March 23rd, 2018

..was the day we had our wedding dinner celebration in Penang. Most of my family members came from Sibu. Feeling blessed and loved. It was not an easy journey for them as they had to fly from Sibu to Kuala Lumpur and then Kuala Lumpur to Penang. They arrived Penang the day before the BIG day and were in Penang for 3 days and 2 nights.

On the BIG day itself, the husband’s family invited my family to their place as they had provided a simple catering for friends and family. We went there after we had our breakfast in the hotel. We didn’t stay too long as we needed to head back to hotel to get prepared.

Our entry was accompanied by The Dhol Blasters. It was definitely different and I believe all our guests were entertained by their performance.

Our emcee, Jason, did a fantastic job. He controlled the crowd, the time and the activities really well. He had his ways to entertain our guests by engaging them and made our guests to  participate in some of the activities.

One touching moment that night was a speech given by my elder brother. I had never seen him on stage delivering a speech. I am so blessed and fortunate that he did it for me #feelingloved

In order to thank our guests for taking their time to come and celebrate with us on our BIG day, the husband and I gave a small performance. It was something that I really wanted to do in our wedding dinner. Well, I was more prepared than the husband was so, he was basically just moving around aimlessly. We did get a few close friends of ours to join us. Well, it did not go as planned since we never had a rehearsal but we had FUN!

The night ended with lots of music and dance. I had gone back to our room to rest whereas the husband and his family were still in the ballroom. They were there until the hotel staff had to beg them to leave.

March 23rd 2018 was definitely a night to remember and how relieved we felt after.

December 2018

The final month before the end of 2018.

I know I had been procrastinating to update my bog.

I started the month by attending a wedding dinner of another close friend of mine from secondary school. We were in the same class since Form 1 but, we only got really close to each other when we were in Form 4. We were sitting next to each other. We even went to college together and lived there as roommates for one and a half years. We did go through a lot of ups and downs together so, I am really happy that she found the love of her life.

That same month, we finally went to attend a workshop together. We had been talking about doing something together such as painting, baking, etc.

So, what did we do?

As Christmas is around the corner, we went to do Christmas wreath together. It was not as easy as we thought it would be. Still, it was fun!

We had a weekend getaway in Tanjung Jara Resort. It was a honeymoon package we received from Vistana Hotel Penang where we had our wedding dinner. It was a good road trip where we had each other only which means we were able to spend quality time together.

Finally, we had our Christmas celebration with my brother and his friends. It was an enjoyable night with food, gifts exchange and little humans!

November 2018

We were back in Penang longer than usual.

Why?

It was Deepavali!

But first, let’s have a triple date.

We met up with 2 lovely couples for dinner and then, ended it with frozen yoghurt. It was a great catch up session and am really happy for all of them because of two things.

One, a couple will upgrade soon to be parents.
Two, a friend is finally in a relationship and he is happy.

Second, I had my be-early birthday celebration with my favourite people in Penang. Well, one of them was sick so, was unable to join though. We had our dinner buffet at G Hotel and went to visit the sick friend after.

It was my second Deepavali open house as a host. As usual, we had two sessions for our invited guests – lunch and dinner. We had delicious food and great friends to hang out with in that one day.

In that same month, another good friend of mine got married. She had her wedding the day before my birthday. We have known each other for more than 10 years so, I am definitely happy for her that she found someone that she can live with.

What’s better than celebrating your birthday with your family? I was not able to celebrate it last year with them as I was still in Taiwan. It felt even better to have Deanne with us.

Last but not least, we had a furry guest that stayed with us for a week. It felt good to have someone waiting for your return though I did feel bad for leaving him alone at home during daytime. Well, we had to go to work though. However, he did make a good friend with the furry neighbour. Up until today, the furry neighbour will still drop by our door to check if the furry guest is still around.

Yeah, we miss him too, buddy.

October 2018

It had been an eventful month too.

