The Wedding - part 1

there are two parts to this wedding. there were just too many pictures that i feel like posting them all..

i will (to the best of my ability) upload all in FB.. that one the rajin side of me making the promises. but the lazy side of me seems to be in control most of the time.

well.. for the time being.. some parts of the pictures are here.

look at the time.. 737am..

it was the earliest i ever wake up for holiday standard. 6am. it was the hardest thing to do. haha
we were told by the groom himself that it starts at 8am. italian time. so, we were out from the house by 7am.

on the way to the venue, someone else told us it starts at 9am only. which means we were way too early still.

so, we decided to have breakfast first. coz.. showing up at weddings (or doing any thing for that matter) before coffee is probably not a good idea.. still blur.. still partly in dreamland. few minutes after the above pic was taken.. we were told it starts at 8am. damn it.. we barely finished our coffee. my head is killing me coz i dont function well before coffee.

and its killing me softly.

but we make a move anyway coz its not nice to be late.

as malaysian goes. the wwedding started around 9am++.

haha!!!

not that im surprise.

the newly wed's anniversary is the same as mr & mrs kutenz. so, there's no way of me forgetting it.

ever.

this was at Lembah Impian. very nice settings. kinda romantic. and it was a good idea to have the wedding early in the morning as it was still cold. and not hot..

aaron doing the final do of walking down the aisle with the entourage..

see the paparazzi - small people like me has no chance at all - haha..

here comes the bride..

"with this ring, i thee wed..."

"you may kiss the bride" - korean style..

i wonder, if one can actually do the french kissing during this part.. hahah..

the putting together of the potpourri into one bowl as a symbol of their union.

the Qimbins

yamseng moment.

but it was said as "blessinggggggggggg"

presenting the new mr and mrs a. kimbin.

congrats you both.
may your happiness last forever and ever.

Christmas Dinner..

christmas dinner went really well.

we were not sure how many people can make it.. so, we just based it on our already big family. somehow.. there were lots of turn ups. we were abit scared that we didnt prepared enough coz we didnt actually prepared for that high turnups. but you know the story about the wine and fishes that never finishes.. thats what happened that night. and still lots to spare.

yeah. it was a miracle to tell u the truth.

hah. or maybe the food just wasnt nice enough.

hehheheheh...

potato salad - aka mashed potato.. not supposed to be mashed.. but terover boiled.. coz i lupa check..

JK's meatloaf.. she said tidak jadi.. but for me.. taste like meat also.. so.. kira jadi la tu..

LK's preparing her spaghetti. it was the main dish. so.. pressure-pressure!!!

MK's menu was done the night before. choc cake... sedap i tell u..
(just to take glory.. it was my recipe.. heheh)

preparation - as always - is last minute. but as miracle goes.. we managed to finish on time to mandi-manda after that.. the preparation itself was eventful. lots of arahan.. lots of 'alamakkkk'.. lots of 'how ah??'.. lots of 'cukup ka this??..' i didnt get to do sandwiches this year.. coz they were not too keen on it.

cis.

so.. i did potato salad instead. it was ok. i guess.. tho ashton's face changed when he tasted it. he asked me, "who make this??"

"why?? nice....???"

he geleng-geleng kepala only..

"you want some more??"

"dun wan..."

jahat kan.. there goes my sweat and tears ...

we did quite a nice candle light settings.. CK couldnt make it for the dinner... but her spirit is there.. as in her candles.. hahha.. just for the record, it was JK's idea to put the candle there.. so, CK.. go and teriak si JK.. my inputs were just those snowmans and stuff..

some of us had to sit at the bar coz meja too full.. enough for 14 people only.. we didnt do it at the conference room coz tidak sempat kasih bersih..

hahhaha... and nobody rajin enough..

... it was abit hot there.. but can la..

didnt take alot of pictures.. some of it i had to bluetooth transfer from LK's phone.. hehe.. kinda busy bah going here and there - bubut camera.. and eating.. and other stuff..

