11 days to go- update

sorry for the counting days title, well, im not really counting days, otherwise i will just freak out instead of feel excited, but i cudnt find any proper title.

worst, i dunt even know why i opened www.blogger.com in the first place. but i am pretty sure there is something that bothers me right now, starts to occupy my mind, which makes me feel uneasy. org kate, makin kite dekat ngan tarikh nak kawen, makin besar dugaan rite?i 100.9% agree with that! ::sighh::

normally, when i jump into this uneasy-unsecure zone, i will just talk talk and talk with others. And I can talk about everything, not specifically about the thing that bothers me. The only prob is, only a few come to the office today (haha) and i am too lazy to dial my bffs numbers and pour them with my concerns.

enough of crap. the real updates are:

1. bunga pahar: my wedding is very the simple. and i clearly said to my parents that i dunt want any merenjis or tepung tawar as from what i read, it is not advisable to do that because tersangat meniru adat org bukan islam dan ade yg ckp haram. thus i have to say No no and no (but this dilemma is still under nego, because my parents nak sgt buat merenjis ni).

As we dunt have this renjis merenjis, then wat's the use of bunga pahar? well i decided to give each of them to rombongan pengantin lelaki. So they will have normal doorgift + bunga pahar. Kinda special la kan? Tak payah sy nak pening2 nak kasi ape kat diorang utk kasi diorang nampak special sket from normal guests. with my mom, we decided to do by ourselves. My mom sgt suka bunga stoking..so we did bunga pahar stoking for 100 people.

Mule2 i tot, i siapkan separuh, then my mom siapkan separuh, but akhirnye sy buat semua all by myself..tp tak siap lagi la opkos..baru 50 cucuk..another 50 cucuk to go..huhu.. rite now, sy tgh consider nak beli 50pcs just for the sake utk decor pelamin..boley? nak buat sendiri another 50pcs mmg tak sempat..mau bengkak jari sy nanti..hihihi

2. Borang nikah: Those required documents for nikah dah serah kat my papa. Redzuan personally handed the document last Saturday as he is currently in Kltn (miss u) for this long weekend. So nanti papa serah kat tok imam, and insya-Allah, tiada halangan utk akad nanti.

3. Dulang polystrene-bantal: is still on going. Dah siapkan 3, another 5 to go. Total hantaran is 9 balas 9, so sy fikir, utk cake, tak payah kot buatkan dulang polystrene segala, bukannye nampak pon, because cake yg my mom slalu buat mmg agak besar :D

4. Biskut raya: (nothing to do with wed prep) during the weekend, with my eldest sis, kami dah siapkan hampir 20 balang beraneka biskut. esok nak buat dua jenis biskut lagi..maybe tambah lagi 3 balang kot. my only concern, macam mane sy nak muat segala balang tu (bersama dgn barang2 utk perkahwinan sy) dlm kereta saya yg kecik itu utk di bw balik ke kltn..erk!

5. Honeymoon: everything has been booked and paid (hotels and car) tinggal nak bayar kereta je..as for the itineary, it is pretty much done. Cuma im not sure about snorkeling because:

• saye mabuk orgnye. tak kesah naik ape pon, confirm pening (except car i guess). FYI, each time i naik flight especially long distance like kl-paris, confirm i akan amik ubat tido ..ngeeee..and paling best..klu naik flight balik kb which is only 45 mins, before flight take off, i dah siap pejam mate and tido awal2..sedar2 flight dah nak land.! but i love swimming, and dunt have any prob about that, except the facts that i mudah mabuk bile main ombak. last year, mase i pegi snorkeling kat perhentian..omg it was hillarious, i tak masuk dlm air pon dah start pening, and after 5 mins, i requested pakcik bawak boat tu bawak i pegi pantai, sbb tak tahan sgt dah..hahahahha

• another concern is the proper attire for swimming..mase i still dlm zaman jahilliah, bleh la kan pakai sesuka hati yg i nak..but when i decided to become his wife, i have started consider everything about the aurat and such..so im still not sure, shud i buy a muslimah swimmung attire or just forget about the snorkeling.

6. Baju pengapit: frankly speaking, i dunt have official bridesmaids like other B2Bs, except for my lovely married best-friend-forever-s (bffs) who are very good in listening and giving advice from the beginning. yes, my friends are all married, except me..hahaha..so there's my excuse for not having any bridemaid LOL. however, i indeed wanna have pengapit utk perarakan rombongan from pintu pagar to pelamin. and for that, i chose my little sis (which is taller than me..who's little now?hahaha) because i know she loves it. My only concern is the baju..well utk kenduri belah my side, my sis mmg tempah baju raya kaler hijau, and adik redzuan mmg ade baju melayu kaler hijau, so no prob psl tu (tona color is not my concern)..cume utk kenduri belah lelaki, shud i buy ready-made baju kurung color maroon for my sis?before this i tak kesah sgt if tak same color, tp tetibe rase cam better samekan jugak utk bertandang..hurmm hurrmmm

Fact: i got a missed call fr my-ex this morning. and i have this unpleasant feeling since then.

ya Allah, permudahkanlah urusan perkahwinanku ini. Jauhilah ia dari sebarang halangan dan rintangan. Amin.

