24072010 - I'm Officially a wife!!!

Alhamdulillah akhirnya selamat menjadi wife kepada Muhammad Nur Hatta Abdullah after all the ups and downs that we faced & encountered... Even though we've only known each other for quite a short time (less than 4 years), but it all worked out and I'm so happy that no words can describe what I'm feeling... Alhamdulillah...

Anyways, I love my make up & wedding dress - I wore silver and white songket with lace, Hata wore baju melayu with songket blazer and trousers... Mama asyik puji je on that day *flattered*.. And yes, I do looked different (in a very good way)... BTW, you can also view some of my pics during nikah here. And saye sngt suka pelamin saya, suke sangat sangat sangat - it was exactly what I wanted (cantik kan?).. Thanks Kak Zaifie from Zaifie Zainal Creations.

Told you my pelamin is beautiful...

Look at yayang's face of relived :)

With the pengapits - Farid & Adek

With my dearest RPIans friends - Jajan, Nawaal, Ija & Julie

With Papa & Mama

With my family - Adek, Abang Bong, Papa, Mama, Abg Sani, Along, Agilahfifi

Anyways kudos to all below. It was nice working with each of you and thank you for making my wedding day one of the happiest day in my life.
1. Photographer - Kak Wati from KrulMATRIC Photography & Videography
2. Videographer - Afiq from Cahaya Lensa Kreatif
3. Cupcakes for Hantaran - Kak Nina
4. Catering - Haji Hassan
5. DJ Burn (suara DJ ni mmg sedap!!!)
6. Hantaran - Dato' Asiah
7. Wedding Card - KHR Wedding Card
8. Door Gift - Durian Kahwin

I would also want to thank mama and papa (trust me they are the busiest person weeks before and during my wedding.. thank you mama papa..), my siblings - Along, Abang Bong, Adek & Agilahfifi for helping out with the inai, door gifts, pasang signage and many more, my uncles, aunties and cousins yang tolong the night before and on the day itself... What would I do without the help from you guys. THANK YOU!!!~

***bermulalah hidup saya sebagai seorang isteri yang solehah, Insya Allah :)

Wedding Card!!! You are Invited 24th July 2010

Finally my wedding card is ready a week ago!!! Please feel free to email me your full name & address for invitation in case you haven't received yet from me :)

Iki's Wedding @ Cyberjaya 13062010

DATE: 13th June 2010

Place: MMU, Cyberjaya

Iki's Wedding @ Kota Bharu 050610

I went to Kota Bharu, Kelantan last Friday (04/06/2010) for my cousin’s (Iki) wedding. It was a really long drive. To cut it short, we pushed off at around 7.30 a.m. and reached the service apartment at 7.00 p.m. (fuh, cramp kaki & buntut). Owh, we stayed at Pelangi Mall Condominium. It has four bedrooms & 3 bathrooms. All rooms are furnished, including the living hall & kitchen. The best thing is that Pasar Siti Khadijah is only around 10 minutes walking distance & 5 minutes drive, cool huh?

Since we arrived late & everyone was tired of the journey, we ate dinner at the restaurants below the apartment. Quite affordable and food was OK. Next morning, we shopped at Pasar Siti Khadijah from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m (sangat kebulur by 2 p.m.). Mama bought bekas paha, telekung, tudung; adek bought tudungs; I bought sampin for Hatta & his dad, telekung and tudung (yes, i bought tudung hehehe). Price was so cheap coz my aunt knew a few of the shop owners there, so we got 'special price and discounts'. :) We bought nasi & lauk at this nice place near masjid (ala2 tempat kraftangan) - I forgot the name..

Later that evening around 6, my aunt & uncle (Iki's parents) brougt us to PCB (Pantai Cahaya Bulan, not Cinta Berahi yer..). Well, the beach was not so nice anymore coz dah tambak2... I was quite frustrated. And the food there was so expensive. We were expecting something like ikan bakar, but there were only fish ball goreng tepung, udang goreng tepung, ikan keli gorent tepung, hot dog goreng tepung, basically everything is goreng tepung.. Frust frust frust...