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yup.. after makan.. we actually did the poco-poco.. it goes on for hours.. like literally 2 hours if not more. i was too full to even stand.. i make myself busy and entertained myself by looking at them and laughing when they cant follow the steps..

easy bah that.. two steps forward.. swing front and back.. two steps back.. swing front and back... two steps right then left... something like that la.. hehheehe

if i can do the macarena.. im sure i can get the hang of this one too..

confident much??

it was eventful. i love every minute of it..

mental note though. for next year reference. nenek perempuan & dad doesnt really do western. so.. next year.. it has been decided.. we are going back to our roots..

do what u do best.

im taking tuhau and terung. coz its the easiest.. so... to the rest of the sis.. dont take my menu.

and thank you all those who came. really nice to see you all.

ok la.. need to get up at 6am later for A&K's wedding..
its almost 3am. and im sleepy.

over and out.

Home Sweet Home

its christmas..

like u dont know that.. huh..
well.. i've been home for the past 4/5 days now.. i think.. im not sure coz being on a holiday.. everyday feels like saturday.. so.. i dont even know what day is it today..

im home for the holidays.. and im happy to be home.
heard joshua's first word the first day i was here.. "Close door???"

im not sure if he follows after the dad or after Auntie-La..

hahah.. it was the cutest thing. ever.

been busy doing absolutely nothing. mum's car not available. something to do with the alternater. of course, the fact was only made known after i invested on the car battery.. i thought i could at least drive it around - go joyride or something.

looks like im never gonna drive in kk..

hmmmm..

since my other two sisters decided NOT to make an appearance.. though i think - i think some of us at home still hope that they might somehow miraculously appear and join us for christmas dinner.. this is for their benefit. what they've been missing at home.

baby sam

baby caitlyn

anyway.. the kutenz and i (plus MK) went to wisma the other day. ashton as usual running around the place while im trying out shoes.. at one time he went in to a shop from one door and went out through another and totally lost his bearing. ter-panic sekejap.. mr kutenz just look at him from afar .. and ashton suddenly running around shouting on top of his voice..

"PAPA..... WHERE ARE YOU?????????????"

it was very loud. and i need to emphasize the loudness of the "very" part..
we were laughing from afar.. everybody stop whatever they were doing and observing.. i dunno.. ashton..

it was a few second kinda thing. im sure ashton learnt his lesson..
he was back to being quiet for a while there..

of course.. boys will be boys..

Joshua with his bantal buruk . and ashton being ashton.

few minutes later.. the running starts again.

anyway.. i need to continue show my face downstairs though i finished doing my menu for tonite. as usual im doing the easiest ones. hah.

ashton took this pic.. the fact that im trusting him with my camera says alot.

ok la.. till the next blog..

Christian Lacroix

i didnt see it coming. it was due to recent event - but an opportunity nonetheless. but whatever circumstances that is - i m thankful (for the opportunity NOT the circumstances).

well.. my boss came into my room today and offered me an offer i couldnt refuse - which of course i didnt. a position starting with the letter "P and ending with a letter "R". it is salaried not by profit sharing tho. which i totally 100% agreeing to. and it came with an (ahem!!!) increase in the incoming monthly $.

so - yes.. i am happy. so happy that i did my happy dance (in my head) the minute my boss walked out of my room.

