My wedding

Well... it's finally over ;)

Just thought I should jot down some of my thoughts before the wedding hype is over (actually it's very much over also, haha)

Sum up my wedding budget already... better than expected, felt that money was well spent, in areas that we prioritised in

I was just wondering something, is it just me, or all the brides would be happy with how their wedding end up? Not that I'm complaining, but this is what I noticed, my wedding was not without flaws, but good thing is, we can all forget about the imperfections and focus on the good things that happen. Life would be so much better if we could apply this to everyday's life, that we can focus on the good things and forget about the flaws

Well, there are things that I was still trying to overcome, such as the fact that some frens that I really hoped they would come didn't managed to come, but I try to tell myself, well, it's their loss that they didnt come ;), but hey, nothing is perfect

So... what's my favourites?

- Sunny in the best of his mood - the most worrying part for me, but it turned out fantastic, never seen him smile & laugh more in a day

- The flowers and decorations - Thanked my aunts over and over again, for the fantastic flower decor, especially the arch, my total favourite, think it'll be one of my fondest memory. Though mum thought it was too much effort, but if I can tell my grandchildren with a smile of my face... I think it's totally worth it

- The wedding photos - Haha... I haven't even got hold of it, how can it be my favourite? Well, just the expressed slideshow shocked us, I mean, I know Louis Pang is good, just didn't think he was that good. We were both not particularly photogenic, that's why I knew we needed professional help, or what I call, 'miracle worker', well, in deed we got the right person
Sunny's been watching the slideshow over and over again, as for me, I got 'jelak' after a while, after all, I'm not particularly fond of my own face, especially the portraits, give me goosebump when I watch too many times. My favourites in the photos are mainly those that portray strong emotions, like one that we laughed so loud in my living room, and some of the teaser photos, and the photo of my brother-in-law and his niece (one of the nicest non-wedding portrait I've seen, and I've seen real lots of photos, k?)

Well, I stopped telling ppl how much Louis Pang costs, because for me, it's well worth the price, every single penny, but I also know, most ppl don't agree, for many reasons, the most likely one is, they are not as particular with photos like the two of us, I still remember how hard it was to find a wedding photographer whom both of us approves, I wanted emotions captured while Sunny insists that photographer needs to have proper technical skill (still not sure what it means until today), and when we were down to 2 photographers, we took the cheaper one (cheapskate us, sorry Louis, it basically means you could charge more? :p)

So, what have I learned from the wedding? Well, I would appreciate other's wedding more, since I know now how much effort the couples put in, and how important it was, for their valued frens to attend. Sorry to those whom I missed their weddings due to the fact that I was abroad, but to those who are going to be married soon, rest assured, I'll try my best to not just attend, but to help out too, all you need to do is ask

I probably missed out quite a lot... since a lot has faded over the last 3 weeks, will add when I remember more

Goodbye 2008, Hello 2009

Haha... it's been so long since I last written (as usual)

So much have happened since, too much until I don't know where to start

I tendered and retracted and decided to move to another department; it's all about passion and how to keep myself happy at work

The world economy bubble burst, my GBP strunk until I don't bother to check the rate anymore, part of the reason why I couldn't lose my job

Bought an apartment for investment purpose... hope it turns out fine

A LOT of my frens gave birth to their first baby... Azah, Azizah, Ai nee, Yueh Li, Jean, Jer Sern's wife just to name a few, very happy for them, and hope the best to their new family life

I moved in to our new house, a place we can truly call home, but the place is still disastrous, think I'm the worst homemaker ever

Of course, I got married, legally and ceremonially, more on that in the next post (I hope I have enough determination to finish that off :p)

So... that's my 2008, very eventful, did so much that I can't imagine another year that can beat it

How's 2009 looking?
Hope work steers to the better side, hope M&T is in fact where my passion lies (at least for a while)
Hope everything with family members (now include hubby and in-laws) go smoothly
As always, all I wanted is, everyone is healthy, happy and contented (that is so broad until it even covers world peace, hahaha)

And Azizah, if you happen to read this, I sincerely hope Hakimi gets through the 'challenge' smoothly, and you must remain calm and strong to help him through.