hikayat

Attended the wedding of Mazlinda (a colleague from the Import Department) to her other half; Miezi. Her handsome soul mate. The Ying to her Yang. That precious someone to sit on the other end of the see-saw of her life :)

It was a 2 hours road trip, a journey that takes us from Subang to Mazlinda's parents house in Banting. It was a very typical, traditional Malay kampung. The house was lavishly decorated (both interior & exterior), large group of people everywhere; some were seen helping to prepare food for the afternoon lunch, washing of the dishes & kitchen utensils, serving food to the non-stop of in-coming guests, hordes of relatives chatting, laughing & embracing each other, children running around, a mixture of loud traditional & modern malay songs blasted from the loud speakers, a team of hired kompang players hitting their instrument in the background - all in all, it was a very loud and busy scene.

The food was so-so only but it arrives fresh & piping hot. This is not a fancy restaurant setting that the Chinese are used to. The majority of the Malay weddings are usually a very DIY-style. They just set-up the tents or gazebos within their house compound, bring in some plastic tables & chairs, the matriach of the family will lead the cooking delegation and voila; you can have a feast right in front of your doorstep. In a very distinctive style, the plates are plastic, the table plants are plastic, there are no forks & spoons to be found, everyone eats using their hands, everyone hardly speaks any english, the plastic table mat is covered in a sticky grease. In fact, everything feels like it is covered in a sticky grease. Overall, it's minimal and cheerful. I'm no snob. I love it :)

And then the Bersanding moment finally arrives - the bride & the groom were dressed in their niceness; matching hot red customary outfits. Reminds me of the palace royal couple during the olden days. It was also nice to mingle around with my fellow colleagues from the various divisions and to experience the unity of this loving couple :)