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Round 2 Dukan

Wokay.

It has been 2 weeks since the Dukan Diet.

My Attack phase was for 3 days. It was not too bad for me but I was tired, thirsty and hungry. Oddly, I didn't have much cravings. Iman tergugat sikit when my friends ordered ayam goreng but resisted. Takes A LOT OF WILLPOWER to reject the oily food and yummy carbs.

For 3 days, my breakfast consisted of Oat Bran with milk or yoghurt. Usually yoghurt because I'm always in a rush in the mornings.

For lunch it was either baked/grilled chicken, seafood or salmon. Sampai naik muak! I gradually moved on to the Cruise stage. I STRUGGLED in this stage! The cravings all came back with a vengeance! I wanted carbs soooo much and the temptation to stuff my face with Nasi Briyani at my colleague's open house DID not help! I caved in on my 7th day. Just ate a teeny weeny portion of rice and felt bloated. By the 10th day, dah start malas. I decided to stop the Dukan, whack whatever and I want and then start again...this time I am not gonna distracted and be really strict.

Did I lose any weight? YES. I am currently at 57.5kg. WOOHOO. Touched 5 already liao, no more 6. But I think my 2 days worth of carbs and bubble tea enjoyment will affect my weight. It's ok, I'll start back everything!

Maybe the reason why I feel that Cruise phase is difficult is because the weight loss is not as rapid as the Attack phase so I guess I felt demoralise. Imagine lah, whole day makan vegetables and protein (which by the time dah jelak gila) and then it's either you gain a bit of weight or just lose a little. So it turns out that vegetables retain water, so that's why ada a bit of weight gain.

Experienced a couple of things during Dukan

1) Constipation. PUNYALAH SAKIT NAK MEMBEROT. So that's why drink plenty of water and eat oat bran, it helps!

2) Tired

3) Thirsty

4) Bad Breath. Sorry eh, I seal mulot bau tayar with mints hahahahaha

What are the difficulties during Dukan?

1) EATING OUT.
My boss jio-ed everyone for Swensens on my 2nd day of Attack. IT WAS SUPER HARD. I can't eat Salad, I can't eat lamb chops, I can't eat Rib eye. Finally settled for Grilled Fish. Quite miserable though. Did not touch the fries at all and was super proud of myself! Sometimes susah nak find "Dukan friendly food" also. I had Tom Yam, fish ball soup, meat balls, yong tau foo...anything but carbo!

2) CRAVINGS

The cravings can be bad! I caved in to bubble tea but had less sugar and no pearls! For my ice cream fix, I had froyo instead.

3) HUNGER

I was always hungry! Read it's ok to eat alot but they must be protein! For dessert, I had tau huey! Never ate so much Tau Huey before. It's like you're full..but you're not FULL FULL. If ya know what I mean.

And please plan your menu! I think its really important cos you wont be distracted. I failed to plan for a few days and that's why I caved in to unhealthy carbs. Sheesh.

It also helps to have friends that motivate you. I started following a couple of Dukan-ers on Instagram and shamelessly curi their food ideas lah. Hehe. Now I'm raring to go! COME ON! 3 KG TO GO!!!

Wish me luck for my second round of Dukan everyone!

I can Dukan

Any of you did NOT gain weight during the festive season? If you didn't gain weight, you're damn lucky! 

Think I gained a bit of weight indulging in all those rendang, ayam masak merah and whatnot. I lost a bit of weight during the fasting month only to gain back. Bagos ah.

I've always had issues with my weight. I think I gained weight massively in 2005 when I tried to quit smoking but lost a bit of weight when I was on job training at H/T/A in 2009. My weight keeps going up and down and I was never the skinny sort and it really doesn't help that I'm top heavy. 

Think I've tried a few things to help me lose weight. Tried Duromine once and it made me lose weight so fast but I was bitchy, tired and constantly thirsty! I was terribly sick and had to go on sick leave so many times (like it's a bad thing eh? hehe). The last straw was when I had heart palpitations! I decided to stop taking the pills and my weight shot up! GAHHH. 

Left: Last November; 66kg 

Right: One week ago during raya; 60kg

Have been exercising and watching my diet since January and I've lost some weight. I was 67kg at my heaviest and now I am 60kg. I did zumbabi , jogged and eat clean. Sometimes I PHAIL in this eating clean thingy, I'll over indulge and feel terribly guilty after that.  

