Collected my invitation cards on Oct 28 (Wednesday) with my father... and have since started distributing it to friends whom has RSVP-ed earlier...

It was pretty funny cos' all this while, I've always been on the receiving end... where invitation cards are viewed as "summons"... Why? Cos' once issued, you'll have to pay! Hehehehe...

Now that I'm on the issuing end... it feels funny... I'm excited, nervous and anxious all at once! Excited cos' I'm getting married and my name is printed on the card - it's official!!! Nervous cos' I'm out issuing "summons". And finally... anxious cos' I'm eager to see everyone's reactions...

All in all, I must say that there is something very HAPPY bout issuing "summons"... hehehe... And this is how my invitation card looks like... nice? :-)

Ohhh... am so excited!!! The guys are here to install the wardrobe... Since I'm only going to KS tomorrow, OWLoon was kind enough to send me status updates via MMS on the progress thus far...

Looking good!!! Yippieeeeeeee!!!

Yippieeeee... the toilet renovation is completed... and here's a quick recap on the works done:

... New tiles
... New paint
... New toilet bowl (+ repositioned)
... New washing basin
... New taps
... New accessories
    > mirror
    > toothbrush holder
    > toilet paper holder
    > shampoo rack

Hooray!!!

OWLoon and I were chit chatting with my parents when it suddenly dawned upon him that he is supposed to get the "Gar Lui" biscuits (wedding biscuits) in time for the "Gor Dai Lei" on Nov 21, 2009... hehehe... So yesterday we went to Tong Kei Bread & Tarts in Sri Petaling to place our orders.

Overall, it was a pretty quick and simple process... RM6 per box... and each box has 2 biscuits... one in pink... and one in yellow... And since there is only 1 type of box available... we proceeded to order 53 boxes as requested by my parents for my relatives... Custom wise, out of the 53 boxes, we need to give 12 boxes back to OWLoon's family...

Good thing that Tong Kei opens 8-ish everyday so collection can be made from as early as 9am on the actual "Guo Dai Lei" day itself... fresh out of the oven... ;)

Last Saturday, OWLoon fetched my parents and I to XiLinMen Auspicious Services in Purchong to buy the customary "Guo Dai Lei" items...

Needless to say, nearly everything in the shop was "ANG" (i.e. RED)...

Here are some snapshots of the items we bought that day:

My favourite items from the list of things are the Chinese paper cutting designed tea-set that comes with matching bowls and spoons as well as the table lamps... ;-)

Total Spent: RM463

Sent out my wedding dinner RSVP yesterday and I must say that it's pretty frightening...

• WHAT IF... everyone I invite has something on that day or traveling or not in town? It is afterall held on the last day of a 3-day long weekend on Sunday
• WHAT IF... no one bothered to RSVP? Not only will I have to call them one by one, I may also have lesser time distributing the actual cards!
• WHAT IF... I over-invite? Assuming that not everyone can make it... I should theretically invite more but...
• WHAT IF... I under-invite? Because I'm trying not to over-invite, the RSVP deadline is 2 weeks from now on Nov 01, 2009. Thereafter, the plan is to invite batch 2 of my invitee but will there be sufficient time?
• WHAT IF... those who RSVP fail to turn up on the day? Will I then have empty tables?

So you see... whoever that says brides-to-be are bound to radiate some form of glow is definitely misinterpreting the type of glow. There's this glow... when one is happy! But then again... there is also this other type of glow that radiates from one who is at the brink of insanity! It's a fine line... really!

After the food tasting, we also picked our wedding card design... of the many, we picked this design...

• The centerpiece is auspiciously red and yet not overly red...
• Oh, and the Chinese wording pops out a bit
• Since the dinner in KL will be hosted by the bride's family, thought the "kiu" is pretty relevant given that in the olden days... brides are "chauffeured" to the groom's house in the same "kiu"

As part of the package, there's 150 pieces for free... additional prints will cost RM2 per piece.

