In Transition

Kisah Benar

*gambar hiasan

Misah* (yang ketika itu sedang senggugut) dan Abu* sedang berjalan-jalan di sebuah pasaraya, apabila Misah ternampak sebuah kedai bunga.

Misah: Abang, cantik bunga tu. Bile nak kasi me bunga? It would be nice to receive fresh flowers as a gift kan? *flutters eyelash*

Abu: Huh? Bunga? Mana? *checking the surrounding*

Misah: Tuuuuuu *points toward the flower shop* yang kt bawah escalator tu.

Abu: ooh.. nape? Awak nak ke?

Misah: Duh? (Dalam hati). (Laughs) Iyelah.. kita dah bertahun kenal, u never gave me flower. Best pe.

Abu: Buat ape? membazir je. Bukan boleh makan.

Misah: Yelah.. it's the thought that counts ape.

Abu: Kalau kasi bunga tu tandanya romantik ke? Romantik boleh cara lain ape. Bukannya kenyang kasi bunga. Abis nanti layu.. Baik belanja makan lagi bagus. Awak kenyang, saya pun kenyang

Misah: .... (no point arguing)

*Bukan nama sebenar

Kakak's Wedding

let the pictures tell its story.


The celebration for Kakak's wedding started on Thursday, 15th march 2007 with the solemnisation ceremony. It's also the groom's birthday *himself celebrated his the day before. hehe. in the future there will be 6 pisceans in the family!*. Tears of joys and sadness flowed freely especially during the sakinah, which symbolized the 'handover' of the bride from the parents to the groom, the transition of responsibility from being a daughter to a wife.

Syahduuuuu..

The celebration continued on Saturday, with the reception at the bride's side, a garden wedding of which Kakak has always wanted. It was a very colourful wedding indeed, with bright colours that reflect the joyous moods.

On Sunday, sesi bertandang to Singapore. Our jaws dropped seeing a convertible merc arrived, at Cik Apit's block; complete with 'Just Married' sign at the back of the car. Warghhh... suited for the King and the Queen of the day. Intimate but grand wedding at the groom's side.


The cake hantaran in the making.




For the kek hantaran, it was a chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream, and later covered with specially made *i made it myself!* chocolate marshmallow fondant. I searched highs and lows for the recipes, as i wanted the fondant not only to look pretty but edible as well. Since the fondant is soft, it's very easy to work with and very forgiving.

The cake wasn't bakery-perfect though. It had some blemishes and open pores and even numerous thumb prints contributed by curious kids *haha*. seems eveyrone wanted to contribute something huh? hehe. but with Ucu's helps, none of the imperfection could be seen, only bEeautifuLLL cake made with LuUrVvvVeeee for Kakak. =) it's the thought that counts right?

the cupcakes

These are the only pictures i have in my collection. Punyelah sibuk, lupe nak ambil the finish product which looked 10 times better than what i have. hehe. have to wait for the pictures from the official photographers. The mocha cupcakes are topped with vanilla buttercream tinted with orange and burgundy, to match the colourful theme.

3 days and 3 nights works, making 300 cupcakes. Without Adik's and K Noha's helps, i surely would die standing lahh.. hehe.

Now the question everyone keep asking, who's going to make the cakes for my wedding?

Any takers?

More wedding pictures can be viewed at this url: http://new.photos.yahoo.com/syanaraqi/albums


UPDATE!

Look out for the cute pari-paris at the green door!
http://saifulnang.fotopages.com/?entry=1111239

Never Been Tagged

..yeah right.

hoookeyy.. hmm it does look a bit dusty here huh?

been very busy preparing for Kakak's wedding. it was a blast!!! everyone had a great time. pics will be uploded later.

oh and the kek hantaran, my first attempt in making wedding cake? it turned out great, for a very novice baker with no formal training. well, except for a frequent visit to baking101.com ;)

and the 300 wedding cupcakes? 3 days of baking, baking, icing and decorating and a swollen ankle later, it was a success with the help from K Noha and Adik. Thank youss. got some enquiries too from a prospect customer. :D alhamdulillah

picture later la eh.. serious maut x larat. hehe

To Anne, here goes Six Weird Things About Myself.

1. I belch like a man, sneeze like a cat - I've been known as the 'wind breaker', for the ability (or inability?) to burp very very loud. Deliberately or not. It is disgusting, i know. Well, the wind has to go somewhere isn't it? it's either the upper end or the lower end :D. While the sneezing part, instead of going "AHHHHCHoooOOOOoo", the furthest i go is "ahhtch". But it hurts my nose like h*ll. and brain too.

2. Do Not Disturb Me, I'm on a Mission - applicable while i'm baking cakes. Unlike bread and cookies, cake making has the higher possibility to go wrong. Good mood = good cake. Too much questions being asked (i.e what are you baking? what is that? what is it for? it looks a bit runny etc etc) = foul mood = bad cakes. Oh, and after all the hard works, please do not comment if it doesn't taste right. Unless I asked for it. For i would certainly notice any imperfection first, and i don't need any reminder of the failure. I don't take criticism gracefully. Boo me

3. I Meowed - i (think) that i have the ability to communicate and connect with cats. Everytime i see one, wherever, the first word would be 'meow.. come here cat.. meowww', while extending my arm, beckoning the cat to come out. Even on a moving bike, in the food court, bawah kolong blok, even in the market. If the cat looks reasonably clean, i would stop to stroke the cat and play with it. Himself used to find that particular behaviour 'cute' but now it irks the heck out of himself - "Awak, jgn buat malu saya lah, org semua tgk" muahaha.

4. Expressive I am - When i speak, I will use every part of my body to express myself. With weird hand gestures, and crooked eyebrows.

5. I like the smell of belacan, ikan pekasam, ikan masin dan petis. It's not smelly, it's yummy. Sangat membuka selera. Bring it onnnn!

6. New Beginning - is symbolized by hair cutting. Bad exam grades, and trying to forget about it - go for a haircut. Bored out of my skull - potong rambut siap perm. Big fight - trim rambut. Hahaha, but i won't ever do a 'britney'!!

And the next 6 victims are *drumrolllll pleaseeee*

1. K Noha - nurin salma sr.
2. Kathy Kay Hey Hey
3. Kak Zafa.heheh
4. Eisha - the pregger laydeh
5. Fifie - where have u been
6. Nuwaini - the faraway cousin