What my relative said to me during raya did not make things any better. She said that I have to be "thin or else nanti pelamin roboh." Bitchy hor? I am SO SICK of them talking about my weight. It's always "Oh, you're fat, lose weight. Kau kurus lagi lawa...kau dah naik badan blah blah blah." Tak pernah cakap benda baik, selalu kene comment orang kurus ke gemok. And people wonder why I grew up with weight issues.

Anyway I would like to lose more weight and since the wedding is in a few months, I'm gonna kick it up a notch. After much convincing by Yaya, I decided to go on the Dukan diet! I had my reservations about this but wtheck, just try lah. Ok here's a little introduction to the Dukan diet...

Hahahaha, just google Dukan diet and you will somehow get what the Dukan diet is all about lah. Basically you eliminate carbs until you get to the Consolidation phase and reintroduce the carbs back but not too much. I am willing to commit to this diet and I gotta thank Yaya for the motivation. She is on this diet as well and I am so glad to have a friend who can motivate and guide me through this! *fistpump* We went Dukan grocery shopping and quite sad that I have to eliminate a lot of food but IT'S OK, nak kurus kan!

 OMG NO BAGEDIL AND BUBBLE TEA HOWWWWW? :<

Ok so I am gonna start tomorrow- 19/8/2013 (Monday). I have to be on the Attack phase for 3 days. That's 3 days of Pure protein food. Oh boy, I am gonna be so happy to eat vegetables on Thursday! HAHAHA and then I'll move to the Cruise phase where I can eat veges and protein. Dah macam rabbit! I'll try my best to commit to this. Maybe I'll update this Dukan diet thingy on a daily basis, if tak malas! Apart from the diet, I'm gonna Zumba, jog and walk more. 

Hope I am disciplined enough to endure this diet, wish me luck! :)

Panic Manic

WOOHOO!

Finally have time to update this berkeladak blog. I am so bad at this!

Nope, I am still not married, lama lagi...lagi 104 days! HAHAHAHA. I think I'm in denial about everything. A lot of people are asking me about my preps, "Hows your preps? Dah ready? semua dah ok?"

STAHP. Just stop asking. Unless you're one of my bridesmaids or my friend, please don't ask too much. I appreciate your concern but it's very stressful. Oh, before I forget...

SELAMAT HARI RAYA! MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN! If I offended anyone unintentionally or intentionally (haha!), so sorry, next year raya boleh mintak maaf lagi Insyallah. :D

Anyways, back to my story. People have been asking me about my wedding preps...lagi lagi bila time raya. I will just nod and say "Yes, semua dah ready" but the truth is, I don't even know what I'm (not) doing. I'm doing this alone (you can never depend on men, can you?) and it seems like everyone who is getting married  around my time is preparing like mad! Ade yang dah take pre wedding photos, dah go makeup trial, dah DIY bunga, dah ini dah itu...I'm not even done with anything.

Of course I booked all the vendors already lah but that's just it. I don't even know if my braces are gonna be off by November. My dentist said that I might still have to keep the bottom braces. :( That means I cannot take my pre wedding photos because I refuse to have gigi besi in photos that I might show my kids in the future hahahaha. Think my mom is kinda glad, dia siang siang dah veto pre wedding photoshoot but...hehehehe. I think it's ok ah, tak yah peluk peluk pe. Masing masing lah eh.

Still struggling to save money, think we might have to postpone the honeymoon also. Sigh. Takpe lah, save a bit more maybe can go a bit jauh like Europe or USA. Kalau nak sangat, pergi je staycation.

We're thinking of Boracay for our honeymoon though! Hopefully enough rezeki! So happy that TR now has a straight flight to Boracay! Baik ah. My colleague actually helped me researched about Boracay, so nice. It doesn't seem too expensive, so hopefully we don't have to postpone ah.

Kahwin ni banyak pakai duit ah. I'm not even throwing an event at a swanky 5 star hotel or what lah. Biasa biasa je- so kids, dengar cakap akak ye, kalau nak kahwin, pergi simpan duit.

