love

it's hunny and bunny's first wedding anniversary. although we're stuck in-house, well, just me that is :( but we are very thankful to the Almighty for the best gift any couple would ask for. our arina is just the best. just like this song, the best thing by arina and her band mocca...

arrival

...and it's a girl! hunny bunny's jr is a she. what a splendid surprise!

introducing, nur arina azrul azam, our almost wedding anniversary gift. well, she came out a week earlier from her parents' wedding anniversary date, which is june 6.

*my lovely baby girl

alhamdulillah, it was a smooth delivery eventhough we didn't expect the baby to be delivered on the day (long story :P). we're just happy and thrill with the arrival.

arina, mummy and ayah love you so much, muah!

november

november is almost ended and i have yet to post any entry :P. been so busy but finally managed to squeeze some time to scribble cos i simply have a lot of stories to tell, from my passion to a home made drama, hehehe...

to start off, november is one of the month i've been anticipated to this year. the most packed month of the year, that's why. the wedding of my little brother and the wedding of my SIL (bunny's sister, just not to be mistaken :P) held in the same month. only two weeks apart. it's just crazy. it will be even crazier if only we went with our plan to go penang last weekend for a running event...

as some of you know, the decoration of the hantaran (gifts from my side to the bunny's) and the favours for my wedding were made by myself and of course with the help from my little fairies (love them *hugs*). i just love anything crafty. it's been my passion since i was little, as told by my mother. she said i started doing cross-stitch when i was just 3 years old. i can't believe it myself. but i just have to cos it runs in the blood ;). ok, back to the story, the little brother asked me to prepare the hantaran, the gift from him to his future wife, and as a loving sister (oh, really?, i tot i'm kakak garang) i said yes. i asked him to provide the gift and some cash (only a tiny portion, ok :P) for me to buy the necessary stuff for the decoration and voila! all completed in just a day. proud of myself *blush*

*snapshots of my creation taken by the talented cousin, aisha

the next story is quite lengthy but i will try my best cut it short. the drama is about the brother's wedding and started just because somebody refused to listen to our advice. would love to share a quote from one of my fave tv series, how i met your mother, "story of my life: my cuteness interferes with people hearing my message". i know i'm cute but please listen, hahaha!!! since the wedding gonna be held at up north, we've told the brother to be there a day earlier just to be extra cautious and prepared. but no, that wasn't the case.

nway, early morning of the day of the event, our small family, we departed from kl with 4 cars: me & bunny in a car, mother, elder brother & grandmother in another, little brother & little sister in other car with another little sister went by air while the groom-to-be traveled with his friends in a separate car. just before we took off, we've packed everything in the car, all the gifts including groom's baju melayu were in mine while the rest of it in the grandmother's including pahar (hantaran base) and iron. just as we've passed the first toll of the highway, i looked at the backseat and see something weird. the groom's baju melayu is nicely laid on the seats but where the hell are my baju kurung and bunny's baju melayu for the wedding ceremony? if i brought them, they should have been put the same way as the groom's. and suddenly i just realised that i didn't bring them. they are still nicely hanged in the wardrobe back in klang gate and we've already 30km away! no way we gonna turn back for them. so throughout the journey i beat my brains out on ways for me to get hold of the outfits without to have ended up to the last resort of having to buy new dress. and thank god an idea struck me. i called my future sister-in-law, and thankfully she said she had an extra dress for me but unlucky bunny, he's stuck with polo shirt for the wedding. ok, problem solved. just less than 100km away from the destination, i've got a call from the mother and it was the worst news ever that day. grandmother's car broke down, not in penang and not even in perak. it was in tanjung malim, selangor and they are still there! they will never reach jitra on time for the ceremony. the groom-to-be was a bit shocked knowing the news but later relieved when the mother told him all the stuff needed for the nikah ceremony is in my car. but a bit sad cos the mother won't be there to witness one of the most historic moments in his life. well, at least all of them reached the destination safe and sound only an hour after the ceremony ended. that's what matter most, right?

this weekend gonna be another restless one as it's the SIL's wedding ceremony. can't wait for the last week of the year as i'm gonna have a fairly long holiday, yeay me!

anniversary

it was the parents-in-law 40th anniversary. went to celebrate it at an arabic restaurant in ampang. can't remember the name though :P. nway, 40 years together and the FIL said he felt like he just got married to the MIL yesterday. how romantic ;). they are such a loving couple. blessed with 8 children and 4 S/DIL & 11 grandchildren and counting... so lovely. oh, how much i miss my father and the happy family environment when he was around...

another great event happened today. it was also my younger brother's engagement ceremony. he is now engaged to be married to emmy (emmy kecik that's what we call her as another brother's fiance is called ami, the ami besar, hehehe...). both brothers are scheduled to get married after eid, this year for the elder and next year for the younger one. good luck to you guys. i can be the wedding planner, with a hefty price tag of course, hahaha!!! *evil laugh* :P

criticism

criticism is NOT, i repeat NOT welcomed. that is so not helping. with just less than a week left, what i need now are only helping hands.

