I'm back!

To those who missed reading my blog, I apologize for remaining "idle" for so long. Here are my long overdue entries, fresh from the oven ;)

First and foremost, long awaited pictures of my prom dress. Much sweat and tears went into that dress, thanks to a long list of complications which included problems finding the right material in the right color, getting SUFFICIENT material - upon failing which, we had to scrap the initial design and throw in a few modifications, and a very intense race against time (I had to juggle traveling to and from Bukit Bintang to meet the tailor with preparing for my finals within 1 week). However, all's well ends well. The end result was fantastic and I'm still in love with my dress till this day.

Front View

Back view

My tailor was such an angel to accomodate me into her busy schedule to hunt for materials and make time to alter my dress...and she did such a great job too! Too bad I couldn't afford to pay her more than the additional RM100 I gave her (original price was RM350). She definitely deserved more than that, and I definitely intend to go to her again.

Anyways, I ended up very happy indeed with the final result. Everyone complimented the dress, and I even got "jaw-drops". Haha every girl's dream come true - to make an impression at the prom. Oh, let's not forget that I had a drop-dead gorgeous date to boot, and he was sooo sweet, got me beautiful lilies that matched my french manicure! Sue me. Lol.

Ta-da!

Speaking of manicure, I got mine done at JJ nail salon in Midvalley megamall. They're really good, and the prices are reasonable. RM25 for a normal manicure and RM35 for a normal pedicure. Being the good girl that I was, I treated my mum to a manicure and a spa pedicure (RM50). I myself settled for a French manicure(RM35), as mentioned earlier, and a regular pedicure.

As for my prom accessories, I had a great time scouring the crevices of Jalan Masjid India with my mum. What I had in mind were Indian bangles, and Indian bangles were exactly what I got. Prices were really cheap too!

The sights at Jalan Masjid India

(L) Bangles galore, and (R) only RM9.90 per stack!!!

I also ended up getting a selendang (Malay headscarf) which I intend to use as a headband:

Shopping makes me hungry, so mum and I decided to head over to Coliseum Cafe at Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman for lunch. It's so old, bordering on eerie, but charming in a way. Some of the waiters were so old; probably they've been working there since the colonial times, and the table cloth was kinda gross and stained (wonder if it was from the colonial times too), but the bar was pretty cool in a retro-ish kind of way. A baby cockroach scuttled across the table while we were waiting for our food...

Ancient menu...

...even more ancient tablecloth

Lunch crowd

Retro!

Prom day itself was a mad rush. At 12 I went to a nearby salon to touch up my nails cos I smudged my manicure on one finger. Then I went to my makeup artist's house to do my hair and nails and boy she did WONDERS! Too bad I can't show my face here. My hair and makeup was done around 4.30pm and I rushed back home to get dressed before my boyfriend came at 5 plus. We left the house at 6 and got stuck in a traffic jam till 7 plus. Phew.

Prom night itself was pretty boring, but the whole point of spending that much money was to be seen and ogled at (shallow as it seems, but true if you come to think of it), and that's precisely what we got, making every effort and dollar spent worth its value.