It Wasn't As Romantic As I Would Have Imagined
Chanced upon a garden wedding one weekend and I guess we were kay-poh enough to stay and see the whole proceeding, while lounging at the hotel pool.
While it looked picture perfect when the ceremony was ongoing, the fact that hotel staff started to clean-up the area while the wedding guests were still busy taking photos with the bride and groom kinda spoil the dreamy image.
That and the fact that half of the guests actually turned up late and arrived AFTER the wedding march!
Anyways... after last week's very posh & high-end stay at Le Meridien, we are now at a less posh (and unfortunately lesser level of service - I got glared by the front office staff for daring to check-in with her) but hopefully all will be good after this. The manager-in-charge whom I e-mailed my reservation to, had given us an upgrade, a special internet fee (no free internet here, unfortunately) + free breakfast; with us paying a room-only rate. That should be enough to make me happy, right?
Zaini will get to enjoy his cigars tonight. (Not that I'm condoning this behaviour publicly but every man has a sin. ^^!)
Have a great weekend ahead peeps! TGIF! WooT! WooT!
wow, another hotel stay again!! and you are not working today for this "upgraded" hotel stay??
ReplyDeleteTook 1 day off lor. ^^
Deleteala, lovey dovey "two person world" minus raimie at school huh?? only allow him to join you later after school!! hahaha~~ :D
ReplyDeleteOf course lah!
DeleteMommy & Daddy want some quality time! kekeke
wah, staying at Le Meridien!! no wonder taking the LRT lah, i thought you're staying somewhere near Ritz Carlton..
ReplyDeleteChildren cannot enter Ritz's club lounge la...
DeleteLe Meridien quite kid friendly. :)
so this garden wedding, is it at Le Meridien or that "discounted hotel"?? tell lah which hotel you are staying in now?? i also want to ask the manager to give free upgrades next time.. :D
ReplyDeleteDiscounted hotel. kakaka
DeleteDun wan to tell you. Later you all kacau me there! LOL
Muahaha, maybe SK will bring his other half, then you can go double dates.
Deletehahahaha!! very funny!! the staff got other things to do and must clear the venue before the wedding ended??
ReplyDeleteI guess the hotel staff follow strictly the hours booked. Booked 2 hours, must clear after two hours. ;p
Deleteactually i don't think garden wedding is any romantic lah.. a romantic one to me would be a beach wedding, you walk on the little jetty towards that platform at the end.. over the crystal clear sea where the fish sends blessings.. haha!!
ReplyDeleteYes I agree that beach weddings are romantic!! The wedding between SK Thambee and Kamala at the Chennai beach was marvelous with swaying coconut trees and monkeys watching down plus hours of hard core dancing by many Kamalas in bright sarees!!
DeleteYeah beach wedding is romantic.... but getting sand in dress might not be! kakaka
DeleteI'm imagining how SK & Kamala would run around coconut trees and roll on the beach on the wedding day! That would be a sight! LOL
*chuckled* Run and play catch around the coconut trees then get on the sand and lastly kiss at the shore... awww, romantic.
Deleteadd some hindustani music in the background. Kaw kaw romantic! LOL
Deletewhy am i the only one here?? where are the others?? already started to pack for the weekends??
ReplyDeleteKesin SK... lonely ah? ;)
Deletefuyoh, the photo from HappySurfer's latest post on the sidebar blogroll is so distracting lah!! i keep seeing that huge white butt crossing the street~~ :D
ReplyDeleteSuch attention grabber, kan? kakaka
Delete"Half of the guests actually turned up late and arrived AFTER the wedding march!"
ReplyDeleteYou're staying in Africa?!
:-p
I guess us Malaysians and you Africans are kinda kindred spirit when it comes to punctuality! LOL
DeleteHi5, Ru~!
DeleteWhy are you staying in a hotel? Another marathon? Holiday? Love hotel?!
