pre-birthday

my birthday is in 2 days time, day after tomorrow. and i have done a few things that happen to be yearly rituals.


announcing my gift theme
to all (mostly uncles and aunts.. family) who have been asking me what i want for my birthday, i announced to them all that the theme for my gifts this year is sarees. so, yea. that was done and accomplished with about 50% success as not all of them wish to travel all the way to klang (has largest number of saree shops) to get me one.

anywho, announcing gift theme - check!

shopping
on monday, since it was a public holiday and my mom, sis and i were free, we decided to go for shopping to get my birthday clothes. and the location was - nichii fashion city. that would be because i was mainly going for formal clothing and not much fancy outfits as i've got loads of interviews to attend in IMU and all that. plus, dressing in IMU is formal only. *sigh*


at nichii, i bought myself 2 dresses and 2 happening blouses, courtesy of my sister and mom's sense of fashion. ;) the dresses were both black in colour and one of the blouses were green and the other was black too. i was quite shocked that my mom was okay with me getting black outfits for my birthday. but, what the heck? appreciate what you get!
shopping - check!


punjabi suits

no matter how much we've modernized ourselves, i always feel that we should never let go of our culture. that's why i personally make it a must to wear punjabi suit during the first half of my birthday at least and do some special prayers in a temple on the morning of the 12th. and yes, my mom got me a new punjabi suit for the morning prayer. its a beautiful white with gold linings and the fitting is perfecto!
punjabi suit - check!


hairy me
being born for a grandma (dad's side) who happens to be super hairy on the face, hands and legs, i have inherited that characteristic of hers. and the effects of being hairy? well..
- you've gotta withstand the agony of hot wax being poured on your legs and then ripped off with muslin cloth so that you can wear mircomini skirts and not look odd.
- you've gotta get nylon thread pulled against your upper lip so that strands of hair will be removed so that you dont look like a man disguising as a woman.
- you've gotta watch your mom use a blade to shave off strands of hair around your eyebrows that is millimetres away from your eyes.

yeap. that would be all you have to do if you're born for a grandma like mine.
anyways, waxing, threading and shaping eyebrow - check!


a little vanity
as much as i dont wanna sound like a superly spoilt child, i really love getting my nails done on special occasions. really. i find it really elegant and sometimes necessary. :D
i've painted both my toes and my fingernails a sweet pink this time. i really wanted to paint them all black with some white designs but as i suggested this to my mom, she nearly flipped. so, i thought of pleasing her a little and not getting killed before my birthday by choosing pink instead. its not that bad of a colour, though its not that nice of a colour compared to black. any which ways, i'm just happy that my nails are done. :D
manicure & pedicure session - check!


and that would be all of my yearly rituals.


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~surprise me~