Make Up Artist Confirmed!

Wah. I am a "chop chop" gal sia.. everything also "chop chop" settled le..

Confirmed my makeup artist today.. Jace Ang

Will be meeting her for a make up trial soon.. no particular occasion lei.. hehehe..

We shall see ba..

Preparations on the way

I actually wanted to create another blog to update on our preparations.. but then I thought about it.. we don't really have much to write anyway.. everything is as simple as it is so let's just keep it to this...

The 3 big things have been confirmed... date, time and venue. (See post below)

Solemniser: Mr Koh Kok Weng (Jalan Besar CC)
Just confirmed him last week.. he was the first one I called and lucky for me, he was able to make it on that day...havent meet up with him yet.. have to do it next month.. coz have to file by 5th January 2008

Wedding Bands: Meyson Jewellery
We brought our wedding bands long time ago.. no pictures to show becoz it is only meant to be seen on the big day itself...But just a tip: very pretty pair of rings in rose gold with a little diamond.. not as big as my proposal ring but still visible... so from that day onwards, I have two bling bling on my hands.. hehehe

Ring Pillow: My Little Wedding Shop

Bridal Photography: Double Up Bridal Studio
We took up a studio photography package with them.. Didnt hire a actual day photographer though because we didnt think it was neccessary.. but bridal photos is a must becoz we wanted something to hang above our bed frame.. hahaha.. just like all married couples.. Just went down to pick my gowns today... too bad I was too busy trying, dar is too busy giving comments.. none of us snaps photos.. damnz.. i wore this wedding gown that has this long tail... so beautiful I fell in love with it.. but we didnt choose that in the end.. becoz hmm.. it makes me look very skinny... anyway we chose a halter neck wedding gown plus a champagne colour tea dress in the end.. Will be taking the photographs next Tues on 3rd December 2008... Will post when the photos are ready...

List of things still to do (By Dec)
- Confirm make up artist
- Order bridal bouquet
- Finalise guests invitation list
- Order red wine

List of things to do (By Jan)
- Buy bridal accessories & shoes
- Buy a new set of bazzar, shirt & pants for dar
- Get DIY stuffs with Xiang Ling and Sui Hui..
- Finalise arrangements with Amara Hotel

List of things to do (1 Week before the big day)
- Facial
- Manicure & Pedicure

Our Solemnization

Our Solemnization
Date : 27th January 2008
Time : 6.00pm to 9.00pm
Venue : Amara Hotel Poolside Garden

Robot?

Dunno why i seem to have this feeling recently that i am doing things for the sake of doing things... Losing e feel in things...

Am i becoming a robot?

Preparations..

It is very surprisingly how everyone have so many ideas about how I should plan my solemnization aka wedding... it is really funni to see all my frenz having so many ideas to contribute... and a big thank you to them for volunteering their help in so many things... I suppose every gal have their own little dream about how the perfect day should be like...

In the past, I too have my own little dream about how my perfect day should be like... But since the day I start to plan for my own.. it came to me that in fact all the big woo has about the "perfect day" doesnt matter at all... everything is over in one day... but I still have another 14,600 days - 25,550 days (if I can live to 90) to spend with my other half... and when you think about it.. it is the probability of 1 day vs 14,600 other days... and so what if the one "perfect" day works out beautifully but another one day out of the 14,600 other days does not... it wouldnt help to say "but we have the one perfect day in the past, didnt we".

All these big woo ha-s about the one big day doesnt mean any significance to me at all now... I am more looking forward to spending the rest of my life down the road with dar as compared to looking forward to the day itself...

But still, things need to be done.. so I spent the entire day looking for a make up artist, my bridal bouquet and etc stuffs... by saying all the above doesnt mean that I should purposely make myself ugly on that day... hahaha... ultimately I still want to look prettier than normal... I found one lady.. but I am abit unsure about my decision... searched through the forums and there dun seem to be any good or bad comments on her at all... so I am a little worried that she might make a mess out of my face... =D... we'll see

Impromptu

Long Post... (I am on leave today.. that's why I have the time..)

Me and dar went for a very impromptu trip on 8th - 10th November.. we took leave on 8th and 9th.. but in fact we didnt plan to go anywhere in advance.. and on the night of 7th we were still deciding on whether we should nua at home or go for a short trip to Msia.. and on the morning of 8th, dar asked me to pack some clothes and that we are going to Msia!!! Hahah.. so off we went...