During the early of the month, I had company’s teambuilding in Penang. It was lovely to be able to spend the weekend with fun people. We had a great time especially by ending the trip at ESCAPE Park. It was my second time but the very first time to try out a lot of rides at the park. Also, the very first time to try out their waterpark.

Nearing the end of the month, I made a trip to Singapore with my mom to attend my baby brother’s graduation. So proud of him to be able to get his Degree while working. We considered it a family trip since it had been a long time since we had one together. I think the last vacation we had together was also Singapore. Guess what? We are going to have another big family trip in November 2019. Look forward to my blog entries on it.

I went back to Sibu end of the month.

Why?

To attend a good friend’s wedding dinner. We had been in the same class since Form 1 up to Form 5 and guess what?

He had been sitting close to me for 2 consecutive years. In front of me when we were in Form 2 and next to me when we were in Form 3. He was my ‘sifu’ in some of the games that I played back then – Starcraft, Gunbound and DOTA. Yeah, I remember he brought me along to join 7 of them to play DOTA. In the group, he’s always the one looking out for me. Happy for him to marry this sweet girl whom I happened to know as well – my big brother’s course mate in his university days.

Such a small world.

June 2018

It was Jag & Vila’s big day during the month. I could not imagine how stressed mom would have been to have two wedding dinners with just 3 months apart. On the bright side, she does not have to worry about such thing in future anymore.

Jag & Vila had their wedding ritual done at a temple followed by wedding dinner in a dewan. The night was full of dancing, drinking and singing.

In that same month was also the month for us to celebrate our grandfather’s birthday. It was his 76th birthday and all of us were back in Sibu to celebrate this big day. I am glad that the vow I made is still going strong.

The only difference for this year was that we had our mini family member, joined us for the celebration. Deanne represents the 5th generation in the family. Everyone back in Sibu was super excited to see her. Sadly she cried most of the time at home. Probably due to new environment and people. Of course, when she was in a good mood, she smiled a lot and that brought joy in the house.

May 2018

I made a very big decision to cut my hair short. Like finally since we had finished all the wedding dinners. Not only did I cut my hair short, I had my hair permed as well. I had then all done at Jeff Lee. No regret though it was too short for me.

That same month, we celebrated our third year being together ever since we first got together. We wanted to go to Grub by ahong & friends but it was fully booked. Hence, we went to Tropicana Mall which was nearby and had our dinner celebration at Three Little Pigs & The Big Bad Wolf. It was a simple and nice dinner.

Later in the month was when we celebrated Deanne’s full moon. We did not have an elaborative celebration – we had KFC and Domino’s at home. Just us.

We went back to Penang end of the month to attend our mutual friends’ wedding dinner. This pair is like us, mixed cultural wedding.

Honestly, year 2018 is a wedding marathon for us. Excluding our own wedding dinner, this was only the second wedding dinner for the year. Three more to go which I will share in my future posts.

March 2018

March had been a busy month for both of us. First, we had our favourite people from Penang who came to KL to attend Russell Peters’ show in Malaysia. We rented an AirBnB unit near the stadium. We had a great time. The most exciting moment was we were late for the show as I took the wrong turning and you know how the highways are in KL.

My last day in AIA was also in March. 3 years – not too long, not too short. I was based in Penang branch for 2 years and then 1 year in the headquarter. Great memories were made with many great friends made in AIA. I managed to thank and at the same time, bid farewell to those who had helped me a lot during my tenure.

My first day in AmMetLife was in March too. It was the day JUST after my last day of work in AIA. What really impressed me was they had my name cards ready on my first day at work. Very efficient, right? I guess first impression really matters a lot.

My favourite girls planned my surprise hen’s party with the husband. Neither did I see it coming at all nor I suspected anything. It was definitely a success. We had a session of pole dancing for beginners. It was fun but definitely not easy.

