Life between trips

My Guo Da Li (GDL) is finally over after all the preparation. I started since May and did not purchase any GDL during the lunar 7th month. I'm proud to say. I purchased most of the stuff all by myself. SO helped by carrying the stuff and accompanying me. My mum ordered the cakes, traditional cakes and biscuits. It was a very long day. My SO woke up at 6 am in the morning. And my mum picked him up with all 40 plus boxes of cakes and delivered it to my place. So i get to sleep in till 7.30 am. We started delivering the cakes to relatives and my mum's friends soon after. The day ended at 11pm. My cakes are the traditional type. For the Bride - 12 oranges - 12 cans of pig trotters - 2 bottles of Hennesy VSOP - 4 point gold - Dowry "Pin Jin" - 4 ang pows (representing 2 pairs of dragon and phoenix candles) - 38 boxes of Cakes - 8 Traditional pea-cake - 1 Candied peanut stripes (big) - 1 Seasame peanut stripes (big) - 2 Candied peanut stripes - 2 Se...

This is my Guo Da Li stash from Penang. This is mainly the bride's dowry portion. Some red packets to use for actual day. The red enamel tray. Can be used for setting the bed, guo da li etc Hubby and wife bedroom slippers Stickers for wedding Red cloth for door All of these for a very reasonable price. I'm so happy. Woo hoo. This is for decoration only. The grand stash. I purchase all these at: http://www.redknot.com.my/

It pays to do your homework beforehand. By that i mean, checking out the prices in chinatown and using some online websites for information. Somehow, certain local speciality shops with websites seem to charge items more than the normal shops in chinatown. I can't remember the exact quote for a wedding bedsheet nor the exact details but a King size one is approximately S$85 (1 bolster, 2 pillows, 1 bedsheet and quilt cover) The deal i got is probably slightly better (maybe i'm just trying to delude myself that i got a better deal). Actually, i got 2 separate sets. In a way, they complement each other. The traditional cartoon is the same. And the colour is gold and red. I got this from Akemi at Queensbay Shopping Mall (Penang). Its such a deal at 70% off. Its like MYR 59 (SGD 25.50). Its 250 thread count for cotton. (King size comes with a bedsheet, 1 bolster case and 2 pillows) This set is from Aussino at Gurney Plaza(Penang). Its also at 50% off at MYR 144 (SG...