Sometimes I feel sad. Sad that I won't get my ~dream~ wedding due to certain constraints. Occasionally I will read blogs and see things that I can't afford to have for my wedding and I will feel down but I tell myself it's ok cos that's their rezeki and my rezeki might come in different forms. I'm sure most of us envisioned the perfect wedding but gotta live with what we have..:)

Oh oh, Chinta Weddings dah call suroh go fitting!!! I am SO EXCITED! Cannot wait to meet Kak Suraya for selection and measurements. I can't wait to meet my mak andam too!!! I asked for a change of mak andam. I initailly chose Lily to be my mak andam but now I am asking for Lynn Salleh instead. That's because I LOVE HER MAKEUP and she's my colleague's wife. So I feel a bit safe with her? But I love Lily's makeup too! If I can't get Lynn Salleh, I'll stick to Lily!

 Makeup by Lily

Makeup by Lynn Salleh

I am very particular about eyebrows. When I was choosing my mak andam dulu, I always scrutinise the pengantin's eyebrows. Eyebrows frame the face and I like it just nice- not too thick and not too thin. If gradient eyebrows lagi I like~ Macam Pala Foxxia. Tapi dia bukan mak andam ye hahahahahaha.

Anyway, I am panicking because I have not hit my targeted weight! I lost weight but it's not enough and I think I need to lose more. I have to admit that I am more obsessed with losing weight rather than the details of my wedding. I've been on a diet since January and been seeing improvements but I am still not satisfied. The upcoming bridal fitting lagi makes me kancheong.

Gonna try another diet and I hope I am able to commit. That topic...in another entry.

150 DAYS!

I was supposed to update about my online registration last night but I fell asleep after all the kancheong-ness . -_-

So last night I registered my nikah online and I am so paiseh to say this but I was already at the ROMM website at 2315 hrs. HAHAHA. I read the instructions on the website many many times. Some friends say I can log in at around 2345hrs and then click submit at 0000 hrs but PHAIL. My date was still not open and I had to restart all over again. Padan muka, kiasu sangat kan!

Anyways, my computer buat hal and I did not switch off my pop up blocker so I had to re-do like thrice lah! Alamak, darah naik seh! So my fellow B2B yang belum register, please off your pop up blocker yeah? So after re-doing it three times, I managed to get my 1100 hrs slot for 30th November 2013 and my tok kadi is...SALLIM. .JASMAN!

(Ok this abang body gif might not be appropriate cos he's wearing shorts and singlet ketat but that was how I felt last night!!)

Although I didn't get the 1st choice, it's ok! I'm really happy with my 2nd choice too! Like I said, I don't really mind any tok kadi, as long as I can nikah at 1100 hrs, I ok-go already!

Anyway does anyone know if we need to fetch Sallim/Jasman to our venue or he can come by himself and we reimburse his transport fees? Cos one of my bridesmaids say that for some kadi we need to fetch them, some no need, so can anyone confirm this?

So now I settled the online registration, I need to go to ROMM to finalise everything. Maybe we'll go there after raya, see how!

Speaking of raya, puasa is just next week! Woohoo! It's my last puasa and raya as a single girl. :'( Quite sad and next year dah kena mintak maaf dengan laki cium kaki dia semua HAHAHAHA. I guess time will fly really fast...raya and before we know it, it will be my wedding day! :O

I still have 1001 things to confirm and do. Have to clean up my room, buy new furniture, paint my room, meet up with my vendors...and the list goes on. :<  Just purchased an aircon and so far, so good! It's the window casement aircon but works very good. If you all want, go try EuropAce ah. The aircon not bad, quite strong!  Actually my room stuff supposed to finish before raya but biasa lah, procrastinate je. Kinda tired already...sometimes I feel this way...

Oh well.

Ok happy thoughts! What made me happy is that I managed to get Syraskins to do my henna!! WOOHOO! Ok, actually his aunt managed to get a slot for me although it's at 9am but ok lah! I know some ladies do not like henna but I love henna! I love the smell, so pengantin pengantin (if there's such a thing) and since I'm marrying into an Indian family, I want the henna sampai my neck elbow. Hahahaha, tattoo sudah. ISH.

INSPIRATION!!!

Sorry bridesmaids, no henna party. Aku rasa korang pon tak boleh bangun lah at 9am ha ha ha. 

SO now that the nikah registration is done...that means it's 150 days to the big day!!!!!

