Ting-Ting and Weng Khong's Love Story

These were the flowers Weng Khong gave to Ting-Ting. Contrary to common custom, Ting-Ting declared, " I'm not going to throw them!" and she very coolly took them home wirh her. Ha...ha....

A view of the back of the dress.

When I was planning the cake I decided from the very start that their office would be part of their cake because it was the place  where their  love story began.

OCBC, Jln Tun Perak, 50050 Kuala Lumpur. That is where the both of them are working and that was where they met.

Ting-Ting looking so happy and beautiful here.

Here Comes The Bride....

 This is the other figurine for the wedding cake. Isn't she gorgeous?

Ting-Ting will be wearing a peach-coloured dress. I saw a couple of pictures and I thought the dress was lovely; simple with very elegant lines. And she looked a million dollars in it.

But when I tried to replicate it on the figurine, the dress did not turn out nice. The gathers on the side of the bodice were clumsy and unflattering. I was trying to pull here and tuck there but it was no good.

And then Yee Juinn walked into the  kitchen, took one look and said, "Ma, the dress is making the bride look fat!" 

Oh, no!!  Ting-Ting  had looked fabulous in the real dress!!!  So I decided to make some changes.

I stuck to the peach colour and made a halter-neck neckline just like the real dress. The rest I sort of "designed" as I went along. I also decided not to let the figurine wear her veil because I think she looks fresh and young with her hair showing.

These shoes were an afterthought. On the cake, the bridal couple are sitting down to share a very special moment. They have just got married and will be together for the rest of their lives. The bride has been on her feet for hours and when she sat down, she would, without thinking, bend forward and removed her shoes. Next to follow was the veil. But she is holding on to the flowers that the groom has given her because they are  so pretty. Besides, she loves their fragrance.

Weng Kong the Groom-to-be

So cute!!!

Who is this??  He is soooo...... super-cute!!!

Well, he is Weng Kong, the groom-to-be.

Before I started on the figurines for the cake, I did a little detective work with a lot of help from my god-daughter, Wei Yi.  She was good. Now I know to a certain extent what the bride likes and does not like.

I found out  that he'll be wearing a white suit for the wedding.

OMG!!!  I don't  know about you, but I think  Ting-Ting and all the females (irrespective of age or  marital status) will be swooning.  Must remember to tell the non-females to bring lots of smelling-salt along: --- to revive their  female companions lah...

Ha...ha.... White suits him so well, don't you agree?

Have to go again. There are still some details I have to add when this is dry. I will post another photo later.

Wedding bells are in the air

1st of September, third day of the Hari Raya celebration......

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri to all our Muslim friends and their loved ones.

Hari Raya is a lovely time for everyone, me included. It is not possible not to be caught up in the excitement, especially when we see  the kids  so happy looking for their new baju and songkok and shoes. Go to any baking shops and you would find all these mak ciks and ciks  filling up their baskets with loads of stuff that would end up as the most yummy kuih-kuih, kek-kek and biskut-biskut. The menfolk would inevitably  be hovering at the cash-counters with their wallets out on the ready. And funnily, these guys looked more than happy to spend their money!!!

My neighbours from across the road, Shariza, Gwei and their two lovely boys  had an open house for the neighbours on the first day of the Raya. Shariza is a great cook. The dining table looked like it was going to crash with the weight of chicken curry, prawn and coconut, vegetables in coconut milk, tempe with chicken liver and so many, many other sumptuous-looking dishes. She was incredible. She had cooked all these delicious dishes herself and she  appeared to greet us at the door with not  a hair out of place. PHEW!!!  Talk about superwoman!!!

The house looked lovely too with all those baskets of petunias Gwei and Billy had hung up  in their porch. I couldn't resist taking a picture to share.  Don't they look pretty?

I guess I better stop admiring those flowers and get down to some serious work. I have offered to make a cake for Ting-Ting and Weng Kong this Saturday. They will be registering their marriage and I thought it would be nice to make them a cake although the Chinese ceremony will not be till 25th. December. Yep, the chu-men (getting out of the door, literally), tea ceremony and wedding dinner will be on Christmas Day!!


Saturday is only, what? two days away!!!  *panic-panic* I am going......