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This is my 2nd attempt. After putting it on to one of my bridesmaid hand, it looked kinda pretty. :) I have done up two designs based on different flowers. I have decided to use artificial flowers as it serves two (2) main purposes:-
1. Can be wear anytime and not risk rotting
2. Bridesmaid can keep it for rememberance, if they want to
Not bad! It looked nice in the pics below, but the real thing...is darn "fake" ler...hmmmm....
Can you guess who's beautiful hand in the picture above? Not mine lar, of course..
Since it's a holiday on Monday, 8th Dec 2008..I have decided to make a short trip to Penang to personally deliver the wedding card to my relatives! A little troublesome, yes..but it is once in a lifetime thing...how difficult can it be? Furthermore, I miss the char koey teow as Lorong Selamat!
Our plan was to leave KL early morning on Saturday and hope to reach Penang by noon. Plan, that is. We can plan, yes, but it is someone "up there" whom decide.
My poor Betsy was vomitting and sleepless the whole night, I decided to take her to the vet on Saturday morning instead. The vet, Dr Siva confirmed she has stomach upset and bloody stool. She will need to stay overnight at the hospital and will be dripped. :( They wil conduct some tests on her, and will keep my updated on her progress.
I left my poor dog with a heavy heart and headed home. Can't help but cried upon reaching home as my mum & sis asked me about Betsy's condition. "I am sure she will be ok"...my mum assures me.
We continued packing our things to the car and headed to PG. I wanted so much to stay, but at the same time, I need to deliver the invites as well. I told mum that, if my Betsy is critical, we will deliver the invites and leave PG the same day.
The journey was horrible. It took us 6 hours ++ to reach PG. The traffic was heavy all the while!! But the good news is...my Betsy was fine :) The vet needs her to stay in for another night, to ensure that she is ok. Phew!! Now, I can enjoy my PG trip.
Apart from the fact that we need 21 days from the date of application to have our ROM done at Putrajaya, we have to look at the list of couples for the day. The JPN at Putrajaya only accepts 15 couples a day, and they don't ROM on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Errrm...shucks! All dates are full before 27th Dec. Asked the officer over and over again, he can't accomodate us in.
How about 14th Feb 2009? Ooops, it falls on a Saturday. JPN's rest day.
So, I left it to my bf to choose the date. He picked 9th Jan 2009, Friday net year. *thinking* Errm, why 9th of Jan haa? He told me, well...the number 9 is excellent for wedding, number 1 is good as well..so, combination of 09012009 is our ROM date!
Wahh...like that also can arr...how about 09092009 then? Isn't it better? :D Just kidding!!
So, agreed, we booked that date! Signed and submitted the form. Before signing off, the officer remind us to be honest about each other's status, that we are single, never married before, etc, etc...or else, if found to be untrue...we will be fined RM 3,000/=.
What? RM 3,000/= ONLY? Imagine deceiving someone's love and trust...and you only pay RM 3,000 fine? Unbelievable!!
Anyway, now that our ROM is AFTER our wedding dinner, I am sure it would not be as excited before. I am also not sure if any of my friends will be able to join me as the date is after a long stretch of holidays and they might not be able to apply leave in the new year.
Will see. :)
I gave a call to one of my old classmate to invite him to my wedding. He was in KK and was surprised to receive my call, as we hardly kept in touch and only meet during friend's wedding, etc. Married with a wonderful wife and blessed with a few kids...he was really surprised!
After few chats, there was a small moment of silent when I told him that I am getting married! "So, you have finally decided to settle down? You have done all your thinking carefully haa!!!" And when I mentioned my bf's name...he was laughing away! He told me that he was unsure if the groom was still the same old one!! Of course laa, I told him and we both laughed! He told me, at one point, he was wondering, who's the groom!
See, we have been out of touch THAT long!
My other close friend, or should I say, my aiya-brother...will be flying in from Shanghai on Saturday morning to attend my wedding. Wah! How nice of him. But then, we are such close friends that I will fly to Shanghai personally to strangle him if he doesn't attend my wedding! Hehe...just kidding!
So, great! Looking forward to see them on my wedding day!
It was raining, and the roads are slippery and wet. We brought along teh tarik kurang manis, curry mee, oranges and most importantly, my wedding biscuits! Mum found a good spot, and we placed all your favourite food on the table. With a josstick each, we climbed up to the 3rd floor. (if I have the $$, I would donate to this temple so that they can build an escalator and everyone, young & old can go to any floors they want)I opened up the little glass door..and CH officially inform you that we are getting married soon! "Papa, if he treats me unwell, please knock him on his head at night!!" Hehe!
Can he hear us? Is he there? Does he know?
I wish he was and I wish he could. How time flies, it has been 8 years since you left and I still missed you so much. I still remember the little talk you had with CH at a cafe at Yaohan, The Mall. You told him to take good care of me, and to shower me with love and affection...he was a "little" shocked (well...mind you, we just started 2b a serious couple then) and then realised, how important I was to you.
Well, papa...CH heeded your message until today and I have decided to spend the rest of my life with him. Yes, we are getting married this 27th Dec 2008.
