Wednesday, November 30, 2005

yesterday...

Smlm ada lawatan ke sebuah syarikat Bumi lps lunch.. tak diberitahu... so tetiba bos dah menjerit tanya mana pegawai dia.. Haha... mana ler tau maa.. lain kali, bg tau jelas2. :p

Anyways.. pergi lawat sebuah syarikat Bumi yang menawarkan khidmat telekomunikasi. Interesting.... it's good to see orang yg serumpun yang boleh delve into something so hight tech. The company's portfolio includes Petronas, Shell, Mindef.. byk lagi la company yg besar2. A very good achievement for an independant Bumi company.

Menarik cerita founder syarikat ni. Dia dulu attend flying school.. so kata dia, kalau ikut requirement, mmg dia sepatutnya terbang la skang.. But somehow, he got himslef into busines.. Memang sangat bangga dengan orang macam ni. Everything was done by himslef and his team. No cables, no subsidies.. nothing... just plain merit. Kalau blh, nak tgk semua usahawan Bumi yg mcm ni.. tak mengharapkan ada link dengan orang kenamaan, tak harapakan subsidi kerajaan semata2. Masalahnya dengan usahawan kita, puas dah kerajaan buat mcm2, takmo plak amek peluang. Cth, kerajaan ada offer a group of usahawan Melayu utk dptkan pensijilan ISO std.. 90% paid for... tapi, yang nak ikut program tu berapa kerat je. :p Hampeh tak? :( Hampeh dan sedih.

Anyways... one of the points yg dickp oleh founder tu, dia ckp, he got into business and ask himself how much he would lose... not how much he will make. He's ready to face hard times... coz according to him, it's only from the acknowledgement of hard times that people will get the strenght and willpower to push themselves into the forefront of success... and value it. Cthnya, senang... just look at our youths now. See how corrupted most of them are. Most of them.. and maybe us didn't have to face the hard times as did our fore fathers... That's why most of us take our "privileged" lives for granted. We learn from books, graduate from the best varsities.. and think we're damn smart... Truth is, experience is the best teacher. :)

Chiao... my new pc is here! :)

Monday, November 28, 2005

Marriage:Myth and Reality
Something i came across as i was soo daym sleepy preparing a paper... :p

MYTH: Loneliness Myth that marriage will end our loneliness.
REALITY: Many married people are still very lonely.

MYTH: Fulfillment Fallacy which makes us believe that being married makes us complete human beings.
REALITY: A couple complements one another, not completes one another.

MYTH: Monogamy Myth makes a couple believe that they are the only ones who are dealing with infidelity or that it only happens to bad or weak people.
REALITY: It is a societal issue that needs to be openly addressed so that monogamy becomes more attainable for more people.

MYTH: Romance will always be alive in a good marriage.
REALITY: Nearly all relationships experience peaks and valleys. The everyday problems and challenges of married life can often cloud over romantic feelings. This is when making the decision to love is important.

MYTH: Marriage makes people happy.
REALITY: We can't expect our spouse to be our one source of happiness. Our personal happiness must come from within ourselves. Marriage can complement our own individual happiness but it can't be the primary source.

MYTH: We won't have major problems if we truly love one another.
REALITY: A good marriage doesn't just happen. It takes nurturing and work.

MYTH: My spouse should know my needs without my saying anything.
REALITY: Just because we're married doesn't mean we can read minds. We have to tell our spouses what our needs are.

MYTH: Conflict means a lack of love.
REALITY: Conflict happens in every marriage. Fighting fair and for the relationship, and not just to "win" is healthy in a marriage.

Friday, November 25, 2005

First time...
Last night was the first time we had our own home cooked dinner! :) Hehehe... chewahh... tgk title, you're hoping for sth else ek? Haha.. pervert! :p

Anyways... i cooked yesterday evening, lepas blk kerja. Dan was such a darling to have helped me in the kitchen, and later wash the dishes after dinner. Ala.. masak bodo-bodo je.. I bukannye pandai masak maaa... Masak nasik.. 1st time masak brown rice.. kurang GI la konon.. turned out keras sikit.. sbb tak biasa... n susah nak measure air sbb pot tu kecik sgt. Pot Dan bwk gi travel.. utk 2 org mkn je.. (hehe.. manyak plak alasan. :p ) And then buat sup tauhu kering + kincham + suhun tu... campur ubi kentang sket.. pastu goreng telur mata kobau.. Heheh.. ni Dan yg request.. aku nak masak mende lain yang complicated sket.. dia suh goreng telur jek.. hehe. Pastu Dan pun menyumbangkan satu masakan.. dia buat beef cutlets. Sedap jugakla.. tp masin sket.. sbb dia kata nak buat mkn dgn nasik, kena buat masin sket.. hmm.. ok la tu..

Hehe.. akhirnya dpt gak mkn makanan dimasak kat umah. Before nih, semenjak pindah KL, asyik mkn kat luar je.. Kalau masak kat umah pun, takat masak air... :p Makan kat luar ni, senang tu mmg la.. convenient.. tapi rasa cam tak syok la pulak kalau tak masak langsung. Cam tak lengkap je tanggungjawab. Hehe.. Mlm ni tak sure lg nak masak ke tak.. masak kot.. nak buat nasik goreng cendawan. kang Dan blk solat jumaat mintak tlg dia masakkan nasik... :)

Hmm.. masih blom start dayet ni.. DPA 2/1.. dah confirm dgrnya... Cane nih. Japgi ada jamuan raya lak kat bhg ni. Huhu..

Thursday, November 24, 2005

Our Honeymoon
Our honeymoon was a wonderful one.. Too bad we didn't have any photos on our honeymoon.. coz Dan's camera was totally drained of battery.. and memory.. and my camera was left at home. Darn it?.. heh.. you got that right. Huhu.. Sedey betul.. Kena pergi balik honeymoon nih.. to relive and take photos. :D

Still worn out from the tiring wedding receptions, we had to wake up early (again) on monday morning, to catch our flights to Langkawi. Both of us didn't have much leave, so everything was crammed. Takpela.. we're off for holiday, where we would rest, relax and rejuvenate... and just enjoy each other's company. :)

We had bfast and my in-law's.. and after that mak and bapak drove us to KL Sentral, so that we could check in and get the ERL to KLIA. We intended to sleep in the ERL.. but failed. Dunno why.. too tired kot. You know.. sometimes when you get sooo damn tired you just can't sleep..

