Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Mua Ha hA..YesTerDAy's daTe wAs trUly aN eXperIeNce..

cUrReNt FeElin: gIggLin sIlly..DistURbIn DaDdy DeAreSt wIt My ORdErs cOs He iS goIn To sHeNg SHiOng..*aPPle AlORveRa!!* *LisTerIne!!* heHEheEeeeee!! i"m osO HaPi cOs i BLogHoPPeD tO AzimaH's bLog..Hi yA gUrL!!! sHE wAs One OF e FacIs FOr e JamIyah Camp..Go sUperHeRoes!! sHe MeNTiOned In her BlOG taT sHE wENt tO marINa YEstErdAe tOo buT we diDnt CrOss PAtHs..well..HEre we R mEetIn @ e NEt.. =)

Oooh..Dearie MAde ME sOo geRam YesTerDAe..ReMeMber wHEn i MEntiONEd taT i tOT he wAs slEePin AfTEr His Jog..HE woKe Up @ AlMSOt nOon..n sLeePilY tell Me hE dIdnt JoG..*gRrRrrr..aBis aSal u BAngUn LambaT,sAyang?? aNywAy, He wENt tO my Place In a Jiffy Cos He wanted tO plaY MoNoPOly..HeHEhe..i wAs sHoCked tO c Him @ My Living ROOm, AlreDy plAyIn MoNoPoly whEn all e Time, i wAs in mY rOom DreSsiN uP..NoTi,DeaRie..i Tot He HAveN reAChed yEt.. =P

Off We wEnt To e TraIn StAtIoN..MeT aN Old SeC sKooL fRen..HMmm..thO e 3 oF US wEre fRom e saME clAss foR seC 3 n 4, i mUz saY taT i wAs n stIll Nt clOSe tO her.. =P sO DeaRie LAyan Her..TalKEd aBT oUr oLd ClassmAtes eSp e BoYs who r CurrEntly ServIng NS..i got to Noe taT sHe iS take a dEgreE in BAnKin fRom a PRiVate InsTitUtIoN..wAh LAu..sHE paID $22k fOR taT dEgRee..sHe tOok bioTeCh dIp fRom poLy n Now She swAppeD tO BAnKin n FinANce..aNywAy, sOme thiNgs sHe meNtioNed irRitaTed Me n DeARie..LiKe when we AskEd y sHE dUn aDmIT tO NUS Or NtU sInce sHE waN tO taKe e DegRee..dUnno La wAt She wAs saYin..But i HEard Dis CleaRly..sHE saId taT It is sOo eaSy tO enTer Ntu n Nus NOw..n Most of HEr FreNz gOT in eASIly..eVEn her FreNz wHo ScORed Bs Got IntO nUs n NtU EasIly..*wAh Duh..NeaRly Strangle HEr thEr..iF diLA waS tHEr, sURely sHE will Feel HuRt..i was sOo MAd..i KePt QuiEt..NoT eVery1 iS foRtuNate, my DeaR..*PppFfFfffftttt..

dEn shE ASKed wAt i wAs dOin..i saID i'm sTudYin to Be a TeaCHer..PresChool teAcher..sHe was liKe, 'reLi? u a TeaCHer? HAhahA.so fUnny.'*PFfFfFffffffftttttt..Den sHe askEd Me wAts tHeR tO leArN aBt BeIn a PreSchOol teACHer..i saID we LearN how to teAch eFfeCtiVely n hOw to CommUnICAte wit parEnts fOr eXamPLe..dEn shE ASked ME dIs qn,'oh Must CommUnIcate wIt paRents ar?'..i'm sOry to say But u R 1 tRuly DuMb gal.. *PpPPpppFfffffttttt...

dEn sHE wAS blaBberIn On n On..sHE aSked wHEthEr we Still Keep in ToUch wit Our Sec sKool bUDdIes..we SaiD Yes..eSp e MalaYs..sHE saiD sHe OnlI kEpt i ntouch wIt 2 Ppl..in My MiNd, i wAs sayIn, cOs of uR LAser MouTh, tAts y NooNe BothEreD to KEep in toUch wIT u..ShE iS sOoo iNSensItIve!!

