The Wedding Invitation

When you are planning for something, time flies so fast. Before you realize, you event is coming closer than you think. Although you are excited about the event, you also need to rush for everything single thing that need to be taken care of. Seriously banyak benda okay...

The one thing that need to have during a wedding is invitation cards. I don't know if people have invitation card for akad nikah, but I have. I think it's quite important since open house pun ada invitation card, ni kan pulak your own wedding. In a wedding, akad nikah is the main part while reception is the second part of it. I mean akad nikah la when you are officially married.

My idea of perfect akad nikah invitation card would be just a piece of card, something like a postcard. Anything fancier than that considered too much for akad nikah. And for me, it shouldn't have map to my house. Because if you don't know how to come to my house, you are definitely not in the list of 'families, neighbours & very close friends'. So the purpose of the invitation card is to tell when is the event. Other than that, they should know about it already.

So I went hunting for my 'perfect' akad nikah invitation card. Apparently there are not many card that like a postcard kind of thing. Then I found this wedding card in Bangi that has the card of my criteria. But, (there's always has but) for 100 pieces or less, they quote me RM2.60 and if 500 pieces and above, they quote me RM1. WTH? And I don't think the card worth RM2.60. If RM1, yes la.

Then suddenly I have an idea (actually, it was that shop's idea. hehe). Why don't I make my own card? Since I love this paper craft thingie. I asked uncle google for idea and finally I discovered that if we print on vellum paper, we can save a lot of ink. Vellum paper is a thin paper that look like tracing paper. So when you print, you can set your printer to draft mode and faster printing mode (it will use less ink). Since it's thin paper, it takes longer time if you use normal mode, but if you change the mode, it will dry faster.

But I couldn't find vellum paper since the uncle google said that vellum paper can be found in Jalan Pasar or near that and I don't have time to go there, so I just bought tracing paper. It's cheaper and I think it works as good as vellum paper. (when I compare la).

Then I bought other materials to make my card & envelope. At the same time, Zainal helped me as my pemotong kertas and voila! my cards is finished (actually I got few cards to go). I make 100 of them and this is exclusively for those who are invited to my akad nikah. The best part of printing of your own wedding invitation is, you got to print for invitees name on the card, making it very personal. And you can choice your own font. Not like the usual font you always find on wedding invitations. Hehe...

Anyway, this is my card...

My precious akad nikah invitation

And this cutie envelope...

The best part of this, it costs around RM0.60 only per card!

So anybody wants to order from me? (this could be my part time business... hehe)

Renewing passport

Today I renew my passport. What's so exciting about renewing your passport? Nothing except the fact that you have diarrhea and you cannot go to toilet as the Immigration Office has this loud and clear notice saying 'Nombor yang terlepas tidak akan dipanggil semula'. Waaa.... Only God knows how torturing that situation. Lucky I have my photo taken ages ago. If I have to take my picture this morning, for next 5 years, I have to look at my muka-tahan-berak in the passport every time I go overseas.

The worst part was that there are 34 people in front of me before my turn. After failing to force me to go to toilet by shitting, my body resorted to next stage, feeling like vomiting. For some time I hold that vomiting feeling and finally my body give final ultimatum, feeling like going to pass out, you know macam nak pitam punya rase. Yeay, I know how feeling-nak-pitam felt like coz I used to pitam few times during my schooling days. So THAT feeling was there when there were 2 numbers in front of me. I used my first aid knowledge that wasn't much by putting my head down between my legs to let the blood move around the brain. I felt better for awhile and then my number was called.

I have to act fine in front of the immigration officer and started asking weird question like is Bangkok safe to go or something like that. Haha. The process was like few minutes and I'm done. Well, not quite. I have to wait for another counter for payment. Then suddenly a woman called me and told me that one button of my blouse was terbuka. Wah.... malu giler!!!! Is that why the immigration officer was smiling at me? I thought they have actually follow their Cepat, Mesra & Tegas (is it correct? Ape2 la) motto. It must has opened when I was putting my head down.

After that I ran to the nearest toilet. Not that I was totally embarrassed and wanted to hide (I got the feeling not many people saw that) but just to make sure whatever that desperately need to go out just now, go out.

I come back in and surprised I was just 2 numbers away from my number. Just a few minutes, my number was called and that's it. The whole process was finished. Now I just wait for next 2 hours and the new passport is ready. But of course la kan in my current position I won't wait there for 2 hours. I might have multiple pitam there. Haha. Maybe I just pick it up on Monday.

In case you want to know (I know you don't care but I want to tell jugak) I'm going to Bangkok for some practical seminar that my ex-boss recommended me to go (now you see why I really really want to work under him?) on early December. I just find out last week that my passport just expired last month. That's explained the rushing to renew my passport.

Just a note, the whole process of making new passport is quite fast compare 5 years ago. Not bad la. I arrived there at 8.20am and around 9.45am, I was in my car going back home already. Just 1 advice: get ready with all documents required la... kalau tak, lambat jugak.