Our flight was at 11.45 am.. We reached Langkawi 55 minutes after departure. Upon arriving at LGK airport, the driver was already waiting for us, to transport us to the Pelangi Beach Resort. Pelangi wasn't really our first choice.. we wanted to go to The Datai initially but we couldn't coz it was fully booked. Anyways... when we reached the hotel, we feel very much welcomed and comfortable with the hotel's environment and all the staffs. We're so glad to have made the choice to stay there. :D

We checked in.. and we got discounts for our extension stay.. govn servants' rate.. :) And later we were shown to our room which was a first floor, sea-facing room. We were driven to our room on a buggy. :) hehe.. syok woo!

The room was splendid!.. The exterior was wooden, traditional-malay-house-like.. and the interior was nicely decorated and furnished. It had a balcony overlooking the sea, a walk-in wardrobe with attached bath. We're both so pleased with the room. Upon arrival, we had a fruit basket and a bottle of sparkling juice waiting for us.. All included in the Romantic Interlude Package that we booked for. We just spent the rest of the day relaxing, and replenishing our energy with a loong, good afternoon nap.

Oh.. some time whilst we were asleep.. Dan's office called and asked him to fly.. what the f*** man!! :p My guy's on leave for the next 8 days or so goddemmit!

Later in the afternoon, we took a cab to Kuah to Dan's very close friend's house. It was very nice of him to have offered us to use his car while we're in LGK. It was a very nice car too! :)

Our first meal in Langkawi was at McDonald's.. Haha.. jalan jauh2 carik McD jugak. :p Sbb itu je yang senang jumpa, and confirmed sedap di tekak kitorg. After that we loitered around the shopping complex (can't remember the name) and shop for finger foods and soft drink. Later we did a quick Kuah tour.

The next day, we had our first buffet breakfast.. and was a gastronomous treat! We enjoyed the scones the most. Perfectly made, added with lotsa butter and jam... sinfully fattening.. Haha.. but none of us could give a s*** abt that. Hahaha!! (ooh... i gained some xtra pounds after the honeymoon, fyi.. hampeh tol!) We enjoyed the mango juice too.. Thick and not too sweet.. Nearly as thick as the juice i had in mecca. :)

After breakfast, we went to the Airport.. (like Duh!~) to do some shopping. Dan bought me a pair of sunglasses... we shop for some other stuffs.. Haha.. nak kena shopping kat airport jugak2.. sbb Dan nak make use of his crew ID. :)

In the afternoon, we went back to the hotel for our spa appointment. Relaxing massage for 2 at the Teratai Spa. A very tranquil place, nice and green. The massage was more thai-ish than balinese.. but it was good.. Even more so with my hubby on the other massage bed receiving the same treatment as i was. Heavenly!~

After the good relaxing massage, we tried our hands on mini golf. Hehe.. my first experience ever with golfing. Didnt even know how to hold the club right for god's sakes... Tp best.. coz hubby showed me how.. hehe.. mcm dlm drama tv je rasanya.. scene org kaya gatai nak ajar secretary main golf tu.. haha.. yang kena peluk2 sket tu... Hehehe... ;) Mini golf was indeed fun! We got a good excercise, especially Dan.. coz he had to look for my golf balls.. yang hilang coz i'd usually hit the ball to hard in god-knows-which direction.. Haha... berpeluh2 hasben i. But we had fun... We didn't manage to finish all 9 holes though. We stopped short of 2 holes, coz my golf ball got stuck at hole number 7, it just went missing, so we figured that it was stuck.. and Dan just threw his golf ball into the same hole and both got stuck and that was the last time we saw the 2 golf balls.. Hehe..

That night, we scheduled to have our romantic candlelight dinner on the balcony. It was a 3 course dinner, delivered one after the other by a private butler. The food was delicious, the butler friendly and helful, the environment is just perfect... with the sea breeze lightly touching our faces.. it was bliss. :).. Ohh... and did i mention the lovely dessert? We had tiramisu and it was to die for!! So rich and creamy... simply fantastic!!!

The next morning, we had our breakfast in the room. The hotel had someone sent our breakfast to the room and just sat there enjoying brakfast. However, we prefer the buffet breakfast... Lots more to choose from, and plenty to enjoy. :)

After breakfast, we went for the cable car ride. Didn't spend so long there coz it was starting to rain... And did some shopping at Atma Alam @ the oriental village. In the afternoon, we visited Dan's aunt in Kuah town.. and continued with some shopping. Nothing big though.. just small stuffs like chocs. After that, we had to send the car back to Dan's friend's residence... Hmm.. :( 'Twas sad.. but it had to be done... we enjoyed the car sooo much!

The next day, it was already time to go home... Kejap je rasanya... :( The limo driver picked us up at 12.30, upon settling our bills and whatever stuffs... We hated the idea of going back... tp.. takleh la plak nak duduk situ lama2 sgt... Hehe.. but we plan to come back annually. :) Ada one of the hotel staff siap cerita.. ada guest yang mmg frequently pergi situ, every 2 yrs dtg bwk newborn.. hehe.. made in pelangi beach baby. :p Hakhak!! Apa raa guest tu.. itu pon nak cerita kaaa....

