Graduation

Nov 26, 2005 - Graduation for Paris Graduate School of Management MBA

Finally, the long awaited ceremony is here. I think Vans is more excited than I am. We reached at 2:30pm, just in time for the registration. Got my robe and stuff, had to put them on top of my shirt and jacket, man it was hot. But its one of those things that you don't have many opportunity to do in life so I was glad. Initially I thought the payment made earlier will cover the potrait photography too, but I was wrong. So I paid up and had my photo taken with my family and Vans, I'm sure mum will be proud to hang this at home :)

The whole ceremony was a brief but meaningful one. Seeing my "classmates" and I graduate showed that all our hardwork and determination did not go to waste. Although there were times when we did not always agree with each other or the lecturer, all those were behind us now. Being recognised for this achievement with Vans and my parents around meant a lot to me. I have to thank them for their support throughout the course. And the event was graced by the Dean coming all the way from Paris, and also a Deputy Minister!

After the ceremony, we sent dad and mum home and met Chia Yun in Times Square for dinner. She was here for the weekend to attend some meetings. Had a great chat in Kenny Rogers, and walked around aimlessly in Bintang Walk till we end up in Starhill, snapped a couple of photos there and we sent her back to her hotel.
All in, it was a great day, full of meaning and fun. Now its all about looking forward to the Hong Kong trip in December.

First Wedding in Tham's family

Finally, today is the big day for eric and jessy. Their wedding i would say it's one of the simple ones that i had been to, but it was such a meaningful event.

This is the first wedding in Tham's family hehe..... so their parents were a bit clueless on certain things and how they should be done. Nevermind, there's always the first time. Hopefully they are now more experienced to handle the rest of the two weddings.

I was around to help the family for the bachelor party and the wedding. Ken was busy taking photos as if he's a professional photographer.

All of us were exhausted after the dinner but it's really fun.

Eric, Reiko (Eric's friend from Japan) and Pui Kit (Bestman)

Eric & Jessy

Me, Eric, Jessy & Vanessa (in church)

Tim, Eric & Jessy

Auntie, Uncle, Dad, Mum, Eric, Jessy, Jessy's dad and mum (Yum seng!!!)

Happening Time

The few weeks ahead will be very eventful.

19th Nov - Eric & Jessy's Wedding
26th Nov - Kenneth's PGSM (MBA) Graduation
2nd - 5th Dec - Hong Kong trip

Eric is busy preparing for the wedding with Dad and mum. He has a few guest coming from outstation and overseas. Expecting all the relatives and friends to ask me the same question, "So when is yours?" Well, I'll only answer those that I intend to invite.

Vans and I will be on the lookout during the entire day to see how it would be like for our big next year. Of course our arrangement will differ but there are things that we need to follow. I've been watching our budget closely after discovering that there will be other miscellaneous cost as the day draw near.

Next weekend will be my long awaited graduation, all the sweat and blood is worth it, after all. Vans and my parents will be there for this event. I'm sure Vans will ask me to get a larger print of the photo and display it somewhere at home.

The Hong Kong trip was more of a surprise rather than a planned vacation. Anyway Vans plan to do some shopping there while I'll try to eye a suit or tux there. Hope to come back refreshed, and ready to celebrate Christmas :)

Will post some photos of each event in the coming weeks.

Weekend Bridal House Visit

We spend the whole of saturday afternoon to visit two bridal houses - Covershots and Champagne Bridal.

We head straight to Covershots right after we pick up the flight tickets from travel agent.

Ken was so proud that he managed to find where Covershots is, based on what he remembers from the location map on the website .This is our first visit to Covershots, and both of us are so excited about it as this is when we can look at the actual studio and garden.

We enquire about the packages they have and were shown several sample photo albums. Those photos are those they advertise on the bridal mag. Ok, the setting of the indoor studio look exactly as shown in the mag but the garden is abit different. I guess it's acceptable coz it's not easy to maintain a garden. They can only maintain the flowers for a short duration of time then change for a new one. The lady show me some pics of the gowns, includes those new one which we saw during the bridal fair... a lil' bit disappointed coz can't get to see the actual piece.

Next, we make our way to Champage Bridal House, at Jln Yap Kwan Seng. We only found where the place is after a few turns and when we're about to give up. The bridal house is ran using one of the banglos at the area. We only spotted it when Ken saw some wedding gowns on 'someone banglo's verandah'.... hahaha.... We don't quite like the concept they are practising as we find the photos taken are very stiff and doesn't match our 'feel'. And i find their wedding gowns are not well-maintained. The gowns are been altered for times as you still can see the traces on the edges and stuff. Not very impressive. But it'd be a good place for those who wish to look like model and such.

We'll plan for another visit at around Hartamas area after we come back from HK.

Gown......

Recently, i've started to browse all the bridal mags for my dream wedding gown. Spotted a few which i quite fond of, but will never know how i look like until i put them on. I told Ken maybe it's about time for us to visit the bridal houses to look at the real gown with the actual fabric and details. Sometimes the gowns just look too nice on the photo but you might spot some flaws on the actual piece. Secondly price is part of consideration as price is usually not available in the mags.

I'm still indecisive whether to rent/buy off-the-rack or tailor-made my gown. Ken said i can choose to tailor-made if it's not too pricey since i'll need the gown for both KL and Kuching.

Anyway, i've decided on the gown design so that we could narrow down the selection when we hunt for gowns.

Plan to buy some accessories and shoes in this coming Hong Kong trip, and Ken is planning for his tux/suit too. Can't wait .... hehehe

Websites, more websites

Vans and I have been checking out loads of websites for bridal houses, restaurants, hotels, flowers, marriage registration, home design, and just about everything else.

We came across some interesting sites, although most services offered are quite expensive, but we gathered some ideas from these various sites and I think it will benefit those who are also planning for their big day.


Ciao Restaurant


Women Emotion


Bunga Flowers


Divine Couture

The thing that we like about these sites are that they are Malaysian companies, offering local content, and things that cater to our needs. Unlike a lot of websites for westerners, a lot of ideas from these sites are practical, but not necessarily cheap. So its up to us to source out affordable alternatives.