Candies & Lollies Stories.

Harlow again people!! Don't mind me, I am just trying to update this blog of mine as much as I can..while I can!! 

Anyhoo, remember my post on the different types of edible wedding favours that I was thinking to give our during our Dinner event? If you cant remember or have not read it yet, it is here. 

There goes my crazy ideas of giving rainbow cakes in a jar or apples dipped in caramel sauce after getting the murderous glare from my matron of honour. Hahahahha...as nice as it is, it is truly not practical trying to DIY your wedding favors because you aint got not time for it woman!! So, I shall just save these ideas for my future baby shower instead and hopefully the mom[s] wont be inviting the whole village again.

So, me and Beau we decided to go for having Sticky Candies! It has multiple colours in one candy which is a must for me because I am truly a colourful cartoon character straight out of Looney Tunes and because it could have our very own customised names, messages or initials! So, it feels very personalised and truly, which moron doesnt like candy!!! And also because for the fact that the Bestie, gave some very cheesy taglines which she said is a good reflection of what's to come, for example may your love be as sweet as candy forever. SO CHEES-AY!!! But, no doubt it gets to me still...those mushy words.

For those of you who do not have any ideas on what Sticky Candies are because for the fact that you may be living in a turtle shell, it looks like this:

Cool Right???!! I know and it;s super cute too with all the multi colours ring-a-lings around it!! As for Sticky, the last time I asked a 5kg worth of candies will cost you an estimation of SGD250. 5kg could roughly be enough for about 180 pax.

But here is another piece of good news!! I've always thought that Sticky is the only candy store in singapore which serves personalised candies for people but NOPE!!! There are two other companies which are doing the same and miraculously have awesome candies as well. Thanks to one of my darling Bridesmaid Ms. Bash, who is a Candy Junkie and so-called my Candy Ambassador (In-charge of everything that spells candy and dessert) for this whole wedding fiaso. I do not know of any other Brides who might have a Candy Ambassador or Candy I/C BUT HECK YES, I DO!!

This AWESOME POSSUM Bridesmaid of mine, is a very Resourceful person. I dont know how she does it. Maybe a monthly subscription of some super candy magazine every month give her a heads up of what's new in town. So, five minutes ago, she actually texted me TWO other companies that sells the same stuff as Sticky. Price wise, we have yet to know.

They are:

1) Lolly Talk

The Malay version of "Hengggg Ah!!" CUTE OR WHAT?

So, LollyTalk branch is at Plaza Singapura if you wanna go and check out their stores. For more pictures or enquiries, do check out their  AWESOME FB page. All the above pictures are credited to Lolly Talk themselves.

2) Made In Candy

This is another company who does personalised candies as well. However, they have yet to update their website and me plus my Bridesmaid made a wasted trip to United Square thinking that their Branch is still there. Hopefully, their branch at Tanjong Pagar is still available. Do give them a call before you head down to their shops people!

Here are some of the candies that they have so far produced:

Do check our their FB page for more awesome possum pictures! Indeed, all the candies looks super yummy and colourful to the moon and back. Oh well, I shall update you again when I drop by these candy stores because I need to proceed with my orders soon.

Anyhoo, hope this YUMMY!! post helps you girls out there to choose the different types of companies who does personalised candies. If you do have any reviews or comments for any of the candy store, do drop me a feedback here or to just say HI!!!

Till then,

Loved.

of Raindrop[s] & ROMM Interview

Been one heck of a rainy season ain't it? Well, I sure do hope that on my Big Day it wont be raining cos we are having it outdoors...please not...please not...

Anyhoo, Harlow again BTB[s]!! Updates updates!! Last Friday, Me, Beau and my Parents took a trip down to ROMM at Fort Canning area for our interview session and also the statutory declaration. In short, to declare that your documents are all correct and you have attended your Marriage preparatory course and they want to see the certificates.

Basically, after you have made registration on the ROMM website, you and your partner plus Wali for the Bride have to make a trip to the ROMM to be interviewed. The questions, I shall tell you later hokay?! *smilez This interview must be done minimum 5 weeks prior to your Solemnization Date. And since, ours will be in the early week of January, the parents plus Beau and me decided to go on last friday.

Also, please look out for their timings especially if you are going on Friday like us, please take the Friday prayers timing into consideration. The opening hours are from 8am to 11am followed by 2.30pm-3.30pm. Jangan korang nak sesuka hati main line up jer eh because the Queue ticket machine follow timing one hokay? It will stubbornly shut off at 11am and be on again at 2.3opm sharp, believed me..I tried!

