Wedding and more weddings

Early next month will start the fasting month of Ramadhan. This means the wedding season will take a pause for a while. 2008 has been the most wedding I've been. So today was the last wedding I had attended before Ramadhan.

Interestingly, today was one of the most memorable wedding. It's the wedding of Ain & Amri. Both of them I knew since secondary school. They have same love story like mine except for few details. Like us, they knew each other since secondary school but only in latter years they become a couple. Ain is one of my closest friend and I'm very happy for them.

What interesting about this wedding that the bride & groom arrived in boat. They made it at Taman Botani Putrajaya beside the lake. Personally I think it's a very beautiful venue. Even though it was a very hot afternoon, but the wind and trees made it bearable. The fun part was that at the end of the day, Ain threw her flower bouquet to us. It's supposed to be for only single girls but it seems that everybody wanted to catch it and all tak malu guys and married girls pun sibuk sibuk. And guess who catch that bouquet? Not me, silly. I'm married remember.

It's Zainal. Yes, my Zainal. My dearest husband.

Can you believe that? Do you think is his subconscious mind that he wanted to marry again? hahaha... okay that was very negative thinking. I know he loves me only, right sayang. Just because that flower dropped at you, you will get married right. But on the safer side, I've asked all the Al-Amin there to take care of him, if they see anything suspicious, please contact me ASAP. Haha... just kidding sayang... I trust you okay...

Okay, let's recap the weddings...

January:

Mas & Odie4/7 of these lovely ladies already married by now. FYI, all 7 were not yet married during this picture was taken.

Of course moi married in January also.

Then,

in May:

Nadhirah & Faka

in June

Faraha & Zul

For the first time I become a pengapit and I think it would be the last time.

in July

Syarah & her husband... for the first time I was not in any picture in this wedding.

Me & Zainal - the reception

Lisa & her husband... we have to go back by just after the bride & groom arrived. So no picture.

in August

Ain & Amri

Coming soon would be Hidayah in October.

While few Pharmaniaga friends like Ida, Niza, Sazani & Imran. (I only went to Niza, the others are quite far to go).

And also few engagements like Fadli, Liya & Mai.

Wow... the Subang girls really love 2008 right. So hopefully in 2009 & 2010 would be the guys turn.

Ps: If you see Zainal in anywhere with a girl with a radius of 0.1 m around him, please contact me ASAP kay.... hehe....

Till the end of our life... not till anak cucu

During my reception last month, I wanted to use the wedding guest book given by Suraya and Liyana during my akad nikah. But after long thinking, it wasn't the best idea coz 1) the main entrance might become congested due to people who's going to write in that book and 2) number of people who wrote might be less coz lazy to queue and wait. So I come out with this idea. I put a small card in each guest place and 2 pens in each table for them to write at their own time during the reception.

After the reception over, my family would collect all the card. Although we didn't get the same amount on the guest number, but the cards were almost 300 has been collected. I think there's no other wedding did this right? Hmm... as far as I've attended la.

The next day, we would read together. It was fun actually. Mostly the wish was usual 'semoga bahagia hingga anak cucu'. Some drew pictures, my cousins took this opportunity to show their talent in manga and promote themselves. Some give witty advices like ' let the wife makes big decisions and let the husband makes major decisions' and some others I can't remember. Some were shy to put their names and just said from Hamba Allah. Some table were so lazy, they combine the whole table name in one card. The proud RMC Old Puteras proudly put OP in front of their name. One of our friend even mention about the slide show I bermati-matian prepared and one would like to give Choki a girlfriend.

Ok, that's not my main point. The main point is why people like to say bahagia sampai anak cucu. Why anak cucu only? After that are they not happy anymore. I don't want that. I want sehingga akhir hayat. With today's medical advancement, human lives longer. Like my grandma, she still lives to see her cicit. That's why, when you pray (wishes is a kind of prayer from you) please say until end of their life.

Furthermore, nowadays, if you notice, divorce among couple who has been married for more than 20 years has risen. I don't know why but this is serious is my opinion. What happened if you have seen your parents being together for all your 25 years alive, and suddenly decided they don't happy and don't want to be together anymore. It's sad right. I couldn't imagine thing like that happen to me. That's why, I don't want bahagia sehingga anak cucu, but until the end of my life; either 85 years old or 45 years old, I don't care.

I always take people wishes seriously because their wishes are their prayer for us. If 40 people pray for our happiness, somehow Allah will granted the prayer right. What people said la. So imagine if 300 people wishes happiness until of your life, surely, God granted you love and happiness in your heart even in toughest moment of your life.

So since the wedding session is coming during this school holiday, please wish the newlyweds happiness with each other until the end of their life. 'Semoga jodoh berkekalan' tapi tak bahagia pun takde gunanya juga.