Anyways, we had a really good time at Pelangi Beach & Spa Resort. Thank you to all the hotel staffs that helped made our honeymoon an enjoyable and memorable one. We loved every moment spent at the hotel. :)

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Kesah hari ini
Alhamdulillah.. lega! Meeting pg tadi berjalan lancar.. Takde sape marah2 or komplen2.. Mihun goreng pun sodap. Heheh.. orait lar tu. Pepun.. rasa arini mcm lmbt sangat berlalu... huhu.. aku nak balik nih.. dah 24 jam tak jumpe hasben. Uwaaa!!! Last nite tdo kat sepang.. sbb Dan takde.. gi terbang. Pagi tadik kol 6.30 baru blk KL... akuplak dah siap nk gi keje dah masa tu. Huhu.. tu baru dia pegi semalam... kalau 7,8 malam? kalau 2 minggu? Huhuhu.. haru jugak.. Betul aa kata Nura.. Dulu masa becinte lain. Rindu tu rindu la.. tp lain... Bila dah kawen, rasa rindu lagik kuat.. tu yg tak sabor2 nak balik keje jumpe hasben tuh. Hehehee.. :D

Hmm.. musim2 lepas raya nih, aku seperti biasa, kemaruk kuih raya (p/s anis!aku teringat kuih tat nenas ko!! huhuhuuu... ngan azno nye choc chip. Lupa nak kirim masa ko dtg aritu.. uwaaa!! Kirim kt abg long kalau dia turun kl blh? heheh...) Siap tanya kat PT kat opis.. kat mana dia simpan kuih raya yang nak di savekan utk jamuan raya. Haha.. dia kata.. "kalau orang mengidam, akak bagi.. " :p Mengidam amendenye. Dah mmg aku nih sukak kuih raya pon.. Tiap2 thn, lepas raya sah2 ler nak2 jugak.

okla.. aku rasa arini nak wrap up la citer majlis kawen aku.. dah berapa hari dah siri ni tak habis2.. Takmola byk2 siri jadik mcm citer telenovela tuh.. mcm cite prisionera.. tak abes2! (hehe.. tingat papa inga yg suke tgk cite tu).

Okie.. here goes..

Day of Reception - Bride's side
The day started early for me.. like duh!~ Woke up for subuh, makan pulut dengan rendang (sbb breakfast wasn't ready), kemas2 bilik pengantin yang mmg sah2 akan menjadi tumpuan haritu.. and got myself ready. That morning, mmg kerja2 melibatkan basuh2 pinggan atau guna sabun yg kuat tak dilakukan... nak jaga inai punya pasal... :)

Lepas mandi and siap2 pakai apa yang patut, tunggu my mak andam, K.Mimi sampai. She said to be there at 10.30 but turned up at 11.. Traffic jam kat highway katanya.. sblm Nilai Memorial tu.. sbb ada org mati.. queue pjg nak masuk nilai memorial. Ish..

So, lps dia smpi.. terus la dia mekap2 mcm biasa.. Takde dah cukur2.. cuma tampal2 concealer hijau kat mata (nak kaver mata itam) pastu tempek foundation + bedak manyak2...Pastu pakai bulu mata palsu.. hehe.. rasa berat je mata... Memula k.Mimi suh bukak mata, takleh nakbukak.. sbb mcm kelopak mata atas bawah terlekat. Haha.. bengong.. tp tak sakit la.. kena force bukak mata kuat sikit je..Rasa macam unta pun ada gak.. Hehe..

Masa tgh mekap2, adik2 usm dtg beramai.. Meriah sungguh! Awal betul diorg dtg. Sukak!

Lps tu siap2 pakai baju, habis mekap, pakai veil, pakai tiara, pakai rantai... Pastu lepak tunggu masa bersanding. At the same time, kengkawan dr jauh n dekat sampai.. Best betul masa tu.. Excited jumpa kengkawan sumer... Kalau kengkawan tak datang.. mesti aku jadik pengantin mandom. :p

Around 2.00pm, rombongan lelaki sampai.. aku cam blur2.. diorg suh aku kuar.. tp org kat luar kata tak ready.. Apstu aku berdiri je depan pintu dgn pengapit.. Lama sket br diorg panggil kuar. On the way nak menyambut tu, ada one of my makciks bisik "Ha.. buat malu2 sikit".. and i was like.. huh? Buat2 malu?? hello... this is ME you're talking abt.. cam tak lojik je aku nak kontrol2 ayu nih.. Ishhh... camne nak buat2 malu?? kena jln tunduk2 ke? Tak reti maa... so.. aupun tatau la apa yg terjadi masa tu.. Yg aku tau.. aku jln seslow mungkin... tp rasa mcm nak jln laju2 sbb cam pening dgr kompang.. Bila smpi kat Dan, aku salam dia.. pastu dia pimpin aku jln ke pelamin. aku takde recollection apa yg terjadi masa tu.. aku rasa masa tu brain shutdown.. Sukatila orang nak buat apa pun... Hahaha.. Tp aku ingat la orang suh duduk kat pelamin.. lepas tu orangbaling aku ngan mende2 renjis2 tu.. siap ada yg bersungguh2 renjis air mawar, basah muka n tgn aku.. isk.. paola pakcik tu.. Lamo den mekap haa.. sonang yo dio nak destroy mekap den. :p

Pastu ada sesi makan.. takde kontrol2 punya. Udang panjat2 takde... ada udang goreng japanese style.. specially made by mak uteh, my japanese aunty. Umm.. sodap! pastu jumpe kengkawan.. bahagie je masa tu.. Kengkawan sanggup dtg dr jauh pun.. Pastu ada sesi amek gamba.. Brader tu suh posing kepala lentok2.. Apola.. aku saja tak makan tengkuk ayam takmo kepala teleng.. haha.. dia plak suh aku lentok2.. :p apa la kabar gamba2 aku.....

Last guest haritu was my friend from BB.. masa tu sume meja dah kemas2.. aku masih menten mekap ngn pakai bj pengantin.. Takpe.. kawan punye pasal.. rimas pun aku tahan jugak. :)

Lps member blk.. sedare mara kat pangkin penyediaan laung kat kitorg.. "haa.. tu dua periuk besar menunggu nak pengantin basuh!!" Heheh.. silap la beb.. Rosak jari i tau.. Dahla br buat manicure kan... The night after nak kena menten cun lagik.. Wahaha.. Sebbaik ada my uncles from Spore turun.. diorg la yg berkerja keras menyental periuk ngan kawah. :)

Dh nak maghrib, br la berpeluang nak mandi dan menanggalkan mekap. Perhh.. tebal gile.. Sedozen keping tisu yang digunakan utk wipe off the make up.. Itu pun tak abes.. Bila cuci ngan air, ada gak lagi... Gilos..