The plan was to be out of the house by 9am so that we could reach ROMM by 9.30am but sleeping beauty me terdoze off and Beau was calling and texting me way early from morning. Must be he was super anxious or I dont know make him so "sibe-on" cos we are just that so-called "Batam-time" gang to say the least. Hahahaha...

So, there was I waking up late because for one, I cant sleep and two I had anxiety attacks on what the Tok Kadi will ask me the next morning. Cant blame me. I was trying to remember all the Doa or surah that I have learnt hokay?!! Because thanks to my cousin, who said that many of her friends were asked to recite the Surah Verses from Quran. And there I was, Ta-Daaa!! Hyperventilating the whole night through.

After all the prepping, finding the "Right" outfit, debating with my mom that I am NOT WEARING ANY BAJU KURUNG!!, I was finally ready..I wore a long dress with long sleeve outfit which I find that is equally morally upright and not inappropriate in any sense. And please eh korang, when you all visit the ROMM, do wear something that is deemed "SOPAN" and appropriate. Believe me, it was embarassing to see malay woman in their forties or fifties wearing spag straps with black tight leggings walking around ROMM area after they finished the interview. Have some respect for yourself and for the Kadi who is going to be interviewing you.  *Tsk tsk

Anyways, back to the topic, we finally reach ROMM gob-smacked at 11am, and I know we were late like mad!! So, we tried to still go in and who knows we can still get an early queue number and come back to be interviewed first at the next 2.30pm slot. BUT HELL NO, there is no such thing laaa...like what I mentioned when you first came in, you need to go to this pink machines right smack at the information counter and press "Statutory declaration" to get your queue number. So, since the machine decided to also go on break time, we went for our lunch and came back after Beau and Dad finished their Friday Prayers.

So, at about 2.15pm we reached ROMM and only at 2.30pm SHARP, the machine was switched on again and we get our queue number. So, the first part was when your number is being called, you and your fiance will be interviewed together first. The clerk will then ask whether your particulars is correct and they will want to see a copy of of your marriage course prep cert. Please take note that THIS IS NOT THE INTERVIEW YET PEOPLE. It is just to check that the particulars you give are all correct for example your date of solemnization, the venue, the mahr and wedding expenses(hantaran) are correctly stated.

Second, part,your Wali, in this case it's my Dad will be interviewed by the Kadi first. This is not the Kadi that you have picked. This is just the Kadi in-charge who are suppose to check the particulars and ask you the gruelling questions plus be tasked to make sure you take the "pledge". Basically, he only asked my Dad on his name is to be pronounced cos he doesnt have a typical Malay sounding and spelling name and it has always been a problem for me cos everyone thought Im just some Eurasian or an alien trying to invade singapore.

Third, it is the BRIDE'S TURN. So, I was sweating my palms off, my make up, god knows my mascara was not waterproof. I just knock on the door and say "Assalammualaikum, and my heart says please dont ask me to recite any Quran Verse because the only thing I remembered at that point of time was "Doa Makan"!! Believe me, I was hyperventilating. The Kadi was Kadi Karim Ahmad, and the questions he asked was whether:

1) Have I been married before? So, I said no!!
2)Have I been engaged to anyone else before? So, again I said No!
3) He asked me on how to pronounce my Dad's name AGAIN. And I gave him a few variations, which he then gave me a confuse look and I can swear he regret asking me the questions because I "Blabbered" alot when Im nervous.
3) He asked me to check my particulars again such as the Hantaran amount.
4) The "Angkat" sumpah part to declare that all my particulars that have been stated is Correct.

AND THAT IS IT FOR ME PEOPLE!!! Wooooohoooo!!! AKU DA BOLEH KAHWIN!!!!!!! 

Mom, was like one nervous parent waiting for the child's PSLE results outside. And when I exit from the room, she was like, "So what did he ask???" and I said the Kadi ask me to recite "Quran Verse" and she asked again, so what did you say?? 

And I just replied, "I just recite the Doa Makan laaa..that's the only one I can remember"...And she gave me a murderous glare followed by a huge sigh. Mom[s] are just so gullible and when I told her the truth, she nearly whacked me with her 1000 tonne weight handbag. And she say, "Heng ahhhh!!"

Lastly, it was Beau's turn and he came out of the Interview room with a smug smile like a confident Berg as he always was. When I asked what the kadi asked him, he said "biasalah, just the particulars". Hmpppf!! I hate confident people sometimes. They make me look like a shmuck!!

