Category: Wedding

Of puffs and stuffs.

Had a major meltdown a couple of days ago. I was basically in tears about every 20minutes over the stupidest things. Poor Gareth, he suffered most all of the brunt, of course.

Sometimes I think right, I consider myself pretty damn easy to get along actually….so I really can’t imagine what those women who are super dramatic in public are like behind closed doors? Patient spouses/bfs I salute you all. How do you guys do it?

I have now calmed down of course. The painters have arrived (finally!) and I am no longer a bundle of crazy & tears. Thank goodness this shit does go away!

I am sweet as a freaking jar of sugar right now compared to two days ago. Even I like myself.

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Anyway, we have started giving out our wedding invitations. Shah, my amazing blog manager is the very first one to receive it :)

# -Shah with our bigass wedding invite. Wheeeee!

I can’t wait to give out the rest! The card sets the tone of our wedding, which I will talk about soon.

Actually, truth is I don’t really have the right words to describe the theme yet lol. A bit schizo but in a crazy good way! Like us!

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One of my favourite desserts in the entire world is berrilicious chocolate pavlova from Delicious. I eat too many of them, too many but NO REGRETS!

The perfect ratio of crispy chocolate meringues with thick chocolate shavings, fresh strawberries and real cream. ohmaigerddddd

I tried making it but my last attempt at chocolate meringue literally fell flat. Best to leave this sort of things to the professionals eh.

Anyway where am I trying to get at? Back to my meltdown a couple of days back, so I tried to fix the emo with a dessert. Went to Delicious 1U.

Ordered berrilicious chocolate pavlova. Enjoyed every single spoon of it and then….cream ran out. Trust me when I say it has to be eaten with every element together.

I got a bit upset (naturally) because normally they have a lot of cream but this particular day it was barely enough.

Gareth coaxed me to ask for more cream. I was so sure they wouldn’t give me but what do you know, they gave me more than enough! No questions asked, and with a really nice smile too :)

I was so happy coz they really made my day. In the end I wondered if they would give me more chocolate meringue and strawberries for my now extra cream if I asked.

Kidding, I didn’t go there.

# – The cream that broke my emo.

Thank you Delicious 1U.

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We have finally bought our marital bedsheets for the wedding.

Went for our regular 650 thread count in red. Pillow cases also red!

# – Red for luck.

By the way, if you want to get good sheets for extra thick king size mattress, go Home’s Harmony.

Good discounts and even more as member. Service is also above average.

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I made cream patisserie for the first time! Wonder what took me so long!? Those stuff are delicious!!

Stuffed them in choux buns (recipe for the choux pastry here) I haphazardly whipped up and voila, CREAM PUFFS!

Will blog it when I make more next time. I think the secret is in using vanilla beans instead of fake vanilla extract. Makes all the difference.

# – My very inconsistently shaped but very consistently delicious homemade creampuffs.

Have a good week peeps!

Why I changed my mind about pre-wedding bridal studio shoot.

Some of you might know that I was quite opposed to having a bridal studio shoot. I found it a bit cheesy but the real reason is because I actually really don’t like other people taking pictures of me, not even Gareth, haha.

Seriously, we have had numerous quarrels over pictures he took of me for my blog because I didn’t look good or right in them. Truth is, I should blame myself for being unphotogenic but of course, being me, I blame him lah hahahaha.

When this wedding thing happened, I told Gareth that we should go on a kickass holiday and then take our own pre-wedding pictures, armed with a remote trigger and tripod. He thought it was inviting trouble but hey, people have done it before! Damn pretty the pictures right?

Anyway, just the idea of having other people take pictures of me, important pictures of us freaked me out. Maybe it has something to do with all the horrendous press stuff I’ve done before. For instance, the last magazine shoot I had was so bad I had just completely lost faith in local “professional photographers/stylists”.

I mean, after all the makeup, hairdo and matching outfits, this photographer just made me sat on a chair behind a damn coffee table, and posed with my hand. The stylist also stood by the sideline and didn’t say a thing. Trust me, I tried to work it but dudeeeeeeeeeeee, I was wearing a billowy top with high-waisted trousers and the outfit was supposed to be seen full. Needless to say, when the pictures came out I looked like a chunky body builder thanks to having half my body blocked by an ugly table. Gah!

Even when Gareth engaged Anna-Rina to be our ROM photographer, I had my reservations. I mean, I knew Anna takes amazing pictures and all, but I was still stressed. What if my pictures sucked and I had to scream at Anna? I can be a big bad difficult bitch….

Thankfully, it never happened….my fears were unfounded! She restored my faith in local photography so to speak. Hehehehe.

Anyway, back to bridal studio shoot. I was dead against it but you know what they say….never say never. We had one done this afternoon and surprise, surprise, I had fun!

# – Getting made-up! This went on for about 1.5 hours.

# – Gareth too. 3 minutes tops…lol.

Why the change of heart? Well, it just made more economical sense to take a photography package and topping up for the dress I want rather than just renting the dress alone. Besides, my mom and granny think I should have some bridal shots taken because it should be part of my wedding experience. In the end, I agreed…why not? :)

I’m now very glad we did it. The photographer, Wah was patient and funny. My makeup artiste, Berry was just a lovely, lovely girl who is passionate about what she’s doing. I really loved the hairstyles and the makeup and the dresses, which I chose of course hehe.