Lepas mandi, tuka baju, pakai la baju tdo yg biasa pakai mcm kt umah sewa dulu.. Baby-T ngan pajama pants.. Kuar2 je, makcik jepun tu panggil. Masa tu dia duduk lepak ngan another makcik. Cia ckp," Noreen.. apa pakai ni.. pakaila cantik2 sikit.. Night gown ke.. Ni mcm pakai duduk kat hospital!" Errkk... ye ke.. Hahaha.. mano la den tau.. Pastu, utk kaver line, aku ckpla.. "karang tukar la.. skang taklehla.. nnt org lain tgk.." padahal mmg aku pakai bj tu jugak utk tdo pun.. comfortable maa.. Dan pun ok je.. tak komplen.. Tp bila cite kat dia, dia gelak aa.. Huhu..

Lepas mkn, sesi bukak adiah... Byk gak adiah yg kitorg dpt. Kepada kengkawan yg bawak adiah, terima kasih byk2 ek.. Buat susah2 je. Pepun, (terima kasih byk)*infinity.

Dah lewat mlm.. br la kitorg masuk tdo.. Masuk tdo awal2 kang org pandang serong lak kan.. Isk.. hehehe.. Hmmm.. cam pelik aa perasaannya. dulu ada gak tdo ngn orang lain on one bed.. tdo ngn mama, tdo ngn kengkawan kat kampus... tp bila tdo ngn hasben, lain rasanya ek.. takleh nk tdo maa... Isk.. hitam lagi ler mata i... dan pun takleh tdo.. sbb dia sakit perut. Dia minum air sirap asam boi punya pasal.. Dan ni perut dia mmg sensitip.. masam/pedas tak blh langsung.. So, pepagi kol 4.30.. aku bgn buatkan dia milo.. Cian dia.. Pastu kitorg melepak smbl minum2 kat dapur. Maklong bgn nak subuh pun tergezut tgk pengantin dah bgn awal2.

Day pf Reception - Groom's Side
Pagi, around kol 9, kitorg baru terhegeh2 nak siap2 ke KL.. Kol 10 ada rehersal utk majlis kitorg mlm tu.. So agak rushing la kitorg pagi tu.. Around 11 br smpi kat dewan.. Orang lain sume dah ada.. Pastu mc mlm tu, uncle taufik n sarina interview kitorg sesiket.. pastu rehearse jln la.. itu la.. inila.. but we managed to finish at around 1. Terus blk umah Dan kt Bt Jalil, relax jap.. pastu Dan iron uniform dia sbb dia kt nk gak amek satu gamba dia pakai uniform ngan aku mlm kang.. Around 4.30, siap2.. pastu bergegas plak pegi dewan blk.. sbb janji nak smpi kol 5.30.. Hahah.. konon la kan.. We arrived at the dewan at 6.00.. Takkan org nak marah kan.. kitorg kan raja.. :D Tp masa tu takde org lagi pun.. yg ada abg sahak, pengapit Dan, K.Long, pengapit aku, and K.Mimi... So, bila tgk K.Mimi dah smpi tu, terus tuka baju and duduk utk dimekap.... Masa tgh dimekap tu adala org dtg masuk la itula, inila... tp aku dgr je la.. tgk tak dpt.. sbb most of the time mata kena tutup... Yg beriya sgt tgk my transformation was my hubby la... Bersungguh2.. hehe.. ye la.. sape lagi nak tgk beriye2 kan.. Pastu, masa dah siap2, grand aunt Dan masuk, and dia pesan.. nnt bila jln jgn dok berckp2.. Wahaha.. Sah2 masa sanding kat umah aku obvious sgt mulut aku terkumat kamit ckp ngn pengapit/Dan. :p

Lepas tu, carry on siap2.. Around 8.15, bila VIP sume dah smpi, they called us out to introduce us to the VIPs.. Ala.. VIP bukan org lain pun.. relative Dan jugak.. kecuali TS Zaleha, kawan baik mak mertua. Beriya2 dia ckp kat aku aku ni org kg dia.. She mentioned some names.. mana la aku nak kenal.. aku br je pindah maaa... Pastu amek gamba ngn VIP... Pastu VIP pegi tmpt diorg.. and kitrg get ready la nk jln masuk...

Masa jln masuk, kena stop kat tangga.. mmg organizer tu dah pesan, tunggu bacaan selawat, baru jln.. In front of us were flower girls nand boys.. yang diberi cue oleh abg Dan.. Tp mlm tu dia mcm blur2.. selawat dah selesai satu verse pun dia tak suh bebudah tujln lagi.. Yg kitorg ni.. bisik2.. "jalan2 la.. jalan la.." At last pengapit lelaki kena panggil dia suh jln.. baru la jln. Masa rehearsal, kitorg patutnya duduk kat pelamin tu masa verse terakhir selawat.. Tp sbb lmbt jln, selwat habis b4 kitorg smpi pelamin.. Akibatnya.. Dan kira la.. "1,2,3, duduk". Haha.. macam masa MSS daaa...

Pastu as usual.. renjis2, pastu makan.. Kurang syok sket la mkn.. sbb mkn seblah big shot kan.. Isk.. tak biaser la teman... Tak enjoy makan. Yg kat seblah i tu (bukan pengantin lelaki) butler dtg offer food, tak semua dia nak.. yang aku plak.. asal butler dtg je aku kata aku nak. Heheh.. dah tau dah food sedap.. sbb dah try masa food tasting kan. Isk.. tak nikmat makan.. tp kenyang la. :) ada la gak borak2 ngan PS kat seblah tu.. Kang kata pengantin sombong plak kan.. Lagik pun, dia dah pangkat makcik la kiranya.. tp tak berani la panggil dia aunty.. mengamuk plak dia kang. Heheheee...

