Traditionally Married

Wedding Dinner@Malacca 13June'09

Its been 2 weeks since I left home and moved in with my newly wed hubby to a fully and newly furnished room in Kg Jawa, Klang. Its been hectic the weeks before and its even hectic during the last week before the wedding. Some things seems undone and left out, there's so many last minute arrangement and its really frustrated when things are forgotten.

A week before my wedding, I had a wedding dinner specially for my elders in Malacca. It wasn't as grand as the one I'm going to have in Klang. We did it in a Restaurant named Keng Dom and run the show as usually how other Malacans did. The weirdest part is, the people from Magnum came asking if its ok that they let our guest to sign up and share the 4 numbers that the bride and groom would pick on stage. The best part is, I wasn't aware that I had to pick it on stage and got myself photographed. That's weird.

We went to a Bridal shop to have ourselves make-up and styled our hair. We thought that the make ups wouldn't take up too much time but still we're late to the venue. We got to the place at 6pm+ and found some relatives had got to the place earlier than we were. I felt nervous that day before we got to the restaurant. It seems like a really big event and I can't help thinking if there's anything else forgotten.

We sure did miss out something. I've planned to give out pictures to our relatives but we've forgotten it and placed it at grandpa's house and now there's still a stack of it with me. Besides forgetting the pictures, everything went as usual, bidding our relatives and friends welcome and thanking them. Everyone kept repeating: "Oh Cheryl's a big girl now, last time you were just this little." LoL~

Its really fun to see most of our relatives and friends to attend our wedding and I'm really thankful that most of them came. Accept for one thing funny is, daddy went around one man show, cheers and drinking with all relatives and friends without the bride and groom. All we did were sitting there, eating and camwhore. I guess he's excited too. Hehe~

Its also a great thank you to my youngest aunt, Jesslyn, to arrange everything for me in Malacca while I'm away at Shah Alam preparing for another side of my wedding. As well as grandpa, Aunt Jovene, Aunt Angela, Uncle Leong and Uncle June. A big Thank you to them.


Me & Hooi


Grandma, me & Grandpa


Daddy, Hooi, me & Mummy


My sisters

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Wedding Dinner@Klang 21June'09

After the dinner in Malacca, within the week, our room had just been furnish, the guys on the renovation kept giving us problem and delayed our time for a finished room. And now I had a partition without the same pattern as the wardrobe, the company must surely be paying it back with the same exact wallpaper that was suppose to be.

On Friday, 2 days before the dinner in Klang, my sisters came around to my new room to get it tidied and decorate it. As a custom tradition, I wasn't suppose to touch anything in the room. Myself and Angel, went for a little last minute shopping for the ribbons and flowers needed for the room and dinner.

Finally when the day of the dinner itself came, I was picked up by Angel at 12pm for an appointment with the make up artist in KL. 3 of us went, including our 2nd sis in law. We were dressed in a usual and normal outfit and left the make up artist with a grand hairdo. It was weird to be wearing normal clothing with a star liked hairdo. LoL~ Luckily our car was parked exactly in front of the bridal shop.

This time round, it wasn't me who was nervous. Ai Vee came to me and said: " Cheryl, you doesn't seem nervous, used to it huh?" LoL~ I guess so. I didn't felt as nervous as I do compared to my wedding dinner at Malacca. =X Angel seems real nervous, and kept giving out commands, making sure everything is perfectly fine.

Out of nervousness, things are still forgotten. How could we have forgotten to bring our guest book? LoL~ Someone was sent back to get it while we stay at Centro's Grand Imperial Ballroom. We stood there in front of the ballroom entrance, welcoming all our guest, the known and the unknown. LoL~

Happy + happy, it feels really good to have them all here, especially my relatives from Malacca and Johor Bahru. They made great effort just to attend my wedding. My guests, I guess they were really surprise to see me dressed that grand, especially my friends and relatives. LoL~ I had wigs on but none of them realize that I had it. I had to explain that some of it was fake. It looks so much like my own hair, so natural. This should be credited to our make up artist, Irise from Romance Bridal.

