after 17 years

I've got to contact my favourite primary school English teacher! She's in Penang. Well she is from Penang. (according to the address-she's staying nearby dude's house). She's inspired me to be who I am today - a lecturer. An English lecturer. She was at her best in teaching, I bet she still is. I felt in love with English and teaching since she taught me back in 1994. Still remember went to her house with other friends every evening to learn English better. What I like about her teaching is she instilled FUN in every lesson. Every exercise comes with games and prizes. She is also the one who taught me the cursive handwriting that I influence my handwriting now. She always wrote some remark on my exercise book - motivation sayings etc. And yes I still keep the book until now. Every page reminds me those days how I was falling in love with English. and to my every interview I had attended I mentioned about her as my inspiration-without fail. She also trained me to be a good storyteller. I participated in many storytelling competitions back then. and that also a very good practice for me to be better in learning English. Too bad I don't have a picture of her. Dear Miss Selina, you are the best teacher indeed and thanks for inspiring me to become one.

"Yes 17 years. I know hv grown with the years. Just you keeping in touch all these years is the best gift 4 this teacher. Love you dear. Wouldn't b who I am without you. teaching about sharing knowledge and learning from one another. Glad inspired u. may u inspire sum1 too:) "

She texted me just now:)
I believe this is the best part becoming a teacher.

spot me!

don't spot me!

and yes, Miss Selina will be coming to my wed in Penang! Can't wait!

DIY signage for stalls

Insyallah we will have eight stalls for the wedding. Alhamdulilah Ibu ada jentera aunty2 hot yang sama2 nak bsusah payah menjayakan wedding aku nnt. So every stall akan dijaga oleh 2org aunty. aku plak kene pkirkan signage stalls ni. seminggu gak pkir cmne la nak buat. mula2 ingat nak tempah tapi pkir2 balik bley buat sendiri. Plus i enjoy doing all these stuffs!

Type kat word, print, tampal kat mounting board pastu potong. Punch pastu selitkan reben then ikat. Oh aku sgt jatoh centa dgn hydrangea! dan bunga ni sgt mahal. sebesar tapak tgn will cost rm20! tapi nak jgk pastu dpt idea letak kt sini!

in the making



TADAAA!

So these are the 7 of them. lagi 1 rosak. Puncher tu hancorkan board tu!

I love DIY ^_^

Next nak cuba DIY welcome signage.

RIBBONS ^_^

bloghopping sana sini jumpe b2b dr penang. punyala sakan die bercerite shopping kt ssf penang. SSF PENANG? start keta teros peg carik! Huhu! siap google maps dan akibat tak leh print aku siap lukes map itu. gigih i know. dengan hebat dan bergayanye jumpe! Aku tuju name jln je, tgk mane jmbatan mane roundabout then jumpe ^_^ ada sales katenye, tp barang aku amek tade diskaun pun. besar ssf sini, mcm lg besar dr sg buloh. sgtla suke bunga2 kt situ, gerbera, tulips, roses... tp harga ssf biasela, dkt 10x pikir nk beli ke tak. sekuntum gerbera rm8.90 (saje) kalu nk beli 40 = rm356. gulp! tapi alahai manesnye gerbera itu...

source: google

nnt mau tny ibu dulu. teka ape aku jumpe lagi? POLKA DOT RIBBONS! ssf sg.buloh tade ribbon ni ok! tatau la time aku peg tade stock ke, org lain da borong bratos2 ke tp kt sini ade! akibat geram da peg byk kedai xjumpe aku amek smue ni!

yg halos = rm4, yg tebal organza = rm18, yg polka dot pink = rm9.90


lalu dicoba2 beginik (type sambil tgk cite indon)
^_^

aku xpndai ikat reben pon, blaja dari housemate pastu da xbley berenti. asek nk mengikat riben je. hihi! lepas ikat riben yg ke-100 br tau trick nak dapatkan ekor riben tu 2-2 mengadap depan. kalu tak 1 depan, 1 lagi mngadap blkg. phm ke? haha! cepat sape nk upah ikat riben? I'm so willing to do! currently, sgt obsess dgn ribbon ^_^

and this one, 250 down 750 to go!