Lepas mkn, sesi potong kek.. Kitorg pun kena la berjalan ke pentas blk utk potong kek. Kek tu 3 tingkat.. tp 2 tingkat yg atas tu dummy cake je.. Lapisan bwh je kek betul. Tp kitorg cam konpius gak.. sbb kek tu bila nak potong cam tak lut.. Iskkk.. satu kerja gak nak motong kek nih ek..

Pastu sesi bersalam2 ngan guest.. Ni la yang plg tak tahan.. Bayangkan la.. guest nak dekat 600 org, kena berdiri salam each and everyone... Kasut tu dah la dua setengah inci.. Gila sakit.. b4 this, plg tinggi penah pakai pun satu sentengah inci je.. Gilo babeng.. kaki sakit, tp senyum kena senyum... isk... kaki aku berdenyut2 tuhan je yg tau...

When the last guest left, i was like sooo happy.. Masuk blk dlm dewan, rasa nak bukak je kasut.. Pastu sesi amek gamba plak.. takleh gak bukak kasut... Lps 7-8 klik, baru nak turun dr pelamin... org band tu panggillll... "kita jemput pengantin kita utk menyanyi... " Hok alohh... mana gua penah prektis beb... Ish.. belasah la.. kitorg pulun lagu endless love.. sbb lagu tu je yg teringat pun.. hahah.. Sumbang mambang... Lantokla.. masa tu je yg we're entitled to sing badly but won't get wnything thrown at us... al maklumla.. raja. :)

dekat kol 12, baru kitorg blk.. Tht night blk umah mertua kat Desa Pandan... Esoknya, kami kena bgn awal lagi... Utk pergi ke KLIA.. memulakan perjalanan utk tri yang sgt ditunggu2... our honeymoon!!

Ok.. there.. dah cite abes dah abt wedding.. Gamba blom upload. Will do as soon as i have the time. Wokey? Nak blk!! :)

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Day of Nikah, Part 2

At around 9 pm, Dan and his family came, membawa barang2 hantaran. Tak byk.. 7 dulang je (nasib baik tak byk.. tak byk nak kena pulang! hehe) Tok Mud was once again the spokesperson. In the room, i was like ayam berak kapur. Duduk tak kena, berdiri pun salah. My sister was like.. "eh.. relaxla k.Noreen.." Haha.. I wasnt feeling ANY of the nervousness before that moment.. not even a slight tinge... sampaila i saw sorang demi sorang rombongan diorg masuk ke umah (my bedroom window overlooks the front lawn. dahla curtain nipis.. mmg nmpk la ke luar, vice versa).

AS soon as everyone settled themselves all over the house (me dlm blk, my mom kat luar, guests kat living room, relatives kat dining hall..penuh sungguh! ye la.. umah kite kecik je.. ), my uncle started his keynote address (munyik cam meeting plak :p ) To my horror, i heard my uncle's voice amplified by a microphone. Demmit!! I knew Dan would freak. When my mom got into the room, i quickly told her that there were to be no mics whatsoever for the nikah... tp.. my uncle was holding the mic kan.. Whatever it is, i think my uncle got the message kot sbb he put the mic away from Dan.. so that only the people who needed to hear him could hear him. :)

Opp.. terlompat cerita.. Lepas addressing the guests and saying thanks, dibalas pulak oleh spokesperson belah lelaki, the imam kasik khutbah pulak. Std operating procedure la kan. I was still inside the room.. bosan je. Tp elok gak diorg tak panggil keluar.. mau kebas kaki tak ingat kalau kena bersimpuh lama mcm tu. Nak dekat2 masa nikah (abt one hour or so after the rombongan arrived) i was called outside for the nikah. As soon as i stepped out of the room, all eyes were on me.. i didnt see them.. i could actually feel them. Mak Long escorted me out and showed me my place to sit.. beside my then to-be hubby. Everyone with cameras zoomed their cameras towards us.. How i felt? Hmm.. nothing much. Its like.. all my feelings were jumbled up into one overwhelming thingy and just dispersed into thin air. Before nikah, i thought i would at least shed A tear... i did not... Didn't even felt like it. Haha... Maybe coz how it happened kot...

Bila semua org dah ready kt depan, kadi hulur tgn kat Dan. My brother mewakilkan the kadi to nikahkan kitorg.. Kadi tak tanya apa-apa pun (thank god!) terus hulur tgn kat Dan utk salam... As soon as dia henjut je after lafaz "aku nikah kan dikau...." PRAANNGGG!!! Someone knocked over one of the bunga pahar. Hahaha... everyone was rather stunned.. sbb semua tgh peak tunggu lafaz nikah.. tetiba bunyi mende jatuh kuat plak... Dan siap tgk lagi ke arah bunyi tu (which was somewhere behind me).. and after that, terus tgk kat imam and lafaz nikah laju gile mcm ERL. Series.. laju... Pastu imam tny.. sah ke tak kat saksi.. semua kata sah.. tak suruh repeat.. yg aku nih plak tercengang2.. uiks.. dah ke? lorr... betui ke nih? dah sah ke?..still, no special feeling whatsoever.

Lepas nikah, Dan excused himself nak solat sunat nikah.. Wawww.. sejuk ati i.. Pastu baru la kitorg sarung cincin ngan adegan cium2 depan public.. haha.. cium dahi je la tapi.. Dan siap ckp.. rasa cam bedak. Hampeh.. sah2 rasa bedak.. tebal jugak foundation mlm tu!

Lepas tu sesi bersalam2 dgn semua org... bila g salam ngan mama baru rasa cam sebak sikit2.. tp masih blh control la air mate.. pastu salam ngn wan (nenek belah arwah my dad).. wan pun dah berair2 mata.. huhu.. Tp aku still macho jek.. haha.. org lain nikah aku beria2 kuar air mata.. time aku nikah, air mata dah kering.. haha.. mungkin sbb sehari dua before tu dah gasak air mata keluar dah kan... haha.. tatau la.