So, that is the story people!! Nothing to be AFRAID OF HOKAY?!! All these recitation of Quran verses are just urban legends like what my Bestie said to me. Unless, korang yang sendiri nak cari pasal pakai tube, hotpants segala gi ROMM tu aku tak tahu la aye? That one, i dont think you kena recite anything but basically korang nyer telinga terus kena laung ngan Azan pakai loud speaker jalan terus!! Hahhahahahah...

Till then,

Loved.

Surprise Me Bob.

Haaaaarrrrrrlow Again. 

So, last friday me and Beau and Bonda[MIL] plus my Lil' SIL aka Bride escort came to pay Bob, the Towkay of Bonito by Bob Mubarak, a visit cos our Mock-ups are READY!!!! Yayyyy!!!

Altogether there are 6 exclusive designs that we could choose from. 3 each for both of us and it was majorly a headache especially for me to pick the ones that I like. I would love to upload the pictures now but sadly all pictures are with Beau cos he was so damn majorly excited and decided to play the "official photographer" for our mock up sets. *what makes you happy dude.

So, other than that, I could only show you one sample that Bob did for Beau. However, Beau has decided to choose a classy wintry blue for himself and it was major shock-ness!! I thought he would go for his absolute choice which has cars in it but nope!! He chose another design which I really loved as well and secretly hoping that would be his choice too. Great minds think alike though. heh!! So, here is one sample of the mock-up set that he did for Beau based on F1 Inspired Theme:

Sungguh SANTEK sekali!! Akak Loike!!! Apart from all that, Bob has also told me some sad news that he might not be taking any more orders for 2015 cos he is fully booked in 2014 and might stop doing Gubahan[s] instead and just concentrate on his Nikah Dias and Bedroom Decor.

My initial respose was jaw-dropping. Second, I seriously shouted, "Hennng ahh Bro! Lucky I chope you first liaoz!" Hahahaha and he laugh along seeing how an Ah Lian I can be. See people? I told you we have to be super damn kiasu in matters of malay weddings! 

And also one piece of Good news, other than just booking for Bob's Gubahan[s] plus the Nikah Corner, Bonda has decided to also booked the Mama Shop for Beau's reception as well!! Cool Kan? Naseb baek si Bob ni not for sale...agaknya kalau dia for sale...ngan kau skali aku angkut letak atas dulang Bob....hahahhahah

So, the mama shop looks awesome possum like this:

Look!! How cool is that yo?!! And while we are at it, we are definitely gonna dress up an unsuspecting fella like the one below to "jaga" the stalls for us!! Just so, that kids will be so scared shitty that they only dared to take one item and never come back. hahahahahha!! Mean.

Other than that, as mentioned here, we will also be getting the Nikah Corner from Bob as well. Like what Bob said, we are his #1 supporter and it's true! To date, we are your #1 Biggest Fans too Bob! hahahahhahha...angkat skills level high aye?!

So, Bob mentioned that we will place surprise fixtures for the Nikah corner which I will not be told or if not its no longer a surprise but I know if it comes from Bob, it means Va-va Voom!! And my question for him is that, if I walked down the aisle den skali trying to look all demure and poise in white..and den saw his gorgeous nak mampz! punya nikah corner make me pengsan how? or even worse...I could be giving a wolfie whistle and shouted...siol ah! baik kaper?!! Not because, I dont trust Bob for not able to live up to my expectations. I am just freaked out by the fact that his work is so GOOD that my reaction will be an unforgettable memory among the makcik[s] who attend the solemnization.

I will be so freaking happy!! if I can pull of this face and expression hokay...I just hope I could..

rather not have this though....Please not. Please not.

That will make even the Nenek[s] pengsan one corner sey.

So, I hope that I could upload the rest of the mock up pieces soon and show you girls.

Till then,

Loved.

Joget Lambak. NOT.

Halow U'allz!!! Since, I am on a free rollin good times nowadays cos of the school hols might as well I make myself useful and add some Babblings on my blog. So, issue to day, "To Joget Lambak or not to Joget Lambak?" That's the question.

For those of you who do not know what is Joget Lambak, it means to dance with a group of other enthusiastic mak-chics in a circle cos Lambak means a-lot right??..like say, "Eh, detu anak berlambak kaper?!"  Urm, yup. Macam gitu ah agaknyer. So, in this case Joget Lambak means to joget ramai-ramai. Thanks Google Translator.