ReplyDeleteWhy cigars? What's being celebrated? Or is it just because a woman is just a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke? ;)
Belated Father's Day gift. Remember the church camp?
DeleteNothing is celebrated. I have my cigar and he has his. heh heh
p.s. I wouldn't say no to a love hotel but only if its in Japan! ;p
I thought you stayed at Traders Hotel....No! You rich tai tai stayed at Le Meridian and I had never stepped foot there yet. LOL
ReplyDeleteI've never been to Traders Hotel. Sad worr....
DeleteTraders Hotel is serviced by very snobbish staff from door men to counter urchins! Don't be sad yeah.....!!!
DeleteHahaha.... then I won't envy you.
DeleteLe Meridien service is superb! Top notch. No snobbish staff despite me coming looking very shabby, complete with pasar malam sandal! kakaka
So now less posh hotel is that Rumah Tumpangan in Brickfields? Wakakaka....
ReplyDeleteLOL
DeleteYou dare to stay there ah?
Chase ayam? ;p
Kiok! Kiok! Kiok! ...... Got ayam meh? That one not Chow Kit la.
DeleteBrickfields also got lah... how come you dunno? kikiki
DeleteI love to watch weddings too esp the traditional ones like old fashioned Chinese peranakan style which is so rare now. I remembered my friend's Wife wore the ancient headgear that weighed almost 12lbs!!
ReplyDeleteI too love traditional weddings.
DeleteNot this modern "funfair" of families trying to upstage each other though.
Your son is so cute and innocent looking by the fish pond but was he catching the fishes to make raw sashimi for daddy to munch with cigars??...
ReplyDeleteNaughty TM!
DeleteHe looks like he is innocently baiting the fish, izit? ;p
I thought Raimie was sharing his snack with those koi fish....
DeleteBut then again, the sight of many many fish scares me. Yeah, I have wild imagination that they are piranha and what if, I fell into the pond.....?
Yes, he was. He kept a piece of bread from dinner just to feed those fishes. They are quite scarily aggressive those kois. @.@
DeleteOh! Staying at Le Meridien! Nice!
ReplyDeleteVery nice....
DeleteWant to go again badly. :)
Biasalah guests turning up late for weddings in Malaysia. The later you turn up means the more VVIP you are. Haha!
ReplyDeleteWhat occasion staying at this lesser hotel? Another marathon? LOL
ReplyDeleteThe next one, I may have to stay at Pullman lah! LOL
Delete*envy* Wish I could get away to a staycation. Enjoy your stay!
ReplyDeleteYou get to run around visiting places what! I lagi envy. LOL
Deletewell they have to take note on the Malaysian time..
ReplyDeleteI went to a garden wedding too...
ReplyDeleteand it is the same thing.. half of the ppl trun up after the wedding march..
why zaini can enjoy the cigar?
ReplyDeleteAlways have been.
DeleteBut he doesn't smoke them often. Once in a while. And no cigarettes for him.
well u didn't show the hotel check in guy your marriage card meh?
ReplyDeletekakaka... later you quality time being kacau by JAIS .. kakakaka
that one usually at budget hotel lah! hahaha
Deleteraids at 5 star hotels usually for alcohol consumption. @.@
then production of raimie 2 will be halted .. kakaka
ReplyDeletenaughty SP. kakaka
DeleteMuehehehehe!! So many staycation, starting of Raimie 2 production as claimed by SP??
Deletehahaha! Production line always open, but no product! kekeke
Deletelina you have a great weekend ya...
ReplyDeleteYou too! :)
DeleteWhere's the bride and groom in the picture?? They are the stars of the event, no?
ReplyDeletedun wan to show lah..
DeleteI attended my SIL's garden wedding previously. The atmosphere was nice, semi-formal and what I liked the most was, everyone got to sing and dance after the buffet session. Sooo, english-ish~~ heh!
ReplyDeletethat is nice. So nobody was hurrying anybody to finish?
Deletehappy weekend
ReplyDeleteyou too!
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