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Here comes our long-waited honeymoon...

Happy 2nd Anniversary

10th May, 2010

Um... Gotta be a lil' sentimental today...
Um.. How do I start?
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I'm very in love with this man - My hubby YS.
At times, I love him for some reasons;
but most of the time,
I love him simply for who he is...

It's our 2nd wedding anniversary!!
Oh yes, we had our ROM two years back at the Thean Hou Temple,
and we have been husband & wife for two years now! @(^_^)@

Happy 2nd anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Lee (Ysmm),

and to our blog too (:

Goodbye to our baby :'(

It was a tough day for both dar and myself. A few weeks ago, we made an important decision...


We decided to let go our beloved 'Little Red' whom has been our good companion for the past few years. 'Little Red' was a present from my dad on my graduation. We felt extremely bad for making such decision, but... we did for some reasons...



The day has come... and it's time for us to hand in our little one to the new owner. We felt so hard to let her go. Sigh...

Look at her, isn't she cute? Hope she can find someone who loves her as much as we do. Goodbye babe, you will stay in our heart, forever :'(


Then, we bring our new baby home :)



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Today is also a big day for one of my besties Ellie. She looks gorgeous today!

Babe, wish you love and happiness, and may you be blessed in the new chapter in life with Steven. Happy Wedding babe!

YSMM Wedding - Those Were The Days...

One of the slideshow played on our wedding prepared by us :)

When we were young, and 'Durian Trees' were tall... da da da da, da da da da da~

Ysmm's Wedding Photos

Ysmm's wedding photos by Kenny and Keat Siong. Received em' few weeks back from Kenny. Special thanks to Kenny for arranging them in slide show for us!

P.S. Happy birthday to my mom!

Ysmm Wedding on 21-Nov-2009

Finally our wedding is over. Those few days were simply tiring days for the two of us. However, we really had lotsa lotsa fun and the sweet memories were well-written in our hearts!

There are so many people we would like thank.

To our family, heng dai (and bestman), jimui (and bridemaid), relatives and friends, thanks for being there for us, sharing our most special moments with us, and most importantly, thanks for your great support!

To the photographers Kenny and Keat Siong, and the videographer Leo, thank you for the excellent job in capturing the special moments of us!

Will share more photos here, soon. Stay tuned.

Wedding Reception Preview

Finally the wedding dinner in KL is over. Despite some technical issues in the slideshow, it was indeed a wonderful night to both of us.

A million thanks to those who attended our wedding to share one of our happiest moments in life - Our family, relatives, friends, and colleagues. Thanks to Wee Shin, Sze Min, Sze Koon, Poh Eng and Brenda for your assistance. Thanks to Kenny and Keat Siong for being our photographers to capture the special moments of us.

We truly appreciate it!

Attached herewith is a photo taken by abe

Thank you for being at our wedding and making it a perfect night for us. Thanks for the wishes, presents, and not forgetting 'Ang Pow' :) What's next? Our actual wedding day and the reception in Ipoh!

Our sincere apology for any inconvenience caused.

P/S: MM is down with flu and fever now. Hope she will get well soon.

Pimple Attach Before Wedding

My cheek is swollen. It is inflamed with a huge pimple when I woke up from bed this morning!

It is 5 days from our wedding reception now. I have seen the beautician and she said nothing I can do about it except for applying the acne gel. wtf.

The stress with wedding bells

I saw this article from StarMetro today. It really describes what I am feeling right now.

[ “WHAT?? You’re booking the hotel one year in advance? Is that normal?” That was the reaction of one of my dear friends, Jothi, who is Malaysian but is apparently not Malaysian-ised enough to know that auspicious wedding dates are hotter than fresh pisang goreng.

My wedding is indeed set for the following year, but every person who has gone through the process of organising their wedding have advised me to secure the wedding reception venue early.

When I attended a friend’s wedding in Australia, I was shocked at how small the wedding reception was.

The weddings I’ve attended in Malaysia are anything but modest.

“You guys have up to A THOUSAND people at your weddings?!” exclaimed my Aussie mate. “Wow, Malaysian people sure have heaps of friends and family,” he concluded.

My non-Malaysian friends are boggled by the fact that the bride and groom may not even know some of the guests who turn up at their wedding.

“So who are these people, then?”

“Well, they could be long-lost relatives, a classmate or business associate of the bride and groom’s parents.”

Once I explained that little bit of fact about Malaysian-Chinese weddings, I do find our traditions somewhat ironic.