Iki's solemnization was supposed to be on Saturday, 05/06/2010 at 9 p.m., but the Tok Kadi had an urgent matter and the ceremony was postponed to 10 p.m. I tell u, Iki was so nervous. But alhamdulillah everything went well with only satu lafaz nikah (hopefully Hatta will be calm and sekali lafaz je hehehe, ameen). After that we were served with Nasi Dagang!!! DELICIOUS (although it was already 10.45 p.m!!!)

Next day (Sunday) was the walimatulurus at 2 p.m.. Iki and Ruby both looked handsome and beautiful in gold songket. In Kelantan, they don't have Majlis Merenjis, but they have Majlis Bersalaman whereby the uncles, aunties, siblings & parents will salam and kiss the bride & bridegroom. Owh, on that day we ate Nasi Minyak. Lauk sedap and there were a few on Kelantan desert and kuih muih (most of it are sweet). We pushed off to KL at around 4.30 p.m.; I stayed awake during the journey back home via Gua Musang - don't think that there's a need to explain why...

Reached home at around 12 midnight - Alhamdulillah... And again congrates to Iki & Ruby~

A Trip to Nilai 3

Good Morning/Afternoon...

Me & Hatta spent almost 5 hours of walking at Nilai 3 yesterday (exercise, jangan x exercise)... Honestly tempat dier sngt panas and recommended to drive and shop, instead of walking kes kes kes... Choices and varieties of items tu not bad lah if you are looking for barang2 perkahwinan (door gifts, hantaran, bunga telur etc), kain, carpets (especially!!!) & perabot jati... Harga depends on how good you are in tawar-menawar (luckily I have Hatta)...

You have to go to a few shops first to compare prices before you decide to buy... For example, the big ThankQ shop doesn't necessary give you the cheapest price :), believe me.. Anyways, in the end we managed to purchase 700 of paper bags, 100 door gifts each for VIP, close friends & family members, and sabun telur for my bunga telur (ada sedikit perasaan regret coz I didn't get the best price, xpe lah redha...)

I'm happy with my kotak door gift for VIP, price range @ Nilai 3 that we got were as low as RM 1 to RM 1.60.. When I searched online, it was even more expensive - RM 1.70 to RM 2.00. Mama didn't quite like it (sob sob) but since my other door gifts for the guests are ala-ala kraftangan, I want the similar for the VIPs too... :) :) :)


Hatta was also pleased with the paper bags & door gifts for VIP (especially the paper bags, he was smiling all the way from the shop to the car hehe~)... The paper bag was a tall one (height = +- 13 inches, ), the design was nice & we got it for 50 sen (price from tauke), mula2 the staff gave us 70 sen.. Then we walked around usha other shops kononnye, but went back coz other shops xde the tall paper bag... But lucky for us, tauke tu kata "Itu I kasi you special price la 5 ringgit for 10 paper bags".. We were like "OMG!!!" and terus beli... :) :) :)

Oleh kerana x lunch & bfast (we only ate a bar of choc), we went straight to SABA', Cyberjaya to eat the delicous Lamb Hanith for lunch/dinner... Burrppp!!!~ ...alhamdulillah...

Jakarta & Bandung Trip

Just to share with you that I went to Jakarta & Bandung (4 days & 3 nights) earlier this month to shop for my wedding preparation. Believe it or not, this is actually my first trip outside of Malaysia since I came back from US (HEHE).. Anyways, we only managed to Tanah Abang, Jakarta Pusat coz we have only 1 day at Jakarta.. OMG, sngt2 rambang mata tgk kain and the prices the were so cheap compared to Malaysia... Thank God ade 2 org kawan to remind me jgn divert ke benda lain... Personally, Jakarta Pusat's area is a bit scary if you are going for a girls-only trip - too many people, endless traffic jammed and choose your budget hotel carefully...

