"Berkat" Pengantin - Part II

      Antara benda yg mula2 skali yg kitaorg pikir after I got engaged was ape nk bg pd tetamu as "berkat" pengantin?? Bukan la benda yg senang ok nk decide....kena byk wat observation, scouting, googling....hehe. If budget besar, senang je kijenye. Just bg kat wedding planner je pikir sume tuh. As for me, i will try to find something yg affordable but yet looks expensive ;).

      Dulu masa abg aku kawin, we had went all the way to Jakarta to get the kipas tgn and bakul telur. Ikutkn mmg la murah bt thn bila cmpur cost flight and all....lebih kurang je if u get it from here. In my earlier post, i did mentioned about this seramic thingy yg kitaorg nk beli from Kuala Kangsar. Aku ingat nk gi dh ujung bulan June nih to order...bt thn a couple of weeks ago, makcik aku dtg from JB. So dia and my mom gi lar tgk2 brg kat Nilai 3. Aku tak ikut coz sibuk gi ukur bj wedding ;). Anyway, bila mlm tuh aku blk....they had bought some samples for me to chose/look/consider sebagai "berkat". Basically kitaorg nk cr 2 type la....one for the VIPs and satu lg tuh utk sume guests.

     To me...ikutlah kemampuan masing. You don't have to follow what's the in-trend currently. Aku lebih suka kalo somthg yg aku bg tuh, org blh remember tht it was from MY wedding :). And the most important factor of all tht u should always consider is....your BUDGET!! Kalo ade org sponsor, pun ok gak...haha! Bertuah dowh! Anyway, here are the stuff yg my mom and aunt beli utk tunjuk to me:

Butterfly box : sgt sweet....would be a good idea kalo nk letak stuff 

mcm chocs or candies for the lil' ones. 

Birds Nest : this is soooo cute! Blh ltk apape la...bt ideally would be telur la. 

I like this one....but kalo beli byk cam over my budget lak :P

Porcelain mini mug : from Romantika. Sweet and cute! hehe...same concept if i were to get tht seramic thingy from K.Kangsar. It comes with the box and all. If nk smthg extra blh ltk sweets ke ape ke in the mug kn? Tmbh ribbon ckit.....taa-daa :)

Bekas cincin kaca (dunno ape nama nih ;P): Uuuuu....ini sgt cantik. I like! You would not believe the price :). Kalo kat KL, konpem dh berbelas RM. Bt still a lil' over my budget :(. Xde sape nk sponsor kew?

      Nk dipendekkan citer nye....my aunt decided nk sponsor gifts utk VIPs! Yeay!! Lebih kurang dlm 80 org. Alhamdulillah....rezeki....kecil tapak tgn, stadium bkt jalil hamba tadahkn :)....hehe! So she selected a couple of the above items and bought it the next day. Then, another of my aunt call mlm tuh and offer utk wat candy as part of the VIP punye gifts....huhu, u lucky ppl! Candy dia mmg mantapsss!! And i had also pick one of this items as my "berkat" :)....yg mane? haha....tungguuuuuuu! So tht's one of the big items crossed from my to-do wedding list. 

      Anyway, again.....at the end of the day, yg kena live with the decision made adelah kita sndr. I'm happy with mine :)

Akhirnye....wedding shoesssss!!

      Finally....dpt gak cr tmpt yg blh wedding shoes according to my size. Maybe ade yg duk wondering....wht's the fuss?? Well, mainly coz i wear a size 11 heels. Yup, u saw it right.....saiz 11 weh! hehe...

      Dh le nk cr heels biasa for my size nih pun teramatlah susahnye.....just imagine kalo nk wat wedding shoes?? Mau menangis cr. Actually sblm nih dh jumpe a couple of places yg blh wat custom made heels....but the price would start from RM450 and above. Even to a point it would cost me RM950 per pair....and i need 2 pairs at least!!

