Honeymoon

Naturally, "Honeymoon" became the next most asked question after the "When will you both tie the knot?". Almost everyone I met asked the same question. Well, I guess it is a casual & easy topic starter for friends and family. Even the florist, Elisa asked us when we met..

"Well, we had our honeymoon! We made 2 cups of honey and gazed at the moon whole night!"

Hahahaha! I enjoyed my leave so much that I dread to return to work on Monday, 5th Jan. Sigh! Although the wedding is over now, I am still overwhelmed whenever I looked at the photos and slide shows. It was just like yesterday! Next thing that I look forward to...will be my ROM next week! Two of my besties are taking leave to attend the ROM at Putrajaya! Geeez...I must've done something real good in life to deserve such nice besties in my life! :)

1st Jan 2009

In less than 24 hours, we will cross over to a new 2009 year! I am still on leave, office is closed on the last day of the year! Mum originally have plans for dinner to celebrate my birthday earlier, but changed plans as more and more people were invited! So, we decided to do lunch tomorrow!

So, we headed to Mid-Valley for shopping and brunch at "Din Tai Fung", an award winning restaurant and rated by New York Times as the Top 10 restaurants in the world. Well, I am not too much a fan of xiaolongbao...I would still prefer Dragon-I when it comes to food selections/choices!

Anyway!

After a long day-out, I was so tired and headed off to rest in the room. It is almost 12am, and hubby was already tired and was resting too. My hp was ringing continuously with wishes of the new year and birthdays! We switched off the lights and went off to bed. Then, suddenly..


Waaaa...my hubby sneaked out of the room and surprised me with this small sweet little brownie. Birthday candles was arranged in heart-shaped....waahhh...this is definitely the best birthday I ever had!!

So sweet!! And it comes with a card too :)

Thank you Bridesmaid!!

My definition of BRIDESMAID: Pretty & Sweet little Angels that are on your side whenever, wherever you need them during your wedding day!! How can we brides live without them??!!!

My wedding is such a success..all thanks to the bridesmaid that helped ensure all is in order..before, during and after the wedding. Haa...such nice people! Luv them all!!

Here's a little gift for them:-


Err..for those that already taken the jee mui photo, I have added an extra one for you as each will have a different thank you message :) So, do keep it laaa...don't throw away yaa!!!

Our Wedding Dinner!!

At last! The day is here! The final moments...all the preparations, anxiousness to this big day is finally coming to an end! Thank god everything worked out perfectly as how I wanted it to be :)

Endless compliments from guests on the food and deco, really made me a Happy Bride of the day! Not to mention the sight of familiar faces, and friendly smiles.

Photographer Lawrence Ng did a fantastic job compiling the Tea Ceromony DVD capturing all the essential moments! MUA Cathy made me a cool hairdo which goes well with my favourite WG from GTC!! The Wishing Tree was filles with wishing cards...and the Wedding Cake from Choffles melted my heart...when I saw the sugar-crafting of my beloved doggies, Betsy!!

We marched in around 2040, with Flower Girls leading the way...and *supposedly* sprinkling rose petals from their little basket. Our march-in song, "Everything" by Michael Bubble was played, followed by the first dish presentation, with the song "Sway" by Michael Bubble as well.

At the end of the dinner, we gathered to take a photo of all family members! More than 30 of us, and thanks to Lawrence, for accomodating many last and ad-hoc requests! Really, a good photographer that I would recommend to all brides-to-be!

27th Morning

I could hardly open my eyes! It was 0615 and MUA Cathy will be at my house at 0630. Zzzzz....a small nap easily took 15 minutes and MUA has arrived! Gosh! I sprang out of bed and quickly brushes my teeth and took a shower while MUA prepares her tools.

OOoops, I have forgotten to VEET myself and asked Cathy if she could spare me another 5-10 minutes in the shower!

Around 7am, the makup started! Although it was a bit heavy for morning session, I told MUA not to worry...am sure it will be ok :) In my mind... "Hmm...where is Lawrence? Could he be lost finding my house?" ( I am "supposed" to email him the map to my house...*ahem*...supposed to laa) When dearest Betsy was barking, I knew it was Lawrence! Yay! He is here!!

Lawrence was clicking away! My gown, shoes, etc, etc. Betsy somehow doesn't like him..hehe! From the way he take pictures, I knew I found the RIGHT guy to be my photographer for the day! :)

0845..I called my bf to enquire his location...apprently, he and 4 of his "Heng Tais" are having wan tan mee breakfast! After a quick conversation, I told him NOT to come down from the car until my nephew opened the door for him! Hehe...afraid that he will just open the door himself!

As I was hiding in the room, I missed out the games that they played outside. Entrusting my jee muis not to bully my boyfriend, I could only wish I have a pair of telescope that enables me to view the happenings outside! When he and his entourage finally passed through the barricade...he has one last task outside my room door. He was to recite a romantic poem for me..of course, it was written for him! When he read the first few lines, I shouted that "It was so UNLIKE him..." Hehe. He then, ditched the pre-prepared poem, and recited a few lines of his own...which, of course, sends shivers to my spine!!


The door was finally opened! He came in with a bouquet in his hand and lift up my veil. A kiss on the cheek, and then, on the lips...and slowly, we walked out of the room! My brother on my left, hubby on the right...they both escorted me to the car! We are supposed to go for a "ride"..a short one, to symbolise me returning to the groom's house and back!

