POSITIVE!!!

Jumat, 4 Juni 2010

Udah 2 minggu ngeluh badan remuk dan kaya mau flu tapi ga jadi-jadi…

Seminggu berlalu dan si ‘tamu’ belom datang juga

Didi pede tingkat tinggi kalo gue hamil, akibatnya gue ga boleh main futsal

Demi ambisi jadi pencetak gol di ajang PPAKH dan dapat bonus dari partner kaya tahun lalu, kamis malam sempet-sempetin mampir ke apotik deket rumah buat beli Test Pack

Sesuai petunjuk, tes sebaiknya dilakukan pagi hari

Karena yakin 100% ga hamil, gue ga deg-degan nungguin hasilnya

Begitu lihat sempet agak bingung cara bacanya karena terus terang tanda positifnya samar-samar hampir gada

Biar yakin, gue bangunin Didi buat baca si test pack

Dan….dia pun konfirmasi bahwa hasilnya POSITIF!!!

Setelah itu…..dia tidur lagi.

Yup…gada lompatan gembira atau teriakan seru penuh haru kaya di film-film.

That’s my Mr.D! *sigh*

Our Wedding: "And the Thank You Goes To..."

6 months already and we haven’t had the chance to write about the wedding. So here it goes…

The special THANK YOU definitely goes to our family and friends. Our facebook status would stay single if it wasn’t for you all.

1. Venue

Make sure it fits your invitees. Remember, too big or too small is never a good thing.

Some points you have to take into consideration before choosing the perfect venue:

a. outdoor venue is not a perfect choice for a wedding during the rainy season;

b. sufficient parking lot for your guests;c. have several make up rooms; and

d. strategic location and your guest wont be stuck in traffic jam for hours just to get there.

Our choice was Masjid Pondok Indah…highly recommended! Good price, well organize management, complete facilities, lots of parking lot and strategic (since we both stays in Bintaro)…perfect for a 300 guests wedding reception.

Guess what, it also has a good landscape and lighting so your photos would look great!!!

2. Caterer

The caterer would be the number 2 high priority after the venue. Book a caterer way before your wedding, if necessary a year before…their price will increase every end of year. By booking early, the new price may not apply to your wedding.You really have to underline bold and italic your budget to the caterer and be persistent in requesting compliments.Our choice was Resti Catering.

The main reason was the owner is a good friend of Mr.D’s family, so we got a really good price and lots of compliment.

One of my favorites was the old school bicycle accessorised with flowers and fruits (free fruits!! Yeaaayyy…).

Most of our guest’s testimony : THE FOODS WERE DELICIOUS…so we need to say no more.

And oh…the service was satisfying and their decoration was nice.

3. Decoration

With reference from several wedding magazines, I we decided to design the decoration ourselves. Luckily, we found a perfect man to do the job with a very very veryyyy low budget, namely Pak Parmin. He handled our flower decoration and added torches for the entrance doors (he also gave me a free hand bouquet with my favorite flower: Stargaze).

For the traditional decoration, we got a generous donation from a close friend of Mr.D’s family who owns a Makassar wedding pelaminan and she’s quite famous for that. Her name is Tante Aseng (her name is all over certain wedding magazines).

4. Souvenir

Our ‘do-it-yourself’ souvenir was complimented by most of our family and friends. We bought the candies and biscuits at the traditional market, bottles from chemical store at Pasar Mester and colorful ribb

ons at Pasar Majestik.

Its colorful and perfect most importantly: CHEAP, just the way we want it…

5. Make Up

Here’s my favorite, the make up stylist…her name is Chocky (don’t mind the name, she’s great), owner of a small beauty salon in Bintaro.
She managed to change my look from Sunda-look-a-like for akad to a Makassar bride for the reception. The make up was not too much but it still look great for the camera.

6. Photographer
Me and Mr.D loves candid pictures since we’re so not good for the ‘1..2..3..click’ pictures. That’s our basis to find our photographer. However, we would not highly recommend ours. You see, the owner is a great photographer. He captures the moment perfectly. His business is growing and now he doesn’t do wedding photography himself. He sent his assistant instead and his assistant obviously had no idea what we wanted. We didn’t like almost all the pictures…regrets..regrets ooohhhh…

Fortunately, my brother took the initiative to take our pictures and he did great!!! Good news is, he is now doing business in photography, including wedding photography. For any pictures reference, please visit his facebook page or here.