Finally :)
After much dee-lee-daa-laaa and endless search over the internet, I have finally confirmed my wedding cake with Choffles! Their prices are non-negotiable, and is fixed regardless of designs. Two-tiers priced at RM 690/= while three-tiers priced at RM 1,100/=. Exclude cake topper, which you have to add on $$ depending on the designs...but generally, will cost RM 100/= more. I have selected a cutie bride & groom, and asked for a special add-on...my Betsy! The chef charges an extra RM20/= for this! All in, the cake cost RM 810/=...and this is a special wedding gift from my dearest dearest mum!! *muah* Luv her so much!!
Mum insist on buying it as she know I would LUV it so much! She wanted to buy me a gift that I would truly love and happy about! She said that, she can see I love the cake so much more compared to the jewelleries she bought for me...hehe. And not forgetting how my eyes gleam with happiness when the chef agrees to customise Betsy as my cake topper! Hehe! See, my mum really understands me :) Truly, my best friend of all time!!
Below are some of the contacts and my personal, opinion about them:-
1) http://www.isabellakek.com/
Sounds like a Malay cake shop, but was surprised that contact person was Ms Penny Gan. Pricing are reasonable, quoted me less than RM 700/= for a THREE tier, with my own design! Actually I made up my mind to order with them, but when I planned to drop by to their shop..there was simply no answer! I did inform Ms Penny on my intention (err..to at least, taste some of the cake) and that I shall be able to meet her around 3pm...but she was a little reluctant and told me to call in before hand as she might be "busy" running around. So...called, and no answer...too bad!
2) http://www.cherylshuen.com/
Ms Pei Shuen was a friendly gal. Liked her instantly when talking to her over the phone! Her cakes are fabulous! Too bad she is actually located in Singapore. Unless I am in Johor, she is unable to help me! Pricing is reasonable and she can do according to our budget :)
3) jodelibakery.netfirms.com
Introduced by Per Shuen, I gave Jo a call. Too bad, her schedule for December 2008 - FULL!4) http://bigboysoven.blogspot.com/Read 'em and you will luv 'em! Pricing similar to Choffles, I think they add more "personal" touch to each wedding cake they design. I didn't opt for them...simply because...I forgotten about these boys! Yeah...it was, again, a last minute decision that I had to made...and at that time, I only have Choffles in my mind :P So, brides-to-be out there...I would strongly recomend these guys as Choffles tend to be more "commercialised" :P
5) http://www.blackforesttavern.com/Professional and beautiful cakes...pricey :) Three tiers cost around RM 1,200/= But then again, if you have the budget, why not? If on budget, they can even make a two tier dummy, and one tier real cake...that also...erm...cost around RM 800/=...
So, there you go! My listing of preferred cake vendors! There are a couple more, but above are by far, the best or at least, the ones that I shortlisted :)
Can't wait to see my cake next week!! Yay!!
It was past midnight and my mum is sitting next to me, waiting for me to complete the envelope. She insist that she needs to hand the wedding invitation tomorrow morning, and that, she will accept no more excuse or delays.
So, there I was, pasting the content & map to the cards, putting them in the envelope and sealing it off with the pink "Hei" nicely wrapped! I have completed all 38 pieces as per request! PHEW! Below are two versions of my DIY Wedding Card "Envelope":
Ok, let me rephrase it. Not exactly DIY Wedding Card, because, I bought the card WITHOUT envelope, and WITHOUT content! So, I had to customise it...and ta da....
Originally not in our wedding plan, GDL was a last minute thingy! Initially, we plan to have a really simple GDL where an angpow will be given to my mum, and she will buy whatever she needs :P
Again, originally.
As the days come closer, my mum suddenly had a change of mind. After much listening to the aunties a.k.a friends about GDL, a simple one turns into *ahem* quite a number of things to do! My bf too had a shock, but then again, I reminded him that, the most important thing is to make my mum a happy woman. We agreed on this from the beginning, whatever my mum desires, we will try our best to do it :) Afterall, she is the closest one to me!
The fateful day came, my bf and his mum arrives at 8am in the morning...*yawn*.. I was still half asleep but managed to put on a smiley face. Gosh, there were fruits, wedding biscuits, pork, chicken, etc, etc. My, my, my. Angpows and even a set of gold jewelleries. Goodness. Ok, have to keep the jewelleries as it seemed to be passed on from my future mum-in-law. *ahem* Gosh. Here's a picture of the wedding biscuit and my card:
After the exchange of gifts, where we in return, presented them back with some fruits, etc, etc including, a new pair of pants (geez) and bedsheets and stuff. Barter trade? Hehe...
After that, we went straight off for breakfast and we were sooo glad...it is DONE. Marked DONE in my list of to-dos!
We decided to do a mock-up at the restaurant so that my gf will know exactly what to put, and where to put it. I was told to hands-off on my wedding day, and leave it to the bridesmaid to handle it.
It was almost 4pm, there was no one at the restaurant. Err...ok, we saw a few of them sleeping. We can't find the switches and are unable to turn on the light. We decided to proceed and decorated the table in semi-darkness.
Luckily for camera phone my gf has, we managed to take some picture. Below are the changes needed:
1. Flower Pot meant for our table number needs to be changed to a much simpler version.
2. Ensure the chair cover is changed to a light champagne colour.
Outside, we are shocked to find the "Yee-Sang" cart! Tony is unable to move this cart as it is quite a big one. Geez...will have to think of something!
