Musings of a Bride, Our Shoebox

Discovered!

Dyan

If you’re reading this, HELLO B!!!!!!!

Yes, the boy found out about my wedding blog and he read every single entry last Saturday.
It was funny the way he mention it to me and i couldn’t stop laughing about it the whole time he was telling me about the thing he read in here. lol

How he found out? He was googling Jentayu (yes budak ni tak malu. google band sendiri. lol) and he found me in the search list.

When i asked him how he feels about it, he told me he was dissapointed initially that he didn’t know about it but he thought it was so sweet when he read the “About Us” section. sappy betul tunang aku.

I did not delete any post and i don’t intend to privatise the blog. I want him to be part of the blog.

Ok, 6 mins to go until i apply for my solemnisation date online.
Yes, I’m doing this at midnight because i want Kadi Hassan Salim. I hope we get him!

And oh, HDB rescheduled 2nd appointment because they wanted to see a screenshot of my online ROM Application So we’ll only be getting the keys next monday. sigh.

Our Shoebox

My own set of keys!

Dyan

Tadi pagi tangan gatal (lagi), gi check HDB page.

Guess what?

We can collect our keys in 2 weeks time!!! weeeeeeeeeeeee!!
It is exactly 4 months after our 1st appointment :))

However, i have got a workshop to handle on 18th May so i’ve just called HDB to reschedule within the week itself. Now waiting for them to call back and confirm.

I am mad happy and i can’t wait to get the house stuffs settled!

Kitchen Projects, Musings of a Bride

Sarinah Hen Party

Dyan

Nari semangat aku update blog. Macam tengah mood malas nak buat kerja after the long weekend and to be fair, i work my ass off last week. lol. excuses!

Last saturday was Sarinah’s Hen Party.

Guess what we did? A baking class!
Cos the bride is a noob when it comes to cooking or baking.
So ni kira crash course ah sebelum dia kahwin.

We engaged Kak Izah to hold the Baking Class for us and we managed to do our very own Cupcake Bouquet. It was a great fun, laughing about the stupid things we do and being oh so competitive with each other (cos we were split into 2 groups).

Everyone was decked out in Turquoise and we even had a simple veil for Sar.

All the ingredients were provided for so we only have to show up with our aprons.
It was a hands-on session and we got to do everything from scratch. From the measuring to the decorating process.

Kak izah was very helpful in entertaining our enquiries cos to be honest, out of the 6 of us, only me and Has bakes. The others don’t bake at all.

Coincidentally, the three of us have the same aprons, in different colours.
(Hidup Daiso!)

And the three of them, coincidentally were in Checkered Aprons.
So we automatically form our group of threes.

Our chocolate moist cupcake.

Vanilla Cupcakes

While waiting for the cakes to bake, we prepared Roti Kirai for lunch.
Here’s our “Burberry-style” Roti Kirai. lol

Our naked cupcake bouquet.

All of our naked cupcakes which looks like Mushrooms. lol

My pink frosting!

My cupcake bouquet!

Dengan muka berminyak, rambut serabai, setelah sehari berkerja keras.

Everyone’s cupcake bouquet. Such a pretty sight!

Group picture! That’s the bride in between.

15 years of friendship and still standing strong. I love these girls like sisters.

1 more Hen Party to go, and yes i’m talking about mine! lol

Musings of a Bride, The Card Maison

Who to invite?

Dyan

Click image to enlarge

I saw this somewhere, can’t remember where and i thought it’ll be cool to share!

I think i’ll be facing the very same problem i have always warn my clients about.
I have too many people to invite but i shall be disciplined and just invite those that really matter.

On another note, i can’t wait to see my own wedding card and how it’ll turn out.

DIY Project, Musings of a Bride, Our Shoebox

Tak lama lagi! Yahoooooo

Dyan

Last week, i received a letter from HDB with regards to my AHG.
It’s approved! *happy dance*

We got a grant of $25,000. May not be as much as the $40,000 but still?
$25,000 is a big deal to us and probably can cover at least 1 year of HDB loan. i think lah.

This morning, tangan gatal, check CPF account and *ka-ching* the grant is already deposited into our CPF Account. 🙂

So now with our HLE and AHG approved, i excitedly called our HDB Officer to arrange for the deferment of our Marriage Certificate.

I’ve emailed her all the receipts this morning and hopefully everything is in order.
Will probably call and ‘hound’ them again later this week.

The customer service officer said i should be able to either:

  • receive the Appointment Letter and collect the keys by this month OR
  • receive the Appontment Letter late this month and collect my keys next month.

Either way, i’m fine with it. As long as i know everything is in order already.

I’m mad excited about this. I have been waiting for the house for so long and i can’t wait to build our love nest slowly. I know it’s not gonna be a smooth-sailing ride for sure. But Insyaallah, we’ll make it through.

I also managed to finish off 90% of my Bunga Rampai holder.
I’m gonna go over to Arab Street on Thursday and buy some small pearl beads to complete the look and i’ll show you guys k.

My next project will be the Bunga Pahar. I am thinking of DIY-ing it myself.
Details and pictures only if i manage to do a decent one.

If not, off to JB i go and buy the 50pcs for RM$30.00 one aje. lol

My bantal hantaran sampai sekarang macam gitu jugak, but my mom promised to help me with it, so i’m somehow safe.

As of today, i’m left with 164 days before the wedding and to be honest, i’m moving really really slow. lol

Musings of a Bride, Our Shoebox

The Marriage Course

Dyan

Oh, hello!

How long has it been since i last blogged? Been really busy with work and stuffs and couldn’t find time to blog.

I have just completed my Marriage Preparation Course by the way.

The class that i went to, was really really small. Only 5 couples.
While it was really mostly common sense topics, i particularly like the Finance topic covered by the Facilitator.

We were told to get in groups and given a scenario of a typical family and to list down the budget.

Oh my. Belanja rumah macam apa. Belanja untuk 2 kids je boleh dalam $500 – $800 per month.

The boy initially wanted 3 kids.  I wanted two.
After that discussion, i still insisted on two kids.
He still insist we should have at least three. God bless me.

Thank God the session was only 9.00am to 4.00pm only instead of 6.00pm as the cut the tea breaks short.

The boy and me had fun though, jotting down things we want for our family and how our vision is actually similar. Alhamdulilah.

Now, i can’t wait for 19th May cos we’ll be able to book our kadi on that day.

As for my other wedding DIY, i’ll probably start doing them actively in May since i’ll be clearing my leave on that month.

and oh.. on a random note, Great Singapore Sale starts on 27th May 2011!

I am still waiting patiently for HDB to approve our AHG. They are seriously getting on my nerves. They told me it will take one month, but it’s coming to two months already and still no news.

The reassuring part is, when i go to Forums, some of them are still waiting for their keys too.

I have got lotsa things to update actually. Will do so when i’m free! 🙂