11th of August 2007. A special day to be remembered.

I fell in 'a trance' on the first day I saw you. And I couldn't believe it that you were enrolling in the PhD program since you looked so young and boyish. But it's true. And that boyish face and smile made my heart melt each and every time I saw you.

My colleagues were very sporting knowing that I fancied you and they would always find ways to make me entertain your matters. But it was very seldom. Either I was very busy or had no time.

So today IS the day.

Congratulations on being awarded the Doctor of Philosophy degree today. You have worked hard and deserve the degree at a young age. And the best part is that the convocation ceremony this year (especially for PhD graduates) falls on your birthday. Two big events in one day! How lucky!

Congratulations again and happy birthday Dr. Teruaki Yoshida!! Hope to see you again one day.

It started with the invitation cards received from friends. My classmate from MRSM sent an invitation card for her big day. Her solemnization ceremony will be held in Perlis on the 27th of May.

Then came the second card. One of my best friends in my university years. She's getting married on the same day - 27th of May.

The problem was that on that day, I had to be in Langkawi for a seminar.

Jo, my ex-classmate, also invited me to attend the wedding reception in KL the following weekend - 3rd June. And luckily I was free. And I was surprised to see how small the world is after finding out that her soulmate is my friend's brother, who the friend happens to be her levelmate in matriculation (phew, its hard to describe!). Anyway, congratulations Johana and Humaizi.

I am a bit new into the yoga world. And my physique is in 'the way' of doing such poses and turning me into a huge human-pretzel. Anyway, I have been intrigued in trying this exercise since I have seen that it has done wonders to people around me. And all these while, I have been a silent reader of this blog.

So, in the spirit of helping my 'guru' I am putting this in my blog.

Just a sneak preview of what I have been doing lately.





10th March 2007

Fida & Sham

Went to Baling, Kedah to witness and be the 'official' photographer for her solemnization ceremony as well as the reception. She has been my colleague for about 5 years now and has been one of my closest friend. She tied the knot with the man of her dreams introduced by another colleague. And then, the relationship bloomed. She said that she never planned to settle down so quick but that's fate.

Selamat pengantin baru Fida & Sham. Moga kekal bahagia ke anak cucu.

17th March 2007

All the hantaran

The dowry in the form of a rose bouquet and the wedding ring.

Other things that kept me busy for the past few weeks were the preparation for my younger brother's solemnization ceremony. I took care of all the hantarans and all the decoration of the dowry and other gifts for my sister-in-law-to-be. I am not that creative but everything turned out quite okay. Simple and sweet (ni perasan ni). The best part was that my youngest brother, who was in charge of putting all the dulang (trays) and the alas dulang (cover of the trays) in the car, forgot to put the alas dulang in the car and our hantaran kind of missed something. I felt really disappointed since I was the one making sure that everything was pretty and we missed that particular thing. But, I had to accept it. My mom was making a fuss about it at the bride's house and blamed me. In the end, she admitted of placing the alas dulang in the bedroom - which I placed in front of the hantarans so we would not forget.

Anyway, everything went well. My brother has moved on in a different phase with only one lafaz of the akad. I didn't take any pictures since we were the family members of the groom and it seemed inappropriate. Not to worry since there was a photographer present at the bride's house. I will just have to wait the pictures from their side.

Selamat pengantin baru Abang & Inn. And Inn, welcome to the family.

p/s: Yesterday was only the solemnization ceremony. The reception at the bride's side will be in the end of April and the following week will be the groom's side. That's why I said in my previous entry that I'll be busy till May. :-)