The wedding day is meant to celebrate the union of the bride and groom. A wedding reception is held for the newly-wedded to share their joy with the people closest and dearest to them and is a way for the couple to show their appreciation to the people who’ve touched their lives.

That is the way of the West. In the East however, a wedding reception is also a huge celebration not only for the bride and groom, but also for the couple’s parents and grandparents.

Till this day, you’ll find that many Chinese wedding invitations are issued not by the bride and groom, but by their parents.

Therefore, if the bride and groom’s parents host the wedding reception, it makes sense that they would invite their friends, business associates and relatives that the bride and groom never knew existed.

One could argue that, for the bride and groom, the wedding reception is one of the most meaningful events of their lives; so how is it that they have to celebrate their union with people they don’t really know?

Knowing which direction my modern train of thoughts may travel to, my very astute mother has, over the years, cleverly instilled the idea that when the day arrives, many aspects of my wedding will be organised to honour the Chinese traditions.

If you think about it, honouring traditions is not such a bad thing. I mean, who would argue against receiving ang pau instead of toasters and candlesticks as wedding gifts?

As my future in-laws are Malaccans, our main wedding reception will be in Malacca with another in Kuala Lumpur for our friends and business associates.

“How many people are you inviting to your wedding in KL?” asked an acquaintance.

“I’m writing the guest list now and trying to keep it to 500 guests,” I said.

“Oh yeah, guest lists are very important, some people get offended if they’re not invited!”

I wasn’t sure how to react to his statement. If I didn’t invite him to my wedding, would he be offended?

Guest lists are such tricky businesses that they are almost political. I can appreciate why my parents and future in-laws have such a large guest list for the Malacca wedding.

Anyone reading this can probably figure out that I’m at the preliminary stages of organising my wedding.

I have no doubt that as the months whiz by as they always do, I would discover a lot more about the quirks, joys and stresses of organising such an important occasion.

Here’s to bridesmaids, décor themes, a beautiful cake and getting toned and fabulous for the big day next year. Wish me luck! ] - Article from StarMetro, 4th November 2009.

I am really tensed, and am sick of your indecisiveness and demands. I don't understand why until today you still cannot finalize the guest list for the relatives. Yes I know we have many relatives, but do you really invite all of them to our wedding reception? You assume they will turn up but what if they don't or vice verse? You told me you will ask when you see them in person, but now the thing is you don't see them and my wedding is about not far from now. Can you call them for confirmation? Do you know that we need to arrange for accommodation (esp. in Ipoh) and finalize the total tables with the banquet manager? A lot of couple end up having arguments with their parents because of wedding preparation. I don't want this to happen to us. So I told myself to be patient. Things will be fine eventually, hopefully. Nonetheless, sometimes I just find it is clueless trying so hard to fulfill what my parents ask for. Perhaps I am just a filial and obedient child. Thinking it this way makes me feel better, sigh. But I am just not happy. Please cheer me up.

Written by MM.

Wedding Preparation - 过大礼

Tomorrow will be one of the big days before our actual wedding day. Yes that's right, 过大礼 (Guo Da Li).

We have been busy with our 过大礼 preparation for the past few days. Yesterday, dar and myself went back to our hometowns separately for the preparation.

过大礼Checklist is a rather long list. e.g. Lotus, dates, sugar, salt, noodle, hard liquor, fruits etc. The most important items for the entire 过大礼 event is no other but 礼金 (Cash gifts) and 礼饼 (wedding pastry). Thanks dar and my mom-in-law for preparing all the necessary items. Really appreciate it :)

Our 过大礼 will be on tomorrow. Dar shall be arriving my place at 11am for the event. Hence he shall depart from Ipoh at 7.30am!

Guess tomorrow will be another tiring day for both of us. Gotta head to bed soon! Tomorrow will be a great day! ;)

Wedding Preparation Progress Report

1. Finalize Guest List: 80%
2. Send Invitation Card: 50%
3. Arrangement/ Program Discussion with Photographers: 50%
4. Arrangement/ Program Discussion with Videographer: 30%
5. Arrangement/ Program Discussion with Wedding Planner cum Emcee: 80%
6. Food arrangement (catering) on Wedding eve: Unknown
7. 办嫁妆: 100%
8. 赎契 and other stuff relevant to Chinese Tradition: 0%
9. Arrangement with Concorde/ Tai Thong: 80%
10. Select Wedding Gown : 100%
11. Collect Wedding Gown : 0%
12. Order hand bouquet/ Corsages: 0%
13. Arrangement/ Program Discussion with brotherhood （兄弟）: 50%
14. Arrangement/ Program Discussion with sisterhood （姐妹）: 30%
15. Arrangement with Make-up artist: 90%

