My day of my wedding solemnisation will most likely be on 13th September 2014, his birthday. There may be a change of date though, depending on the fortune teller. Mum and Dad said it is a MUST to go through the motions to ask for an auspicious date, but were reluctant to take the initiative. They simply said in coherence, "Leave everything to his parents, it's their responsibility. 我们是女方，我们什么都不用做。”
With just a few sentences, it became
apparent that they just wanna sit through the whole wedding thing.
Lol.
When I asked if we could ask around for one "celebrity" fortune teller and recommend him,
again they said no, the girl should never do anything.
Presenting to you my mum and dad who are too "proud" to help.
Pre- and Post Proposal at KL.
Day 1.
It was only 10am when we reached the hotel, so we took a stroll around the hotel area while waiting for the Time Square mall to open, and found Petaling Street by chance (Lol, no map, no tourist information, no nothing from the hotel)!
Prolific in turning heads, stores lining Petaling Street that sell these congratulation gifts overshadow the others which sell typical counterfeit goods.
We usually only see small bears as part of the adornment to the flowers but Minions and Pikachu?? First time first time. I bet these minion-ornamented flowers were selling like hot cakes, since Despicable Me had just been taken down from the screens but would dwell in people's hearts for a while.
Took a cab that takes about 5 mins at RM12 to get to Berjaya Times Square.
Most cab drivers don't turn on their meter to charge passengers according to the distance travelled because seemingly they don't earn much from letting it run, so they have to quote a price at the beginning before the passenger willingly hop into the vehicle.
We stood outside the mall for awhile hoping to catch some less busy tourists that have integrity imprinted on their heads to help us with a photo, and our patience didn't go to waste since tourists from Middle East were so enthusiastic with it!
Guardian Lion of Times Square.
Bet all of you have seen the SGAG photo about a Chinese Guardian Lion's hangover that has gone viral weeks ago. LOL.
If you haven't, I have embedded it here:
The primal job of Chinese guardian lions was to provide protection for the building behind where they stood, but looks like someone has been drinking and is not doing his job well! :D
Simba was shrewd to say that the angle was taken really well. The standing lion in the 1st photo looked like it was utterly startled by his friend who fell on his face from that angle. And for the 2nd photo, the lions faced each other like they were conversing. Cool! However, he advised that they should recycle the same lions to present a more realistic story.
The Minion Craze. It was unexpected of me to not buy one out of impulse and even analysed it before deciding not to buy. The minion toy is bean bag material which I like but its eye(s) and goggle(s) were printed, so it's a pity! I really don't want those innocent-looking eyes to disappear few months down the road.
After searching high and low for Marrybrown, we finally found it at a secluded corner of the entire level.
Some supposedly artistic pic. Marrybrown features dining on a garden swing, to reminisce eh maybe eating fried chicken while playing on a swing when you were young. :D
First time for him as a patron to this fast food restaurant, so he set the timer on my camera. I was pretty embarrassed since it was just a fast food restaurant and the country bumpkin took numerous photos.
My first kill was this iPhone 4 cover that costs only RM10. iPhone 4 covers became rare after iPhone 5 got launched in Singapore, so I can't possibly pass up an opportunity to buy one of these in Malaysia. Unlike in Singapore, iPhone 4 covers were everywhere! I'm really grateful that my current phone stuck with me for so long and nah I'm not gonna change to a new model until it bails on me out of its own will.
Wandered to the Mini Taipei section of the mall but the shops in there were extremely disappointing.
Haha! It's time for some antics.
At the patio of the restaurant. Enhanced this photo taken by the waiter's camera. The angle was a little off since I was back facing the camera but at least his comical expression could be seen. Lol. (There was actually another pic with him kneeling down and slipping the ring onto my finger but it was so blur I can't savage it.)
Although Simba was slipshod to have leaked his intention to propose to me a week ago and the waiters are not very instrumental in giving us some privacy, it was overall still a dinner to be remembered.
I hope that my human adaptive nature to the norm will slow down a little so that I can be happy about that day for a prolonged time.
Day 2.
As the hotel didn't provide the American breakfast (lol), we wandered around its premises and found a row of shophouses across the street which is the potentially the place for us to have our breakfast.
Sometimes I think he is super thick-skinned to be able to ignore those looks from onlookers.
Waking up earlier than usual made us lethargic and in need for some caffeine. The mini plush wild critter moose (from IKEA) was there to accompany us at Coffee Bean. This moose was supposed to be part of the artwork that he did for the proposal, but it ultimately didn't fit into any leftover space, so he gave it to me as an isolated present.
Yup, now tell me where the moose can fit into.
The fat bride and groom were finger puppets from IKEA, and part of a set, so there were many other unused puppets. One of the puppets is a baby which he intended to put beside the bride and groom but his mum was against the idea, arguing that marriage should be between 2 people and everything should just come in pairs.
He bought the decorative papers from Paper Market. :D
Lol.
When I asked if we could ask around for one "celebrity" fortune teller and recommend him,
again they said no, the girl should never do anything.
Presenting to you my mum and dad who are too "proud" to help.
Pre- and Post Proposal at KL.
Day 1.
It was only 10am when we reached the hotel, so we took a stroll around the hotel area while waiting for the Time Square mall to open, and found Petaling Street by chance (Lol, no map, no tourist information, no nothing from the hotel)!
Prolific in turning heads, stores lining Petaling Street that sell these congratulation gifts overshadow the others which sell typical counterfeit goods.
We usually only see small bears as part of the adornment to the flowers but Minions and Pikachu?? First time first time. I bet these minion-ornamented flowers were selling like hot cakes, since Despicable Me had just been taken down from the screens but would dwell in people's hearts for a while.
He had the dubious honour to be the ambassador of Petaling Street for a minute.
