well obviously i was pretty darn excited about getting engaged. haha. things started out the day before the engagement, which happened to be my dad's and uncle's birthdays too. so lots of aunties and cousins came over to pour blood, sweat and tears into the preps. my dadi and nani manned the fort in the afternoon while the rest of us were running around singapore picking up flowers, food, cakes and brownies.
there was a torrential downpour at the time, and i got stuck in it on my way home from work. fool that i am, i left the shoe sole-ing to the last minute and had to wait around while it was getting done, in which time i consumed a double cheeseburger cos i was so damned hungry. yes yes, completely ignored the fact that i was supposed to look stunning the day after. tried on the baju and it fit mah, so what's the problem? got corset anyway. haha.
so yeah, got home just to go out again to the flower shop. damn pretty! damn cold also. was turning blue in the cold rooms sia. literally. even my glasses were fogging up! managed to get the flowers that would later make up the veritable garden that was his dulangs. very very pretty, i liiiiiiike. then went home and started prepping, while bro and parents went to get other stuff.
the night passed pretty fast, managed to get most things done with the help from the troops and minions. haha. that didn't stop my from sleeping late though. 2am! so much for beauty sleep. also squeezed in a short chat with the bf to get an update on his end. they were done by 11pm lor! unfair...
next morning, i stuffed myself cos i knew i was only gonna be able to have bite sized food for the rest of the day. so unbecoming of a future tunang hor? should have been starving myself but no... this is why i will probably never be anorexic. haha. was drinking loads of water too cos there was no way i'd be able to get out of the corset and outfit to pee once i was in them. this is called planning ahead.
mak andam came at around 12.30 (apparently it takes a good 2-3hrs to get ready) to get me all dolled up. i tell you ah, looking good hurts like a biatch! the fake eyelashes (which i completely loved) made my eyes a little watery, which was a good thing actually cos i was wearing contacts and they have a habit of getting dry. the hair was a complete nightmare. even after all the teasing and volumising, my hair was still too thin and short to make the side part fringe that i wanted! adakah patut? so she did a little scroll thingy circa 1950s and clipped on the hair extensions. looked pretty good in the end, thank goodness. felt i looked a bit like a drag queen at first, but after a while it grew on me. it helped that most people said i looked like a living mannequin so that boosted the ego a bit. :P apparently i was the first person to use those particular extensions and her mum had gotten the veil especially for me too. so nice right? preferential treatment cos they're neighbours at my mum's shop. hehe.
i moved over to my mum's room where all the goodies were so we could take pictures and stuff after the mak andam deemed me to be ready. smiling is tiring. haha. my mum was like, don't laugh too much, your make up will crack! cos i was all giggly and 'vibrating' when i was in the room. excited mah... cannot meh? got a little nervous when his side came and was taking lots of deep breaths so i wouldn't break into fits of giggles again. couldn't exactly hear what was going on outside, so i was happily in my own world and my cousins were in the room too, so they were playing the fool, as usual.
after a not so long period of time, his mum came in with the ring followed by a pretty huge posse. think about 50-60 people came from his side. was concentrating on his mum and the ring, then his parents, and taking photos with them. so i didn't really look up until a few minutes later and omg!! felt like a celebrity sia. wahaha. so many people and cameras and they were all directed at moi. a bit scary ah, i was like, damn y'all. but managed to keep it cool and just keep smiling... his family was all pretty excited and keen to take photos so that was good. according to my dad even the guys were lining up outside and were asking the ladies inside to hurry up. wahaha. so funny. he was like, that's the first time i've seen men who are more gam chiong than the women when it comes to taking photos.
it was pretty quiet after the dulang exchange went down and his side went to makan. had relatives and friends around, even managed to recount on the proposal with the girls. well, some of it anyway. haha. i couldn't change out of the costume though, cos needed to do 'studio' shots and take photos with him when he came at night. it was pretty tiring, cos the bouquet i had was sooo heavy. 30 roses, don't play play. my old neighbour made it for me, it was gorgeous. it looked so... extravagant? dunno if it's the right word to describe it but, u know. of course there were the mandatory ring shots as well. haha. took a while to get the macro right but i think we managed in the end. :) had lots of couple shots but the ones that will go into the album for circulation among family will be G rated. wahaha. the PG ones only for us and close friends. lol.
that, my friends, pretty much wraps up the engagement. it was all excitement and food, basically. wahaha. if you were expecting me to get all emo... then obviously you don't know me that well, do you?
p.s. photos at the usual link... look to the right hand bar hor.