16. Wedding Reception Checklist Preparation: 0% - High Priority
17. Wedding Actual Day Checklist Preparation: 0% - High Priority
19. Wedding Ang Pow: 0%
20. Purchase Wine/ Hard Liquor: 100%
21. Collect Wedding Albums: 100%
22. 过大礼 'Guo Da Li' preparation: 80%
23. Distribute Wedding Pastry （派喜饼）: 0%
24. Arrange Accommodation for friends and relatives: 80%
25. Prepare Thank You Gifts to sisterhood: 80%
26. Print Poster: 50%
27. Purchase Wedding Ring: 100%
28. Finalize Wedding Theme for Wedding Reception: 100%
29. Finalize Wedding Theme for brotherhood: 100%
30. Finalize Wedding Theme for sisterhood: 100%
31. Buy soft toys for wedding car decoration: 0%
32. Confirm Wedding Dinner Menu: 100%
33. Book Pre-Honeymoon Package: 100%
34. Plan for Honeymoon: 0%
35. Facial Treatment/ Spa: 0%
36. Hair Waxing: 0%
38 Manicure/ Pedicure: 0%
39. Shop for Wedding Shirt: 0%
40. The list goes on...



P/S: Wedding Reception RSVP closed. Thank you for replying.  For those who replied late, sorry to inform that the reception venue booked is insufficient to accommodate additional guest anymore. Really sorry about it.

Pre-Wedding Phobia?

Sorry for not being able to blog recently. We have not forgotten our blog. Nonetheless, we are very busy and our schedule is tied up with our wedding preparation.

'You don't want to get married twice after all the troubles in preparing a memorable wedding and the amount of the money you've spent or going to spend.' This is a Quote from someone... us..? or perhaps me..? Well... who cares.

Despite the money spent, (85% of our savings are gone now, sigh) we find wedding is very troublesome, no kidding. And, Chinese wedding is even more troublesome, especially when your parents are very demanding and they are the 'just-follow-rules' kind of people.


If you ask me what is a wedding to me...? Well, it is supposed to be a new beginning of another chapter in life for a couple, and hence it shall be a once-in-a-lifetime experience that shall be remembered for the entire life of the couple. However, in order to start the new chapter in life, the couple need to go through lotsa lotsa obstacles (that's right, wedding preparation) that are trying to challenge the couple's patient. Okay I am about to exploit!

Besides, guest list is always an issue. Seriously, it evolves just like the earth! Our KL guest list started from 25 tables to 33 tables, and to 43 tables now. Even the reception venue booked cannot accommodate this amount of people and we need to look for alternatives. This is seriously crazy!

Luckily things are so far going well in Ipoh. Thank god. (Just in case if you do not know, we have 2 wedding receptions, one in KL and another in Ipoh. Hence we need to take care of our family, friends & relatives at two locations.)

Seriously, I do not enjoy the process, not at all. Maybe I have got pre-marriage phobia. It is so stressful and sometimes things just pissed me off.

I always question myself recently... 'Is this what I want?'; 'Is everybody facing the same situation as we are now?'; 'Is it worth it to spend all our savings just for a wedding?';blah blah blah... and the list goes on.

These questions keep bugging me, and I am just so tensed!! Sometimes I wonder how nice it would be if the money is spent on our honeymoon...?

Sigh I really don't know. I'm trying so hard to gain some, at least a little excitement, but I just find it is so hard... Sigh... God bless us please. I need a break. What I am longing for is actually the pre-honeymoon in Phuket right after our wedding. How sad it is.


Written by MM



P/S: P1W1max sucks!

Wedding Preparation: Wedding Card & Dinner Gowns

Both MM and I were rather busy during the weekend. Both our family met up to discuss on our wedding. Apart from the discussion, we also selected the wedding reception invitation card. Thanks to my cousin who works as a graphic designer for giving us some samples for reference.


MM and I prefer the western or Christian wedding cards better than the Chinese ones, but our parents think otherwise.



Though it is our wedding, but it seems to us that it is the wedding of our families rather than just the 2 of us. So our parents selected a Chinese style wedding card.


We also went shopping for wedding dresses or gowns. While mom was trying 旗袍 (Qi Pao) in the fitting room, I selected a few pairs of 旗袍 for MM to try.



I think she looks great in 旗袍, she did not buy any, though.

Wedding Photos - Where a blissful marriage begins...

Preview of some of our wedding photos taken few weeks ago...

