Wordless Wednesday #1 : I heart this cute HandBouquet

Terharu

I am touched. I am blessed. Ya Allah, Saya betul-betul tak sangka that Ting & Andung will come to my wedding. Even bukan majlis kt Kedah, tapi tetap rasa berbesar hati.

I ada list of friends yang mana I nak sangat hadir wedding mereka and same goes the other way round, which is I want them to attend mine too.

I have lots of friends from Sabah & Sarawak. Tapi yang close tak ramai mana pun. Jadi, I gigih message them personally, to ensure they are available during my BIG DAY. I kawen musim peak hours, so mesti akan clash dengan few friends yang laen. I cepat-cepat la booked dorang. Give the event details supaya mereka dapat tengok bila sesuai untuk book flight ticket.

I send the message last 2 weeks, and so happened Ting just updated me that she & Andung already bought the ticket. Oh my, rasa sangat disayangi. Sangat terharu. Thanks girls.. Really appreciate it.

Si Manis Andung

Ting comel & kelam kabut

Rasa tak sabar tunggu Dec, nak jumpa dorang cepat-cepat. 

Dua Puluh Lima

As per Md.Zul wish at FB, I dah boleh sambut Jubli Perak. I dont know why, but I dont really looking forward for my birthday this year. Usually, masuk je Julai, I dah start countdown. And I jenis manusia yang nak semua benda perfect during MY Day. Yeah, Im expecting presents more than wishes. But Im no longer that annoying person. Haha. I tiba-tiba rasa I sudah matang. 

But, seriously I rasa lain sangat this time. I still got lots of wishes especially from FB. And to my suprised still lots of wishes send via sms. I thought, sejak zaman FB people rarely wish thru sms/calls. Even the simple 'HBTY' pun I really appreciate. I've read somewhere when the writer claimed it's annoying when people just wish with the initial letters. And people wishes you on FB just for the sake that the notification on your right-side of the screen appeared that 'TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY'. Personally, I seriously dont mind and I dont think they simple wish you just so happened they've being alerted by the notifications. Sebab, I kadang-kadang selalu ignore the notifications sebab rasa malas giler nak wish. See, even the simple 'HBTY', pengirim ucapan made an effort to wish. I sangat hargai.


Okey, being a year older buat I bertambah suka membebel. Haha. 


I had a blast birthday. I spend my day with my beloved mom at Sogo. Perangai annoying masih ada sisa dalam diri, I asked my mom for a present. Haha. I really NEED a handbag right now. So, I was begging for a handbag. Nak beli sendiri of course I cant afford right now. But, as we arrived Sogo, we didnt straight away went to the handbag section. We went to the HomeDeco section instead. Pergi usha-usha my Corelle Dinner Set for the hundres times. Haha. Then, Mak ajak tengok bedsheet. I was like,'Okey'. Mak suruh I pilih yang mana I suka? I asked her, 'budget Mak berapa?'. She said 'amek ja yang mana-mana nak'. Tapi I set the limit, cannot reach RM300. Dasar perempuan bernafsu sembilan, memang yang berkenan semua over RM500. When I finally decided to just forget about the bedsheet, Mak insisted me to just take the one yang I suka sangat. Plus dengan bantal baru bagai, I felt very guilty. Sejak bekerja ada duet sendiri, I never asked for my Mom's money, never asked her to pay for me. Be it dining at the mamak stall or belikan slurpee. I never asked for her money. Rasa serba salah ya amat. 


Instead of handbag, I got bedsheet set n pillows as birthday presents. I wont ask for more. Sangat suka. Now, hal deco Bilik Pengantin dan settled. Thanks Mak. Terharu tau..


And.....I got suprised from encik tunang. He gave me something that I didnt really expected. Thanks thanks thanks...And the dinner treats by him buat I punya mengidam tercapai. Butter Prawn owh sungguh melazatkan :)


A birthday celebs from colleagues also made my day. With lots of foods, a present that I really wanted to buy for myself buat I rasa sangat disayangi. 