8:30pm, the show starts, both bride and groom was brought in together with both parents each through a different entrance and meeting up together in the center. Our parents would walk in front, next the flower girls and finally the both of us. All these was arranged last minute, right at that place 30 minutes before it starts.

During the walk-in, I wasn't feeling any nervousness in me again as I held on to his arm and together we walked till we got to our seats. Basically, I felt nothing because I couldn't see anything as the spotlight was focused straight at us, sharply blinded my eyes from viewing both sides of the path. I just followed the path and be seated.

Programs were arranged during the whole sessions of the dinner, there were singing from my in-law's side and also my sister, Lene. Cake cutting session for my in-law's birthday and also for father's day. I guess this was the biggest father's day I'll have in my life with my family and the 1st time, relatives from Johor were also around.

11pm+, the dinner had finally ended. But, for me to get home in time before 12am was a big No-no. I had to rush daddy to get home quick for the hair combing ceremony and prayers. Still, we were late for that. I had to bath and wash my sprayed hair, I had to unpin my wigs which my sister would help me out. I had to put on pajamas and dry my hair and then the ceremony starts.

Grandma was sleepy and she was suppose to be in bed already, Aunt Angela had held her awake just to get me brushed while she would say words of blessings. Mummy brought me a bowl of 'Tong Yuen' and I'm suppose to swallow all without chewing it.

3:30am, all of us went to bed, awaiting for the sun to rise.


I like this photo


Bride & Groom


Me & Angel


Mummy, me & Daddy


The Walkway


My gang in college


Maple papa & mama


One Family, where's daddy?


Yum Seng session...


Kissing on stage... Count till 9 please...


Lotte & me


Me & Chrytz


All so 'Pok Meng'....


Secondary School Friends


College Friends


My Neighbours


Lotte, their Son, my Teacher & her Hubby


Gang@Work


Me & Grandpa


Me & Grandma


Sisters, me & their 'Jie Fu'


See the sign... You'll know who's the mapler...


Our vet with us... Muffin, Hazel, Juki & Lucas's Doctor

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Wedding Ceremony 22June'09

2 hours later, I had a phone call on my cell, which announced my make up artist is somewhere out there waiting for me to get her to my house. I've just woke up less than 2 minutes and she had arrived. I left the house immediate with my pajamas on to bring her in.

Right after I got back, immediately I went for a bath and settled down for her to put on my make ups. Less than an hour, she finished it and I'm prepared to put on my flawless gown. Ooo~ I've forgotten about something else. Muffin, my pet, is also a bride of the day. She had a gown of her own too, both of us were getting married together. LoL~

By the time everything is ready, most of my friends and relatives were already arrived. And the next minutes, car honks were heard. Horn~ horn~ horn~ horn~ horn~~ This says that the groom and his brothers had arrived, of course, the pet groom is here too. Hehe~ I who was still camwhoring downstairs quickly went up to mummy's room. They weren't allowed to walk in the door before the game starts and I'm not allowed to meet the groom yet.

Soon, my sisters started the game, while others stayed near to watch the show. Everyone had a smiley face on while they played their game. I couldn't see anything of course while I'm locked away in mummy's room. All I saw were the pictures they took.

Our wedding went through a traditional custom, throughout following the instructions of a 'Tai Kam Jie'. Prayers, bowings and tea ceremony, everything. It went the same after we got to his house.

After everything's done, we finally were able to get back to our room. With the aircon on, it was cooling and relieving. Before that, I was sweating and my sister, Tine had to hold a fan to blow me cool. LoL~ My 'Ah Sei' for the day. =X


Putting it up for me...


Juki in a cute dress


Muffin in her wedding gown


Both the brides...


Chilling out...


Here comes the groom...


Games starting...


Forced to do bumping...


Imitation... a good game for laughs


More imitations...


Waiting for prayers


Tea serving ceremony...






Off we go with daddy's guide...


2 heads sticking out of the car...


Got back his house...


More tea serving...


Family photo...


Kids jumping on our bed...


My sisters again...

