Engagement Update: The Date

Veri The Pedas!

 Was a bit tired to go out tonight.. but it's Friday night. So, what the heck. Drove to ene's place. Really wanted to have the infamous Prosperity Burger. So, we went to McDonald's near his house. I know, I can easily get it in Seri Kembangan itself. But I just want to have the feel of eating the burger with ene. Rupa-rupanya he's already eaten. Talk about Romantika D' Amor :|

So, we went anyway. He finished up the curly fries and I gobbled up just the burger. Calories balanced out. Thanks, Sayang :p Then we went to some place in Gombak Prime to have a drink. That's what we do best =p

ene told us, he has discussed briefly (and I meant BRIEFLY) with his mom about our engagement date. It will be in May since it's a semester break for ene. Date has not been confirmed yet, but the month is surely be in May. And guess what. I just realized Azila is getting engaged in May, too! Oh boy.. our wish finally are coming true (Suddenly the snippet of Bride Wars movie comes in mind)! =p

So, I told ene that Azila's date is on the first weekend, which is 6th of May and we'll need to choose another date other than that. I'd prefer it to be on the third week of May. At least, I still have one more weekend before my engagement day to run around chasing/grabbing things like a crazy bridezilla, right? And the date needs to be a bit further away from June since Nina is getting married on the 1st of June. Relatives from Johor will need to be very cautious of their expenses since they need to come down up to KL as well as Kuching. It's quite a big spend, ya know.

So, the date is yet to be confirmed. Stay Tune.

Rindu.

Sangat.

Lilo & Stitch.

Lilo.

Stitch.

Heart Them..

Puasa

Just to share with you guys.. Got this from a hamba Allah, sharing it on Facebook. I think it's quite something for me. I've been telling myself to be a better ummah this year. There were so many things I regret I did and I wishes I could turn back time and re-correct it. But, it's impossible. Demi masa, sesungguhnya manusia kerugian. And that's me.

Calendar Puasa

I really hope, this year, I can be a better me. I really hope, this year, I can perform more ibadah than last year. I really hope, this year, I will obey Him and careful not to do what He does not want His ummah do. I really hope, this year, I will be a good and obedient wife to my husband.

Let's do this.

Pameran Pengantin Malaysia 2012 @ Ampang Point

Read somewhere about this pameran pengantin. There are so many pameran pengantin nowadays. It's like.. if you've missed one, you can easily go to the next. It's like there is always events like this every month.

So, for bride-to-bes out there. DOn;t miss this chance to get extra bargain on your wedding needs. Banyak jugak participants this year. Semua ada nama belaka. Hehe.. go go go and find the best wedding planner, caterer and outfit that suits you best!

All the best, girls! :D

New Year's Eve @ Genting!

HAPPY NEW YEARRRRR!!!!!

It's 2012, peeps!!! Finally, a new year. A new resolution. A new me. Let's get into that later. I'm sharing my new year's celebration with you guys first.

It was more or less a last minute thingy. ene had this plan to have a boy's night out this new year's eve (and yes.. I wasn't invited). It was a boy's night in at Yus's crib, to be precise. They were having BBQ and games and boy stuff so I decided to make plans of my own. Too bad, Azila wasn't around this weekend (she's going balik kampung) so it made me more patah kaki than ever.

So, I started asking people around what was their new year's plan. Thought about Jeph. He was having Tutti Fruiti with Elis at that time and planning for new year's eve at the same time I texted! Talking about sixth sense, huh!

So, when I told them about my plan to Genting (lame but that was the only thing I can think of), they were so excited. Asked Alin to join in, but she was having something (I think, she's shy).

So, that afternoon, Elis came to my house to pick me up and we headed straight to Taman Melati to fetch Jeph. But he wanted to have lunch with his mom first. So, we went to Leha Kelfood for lunch. I've always loved Leha Kelfood. It has such a variety of food there and the taste is superb. BUT. The price is quite a bit off the rooftop. I had Nasi Kerabu (my favourite!) with Ayam Percik (the gravy was so damn nice I tell you!) and a glass of ice tea. It was RM17 :|

We went to fetch Jeph at his house after lunch and off we went to Genting! We were so bising in the car talking and laughing all the way to the top. It's been a while since last we went out together like this..

The First Pic We Took

It was still not many people in Genting when we were there. There were still a lot parking spaces empty. So, It was kinda easy to get one near the entrance.

Me and Elis

We didn't have to many things to do before the countdown. So, we just hang around there taking pictures to kill some times.

