one wedding and a funeral and some shopping

the title for this post came when i left the house yesterday to attend sim's wedding in damansara utama methodist church centre.

dad and i left the house at the same time (7.30a.m.) and it crossed my mind that we were both going out to attend two very different occasions.

dad was going to kl to attend a relative's funeral wake. the deceased was grandma's niece and i had not seen her for more than 20 years too when she left for england. my siblings and i used to go to her place almost everyday when grandpa still had his shophouse in town.
grandma wept when she heard the news on friday. this 'aunt' of ours succumbed to breast cancer i heard. may her soul rest in peace.

my trip to the wedding met some glitches along the way. i was to pick up aniq in segambut first. i used dad's gprs navigator and it navigated me via the shortest way there from sg buloh tol exit into segambut. unfortunately, many of the roads i went through were all through housing areas and smaller roads off main roads. hence i missed a few turnings because i could not see the smaller roads.

i breathed a sigh of relief when i arrived. aniq's house is really lovely and spacious inside. this will not be the first visit now that i know where it is. haha.....i will go again to 'explore' properly next time.

as promised, aniq had prepared breakfast for me. yummy roti canai. there i was eating alone while she was drinking her protein shake. so i guess i was stuffing myself fat while she was losing some fat that day.

both of us reached the church at the same time as the bride. lol just like vip. we were stylishly late. but we had valid reasons. first both of us were from outstations and we had to rely on the navigator. and of course, we also missed one or two turnings and the navigator had to recalculate new route for us. anyway, we were seated in the hall 5 minutes before the bride walked in. well, no good seats in the middle or the front of course.

while waiting for the bride to make her entrance, i still found the time to love love love my black ensemble. ;P love my new nine west strappy heels. love the lace-motive skirt. and finally, still very awed by my black shatter nail lacquer now on my toe and finger nails. it was almost all black on me yesterday including my black mulberry alexa.

okok...back to the wedding. these mashimaro dolls were used on the bride and groom's car. so cute. just like sim's eyes when she was grinning hehehe

the slide commemorating this special day.

the decoration of the hall.

the bride and groom . sorry for this blurry photo. was only using my phone and was seated at the back corner. this was taken after they had exchanged their vows and both the bride and groom gave gifts to their parent. here sim was seen hugging her mom.

wedding favours. very cute stickers on kisses chocolates.

the wedding was over by 11a.m. and everyone adjourned to the foyer for luncheon. i did not really eat because i was still full after the roti canai breakfast.

all in all, it was a very sweet wedding. sim was grinning while posing for all the photographs. she was really the most beautiful lady in the hall that day. she was not the tomboy sim who was usually in her trousers and collared shirt. she turned into a beautiful swan in her white gown standing next to the beaming groom. congratulations friend! wishing you both a happy new journey paved with sweet nectar to pick along the way.

we left the church before 12 and headed towards klcc because i have to run a few 'errands'.

first stop: tiffany & co to pick up my bracelet. wooohooohoooo.....rm290 flew out of the wallet just to replace the 10 missing beads and the bracelet. i vow not to buy bracelet anymore.....or one which is so fragile!

prices for their jewellery have increased this month too. sob sob! the silver crown key pendant that i am thinking to buy for my birthday this year has increased from rm780 to rm 840. i checked the price on the USA website and it is only US$225, but not inclusive of tax. willl it be cheaper after tax in the states??

next stop: isetan
but, before we reached the entrance of isetan, we stopped by m.a.c.'s cosmetics wonder woman limited edition promo counter. as lipstick and make-up remover were on my shopping list, i decided to get it from MAC. my first purchase from this brand. love the wonder woman packaging. as if i can feel wonder woman's power after i use the lipstick. muahahaha. and because of this promotion, aniq and i got to take a photo with a tall model dressed ala wonder woman in their store and we got a complimentary printed photo too. aniq got a lipstick for herself too- an impulsive purchase? hahaha

ok, now isetan for real.....and they were having sale!!! fret not, i did not buy anything that was not on my shopping list. the word 'england' was screaming at me.

helped aunt redeemed her la mer birthday gift. i did not even bring the redemption card, luckily the counter manager knew me.

not only the card, i forgot to bring my isetan card too. luckily i also had no problem redeeming the cash vouchers based on points accumulated last year.

so, with the cash vouchers from isetan, i got myself a new pair of running shoes. my first asics. look at the gel at the heel. woohoo!! pretty right? and this was the last pair in my size. phew! it felt so sturdy when i put it on. 60% discount. from rm799 to rm319.

and i put on this pair of running shoes as soon as i paid for it. the black heels i was wearing were really killing me! hahah....was testing how long my feet could endure the torture of heels while shopping. the answer: not even and hour! the back of the heels were grazed by the shoes. maybe i have to apply a layer of wax next time.

my first pair of teva sandals too. 50% discount. from rm299 to rm149. this pair of sandals will make its first trip abroad this tuesday to yogyakarta.

so i had everything i wanted in my shopping list. and since i could walk better then, we decided to grab our lunch at 2.30p.m. at miss kwan.

could not resist taking this photo when i saw both our bags sitting so nicely on the chair. ;P have to document my alexa's outing hahha

aniq bought me lunch- chee cheong fan and chicken curry. the chee cheong fan's texture was not that good. nevertheless, it was a very filling meal and i could not even finish them. priced at rm11.90 plus a glass of iced lemon tea.

after lunch, it was time to go home. sent aniq back to her house and i headed back to tm. felt so tired when i reached home.

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aah...sunday's breakfast. got the bread from sun moulin's bakery yesterday. the only accompaniment i can think of with bread is coffee. so fitline, you are taking a backseat for breakfast today.