:)

of course - i havent sign the dotted lines yet. so nothing conclusive yet. though i am now (and will keep on doing it) sending good thoughts to the world - hoping, wishing and praying - he wont change his mind in these 2-3 weeks or so. if he doesnt, this will take effect January 2009.

and what a way to start the new year.

in any event even if it turn the other way round at the end of the day - im still grateful enuf for the thought. the simplest act that brought smile to my face on this very day. errr... yesterday.
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and weird as it sounds, this brought me back to that first time when i first realized it was ok to dream big no matter how insignificant and how helpless i was (at least that was what i felt).

lets call him christian lacroix. it was during spm and he just cant stand me being content with ONLY passing grade - he told me, "reach for the star. at least when u fall - u'll fall on the moon." - and somehow, it was that quote that guide me through every impossible dream.

i have not reached a single star yet.
but this moon is ok too. for now.

words can change life. and i dont think mr lacroix knew my mindset somehow changed that day. over the years - of course there were more words of wisdom & encouragement from family & friends.

but like first love,
that first wisdom will always be remembered.
and if i never say it before,
i thank you mr lacroix.
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thats about it, i guess.

Jacob Black

could he be???

bachelor no. 1: michael copon.
u may have seen him in One Tree Hill.

or..

should we just stick with
bachelor no. 2: Taylor Lautner


or

fulfilling the dreams of most Team Jacob fans
bachelor no. 3: Steven Straits

y not just change the entire casting ?? (except for Emmet)
well.. just have to wait & see.

R.I.P.

One of my bosses passed away at around 4pm yesterday.

Its still a shock to all of us ever since hearing the news last nite - still trying to process the whole thing in our head. He was healthy the last time i saw him last friday. its wierd to pass by his room this morning seeing it all dark and knowing that he wont be there anymore.

My heartfelt condolences goes out to the late En. Amir's family.

May his soul rest in peace.

28.10.1956 - 15.12.2008)

Ken & Barbie.. not.

u recognize this girl ??
[see picture below]

nah?? doesnt look like barbie.
who is she then??

wait.... got story this.
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u recognize this guy ??
[see picture below]

nah?? doesnt look like ken.
who is he then??

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u recognize this couple ??
[see picture below]

nah?? doesnt look like ken & barbie.
who are these people then??

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can you see it now??
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one word:
eww

too much lah these people all.. so merosakkan my twilight!!

Christmas Shopping

its my most favourite time of the year..
but im sure u know that already.. heheh.

its the only time when i can shop like mad woman and justify it as christmas gift.. nevermind if its for myself.. still.. it is christmas mah.. i am allowed to satisfy my craving as well - no?

so.. the recent long weekend.. me, CK & CL2 had been going round and round and round Sunway Pyramid (trying or at least attempt) to finish up our christmas gifts shopping... with all that 3 full days to do it.. its funny that we never actually get to finish rounding the whole of sunway pyramid..

go figure!

of course it was abit hard to do that when someone (ok.. mostly me) suddenly did a diversion and bought herself new this.. new that... and looking at this and looking at that.. something totally irrelevant.. as one would say..

but i beg to differ :)

well, you see.. it was important at that time.. my kaki sakit like hell.. my lutut all bergegar already.. i feel like telling people, "kill me - kill me now!!!" obviously i used wedges - i know i shouldve used something flat.. but i did not foresee the "lutut bergegar" thingy.. so.. i need to get new flip-flop coz that was the only way for me (and us) to continue with the journey.. so, i did.

and i need to get new handbag coz the one im using is getting old.. and yup.. thats it.. its old.. so, another reason why i MUST get a new one.. after all it was on sales!! 70% off.. how do u beat that?? so.. that was important as well...

and due to alot of receipts i need to keep (for claiming purposes!!!) my wallet pun koyak - overused suda.... so.. i need to get new wallet as well..

see.. it was not really an impulse buying.. no matter what the girls said. it was more like a need.. i stand on my ground on this one.

ok.. the hp is a different story. but at least i already justify u on that one.. and my internet connection is somehow faster.. so its a good thing.. :)

to justify further, i did appointed CL2 as my financial manager... but even the financial manager didnt really stopped me when she should (ok.. she did actually - but it wasnt harsh enough - hehhe) - so i take that as a "yes-go"..

seee... not totally my fault..
:)

and yes.. i need a new dress for the wedding. i think its super-nice - cheap too.. more than 70% off!!! though i have to remind myself to remind my tummy to be tucked in and stays that way for the rest of the night.