Day 1: Indoor Studio Session

Day 1: Outdoor Photo Session

Day 2: Outdoor Photo Session

We have taken 400 photos, and have gotten the softcopies with no touch-up; nevertheless we are only allowed to choose 40 to be included in the albums. What a tough decision to make...

Pre-Weds Photo Session... Continue

During a pre-wedding photo session, a beautiful bride usually takes longer time for make-up than a groom.


Hence, while waiting for my Ms. Lovely Wife for her hair-do and makeup, I started to play around with my toy - that was to take photos around.


And here are some random shots..,


Noticed that her right eye was a lil' redish, it was due to allergy.

Finally... here comes my gorgeous wife, and we were ready for the shooting session.


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--Updated on June 16, 2009 by MM--

Talking about the wedding photo session, our wedding package comes with 8 poses or styles, hence it may take a whole day for the photo shooting. The photo session was supposed to be done in one day, however, we were a lil' unlucky on the 1st day.

On the photo shooting day, we arrived at Bliss (the bridal house) at 10.30am, and started the makeup session. Once done, we proceeded with the photo shooting session, that lasted for half a day and we managed to complete photo shooting for 4 poses in the studio. It was already 4.30pm so we quickly rushed to Kellie's Castle for outdoor session.

When we arrived at Kellie's Castle, the sky was a little gloomy, and it seemed like it was gonna rain soon. As expected, after snapping a few photos, it started to rain. Sigh. After grabbing a few snaps in the castle, we decided to go back to the studio. As it was raining very heavily, our bodies were all wet. Sigh.

It was already 6.30pm, we were very hungry as we did not have our lunch, and our bodies are all wet and cold, sigh.

Upon arrival at studio, we quickly grabbed a few bites of the "chap fan" the staff prepared for us and continue the photo session. Nonetheless, it was already 7++ pm so the photographer decided to arrange another photo session for us.

Therefore, we ended up having a 2-day session.

The session on 2nd day was rather relaxed as compared to the 1st day's. The outdoor session was rather tough, the weather was fine, though. This was because the photographer suggested a rather odd place for the outdoor session, and we sacrificed a lot for it. I'm not gonna disclose it. *Grin* Attend my wedding reception and you will know.

Overall, the photo session was tiring and stressful, but it was a very good and memorable experience for both dar and myself. We're looking forward for the photo selection soon! Can't wait to see them!

I'd also like to thank my buddy MK for helping me in looking for Lilies for my photo session. Thank you very much! Really appreciated it :)

I hope you like the prep photos posted by YS earlier, too.

My Best Friend's Wedding

One fine weekend, MM and I went back to Ipoh for my best friend, Fan Fan's wedding. I really looked forward to the big day as it will also be a gathering for my high school mates!

All heng dai were ready for the challenges! The gang in crime sweared to assist Fan Fan to bring his wife back to his home :D

First challenge, Kit Kit took it. It was French Roll with wasabi! Hot, and yet Yummy!! Kit Kit begs for more! Kit Kit:" I want more, can ahh?"

Next was kopi kau -__- Look at my face and you know how 'kau' it was.

Then it was show time for Pai Pai. Look at him, he was simply too strong for the pumping ;p Not forgetting, Mouse and Kit Kit did help in that too.

The very last challenge of the day was no other but the 'Kissing Game'. It was simply an 'awesome' game that all of us enjoyed. We got to taste the yummy chocolate, as well as our saliva o_O! Not sure if it was disgusting or sweet?! Um...

With the help of the gang in crime, Fan Fan managed to bring his beloved honey home :D That was sweet.

Baby and I attended Fan Fan's wedding reception, too.

It was a memorable night for all of us. Congratz Fan Fan. Wish you all the very best in your new chapter of life :) Cheers!

Three Busy Days & One Wedding

My baby and I went back to Ipoh to attend my sister's wedding ceremony.

we were actually quite looking forward to this event.


Almost of all of my family members and relatives (father & mother side - Uncles, Aunties, cousins etc) attended the wedding and i haven't met with some of them for quite some times.


I had a bittersweet feeling after the wedding ceremony, I miss my sister, sigh.


And I had a bad headache. It was all because of the business of the wedding thing... I never thought it would be so busy (and messy). I've underestimated the situation.


To all our relatives and friends who sacrified their valuable weekends and holiday just to attend my sister, Brenda's wedding, you will never know how grateful on your time spent. We really appreciated it.


Though there were some unhappy moments, we truly hope Brenda can live happily ever after with her hubby.