Btw, just so u know..Among the wishes, the one that terus buat I rasa bedebar is, 'Happy Birthday wife-to-be'. Yeah, I cant hide my excitement..But, rasa berdebar itu tetap ada. It was like, "Bersediakah aku"-kind-of questions that I kept asking myself.


Thanks thanks and thanks for the wishes, thoughts and du'a. Sangat-sangat terharu.

Bandung

I will say that I just came back from the heaven. OMG, I'll definitely visit Bandung again. Bandung sangat-sangat best.

Apart from that, the bad news is the whole family got diarrhoea and fever. Started by my mom on our 3rd day there. Pity her, have to stay at the hotel due to diarrhoea. Followed by me, on our last day and today Alhamdulillah, I'm getting better. It might be because of the Makanan Sunda or the Sate Padang. 

Lots of things too update on the Bandung getaway. But, health conditions tak mengizinkan I mengadap laptop lama-lama, jadi next time lah I update.

The weather also not being kind, so girls please take care of your health. Drinks and drinks lots of water. Losing appetite for the last few days made me realized to be thankful  to Allah, yang tak putus-putus kongsikan nikmat-NYA. Always thankful with the nikmat SIHAT sebelum datangnya SAKIT.

Off to Syurga Membeli Belah

Yeap.. I'm flying to Bandung in few hours from now.

Bought the ticket in August 2010, giler lama kan?

My mom is the one who insisted to go to Bandung. 

She have lots of wish places to travel btw.

And seriously I have no idea that Im going to get married 

end of this year while booking the ticket.

Kill the bird with two stones. (betul ke eh idioms ne?) 

Alang-alang fulfilled hasrat ibunda, dapat jua diriku membeli apa yang patut untuk majlis Dec nanti.

I'll be back next Thrusday..

Ahh, why I dont feel excited at all??

Hopefully that my family and I have a safe journey back :)

Byee :)

Baju Melayu for Nikah, Reception & Hari Raya

If you look at the bride & groom pictures, what is the first thing that you looked at?
I would be, the outfit. Be it the bride's dress, or the groom's baju melayu.

If you girls type of person yang very details, mesti akan kisah dengan baju yang terletak elok on the body. Kan? Kan? I selalu perasan, baju pengantin lelaki selalunya besar, dan sangatlah tak terletak elok. Rasa macam sangat spoil gambar bila si bride dah pakai dress cantek bagai, tapi baju si lelaki macam nampak sangat bukan size dia. Jadi, selaen kita yang girls ne invest banyak on our own wedding dress, why not give a little concern on the groom's attire.


Based on my experience pergi survey at Bridal Boutique, selalunya if we opted to take dress without baju melayu+jaket sarung, selalunya minus rm100-rm200 ja. And the boutique wont make major alteration for baju melayu. Maybe some boutique did major alteration but not that I came across during my survey. If your guy size standard, baju melayu tuh memang akan cun-cun fit his body. What if your guy not in the standard size? [**size standard:size S,M,L,XL]


So, the only choice left is by tailor made the baju melayu+jaket sarung... Jaket sarung maybe takboleh berulang kali pakai, tapi baju melayu boleh diulang pakai. Pergi masjid, dinner, kenduri kawen, dan jugak pakai time raya. Kan cantek kalau baju lelaki terletak elok, baju perempuan jugak terletak cantek. Barulah sama cantek sama padan. Nak photoshoot abang gagah dukung pengantin perempuan pun nampak sangat meyakinkan bila garis bahu baju terletak sahaja. Hmmm...


