20 signs im getting married soon

1. Stress & emosi ku semakin susah nak kawal, mintak maaf ye if aku cepat emo or marah..hehe


2. Blogger list of Brides-to-be (beez_t0_bee) makin kurang or dah tukar ke blog org dah kawin (beez_beez)


3.  pjg dah mula menggedik sms mama aku panggil 'mak', (yang! bukan mak la, its mama)


4. I hear from my girlfriends updates on their 'tugasan2 kecil' almost everyday now.


5. Mama & me talk totally about wedding prep je skrg, xde topic lain :D


6. Mama & me gaduh jugak (argh stress!)


7. My guy frens makin jadi sweeter & membuat aku terharu (takut aku berubah ke lepas kawin? hey, friends are forever..aku tetap aku)


8. Raya Pertama je smangat raya. Raya kedua, rumah kembali selerak. sesi mengecat bersambung!


9. All the people around me keep asking me about my wedding prep progress & usik2 aku psl kawin2 stuff, mereka juga wish aku good luck & selamat pengantin baru :) thank you!!!!!! (^_^)Y


10. My friends are counting along with me..hehe, trimas! mmg tak nerves kan krg wat camtu..haha


11. Rambut semakin gugur (cam siyal je) heh


12. Wedding ticker countdown aku dah nak masuk '...days to go' rather than '....weeks/months to go'! dem!


13. My bridesmaids & groomsmen semakin resah & panic'ing along with me..korang mmg the SEJATI la


14. dah wat appointment for our last facial appointment before the big day :O


15. Duit semakin kurang dgn jumlah yang byk (ini yang paling ketara skali la)


16. Puasa nam aku pada bulan Syawal ni dah hampir nk habis (hehe, diet strategy versi plan B)


17. Aku semakin gelabah, mula la ingat sume mende yang tak buat lagi, and seperti biasa aku sudah mula bertawakal (a.k.a sudah malas), sama cam time study


18. Juya tego aku tiap pagi panggil aku 'hai penantins' hehehe :)


19. makin ramai org dah tanye aku , aku nak hadiah kawin apa, dang..sumpah tak tau!!!


20. Salah satu my ketumbuhan is flying back to us :) itu petanda yang ketara that im getting married soon!


sebenarnye rasa mcm ada banyak lagi tapi dah takde idea skrg..lebih baik aku berkerja tekun tuk siapkan kerja kat ofis untuk menggelakkan aku dtg ofis on weekends (baik sgtla konon)

ONE WEEK HOI!!!!!

tak tau la akan ada lagi entry baru tuk beberapa minggu ni, if stress mungkin ada, if not selamat bekerja kerasla tuk aku..chayok (self-motivating myself pathetically) haha

Long Distance Relationships

My fiance' & i have been living in an LDR for 2 years plus now. It hasn't always been happy. We have had our fair shares of ups & downs. Having to start it was....i admit, PAINFUL & DEPRESSING. 


towards the end of my final year, after submitting our thesis, me & my friends went on a trip to Langkawi, and me pulling along syg :) kat sana we had a great time ramai2, and kat tepi pantai tu ktorg borak..and borakk..about the future, about our ambitions and plans..(gaduh pon ada k) hehe, but time tu dah clear la, syg akan balik kerja kat Sabah (being scholar Kerajaan Negeri), and me, try membina career kat kl yang penuh possibilities ni..

syg took this pic, masa langkawi trip ni la 

my boyfren (faizal) & bestfren (kaye) jadi kwn baik. 

hehe, apa yg ko buat kt pjg dlm chalet tu haaa???? :D

so for the following months (May-August), both of us didn't go to any job interviews, kitorg kerja part time kat firm Arwah Tn. Haji Meor (he has passed away last month in the blessed month of Ramadhan) which is 5 mins away from my house and ktorg berdating lah almost everyday, bergaduh merajuk juga hari2..oh bercinta mmg seronok, but deep in our hearts we were getting used to the fact that after our convocation, we wouldn't be able to see each other that often..(sebak pulak bila teringat)..