Lepas salam2, makan, lepak2 jap.. Aku takleh join lepak lama2.. sbb terus ada appoinment nak menginai tgn ngn kaki. Kesian lak ros, K.Mimi punya sidekick kena tunggu lelama.. Masa tu pun dah kol 11pm.. so gasak pulak la pakai inai... Mlm tu takleh tdo betul2.. jaga inai punya pasal. Ngantuk dah tak terkata dah.. ye la.. previous night pun tak tdo gak sbb jaga inai.. mlm tu lagi skali.. last2.. baru nak masuk kol 4 pg, dah bukak semua inai.. Tak merah sgt.. tp presentable la.. Lantak la.. tdo lagi baik. Hehehe...

Apepun, mmg lepas nikah, rasa sgt relax... Dah tak kesah dah utk kenduri.. Lantakla apa nak jadik pun esok tu.. Yang penting, aku ngan Dan dah selamat nikah. :D

Oh.. somewhere sms tgh diinai tu, Dan n rombongan balik hotel.. Hehe.. blom masanya nak spend the night dengan wife. :D

Monday, November 21, 2005

First Day of Work As Bini Orang

:) I'm a wife!!! Masuk kerja harini... it really doesnt matter if you just got married or whatever... Work just loads.. esp when you just got back from a long holiday. Hampeh tol. Found out that one of my most important letters tersilap tarikh panggilan mesyuarat. Pagi2 dah kena panic attack. Siot btol.. Alhamdulillah.. sekarang everything is ok la jugak... bos pun relax je tak marah... Huhhu... selamat!

Byk mende nak citer nih... hehe.... :)

The day before the wedding
The previous night, berhempas pulas siapkan hantaran2 yang tinggal (can't remember which). On thursday, cuti... sambung siapkan hantaran in the morning and later got ready for my spa appointment. Ralit sgt buat htrn.. pukul 11 baru nak siap2 pegi spa.. (padahal ckp kt org tu nk dtg kol 11) Siap2, singgah office amek cheese tart (pesan kat kawan utk dibuat hantaran) pastu singgah umah mak ngah kt kg pandan utk tumpang cheese tart.. and finally, kol 1 baru sampai spa.. Nama spa tu Cemburu spa.. kat tmn dagang, ampang. I think the price is very reasonable.. tempat pun cantik sgt.. mcm spa yg ribu riban punya style.. but at a fraction of the price. I had a 2 hour spa session, plus an hour manicure which cost only RM 200! Spa session rm148, manicure rm40.. pastu ada tax sikit... gile best. Tapi malu la sket.. sbb err... adala sbb2 tertentu yang tak syok nak cerita kat sini.. wakaka.. Tp the massage was relaxing, plus the yoghurt wrap (which made me smell like a yummy dish) and the sauna.. and the flower bath.. Mmg relaxing... but being in the state i was at that time, it helped only a little. I was practically rushing them.. sbb my next appointment is to go to the bridal and do my fitting. I tried my best to relax... to no avail.. My mind was constantly on the run.. Fikir nak bekejar ke bridal, nak siapkan hantaran, nak beli chocolate.. isk...

Right after paying for my treatment, i rushed to the bridal with nice smelling body and pretty,shiny fingers. :D (oh.. tp one of the girls terlukakan my pinky masa asyik buat manicure.. seb baik tak berbekas dek non! nasib baik my mind wasnt really there.. tak marah pun dia.. kesian dia dah nak nangis2...) Hujan selebat2nya.. smpi kat bridal around 5.15.. terus masuk, try baju. Hehe.. tried on the songket bunga tabur.. hmm.. okla jugak.. tp bumper nmpk makin lebar plak. :p Tried on the maroon lace next.. hmm.. not really what i asked for.. but it would hafta do la.. Nak wat camne... lusanya dah nak pakai. Huhu.. sedey sket.. takpela...takdela off sgt.. dlm gamba harap2nya nmpk ok la... So diskas2 sket ngan k.Mimi (empunya bridal)... she gave me an invoice.. and later off i went.. nak pergi carik coklat hantaran plak.

Chocs tu nak kena carik kt KLCC.. sbb kt tmpt lain lgi susah nak pegi.. Tu la.. gatal.. nak beli patchi jugak.. haa.. sangkut in traffic plak.. Dekat2 jln ampang tu, the engine heated up. Had to stop by the roadside tunggu dia cool sket. Call Dan, ckp stranded.. nasib baik he's at his parents' place... so he told me to park the car somewhere close to socso and he'll come and pick me up so that both of us can go to klcc. Masa tu mmg dah tensen giler babeng.. Rasa nak rimbuk je keter tu.. Sejuk je sikit enjin keter, terus drive a.s.a.p towards this small parking space dekat2 socso. Tunggu Dan dlm keter.. engine off, aircond off, kat luar hujan.. Berkuap gak dlm kete.. tp tak pikir dah sbb tensen. :p Bayangkanla.. esok mlm nak nikah.. aku kat kl lagi, masa tu dah 6.30 petang.

A little later, Dan dtg.. dia check kete sket... and then took me to KLCC. He insisted that we had dinner as soon as we got there since i hadn't had anything to eat since morning.. tapi mmg tak ingat nak makan dah.. Ingat nak balik je masa tu.. We ended up having italian at the signature, and lepas tu terus g parkson carik patchi chocs.. Hahah... cost me a whopping 200 bucks! Blom sempat mkn pun lagi chocs mahal tu. Ta tau la sedap tara mana sgt. Hadey.. nasib baik la kawen sekali je seumur hidup. Isssyyy...