Okey, I dok pong-pang-pong-pang ne sebenarnya nak share/promote my future parents in law business. Haha. It's Y.S Tailor.
They've been in the business more than 20years. Nak cecah sama dengan umur I. Bayangkan, masa I baby lagi dorang dah start buat baju melayu. No doubt la tentang kepakaran mereka. I bukan nak gebang lebih, tapi even artis dan juga orang kenamaan pun tempah baju kat dorang. Dan dorang jugak selalu dapat tempahan untuk baju nikah. Baju ready made pun ada. Ne nak raya dah ne, agak-agak tak sempat nak upah baju baru, boleh ja terus beli yang ready made. Kalau taktau nak beli material ape untuk buat baju melayu, especially for nikah yang cantek, yang nampak exclusive, jangan risau. Kaen banyak kat sini, boleh tunjuk-tunjuk nak kaen macam mana, nak design macam mana, nak mintak advice pun bole. Samping pun ada. Kan senang bole terus match kat situ jugak. Nak tempah seluar kerja pun boleh. Haish, it's like one-stop centre dan heaven for the guys.

Nak cari kedai senang sangat. Kalau tanya orang KL, where is the best place to get baju melayu? Orang akan cakap 'Wisma Yakin'. Yep, it's located at Wisma Yakin, Masjid Jamek. Naek LRT turun ja kat Masjid Jamek. Jalan tak sampai 5minit, dah sampai. Kedai baris belakang, berdekatan dengan BAK Tailor jugak. Tak susah pun nak cari. Memandangkan sekarang musim nak Raya, memang kedai dibuka sepanjang hari. 


If sesape rasa macam nak tanya details, nak tempah or ape2 pertanyaan, do email me. I sudi menjawab. I tergerak hati nak tolong business bakal mentua selepas blogwalking at this one blog. She did reviewed her husband baju melayu during solemnization. And yes, dorang tempah kat Y.S Tailor. Then, I was thinking why not I put up an entry about their business. Tak salah pun kan. Effort-effort-effort inshaallah akan membuahkan hasil. Heeee...


Andd...boleh jugak singgah kedai M.Z Tahir. Do take orders for Baju Melayu. Jugak di Wisma Yakin Masjid India...[ini adalah kedai arwah nenek I.Z and run by his family jugak]. Told you, they've been in this business sangat lama dan memang specialized in Baju Melayu. 


Address:

Ground Floor, Wisma Yakin, Jalan Masjid India, 50100 KL.

Yukkk!!!

Sunflower Wedding Theme

Haha. Angan-angan I back in Uni time, nak ada a touch of sunflower during my wedding.[Zaman belajar lagik I dah gediks plan nak kawen. Haha] Dulu I suka giler Sunflower ne pas tengok drama Korea, Beautiful Life. Sehingga blog lama I pun nama sunflower. Tak matang sungguh. I love the color, yellow mustard sunflower tuh. Ceria kott. Tapi, bila sekarang masa dah tiba I rasa macam susah nak realisasikan. Biasa la, angan-angan mesti tinggi melangit!!

To those yang berani mencuba, why not? ^_^ - angkat kening sambil berkata, 'Dare Enough?'

Yang ne I paling suka. Combine with lemon and kaler hijau bunga tu sangat woW.

Lalalalala~ cantek giler color kuning sunflower ne :)

Sekian, all pics, credit to Yahoo! Image.

Meet-the-tailor session

Finally, I dah decide on solemnization and wedding dress. Fuhh fuhh.. Settled. Lega. 

Alhamdulillah...Discussion with Rozie,the tailor also went well. Masa on the way nak pergi jumpa Rozie pun, dah siap-siap bitau I.Z, if die quot lebih dari bajet, kita balik discuss dulu lah ye. Jangan terus setuju. Haha~ Being me yang sangat susah nak say NO or nak reject or anything that got to do with a situation  which I have to turn down the other side, memang I tak pandai susun ayat. 

I memang gigih print out semua pic baju idaman dan bawak magazines bagai masa meet-the-tailor session.