HMmPh..cOS shE pAid sOO much for her DegRee, i toLD HEr taT ShaEeDa got iNto NUS n wAS fUlly sPonSoreD By MendaKi n HAd No BoNds..IMMediately shE aSkEd,' Oh R her GraDes good?' i rePlIed, 'DAmn gOOd.' HEHEHE!!! u sHld c Her Face..HahaHa!! Den sUDdEnly sHE askEd me Dis Qn..IssIt tRue taT malaYs BuY e NewSpApErs @ a CheaPEr PrIce?..i wAS like wAt!! DeaRie gOT COnFusEd..PoLIteLY, tHo i wAs sEetHin wIt anGer, i SAid, 'excUSe me?' sHe saiD shE HEArd fRom her FreN tAt we, MalAys BuY nEwSPaPers @ a CheaPer raTe..RathEr tHAn 80 CeNTs, we PAy 60 cenTs..*PpPppPffffffttttttt!!!! DeaRie saW How Mad i wAS n He RepLied, 'No, TaTs Nt TrUe. I NevE Hear aBt sUch thinGs n We PAid Juz LiKE eVery1 Else.'

dEn sHE aSkeD, 'iS aFni sTill wiT tAt gUy..erm..fIRdaUS?' wE sAId, 'YeaH.' Den sHe ASkEd, 'sO whEn r u 2 GettIn MArRiEd?' i StaRed @ Her..wANtIn tO tell hEr wHen we r goIn to Get MArrIed, sHe Is Nt GoIn to Be InvITed..So Dun NeeD to ask..HahahA!! DeaRIe anSwerEd By sAYin Tat we R saVIng monEy fOr oUR weDdIn..So HoNesT..HeHEhE..i wAs tHinkIn tat DeaRie iS sOo sWeeT,AnsWEriN PolItely tHo i CAn sEe tAT HE wAs aNNoyed..dEn DeaRie AsKed HEr, 'WhEn r u goNna HAf a Bf?' *wAh dUh!! HaHaHa!! e LoOk On hEr FAce MAde mE wANtEd to BurSt Out in laUghTer..HahaHAa!!! sHE gIggLed sIlly To COvEr HEr eMbaRrAssMenT n SAid tAT No guYs wanted HEr..To DAt AnS, me n DeaRie LoOkEd At Each oTher's Eyes..AgReEin tO wAt sHe said..HeheheEE!!

i teLL u..sHe PraCitiCAlly rUiNed My wHole TraIn riDe..DeArie wAsnT hApi tOo But He wAs PolIte n talked to HEr..i Onli talKEd whEn NEcessaRy..hEr pArtIn wORds were tAt we shLd HAf a Class GathERIn..tO daT, i NeaRly hAd LAughEd @ HEr FAce..NooOoo wAaAay..eVen wHEn wE hAf 1, i wIll sURely..nO nO..PuRpOSely foRget to IniVte hEr.. HahaHaa!!! *DeViliSh gRin*

Oh wEll..Lets Move On..sIlly cOw..mOve On, AzrIn!! =P

So wE HEaDeD to MArInA..wAlKed tHRu CitY sQ..Den wE sAW e Old MArIna sQ wAs in reNovaTions..wE were sHocked But stIll walKEd On..wE wENt Up e Wrong eScaLAtOrs n LAndEd @ DB arcHitEcts..HeHEHe..wE waLked On n FinAlly ReacHed e NeW MarIna sQ..e PlaCe wAS faB..BEcOmIn More HIp..

DeaRie wAs sOo ExCIted..wE wENt iNto RoyAl sPortIn HsE n He wAs like,' sAyaNg, tempat ni BeSaR! Best!' HehEHe..wE sAw Long JoHn's..wE sAw Lots oF shopS..we Were SeaRchin fOR cavAna..dEn wE sAw It..wAAaaaaaaaaaaaah..wAt a revaMp!! sOoo nIce!! DeaRie PuLled My HaND n ImmEdiaTely wENt tO e CoUntEr..i looOvEd e New CaVaNA..sOoo NicE!! eVen e grEen ColOr wAs Nice..Me, wHo hAte e cOloR gReEn, AcTuaLLy LiKE e CoLoR..cOS Its lImE gReEn..Not thOSe sWaMp thIngy greeN..DeaRIe wAs LiKe, ' LaWa!! i Nak RumAh KitEr Mcm gini..cOlOR LiMe gReEn, AdE greY..lAwa Kan?!!' Yes,sAyanG..laWa.. =) i Am StARtIn to LiKe LiMe GrEen Or thOSe LigHt gReeNs..MissJaYz wEddIn ClOthEs wEre sImPly BEautIful..i lIke tAt sHAdE Of GreEn.. =)

