Jumaat

*Phew!*

I'm totally knackered and yes, I hope this explains my absence for today. As usual, *Alhamdulillah* another successful Friday!! Our progress are as follows :

1. Rental of Pelamin (+ lapik Nikah, dian 4, tempat bedak 7) - confirmed
   
2. Rental of Tiara Sets (Nikah & Sanding) - confirmed
   
3. Rental of Berbedak Accessories & Baju Sanding - confirmed
   
4. Rental of Sinjang & Dastar (Ziarah & Muleh 7) - confirmed
   
5. Wedding Ring - paid
   
6. Hantarans - confirmed theme and sent for decoration (at least off our chest sudah hehehe though I had to rent extra lapiks due to yeah.. extras for food~)
   
7. Bridal bouquet & driveway deco - confirmed
   
8. House deco (interior) - I'm thinking.... self decoration?? should be alright no?? Dear fiancé pun mbagi dh kata2 semangat :P~ We'll see.. my sis dlu ya sendiri jua.. so should implement the same jua..
   
9. Bedsheets for dear fiancé's room - bought! *hee~*
   
10. Invitation cards for the office - *Insya-Allah* will distribute tomorrow.. moment of truth!! Haha

Speaking of invitations, I got into my creative mode yesterday and had this craaayzeeyyy idea of printing out my invitation cards on A4 size paper for the office peeps. Tau lah, quite a no. of sections kn d invite and I can't afford to give each of them invitation cards.. SooOooo, since there was this idea of having a 'scroll' invitation card last time, why not implementkan saja tia for this one (menyampaikan hajat) apa jua ganya 5-10 copies saja kan??? So each unit gets 1 scroll hehehe tpi mau jua presentable sulnya... nda? Hence, I bought...

...gold hotstamped papers $3.50 (10pcs)... ribbons $1.20/roll

Printed these on... :D Printer kureng memuaskan BUT lawa still~~

and voila~ got the 'scrolls'

Insya-Allah will get all of these sorted out tomorrow.. *yay* At least now I can concentrate more on my office works before I start my holiday... :) :) ;) Will do a proper update in a few days time, I'm sleepy.. need my beauty zZzzzzzz~

Nyt2 all and Salam~

today..

4 weeks & 2 days.... *heartbeats*

Yet another successful Friday *yay* I was thankful though I had to actually cancel my morning appointment for a reason. Managed to pass some of my invitation cards to my dear Uni junior (she'll pass on to the rest of the gals & guys lagi), they've always been there for me and this is my only way to thank them all.... :) Thank you all~ Datang ah to my wedding!

I'm sure this may come to a shock for some of them... yes, ME, getting married!!! Everyone's happy for me though... Alhamdulillah~ I remember few months ago when one of them asked me...

J : "Eh lai, let me see your hand!"

Me : *blur and show her my hands*

L : "Nah see cincin ah.... betunang ko udah kh???"

Me : Hehehe... apa sulnya??

J : "Eeee banar kh nda c banar ani... mua mu ani payah sikit kn pecaya.. mun banar ALHAMDULILLAH!!!"

L : "Au eh.. ko selalu kai cincin arh kelingking saja.. jrg arh jari manis"

Me : *lol* yth kamu atu nah... nda jua salah makai cincin d jari manis (trying to confuse them lagi) Lawa bh cincin ani d pakai d jari manis.. nda?? Murah ganya mo time sale aritu ku mbali...

L : "Issshh banar2 bah eh.. bedusa ko if ko nda mengakun!"

Me : *julursss* kan kahwin th ku jua ni pretty soon... *buat muka selamba* tunggu saja lagurnya nanti ah~~~ *giggles*

L : "Hmmmmm....."

J : "Alum th ku kn pecaya tu mukanya cematu atu....ketawanya lagi "

*toing*

It was good to make them oh-so-confused time atu... hehehe ah well, hope to see them nanti in August.. *winks* JANGAN NADA!!!

Back to the preps.. had a trial with the M.U.A last Tuesday. Phewww.. ilang nervoooouuuusss! Haha we only did the trial for nikah, the rest? Samples of shadow colours saja~ Lawa!! Dear fiancé kononnya kn meliat the finished make-up work arh LIVE webcam tapi ntah knapakh MSN beproblem msatu... ya suruh liat time Nikah saja tu sayang, dapan2 lgi best tau.. But I snapped a few shots so I just showed him the pics saja and really glad that he loves them as well... Alhamdulillah~

Another good news would be, the Sanding attire. Decided to drop by at the bridal boutique this p.m and what do u know?? The baju is ready for fitting *waaaaaahhh!!!* APA lagiiiii?!?! Had our fitting lah tadi.. simply gorgeous!!! A slight alteration and the dress will be good for next month *thumbsup* Dear fiancé is abit cautious with his attire.. nampak mcm ia damit or so he claimed. Maybe the coat atu abit big kli? Tpi masa him fitting tadi.. ok jua usulnya~ I'd say his Dastar plang yg make him look small atu.. krg th liat the pics lgi. Iski our tailor trus..siap ambil camera and gambar2 lgi *lol* funny bunch dorg atu! Next fitting session will be end of this month (moment of truth tuuu...! OMG) I have chosen the set of tiaras that matches with my baju sanding..but I have yet to reconfirm the rental for my tiara sets utk nikah and muleh 7 as well as the Traditional Bebadak accessories set..