Bandung, on the other side is very harmony, not as jammed packed as Jakarta and people there are much much nicer... Place to look forward - Pasar Baru, Factory Outlets (FO), Rumah Mode, Toko 3.. Owh yes before lupe, it's best if you can get a Supir during your stay in Bandung & Jakarta... Sangat2 membantu in terms of travelling, going to places of interest & tawar menawar harga with the locals...

I went to Jakarta and Bandung with only one small back pack of x smpai 2 kg; went back to Malaysia with 1 large luggage bag & 1 bag full of kains (both checked in = 30++ kg), 1 carry on luggage & 1 bag pack... Cool huh?

My aim is to go there again next year with hubby :)

**PS: thanks to watie, i now know that you guys can't comment on my blog post.. But yeay, managed to resolved that!!! :)

House Hunting - Part 1

Finding the right house is not as easy as we thought (or maybe as I thought). We've been looking at 'Lelong Houses', ads @ http://www.mudah.my/  and many more. Lots of numerous visits to houses for sale but none grabbed my heart *sigh*. Basically we are looking for houses around Puncak Jalil coz it's still affordable and the price is not ridiculous for a 2 storey terrace house. The downside of Puncak Jalil is the condition of the road (haiyoo every month kena buat alignment & balancing utk JJW, hehe...) Given only 2 months left before we get married, I'm pretty sure that time will be an issue if we want to buy 'Lelong House'. Yup, don't think that 2 months is enough to go through the long process.

So, question is should we just rent first? Agak kurang berkenan untuk rent sebenarnye... I want a house which has/is

1. enough space for me to do gardening
2. living room & car porch yg luas (apartment is a no no)
3. nearby the main road (senang nak g kerja or anywhere else)
4. reasonable kitchen space (as I'm sure I'll be doing a lot of cooking & baking)
5. bathroom yang agak besar for master bedroom (most of the houses we saw, bathroom mcm sekangkang kera je, sob...)
6. kedai, Giant/TESCO, school, gas station, clinic within 1-2 km driving distance from the house.

I don't have preferences whether it's a one, 2 or 21/2 storey(s) house as long as ada ciri2 di atas. Wish us all the best in finding one... TBC~

Today's Highlights

1. Baju Nikah selamat ditempah pagi2 after finished meeting with client. Thanks Lily for recommending her tailor = SO VERY HAPPY


2. Got to know that Hatta was positive H1N1 later in the evening = WORRIED SICK, SAD, SAD, SAD, SAD......... I want to share this article from Harian Metro about a teacher who passed away due to H1N1 on Teacher's Day. Her symptoms were similar to Hatta's. Luckily Hatta will only be quarantined in his house
   

   "Only 10% of influenza A(H1N1) infection require admission. The two most common reasons for admission are pneumonia and dehydration.
   Mild cases of Influenza-like illness do not need admission and no investigations are needed." -MOH

   (please please please take it seriously when u are down with fever & headache.)

*PS: Get well soon yayang & semoga dijauhkan daripada perkara yg tidak diingini. Ameen.

From Hatta: Dont worry sayang.. Doctor said that i'm now getting better. Need to finish the medicine (Tamiflu Antiviral) and self-quarantine until next follow-up (either Saturday or next Monday). Ni dia picture Antiviral tu:

Wedding Checklist!!!