Dumped our bags into baby pica and drove in.. there was a slight jam over the causeway and while we were stuck in the midst of it.. we were still deciding on whether we should drive to Desaru, Kuantan, Genting or Bukit Tinggi.. hahaha.. we drove up to Skudai for brunch at Burger King and we were still discussing on our destination... in the end we decided to go Genting.. becoz we are quite unsure if we can find anywhere to stay if we are to drive towards Kuantan..

Then when we reached KL, on our way to Genting.. we decided to proceed towards Cameron Highlands.. and there we went!!.. Cool right?? Super impromptu.. never even book any accommodation to stay lei!! Unbelievable... in fact Cameron Highlands was just about 48km away from Ipoh and we were like "hmm maybe we should go Ipoh".. hahaha.. but anyway we took the old way up to Cameron Highlands which is through Tanah Rata.. the old curvy and dangerous way... only one way up and down and when going into the curve, you cant really see if there is any lorries turning towards you.. pretty dangerous...

On our way up, we passed by Lata Iskandar waterfall.. pics below..



By the time we reached Brinchang, it was already around 6pm.. went straight in search of a place to stay for the night... Saw the new extension stretch with rows of shophouses in Brichang and there was this nice brand new looking motel in view called Tudor Home Inn so we went there to try our luck.. and they have a room!!!! A triple room for only RM95 a night.. super cheap la.. so without any thought we decided to stay there for the night.. actually me and dar are quite easy when it comes to rooms..as long as got bed to sleep can liao.. hahaha.. the inn was only about 3 months old.. and the room look neat, tidy, proper and clean.. so it wasnt a bad choice..

Went out for steamboat straight after.. super hungry lei.. becoz we never ate anything after our brunch at abt 11am.. and of coz in Cameron Highlands, steamboat is always the choice for dinner... costed about RM32 for 2 paxes.. but it wasnt very yummy.. hahaha... but anyway I can make do with it..



Walked around Brinchang town for a while.. but it started raining quite heavily so we were quite wet after finishing the night bazzar.. so we went back to the motel.. they had fireworks.. probably to celebrate Deepavali I suppose.. simple but beautiful still.. never take any photos though..

Woke up super early the next day after a good night sleep.. went for breakfast at a Indian shop.. Had roti prata.. which is super filling.. becoz i think they used a lot of flour so the dough was super thick.. i can usually finish one plain and one egg.. but i only had one egg (which i cant even finish) and I am already full.. got a summon for illegal parking.. hah.. dar parked at the slot for taxis..

We then drove around Cameron Highlands a bit.. we both visited Cameron before so we are not interested in the strawberry farms, rose gardens, bee farms.. blu blu.. so we didnt stop by.. only stopped by their market place to get sweet corn for Litque and ourselves of coz after realising that their sweet corn are superb sweet!!! Then we drove to Bon Tea Plantation.. it was only one track for cars going up and down lo!!.. and there were buses too.. thanks god there are bypass areas for cars to stop and give way to the traffic on another way.. ahaha.. Bon Tea was beautiful... we didnt take much pictures becoz both our handphone cameras sucked.. and becoz this is a impromptu trip we didnt bring our camera.. wahahah.. anyway we had tea at their cafe which had a lookout area over the tea plantation..


Dar had vanilla tea and I had lychee with rose.. superb!!.. Hahaha.. always love fruity teas.. then we decided to drive up to Gunung Berinchang.. which is the highest peak in Cameron Highlands.. haha.. first thing to note baby pica is not a four wheel drive.. hahaha.. second of all baby pica is a car.. but anyway we went rally driving up the mountain and I would say baby pica really did well.. so proud of baby pica!! Baby pica really climbed up the mountain.. I guess no sedan cars will ever attempt to climb up the mountain.. seriously.. the road is narrow.. and we went into the mud by giving way to a super big landrover.. thanks god dar has good driving skills.. if not we could be stuck halfway in the middle of nowhere or we could be rolling backwards down the mountain.. it is so steep that the car will roll backwards even though we pull the handbrake.. wahaha.. but in the end we made it... and the view was marvellous...








After that, we said goodbye to Cameron Highlands and proceeded down as it was already quite late and we were thinking of making our way back to Singapore.. but on our drive back, we were thinking if we want to extend our stay in Malaysia by one more night since we have already come this far.. so I made a call to Genting to see if we can get a room.. but they were full.. so we made our way first to mid Genting for dinner.. and to check out some of the inns there.. a room will cost about RM 148 which is super ex to me... and considering that we have been to Genting so many times.. and we are not planning to gamble.. there is seriously nothing to do there but sleep... so in the end we decided to make our way home...