Balik, dah dekat kol 9. dan asked me to take it easy since the traffic was still congested everywhere in KL.. Kalau balik pun, engine will heat up again and i'll get stranded where its difficult to get help.. So i tried to calm down.. but as soon as smpi kat kete lps blk from KLCC, lepas Dan check2 and said i'm good to go.. terus rush balik umah. Dekat kol 10 baru smpi umah... Umah masa tu dah penuh, orang prepare kemah, makcik2 tlg masukkan telur dalam bekas, sepupu2 yang tolong2. Lega dah sampai.. and lega benda dah nak settle. Phew!~

Bila dah lewat sikit, umah pun dah kurang orang.. baru mula pakai inai. One of my makciks giling inai tu.. inai fresh lagi..mcm2 mende taruk konon nak kasik merah... tapi hampeh! :p woke up in the morning with ugly orange-stained fingers and nailsss... eughhhh!!!! bengong btul!

Day of Nikah

Pagi2 lagi mintak tlg one of my guy cuzs pasangkan kelambu kat the bridal bed. Hampeh susah.. Dia pun ala2 gayat gitu kan.. isk.. satu hal lak aku kena pegang tangga. Nasib baik la my cuz tu sekeping je. Tau la camne punya bergoyang sbb letak tangga atas tilam atas katil, and my cuz dok panjat tangga tu. Seb baik tak tergolek. :p

Pastu siapkan final touch utk hantaran.. Again, with the help of my guy cuzin yg helped me with the kelambu… Seb baik ada dia.. help, minus the blabs. Mcm tu la nk tlg orang.. :) One day kena hadiah la kat dia perfume ke hape ke.. Nak kirim kat Dan la nnt.. By 10 mcm tu, setel.. Pastu I had a shower and terus kuar umah gi bank.. Gile punya pengantin.. mlm kang nak menikah.. tengahari blh kuar lagi.. Ye la.. nak harapkan sape plak nak run errands kan.. Amek duit nak bayar kat bridal, beli inai kat kedai India.. Budak kat kedai tu ckp, campur ngan minyak cap kapak sket.. perhh.. dpt lak resepi baru utk memerahkan inai… Hahah.. blk pastu, after zuhur terus pasang inai lagi skali… A few hours je la dptnya.. dahla masa siang2.. Haha.. seb baik ayam tak nmpk.. kalau tak lagi tak merah (ni petua org tua… pakai inai jgn kasik ayam ygk). Ptg tu, a little before 6, bukak inai. Alhamdulillah.. presentable la sikit nak banding ngan kaler oren yg tak semenggah tu. Terus mandi, siap2 solat, pakai korset.. (hehe.. rahsia ramping!) Pastu tunggu maghrib.. selesai je solat, k.Mimi dah dtg, ready nak mekap. Phew… cayalah.. cayang k.Mimi sbb dia on time. ? Terus je mekap Befreo dia start, aku kata kat dia.. “Sy nak mekap mcm rossa kak, boleh tak?” Hahaha.. gilo!… K. Mimi takde jampi2… dia Cuma suruh istighfar dengan selawat.. Tetiba masa tgh istighfar tu, dia dtg dekat bwk pisau shave crocodile tu.. Huhu… aku ckp “akak.. sy takmo cukur kening!!!!” Dia kata.. tak blh.. dia kena cukur gak sikit.. Dia ckp don’t worry, dia buat cantik. Huhu.. bukan itu yang buat aku takmo cukur maa… Huhu.. Masa tu terpikir.. patutla dia suruh istighfar byk2.. huhuhu.. for the 1st time in my life, kening aku kena cukur… Huhu.. seb baik tak nmpk mcm nyonya.

Pastu, k.Mimi worked her wonders on my face. Dia tak bg tengok cermin smpi dia siap mekap.. Bila nk pakai tudung (before dia pakaikan lipstick) br blh tgk cermin.. Huhu… bila dah tgk cermin tu… waweee.. tergezut.. betul ke aku ni.. Hahaha… nmpk cm aku, tm mcm bukan aku.. camne ek? Haha.. yg nyatanya, k.Mimi mmg pandai mekap.. all my cuzs and aunties agree.. mmg dia mekap cantik…
One of my friends from school came… She’s more like a sister than a friend la.. Dtg ngan fiancé dia.. Ada gak kawan peneman sorg mlm tu… Diala yg tlg tenangkan when I got all the butterflies in my tummy. Dahla my room pun penuh dgn butterflies.. Mlm tu, ikut plannye 8.30.. Tunggu punya tunggu, kol 9 lebih baru rombongan lelaki sampai…

Hmm.. esok pulak la sambung.. part 2 of the day of nikah. Dah kol 5 nih.. Nak balik jumpe hasben. Wendu woo.. lepas kawen nih.. wendu lebih sket. Hehehe… sbb dah kene love potion.. Hehehe... esok plak la sambung… Dah la esok kena tdo sensorg.. sbb Dan kena fly gi Nagoya… Seb baik one night je.. Huhu..

Wokey.. gtg.. sesape ada gamba tu, tlg ler email ye.. Nak gak tgk gamba sendiri! :)

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Masih Tensen
Waaa... kenapa la ku tak mintak cuti utk harini jugak.. Nak save cuti utk emergency punya pasal la nih!! Huhuhu.. tensen! :p Ingat nk mc harini pun tak jadi.. Tak boleh!! Ptg smlm bos datang suh setelkan surat tu harini... sedey betul la. isk.. So today masih lagi di opis... pagi tadi lagi dah setel semua.. tp still takleh balk awal.. sbb bos lagi satu mintak tlg htr dia ke erl ptg ni.. sbb dia nk g lgkwi.. Harini mmg most officers n staff takde.. pegi langkawi... ada keje. Uwaaaaa.. tensennya!!!! Dahla byk lagi keje menunggu kat umah tu... HUhuhuhuu... Malam ni continue buat bekas cincin and perfume.... esok br blh buat sirih... Chocs plak letak je la dlm boz lawa sket. Huhuhu.. :P

Tambah tensen, bila mintak tlg kt orang, orang tu membebel plak dulu. Gawd.. if i ever need anyone to babble, i'd ask my mom! :P Kalau nk tolong, tolong je la.. tak payah mulut bising2. Baik tak payah tlg.. buat sakit hati je. One of the reason i'm more comfortable doing things on my own. Ishh.. benci. Time aku dia boleh la nk ckp mcm2.. sbb dia blom lalu.. Tak tau what i'm going thru.. Just wait la.. Her time will come. tau la camne nnt. :P Wekwekwek kali infinity. :p (Type kat keyboard dgn geram smpi nak pecah) Manusia slalu tak sedar bila mende yg sama jadi kat diri sendiri.. kalau jadi kat orang tu.. nampak je... mulut lak smpi berbuih mengata. :P (Peringatan untuk diri sendiri jugak).