Yesterday, my family and I went to Oriental Pavilion for our food tasting. Again... left out the photos of the noodles and "tong sui"... Honestly, don't think I'm cut out to be a food blogger... cos' half the time... I only remember taking photographs when I'm half way done... hehehe... so here's the snapshot of them:

We made minor modifications to the above menu:

• Sharks Fin Soup: Too thick... (apparently it is their signature style)
• Fish: Nice but more sauce...
• Prawns: Difference way of cooking... cos the steamed type is a bit bland...
• Noodles: Forgot to take a photo... but we're replacing it with fried rice...

What we liked about the menu:

• The food presentation was nice...
• The cooking method seemed different from normal Chinese restaurants...
• My favourite dish has got to be the 1st dish... 4 seasons something... the vege with abalone and the dessert...

Everything seemed so unreal... the wedding's next month... NEXT MONTH... No wonder I'm having difficulties sleeping at night. Think I'm stress!

I realized something new about OWLoon ever since we started planning for our wedding... Considering that we've known each other for over a decade... this is definitely worth talking about...

Whenever I ask or suggest something pertaining to our wedding... he will be the first person to brush it aside... "No need la...", "So mafan...", "What for...?" and so on and so forth... leaving me irritated and frustrated... BUT... the thing with him is that... it doesn't just end there... Eventually... he will get them done much to my surprise later on!

Take for example... the master bedroom... I've been grumbling and complaining for the longest time ever... and he had never once bothered to entertain me... You see... the entire room layout is really very weird...

Windows & Doors

There are just too many doors and windows within the same room and it's directions make it near impossible to position furniture nicely without compromising anything...

• If we position the bed facing the toilet door... it's bad... feng shui wise...
• If we position the bed like the above layout... there are 2 windows to cover and a balcony door with grill that is never used / opened...
• If we position the bed opposite where is it on the above layout, it's again too near the toilet...

Toilet Bowl

The architect who designed the building deserves to be hanged and slapped cos somehow... the toilet bowl is facing a pillar!!! Not only is it narrow... it is also claustrophobic to do business cos all you see is the pillar in front of you!!! For taller dudes / dudettes... your knee will be touching the pillar once you're seated down...

Since he ignored my grumblings and rantings earlier on, I took it that our Bridal Room will look as is... and was tearing my hair out trying to figure out the best way to make use of the space... but THANK GOD... he was pretty into making the room nice!!!

• Where the balcony door and tiny window is... it will be sealed with wood planks and replaced with a box up wardrobe of ceiling height... since the door is never opened... the tiny window too is always shut... (there's another bigger window on the other wall)
• The toilet bowl too will be moved to face out vs. facing the pillar!!!
• Not to mention all the switches and taps that he's gonna replace...
• All the wires that he agreed to get someone to conceal... etc etc etc...

The final outcome should look something like this...

With the exception of the wall behind the bed... it will be flushed with curtains like this...

Lalalala... I love my husband! It is the little little things he does that makes me oh so happy!!! Ahhh... life is beautiful!!! :-)

Last Saturday, OWLoon's parents invited my parents and I to join them for their food tasting in Kuala Selangor (KS)... There was a total of 8 dishes... forgot to snap a picture of the shark's fin soup... but here's a snapshot of the rest of it...

Several observations from the session...

• Suckling pig is not popular and is often replaced with a dish that has sea cucumber and braised pork knuckles served with bread and a bowl of herbal chicken soup...
• Seafood is of utmost importance... nearly every dish has prawn or fish or scallop or sea cucumber in it...
• The food portion is super large... hence the last entry is in the form of cone ice-creams that guests can take home...(by the 3rd dish... I was already very full...)
• Food tasting is FREE!!!

Totally different from what is practiced here in KL... Nevertheless, OWLoon and I made sure we ate a bit of every single dish cos we're certain we'll be busy... on actual day... hehehe...

Yesterday, the carpenters came to do up the box up wardrobe frame (just the frame, cos' the wardrobe will come only next week) and the wood panel under the window...

The baby fan with lights here was installed previously...

The air-cond too was moved to a new place...

What's left now is of course the actual wardrobe itself... and the painting works... When OWLoon sent me those pictures... I wasn't sure what to say... cos I'm one of those who can't appreciate the progress of renovation... can't really see how the finished product will look like... until well... it is finished...