Ps: Sorry sayang, pasal this when-i-need-to-do-something-important-i-always-some-disease-at-that-moment-happen. I don't do it intentionally just to piss you off (I have other ways to do that. Hehe). =)

Pss: Do you realized that lately I always have diarrhea? What's wrong with my stomach? Become over sensitive now? Haiya.

Few happy days

Despite of the one big problem that been hanging around last week (that's explain the last post) I actually kind of happy this few days. (Is it because my boss was on leave for Deepavali? Hehe).

The happy day started last Thursday (the Deepavali holiday) when I was supposed to come to work just because a Thai engineer didn't realize that it was holiday in Malaysia and he came to give qualification to newly installed machine. I was forced, literally, to be presented there too. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depend which angle you are looking at) I was having diarrhea that morning. I was ready to go to office but I end up at the toilet the whole morning. In the afternoon I was okay and Zainal brought me jalan-jalan and lunch at Pak Lang. No need to work on public holiday. Phewww...

On Friday, I was having this crazy idea of going to KLCC just to meet Zainal where he's working part time there. Initially he was reluctant to let me come as I was planning to take Komuter & LRT to KLCC. But I was so determined to come and he finally agreed to let me come. I end up driving to KLCC despite not knowing the way to KLCC. Not bad kan. I personally love driving to unknown place. It 's like adventure, you have to be alert and every single turn you take, you learn about a new place. But when you ask me to drive to my usual route, I become malas giler.

Arriving at KLCC, I took the opportunity to buy few items for my do-it-yourself wedding invitation project. Exclusively for those who are invited to my majlis akad nikah later. I was so excited about this project because paper craft is my favourite. I used to make raya card every year to Zainal using different kind of things that I can find around my house; from box to coconut leaves. But this year I didn't do it coz maybe tired after working? Cheez... I'm turning to boring old woman. Haha.

Then at 8.30pm, Zainal asked me to come to KL Convention Centre to watch Chicago The Musical. He sneaked me inside and let me seat at the RM250 place. Wow... bila lagi nak merasa kan. This was the first time I watch Broadway musical theatre. It was really really good. I'm so impressed with them and it was very entertaining. Compare to Malaysia theatre, we a bit far behind. Not so much, but can be improved. (Cakap macam pengkritik seni pulak. Padahal ape pun tak tahu...hahahah). But I didn't watch till the end as I was so hungry and Zainal was going back after finishing his job at 10pm. That night, Sultan Perak and his cucuanda-cucuanda were there too. Basicly, I watched theatre with a King la. Hehe.

Saturday was nothing but was worried about Zainal going into the city as there was a demonstration by Bersih all over the place. He called me saying that he was stuck at LRT station since FRU wouldn't let them go out of that Masjid Jamek station. So he has to take train to Bandaraya and walked from there to KLCC. Pity him. Pity him again for terkena tempias gas pemedih mata dari polis when he wasn't one of the demonstration people. Mengusahkan betul la orang-orang ini.

Finally Sunday came and I have the news that I'm waiting for so long. And finally I'm going to announce it here. We are going to get married on 19 January 2008 / 10 Muharram 1429 H. It just a small akad nikah , just for families & neighbours. The kenduri maybe will be held in the middle of the year.

Suddenly I realized something. Gosh, there's a lot of things need to be done.... But I don't mind. And I can't wait! =)

I don't care anymore

Artist: Nathan Brubaker

I don't care anymore

I don't care to make it happen
I don't care if just to let it go

I just don't understand why it's so hard
I just don't understand what's wrong to be doing good

I don't care about your excuses
I don't care about your theories

The moment I want to do something good
World turn upside down as if I'm turning to devil

Or is it evil in the world is sought after than the goods?

I don't care anymore
If they refuse it, I'm doing my way
I'm staying this way
And let them have my sins.

I rather die of love than live without love

Nothing comes easy in this life. In search of happiness, we have to work hard to achieve it. Doesn't matter what happiness means to you - money, love or freedom, they don't come easily. One have to struggle and fight to gain it.

When the happiness you seek has finally achieved, it makes you realize how much it means to you. You won't simply loss what you already have and your appreciation towards it grow. But to get to the destination, sweats and tears become you best friend.

Who said love comes easily. The course of true love never did run smooth was indeed correct. We thought after years of courtship things would be easy. There would never be an easy route for every love. Love always is threaten by money and other people. Love always has to back off when these 2 have power.

But I know one thing. Nobody can take my love away from me. I will always fight for my love. I might be weak and easily bullied, but when somebody mess up with my love, I give a fight. I don't care who they are, but nothing going to keep me apart from my love. Even if I have to lose my face, I know being with someone you love is better than living with other's expectation.

If I won't give up, you won't give up too, right? I know we can make it until the last breath we take.