The next thing you know we got stuck in a massive traffic jam at KL.. by the time we cleared the jam it was already 7pm.. and I scared dar will be tired from driving so I suggested to stop by Malacca for one more night and that was what we did...we drove into Malacca and went in search of a place to sleep for the night.. in fact we were quite worried that Malacca hotels will be full too becoz it was a public holiday after all.. and we were planning that if we cannot find a room we will just drive back home.. but when we were driving towards Fenix Inn.. dar saw this new hotel by the side of the road with a banner that said only RM88 per night!!.. So we did a U-Turn to check it out.. and in the end that was where we stayed.. they are only 3 weeks old.. and they thus have plenty of rooms!!!! Yippess.. another brand new hotel with proper amenities... the hotel was cosy and warm on the inside and the room was seriously not bad too.. and plus everything is new.. damn song...

Went to Jonker street for a walk and then back to the hotel to sleep... woke up in the morning, checked out.. proceeded to Aldy hotel for breakfast as always.. and then back to SG...

Another road trip to remember by...

Birthday Present..

For those thinking bery hard on what pressies to buy for my birthday...

Jus get me a sudoku book k?

hmm.. I think I should be receiving lots of sudoku books on my birthday hor?

Later got side effects..

jolly good advice from me...

jolly good advice from me

DUN EVER GET MARRIED!!!

IT IS A NIGHTMARE!!

It is no longer something that is between two persons committed for life... it has somehow evolved into a business that involves hundreds of people...

It is no longer what the two persons getting married want to do.. it has become something about what you have to do, what you must do and what you cannot do..

mumblings..

Mum and dad are off to Batam
Bro is off to work
Dar brought baby pica to the workshop to change springs aka lower the car
I am alone at home surfing net randomly

Looking around for stuffs that I can DIY for the solemnization ceremony...realised that actually there is a long list of things you can DIY in fact
1. Ring pillow
2. Wedding invitation cards
3. Wedding favors
4. Venue deco
5. Ang bao box
6. Wrist corsages

Not only can save a bit of costs, it is also very unique... one bird kill two stones.. why not?? One ang bao box cost $80 bucks k.. *duhz*.. I rather do it myself, decorate the way i like it.. and it certainly wun cost $80 bucks.. trust me

But hor I am a idiot when it comes to such stuffs.. I will probably make a mess out of it in the end. I wanted to do my ring pillow at first.. but hor I did a search on the internet and found a ring pillow that I really like.. so I decided to buy it instead.. haha..

Was speaking to Xiang Ling yesterday on MSN and those two gers are more excited than I am.. hahaha.. anyway Xiang Ling and Sui Hui are much better at arts & crafts than I am.. so they volunteered to help me with DIYing.. even wanted to buy me a ring pillow.. haha.. just happen that my birthday is around the corner.. and Julia volunteered to buy me a wedding dress!!.. even crazier.. hahaha

Anyway I came across this blog http://www.gibberish-utterance.com/?p=482.. and this lady diy many stuffs and they are all very pretty I would say... hmmm.. somehow looking at her blog increase my urge of diying my own stuffs too.. but hor.. dunno end results will turn out as nice or not..

Dinner or not...

Total dilemma...

All along my thoughts was since i am not going to have a customary banquet dinner and traditional stuffs, i would want a nice rom ceremony at a nice venue followed by food and drinks.. Amara hotel was like e dream come true... Even thou it doesn come with sea view.. It still have a very nice outdoor environment.. I even thought it was much better than changi village... Was about to sign e contract on tuesday but there was some last min stuffs that resulted in e last min backing out from e appt.. So i didnt sign it in e end.. Perhaps things will be much better if i have signed it then.. At least we dun have to think anymore

now i am re thinking about it myself.. My grandpa (e one that is closest to me) is still hanging on for his dear life in malaysia... Whatever happens to him i want to be there... What if i confirm e banquet invite everyone including dad frenz and relatives.. and ah gong passed away (touch wood) during that week or even worse that day..? I cant cancel everything.. I dun think i can have e heart of carrying on with e ceremony and not going back.. Maybe i should just have a simple ceremony at ROM and go for a honeymoon.. At least if anything happen e trip can be postponed.

That will mean i will not have my dream wedding come true... I will just do my one in a lifetime affair away in such a simple affair.. Even thou what dar said is true marriage is a two person affair it does not have to involve so many people..

Dar and i already have some disagreements with this... All my fault... Conflicting views.. How should i convince myself... Which side should i take? What decision should i make? Mum and dad are facing e same decision too.. And they said it is up to me and dar what we want to do in e end... How?