At first, memang nak discuss wedding dress ja. Sebab I plan nak hantar baju nikah kat tailor I selalu buat baju kurung ja. Then, beading details hantar kat orang laen. Tapi si kakak tailor sangat berjaya influence I, end up dua-dua baju bagi dia buat. I have this one dream solemnization dress. Tapi fikir budget, I terpaksa lupakan impian. Tapi I bawak jugak pic baju impian masa jumpa kak tailor. Tengok-tengok dia boleh buat the design that I wanted. Pastu dia cakap tambah sini sket, sana sket. Memang sebijk sejibun yang I dok berangan malam-malam. Bila I cakap color yang I nak, dia terus keluarkan kaen. Ya Allah, terus teruja. And we both terus discuss pasal baju nikah. Bila quot harga, mak aii terlebih bajet sikit la.. Muka I terus berubah, tapi I tetap nak dia yang buatkan baju nikah I. Memang terpaksa pejam mata la. Lagikpun I memang nak baju nikah lebih outstanding, I sangat lebihkan perhatian on baju nikah. Heh, pilih kasih. :[

So, solemnization dress: CHECKED.

As for the wedding dress, I tunjuk semua pic baju yang I berkenan. Lastly, kakak tailor yang seperti biasa memahami jiwa I, terus menzahirkan idea dia yang mana adalah combination sana-sini-situ sket dengan semua baju yang I berkenan. Walla~ I sukaa.. Masa nak quot price, memang berdebar. Sebab baju nikah pun dah lari bajet. And fuhhh, legaa masih dalam bajet. Jimat sangat banyak on wedding dress. I maybe letak bajet tinggi sangat, sebab dah terkena penangan baju dekat Plaza Alam Sentral. Price for rental, start from 2.5K tau. So, I expect harga around that. Dah la, tak boleh try baju kat sana. Memang takk la I nak hegeh-hegeh sewa baju kat sana even nampak cantekkkk gilaaa kat patung yang belum tentu cantekk on me.Heh~

Wedding dress: CHECKED.

Baju for majlis bertandang, I serahkan bulat-bulat pada Mami @ Future MIL. Since, it's for bertandang, memang harus sesimple mungkin la. So, I wont care much. Takmo cerewet-cerewet on KL's side. Harus menerima apa ada nya :)

Of course, it's not mine.. Haha. I punya takkan meriah macam nie :)

I am officially have a color theme for my majlis. Yeay~ So, bole start berangan dan tido-terjaga-harus-mimpi pasal dais, bilik pengantin dan segala mak nenek cucu cicit persiapan kawen yang laen. Semangat-Semangat-Semangat.. Haha.. I have to pray hard, all my dresses turn out well. Hopefully kakak tailor wont dissapoint me. Please kakak, buat baju I cantek-cantek.

Hidup.Mati.Doa

"Life & Death. Dipisahkan oleh satu garisan sahaja. Dan doa itu penghubung paling kuat".

-Hlovate-

Al-Fatihah for Arwah PakTeh & Arwah Nenek. Both of them, masih ada during my Engagement. Even both meninggal sebab sakit, but still rasa sudden. Rasa kehilangan. How I wish both of them still ada during my Wedding. 

Masa cakap kat PakTeh I nak kawen, he's the one yang suggest untuk tak tetapkan harga duit hantaran, just tetapkan mas kahwin. And I tak terkilan, sebab my parents ikot apa yang PakTeh suggest. Alhamdulillah. PakTeh's suffering brain cancer masa majlis bertunang hari tu, tapi still datang dan bermalam kt rumah. Honestly, I avoid banyak kali bila PakTeh tanya bila nak kenduri? Sebab, when I said in December, then dia akan cakap, 'takyah tunang lama-lama, April nanti terus lansung'. I seperti biasa akan gelak-gelak. Even the morning masa E-day hari tuh, sebelum keluarga I.Z sampai, PakTeh keep on pesan, 'Jangan tunang lama-lama'. Tak disangka, he passed away on 16 April. Sobs :(

