peektures galore

I'm quite tensed up rite now because of the upcoming Hospital Specific Approach (HSA) day next Monday. I'll be presenting on a study of the diagnostic quality of Orthopantomogram(OPG) in assessing oral&maxillofacial pathology/trauma cases.OPG is a type of extra-oral radiograph commonly used in dentistry and a very good diagnostic tool for clinicians. So no need to go in depth of OPG. The thing is, we the dental team only send 2 representative, me+Dr.M and Dr. P. All the other teams are from medical team. This is the first time the dental division is taking part. So our study is only the preliminary ones and actually not really following their guideline or the true meaning of HSA. But the thing is, we were forced to participate (by the BIG boss). Dr.M my consultant surgeon was thinking of withdrawing from the competition instead of possibly making fools of ourselves. Nevertheless, here I am on my way to the briefing session of HSA and to submit our presentation slides.

On a lighter note, let's talk a bit on my engagement day.

I started on the preparations 3-4 months prior to the date, 30th May 2010.

1) Book a photographer.

Encik Nasir from nasirzin.com. He's based in Lunas, close to Sg Petani. Affordability? Depends. I got the rm1k package. Overall sgt puas hati..he covered from 11.30am till around 2pm. The next morning he posted some of the pics in his facebook...sgt best best coz xpayah tunggu lama. Then 5 days after the ceremony he dropped by my house to give the dvd containing all the pictures. However...the custom album is still not done yet after 1 month. Plus no news too. So I'm gonna msg him later today and ask what's his progress.



2) Book package andaman.

I got the andaman previously hired by my 2 sisters. Inai d' Jari. Thought of renting this baju at first. Nmpk cantik but after try 2 times it looked not so flattering on myself. The drawbacks : First, it's a kebaya, does not have the sweetness yg kena ada masa engagement. Second, I have to wear a corset. Looks funny on my small built and not so curvy feature. Yeah maybe it's suppose to enhance my shape and all, but it's simply not comfortable! Third, the lacce doesnt have full lining, meaning that my upper chest and back part will be exposed, and I'd have to wear an inner tight fitting shirt to close up the area as wearing tudung alone is not enough.



That time it was just 1 and a half months away from the engagement day so dengan kamikaze-nye I decided to search for the kain then tempah and make a baju kurung moden. I don't really know what to look for, which type of kain to buy, how much I should put aside to buy and tempah the kain. According to my andaman guy, I have to be quick to send the kain for tempah because the tailor is doing a lot of baju at the moment for June weddings, and 1 months is definitely xsempat for them to add beads to my kain (if need to). So my sister and I head to Gulati's Jln TAR and instantly fell in love with this kain.



Our shopping time jadi tersangatlah sekejap! And this is how the kain looks when turned into baju kurung moden. Tudung also bought at Jln TAR, 2 weeks before engagement. Kain jojet. Senang dibentuk (have to wear Ariani inner scarf, thanx to Fida) and fall nicely bila dipakai.



Mini pelamin. What I had in mind was something like this.



They did it like this.



And my sisters and I convert it to this.



Really a convenient to have a mini pelamin. Tak payah beramai2 cram up in the bedroom. Anyhow we actually did bought a new sheets and ordered arrangement of fake flowers to put in Mom's bedroom. Just in case. But actually x masuk langsung x bergambar langsung on that day. Cuma these 2 kids saja yg dok buat ramai sekejap kat dlm tu during the ceremony!




Also ordered a bunga tangan. On the left is something I had in mind, on the right is the one they did for me. Loved the bunga tangan so much!!!



Finally this sireh junjung...it's FOC.



Total cost andaman : rm850.

Will continue on my wonderful day in another post. Later alligator. I'm now back at home. Just now I sheepishly asked Dr.M(boss) whether I need to go back to the hospital as we finish early in Alor Setar. He said NO NEED. Love u boss! So will be spending the rest of the day sleeping because I'm on call today and I did not get much sleep last nite.

Let's worry about the HSA presentation tomorrow, shall we?