what i am thinking right now

read this at a bridal designer website

'bringing out the woman in you'

so where was the woman in me before?


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i am still clueless about my colour for ambil-ambilan.

ditto to where to make my jemputan.

ditto to WHERE i'm gonna bersanding.

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i realised i can't really sit still on the floor. i fidget and squirm to death.

gotta practise for nikah tho. or can i just sit on a chair?

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why are the good tailors in brunei, the ones who specialises in making baju out of songket brunei, always always last minute?

how does one fit in at least 2 fitting sessions? what if the fit isn't nice and there's no time for fitting? can i get a discount?

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why are all the good hairstylists male?

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did you know u need to PAY in order to find out what the colour trend for 2011 is?

go figure. i'm talking about patone.com.

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make up artist and photographer done. now i'm at lost at to what's next.

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bridal woes

in case you havent heard, i am getting married.

well, not a big surprise since i've been with him before i got into uni and now that i have a job, it only seems the most natural next-thing-to-do.

the wedding is soon-ish and i shall be wearing lovely vintage lace which was bought by my late grandmother.

the lace is so lovely that it is having arguments with the fashionista in me. lovely (especially VINTAGE!) lace should be allowed to look its gorgeous self on simple cuts and sillhouettes, not complicated pleated drapey designs.

so trying to find a middle ground is a bit of a dilemma. i do want a simple look coz that dress is gonna be with me forever PLUS i plan to wear it (or at the the kain if not the top) for jemputan at istana but i dont want it to be some simple baju kurong, y'know?

i do know what i DONT want tho. i definitely do not want any of those long trains. i want the kain to not drag me.

i dont want to wear the lace from head to toe.

i dont want the dress to be 'kilat-kilat'.

baru baju nie. u havent heard my woes on make-up artist hunting.

maybe next post. toodles!

rabi'a xoxo

luscious lace

"All bridal fabrics are beautiful, but none combine history, craftsmanship, and romance as well as lace. The intricate web of patterns is both coquettishly revealing and demurely concealing for a fitting combination in a wedding dress."

- Marthastewartweddings.com

lace. the quintessential baju nikah fabric. however, i am sane enough to not want to splurge on an $250 per metre fabric and to only wear it for 2hours.

the most special day of my life, yes. but do i want to spend the rest of my marriage bayar hutang? no.

(labih jua eh kain lace sampai behutang~ huhu.)

but u girls know what i mean.

gah. wedding planning is not all fun. or maybe i havent reached the 'fun' part yet. will tell you when i get there.

much love,
Rabi'a xoxo

something to ponder.

apologies versus explanations.

sacrifices. change. adaptations.

all one big huge sigh.

can i get married tomorrow?

lulubils

she's here and gorgeous and i've taken her out and she is ab.so.lute.ly beeeyuuuutifool!

oh, and she underwent a name change too. hehe.

anyway, wave if u see her!

much love,
rabia xoxo

oh Lola!

i have waited and wait and waited and waited.

i was told that she'll come in least tan 3 montsh, MAX 3 months.

its been 4 mths now.

but she will finally finally be here next weeeeeek!

im thinking of changing her name to babylee tho. and call her billie for short. or bilis. hahaha.

lola? billie? bilis?

esuk adi ku birthday party. and i gots netball with officepeeps.

i tink i like netball. as long as they pass me the ball and i catch it and pass it to the right team member, i like it.

speaking of which, i shud be back at the gym by now. crap. i havent been for a week now. will be back by monday.. gotta lose weight forrr the wedding!

much love,
be'ah xoxo

he observes..

something that i myself have never noticed.

bf declared that i am kusut whenever things don't go my way.

how true. and very worrying. gotta take more chill pills then. no doubt about it then, i'll definitely be your typical bridezilla.

for now, imma take a chill pill.

much love,
rabi'a xoxo