I WISH FOR A SMALL-BEAUTIFUL WEDDING

if there's no restriction,

no self-claimed-adat-wajib----

i wish to have a small-beautiful wedding.

how i wish.

lepas nikah, balik rumah.

pegi laman rumah.

deco---pretty things but no too elaborate.

just me and groom.

his family of 5, and my family of 6.

my two nephews.

that's it.

seriously, like only the 13 of us.

probably 3-4 bestfriends dressing up pretty---

without having to susah2 angkat dulang berat fresh flowers.

hurmmmm

tak salah kan?

takde undang2 kata takboleh.

undang-undang yang ada, undang2 manusia.

undang-undang yang kita buat.

tapi dah jadi lumrah---

if buat macam ni ada yang merajuk tak diajak.

ada yang mengumpat kata emergency.

ada yang mengata kata kedekut.

kenapa lah....

how i wish~

look:--

how i wish....

THE VOTED CINCIN!

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**tiada harga tepat berkenaan cincin saya**


Huhu sorry, tak boleh upload gambar lagi.
Tunggu my big day naaaaa.
Cincin I biasa-biasa je.
Anyway, my ring adalah hasil ciptaan sendiri.
Wahhhhh dengar mcm meletops je kan?


I'm obsess reading the 4C.
And I have a classic specific mounting/casing in mind.
A minimalist-- saya suka solitaire tanpa batu kiri-kanan.
I believe, plain band makes the stone stand out better.
But bukan yang pipih sgt, sbb nanti mak mertua lambung, ringan melayang pulak.bising.
Bila ada batu kiri kanan exclusivity solitaire yang seketul tu dah gone.
Just my 2cents.


So, where I bought my diamond?
Ok, mmg sukar dipercayai coz this jeweller is not really my favourite pun.
But mum is a regular customer tho.
It's HABIB. Ya, habib je bukan tiffany&co pun.
Saya tak beli hearts on fire, saya beli GIA cert diamond.
my mum senyum, mak mertua pun senyum.
Sebab mak-mak mmg suka habib, kan?


Haha kalau pi kedai dia, 0.3ct pun rm4k kan?
However, kena igt GIA tetap GIA.
Buat apa beli mahal2 sedangkan kedai lain boleh offer 0.3ct for only 2k.
Habib punya GIA diamond jgnlah beli hari2 biasa.
Overprice!



Tapi syukur, saya sangat bernasib baik.
I went to habib fair at midvalley on Valentine's Day.
gatal2 pi tengok.



Waktu tu, tgk 0.4ct++ around rm7k (plus minus) macamtu.
(Diamond je tu,without ring lagi. Sentaplah kan sbb sblm ni dah janji pada diri takmo beli cincin rm8k dah...)
Skali tgh sembang2, suddenly SA tu ckp "harga promo..."
I was like, "ada harga promo ek?, igtkan yang dah dkt price tag"
Pastu dia calculate dia cakap, u punye RM*toot*?
Aku mcm terkejut! Almost half price dari tag price.
So dgn senyuman besar I pujuk my fiance waktu makan dkt alexis.
Fiance ckp boleh, but lepas ni dia takmo dah I dok jenguk kedai sana-sini pastu sakit hati if ada murah.
Surprise!!! Dia setuju beli.
I yang tengah teruja terus promise! Hehe



So we bought the diamond :)
SA kemudian keluarkan one huge box for me to pilih casing.
Hurmmmm walaupun dipujuk, tetap tak berjaya.
I ni spesis degil;-- I want what I want.
Walaupun offer dia sgt memberangsangkan.
Casing plain yang nipis rm350 je ok?
Yang ada batu kiri-kanan pun jadi rm890 je ok?
Yang berat tapi plain seperti yg I mahu rm870.cuma kakinya tidak seperti yang I nak.
So, I pun tak tergoda, I walked away with my loose diamond.
Sampai rumah taktau nak simpan macamana! Takut hilang batu secotet ituuuuu.



Maka usaha cari casing terus diadakan termasuk jeweller jenama lain.
Ada saya jumpa di wah chan tapi quote saya sampai rm1100.
Bila I ckp habib quote 800 sumthing dia kata "itu promo maaa"
So, jgn haraplah I beli 18k at rm1k!
I pegi tomei,d&p, love&co, my diamond, smue la :)
Hahah yang lawak tu, d&p lagi verangan.
Platinum I fahamlah dia charge rm3.6k for the band.
Tiba2 casing white gold dia feeling quote rm2.5k!!
Hahaha dia taktau I sudah tau average price kot.
So jgn pi d&p! (Beli casing, mcm beli cincin siap with ccommercial stone)
Tapi if korang byk disposable income, silakan.



