Music

Becky told us to choose music for the dinner reception. Well Alvin was Beach Boy all the way and I… it would be nice if we can have a band or something. Hehe… no way we can afford that.

Anyhow, Alvin went to download all the James Bond’s soundtrack and he found this particular song sung by Louise Armstrong “We Have All the Time in the World”. He had been watching too many James Bond nowadays and he knows exactly which scene that particular song was used.

They used it in all the nice scene like walking in the park and all… he said.

Oh! Not the scene they making love in the submarine? I asked.

Anyway, it is a nice song, slow and steady and romantic as well. I thought it is a very nice marching in song so we can take our time, compare to the other song that we choose “Come Go with Me” by beach boy that making want to dance. He thinks otherwise, he thought “We Have All the Time in the World” is a great song for cake cutting ceremony.

I was like “are you nut!!!”

I thought he knows well it was a song they used when they walking in the park???

So, we came to an agreement.

We are going to play “Come Go with Me” and get some monkeys to clear the entrance for us as we marching in, in the event of we can’t reach the “stage” on time at the end of the song, Louise Armstrong will sing “We Have All the Time in the World”, lead us to the stage as we are going to do the cake cutting ceremony and Alvin will give a speech.

Cool huh?!

I guess monkeys of honour will be the flower girl and flower boy instead of our talented colleague from studio 7 and live sound, they will be too shy and they never finish singing any songs they wanted to sing… except “Happy Birthday”.

The logic (no no no… reason!) behind cutting cake and giving speech (don’t worry, two lines only) before our MC announce “the dinner is served” is to let the hotel fellers to take their time to cut the cake and serve it for desert later, and to have everybody’s attention when Alvin is talking (he hardly talk and he was thinking not to give a speech).

And then…

*Psst! Drum rolls and fireworks please~*

Let the show begin!!!!!

Yes yes… you may get drunk silly as you please.

Best Man

I am quite free today so I hung out with Jinx and Faith in studio 7.

I don't know how we got into the wedding topic… oh it started from how man proposes to the woman of their life and la dee daa how many girls regretted after and la dee daa some real life story and la dee daa what kind of wedding am I gonna have.

Wai Onn join us in the middle of conversation and he also shares some thoughts of what his sister went through just to have a simple wedding.

They are right, sometimes it's the relatives who want to get involve gives you the headache.

Jinx asked me if we already choose our best man and maid of honour. I said yes. And then he asked me if I know what best man are for. I told him I don't know.

"Well the best man is call a best man because if on the wedding day, the groom changes his mind and run away, the bride would have to marry the best man."

"Oh my God! I have to change my best man!!!" I said.

Well, it's true. Maybe I should think about it because I can't be marrying Julian, he is my maid of honour's fiancé!

I should get Alvin to reconsider… maybe Jinx is a better candidate for best man.

Taboo

Discussing something with the folks in Foo village is a headache. My mom, sister and I went to see my uncles and aunties in Ampang to talk about the things to do and not to do on the bride side of the family.

Well, only one auntie (she is the only one who has a son to continue the name, very important person) was talking, uncles are wise but they are not making any decision (typical husband, men married for more than 30 years are like that), the other auntie was a bit lost (she a bit neither Chinese nor England, not very Malaysian) and the rest of us (identity crisis) are blur like sotong…

Oh my lord! I have no idea what to do because my mom told me not to say anything but she also didn’t say anything and I have no idea why she didn’t say anything when she told me not to say anything.

When asked about taboo, they all have no idea what taboo means because Alvin is a Catholic and traditional Chinese taboo shouldn’t be bothered. They thought we are going western…

Oh my God! Christianity was founded in the Middle East!!! Get your history right.

What!!! I always say religion and culture don’t mix. Do what you need to do because when I am meeting groom’s family requirement, my husband too should also meet the bride’s family requirement.

Oh dear… never mind. Whatever I want to do I shall game it in the bridal shower. It’s time to call Vanitha for some help.

At the end of the meeting I have no clue what to do other than having tea ceremony with grandma (not very mobile ever since the accident) before heading to cousin’s house because the “ancestors” are there, after that we’ll go somewhere for hi tea or dinner.

My sister suggested Subang and I thought Tropicana. Hehehe… great mind think alike. It’s my wedding what, I’ll choose the location.

Suddenly I feel like a fly without head… ermmm… it also means headless chicken.

They also say: “haiyaaa… you young people like to do what, we do what lo. As long as you are happy…”

Why all the old people like that one???? When thing goes too modern they say we don’t care about the traditional thing, when we care about the traditional thing they don’t want to give idea… everything also “chin chai” and “simple simple can la” ^_^’

Haiyooo… I really feel like jump down from the 18th floor.