planning a wedding is beautiful. but it's just messy right now. so many things to do in so little time. unorganised? me? definitely NOT! multitasker, yes i am. but to do all in roughly 5 weeks and juggling my time as a wife, daughter (and DIL), sister, staff with lots of big projects at this very time (oh, why?), self-proclaimed maid at home and as my very own wedding planner (thank god for little fairies who made the job a little bit easier), is definitely a hard work.

who wants to be my personal assistant please stand up? for free, that is :P. definitely need one. but it's ok. this is part of life's challenges. as a test. will most definitely pass all, with flying colours. all the best to myself ;).

oh btw, i miss mr bunny so much. he's in kuching away with his mates for his bachelor vacation. well, meant for pre-wed but we got married too soon ;)

canvas

got my own canvas printed photo (or photo on canvas? :P) today! been longing to make one for myself but just couldn't find the perfect picture of myself or even with a beau ;). also, the only place i know that does canvas printing is photobox, a uk based website, which i have always send for photos and photobooks printing when i was in manchester up til now. they've done a brilliant job, everytime...

one day, a friend of mine found and told me about a local canvas printer, the perfect canvas. i was very thrilled and was very excited. straightaway i've called the printer and they said the canvas will be ready in 2 days. yeay! to add, they do it at a quite reasonable price, IMHO, and have a very impressive collection of canvas prints. and i love my canvas (it's here!). will definitely print more ;)

p/s: this is not an advertisement, hehehe...

lace

lacey lace. oh, how much i love lace. tried to incorporate as much of lace motif as possible into the wedding but simply can't due to budget constraint. pity me. but it's ok, everything was perfect as it is ;)

i just love my nikah outfit. as i've always said, simplicity is the key.

*the lovely nikah outfit designed by moi ;)

btw, managed to get another set of french lace outfit from the silk street to match with the songket for the reception. going for different theme this time around. a bit traditional (malay, that is) and darker tone. can't wait to see the result. finger cross! ;)

finally

finally... am relieved. everything went extremely well, Alhamdulillah. all the hard work paid off. things went just like what i've expected, almost :P.

and now, need to spare some time to write the thank you speech LOL. no kidding. well yeah, am real grateful for everything and the blessings from all. here goes...

thank GOD for everything. for all the good fortune, for the great well-being, great family and friends and most importantly for bringing mr bunny into my life, the best companion ;)

to the family, thanks for keeping up with this one demanding princess. didn't mean to be a bridezilla but..., only GOD knows :P

to all my friends, thanks for the warm wishes and for helping me out in every single way. thanks guys...

and here, the sneak peek from the big event. hope u like it...

*the big brother, mr bunny, imam and the entourage just before the nikah

*the home-made bridal bouquet

*my fave pic of all. cheeky me ;)

*us and the lollipops. part of the wedding favours for guests

p/s: 060610 was the main reason for the brief MIA. sorry bout that ;)

time

the time came. both family finally met. discussion was done. date has been set. it's time to prepare.

in just 32 days...

enough

enough match-making already. family n friends are trying to hook me up with their mates. but all ended up in the dust. most peeps said i'm being choosy. i am not. maybe i'm just not ready. the most important thing is the guy has to be SINGLE & unattached, kind-hearted, funny and charming. can please me without making me annoyed. all the new guys i've met weren't like that. that was the problem. they kept making me felt miserable and disgusted. one bored me out, one a jealous freak and one liked to boast himself as if he's all that. another one always made bad, offensive jokes, one is a stalker and one guy, the one that i hated the most, was a perv. you can't imagine what this guy tried to do on our first day out. it was a disastrous.
anyhow, i'm begging to those who plans to match-make me with anyone, please, oh dear please, find me someone decent. no more the like of freaks and losers. or else, just leave me alone :p or at least try to make sure that guy fits into this charateristics:

1. born between year 1979 and 1982
2. minimum height is 1.7m or at least 5'5"
3. fit but no muscly bits
4. non-smoker and non-drinker
5. pray 5 times a day without delay

not choosy, huh? hahaha!!!

weddings

i'm not a fan of weddings. not because i envy the people who got married. i don't. i'm happy for them. i always pray may god bless their union. and i don't mind forking out some money to buy them wedding gift. they deserve it. cos i do want to receive great gifts for my wedding too *grin* :P.

i think the reason why i dislike weddings is that i tend to give fake smile. maybe it's because the lengthy event made me so tired of smiling. or maybe because i'm a sociophobia. but then again, maybe not :P. meeting people is good. after all, i've been MIA for ages and i supposed weddings are the right place to meet up some old friends, rite?

nway, just got back from one of my closest friends' wedding. it has been over 11 years since the last time i've met her. really excited seeing her but obviously we can't chat long since she's the queen of the day. can't hold her long :P.

*the newlywed & i