Any Mixed Marriages here? Esp Chinese-Malay Muslim couple

Marnie,

My baju in the end turned out ok *thankfully*. but i decided i wont make my baju there again. so will shop for new tailors. or maybe i'll just get Anggun to sew them for me.. but at $220, quite steep. Thinking of getting them to tailor a nikah baju for me since i already engage them.

I still have no idea what berkats to give my guests!!! help!! i've only liek les sthan 7 months, and i'm still in discussion about the sentosa dinner thingy.

Other than that, i'm doing ok i guess. Havent visited bridal concept for my installments. decided to give the balance one-shot.

going to Apkim in march. you went to Apkim too right marnie?

Cuclainne,

You nikah already eh? congratulations! got 'Halal' stamp already. =p
 


Chin, dunno leh. Dengdeng has never been on my plate before - difficult to believe right seeing how "cute" my body is....
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oh, I'm okay with 13th too! We'll decide the place to go later once we've confirmed the people attending, no?

Purplebutterfly, phew! Thankfully it all got sorted out. I'm going for my fitting today for use this Friday during my photoshoot. It's a bit too risky to do it this way but hmm....at this point, I'm going with the flow.....

What's the hold up with the Sentosa thingee? Is it still going ahead though or are you still getting extra perks from them?

Nur - yeay!!! Will finally get to meet you.....
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Marnie,
Thanks for that info, my cousin gave me the wrong info! Phew, what a relief!

HuiChin
Count me in too!

Nur,
Thanks for that info, I'm looking for bridal shops to do my photoshoot...so i wanna check them out..plus wedding favors too. Are you going for the show?
 
Oh yea lah Marnie! haha..porgot..u dun like dat..hehe...

Ok Zierella! U're on the list!

For now:
1) Marnie
2) Cuclainne
3) Me aka Hui Chin
4) Nur(sofia)
5) Zierella
 
The EXPO will be held from 16-19feb.

The function at TWM dis Sat. per couple is at 15bucks. light snack will b served.

Me lookin for andaman at expo dis x round & hopefully i can konfem 1 (which is my biggest prob.) hehee...

any pointers i shld look at? i wanna make my weddin as a Bollywood Nite...(dats my theme)
 
Hi ladies...

OOPz sori to intrude...

I'm new here... been readin ur posts since last Nov'05. was running thru few bridal webbies & happens to click this add. & i've been readin it for few mths.. not wantin to intrude in till i saw Raf... Hi Raf...

I'm a mixed myself (jawa/sikh) & my fiancee (jawa/boyan). Am i welkum?
 
Chin,

13 Feb - on lah! btw, the dendeng that u're lookng for is from QB. I think there is a stall in Bukit Gombak selling the uncooked dendeng. If u want, I can help to get it for u and pass them when we meet.

Nurashidah,

No prob girl. Dun worry, we're not going to eat u up..hehehe..
 
Marnie

Can't sleep, is it? I used to love watching midnight movies but it means that I need to get some sleep before heading down, otherwise I will snooze during the movie. Now I just want to sleep in my bed at that time ... hahaha.

Zierella

You have to pay a registration fee of $39 (if one partner is local, the other a foreigner). I e-filed online and then brought a print-out and copies/ originals of required documents for the interview/ confirmation of details. I went for the interview with my father who is my wali. When Ah Boy came, the two of us went to get the original conversion cert endorsed by Muis before heading to ROMM for him to take his interview. You don't have to go for the registration together but it would mean another trip to ROMM because your partner will need to come for the interview.

purplebutterfly

Hi there... welcome back!

Yes, am a married woman already. Hai yah .. married life is certainly no holiday! Hahahhaa.

Hui Chin

I am on for Monday but why is Fi not coming along? What am I supposed to do with Ah Boy - can he come or are we making this a strictly all-girls outing? I can make him wear a skirt and some make-up!

It's great to see more people turning up this time yah! Looking forward to meeting up with our newcomers..

nurashida

Welcome welcome! Wow - a Bollywood theme, you said! That's great! I don't even know what theme I want.
 
Hello hello Nurashida!
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Glad to see new faces coming in......make yourself at home. Lounge around...and eh...I agree with Ally - we're not going to eat you up...
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Ally - I'm super glad that you're coming on 13th! Super dooper man....! Now it's definitely going to be riotous!

Cuclainne, i just downed an iced mocha that night. It also depends on the film I think. Thankfully, Memoirs was a film that I was really into so sleep was not on my agenda that night...er....morning...
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Marnie

I want to watch that movie but since I've already picked to watch 'Le Grand Voyage', Ah Boy gets to pick the next movie we'll watch and he really wants to see the new Jet Li movie. But I suppose that we'll watch 'Memoirs of a Geisha' soon enough though ..
 