Finally I managed to make and compile a checklist (based on a few online wedding checklists).  
Sebelum Bernikah
1. Kursus Perkahwinan
2. Isi borang
3. Surat Akuan Bujang (Hatta)
4. Ujian HIV
5. Book Tok Kadi, date and time untuk nikah
6. Saksi
7. Spa & Urut2 >.<
8. Spoke person from Elle's and Hatta's side during nikah
9. Sign Board (Hatta & Elle)

NIKAH
1. Catering (Nikah)
    a. Khemah
    b. Food
2. Upah Tok Kadi
3. Documents
4. Baju Nikah & Make Up
5. Bantal Nikah
6. PA System
7. Photography
8. Videography

KENDURI PENGANTIN PEREMPUAN (Elle)
1. Theme
2. Catering (Nikah & Sanding)
    a. Khemah
    b. Meja Pengantin
    c. Pintu Gerbang
    d. Lauk pengantin
3. Kad Kahwin & Number of guests
4. Pelamin, Baju Sanding, bunga tangan, bekas merenjis & payung
5. Bunga rampai
6. Bunga Rozet
7. Hiburan
    a. Kompang
    b. Silat
    c. PA System & DJ
8. Fotography
9. Videography
10. Bilik Tidur Pengantin
11. Door Gift
    a. Guests (Adults & Kids)
    b. VIP Guests
12. Bunga Telur
13. Baju for family members
14. Accomodation for rombongan lelaki
    a. Hotel/Rumah
    b. Transportation
15. Inai untuk tangan & kaki
16. Hantaran untuk Hatta
    a. Perfume Set
    b. Al-Quran & Sejadah
    c. Handphone
    d. Halwa
    e. Kasut
    f. Jam Tangan
    g. T-Shirt & Jeans
    h. Sirih Junjung
    i. Cupcakes
17. Plastic Bag to pack extra lauk

KENDURI PENGANTIN LELAKI (Hatta)
1. Theme
2. Khemah
3. Meja Pengantin
4. Lauk pengantin
5. Baju Pengantin & Make up
6. Pelamin
7. Kad Kahwin & Number of guests
8. Hiburan
    a. Kompang
    b. Silat
    d. Marhaban/Zanji
    c. PA System & DJ
9. Fotograqphy
10. Bilik Tidur Pengantin
11. Door Gift
    a. Guests (Adults & Kids)
    b. VIP Guests
12. Bunga Telur
13. Baju for family members
14. Accomodation for rombongan perempuan
15. Hantaran untuk Elle
    a. Perfume Set
    b. Al-Quran & Telekung
    c. Sirih Junjung
    d. Gelang, rantai & Mas Kahwin
    e. Camera
    f. Handbag
    g. Jam Tangan
16. Plastic Bag to pack extra lauk

HONEYMOON
1. Location
2. Date
3. Accomodation & flight

Repsol & Watie's Wedding @ Simpang Renggam (25th April 2010)

Our first time going to kenduri as 'fiance' hik hik hik. I got pretty excited. Anyways, Hatta woke me up at 7 a.m. and he picked me up at around 8.30 a.m. Unfortunately, he had forgotten to bring along the camera so terpaksa patah balek to his house. We had breakfast at a mamak stall nearby his house. Sedap la jugak.. :)

Thank god the journey was smooth, did not encounter any accidents on the way (Alhamdulillah). We stopped at R&R Machap coz I need to change into my baju kurung (maklum lah baju batik - if i wore it since in KL, it will turned out like spring toing toing by the time I reached Repsol's wedding hehe.)

Anyways, the house was not that hard to find (nasib baik je actually). We reached around 2 p.m. and terus makan coz lapar giler dah hehehe.
After makan, I was busy showing my engagement ring to my schoolmates, while Hatta was snapping pics of the kenduri. Pengantins sampai around 3 something. After taking pictures with Watie and Repsol (amik berkat OK), we push off to KL (@ around 3.30 p.m.)

Of coz we reached KL @ 10 p.m. disebabkan oleh Ayer Hitam... we were there until 7.30 p.m. and spent around 600 ringgit (bole x?)

Anyways, again congratulations to Watie & Repsol. Semoga diberkati Allah~

Finally, pengantin sampai ..

silat beb!

Repsol with his family

Kelab Kompang Kg. Chokro

Acara 'ambik berkat' ;)