Finally, the tea ceremony for my dearest mum and all relatives...

Nightmare on Jalan Belibis

Indeed it is. There is no ELM Street in Malaysia, but hey, nightmares do happen at Jalan Belibis.

It has been two (2) consecutive nights. With only a few more days to go, I am having sleepless nights. I even dreamt about the wedding day.

It was raining non-stop and the whole place was flooded. The water was rising so quickly, and everyone was running for shelter. My wedding gown was wet, and I was running with my sis, my mum, etc to search for shelter! Water, water, everywhere!! My hair was wet, my makeup all ruined...I shouted to the people.."Can we postpone this wedding? Maybe do it another time?" Everyone was shocked, and I hear a voice.."Err...if you postpone, NONE of us will be able to make it as we have no more annual leaves" Geeez! ANNUAL LEAVE?

And hey, I woke up!

Tick tock tick tock. It was 8am already. Wow, time flies. My bf and his entourage will arrive any moment now! WHERE THE HECK is my MUA? Where is Lawrence, my photographer? Yikes! I hear the horns! Beeet beeet...booop booop...(something like that laa) And gosh! I am NOT ready yet! HELLPPPPPPPP!

Aiks, woke up again!

Wahliaoo...some people say, it is cause I am too "stress" over the wedding. Some said, "Wei, maybe you still not ready ga". I guess it is just a normal thing...too excited, I guess.

Anyhow, can't wait for the day to come :)

My Digital Photo from DeCasamia

I went to Casamia today to have a final body measurement and to select my bridal bouquet as well as the car deco colours. As usual, they showed me another selection of bridal bouquet which I need to "top up" $$ if I choose them! How smart of them! Luckily, I am smarter by not falling into their trap! Hehe! The ones included in my package is equally nice and lovely!

I asked them if my album was ready.."Oh, not yet". However, they are able to provide me with a CD so that I can use them first! Ok...7 days more and I have this CD. What am I gonna do with it? Should I publish them in Facebook? Should I upload in my blog? Yes, no, yes, no, .....

I have decided to keep it until the album is ready. Otherwise, there will be no more surprises. However, one thing that really surprises me was the photos. There are 3 different versions of me. I looked at the photo one by one...and of course, I can recognise it as myself. But, the one which we took it outdoor...wow, it looked like another girl. Actually, this was what I brought up to Casamia, I thought they did too much touch up....but when they showed me the real untouched photo...it looked the same! Aiya...so, it is the hair and make up. Yup, this is confirmed by the MUA whom said that the Audrey Hepbhurn hairstyle and make up really give me a different look! And this reminds me of the night after the last outdoor shooting, I went home with my makeup and hairstyle...my aunt said, she would not be able to recognise me if she sees me on the street!

Yeahh...it was THAT different! And gee, this is the hairstyle I'm gonna do on 27th morning. Hmm..must tell my MUA to take it easy on the makeup then! So, here's a sneak peek of the photo of me and my sweetie...for those who know me..I am sure you will agree!

As to why we choose this picture, well..we reckoned that since it was so much hardwork and sweat and mosquito bites at Ulu Yam...we have to choose some outdoor pictures or else, our efforts will be wasted. Yeap, all the outdoor photos have this girl above which, I could not recognise myself too! Hehe! But on the other hand, this is the magic work of art and makeup! Just hope that I won't lose my memory one day and accused my husband of taking picture with another bride! Haha!

The rest of the pictures?? Luv 'em :) and can't wait to get the album!

7 days to go..

How time flies! I will be moving out of this house, away from my mum & sis, away from my Betsy to begin a new life. As I was packing my things little by little, can't help but to feel a little sad. There will no longer be morning kisses from my Betsy, home cooked meal 24x7 and almost everything taken care of by my mum. And oh, will miss those "nagging" from my sis

After 7 days, it will be waking up next to my sweetie, and morning kisses from him. Yes, I do look forward to start a new life with him. It has been soo many years! Although I have to clean the house, and cook (a little) and wash the clothes (thank god we agreed to use landry services)...it would be a total new experience to see the same person when you open your eyes in the morning and close them at night.

After this wedding, the next task is to of course, as expected by everyone around you, to *ahem* build a generation of new Wongs. Tick tock tick tock!

The Perfect Teapot

I admit that I can be a pain in the a**...sometime. Fussy. Darn Fussy. I don't go for perfection, at least, I don't think I do, but certain things...has to be done MY way. MY choice. MY selection.

Both my mum and I has been searching for the right Chinese Wedding Teapot for weeks now. Initially, I saw a set that I really liked, but it was sold off after we went back to the shop. We didn't buy it initially cuz I wanted to see more options :P

So, there we go. Less than a week..I still have not find THE teapot.

Finally, mum puts pressure on me BIG TIME. "Aiyo...can you don't be so "im jim"??" She brought me to this shop and asked the lady boss to show me few samples of the teapot. My comments, well..erm..too small, too big, old-fashioned, ugly design, colour not nice, etc, etc. *AHEM*

Due to time constraint, I have no choice but to pick this particular set. Seems to me, the "best" looking teapot amongst them all. After taking a picture and look at it many times, it looks ok to me now. Can do laaa....