So, akhirnya?
At last I jumpa!!!
Dkt mana? Habib, curve!
Pelik kan? Lain outlet lain casing rupanya.
So rezeki I, design yang I nak sebijik tu mmg ada dkt curve hahaha
Not much of a deisgn pun, cincin I plain je.
Cuma kaki cincin tu yang penting + ring tebal n berat.
With all my heart, ecccehhhh, I pun bg diamond I kat dia, a few days later :)
Hati rasa gembira. Syukur.



See, moral of the story, go hunt for ur dream ring!
Saya dapat yang saya love dgn harga yang sederhana dan mengelakkan pembaziran.
It's not necessary to buy readymade ring.
Jgn dlm hati berkata "lebih kurangla" atau "boleh lah kot" no-no-no!!
Biar dalam hati u berkata "this is my perfect ring!" :)
With the same carat size + ring weight, GIA diamond readymade ring yang I recce, tanya-tanya paling murah RM6200.paling mahal? Yang international brand.Tepuk dahi!
I got it for a satisfying price. Syukur.


Hati gembira dpt cincin idaman tanpa membakar poket fiance.
I'm now a proud fiance.
A proud going to be wife.
I'm blessed.
Alhamdulillah.



Ps: SA ckp nanti ada lagi Habib fair di Alamanda bulan June tak silap I. Grab your favourite-value buy GIA there! Go get it girls!

SOMALILAND, AFRICA

view from up above

the airport

sand, trees and the nomads. wonder if it rains?

man & the donkey, water supply for his family

berhimpit atas lori di bawah panas terik matahari just to get water from nearest town

jual ladies innerwear tepi jalan for a living

Malaysia delegates & The First Lady of Somaliland

Somaliland has no bank. Duit berlonggok tepi jalan for money exchange and other transaction.


2days to go! lama betul kat sini.
Anyhow, have u heard of Somaliland?
Somaliland is not Somalia... last time it was---however since 1991, it stands on its own.
as a country, seriously... there's a lot to do.
the country is very poor.
one city to another is far far away... almost building-less along the journey
70% of Somalilanders are jobless;- even the graduates.
the airport is a size of a terrace house (the terminal)
landasan pun hasil tinggalan penjajah...

surrounded by desert, it took 3 hours for us to reach the capital, Hargeisa.
3 hours journey, on our left n right--- small-dry trees, sand, nomads,that's all...
no building, what more tall buildings (the tallest building pun, 4storey itupon dekat bandar)
budak2 lari-lari dalam keadaan berpasir tu, even berjalan for hours to get from a city to another since not everyone owns a car. or else bersempit naik lori.
sedih.

and imagine, average family , income sehari---- USD1 (5500 somaliland shilling) = USD30 per month = around RM100 a month. kesian kan?
anyway, it's surprising that most of the ministers in Somaliland are overseas graduates.
But most of them migrated when they were kids.
a few however, came back to contribute.

had good chat with them. they're very very knowledgable.

I even had the chance for a one-on-one interview with Somaliland's First Lady.

anyway, back to kisah rakyat....

kadang2 tengok rakyat dia, sebak rasanya. nak nangis pun ada.
to us, the visitors, keadaan mmg menyayat hati but to them its normal.... seriously.
Somaliland is a 100% Muslim country.
They have faith in Allah Swt.

They really really do.
kehidupan yang ada bagi mereka sudah memadai.
hampir semua rakyatnya tidak pernah keluar dari benua afrika.
maka ibarat semut, mereka tak pernah tahu apa yang ada di seberang laut...
tiada istilah hidup mewah kerana kemewahan pun tidak pernah terbayang.

this is such a great experience for me tho.
and somewhat , i realize how lucky we are to have Malaysia as our country.
we should be thankful.
sekarang baru sedar diri, takmo bazir for my wedding... seriously.

LEAVING ON A JETPLANE

To Dubai and Africa, 26th Feb-7th March... Stay put if I don't blog.. Jangan lupakan saya k? Doa keselematan saya. Anything urgent, mail me whpisy@yahoo.com insyaAllah if tak busy I reply. Love,love and lotsa love!

TOP 5 MAKE-UP ARTIST! (WEDDING)

my personal pick, SUE CANTIK! mobile:019-2742947

for smokey eyes, AYANGKAMELL! mobile: 012-2723975

for flawless skin, SAIDATUL NISA! mobile:019-313 8246


for modern touch, TIAR ZAINAL! mobile: 013-628 4835

and the last one......

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MissX!

hahahah kidding! mmg suke make-up...diri sendiri je. *mata lebam tak letak concelar* ;p

so who do you have in mind?

probably the 5th make-up artist yang i belum namakan?

do share with me!