Later the same day, the gang actually arranged a dinner for me too. The dinner was expected though. This time I was not fooled by the husband. Though it was not a crazy night, I had fun with the group that I love to hang out with. Really blessed to have them in my life.

The following week, the husband and I went back to Penang to prepare for our big day. It was going to be a busy weekend for both of us. For him, it would be our wedding dinner. For me, it would be hosting my family members.

This time our wedding would be of Punjabi style. Hence, the night before the dinner, I had my henna done by his friend. Little did I know, when she was working on the henna for me halfway, I learned that I could not shower until the next day. Hence, for those who wanted do henna, please shower first. That night, it took us 5 hours to complete the henna design. Imagine sitting there for 5 hours, not showered and eaten yet.

That night went really well. We had an awesome emcee who made sure everything is in order. We were really fortunate to have him as our emcee. It was the only time (compared to the one in Sibu) I felt relaxed and not stressed during the event. I managed to walk around, thank and mingle with our guests. It was a really fun night.

On the day we returned, we had dinner at Naughty Nuri’s to celebrate Letty’s birthday. It was not the day itself. We were celebrating it earlier. In her next birthday celebration, there will be a mini member in the family. What do I mean?

Stay tuned on my next post!

December 2017

..was a wake-up-call month for me.

Why?

Wait till you read the end of this post.

In the early of the month, the husband and I made a special trip to Penang to celebrate our beloved friend’s birthday. It was a great catch-up that night accompanied by great food.

On the day of our return, my cousins were around. Therefore, we decided to meet them for lunch. All of us witnessed how manly the husband is. Long story short – a waitress was being rude to me. When the husband took the bill, he called out to the manager on duty and lodged a complaint on her.

My father was in KL too. We made a plan to have dinner with him and also to see him again at the place he was staying on the day he was leaving.

Coming to the end of the month, the husband and I made another trip to Penang to celebrate Christmas since it was a long weekend.

Look at that smile of mine.

It was gone after that night.

I was in pain for the longest time that night that I had to wake the husband to drive me to the nearest 24 hours clinic to get a pain killer jab to kill off the pain. I thought the pain would be gone the next day.

I was wrong.

The pain crawled back slowly and hit me real hard that Jag drove us to the hospital. I was admitted to the A&E department. Fortunately, we had Jag with us. The attending doctor diagnosed me with gastric while Jag insisted to do ultrasound on me.

That was when we found the real culprit – gallbladder inflammation. Well, it became inflamed as I had been in pain for 2.5 years and I did not take the right medication, thinking it was gastric.

Fast forward, I had surgery on Christmas Day and stayed in the hospital for the next 2 nights before I was discharged.

Lovely friends came to visit me at the in law’s place before the husband and I returned to KL.

It was definitely a wake-up call for me that health is more important.

That was when I made a big decision…

August 2017

..had been a month full of birthday celebrations!

First, my older brother’s birthday. Since he love Domino’s Pizza, we had ‘em for dinner!

Then, we had Ah Bi’s birthday celebration. We went for karaoke before we cut the cake.

Next was Yy’s birthday. The fiancé joined us too because he would be spending a few days with me before he went to Canada.

Okay, this may not be a birthday celebration but, it was a victory celebration! Though he could not make it to the finals, he still managed to get a trophy back to Malaysia. So proud of him.

Finally, we had a be-early birthday celebration for the fiancé! He was in KL for a day or two before heading back to Penang.

See..loads of birthday celebrations, right?

July 2017

..had been one of the most happening months for me.

Why?

Well, first of all, AIA’s townhall. Though the sessions were so-so, we had great food.

The best of all?

It’s free!

During the middle of the month, I witnessed a beautiful marriage of one of my girlfriends. Plus, it was a lovely gathering with friends.

Later, I had a short weekend in Penang to spend time with him.

And also a great catch-ups with them.

Then I ended the month with a registration of marriage.

And it was mine.

Plus my brother’s too.

Which I had posted earlier.