Reunited and it feels so good.

GAHHH, I haven't blogged for so long! It's been a hectic week, what with running last-minute errands to wrap up the year, planning my parents' wedding anniversary party, taking care of Rocky alone (the boy is in China, so I brought Rocky back to my place), increased workload from year-end sales at Azorias-- all while nursing a flu too!

HOWEVER! I was still super active on Dayre though. Follow me there k! It's like the only social media platform that I am really active on. -_-|||

Also have been preoccupied 'cause one of my favorite people just came back over the weekend...


Reunited and it feels so good~~~~

And, boy, it DOES feel good! We haven't seen each other since our Eurotrip which was like 8 months ago. That is an awfully long time, especially when you consider that we grew up sleeping together, and spent practically every waking moment together! We used to pretend to be asleep when our parents came to check on us, but the minute the door is closed, we would start yakking away again, hehe.

Also, the anniversary party that we were fretting over has came and gone!


The feature table set-up. Will blog about this separately, hopefully the professional photos will be out soon!

Ending my last blogpost of the year with the outfit that I wore with Jing on the first day she was back. This is an important outfit k, 'cause it's like meeting your first love after being separated for a long time wtf.


The boy loves the color orange. I try to equip my wardrobe with some of his favorite colors for times when I need to ask for favors HEHE. His other favorite color is khaki. -_-


Love love love this tailored top! Am also quite happy with how I made it look more casual.





Burnt orange cut-out off-shoulder peplum top: AZORIAS
Ripped boyfriend jeans: Zara
Crystal drop necklace: Jadore Janelle
Black studded belt: Teeny's
Contrast ankle-strapped platform heels: Jeffrey Campbell
Leopard print pony hair bag: Alexander Wang

I will be starting the year with my head in the clouds... Well, kinda, 'cause I will be going to Cameron Highlands on the first day of 2014! :) Here's to a smashing start to the year for all of you, and hopefully great things are in store for all of us!

Year-end musings.

I LOVE THE END OF THE YEAR! Something about the festive season (the Christmas songs playing on the radio really make me all mushy inside), the reunion of loved ones who come back during this time of the year, and the anticipation of what a new year brings...

The next few weeks will be packed with a lot of things that I am absolutely EXCITED about! Jing is coming back next week, just in time for my parents' 30th wedding anniversary party next weekend, then Cameron Highlands for New Year, Bangkok with the family, Bali with the sisters... I CANNOT WAIT! (sorry ar, I type in caps 'cause too excited haha)

Back to my parents' 30th wedding anniversary party... Their anniversary has actually passed (it was in October), but they held off throwing a celebration because they wanted to wait for Jing to be back. We are going to throw a small dinner party, with an English Garden theme. My sisters and I are taking the initiative to be the party planners, so next week will be a lot of sourcing and DIY-ing to make our vision come true! Will be good practice for my wedding anyway haha. We are also going to get a professional photographer for the party to help us snap some nice family photos-- we have never had any professional family photos done before!

Ending with a happy outfit:


Haha stupid soya bean truck in the background photobomb me wtf.


I love this type of ankle-strapped heeled sandals! Very comfortable 'cause I have bunions. :(



Pink ruffled tier dress: AZORIAS
Gold rings: Korea
Buckled ankle-strapped heels: Zara
Patent slingbag: Chanel

Wedding talk: The hunt for the perfect venue.

I haven't been talking much about my wedding because... I didn't want jinx it wtf. So many things could go wrong k!! And it requires understanding and consideration from so many parties, over so many factors such as date, venue, budget, timing etc etc.

Well, we booked our venue about 2 weeks ago, so I guess it's considered quite finalized now! :P No turning back, future hubby, hehe.

We will be doing our wedding ceremony (i.e. vows exchange) next year in July! Whereas the tea ceremony and reception (i.e. wedding dinner) will be in the following year.

When first thinking of a venue for the wedding ceremony, I only had one thing in mind-- forest. Well,at the very very least, I knew I definitely want an outdoor ceremony with loads of lush trees in the background. But where to find in KL??

So I kind of went on a wild goose chase... I looked at forest retreats, mountains, woods... But most of these places are far away, and whilst the boy and I are happy to invite our loved ones to a weekend getaway at one of those retreats, these places usually can only fit a handful people. To be honest, the boy is THE BEST when it comes to entertaining my wedding ideas, he actually seriously considers all my suggestions for these forest retreats although he HATES the outdoors and would much rather be comfortable indoors with air-conditioning and no bugs or insects, thank you very much. Really, really appreciate it!

Anyway, back to my hunt for the perfect venue. I came across a private bungalow which has a gorgeous, rustic outdoor that I thought would be perfect. Alas, I emailed the owner, and he flat out refused to rent it to us as they no longer want to do wedding events! :O

I was crushed... and thus I went back to my futile search. But in my heart I just couldn't give up the idea of the beautiful rustic bungalow... So I decided to give it one more shot-- I sent the owner a super long email begging him to rent it to me.

And after a few agonizing days, he replied me with a YES!! I was ecstatic. When I told Jing about how I eventually managed to persuade the owner to rent the bungalow to us, she was like: "What Hui Wen wants, what Hui Wen gets." Hehe.

Alas, when we went to the place to do a viewing, we realized it was too small for our event. So it was back to the drawing board. :(

I was on the verge of giving up, and was going to go for the 'easy' option (which is Carcosa, because you can do an outdoor ceremony; but to be honest it doesn't really feel right for us). Just when I thought I would have to settle... My dream venue came to me.



We booked this place already. Am beyond excited!!!