Hey Ally, you're on the list! hehe...oh...QB ah...Bkt Gombak..whoa...so far away! hehe...okok, when the date comes nearer, i'll let u know abt it k! Thks! hehe...

Hi Nurashidah,
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and dun be shy! What took u so long to send ur posts to us? lol...come come join us! haha...

Cuclainne He doesn't wanna come leh..haha...cos he said if he's ard we can't gossip! muaahahahaaa
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For now:
1) Marnie
2) Cuclainne
3) Me aka Hui Chin
4) Nur(sofia)
5) Zierella
6) Ally
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Cuclainne,

Another movie tat I recently watched was a Korean movie - Sympathy for Lady Vengeance. Storyline was actually very simple - Ah Lao nearly fell asleep watching it..juz need to stay awake to catch the essence of the movie.
 
Chin,

No prob lah, Anyway, I always do my marketing around that area so juz give me a buzz if u wan it.

Marnie,

Wah lao..so if I dun come..no riot ah? (Juz kidding) Anyway..think I need to relax from my diet a little bit. For the past few months I lost abt 17 kg - high time for a little treat for myself!
 
Hui Chin

Ok - so it's ladies-only ah?

Ally

Isn't it supposed to be a 'dark' movie? I mean, she took revenge on the guy who so-called ruined her life, right?
 
Hui Chin

I promise to ask Ah Boy to keep quiet during our gossiping moments ... hehehehe.

Ally

Yes, you must share with us your secret yah.
 
Chin, Cuclainne,

I'm on medication - Reductil + lots of gym n yoga sessions. First start in May 2005 - weight 72kg - now 55 kg(though it yoyo-ed to 58 at times). Still got a few more kilos to shed..

Cuclainne,

Not as 'dark' as I expected lah..
 
Ally

Oh, you are on that? My colleague is on it and she's lost an amazing amount of weight too. I was on Herbalife before - I was watching what I ate (usually just soups and fruits) and I lost several kgs in a few weeks. I am tempted to go back on it but there's just so much good food to eat!! Lol.
 
Cuclainne: MuahaHaha..

Ally: Oh izzit! Me was on smthing similar b4..forgot the name liaoz..but i wasn't obedient enuf to keep off all things..eeiikk...just for a month or two only..a yr plus ago......
*bang my head on a wall*

Hm...yea..need to do smthing abt my weight too!
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Cuclainne,

Herbalife - A fren of mine is pestering me to enrol..but the thing with reductil is that I get to eat wat I like and still lose weight at the same time (I'm a chocolate freak!). The only thing that I noticed is that my intake is lesser than usual, and I dun have a rapid weight gain so far.
 
Chin,

think I know which one u took b4 - duramine aka panbesy? tat one got alot of side effect lar..I ever took the same medication b4. Only minimal weight loss..
 
Hey girls.....haven't been here in a few days and already so many posts to read. Cannot catch up leh.

Marnie
Nah..u're not being too harsh. I like frank opinions. Yes...7 years is a long wait for a wedding. Biasa lah..first 3 or so years was so cinta monyet. Too young at that time to seriously think of settling down. Hehe....
Updates on the wedding date thing..hhmm..still pending for approval from his parents. But since we're footing the bill for it ourselves, they'll agree. We'll see.

Oh by the way, congrats on getting THE interview over and done with. Lucky didn't have to recite surah..hehe.

Nur
Yeah....tell me about most of the vendors being fully booked in Nov/Dec period. I dropped by Zulradi bridal and hhmm...his slots for Nov and Dec are mostly gone. Darn..I really liked his make up. Oh well...another point to throw in when discussing about the wedding date. I'm so stubborn rite?? Hehe...

Ally
True what you said. Date is speacial and gives me more time to plan for the wedding. Hehe..more points to substantiate the change of wedding dates. Yeay! Hehehe...

Hi Nurashidah
Bollywood theme for your wedding? That is so cool!!! The function you're talking about this Saturday is the one organised by Theme Photography rite? Lestari Dua Karya is it? Anyone going?

Huichin
I love dendeng too leh!!! But unfortunately I dunno where to get them when it's not the fasting month. Heh
Eh..can I join you gals for the outing? So shameless rite? hehe..
 
Ally: Yesh yesh dats da one!! Izzit so bad? Cos the damn doc told me it's better than Reductil! eeeeiikkkkk!!!

Raf: hey we sama sama! and oh no no, dun be shy! of course u're welcome!! haha..u're on thee list too! lol

<blink>Getting better now the list!</blink>
1) Marnie
2) Cuclainne
3) Me aka Hui Chin
4) Nur(sofia)
5) Zierella
6) Ally
7) Raf

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Ally: Oh i din have any of those u mentioned, but i always feel like 'smthing' is at my throat and i always feel like pukin.
 