The issue came up because, I met up with my Entertainment Company and we are family friends after all so I know whenever they do parties, it is POWER Gedegak!! Like weddings and such, it is so lively and fun. So, when he mentioned that at the end of the day that the couple has to dance this Joget Lambak, me and Beau give the "errrrrrr.....tight lip..rolllin eyes in the skies look." And we saw videos of couples and their Bridesmaids plus Groomsmen who actually dance in the middle the void deck prancing to Jamal Mirdad songs. It gave me Goosebumps. Not to mention, Beau immediately wanted to sprint off and because I am giving murderous stares, he stop short.

Ok ok, it looks nice and fun to have this joget lambak and stuff la but meanwhile, I must say this is not for the both of us. We believed in Prevention is Better than Cure and in this case, we will be keeping the wedding videos for our next generation to see and I dont want my cucu cicit ngoneng2 will be laughing their ass off seeing their nenek in a gown trying to put on some moves. You geddit??!

I am just a person who is not particularly in favour of making myself looks like a fool. And the scary part is that, my Deejay says this is a "MUST". Hello, not everyone goes to "Silver Tortoise" and can gelek okay?! I cant. I wont.

And not to mention, Beau who claims that he has two left feet but I'm guessing that he can actually dance cuma member malu semacam jer nak show off his skills says that he would not be force to dance to the groove of a dangdut or a jamal mirdad or WORSE for me...M.Daud Kilau!!!! I just cant stand M.Daud Kilau, mainly because as a toddler I was forced to take pictures with him back in Indonesia when he has a concert there and my dad fooled me saying he is Michael Jackson's Brother. And ever since then, I have been so called "coloured" with many mean jokes hokay?! It almost ruin my tween years....grrrrr!! hahahhaha

And on one fateful night in the car as I fetch Momma from her office, she also mentioned that she is not into the idea of all this Joget Lambak and stuff and she says it looks like some "cheapo party in the 50's" and especially some old aunties in tudung[s] who "gelek[s]" like nobody's business. Oh well, we have seen it in some weddings and it scares the hell out of me. Firstly, there was one makcik who say she got backache and the next minute when the dj turned on the song "Mimpi Manis", she got up and gelek like mad la siolz. One wild cow man.

And I wouldnt want that for my wedding, not in front of my students somemore. And luckily Momma and Papa agreed to my request. *Hengggggg ahhh!!!

And also one more thing that I requested to them was NOT TO HAVE ANY DANGDUT GENRE. EVER. for my wedding cos I have seen some makcik[s].in tudung[s]. AGAIN took out a CD from her bag and suddenly her song was aired and she was prancing and dancing like a maniac shouting from the top of her lungs. She must have had good lungs and I bet people 10 blocks down could hear her shriek.

Just like this "kocok-kocok" makcik that was featured and went viral in FB:

Makcik was possessed by some Hantu Dangdut I guessed. So, you see these kind of people scares the hell out of me and believe me prancing and dancing in front of public which might consist of your former and current students is never a good idea.

I would rather sing like a toad than doing an "Inul" inspired act.

Till then,

Loved.

Janji Melayu. Part Deux

Heeeeyelllllow u'olz!!!!! So, last weekend I went down to Marina Cards for collection after so many delayed attempts from them. FYI, I also  just received info from Fauziah, (Hi Fauziah!! Thanks for dropping by!! *waves hands) another fellow BTB that she is also in the same "naseb kentang" category as I as when dealing with the people at Marina Cards Design at Angsana Mall JB.

For those of you who read this for the first time, you can read my Janji Melayu [Part 1] story here. 

Serious ah this Marina Cards. Given a choice, I would have written a script and give it to Yusof Haslam kasi jadi Movie pon bagus ah. Maybe can be even more dramatic dari Sembilu. And for me, the title for this whole epic wars can be titled as "SEMBELIT" cos hell yes, I have a constant constipated look when my makcik.pakcik.nenek.datuk.ngoneng-ngoneng. asked me about the status of my cards. And hell yes, I have been tortured by the Mak-chic[s] Network Gang with constant naggings and interrogations about ETA of my cards because they need to give it to other Mak-chic[s] Quarters lain which I have no idea of their existence AT ALL.

Anyhoo, speaking of Marina Cards which is located at Angsana Mall Level 5 in JB, our collection date was supposed to be after hari raya haji, but after sembelih-ing all the lembu, kambing and kerbau[s], there is still no news from them. Then, I started spamming their email in capital letters. Mean Much. But I dont give a damn. Then, I realised they started to speed up their process after the whole spamming saga. And after so many freaking drafts and over 50+ corresponding of emails, believe it or not? When I collected my cards, THERE ARE STILL ERRORS!!! 

