We are now in the home stretch with three months to go before the big day. Gladys has picked her dress and the Wedding (Dream) Team has been set and the guys shirts made by Archie the world famous tailor in Hong Kong.
I must admit that I had a wedding panic attack last night and quickly went to the desk and wrote a “to do” list which includes scanning photo’s, buying wedding bands, organizing music…
I will not panic, I will not falter, I need to keep focused….
Gladys has been doing an amazing job, organizing & coordinating. For the first time in her life being going to the gym. Nothing like a wedding to give a gal some motivation. She has engaged a personal trainer and is looking very, very toned. However, she is also busy going to ABC cooking studios in Tokyo where she is learning the most delicious desserts. The end result is that Gladys may be marry Humpty Dumpty as I am the recipientto her fine culinary delights. Not that I am complaining, she is an amazing chef…Oh….yummy macrons, chocolate cake…mmmmm
Ok, back to the wedding…..We will be in Singapore at the end of July, with a busy scheduled planned we would love to catch up with as many friends as possible.
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We would like to introduce our dream (wedding) team. We have been blessed with the dearest family and friends. It is quite a line up! Leading the bridal party, Lily, beautiful, dynamic & with a killer sense of humor. She has a friend who has brought sarcastic wit to a new level, the best man Tyron. The beautiful bride will have two jewels of Singapore as her bridesmaids, Shirley and Belinda. Philip will have two ruggedly handsome groomsmen in Gerald and Joe. The MC’s for the big day will be a couple of dynamic Aussies in Dan and Michael, intelligent, funny and dynamic, these two will keep the party laughing……  Maid of Honor Lily Low Lily has been my best friend for donkey years. Lily and I have raised the roof of many a club back in the day and we liked nothing better then Wednesday nights at Zouk where it was Mambo Jumbo with all the great dance tunes of the ‘80’s. We have done so many crazy things together, even once living together with no job and money but in a beautiful apartment, enjoying a “Happening life”. Lily works for EMC, a US IT company. She manages Business Operations for South East Asia. Lily has a handsome boyfriend, Frosty the Huskies dog. He is the most beautiful dog and anyone who wishes to date Lily, perhaps you should get the permission from Frosty. Lily is my dearest and most trusted friend and I am so happy and blessed that she is my Maid of Honor.  Bridesmaid 1 Shirley Lim Shirley is my youngest sister and I have had the pleasure to see her grow into beautiful confident young women. She has been my personal assistant over the years taking care of errands since I have been living outside of Singapore for many years. We have just started our online fashion business http://princepessa-shopper.weebly.com/, Shirley works full time at the Trimarine International as a documentation procurement executive. I am so lucky to have such an entertaining, trustworthy and beautiful sister. Perhaps due to my experiences as an Emirates cabin crew, Shirley is trying her luck on her own flying career. Good luck to my dear little sister, she will definitely achieve her flying dream once the airlines start to recruit. I am so happy that I can have my wonderful sister by my side on our big day.  Bridesmaid 2 Belinda Chong Belinda, my pretty niece, is currently studying Diploma in Event Management at the Singapore Republic Polytechnic. She has the dream to be a cabin crew as well. I always ask Belinda to try modeling as “Youth and Beauty” only occur once in a lifetime. If you ever visit my online fashion webpage http://princepessa-shopper.weebly.com/ you can see her modeling for us, a good start to her career. Belinda has always been my intelligent niece, doing wonderfully at her studies. She is a strong, tough and determined young woman with a charismatic character. I have never had to worry about her as she is one young woman who knows how to protect herself. Some people might say she’s fierce, but I see it as character. I am looking forward to having both Belinda and Shirley visit us in Japan. Written by Philip (my Boys)  Best Man Tyron Giuliani I've had the pleasure to see Tyron nearly everyday since 2002, we started recruiting at about the same time and we left and joined our present company Optia Partners http://www.optiapartners.com together. He has put up with my nonsense for 7 years so he is indeed the best man....We've been to Cuba a couple of times and tamed Lions in Africa, he's a great mate and enjoys nothing better then teasing my balding head and comparing my antics to Mr. Bean and my receding hairline and look to Vladimir Putin. Tyron has the most wonderful and beautiful wife Risa, not wanting to miss the spotlight she too is planning to wear a wedding dress on our big day. Risa and Tryon have helped Gladys and I enormously in Tokyo, they were the first people I introduced Gladys to when she first came to Tokyo. They are two of the funniest people I know and Tyron has been planning his Best Man speech for a few months. I am sure that this is going to be one of the highlights of the wedding  Groomsmen 1 Joe Rifkin I first met Joe in Sydney in the early 90’s when he was a humble financial controller. He is now a high flying CEO of one of the worlds premier Seafood companies www.amandafoods.com Joe used to visit Tokyo once a quarter when he lived in Singapore and he helped and encouraged me as I started my business career – I am truly indebted to Joseph Rifkin. He has lived for several years in Singapore and ladies he is an eligible bachelor, although it would take quite a women to tame Joe. Joe is like family and I have spent many a Christmas with him in Singapore and one in Vietnam with his family.  Groomsmen 2 Gerald Bullock Gerald and I have worked together since 2007. He's focused, driven and Tokyo’s number one Medical Device recruiter. Along with his beautiful wife Takara they are two very close friends. We recently attended Takara and Gerald’s wedding in Hawaii and were able to meet all of their family and friends. They are truly blessed as we are in having them as our wonderful friends. Gerald dedicated, driven, honest of the day is long and under the word integrity in the dictionairy, is a picture of “G”. He has helped me tremendously in business, he has a fine analytical mind and you should see him in the Karaoke box that is where his talents really shine. Master of Ceremonies  Daniel McGrath  Michael Huberts I have been blessed with the opportunity to work with two very funny guys and they have agreed to do Gladys and I the honor of being joint MC’s on our big day. They have made a working environment so enjoyable and indeed profitable. I couldn’t ask for two better friends. Daniel and Michael are both Aussies and both tall and great athletes as leading members of Tokyo’s premier Australian Football club, The Goannas. They have talent in abundance and they will keep us all amused. Sorry ladies they are both taken, Daniel is married to a fantastic women in Chika and Michael is about to be married to the effervescent Saeko. | Author. Philip ArchivesOctober 2009 Categories |
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