.who, why and how to contact him/her.

love and lotsa love!

MY VALENTINE'S? :)

hello hello!
lupa nak cerita how i celebrated my v-day.
it's merely a celebration at heart and my own definition of my valentineS.
so, no offense.

Anyway, i celebrated my 2011 v-day with both boyfriends of mine.
boyfriend besar and boyfriend kecik.
this year, we masak ondeh-ondeh buah melaka.
yerp! just the 3 of us.
my beloved nephew, aqidd and my soon to be hubby.
it was fun layan kerenah aqidd, very cheeky!
sumpah comel pls! :)

si aqidd sift the flour, his version

(jam BEN10 tetap tak tanggal)

i masukkan campuran air pandan+kapur+garam in the flour, then uli

dah masukkan gula melaka, campak dalam air rebus menggelegak.

yang dah terapung boleh angkat.

aqidd gulingkan the ondeh-ondeh dalam kelapa parut muda

macam ni :)

erk.... aqidd quietly masukkan his mentah ondeh-ondeh dalam mangkuk kelapa parut! erk.... caught red handed!

my love and ondeh-ondeh.

gula melaka sampai ke hidung :)

Encik Fiance jadi photographer so takde gambar dia.

thank you.

girls, u can do it too!

think of home project with your love ones, it's gonna be super fun!

*pssst saya di surprisekan dengan cincin idaman pada hari sama, and the diamond, voted by bloggers. C. thank you so muchhhhh,ladies!*

--spread the love--

RIZMAN RUZAINI WEDDINGS

mahu yang ini??

yang ini???

atau yang ini???

Fuhhhhhh mmg rambang mata!

Raikan cinta anda dengan Rizman Ruzaini!

The best duo designer in Malaysia is having a massive promo for made-to-measure dresses.
Remember my kain tunang yang meleret itew? Yang saya sedang membuat kajian ke atasnya itu? Hehe Ramai yang e-mail tanya pasal kain tu sejak entry tu ditulis termasuk yang sehingga hari ini e-mail bertanyakan harga yang Rizman Ruzaini letakkan; takut nak bertanya terus kepada RR kata sebahagian daripada anda.Trust me, dengan nama gah yang telah mencantikkan semua wanita dari pelbagai latar belakang,harga mereka masih di kadar reasonable. SERIOUSLY.

Don't get me wrong, it's not cheap either but WORTH IT. If tak banyak songeh, nak simple baju ala-kurung modern with simple applique work, murahlah sikit. If banyak songeh, banyak jugalah ongkosnya.. Hehe Jika mahu RR sediakan kain, kenalah bincang dengan mereka coz mereka sediakan kain dari jenis terbaik untuk uols.

Ada satu ketika Rizman Ruzaini diam, blog mereka juga tidak di update.The fact that mereka ke London untuk mendalami ilmu fashion kerana dapat present melalui abpbh.
Now they make a comeback! Balik Malaysia with fresh new ideas; bukan sahaja untuk celebrities but for all of us yang akan bergelar bride :) tidak lagi hanya design tradisi overrated, mereka kembali dengan design va va voom meganya! Sila lihat dress pink perkahwinan ayu raudhah. Gorgeous!

Another thing, Rizman in person sangat baik,lemah-lembut dan ramah. Janganlah takut2 berkongsi idea. Di mana dia berdiri sekarang, saya percaya dia tidak pernah dan tidak akan lupa diri. There's no discrimination; takdela seperti ada hadek2 yang fitnah rr kekwat dan sebagainya. Hakikatnya, hadek2 sebegitu nak cantas jadi designer dct tapi tak berjaya. Ooops. Honestly, every designer bermula dari bawah, rizman juga tak terkecuali. Cuma, apa yang membezakan naiknya seorang designer ialah PR skill, janji yang dipegang teguh dan positive attitude!

Dengan rizman, anda takkan mendapat pengalaman baju lambat siap, time nak bersanding tak sudah2 jahit finishing, baju salah buat... Tidak sama sekali. If diorang busy pun, rizman akan terus terang bila tarikh sesuai buat appointment. RR professional enough I would say.

To RizmanRuzaini, keep up the good work! Sentiasa ingat bila berdiri, jangan mendongak sehingga ke langit. Bila duduk, jangan rendah daripada tanah. U're doing good, and keep it up so u'll stay focus in fashion industry.

To bride-to-be cepat tempah baju kahwin anda dengan mereka! If takut nak call or sms, mail them! yuyu kata jgn takut bertanya, tak payah bayar pun bertanya... Hehe :)

Mail them at: rizman_ruzaini@yahoo.com



Love,
MissX