This Cat is So Putih, So Fluffy, So Clean and So Gumuk For a Mamak's Stray Cat

Jeph starting to feel hungry because of the weather. So, he wanted to go eat at the Mamak B5 (located at the parking lot). I didn't even know this place existed. And cheap, too! At first, we girls didn;t wanna eat coz still full from Leha Kelfood. Then, he got his rice with fried chicken and kuah campur. We were both tempted and below was what happened.

Yepp.. Three Same Plate of Rice on The Table

But then, we were kinda grateful for having that early dinner because, Genting starting to fill up with people that evening. And it was gonna be difficult to find place to eat should we didn't have that early dinner at the mamak. Thanks, Jeph :)

While Waiting For Jeph Performing Maghrib

Killing Time.. Killing Time..

Lagi Killing Time..

We passed through Padini Store and saw a sale is going on. Went in. Elis bought some simple basic tops and I bought a shirt for Irfan. Poor Jeph had to wait for us girls.. We love you, Jeph! :D

People.. People..

Then, we passed through a photo booth. Really cute looking ones! Since, we were just wasting time walking all over the place. We decided to have a cute memento to bring back with us. One session is priced at RM38. Quite pricey to me, but what the heck. It's not an everyday thingy to do with my lovely friends. Plus, it's so cute! You get to choose your background pictures up to 8 and you get edit your pictures, putting in fonts, cute little cartoons and stuff. Here's the output.

Nice, right?

Looking at it, eventhough it's pricey, I still think it was a good move to do it. At least we have a nice token to remember the day.. :)

Ice-Cream For Three, Anyone?

We had ice-cream that evening, two flavors for everyone. They had chocolate swirls and strawberry. I had rainbow and strawberry.  In the winter-like cold, we had our ice-cream with our hands freezing at the side of the bowl..

Waiting For The Fireworks!

All and all.. it was a really great last-minute-plan outings with them. We danced in the cold while waiting for the fireworks, we had such a great time celebrating new year with such a clean fun, we had a wholesome good meals and we have each other :)

This new year, I really am giving a high hope to myself to be a better me. To be a healthier me. To keep my fitness on track. To keep my wedding preparation in motion. And most important thing of all, to learn and to prepare myself physically and mentally how to be a good wife.

Boss's Wedding @ Kuala Selangor

Merry Christmas Everybody!

Taken From Crazy Frankenstein

We had such a long journey today.. It's Boss and Ida's reception today. In Kuala Selangor. Jauhkan? They got married around September if I'm not mistaken. Reception of Ida's side was around that month as well. This reception is on Boss's side. Since I didn't go the Ida's reception, I decided to go to this one out of respect of our friendship. ene was lazy to go at first because Kuala Selangor is like one and the half hours from KL. But since I really wanted to go, I asked Azila to come with me. She said okay (She always backs me up no matter what the issues are. I love you bebeh! :) )

But then, last night, out of God-knows-why, ene decided to go (Yeayy!). So, Azila and I left home around 11.00am (I was driving). Picked ene up at his house around 12.00noon and off we go. The journey was so far, we practically had nothing lefy to talk about.

We got there around 1.30pm and to our surprise, their reception was in the stadium. IN THE STADIUM! Wow.. Boss, hats off for you! :D Boss and Ida came in while we were having our lunch. We were so hungry that time, but how unlucky we are.. the food were about to finish.. haih..

So, we sat for a while watching the couple looking beautifully sitting on the dais. People came up to them for tepung-tawar and congratulated them. Dev was his bestman.

We left around 2.30pm and headed to The Curve for a drink. We went to The Gardens (check out their website, cantik sangat!) to have ene's favourite Cappucino Viennese while I had just one of their infamous mocktails. Couldn't remember the name but I remember the tasteless liquid really well because it contained no sugar. I even put in ene's brown sugar sachet into my glass.. hehe..

We lepak just the three of us while waiting for Shah and Huda to come. They were on their way to The Curve as well when we called ajak lepak. We were there until around 5.00pm then we went to KK Home Deco in Kota Damansara since Azila wanted to buy some flowers for her hantarans. OMG.. they're having a knockdown sale! I wanted to buy some stuff for myself as well but ene objected saying we haven't really had the talk of Parents-to-Parents yet. I was so devastated hearing that. Sampai bila nak tunggu? You wanna wait til the price gone up then only you buy? Kecik hati sangat. I'm so excited about our wedding but he doesn't seem to care. I ended up didn't buy anything for my wedding. And I promised myself to stop caring and mentioning about it to ene.

