my family and I arrived safely from the long hours of driving from Terengganu last nite at 10 o’clock. The 7 hours journey was definitely tiring as we never travelled for such a long time frame driving on the road.. and I don’t think neither one of us will get used to it. I think that is the main reason why we have never been to Terengganu as a ‘family’. I would be in Terengganu for work similar like ayah and mak will only attend a few occasions with her best friends.
While growing up here and there, our family was really left apart from all my mother’s relatives back in Terengganu. I don’t know them at all, but their names were sometimes mentioned by my mother when she tells us about her childhood memories with her cousins. So, for the past 20 years they have never met my mother all that I can tell u is to just imagine how ecstatic they were when we arrived there. It was frantic with lots of faces in disbelief. As for me I was totally blur coz I don’t know who they were. I was like a lost puppy.. It’s not a matter of meeting 5 or 6 people. It’s like 30 plus that is actually less than the whole extended family. I was like asking each person who they were so that I can put the pieces together in understanding the whole family. Alas, now I’ve met and hopefully will remember their faces in the future. They all hope we’ll visit come again soon and not in the next 20 years time. I am happy that we managed to rekindle the relationship that we will always have. :)
Overall, Terengganu was fun. Lots of seafood (as expected) and they even threw a barbeque party during the malam berinai.. such a different chaotic celebration there I should say. So we travelled all the way to Terengganu just to attend a wedding ceremony. The bride is my mother’s cousin who is also actually the same age as mua. Therefore the relationship between me n the bride would be more of a mak saudara something like that but I don’t call her makcikla..
They were a list of things which surprised me in Terengganu:
1. Went to Mesra mall. Ada Bid Apple, (Not J.co) but still 2 thumbs up! Cayala.. the q wasn't long.. :)
2. The wedding ceremony was simple and it only had 2 canopies. We were like biar betul, cukup keR?.. if it was held here, there would be 7-10 canopies. 2 is for engagement ceremonies. Maybe that’s how it’s done there. It is for the separation between male n female seating. One canopy is for the male, the other for female.. we all slumber je sat together. Whose rule is it anyway?
3. The ‘Tuan rumah’ either the mother/any family member will sit in the house waiting for visitors to come while giving out door gifts. Relax jer tak payah amek flower girl..
4. Aturcara majlis 12 noon until 8 pm.. fuyoo lamanya…
5. Difference between majlis perkahwinan and majlis kesyukuran. Differing from perkahwinan, Majlis kesyukuran does not accept any form of money from guest. Presents are accepted :). I actually knew this before from a wedding in Kelantan (my friend’s brother wedding)
6. Lastly, the most upsetting thing of all, I met a nice lady who looks like Shalin zulkifli with her short hair in her mid 30-s. She introduced herself as one of my mom’s cousin, I shook hands with her and we chatted for a while.. On the journey back, I asked my mom about this particular cousin, I was numbed to find out that she is actually a he…
The supposed to be exciting journey ended miserably for me.
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