# – Gareth, flanked by Wah and Berry :)

I really think Gareth should function in a tux full time. Today, I was like…wow my husband so handsome one!?

My first dress is a sleeved A-line gown. I had just wanted something simple & classic and hurmm young…hehe. I also wore my hair down but I had another sort of chignon later on.

# – The A-line gown.

2nd dress is a mermaid cut fuschia pink tube dress. This one, I just told Berry to go all out, make me SPARKLE! By the way, am wearing this on wedding day too…I was too lazy to choose another different dress. Choosing dresses is EXHAUSTING!

# – Getting ready in the evening dress.

Lastly, I got a traditional “kua” to wear. It’s got funny looking dragons on it. I don’t mind them one bit.

#- Berry gave me what she called, “ball ball” hair. Hahahaha. It’s really just those Shanghai 1920s inspired wavy side bangs with a puffy updo. LOVE IT!

By the way, my red stilletos…got ’em for RM75 in Sunway Pyramid. I love Payless Shoes!

# – My wedding shoes, revealed. I’ve got another similar pair in blue with chunkier heels which I got from Bangkok, so I might wear those too…not sure yet.

You must have noticed I’ve only got 3 dresses, that’s cause I reduced the normal 5-6 dresses down to 3. Even with only 3 dresses and a strictly indoor shoot it was so tiring!!! I salute all the brides who can do 6 costume changes and outdoor shoot and still look gorgeous as hell. Just seems impossible for me! I will never be a fashion model, not that I’m unaware that I am genetically incapable of being so already :P

So pre-wedding bridal studio shoot or not? If you’re renting a dress from a bridal studio anyway…why not? It works out cheaper, you’ll have pictures you can remember fondly or funnily by (depending on outcomes) and it is quite fun to play dress up :)

I am quite excited in seeing the pictures next week. I hope they turn out well. Actually I think they will turn out well because Wah showed me a few on the camera and I was like, heheheh how come I can look so nice one :D :D :D :D

Slightly elaborate Instagram updates with a Tomato & Ham Pasta recipe.

Do you know what this is?

# – Take a guess.

It’s a pet overall that my mom has fashioned out of a pair of old granny pants. My mom even made a hole for the tail…it is freakin’ brilliant!

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This is Charlie looking absolutely miffed because I tied his patch of hair up.

# – Dude needs a groomin’.

FTS, while writing this post I forgot he had a grooming appointment at 3pm today. Completely forgot about it T_T.

Looks like a couple more weeks before we’ve got time to make you look more presentable, boy.

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This qipao is 31 years old. My mom wore this on her wedding day and soon, I will be wearing it on mine too :)

My mom was a really tiny girl and according to her, the dress was loose on her.

I’m just glad I could fit in it now because I remember trying it when I was 15 and it wouldn’t even zip up pass my hips!!!

My mom has a good strategy, that I wear this while saying goodbye to guests on my reception cause I won’t be sitting down. Cause if I sat down, my belly layers will jut out. Well, thanks for the advice Mom!

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This is Mom being a total fan girl posing with Sam Lee, a HK actor. We were at Unity Store KL launch.

She’s currently watching a TVB show with him in it called Ghetto Justice. I think he looks a lot cuter in real life!

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Today’s dinner was pumpkin gnocchi with spinach & tomatoes in Chinoz BSC. One of my favourite foods and about the only vegetarian that rocks my socks off.

# – Top is fish & chips (ordinary) but pumpkin gnocchi below is OMGZ!

Pillowy but light gnocchi with a mild pumpkin taste with blanched spinach and tomato sauce. So simple but soooooooooo gooood!

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And now….recipe for my simple tomato & ham pasta. This is a truly simple recipe and doesn’t require many ingredients. Very tasty and quite healthy too!

# – Simple tomato & ham pasta.

The ingredients:

  • 200grams of pasta (I used tagliatelle), cooked according to instructions on packet
  • 2 tomatoes, quartered
  • 2 onions, thinly sliced
  • 3 slices of ham, julienned
  • 300ml of tomato juice
  • Salt and black pepper to taste

    • #1 – First saute the sliced onions until translucent.

    #2 – Then, throw in the ham and stir fry until slightly browned.

    #3 – Next, throw in the quartered tomatoes.

    #4 – With a potato masher, squash the tomatoes till they break down. Crying.

    #5 – Pour in the tomato juice, little by little and stir until you get the consistency of a slightly thickened sauce.

    #6 – Season with salt & pepper. Remember to taste as you go as tomato juice is quite salty on its own!

    #7 – Dump in the cooked pasta (which you of course, was already cooking while you were making the sauce) and mix to coat evenly.

    #8 – Tomato & ham pasta with a sprinkling of grated parmesan, DONE!

    Love this dish, I have made it several times actually. It’s quick & easy to make and really flavourful without having to use an entire can of plum tomatoes or herbs. You’d be surprised!

    Have a good week, peeps :)