As you all know that I have been ENGAGED to Mrs. Nacatus a.k.a. Normala my fiancee (malu tersipu2), we hosted an Engagement Party to celebrate the ENGAGEMENT with friends and people who are close to us. The details of the party are as follows.
Anyway, if you couldn't read it:
Date: Saturday, 15th March
Venue: The Palm by Saffron, Kiulap
Time: 7pm-11pm
Dress code: Smart casual & Pretty Dresses
Inclusive of dinner buffet, cake.bla bla bla... swimming pool.. bla bla. band performance.
So yea, the story from the beginning. Mala and I also did prepared for this party since the time when we wanted to get engaged. We've searched for a nice place to host the party and planned the things lah. We bought decorations, made the decorations, get the gifts for all the guests, everything we did our own lah. Except we didn't cook the food of course. Hehe.. We did a last minute preparation for the party on last Thursday and Friday because we have been very busy to make our Engagement Ceremony a perfect one and then we needed to rest for few days first.
The preparations that we've made for the party was the decorations and some message cards etc etc. I spent my whole night to make the Banner for the party whereas Mala did the gifts part.
During the afternoon before the party, we went to The Palm to prepare for the party and to decorate the place. It was my first time to do this sort of stuff. I mean hosting a party. So I was really excited yet NERVOUS. The feeling was cool when the restaurant was closed only for us to deco the place and only for our party. Haha.. No customers were allowed to go in. LOL
Anyhoooo.. we decorated the place like around 2.30ish pm till 6,30ish pm..which was IT WAS 30 MINS LEFT FOR THE PARTY!! Shoot I was in a rush to take a shower and get ready. Luckily, I'm dealing with Bruneians. We are always late for things. haha.. biasa lerr~ I know my people. So anyway, the bands were also there during those decorating time. They were preparing the equipments and all sort of things that they are going to use. Bla bla bla.. Telling the story of the decorating is boring huh? Can't wait for the fun part? hehe..
I got dressed in a black smart shirt with black pants and black suit with a pink tie........AND A FLIP FLOPS!! HAHAH.. I forgot to bring my shoes. So I have to asked my brother & cousin to bring my shoe for me. Went back to The Palm and I saw Mimi from a far. She had just arrived and then I found that Cibui (the photographer) and 2-3 of the band's people already came.
Basically 7pm-8pm was the time when people came lah. Luckily my shoe arrived by 7.30ish. Haha.. Anyway, I was really feeling nervous BUT excited!! Oooo ooo~~~ While I was sitting outside the Palm Cigar-ing with my brother, my Queen of my heart came with her Pink Pretty dress with black design on it. Wearing heels and permed hair. She was really really really REAAHEHEHEHEHEHEHLLLY GORGEOUS AND BEAUTIFUL AND CUTE AND ELEGANT!!! Hehe.. I was mesmerized by her. And then people continues kept on arriving.
Oh ooo~~ I also gave out chocolate flavor Cigars to smokers and it felt really cool when i took out the cigar from my inside pocket of my suit. hahah.. I felt like a Godfather. LOL
The party started by performance by A Band Once. While they were playing their songs, people still kept on coming and we greeted people and people greeted us. Talk and talk and talk. By 8.30pm, I walked up to the mic and say my greetings to all who came and asked people to start eating the dinner while listening to the performance by A Band Once.
Next, while eating and enjoying our time, i still greet people and check out whether they are fine or not. Mala and I are the host, so we need to know and keep people entertained and enjoyed their time.
The 2nd band to perform was Divine Intervention. After they played a few songs, I had to pause for the Cutting The Cake Session. The funny part was when my uncle sang birthday song. Haha.. that was really funny. Anyway, back to the story, after cutting the cake, the band continued playing their songs.
Divine Intervention played Eric Clapton's Wonderful Tonight and I walked up to Mala, opened my right hand and gave her the sign "can i have this dance". Slowly pulled her hand and lead her to the centre of the place and slow danced with her. I can see her blushing and happy teary face. So I hugged her and tell her the 3 magic word =) People was wooooing and cheering and everything lah~~ What a nice feeling that time. I felt so romantic. Hehe..
Next, A Band Once was on stage again to perform 2 songs. 2 special songs for us. Featuring, The Engaged Couple!!! YES!! Mala and I sang!! Haha.. We sang our favorite song. A song by Tristan Prettyman featuring Jason Mraz (my man!! woohoo) - Shy That Way. Haha.. I love the song. And I think people liked it too. The 2nd song was a song by 311-Love song. I sang that song again for Mala. Hehe..
That was the main act of the night. Hehe..
I couldn't explain how I felt during that but I like the feeling It was mixtures of excitement, love, fun, romance, a lil nervous btw & THE VERY BESTEST FEELING OF ALL!! Hehe..
It was almost 10pm already and some people already left the place. The last performance was by 3 Act Tragedies. The champion of the Brunei Famous Band. I really like them. They ROCK!! haha.. Aaaanyway.. They played rock songs. Its time to party now. No more sentimental sentimental. They played, MCR's I Don't Love You, 30SecToMars - The Kill (MY FAV SONG!!) and etc etc lah.. During this time, Mala and I spent most of our time as a model (eyseh men). I mean, the photographer took our picture here and there. And also saying good byes to those who came who was about to leave.
The party ended around 11pm and finishing performance of 3 songs by The Divine Intervention. The party was really a great one!! No I am not just saying it. I really felt MAGNIFICENT (LOL at the word) and it really was a great one lah because I could feel it really was. I could see it from people's faces and they way how they enjoyed their time. I hope it wouldn't last =)
Last but not least, Mala and I wanna take this opportunity to thank to those people who came, (order of names are by their seats).
Mimi and Jeff
Ks, Qilah, Azriana, Alma, Amir, & Pei Sia
Muiz, Nina, Haszmie, Sepol,
Hadri & the gf, Alai & the Gf,
Jung Seng, Amin, Lina, Ryan
Mai & Laila
Yulia and her friend
Bebe, Juwita, Idah,
Ka Rahmat & Dini
Fadhlil & Sabrina, Ajeez and the 2 girls,
Fau & Sister
Kawan Si Minah
Special Thanks to:
Families
Awi,B. Elmo, Uda Najib & the girl, Hadi (helped decorating the place),
Minglee and Sharol
BFFs
Zanna,Far & Shahrin
AzimDyjie, ZiziErnny,Minah (they helped decorating the place)
Gratitude for their performance to:
A Band Once they are,
Shafiq, Izzat, Pijul, Khai, Adi, Sepol, maybe Padil if he were to be there and also Shaf's Dad.
Divine Intervention
Sai, Al, etc etc.. sorry inda ingat nama.
3 Act Tragedies:
Sharib, etc etc, i didn't get their names
Thank you also to Robert the manager of The Palm and his waiter/ress and cook.
We really appreciate you all for coming to the party and making the party one hella good party!!
I, Syazwan, wanna say thank you to the very super much to my fiancee for being such a wonderful person who came into my life. You are the best thing that ever happen to me and I am glad it did and still goes on. You are the love of my life and you are all i got. Again, thanks for everything that you have given to me and endlessly I appreciate you. I love you with all my heart, with every breath i took in and every sun light that shone during the day and the stars in the skies at night.
<3