Since we had our dinner a day earlier, it looks a little cold and weird after the ceremony, and so his family decided to held a buffet party inviting all our friends and relatives. And so, traditionally, I had announced myself married to our friends and relatives.

As in the lawful side, I'm still single. =X Our next coming event, it will be on September. ^^ Thank you everyone who got involve in our wedding dinners and ceremony. Thank You Everyone!


Hooi & Angel's Friends


Me & Angel's Friends

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For the whole progress, it could be find detailed at my sister's blog.
Wedding Dinner@Malacca 13June'09
Wedding Dinner@Klang 21June'09
Wedding Ceremony 22June'09

Marriage Year

I wonder how? How did people managed to misunderstand the post I've written few months ago on Buy 1 Free 1? Isn't it clear enough and stated? It was kind of awkward to have someone asking me again after a few months I've written that post.

Little did I notice, friends around me are also getting married within this year. A girl that I know during school is going to have her wedding dinner exactly the same date as mine, but I'm lucky that I've got them all to attend mine instead of hers. And my friends, of course they are closer to me than to her.

I guess this year is a better year for people like us to get married, as a little superstitious person, I believe the year of Tiger isn't a year suitable for marriage and so, lots of couples are getting married within this year.

As little as I know, another 2 couples would be getting married and I wonder, would I be invited? Am I still a friend they consider close? In this age of mine, most of us will be talking about "Who's getting married?", "I thought they might get married" and "When are you getting married?" LoL~

5 couples including myself are getting merry and married. I bless them all and myself to have a Happy Marriage Life.

Wind Blow

A blink of an eye
The time said bye
Like the wind blowing
And gone while you notice

The date is near now
With feelings of ups and downs
Feelings juggling
With this fruit to be ripe

Who would have known
What would happen in future
Just take it with your fingers cross
And believe in yourself

Be prepared by then
Everything will turn out fine
Its a happy ending
With a little fairy tale lies

Bless me with the spirit
With laughter and smiles
This path chosen
Needs a point of your wand

Ego-Lady

I'm such an ego lady, I admit. But I've seen ladies much more ego than myself. I've never like the idea of my problems and feelings leaking out to my family members. And twice, he made me dramatic.

Never did I tell my problems and feelings to my family, especially them that lives with me. I've never like the idea of them knowing my problems and seeing me broke into tears. I've never did.

I told myself when I was younger, telling myself that I should never cry in front of my sisters, especially myself as their eldest sister. Any problem that I face, in school or outside of our house, I've never did mention to anyone of them.

I've remembered once, I was bullied by a gangster right outside of school. I was innocent and did nothing wrong. That guy mistook me of something and scolded me right in public. How humiliating?

I cried and sat in front of a store, many of my friends pass by and asking me about it, some even offered a pack of tissue. I shook my head saying nothing's wrong. Until few of the guys that I hang around a lot came up to me, asking me again what's the problem. I broke into more tears and explaining it like a little girl accidentally drop her ice cream.

Little did I notice, the friend of the guy who scolded me was sitting opposite the shop that I was sitting. He heard the whole story and without me realizing it, he came with his friend with a pack of tissue in his hand.

I was curious and feeling awkward, why had they came back? To scold me more? Surprisingly, he came to apologize. But my tears were wasted and my eyes were red. I guess it was a punishment for me to skip my mandarin classes. I hate mandarin classes but daddy insisted that we take it.

I left after they apologize, with my reddish eyes, I walked back to school to prepare for classes. I was alone that day. I bumped into my sister, for heaven's sake, I've simply made up a story just to cover it up. And hell it goes, she told mummy.

After school, mummy came asking about it right after she sees me at the door. Frustrated, I told the same thing I told my sister. And she asked me again. And again, I said the same. Until now, they never knew the truth. Besides if they read this of course.

Twice, he made me show my feelings in front of my family. I'm not a person who could express my feelings better than I do write. Because of that, I lose my temper when my point wasn't achieve. I didn't like myself losing temper and its definitely ugly when it does.

The way that I used onto my friends, its definitely working and it minus off quarrels. It really does. But for him, its not working. And he hates it. Hello~ What am I suppose to do if I have such a fierce and sour face when I'm not smiling. Do you want me to put on a fake smile and make me even more miserable?

