It’s been a long time since I wrote something about myself in here. I guess it’s easier to write about what’s been happening in other people’s lives but when it comes to your own suddenly it becomes harder to explain.
My brother’s kenduri is this Friday the 9th June. The nikah was last month on the 11th. The kenduri on the girl’s side in Kuantan was 2 weeks ago on the 27th. We have been busy preparing for my brother’s wedding since February this year. Once a month we’ll have a family meeting and my uncle the appointed “secretary” will give us the minute of each meetings. Macam real jer. My dad took these meetings seriously. I even had to cancel my Bangkok trip with my colleagues last month because the date had clashed with the date of the meeting and my dad made a huge fuss about how everyone should be around during the meeting and that I would be “abandoning” the family if I had gone to Bangkok. It was so frustrating because I had paid for the ticket. It was even more frustrating seeing all the nice things my colleagues had brought home from Bangkok. You see my dad had put me in charge of the invitations, seating arrangements and I am also the treasurer. So I would have to do the costing for the wedding and I am not even good in maths! My dad would call me on my mobile in the office and simply blurted,
“Dato so and so and wife kata nak mai. Hang jangan lupa letak nama depa dalam list. Hang jangan lupa tau!”
Sometimes he would call 3 to 4 times and OHMYGOD, it's driving me insane! Even when I told him I am in a meeting he would still ask me to jot down the names of the people who rsvp-ed and when I got home he would asked for the list just to see whether I have put the names in. See, my dad was a police officer and was used to giving orders to his subordinates and sometimes I think he forgot that I am his daughter and not one of his subordinates.
After the kenduri this Friday, life will be normal again for a month or two. Then it will be hectic again because another family meeting will be held to discuss my pending engagement and my wedding. Thank god all my younger brothers are married. So after my wedding there will be no more weddings to plan! Don't get me wrong, I love my brothers. But planning 3 weddings is a lot of hard work.
Sigh…I am already having headaches thinking of the barang-barang hantaran. What to give and how much everything will cost me. Plus thinking about the venue (the boyfriend’s kenduri in Kuching), the dates (preferably school holidays and mesti masa bulan tengah naik, whatever that means) and everything else! My mom wanted to have my kenduri at the hotel because she said she doesn’t want to think about finding a caterer and all the nitty gritty stuff because the hotel would take care of everything. I would rather have it at a big hall that can fit 600-700 people because my friends alone would be about 300-400! If I have it at the hotel then I would have to select which one of my friends I should invite and I hate the thought of doing that!
My brother’s kenduri is this Friday the 9th June. The nikah was last month on the 11th. The kenduri on the girl’s side in Kuantan was 2 weeks ago on the 27th. We have been busy preparing for my brother’s wedding since February this year. Once a month we’ll have a family meeting and my uncle the appointed “secretary” will give us the minute of each meetings. Macam real jer. My dad took these meetings seriously. I even had to cancel my Bangkok trip with my colleagues last month because the date had clashed with the date of the meeting and my dad made a huge fuss about how everyone should be around during the meeting and that I would be “abandoning” the family if I had gone to Bangkok. It was so frustrating because I had paid for the ticket. It was even more frustrating seeing all the nice things my colleagues had brought home from Bangkok. You see my dad had put me in charge of the invitations, seating arrangements and I am also the treasurer. So I would have to do the costing for the wedding and I am not even good in maths! My dad would call me on my mobile in the office and simply blurted,
“Dato so and so and wife kata nak mai. Hang jangan lupa letak nama depa dalam list. Hang jangan lupa tau!”
Sometimes he would call 3 to 4 times and OHMYGOD, it's driving me insane! Even when I told him I am in a meeting he would still ask me to jot down the names of the people who rsvp-ed and when I got home he would asked for the list just to see whether I have put the names in. See, my dad was a police officer and was used to giving orders to his subordinates and sometimes I think he forgot that I am his daughter and not one of his subordinates.
After the kenduri this Friday, life will be normal again for a month or two. Then it will be hectic again because another family meeting will be held to discuss my pending engagement and my wedding. Thank god all my younger brothers are married. So after my wedding there will be no more weddings to plan! Don't get me wrong, I love my brothers. But planning 3 weddings is a lot of hard work.
Sigh…I am already having headaches thinking of the barang-barang hantaran. What to give and how much everything will cost me. Plus thinking about the venue (the boyfriend’s kenduri in Kuching), the dates (preferably school holidays and mesti masa bulan tengah naik, whatever that means) and everything else! My mom wanted to have my kenduri at the hotel because she said she doesn’t want to think about finding a caterer and all the nitty gritty stuff because the hotel would take care of everything. I would rather have it at a big hall that can fit 600-700 people because my friends alone would be about 300-400! If I have it at the hotel then I would have to select which one of my friends I should invite and I hate the thought of doing that!
It’s my wedding and I should get to pick who I am inviting, shouldn’t I?
Anyway, SELAMAT PENGANTIN BARU, BOB :-) U can be a pain sometimes but I love you nevertheless...
30 comments:
U are going to make a very beautiful bride someday my dear *smile*
selamat pengantin baru to ur bro too.:)
jgn lupe jemput i for YOUR wedding.*winks*
hire wedding planner!
kepak kepung kepak kepuk... nanti your wedding you'll be the princess and everyone else will do things for you... you pulak jadi pengarah ok? ;-)
my dad pun ex-ketua pengarah.. now he mengarah my mom and i.. grrrrrrrr.. heheheheheh best thing is to buat muka blur..hehehehhe
Anonymous - Errrmmm...thanks :)
tiena - Insyaallah..Looks like im gonna need a bigger hall to accomodate my blogger pals. LOL!