[diet & christmas doesnt go well together....] maybe i should get a corset huh??
now... thats a thought..

of course, im experiencing the effect of it now...
im almost cash-less... and by jan 2009, my credit card payment is really really REALLY gonna kill me...

the worst part..
i havent even finished the gift shopping yet.. my family list is somehow getting longer and longer.. how did that happened???

but i still have this weekend..

i hope my increment is good next year... even with the economic going i-dunno-which-direction-yet, i hope it can at least covers whatever it is the effect of my recent lifestyle.

welll.. i guess, its a good time as any to say this,

"kill me - kill me now!!!"

ok - not in literal sense of the word..

so... this weekend, im gonna be very very VERY disciplined. and buy only whats necessary.\

what is necessary?
thats remains to be seen.

twilight - new moon

o.m.g.
for real??

i just blogged about it weeks ago. read twilight schmilight if u missed it.
and now its happening.. the summit people is changing the director..

wait here goes..

Los Angeles, CA, December 7, 2008 — Summit Entertainment and director Catherine Hardwicke jointly announced today that the filmmaker will not be directing the next installment in the newly minted TWILIGHT film franchise. Summit's targeted end of 2009 or early 2010 release of the film, NEW MOON, does not work with Ms. Hardwicke's required prep time to bring her vision of the film to the big screen. Thus as has been done before with many successful film franchises, the studio will employ a new director for NEW MOON.

"I am sorry that due to timing I will not have the opportunity to direct NEW MOON," said Hardwicke. "Directing TWILIGHT has been one of the great experiences of my life, and I am grateful to the fans for their passionate support of the film. I wish everyone at Summit the best with the sequel—it is a great story."

Erik Feig, Summit's President of Production said, "We as a studio have a mandate to bring the next installment in the franchise to the big screen in a timely fashion so that fans can get more of Edward, Bella and all of the characters that Stephenie Meyer has created. We are able to pursue an aggressive time frame as we have the luxury of only adapting the novels into screenplays as opposed to having to create a storyline from scratch."

what is it with my hopes lately????

heh..

all start coming true one??? scary lerrr...

i hope (ahem!!)
i win the 6/52 20million jackpot... :)
please please
pleaaaassssseeeeeeeeeee

:)

no harm - right?

PINK LADY

ok.. i have been looking for a handphone the past couple of months.. or maybe since early this year..

i have 2 lines.. the problems in having 2 lines are that - you need to have 2 handphones.

why 2 lines?

1 - personal
1 - work

i never mixed those 2 lives together.. one is different than the other.

need i say more??

i dun really like receiving work calls during my personal time.. and vice versa.. so.. UNLESS if its really REALLY important.. like family emergency OR something bad happened to brad pitt OR u just won the million dollar jackpot..

i AM still available thru other modes, you know ...

• SMS..
• MMS..
• YMs..
• IMs
• Emails..

MUST hear my voice one meh???

and bearing that in mind.. even if someone were to call me at the wrong time.. all i do is basically "LOOK" at the number appearing on the screen of my hp and ignore it.

if its very very important - the caller will call again like psychos.. or leave SMS like psychos.. or immediately call my other HP like psychos.. coz thats what i would do..

anyway.. the reason for my entry is to intro you to my new PINKY (pls see pics). its a touchscreen hp/camera (5mpx) - no wifi tho.. not sure if its a 3G.. is there such thing as 3.5G?? coz it is that but - wtf is that for anyway?? got access to www. youtube/google intergrated is in there somewhere too.. i havent really done any research on those application to see whether it actually works or NOT.

the view from the other side.

i still dun understand most of the features..
but so long i have the basic call in/call out/sms - i have no complains. (for now!!!)

the rest is/are just extra (s)...
i bought it for the sake of its colour.. im a sucker for pink which is a total contradiction if u know me coz there is nothing NOTHING girly-girly about me.

i wouldnt be wasting my money if it comes with any other colour..
damn it!!!

so.. i will be doing the testing for the camera very very soon to see whether its good enuf..

if yes..