best tak buat kerja tngok blakang dia je,

 kan dah kata syg is a workaholic, 

so nak focus kerja mmg pandang pc je :p 

(oh dgn bangganye dia pkai baju kaed fest yg aku bagi :) )

seb baik gak ktorg kerja tmpat sama, dah kata part time je, the other part time tu menjadi pengganggur..hehe, syg pon slalu dtg rumah, dah baik wif my mum..and...before he went back to Sabah for good..he came for dinner at my house by himself, and when i was upstairs pegi toilet..dia merisik (ala2 merisik moden) for me to my parents, me & wina time tu duk kat tangga menyorok & eavesdropping, nk mengalir air mata sebab tak sangka dia seberani tu nk face my parents alone..(syg, i love you tau tak?!)


time tu bulan July, 2008..he promised my parents by next year, after he had a fixed income & a good job he would send his family to set the proper merisik & engagement date..i was so freaking happy time tu tuhan je tau :) then aku terpaksa turun kat living room and buat2 tak tau apa2..heheh...susah k


second week of july, was syg's flite to Sabah, he would be coming back at the end of August for our convocation, that would mean, 1 1/2 months apart (6 freaking long weeks)..our longest time away from each other...kira mcm trial for the real thing..me & his big sis hantar dia kat airport, dia balik dgn karon..psl ada kak faezah of coz buat macho kan, tp akak dia pon tau aku mcm sedih gila kot..then dorg dh boarding kak faezah offer to send me home, I refused..I just wanted to be alone, naik bus..alasan nye lagi senang nk naik lrt balik rumah..kak faezah kata ok..and dlm bus, banjir la kan nasib baik tak lemas org2 lain dlm bus tu.hehehe

happy sgt muka org yang nak tinggalkn aku tu ;,(

so how was our first time LDR experience? seksa gila ok! perasaan dia sumpah tak sama cam sekarang..dah biasa tngok muka dia everyday, lepak sama, gelak, gaduh..tambah lagi lak time ni dua2 masih mengganggur..omaigod..i can't begin to tell you how seksa it was ckp 10 minit je habis credit, then xde duit nak top up plak tu..


haihh, how did we survive? cilok credit parents tau tak..hahah, and ckp dua hari sekali, sumpah x best..rasa sungguh sedih & ys aku mengaku, i cried every single day for a month, dah nk dekat2 time convo tu baru la kurang sket, psl dia nak datang kan..hes my bestfren..boleh bygkan x, if ko x dpt ckp dgn besfren ko? tempat kte mengadu & mengamuk tu, hehe..nk mengadu kat parents pon xsama, im not that close to them..


then he came back!! a week before our convo :) sungguh best time tu..

and then a few days after, syg fly's back to negeri di bawah bayu, nk report to work on the following week..we went to the airport together, naik bus, balik aku menahan air mata tp dlm hati (he will be staying and working in Sabah for good..nak ke dia dgn aku lagi lepas ni? will an LDR work for us? will we have the same communication like before?) sungguh runsing..balik tu aku singgah ofis mama, mkn lunch dgn dia, kfc..sambil suap mulut, berketul2 air mata jatuh..mama diamkan je..buat tak nampak..huhu


after that everything is history, having an LDR has actually brought us closer, understand each other better, and most importantly, appreciate one another so much more :) from our first year of LDR (jumpa once every 2 or 3 months), till after ktorg bertunang (jumpa once every month at least*beli tiket flite setahun awal*), we have survived so far...


and now..well insyaAllah next week syg will be flying back to KL for the last time as my fiance' :) and we're getting married soon! its seems so magical (okay minus the stressful times of organizing our wedding together from across the south china sea), having an LDR has brought us this far, it might not work for everyone..but Alhamdulillah our love is as strong as ever..