*come come I clap for you!!!" and at the same time i feel like SLAPPING THIS IDIOTS!!!

How can this idiots be created in the first place and think they are good enough to do a business? I dont have a clue.

Here are the errors for both my cards and Beau's. 

#1: Promised insert made from "THICK GLOSSY GOLD MANILA PAPER" but received flimsy A4 paper.

Halaaaamak!! Ni macam eh, lebih baik aku print and then photocopy sendiri kat kedai Nyonya kat bawah. Lagi mulia, dapat free gula-gula lagi. hmmppff!! And initially, they promised nice thick glossy paper as the insert and when I told the staff, they say that the girl whose name is SYAZA and nak "step" macam mana nyer lawa dah resigned. 

And I said to the staff, "So, company still nama sama kan?!!Still same Boss Kan? Dia nak resign ke, nak terbaring ke apa kena mengena dengan kad kita?!! Janji tetap janji, sebab kita da tunaikan janji kita dengan company awak dan telah pon bayar 50% DEPOSIT so awak kena tunaikan la janji awak balik!!"

Fuyoooo, at that point of time I feel like patting my back and say Good job woman!!. Because for the first time in my life I am able to marah in malay without using Google Translator. hahahahhahaha!!! oh well...Anger do creates Wonders.

Lucky, the cover was nice and have hot stamping segala so it does not make the cards look cheapo!!

#2: Gramma's name went wrong.

This is definitely an issue. Instead of Maliah. They put Mariah. Korang suka2 kaper tukar nama nenek orang lain?!! Macam NENEK kau punya nama eh?!! #bodohpunyakambing

#3: No Print On Card as promised. Instead print on inserts which is then paste onto the card.

This issue is for Beau's cards. Initially we paid extra, RM 190 for our details to be embossed and printed on the cards straight BUT the idiots at the production site, emailed to us FEW HOURS before the collection time and said that there is an error and their freaking ink doesnt stay on the cards so no embossing could be done and they need to delay the process. AGAIN.

* the issue for #3 was for previous weekend punya cerita but hell yes, im still putting it up for all to know.

So, Solution to all these problems above and not to mention the emotional distress that I have to personally go through. the long distance call charges. my duit minyak kereta to and fro. my wasted time?? And I would include the charges for my therapist as well for all the emotional breakdowns I suffer but then again, the therapist is my mother. *naseb kau ah marina!

WE DEMANDED COMPENSATION. 
For all of the above problems that they give to us. 

Being the genetically proven Mafia that I am, I sat down and list all of my dollars and scents that needs to be compensated. My personal Finance minister for that day was my dear Bonda [MIL], cos as usual I couldnt count for nuts. I only know how to act "garang". Grrrrr...*shows teeth

Initially, they only wanted to give RM30 discount!! Kau buat klakar kaper nyah?!!! Tu RM30, I shove it in your throat hokay?!! It was a fierce haggling of price session and up till that point, the staff at the counter, a lady was so pissed at us cos we do not want to budge our prices BUT naturally she was not nice and helpful to us from the first moments my eyeballs met hers. You know what she did??!!

She pulled back all our cards which are in the red plastic bags and throw it behind her chair!!! How rude was that?!! And I said to her, " Eh hello, agak-agak la siket, kalau yer pon tu kad saya, kalau saya nak lari ngan kad berat macam guni beras tu pon tak sampai sepuluh tapak awak da boleh tangkap jugak?!! All i can say, their bodoh is totally bodoh like biskot mary!!

And I think it took her more than a minute to understand what I said. Seriously, ni bodoh Level Biskot ah. After that, she kept calling her Boss which in return shouted back at her and pass the phone to their second Boss. And only after the last conversation of haggling prices, we do know that the Boss is not named Marina but Zetty and the Adek is known as Hakim. They DO NOT have a phone at their office or production site. All the phone numbers listed on the cards are actually their hp numbers as we are told from another so much nicer staff of theirs which I really make an effort to talk and reply nicely back to her.

Pity the fact that their staff have to use their own hp and on their own personal expenses to conversate with the boss. So, in the end even their OWN STAFF AT MARINA CARDS Design said that we SHOULD NOT/NEVER EVER recommend their company to other people because the company is not reliable and they cant take shit no more from the custormers.

