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My sister got married today. The ceremony was very simple. “Akad nikah” was scheduled at 10am but the groom was late. Dad was a bit upset and I can understand why. Off all the days to be late, he choose his wedding day!. At 10:30, he finally arrived and Tok Kadi promptly started his 5 min sermon and briefing on the procedure. Yes, there is a procedure to abide by. (I could write a whole blog on the procedure)

After to akad nikah, we drove to a location where the lunch will be served to guest in the afternoon. (5 min away). Both our families met formally there and had something to ‘alas perut’. As the designated driver to the bride and groom, I was pretty busy sending and picking up people. I had a good tool. It was a Sleek Black Merc E200 Kompressor. Managed to get the car ‘drift’ a bit. (The car activated the breaks by itself when it detect some sliding action happening – bummer!)

Anyway, guest started to arrive at 12:30pm. They were served typical Malay wedding food. Beef rendang (smooth), spiced fried chicken (yummy!) and some other stuff. To my surprise, the food was good. Her boss from German came down in a Merc (what else..) from Kuantan for the lunch. According to my sources, this is his first Malay wedding. Heh, he must be pleasantly surprised with the loudness of the kompang.

Unlike Chinese wedding dinner where guest will come and sit for the duration, Malay wedding allows the guest to stroll in, eat and leave at their own leisure (between 1-4pm la). By 3:30, there were no more guests. We pack all gifts and went home. We gave the rest of the food to nearby mosque, friends and relatives.

It was a tiring day for all of us. My younger brother did good. He arranged everything for this wedding. Next will be his wedding, whenever that is cause he is still available…