The Wedding Plans

Planning a wedding is “supposed” to be something memorable – I do hope than once I’m married I may look back and laugh at these trying time. Too many things seem to be happening all at once. Yes, I did find time to update my blog, oddly, but I am guessing this is due to me being so stressed out over everything and looking for my once chance to escape it all.

Alrighthy then, that aside, the wedding preparations have officially begun! The church ceremony will be on 27th December 2008 and on the following day, my fiance’s family will be hosting the Hindu ceremony. In preparation I’ve already started looking for my wedding gown! Even I can’t believe it – me, at this age, looking for my wedding gown! Of course the search may take time and hopefully I find “the gown” but even if I don’t it wont matter – to me at the end of the day, my wedding day will be memorable no matter what, because I will be starting a whole new life. This is what I am looking forward to. I am looking forward to a happy marriage and building my new life together with my husband.

So if anyone were to ask, is this going to be your dream wedding or fairy tale wedding – I would say, this is not a priority. Yes, the wedding symbolizes the beginning of a new life of two people, but the dream or fairy tale I dream of will be the rest of my life and not the ONE day.



Will this be the gown???? As if i would show everyone the real thing before THE DAY?? But this particular gown is lovely i think. Some say this is too simple while others think this is so ME - simple and not over the top!




At any point of the wedding, will i be wearing a lengha?? Have not decided yet! Just have to wait and see..i am as eager as everyone else to know what i will be deciding on.

I have to admit, things have been pretty out of hand lately. About three weeks ago I lost my handphone in an embarrassing incident which I’d rather not mention but I will say this – I looked like a panda for a week! It was really upsetting because I was very attached to that particular handset and most importantly, very important contacts we lost along with it (yes yes I know back up! Now I’ve learned my lesson).

Yet another long overdue update

As anticipated by many, i took another lifetime to update my blog. I should be ashamed to call myself a blogger - i am just some random person who has a blog and updates it "once in a blue moon". Well that said, my standard reason for not updating my blog is of course - BUSY WORKING.

Before getting into my latest event, i have actually had time for a life in these few months. I will be getting married this coming December. Little did anyone expect the i would meet my Mr Right and decide to settle down so soon.

Okay, now back my latest event which was the Red Bull Rookies Press Conference which was held at the Borneo Baruk Club. The Red Bull Rookies are a team of female drivers who will be racing in the Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race (MMER) this coming August.



After the event, we took a group picture - The Red Bull Rookies, their trainer from AADA and the RMM team.



This is the RMM team. From left: Asha (our former intern), ME, Favian (our current intern) and Aziz Laikar (the boss).

So those all you racing enthusiasts, watch out from the MMER coming our way at the end of August at our very own Speang F1 International Circuit. And please support the Red Bull Rookies.

The long overdue update

It's been extremely long overdue, everyday i tell myself, "Desiree, please update your blog otherwise people (the precious few who actually bother to read it) would think you ceased to keep a blog." Well here i am today, writing after months. Yes, yes, i did update it on Valentine's Day however, I had to remove the post since it was a bit too emo-nemo on that "disastrous" day. Well, disaster is over stating it a bit but it wouldn't be wrong for me to say i was superbly bummed out! Just goes to show that having a boyfriend on Valentine's doesn't ensure you something nice to remember. Nevertheless, it was a memorable Valentine's (to go down into one of the pathetic list of memories of mine).

What has happened since February? Needless to say, A LOT! The main reason for not updating my blog was due to the fact that my streamyx at home was down for the longest time. Only last Saturday (after calling several times over a period of 2 months) did i manage to get in touch with a Customer Care person at TM. Only yesterday was my Internet up-and running at home once again. "Hooray! I can now work at home too. Woo hoo!!"

In March, RMM had the pleasure of coordinating the Press conference for Naza Italia's announcement as the sole distributor for Ferrari in Malaysia! As stressful as the whole thing was, it was an extremely character-building experience.



From left to right: Audrey Lakai, Aziz Laikar & ME

These are the magnificent people i work with on a daily basis. Yes we go through everything at work together - the good times, bad times, stressful times and the extremely stressful times. This picture is one for our RMM Wall of Fame taken at the morning Press Conference. At night, i had to turn into someone else:



Yes, i wore a dress and am well aware that is is RED - not usually my colour of choice but i really wanted to go all out for Ferrari.

Anyways, that's it for now. I better save SOME updates for later or else i'll having nothing else to write about.

I do hope though that some "people" (you know who you are) would be proud that i FINALLY updated my blog. Cheerios!!

The one with pictures!!!

Well, i have noticed that my blog is rather boring because i lack visuals. So let me attempt to entertain with my limited collection of pictures - and hopefully tell some stories of these pictures.
CAUTION - I am not very photogenic!!



Well, this picture was taken last December - ex-colleague from Weber Shandwick, Joanna Ooi got married. This picture is of all my simply wonderful friends at Weber Shandwick all of which I miss dearly! The wedding dinner was held at The Marriott Putrajaya. The whole thing was superbly planned and very well done.



Do you think this is real? Well i really wish it was. I was told about this Website where you could make all sorts of quirky visuals - and this particular one caught my eye. I think i did this a year ago. Got a lot of attention from a lot of people when i posted it up on friendster, facebook, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, etc. Yes, I must admit the intention of getting a tattoo is always at the back of my mind - but there is one thing that will always stop me from getting it done - my fear of needles!!!!





These pictures were taken in my last few days at Weber. I helped organise a children's art competition for my client and i was one of the judges..hehehehe..the picture were taken while we were judging the final winners. This project was something I enjoyed immensely.

Well, i shall not overkill with the pictures today. I think that should do it for now.

Poor neglected blog of mine!

Once again I have neglected my blog! Well, what other excuse can I give besides work? NONE! I have to be honest. Since November, I made my exit from Weber and joined a smaller PR Agency. Work has been great. Busier than Weber but it somehow feels worth it at the end of the day. My bosses are all very approachable people and are always ready to answer my queries regardless how silly it may be.
Unfortunately, my health seems to be taking a turn for the worse. Lately, those nagging headaches have been simply unbearable! Unbearable is actually an understatement. Sometimes, I cant even sleep because of the excruciating pain. And NO, i am not exaggerating it is true. Time to seek medical treatment, as its been long overdue. Will definitely make more of an effort this time around to get my head checked.
Right now, I think i need more coffee.................

Life is precious!

About two nights ago, as I was dozing off to sleep, my phone rang. It was approximately 1 a.m. and the caller I.D. displayed my sisters name and I knew for sure it wasn't good news!
My cousin's wife, in Kuching, passed away and the cause of it is still unknown. She experienced shortness of breath and collapsed! Two months earlier, she had delivered a lovely little baby boy. She was only 23.
This news was extremely upsetting for my whole family. We had just attended the wedding last December and to hear this shocking news all of a sudden was an emotional blow for all of us.
Personally, i was very disturbed and upset. It was a very sad day for me and having to get through the day at work seemed almost impossible. The sadness was rather unbearable. I felt a tiny jolt to my conscience....life is short and precious! We should appreciate every moment of it. Yes, we do say it every now and again but these sort of situations wake you up and force you the realise how very true it is. We should never take life for granted and even more so the people around us.

Sleepy head

It's a rainy Friday evening and I am so sleepy. The time is 5.30 and if i have a nap now I will get nagged by my father for sleeping at this hour. I am also rather bored now. Usually i'd be at work at this time of the day.
Sigh! I wish i could just sleep until tomorrow right now :(