Every time my non-Malay friends are invited to a Malay wedding, they are surprised that you don’t have to give that much in the money packet and they also sometimes have no idea how to give or what the protocol to eat the food there is like.
This is your mini guide to attending Malay weddings.
So, you got invited to a Malay wedding eh? You know the address, date and have replied that you’re coming. What next?
Last week, Love Out Loud Asia emailed me and I was like “Huuuuuuuuuh”. But it intrigued me cause their news release wasn’t as spammy as the others and they actually did email me to my correct email and with the right NAME.
Plus, they wrote in why they sent this “We came across your site, and felt that you’d be a great partner to work with!“.
Ok lor.
Before I begin, in the email they did say that if I feature them, I’d get a $10 e-voucher from Dressabelle and a chance to win a pair of Korean MusicWave tickets.
I think… If you’ve read my blog long enough, you should know that this post is not gonna be about getting those things. Haaaaaaaa.
In fact, when I told this to my friends, they were intrigued on what this LOLA thing is so, mainly I guess they were right when they emailed me.
Was busy on Saturday and no adventures… Well sort of. I did do stuff. Instead here, on Sunday I collected my Race the Dead pack. I wanted to pick it up on Saturday evening but good grief, the queue was long.
It was so much faster to pick up on Sunday morning so I guess they managed to streamline things?
Click to enlargen the poster! Or you can download it here. The Nanowrimo Kick-Off party will be at the possibility room (level 5) of the central library on the 26th October! Don’t forget to actually sign up in the main Nanowrimo website though. The RSVP thread will be out in October.
What do we do at kick-offs? We have intro to Nano, quizzes, fun and stickers.
If you don’t know how to get to the fifth floor of the central library. You can take a lift, that’s just a video of me taking the escalator and trying to get up there as fast as possible. Starts at 6pm to 8pm but generally for those who have been to the parties know the ‘main’ part of it ends around 7pm and the rest is the major mingling and cake time.
And if you’re not Nanowrimo-ing… JOIN THE ZOMBIE WALK!
It’s on the same day but different time! REGISTER here.
Time:
Venue:Â The Cathay at 2 Handy Road
Attire: Zombie Attire
Admission Fee: Free! Though we are asking all participants to bring at least 2 canned foods or non-perishable food items in support of the walk’s charity:  Food Bank Singapore
Get more info on their registraion page!
3 weeks ago, after my gym training in the evening, I went to Tampines NTUC to buy ingredients for my lunches and stopped in front of the meat section. There was a new brand that I noticed.
Amongst the other Halal meat products, I paused in front of a pack of sausages with diamond patterns upon its label.
Handwerker
There were so many activities happening on the 7th September of 2013. Like, whyyyy. Why was everything happening on that Saturday? Like the launch of the Malay Language Month (Bulan Bahasa), Let’s Play (an analogue gaming convention), open house of Goodman Arts centre with various workshops and exhibitions… Well that wasn’t the only ones but yeah EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING that day.
I managed to get to Ken Liu’s 2pm-3.30pm session about science fiction at the national library. Spoiler alert: It ended around 4pm because people wanted to know MORE. So it tells you how good it was.
Thor is tired and asleep at STGCC. Come back next week.
Meanwhile, don’t forget Ken Liu is in Singapore this week and his sessions start on the 4th September!
Ahhhh! The Singapore Toy, Game, & Comic Convention is on this coming weekend (31 Aug/ 1 Sep) ! That’s my badge there.
No, that’s not the badge for the entry to the convention. (You can probably try to make your own from the pictures here.)
You have to buy your tickets either at Action City, etc etc they have a list on their website or you can just buy it on the day itself.
I’ve gotten mine for a normal 2 day pass. That is my day 1 outfit since hah, I can just wear formally and stuff and be an agent!
Plus, if you’re hanging around on day 1, around 3pm we’re having an “unofficial” Marvel photoshoot from the Hot Toys booth towards the Marvel booth at 3.30pm. There’s going to be a lot of Iron Mans and other characters then, heh heh heh.
Meanwhile, even though there are things listed on the event programme of STGCC, not everything is stated.
For one thing, if you’re in the Pacific Rim fandom, you can buy this poster by Sarah Isabel Tan while walking THROUGH THE AISLES. Toysrevil have more info on how to purchase this piece.
Even SKLO or Samantha Lo is collecting pre-orders at STGCC for her first toy there. It’ll be at the Mighty Jaxx booth so check it out.
HAH, be cultured, GET IT?
Good toy to be used as a gift to those who you think need to be more cultured or are super cultured or something.
Basically, if you’re on tumblr just search the tag for STGCC too cause some artists from the artist alley might post up previews of what you might be able to buy there.
Remember my survival guide for STGCC 2012, it still works for 2013.
Mostly, just remember to bring cash and not too give too big of a currency, try to give exact change if you’re buying from the ARTIST ALLEY booths.
And ok, if day 1, I’m a S.H.I.E.L.D agent, day 2 will be…
I went to the 2013 Cat Purrzaar at The Arts House! It’s on next week too. Anyway click more to read after the cut to see the poster since you still can attend this cat photography exhibition and visit the booths.
3 August was friendship day and Hasbro Singapore decided to make it magical with My Little Pony because… Friendship is MAGIC! Yes, I do follow the series.
Even my brothers.
Yes, shut up.
Anyway, I didn’t know it was going to be a street event like their Star Wars day.
The facebook event details said it started from Ion downwards, I must say a lot of people asked concierge that they wondered what was up. The event was not in Orchard Ion. Ok can. I deduced it didn’t have a booth or something then. The first 1000 people were gonna get some mysterious freebie from them.
Spoiler alert: The freebie was from a new range of neon MLP blind bags that haven’t premiered yet in the stores.