My point is, can you call it off when you're in front of anybody? Can't it be done privately between us? Shouting like a gorilla doesn't make anything better thou? But every time anything like this happens, we'll talk on the phone until everything's settled.

Sometimes, its not all bad to show a little temper. At least, he knows that I'm unhappy. At least, I've thrown it out and released it. For me, that's what it is. And that's all it is. I want people to know that I didn't like it. My temper, it comes like a wind and goes with the wind. Why can't he just accept while I'm trying to change?

Quarreling, its not all bad too. At least, it made us realize and it made us closer. I'm an ego lady, just avoid people other that the 2 of us when we have things to settle. It doesn't need to be shown.

Nursery Rhyme for Juki

Its raining
Its pouring
And Juki is barking
She's so afraid
Of the thunder and rain
That's was so much of her nightmare

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Rain rain go away
Juki's barking start again
Rain rain go to Spain
Little Juki wants to lay

Rain rain in the morning
Or rain rain in the noon
Rain rain while we away
Oh rain rain not at night

Mother's Day'09

Time is really flying without us realizing it. Its been my 24th year of celebrating Mother's Day with my grandparents and family. Each year, its always been the same, all family members would attend this gathering and have a lunch together.

Too bad that this year, our youngest uncle and 5th uncle couldn't attend, they had their reasons to be absent this year. But this year, aunt had booked 3 tables at Tiara Club, it was much more expensive than our previous celebration.

We used to go swimming at this club when we're younger, our uncles and aunts would had brought us there swimming whenever we got back down to grandparent's place. Its our childhood memory, more than 10 years ago. LoL!

Oh well, we're getting older and older. Lastly, I would like to wish all Mothers in the world a Happy Mother's Day, especially my Mummy! Hehe~ It was also Dear's first time celebrating Mother's Day with my family. ^^

Love is Devotion

When you think of love, you think of committing to one person for the rest of your life.

In love, you see things how they could be. You are wrapped up in your own dreams.

If you are in love, you want the whole world to know it. You don't hold back with letting people know.

You are somewhat patient in love. You can wait for the right person, but once you have found the right one, you're very impatient.

How does yours sounds?

Oh So Hot!

The weather in these few days are sicking hot, just a day ago, I was walking through a mall and some streets to find a perfectly fitted dinner dress for myself as a lady of the house. There was no hope on the first half of the afternoon, walking through stores by stores, climbing numerous stairs with sweats flowing down my spine and wetting my blouse. Its HOT!

With all those walking and sweating, there wasn't any hope of finding the ideal dress. In the end, we got home empty handed. Got back and took a bath, we went back out again, finally deciding to go to the tailor. Without any preparations, we got there and were given magazines to point out about the dress that we wanted it to be.

We've made a little mix and match, having this dress matching with another pattern. Ta Da~ A new designed dress has been made. Isn't it nice to have something different from the shops and be a day's leading role? LoL, that wasn't all, there's still a dress or 2 that will be rent. =)

The list in my hands was getting on my nerves. Calling each of them, especially those that were further up north or south. Since it was a weekday, most of them couldn't make it, even some of those that are really close with me, they just couldn't make it. I feel sad and down but there's nothing else to change the fact.

I had my list rearranged and got everything settled then there again, someone inform me that they couldn't make it. -.- Frustrated with headaches, I made calls and msn and finally I've got the list settled.

Now, the dresses or color code for them. They were the 1 asking about the color and firstly, I've set it as white. Well, they were the 1 asking first so why not? But then, from a friend's opinion, white would definitely clash with me because I will be in white too.

To set a nice and sweet color, someone suggested pink and so, I've set it as pink. I've msn-ed most of the people and they were fine and didn't suggest any other color. Why? Why didn't you guys just said so if you think is a hard color to find? Why must you guys tell someone else instead of the one who set the color? I wasn't the one who firstly suggested to set a color, did I? No!