Tok kadi punya hal - (part 2)

Eh harrow~

Thanks for all the comments ladies! Appreciate all the opinions and advice! Thanks for helping this B2B out, we all must be kancheong together ok? As a berkat thank you gift, come I ask Chace Crawford to wink at you~

HAHAHAHA. 

Anyways, I am gonna register my nikah in an hour and I have decided on the following Kadi. My choices are

1) Hassan/Salim

2) Sallim/Jasman

3) Mohammed/Suhaimi 

4) Ismail/Bin/Terimoh

5) Syakir/Bin/Pasuni

The number 1 choice is actually my Fiance's choice lah. Ok la, hopefully dapat but heard he's awfully popular. Choice 1 and 2 cos they're veterans! Apparently they solemnised some of my makciks lah! Fuh, legend tu. Choice 3 and 4 because they stay near and Yaya said Ismail/Terimoh is cute and good also~ Muahahahaha and the last choice is because he's young...I think he's young ah, someone told me. Hahahaha. 

Actually I don't mind who lah, asal dapat slot timing je, ITU IMPORTANT if not nanti itinerary cock up! :< 

Will update about my nikah registration once I'm done with it (yes, by tonight cos I am on leave just to log in at midnight! mwahahaha!) and also about some other stuff! In the mean time...someone wants to help me calm my nerves so I get a good slot and my 1st choice Tok kadi.

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Thanks boboi~

Tok kadi punya hal.

Some questions for my fellow B2B...

1) Who will book and settle matters regarding the tok kadi? The groom or the bride?

2) Is it advisable to book a tok kadi who stays near you?

3) What's the difference between Kadi and Naib kadi? IMO as long as he can solemnise the marriage, I ok already but some people still banyak songeh about this. -_-

Feel free to comment ladies! Thanks!

Kami sudah bersedia!

Attended Suchi Success Kasih Sejati Marriage course during the weekend and it was GOOD. The trainers were funny and the course content were relevant. Touched on a few topics that made me think twice. Within  2 days can actually see the dynamics of some couples ah.

 Initially wanted the 8 & 9 June slot at the Suchi Success training centre but was told by Kakak KK that the training centre had no tables! Like a bit funny leh, training centre got no tables and must write on laps.

So it was down to the 1st & 2nd June slot at Masjid Mydin or the 15th & 16th June slot at Masjid Alkaff. I actually wanted to go for the one at Masjid Alkaff because the mosque is super near my house but remembered I have a wedding to attend so we decided on the Masjid Mydin slot. We wanted to go for the course before Ramadan cos after Hari Raya, confirm busy nye.

Called the masjid's rep and was told that the class will be held at their auditorium..and there were tables. HAHAHA. 

There were 8 modules in total and we had to attend and complete all modules before attaining the certificate. The first trainer- Cik Razak was hilarious! He touched on Personalities and In laws. I didn't realise that both of us have very different personalities! I knew we were different but didn't expect to be THAT different! 

I am a Pisang and he's an Anggur! Opposites tahap Joo Koon and Pasir Ris nye! He has no pisang traits AT ALL. 

Pisang

• Pemikir
• Teliti & Telaten
• Tersusun & Teratur
• Perfectionist
• Berhemah & rendah diri
• Serius, Fokus & Bertujuan
• Ikhlas
• Komited
• Berdedikasi
• Perihatin & Peka
• Berjimat cermat (LIES.)
• Bertangguh tangguh
• Mudah murong
• Pengharapan tinggi

Anggur 

• Ceria
• Perlukan 'penonton'
• Ramah mesra
• Tarik perhatian orang sekeliling
• Suka bermain dengan kanak kanak
• Happy-Happy
• Riuh
• Kreatif
• Berwarna warni
• Menggelabah (That's more like me though)
• Kecoh
• Lenting - lenting 
• Banyak cakap
• Pelupa
• Berkecah
• Mementingkan diri (Ashamed to say this but this trait is more like me.. T_T)
• Berubah ubah fikiran
• Potong cakap orang

Kinda pleased that I have equal parts of Semangka and Limau in me. Hahaha and I am really not an Anggur, I think I am more of a listener in certain situations. Anyway the trainer said that we have to work harder due to our different personalities. :'( 

Cik Razak also covered In law issues. A few tips that are good to note...

