Sigh…

Anyway, my biggest worry is not when, it’s how? Young people nowadays tend to be very modern and western-ish. But when it’s time to tie the knot, such a big hoo-ha occurs about having it the modern or the traditional way. One side of the family says 1 thing; the other says another, and not forgetting all the very interested relatives adding in a word or two. Well, you guess it right, most of the time, the couples who will be getting married are the ones caught in the middle, trying to please both parents, getting so stress out themselves and having to forgo the wedding they dreamt off.

Sad to say, all this have become such a reality. And sometimes it drags on after the wedding, and relationships gets strain.

Why?

Maybe it’s because the parents do not want their daughter to be marrying away so easily. Maybe they want to do what’s best for her. Maybe the groom family is not multi-millionaires. Maybe both sides do not want to give in so easier and want the best they can get out of this wedding. I really don’t know..

All I can say is leave the couple to decide what they want. It does not matter how many tables each sides get, or who gets invited, who does not, who collects the money, who pays for what, where will the dinner be held, how big is the hall, how much dowry is given, where will the honeymoon be, and this list goes on.

It does not matter if it’s carried out the traditional way or the more modern way. What matters most is that the couple is HAPPY. After all, they are the ones getting married, NOT YOU.

~es~

p.s. And if all else fails, there is always something call eloping *winks*. But i’m definitely not encouraging that. I’m a fairytale girl and I WANT A FAIRYTALE WEDDING :p

Here’s our checklist,

1. Bridal shower – Check. Just had it yesterday.. hehe.. Nope, no naughty pictures to show ;p

2. Bridemaid dress – Check

3. Make-up – Check

4. Hair-do – Check

5. Flowers – Check

6. Pedicures & Manicures – Check

7. Shoes – Ch…. OH WAIT!! No shoes yet..

Sigh, so many things to do, so little time.. But its OK. After all, weddings are once in a lifetime event..

Wish me luck in being the best bridesmaid ever..

Toodles people.. off to get my shoes now…

Oh wait, I just love this dress.. Simple cutting yet with a dash of elegance.. What do you think? Hmmm…

Happy holidays!

~es~

I remember a phrase from the movie. It goes something like “It’s easier to give up. But it takes courage to go after your dreams.” And that struck me.

You know, so many times I have given up on things just cause it was too hard. I’ll convince myself that it’s not worth my time and that it is just not meant to be. Or maybe I will just push it aside and try to forget about it.

I’m sure many of you can relate to this. It is way much easier to give up. It takes up less time and effort.

But after watching this movie, I’ve realize…

Maybe its time to go chasing after my dreams again…

It will take more effort and determination, but the satisfaction you’ll get at the end, might just be worth it…

Some might say it would be stupid to give up your dream. A few years down the road, you’ll be old and time will run out. You will regret it and blame others for pulling you back.

Some might say, love ones first. They are the most important aspect of life. What is left behind will forever be gone.

What do you say?

Well, there is no right or wrong answer for it. If you would have asked me a few years ago, I would have said “Go for your dream! After all, you’ll only live once.” But I guess, it’s easier said then done. Would you be willing to give up everything just to go for your dream?? Or live a life or regrets that you’ll never achieve your dream?? Would you stop someone for achieving their dreams?? Or let them chase their dreams without you??

I really like the movie “UP”. It tells on how a young girl, who dreamt of something but never achieved it. Instead, she recreated her dream; with her love one. And she died a happy person.

Can dreams change? Can dreams be shared?

What would you have done?

~es~

I grew up as a little girl, watching fairy tales and hopping that one day my prince will come and rescue me on a white horse.. And then we will live happily ever after. Ask most girls or ladies… I’m sure we all grew up with such hopes and dreams…

But reality strikes and we are back with the not-so-perfect guy and then we’ll wonder… what happened?

Some people spend their whole life looking for just the perfect guy and some stay stuck their whole life with the not-so-perfect guy.  So what when wrong?

I got just 1 word for it… Its “YOU”. You need to stop living in a fantasy world. You will end up hurting yourself and your love ones..

So don’t go looking around for the perfect man.. They may never come..

Just look at the one beside you and thank God everyday that He have given someone so special and so unique to love. He may not be perfect, but then again, you are not perfect either… That’s what make life so interesting :p and maybe… just maybe, you’ll discover someone perfect for you…

And they all lived happily ever after…

~es~

~blue~

Humans are humans. We all we want good things. We want a good life, we want a happy life, we want a hot boyfriend, we want lots of money, and we want all the good stuff. And when things goes bad and everything seems to go wrong and we don’t seem to get all the good stuff that that we want, we start to blame God, our bosses, our companies, our lecturers, everybody else except us. And then we moan and groan over our misfortune.

But the funny thing is what happens when good things come our way? Do we accept it or do we say “It’s too good to be true” and “It’s just plain luck”. Most of the time we yearn for something good and when it comes over way, we think that it is too good to be true and believes that it will go away. It’s impossible, it’s not mean for me, it’s just luck, and sooner or later it will all go away. Sounds familiar?

Take for example, this girlfriend of mine. She really like this guy and have maintain a long distance friendship with him for a long 9 months. And the thing is this guy is such a ‘perfect’ guy, according to her la ;p. What happens after that was he came back, fell in love with her and decided he wants to be with her. They seem so perfect together. And then… she started to doubt. She can’t believe that all this is happening to her and that he is to perfect for her. She started asking herself whether she should remain in a relationship with him.

Hmm… you might be thinking “you are nuts girl” but then again, haven’t you done it before?

Maybe it’s the fear of failure, maybe is the way we brought up, maybe it’s just plain pure luck. But have you ever wonder, maybe it is God fulfilling our dreams and desires. Maybe is part of God’s BIG plan. Maybe it’s just meant to be. Maybe, just maybe it is our destiny.