wE boT StRAwBeRRy YoGhUrt Drink fOR mE @ JuiCe sTatIon..DeaRie ORDerEd vaNiLLa TeA wIt ICe CreAm sCoOp on It @ KiLLinEy..wAh..e QueUe wAS so lOng..OthEr Ppl wHo OrdeRed 4 or 5 drinks after Us, goT thEir oRders fIrst..wAt CraP..

wE strOllEd..sAW swEnsOn's n Dearie AsKed wHethEr e PrOmOtiOn was stIll On..thEr werent anY bAnnERs sO i SAid No..HeHeHe..RuPernYer ProMotIon Did eNd yesterdaE..We MisSeD it..Its Ok, wE wEreNt Craving fOR Ice cReaM..wE cRaved fOr CaVAna n Our CraviNgs Were SatIStIFed..heHehE.. =)

wHen wE wEre walKIn PAst bLiss BriDal, wE weRe GrEeTed By Dis MAn wHo asKEd WhEthEr wE r MArRied..wE said no..dEn hE askeD wHeThER wE r a CoUple..*dUuuH!! wE wErE hOlDiN haNds..He PraCtiCally PushEd DeaRIe into HiS sHop..Of COz, i Was dRAgGed alOng tOo..HE SAId c e Albums OnLi..His AssIStanT EntErTaiNed Us..teLLin Us abT A PhotoGraPhy PAcKAGe..COsTs On 1.6K..i HAd to adMit tAt e pHoTo AlBuMs tAT She ShowEd US weRe StunnIn..

Wat i duN UnDersTAnD was tAt thEr wAS an OpeN daTe foR teN yeArs..ten YeaRs? sO i PAy By InstaLlMeNts n By 10 Years i cAN USe e PaCKaGe? As iF sHE KnEw tAT i Was COnfUSed, sHE toLD uS tAt we pAid onLi 30% Of e PAckAge n If Our WeddIn Is like in 3,4,5 YEars tIme, we wouLd hAf FINIsH PAyIn ALredy..sO we dUn NeEd to wOrrY abt e COsTs..aHhh..Now i Get It.. =P

sHE sHowEd uS RecEiPTs fRoM OthER MaLAy CoUpLes..tRyin to Tell Us Tat e bRidal CAtErs fOr MAlAy cOuPles Too..DEn i MeNtiOneD aBt mY Head sCArf..dEn shE sAId,' dont Wory. i HAf lOts OF HEadScaRves! i will giVE u mY besT MAke uP ArtIst. My best CamEra Man' =P sUckin Up aR, AuntY..

SHe KePt praIsin Us..sayin DeaRie's HAndSoMe..Me PreTty..sUcKin Up Jer..HeHEHe..dEn She Also ShoWed Us hEr othEr PAckAge..aBT e wEddIn DaY itSelf..MAKe uP..CosTume..Even CaR..aLL of theSE wIt e phoTogRaphY PackAge CosTin onli 3.2K..

BAsICally, i wAs tuRned Off wHEn shE toLD me tAt e MalAy CouPles who SignEd Up, CoMplaIneD abt e MalAy BRidAls..Ugly MAkeuP By UnProFeSsIonAl MaKe up ARtIStS..LouSy Service..HaiZ..Frankly AS a MaLay, i raTher sUppOrt MalaY bUsiNeSs..not all MALay briDAl HAf LoUSe MAke Up ARtISts (mAk ANdaMS)..

bTw, She KeeP TalKin tO Us MaiNly in MAnDArIn Or broKEn MAlaY..ClaimiN tAt sHE cANt SpeAk eNglish Well..LuCkily i UndersTAnd..sO dId DeaRIe..THanK God For oUR mANdArIn LEsSons..NevA gO to WasTe..heHEhe..

hAiz..wE wEre in e ShOp for aLmOSt aN hoUr..e IRrItaTin tHing wAS tAT she KnEw DeARie iS StiLl in NS n i am CuRreNly stuDyin, sO sHE sAId we cAn Still sIgn Up n We Onli Need tO pAy 10% Not e RequIRed 30%..sPeciAl oFfEr..