We went to Azila's home to rest for a while. Then we headed to Kajang to have Satay Tembusu for our dinner.

The 32nd Anniversary!

 It's Saturday!

And it's a day before Christmas. And no.. I don't celebrate Christmas. It's just that a just love to see the season's decorations and celebration. It's just so lively. And lovely. However you want to see it. I just love the red and green colors associated with Christmas. You're gonna see this two colours everywhere you go especially at the malls. They usually put up really big Christmas trees full with colorful and shiny ornaments. Maybe that's why Christmas have been such a warm and wonderful celebration.

Above all that, there's another more important celebration going on at home. It Mama & Abah 32nd Wedding Anniversary! Can you believe it? 32nd.. Such a long time, honey. I wonder how they can hold it for such a long period. A really hope my marriage will be as strong as their's, right ene? :)

Happy 32nd Anniversary, Mama & Abah. I wish you the best health and may you enjoy your anniversary more than the years before. Love you. :)

Kenji's Wedding @ Subang

Another wedding attended today. Kenji and Afzal's. This is actualy the reception on Afzal's side. Kenji's side was held last week at Empire Hotel, Subang. The food was the most delicious I've ever tasted for a wedding. The best part was they had grilled lamb on the menu! I think you guys can really guess how this hungry couple gobbled up everything :p

Instead of Nasi Beriyani or Nasi Minyak, they served Nasi Tomato. The dishes served are Rendang Daging (The best ever! But ene said the beef was quite tough), Ayam Percik (Superb!), Pajeri Nenas, Ayam Sambal, Acar Buah and Grilled Lamb! ene and I was so hungry that time, we took quite a plate full of food. I know people were talking about us, but what the heck. I want to enjoy the food. Not to please people (luckily ene took more than I did. Siap dengan tulang kambing sekali!). I managed to grab the tissue from the caterer (their name was printed on the tissue) to keep them as my option. They are called Manisa Katering.

After we've done eating (yess.. very satisfying.. burrp.. oopps.), me and ene went to see the bride and groom to express our warm wishes and to get going. Oh.. forgot to mention, met Buyo, Rozie and Farah along the way as well as Lily (Ajis and Ahaw's fling from Mesiniaga). =p

We left around 2.30pm. I changed my clothes in the car and off we went to the Mid Valley. We knew finding a parking lot would be hell since we used the Federal Highway to Subang and we can see the queue to the Mid Valley was overflowing to the Fed. But ene still wanted to go since he wanted to see the Property Exhibition that was going on there.

We were right at the junction before entering the Mid Valley Boulevard. There was a way to Zone A. Contemplating whether to go in or not, we decided to go since we had nothing to lose. We knew it would be like about half an hour before we could get in the carpark only. And another half an hour to find a spot.

Luck was on our side, we got a spot in less than 10 minutes. Yeay! =p

So, we went to the Property Expo. All the houses are so expensive nowadays. Sigh.. ene was so devastated looking at the price of the houses. Tried to comfort him up telling him there might be a nice house for us somewhere else.. there is.. but not now.

So, we went for jalan-jalan as usual looking for our hantaran things. Frankly speaking, I was getting bored looking for hantaran stuff since that was what we have been doing since the past three weeks. It's not the searching process that made me bored. It's the collections. Because the season hasn't changed yet. So, no matter which mall we went, the collections are just the same.

Went for coffee at Starbucks to relax and chill and discuss. We decided to put a stop to hantaran searching for a while until the next season change, say Chinese New Year sale.. there might be more new collections to come.

Around 5.00pm, we decided to go home since tomorrow is a workday. We were still full from our hearty lunch and creamy Starbucks coffee, so I bought two rolls of Crispy Popiah and he bought a box of Tako. The popiah was so heavenly, so did the Chicken and Cheese Tako. We ate in the car since it was already 9.00pm. I got home around 10.00pm.

Sister's Crispy Popiah RM3.00 Each

Tako Tao's Chicken n' Cheese RM4.90 For 3

Ili's Wedding @ PERMATA

A starting to notice that my blog entries are all about my weekends. My whole busy weekends. Saturday and Sunday. Saturday, Sunday and sometimes Monday since there are many public holidays that fall on Mondays.

