Showing posts with label wedding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wedding. Show all posts

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Hen Night in Ipoh

My good friend is getting hitched next month. As part of the wedding ritual, me and some girlfriends threw her a hen night party in Ipoh last weekend.
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L got her the frenchmaid costume from Bangkok; I got her the beautiful veil from Lovely Lace (RM60); Tiara for the girls (RM2.50 each); some generic games like Truth or Dare, I’ve Never and viola! With 15 sporting hens and a drunken bridezilla in tow, the party turned out to be a blast.
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I won’t elaborate how to organize a hen night this time since I’ve written two entries on the same topic 2.5 years ago. Feel free to check it out here and here.
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Just to give a little perspective how long we’ve been friends since :)
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This was my first night out since daddy has passed on. It was also my first weekend back to Ipoh since the funeral. It has been a weird emotional roller coaster going loops and now slowing down to a halt. It’s never the same again and no amount of comforting thoughts will change the fact or bring him back alive; but we are coping with the difference/ absence/ loss for the lack of a better word. It’s not easy but somehow, we gradually learn to live with it.


Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Wedding at Courtyard Garden

I’ve always loved small and intimate weddings. They are so much more personal and warm. Just like this one I attended on Sunday at Courtyard Garden , my high school mate Rachel tied the knot with her beau Kenneth.
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a very well themed wedding
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bridesmaids marching in…
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Tempura Miso Soft Shell Crab as starter
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Hong Yeen and Hong Chin drove all way from Ipoh just for the dinner
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Basil Tomato Soup as second course
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Salmon Osso-Buco - Pan roasted salmon osso-buco with  scallop served with garden green salad and young mango kerabu, topped with orange spicy butter glaze as Main Course
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Had a great time catching up with the girls
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Crème Brule as dessert
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Congrats, Mesh and Felicia!

Attended a good friend’s wedding at Nikko Hotel last weekend

 known this chap since 2006


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And today he has found the love of his life

I couldn’t be happier for him

Congratulations Ramesh and Felicia!!!

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The three ex-MS musketeers: Yvonne, Einna and Lorraine

having a good time at the wedding reception



 "In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities." ~ Janos Arnay

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Monday, December 7, 2009

Rewind: Michelle’s Hen Night (Part2)

So after dinner and some light games at El Cerdo Restaurant we adjourned to Quattro, a newly opened club in the heart of KL.

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Spot the bride! hen



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Quattro club has 4 different rooms: Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn and each room caters a different genre of music & ambience. R&B room was sardine packed so we rather embraced the chill at The Winter Room ( house music) in our skimpy clothes. Smug

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We were chilling over a few bottles of liquors ( which I don’t remember which ones now) to get into the groove.

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Then we start off with banana eating game. *censored*

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Another standard but fun guaranteed game is the Truth or Dare. We asked embarrassing questions and if the hen refused to answer, she would have to perform a dare such as this one – dancing with a stranger. Ermmm, did I mention dirty? Devil

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Alan (Bin’s husband) is a handsome man. It was really difficult to get a blowup ugly mugshot of him and this is the best I could do. lol One of the dares was for her to shout around the club and showed this picture to strangers that she’d be marrying this ugly man in a few weeks time.

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Ask a stranger to buy her a drink.

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It was fairly easy. Winking

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One word of advice though. If you are planning for a bachelorette’s party and obviously it involves only just girls, I’d still suggest to get a male friend to tag along just to be safe especially if you girls are heading out for drinks. Clubs are never safe. If you are the planner, it’s also important to find out and make sure (before the party) everyone has transport arrangement to go home.  YW was with us throughout the evening and I think that’s the wisest decision ever made! lol

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Needless to say, YW and I were the only sober souls that evening because I needed to take care of the hen and YW needed to make sure everyone was safe.  But it was definitely a night to remember!

Friday, December 4, 2009

Rewind: Michelle’s Hen Night (Part1)

If you need ideas on planning for a bachelorette night, then read on.

As the maid of honor for Bin’s wedding last year December, part of the “duty” was to organize a hen night party for her prior to the wedding.  It took some time to do research on the games and got all the girls together but the turn out was worth every effort.

Facebook Event comes really handy. It saves you time from the tedious calls down to confirm their attendance or to inform people for any changes made to the event. It really saved me from a lot of headaches.

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I even created a simple banner! :)

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It’s always good to have a theme so that everyone’s attire can be in synch, it would also look nicer in the photos.

Hen’s Costume
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Unlike overseas, party shops are very limited in Malaysia and it usually cost a bomb (coz they are imported), so after discussing with the girls we’ve decided to handmade the hen’s veil. I got the fluffy hairband from one of the teen shops in One Utama and Jacque got the veil from some fabric shops in Ipoh and we stitched it together. Ha! If you are wondering what’s the two horns sticking out – it is what you think. ;) Preparation was grossed though! lol

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Phallic Food – I don’t think it was intentional but we all had a good laugh when this dish was served. Foot Long Sausages!

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Pork Knuckle – I’m not a mega porkie fan but I have to say this is actually very good.

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Little Piglet – this is the signature dish at El Cerdo, like a “must have” for anyone who dines there. I didn’t have the heart to touch it but the feedback from the rest was very positive.

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Okay so here’s the first game to warm up the night. It’s called “Lick Me” where the hen has to slowly lick off the cream spread on her sister’s hand. May seem like an easy task, you’d think? The hen blushed big time! Big Grin Oh before I forget, we actually got a private room at El Cerdo restaurant thus made the party more private for us during game playing.

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Game 2: The Dangling Grapes

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The task was for the hen to go round the restaurant and asked each diner (male of course) to bite one grape off her chest (no hands are allowed). It’s a very light and fun game when you have a group of sporting crowd. And I have to say that the Restaurant’s owner, Stephan was very sporting and accommodating to all our requests.

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It’s good to reward the hen with a little pressies as memorabilia for her in years to come. I’ve informed the group to bring along a present that doesn’t have to be expensive, just be “creative" and be "thoughtful". It could be something either cheeky or sentimental which relates their friendships with her. I’ve also reminded them not to write their name down coz the hen would have to guess whose present was it from and each wrong guess would cost her a drink. :)

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I got her 5 variety panties wrapped separately. Each one signifies a different phase in her marriage such as wedding night(sexy sexy), 10 years later(trying effort to be sexy), 30 years later(can’t be bothered phase) and 50 years later(granny panties!). I know I was evil. haha!
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But of course there were more thoughtful gifts like YW gave her an apron set coz that’s how he has envisioned her to be once she entered marriage life. Very useful indeed! There were other naughtier gifts as well but I won’t elaborate here.

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Somebody bought a cake and tequila shots for everyone.

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Another game was called “How Well Do You Know Your Husband”. I’ve listed out about 30 questions and got all the answers from her husband before hand. When she answered each question incorrectly, she would have to drink as little did she know what was planned for her after that. Winking

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As you can see the games described were generally light and fun. No strippers, nothing dodgy or the sort and with just the right amount of alcohol to get everyone in merriment. That is before we all headed to Quattro for the real party!

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Obligatory group picture before we adjourned to the club for more games and more booze.

- Stay tuned for Part II -
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