Of Hantaran List

I am staying true to my words in the previous post, it's time for Hantaran post.

Me and my partner, we actually are quite firm on our decision on our wedding gifts. In simpler words, we know what we want. But not our parents. For instance, we gotta scratch the word "electronic gadget" from our list but what to do, gadget won't last long (but so do high heels, Ma) :(

Ours will be 7 vs 9 trays. Lesser is better for me but I won't settle at 5 since sah2 satu kena tolak for sirih, another one for duit hantaran/mas kahwin/cincin, nanti tinggal 3. Tamak disitu ye.

Mine to him would be:
1. Watch. (He wants a couple watch for us, but choices are limited)
2. A ring. (I'm sorry hun, it won't be Cartier :p)
3. Sejadah .
4. Kain songket (I never ever thought he wants this but he prefers something he can use over and over again and somehow I feel proud of this decision).
5. Belt + wallet
6. Cake.
7. Shoes
8. Perfume
9. Sirih

From him to me:
1. Watch
2. Ring.
3. Telekung
4. Handbag
5. Cake
6. Perfume
7. Sirih

The list looks simple however, we have to tweak here and there. My partner comes from Sarawak, so somebody suggested a woven cloth as a symbolic, as it is very rare and it should be our heirloom. But I'm shaking my head as I write this post, because I don't know what to do with such piece of cloth. And the partner is not an Iban, he has nothing to do with pua kumbu.

And another person suggested to have hantaran serba satu, means a complete set of jewellery. Reason being is the price of gold these days is quite ok, and it shall be something I can keep, with value. Even when I don't like yellow gold.

Ok you see, the last 2 paragraphs are contradicting themselves. Between gold and cloth, which one will have better value? Which one could be the family heirloom? It's pretty obvious, ain't it but guess what, Ma wants both. And I'm losing this battle in trying to explain and reject the idea. Pity my partner has to spend and find such pieces.

Another thing, I want the jewellery set to be displayed elegantly on the tray. So I'm looking for a practical, elegant-looking jewellery box now. I heard Hatton Garden is The place to search one.

So what about your hantaran? Pretty similar with my list I think :)

Of Room Decoration and Renovation

I've been on and off for about a month (?). I'm contemplating whether I should write anything here but well, yeah I, sometimes forget about my own thoughts so I have to scribble it out. Age factor I guess.

Ok so moving on, I have decided on the venue. Mom has decided on the menu. And I guess she's happy with the place, and I am happy too. And le parents are offering to pay for the dais, where initially I thought other cost apart from the food should be borne by me. But being a good daughter, I obey and accept the offer teehee :D

So the topic for today, is the newlyweds room (this is me making mental note to myself). My room is not that big (I lost in competing with my sisters when our house got renovated last time. Not fair, I was innocent.). I need to buy a double bed and dressing table, chuck the single bed and drawers out. The wardrobe shall remain there. And oh, containers full of text books back in uni shall be out. God, quite a job considering I won't be there most of the time.

First thing to do is to repaint the room. It's pink now, mom wants it to be lime tint. A litttttlleee hint of green. But I like it to be soft grey. Or very light yellow. But I'm giving in to my mom's choice, something more like a subtle hint of mint.

All the furniture are of wood color, I envision something like this in the end. I mean, the color combination, not the whole look. My room is small actually (don't know why I have to stress this).

 

Photo: Google :P

And looking at the photo, I am in love with this bedlinen by Laura Ashley. Is there any outlet in the UK that I can visit soon? :(

Next talk would be on hantaran, merisik ring, and wedding ring. Gotta draft them. See ya! :)