December is the month of Celebration of Love. Went to Ili's wedding today. Didn't take any pictures with my phone camera. Took only with the professional photographers. Will upload it once Ili has uploaded it on Facebook. The wedding is taken place at Pusat Latihan Petronas (PERMATA), Bangi. Didn't know this place exists. The hall is not that big, but nice. Ceiling is quite low unlike the Integriti's hall that is high-rise. Carperted.

The food is well organised with three buffet lines. The menu was superb. Daging Rendang, Ayam Tandoori, Pajeri Nenas, Telur Kerutup and Papadom. Desserts were watermelon, honey dew, green guava and assam powder. Drinks were plain water and Kiwi Juice. There was a coffee corner as well, consisted of some nyonya kueh like popiah sambal and some kueh talams I don't know the name of. Overall the place is superb. Should consider the place if we were to do two-side reception. (I really hope we'll be doing only one reception. Two receptions are way too much for me to handle :| ).

We stayed back until it was 3.30pm. Met Elis, Yeen, Fatin and friends. Then we headed back to Seri Kembangan. Chatted for a while at Papparich over a big glass of coffee (our usual stuff to do), discussing about how our wedding would be. He sent me home around 5.00pm and he went home. He's having another relative's wedding at MECC tonight. Looks like a grand one..

Around 8.30pm after dinner, Azila, Mama and I went to Valencia to see some furniture to get some ideas of how to decorate the house for my engagement. It'll cost quite a fortune to change my modest living room to a nice cozy one. And where should I get the money? Sigh..

4th Day @ ene's

The busy day is over finally. Pheww!

I've been waiting for today. ene and I, we were gonna go shopping today! And also to celebrate his birthday. A moment just for the two of us, at last. I meant, with all the rushing, hassle, busy these three days with ene's brother's wedding almost made me forget how it feels like to be alone with ene. We've been so close but yet so far these three days at ene's house. We see each other every single day from early morning til late night, but we don't really feel the attachment since we were so busy doing our assigned tasks. and helping out at the wedding.

I woke up around 7.30am. Wanted to sleep in a little bit more, but I guess I still need to wake up early since I'm still at ene's house. Although her mother was quite warm to me, I don't want to get too comfy at her house. After all, I'm still nobody to her, right? :)

After washing up, I don't really have much to do. ene was still sound asleep in front of the tv (with still holding the remote). ene's mother was pressing the baju melayus that has just been washed. Then the phone rang. She went to pick up the call and I helped her with the pressings. After putting down the phone, she said she's going to make me breakfast. I was like.. aww.

When I went down for breakfast, she made me a mug of nescafe. Some fried squid balls, cheesy sausages, keropok lekor and some other fried thingy has already served on the table. We chatted while having breakfast. We chatted for quite sometimes, though. She told me a lot of things about the family (a sign that she has accepted me as family, right? =p) which some of the things I didn't expect to know about. She was being quite opened to me. And I really like that. Thank you, Aunty. :)

We got ready to go detink-detink around 12.30noon. Our actual plan was to go to Mid Valley and the Gardens since we haven't go Sale Hunting there this year-end sale. But boy, there were traffic jams everywhere at the Mid Valley Boulevard. I think it was because, all the Selangorians were going shopping as well since today was a public holiday. Hate it when this happened.

So, we changed our plan to go to 1-Utama. It was quite hard to find a parking lot as well, but it wasn't as tough as Mid Valley. But guess what, after like half-an-hour we reached there, ene's brother called, saying he wanted to have dinner with all of us tonight as a thank you gift and also to celebrate ene's birthday. And that moment also I just realized that I left my mobile at his house. Haha.

So, we went straight to Secret Recipe to have some cakes to celebrate ene's birthday (and also because secret recipe is having this promotion, buy a slice of cake and get a cup of long black coffee/ flat white coffee/ organic tea for free =p).

Chocolate Indulgence. Yummy!

Strawberry Marshmallow Cheese. Super yummy!

We ordered two types of cakes in order to get a cups of drinks. Chocolate Indulgence was just so-so to me. Tasted like chocolate and loads of fresh cream (eaten this many times already. Kinda bored of the blunt taste). I love the Strawberry Marshmallow Cheese! It has three layers of goodness. The first layer is the crust, usually made from finely crushed biscuits. The second layer is the cheese. Tastes almost like the classic cheesecake, only better and the top layer is the tastiest. It is the mixture of tangy and sweet strawberry bits jam, soft and sweet marshmallow chunks and fresh cream. It was a complete taste of perfection. Will go again for that. For drinks, I had flat white coffee (as usual) and ene had long black.