Isk... stressful betul la wedding preps ni. And I thot brides-to-be are supposed to be worry-free and get pampered from head to toe. I guess that only happens in soap operas. Even if it happens in real life.. it only happens to those lucky few super posh ppl. :p

Lagi satu, pesan utk kawan2 yang akan kawen nnt, org tua2 ada pantangkan bakal pengantin supaya tak berjumpa 44 hari sebelum kawen kan. Now i think i know why. Dulu i was wondering what's wrong with seeing each other. Here's my two cents - One month before nikah both of the bakal pengantin are stressed. When people are stressed, they tend to piss each other off.. So, nanti bermasam muka plak.. pastu dah tak syok nak kawen.. (dan setan bertepuk tangan kat belakang). :P So.. by all means, elak la jumpa/phone seblom nikah tu... Coz i think i've learnt my lesson.. and i'm one pissed bride-to-be! Well.. not really pissed la.. stressed. :p Ishh... bengong!bengong!bengong!...

Isk.. kalau pegi check blood pressure ni ada harapan result high b.p. nih.

Ok..cukup2 la tu membebel kat blog. Probably my final posting sebelum jadik isteri orang. Rasanya lepas ni tak sempat dahnak posting sementara nak menunggu saat dinikahkan.. haha.. hantaran pun tak siap lagi... byk cengkadak nak posting.

Kepada kawan2, doakan supaya pernikahan saya berjalan lancar, supaya Dan lafaz sekali je, supaya imam tu tak tanya dia byk2 soklan. Doakan supaya dijauhkan dari khianat orang, doakan supaya tak hujan.. dan doakan kami bahagia dunia & akhirat.

Sorryla... posting nih penuh kemarahan. Wakaka.. gua tensen! Isk.. with all the stress.. will i actually have all the 'bride' quality on my wedding day?? Sob!~

Monday, November 07, 2005

4 days and counting...

Gawd it's so damn close right now. Starting to get all jittery. :p hate it. My days are filled with preparations, my nights are filled with tears. Don't ask me why. My eyes tend to get all teary as i go to bed. :p Maybe it's stress getting to my head.. maybe i'm just overly freaked out about the whole marriage thingy.. and maybe i'm just afraid.. afraid of the unknown. :(

Raya went with me driving all over the place, from Shah Alam to Kuang to accompany my mom to send the invitations to relatives. It was exhausting.. but i enjoyed it coz we got to see everyone we wanted to see. Usually, the annual "raya beramai2" will see us go to some of our relatives houses but having to go back without entering the house coz the owner isn't around..

Second raya, hmm... spent it at home. My cousins and uncles and auties came by and helped out with the preparation. At that time i felt the excitement.. seronok, with everyone doing something, giggles, laugter and chats here and there. It's a load of fun. So that day, my candies for the kids are done, door gifts almost done.. except for a few yang belum lagi... So is my mossie net that will be used as a deco item for the bedroom.. is half done, thanks to my creative cuzs.. so now, there's less work to be done... but still a lot of work though. Gonna hafta complete my hantarans by tomorrow nite.. hmm.. sempat ke tak. kena bg sempat jugakla..

Third raya, everyone were busy preparing for a kenduri.. Bukan kenduri apa pun.. kenduri tahlil, sekali dengan mendudukkan penanggah. My mom gave me some time off after lunch, so that i can go shopping with my cousins. Got myself a pair of white pants, a pretty good fit, except that it's a little loose around the waist, and also got myself a dainty blouse from Somerset Bay. We got back from the shopping spree at around 5, helped out with a few final touches for the kenduri, and got ready for it by isyak. Not many people turned up though.. Myabe because it's a saturday and it was the 3rd day of raya.. People were still away for the raya hols.

Fourth raya, continued to shop for last minute items at Nilai 3. Huhu... byk dah melabur kat kedai tu. Hampeh. :p

Dan came back from Hong Kong last night. Kesian dia.. he had to celebrate raya in HKG. It's a relief to be able to talk to him.. to tell him my worries, my fears... he's also experiencing the same thing. He said.. everything will be back to normal as soon as we both come back from our honeymoon. We'll get back to our lives as we used to, the only difference is now that we'll face our days together, instead of facing it alone.

Hmm... tak taula.. Marriages changes people, and it changes feelings. It worries me... My only hope is that our marriage will make our love for each other grow stronger with each passing day. When we first had our talks on getting married, i'd only imagined the good parts of marriage.. the romance, the privacy, the abundant of love, the joy of being together, the sweet love-making (hehe).. but as the day draws closer, all these beautiful picture of a perfect marriage ebbs away, and i'm left with sketches of reality. Marriage is never a bed of roses... it'll be a trying time for us both, especially during the first few years of marriage. I dunno how quickly i can adapt to changes and how quickly i can learn to care for him...

The kind of wife i want to be? A cross between Bree and Gabrielle of Desperate Housewives. I'd wanna be a perfect wife like Bree yet hot and fun like Gabrielle. Hehe.. minus the full-time housewife status of Bree and the infidelity of Gabrielle though!

Wednesday, November 02, 2005

The clock is ticking

It's just around the corner now.. Sometimes it excites, sometimes it scares, sometimes it tires, sometimes it stresses, sometimes it dissappoints. :p

Urgh.. just want to get it over and done with. I've had enough of preparing.. i'm exhausted. :|

Have a great raya everyone. As for myself, i'm just not feeling the mood. :(