7. Invitation
With a very close negotiation, we successfully got a hard copy and self-design invitation with a price below Rp5,000. How bout that?Please do not hesitate to contact Mba Asri from Aneka Grafika, Pasar Tebet…

We also got a compliment of Thank You card and Souvenir card. In addition to that, we also got a Guest Card as a substitute of Guest Book for a very low price. Very happy!!!

8. The Bride’s Dress

For some reason, I made my bride’s kebaya 2 weeks before the big day. I only have a short list of tailors and I have no idea what the kebaya would look like with the time constraint. I have an issue with tailor, I don’t trust them…they always ruin my imagination on what kind of kebaya that I want.

tampak depan dan belakang

Based on a quick reference, I found Mba Teeas. She agreed to finish the kebaya 2 days before the big day and she did!!! *standing ovation*

It was a very pretty kebaya with lots of white beads and fits me perfectly.
Her boutique is located in Pondok Indah, her neighbor is Ahmad Dhani and Mulan lives across *info ga penting hehe*

9. Pre Wedding Pics

We're not a fan of pre wedding picture, but we surely are a fan of Gratisaaaannnn...^.^

Jadi wajar dong waktu ada temen nawarin foto buat portofolionya kita ga bakal mikir dua kali.

Untungnya teman kita si Ficky Reinanto ini, sangat memahami kelakuan kita yang ga suka diatur buat foto, gatau malu dan ga suka make up hehe...

Hasilnya: memuaskaaaannn...

So that’s our short review on the vendors, we could not mention all since we forgot the details already hehe…so, for query or contact no of the vendors, feel free to ask.
The forever newlyweds,

Me and Mr.D

Doa Seorang Ayah

Ya Tuhan, berikanlah hamba seorang putra
yang cukup kuat untuk mengakui kelemahannya,
tabah dan bangga dalam kekalahan,
jujur dan rendah hati dalam kemenangan,

berikanlah hamba seorang putra
yang mampu mewujudkan cita-citanya
dan tidak hanya tenggelam dalam angan-angannya saja,
seorang putra yang sadar bahwa mengenal Engkau
dan mengenal diri sendiri adalah landasan segala ilmu pengetahuan

Ya Tuhan, janganlah pimpin putraku di jalan yang mudah
namun tuntunlah dia di jalan yang penuh hambatan dan godaan,
kesulitan dan tantangan,
bimbinglah dia untuk tetap tegak dalam prahara
dan rasa kasih kepada mereka yang tidak berdaya,

ajarilah dia untuk berhati tulus dan bercita-cita tinggi,
mampu memimpin diri sendiri
sebelum mempunyai kesempatan untuk memimpin orang lain,

berikanlah hamba seorang putra
yang mengetahui makna tawa ceria
tanpa melupakan makna tangis duka,
seorang putra yang mampu memandang jauh ke masa depan
namun tidak melupakan masa yang telah silam,

dan bila semua telah menjadi miliknya,
anugerahilah dia secercah kejenakaan
supaya dia dapat sungguh-sungguh dan
dapat pula menikmati hidupnya

Anugerahilah dia kerendahan hati
agar selalu ingat bahwa keagungan yang sejati,
senantiasa sederhana,
kearifan yang sesungguhnya,
senantiasa tulus dan kekuatan yang benar,
senantiasa lembut.

Dan akhirnya, bila semua ini telah terwujud,
hamba ayahnya akan
memberanikan diri berbisik,

HIDUPKU TIDAK SIA-SIA..

Amin.