lagi2 since jadi blogger bride since last year, sambil berblog hopping tu, aku tak sangka..i would find so many brides & newly weds, having to go thru LDR's just like me, ada yang duk overseas while their partner is in Msia, ada yang hubby dia kena pegi kerja rite after their wedding so 6 months lepas kawin xle jumpa langsung, not forgetting my darling eija, the person i chat with everyday & has helped me along the way so so much! shes a weekend wife too, and nak ada baby dh soon!


all of these stories & bloggers kuatkan my smangat that having an LDR is normal, we just have to learn to adapt and learn to communicate & be loyal..insyaALlah, if kte ingat we're already in a bad situation, there are others that are having it worse..hehe, well cukupla bebelan tuk hari ni, 16 days before..if rajin pls singgah & bace article ni: Pasangan Jarak Jauh (PJJ) Terhebat by Puan Xeea..mmg best giler entry dia, and so so true..hee, till next brain squeezing session.. 

SELAMAT HARI RAYA! MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN

 (or bak kata my fren Syam, SHRMZB!!)

FaizalAzwin : WEDDING CARDS

kerja melambak sampai otak cramp nak fikir nak buat apa dulu :( project? approval requests? kemas meja yang kena taufan ni? jadi jari ku menaip..

haha, kata ada kerja apehal aku menaip blog plak kan? selingan sket tuk elak terlalu stress..itula jawapan aku. hehe. back to my entry..our wedding cards dah siap!!! :)

I chose to custom design our wedding cards just so we shall always have that rasa puas hati sebab ikut design sendiri, plus save cost on design la kan..hehe, and also the fact that i have the bestest friend who can make my wedding card come true, tq Ain

jalan cerita design card aku semua bermula dengan logo, mmg dari time kt uia dulu pon, aku suka conteng2 nama kitorg, FaizalAzwin, buat dalam bentuk crossword lah, share huruf tengah lah, either huruf A, I, Z..hehe, tapi yang paling seimbang is sharing the letter Z. confirm xde org faham apa aku tulis pasal xde gambar kan, hehe. ok tngok kat bawah:-

nampak tak tulisan hitam kat bahu sayang aku tu?, 

itu la yang aku slalu lukis kat notes masa tengah lecture dulu, 

slipsort sume penuh time tahap gaban nye mgantuk :D

logo yang ni wna yang buatkan..hehe, along sangat sukeee

 our logo in white

so my design rule no. one, kena ada logo ktorg ni. so wina adik aku tu tolong google kan some kerawang2 tuk my logo, aween approved trus ktorg try testing2 sendri...

yang atas ni logo testing je, ingat dah cukup ok dah,

 then ain ckp serabut sgt, and i agree gak.hehe

aku siapkan map & invite wordings (dalam word bodo je), for both our sides (google earth yer rumah syg nye map, dalam google maps xde ..) and then berkampung kat umah ain seminggu masa bulan june haritu..fuyooo..sronok melepak & pegi keje dari tempat lain..hehe, aku angkut skali designer aku sorg (adik kesayangan-wna), and mula la process kumpul idea, decision making (how many folds?, kertas jenis apa?, warna?, size?...and on and on....) di samping tu i did my research by analyzing kad kawin org lain (mmg aku rajin kumpul), and asking around on previous b2b's & friends (eija, qis, anne..) thanks so much girls, ada jugak guide aku nak proceed :)

after we finally set our minds on the size and rough design, me & ain memang back and forth thru email je..sungguh best, psl dgn bestfren sendri yang tolong. oh in the same time i had to send the map & wordings to syg, utk approval boss besar= En. Abd Rashid, heheh (bakal FIL)

fFIL dah bagi syarat2 kat ktorg, which actually senangkan process ktorg tuk design the whole card (im artistic only to a certain level, and it ain't that high.hehe), antaranya ialah:-

1) kad tu kena besar so senang orang nak baca (jemputan ramai org kampung/org tua)

2) ejaan sepenuhnya dalam BM (ok my fault pasal aku tulis 'Coordinate' instead of 'Koordinat' .hebat tak mata fFIL aku?)