Ally

Hmmm ... I must ask one of the doctors in the office to prescribe me some then.

Wah! Our next meeting is sure to be super happening .. so many people turning up!!!
 
Cuclainne,

Thanks for that valuable piece of info
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Now I know what to do...

Ally

Wah you lost so much weight? That's amazing! How many times do u go to the gym or do yoga a week? I think if you already exercised so much, you dont need to take the pill right? I dont know, ever since that Slim 10 incident i'm very wary of slimming pills etc etc. My mom bought Herbalife from her friend and asked me to try the drink(tropical flavor) and it SUCKS! I almost puked! I dont know how anyone can drink that and lose weight! Anyways is yoga fun/tough? Cos I'm doing Taebo exercises by Billy Blanks and its fun, but i want to try something else.

Raf,
Ya I know Zul Radi is very popular...very nice costumes and make-up. So which bridal shop are you going to?
 
Zierella,

I go to the gym 3x/week n yoga 1x/week. I was on a bet deal with my Ah Lao cos I couldn't lose weight after my 2nd pregnancy (pre-preggie weight was 47kg back then). And anyway, my Ah Lao keep calling me Humpty Dumpty due to my excess weight..so I was very determined to lose weight asap.

I'm doing hatha yoga rather than ashtanga yoga. After so many gym sessions, the yoga sessions are meant as relaxation rather than workout. Anyway, Reductil are prescribed medication. I dun buy slimming products OTR.
 
Zierella

No worries. Usually they would like the couple to have their interviews done at least 5 weeks prior to the wedding date but sometimes it's not possible, like in my case. The hubby only arrived 2 weeks before the wedding so I went for my interview about 3 weeks before he arrived (correct ah, 5 weeks before wedding what!) and on the same day that he flew in, we immediately went to MUIS and ROMM. I also had some details to change on the registration so that was taken care of on the same visit. Try to avoid this if you can because it costs $15 (each time) to change but I had no choice because I e-filed before I got my apartment so I had to change the location of the ceremony as I had wanted the venue to be at my new place.
 
Ladies, dun think im joining the session.. i'm working. =( so can juz imagine me as a purple coloured butterfly for now.. ekhekhe.

ive booked my caterer for the lunch, the mak andam and the photographer. im using the same one as my engagement,. but i've yet to get a videographer. and i cnat book the venue yet..*sniff sniff*

marnie,

remember i said last time about the caterer for my dinner taking her time to get back to us? yeah, she's still doing that. so hubby's gonna call her up, make some noise and put his downpayments to force her to at least keep in touch with us. im asking him to go for more perks too.

by the way, my cake from sugarly nice turned up lovely. everyon eloved it.
 
Ally,

Wow thats so cool, ur very determined! Way to go!
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Heehe how much was the bet? U should ask for a diamond necklace heheh. Wow 3X a week to gym takes a lot of determination rite? U must be a super woman man to do all that and work and also take care of ur kids?

Im planning to take yoga but i always have this perception that only really flexible women can do it. Is this true? And do you really feel relaxed after doing it? Btw where do u take ur yoga classes?

Cuclainne
Ah so u that means I have to go for the interview with my dad (can I go alone or must be with him?) 5 weeks before the nikah date first and then go with my fiancee again when he gets here rite? Do I have to inform ROMM about this special case beforehand? BTW when you went with ur dad, what did they ask you?
 
purplebutterfly

Oh - did you get your engagement cake from sugarly nice? You must post pictures of your cake here la, so we can have a look. I am thinking of getting my wedding cake from them.

Zierella

The Kadi will need to interview the wali, your FH and yourself. The Wali because the Kadi wants to know if he consented to the union, your FH to ascertain that he knows what his role is and yourself to find out if you have been forced into this marriage. The Kadi usually interviews the Wali first, then the groom followed by the bride (individually). In my case, he interviewed my Dad and then me, since hubby wasn't around then.

When you go to ROMM to confirm your registration details, you can inform the counter staff that your FH is not around. As for me, I had only copies of his documents (such as conversion cert, etc) and not the originals as they were with him. Then they will print out your details (they have this if you already registered online), put your documents in a file and will give you a queue number. Be prepared to wait.

My interview was quite quick because my Dad had informed them that he had agreed to the marriage - I think he was in there for about 10 mins. I was there for less. The Kadi asked if I had been married before or whether I am currently engaged to be married to another man. He then asked some information about hubby. Then we went through the details together (I told you that I wanted some registration stuff to be amended). I told him that hubby would only arrive several weeks later but he said it was alright since it was a good two weeks before the nikah. They needed to print out the marriage certs and send it to the Kadi beforehand since I was getting married at home. He didn't ask me anything religious - I have heard stories of this being asked of the bride/ groom where the other partner is a foreigner but it didn't happen to me.