SHOPPING!!

I love today! Finally something for myself! =) pagi2 peg amek report medical check-up, br tau blood type aku B+ nampak die tulis POSITIVE besar2 aku da neves! rupenye B POSITIVE. pastu tros g shah alam bertemu miss sofia anta jubah, amek skrol dgn gamba smlm! boleh la, wpon aku snyum kulum! dats the trick ye, kalu knvo nanti (sape2la pasni) jgn ckp pape mase amek skrol tu kalau tak padah akibatnye! mayb gmba captured mase mulot tbukak, tgh muncung ke, mate separa bukak ke. haha! so snyum je, lg cntek kalu mate bertentang mate dgn tukang bg skrol. aku tunduk ke bwh, muke malu. huhu.. dlm gmba Tuanku Mizan tak nmpak sgt, nmpak sipi2 je. maybe photographer uitm kene tuka angle lps ni.

=)

Next, kami teros peg sunway pyramid. lunch dan teros serang semua kedai! jumpe wedges manes kat Cotton On for only rm69! ade 5 kaler, kaler aku nak takde size! kejam! da la ade 3org pompuan lain nk kaler same size yg same! next msok Aldo. Gile pny sale! tolongla peg beli kalu korang carik kasot. Aku terpikat dgn wedges lagi. dgr ye harga kasot ni, from RM359 jadi RM112 sahaja! WHOA! ingt nak beli buat ngaja tp tertahan2 sbb aku blom beli brg hantaran takot rs besalah! haha, bngok! so xjadi beli. tapi sumpah aku tringat2 skang! dem! Next nk beli slua kt esprit tapi smue mcm haram. esprit kt queensbay lg best, besar byk brg. msok Levi's plak tp xbeli pape. try selai je. next msok MNG cube shirt manes tapi tade size!!! rm99 (je) eyh tak2. ahahaha! pastu kami msok ripcurl dgn harapan ade handbag baru tp (nasib baik) tade. tibe2 miss sofia mcm xkeruan excited rupe2 kami jumpe ini:

LOMO CAMERA Y'ALL!!

MANES NAK MAMP*S!! sgt amat cool gile gempak cantek bergaya! ade mcm2 kaler, mcm2 jenis! Price: RM410 sahaje! tlg la beli sape2 gile LOMO. Aku gile gak dulu, nak wat hantaran mule2 tapi ade bende kecik lain lebih memikat hati. hikhik! tp LOMO ni mmg cool la! mari tgk kaler lain:

haaaaaa....






Tapi saye dah jumpe chenta hati saye!

^_^ need i say more? SUKE!!!!

byk kedai da sold out ye instax mini ni. katenye, katenye la kalu nk tnggu 3-4bulan lagi. aku pon tros grab ini! wpon xdpt kaler puteh suci, this already brighten day! kat penang rm399 ye, extra 100 dr kat sini. xcaye buleh klik gmba utk larger view. hee! oh, manes ku! psst, aku xtry pon si manes ni sbb nk smpan rase excited tgk film polaroid die klua! haa saiko i know!

next, i beli beg ni ingt nk letak make up, tp kalu letak maker bwk ngaja pon ok. sbb size nye perfect! manes ni rm29 shj=)


and lastly,

handbag guwes yg mura saje. rm230 for this size i think is super great!
*tq meera jadi model

Beli 3brg je, byk try dr beli. hehe. Tapi ni 1st round, more to come! Heee!! Next nak carik jam=)
sape2 jumpe jam supercooliscious tlg share ye. tq!

Update! Update!

Nov will soon be gone! Tgk checklist, byk jugak yg da gerak. Mari CIO! (check it out!) hehe.