      The bridal boutique yg aku sewa bj tuh xde kasut saiz 11...tuh yg terpaksa duk hunt for it. After many weeks of searching high and low for it....i came across this ad dlm majalah pengantin about a place yg jd wholesaler utk butik2 pengantin nih....pengantinmelayu.com nama kedai tuh. Its located at Ampang Waterfront. So last weekend, me and Syed pi la drive tuh the location....without knowing yg rupenye Ampang Waterfront nih ade 3 separate building. But luckily dlm website kedai tuh ade bg some landmark utk senang cr.

      So drove all the way to ampang. Duk weave in and out of the Ampang Waterfront areas until we had found it. Basically its at the 3rd phase of the Ampang Waterfront. Atas restoran Anis Sup Utara. So discuss punye discuss.....aku tempah 2 psg with diifferent design. The 1st pair tuh wat colour off-white with diamante buckle. This to be worn masa nikah and masa majlis bertandang. Both majlis bj warna off-white...yg lain nye.....masa nikah is off-white dgn gold, and ms bertandang nnt pakai bj off-white dgn turqoise details. The other pair tuh amik warna gold yg gelap ckit, coz bj for my side punye reception is gold, but x ingat gold camner. So decided utk amik kaler yg gelap ckit so x nmpk clashing sgt apape pun....material shantung silk. I didn't want to put any details on it coz aku nk design sndr ( hahaha....abis la kasut tuh!!). Saw it in a few blogs, where they would buy plain satin shoes and thn beli diamante and design it as you see fit :). hehe...

      The shoes akan siap in a week or 2. Damaged done? Tak sampai RM200 pun. Hopefully its worth it la. Besides kasut, kedai tuh supply set tanjak and samping at a very cheap price. But takde la songket Terenggani kn....itu riban2 ye. Nih just Songket pakistan je...so, sgt murah la.Also ade bj pengantin, set bantal nikah etc....reasonably priced.

Baju Nikah punye citer

      Luckily ari nih gi to Pesona Asmara to check on my baju nikah. Dh siap but they all lupe nk jahit manik. Apekah?? Blh diaorg kata yg i didn't say anything about nk jahit manik. I distinctively remembered showing them a design of baju and said "Saya nk mcm nih la for my baju nikah". Haduh!

      Anyway, it'll be another 2 mths + utk siap dgn beadings. So, did some fitting....Ukuran utk dada terkecik ckit, and pinggan lak dh lose more than an inch :)....hehe....kurus kew?? haha!! Ntah la. All in all.....i love the design and how the material falls. Offshite satin with whte and cream lace. Cantik. Wanted to put it up in my blog but tak surprise lar nnt ;).

       One new prblm.....diaorg x blh wat my wedding shoes (3 pairs) coz xde acuan utk saiz 11. huhu....anybody know kat maner nk wat wedding shoes yg affordable?? Been to a few.....nothing less than RM800 a pair!! Nk mampuih?? 3 psg dh brape riban??

      We're still hunting for baju for majlis bertandang. White with turqoise details. If by mid June x jumpe....next option is.....kena tempah la :P

Friends for life?

      As I'm preparing my invitation list for my wedding....kekadang tuh terlayan blues jap :P. Bukan emo, tak tau nk ckp ape yg aku rs actually. Upset, pissed, sad....sumernye all in one la. Kita berkawan kalo blh, nk smpi akhir hayat. But i guess some ppl have different opinion on that take kot?

      First skali, aku  kekadang rasa a bit bengang gak bila ade yg duk bising kat aku "Jgn lupe jemput aku tau for ur wedding".....ndak je aku jawab blk "Ms ko kawin, ade ko pikir nk jemput aku x??". ish....yg mane aku lost contact before nih, ok le jugak. Nih yg sengaja meng"M.I.A"kn diri nih yg aku x blh blah. Tetiba je dh tau dh kawin, even ade yg dh beranak pinak....and thn blh demand lak aku jemput diaorg...grrr :/ !