Waffzonkle - Haiyoo..wedding planner very de mahals la darling. Unless YOU wanna do it for free? Okaylah I belanja u donut nak?
Pinkfins - LOL! Ill make sure Ill be a good pengarah kay...so no one will sabo my wedding.
don't kahwin during world cup, big matches in EPL, CL finals, european championships... err.. what else ah?
selamat pengantin baru bob! wat a cute picture.
and u darlin..take it easy yea..everythin should be under control..or take a break and have a kit kat if u dont fancy ritter sport. heh.
selamat pengantin baru sher!, eh, silap plak.. to bob and his wifey!
so, u bila lagi? best ker org kawin ni eh? heheee...
jgn lupa jemput i pi your wedding ya.. and for sure you gonna be a stunning bride!
*hugs*
hang jangan lupa letak nama superdzu dalam guest list tu tau! superdzu memang gerenti nak mai....hang jangan lupa!
kekeke
p/s:
cosmic..
eh dah plan dah your wedding favors?
order cuppacakes lah.
we do weddings now.
: )
Des - U men ah...Nak get married pun still think abt football ke? Wht is more important? Sex with yr wife or football?
Sooz - LOL! I love both. How? Dahlah Im supposed to be on a diet. Sigh...
angeleyes - Best ke kahwin? Alamak. Tht ques kena tanya org2 yang baru kahwin like 9 or Shopper Mom. Hehehe...
superdzu - Bisa diatur! Nanti masa nak plan for my wedding we talk-talk la kay...Hehehe..cuppacakes would be nice to give to guests kan?
been there, done that. :p
yeay sher... all systems go now.
you can count on me should you need any help.
muahs!
can't wait for trhe big day!
auuwww!!! love the picture
sweet!!!
nice picture there. congrates to ur bro n wifey. urs soon? all the best dahling! going to be very tireing but well worth it i bet!
hehe i hope your dad doesnt read ur blog! :-) oh oh cuppacakes for your wedding cake too!
Congrats to Bob too!
And looking forward for yours too :)
9 - So u can give some pointers la huh? Did u loose a lot of hair preparing for the wedding? :p
izreen - thanks darling! U bet im gonna bug u! Hehehe
wegra - Kan? I hope my wedding photos turn out sweet like tht too!
cikpijah - Insyaallah next yr dear but thinking abt it pun dah boleh buat jerawat satu muka!
javard - Really hope u can come for the wedding..sniff sniff...gonna miss u when ure gone. Takdak geng karaoke lagi
Sparkle - Hehehehe..Thank god my dad is "buta IT"..hehehe
Lolyta - Thanks dear. See u at Tekad Kelantan!
hahaha i can't stop laughing at your omygod situation with your dad calling 3 to 4 times. sounds exactly like my dad!
no worries about the planning. when its your turn, the tables turn. ;)
cg,
itu semua tarikh keramat tu. don't believe me, go ask your guy la. see if he's ok with the your big days (merisik, tunang, wedding) coinciding with any of the days i mentioned.. hehe..
baru kahwin? hahaha... not so baru anymore la dear. but to answer the question - of coz best la. :)
btw, i see so much similarities between ur dad and mine, probably becos of their background. hehehe..
sadly, i had to pick & choose my friends as guests at the hall too.. not an easy task i tell u.
lepaih nie sapa lak dok jadi tukang jaga guest list? cheq torture la depa balik cam cheq kena torture
wow, so meticulous lah your family.
don't worry sis.. i'm sure ur engagement party and wedding gonna turn out beautifully..
psstt.. jgn lupa siapkan satu meja besar utk fellow bloggers on ur wedding day nanti... :-P
Muddy - It has gotten worse. I am banned from going out after work and have to come straight home to finalise the guest list! Sabar jer lah.
Desparil - Sajer jer nanti I nak pilih masa final EPL and MU masuk final...hehehe..evil tak?
Shopper Mom - Kita serupa la ni? Mebbe can get some tips from u on how not to stress myself out before the wedding kan?
gravtkills - LOL! Ooohhh...hang terra na cakap penang? Memang lepaih ni siaplah adik beradik cheq torture!
kepala angin - Oh yeah! All my dad's doing okay. If it was up to me i just wanna turn up and eat at my bro's wedding. Fat chance! :p
FnG - Aww thanks darling! Insyallah, im gonna invite my dear fellow bloggers :)
alahai...nanti means i takleh attend ur wedding or whot???
alaaa..i love wedding pictures.hehe.so sweet.
dont worry lah dear.ur going to look like million bucks on ur wedding day nanti.
*jom pergi spa skali*
wahhhh....
Marriage is a sweet lil thang but why i hate attending any of it? simply becos it made my blood freeze...
hmm...
tah tah my own wedding pun i will run kot? like that of runaway bride muahahaha~@!
hmmm...i'm kinda disappointed that the promuda exco like yourself hasn't said anything against don siding mahathir in his statement to the star coupla days ago.
we cannnot act like project tekad is separate thing from promuda. we must be concerned with what happens at the top.
Kaezrin - Insyaallah...will sure invite my fellow bloggers :)
che'fara - Thanks my dear. Spa? Alamak, bestnyer. Bila nak gi?
taichee - LOL! Sian yr groom. If u nak run away mcm Julia Roberts tu make sure u take yr groom along kay :)
Anonymous - What makes u think I am not concerned about what happens to Promuda. Dont make assumptions. And don't take sides without listening to both parties. U should know better.
hehe... your dad is just excited la. My dad was like that also when he planned my wedding. He had weekly updates! I had to present what I had i.e wedding checklist etc.. Then just the nite before the reception, he sat down all my cousins, he even got a board with the seating plan, handouts for everyone, and explained how to usher in the guests! So kelakar! Even my little cousins sat and listen with great concentration and seriousness.
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