1. Attire bridesmaid - suda beli chiffon hot pink!
2. Doorgift VIP - Found cookie jar! what a accomplishment! Ibu suke, aku suke, semue suke! da order blom amek
3. Doorgift Orang ramai - sudah siap prototype, will proceed! suke gile yg ni! hehe
4. Doorgift kids - Proposal diterima, brg2 akan dibeli 1week before 9 april5. Catering - masih sedang begadoh. heh! i mean, berbincang
6. Canopy - Pakcu! setel discuss and approved mcmane yg aku nak=)
7. Invitation card - In progress, 1st sketch done - proceed to kedai
8. Other entertainment - Live band mamat handle, bdk menari blom confirm (RM500 ye menari)9. Rozet - Family punye in progress, penanggah done!
10. Family attire - women done, men not done11. Katil - booked! deposit next
12. Langsir rumah - bought, blom jahit
13. Langsir bilik - in progress

*EXHALE* alhamdulilah, dpt setel kan few things and more things to come. Mari nak share doorgift saye. Mule2 nak bg purse fancy2 tuh. Ibu da beli 500pieces without me knowing it! hehe.. tp ok purse tu the thing is, xsesuai nk bg kt smue org. Those men cmne kan? Pikir2, browse2, lompat blog sane sini, we decided to give cookies! which i think it's cute! haha.. org leh makan2, kunyah2.. bia dieorg gemok. hah tak2. Its not ordinary cookies, it will be homemade cookies which will be prepared by Ibu herself=) will do this kat bakery my sis in law. Done with that, I'm moving on with the packaging! the fun part kan? Being me, I want to DIY the packaging! google merata2 and manage to come out with this:

riben pjg - serabai!

riben pendek - comel!

Ramai da tgk cth goodie bag cmni kan? i just love the idea using those brown paper bag! it looks hideous kan without anything? doily paper + ribbon, enuf to make this thing pretty=) I combined pink and orange, so I bought 40 orange ribbons and 40 pink to make for 1000 paper bags! and it's only for RM86! cookie will be put inside covered by plastic. tkot bminyak nnt paper bag hodoh. As for VIP later i'll update together with the info! wah info!

Brown Paperbags - SIL orderkan straight from the kilang for rm0.27 sen each! 1000 = rm27 shaja! sape2 nak boleh place order to me atau pon peg megamas blkg sg.buloh. ala xsure plak ape name kilangnye. next entry ye!

Gtg, more ribbons to be cut!

In progress

Balik smnggu and this is what I have done so far:

1. Beli langsir utk bilik pngtantin - 2window panel, pintu blik and bathroom door
2. langsir backdrop utk akad nikah
3. Booking bedroom set - katil, almari, side table and dresser
4. (Kinda) booking MAKE UP ARTIST! - LOVA. yang ni mcm xpcaye lagi ni. hehe.
So next:

1. Check it out Baju sanding
2. Langsir utk pelamin
3. survey goodie bag - white paper bag
4. Launch my DIY project!5. Attend kursus kawin!!! - omg ni blom lg da nak booking mua!
6. survey n book photog + videog

so far, content=)This will be the color of the wedding and am planning to wear white
=)

Wedding Preparation!

I never like orange. NEVER. I used to like lime green so much! It was like everything must be in that color which I later I found it looks weird on certain things. Then I like pink. It is like a typical color that every girl must like (they said). But not all pink is nice. For my wedding, I have decided to choose Fuchsia pink and orange with a little bit off white combination and little green. These days I like bright shocking color probably because the career I have now, a lecturer. Well, we yell, shout, preach and talk all the time! Hehe! So yes, that pink and orange will be the color.

So yesterday my Ibu and I with the help of her assistant, k.ana went to buy curtain for the room. First I decided to paint in pale pink but then it is canceled so we stick with the white wall. Ibu bought a white cadar and I compliment it with pink+orange organza curtain with the white day curtain. 1 curtain for pintu toilet and 1 for pintu bilik. K.ana asked me to bought these big orange flowers to tie up the curtain. I think the flowers are not so beautiful but we'll see when the curtain is reaady to hang. Then we bought kain for mini dais for my solemnization. Damask purple and I plan to hang bunga melur, which can be found tepi jln, Indians like to sell them. Why purple? my baju pengantin is white with purple beaded and Dude's sampin is also purple. Oh, let me introduced our very renowned tukang jahit, ABAH! He's so talented in sewing all sorts of langsir. Since I want it to be simple so Abah has no prob to jahit the curtain. Thanks abah! mmmuah!