Anyway, I will make my own decision, sketch my own itinerary, send them a letter, and rock and roll.

Tropicana… buffet… let me talk to Sue tomorrow, she can get cheap rate. Khakaka…

Nice Dress

Ling and I went to see a designer last week wanted to check out the package price of photography and everything else.

The reason to have meeting was because Julian’s cousin is a photographer and they want quality assurance other then engaging someone they don’t know to shoot their photograph.

I wasn’t very supportive but I would like to see his composition so I tag along to see what they are up to.

I was not impressed with the photography because there are just photographs. There are beautiful but not breathe takingly beautiful. The studio and on the set shots are nice, nothing should go wrong anyway, but the wedding shots was just not impressive. I mean you want people to look at the photogrophs and sigh… what a beautiful wedding…

Forgive me if I am too straight forward.

The designer was Allan Ow. He is a very nice guy and I enjoyed talking to him. He is a passionate designer and his design is nice. The meeting turned out to be him selling his design instead of offering her a nice package of everything.

“Well, we just open the shop and we have not finalized the prices. I am going overseas next week and I will be back on December. I will work out the package for you then...”

It was silly. How can you have nothing to give your client when your shop is already open? For your info, they already open for two months.

I love his design very much but it’s not what I wanted. So I just let Ling and Julian to decide what they like to have. I might have him to design my evening dress.

Few weeks ago, Sue and I drafted a price list to tailor make my dresses. It came up to about RM3000, fabrics and tailoring fee. Accessories included.

I already know what I want, but I can still change my mind over some small details like if I should forget about the French lace, maybe I don’t need pants for tea ceremony, maybe I should cut out diamante on my veil, maybe I don’t need a cathedral length veil because I already have French lace etc.

Anyway because it was only a draft, I still have time to change my mind, to cut down the cost, of course.

Today, Sue came to my office for a recording. I was free for the day because Jason can take care of everything. I chatted with her and she told me she saw some nice gown in Hartamas Shopping center.

I wasn’t so keen because I keep thinking of tailor make my wedding gown. I do have one track mind. It’s my wedding and I want to be different. Anyway, I agree to check out the gowns on behalf of Ling because she might be interested.

So off we went after lunch.

We went to the shop, I saw the gown. Very nice, very sweet, very beautiful, very midsummer, very… cheap… it’s only RM888.

I was like “OMG!!! This is impossible! This is incredible!!! This is too good to be true!!!!!!”

I started looking at the price tag looking for the missing numbers.

Sue was laughing away and told me that’s the price and the workmanship is pretty good. Plus the sequence… bling bling… so beautiful!!!

Ok. It was the only gown display in the shop. So we asked the lady in the shop if it is the only gown she has. She said she has more in another shop, which is just a brief 30 second walk away.

Sue and I got so excited. We followed her… hmmm… it was selling children clothing… nice dresses for flower girls though.

She went to the store room and found some 6 or 8 pieces of them. They are all so gorgeous. Duthcess satin and sequence and laces and so elegantly designed… I wanted to be picky but I can’t because the bead work is so good and the gowns are so breathe takingly beautiful, let’s not forget they are very sophisticated too.

Forget about keeping it simple. I stood in front of the mirror and look at myself briefly. They look so nice…

But…

No train…

When I was just about to give up… I’m getting married in the cathedral, my gown must have train!

“YY!” Sue took out of from the bunch and said: “here’s one with train, and it is a halter neck!!!”

I’m a sucker for halter neck too.

“OMG!!! Sue! I love you.”

I tried it on and it fits perfectly! I never see myself so beautiful in my entire life. My mom will cry when she see me in this.

Hmmm… and it comes with the veil and a pair of gloves. I only need a pair of 3 inches heel and a pair of diamond earrings.

And the price is too good to resist – RM1200!!! And it is one of a kind. Where else can I get this terrific bargain???

“I’m taking it.” I said, “But my principle rule is I must sleep on it.”

Sue helped me to pay the deposit and 2 days later… THE GOWN IS MINE!!!!! Hahahahaha…

So, one down – the gown is ready and I saved some money for my shoes and accessories.

I’m so HAPPY!!!!

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The designer who designs the wedding gown was trained in Paris. She moved to China because her husband got transferred. Dresses are made in China, that’s why she is selling them in extremely affordable price.

Her designs are sophisticated and the workmanship is beautiful. Her friend, Ms. Soo who own Secret Garden is helping her to market her work. She might open a shop here soon.

Check them out at:

Secret Garden
F-16A, 1st Floor,
Hartamas Shopping Centre,
No 60, Jalan Sri Hartamas 1,
50480 Kuala Lumpur.

Telephone number: +6 03 6201 6092

Just tell the shop owner you want to see their wedding gowns ;)