Argh~ This is really giving me headaches and showering me with flames. What's next? The room? When is it going to start modifying? Hall deco? There's still a little time for this. Should we decorate ourselves or should we hire someone else to do? Those traditional stuff? Where exactly should we get it? Cards? Its printing I guess. What else? Urgh~ Check list needed! I need to go for a spa. -.-

I feel I am so not important. Why am I feeling this way? I'm just so not needed I guess. Friends? Any words from you guys? I guess I'm always the last 1 in the queue with no voice heard. Maybe I'm just a mute to you.

Why Were They Barking?

Its kinda eerie sometimes, when your dog started barking nothing like he usually did, and when you start to look around trying to find the reason why, you'll just couldn't find the actual reason of him barking.

It happens to Juki last year, during The Month, I guess you should know which month. She'll just started barking and barking, rushing up to someone invisible, wagging her tail indulgently and marching her front paws for someone to hug her. Hello? Isn't it eerie?

Initially, I was about to make a move, but the television just got me hooked up on the Lorenzo sofa, it was showing 102 Dalmatian. I knew a little of the story but I'm sure I've never finish the whole story. I sat there until the end with my dear sleeping soundly beside.

I was packing my stuff, trying to really make a move now. Suddenly, Lucas started barking following by Hazel. I was curious and looked at the front door, waiting to see who would have appeared. Guess who? No one. Angel too was asking me why they're barking?

When we asked Lucas why? Of course he couldn't tell us. This time, he was growling low and quietly, looking in the direction of the door. I too, looked at the same direction. Again, there's nobody. Angel opened the door to check outside but there's really wasn't anybody.

Lucas was still growling low, Angel let him out to see what he'll up to. He kept quiet this time and she asked him to get in. He started again once he was in, she let him out again and this time he was looking below Angel's car. Thinking it might be a cat, I kneeled down to check and find nothing.

I picked up all my stuff and Juki with 1 hand, waiting at the car porch for Angel to open the gate while checking left and right of any strangers or anything. There was not a soul, not even a cat. It was so quiet in the night.

Angel watch me out with Lucas along, I got in the car and started home. I'm still curious and wondering why were they barking all of a sudden.

A Change For Good

Juki has been barking all the way since the first thunder strike, she's just so dread about it and sometimes we felt irritated even though we knew we couldn't do much of her fears. She'll be barking non stop the moment it starts raining and until now at this hour, even though I couldn't hear the rain or thunder, she's still barking at the top of her lungs.

Few times I got so irritated that I had to cane her and chase her downstairs to keep her from breaking the silent and quiet night. The whole neighborhood I guess was filled with her barking. -.- How irritated? I had just gave her a warning to silence her but I wouldn't know how long she'll take it to start barking again.

Most people would be wondering what probably that I am doing at such an hour. I'm such a midnight cat that I didn't want to sleep during sleeping hour for I enjoy my night without any disturbance. I do my own stuff and I watch movie that people don't really watch with me, I play my game on Facebook hoping it'll just over take anyone that's in front of me.

Sometimes I'll chat with my friend and got totally emotional. It always do and it made me think of all the rights and wrongs that I did. I do wanna change my worst ever weak points but it certainly takes time for a person to change totally.

I'm not actually good at expressing myself verbally and I'll usually shut myself up and stay out of trouble, cooling myself down and thinking twice about what's happening. By the time when I do speak, I'll tell what was wrong and discussions would start to work. It usually works on my friends and hell they do know when to start talking and when to shut me up or shut themselves up.

As in relationship, I found out that this method wasn't really working and I was told so too. It always happens so fast that both of us started arguing, there wasn't any cooling down or thinking twice, he'll always buck me into speaking and everything would go from bad to worst. What's more with a brainless me?

Sometimes I felt that I'm too fast or too bad at speaking that I found myself assuming and speaking brainlessly, by the time I found it out, it was already too late. Its too late to correct the words that came out of my own mouth, there was no eraser or liquid paper to wash it off, there's no player that would rewind it back and redoing it.

In any relationship, friends or family, there's always some arguments. There are always different opinion from everybody. What I need is a different method to deal with it, what should it be for an active volcano? I need a change for good.