The Kains:

Bed sheet

For nikah mini dais

curtain 1

curtain 1+2+3

Yes it's bright! huhu. I'm kinda nervous, not sure if it's gonna look WOW or HUH? abah cepat la jahit. I can't wait!

Next, will hunt for pelamin materials and bedroom set=)

6 months!

Semalam susah ati berat da naik. Arini, pening wat checklist of my very own *ehem* wedding. Approximately, less than 7months. Ibu mule bertanye itu ini, da decide theme color blom, kad kawen bile nk tempah. Aku ade penyakit. Suke procrastinate benda yg kene plan2 ni. Lepas kene marah sbb xbley jawab satu pon soalan ibu, aku amek ketas n pen, mule scribble checklist. Scribble tau, mcm belom nk buat btol2 lagi. Isk. Actually, I have made tons of checklist tapi 1 pon belom start. Checklist considered as a start la jgk kn. Mari2 I share my checklist. Oh, thanks bloggers bride-to-be, you guys really help me on this one.
NIKAH
1. theme color2. Venue, date, time
3. mini pelamin
4. Deco
5. Jurunikah
6. Legal docs
7. Photographer + Videographer
8. Attire kami9. Make up
10. Veil
11. Handbouquet
12. Hantaran
13. Hantaran deco14. Anak dara pengiring
15. Inai
KHATAM QURAN
1. Mini pelamin2. Attire
3. Rehal (cantek)
4. Bunga telor
5. Ameera + Aisyah (khatam sekali)

RECEPTION
1. Venue, date & time
2. Theme color3. Attire - both
4. Veil + heels5. Doorgift
6. Pelamin
7. Catering
8. Canopy
9. Deco
10. Photographer
11. Make up
12. Anak dara pengiring13. Entertainment
14. Emcee
15. Bunga Pahar16. Bunga rozet ke rozek
17. Wedding cake

MUST DO
1. Wedding course
2. HIV test
3. Invitation Card
Ok, siap. Mari kite potong mane yg bley potong. hm, ok. Tade lagi yg bley di strike out! IBU!!!!

Aku nak start dgn:1. Wedding course
2. Decide theme color - tiring!
3. Kad jmpotan
4. Wedding attire
Cukop setakat ini.

p/s: kawan2 kalu ade nk tmbah sila bg suggestions ye. Tq, mmuah!

I spent more time doing than the cover than the checklist itself! hehe

Gembira.

Alhamdulilah, akhirnya bebayar jgk broadband aku maka dapatla online blk! Weee! Kames lpas aku slmt smpai umah dr penang nek bus. Neves naek bus mlm2, smpai kol 3.30am ibu abah da smpai amek aku. rase nak lari pelok dieorg kuat2! dpt pelok dlm kete. Rase gembire. Dpt puase smnggu before raye. Sronok sgt hari2 msak dgn ibu. Lepas buke je terus discuss nk masak pe buke esoknye. Sungguh gembire. Aku tak penah rase sronok memasak bln puase yg sgt byk mcmni. Sgt bsyukor sbenarnye dpt blk rumah lg, jumpe ibu abah, buke sahor same2, smayang jemaah, pegi teraweh, mkn2 lpas teraweh, syukor sgt dpt lg buat smue bnde2 ni.
Disebabkan gaji (bln 7) xmsok lg, ibu sponsor baju raye thn ni! dpt 2helai je tapi rase gembirenye same mcm dpt 7helai mase kecik2 dlu. Terima kasih Ibu. Hari ni peg s.alam nak byar denda buku yg dah 9bulan xanta blk! huhu! drive peg s.alam reminiscing 2years back berulang alik peg keje. Check duit tgk gaji sudah masok! woohoo!! teros kluakan beratos2, bkn tuk shopping tp tuk byar utang. Tapi aku dah nekad sbijik kasot mesti dibeli! ape nk jadi jadilah! hahaha! Peg library anta buku = rm60 ye! pastu g sacc mall, dpt 1kasot cap vincci (je) hahaa! suke! suke! lpas tu peg tmpt kegemaran aku - GIANT seksyen13! Hehehe. byr bil, msok klua guardian, tgk2 tudung smbil kire2 duit pastu pulang dgn penoh rase gembire =)
Haihhh... dah lame xrase sronok mcmni, wpon xdpt shopping sakan tp puas ati sgt2 sebab ksot raya aku cantek! Blk umah tayang kt ibu abah dieorg senyum je, phm agaknye dah lame aku xberbelanja. Yes I'm back! All shopping malls, ready or not here I come! hahaha, ape ko ingat gaji ko beribu2?? sudah2 aku da tak bley shopping da.