       Another group of friends pulak....ms kita berkawan, punye lar baik dgn kita. Kira "ko lah kawan dunia akhirat"....kata dia la. But nih bila nk kawin, jgn kata kad kawin....sms kawin pun xde aku dpt! Nk kt aku x reachable....handphone ade (no. tuh aku pakai since 8 years ago ok :P), FB ade, Friendster ade, email ade....ape lg alasan? *sigh* Time susah cr la aku....time dh nk idup dgn 'cinta ati'....kawan tolak tepi la ye?? Mangkuk ayun sungguh  la :P.

      This particular category of friend nih pulak....oh! sedih (bak kata Raja Azura). Kawan dh berbelas tahun. Masa nk tunang dulu....sape lah orang nye yg dtg memalam buta and teman tdo mlm tuh coz they were feeling jittery and all sorts?? Time nk kawin....pepagi buta dh dtg, melangok kat umah dia...just in case if dia nk mintak tlg apape. But did u know what happened?? Not even a smile....or a even a bloody hug did i get! Serious....smpi skrg aku ingat, although it was, like, 4 years ago. Kawan2 lain dtg nk salam dgn pengantin....sumenye happy2 giler, berpeluk sakan. Smpi kat aku....just a handshake yg dihulurkan (if u can even call it a handshake la). And there i was thinking i would be the happiest person bcoz my "best" friend of many2 years is finally settling down.....but....daaaymnnn! i was treated like a stranger. Something broke that day....and it was never mended, even till today :(

        Another friend pun camtuh gak. Ms zaman study, punye lar baik satu geng. Time xde duit, share mkn sama....time nk exam, tiru sama2....time nk gi kelas, gi lmbt sama2...pendek kata, sume nye sama2 la. And the last time i've seen her was more than 8 months ago. Bila call, x angkat, sian hang-up lg....bila msg, x berbalas....anta msg thru FB, pun sama citer....antar friend request, x diapprove2nye.But bila tgk wall kat FB, bukan main active lg! Perggghh....nih satu lg jenis manusia yg aku tak paham! 

       Not sure why....it could just be coincident....but both friends yg  jatuh dlm category nih, seems to be working with a certain body of organization....not trying to generalize but that's the fact :P. Tak tau la kot depa pikir yg depa lagi baguih dr kami nih....ntah la *sigh*.

      Anyhow....i'm still blessed with many other GOOD friends :). Those yg sentiasa amik berat psl hal aku....sakit pening aku....and i luv each and everyone of them!!! You know who you are ;). And that's why iaku takkan mensia2kn those yg aku panggil sebagai "kawan". May it rain or shine....if you need me, just call me....selagi nyawa dikandung bdn, selagi Tuhan mengizinkn.....i will be there by your side :)

Note: Invitation list still tak finalize lg.....tgh duk pikir lg....should i @ shouldn't i be iniviting those so-called "friends" ?*sigh*

       

Birthday and Mother's Day!

May 6 was mama's 58th b'day!

Last year tak dpt celebrate coz time tuh dia tgh wat Umrah.

So this year i had made it a point to do smthg nice :)

I took the whole family out for a great dinner at The Ship in Pertama Kompleks.

Lama giler tak pegi ctuh.

Masa arwah papa ade lg, evey b'day and anniversaries...surely celebrate kat ctuh!

W'pun ramai yg duk ngutuk The Ship dh tak best, bt i think

yg kat Pertama nih is still the best among the other branches in KL

This is what i had....Charbroiled Sirloin Steak.

Sgt tender and juicy!!Purrr-fectly well done!

Usually kalo gi The Ship,I would always have my Garlic Steak but saje nk try smthg else....bt serious sedap!

Syed had his Black Pepper Steak...a bit salty bcoz gravy dia agak thick.

But still tender and yummy!

This was what the B'day Lady had....a Seafood Platter!

Salmon steak, deep fried calamari and deep fried tiger prawns.