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[key word : IF (capital everything) yes..]

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then my SONY CYBERSHOT (my other PINKY) is up for grab..

errr..

did i say "GRAB" ??

i meant to say "SALE"

yikes!!!

lowest price RM1,000.00..
non-negotiable unless higher price :P

VERY good condition.
rarely used.
comes with pink casing.
still got original kotak and all.

i know it is kinda expensive.. but the price includes the emotional trauma i may have to go through in letting it go..

:)

a new beginning - no more.

Sometime
December 11th, 2005

Sometimes, i think the things i remember are more real than the things i see…
Archive from My so-called life, SK

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i came back
with a new beginning
the end of a life
though hurting so much
my heart and my soul
i had to be strong
and fight it...

here,
i learnt of something new
something to change what i feel
and how i feel
spending day by day
loving and caring
being loved and cared for

getting to know of a life
so real and so pure
so full of life and personality
yet not knowing this being inside
now everything seems right
nothing to stop me from pursuing
my dreams and ambitions
with the new found love
i have discovered

to be with me
to talk to
when i need someone to talk to
a shoulder
when i need to cry
and someone
to share my happines with
whenever i'm happy

happy birthday
wherever you are...

"sweet moments last only a while, but in memory, they last forever"

Almost - but not quite.

so last nite..
being sooooooooo overly free... i decided to change the look of my blog...

it started out with the snowing effect.. then the snowman.. then i get so excited i wanted to change the template totally..

so - what happened was that.. i click that - i click this.. and error message cum up over and over again - and as i was researching further "how to this" and "how to that" one particular stupid instruction told me to revert to classic template.. so i did that and walah..

i lost ALL my widgets... wats left of my blog was stupid whitescreen and the contents of my post.

EVERYTHING and i do mean, EVERYTHING gone.

for a while there i was dumbfounded.. i said the "F" word pretty much every second..

and i continued to click this - click that.. trying to revert my bloggie from the classic template im accidentally on back to the XML template - whatever that is..

at one point.. wats left on my blog was just this..

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LITERALLY..
that "in bracket" thingy..

it was getting worst.. even my post hilang..
all... everything... GONE...
what the helllllllllllllll man..
i must've used all the cursing words known to mankind..

i was in luck tho.. coz i remembered downloading the original template some time ago..
but when u r in classic template there is no way downloading ur original template.. so i did what i hoped was right.. open it with NOTEPAD then copy whatever is there and paste it on that html page..

somehow - clicking helps.. found my posting out of nowhere..

and i managed to arrange everything back where it supposed to be..

damn it..

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anyone expert out there??
hellooooo..
how to change my template without losing anything??
error was something about XML not being closed..
:P

Christmas Tree Lightings @ Rockerfeller NY

the lighting of the christmas tree at rockerfeller centre has always been monumental as the start of the season. for the new yorker at least.. the first time i saw it was in "Home Alone" where little macaulay got lost in New York.

I love christmas tree and everything that cums with it.. especially those yg nicely decorated with lots and lots of christmas lights.

the mere act of putting up a christmas tree at home always always marked the beginning of my christmas - at least thats how i feel - even if i put it up as early as in mid-november... and i get to have that christmas spirit bit longer than a month.

and funny thing.. i just blogged about this the other day.. sometimes whatever u wished for do come true.. even if ur wish is only in passsing.

ya.. my future hubby david cook singing his rendition of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas & Happy Christmas (The War Is Over).



enjoy the season.
its only 20 days away -
and its gonna be a lonnnnnnnng 20 days..