*wow* Nda lagi lama jdi Princess Amidala ni!! *iskiness*

I have forwarded my leave application yesterday. Mesti kna approve tu.. nda bleh nda!! I'll go on strike if they don't sign the form!! Aisey mcm berani saja *lol* But insya-Allah, they sign tu... *Amin*

More things to do would be :

1. Confirm house decorations
2. To decide either to custom-made/rent tudong for Nikah and Muleh 7
3. get the final items for my balasan hantarans
   
4. Move the rest of my stuffs back into my room
5. Give my cat his well-deserved grooming session
6. Distribute my invitation cards (for office) by mid of this month
7. send over my balasans for deco
   
8. Empty out the living room
9. Spring cleaning the whooooooooleeee house!
10. try to concentrate with my office work
11. get my car road tax and insurance re-newed, and..
12. get enough rest daily!

Until the next entry~ Another looooooooooonngg day at work tomorrow *sigh* Think i should add #13 - concentrate with office works *angelface* Hahaha..!! Oh yes, final update!!! My curtains and bedsheet siap already~ It will be fixed this 20.07 (cuti Isra' Mekraj) .. Insya-Allah~ ..haaa~ now I can say, Until the next entry ppl..!! *hugs*

check, check!

My wedding is just a month away~ *let’s just skip the 5 days shall we?* So it’s time to review the checklist…

1. Acquire Borang 4 (Borang for JuruNikah) – dearest aunty will help me out
2. Balasan Hantaran – got almost everything, tinggal antr for deco ja lgi
3. Baju2an… for Nikah - OK , Bebadak – OK and Muleh 7 – OK (I’d say it’s pretty much simple.. banar!)
4. Invitations – slowly being distributed
5. Doorgifts = for Nikah – OK, Bebadak, Menculiki dan Dzikir – OK, Sanding (Adults and Kids) – OK
6. Baju Sanding (50% ready)
7. Rental of accessories – Confirmed!
8. Dian 4 and Lapik Nikah – Confirmed!
9. Rental for Pelamin (3 events) & Basuh Kaki – Confirmed!
10. Flower bouquet - Confirmed!
11. Driveway Deco – Confirmed!
12. Staircase Deco – t.b.c. (to be confirmed~)
13. Catering – Confirmed!
14. Pengangun – Confirmed!
15. Gulingtangan – Confirmed!
16. Make-Up – trial soon~ (one of d weekdays)
17. P.A System (for Nikah & Dzikir) – Confirmed!

That’s not too bad right? Basically everything is ready..tinggal following up and constant reminders to all like gulintangan, make-ups, P.A System, photog and decorators ja laGi :D :D Oh btw, need to prepare a list for my berians ne.. checklist! Checklist!!

With that, I end today’s rants… nyaman sulnya mliat my cat tdo ah..kn tdo th plg jua hehehehehe!! Another tales coming up soon~ take care all..

p/s: d Sanding ceremony for future sis-in-law will be tomorrow.. I’m nervous. This will be my 1st time meeting the whole fam .. and I mean, WHOOOOLLEEEE family of my dear fiance.. *bitenails* Wish me luck???

The Hantarans....

Right, time for reviewing checklist :

1. Borang Nikah - sent to Mahkamah Sya'riah (under process~)
2. Borang Kursus - on its way...
   
3. Baju(s) Pengantin - OK
   
4. Catering - OK..so far.. (Dad's handling it for me)
5. Campur - Mum's, #1 and #2's to handle
6. Room - moving out this Sunday, work commence Monday
7. Bedset - Bought! (tpi suruh simpan dlu arh warehouse)
8. Curtain & Carpeting - to be negotiated...
9. Photog - confirmed
10. Make-Up artist - confirmed
11. Invitation cards - like i said, that'll be tomorrow...
12. Hantarans - bought sudah.. tinggal menambah2 lgi if ada yg berkenan~ hehehe

That's half almost done *thumbsup* I have yet to consider the idea of decorating my hantarans myself (with the help of #1 and #2 ofcourse~) OR just send my stuffs for hantaran deco~ which is cheaper, perhaps?? Can anyone reckon?

I did try to buy meself a set of materials for 1 deco, macam costly kan~ I guess it depends on how you want your decorations to be... ALSO theme, the theme colour atu yg penting tu..!Once u've set the colour.. you can go for buying all the materials associated with the theme colour. Plenty to choose from but you have to get some infos on where you guys kan pinjam gangsa & lapik.

As for design, I have surfed on a few lawa-ness hantaran deco... there's just soooooo much style that you could go for, I'm like, creative jua bisdia ani!!? They either use fresh flowers, bunga stokin, bunga dip (dont knw y they called it 'dip'), crystals, gold or silver plated flowers or the basic one, bunga plastik! Hehehe :) That's just for flowers ey... in addition, you might wanna choose to use the silver / gold boxes, wooden trays, rattan boxes / baskets / trays or just merely the styling foam. Mana2 aja lh u wanna pick... :) Even me myself pun rambang mata lehnya... macam.. ntah lah! *sigh*

Here's one site that says it all, MERISIK GALLERY (Malaysiian though.. but it can give us some pointers kan?) Di Brunei, I cam across 2 local blogs specialising on hantarans so far... mayb ada lgi tpi blum kejumpahan. A few of the wedding boutiques in Brunei pun ada yg offer such services. So it's up to us. We could :

• rent dulang & lapik then deco sendiri
• rent dulang & lapik & accessories then deco sendiri
• rent dulang & lapik & buy accessories and deco elsewhere
• rent dulang & lapik & accessories + deco @ a particular shop
• rent dulang & accessories, buy lapik and deco @ shop
• rent dulang & accessories, buy lapik and deco sendiri ...

hmmmm now that's a lot of options... *lol* mana bisai?