I takde pertalian darah dengan Nenek. She's I.Z's grandmother. I.Z panggil nenek dia Mak. Tapi, Nenek sangat baek yang mana I rasa macam nenek I sendiri, since I dah takde nenek. Nenek masih sihat walafiat masa sampai Pendang haritu. Nenek jugak yang sarungkan cincin tunang haritu. Nenek pergi meninggalkan semua pada 6 Julai baru-baru nie. Muka nenek senyum. Sejuk hati. I even heard orang-orang kampung bercakap, 'Muka senyum je arwah'. Nenek tak sempat tengok cucu dia kawen. Masa majlis tahlil semalam, Mami cakap Mami dah la nak terima menantu Dec nanti, tapi mak dah takde. And I seriously dont know how to respond. Sobs :(

Both pictures taken during my E-day.

Semoga Arwah Pakteh & Nenek ditempatkan di kalangan orang yang beriman. Amiin~

 

 

Pearl Handbouquet

OMG...I heart this Pearl Hand Bouquet.. Cantek? Isn't it?

Click ohdearphotography for steps to DIY this wow hand bouquet

Hopefully, I have the courage to DIY this thing. Seems easy. Haha. Ayat belagak. Belum buat bagai dah sombong-sombong cakap nampak mudah. Ntah-ntah I sendiri tak cukup rajin nak buat. I memang sangat tak berseni. Hoho

Persiapan??

Tambah tolak darab bahagi, tinggal lebih kurang 5 bulan je lagik. Sekejapan nya. I rasa I belom dapat 100% mood nak kawen. Yea, I excited nak kawen, cuma I tak rasa I nak kawen dalam masa 5 bulan ne. 

I banyak spend time dengan browsing the net, to get the idea, find the vendor, read the reviews. All sort of things, which I should do this right after my E-day. Sekarang baru nak terhegeh-hegeh. I still didnt finalized my theme color. Haha, being me, hari isnin nak color turqoise, selasa nak pulak color purple, pastuh gold. Memang sering bertukar. I guess that actually will happen bila kita banyak sangat survey wedding orang. Pastu mula la berangan, eh I nak pakai color ne jugak la. Sampai sekarang, theme color masih dalam bayangan. Even color for baju nikah pun bertukar-tukar. The design pun sangat la lagik bertukar. Nanti dah jumpa ngan tailor baru nak dengar pendapat dia which design suit me best. ANd till now, I havent decide on my reception dress. That's why I cant proceed with dais deco and color. Nak beli langsir dan cadar bilik pengantin pun tak boleh proceed. Sebab!! I takda theme color. Sememeh kelam kabut betul perempuan nie. 

Luckily untuk majlis bertandang I dont have to think much. Sebab future-in-law yang akan arrange and decide semua. Tapi I kadang-kadang menyibuk jugak tanya I.Z, 'nanti wedding kat KL kte pakai color ape ye?'.. Haha.. I.Z pun macam I,minggu ni cakap krim, tanya lagik sekali plak pastu dah jadi purple plak. Alih-alih nanti dua-dua majlis pakai purple. Hamek kau. [Gagal merancang, bermakna anda merancang kegagalan -> i hate that this phrases keep on berulang tayang kat my mind]


Sometimes I rasa orang sekeliling I lagi concern on my preparation. Nad boleh kata everyday akan sms website/blog/FB MUA.. So that, I tinggal nak check ja those MUA ok ke tak? Routine I, akan terus mintak quotation. Berbalas email/sms tanya itu ini. Then, if the MUA tak available on my date, I akan terus bye-bye. If yang available, I selalu akan hold sebab dok rasa 'what if i found another talented MUA later?'.. Last-last melepas semua. Tak proaktif lansung I ne.

Kak Yati kat ofis pun every friday mesti dia tanya perkembangan. I akan cot-cet-cot-cet segala angan-angan I, tapi tak pernah ada action pun. Kak Yati yang rajin push-push suruh cepat. Nanti lambat tailor taknak amek. Adik dia yang nak kawen bulan 3, 2012 pun dah buat persiapan. 