HAHKKK!!!!! Take that!! Even your own staffs pity the customers like us!! Hmmppfff!! 
Anyhoo, after a series of debate with the 2nd Boss, Hakim on the phone and he mention that "KALAU AWAK GI KEDAI CINA, PON TAK BOLEH DAPAT NI HARGA TAU!!" and I was like, "EH, LEBIH BAIK PERGI KEDAI CINA, TOLONG CINA MAJU DARIPADA PERGI KEDAI MELAYU AND GET SHITTY SERVICES. ABEH KATA 1 MALAYSIA EH, APASAL NAK KIRA BANGSA SEKARANG?!! 

Tsk Tsk! I seriously do not know what is the link that race should be included as part of the debate. pfft!!!

Conclusion, we get more than RM 200 in discount for the whole Card Saga Battle. 
Yayy-ness!!! I do not know if my "garang-ness" does the tactic or they just cant "Tahan" the noise and the fact that we have mouths like Mak-chic quarters.

Mak-chic Quarters: 1     Marina Cards: 0

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! WE WON!!!!! Or at least, we get away with the amount that we want and we were ruthless!! Grrrrrrr...*shows teeth

So, if anyone of you BTB[s] have ordered from this tragic company, please do check up on the status of your cards and hunt them down like mad. I agree it is a tiring process, emotional and frustrating as well  BUT you guys have paid the deposit so DO NOT LET THEM OFF that easily or if not they will continue to do all this kind of shitty services to other unsuspecting BTB[s]. 

LET THIS BE A LESSON LEARNT FOR THEM.

One word of advice to them, when dealing with a Singaporean Mak-chic, Dont Pray Pray ahh!!!

Hope this "Sembelit" saga will be the last of all the challenges from vendors that I need to face.

And Ladies, do drop by and feel free to comment if you have a similar experience with any other card vendors, or just say Hi!!

Till then,

Loved.

Waxing Woes.

Hola Y'allz! So, up next on my list other than SPA treatments would be to do full body waxing. However, the pain level is still yet unknown and I'm googling like mad over the internet on finding good reviews for the different companies that does hair removal.

I was so crazy and scared like mad that I have asked a hair removal company whether they could do threading on the fine hairs on my arms. It is actually nothing and I agree with Bestie that I am just being a typical vainpot and at first when she heard it Bestie was like, "Siak ah...abeh air liur dorang kalau meleleh kat tangan kau camne?" And I immediately had second thoughts after that...hmmm

Other than that, I had also another colleague of mine who went to do waxing in Tekka area...hahahahha...I dunno why but the whole story and situation tickles me much. So this colleague of mine went to waxing for her underarm and instead of doing whitening, her armpit got BURNED la [siolz]. Instead of become whiter, it became blacker and I couldnt help squealing like a hyena when she told me the story. And it was BAD because, the week after was her wedding and hers was a bustier gown la dey!! 

Okay ah, it was bad of me and the rest to laugh at somebody's misfortune but hell laa, they way she say it, makes me kekek like mad. And this girl also, while she say her story laugh like a freaking hyena as well. So...urmmm not my fault aye?

So, you girls out there please learn your lesson from this story hokay? DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT anyhow go somewhere cheapo and thought that they could be as reliable and safe eh.

So, I have done a bit of research on the few companies that I have been considering to go. Maybe, you might like to drop your reviews here too if you have been to these few places. Although, it's not much of a choice because I am just confused by nature, so I dont want to confuse myself any further and just pick the ones that are popular and hopefully reliable with good reviews.

Here we goooooooooooooooo:

#1 Datsumo Labo

I have heard so much rave about Datsumo Labo from reading our local bloggers reviews. I am still not so sure of how good it is. And, if they comes in package based lagi worst. I always have the tendency to sign up for a package and ended up not going for it later. Other than that, the voucher will just expire and walk itself to the rubbish bin. All I can say is I am curious seeing so many good reviews about this product and I might be going for their trial session since I am a one-off deal kinda person. Interesting.

#2 STRIP

Here is one of the uber popular hair removal company that I know in Singapore. STRIP. It's service is one of my personal favourite. I have signed up for their IPL Package before and I must say that their staff are professional and being the very shy type...MIRACULOUSLY, I dont feel shy in front of their beauticians basically cos I think she gave me a very boring "selamba" kind of face that says..."alaaa...i've seen it all laa!!" So, yah..rather than getting an eager beaver who might give me anxiety attacks...I like their "Selamba" face mode.

Initially, wanted to do waxing with them but alas, I chicken-ed out. Thanks to one of my gals who say" waxing sakit giler siak!!!" right before I enter the therapy room. Thanks eh! So, currently I think I might try their waxing.. They do have these chocolate waxing and stuff..that says it would be less painful for first timers like me.