Weird huh?

~es~

Guess what?!! I just heard another great proposal from a colleague  

They plan a trip with a bunch of friends to conquer the highest mountain in South East Asia – Mt. Kinabalu in Sabah; and amidst the breath-taking splendor and panoramic view on top of the mountain, he proposed to her. *Grins happily* Hearing things like that makes me smile; not because I’m a hopeless romantic but because it’s a reassurance to me that life (and love) is a beautiful thing .

Well, I know we said we’ll probably do a post on great proposals but I’ve read so many interesting ones that it’s just so super duper hard to select a few. However, I found one that caught my attention and I just had to share it with you girls

Hot sun and freezing cold ice cream. A contrast that creates a strong combination. These were the elements William used to propose to me, and this is the way it went: We were spending the afternoon at the beach. When we arrived the sun was high in the sky, the sea was crystal blue and it was HOT. I sunbathed for an hour or so, then we had a long swim in the water to cool off, played Frisbee for a long hour and got heated up again, and that was the point at which Paul suggested we go and have something cold to drink at the nearby restaurant. I agreed happily – it was a perfect idea – so we collected our bags and various things and headed to the restaurant. We sat down, our table had a view of the vast ocean (of course!) and we waited to be served. Meanwhile Paul gave some excuse for leaving the table for a few minutes (I think he said he was going to the gents) and returned after a minute or two carrying two ice creams on a stick. This was a little strange – usually we would order from the waiter – but I still hadn’t noticed that something a little ‘unusual’ was happening. “Look what I brought us” he cried out to me, “ice cream”, he held the two ice creams out towards me, one had the word “MARRY” on a little sign stuck in the ice cream, the other the word “ME” was on a little sign stuck in the ice cream. My heart missed a beat, I just looked at him, or should I say “gazed” at him, then I started laughing and crying at the same time. Of course I said YES!! This was so Paul: a cute, sweet and refreshing way to propose to me. The ice cream started melting, while we kissed and hugged, people in the restaurant were smiling all around us, some even pulled out a camera to photograph us. We ate some of the ice cream – it was part of my marriage proposal so I didn’t mean to miss on that – and then Paul pulled out an engagement ring, and kneeling down on one knee said to me: “today you’ve made me the happiest man in the world” and put the ring on my finger. So that was my marriage proposal: cool, fresh and sweet. Until today I love ice cream and my husband! 

I don’t know why this story caught my eye but it’s just so simple, sweet and refreshing :) (or maybe it’s just because I love ice-creams :p) For me, there’s no need to spend huge sum of money orchestrating a whole event of fireworks and smoke writing ‘Will you marry in?” in the sky. A memorable proposal can just be, “He proposed to me while wearing his batik slippers” J or “He popped the question on our 2^nd ‘dating’ anniversary at the exact same spot he asked me to be his girlfriend” ”.

Whatever your proposal may be, or you dream it will be, just remember, that love is a miracle

xoxo, Love Pieces

Just the other day, during Mothers’ Day dinner, my sister said something very interesting. She said:

A successful man is a man that can make more money that his woman can spend. A successful woman is a woman who can find such a man.

So what do you think?

Since young I have been fascinated by the word “success”. When I was young, I use to dream of having loads of money, flashy cars, and lots of gorgeous guys around me… I’m sure you when thru that period as well…

When I was in college, I still wanted to be successful… I wanted a high paying job, powerful corporate woman, with younger girls looking up and wishing that they were me :p yeah, something like that..

Some people believes that being successful is being rich or being able to marry someone who is rich (like what my sister said), or being successful in their career, or being able to get the job of their dreams..

Well, for me I believe that success means doing something and being happy about it. Nope, I do not mean being placid and complacent in life or sitting around doing nothing just with a big smile on your face. I am still working towards my goals and dreaming dreams. I am still working my ass of and trying to fulfill my boss wishes and demands. But all in all, wherever I am place or whatever I am given to do, I do it will all that I am capable of doing, and being happy with what I have done. That is what I call success..

I can say that I am successful now. I am learning new things each day, I am trying to accomplish things each day, I have my health, my family, God, I have Love …. and I am happy..

I am a successful woman..

LovePieces :p

Anyway, this was how it happened. After the movie when the credits started rolling, this trio of guys all prepared with mics and a guitar strolled to the front and started belting out this popular Malay song (which I don’t know the title but it goes something like ‘Aku inginkan kau selalu…’). And then pictures of this one Malay guy and Malay girl started flashing on the movie screen. And there was about 8 people standing along the aisles holding tea light candles.

Halfway through the song, that Malay guy whose face keeps flashing on screen, who was sitting around the middle of the cinema, stood up with a mic, turned to his girlfriend sitting right beside him and said something like this. “I’ve been with you for 7 years already, and I don’t want to be with you for the next 10 years of my life, but for the rest of my life…” And then the question which everyone was waiting for with bated breath; he went down on his knees and asked “Will you marry me?”

But before I could hear an answer from the girlfriend, the whole cinema erupted with cheers and claps while the trio at the front started singing the song again.

Well, I think the guy got the answer he was waiting for because in the midst of the cheering, I saw the girlfriend stood up and hug her new fiancée.

It must have taken the boyfriend not only a lot of effort to plan something like this in the cinema (special permission needed perhaps, as after the pictures slideshow, the movie credits continued), but also a lot of courage to do this in front of a crowd.

Occasions like this just put a smile on my face.  It’s amazing; the feeling of falling in love. But it’s even more incredible, to stay in love for a lifetime.

… to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part.

Loves,

LovePieces

PS: Probably a post on unique unforgettable proposal ideas will be up soon. After we’ve done some research that’s it