I have had my wedding few months back, and it certainly did not take one or two months to happen for me. Planning is the key and it is the way to go.

Good planning can save you from unnecessary expenses and time.

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On this Sunday (5th Dec 2010), there will be a Forever & Ever Bridal Fair held in Holiday Inn Kuala Lumpur Glenmarie from 11am to 5pm. You never know what fantastic deals you will get!

Book your calendar now!

But, this year is going to be slightly different as since I introduced my family to iTalk WHOA!, we have saved quite a significant amount of money making International calls.

In conjunction of Ramadhan and Aidilfitri, from now on until 30th September 2010, you can enjoy special International (IDD) call rates to 3 selected countries to Fixed and Mobile as low as 9cent/30second.

Excited?

The 3 selected countries are:

- Bangladesh – 9cent/30second
- Indonesia – 10cent/30second
- Pakistan – 20cent/30second

Although I don’t have any relatives in the said countries, but if you have a maid at home, you should reward her by letting her make some phone calls back to kampung during this season Why not make someone else happy by just spending a little?

Bonus!

From 1st September 2010 until 31st October 2010, new users who activate iTalk WHOA! will receive 20% more talk time!

For example, if you activate RM50, you will receive RM10 talk time for FREE. RM6 free for RM30 and RM4 with RM20 of purchase.

So, if you have been thinking to activate an account on iTalk WHOA!, now you know which is the best time!

I can’t even surf my own blog!

And work has been rather hectic..regular updates will resume once I get the hang of it!

Till then.

I’ve just got Unifi installed about a month ago in TTDI. It’s Malaysia’s first fiber optic home broadband service. Actually, we have got it installed during the free installation month and it was really worth it.  The whole installation process took almost one whole day with all the knocking and cabling in the house, and then finally the configuration.

See the download speed? Finally youtube is heaven now!

There are various packages offered for home use, VIP5, VIP10, and VIP20 (5Mbps, 10Mbps, 20Mbps). Although it’s claimed as “High Speed Broadband”, it is still “Low Speed” when compared with other developed countries in Asia Pacific.

Due to the fact that it’s only 20Mbps for the ‘premier’ package, there’s no real need for fiber optic. Unifi uses 2 different technologies depending on location. If no fiber optic is available in your area, they will use the existing copper line (VDSL), usually applicable for high rise buildings.

For my case, I live in a terrace house, and fiber optic is available, therefore, they will use fiber optic broadband termination unit (BTU), aka modem for the layman. I’m not from a network background, and there are many things I’ve yet to discover. Your existing modem router may not work with the BTU as we’ve discovered as it requires support for VLAN.

This package also includes a VOIP DECT phone, a set top box with HDMI output for viewing TV programs (2 HD channels only I think), and a cheap Aztech wifi-N router with 100Mbps switch. Although it uses PPPoE connection, but you can’t just use your old router and expect it to work.

Enough of the technical stuff. So how’s the speed like? For a VIP5 package, the speed is excellent most of the time. Streamyx seems like 56k dial up in comparison. Youtube 720P can be streamed without stopping. Most downloads are hitting the bandwidth limit of 500-600KB/sec. And most important of all, it seems to handle 4-5 PCs without noticeable slow downs.

Uploading is even more impressive! It seems that upload speed is not capped at certain times, managing to hit 40mbps!

Overall, I’m quite happy with what Unifi has to offer. Currently, they are giving promotions with free installation (up to 12 hours of installation work!). For the price you pay for 4MB streamyx, I think Unifi is an unbeatable deal.

But would I pay for 20Mb connection at RM250? That’s a completely different story.

If your area has HSBB, I think you should go for it!

I bet this is one of the most-asked Qs under the sun.

Now, we have a bible -  Not Just a Good Food Guide Kuala Lumpur by Alice Yong to answer our questions! Or help us to answer questions that people ask us.

And what are the chances of you meeting the brilliant behind the book?  She is also a writer of The Star newspaper.

I did! I am holding the Food Guide with the author.

p/s: Did anyone notice my short hair? YES I CUT IT! POTONG! 

Ok…back to the book. Let’s see what the book has for us.

At the front part, there is a list of most commonly used sentences in Malaysia, this is especially useful for the foreign visitors.

And there is also a page of Malaysia LRT map to guide the tourists!

Now, let’s see the essence. For about every 2 pages, there is a dish being introduced. There is a picture of the dish, best place for the food, the information that you need to know about the restaurants. And in some pages, there is even a special TIPS column for you to know more about the culture or food.

There are hundreds of cuisines introduced in this book. I am gonna take a while to flip it thoroughly.

Alice is a humble and friendly lady, and of course I had to get her to sign my book!

Awww totally love her comments! Yes I will.

Grab your copy of Not Just a Good Food Guide Kuala Lumpur by Alice Yong from the bookstore nearest to you. The book retails at RM42. It is handy and can keep in your handbag or car all the time. This is the good-ol-way for those who do not have mobile broadband connection, like myself. You can read more about her on her blog here.

Yeay!

Special thanks to those who have come celebrated with me and Big Boys Oven for designing the lovely cake for me! Click here to see more and NOW GO ORDER FROM THEM!!!

More pictures to share when I get them

…my wedding!

To those who are coming for my luncheon, please take some food pictures and pictures of us together ok!

If some of you are interested, I have uploaded my photos here. ^^

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What’s the better way of celebrating than having my wedding reception?

The ‘Gor Dai Lai’ necessities.  Gifts will be sent to girl’s house, including some fruits and dowry and jeweleries.

It is also a tradition to eat the tong yuen to represent a blissful marriage.

And of course wedding cake for relatives!

My parents ordered the cakes.

Awww aren’t they cute? ^^

Happy wedding for me! Please pray that everything will go well for me!