1. Husband should never complain to his mother about the wife. Complain to HER mother instead
2. If the wife wants to complain about her husband, complain to his father and not his mother. 
3. If you visit your in laws, bring something for them. Don't come empty handed (oops! hahahahahaha) 
4. Don't be confrontational towards your in laws and telan je bila mak mertua sindir or coloured. Kalau tak boleh angz lagi, bilang suami baik baik. 

Very useful tips!

The food for lunch and tea breaks were yummy too hahahahaha. The sex topic was refreshing! The Ustaz Zulkifli went through the dos and don'ts of sex (no backdoor hor) and touched on the topic of nikah and nafkah. The topic of expenses for a Walimatul Urus was also brought up. I am seriously considering cutting down on some things. Actually what the trainer said makes sense. Why do you want to spend so much on a reception / wedding when you can use the extra moolah for a honeymoon? The most important aspect is the nikah, sometimes we're so wrapped up in creating the "Perfect wedding" we forget the basics. :( Sigh, think I have to let go of my Chiavari chairs dream. SIGH SIGH. 

The next day, Cik Khair gave us a run through about sex and also addressed issues about oral sex and also if husbands are allowed to drink their wives' breast mik. I DIDN'T KNOW CAN LEH. o_O

Interesting! Really enjoyed Cik Khair's session. His jokes are damn funny and witty! His wife, Puan Suriati was equally good as well! She taught us how to handle conflicts in the marriage. I really like how she engaged the class and enjoyed the part when we had to decipher why Men and Women think differently. Hahaha so fun kutok the guys! Anyway I am really happy that my Fiance paid attention! We exchanged looks so many times! Especially when Cik Suriati said something about the women will always think they're right hahahahaha. My fiance's answer to some questions were hilarious! 

We had to rate  the challenges that we might encounter during the 1st year of marriage and I rated "Mutu Hidup" as Berat. Look at my Fiance's response! BUNUH DIRI. Ha ha ha. You quite funny hor. 

And I discovered that my "Bahasa Cinta" is different from him. He prefers Berkhidmat- Acts of appreciation while I prefer Kata kata Pengukuhan- Words of Affirmation. Think it's so true. I love compliments (Eh  korang jangan bedek tak suka!) and will always strive harder. Aiyah, so basically I love "talk" while he prefers "action". Ah bagos lah tu. Tapi "nak masuk syurgakan" nye comment tu tak perlu eh bb. HAHAHAHA. 

"ROGER"

And I realised that both of us treasure our alone moments. The girl who sat next to me was kinda surprised that both of us are ok with being alone to do our own stuff. But yeah, gotta give men a bit of freedom and of course I still wanna hang out with my grrlzzzz. 

Shed a few tears writing the love note and cried a bit more reading his love note to me. So touching! Hahahahahaha

Anyhoos, I am super glad that I attended the course by Suchi Success. Think every nak kahwing couple should go! I do think that they should focus more on In laws though...like how to handle conflicts, maybe have a role play or something. 

WOOT WOOT! 

 And now since the course is over, I can concentrate on saving up (what's new!), getting furniture and painting my room. And yes, I need to register my nikah and get a good time slot...it never ends. 

6

Alamak.

Kakak Kahwin Khronicles sudah sound suroh update. Dia cakap nanti dia nak delete off hahahahahaha.

SIGH. I cannot believe it's 6 months to my wedding! Cepat pe! I still have no idea what I've missed out, can someone help remind? Is there a list somewhere I can refer to? Think I'm gonna be so happy after the wedding because I CAN SPEND. Of course must save also ah but I CAN SPEND ON CLOTHES AND MAKEUP WITHOUT CALCULATING MENTALLY EVERY DAMN TIME!

Totally broke after saving up and paying for the kursus! So excited to go for the kursus tomorrow! Finally registered for the class after reading reviews from KK and took the Masjid Mydin slot. Anyone going for the same course at Masjid Mydin? PLEASE SAY HI. :D

Hopefully it will benefit both of us, Insyallah! Gonna go with an open mind and siang siang I already warned my Fiance not to crack unnecessary jokes or give tak perlu remarks or worse, sleep inside the class or whatever. Really hope the course can give pointers on how to handle some situations that we struggle with.

In the mean time, I shall struggle with the fact that it's 6 months to my wedding and I still have a lot of things to settle...so...

Minah Bunga Bunga~

WOAH WOAH WOAH.