Awana Kijal trip

Last weekend we went to Awana Kijal, Terengganu to have a short break. We have to send Choki first to his birth place for 2 nights stay before having a lunch at a delicious restaurant, Leha Kelfood which is on the way to the Karak Highway, before you enter the highway to Genting I think. The ayam percik and ikan bakar was very nice and they have so many lauk-pauk to choose from.

The journey was roughly around 4 hours. After the east coast highway, we supposed to go to Kemaman but instead we turned to Jabor. Thank God for Zainal's GPS, we managed to find the way without the need to U-turn. But the thing about GPS is, it gives you the way regardless what road it is. Like that day, GPS led us through the one way Felda road which was unbelievably uneven and wavy. I felt like we were in a rally race. But it was interesting.

We arrived there around 5.30pm. Since we used timeshare, they gave us a 2-room apartment. It was nice apartment but a bit far from the main hotel (just across the parking lot lar). But just the 2 of us in that 2 rooms apartment is a waste la. But ape gunanya honeymoon jika invite orang lain in sharing apartement with us kan. What good about this hotel that, just outside the area, there's a row of shops and restaurant that you can try. So you don't have to fork out a lots of money to eat in the hotel. Hehe....

On Sunday we swam from morning to afternoon, rest for a while and continue in the evening. The hotel very big swimming pool with separate kids area and even has 2 jacuzzi area which was so wonderful to soak and be happy. Hehe. We planned to rent the ATV but fate not on our side when the ATV broke down after 7 minutes of riding it. I didn't have the chance to drove it. Jadi penumpang je.... So the operator gave back our money. At least we got to ride it for free. Actually we want to ride along the beach. This hotel has very long private beach and it was well taken off. However, being in the east coast, you know how the waves are, very rough and big. So we only managed to swim very near to the beach and after few minutes, my body hurt and become very tired fighting with the waves.

While waiting the operator to save us.... ambil la gambar dulu

What interesting was that I bought a water resistant camera bag - Aquapac few months ago. Actually bought that for Phuket trip but the trip was canceled so I never use it. So this time, we were like camera-whore. Every stunt in the water will be followed with a photo shoot. It was a good buy. After this, I don't have to worry about water ruining the camera. Furthermore, I don't need to buy the water-resistant camera just for this purpose. Isn't it wonderful? Hehe...

Makhluk air di dasar kolam

That night we booked a fireflies watching trip at a nearby village. We with few others Mat Salleh excitedly in the van when the driver received a call that there was thunderstorm and raining heavily at that village. As soon as he announced the trip was canceled, the rain started to pour heavily at the hotel. I guess that day wasn't a lucky day for us.

Disappointed can't watch the fireflies... so ambil gambar dengan lampu lobby hotel je la..

So on Monday we head back to our beloved home. But of course when you are in Terengganu what is the most important thing to buy? Keropok lekor. I bought a total of RM10 of it and 4 packets of keropok biasa tu... Wah... so happy to get Terengganu's keropok lekor.

2 happy bunnies

After arriving Kajang, we have durian feast. Memang best la... Wish we can go holiday like this often...

He's mine

I have my own Hugo Boss model...
And he's sleeping with me every night.
Jangan jealous ye.... haha...

My mind has been set

To tell the truth, I won't take any shit from him anymore. I have made up my mind. Mid of this month or more precisely after my 4th stage of 6 Sigma training, I'm sending the letter. After from being his dog for almost 2 years and now his black sheep (shit), I'm going to leave. I've done the best I can to maintain the department's name. Covering him up and make sure others would not look down to us. Now, when suddenly there's a crowd in the department, I become the black shit when he's actually the black shit of the company.

Dear people, if you want to become a manager, please equip yourself with managerial knowledge. If your technical knowledge is above everyone, fine. But no point if your managerial knowledge worse than a clerk. Even a clerk can plan better than you.

My future is still not 100% certain. I'm halfway through there but there's still doubt and what if. But it's ok, we still can live. Anyhow I need to work hard to make sure it will come true.

It just felt so relieved when the wedding reception is over. At the same time, a day before the reception, my doctor said I don't have to go to physiotherapy anymore. Yeay... I like going there coz I felt better after that and I can skip work for half a day but the medical centre was very far and the petrol price would burn my pocket even worst. But I still have a personal physiotherapist at home aka hubby yang malang. So right now, 2 problems down, 3 more to go.

Oh, another problem has turned to something I actually enjoy plak. It is 6 Sigma. The only time I'm so happy in my working life is during training and coaching. Despite being the only few executives among managers and senior managers, I was treated equally. They make me felt that I'm a part of the team. In my company, managers and senior managers wouldn't even want to sit with you. They act like they are holier than us. Benci. Furthermore, the friends that have together are fun and love to gossip too. Huhu..

It is the perfect time to be calm coz tomorrow we are going a road trip to Terengganu... 3 days at the beach... total relaxation and second, no, third, ok, cannot-remember-what-the-number honeymoon. Ya, kami kaki jalan.