Sunday, August 30, 2015

Muse - August 30, 2015


A friendly reminder to never be afraid to chase your wildest dreams!

Continue dreaming big!

xoxo

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Pageant Predictions: Miss Teen USA 2015

Yikes! This year's Miss Teen USA is today! I will miss the outgoing titleholder, K. Lee Graham a lot, especially since I've rooted for her to win her state and national title. All the best K. Lee! You've been a splendid role model! <3

Picks for this year's competition:

Alabama - Taylor Ryan Elliot

Arkansas - Arynn Nicole Johnson

Georgia - Mary Calkins

Kentucky - Caroline Ford

Louisiana - Katherine Haik

Missouri - Christina Stratton

Nebraska - Paige Rachel Pflueger

North Carolina - Jane Axhoj

Oklahoma - Cherokee Pearce

Rhode Island - Mary Malloy

South Dakota - Marley Marie Henson

Utah - Brooke Skabelund

Wyoming - Payton Sanders


Friday, August 21, 2015

Muse - August 21, 2015


This is true. I'm in the midst of pushing myself to do something worthwhile, and no matter what the outcome is, I'll know it has made me a more resilient person.

So, go ahead and challenge yourself!

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Secret Garden Lifestyle @ Lorong Yap Kwan Seng

OK, so we have the wedding date set.

Next order of business is to scout for the location of the wedding.

I've read stories of brides and grooms booking hotels and restaurants at least a year before the actual day, so I started mine pretty early. 1 year and 3 months before the big day to be exact.

Kiasu (literally afraid to lose in Chinese) much? Not if you want to celebrate your big day at your 1st choice of location.

Thanks to endless googling of garden weddings in KL, I found this chic venue tucked away in a corner of Lorong Yap Kwan Seng.


http://www.planyourwedding.my/photos/54318-outdoor-indoor-exclusive-garden-wedding-venue-kuala-lumpur
Exchanging vows on the second floor of a former residence facing KLCC? Yes please!


http://www.recomn.com/blog/13-small-wedding-venues-klang-valley/?hvid=4btPJi#.V5OGbPl97IV
Night view. Amazeballs no?


http://gardenmoments.com.my/
The lawn has been transformed into a dining area capable of holding 186 guests.
The indoors seat 92 guests.

The owner of the place is Jade, a very pleasant and helpful lady who gets a tick in my book. More often than not you'd have to deal with someone snobbish and cold, and I say get out of there. First impression here is important because you'd want a cooperative facilitator with you on your big day.

Secret Garden Lifestyle offers Asian (RM120 per pax) and International (RM130 per pax) buffet. There's also a stage, an outdoor bar, changing room, surau and a parlour on the second floor for various needs (e.g.: tea ceremony).

I was pretty excited about this place because it wasn't the conventional Chinese restaurant weddings that I frequent, but then I thought about the weather. I didn't know if the wall fans and coolers were enough to keep the guests cool, and separating those who wants air conditioner into indoors might mean they would lose out from the festivities going on outside.

The second floor balcony for the ceremony can only hold up 91 guests, so not all might be able to squeeze in and watch us. For a weekend wedding, there was also going to have a minimum guests count (I think it was 150) and no way we have 150 close friends and family members. Anyways when I spoke to my dad about it, he wasn't keen on having a buffet dinner, specifically because of the long queues.

So I guess I won't be having a wedding facing KLCC unless we can't find anything better. Hmphr.

Friday, July 10, 2015

Pageant Predictions: Miss USA 2015


TGIF y'all! The 2015 edition of Miss USA is this Sunday, which means I'll be very distracted on Monday morning (we're 8 hours ahead) refreshing social media pages and all. 

Favorites based on headshots, interviews and the comments fans leave on pageantry forums.

Arizona - Maureen Montagne

Georgia - Brooke Fletcher

Kansas - Alexis Railsback
Kentucky - Katie George

Massachusetts - Polikseni Manxhari

Michigan - Rashontae Wawrzyniak

Mississippi - Courtney Byrd

North Carolina - Julia Dalton

North Dakota - Molly Ketterling

South Carolina - Sarah Weishuhn

South Dakota - Lexy Schenk

Texas - Ylianna Guerra

Virginia - Laura Puleo

Credits - Advan Ramirez, AJ Day, Andrew Kung, Dan Compton, Fadil Berisha, Miss USA Fans, Kristy Belcher, Carter Studios Inc, Miss Texas USA