Tadi, Kak Sab kasi wedding checklist yang dia copy from internet. Pastu Kak Sab sangat baik hati print out, staple segala bagi kat I yang tak pernah amek effort buat checklist yang serious. I ada checklist okey. Siap kertas color-color, ada sketch bagai. Hardcover lagi tau. Tapi I jarang update dan jarang sekali bukak buat rujukan. Alasan?? disebabkan hardcover berat kalau-kalau I nak mengusung ke sana-sini. Jadi, sila beli buku checklist yang senang nak bawak. Pendek kata handy la. [Tiba-tiba terasa, kalau ada iPad, buat wedding checklist dalam tuh memang cool gilerr.. Haha] Banyak gila checklist yang Kak Sab compile kan tu. Sambil buat keja, terjeling checklist tuh memang psycho. Banyak benda lagi tak settle.


Dengan berat badan yang makin menimbun ne, I taktau nape I tak risau yang I akan nampak tak cantek with current weight. Pelik dengan diri sendiri. I akan rasa down pun bila pas pergi bridal test wedding dress. Bila baju terlekat sini sana, bila terpaksa bye-bye baju idaman sebab tak sesuai dengan shape. Akan down pastu cakap kat I.Z nak kena control makan, lagi rajin ke gym, jangan makan malam. Pendek kata semua janji manis asalkan bole kurus I taburkan. Pastu sehari dua, lupa abes segala janji manis. Sampai budak laki ofis I selalu tegur, 'Kau ne asyik mengunyah ja.Bulan 12 nanti runtuh pelamin. Control sket'. See, semua orang punya la concern kt I, hanya diri I yang sabotaj diri sendiri neh. 

I sangat berharap mood dan semangat datang berkobar-kobar. I bukan tak fikir lansung. I amat memikirkan sebab I selalu kot mimpi dan terjaga tengah malam gara-gara dok risau macam mana majlis nanti. I fikir je banyak, action tak penah amek.. Haish..

BENEFIT workshop

I am a big fan of Benefit product. I love their cosmetic & skincare range to the max. Sungguh amat jatuh chenta with this product.

The packaging sangat comel. The names pun unique and sexy. And nama cosmetics Benefit semua panjang-panjang. 

Other than that, the cosmetics can do magic to your face. Highbeam can transform hidung I yang tak cukup tinggi jadi mancung semacam. The some-kind-a-gorgeous (creamy oil-free foundation faker) buat my face flawless. It's a cream-based but when apply onto face, terus jadi smooth ja, macam pakai powder biasa. And I heart the cha-cha tint (mango-tinted lip & cheek stain) more than anything else. When applied, the cheek nampal naturally blushing. It looks like muka orange-ish pinkish sebab malu-malu,muka flushing after exercise. I terasa comel sorang-sorang. Haha. Yet buat I so confident. 

So, I was so looking forward when I got opportunity to attend their workshop. Nak belajar cara guna the skincare yang betul, makeup yang betul, cara apply foundation, eye cream and so on..And of course, I am looking forward for the goodies bag and refreshment too.. Hahaha, being me la kan?

It was held on 2 July 2011 at Ben's KLCC. The sandwiches and nachos sgt sedap. Tapi, excited nak belajar mengatasi rasa ingin makan. huhu. Next time, would love to dine in there :)

Next, enjoy the picas....

cosmetic range

skincare range

tengah belajar on the correct way to apply eye cream

goodies

excited nak try the eye-liner

'that gal' badge

Sangat berpuas hati. Now I know the correct way to apply all those products on my face. Nak letak eye cream dan 'dab-dab' around the eye area kena guna jari manis ye kawan-kawan. Jari laen takut bagi too much pressure to our eyes. Banyak lagi yang I belajar that day. Selama ne maen hentam keromo ja, asalkan pakai. Haha

Love.Hate

I hated myself. For falling in love with the reception dress that cost over my budget :(