David -vs- David

and the battle continues..

do you prefer..

little archie-boy??
"CRUSH"

archuletta's debut selling at 183k copies

or...

rocker cookie-dude??
"LIGHT ON"

cook's debut selling at 280k copies

i do *h.e.a.r.t* them both equally.. u know like mothers love their children equally? well, its something like that. not that i consider them my baby boys..

well personally - on a physical level - id probably prefer to make out with cookie-dude rather than archie-boy.. but then again, we'll never know.. give it a few years, id probably prefer archie.. errr... not to say im a cradle snatcher..

just a thought. u know.
haha.

cook is still hot as ever..
looks like he can still gives me that instant 'O' with that killer stare.

damn..

archie just makes me smile... give me that tingling feeling inside..
or in his word, 'What A Feeling!!!'

hmmm... i wonder if they release any christmas album.. wonder how "The Christmas Song" would sound like if cook were to sing it.. nice tu kannnnn... maybe i should google some more..

well.. on that note..
looks like i have a busy nite ahead..

over and out..

go team davids.
yes. plural.

xoxo * hug hug * xoxo

17 days and 1.5 hours to go b4 im back to homegrown..
but who's counting..

i dunno y.. but im already feeling the holiday spirit.. and i truly-truly cant wait for christmas.. haven't done my christmas shopping yet.. its only the 2nd day of december and already my bank balance showing its 3 digits balance..

yes.. its not a typo.. i wish its a typo..
but no matter how much i wish pray hope - its still 3 digits ONLY.. and that includes rental.

damnnn..

im not sure what when how.. coz obviously i didnt do any shopping.. i did buy ALOT of books - but that is not considered shopping-kan??

and the thought of making it gifts (hihi) did entered my mind.. seeing that it is the season of giving and i do have alot to spare.. and by that i mean.. those yg tidak brapa syok.. hmmm.. thats 2 sibblings covered..

***hint hint***

i dont think it would be a good gift to some people in the kutz clan tho.. UNLESS of course if my dad & my bro were to suddenly change angin and start reading ROMANCE..

now.. wouldnt that be nice..??

"A hug is the perfect gift;
one size fits all...
and nobody minds if you exchange it"

well..
nothing finalised yet..
we shall see.. im doing my gift shopping starting this saturday..
hopefully i'll find something nice & cheap..

yup.. u didnt get that one wrong..
nice & c.h.e.a.p.

:D

Mumbai Massacre

im ashamed to say this.. but i just found out about it today.. i saw the headlines last friday.. but it just never occurred to me that it was actually THAT bad.. remember i dun really read news?? i read headlines only..

according to report, it started around 9:30pm. The penjahats dressed like college students just out of sudden started shooting at people and taking hostage here and there. .. and we are talking about normal people like you and me.. lepak-ing at one of the cafes.. having nice dinner in one of the restaurants.. having nice holidays in one of the great hotels.. and suddenly your face for no reason end up facing the floor.. not even a warning.. not even knowing why.

the world is becoming a scary place to live..

what else are we looking at now??
are there more to come?

my heart goes out to all families who lost someone that day..

may the soul of those departed haunt those who harm them.. for life. and hope they (the innocent souls not the penjahats) find peace in the afterlife. amen.

with all these happenings around us.. Someone up there - from a land far far away - is smiling - probably telling us and reminding us.. there's still hope for the lots of us..

the heavens are smiling..
and thus,
we shall too.

especially during this time.

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say "C.H.E.E.S.E" world...

thanks to Delia.. i get to witness the smiley face with my own naked eyes - u dun get to see this everyday u know. and yet i use the smiley face on a daily basis... anyway.. the eyes of the smiley face are planet Venus (my ruling planet!!!) and Jupiter looking down at the crescent moon forming a perfect smiley face..

:)


“Let us all meet with a smile,
even when it is difficult to smile…”

24 days to go...

"Jesus said to his disciples:
'Be constantly on the watch! Stay awake!...
You do not know when the Master of the house is coming.'"
Mark. 13:33 First Sunday of Advent