When hubby went for his interview, we brought the original documents for them to verify and everything went well.
 
Zierella,

How much was my bet?...hehe..better than diamond necklace.

I am very determined to shed those kilos off since I can't fit in most of my clothes lar..*heart pain* Anyway, how I manage to juggle all this.. Basically, I'm self-employed and most times, I only put in 5 hours of work. My kids are in my preschool, so I have the afternoon all to myself.

For yoga, you need not be very flexible lar..except for some pose, u might need to stretch here n there abit. I'm taking my yoga lessons in Bukit Gombak Sports Complex..cheaper..
 
Raf, Purple butterfly,
hehe i can't remember who asked but I won't be going for the sat wedding show at taman warisan.. tho i wld like to jalan2 and see the hall, see what im missing out on 4 wedding venue. But too lazy la.. really looking forward 2 e long holiday!
raf, yup, zulradi has lovely clothes and make up.. you still can go book early for april 2007.

chin,
hey, lemme surprise you on 13 feb!! no pics cos i look better in d flesh
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hahahah

anyway girls, heads-up on my house hunting.. me still flatless.. hope more ppl want to sell flats in pasir ris and tampines after cny, Now we keep getting blocked by racial quota. oh ya, sandra where are you dear?
 
Ally, I took my aerobics some months back at Bukit Gombak Sports Complex. Quite fun the teacher though I can't remember her name now. Stopped when the fasting started...
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Awww.....Purplebutterfly......We will miss you again...Your work hours are a killer. I remember you had to work odd hours. And your fiance also right? Hmmm......like that must make appointment to see each other or not? *kaypoh Idyll*

Oh gosh...the caterer very relaxed huh? I know exactly what you're going through. Mine too at one point and then we went around in circles and we had to renegotiate and I just went berserk!
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All is ok now. Hope all will go ok with your caterer.

Nur, you make us suspense man......Hmm....but nevermind lah. You sure have no problems looking for me....
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I don't believe we have Cuclainne. The last time I asked if anyone is particular about the "halal" certification. We'll wait and see what they come back with?
 
Cuclainne, me too...hungry. Skipped lunch today cos' gotta rush alot of stuff off before going on leave tomorrow.....

BTW, the BS pulled an all nighter redoing the dress I told you about. I'll only see it later around 10pm I think. I'm hoping for the best but have a contingency plan in place for the shoot tomorrow.

K Girls, for those who are coming for the outing, anyone has any qualms about going to Marche?
 
Marnie

Poor you! Must never skip your meals, you know ... we need the energy!

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you too ... hope everything goes well. You must update us on the shoot yah!

Marche is good for me and Ah Boy .. is everyone else ok with it?
 
Cuclainne, yeah.....Meraj and I will have fun and I think that's most important. Doesn't matter whether it's beautiful bridal clothes or normal clothes. I'll treat it as engagement pictures...
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Girls, the Marche at Suntec okie? Less crowded and bigger space. With the no. of people joining this time, it'll be fun eating communal style...
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Hello gals !!!!

HOw have you been ?? sorry for not posting... hardly log into forum lately.. not much to update myself, hehehe..
 
Marnie

Ya lor - just have fun and don't sweat the small stuff yah! I'm sure you'll have a good time.

Oh yes .. I haven't been to the Marche there yet. Should we make reservations, if everyone agrees on this?

Elaine

Hallo! Long time no hear from you ... btw, are you coming to our next outing because I haven't received the group photo at your wedding yet. Hahaha .. I couldn't make it to Ally's house the last time.
 
Nur: whoa...really keeping the suspense there ah! haha

Poor Marnie! dun starve urself, quick, get urself a quickbite at least! Yea, let us know abt ur photoshoot yea? hehe...

Oh Marche, me is fine too. At suntec one good! lol...dun like to fight and squeeze wif crowds..heh

Halooooo Elaine!! How's life?? joining us at THE gathering?
 
Marnie

I am fine with Marche, but what do they have at Marche?

Cuclainne,
Thanks for taking the time to explain in details heheh now im very clear about the procedures
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Ally,
So how much/ what was the bet?
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I'm fine with Marche too. Not fussy about food as long as it's good.

Marnie
How did the photoshoot go? Or is it not over yet? And what happened to your dress? Sorry..i very kpo hehe.


nur &amp; Zierella
I'm checking out a few other bridals next week...Fatimah Mohsin and Chinta Weddings. Want to look see first before i decide which one to sign up with. But most probs it'll be Zulradi since the wedding date has been postponed. Yeayness!
 
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