Been blog hopping and is it me or are there a lot of November 2013 brides?!

FELLOW NOVEMBER BRIDES HOLLAAAA~~~

Wah, like this I must be extra kiasu and take leave on 4th July (earliest date I can register my nikah) so I can stay up the whole night and be the first to register my marriage online at the stroke of midnight! Muahahaha kidding. Siao ah want to take leave all.

Anyways, at this moment I tengah kemarok...BROOCH BOUQUETS. I don't know why I should care about the bouquet cos my mak andam will provide it BUT YOU KNOW, part abis kan duit, saya lah number satu. But doncha think brooch bouquets are so pretty?!

Ok actually I didn't really care about bouquets until I read the online saga between BB and CL. When I saw the cascading brooch bouquet that CL posted on her Facebook page, I was like....DAMNNN GURL, I GOTTA HAVE THAT.

But unfortunately, I am on a tight budget. A twitter friend suggested I DIY cos apparently it's quite easy to make but I suck at art and crafts.

Actually it's quite easy to do but I fear my semangat lima minute perangai will take over me and it will be a waste. Ah later end up my mother yang pakai all those brooches pulak. HAHAHA. What I notice is that brooch bouquets will usually incorporate fake flowers and I kinda like fresh flowers. I haven't seen a brooch bouquet made with fresh flowers..or I haven't search hard enough.

Should I just go along with fresh flowers...

...or a brooch bouquet

or this...the object of my desire~ BE STILL MY WILD HEART!

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(Picture courtesy of Heirblooms Bridal Bouquet Couture)

Opinions ladies!!

Kasai Sayang's Pink Romance

I should be sleeping but I cannot resist this...

(Credits: Kasai Sayang)

KASAI SAYANG'S LATEST WEDDING DECO!!!!! 

Cantik to the max. Love love love the Chiavari chairs. I think Chiavari chairs make everything look good! Totally in love with their new pelamin chair too....

Lovely colours...set up...chairs...

*dreams*

bridesmaids blues

Hahaha! SO TRUE. Everything looks awesome on Pinterest and it's rare to find wedding deco like that here. Maybe ade but tak nampak. I have to agree with Kakak Kahwin Khronicles that our local vendors should step up their game against their Malaysian friends! 

Speaking of friends, this issue of bridesmaids has been bugging me. I roughly know who I want to appoint to be my bridesmaids. Ideally I want to have 4 bridesmaids, so you know...when we take pictures, I can be in the middle and 2 of them on each side but now I'm reminded of my childhood friend who appointed me to be her ONLY bridesmaid and now she is expecting me to ask her to be mine. It's not that I do not want her to be part of it and I don't want to hurt her feelings but I feel she hasn't been there for me that much. I would loveeeee for her to be at my wedding but my bridesmaid...I don't know. To be fair, I did tell her that she was going to be mine- that was when I still had no plans to marry and now I totally feel bad because of my mulot gatal. Is this what people mean when they say you gotta "hurt some feelings" when it comes to wedding planning? Sigh. I know my 4 chosen bridesmaids won't let me down. They have been with me, enduring my nonsense for YEARS and I know they're very reliable and understanding. It would be a honour if they agree. Well hopefully by then none of them is heavily pregnant, haha!

If I tell my mother about this problem confirm she retort, ape nak bridesmaids ni semua? Dulu aku takde bridesmaids, mak andam je. Hahahaha yes, dulu police pon pakai seluar pendek k. Anyway was doing my daily blog reading and I really like this entry by XX...

Xiaxue.blogspot.com- Bridesmaids

I think I can handle Drama Queen, Wet Blanket and Flaky girl. What I might not be able to handle is the fussy girl. There can only be ONE fussy person..and it's the bride. HAHAHAHA. 

catering case

I thought working office hours would allow me to be more committed to this blog but I was wrong! Lagi malas ade lah. Really amazed at some fellow brides to be and their commitment to their wedding blogs! SALUTE!

Wedding preps are still slow. Well at least I've got my Photography/Videography vendor sorted out. After numerous enquiries and quotations, I decided to choose D'Shootz Photography!