After having our drinks, we went jalan-jalan for a while searching for my Aldo and Nine West shoes. Yeah.. I know. I still want Nine West even though Falsya got it for her hantaran. After all, It's gonna a year until my wedding. Who could've remembered? =p

Saw this nice stilettos with rhinestones on it. Priced at RM429 and discounted at RM300. Wanted to grab it but ene asked to wait for another offer since we were quite in a rush that time. Oh well..

Nice, huh. Looks something like this, only higher

We never found Aldo. So, we went home for the dinner. The dinner was at the TGI Friday's, Wangsa Walk located in Wangsa Maju. There were five of us. ene's mother, brother, Falsya, ene himself and I. I had the nicest short ribs of all time. I didn't know TGIF short ribs was this delicious! ene's brother ordered the Friday's Three-For-All as appetizers.

A snap before the food arrive

Friday's Three-For-All RM35.90

I just love this appetizer! It consists of three really tasty stuff! Fried Mozarella, Mozzarella cheese coated in special Italian-style breading then deep-fried, served with a rich marinara sauce. Loaded Potato Skins, loaded with cheddar cheese and crisp beef bits, served with sour cream and green onions. Spicy Buffalo Wings, the traditional upstate New York-style chicken wings marinated in spicy sauce then deep-fried, served with crisp celery sticks and tangy Bleu Cheese dressing. I went googoogaagaa for this.

My Friday's Braised Short Ribs RM50.90

I would go again for this. That time, I was kinda full from the afternoon cakes and I couldn't finish up the ribs. But it was damn nice. It was so moist and tender! I've never loved beef like this. The ribs are slowly braised in their own savory juices. It was served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables. The taste of garlic really brings out the flavour of the ribs.

Friday's Beef Ribs RM52.90

ene's brother ordered this. He said, it was tasty. But not as tasty as Tony Roma's. This beef ribs is expertly cooked to ensure they're fall-off-the-bone tender. Then, they're fire-grilled and glazed with tangy barbecue sauce and serve with crispy fries.

Sizzling Chicken and Shrimp RM32.90

ene's mother ordered this since she is allergic to beef. Looked tasty but I couldn't have a taste of it since we were sitting quite far from each other. It consists of sautéed garlic-marinated chicken breast and plump shrimp tossed with zesty roma tomato-basil salsa. Served with onions and peppers and our cheddar cheese mashed potatoes on a sizzling platter of melted Colby and Jack cheeses.

Friday's Grilled Salmon RM45.90

Falsya ordered this. A chargrilled North Atlantic salmon fillet served with seasonal vegetables and cheddar cheese mashed potatoes. I didn't bother to try this since I've eaten it before during my lasy day in Bright Mind Resources. My boss, Amal, bought us lunch to celebrate my farewell. For me, the fish was quite dry (After all, it's grilled salmon. How else could it tasted like, right?). But I really love the mashed potatoes as it was ribboned with melted cheddar cheese. You can never go wrong with cheese, can you?

Abang Wan and Falsya Feasting

The Food From ene's Mother's View

After we have done eating, the staff suddenly approached us with a plate of desserts. Falsya and ene's brother made a surprise for him for his birthday hehe.. 

The Birthday Boy I Love

Blow the Candle, Sayang!

The Desserts on the Plate. Mini Delights 1 @RM 3.90, 3 @ RM 9.90 and 5 @ RM 15.90

From left:

Chocolate Oreo Mint Crunch: Irresistible velvety, chocolate-mint custard covered with crunchy Oreo® cookie crumbles.

Strawberry Parfait: Delectable, creamy-rich vanilla custard crowned with a juicy-fresh strawberry.

Mocha Latte: Luscious mocha custard topped with fresh whipped cream and dusted with cocoa powder.

Snickers Treat: Decadent, sweet chocolate custard covered with chunks of chewy Snickers® bar.

Tropical Delight: Scrumptious coconut custard sprinkled with toasted coconut flakes and pieces of fresh sweet pineapple.

We Really had a Great Time.. :)

Just the usual stuff of celebrating.. standing on the chair.. giving a speech with a ketchup bottle in his hand.. we sang happy birthday and candle blowing. It was such a nice moment.

And at the same time, I couldn't stop thinking.. we were so busy celebrating our birthdays with friends doing what youngsters do best during our younger years, we just forget how warmth and nice it can be celebrating with family.. And I think.. this is the beginning of celebrating special occasions with family instead of friends..

Read the 1st Day, 2nd Day and 3rd Day @ ene's to know the whole story of my craziest weekend!