However, I dont really find IPL really works and also because I do not like the chilling ice pack feel when they "ZAAAAP!" you here and there.

So, anyways these are my two choices. I have narrowed it down to two because I do not want to confuse myself any further and besides, price wise are okay d dokay for me so I shall get more reviews from people about these two companies. But, aku macam ada feeling feeling it's gonna be STRIP ah cos I like the way they handle their customers and they dont do hard selling or was is because I have this constant annoyed face whenever I am in the shop so they dont approach me. heh!! 

Till then,

Loved.

SPA Wars.

Hola Y'allz!!! Hope everyone is surviving in this peak season wedding saga segala la [eh]! Anyways, speaking of wedding and such and mine is just like 1 month away...I am still in the lost world of whether or not to go for a SPA treatment. 

I mean it's a GREAT way to prep and pamper your body and such but I just find the after treatment would be a hassle where there would be a haggling situation between you and your SPA co-ordinator who speaks bad english everytime [or so..as I have experience] trying to sign you up for their package. pfft!!

Not to sound like a typical "ATAS" Bitch la [eh], but I have my fair share of going to SPA[s] around in Singapore just because my dad is a voucher junkie and he receives numerous spa treats from all the cash in on his credit cards and he always buy cool spa treats for my mom which she doesnt appreciate cos she has a phobia of beauticians putting the cotton on her eyes and she felt like she is a dead corpse...or so [lah] she say. She has this morbid phobia for dead things and so, the voucher goes to me or on other days when Mom is feeling a little bit gung-ho, she will just book an appointment for the both of us.

There was a time when we book an appointment at Pan Pacific Hotel. The name of the spa company I seriously cant remember but hell, they deemed to be a 5 star hotel is definitely off the mark [lah]. So, Mom and I walk into the hotel so excitedly because we bought their special spa package that comes with a typical balinese style room. Lush room. As they promised. So, we entered and we ask the concierge to lead us to the SPA area, a man in his late forties I guessed tries very hard to be uber friendly and make small conversations with us. So, as he escorted us to the SPA site, which is at the swimming pool area..he asked a very HUMILIATING QUESTION. 

Which is, "So, are you both here as trainees or new masseuse for the spa company?" And I gave him a sudden death glare that immediately turns his smile into a sudden expression that says his "Balls just got shrunk into tiny pieces the size of a hershey kisses choc!"

And my reply was, "What made you think that?" Just because my mom was wearing a scarf and I'm practically feeling beach-y and wearing sarong for my spa appointment makes you think less of us is it?" 

Knowing that, he has said something so wrong, made him apologize profusely which I gave some rude remarks to him and ask him to get lost literally. So, what if me and mom are not wearing our Gucci Bags and Prada shoes and instead wear something comfortable for a spa appointment. And obviously, the so called Tai-tai[s] inside the SPA areas who by the way are mostly wearing luxury handbags paid in installments by their credit cards give us the dubious look too. And my expression was like...what the "uck? 

That incident totally ruins the mood for the spa session and I was complaining like a Brat on the phone with Dad on how the hotel treat me. Of course, as usual my dad comes in like a Mafia and demanded to be compensated for my emotional distress that these idiots have put on me. Call me a Brat ah...but if I dont come around kacau your life, that does not mean its a green light for anyone to just take advantage of my situation and make me feel like a cheapo. Especially, if others do it to my mom.

And after the whole hullaballoo of the SPA Wars, I just ask Dad to stop buying for me spa treatments  because it created such angst for me. So, from then on he is just letting me splurge on my colourful 10 bucks shoes at bugis like a happy hippie.

And on another note, I have been to facial treatments before that sucks the life out of me when they did the squeezing method on my nose or extraction for that matter. I think maybe the lady has just very long nails. I do not know how is that even allowed and I came back like a bloody rudolph the red nose reindeer in the month of june. 

For one thing, I do not have a high level of pain threshold. Even a small chip on my nail means absolute pain for me and I would really cry and ask Beau or Mom to plaster the finger involved. Beau had it worst...he had to kiss my plastered finger as a gesture that Im going to survived my ordeal. Yes, I am spoilt like that and I cant grow up because the people around me loves to treat me like a 5 year-old which undoubtedly makes me happy.

And not to mention, WAXING. That is the whole new level of pain which i have yet to try. And it doesnt, even help that I have my girls saying that it feels like a heart attack or some say its like a quick labour pain. Korang jahat siak!!!! Already I am a wuss on these kind of things and people just need to put on a drama mama which I couldnt guess whether its really true or just plain simple way of loving my constipated expression when they told me.