DeARie Told HEr He Need to ConsUlt His PArenTs n mY pAreNts..dEn u Noe wAt shE dId..sHe Asked DeaRie, ' u cInta SamEr diEr taK?' DeArie sAId,'YEs.' DeN shE askEd Me saMe qn n oF coZ, i replied yes..tingGal nAk kAter 'u r now pRoUnOuNCed HusBAnd n WIfe.' HeHeHehE..in HEr CAse, sHE cOuld hAf SAid, 'sKarang u Da Jadi LAki BiNi.' HAhAHa!! She toLd DeaRie to let Me MAke e DeCisIOn..dEn e PErsisTanT sALespErson lEft US aLoNe To TALk iT oVer..we r Nt ReaDy tO MAke e DeCisIon..wE r gOnNA Get MArrIed..wE do Like e PhoToGrapHy PAckAges..bUt we NEeD to Talk to OuR ParenTs..

so we TolD her Tat..dEN sHe sAId, 'u Sign Up Now.i give u further DisCOUnt.dEn u Go Home n Tell ur pArents.' GiLEr kaH!! sHe AddEd More Offers..MiNi PhoToaLbUm..CoMputEr diGital Pics..MEtaLLic PiCs..Made to MEAsURe WedDin gOwN..MAde to MEaSure GrOom's SuiT..aRgh..sOo teMptin!!

dEn e IdIOtIc man who ForCed US tO gO iN, CAmE iNto e ShOp wit anOther PoTentIal cUStoMer..sHe QuiCkly WhISpEreD tO Us tAt wE dUn nEed tO pAy 30% or even 10%..oNli $50 BuCks iS eNuf..sHe KePt telLin uS tat Der r No hiddEn coSts.. =P Kua Kua Kua..We PoLItely DeclIneD..sToOD Up n TOLD her We wOuld COnsIdER..sHE wRote Down HEr PersONal NuMber n tOLd US to Call HEr by SuNdaY cOS e ProMotion eNDs @ e End oF JuNe..

wE were SoOo reLieVEd e mOMenT we LefT e shoP..StooPid Man..tOld us tAt wE onli c e aLbUms..In e eNd, we WeRE bRutally PerSuaDed OR shLd i say ForCed to take Up e PackaGes..Haiz..

ME N DeaRie DisCussEd as wE cOntiNUed sTrOllIn..We bOT cAdBurY ChOS @ GIaNt n HEadEd HoMe..wAt a Day @ MArina sQ..

tiLL Now, i Am stIll ConfuSed..mY Fren PaiD 5k fOr hEr StuDio PiCs..sHE wAs anGry tAT sHe wAs OverCHargEd..aCcOrdIn to e BriDAl shop whEr we were HArAsSed, We PAy Onli 1.6K n Its OutDooR Pics, Nt sTudIo Pics..wE gEt 15R InstEAd Of 10R..wE GEt a MiNiAlbUm..wE gEt MAkeUp SerVIce..we also get a big caNvas..sOme how, tAt PAcKAge Is aTtraCtiVE..e plAces WHer e PicTUrEs OF e CoUples wEre taKEn, WeRE sOo BeautiFul..e BeaCh..aMoNG tall GraSseS..*sTartin to DayDream*

Now i wOnDer How much dOes a PhoTOgrapHy PAckAge tAt cOnsiSts OF OutdOOr Pics cOst..HMmm..seRioUsly, the bliss bridAl PAckAge IS sOo tempTin..HahAha..tHaNkfully, Our HEarts were sTrOng..n We didNt sIgn up tHo we Were giVen Soo Many OffErs n DiscouNts....HoweVer..If In e FutURe..wHen wE fiNd nO sUitaBle pALces to TaKe Our OuTdOor PiCs, we mAy cOnsIDer bliss Bridal..HahAHa..May ConSidEr OnLi.. =P

OoooFf..DaRn BrIdal..Now My Mind IS CloudEd wIT eVErYthin CoNCerNin a WeddIn..gOnna DayDreAM soMeMore.. =P bYeZzz!!!