3) ejaan check berkali-kali, dah check berkali-kali, then..check lagi

heheh, aween nye syarat2 pon ada:-

i) foldable card (for both sides nye invite, eventho our dates are far part 1 month, but lagi senang nak invite org kl to sabah, at least they have 2 months to plan a trip there..hehe)

ii) simple

iii) font tak nak yang berbunga2, pasal nanti susah nak bace

iv) tak nak yang ada inlay, 2 kali kerja

v) soft colours

wokeyh, setelah process design itu, ain finalized and transferred all our ideas into adobe illustrater (ai file), she sent me a copy everytime ada amendment & aku check again & again (spelling, spacing, segala), then it was time for me to find my printing hub..

my first trial printing, kedai kecik kt setiawangsa, just to ask how much it would cost as well print an A3 size copy of my card to see the quality of their printing..they said they would call me back and inform me on the price..

and seperti ramai b2b yang mencari kedai printing di kl ni, i went to LORONG BRUNEI (off JALAN PUDU)...ingat senang aku nak cari jalan gi sane? eventho i know jalan2 kat kl ni almost at the back of my hand (as a pedestrian), naik kereta je, mengelabah ok aku nak cari the right simpang and right road,, ahhh, aku memang pakar public transportation je k :p

sampai je kat sane, tengok kedai byk tutup, kesilapan aku yang pertama: pegi sana hari ahad ! apparently dorg bukak monday-saturday from morning til nite, and on Sunday most of the shops are closed..bummer kan? so dgn tak banyak kedai bukak, we started asking for quotations & bisnes cards.....

dah dapat quotes (yg sikit tu), balik umah buat research lagi, and comparison table, dapat paling murah kat:-

1) My one card

2) LH creative

yang lain sume mahal and over my small bajet (kad je besar, bajet kecik!) heheh, thus I decided to go to Jln Pudu lagi seround, tngok kedai2 lain yang sememangnya haven printing kat situ...so i went again the following week, this time on a friday (the same day aku cuti tuk urus borang2 nikah), angkut ain skali..pegi LH Creative again, dorg quote the same price but at a smaller size from my design..hmmm..time tu fikir..nak ke?..taknak kee?..

for the last time, googled up info on LH Creative, and found this forum: bad Experience with LH Creative.

then aku bace and menjadi cuak and uncertain.. err, mestila cuak kan, nak print kad pkai duit kan, bukannye air liur je..heh

woah! before sume start worry about their already ordered cards at LH or want to start condemning my entry about them, sila bace forum tu betul2..yang ada bad experience with them are mostly the brides/groom that have a custom made wedding card, means yang design sendiri, kalu bace lagi, ramai jugak yang dapat good service and quality from LH..just a precaution for others just like i learnt from this forum..hehe

i quote "I have now realised that it would've been better to just pay a little extra for better service.. Save the extra stress and inconvenience..I hope it is not wrong that I shared this experience.. but I really wish there was someone who told me about their service before I hired them.." unquote

thanks to KL Bride that posted this entry on the forum, trus aku cancel ke pudu and opted for printing at kedai first yang aku pergi (Setiawangsa tu), dorg ada call and bagi quotation a bit above my bajet, a bit je la, but i had decided better amek eventho mahal 10sen, rather than kena ulang alik ke pudu if ada something wrong, hehe, kedai ni kat setiawangsa je, tak sampai 5 minutes from my house (and that is on foot!)..

nak memberi final softcopy and pay deposit (50%) aku angkut pulak alin this time, hehe, hari yang sama that we were hunting for juya's wedding prezzie..kedai ni dah inform awal2, once print dorg print terus all the orders, so tak leh nk tengok the actual draft (scary kan?) hmmm, jadi mmg bertawakkal la diri ni (sambil dipujuk syg & wina), insyaAllah, kad tu ok..insyaAllah (heheh, mcm apa je kan?) :hint *bridezilla*

aku hantar printing on a tuesday, the following monday org dia dah kol:

En. Limbo: 'hi cik awin, kad awak dah siap tau', 

Aween (dgn penuh debar): 'yekeee? boleh dtg amek la ek?'