This fellow gave me a sudden jolt of surprise at the cinema when he attributed his support to "Petaling Street Warriors", a movie starred by Mark Lee, instead of some angmoh movie I told him to book that day. Deceit usually holds the key to unhappiness, but he was lucky that I didn't lunge at him; after all I have long accepted his awkward character.
Took a cab that takes about 5 mins at RM12 to get to Berjaya Times Square.
Most cab drivers don't turn on their meter to charge passengers according to the distance travelled because seemingly they don't earn much from letting it run, so they have to quote a price at the beginning before the passenger willingly hop into the vehicle.
We stood outside the mall for awhile hoping to catch some less busy tourists that have integrity imprinted on their heads to help us with a photo, and our patience didn't go to waste since tourists from Middle East were so enthusiastic with it!
Two of them rushed into the picture with one imitating his signature "I just want to say Hello, hello" gesture. So cute!
Guardian Lion of Times Square.
Bet all of you have seen the SGAG photo about a Chinese Guardian Lion's hangover that has gone viral weeks ago. LOL.
If you haven't, I have embedded it here:
The primal job of Chinese guardian lions was to provide protection for the building behind where they stood, but looks like someone has been drinking and is not doing his job well! :D
Simba was shrewd to say that the angle was taken really well. The standing lion in the 1st photo looked like it was utterly startled by his friend who fell on his face from that angle. And for the 2nd photo, the lions faced each other like they were conversing. Cool! However, he advised that they should recycle the same lions to present a more realistic story.
After searching high and low for Marrybrown, we finally found it at a secluded corner of the entire level.
I ordered my usual - a Fortune set (2 pc chicken) while he chose some wrap.
The milo was bad, really bad.
Some supposedly artistic pic. Marrybrown features dining on a garden swing, to reminisce eh maybe eating fried chicken while playing on a swing when you were young. :D
First time for him as a patron to this fast food restaurant, so he set the timer on my camera. I was pretty embarrassed since it was just a fast food restaurant and the country bumpkin took numerous photos.
He liked the one-seater swing too.
I wondered how his childhood was like, but I derive at a conclusion that I'd rather not know.
My first kill was this iPhone 4 cover that costs only RM10. iPhone 4 covers became rare after iPhone 5 got launched in Singapore, so I can't possibly pass up an opportunity to buy one of these in Malaysia. Unlike in Singapore, iPhone 4 covers were everywhere! I'm really grateful that my current phone stuck with me for so long and nah I'm not gonna change to a new model until it bails on me out of its own will.
Haha! It's time for some antics.
Like many guys, he adores his silhouette and loves nothing like his own reflection, so he went over to the opposite side and hinted for a photo of his silhouette.
We couldn't find anything that we like in Times Square but nonetheless we walked around aimlessly to pass time and that was when the Gangnam Style music permeates the mall.
After which, we found our way up to the observatory of the Twin Towers.
And waited at the Petronas mall for our dinner.
Then at the restaurant where we were greeted by a panoramic view of the lit city.
Although Simba was slipshod to have leaked his intention to propose to me a week ago and the waiters are not very instrumental in giving us some privacy, it was overall still a dinner to be remembered.
I hope that my human adaptive nature to the norm will slow down a little so that I can be happy about that day for a prolonged time.
Day 2.
As the hotel didn't provide the American breakfast (lol), we wandered around its premises and found a row of shophouses across the street which is the potentially the place for us to have our breakfast.
The cart stores sold jerseys, twin tower souvenirs and unauthentic handbags.
We ate fried chicken again as he wanted to taste the goodness of KFC in another country.
Our next destination was the Mid-Valley Mega Mall where we shopped till we dropped. The mall has those typical shops that we usually see in Singapore's shopping malls but we still bought many from these instead of looking out for those that are uniquely Malaysian.
The fat bride and groom were finger puppets from IKEA, and part of a set, so there were many other unused puppets. One of the puppets is a baby which he intended to put beside the bride and groom but his mum was against the idea, arguing that marriage should be between 2 people and everything should just come in pairs.
He bought the decorative papers from Paper Market. :D
Couldn't resist buying a Korean rabbit in Malaysia. Found the 1st rabbit at a cart store in Korea selling at S$20, and this at $23 in Malaysia's mall. And the ones sold at Plaza Sing were $29.90.
Animal cruelty - Force feeding rabbit with coffee.
My tutee has been bugging me to let her drink a sip from my coffee but I have to keep saying no.
"Children shouldn't drink coffee" was my reason, although ironically adults shouldn't drink it too.
Goofing around
More and more goofing before he finally...
More and more goofing before he finally...
... nestled in the armchair and dozed off.
30 mins after his power nap.
Watched "The Frozen Ground" to get a feel of watching a movie in an overseas theatre. Lol.
With nothing better to do while waiting for the light indicating that we could go into the theatre to flicker.
He was dissatisfied with the outcome of the previous photo and exclaimed, "NOOOOOO you should just take the picture of the rabbit and the puma." But let's scrutinise the photo again, don't you think he went ahead and posed for it?
Forced the rabbit into the puma's mouth.
Conveniently, he put the rabbit into a huge crack in one of the pillars. Lol.
I was secretly glad that at this time we were allowed into the theatre. The theatre seats were huge but limited and I think one can easily seat two people. Cool!
Since our dinner reservation at No Black Tie wasn't till later,
we went back to the hotel to put down our shopping bags.
Before I ended this post abruptly, I wanna show you 2 videos that Simba recommended, one of which I'm sure you have already viewed from your friend's Facebook share:
The Fox by Ylvis, which went international.
Stonehenge by Ylvis.
I like this, witty and amusing. :D
Ylvis, a pair of brothers from Norway, who make hilarious music videos to entertain their audience.