keterujaan

cukopla setakat ini dlu. Luse raye!!

Theme color

Wedding theme

Susah rupanye nak decide color theme and the whole wedding theme. Before that, aku nak sewa je pelamin, senang kan, hire some people, they come, put up everything and voila! then bayar. BUT! Ibu would prefer to DIY. create sendiri, design, beli barang2, gantung sendiri, pasang sendiri, bukak sendiri. Tak payah bayar. Aku teramatlah susah hati sebab risau cantik ke buat sendiri, do we really able to put everything in the right places? dua malam tak senang tido. Bloghopping here and there, menung sana sini tiba-tiba datang inspiration nak buat GARDEN WEDDING! Ibu abah sangat suka pokok-pokok bunga2 and we decided to do the pelamin outside the house. Aku tgh baring terus bangun, grabbed sketch book and crayon then terus reka2 pelamin. Let me share what I've sketched!

The Props for my pelamin:1. White/off-white curtain - will hunt soon, abah jahit
2. Fushia and orange curtain - will hunt soon, abah jahit
3. Buaian kayu - courtesy jiran sebelah
4. Pagar putih (2sets) - jiran sebelah buatkan
5. Mini pot with colorful flowers - Ibu
6. Paper lantern (pink+orange+white) - will hunt soon
7. Green carpet8. White pebbles (various size)
9. Signage "SELAMAT DATANG"
10. 4 Pasu putih besar - Ibu
11. Fresh flower/ artificial flower - color undecided, will hunt soon
12. Fresh flower petals
13. Cekak langsir - I would like to have big fat white kekwa
14. Bunga2 rangkai and daun jurai2

Theme color = fushia + orange + ivory (garden wedding tapi tade kaler hijau! haha)

Yes, bright colors! huhu! So we'll see how.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUDE!!

We are one year closer to getting old together,
Happy 26th Birthday my Saiful Hisham @ dude!!
I love you;)

The suckest day.

...Mungkin taufan akan surut tetap datang petir ribut,
setiapnya aku sanggup,
takkan ku takut.

Sampai mati-Fynn Jamal.

Pretty Centerpieces.

easiest to DIY

VERY VERY HEART THIS! polka dot ribbon+fuchsia flower+guppy=perfect!

perfect colors:)

indeed pretty!

and more!

Am on my way to create mine. Mason jars where are you??

YES TO D.I.Y!

Suddenly I got this inspiration to.. ok let me give some intro here. Ibu insists to DIY pelamin but I strictly oppose the idea. Reason(s)? DIY needs a great idea, a very strong kind of idea, less money but extremely more efforts. No doubt. Ibu has the point. Being the stubborn me, I don't mind to splurge some moolah to get the brilliant results. Meaning hire a pro to do the thing. But. Suddenly I got this inspiration to do a garden theme kinda wedding. Why? Since Ibu loves to DIY everything plus she and Abah are so into gardening, pokok here and there so to DIY suddenly becomes a great idea! Yes twice the suddenly, I know. Grabbed my book and started to sketch here and there. Haha, macam wedding planner tau! Ape ko ingat ko pro nak skecth2??? DIY ok? mesti kene poyo2 sketch!

