The Big Day Looms

The Big Day Looms

I have been a bit quiet of late. Well, in fact it has been more than a month. After my last entry dated 23rd July, I went on a trip with my family from Southampton to London and eventually Edinburgh, where I could not get an internet connection to continue blogging. I’ve been back in Malaysia for almost a month now, and just as I feared, I have not had the decent time to blog. Heck, I have not had any decent idea to write about either.

Coming back to work after a 2 weeks break proved to be quite stressful. I realised while I was away, some of the work were set aside for me until my return. The place I work still lack the mutual knowledge of everyone’s work that it is unimaginable for any of us to leave the office for more than 2 weeks. I went to the office right after the day I arrived in Malaysia, albeit still in a state of jet lag. Have to say many things didn’t quite register in my head in that first few days, but I managed to pull through until the end of the week. The only thing that kept me awake and made me look forward to come to the office nevertheless was to see my fiancee. Could not wait for another day to see her...

This last couple of weeks, I have been busy with the wedding arrangements. Barang2 hantaran semua dah siap, what’s left is the wang hantaran which I would have to withdraw in the form of bank draft sometime this week. Fortunately, I just received my yearly bonus 2 days ago, and the fact that I also received a performance bonus this year helps matters a lot. I tell you, when people say murah rezeki bila nak kahwin nih, they are not lying. We should have faith of the rewards in doing the right things. Banyak berkat.

The only thing that makes me feel slightly upset is the fact that my wedding reception will be held formally in one of the reception halls in KL. Not that I’m complaining about the place (or the fact that my parents are taking the tab completely... thanks mum and dad :-)), it’s just that holding the event there disables me to invite all the people I know. Since my parents are taking the tab for the event, most of the guests will be theirs, which leaves only about 1/6 of the quota for me. I have had to go through the heartbreaking process of filtering my guest list and apologising to some people for not being able to invite them to my reception. It makes me feel bad having to do it, but I guess I have to be fair to my parents too...

The wedding is now just around the corner, and admittedly butterflies have begun to fly around in my stomach, albeit small ones. I think the butterflies will get bigger the closer I get to the date of the nikah. Some cheeky guy friends of mine who have just recently tied the knot themselves have begun to intimidate me with their own experience during the akad. Not to mention their advice on the nocturnal activities of married people. Dang... am looking forward to the big day with a mixture of joy and suspense.