Monday, October 18, 2010

We are married!

Alhamdulillah.

It has been about a month now since we've been married. It feels great to finally get it over and done with. Not that getting married is a tedious thing to do, but maybe the thought of having the ceremony perfect and all made it more adventurous than what it sounds like. But you know what, all the drama, rush and tears were all worth it. After all, we need to look forward for 50 years or more to make this work, not only that one night occasion. And I'm happy I'll be going through the many more years to come with the guy I've fallen in love with every single day, insya Allah.

A week before the actual day was critical. There's no room for mistakes, every second counts. Yeah, that's what I was hoping for - no mistakes. If you're an alien maybe it'll be true. But since I'm a plain human being, I have plenty of rooms to be filled in - with flaws and hiccups. Let's just focus on the positive things, ok? I wouldn't want to give bad ideas that'll make other bride-to-bes to change their mind. It'll be wonderful, trust me. :)

While busy settling the preparation for the ceremony, don't forget to get yourself prepared, personally. I mean, your beauty and health. Make sure to have a good rest a week before the event, at least. I know it sounds impossible, but just try your very best. Eat well. Plenty of water is essential. Imagine you not having enough sleep, skipped lunch and dinner 2 days in a row, panic, and worse... DEHYDRATED! Gosh. You wouldn't want the guests to mistaken you for your maid! I have friends who went for manicure, pedicure, a trip to the salon, and other self-grooming necessities which would be a little extra for that lucky guy. As for me, I did a little something that might still be a taboo for Malaysian - waxing.

Of course, since it was my first time, I was hesitated at first. Or second, might be third. It's a hell scary thing to even think about getting it done. I'm talking about Brazilian, here. I did a lot of research on my own, surfing the internet, watching videos on YouTube and plenty of thinking. To cut things short, I did it and glad with the outcome. It's difficult to explain in detail, but a simple advice I got from some anonymous on the net; Don't think too much. They've been doing it to many other people everyday and the last thing they would think about is how embarrassing the whole procedure is. Just let them do their work and you'll achieve the expected result. Be professional because THEY ARE. And don't worry, inform them that you are a first-timer and they WILL assist and tell you what to do.

I did it at Strip Ministry of Waxing in The Curve. I first called them up a day before to secure an appointment and ask them few (stupid) questions on what to prepare for a first-timer. Well, it's better to ask foolish questions than becoming a fool on the day itself, right? But fret-not, they won't be laughing at you, instead they'll guide you and explain in detail on what are the dos and don'ts. I also had my legs waxed and did a little 'cleaning' on the eyebrows (as suggested by my makeup-artist). I don't fancy the idea of having a one pencil-line on top of my eyes, so she advised me to inform the lady not to thin/shape, just reduce the messy-ness of my brows. Heh. Again, this was also the first time for my virgin-eyebrows, and I would say that I'm glad she got me did it. :) I don't know about other places but for me, Strip:MOW is highly recommended in terms of hygiene and professionalism and I'd probably pay another visit soon! Of course, I've heard stories about how they like to persuade customers buying their post-wax care products. But the truth is, that's the truth! LOL. Make sure you've set your mind not to agree to any 'other' things they offer while waxing, because your mind might be thinking elsewhere while someone is stripping off a warm harden wax from your body. Also, I was offered for a RM500 advanced deposit that could be converted into points and claim-to give me better benefits for my next visits but we politely declined since the total bill for that day was only less than RM200. But hey, on the bright side, if you agree to pay the RM500 deposit, you're entitled to get discounts (I think 20% off) in the month of your birthday! Weeehee.

As for my henna, it was a very last minute thingy. I almost didn't want to get it done due to the time constraint, but lucky for me to have such wonderful friends who helped me went through all the panic attacks. They waited patiently next to me the night before my solemnization. I actually got the henna leaves accidentally while having my lunch about a week before in SS19. The soon I saw the henna tree, I quickly asked the saleslady if it's OK for me to get some henna leaves and luckily she was kind enough to let me slashed some branches. I got my aunt to mush-mush them into a paste and am satisfied with the result, eventhough I would be happier if I could put the paste on another time. But still, I'm happy with the result! :)

Ok, that'll be all for now. I'll be updating more about my custom-made shawls and my overall feedbacks on the vendors - trust me, you WANT to know my feedbacks on them!

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