(dikutip dari Jenderal Douglas Mac Arthur)

We're back

Karena keterbatasan waktu, tenaga dan pikiran
Alhasil selama persiapan pernikahan, tak satupun tulisan berhasil diselesaikan
Kebetulan semua pekerjaan sudah diselesaikan dengan apiknya dan bos pun tersenyum gembira
Masih ada kurang lebih satu jam menjelang jam 5
Biar ga disangka makan gaji buta, lebih baik mulai terlihat sok sibuk

Tepat sebulan sebelum tanggal 2 Mei, dengan penuh keringat dingin sedang menyusun strategi buat ngajuin form cuti
Melihat gelagat bos yang ketawa ketiwi dari pagi, langsung selipin si form cuti sambil muji-muji baju barunya
Bos diam sebentar, membaca dengan teliti trus komat kamit sendiri sambil coba absen client apa aja yang sedang bangkit dari kubur dan bagaimana prospek penyelesaiannya sebelum cuti
Setelah bla bla bla yang cukup basi, akhirnya dengan berat hati ditandatangani juga
Beginilah rejeki orang yang jarang cuti, tapi sekalinya ngajuin cuti minta tiga minggu sekaligus hehehe

Dengan berbekal form cuti yang udah ditandatangani dan internet gratisan dari kantor
Mulailah browsing untuk cari akomodasi dan kegiatan honeymoon yang tepat
Destinasi sudah disepakati: Jakarta – Phuket – Bandung
Yup…3 kali honeymoon, biar puaaaassss hehehehe

1 Month Later

2 May 2010 and a month after
We still make those phone calls during the work hours and planning for the weekend agenda
We still try so hard sneaking out of the office early for a dinner someplace nice
We still say “I miss you” to each other
We still have those stupid fights

Nothing’s change…
Except for having a stranger in your bed every night
or waking up because someone pull the blanket or accidently kick you while sleeping

...and now we have something new to fight over: the TV remote!!!

Happy 1 monthversary to us Mr.D!!! *toss*

Updated Checklist

Our wedding countdown shows 4 months 1 week 4 days until the Day.

and here's our checklist:

1. Booking Masjid Raya Pondok Indah untuk akad
2. Booking aula Masjid Raya Pondok Indah untuk resepsi
3. Booking Resti Catering
4. Booking Lightbrush Photography
5. Booking pelaminan
6. Deal undangan dengan Aneka Grafica – insyAllah minggu ini naik cetak
7. Bahan seragam buat keluarga dan teman dekat
8. Booking Dr. Anwar Sanusi sebagai penasihat perkawinan
9. Urus dokumen pernikahan dan penghulu
10. Foto buat buku nikah (harus tunggu sampai muka mulus dulu nih)
11. Souvenir Resepsi - 50% done!!!
12. Soevenir pengajian sajadah kain
13. Finalise list undangan
14. Hunting barang-barang seserahan
15. Fitting pertama baju akad nikah dan resepsi
16. Finalise rundown acara akad dan resepsi
17. Susun lagu buat resepsi
18. Prewed
19. Urus Honeymoon
20. Beli cincin kawin dan mahar

Happy that most of the things in our checklist has been completed.

The Pippy Longstocking Cheek in Style...

Setelah 3 tahun mengabdi pada suatu klinik kecantikan, akhirnya gue memutuskan untuk stop konsultasi...abis setiap gue ngaca kok ya ga nambah cantik hicks...

H-5 bulan muka gue tampak makin ga beraturan. Pipi kiri kanan isinya jerawat merah totol-totol. Belum lagi yang bersemayam di jidat.

Setiap orang yang ketemu pasti komentar pertamanya "Ya ampuuunnn...muka loe kenapa???".
Sungguh, gue lebih suka waktu dulu orang2 suka nanya kapan gue kawin daripada dikomentarin begini...

Akhirnya sama (calon) mama mertua disuruh ke dokter Made di klinik Sam Marie di Wijaya I. jam prakteknya memang kurang bersahabat sama jadwal orang kantoran, tapi demi kulit muka bak pantat bayi tancaaappp...

setelah pidato panjang lebar tentang penyebab jerawat dan lain-lain, begini hasil diagnosa sang dokter:
1. pola makan salah;
2. muka kotor;
3. hormon berlebihan;
4. kurang ditidurin...(kurang tidur. red)

Pengobatannya:
1. diet
perbanyak sayur dan minum jus wortel sekali sehari
2. cuci muka setiap ambil wudhu

obat yang dikasi juga cuma suplemen makanan yang isinya antioksidan, anti gatal (biar tangan gue ga garuk2 muka melulu), obat jerawat buat ditotol sama cream malam. Harganya pun jauh lebih murah daripada mantan klinik kecantikan gue itu.

kita lihat bagaimana hasilnya di hari H nanti...*optimis*