17 days to go mood

mood 2: ceria

i finally managed to settle a couple of things:

• doorgift utk meja beradap: done

• bunga pahar: 50% dah siap

• barang utk gubahan hantaran my side: dah beli, tinggal nak buat aje

• flowers utk gubahan hantaran: ordered! yes, finally i changed my mine and decided to use fresh flowers utk hantaran..kak tik..hellppppp =D

• hantaran: completely done!!! yeayyy!! last Sunday, pegi cari seluar utk cik abang =)

• met photog: also done!! finally managed to meet him, and we briefly updated him wat type of pic and scenery that we are looking for.

• anta baju nikah utk altering: done!! tp sakit ati ngna makcik tailor yg tak puas hati i nak kecik kan baju tu..dia siap cakap..i kurus sbb puasa je..after i kawen nanti sure gemuk balik..tak padan la baju ni nanti..hello makcikk..ade sy kesahhhhh???? ::geram::

• distribute invitation: almost done! =)

17 days to go mood

mood 1: geram

(a couple of months ago)
my mom said, utk meja beradap, she wanted to cook by herself..im ok with it..i despise fancy food..like ayam golek berhias ke..tembikai berukir ke..udang berhias ke..because it must be difficult utk makan secara bersopan..nak amik lauk yg cantik berhias tu pon dah susah gile..and as pengantin..i nak makannnnnn (ngeeee) opkos lapa wehh mase ur big day..my priority is the taste..not the way they are presented.

Then, weeks later, one of our relative msg me on fb, asking who will be in charge of catering..he was a chef, and wanted to lend some help..the thing is..my mom, she has her own taste, and she is the one who is in charge of catering (awal2 lagi she warned me that she wanted to handle about the catering) so i said to our relative tu yg my mom yg in charge..and i tak tau pon same yg my mom hire. if he was really interested, i asked him to deal with my mom.

After a while, my father called, told me that our relative called, saying to my father that he wanted to sponsor makanan utk meja beradap. That's fine. But, he also told my father that i wasnt interested with his offer. I was like..when did u tell me thatt?????
My father marah la sket, awat sy tanak terima pertolongan orang..dah dia nak sponsor..terima je la..huhuhu tak pepasal kena marah..eeiiiiiii

Yesterday, i called our relative, to confirm and to remind him that he will be in charge of makanan utk meja beradap. Yang tak best..he quoted me RM XXX just utk beli barang2 mentah..upah memasak and serving dia kasi free..
aikkkk..ckp ngan my papa lain..ckp ngan sy lain pulak..and mahal gile ke ayam udang bawang cili kering carrot timun tembikai sekarang sampai kne rm XXX..mind you, it is for 12 pax.

seriously i didnt expect this..not even my budget..now i have to cut here and there in order to pay him..and this is my main reason WHY i dont want any of our relative to interfere in my wed preparation! Once it happens, i dont know how to say NO, afraid of creating unpleasant feeling between families. But dlm hati..ya Allahhh..geram tak terkata.. my parents dont know about this yet, and i bet they will feel the same.

worth sharing

Businesswoman launches first British halal make-up

Reuters - Thursday, August 19

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug 19 - As a Muslim, Samina Akhter was disturbed to find some of her make-up contained pig by-products so she came up with a solution -- a range of halal make-up, free from alcohol and animal products.

Under Islamic law, alcohol and certain meats are forbidden with pork especially taboo so Akhter was shocked to learn some of the products she used contained alcohol and even pig placenta.

So she devised her own make-up line, Samina Pure Make-up, launched from her home in Birmingham in June this year after two years of testing which now boasts to be Britain's first company to sell halal-certified cosmetics.

"This has been on my conscience," Akhter, 41, a mother of five, told Reuters Television.

"I realised many do contain ingredients that are not permissible to Muslims to eat and I just started thinking, well if it's not permissible to eat, then why should I put it on my face?"

The range, which is mainly sold online, includes items like foundation, blusher, eyeshadows and lipsticks, priced from about 8 pounds and is initially targeted at the almost one million Muslim woman living in Britain.

Mascara is still unavailable as the process of making a halal version is still being studied.

Akhter said in keeping with Islamic law, her make-up is made by manufacturers in Australia and Europe from plant extracts, minerals, essential oils and vitamins.

The cosmetics are certified by the independent Halal Certification Authority Australia.

Akhter said she now has more than 500 customers and interest in the cosmetics has come from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and the Middle East.

She said the halal range, free of chemicals and animal products, had also proved popular with vegans and vegetarians.

Some Muslim leaders have criticised Akhter for exploiting a religious concept.

But she argues there is demand for halal make-up with about 1.6 billion Muslim worldwide but only a small number of companies offering cosmetics or other bath products that conform to halal standards.

"The reaction I've had from women so far has been so positive and encouraging," said Akhter who is looking to expand beyond Britain and to get her products into pharmacies and stores.

"I really feel that this product has ... actually filled a gap in the market. So it's not a case of trying to cash in. It's a case of providing people with something they're looking for."

(Reporting by Reuters Television, Editing by Belinda Goldsmith)

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