En. Limbo: 'dah siap since hari sabtu lagi, saje nak check dulu if ada silap ke pe, i hantar kt rumah u malam ni k'

haaaa, siap delivery ok, tapi dah kata rumah dekat je kan.hehe. malam tu tasha & kak azzwa dtg kat umah, maka mangsa seterusnya tuk teman collect cards aku is Kak Azzwa :) heheh. tq akak syg! terpaksa angkut package2 card kami yang berat (pjg nye order yang byk)..

hasilnye, im so happy and Syukur Alhamdulillah all the cards turned out to be super ok (bagi mata aku la), matte laminated depan blakang, pixel tak pecah, colour tak lari, size perfect, printed envelopes exactly how we want them, ada line lipatan yg memudahkan kerja melipat and plus the fact that En. Limbo sgt sporting (Limbo is the guy that im dealing with) heheh. Aku sungguh puas hati!! sesimple mana pon design aku, dapat diluahkan dalam bentuk kertas..yayyy (hati berbunga-bunga suka)

jadi saya amat merecommend mereka tuk korg buat printing, website dorg takde lagi i guess but they can be found at:-

potato.studio design communication

No. 30g, Jalan Setiawangsa 10,

Taman Setiawangsa,

54200, Kuala Lumpur

tel: 03-4256 8376

(boleh cakap dgn Limbo terus, cool tak nama?, 

mmg tiap kali dia kol or aku kol dia aku akan gelak)

hehe, hope those searching will get the best deals (yang penting research research research and survey survey survey!!), thus explaining why i say i can't prepare for a wedding in a months time..hehe..

30 hari ke arah memeterai cinta..

huwaaaa, its 1 september already & nex week is raya but mama & me dah cam tak fikir raya prep, its all WEDDING PREP from here onwards (oh tapi nak datang beraya ke rumah sila2 lah, rumah insyaAllah akan kemas pada hari raya nanti) hehe..

iaitu bersamaan dengan:

aku rasa aku takde citer knapa aku pilih ticker ni tuk kitorg, hehe, selain it shows a simple couple, berkulit gelap (okla abiakan part freehair tu but i do like long hair) dan cinta kami menyeberangi lautan, where im floating across the months, closer and closer to my beach boy ;) oh i so love the beach, if bukan pasal nak kawin aku dah bersun-tanning dah kat manukan haritu..uhhh, dah gelap jangan ditambahkan kegelapan.heheh

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last merdeka weekend (yesterday) me & syg went all out trying to tick off everything on our to buy/ to do list.. 4 days of shopping di kala panas terik, sahur & berbuka wif frens & family, facials, fittings, painting, cleaning..seriously penuh jadual..but in the end..sangat2 puas hati & happy..still got those few minor things to tick off the list but slowly, were getting there insyaAllah, oh..im getting light headed and a bit overwhelmed with the non-stop 4 day prep (plus that plastic bags and boxes are piling up in my room)..i need my sygs! my faizal, my wina bucuk, my PuRe, my bff's, my bridesmen & my mum ..and everything will be ok insyaAllah....i really need you guys..rindu ok, sungguh, aku mahu beremosi gedik sebentar..

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moving along to a happier note, bilik pengantin is on the way to siap..heeeee, i just cant wait to store everything there, bilik aku skrg dah sesak gila! updates mungkin slow & steady..aku dah janji dgn org printing to publish a post about them (aku sgt puas hati dgn dorg) & also to update my wedding checklists ;)

sekarang Aween is in mode bertawakkal & appreciating any type of rezeki that comes our way, yes, aku sedang letak mind-set aku that whatever cabaran yang berlaku insyaAllah ada hikmahnya..ikut nasihat previous b2b's (esecially eija), aku tak nak berharap sangat that everything i've planned since last year will come out as i have hoped for, i realize, kita ni hanya mampu merancang, Allah je yang menentukan..all we have to do is berusaha & berdoa.

pray for us too ;)