on jewelleries le.

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Soo Kee, SK, LeeWah, CitiGem, GoldHeart, TianPo...etc so much jewellery boutiques that we had visited but i personnally like Soo Kee's design for the wedding band. I knew I'm petite in size, so do my palm and fingers.. so width & thickness is my prior consideration.. finer ring would be better on me. Design wise, I would prefer simple and clear, without over-shine diamondsss so that it would be more comfortable for daily wear. There were designs with patterned diamonds engraved all round the rings, there were white & rose gold mixture and a lot more that you really can't make up the minds. Me and dear actually went down to Soo Kee for 3 times, and everytime we would have different favourites! Finally we choose the conventional yet elegance pair of wedding band.. proudly with a Brilliant Rose diamond on it.

Then we went on to try the pendants.. I love all the pendants that i had tried on!! I must thank the salesgal Jovina that she can easily understand my favourites and always present me the lovely one.. I really can't make my decision for the final 3 until dear gave it a selection. I keep asking Joniva whether there is any Christmas gift and intend to ask for a free scope since i bought Brilliant Rose for both.. but scope is only free gift when purchasing loose diamond (ring).

For frds that are not aware of this, wedding band is the ring that both husband & wife exchanged after the marriage vows.

For the guys going to purchase a ring for her or the ladies going to rewards onself with a ring.. would like to share that ....

Every jewellery boutiques in Sg here would have their branded Diamond certified internationlly (eg Lee Wah is Destinee, SooKee is Brilliant Rose, Citigem is Rosella, GoldHeart is Celestial...etc), which mean by the time u purchase the diamond (ring, pendant..etc), you will get the Diamond's guaranteed certificate (which include the Cut, Clarity, Carat Weight & Colour).. the boutique allowed you to upgrade with full same price within 2 years.. which mean the price figures are guaranteed for 2 years too! It's much more worth for choosing their signature diamonds.

B3768 / 316

3768 is the Queue No we got for the total 316 units for December Balloting Exercise (BE). I have seen the application was far more above the available unit for the previous BE recently, it might be explained to be the high booming re-sale price in the open market right now. Couples or flat buyers therefore turned their consideration through HDB direct purchasing.

This is definitely another headache for the going-to-marry couples. We had tried balloting on the BTO (Build to Order) before but later on drop the idea after considering the unit will only be ready 4-5 years later. We then look around for the re-sale unit at east area which near dear’s parent house. Though purchasing for the re-sale unit would have larger floor area and more flexibility, but the re-sale prices were rising very fast for the past 1 year.

One thing good for the bi-monthly BE is that there were units with keys available, which mean ready to move in anytime. But seeing the overwhelming responses for BE, we have to search from re-sale market again.

a week of freedom

Put aside the works in office, reservice and ROM stuff, we went for a week vacation in Taiwan. It was a F&E vacation which mean we have to plan for our itinerary and take care of our own accommodation and transportation. We feel that the time spent will be more flexible and we can just pick up where we want to go. Moreover, Taiwan is tourist friendly and we won’t be lost till !!

I done most of the research and pass all the papers to dear before I fly to Cambodia for my adventurous Angkor Wat trip. When I came back I was surprised that dear had done lots of printing especially the itinerary schedule, the maps for the hotel and the timing of those express bus! Must be a hard job for dear cos majority of the Taiwan websites are written in Traiditional Chinese words!

The weather of Taiwan in Mid-Nov is pretty cold, the wind is strong at night which is around 19 degree! I always wear my sweater tight but dear just good enough with a Tee! Gosh, even the Taiwanese puzzled that isn’t he cold? I would jus answer.. he has crocodile skin!

F&E is a tiring yet adventurous trip, we do enjoy the whole journey. On the flight back to Singapore, I asked dear “Where’s next?” .. He took my hand and wrote “J-A-P-A-N” on my palm… WAH ~~ That’s what I think in my mind too !! hehehee..

幸福是... 两个人手牵手探索世界

Wooah ~ h.0.w did the nihon gal took this shot??

The Proposal

It was half-year back when dear proposed to me with the ring. Dear said he had spent lots of time visiting the jewelry shops in order to get the prettiest and best afford diamond ring for me. I knew dear had done a lot of research and searching. I love my ring though. It is lovely and gorgeous, most importantly, it is a gift from dear which he had put me into the best consideration. Dear, thank you so much.

幸福是...

"Will you marry me?" "Yes, I do"

Buying a diamond ring symbolises more important and romantic meaning. Let my dear share with you all:

Why diamond ring?

1) Diamonds are supposed to be the strongest and the hardest mineral known to man, the diamond easily became a symbol of an unbreakable bond between a man and woman.

2)The ancient Greeks believe that the diamond's inner fire was a reflection of the burning flame of everlasting love.

3)When a ring is worn on the fourth finger, there is a vein that connects from this hand to the heart.This means that whoever wears the ring on this fouth finger is actually bonded together with their heart. With a diamond ring, the effect is much stronger and symbolises everlasting love.

As you see, a diamond ring therefore has very important meaning. Well with all those reasons above, buying a diamond proposal ring seems to have much more benefits. Of cos, we guys when buy proposal diamond ring, please buy according to what your budget allows. Size and cost is not really matter as long as you are sincere and it looks nice on her finger then buy it for her. (Opps luckily my "Her" finger is small and dont need to buy too big one, hee hee).Remember Diamond ring depreciation value is also very great and it has poor resale value. When buy diamond, look for one that has an international certificate and it will just look great on her.

It is also reccomended if you can, to spend more money on your wedding band (with small diamond) rather than on your proposal diamond ring as the wedding bands are the one that you will wear everyday.