The Bride-groom's Pengapit...

Started the weekend on Thursday evening as I had to be back in Seremban for a cousin’s wedding…and I was the “Pengapit”! Before leaving the office after a very long and frustrated day and looking forward to a long break as I am taking Friday and Monday off, SK decided to have a short meeting with me. BUMMER!

We sat down and had a long chat about work and the list of unhappy events which took place through the day… *sigh*. Yep… I HAD AN AWFUL DAY!!! I finally left the office at about 7pm feeling extremely pissed off and felt like screaming to the max! I gave KB a quick call to inform KB that I’ll be slightly late for the meet up. Met up with KB @ KLCC around 8pm…and yes… KB was the shoulder I cried on…told KB everything and I was glad I did coz sharing my woes helped. KB being the long-time friend was there to cheer me up… KB…thanks babe! ;-)

Drove back to Seremban with SAS the next morning…went to Friday Prayers in Seremban, and later quickly changed into our “Majlis Pernikahan” outfits…the theme colour for the day was Cream and Red. The bride-groom’s family members were asked to wear Cream and the bride’s family members were to wear Red. Luckily I had my Baju Melayu done last July for another cousin’s wedding so I didn’t have to me a new one. So there we were at my cousin’s house reporting for duty for the “Majlis Pernikahan” at the bride’s house in Sikamat. My uncle ZM gave us a quick brief before we left the house for Sikamat. My car became the official Bride-Groom’s Wedding Car…an honour to say the least, being a non-luxury car! The Nikah went smoothly, and was done by the bride’s father himself. The “Tok Kadhi” was young and funny! Didn’t realize they had young kadhis these days…I wonder why… hahahahah You wouldn't believe how many synical comments have been thrown at me for still being "single"... but hey, do I care??? Not really! kan? kan? kan?

The next following day was the ceremony on the bride’s side of the family. And this time, the theme colour for the day was Blue and Cream. The bride-groom’s family members were asked to wear Blue and the bride’s family members were to wear Cream. Again, I already had my Baju Melayu done a few years ago…and I was VERY glad that I can still fit into it! Being the “Pengapit” was a breeze I thought…there’s not much to do to be honest…smile, try to look good for the camera, and just pretend you have everything under control…heheheheh Oh yeah, apart from the having to face the heat and sun…I’ve learnt my lesson well in the past...it’s always good to have an undershirt! Hahahahaha Two down…one more to go…

Sunday was the last and final day for the whole wedding ceremony. This time it’s held at my cousin’s house…and the theme colour for the day was Purple and Green. The groom’s family members were asked to wear Purple and the bride-groom’s family members were to wear Green. My outfit for the day had to be newly made as I didn’t have a green Baju Melayu in my collection. The ceremony went smoothly and by 3pm most of the guests have left. Knowing that they have organized a Karaoke System installed for the wedding, I asked the bride-groom to sing us a song. He was happy enough to sing the song “Ku Cari Damai Hati”, an 80’s song by the group called “Gingerbread”. Neither was he a Malaysian Idol participant nor a Bintang RTM material, but he sang his heart out for his wife…J well done MA!

While MA was singing the song, another brilliant idea crossed my mind. I told the Music guy to find me a selection of Joget Songs to be played after MA finishes his song, so that I can ask MA to invite my relatives to do the Joget Lambak. My uncle ZM who was once a Badan Budaya dancer was happy enough to start dancing under the Karaoke Tent along with the bride. Me being me, I pulled my cousin NZ to dance with me too! Hahahahah We had a great time…most definitely. And then I thought I’d do the whole lot… including the singing! I looked through the range of songs they have and chose one of my many favourites…REM’s “Selingkar Kasih”…and as usual, I tried singing it the best that I can…and after the song finished, I heard loud applause from behind me…it was my Uncle ZM…as he shouted out – “Wow…I didn’t know you could sing”… well…I’ll take that as a compliment, thank you!

SAS and I said our goodbyes and left my cousin’s house around 5pm. Drove back to my parent’s house and rested. We made our way back to KL around 7.30pm…and reached my place just before 9pm. It was an eventful weekend most definitely! To be continued...