And so, I have decided to finally do these things prolly one week before our marriage and that would be to CONFIRM CONFIRM go for a SPA TREATMENT and WAXING. Facial fuss, you have to wait. I think I might just do threading on my face and maybe ask my pak andam untuk manderem-manderem[kan] muka jad santek!! hahahhaha...

So, here are some of the SPA[s] that I have considered, basically I will ultimately choose the Spa that will be friendly to my pocket so that aku tak demam terkejut:

#1. Spa Jelita

I have never tried Spa Jelita but I have gal friends who have actually went there for normal javanese massage. And one thing I know, their feedbacks are good because it seems the whole ambience feels relaxed and "atas". Other than that, I am still not sure. But a nice ambience to relax and pamper me like a preppy princess before the big day are some of the must-haves I look out for.

So for their services, they have two types:

Bridal Blush 

Bridal Glow

Bridal Blush Details:

Session 1 Hammam Ritual Body Glow Treatment Relaxing Body Massage	1 hr 45 mins
Session 2 Purification Facial HairSpa wth Haircut, Wash & Blow	2 hrs
Session 3 HammamRitual Relaxing Body Massage Body Glow Treatment Cleopatra Milk Royale Traditional Ganggang	2 hrs 30mins

Bridal Glow

Complimentary HammamRitual Traditional Ganggang	1 hr
Choose any 4                                                                                                                                   Purification Facial HairSpa Body Glow Jelitasoul Massage Cleopatramilk Royale

Okay... I do not know what Hammam Ritual means. But anything that spells rituals means scary shite for me thanks to Russell Lee books. And by Ganggang, do they mean "Kangkang"? Like as in spread your leds and such??

How like that? I scared..you know! Already the story of how my distant cousin who had just given birth need to kangkang her legs over that incense or kemenyan thing makes me do a speedy gonzalez inspired run!!! And now this?! I thought their package are just scrubbing the dead skin off my body..not spreading my legs segala hokay?!! 

Hmmm...need to call and ask. No assumptions should be made la kan. Already my understanding of malay words needs to use a google dictionary so i shall not link it to my understanding yet. But as what my ol' fren Nina used to say, this kind of creepy things can make one's "Bulu ketiak" pon naik sey. Ya ya yaa yaaa..she meant bulu roma but hell [lah]..birds of the same horrendous malay speaking species do flock together. And we just shoot the burger that first came to our mind.

#2 Sri Bayu

Another one, that I came across online which I feel has a very nice ambience to it. It's walking distance from Kovan Mrt station which is a plus point to me. However, in their menu they do not specify that they have any services for Brides. Must call and do research again then. But, they have 400+ likes to their Fb account. It kinda looks promising though...hmmmm.

#3 Wayan Retreat

Up next is Wayan Retreat, secretly my personal favourite because I just loved loved the ambience of the place. It is a 2 story shop house located in the heart of Arab St. And I have been their super fan ever since it started which felt like eons ago. I loved their services. Even the last few months when I book an appointment with them and the receptionist was a pinoy didnt bug me. 

Yes, I am very specific. I only want to be attended by our lovely locals. Anything that's foreign pisses me off from previous sales encounters or transactions. Unless foreigners that spells PRADA GUCCI and the likes of Hermes..I dont mind. Bitchy [aye]?!! hahahhah..dont mind me. My PMS is coming.

So, from what I know they do have all this Jamu Baths for BTB[s]. If Im not wrong, it is called Putri Jongras. It scared the SHIT out of me because I asked like a Bimbo to Beau and asked him..why would anyone name their massage package of the Princess Bug-tooth. Later on, as Beau rolled his eyes to the skies for like the thousandth time ever since he met me. 

He explained with clarity. 

"B, that is JONGOS[Bug-tooth], the wayan retreat one is JONGRAS [lah]!!!" Den I was giving a very long ohhhhhh while sipping my nice cup of ginger tea. Silly ol'me. pfft!!!

And the package starts from $200+ from the menu that I was given. Well, need to start calling and compare the prices.

#4 Aura Royalis Spa

I have never tried this either but they looked even more promising with 3K Likes on the FB Page. Even Beau's aunty like their page. Must ask her one of these days cos she just have great contacts. Maybe she knows the towkay?!! Selamat pocket ku..boleh haggle for discount right?

So, these are some of the targeted spa[s] I am considering to prep up for my Big day you alls. If you do have any more great recommendations. Dont be shy and just drop me a mail alrightey?!!

Till then,

Loved.