I am so thankful that I managed to chope Fudgerina to be the one who calls the shot. Love her personality and I am so glad we can communicate well! I think it's very important to have a good rapport and be completely honest with the camera/video vendor. I highlighted some of my concerns and my wants and do not wants- hope she doesn't find me too fussy! Haha! But yes, if you're still looking around for a Photographer or Videographer, do consider D'shootz k? Affordable also tau!

Still very makan hati with catering issues. I think I still do not have a caterer. I THINK. Whenever I ask Mom about it, she would brush me aside and say she already have a caterer but I don't see any progress or updates. Please please takmo cock up. PLEASE.

I trust my parents to do it and I do not want to be bossy cos this wedding is their event as well and they are covering the catering expenses BUT...see lah, my Bridezilla perangai dah start. What makes things worse is that most caterers are booked on my date. Hahaha, call Mcdonalds je lah for my wedding. ISHK. Selisih!

Hahaha what should I do about this? Everytime I bring the subject up, my mother and I would end up squabbling cos she thinks I'm too bossy. GAH. Hmm, maybe mom is having that anxious-anak-nak-kahwin feeling tak? Hahaha, attachment issues ke? HAHAHAHA.

I think this Caterer issue can be sorted out soon...cos my future in laws are coming over tomorrow to talk about the wedding! :O

i met you.

“Every statistic you throw at me is gonna be about other people. I don’t care about other people, okay? I care about you and me. If ever marriage failed except one, I guarantee you that marriage would be ours.”

—	Boy Meets World

17 months.

WAZZAP! *does that wazzap hand sign shit*


Decided to lock this blog up because of some issues but everything is a-okay now! I am happy to announce that I AM NO LONGER WORKING SHIFT HOURS and I feel NORMAL like a kakak koperat keparat!

So excited to work office hours and in civilian clothes because I realised that I've always been working on shifts and ALWAYS in uniform. I never had to fret about office clothes, so this posting is a completely new experience for me. Been settling down well at work and learning a lot from my mentor (who happens to be my friend!) and hopefully I will feel happier there. No more dealing with shitty public, SUCK ON THAT.

Just realised it's 17 months to my wedding!!!! 

Anyhoos, little improvement regarding my wedding plans. We're moving at a slowwwwww pace. Which is quite surprising because I used to be so ONZ about wedding planning and after a certain time, I'm just like, URGH malas.

I have a photography and videography vendor in mind already though. Did not manage to book Bliss PhotoCinema but it's ok because I think D'Shootz photography is as good as them! Met the photographer yesterday and I really enjoyed talking to her. Nice to meet you Fudge! Must build great rapport hokay. So I guess my videography and photography concerns are over! Yeehaaa!

Only left with catering and my mom is in charge of that and OF COURSE has to take her own sweet time. Haiz, I really hope there are good and reputable caterers left for my date! If not...oh god, I don't even wanna think about it. :/

Bride Kidnapping!

OMG THIS IS HORRIFYING!

Hahahaha, cannot imagine how it is gonna be if we practice this tradition. Tapi confirm cannot kidnap and carry me, I'm heavy lah, hurhur.

selim melim

Credits: http://portlandbridalfitness.blogspot.com/

One of the things that I am stressed about is my weight.

Come to think of it eh, I was never slim. Always been on the chubby side. Susah sangat nak lose weight. Ape ke tidak, makan tak fikir, tagak bubble tea tak agak agak. I blame this on my odd working hours too! When I'm on night shifts, you can see me eating Mcdonalds in the pantry at 2am! It is convenient and my silly mentality of, "Ah nanti leh lose weight!" is the cause of my thunder thighs and double chin.

I lost a lot of weight 2 years ago while I was on job training at the Home/Team/Academy. I was sooooo miserable but was secretly pleased that many people complimented on my weight loss. After I graduated, I gained a bit of weight but lost weight again after going through a horrible breakup.

Then I met my then boyfriend (now Fiance) and started to be boyak again. Orang gembira pe. Since then my weight has been going up and down.

Haiyohhhh, so stressed seh. My cousin managed to lose a lot of weight for her wedding. She gave me tips such as not eating carbs, skipping meals and eating fruits and cutting down on sugar. Makes sense actually but urghhh.

Recently saw pictures of a bride who slimmed down a lot, so envious! I don't mind exercising but I reckon I would do it better with a group of people. Gotta find exercise friends then! Better if they're B2B like me lah. So any fellow KKK (kakak kakak kahwin) nak go exercise together? Hehe.