Jangan poyo sangat. Pegi kursus kawin pon belom!! Opps!

Ok other things I need to DIY:

1. Photobooth
2. Table potong kek
3. Guestbook table
4. Dais for khatam quran
5. Performance stage
6. Room deco
7. Thank u tag - done
8. Centerpeice + Table no.

This is fun!! :D

p/s: Ok Ibu. Let's DIY!! Woohoo!

#1 tense

I DO NOT WANT TO DIY MY PELAMIN. but Ibu insists!! Ok let me do the lists.

WHY I DO NOT WANT TO DIY:
1. It's not an easy work. We need to buy the PERFECT kain for the backdrop.
2. We need to make sure the backdrop is hanging nicely tightly there.
3. We need to deco the flowers.
4. The flowers need a perfect pot.
5. The whole place needs a perfect carpet.
6. SKILLS NEEDED!!
7. Cooperation from others IS IMPORTANT. Don't just sit and critic!
8. There will be a lot of arguments and I will be a monster.
9. I WANNA IT TO BE PERFECT.

But, yes, I don't know. Ibu will not allow me to hire a pro to do the pelamin and can I say NO to Ibu? No I can't. I will try to be rationale and place some conditions if they want to DIY the pelamin.

WHAT IS IT?
1. The deco must be in the manners on how I wanna it to be.
2. The colors as well.
3. I want spotlight.
4. Perfect curve.
5. Lanterns.

That's it. Oh, Ibu please change your mind.

The Engagement 2 (Few details)

Kanopi: Courtesy from Pak Cu. Its pink and purple. Suke!

Makan: Masak sndiri. We've learned a lesson though. Nk masak kenduri sendiri jangan involve benda2 bersantan, masak2 lemak ye. Enough said.

Mini dais: DIY. No extra fancy, no fresh flowers loaded. Daun ye fresh. Kutip dgn ibu kt pokok klape sawit. Huhu. Lain2 cousins and kakak tolong buatkan.

Baju: Jakel. Tempah PKNS Shah Alam (Lousy). Salah jahit, besar xikot size. Anta alter pastu zip baju rosak. Thank you, will not involve them again.

Hantaran: DIY dengan Ibu, kakak, dan mkck Ana. Mmg best mck Ana ni, sebot ari ni esok die dtg siap gubah semua. Idea die bagos.

Makeup: AYU. suke make up dia. sangat selesa. A very friendly person. RM80 sahaja.

Photographer: Ashraff (bf cousin aku). Gamba cantik, sangat suke. Cepat. Very friendly. RM150 for 120 4R pictures + 400++ softcopy (minus album).

All in all, sangat puas hati dengan semua except the flow of the majlis. Flaws here and there tapi looking at the pictures I guess It's all worth it.

Journey will continue for Mac 2011, Insyallah:)

The Engagement 1 (Pictures loaded)

Tempat kejadian:

Make up by Ayu. Sangat selesa make up dia.

My unofficial mak andam.

BFF

Cousins and nieces

rombongan

Doa

Overwhelmed

I love Abah's smile.

Ibu :)

Perfect moment (top and below)

Sarong cincin.

Salam

Suap gula. Belah utara familiar benda ni. It's the tradition, suap benda2 manis. As for me, gula.

Syukor.

Aunty:)

Bukan bakal ibu mertua je suap, tapi ramai ye. agak tercekik nak makan gula mcm tu je. tapi suke!

Ibu pun mau cube! hee!

Perfect.

The ring.

Hantaran from Dude.

Hantaran from me.

Future Family.

It's sealed.

My favorite.

Them: The Family

The soon to be part of the family. My fiance.

I feel blessed. I feel grateful. Alhamdulilah. Jom Dude! Let's continue the journey!
=)