Nih kira dish for Mother's Day lar.

Besides this....ade fruit salad, seafood chowder and ice-cream & a mystery gift...haha! (Misteri la sgt :P)

Mama looked very happy....

Probably coz both of her kids were there plus menantu and bakal menantu pun ade gak.

My cousin, Ben, pun ade...so terasa cam ramai je family kitaorg skrg :)

For her b'day present....i bought her the latest edition of Bonia's purse.

It was quite a tough choice coz tak sure whether to get

her a perfume or purse.

But bila tgk dlm bilik tuh still berderet perfume, so i had decided

to get her the purse instead.

Mainly coz ever since handbag dia kena ragut, like 2 years ago...

dia xde beli purse br pun.

Just pakai purse yg ade org bg dulu

Tuh pun dh lunyai dh...hehe..

She was really excited about the gift (i think la...)

Anyway, we had a great dinner! 

So, for what it's worth....

Happy Birthday, Mama!

&

Happy Mother's Day....u're the best mom a girl could ever ask for :) 

LUV ya!

Me & mama

Wedding Cakes

      Finally, i've selected my Hantaran cake and my Wedding Cake....both ditempah at Norrizan Bakery in PJ. Got to know about it from mama. Dia ternampak this article dlm paper Utusan and had been asking me to bring her to the Bakery. 

      So about 3 weeks ago....kitaorg pun gi lar visit the bakery. I fell in luv with the cakes immediately. They were all designed beautifully! The designs are so exquisite....a quality that u would rarely see, esp from a malay-owned Bakery. Don't think it would be too much if i were to compare her designs with Choffles or Cakes by Jo or any other top wedding cake maker. 

      Cake Hantaran yg kitaorg tempah bentuk 'bantal peluk'....hehe! We saw a similar design at the shop and could not resist it. It was very adorable! So order ikut my theme hantaran (black&red) and i had wanted it to be decorated with Hydrangea flowers (one of my favourite flowers). Harga dlm RM150. Thn for wedding cake....we had ordered a 3-tiered wedding cake....white with Kala Lillies designs (also my favourite flower).Each tier of the cake would be a different flavour butter cake. Normally org guna fruit cake coz lg padat and thn lama but aku tak brape suka fruit cake. The price is about RM500 (waaaay cheaper than those yg offer the same quality of designs!). Plus, Pn. Norrizan is a very nice lady....very pleasant to work with and she knows her stuff.....she can tailor-made the cake according to our own budget. Kalo budget chiput...bgtau la dia, perhaps she can suggest something. But harga tu biarlah berpada2 dgn the quality that she delivers la.

      Can't wait to see the cakes!!

A pretty bride? yeah, right....

    If someone were to ask me to describe myself physically.....3 words.....big, fat and ugly. Simple and sweet :). haha....I would never call myself beautiful...never in a million years. IN my younger years, I would always look at other girls and wished that i would look like the rest of them. I have, what u would call, a VERY low self-esteem when it comes to physical appearance. But kalo org yg kenal i, they would never believe it....ever.


     I can give a speech in front hundreds of ppl without a hint of nervous in my voice or my expressions. I could well speak my mind, and just couldn't care of what others would say about it. Tapi kalo org sentuh ckit je about my physical appearance....CRASH!! There goes my self-esteem....splat on the floor! I had never thought this is a problem that i need to work it out....until lately :/ .


      Lately nih, asal Syed "ter"gurau ckit psl my appearance.... punye la sentap tuh, berhari2! Is it just pre-wedding jitters? I, honestly, don't know. Dia slalu ckp that it was a joke, why take it personally?? The problem is....it is personal!! Who would better understand you than the person that you're about to marry in less than 5 mth? grrr....i tak tau nk marah kat sape. At him? or to myself for being super-sensitive x tentu psl? *sigh*


      I just hope that this is a phase tht i have to go thru before the wedding. Need to take a deep breath....and move fwd. Wish me luck....