Eh don't ask my Fiance to train me please, he fitness siao one. Never give chance! Anyway he says he's ok with my weight, but I'm not ok with it! Gotta start this exercise regime! Anyway here are some websites to guide you on your weight loss journey!

Weight Loss Tips for Brides

Fitness Pros' Best Tips for Brides

Must have LOADS of discipline! Alah, kalau susah sangat, gi doctor mintak slimming pills je. Tapi jangan lah, dangerous for your health and also nanti jadi macam Andrea/ Decruz how? Laki nanti kene kasi liver pulak on dulang hantaran!

So Jiayou my fellow KKK! :)

Kahwin Kahwin Saturday.

Glad that I took leave for this...

... and managed to book Kasai Sayang for my deco! YUP, decided on them cos I am very the in love with their Tiffany Blue & White pelamin! Come to think of it eh, it was another deco vendor that I wanted to engage but because I felt their service was...MEH, I decided not to. Service is very IMPORTANT. If I'm not "feeling" it, I won't be so keen. That being said, I think Kasai Sayang's service is excellent, they're not pushy and their prices are quite affordable. 

Always like that lah. Andaman also gitu, enquire bridal house yang lain, dah 70% decided on them, tawaf satu expo AGAIN and then decided on the other one. Must survey survey first lah hah. 

Hahaha, can't believe I came out of the exhibition cheering because I managed to block the date, wuahahaha. So Bridezilla. The fellow kakak kakak kahwin must be thinking I'm nuts, hur hur. But seriously lah, cannot hegeh hegeh lah. 

Because I took my own sweet time, there were no available videography slots for my wedding date!!! That means I cannot  have Bliss Photo Cinema for my videography!!!! SO SAD CAN!!!!!! Omg, I've been stalking them for sooooo long and I can't have them! The guys from Bliss were really nice to recommend another videography vendor, so we'll see but STILL. :( x infinity seh. Haiz, takde rezeki nak engage dorang tapi takpe lah jah. 

To soothe my aching heart, dragged my ever obliging girlfriend & Maid of Honour, Nadiah to the wedding expo at Singapore Expo. It was...MEH. Don't waste your time, really. Spent 3/4 of the time stuffing our faces with food and watching a group of makciks dance. Managed to ask for quotations from 2 caterers though. Farah Diana catering & SMR. Uh, still discussing with mom about it. Feedback about them anyone? Would really appreciate it! 

Merayap-ed to the Book Sale next door and bought this for Nadiah! 

THOUGHTFUL OR NOT?! :D

Okay, that's all for my kahwin kahwin Saturday. Glad that I managed to book my deco vendor but super sad that there were no slots for videography for my wedding date. Takpe lah, nasib badan!

of decorations & pictures

Teringat pulak pasal blog ni sekian lama.

Busy, kalah pengantin. Jadi pengantin next year, this year dah busy, tak rabak tu? Hahahaha, nah, just been busy with my job.

Spoke to a potential deco vendor a few days ago cos I really like their work and I *might* be engaging them. Still going around asking reviews but so far, everyone gave positive feedback! So I *might* go ahead.

But you tell me lah, nice not this pelamin?! How not to jatuh cinta ni?

Credits: Kasai Sayang

Wanted to engage another vendor recently tapi semenjak ni, nampak kat Facebook macam semak pulak but masing masing eh and the owner wasn't really friendly when I tried to chat with her about quotations. :<  NO NAMES MENTIONED.

Since Deco is somesort settled, I'm gonna move on to Photography/Videography. Really love Bliss PhotoCinema and ProjectPixel Photography, but my boy doesn't like it. He likes it simple and without too much editing! 

SERIOUS BOH?

Ingat tunang dia ni supermodel ke hape gambar tak payah edit! Other vendors I berkenan are Kiera Roxanne and Gary Chai. Very impressive!

Ok we shall see! Gotta get some feedbacks and opinions. TOMORROW WILL BE A KAKAK KAHWIN WEEKEND! Shall see my fellow B2B there! xx 

flawer flawer

credits: Love Createz

CANTIK! 

Am soooo glad that I managed to book Love Createz for my gubahans. Totally in love with the dulang berkaki, bantal and flowers concept. Simple & sweet. 

2 bookings done- Andaman & Gubahan. YAY ME!